Death sentence turned into acquittal? Who told him to be a detective!

Chapter 176 The Horrifying Truth! The Terrifying Steel! [A Long Chapter of 4,000 Words!]

"Luminol!?"

Wang Chao suddenly exclaimed, looking at Xu Liang with a face full of surprise.

"Brother Liang, where did you get this from?"

What is luminol?
This is a chemical reagent, though it's not particularly valuable.

It is an extremely important tool for criminal police officers investigating homicide cases.

What is the use?

It is mainly related to blood.

When a person is killed, they die. Most murder cases involve bloodshed, and the blood contains 'iron ions'.

The reagent in luminol turns blue when it comes into contact with iron ions.

Therefore, at some crime scenes, if the perpetrator cannot see bloodstains with the naked eye after cleaning the scene, luminol can be used to detect bloodstains and further deduce the course of the case.

"Found at a forensic appraisal institution."

“There are quite a few of these over there, I bought some.”

Xu Liang gave a perfunctory reply.

Wang Chao was very impressed, and his eyes kept glancing at Xu Liang's buttocks.

The other person's butt is like a magic bag; it can pull out a wrench, a wire, and even luminol!
"Stop talking, let's see how they react."

Xu Liang spoke up to remind him, and upon hearing this, the other party snapped out of his daze and quickly looked down at the blue fluorescent light on the ground.

At three in the morning, the dilapidated temple was pitch black.

However, there was a very conspicuous patch of blue on the ground!

It was as if a bucket of blue water had been splashed on the ground, except that it wasn't water, but rather a splatter of blood!
If nothing unexpected happens
"Jin Bo was killed here."

Xu Liang narrowed his eyes and surveyed his surroundings.

Bloodstains were everywhere in the dilapidated temple, and a faint blue fluorescence appeared on the ground, walls, and even on the cracked stone statue!

The scene had clearly been cleaned up, yet so many traces remained.
This makes sense.

You can't wash away the iron ions that have been removed from dried blood!

Even if you drag the ground until it's shiny and you can't see any bloodstains after you kill someone, luminol can still detect the blood.

The only way to resolve this is to eliminate the reaction mechanism, such as by using a specific cleaning solution, bleach, burning at temperatures above 600°C, or even by reacting with luminol beforehand.

As for letting time render luminol unable to react...
Then you can just wait.

This thing can even detect bloodstains from twenty years ago!
There are feet outside the door.

Xu Liang murmured to himself as he looked at the fluorescent footprints at the entrance of the dilapidated temple.

The footprints stretched from outside the door into the temple.

Judging from the unsteadiness of his steps, it should be Jinbo.

Xu Liang followed the steps and walked step by step into the temple.

"Five years ago, Jin Bo was probably killed while fleeing for his life. He ran to the dilapidated temple while seriously injured."

"But unfortunately, the mountains are high and the roads are long. It was already difficult to get here, and his body couldn't support him if he continued, so..."

Xu Liang murmured to himself as he read.

He followed the footprints forward and finally stopped in front of a large expanse of blue fluorescence.

This is the scene of Jin Bo's murder!

The opponent died in front of the stone statue!
The stone statue is a compassionate bodhisattva statue, holding a water bottle in its hand. Judging from this, it should be Guanyin Bodhisattva. However, it has been neglected for many years, the stone statue is cracked, and there are cobwebs everywhere.

"Jinbo died in front of the stone statue, his blood splattering around him."

"What a pity, if there were people in this temple, they probably wouldn't be dead."

Wang Chao muttered to himself.

He paused, looked around, and said in surprise:

"So, you're telling me to come back here to confirm the scene of the death?"

At present, it seems that going back to the scene is of no use at all.

No, it's not that it's completely useless!

At least, it can be documented with a camera that someone died inside the ruined temple!
It's just that we can't confirm with evidence that the deceased was Jinbo.

"Look around, the body might still be nearby."

Xu Liang didn't answer directly, but looked around and frowned before speaking.

"Corpse?"

Wang Chao was surprised, but then he understood what the other person meant.

Jin Bo was murdered here, but his body certainly couldn't have been dumped in the open.

In the desolate wilderness, the murderer would have no reason to carry the body to other places; the most likely scenario is that he buried the body nearby!

As for burning the body?
It is possible.

Of course, this is all on the premise that you're not afraid of getting caught!
Setting fire to a mountain can still burn a pile of corpses.
To put it simply, there's a tourist attraction called the Great Wall. The Great Wall transmits signals using the smoke produced by burning things!
Even if the dilapidated temple isn't set on fire, the mere presence of large plumes of smoke on the barren mountain will surely attract the attention of the fire department!

"Okay, I'll go out and look for it."

Wang Chao readily agreed and immediately began searching around the temple.

As for Xu Liang
"Hey!"

