Volume 1: First Arrival Chapter 016 Details
Ten minutes is not just nonsense.
Since arriving at Macy's, Kirk has been observing the scene and collecting information. He has not been wandering around. He is examining the environment and grasping the context of things.
Then, a guess and a general outline emerged in my mind, that this should not be a complicated case.
Next, we need to go to the scene and conduct further investigation.
Now, as the footsteps got really close, he could clearly feel the bloody smell slowly settling, but to Kirk's five senses, the smell was still very obvious; and because the bloody smell was not so pungent, the layers of the smell gradually emerged, allowing him to capture different details.
Generally speaking, people are always used to their own eyes. Everyone should know that "seeing is believing, hearing is false". But in fact, eyes are often limited and deceptive. Compared with vision, the information captured by the other five senses is often more real and profound.
It’s like when you grow up and recall your childhood days, what may evoke your memory is a melody, some scent or a touch of color, but it is difficult to remember the complete ins and outs of the whole event, or even the picture you saw with your eyes at that time.
The sense of smell, touch, hearing, and even touch, their existence can always piece together the truth that the eyes cannot perceive.
Because the nature of the case could not be determined for the time being, the patrol officer on duty arrived at the scene and carried out basic rescue work. After checking the victim's wallet to obtain basic information, he did not take any other action, tried his best to avoid disrupting the scene, and waited for the professional crime scene officer to come and collect evidence.
In reality, the crime scene team is not as powerful as they are in movies and TV shows, and they cannot solve cases through micro-trace evidence; but their professionalism is still worthy of recognition. In order to ensure that subsequent investigations, prosecutions, and judgments can proceed smoothly, the importance of evidence is self-evident. Protecting the crime scene is also the most important part of the daily work of patrol officers.
So, when the patrolman nearby saw Kirk lifting the white cloth covering the body again without wearing gloves, he was a little panicked for a moment.
"Detective?"
It was obvious that the patrolman thought Kirk and Adrian were colleagues, and he subconsciously turned to look at Adrian for help.
Adrian was also panicked, "Are you crazy?"
It was one thing to destroy a crime scene, but it was another thing if Kirk left traces on the evidence.
This time, Kirk didn't respond to Adrian, but stayed focused.
Adrian himself didn't realize that he suddenly held his breath. Between the possibilities of "going forward to stop Kirk and causing chaos, which would actually damage the crime scene" and "allowing Kirk to continue to make trouble, which would result in the contamination of evidence", his heart stopped beating and he was unable to move forward.
Then, Adrian noticed Kirk's actions——
Be careful and pay great attention to avoid disturbing the crime scene.
Adrian swallowed his saliva, and finally swallowed the following words. Then he saw Kirk supporting his hands on both sides of the corpse, lowering his body in a push-up posture, looking like Tom Cruise performing acrobatics in "Mission Impossible". This made Adrian's heart suddenly rise, blocking his throat and making it almost impossible to breathe:
What on earth is Kirk doing?
odor.
Kirk is catching the scent.
Of course, it's not just the smell, but also the details -
Clothes, jewelry, fingers, wrists, body shape, muscles, beards, and so on.
People often say, "You can't hide sneezes and love." In fact, the same is true for culture, class, status, etc. They are all hidden in the details of a person, from living habits to working environment. Everything will be quietly hidden in a person's dress and body.
Simply put, a worker who moves bricks every day and a designer who is responsible for creativity have different body shapes, clothing, styles and other details; their language, behavior, manners, etc. are all different. Those details that permeate daily life often hide the most real information.
Kirk needs to observe, but since he can't disturb the crime scene, he can't turn the body over and over, so he has to capture the details up close.
Although Adrian is unsure of the purpose of Kirk's actions , he also notes that Kirk remains sane and calm and does not destroy the crime scene.
So Adrian also kept quiet to avoid disturbing Kirk, otherwise, would his threats cause Kirk to fall headfirst onto the corpse?
It wasn't until Kirk stood up again that Adrian found his voice again, "Detective Poirot, what did you find?"
Kirk pursed his lips slightly, "A little bit."
The victim in front of him was in his early thirties, of Latin descent, with deep facial features and handsome eyes. He did not look greasy even in a pink floral shirt. He had short hair and a beard, and from the lines and length of his neatly trimmed stubble, it could be seen that he was the type who paid great attention to his appearance.
Even though there is no breath of life now, one can still see the elegant and romantic manner he had in life.
Kirk had just listened quietly to the conversation between the patrolmen and the indirect witnesses. He was sure that no murder weapon was found at the scene, and there was only a dead body when they arrived at the scene.
The victim suffered a heavy blow on the temple, and a bloody wound can be seen. The amount of bleeding was not heavy, and there was no sign of plasma spraying at the scene. It can be judged that the murder weapon was not sharp and did not cut the aorta. Looking at the blood blooming at the scene, it was somewhat like the style of an Impressionist painter.
However, the severity of the blow was enough to cause the victim to fall into a coma or even die. Without a forensic examination, it is difficult to determine the type of murder weapon.
It was for this reason that Adrian concluded that they needed to wait for the Crime Scene Division to come to the scene to collect evidence, starting with the most basic genetic evidence such as blood, fingerprints, saliva, etc., and then analyzing the murder weapon based on the wounds, before they could further investigate.
From the perspective of conventional procedures, Adrian's behavior was completely in line with the norms.
But the change of identity from a policeman to a private detective meant that Kirk could not use conventional means to conduct investigations. He needed to open his mind and explore different possibilities. Those details that were easily overlooked and submerged became his breakthrough.
Looking up, Kirk could see Adrian's eyes -
Full of contradictions.
She felt a little expectant and a little nervous, a little repulsive and a little excited. She kept shifting her gaze to stay calm but couldn't help looking back at Kirk again and again. The conflicting psychology was still pulling her. Although she still didn't believe Kirk, she couldn't stop her instinct and adrenaline was secreted quickly.
Maybe... just a possibility - maybe Kirk can really bring a surprise?
However, reason convinced Adrian not to act hastily and to suppress all those absurd thoughts. He tapped his wrist, which did not have a watch on it, and muttered to himself.
"Ten minutes, tick, tick. Time is running out, Mr. Holmes."
