Chapter 44: An Extra Cell Phone
The body was finally packed up.
Several people carried the body bag and took it away. Zhao Xinli retched twice and Zhou Ning patted him on the back.
"Okay, the source of the smell has been removed. Didn't you say there were three dead? Where are the others?"
Zhao Xinli pointed at the bus and the roadside and said:
"When the ambulance arrived at the scene, the bus driver surnamed Gao still had some vital signs, but he died when he was loaded onto the bus. His body is now in the hospital.
The other victim was the driver of a white car. The forklift was chasing the white car, poking it up and dropping it high. When we arrived at the scene, we found that the driver's head was only partially covered with skin, so it was not moving. "
Zhou Ning paused.
"The forklift has been chasing this white car?"
Zhao Xinli nodded.
"I watched the surveillance video and when the forklift arrived at the intersection, it rushed directly to the opposite lane, picked up the white car, and started circling the intersection.
The forklift's lifting rod kept swinging up and down, and after throwing the white car away, it used the fork in front of the forklift to pierce the side window. Then the forklift driver started to bump around, looking like a madman.
Zhou Ning didn't say anything. Just then, the police officers who were putting up signs outside started to finish. Zhao Xinli went over to take pictures. Zhou Ning inspected the bus. In fact, Zhao Xinli had already done an internal inspection because the damaged carriage was littered with number plates.
In such a vicious accident, both the murderer and the victim died. In fact, for them, it is an easy case to appease the public. After all, the replicability and harmfulness have ended. Even if there is a certain amount of pressure, it is within the controllable range.
However, the scene still needs to be cleaned up as soon as possible. The longer the blockade lasts, the more uncontrollable the incident will become.
Zhou Ning walked towards the white Passat. The door outside the driver's seat of the car was covered in blood, all the glass was broken, and the tires were burst. Zhou Ning squatted down when he got closer. The tragic scene in front of him made Zhou Ning gasp.
Damn, this is too miserable!
The deceased was wearing a suit, and his white shirt had turned blood red. His head was tilted to one side, and two-thirds of his neck was broken. The fracture was not regular, and there was blood on the roof, steering wheel and front seats.
The deceased's hands were tightly grasping the steering wheel, maintaining his last state before death, and a green submariner on his wrist was particularly conspicuous.
Zhao Xinli came over, without looking inside the car, and just handed over the camera.
Zhou Ning didn't waste any time and started taking pictures. Then he opened the car door and asked Zhao Xinli to prepare the body bag. Just as he leaned over to unbuckle the deceased's seat belt, he found that the central armrest box was open, and there was a broken screen mobile phone and an envelope inside.
He subconsciously looked up and saw the mobile phone plugged into the air outlet. This phone was a new model of Fruit 4, which met the current standards of the deceased, but whose phone did the broken screen belong to?
Zhou Ning put the two mobile phones and the envelope in evidence bags, then slowly loosened the seat belt. The deceased did not fall, so Zhou Ning breathed a sigh of relief and opened the car door.
"Lift carefully. You lift the body while I lift the head. We should try to synchronize our movements. If we cause secondary damage, it will affect the autopsy."
Several people nodded and came forward. The deceased was very tall, with his head ten centimeters higher than the headrest when he was sitting. There was another person on the passenger side, so the body was lifted down smoothly. Zhou Ning adjusted the deceased's head and then closed the body bag.
" Let's go . Tell Xu Da that this white Passat and the forklift need to be shipped back together. As for the bus, forget it. We can't park it in our yard."
Zhao Xinli nodded.
"Okay, you go first. I have a few more photos to take. After that, I'll have them start cleaning up the scene. We'll send the bus to the parking lot of the DMV and cover it up temporarily. But the people from the insurance company want to take photos. Do we allow them to enter the scene?"
"If I need you to take pictures, please help me. No one else should come in. All the glass and debris that have been cleared here should be packed up and shipped away. Just make sure nothing is left behind."
This kind of work was what Zhao Xinli was most comfortable with. He quickly ran away and began to direct the four teams to load the various fragments, gathering from the outside to the center, which was exactly the same as the sorting.
Zhou Ning walked to Xu Dayuan's side, and Captain Chen also came over and spoke while taking off his equipment.
"Master Xu, the preliminary investigation of the scene has been completed. We found bottles of gasoline and ignition tools. As for the identities of the murderer and the victim, as well as the on-site surveillance at the time, please send me a copy. I will go back and perform an autopsy first.
