Chapter 109 Chapter 109 Is there another new death?

Captain Yang quickly shared the new clues of the case with Captain Geng who arrived at the scene earlier, and divided the work among the people who arrived later.

As external support personnel, Team Yang showed full respect to Guan Xia and Xu Nian. He first asked for their opinions before making follow-up arrangements.

Naturally, after Captain Yang asked Xu Nian, Xu Nian turned around and asked Guan Xia.

"Do you want to see the preliminary autopsy?" Xu Nian glanced at the forensic doctor who had already entered the scene, tilted his body slightly to block Guan Xia's view, and then asked the second half of the sentence, "Or come with us to search the surrounding area for clues and see if there are any signs of a struggle."

Guan Xia hesitated for only half a second before answering sincerely, "Let's just look for clues nearby. We'll have a report on the autopsy results later anyway."

She was indeed a little curious, but considering the bloody scene, Guan Xia knew that she would definitely vomit, so for the sake of the image of the Yongquan City Branch, she decided not to stay and embarrass herself.

Pang Le obviously thought so too. Except for the time when he just came over and subconsciously glanced at the corpse, he was looking around the rest of the time. Zhong Xiaoyu, on the other hand, remained expressionless and seemed to be fascinated by what he saw.

Before they split up and searched for clues, Guan Xia couldn't help but ask, "What were you looking at? Did you find any clues on the body?"

Zhong Xiaoyu tilted her head, thinking for two seconds before answering, "No, I was just marveling at the smoothness of the wound on that body. The technical level of the wound on my uncle's body was so different. It's like the difference between a highly skilled surgeon and an amateur. I was wondering what the first murderer's profession was. Doctor? That's a possibility, but he tracked the second murderer for such a long time and was even able to fight him in the mountains. You saw, the second murderer isn't frail. If he were a doctor, he'd have to be incredibly strong, and it would be easy to rule out."

Xu Nian and the others, who were about to leave, paused upon hearing this. They easily followed Zhong Xiaoyu's train of thought and chimed in, "Or perhaps he was a veterinarian or a slaughterhouse worker. I've seen photos of the bodies of the first murderer from his first crime. From the first victim onward, there were no signs of repeated incisions. This suggests the murderer's skills are very sophisticated, and he can't be too old. He's been working for a long time, and he was able to track someone for a long time and still have the energy to fight. Preliminary inference is that the first murderer is between 35 and 50 years old."

"He's also very tall," Jiang Yingyao suddenly said. "I just took a look at the newly discovered fatal wound on the victim's throat. He's right-handed, and the wound runs from left to right. This means he was restrained from behind and then his throat was slashed. This shows that the first murderer had absolute height and physical strength that greatly outstripped the second murderer. I estimated that, compared to the second murderer, the first murderer's height was probably closer to 1.9 meters."

"What a giant," Pang Le exclaimed, "With such obvious features, it shouldn't be difficult to identify him during the subsequent visits and investigations."

While the others were talking, Wang Yu had been searching on his phone. He looked up and said, "I've checked. Jianyang has many pet hospitals, but few official slaughterhouses. We can't rule out small private workshops, like villages that specialize in collecting pigs to slaughter and sell, or those that only slaughter pigs during festivals. If we really conduct a comprehensive investigation, we're not sure if there won't be any that aren't missed."

Guan Xia thought of something and looked around. "Come to think of it, the second murderer killed the fourth victim at the scene of death in the suburbs of Jianyang City. So what's further down there? Is it possible that the first murderer was captured by a surveillance camera when he left?"

Guan Xia is not good at other things, but since he got involved in the case, he is best at watching surveillance videos.

Wang Yu swiped his finger left and right on the phone screen again, and after a moment, he said, "I looked at the map. Southeast of that unfinished villa complex are several villages not too far apart. I don't know how many people there are, but I can ask Captain Yang later. As for the surveillance cameras, the map shows highways, provincial roads, national roads, and even some unnamed side roads. There must be surveillance cameras, but whether they can capture the suspect is uncertain."

As soon as Guan Xia heard what Wang Yu said, she knew that her idea would fail. After all, according to the current understanding of the first murderer's cunningness, he would definitely not leave too many traces. Whether he had transportation or walked on foot, he would definitely choose an unknown path with low surveillance coverage. It seemed that they still had to pin their hopes on the crime scene.

After a few more discussions, the crowd dispersed.

Since Guan Xia and Pang Le were inexperienced, they were unable to go together, but were taken care of by Xu Nian and Ji An respectively. As for Zhong Xiaoyu, she went with Wang Yu.

Guan Xia checked the brightness of the flashlight and confirmed that it was turned to the maximum before following Xu Nian, walking carefully and observing the traces around him very carefully.

The groups of people were not far away, and Guan Xia could clearly hear the voices coming from both sides. In addition, he could see Xu Nian's back out of the corner of his eye without having to look up. Even in the wilderness, Guan Xia felt very safe.

This case was truly bizarre. Guan Xia couldn't help but think of all sorts of things. After quietly observing for a few minutes, she couldn't help but ask Xu Nian, "You said, the first and second murderers both disappeared for five years, and suddenly reappeared. Is there any connection between the two? After seeing the bodies just now, I've been thinking, could it be that the first murderer discovered traces of the second murderer five years ago and wanted to kill him, so the second murderer went into hiding for five years. The second murderer thought the first murderer hadn't found him, or that he had gotten rid of him, so he felt relieved to come out and commit crimes. But he didn't expect that he would be targeted by the first murderer as soon as he moved."

