Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 233 Double Corpse Case

On that day, the Shahe County Bureau was divided into several teams and began investigating the double corpse case.

Zhao Ming led the team to the culvert under the Baoshan Tunnel to extract physical evidence from the scene. This was a huge workload and would take at least two days to complete.

Han Jinli conducted a preliminary inspection on the two severely damaged bodies and found that they were both shot to death, which means that the people involved had guns in their hands.

Qi Lei temporarily led a squadron to protect the safety of Zhao Ming and other investigators. It would be terrible if the murderer was nearby and shot the evidence collectors from a long distance.

Moreover, the area around the body dumping site was densely covered with jungle, and the other party could easily escape.

Qi Lei and several others took their service guns from the armory and carried them with them in case of any emergency.

Zhao Chunlai went to the funeral home and dissected two highly decomposed bodies.

In the autopsy room, Han Jinli was assisting forensic doctor Zhao, with a look of humility and eagerness to learn.

Luo Rui was also here, waiting for the autopsy report, because the most intuitive clue was the corpse.

Many times, living people will lie, but corpses will not.

Zhao Chunlai was still busy working until late at night, from measuring the height and leg length of the corpse at the beginning, to cutting open the belly, taking out the bullet, drawing blood, removing the stomach, liver, and heart, and making pathological sections.

Luo Rui had attended forensic classes for a few days and heard that when it was completely impossible to identify the source of a corpse, some forensic doctors with a high level of knowledge in anthropology would start with the corpse's bones.

In other words, dismember the body, boil it in a pot, remove the meat, scrape off the fascia, and look directly at the condition of the bones.

The two bodies were so severely decomposed and their faces had been gnawed that their appearance was completely unrecognizable.

Before Zhao Chunlai and his team arrived, Luo Rui compared the missing persons in Shahe County based on their height and clothing, but did not find any relevant persons.

There are only two possible reasons for this situation: one is that after the local person went missing, his family did not call the police and the police had no record; the other is that the two people were from other places and it is currently impossible to determine which of the two situations is the case.

When the clock pointed to one o'clock in the morning, Zhao Chunlai let out a breath and took off his latex gloves. Han Jinli quickly took out some tissues and helped him wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Afterwards, Zhao Chunlai turned off the camera on the side and motioned Luo Rui to come in.

Luo Rui quickly pushed open the glass door and stepped inside.

The two bodies were placed on a metal table. One was skinny, while the other was obese. The yellow fat that appeared in the sight really made people feel physically uncomfortable.

This is what happens when a person dies. It's like they've become something completely different. You know they were originally a person, but now, they've become an indescribable object.

Zhao Chunlai picked up the thermos, unscrewed the cap, took a sip, and sat in the chair.

"Two male bodies. Body No. 30 is between 33 and 168 years old, cm tall. The bullet went through his chest and pierced his lungs. His knees have minor injuries and his palms have slight yellow calluses..."

"Body No. 46, aged between 50 and , was shot three times, in the back, back shoulder and near the heart, all from behind.

His knees were also injured, and the shoulder blades on both sides of his shoulders were severely worn. There were yellow calluses on his palms, and his finger joints were thick. This information is relatively clear. The deceased had either been engaged in physical labor or exercised too much. "

Luo Rui blinked: "Just this little information?"

Zhao Chunlai rolled his eyes at him and said, "How much more do you want?"

"What's the caliber of the bullet? What gun was used to fire it?"

Generally speaking, tracing the source of the gun in a shooting case is a very important clue.

Zhao Chunlai said, "I'm not very familiar with firearms. The bullet is of a shotgun caliber. You have to wait for Director Zhao to come back. He can help you test the trajectory of the ballistics, but you'd better find the first scene."

Luo Rui looked at the corpse and said, "This shouldn't be difficult."

"Oh?" Zhao Chunlai crossed his legs and asked curiously, "Then tell me how to find it?"

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The next morning, in the conference room.

The room was dimly lit. The projector on the table emitted a beam of white light, with dust floating around the halo.

