Reborn in 1995, Criminal Investigation Records

In the end, it was the thug who had just snatched the snakeskin bag who led Zhou Yang back to the original location of their crime.

However, the place was deserted. Zhou Yang had the thug stop at the robbery site. After a careful search, they found nothing but messy footprints and tire tracks.

According to the thug, he and his three motorcycles were roaring past when they encountered a person riding a bicycle with two bags on the back.

They often encounter people like this; nine times out of ten, they're going to the early market, and their goods are usually things from their own farm, like pork, chicken, or duck.

The motorcycle stopped in front of the other person, and the rider picked up the snakeskin bag from the back seat and threw it onto the motorcycle. The man didn't dare to utter a sound, and in fear, he stood up, pedaled away on his bicycle.

He had planned to open it to see what was inside and then exchange it for some money at the market, but just then a woman walked towards them. Seeing the big gold chain around her neck, they looked down on the small amount of money in the bag.

They then snatched the gold chain from the other person's neck, screamed excitedly, and left. When they knocked on the door of the jewelry store, they were scolded because the chain was fake.

They encountered counterfeit goods as soon as they stepped out, which made them increasingly angry. So they searched the whole city for the woman and finally found her. Just as they were about to show off their skills, they ran into Zhou Yang and his companion. What happened next is what we see here.

"Let's ride a bit further ahead!" Zhou Yang pointed to a fork in the road, hoping to find something of value.

According to the thug, the time between finding the jewelry store and the woman was less than ten minutes. It seems the killer was afraid the other party would suddenly open the door, so he kicked the door as hard as he could.

Suddenly, Zhou Yang's eyes narrowed.

"See that person? Chase after them!"

"Okay, officer!" the man replied, twisting the accelerator and chasing after a figure.

"Uncle Liu, what a coincidence!" Zhou Yang greeted the man as if it were a chance encounter.

"Oh... it's a police officer." Old Liu jumped, then stopped his garbage cart on the road. "Well, I've taken on some side jobs, it won't be a problem..."

Zhou Yang shook his head: "This is not our responsibility, so you don't need to worry."

As Zhou Yang spoke, he seemingly casually lifted the lid of the other person's garbage truck and glanced inside: "Uncle Liu, did you see someone riding a bicycle pass by just now?"

"A bicycle?" Old Liu thought for a moment, then replied, "No, after I loaded up this trash there, I didn't encounter a single person riding a bicycle along the way."

"are you sure?"

"I'm sure!" Old Liu said with absolute certainty.

......

When Zhou Yang returned to the scene on his motorcycle, a large team of colleagues and the technical team were already inspecting the scene. Zhou Yang then pointed out the location where the group of people had snatched the bags to his colleagues in the technical team.

"The body must have undergone special treatment!" Upon approaching Wang Zhenhai, the other party took the initiative to explain to Zhou Yang.

"Thanks to your timely discovery, there wasn't much contamination on the bag yet, and the culprit hadn't had time to set up anything!" Wang Zhenhai looked at Zhou Yang: "Not bad, Zhou, you can already predict the scene. Your future is limitless!"

Zhou Yang was already used to the other person's way of speaking: "Teacher Wang, is there any similarity between this body and the previous one?"

"Yes!" Wang Zhenhai nodded: "First of all, this body is very intact. Apart from the torso, the rest of the body has been almost undamaged except for the freezing and refrigeration methods. This will make it easier for you to find the source of the body."

Additionally, the age should be similar to the previous victim. As for the time of death, it has been processed, so we'll have to go back and estimate it. However, what I can tell you now is that the body parts were frozen for more than 12 hours. At the current temperature, it would take about an hour for them to thaw to the state you found them in.

About an hour later, after the thugs took the body parts and robbed the gold chain, went to the jewelry store, and then came back to beat the robbed person, it should have taken about 20 minutes.

That's 40 minutes!

The body parts were removed by the murderer approximately 40 minutes later.

wrong!

Zhou Yang shook his head. This didn't even include the time the killer spent manipulating the body, because there was still a plastic mannequin's torso in the bag.

"Teacher Wang, how long would it take the killer to position these limbs and head together in the same forward position?"

Wang Zhenhai pondered for a moment: "The last job was done sloppily. He just drilled holes in the plastic and stuffed it in. It was done in a few minutes. This time, I saw some professional tools. I think he probably wanted to use long bolts to pass through the plastic wall of the mannequin and fix it to the internal skeleton. Then he would fill the gaps with a lot of epoxy resin to permanently stick it to the inner wall of the mannequin."

This process takes at least 15 minutes because the body parts need to maintain a certain firmness, ideally before they thaw. And that's before I even factored in the solidification time!

Zhou Yang's eyes lit up: "That means if the murderer chose this location to dump the body, he must have arrived here within 45 minutes of retrieving the body. In other words, even if the murderer rode a bicycle, it would take him at least 45 minutes to get to the crime scene!"

But this is under the ideal circumstances, and posing without being discovered is not an easy task, so the time required for this part still needs to be reduced.

So! We need to question these thugs immediately and ascertain some information about the cyclist at the time, as this is crucial for the investigation.

The office area of ​​the first brigade.

Liu Chengyu strode forward, holding the interrogation records, and appeared before the group: "Based on the cross-examination of several individuals, we can currently confirm that the suspect was approximately 175 cm tall, had long hair, was wearing a military green jacket, shorts, and relatively new black sneakers!"

"This is so strange!" Xiao Jiale frowned. "July weather, and you're wearing a jacket, shorts, and sneakers?"

Liu Chengyu nodded: "Their accounts are all consistent, leaving no opportunity for collusion. This characteristic is undeniable!"

Then, with a serious expression, he said, "When Zhou Yang said that this was a carnival-style killer, I still had a glimmer of hope, but now it seems he was absolutely right. The cooldown period for this killer's crimes was almost non-stop. You know, these body parts were frozen for at least twelve hours, in other words!"

His gaze swept over the crowd: "The murderer committed two crimes almost simultaneously, and we found bolts, epoxy resin, and other items in the bag. Their methods have evolved!"

In the end, a slight fluctuation appeared in Liu Chengyu's words. This fluctuation was neither fear nor excitement, but more like the shattering of some idea.

However, there is good news: at least this time, the victim's head was well preserved, so finding a suitable body will no longer be a problem.

However, Zhou Yang is not optimistic about this. It was the same in his previous life, but it still remains an unsolved mystery.

The difference is, in this lifetime, do I have to go through all of this again?

Currently, his investigation has no problems whatsoever, but why is it always just a little short? This small difference could potentially lead to an unsolved case, but he is powerless to change it.

He had even gone to the scene ahead of time, but he didn't expect the murderer to act a day earlier. According to his memory, the second case was on July 7.8, but today is only July 7.7, and there has already been a second victim.

"Found it! Found it! Liu Da!" A sudden shout came from the corridor. Zhou Yang recognized it as a colleague from the technical team. When Ning An couldn't find the victim's characteristics in the data, Liu Chengyu sent them to the provincial department to request an expansion of the comparison scale.

Found it?

Could it be!

The room was instantly filled with the clatter of chairs, but Liu Chengyu, the oldest among them, suddenly rushed out and snatched the documents from the other person's hand.