There are not that many detectives in the world.
Sherlock Holmes is just a character in a novel.
There won’t be so many incredible things in a real case solving.
In the end, it has to be based on reality.
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The current situation is that a bag of broken corpses was found on the river beach in Sifang County. The corpses were severely decomposed and there was no head of the victim.
The body was dumped at Sifang Bridge, four kilometers away from the crime scene.
Based on the broken reeds at the scene, Ye Mo judged that the snakeskin bag had been rushed over for at least a week.
In other words, the victim's death time was at least seven days.
But you haven't ruled out other factors.
For example, the body bag has been sinking at the bottom of the water for a while, and due to some factors, it is suddenly washed away by the current.
In this way, the time when the victim was killed can even be pushed back to half a month ago.
In addition, there are no surveillance cameras around here, so this case is really likely to become an unsolved mystery.
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In the following time, after Ye Mo's careful investigation, no other useful clues were found.
Ye Mo has a pair of almost "cheating" eyes, and even he can't find clues. It would be the same if it were Sherlock Holmes.
Ye Mo originally thought that when the body was dumped, there would be traces of the victim's blood left on the bridge.
However, after careful investigation, he did not find any blood residue.
The next step now is to contact the Ministry of Transportation to investigate out-of-town vehicles.
There is a point in Sifang County where vehicles are checked frequently.
The traffic police will register out-of-town vehicles.
If you're lucky, you might be able to find some clues from the traffic team.
Soon, the sky darkened.
The water level is still rising.
It reaches a peak around eight o'clock.
Then at nine o'clock the floodgates will close completely.
Therefore, the time when the murderer dumped the body should be between seven and eight o'clock.
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In the evening, I returned to the Sifang County Public Security Bureau.
All members of the task force came back, and everyone reported on today's work.
No surprise, the investigation by the police handling the case did not yield any results.
No one claimed anyone was missing, and no one knew the woman with the butterfly tattoo on her hip.
So far, the clues we have are as follows.
The murder weapon may have been an ax or machete.
The murderer and victim are most likely outsiders.
The killer has a vehicle, such as a van or a car, that can completely conceal the body bag.
The killer also had a shovel in his car to dig out cobblestones.
As for the characteristics of the murderer, there are currently no clues at all.
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After the meeting, Ye Mo took Lin Xuan to the evidence room again.
Ye Mo examined the pebbles and snakeskin bags.
The cobblestones can basically be excavated under the Sifang Bridge, because regardless of color or size, they are exactly the same as those under the Sifang Bridge.
As for this snakeskin bag, it is also very common in Ninghai City and can be bought everywhere.
At this time, news came from the forensic department of the detachment.
After expert Professor Liu's personal autopsy, it was determined that the victim had been pregnant and had given birth to a child before, and that the time of death was approximately 11 days ago.
This is what Professor Liu has gained from many years of autopsy experience, and there is a high probability that it will not be wrong.
Ye Mo was a little surprised when he heard that the detachment had invited Professor Liu.
I didn't expect my superiors to take this case so seriously.
Thinking about it, the director of the Sifang County Public Security Bureau should have some connections.
Professor Liu has been engaged in autopsy work for more than 30 years and has dissected countless corpses. He has seen too many corpses soaked in water and rotting in bags.
Therefore, this autopsy data is still of great reference value.
With the addition of a professional forensic scientist like Professor Liu, the task force can be said to be even more powerful.
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Now it is basically certain that the murderer is not from Jilong Town.
Because in the entire Jilong Town, there is no one who doesn’t know about the sluice.
But it's hard to say about other towns. After all, the distance between towns is still relatively far.
If someone from another town committed the murder, it would make sense to dump the body here.
It would be a bit illogical to say that the murderer was from other counties or even other cities.
Ninghai City is an area hardest hit by human trafficking. After Lin Zhengshan, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, took office, human traffickers were severely cracked down. Until now, there are checkpoints everywhere in Ninghai City to check vehicles.
Generally speaking, murderers don't dare to take risks by carrying a body to a distant place and dumping it.
Because this is very likely to encounter a car inspection.
The murderer is cautious and will not fail to take this into consideration.
Therefore, the two towns around Jilong Town were listed as key investigation targets by Ye Mo.
They are Wushui Town and Sanhe Town.
Due to the special geographical environment of the area, the water in the river looks black, including the water at the crime scene.
And there are many rivers around here.
Therefore, place names are mostly related to water.
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Early the next morning, after the meeting, the task force had a new direction of investigation.
That is to focus on investigating Wushui Town and Sanhe Town.
Ye Mo and Lin Xuan went to the place where the body was dumped again. They wanted to visit the surrounding area and ask the local villagers if any vehicles from other places had been here.
Generally speaking, there are only a few cars passing this bridge in Jilong Town, and they are the staff at the water gate.
The villagers all know what kind of car they drive.
So once other cars come in, they will stare curiously.
Especially in this era, not everyone can afford a car.
Not many people have motorcycles at home, let alone cars.
Sure enough, after some interviews with Ye Mo and Lin Xuan, they actually got some clues.
There is an old man named Zhao Zhonggui in Zhaojia Village, Jilong Town.
He claimed that at around 6 pm on April 3, he saw a white van appearing nearby.
And lingered for a long time.
Following the clues provided by Zhao Zhonggui, Ye Mo and Lin Xuan immediately targeted the van.
No. 4.3 happened to match the time of death of the victim, and it happened to be 6 p.m.
Based on the characteristics of the van wandering back and forth, Ye Mo guessed that he was looking for a suitable place to dump the body.
After questioning, it was found that the van looked very old. There was a light on the left side that didn't work, and the car was a bit shaky when driving.
Based on this feature, Ye Mo and Lin Xuan immediately went to the traffic team to investigate the vehicle.
Soon, after a one-by-one investigation by the transportation department, all the vans in Sifang County were listed.
Through investigation, the police found that there was a man named Wu Daqiang in Sanhe Town who fit the description.
The van he drove was second-hand and also had a broken headlight.
Therefore, the police immediately went to Wu Daqiang's house to investigate.
What a coincidence, Wu Daqiang happened to be driving back in a van at this time.
Just as I turned a corner, I suddenly saw so many police officers.
Wu Daqiang immediately braked, opened the door, and ran for his life.
Seeing this, Lin Xuan quickly chased after him.
Ye Mo saw this and followed closely.
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