Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 149 Faceless Female Corpse
Late at night, the shadows of the trees on the hillside slanted.

The cold wind swept through the treetops, making a mournful howl.

In the abandoned house, besides the female corpse inside the main house, there were five police officers standing in the yard, and more police officers outside the yard were busy setting up lights and barriers.

When Chen Shu saw Li Meng from the Criminal Investigation Department leading her team over, he realized there was no need for him to stay any longer.

Seeing that the newly arrived forensic doctor seemed to have some connection with Xu Chaofan from Dongming Police Station, Chen Shu, thinking it was better to avoid trouble, tiptoed towards the gate of the hospital.

Li Meng, who had been keeping an eye on Chen Shu since entering, snorted lightly when she saw him intentionally leaving the scene, perhaps feeling a little smug.

Xu Chaofan, who was standing on the steps outside the main building, squinting and confronting the female forensic doctor, caught a glimpse of Chen Shu, whom he had just met and who ranked first in both the number of arrests and the number of cases solved in the branch office. Chen Shu was strolling slowly outside as if he were an outsider.

Then, recalling the other party's meticulous investigative actions earlier.

A thought suddenly came to him.

He leaped down the steps and ran to Chen Shu's side in a few strides, familiarly placing his hand on Chen Shu's shoulder, and said nonchalantly, "Julie, I'm sorry. There's nothing much going on at the station tonight, so I'll just stay here with my brother."

What the hell?

Are we that close?

Feeling like he'd been led into a trap by Xu Chaofan, Chen Shuwen glanced at Xu Chaofan expressionlessly.

The other person tightened their grip on Chen Shu's neck, clearly aware of the situation.

"Hmph! This is a murder scene, what are you police station people doing here meddling in? Hey, Xu Chaofan, usually you throw all the cases that even remotely relate to the Criminal Investigation Department at us, right? What's wrong with you today? Did the moon rise in the west?"

Xu Chaofan whispered to Chen Shu, "Brother, please forgive me and help me out. We're all in this together!"

He turned and retorted lightly, "We only have a few people working in our station. We can handle the usual tedious cases, so how could we dare to take on major criminal cases? But today is different. Julie, do you know who my brother is?"

Zhu Li, who had dealt with Xu Chaofan for many years, knew that he was a pragmatist. Why did he always push criminal cases that the local police station could handle to the Criminal Investigation Division at all costs?

Isn't it all to save police resources and focus on public security cases in their own jurisdiction? That's how we got second place in the branch last year!

Who wouldn't understand his ulterior motives?
Julie's gaze fell on Chen Shu, she was curious but did not ask any questions. Unlike her confrontation with Xu Chaofan just now, she maintained the composure that a woman should have when facing a stranger.

Xu Chaofan chuckled: "Chen Shu from Zhongshan Police Station."

The pronunciation of the three characters 'police station' is actually stronger than that of the two characters in the name that follow.

"Chen Shu!" Zhu Li's beautiful eyes sharpened, and her previously indifferent face broke through like spring ice, revealing a look of surprise. "You're the idiot that Director Zhang specifically requested to come to our Criminal Investigation University?"

When she first entered the compound, having seen the well-organized security and isolation measures outside and the guide specially arranged at the foot of the mountain, Zhu Li had a good impression of the police officer who was leading the team, whom she did not know.

Knowing that the other party was an outstanding and meticulous person, Xu Chaofan revealed that this unassuming man who had been standing in the corner was actually the legendary figure who had been making headlines at the Criminal Investigation Department recently.

She covered her lips and glanced at the young man standing behind Li Meng a few times, seemingly unintentionally.

Wen Zhao, a police officer in the Second Criminal Investigation Team, was in the team where the rumor circulated that Chen Shu had been parachuted in. Coincidentally, Wen Zhao, who had been an outstanding employee every year since he started working, was suppressed during the promotion process at that time.

To this day, the Second Squadron of the Criminal Investigation Department still lacks a squadron leader, with an instructor in charge of operations. It's unclear whether this vacancy is intentional on the part of higher-ups.

Li Meng, who had originally planned to get back to work after Chen Shu, Xu Chaofan, and the other irrelevant people left, was interrupted by this incident. She then recalled how Ren Guoqing had managed to outmaneuver everyone else and submit Chen Shu's name to the bureau during the job competition.

An unnamed anger welled up inside Li Meng.

I still remember that Ren Da once suggested giving the other party a serious case to test their mettle. Although the matter has passed, he has changed his mind and is actually preparing to give it a try.

He glanced sideways at Wen Zhao, who was standing not far to his right and behind. It was obvious that this colleague, eager to show off, couldn't help but clench his fists when he saw that the person who had outshone him when he was promoted was also there.

Li Meng felt the same way; this was an honor that belonged to criminal police officers!

It's not that the police station is bad, it's just that for major, important, and serious cases, it's ultimately the criminal police who have to handle them!
Otherwise, what use are they?

Li Meng stepped forward, coughed a few times to attract everyone's attention, and then said to Chen Shu and Xu Chaofan, "You two came to the scene first, what are your thoughts?"

Xu Chaofan came over and sat down in the courtyard to smoke, clearly unaware of anything. But he was the first to speak: "With my brother here, I won't presume to teach you anything."

After saying that, he winked at Chen Shu, his mouth forming the words "please".

It was dark, and the others didn't see it either.

Chen Shu didn't know why Xu Chaofan had pushed him forward, but he thought that everyone was working together to solve the case and there shouldn't be any distinction between them. Besides, he was indeed the first to arrive at the scene, so he should say something to let the comrades behind him be prepared.

Chen Shu's expression was grave, his eyes deep. He walked to the main house and said, "The victim's injuries were mainly concentrated on his face and neck, all on the front of his body, with no obvious signs of resistance. Therefore, the victim was likely killed by a sudden attack while completely unprepared. Given the remote location of the crime and the victim's willingness to come along, this case is most likely committed by someone he knew."

"Secondly, the bloodstains on the deceased were mainly distributed on the upper body, with no bloodstains on the lower body. The soles of the two shoes only had carbon powder and broken leaves stuck to the starting point of the bloodstains on the cement floor, indicating that the deceased was knocked unconscious or killed on the cement floor and then dragged into the house by the murderer with his feet on the ground."

"Then, the victim's wounds were so deep that the bone was visible, and her eyes, nose, and mouth were unrecognizable. Judging from the severity of the injuries, the murderer used a stone or a blunt instrument to strike her repeatedly. Clearly, the murderer harbored extreme anger towards the victim, and this should be considered a retaliatory killing. It is highly likely that the murderer was the victim's husband or lover. Of course, the possibility that the murderer tried to conceal the victim's identity cannot be ruled out, but the probability is low."

"Finally, pull out the deceased's phone number, find the contact person at the time of death and interrogate them. Basically, the culprit is in there."

Wen Zhao suddenly interjected, "After all this talk, you still haven't confirmed the deceased's identity?"

As soon as Wen Zhao said this, Chen Shu and Xu Chaofan, who also worked at the police station, exchanged a smile. In the current environment of widespread epidemic screening and testing, what data about young people wasn't on the internal network?

(End of this chapter)