The beam of light shone onto the screen, revealing a photo of the scene where the body was dumped.

Luo Rui held Zhao Chunlai's autopsy report in his hand and introduced the case: "The two victims were killed three months ago. Forensic doctor Zhao deduced that it should be between the end of July and August 10th. The specific time cannot be more precise.

Both victims were shot to death. Body No. 1 was shot once, and body No. 2 was shot three times. The bullets came from behind. They must have been shot by the murderer while they were escaping.

Moreover, they were stripped naked after death, and no identification information about them was found at the scene. It is speculated that they were taken away by the murderer.

In addition, the deceased number one..."

Luo Rui blinked and didn't continue reading.

Li Nong frowned and asked, "What happened to the deceased No. 1?"

Luo Rui coughed and said loudly: "It was found that the anus of the deceased No. 1 was loose, and it was speculated that he was a homosexual."

Zhao Chunlai's autopsy report was very detailed and was accompanied by extremely clear photos of chrysanthemums.

Luo Rui felt that his eyes were dirty and wondered if Zhao Chunlai was trying to disgust him on purpose.

Li Nong also coughed twice and said, "Oh, this situation is quite special. At least it can be used to track down the identity of the deceased."

Zhao Chun looked at the criminal police in the conference room and felt that these guys were too young. There were more extreme cases in the autopsy reports, and he had never seen them embarrassed.

Zhao Chunlai crossed his legs, picked up the thermos, unscrewed the cap, moved a little open, put the bottle mouth to his mouth, and took a sip.

Seeing this, Zhao Ming, who was sitting next to him, quickly snatched the thermos cup, smelled the thing inside, and the smell of alcohol rushed into his nose.

Zhao Chunlai glared at him fiercely: "Boy, we are in a meeting."

Zhao Ming hated his father for not living up to his expectations, and shook his head helplessly: "I won't argue with you now, let's talk privately after the meeting."

When Zhao Ming saw Luo Rui waving at him, he stood up with the physical evidence report he had made overnight in his hand.

"After yesterday's on-site investigation, we found footprints of no less than three people in the mud near the culvert, but none of them matched the footprints of the two deceased persons. We can preliminarily judge that this is indeed the scene where the bodies were dumped.

In addition, I used formulas to infer the footprints of the three people, and their heights, weights, and approximate ages are all in the report."

As he spoke, Miao Shouqiang passed the printed report to everyone present.

Luo Rui also got a copy and read it carefully.

The footprints have been numbered, and there are detailed data on foot length, width, depth, etc., as well as derivation formulas. Only extremely professional technicians would write so accurately, rather than being vague and unfounded.

Zhao Ming speculated that the person with footprint No. 172 was about 60 cm tall and weighed 65-35 kg, with a relatively wide age range of between 45 and years old.

The owner of footprint number 164 is about 65cm tall, weighs 70-50kg, is a bit fat, and is between 55 and years old.

The owner of footprint number 180 is about 75cm tall, weighs 80-20kg, and is between 25 and years old. He is the youngest of the three murderers.

After everyone finished reading, Zhao Ming said, "Besides that, no fingerprints or hair evidence was found at the scene. The murderer must have cleaned up the scene."

Li Nong has been a police officer for all his years, but he has never seen such a detailed physical evidence report. Zhao Ming has already made a preliminary description of the murderer's appearance. He is a real technical master.

He winked at Luo Rui, and the meaning was self-evident. No matter how much the price was, he had to be seconded to the Shahe County Bureau for a few years.

Afterwards, Luo Rui stood up and nodded to the Zhao father and son. He flattered them first: "Thanks to the help of Forensic Doctor Zhao and Director Zhao, our frontline criminal police have not even started the investigation, and you have already found so many clues from the victim's body and the environment at the scene. Thank you very much.

Then I'll arrange the next task... Let's start the investigation from several directions.

Lao Qi, you are familiar with the local area, take a squadron to investigate the source of the guns, especially the poachers in the nearby mountains, and find all these people. "

"Yes!" Qi Lei answered loudly.