As Guan Xia was talking, her imagination ran wild. For a moment, it was like a movie was playing in her mind. The two of them were fighting back and forth, using all their tricks, but in the end, the second murderer was one move behind.

Xu Nian walked very slowly, whispering as he moved forward, "Given the second murderer's erratic crime frequency, it certainly doesn't seem like he disappeared for five years of his own accord. I suspect he was hiding from the first murderer and had no choice but to remain silent for five years."

Guan Xia recalled the cases Captain Yang had previously introduced of the first murderer, and couldn't help but say, "Compared to the second murderer, the first murderer is obviously more rational and more cunning. I'm wondering if the first murderer killed the second murderer just as a side job, or if he had another target."

Xu Nian couldn't answer this question. After a moment of silence, he said, "I hope he reappeared just to kill the second murderer. Otherwise, it won't be long before Captain Yang receives a call about a new death."

Hearing this, Guan Xia felt his heart sink and immediately gave up the idea of ​​continuing the discussion. He only focused on searching for any traces that the suspect might have left behind.

I don't know how long I walked, until Guan Xia's phone was low on battery, and then I heard Jiang Yingyao's voice faintly from the right front, "We've found something here."

Almost as soon as Jiang Yingyao finished speaking, Ji An's voice came from a farther distance, "I found something here too."

Guan Xia and Xu Nian looked at each other, and then rushed towards the direction where the sound came from as fast as they could.

Because of the flashlight light as a signpost, the two of them went straight and diagonally. Although the road was a little difficult to walk on and there were bushes everywhere that were a bit prickly, they did not get lost.

Guan Xia hurriedly brushed off the fallen leaves and weeds on his body, not caring about the minor scratches, and walked to the place where several people gathered to take a look.

Before I got close, I heard Xu Nian's voice, "Be careful not to step on the blood."

Xu Nian swung the flashlight and shone it on the ground, the bushes, and the nearby tree trunks. Only then did Guan Xia see that there were large amounts of bloodstains in these places. Except for those that seemed to be dripping on the ground, the others seemed to have splashed.

Guan Xia took a careful look, then glanced back at the direction they had come from. She couldn't help but wonder, "How could there be so much blood so far away from the crime scene? Was it from the first murderer or the second murderer? If it was from the first murderer, then could we use the bloodstains to track the direction the first murderer left?"

"It shouldn't be," Xu Nian said, squatting on the ground and taking a closer look. "Look at the amount of bleeding, and the blood splattered on the bushes and tree trunks. It doesn't look like an ordinary scratch. I suspect it must have injured the aorta, which is why there are such bloodstains."

"Aorta?" This time even Pang Le understood, and said in surprise: "You mean, this is the first crime scene, and the body we just saw was actually thrown there. But why? Why did the first murderer go to such lengths? Generally speaking, isn't it necessary to hide the traces as much as possible when killing someone? Why did he do the opposite?"

Pang Le paused, and before anyone else could speak, she continued, "Oh, right, I forgot. This first murderer is different from ordinary murderers. He likes to dump bodies in places that attract attention. So, he slit the second murderer's throat here, and then carried the body to the place where he dumped it just now, so that people would find him more easily."

"That doesn't seem right," Guan Xia shook his head hesitantly. "According to the first murderer's previous pattern, he dumped the body in a crowded public place and chose a special day. This was both a deterrent and a provocation to the police. But this time feels different. Putting aside the date, just the location he chose is close to the exit of the hiking route. Compared to the previous dumping sites, it's too low-key. My intuition tells me something's not right."

Ji An suddenly said: "He might have done it on purpose."

As soon as Ji An finished speaking, Xu Nian said almost in unison with her: "Lure the tiger away from the mountain."

Guan Xia and Pang Le were both stunned for a second, then subconsciously looked at each other, and saw expressions of shock and horror in each other's eyes.

Ji An and Xu Nian were saying that the reason why the first murderer dumped the second murderer's body in a hidden but not so hidden place was to attract the attention of the police and facilitate his next plan.

The moment he figured it out, Xu Nian immediately took out his cell phone, but just as he put it to his ear, he put it down again. Before he could dial out, the phone rang first.

Guan Xia was standing opposite Xu Nian. He glanced and saw the name of the caller. It was Captain Yang. He immediately had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, after Xu Nian answered the phone, his expression suddenly became serious. He hung up the phone after just a few words and looked at Guan Xia and said, "Captain Yang called. A new victim has been found."

Even though she had a premonition, Guan Xia opened her mouth in surprise. They had just arrived at the crime scene where a new death had occurred less than two hours ago, and there was another new death?

This first murderer couldn't have left his mark and thought that he couldn't escape this time, so he just gave up and killed all his selected targets at once.

Pang Le was so shocked that he was speechless for a while. After a few seconds of silence, Guan Xia asked, "Should we continue searching, or go to a new crime scene with Captain Yang?"

Xu Nian glanced at the time, then turned back to look at the direction they had come from, shook his head and said, "We've walked a bit far. I guess Captain Yang has already set off with his men. Since we've already made a discovery, let's just finish the search."