Animal Detective

Chapter 91 Photos
Shen Xin was not unfamiliar with corpses.

Shen Xin also saw Chen Zhongyuan's mangled body after he was slashed so many times.

But none of them have the same impact as right now, where one second a living person is suddenly thrown into the ground and smashed to pieces right in front of you.

He fell face down five or six meters away from Shen Xin, his head lolling out, and was literally slammed into a starfish shape.

His arms and legs were still twitching unnaturally due to some instinctive muscle reflexes.

Beneath his head, crimson blood was slowly spreading, and from Shen Xin's angle, it looked as if his head was flattened.

A strong, uncontrollable urge to vomit surged up, causing Shen Xin to turn his head and gag violently.

My stomach was convulsing from vomiting, tears were streaming down my face, my brain felt like it couldn't breathe, and I felt extremely dizzy under the scorching sun overhead.

The screams of residents in the distance could also be heard.

Someone is patting me on the shoulder.

"I...I'm fine, upstairs." Shen Xin shook his head and pointed upstairs.

Zhao Tianxing cursed and left, saying, "I'll leave this to you guys," before dashing into the stairwell.

Shen Xin slapped himself hard before he felt a little better.

On the other side, Ding Yuwei had a similar reaction. Noticing Shen Xin's gaze, she waved to him to indicate that she was alright.

"120, call Captain Sun!"

Shen Xin shouted and rushed forward.

The strong stench of blood assaulted Shen Xin's nostrils, and he crouched down, not daring to move Guo Chunping at all.

He must have broken countless bones in his body.

I wanted to move his face a little, but it felt like he was slapped to the ground and probably couldn't even breathe.

But he dared not, because his spine at the back of his neck was clearly displaced.

Passersby in the distance gradually gathered around, and people also poked their heads out from the buildings above.

Shen Xin quickly got up and called Ding Yuwei to help maintain order at the scene.

Ten minutes later, the ambulance arrived.

The doctor in the ambulance asked which floor Guo Chunping jumped from, then looked at the motionless Guo Chunping, sighed, and pronounced him dead.

A few minutes later, Sun Zhao arrived with his men.

"what's the situation?"

Sun Zhao was clearly also bewildered.

They were interrogated yesterday and then released. And now, just one night later, they've jumped off a building?
By this time, Shen Xin had completely calmed down and shook his head, saying, "I don't know. Brother Xing is guarding upstairs. There's no elevator in his building, just one staircase exit. I've asked all the residents to stay home, so it's highly likely... it was suicide."

Of course, the possibility of being coerced into suicide cannot be ruled out.

His colleagues were already busy setting up a cordon, technicians taking photos, and forensic doctors examining Guo Chunping.

"Let's go up and have a look."

Sun Zhao's face darkened.

They were saying they wanted to give Guo Chunping a surprise, but they never expected such a result.

We arrived at the sixth floor.

Zhao Tianxing had already picked the lock and was standing guard. He said helplessly, "Captain Sun, there's no one inside. I haven't gone in yet."

Sun Zhao didn't rush in. He pulled the three of them to the stairwell and asked them about the specifics of the surveillance.

Shen Xin had already thought about it.

After Guo Chunping returned home, the lights in the house were not completely turned off until after 11 p.m.

Throughout the night, the three took turns, but did not see Guo Chunping go out.

Until the moment Guo Chunping jumped off the building, there was absolutely nothing unusual about it.

After listening, Sun Zhao scratched his head hard, crossed his arms, and fell into deep thought.

Just as clues were being discovered in the Liu Laibin case, Guo Chunping's death brought everything back to square one.

The key issue he couldn't understand was why Guo Chunping committed suicide.

Shen Xin's interrogation yesterday only focused on the surveillance, and did not touch upon Liu Laibin's case.

Moreover, even if Guo Chunping was indeed involved in Liu Laibin's case, Sun Kai was the real murderer. Even if he was an accomplice, he wouldn't have gone so far as to commit suicide.