"Fang Yonghui and Yang Bo, go to the missing persons department and see if you can find a match with the deceased. If you can't find one, send the deceased's information to surrounding cities and counties. In addition, both deceased people have exercise injuries, and the younger deceased was gay, so you can check the gym and you should be able to find clues."

"understand!"

After the meeting, Luo Rui and Zhao Ming rushed to the scene where the body was dumped together, along with Cai Xiaojing, Chu Yang, Su Mingyuan, Miao Shouqiang and others.

There were little flags stuck in the mud around the canal that went up and ended on the slope.

Zhao Ming pointed at the flag and said, "The footprints are continuous, which means the direction the murderer dumped the body should be coming down from the mountain."

Luo Rui nodded: "So the crime scene is in the mountains?"

Zhao Ming did not answer, but looked at Cai Xiaojing beside him and said, "Captain Cai, all the evidence at the scene has been collected, and Forensic Doctor Zhao has also completed the autopsy. I think we should go back now."

"Ah?" Cai Xiaojing was a little confused and blinked: "When we came out, Director Wei told us not to rush back and to communicate and learn more with Shahe County. We have only been here for two days. It's not a good idea to go back now, right?"

Luo Rui knew without hesitation that Zhao Ming was angry with him.

God knew that Zhao Chunlai actually secretly put the Moutai that he gave him into a thermos cup and took a sip from it from time to time.

Luo Rui coughed twice and said, "Director Zhao, it's like this. I never thought that Uncle Zhao was addicted to alcohol. He dared to drink during the meeting. I thought his thermos was filled with wolfberries soaked in water! He used such good Moutai to soak wolfberries, which shows that he still knows how to take care of his health. Don't be angry."

Hearing this, Cai Xiaojing understood the whole story and chimed in, "Yes, Director Zhao, Uncle Zhao was just drunk at the time. So, after this case is solved, we will go back. Is that okay with you?"

Zhao Ming pursed his lips, as if he had not mentioned what he had just said, and said, "It is still difficult to find the scene. It has been three months since the crime occurred, and it is in the mountains. It is summer now, and the bloodstains may have been licked by insects and wild animals in the mountains. If we want to find it, we can only follow the footprints and traces."

Luo Rui immediately flattered him: "Director Zhao is right, let's look for it based on the traces! The murderer killed the victim and did not choose to bury him on the spot. It is probably because he did not have the right tools. Moreover, if there were three murderers, it is conceivable that it would be very difficult to move the bodies of two adults. The distance between the crime scene and the body dumping site must not be far." Zhao Ming glared at him fiercely, then jumped over the ditch and trudged straight to the end of the flag.

Miao Shouqiang followed closely behind, carrying a metal survey box.

Luo Rui exhaled and said to Cai Xiaojing: "Director Zhao is still so stubborn."

"You, have to get it right."

Luo Rui frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Cai Xiaojing blinked and said, "Do you want Forensic Doctor Zhao or Director Zhao? You can only choose one. Forensic Doctor Zhao is old and will retire next year. Don't throw away the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds."

"Yes, yes! Look at my brain!" Luo Rui thanked him.

He now understood that it was okay to offend Old Zhao, but he must not offend Little Zhao, because Zhao Ming would be the treasure of his team in the future.

Afterwards, the group began to follow Zhao Ming's steps. He was like a villager collecting herbs in the mountains, bending over, lowering his head, and checking the situation around him.

The murderer's footprints were already in his mind. He could tell the difference just by looking at the footprints in the mud. Sometimes when he came across cigarette butts and paper towels left in the grass, he would pick them up with tweezers and put them in the evidence bag.

Miao Shouqiang was helping out and was filled with admiration when he saw how meticulous Zhao Ming was. For technicians, the thing they are least afraid of is trouble, and the thing that costs them the most is time.

People with an impatient temperament cannot do it, nor can they do it well.

Zhao Ming was also willing to teach, so as he walked forward, he also taught Miao Shouqiang the knowledge of identifying footprints.

