Reborn in 1995, Criminal Investigation Records

"Are you alright?" Liu Chengyu asked with concern as he looked at the team's "precious darling" standing to the side in a daze.

"Not all scenes are like that..."

"It's alright, Master, I was just thinking about some things!" Zhou Yang explained with a smile.

Liu Chengyu smiled, patted Zhou Yang on the shoulder, and left.

Watching Liu Chengyu's retreating figure, Zhou Yang sighed. He knew his master thought he was frightened by the skeleton, but he didn't bother to explain.

Specifically, he is now basically certain that his appearance has caused a huge change in the original world, and he has no memory of this case at all in his previous life.

He was now somewhat confused as to whether he had been reborn or had traveled to a parallel universe in 95.

How long has it been?

15 days!

The cases of Deng Fangfang, Ren Fu, and Xie Lixiang have already emerged, averaging one case every five days, which is simply outrageous.

After Wang Zhenhai and his technical team took the skeleton away and conducted a thorough investigation of the bottom of the well, the office of the brigade was now filled with smoke.

"Wait a little longer. Once we have a preliminary assessment, the work will be easier to carry out!" Liu Chengyu said slowly, shoving his cigarette butt into the ashtray as he watched Xiao Jiale frequently staring at the clock.

How to describe his current feelings? To use a phrase from later generations, it would be a bittersweet experience.

In the past two weeks, his name has been mentioned frequently in the provincial department. Even the director has called him upstairs several times, implying that he wants to give him more responsibilities.

But only he understood that this was all due to the recent cracking of the case. It was like dancing on a tightrope; if you danced well, you would be applauded; if you danced poorly, you would fall and either die or be seriously injured.

If even one case remains unsolved, he'll face far more than this.

No one can solve a case 100% of the time.

The longer you stay in the police force, the more cases you encounter, and there will inevitably be some cases that you can't solve.

Thinking of this, his gaze unconsciously turned to Zhou Yang, a young man who was only 20 years old, who was slowly and deliberately drawing something on the paper.

Seemingly sensing the gaze, he looked up and glanced around before looking down again.

"He's out!" With a series of footsteps, Dai Yan entered the house and placed the autopsy report in front of Liu Chengyu.

"Everyone, take a look!" Liu Chengyu glanced at it, frowned, and then handed it to Fang Duo next to him.

A short while later, the report arrived in front of Zhou Yang. He sat up straight and began to read it page by page:

Skeletal Overview: The submitted skeleton is an adult skeleton that is approximately 95% intact. The skeleton surface is air-dried with no soft tissue residue. The skeleton is grayish-white in color and has a small amount of dirt on the surface.

Hyoid bone: An old linear fracture was found in the right greater horn, with the fracture ends slightly rounded.

Cervical spine (C3-C5): A clear "V"-shaped sharp instrument incision, about 7mm long, is seen at the anterior inferior margin of the 4th cervical vertebral body.

Left upper limb: A complete, closed, old, bulging suture is visible in the mid-shaft of the left humerus...

Sit-down lower limb: A spot can be seen in the lower 1/3 segment...

...The pelvis is high and narrow, the pubic arch angle is small (<90°), the greater sciatic notch is narrow and deep, and the sacrum is significantly tilted forward.

...The skull has a sloping forehead, thick brow ridges, high and wide cheekbones, prominent external occipital protuberance, and a large and square mandibular angle.

The morphology of the pubic symphysis and the changes in the articular surfaces of the costal cartilage of the sternum... estimated based on the lengths of the femur, tibia, humerus, etc...

Zhou Yang closed the report and handed it to Wang Chao, who was sitting next to him.

The victim was a 40-year-old male, 176 cm tall, who died approximately three months prior. The cause of death was massive blood loss due to a sharp stab wound to the neck.

The deceased's distinctive features were also relatively obvious, with old fractures in his left leg and left arm.

In less than ten minutes, the report was back in Liu Chengyu's hands, meaning that everyone in the room had already read it.

"In a moment, each group will work together to first verify the identity of the deceased. The focus will be on interviewing and investigating males around 40 years old and 176 cm tall who have been missing for more than three months. This person had previously fractured his left arm and left leg..."

After Liu Chengyu assigned tasks and the key points to be checked, everyone left the team. Today, Zhou Yang was paired with Dai Yan.

"Brother Yang, I beat out Xiao Jiale, Wang Chao, and Sister Duoduo to get into your group. Today you have to teach me something real!" Dai Yan said, jogging forward to open the car door for Zhou Yang.

"Brother Dai, it's not that serious!" Zhou Yang was so frightened that he quickly waved his hand. Although he knew that the other party was joking, he still felt a little embarrassed.

"He's driving for you, so just sit here. I, the driver, haven't said anything yet!" Wang Chao chuckled from the front.

Dai Yan plopped into the car and then pulled open the door, saying, "Brother Yang taking you along is a waste of resources, a complete waste of all those criminal investigation skills. It's different if I come with you; I'll definitely learn something and contribute to the team later..."

"Wow!" Fang Duo, sitting in front, turned around. "Glasses, how come I never realized you could be so talkative!"

"I have to keep up with the times, don't I..." Glasses blushed slightly and reached out to adjust his glasses.

......

"Alright, just drop us off around here!" Zhou Yang looked ahead and saw where the body had been found. He reached out and patted the back seat, signaling Wang Chao to stop.

"How do we do it?" Dai Yan asked impatiently as soon as Wang Chao's car drove away.

"Brother, just start normally, like the previous reconnaissance!" Zhou Yang said helplessly, looking at the other person.

So-called reconnaissance is mostly repetitive, monotonous, and boring.

Zhou Yang stood near the manhole, looking around at the road. Everything had a purpose, so why would the murderer throw the body into this manhole?

While Zhou Yang and Dai Yan were conducting an on-site investigation, Wang Chao and Fang Duo began their investigation from the community and streets.

After failing to find a matching missing person case at the municipal bureau, Liu Chengyu, along with Xiao Jiale, began searching at the local police stations.

As mentioned earlier, in 95, most missing persons cases were recorded by hand and not entered into computers. Therefore, this worksheet was essential and could even be considered a large part of the investigation.

"What are you thinking about?" Dai Yan asked, noticing Zhou Yang circling the manhole.

"Isn't this manhole a little too small?" Zhou Yang squatted down. Since he didn't have any tools around, he could only roughly use his fingers to indicate the size, which is commonly known as a hand span.

Less than three hand spans!

"This is a sewage well, its diameter should be about 100 centimeters..." Dai Yan said, taking two steps forward: "Hmm, it's a bit narrow, it should be an old-fashioned size!"

In 95, there was no nationally unified standard for the diameter of urban manholes; instead, common, conventional sizes were often based on function and structural integrity.

Zhou Yang nodded: "The well opening is at most eighty centimeters in diameter. It would be difficult for even one person to get down there. How did the murderer manage to get the body in?"

Dai Yan nodded, took his flashlight and shone it inside. The body hadn't been randomly dumped inside. According to the autopsy report, the murderer dragged it in, took a couple of steps inside, and then placed it on the ground.

"I have to go down there!" Zhou Yang said, and began to dive down into the well.