I'm just a trainee police officer. I don't really want to solve the case.

"I, I picked it up."

The man looked to be in his forties. He had not shaved for many days and his face was full of stubble. There were deep wrinkles on his forehead. He was dirty all over and wore a pair of sandals barefoot. He looked like a migrant worker who came to the city to work.

"Where did you pick it up? From a dead person?" Su Xiaoxiao's voice was very stern.

The man was so scared that he fell to his knees with a thump.

"Comrade police officer, I just took a piece of clothing. It has nothing to do with me. I really didn't kill that person."

Zhang Qiang pulled him up and said through gritted teeth, "Whether you killed him or not, you don't have the final say. Where is the body? Take us there."

The man trembled and pointed into the ruins. "It's right there."

After passing the pile of bricks and stones, I saw a dead body lying next to the discarded garbage. Half of a torn mat covered her face and upper body, leaving only her muddy legs and feet exposed.

The body was finally found and Su Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief, but the horrific state of the body was unbearable to look at.

Liu Lijuan was really unlucky. Not only did her body die, but her hair was also cut off and her clothes were stripped off. It really fits the saying that one can come and go naked without any worries.

This is not the first scene. The body has been moved and there are messy footprints around it.

Chief Chen was originally skeptical about what Zhao Wei said, but he didn't expect that the body was really found. He quickly had people set up a cordon to prevent the scene from being destroyed again.

His intuition told him that this case was not that simple. The body had been touched twice, once by someone cutting off its hair and once by someone stripping off its clothes. He didn't even know if Jingji Building was the first crime scene.

This is not a case that can be investigated by their police station alone. The murder case must be reported to the municipal bureau.

The criminal investigation team arrived quickly, led by team leader Qi Lei, and the forensic doctors, technical inspectors, and on-site investigators all came.

Qi Lei walked over when he saw Chen Suo. They were in the same system and were all old acquaintances.

"What's going on? Has the identity of the deceased been confirmed?" Qi Lei didn't bother to be polite with him and went straight to the point.

"Confirmed, the deceased is Liu Lijuan."

Chief Chen explained the general situation, and Qi Lei asked him to leave two people to assist them in the investigation, and the others should go back first.

The work of the grassroots police station is no easier than that of the criminal investigation team. If they take over the case, there is no need for all the police officers in the police station to stay here.

"Hello, instructor." Su Xiaoxiao ran over and saluted Qi Lei.

Qi Lei is the youngest criminal investigation team leader in the history of Jingzhong City. He is 28 years old this year. He used to be an instructor in the special training of the police academy and has a high reputation among the students of the police academy.

Su Xiaoxiao had been trained under him, so she continued to use the title of Police Academy.

Qi Lei nodded at Su Xiaoxiao. He had an impression of this young policewoman. She was a famous "hard-working woman" in the police academy and many boys could not beat her.

"Captain Chen, I will stay and cooperate with Team Qi in the investigation. I am more familiar with the situation."

She had to stay no matter what because the case had not been solved yet. At this time, Zhang Qiang came over and also asked to stay.

"Okay, then you two stay."

Chief Chen didn't know the relationship between Zhang Qiang and Liu Lijuan, so he didn't think much about it. It just so happened that the incident was caused by Zhang Qiang and Su Xiaoxiao catching a thief.

The criminal investigation team acted quickly. Forensic Doctor Zhang had completed the initial examination and determined the cause of death was suffocation. There were obvious strangulation marks on the neck, with the strangulation marks superimposed on the strangulation marks. It was probably caused by strangulation with a rope and then by hands. The deceased had been dragged on the ground and had obvious strain on his back. There were also obvious signs of injury on his lower body.

"Is it an injury or an infringement?" Qi Lei asked.

"It was an injury. How should I put it? The murderer should have stabbed me with a metal tool, not my own organs. Maybe it's just some kind of bad taste. There are more and more perverted people nowadays."

"Is it a bad taste?" Qi Lei thought of the man who cut people's hair as Chen mentioned. Cutting people's hair is also a kind of bad taste. He will have to take this man back for interrogation later.

“Can the time of death be determined?”

"The body is still in a state of rigor mortis, and the time of death is no more than 48 hours. The preliminary judgment is that it was between 5 and 26 o'clock in the evening of the day before yesterday, that is, May 10. The specific details will be known after returning for testing."

Zhao Wei thought he would be fine after identifying the scene, but he didn't expect to be taken back for investigation. He was furious on the spot.

If I had known I should not have listened to them, I should have hidden or destroyed my hair and denied it till death. What could the police do to me?

