The sun shines on the earth through thin white clouds, and the sound of waves sounds from time to time, echoing along this empty coast.
The bustling crowd gathered outside the cordon to look at the police and forensic doctors in the rubble beach. Some people stretched their necks very long, seeming to be particularly interested in the corpse among the forensic doctors.
A woman wearing a black leather jacket and a short ponytail squeezed her way to the front of the crowd. She was wearing a pair of sunglasses and was tall. Under the large-rimmed sunglasses was a flaming red lip.
"Army!" Zeng Hao pulled up the cordon, with a hint of exhaustion on his face.
Lu Wan bent down and ducked under the cordon, took off her sunglasses, revealing a delicate face, with a pair of bright eyes under the thin eyebrows like willow leaves.
After entering the cordon, Lu Wan walked towards where the forensic doctors were gathered.
Zeng Hao followed and said: "The deceased woman's face was disfigured, and there were no signs of sexual assault. The most suspicious thing about the scene is that the deceased's shoes and coat were missing. We judged that the murderer was destroying the body, and the shoes and coat should be able to Point to the identity of the deceased or the murderer.”
Lu Wan nodded slightly. Zeng Hao's judgment sounded correct. As she spoke, she had already arrived behind the corpse.
This was a female corpse, and Lu Wan could only see her back.
The deceased had bare feet and was kneeling on a large smooth stone. He was wearing a dress. The upper part of the dress was torn off, exposing most of the deceased's upper body.
Seeing the criminal police captain arriving, forensic doctor Qin Youwei recounted his current findings, "The deceased had obvious strangulation marks on his neck, his tongue was black and purple, and there were many abrasions on his limbs. It was initially determined that he was strangled to death." Yes. The time of death should be between 3 a.m. and 8 a.m. this morning. The specific time requires further autopsy."
While listening to Qin Youwei's report, Lu Wan came to the front of the corpse. Even though Zeng Hao had just said that the deceased was disfigured, Lu Wan, who was mentally prepared, was still shocked.
The face of the deceased was bloody and bloody, the nose was already level with the face, and there was almost no trace of intact skin on the entire face.
"Judging from the condition of the facial skin, it should have been caused after death." Qin Youwei said.
A picture suddenly appeared in Lu Wan's mind. A man grabbed the deceased's hair and slammed her face against the stone again and again.
"The deceased was not violated, but the strange thing is that her underwear was taken off." Qin Youwei added.
Lu Wan nodded slowly, now understanding Zeng Hao's conclusion.
It was early spring, no one would go out wearing just a dress, and the deceased's shoes and coat were missing.
Combined with the murderer's disfigurement of the deceased, it is obvious that the murderer was trying to hide the identity of the deceased. For this purpose, the murderer took away the clothes of the deceased to hide the identity of the deceased.
The dress of the deceased seemed to be from a brand name. Lu Wan judged that the shoes and coat of the deceased were probably from the same brand, and they were recently bought by the murderer for the deceased. The murderer could be easily found through the shopping records.
That's why the murderer took the risk and took away the deceased's clothes.
Judging from the traces at the scene, the deceased should be a male. A man walking on the beach wearing women's shoes and coat was too conspicuous, so he needed a bag or backpack.
"When I visited fishermen at sea just now, an old fisherman said that he saw a man carrying a white woven bag near the crime scene at 6 o'clock. He was about 1.8 meters tall, thin, with dyed hair. It's white and light yellow, and it has pigtails." Zeng Hao said.
Lu Wan glanced at Zeng Hao in surprise. The suspect described by Zeng Hao was too eye-catching. Lu Wan judged that this was a premeditated murder. Since it had been premeditated, why did the murderer show such obvious characteristics?
With her hair dyed two colors and tied in pigtails, she would turn heads anywhere in China.
Although she hasn't seen the man with dyed hair yet, Lu Wan has basically ruled out the possibility that he committed the crime. At this moment, Lu Wan is more concerned about another thing.
Given enough time, Lu Wan believes that this is a simple case, because the murderer can be caught as long as the identity of the deceased is determined.
The murderer destroyed the corpse, took away the evidence, and even took off the deceased's underwear to pretend to have violated him. All clues proved that the murderer was buying time for him to escape. Since the murderer plans to abscond, if he is not caught immediately, everything will be too late.
Thinking that the case might become unsolved, Lu Wan bit her red lips.