I estimate that I can finish the work by myself around 10 o'clock at night . As for the two cars, when I finish the autopsy, I will start a careful secondary inspection when I return to make sure no details are missed. "
Xu Dayuan nodded.
"Although the murderer and the victim are both in front of us, we still need to investigate the case seriously. At least we need to know why the murderer is so crazy. I'll let Zhao Xinli and Xiao Liu help you. No matter how late the autopsy is, it must be sent for examination as soon as possible. The bureau has already informed the inspection center about this."
“No need to wait for the deceased’s family to sign a consent form?”
Xu Dayuan waved his hand.
"The case is clear now. Just do an autopsy. I'll take responsibility if there are any problems. Isn't that what you're waiting for me to say?"
Zhou Ning smiled slightly. With this sentence, he felt relieved.
"Then I'll be leaving first, Xu Da. Please send someone to look after my master. He's been injured again after a few months, and I'm still very worried about him."
Xu Dayuan waved his hands, looking a little unhappy.
"Who knew that the forklift driver was so crazy? The ambulance went up to check him, but they found no signs of life. Who knew he was in a state of suspended animation, and he lit the gas when he woke up. Okay, go ahead and do your work. I'll ask Sister Feng to take care of Forensic Doctor Liu."
Zhou Ning shrank his neck and looked at Xu Dayuan with wide eyes. With this arrangement, should I praise you for being attentive or for being stupid?
"Master Xu, it's better to change someone, otherwise Forensic Doctor Liu will be questioned later."
Xu Dayuan was stunned for a moment, then he started laughing and slapped Zhou Ning on the shoulder.
"Get out of the way, you little brat. He's not a big man, but he has a lot of evil thoughts. Don't worry, Forensic Doctor Liu's wife won't think too much about it. They are kind of related."
Zhou Ning suddenly realized and without further ado, he quickly followed Zhao Xinli into the car and left with the police lights flashing.
After the hit vehicles were cleared, the road behind began to open halfway, and the congested intersection was gradually unblocked. Captain Chen poked Xu Dayuan's arm.
"Old Xu, today's incident is quite strange. I just watched the surveillance video carefully twice. The forklift driver was chasing the white Passat. He rushed into the screen, chased it head-on, and then chased it at the intersection.
The first car he hit seemed to be chasing the white Passat. It didn't seem like drunk driving or road rage. I felt like they knew each other. I asked someone to enlarge the surveillance screenshot and sent it to you. Take a look!"
Xu Dayuan frowned.
"I'll give you an email address. Send the video and these screenshots to this email address."
Captain Chen was a little surprised, as if he had thought of something.
"You mean that young medical examiner? Do you trust this guy who has only been working for less than a year?"
Xu Dayuan rolled his eyes.
"You know shit. This guy is a lucky guy. In the previous cases, he was able to find some details that others couldn't find. You don't know other things. Didn't you also go to the illegal racing case on the North Outer Ring Road? It was because he found the stab wound between the ribs of the deceased that he didn't treat it as a traffic accident."
Captain Chen was stunned for a moment, then came over and stared at Xu Dayuan's face from top to bottom for a long time.
"I know about this, but what do you mean? Do you think this case is complicated or even has some hidden story?"
Xu Dayuan shook his head.
"Don't ask anymore. Everything will be decided after the autopsy is finished. We still have to investigate the identity of the deceased. You should quickly check the information . As for the forklift driver, I will check it out. So many elderly people were injured. Apart from anything else, the case report must be sent out as soon as possible, and we can follow up with the follow-up investigation."
Captain Chen snorted and put on his hat.
"Don't interrupt me. If you don't want to reveal more, just say it. I'm not going to steal your girlfriend. I sent you the information a long time ago on text message. You just didn't read it. But the forklift driver's information is hard to check. The forklift didn't have a brand name on it according to the surveillance."
Xu Dayuan smiled and waved to Captain Chen.
"Okay, I'll leave first. You just hurry up and do your work here. I have to be on guard. I know Dr. Lu who told me that someone wants to poach Xiao Zhou, and Lao Liu is retiring soon. If he leaves, how can I do my work? Isn't that disruptive?"
Captain Chen then realized that they were all on the front line and the capable people under his command would be poached. He instantly understood Xu Dayuan.
"I understand. Leave now. Remember not to give me trouble in the case report, especially don't mention that there was a traffic police officer directing traffic at the scene. Otherwise, someone with ulterior motives may not understand it well."
