Chapter 44: The Rental House Mystery
The new case that Gu Nankai and his team received took place in the Lanyue Community in Longhai City.
Although Lanyue Community is a newly built community, it is close to the old city and a bit far from the main street area, so most of the homeowners buy the houses here for investment or to rent out to nearby office workers.
Gu Nankai and others soon arrived at the scene of the crime. As soon as they reached the floor of the crime scene, they heard a man's voice : "Officer, what is going on? Someone died in my good house. How can I rent it out in the future?"
Judging from the tone, it should be the landlord's voice. Gu Nankai and others quickly turned around and arrived at the scene. At the door was the police who received the security guard. When they saw someone coming in, they frowned and wanted to chase him away. Before he could speak, Gu Nankai showed his police officer ID and said, "We are one of us. We are from the serious crime team."
When the police saw the three words "Gu Nankai" on the police officer's ID, his face suddenly became full of respect and admiration. These three words "Gu Nankai" mean a role model in the eyes of all the police officers in Longhai City. His voluntary departure three years ago had made many police officers feel very lost. His return three years later has rekindled the passion of young police officers like them.
The policeman who rushed over after receiving the report was a young man who had just joined the police force. He did not expect that the person in charge of the first case he received would be Gu Nankai. This made him very excited for a moment, and at the same time, a voice in his heart told him that he must perform well in front of his idol!
"Hello, Captain Gu! I'm Xiao Yang, the police officer who rushed over after receiving a report of a crime!"
The young man quickly straightened up and reported to Gu Nankai in a loud voice.
"Very good, have you figured out the identity of the deceased?" Seeing such an energetic young policeman, Gu Nankai seemed to see himself when he was working on a case with Zhao Zhengrong. He nodded, looked inside, and asked.
"The young policeman was very excited about this question. His professionalism had driven him to learn all this while he was waiting. So when Gu Nankai asked, he quickly answered with confidence: "We have it figured out . The deceased is named Xie Lingling, 24 years old, and her occupation is unknown. According to the landlord, she came here two years ago. It is estimated that her workplace is nearby, otherwise she would not rent here."
Gu Nankai listened carefully and nodded repeatedly to what he said. When he finished speaking, Gu Nankai said, "You are right, but there are still some omissions. Since the deceased's occupation is not known for the time being, her workplace nearby is just one of the guesses. Maybe there are other possibilities?"
The young policeman was stunned when he heard this. He seemed to have not thought of this level yet and was a little stunned . Gu Nankai quickly smiled and patted his shoulder: "But you did a good job. You protected the scene and got the information before we came. You deserve praise."
The policeman named Xiao Yang felt a little embarrassed by such praise, but he couldn't avoid the pride on his face. Gu Nankai said, "Next, I will give you another task."
"Make sure to complete the mission!"
Being able to get a task assigned by Gu Nankai, does it prove to some extent that he has solved a case with Gu Nankai? This thought flashed through Xiao Yang's mind, and he soon became excited.
"Okay, now go and get , dig up as many clues as possible, and then try to determine where she works."
"Got it!" Xiao Yang quickly received the task and turned to leave. At this time, Shang Lu had already gone in to check the body. As Xiao Yang left, Gao Yuan smiled and said, "Captain Gu, your image as a professional glorious person is very high in the hearts of these young people."
Gu Nankai was stunned, and turned to look at him: "Am I not great in your heart?"
Gao Yuan laughed: "Tall, of course he is tall. In my eyes, our captain is more than tall."
Gu Nankai didn't take his praise seriously and just laughed it off. However, Cao Cang said very seriously from behind: "Captain Gu is a role model in the hearts of many young police officers."
Gu Nankai was somewhat surprised that Cao Cang could say this. In his eyes, Cao Cang's words were more sincere than Kobe Gaoyuan's. He replied to Cao Cang while putting on gloves and foot covers: "What do you mean? I didn't know my reputation was so far-reaching."
Cao Cang had already dressed and looked at Gu Nankai seriously: "Many people choose the police profession because of you, Captain Gu."
Gu Nankai's heart froze for a moment, and a trace of emotion flashed across his face that no one noticed. He quickly recovered and replied to Cao Cang with a smile: "It's really my honor. Now, let's go in and take a look."
The topic ended easily, and the group dressed neatly and entered the core scene of the crime. Cao Cang looked at Gu Nankai from behind, feeling extremely excited.
For him, being able to work on cases with his idol is the meaning of choosing this path.
The house that Xie Lingling rented was a two-bedroom, one-living room apartment. Gu Nankai first walked directly into the crime scene - Xie Lingling's bedroom.
Shang Lu had already conducted a preliminary observation of the body at the scene, and Gu Nankai saw the deceased as soon as he entered.
"What's wrong with girls nowadays? They have to make themselves so thin. Is the food not tasty?" Li Meng came in after Gu Nankai. As soon as he came in, he saw the dead body on the ground just like Gu Nankai. The woman was very thin. Although she looked beautiful, for a guy like Li Meng, he still felt that girls would look cute if they had some flesh on their bodies.
"You just don't understand women." Shang Lu snorted and replied to Li Meng. This guy knew that she was losing weight recently, but he still said this in front of her, which really made her angry.
"Did you find out anything?" Gu Nankai bent down slightly to look at the victim's body. Seeing some blood under her head, he subconsciously moved his gaze to the tables and chairs around him. Soon, he found the same bloodstain on the corner of the table not far from the victim.
"Could he have died by accidentally falling?" He used his middle finger to pick up some blood from the corner of the table, rubbed it with his thumb, put it to the tip of his nose and sniffed it, muttering to himself.
What he said was not without basis. From the scene, one could see some scattered objects around the deceased, which one could imagine were brought down when he fell. He also just discovered that the blood under the deceased's head was from an injury on his temple.
From this, it can be concluded that the deceased may have accidentally touched his temple, leading to his eventual death.
But Shang Lu shook his head: "Not necessarily."
Gu Nankai came over quickly: "What do you mean?"
Shang Lu exhaled and pointed at the air conditioner facing the corpse: "Have you noticed the temperature of the air conditioner? Judging from the temperature of the air conditioner, the indoor temperature is maintained at 22 degrees."
Gu Nankai nodded quickly, and Shang Lu continued, "If it is at this temperature, the body will dissipate heat faster."
Gu Nankai could not deny Shang Lu's statement. This little girl was an expert in this area. He quickly asked, "What do you want to say?"
Shang Lu moved the body a little so that Gu Nankai could see the livor mortis beneath her. She explained, "Look at these livor mortis. According to the theory, livor mortis usually begins to appear thirty minutes to two hours after death and reaches its peak at eight to twelve hours. The deceased is now face down, with fixed livor mortis on the chest, abdomen and front of the legs. It can be inferred that the deceased died at least six to eight hours ago."
Shang Lu looked at Gu Nankai, hoping that he could understand what he meant, but Gu Nankai frowned slightly and his gaze fell on the deceased again. Obviously, he did not quite understand what Shang Lu meant by this, but he was clear about one thing, there must be something fishy about it.