Some things really depend on talent, for example, the tracking master Mr. Ma Yulin, he never went to school, and grew up herding sheep for a landlord. But even such a person relied on his extraordinary talent and the ability to observe footprints to develop super tracking skills.

At this time, Zhao Ming squatted at the edge of the forest, looking at the footprints in front of him, and said: "This should be a child's footprint..."

Luo Rui said leisurely: "Children's steps are short, their footprints are thin, the distance between their footprints is often irregular, and their walking routes are often crooked.

Young people tend to have larger footprints, take longer steps, have even distances between their footprints, and often walk in a straight line.

Middle-aged people walk steadily and slowly, and the distance between their footprints is short.

The stride of older people becomes shorter, and the pressure on the heel during footsteps is greater than that on the ball of the foot.

If you see that the steps are jerky and the footprints are not evenly spaced, it means that the criminal may be exhausted or carrying a heavy object. "

Luo Rui took a few steps forward and said, "Look here. The heel of the footprint is very deep, while the forefoot is shallow. It fits the murderer's footprint perfectly!"

Hearing this, Zhao Ming looked at Luo Rui in surprise. Miao Shouqiang sighed and said, "Luo Da, you are really good!"

Luo Rui curled his lips and said, "Director Zhao, let's hurry up. We have to teach the students. There will be plenty of time later. If you are so slow, it will be dark soon."

Zhao Ming nodded and followed Luo Rui into the dense forest.

The deeper you go, the more difficult it becomes to find footprints. Moreover, three months have passed and even if the plants show signs of being trampled, they have already started growing again.

Unless the murderer carried the body and left obvious marks on the road, such as cigarette butts, mineral water bottles, etc.

It was almost dark when Luo Rui and his team finally found an environment that looked like a crime scene in a dense forest.

Victim No. 2 was shot three times, and there must have been blood splattered all around.

Although no bloodstains were seen here, there were many ants and insects nearby, and there were messy footprints on the ground. One of the footprints matched the second victim, a slightly older middle-aged man.

Zhao Ming and Miao Shouqiang squatted on the ground to collect footprints. Luo Rui said to the police officers who followed them, "Look for bullet shells. Although the two victims were shot four times in total, the murderer could not have fired only four shots. Check to see if there are any bullets embedded in the tree trunk."

The group of people agreed and then dispersed.

This place is one kilometer away from the culvert, and the murderer only has three people. It is impossible to move two bodies in one trip.

Zhao Ming also found footprints going back and forth, which proved this point.

In addition, Li Mei killed Tai Hui, and his body was first dumped in the culvert, but a little deeper than these two bodies.

Maybe the murderer had already discovered the body hidden in the culvert earlier, so he decided to abandon the body there as well.

Now that the scene has been found, the circumstances of the crime can be reconstructed based on the ballistics and bullet shells.

However, this matter will require Zhao Ming to spend a lot of time to do.

Seeing that everyone was busy, Luo Rui took a few people to continue tracking the murderer's footsteps, hoping to find the group's whereabouts in the mountains. If they were poachers, there would definitely be signs of life nearby.

However, before leaving, Luo Rui gave Chu Yang and Su Mingyuan many warnings, warning them to be alert around them, in case the murderer was hiding nearby and shooting them, they would be doomed.

Just look at Zhao Ming's current appearance and you will know how easy it is to kill him.

Zhao Ming squatted on the ground, concentrating on collecting physical evidence. If someone hit him on the back of the head from behind, he would either be seriously injured or die.

Chu Yang and Su Mingyuan were seconded and were not issued guns, so Lao Bao and Xiao Wu were left behind.

After that, Luo Rui and Cai Xiaojing walked into the mountains where the vegetation was more dense.

This is the east side of the Baoshan Tunnel. The railroad tracks are on the upper left. Continue walking one kilometer forward and you will be out of Shahe County.

It is not easy to find the murderer's footprints, but there are clues. The weeds in some places clearly show signs of being trampled by humans.