When Chen Chao arrived, the technicians had already conducted a preliminary investigation of Guo Chunping's room.

He and Sun Zhao exchanged a glance, their expressions extremely serious.

Everyone put on shoe covers and entered the room. It was a three-bedroom apartment, probably over 100 square meters. Yuecheng Garden was an older residential complex, so the usable floor area was large, making the apartment seem quite empty.

Shen Xin's first impression was that the house was very clean.

There was some basic furniture; the sofa was free of clutter, and the bookshelf next to the TV was neatly arranged with books.

Two of the three rooms were used. After looking around, there was nothing unusual.

Guo Chunping's phone has also been found. If the call logs haven't been deleted, then the last call was made around 8 PM last night to Brother Li.

It seems to be the property manager of Jinhui Building.

Sun Zhao looked around and came to the center of the living room. He said in a deep voice, "Search through everything. Don't miss even a single note. I need to know why he committed suicide."

He still couldn't understand why Guo Chunping jumped off the building.

Everyone immediately began searching.

The main focus is on the master bedroom and the living room; those two rooms are completely empty, without even any clutter.

Shen Xin and Ding Yuwei were in the living room.

"Shen Xin, come and see." Ding Yuwei called out.

She pulled out a photo album from a drawer in the wardrobe.

Shen Xin leaned closer to take a look.

It's just a regular family photo.

"This must be his second wife," Ding Yuwei said, pointing to a young woman with long hair, an oval face, and a chubby-faced child in her arms.

Shen Xin nodded and pulled out each photo to see if anything was hidden or if there were any notes on the back.

Judging from the photos alone, Guo Chunping must have been very happy during that period.

I also found a few older photos.

She had a thick braid, and when she smiled, she revealed her tiger teeth. Judging from her clothes, she was from an earlier era and should be his first wife.

There are also photos of his parents.

That's all; nothing else was discovered.

They moved the bedside table, the trash can, and even the wardrobe, searching every possible crevices where things might be hidden.

Shen Xin did find a drug instruction leaflet that had been lying around for who knows how long, probably because it was discarded carelessly. It was for stomach medicine and there was nothing unusual about it.

When they arrived in the living room, Zhao Tianxing and the others were browsing through the books on the bookshelf.

Mostly novels and historical works.

There are quite a few books, including hardcover editions and complete sets of Jin Yong's works.

It's clear that Guo Chunping doesn't have many hobbies; he probably spends most of his earnings on buying books.

Shen Xin attempted to sketch out Guo Chunping's image.

He lives alone and probably doesn't have many friends; his home only shows traces of his own life.

He works during the day and usually goes straight home after get off work in the evening. Then he cooks, eats, cleans, and reads or watches TV when he has free time.

Aside from that, I don't have any other hobbies; my life is very simple.

When he came to Nanjiang, he must have sold his house in his hometown, and then in 12, he made a down payment of 56 yuan and bought this house for 76 yuan in full.

The remaining 200,000 yuan can be loaned out for 10 years, with monthly payments of just over 2,000 yuan.

His salary was over 6,000 yuan in 2012, and it gradually increased to over 8,000 yuan now.

The car is a used car worth tens of thousands of yuan.

So, if he had a fulfilling single life, he wouldn't have over 100,000 yuan sitting in his bank account after deducting expenses.

And that doesn't even include the profits he received from being bribed by Sun Kai.

But this raises another question.

Such a person with extremely low desires, and with no family.

Guo Chunping comes from a single-parent family. His father died in a work accident years ago, and his mother passed away in 16 at the age of seventy.

Therefore, Guo Chunping would not need money urgently due to family changes, such as someone becoming seriously ill.

They also have no bad habits such as gambling.

How could someone like that be bought off?

Just then, my colleague Tang Bing shouted out. While flipping through a very thick book called "Old History of the Five Dynasties," he found half a photograph in the book.

(End of this chapter)