Instructed Liang Yinuo: "Let everyone disperse, stop surrounding us."
Soon, the soil was all dug up and the forensic doctor arrived. The bones were laid flat on the sterilized cloth.
Liang Yinuo watched the forensic doctor piece it together bit by bit, and he exclaimed: "This bone is still not enough."
Hearing Liang Yinuo's words, several colleagues holding iron catalpas shook their heads: "That's all, they've all been turned over."
The forensic doctor stood up, looked at the completed bones on the ground, and whispered: "The left arm and right leg are still missing, the rest are here."
Zhou Zhimo thought for a while: "Take it back first and find out the identity of the deceased."
"This place is a wasteland. There are no residents around and there is no surveillance."
"It's difficult to find witnesses. Let's start with the identity of the deceased."
Zhou Zhimo asked the forensic doctor: "Determine the time of death and find out the identity of the deceased."
The forensic doctor nodded: "I'll do it as soon as possible."
Until the forensic test results come out, everyone can only wait.
Zhou Zhimo is looking for all the information about missing persons reported to police, hoping to find some useful clues.
Fortunately, the forensic doctor quickly came out with the results: "The time of death was a year ago. The deceased was a male, 1.75 meters tall, and about 40 years old."
"He had old rib fractures before his death."
"The cause of death cannot be found now and no other injuries have been found on the bones."
"Regarding the DNA information, I compared it with Curry and found no matching resources."
There is a big gap in the small town's population information system regarding fingerprint and DNA testing.
Normally I don’t think it’s a big problem, but when it comes to a case like this, it becomes an obstacle.
For a moment, Zhou Zhimo had no better direction. He arranged for everyone: "The information at hand is limited, and there are only so many clues."
"The only breakthrough is to find missing people in this age group."
"Go to the hospital and various villages and towns to find out about men in this age group who have had rib fractures."
After receiving the order, everyone went to various towns and villages to find the cooperation of village cadres.
After several days of searching, I couldn't find anyone who met the above conditions.
Liang Yinuo sat on the sofa dejectedly: "Where can I find such a person?"
He leaned back on the sofa and rubbed his hair in distress: "What happened that day is now spread in the streets and alleys, and there are various versions."
Zhou Zhimo raised his head and glanced at him: "What did you say again?"
Liang Yinuo spread his hands: "It is said that there is a murderous maniac running around, and he dare not go out at night."
"Some people say that the boss made too much money and someone came to take revenge on him, so he dumped his body here."
"They said that the missing bones went to the boss to claim their lives."
"Anyway, there's a lot of discussion and a lot of pressure."
Zhou Zhimo didn't know that the pressure was high. The small town had always been calm, but the sudden discovery of the bones created a turmoil.
He frowned slightly: "The onlookers had been cleared out in advance that day. How did the news of the incomplete body leak out?"
Liang Yinuo shrugged, shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"When I passed by the small square, I heard those people talking."
"The contractor has stopped showing up now. I heard people say he went to the temple in Guiguzi Mountain to burn incense and worship Buddha."
"House prices have been rising in recent years, soaring all the way, and this person has made a lot of money."
"When this happened this time, most people saw the joke."
"He hid and refused to come forward. Many people said that he made too much money because of the loss." Now he feels guilty and afraid.
Liang Yinuo sighed: "There are even more outrageous things to say."
Zhou Zhimo looked at him: "What else can you say?"
Liang Yinuo whispered: "Everyone speculates that the bones may be the previous workers at the contractor's construction site."
"He said he didn't want to receive wages, so he killed people and buried them, and he forgot the place."
"During the construction, the young man driving the excavator suddenly went crazy. He must have been controlled by ghosts in order to clear up the grievances."
Liang Yinuo concluded: "Now everyone talks about this matter with nose and eyes, and each version is better than the other."
Zhou Zhimo said helplessly: "Tell everyone to speed up and expand the scope."
Liang Yinuo stood up and agreed: "Yes."
Zhou Zhimo was not idle either, he went to the construction site again.
Because bones of unknown origin were found, a warning cordon was temporarily set up here, and the workers were evacuated to other places for construction.
As he walked along the perimeter, the sun was still shining brightly, but it was no longer as bright as it had been some time ago.
After looking for a long time and finding no clues, Zhou Zhimo had no choice but to continue walking along the path beside the wasteland.
The weeds in summer always grow extraordinarily luxuriantly, and the paths rarely visited by people are almost obscured from view.
A large piece of reed swayed in the breeze, and its white flower spikes were like soft feathers. The tassels hanging low brushed the tip of his nose, causing Zhou Zhimo to sneeze constantly.
As he walked, he blocked the reeds on both sides with his hands, and suddenly he caught a glimpse of a few flowers.
The bright red petals stand on the branches like dragon claws, hidden next to the reeds. The green and slender flower stems have no leaves.
Zhou Zhimo stopped, walked slowly over curiously, and looked around again.
He took out his mobile phone to take a picture for identification, and quickly found out: "Bana Flower."
Zhou Zhimo stood up slowly. He was a native of the city. Although the small town was like Jiangnan, with a humid climate and many flowers and plants, there had never been such strange flowers.
There was a rustling sound in the grass. Zhou Zhimo looked back alertly and saw a black snake crawling towards this side.
Zhou Zhimo is not afraid of gangsters, but he is afraid of this mollusk.
Without bothering to study why there were several Bianhua flowers here, Zhou Zhimo just spread his legs and ran as fast as he could.
He suddenly remembered that someone had said before that snakes cannot run in an S shape.
Zhou Zhimo stopped walking along the road and started running randomly among the reeds and grass.
I don’t know how long I ran, but I finally passed through the reeds and ran to the cement road.
Only then did Zhou Zhimo stop, bend down, put his hands on his knees, and gasp for air.
He stared at the path he had just come from, not seeing the snake chasing after him. He panted for a while, and then slowly straightened up.
That night, Zhou Zhimo woke up twice. In his dream, he was always chased by the snake, and even turned into a snake with a human face.
Zhou Zhimo was so frightened that he was sweating profusely and could no longer sleep.
I got up, turned on all the lights in the room, then went to the refrigerator to get some iced Coke and drank it in a big gulp.
The cold feeling in his heart made his frightened mind feel a little better.
The next morning, Zhou Zhimo packed up early, went to a breakfast restaurant, and ordered tofu puffs and steamed buns.
After just a few bites, the call came: "Master, something happened again."
