Genius Detective - Chapter 474

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Chapter 474

Chapter 474: Officially Opening a Case

The forensics squad bought some plastic buckets and scooped out all the blood in the bathtub . The rest of what was left in the bathtub was all internal organs of a human . Peng Sijue put on his gloves and began to sift through it . He calmly arranged the internal organs down on the tarp they laid down by the door of the bathroom .

Peng Sijue told Lin Qiupu that judging from the composition of the internal organs, it should only belong to one person .

Lin Qiupu glanced at the meat grinder . "The meat is here and the internal organs are in the bathtub . What about the bones?"

Old Zhang came in with a kitchen knife and said, "Captain Lin, we found this in the kitchen cabinet . There’s also a large chopping board which seems to have some broken pieces of bone on it . "

Peng Sijue picked up the kitchen knife which was really heavy . It was the kind of knife that butchers used to chop up big bones . The knife’s edge was dented in many areas .

Then, they found other knives both large and small with greasy stains on them . After testing them with certain reagents, it showed that they all had human protein ingredients on them . It seemed that the murderer used these knives to mince the corpse and threw the bones elsewhere .

In this quiet community of a bustling urban area, such a murderous workshop was hidden within, causing people to shiver in horror .

At the same time, Chen Shi and Lin Dongxue went to a nearby scrap buying station and asked if anyone had bought a large amount of scrapped newspapers from them . The bosses of several buying stations didn’t know of anyone that did .

When they got to the last station, a man had his head lowered as he was bundling newspapers up . Lin Dongxue said, "Sorry to disturb you . We are the police . "

The man looked up and faced Lin Dongxue's eyes . Both of them froze for a moment . The man said, "Officer Lin? I'm Wu Xu!"

"Oh, it's you!" Lin Dongxue said in surprise . "You’re doing this now?"

"No, I'm here to sell some scrap . I’m ashamed to say that I don't have a job . I can only rely on this to survive . I drive around my broken car to collect waste products every day!” He pointed to a van parked outside with the words “Collect waste, electrical appliances, and furniture” on it .

"It’s better to support yourself through self-reliance than anything else . Is your mother all right?"

"Very good . This is . . . " Wu Xu's eyes fell on Chen Shi .

"My boyfriend as well as a colleague . " Lin Dongxue introduced generously .

"Oh, you two are well-suited . . . " Wu Xu glanced at Chen Shi and his eyes averted a little .

The two of them exchanged a few casual words, and then the owner of the scrap buying station came back . He didn't know anything either . Chen Shi's eyes fell on Wu Xu . "Young man, do you also buy scrap newspapers?"

"I don’t specialize in it, but if someone wants to sell them to me, I would . "

"Did anyone buy a lot of waste newspapers from you recently?"

"No, who would buy them from me?"

"Okay, thank you . "

Leaving the station, Chen Shi asked Lin Dongxue, "Who is this person? How do you two know each other?"

"Take a guess!"

"I remember how you once told me that the son of the landlord who rented you your house before was a prisoner who was released from prison . It shouldn’t be him, right?"

"Haha, you guessed right on your first try . Yes, it's him . He helped me move things when I moved . I guess it's not easy to find a job with his background . It's good to be self-reliant now . "

Chen Shi said, "Isn't it a coincidence to meet him here? I'll go back and ask your brother to check what he’s done recently . "

Lin Dongxue threw him a punch . "Even you’re discriminating against him? He became self-reliant, so how has he become an object of suspicion?"

"Okay, I won't discriminate against him . . . How do you write his name? Wu as in ‘crow’?”

Listening to this, Lin Dongxue knew that Chen Shi would still investigate him . Sure enough, in the face of a prisoner who had been released from prison, most people couldn’t let go of their prejudices . Even Chen Shi was no exception .

Afterwards, the topic between the two returned to the case . Chen Shi said, "The source of the newspapers is either from another scrap buying station or from other channels . . . It’s a little difficult to handle . "

"What’s your initial judgment on this case?"

"The probability of them seeking money is high . "

"It’s just this?"

"I can only see this right now . We don't even know the identity of the dead yet!"

At this time, Lin Qiupu called them and asked them to hurry back . Lin Dongxue thought that there was an emergency . It turned out that the police planned to enter the sewers to salvage the remains . However, there were too many people around atching, and even paparazzi were around, causing a headache for the police . The masses wouldn’t leave regardless of them asking politely or threateningly .

This continued until 9:00 in the evening, when the local police also came to help . The masses gradually dispersed . The police were all burned out and exhausted .

The sewer was pried open, and Peng Sijue and a forensic apprentice put on waterproof suits to prepare to go down . Before going, Peng Sijue said, "There’s still one waterproof suit left . Who wants to go with me?"

Everyone looked at each other with reluctance written on their faces . Peng Sijue looked at Chen Shi, "Old Chen?"

Chen Shi waved his hand in rejection . "I’m not going . I haven't eaten any food yet . I'm afraid it will affect my appetite . "

"You’re a little weak today!" Lin Qiupu said .

"Don't always expect things from me with a policeman's standards . Are there no officers braver than me? I’m a driver . Is there anything wrong with being afraid upon seeing a corpse? You’re the captain . Why don't you go in?"

Seeing Chen Shi throw the pot[1] back to him, Lin Qiupu frowned . "I have to stay here and command . What if the media comes back again?"

"Dongxue and I can handle that for you . Let this be a heroic example from you, Captain Lin . "

Lin Qiupu coughed and figured out what to say . "Everyone has their own parts to do . What I should and shouldn’t do is not up to you . "

"I will also return this sentence to you . " Chen Shi smiled .

"Okay, okay . " Peng Sijue couldn’t watch them any longer . "I finally know that you’re both heroes[2] . You guys should just stay up here!"

"Old Peng!" Chen Shi stopped him .

Peng Sijue thought that this guy had repented, but Chen Shi said, "Be careful down there!"

It took half an hour for Peng Sijue to come up . They were extremely tired and their whole bodies were covered in sweat . With the help of the police, they quickly took off their hot, waterproof suits .

They scraped three large bags of human tissue from the sewer . All of it was minced up . Aside from this, there were also some hairs found . However, not a single bone was found .

That night, Lin Qiupu reported the situation of the case to the chief and set up a task force for the case . Early next morning, everyone gathered in the office . Lin Qiupu explained the current situation .

" . . . The identity, sex, and age of the deceased are still unknown . At present, there should only be only one victim . The murderer dismembered the body, shaved the meat off, and minced it before washing it away in the sewer . If it wasn’t raining heavily, causing a blockage, it may not have been found . A large bag of coarse salt was found in the house and a lot of it was mixed in with the meat . It should have been used to delay the rotting of the meat . In addition, we have the information obtained from the real estate agent, who claimed that the tenant was called 'Mr . Shen' . He only negotiated with the real estate agent via the phone and made the payment . The lease contract has been dragged out without signing . It has already been rented for a month . The agent has tried to get the tenant to sign the contract several times, but he was never there . They changed the lock though . As for the phone number, it was a ruyitong card[3] where no ID is required . . . Based off of this information, the murder has been premeditated for a long time and they should have some criminal experience!"