I'm not a genius detective

Chapter 27 Homicide
Zhu Yue came down quickly, in just a few dozen seconds.

Han Ling could clearly see the seriousness on the other person's face, without any sense of luck or doubt, it seemed that something really serious had happened.

"Chief Zhao, the person is dead. It's suspected to be a homicide. There are ligature marks on his neck. He was lying on the ground on the second floor of the shop." Zhu Yue approached the deputy chief in charge and spoke in a low voice.

Han Ling couldn't hear what Zhu Yue was saying, but she knew what he was saying.

Accurate lip reading requires a high level of cognitive ability and concentration, but it is not difficult to do in practice. It is a universal skill that can be mastered with a little training.

People with hearing impairments can maintain daily communication by lip reading, provided that their language types are highly compatible.

After hearing Zhu Yue's words, Deputy Director Zhao's expression visibly turned serious, with a hint of ugliness.

"I'm informing the station and the branch office to have your people do their jobs." He gave the order to Zhu Yue, then took out his phone and walked to the side.

Zhu Yue: "Yes!"

The criminal investigation team surrounded them, and upon learning of the death, the team members instantly tensed up.

The tasks were quickly assigned, and the criminal investigation team demonstrated strong execution capabilities.

Maintaining the scene, controlling personnel, and reporting the situation are the three core objectives of a police station after an unnatural death occurs in its jurisdiction.

We will make every effort to provide the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the branch bureau with a complete and undisturbed crime scene to ensure the smooth progress of subsequent investigations.

At the same time, preliminary interviews should be conducted with the person who reported the case and the surrounding people.

Han Ling's task was to set up a cordon with her colleagues.

Homicide cases are rare for police stations. Even though Zhu Yue values ​​Han Ling's potential, he doesn't dare to assign him preliminary investigation tasks at this moment. This is the subconscious distrust that veteran police officers have towards new recruits.

What if we provide incorrect information to the criminal investigation team?
This will not only affect Han Ling, but also the Wanglou Police Station.

I've only been with the company for six months, and the future looks promising. I need to continue to develop and gain experience.

"Brother Lei! Make the outer perimeter of the perimeter larger!"

"Excuse me, please step back! Don't obstruct our work!"

Han Ling directed Zhang Silei to set up a cordon, making the perimeter as large as possible to isolate onlookers and media.

After the outer perimeter is set up, we move to the inner perimeter, which is the core crime scene. The area should be as large as possible, and only personnel from the Criminal Investigation Team are allowed to enter.

Seeing that the police tape had been put up, the crowd whispered among themselves, "It looks like... a murder has happened, doesn't it? That's how it's always portrayed in TV dramas."

After the cordon was set up, some criminal investigation team police officers stood guard every two steps in front of the cordon to prevent anyone from breaking in without permission.

Han Ling was among them, doing the work of standing guard, while other senior colleagues were conducting preliminary interviews to see if there were any witnesses or suspicious persons coming and going.

The branch office acted swiftly. Shortly after the cordon was set up, a large number of criminal police officers arrived. The officers in charge of the criminal investigation team in that area quickly lifted the cordon to allow the criminal investigation team to enter.

Han Ling turned her head and saw many familiar faces.

Ji Bowei, deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade, Sun Yujie and Yang Rui from the Criminal Technology Squadron, and Tong Feng from the First Squadron (Major Crime Squadron).

Tong Feng followed behind a man, who, if all went as expected, should be Fang Zhou, the deputy captain of the Major Crimes Squad.

The man was about 1.85 meters tall, with handsome features and an almost instinctive scrutiny in his eyes, always ready to detect anything unusual in his surroundings.

His expression was serious and he rarely smiled. It wasn't that he was deliberately trying to be aloof; it was clearly a personal trait honed from years of investigating criminal cases.

He possesses youthful vigor, as well as a maturity beyond his years.

Upon seeing this person, Han Ling once again sighed with relief that she was married, otherwise Sun Yujie would have been in big trouble.

That's what criminal investigators are like—the perfect template! When the criminal investigation team arrived, Deputy Director Zhao and Zhu Yue immediately went to explain the situation and guided them to the crime scene.

With the transfer of command, the role of the police station shifted from control to cooperation, and they did whatever the criminal investigation team told them to do.

"Han..."

Tong Feng saw Han Ling, his eyes lit up, he wanted to greet him but held back, and only gave him a look.

Sun Yujie and Yang Rui nodded to Han Ling.

Yang Rui, carrying a forensic kit, followed her master into the shop.

Deputy Captain Ji Bowen also saw Han Ling, but now was not the time to chat; the case was the priority.

Previously, Wu Bin had asked him to find an opportunity to test Han Ling's case-handling abilities. Judging from the internship resume reported by the police station, what happened at the film and television base was not a coincidence. This kid really has something.

Judging an individual's ability is not something that can be done overnight, and Wu Bin also said there's no rush, take it slow.

If the investigation determines that an unnatural death has occurred in the jurisdiction of Wanglou Police Station, and a special task force needs to be established, Han Ling can be added to the team.

The establishment of a special task force for homicide cases requires the participation of police officers from the local police station, as they are more familiar with the area and can facilitate investigations.

Fangzhou went into the shop and immediately looked for the security cameras; there were three in total.

If this case is a homicide, the perpetrator should have been captured on camera if the surveillance system was functioning properly.

As he passed the front desk, Fang Zhou peeked inside. The monitor screen was black. He walked around the front desk and found the area under the table in disarray, with signs of disturbance and damage.

Upon closer inspection, Fangzhou frowned.

"Captain Ji, Captain Hu, the hard drive containing the surveillance footage has been taken."

In the current era, hard disk video recorders have become the mainstream choice for monitoring small and medium-sized businesses. Compared with traditional hard disks, hard disks have a larger storage capacity, are more convenient to operate, and can directly play back and loop overwrite.

"They took it?" The two approached, confirming that Fangzhou's assessment was correct.

Squad leader Hu Lihui said, "It's probably a homicide. The murderer has some counter-surveillance capabilities. If it wasn't premeditated murder, there's a high probability that he has a prior criminal record."

Premeditated murder is planned; the killer will think about the process of committing the crime in advance and evade police investigation, something that ordinary people can do.

However, if it is an impulsive murder, the murderer is less likely to think about counter-surveillance in a panic, and is more likely to have a prior criminal record.

People with criminal records are generally more experienced and have spent time in prison, making them stronger than ordinary people in terms of criminal ability and psychological resilience.

Fang Zhou nodded, agreeing with Hu Lihui's assessment, and said, "Other shops have surveillance cameras, which can be checked later."

It's quite difficult to evade all the surveillance cameras along the way when committing a crime on a pedestrian street.

If that's really possible, then it'll be a bit troublesome. Pedestrian streets are mostly monitored by private cameras, so we might need to expand the scope of the surveillance investigation, shifting from private to public cameras, to find the suspect.

This matter isn't urgent; let's first ascertain the situation on site.

"Let's go up and take a look first," Ji Bowei said.

The second floor.

The forensic team has begun their work. The deceased was a woman, around thirty-five years old, lying on the ground with her head facing the door. Her struggles before death were evident.

The early appearance of rigor mortis and livor mortis confirms the victim's death.

There were ligature marks on the neck, and the preliminary judgment is that it was a homicide.

(End of this chapter)