He investigated various parts of the temple, but unfortunately, he didn't find any clear clues.

After circling around once, I stood back in front of the Bodhisattva statue.

"Sigh~"

"Where's the information? Could it really have been destroyed by Liu Kun? Judging from Luo Jun's reaction, it doesn't seem like it."

Xu Liang murmured as he spoke.

While thinking.

He began to re-examine the reasoning logic from the beginning.

Five years ago, Jin Bo sued Jinyang Steel Plant for "environmental pollution". The steel plant initially ignored him, but later killed Jin Bo.

"There's only one reason: their investigation has gone far beyond environmental pollution!"

Xu Liang began to ponder, his brows furrowed as countless thoughts swirled in his mind.

"This needs empirical evidence!"

"Only with conclusive evidence and a sufficiently thorough investigation would Luo Jun and Liu Kun be driven to desperation and choose to kill him."

in this way.

Jinbo is dead.

just
"Based on subsequent analysis."

"The authorities should now realize that there is something deeper than environmental pollution at the steel plant."

"Luo Jun is wary; he's afraid!"

"So the question is, why was he afraid?"

Xu Liang murmured.

Why are they afraid? Because what Jinbo and the authorities have discovered could kill him!

The problem is that Jinbo died five years ago, after concrete evidence had already been found!

If Luo Jun catches Jin Bo and finds concrete evidence in his hands, he will definitely use the evidence to correct the loopholes he has overlooked!

Then, the evidence was burned.

In this way, after five years, no one can overturn the case, not even the authorities!

Therefore, if Luo Jun really does this, theoretically there is no need to be afraid.

unless
"The person is dead, but the evidence remains!"

A glint of light flashed in Xu Liang's eyes; this was the purpose of his trip.

Luo Jun was still wary after killing Jin Bo.

This only proves that the other party did not find the evidence that Jin Bo had investigated. So no matter how well he disguised himself, as long as the authorities find this evidence, all his disguises will be exposed in an instant!

He himself will also be exposed.

"Jin Bo probably didn't expect to die, or the evidence was suddenly discovered and he didn't have time to submit it."

"From this perspective, he should not have concealed any information beforehand."

"In other words, he only hid the clues after he was suddenly being chased."

Xu Liang continued to reason in his mind.

The only trace of their escape was this dilapidated temple.

In other words, even if the other party is hiding, they are hiding the clues in the temple!
Think of this.

Xu Liang frowned and shifted his gaze to the surroundings, looking at the dark, dusty, dilapidated temple.

This place is completely empty; how could there possibly be anywhere to hide anything?!
Theoretically speaking, this is the only place where Jinbo can hide.

If that's the case, where could it be hidden?

Just as Xu Liang was pondering.

A fluorescent light suddenly caught his attention. This fluorescent light consisted of two lines forming an acute angle, with another line extending from the center of the acute angle.

In this light, it looks like a road sign, much like '→'.

And this symbol is right at the point where Jinbo died, at the edge of that large pool of blood, where half of it has already been soaked and integrated into the blood!
This is a drawing made with a finger on the ground.

The only person who can draw on the ground with their hands stained with blood is Jinbo!

"Wait."

Xu Liang narrowed his eyes, squatted down, and looked in the direction the finger was pointing.

The direction points to the stone statue in the very center of the dilapidated temple!

"Da da."

Xu Liang took a step and circled the stone statue.

There are no gaps in the stone statues where you can hide anything.

Beneath the statue was a huge rock, and the place where offerings had been placed had long been ransacked.

Xu Liang thought for a moment, then took out luminol and sprayed the reagent on the stone statue.

As a few drops of liquid drifted from the air into the bottle opening...
A wisp of blue light quietly emerged inside the bottle!
The bottle contained a large amount of soil, and a fluorescent glow emerged from beneath the soil.

"found it!!!"

Xu Liang's eyes narrowed.

He took photos as evidence, and then, without hesitation, stood on the offering platform.

He reached out and scooped into the stone bottle.

The bottle was already filled with soil, and the soil was very dry.

But he didn't lose heart. He just kept picking at it little by little, and soon, something hard was touched by his fingertips.

这 是
plastic?

Xu Liang's pupils contracted, and he quickened his movements.

Soon.
"Hey!"

He pulled hard.

All of a sudden.

A sealed bag containing something appeared in my hand!
This is a large sealed bag containing many photos, as well as several documents printed with dense text.

At the same time, at a glance, it seems there are also other people's testimonies and descriptions.

This is what Jin Bo investigated.
This directness led to Jin Bo's murder, and Sun Zhou's all-out efforts to suppress the spread of news, while countless people were secretly investigating the information!

Xu Liang originally intended to watch directly.

But suddenly a cry of surprise came from beside me.

"Holy crap, I found it!!!"