At this time, an auxiliary police officer hurriedly ran to Zeng Hao and whispered: "Brother Hao, we caught the man with dyed hair on the cliff three kilometers away. No evidence was found in his bag. Already brought here."
Lu Wan looked back and saw two auxiliary police officers in formal uniforms leading a man towards them.
Rather than talking about a man, Lu Wan felt that it was more appropriate to call him a boy. He was about twenty years old, with sharp edges on his face, and his appearance was comparable to that of some Internet celebrities. His fair face made his appearance more delicate.
Zeng Hao glanced at the man. With his many years of experience in handling cases, he didn't think this man would be the murderer. Fortunately, this man appeared at the time of the crime and might be able to provide them with some clues.
The man stopped next to Zeng Hao. After he and Lu Wan looked at each other, he kept looking at Lu Wan with a faint smile on his face.
Zeng Hao curled his lips, "What are you looking at?"
The man did not answer Zeng Hao, but still looked at Lu Wan, which made Lu Wan start to look at the man seriously.
Looking carefully, Lu Wan suddenly felt that this man's appearance was somewhat familiar.
The man spoke, "Sister Lu Wan, do you not recognize me?"
Seeing Lu Wan trying to remember, the man blinked and said with an innocent expression, "I'm Xiao Mo! We met ten years ago, and you bought me a lollipop."
Ten years ago?
The corner of Lu Wan's mouth trembled. The man in front of him named Xiao Mo was only twenty years old. How old was he ten years ago? How could Lu Wan recognize him as an adult?
Although she didn't recognize the other person's appearance, the name Xiao Mo gave Lu Wan some memories. She looked at the other person up and down and asked cautiously: "Are you Bai Mo?"
Bai Mo nodded sharply, "Yes! Bai Mo!"
"Bai Mo?" Forensic doctor Qin Youwei immediately looked away from the corpse. He looked at Lu Wan, "Bai Ju's son?"
After Lu Wan nodded, everyone around them looked embarrassed, especially the two auxiliary police officers who brought Bai Mo.
The shadow of the famous tree, just by the three words Bai Yonghui, everyone completely dispelled their suspicion of Bai Mo - such an excellent director cannot raise a son who can commit crimes.
Lu Wan, however, had no time to reminisce with Bai Mo or apologize for arresting the wrong person. She was sure that the murderer had escaped. Now the only hope was Bai Mo. Bai Mo had appeared nearby in the morning.
Lu Wan said seriously: "What are you doing here so early in the morning?"
"Sketch!" Bai Mo took out a piece of paper from his bag and handed it to Lu Wan, "Come here and draw the sunrise."
Lu Wan unfolded the white paper and saw that it was indeed an oil painting of a sunrise.
Lu Wan is not good at painting, but judging from the lifelike sunrise in the picture, Bai Mo is definitely an expert.
From the angle of the rising sun in the picture, it can be seen that Bai Mo is on the other side of the rubble. Lu Wan asked with the last glimmer of hope, "There was a murder here in the morning. Did you notice anything unusual?"
Unexpectedly, Bai Mo shook his head.
Lu Wan sighed, "It seems that the murderer has indeed escaped! This was a premeditated murder. The murderer is buying time for his escape, and we don't have much time left."
After saying that, Lu Wan looked at Qin Youwei behind her, "Is there any way to restore the appearance of the deceased? We must determine her identity immediately."
Qin Youwei shook his head, "Don't make it difficult for me. The deceased's face was too badly damaged. I really can't do anything about it."
Bai Mo's eyes bypassed Lu Wan and stopped on the female corpse beside Qin Youwei. A strange light flashed through Bai Mo's eyes.
Lu Wan frowned, bit her lip and said, "Then expand the scope of the visit and ask one by one with photos of the deceased's skirt to find witnesses."
This is a way to find a needle in a haystack, but it seems that this is the only way left. Lu Wan's tone is very urgent, and no one seems to realize the importance of time to them.
"Was she disfigured?" Bai Mo suddenly asked, pointing to the female corpse.
"Yeah!" Zeng Hao replied instinctively.
"You urgently need to determine her appearance now, and then use her appearance to identify the murderer?" Bai Mo asked again.
"Yes!" It was Lu Wan who answered this time. She had a natural affection for Bai Ju's son. "The murderer should be on the way to escape. We may not be able to catch him as time goes by."
Bai Mo blinked and said slowly, "How about... let me try?"
Lu Wan was stunned for a moment. Her eyes stayed on Bai Mo's face for several seconds. What she saw was a face full of confidence.
"good!"
