Chapter 35 Where Did She Come From?
"This is very consistent with the evidence we found in the deceased's home." Wang Zheng said.
When the task force learned that the internal organs did not belong to Longfa, they suspected that there must be another victim, but they did not expect that the victim was actually a woman.
"Scum!" Huamei's expression was somewhat angry.
"Anyone who can commit such a crime is definitely not a good person. He is either a scum or a scum." Gao Feng shrugged.
"Perhaps he has some unspeakable secret?" Bai Ling shook her head, thoughtfully, "The female victim's limbs and bones are relatively intact, but a piece of skin is missing from her back."
"No matter what the unspeakable secrets are, they have committed crimes after all. What we police should do is not to sympathize with them, but to crack down on criminals." Wang Zheng said, "We now have a preliminary idea of the case, Gao Feng."
Gao Feng was stunned for a moment when he heard Wang Zheng calling him , then he took out his notebook and said, "First of all, we found a male head at the scene of the Beehive case, but due to the lack of clues, we cannot determine the identity of this male. However, based on the missing persons report, we suspect that the deceased is Chen Cheng who disappeared in City O."
After a pause, he flipped through his notebook and continued, "Chen Cheng has been missing for a year. According to the report from City O, he is a businessman with many businesses, but they are basically all in the entertainment industry. At the same time, we found out that one of former partners, Long Fa, happened to be in Shizi Township. So we speculate that the purpose of Chen Cheng coming to Shizi Township is to find the second victim, Long Fa."
"Within a year, two partners were killed one after another. I always feel that there must be some connection between these two cases, and these two people may also be hiding something."
"This is what we must figure out." Gu Xia finally spoke up, "Bai Ling, how did you determine that the other deceased was a woman?"
"The other corpse had a narrower pelvis, and based on bone comparison, her height was around 1.5 meters. We can basically confirm her identity as a female. At the same time, the size of the underwear we found in the sewer is exactly the size of the deceased." Bai Ling explained meticulously.
"Are there any other similarities?" Gu Xia lit a cigarette and asked, "I just read your reasoning report. The deceased was made into a corpse oil doll by the murderer? Isn't that a bit imprecise?"
"This is just a guess, but it is very close to the current situation." Wang Zheng said.
"I am inclined to this guess as well." Bai Ling agreed, "All the pieces of meat we found have indeed been processed, and the loss of protein in the meat has also prevented us from extracting DNA from the deceased!"
"This is not good news." Gu Xia took a puff of his cigarette depressedly. "If we can't extract the DNA of the deceased, and no one reports him missing, we won't be able to confirm his identity, and we won't be able to find more clues."
Everyone was helpless. The clues the task force had at hand were not enough to point to any one person. Even the psychological profile Wang Zheng had done previously had too large a target range.
"Wang Zheng, what are you thinking about?" Gao Feng looked at the dazed Wang Zheng, threw a cigarette to him, and said, "Don't be too nervous. Now we may have to wait a little longer. I have also given your psychological profile to Director Xun. There should be news soon."
"Yes." Wang Zheng nodded, thanked Gao Feng for his kindness, and thought: "I was just wondering, how is this case defined now?"
"Oh, look at my brain." Gu Xia heard this and quickly patted his forehead and said, "I had a phone call with the minister today. The higher-ups told us to make a decision based on the clues of the case. But now it seems that this case is no longer a simple public security issue."
"Nonsense." Gao Feng rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction, and suddenly said: "It's not a good idea for us to just sit here now, why don't we divide the work?"
"Oh? What do you think is the appropriate division of labor?" Gu Xia laughed. Since the establishment of the task force, his title of team leader has generally been external, and the members of the team are generally free to investigate cases, and he hardly needs to intervene.
"Look, the first victim, Chen Cheng, was killed in Shizi Township. Considering his complicated social background, someone must have discussed with the local police and went to City O to collect evidence." Gao Feng paused and continued, "And the second and third victims were from this city, so they should be handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department of this city."
"Go on." Gu Xia looked down at his phone and said with a smile.
"Our special case team definitely doesn't handle cases in the usual way. We handle special cases in a special way." Gao Feng said quickly: "Those who stay in this city will visit and see if there are any masters of the same age. Then Bai Ling will continue to stay in the office."
"Shut up." Wang Zheng thought Gao Feng wouldn't say anything good, and his expression was very helpless. "Professor Gu, don't listen to his nonsense. The corpse oil doll is just my guess."
"No, what you said makes sense." Gu Xia smiled and stood up and said, "Just listen to Gao Feng. We will investigate the case in two steps. I will rush to O City now."
"Professor Gu!" Wang Zheng was about to speak when he saw Gu Xia turned around and left the office. Without thinking too much, he quickly chased after him and stopped him. "Professor Gu, you are the head of our task force, you can't just leave like that!"
"Can't I leave?" Gu Xia looked at Wang Zheng and said with a half-smile, "I heard about your loss of control. I received the photos of the scene taken by Huamei yesterday. But if you want to confirm whether it was arranged by someone, you have to wait until I come back."
"That's not what I'm talking about." Wang Zheng shook his head and said, "What I'm talking about is, how could you just go to City O when Gao Feng said so? And you even asked us to find a fortune teller?"
In Wang Zheng's opinion, it was impossible for Gu Xia, who was experienced in handling homicide cases, to accept such a suggestion. However, his behavior today was really abnormal. Not only did he accept the suggestion, he even rushed to City O as soon as possible.
"So that's what you're talking about." Gu Xia responded with a smile, "Of course his suggestion is unreliable, but he made a good point. Chen Cheng's background in City O is quite complicated. He has a lot of people from all walks of life hanging around with him. Many of these people are veterans who have been in and out of prison twice or even three times. Ordinary police officers can't get any useful information from him, so..."
"This doesn't mean you have to go, right?" Wang Zheng was skeptical.
"Special cases require special treatment." Gu Xia said quietly, "Also, Chen Cheng has been missing for a year. Just when we found useful information and the clue pointed to Long Fa, Long Fa died. So I plan to go to Chen Cheng's home in O City to see his wife and confirm his safety."
"You suspect..." Wang Zheng shuddered involuntarily. He could tell there was something wrong with Gu Xia's words, and what made him shudder was that the problem was likely to come from within.
"So I'm going to start from another aspect." Gu Xia patted Wang Zheng's shoulder and said, "Besides, I feel very relieved to have you in the task force. Gao Feng won't cause any big trouble. The only thing I'm worried about is Bai Ling."
Wang Zheng nodded silently. He and Gu Xia had almost the same idea.
The members of the task force came from all over the world and their ages ranged widely, but Bai Ling was the youngest among them all. If anything really happened, she would probably be the one most likely to get into trouble.
"Okay, let's stop talking nonsense." The ancient hero turned his head and looked at Xun Huo who was waiting in the distance. He left without saying anything more.
Wang Zheng seemed to be thinking about something. After returning to the office, he sat on the sofa without saying a word.
"What's wrong?" Gao Feng came to the side and asked nervously, "Did I say something wrong just now?"
"No." Wang Zheng shook his head. After pondering for a long time, he sighed, "I wonder if we missed something in the Longfa case. Why does it always seem like something is missing?"
"That's impossible. I did the on-site survey myself and recorded every detail in the house." Gao Feng looked somewhat innocent.
"No." Wang Zheng was silent for a while, then suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he quickly said: "Go check! Longfa's family situation, I want to know the details!"
"I've checked it a long time ago." Gao Feng shook his head and said, "Long Fa is a bachelor, and his parents are not capable either."
"Then where did she come from?" Wang Zheng said shockingly.