Cai Xiaojing followed Luo Rui and said, "It's not easy to be a criminal police officer here. When someone commits a crime, they hide in the mountains. It's really difficult to catch them."

Luo Rui groped forward and said, "There's nothing we can do. Some criminals like to flee to the southernmost part."

"By the way, I heard that the last time you caught the robbers on the K301 train, there was a fire in the mountains?"

"Yes, fortunately it was put out in time. It fed mosquitoes all night." Luo Rui still felt scared when he thought of this.

Cai Xiaojing had been here for two days, and it was only now that she was alone with Luo Rui.

Luo Rui looked at her and asked, "Is your job at the Haijiang Branch easy?"

Cai Xiaojing smiled and said, "Guangxing City just updated a batch of surveillance equipment last year, and the Image Detection Team was also established. Now anyone who dares to commit a crime on the street will be caught without hesitation."

Luo Rui complained in his heart that if smartphones continued to develop in a few years, the police would have more directions to look for clues. Not to mention anything else, once the social software was opened, it would be a direction for investigation.

In the next few years, at 6:30 p.m., you pass by the Public Security Bureau and see that the people inside have already left work. Sometimes, the building is empty by 5:30 p.m., either the work is too easy, or the task is exceeded, or...

It’s nothing like in recent years, when the criminal investigation team’s office was still brightly lit late at night.

Luo Rui kept his eyes fixed on the front and said nonchalantly: "Since the work is easy, you should also think about your own affairs. You are not a child anymore."

Hearing this, Cai Xiaojing was stunned and her face turned red instantly. She glanced at Luo Rui and found that he was just talking casually and didn't take it seriously, so she didn't say anything.

The woods grew denser and the sky darker.

After a long time, Luo Rui finally found traces of hunters' lives in a relatively open woodland.

Because the policy of closing mountains and cultivating forests was advocated in the early years, the hunters' huts had long been abandoned. However, in the woods, Luo Rui found traces of tents that had been set up before.

Mineral water bottles, paper cups and ashes from the burning fire were scattered everywhere on the ground.

Luo Rui walked forward and looked around carefully. The plastic water bottles and plastic paper cups had turned yellow, and there was also a thin layer of ash. It seemed that no one had been here for a long time.

Cai Xiaojing also observed the area carefully and said, "It doesn't look like the murderer has been here. These mineral water bottles have been here for at least a year, and the fire has been going on for more than three months."

Luo Rui nodded: "It may be the traces of life left by the hunters before. Let Director Zhao investigate it. It would be good if we can find some useful clues."

After looking carefully for a long time and finding nothing, Luo Rui said, "Let's go back, but let's go up and see if we can find some clues."

"Okay." Cai Xiaojing had no objection.

However, the higher she climbed, the steeper the slope became, and she had to use the branches in front of her to climb.

Seeing that she was having a hard time walking, Luo Rui reached out his hand and said, "Hold my hand."

Cai Xiaojing's heart skipped a beat and she shook her head: "I can do it."

"Then be careful. If you get tired, we'll take a rest."

"it is good!"

She followed Luo Rui closely, paying attention to her steps and looking at the tall figure in front of her from time to time.

In the past year, she has seen Luo Rui only a few times. From his youthful and unruly appearance in the past to his current maturity and stability, Cai Xiaojing felt dazed.

Luo Rui applied for the police academy, or was it his own suggestion, how long has it been? He has already become a veritable deputy captain of the criminal police, with such ability, there is no second one in the whole Haidong Province.

But Cai Xiaojing always has a little regret in her heart...

Just as she was daydreaming, Luo Rui suddenly pulled her aside and pressed her body down: "Shh, don't make a sound!"

She was startled, and looked up along Luo Rui's line of sight, and found a group of people standing on the top of the slope not far away...

I have overdrawn my body too seriously. I feel weak all over. I took a nap and got up to write some words to complete the remaining words. Fortunately, I wrote some during the lunch break at noon, otherwise I might have to take a leave today. I slept, it was too uncomfortable.

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