Reborn in 1995, Criminal Investigation Records

Not long after Zhou Yang and his colleague returned to the Municipal Public Security Bureau, the efficient forensic doctor Wang delivered the autopsy report.

Xiao Jiale, who was sitting outside, took it immediately, but after only glancing at it twice, he felt a sour taste rush to his throat and quickly handed it to Liu Chengyu.

After Liu Chengyu looked at it, he handed it to Wang Chao in order. Wang Chao didn't even look at it and handed it to Zhou Yang.

Since he couldn't understand it anyway, he figured he might as well listen to Zhou Yang's analysis and follow him. He was quite clear-headed about his own situation.

Because the torso was missing, we can only determine the approximate time when the limbs and head were removed, which should be around 2:00-3:00 AM.

"The wound cross-section shows parallel, unevenly spaced stripes, and the soft tissue shows obvious contraction, consistent with the characteristics of being repeatedly cut and sawed by a saw-like tool before death!" Zhou Yang frowned, his tone heavy.

"Does that mean that while he was alive, someone sawed off his limbs and head?" Wang Chao asked this time without waiting for Zhou Yang's explanation.

"Yes!" Xiao Jiale replied, "These five findings indicate that the victim was still alive at the moment their head was severed. This means that even after their hands and feet were sawed off, the victim was still alive!"

By the end, his voice had become strained.

However, upon hearing this, everyone present only frowned slightly, and there was no scene of people angrily slamming their fists on the table. Those expressions of righteous indignation are just for movie and TV dramas, but the actual situation is quite different.

People with too much empathy are not suited to be police officers, and police officers generally come across as somewhat cold and unapproachable. This is not innate, but rather a consequence of their profession.

When the report was returned to Liu Chengyu, it meant that everyone had reviewed it.

"Zhou Yang, what's that on your desk?" Liu Chengyu asked, glancing at the large bag on Zhou Yang's desk and trying to lighten the mood.

"Oh!" Zhou Yang opened the bag wider: "This is the surveillance footage from the Xiangjiang Hotel near the crime scene for a week. I think it might be useful; I'll send it to the technical team later!"

Liu Chengyu nodded: "I heard that this kind of surveillance is like the one in the TV dramas, that's great!"

He then sighed, "If we could install more of these in the future, wouldn't criminals be less daring? Before, we said no one knew, but if we added surveillance cameras to find out, that would be great!"

"That would require a huge investment! We might not even have that kind of money when we retire!" Fang Duo chimed in with a few lively remarks.

"It won't be long, maybe five years, but it won't take ten! By then, we'll not only be able to find suspects based on surveillance footage, but the system will also automatically compare the marked suspects with the surveillance footage and send an alarm to the command center in real time. This will be a huge psychological deterrent to criminals!" Zhou Yang said, his words resolute.

He knew all too well that in less than five years, the Skynet project would be launched, and in 05, in less than 10 years, it would be under large-scale construction.

"Well said!" Xiao Jiale's face flushed red, as if he could foresee everything Zhou Yang said.

Dai Yan clenched his fists. He liked Zhou Yang's last sentence very much—deterrence against criminals, rather than the current large-scale investigations, which often involve provocations from the other side.

"We'll talk about that later. Let's share our thoughts now. Glasses, you go first!" Liu Chengyu said, gently tapping the table to pull Dai Yan out of his reverie as the conversation drifted off-topic and they started discussing surveillance footage.

"Huh?" Dai Yan, who was called out, exclaimed in surprise, then looked around.

No, everyone's saying I didn't say anything, I just sat there without moving, so why am I being asked questions?

Liu Chengyu sighed. As the captain of the first brigade, he really was like a patriarch, with a deep understanding of everyone's personality.

Actually, before Zhou Yang and Xiao Jiale arrived, he had planned to train Dai Yan as the captain, but the other party seemed more willing to be a collaborator.

Fang Duo is calm and composed, but she is good at maintaining the status quo and lacks ambition. She doesn't know how to argue her case and ask for policies from higher authorities.

Wang Chao?

Seeing that the student stared at him blankly with longing in his eyes as soon as he heard the question, as if he had "Choose me, ask me" etched on his forehead, Liu Chengyu automatically ignored him.

"Jiale, what do you think?" Liu Chengyu looked at Xiao Jiale, who was deep in thought, and the frustration in his heart dissipated a little.

This guy is a real police officer. Before Zhou Yang appeared, he was Liu Chengyu's best candidate, but he was also the best candidate for the criminal investigation team leader, because such a talent cannot be retained by a small team.

"I think we should start from several aspects!" Xiao Jiale said, his gaze sweeping over everyone, but lingering only on Zhou Yang.

It's started again!

Zhou Yang sighed inwardly. He had no idea where his opponent got so much energy and such a strong desire to win.

"First of all, the location where the body was disposed of. Why was this place chosen? Does this location have any special significance for the murderer?" Xiao Jiale said, and Liu Chengyu's eyes lit up, signaling him to continue.

"Secondly, we need to conduct a thorough investigation. At the time of the incident, there were people relaxing in the shade, and many of them were walking around. The fact that the killer was so confident in disposing of the body indicates that they were very familiar with this area, so we need to conduct an investigation!"

"Thirdly, we need to locate the torso. I just reviewed this report, and it relies on livor mortis and rigor mortis on the limbs to determine the time of death, which isn't accurate enough. If we can find the torso, it will be a huge help to our work!"

After Xiao Jiale finished speaking, he nodded again. He felt that his performance was quite good, at least he was satisfied with it.

As soon as the other party finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang looked around speechlessly. Even Liu Chengyu and Xiao Jiale had hopeful expressions. Wang Chao even quickly stubbed out his cigarette butt, held the pen cap in his mouth, and prepared to take notes.

"There's a point everyone overlooked in the report!" Zhou Yang didn't mince words, revealing the truth directly: "That is, why did the murderer destroy the victim's fingerprints and facial features?"

"Because of... hatred?" Fang Duo asked tentatively.

Zhou Yang shook his head: "My personal guess is that the killer most likely didn't want the police to discover the victim's identity!"

"That's not right!" Dai Yan adjusted his glasses. "If you don't want to be discovered, there are many ways to do it, such as burying the body, sinking it, or burning it. Why do it this way?"

Zhou Yang pointed at Dai Yan, a satisfied look on his face: "Yes, that's the question Xiao Jiale just asked. Why did he do this, taking such a huge risk to choose such an easily exposed place to dump the body!"

"My personal suggestion is to first identify the source of the body!" Zhou Yang slammed his fingers on the table. "Now, back to the first question: why did he destroy his fingerprints and facial features?"

"I know!" Wang Chao raised his right hand. "He did it to prevent the body from being recognized!"

Xiao Jiale rolled her eyes. "Isn't that obvious?"

"Yes!" Zhou Yang confirmed Wang Chao's answer: "He's afraid the police will recognize the body. So, what will be the consequences if the police do recognize it?"

"I know!" Wang Chao raised his hand again and spoke almost simultaneously with Xiao Jiale.

"Arrested."

"The murderer has been found!"