"Brother Liang, I've found the body!!!"

Xu Liang paused, put the clue in his hand, and strode outside.

"What's wrong!?"

He walked and talked, and Wang Chao's voice came to his ears again.

"Found it! Brother Liang, you were right! These guys buried Jinbo around here!"

Wang Chao was squeaking and barking not far away, and Xu Liang quickly went over.

at this time.

It was already 4:30.

As night gradually faded and rays of morning sun shone down, the forest, though still somewhat dark, was still enough to make out the path.

When Xu Liang arrived in front of the other party, he saw a...
The hole that was dug out!
At the edge of the pit, several pieces of weathered bone were exposed!

Judging from its shape, it corresponds to the human skull and hand bones!
"Damn it, I bet it was dug out by wild dogs!"

Wang Chao's face was extremely pale.

The pit wasn't very big, but judging from the way it was dug, it must have been a starving wild dog that came to dig for food and then found the pit where Jinbo was buried.
But the good thing is.
"Jin Bo's body has been found at the bottom of the pit; there is still blood splatter."

"This is definitely a murder!!!"

Wang Chao spoke angrily.

When investigators are investigating a case, and suddenly the person disappears, no judicial authority would tolerate such a thing!

"Keep it quiet and don't make a fuss for now," Xu Liang said.

Wang Chao was taken aback. "Why?"

Xu Liang didn't speak. He raised his hand and waved the information he had found in the temple.

“If we find Jin Bo, Luo Jun will wonder if we’ve found this thing.”

"Once we have a suspicion, we will verify it!"

"The best approach is to remain silent and wait for the trial to begin."

Xu Liang began to explain.

Wang Chao was stunned; what he cared about more was...
"Brother Liang, what is this thing?!" He looked curiously at the sealed bag in Xu Liang's hand.

The bag contained photos and detailed data.

Is this an assessment report on environmental pollution?

"do not know."

Xu Liang shook his head and placed the slightly weathered sealed bag in front of him.

"open to take a look."

He wasn't going to stay. He reached out and opened the sealed bag, pulling out all the documents inside and looking at them page by page.

"Hey~"

He pulled out a piece of paper, which, judging from the contents, was probably Jin Bo's own compilation of his investigation logic.

Xu Liang placed it in front of him and looked at it silently.

On October 3, 1999, I was commissioned by local residents to come to Yangguang Elementary School to investigate an environmental pollution case.

The victims were residents of the area, with children and the elderly being the most severely affected; most suffered organ failure.

I suspected the problem was due to local water quality; after investigation, it was found that the groundwater resources in Sunzhou were severely polluted.

Below this document are several photos and an inspection report.

The above investigation clearly revealed just how serious the pollution of groundwater resources in Sunzhou was.

It also contains soil components.

Xu Liang continued looking down.

But it was just a single page turned.
No, it's not water!

My health gradually deteriorated, but I had never drunk any groundwater from Sunzhou during this period. Something was wrong, and I began to reflect on my past experiences.

[Architecture! I've set my sights on architecture! Or rather, steel!!!]

I've discovered that the school's architecture might be the real culprit behind my health problems.

[After questioning, I discovered that this batch of building materials came from Jinyang Steel Plant and was produced in 1987. I then began an in-depth investigation.]

"Steel? What's wrong with the steel?"

Xu Liang murmured, frowning, and continued looking down.

Below this document are several pictures of school buildings, showing traces in various corners.

There was no detailed test report.

Until the next one.
And the next one.
All that's available are transaction records for a batch of steel!

A transaction record for 10,000 tons of steel.
And this steel
The clearest description of the data!!!

And the moment I saw this data.

Xu Liang's pupils suddenly contracted, and he felt as if he had been pricked by a needle, almost dropping the document.

I saw
The document had several large characters written on it.

And these are the words.
"Radioactive contaminated steel!!!"

In 1987, Luo Jun purchased a batch of industrial radioactive waste steel from the West at a low price. To save costs, he smelted it without purchasing radiation detection equipment.

The smelted building materials were used in various sectors of construction in Sunzhou and several nearby cities. Among the victims was Yangguang Primary School, which received this batch of steel.

According to international safety regulations, 0.3 microsieverts per hour is within the normal range.

[The Eastern Law stipulates a speed of 0.114 microsieverts per hour.]

[Scrap steel recycling requires a surface area density below 0.46 microsieverts per hour.]

[At the Jinyang Steel Plant, the industrial radioactive source (cobalt-60) was not sorted during the refining of contaminated scrap steel, resulting in its contamination with microsieverts.]

[246 microsieverts/hour!]

[Total: 10,000 tons!!!]

Looking at the data.

"BOOM!!!"

Xu Liang's mind went blank, as if a great bell was being struck heavily in his mind, exploding like thunder!
(End of this chapter)