Hu Weiqiang thought that this young master was too ignorant. He was so reckless in everything he did, yet he still wanted to deny it. Although this place was desolate, there were often homeless people staying here, so he might be seen by someone.

Taking the initiative to report the case was the best solution after they discussed it. They couldn't take any risks. Every time they had to help clean up the mess, but the young master didn't appreciate it. If his father didn't have evidence in his hand, he wouldn't bother to care about their trivial matters.

Although he was impatient, he still put on a smile to comfort Zhao Wei.

"I'll go with you. It's okay. I'll just cooperate with the investigation. This is normal procedure. I just heard the police say the time of death was between 26pm and 10pm on the 12th. I remember you were still in the Emperor KTV at this time. There are many witnesses who can prove that you didn't have time to commit the crime."

Zhao Wei finally relaxed. "Then I'll call Brother Nan and the others and ask them to come over to testify for me."

Su Xiaoxiao ignored Zhao Wei, knowing that he was not the murderer and it was just a routine investigation. She believed that with Captain Qi's ability, he would not waste time on him.

You should know that Captain Qi is the idol of his classmates in the police academy. Not only is he young and handsome, but also because of his extraordinary abilities. Since he took over the criminal investigation team, he has solved several major cases and is a well-known figure in the provincial department.

Qi Lei's thoughts did not stop at Zhao Wei. He looked at the environment here. Although it was an unfinished ruin, the frames of the lower floors were built and there were simple stairs to climb up.

There was domestic garbage where the body was found, which means that people often stay nearby. They are more likely to be migrant workers or homeless people. If they are lucky, they may be able to find witnesses.

The man who picked up the clothes just now is called Li Dazhui, and he is a migrant worker.

According to his account, the real estate market is in a downturn and work is hard to find. In order to save money, he has been working odd jobs outside during the day and living in this unfinished building at night.

He is not the only one living here, there is another migrant worker named Zhao Quan.

They are the victims of the unfinished Jingji Building. The boss ran away because he ran out of money, and they couldn't get their wages because the project payment was not settled. At the beginning, they still had hope, thinking that the government would find someone to take over the mess, so they stayed here and waited. Later, many people couldn't wait any longer and looked for other ways out, but only the two of them were still stubbornly holding on.

In addition to them, there are also homeless people staying here from time to time, most of whom leave after staying for a few days.

He was not the first one to discover the body. In fact, it was Zhao Quan who discovered it. Yesterday, he saw a small women's bag on Zhao Quan's body, which looked very valuable. He asked him where it came from. He said he picked it up. When asked where he picked it up, he refused to tell him. Later, he ran away and has not returned since.

When he saw the body today, he finally understood where Zhao Quan's small bag came from.

He thought the deceased's skirt was very pretty and might be worth some money, so he took it off out of greed.

But he felt a little sorry for the deceased, so he covered her with half a tattered mat, which at least covered her private parts.

Zhang Qiang's emotions fluctuated violently and his eyes were bloodshot. He never thought that Liu Lijuan would be humiliated like this after her death. He clenched his fists and wanted to rush up and punch him a few times, but was stopped by Su Xiaoxiao.

"Brother Qiang, don't act on impulse. It's more important to track down the murderer."

Su Xiaoxiao already knew about him and Liu Lijuan. Xu Mo had just told her and told her to keep an eye on Zhang Qiang and not let him act impulsively.

Zhang Qiang was emotionally unstable, so she didn't dare let him act alone, so she took him with her to look for witnesses nearby.

They found a homeless man staying nearby, but he said it was raining that day and he went to bed early, so he didn't see anything.

However, he said that there was a little beggar nearby these days. Maybe he saw something, because the little beggar has been hiding for the past two days and seemed very scared.

"Then do you know where the little beggar is?"

"You guys go up and take a look, maybe he is still there." He pointed to the second floor of Jingji Building.

Su Xiaoxiao and Zhang Qiang climbed up to the second floor via the simple stairs and found the little beggar in a pile of cardboard at a corner. The beggar was about eight or nine years old and was covered in dirt. When he saw people, he hid his head in the cardboard.

"Don't be afraid, we are the police. We won't hurt you. We just have something to ask you."

Su Xiaoxiao took a biscuit out of her pocket and put it into the paper shell. She had a big appetite and was often hungry before mealtime, so she always put some food in her pocket.

"this is for you."

When the little beggar looked up and saw that it was food, there was a little light in his eyes. He hesitated for a few seconds, then suddenly reached out and grabbed it, stuffing it into his mouth in one bite.

After he finished eating, Su Xiaoxiao handed him another piece and then asked him.

"Did you see anything unusual the night before last?"