Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter-Chapter 642 - 315: Major Crimes Unit Nomination_2

This period of time has been a rare moment of peace...

That afternoon, Luo Fei was in the office reading a book when Lin Jie and the others suddenly ran in, looking a bit anxious.

"Team Leader, there's been a case."

"Hmm?"

Luo Fei looked up, it was time to move.

After stepping out of the office, he looked around but found that Liao Xingyu seemed to appear less frequently recently.

Li Jun, Zhou Fan, and several other teams, including themselves, rarely showed up, so the corridor outside the office appeared quite deserted.

Since he had been buried in the office all this time, he seldom inquired about these matters. Now that it suddenly came to mind, he naturally had to ask about it.

"Team Leader Liao and the others went for study sessions. Recently, they are organizing a series of criminal investigation seminars at the bureau. Although they call it a meeting, it involves some instructional learning, so they might still be in class now."

Lin Jie explained.

Luo Fei nodded thoughtfully.

"Hmm? What about me! Why didn't anyone notify me?"

"Team Leader, you don't need to."

He Xin, standing by, had a wry smile on his face.

"Originally, you were one of those chosen to instruct and learn, but then Director Zheng reconsidered. Since all the colleagues were of the same level, having you conduct on-site learning might cause some imbalance in people's minds, so they didn't notify you."

"Ah, I see, haha..."

Upon hearing the situation was like that, Luo Fei could only let out an awkward laugh.

"Got it, then let's head over."

"Where's Zhang Wei?"

"He went over too. He managed to plead with Captain Zhao for a spot, as it was originally just a seminar for team leaders, he also wanted to gain some experience."

"Actually, we all know Zhang Wei doesn't want to hold you back in cases, he always wants to contribute more, probably due to his own ambition."

Upon hearing this, Luo Fei didn't say much. It's indeed a good thing that his team members had such awareness.

"Then let's leave him be, let's set off."

Soon they arrived at the crime scene, and some officers had already made it there. The location was a village in Zhen Shui County. Due to a long river passing by here, the entire village settled by the river.

"Team Leader Luo..."

Several officers waved to them, and Luo Fei walked over along the rugged path.

Unexpectedly, it was Ma Zhaokuan, who used to stand guard at the gate!

"Why are you here?"

"Recently, the city bureau is short-handed, so we came along to help maintain the scene, as the report came in at noon, and others in the bureau were out on tasks."

"I see."

Luo Fei nodded, and they walked forward together as Ma Zhaokuan started introducing the situation at the crime scene.

A woman had been murdered and buried at the front riverbank.

Due to the warm weather of recent days, spring meltwater washed away the hard soil, revealing the underlying rocks and sand, which is how the body was discovered.

"Team Leader Luo, uh, the scene is a bit...you know what I mean."

"Understood."

Luo Fei's eyes grew serious.

Ma Zhaokuan was referring to the condition and state of the body. Since it was buried in the riverbank, it was likely corroded by the moist soil, rendering it unsightly or even hard to accept.

However, the fact that the skeleton was found indicated it hadn't been buried long, hence it was washed out.

Just a few steps further, Lin Jie was the first to frown and back away, while He Xin almost couldn't bear to look directly.

Alongside the river gorge lay a pile of rocks, recently cleared, and beside them was a skeleton, with skin and flesh badly decomposed.

The horrifying sight left everyone present with a heavy look.

The skeleton from the waist up had severely decomposed; the abdomen and neck were nearly destroyed due to the mix of mud and sand covering them, and the flesh of the entire face had clung tightly to the skull after the remaining solidification from erosion...

"Oh my, this is too..."

He Xin couldn't find the words, leaning against Lin Jie as he panted heavily.

Seeing the body at first glance, they were drawn right in, feeling a chilling, terrifying sense of suffocation from the damp, cold atmosphere.

What torment the victim suffered before death, they couldn't say, but their situation after death was beyond verbal description.

Ma Zhaokuan called over the forensic specialist, who had completed a preliminary determination.

"How long has it been?"

"At least ten days, but probably less than half a month. The high level of decay was due to the surroundings. It seems like the body was deeply buried and washed by mud and sand several times, but it wasn't discovered because the surrounding rocks were fairly stable."

"The preliminary autopsy result shows severe trauma to the skull and chest, causing massive bleeding, leading to death. You can tell the method was brutal, with deep wounds, and due to the weight of the sharp weapon, we suspect it's something like an axe or chisel."

Based on the general conditions around the scene, Luo Fei reached the same conclusion.

This was a woman's body, and her clothes were also badly damaged.

However, only part of the degradation was from decomposition; there were also obvious cuts indicating slashing or tearing by a sharp weapon.

Who on earth could be so heartless to first hack someone to death with a sharp weapon, then bury the body here?

Thinking of this, Luo Fei couldn't help but turn his gaze towards the village behind him.

Overall, possessing blunt tools like an axe or chisel with edges sharp enough to cleave a skull layer like this is usually found ready and available in such a village.

From the standpoint of the murder weapon, the possibility of the perpetrator being in the village was very high.

Although this place isn't completely isolated from the world, it doesn't have many interactions with the outside. The only path out of the village is the road along the riverbank dam.

No other roads lead into the village.

When Luo Fei and the others arrived, they only found curious villagers gathered around.

No one could have imagined such a horrific crime happened right where they lived!

With the face unidentifiable, they could only resort to extracting DNA.

Fortunately, there were residues available for verification, so Luo Fei immediately instructed to have it collected. As for other clues, he would have to uncover them himself.

Suddenly, he heard a few villagers nearby discussing the identity of the corpse lying on the ground.

Although their accounts were quite chaotic, he could still catch bits of information from them.

"Hey, Uncle Zhang, doesn't that kind of resemble the daughter of the Ma family?"

"Hmm, you have some good eyes! How could you see this is related to the Ma family? I just see a girl; can't tell anything else."

"I'm quite familiar with the Ma family's daughter, having met her quite often over the years. Her appearance is something I can recall clearly."

The speaker was a chubby woman, whose words clearly indicated she believed the deceased was someone she knew well from the younger generation.

Luo Fei quickly stepped forward to bring her over.

"Ma'am, what is your name?"

"Hey, officer, my surname is Tong, and I'm called Tong Binlan."

"Aunt Tong, did you just say you recognize the deceased? Can you ascertain her identity?"

"Oh, looking like this, I can't say for sure, but her overall appearance is very much like the Ma family's daughter. Officer, I've watched the girl grow up—her height, body type, everything matches..."

The surrounding people started to cause an uproar. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"Aunt Tong, don't mess with their work. The officers can check DNA; if your eyes are wrong, wouldn't that just cause trouble?"

"Indeed, Ye Ni is studying in the city, how could she be here? You just miss their daughter, that's what's this fuss."

Aunt Tong listened to their chaotic discussion and was very dissatisfied.

"You all stop gossiping. I believe it is her, whether you trust it or not!"

Seeing the village folks starting to get tense, Lin Jie and the others quickly intervened to mediate and ease the atmosphere.

Luo Fei looked at the corpse lying there, and an indescribable sense of sorrow suddenly welled up within him.

He felt the victim seemed to hold boundless grievances and sadness.