Chapter 113 Personal Investigation

The sky was overcast.

Yu Qing's mood became even heavier.

Seeing that Yu Qing hadn't spoken a word the whole way, Lu Chi couldn't help but ask, "You seem to have something on your mind?"

Yu Qing sighed: "It's nothing, I'm just feeling a little sad."

"Because of Wang Jie?"

Yu Qing said sadly, "I don't know. Whenever I think about what he said yesterday, I feel suffocated. It feels like fate has played a huge joke on him."

“All life will come to an end; that’s inevitable,” Lu Chi said.

“I know that if it was an accident, I would feel better, but he was murdered and tortured to death. What did he do wrong? Why did they do this to him? He just wanted his mother to have a good life. What did he do wrong?” Yu Qing clenched her fists, gritted her teeth, and even her eyes began to well up with tears.

Lu Chi remained silent.

At that moment, he felt the anger in Yu Qing's heart, like a raging fire that no one could stop.

Lu Chi calmly said, "In an ordinary street fight, there would definitely be signs of a struggle on the body, but his fingers and face were very clean, indicating that he lost consciousness in an instant. Moreover, there were marks on his neck and wrists, which is a very special binding technique."

"The killer's methods were very professional; ordinary people couldn't reach that level. This method is more like a premeditated crime. The killer may have randomly selected the target, and Wang Jie was just unlucky to be chosen."

Yu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly: "So the murderer's motive was revenge against society?"

“I can’t be sure.” Lu Chi shook his head and said, “I only took a quick look at it in the funeral hall. The fatal wound should be on the chest, but it was covered by the clothes. If we can do an autopsy, we might be able to get more clues.”

Yu Qing remained silent.

He knew that random killings were the hardest to investigate because without a clear motive or target, it was impossible to identify a suspect. The only options were to investigate witnesses or surveillance footage, but he wasn't an official and couldn't access the surrounding surveillance footage.

So if we want to find clues, we need to think of another way.

Lu Chi comforted him, "Don't worry, this isn't an ordinary murder case. The police will take it very seriously."

"I see."

Investigating this case carries significant risks.

The killer might retaliate.

Therefore, handing it over to the police is the most appropriate course of action, but there has been no news from the police, which makes him feel uneasy.

...

It was already evening when Yu Qing got home.

He turned on his computer and tried to find more information about Wang Jie's case online, only to find that all related news was blocked and no one was talking about the case online.

The more he couldn't find anything, the more puzzled Yu Qing became.

However, this also proves that Lu Chi was not lying to him; this case is indeed very difficult.

Nevertheless, he knew he couldn't wait any longer.

To get any useful information, it's best to do it on-site.

He took out his phone, hesitating whether or not to call Lu Chi.

After thinking about it for a while, I decided to give up.

At this hour, Lu Chi is probably already asleep.

Moreover, Lu Chi had already advised him not to get involved in this matter, and he didn't want to drag Lu Chi into it either.

Yu Qing quickly packed up, took a flashlight and some necessary items, and went out.

I hailed a taxi on the side of the road.

When he attended the funeral, Wang Jie's mother mentioned the location of the incident to him, so he quickly found Wang Jie's courier station on the navigation.

The area has been cordoned off, and the door to the courier station has been sealed off. Fortunately, there is a small window nearby, through which one can see what is happening inside.

He carefully crossed the cordon and, using the faint light of his flashlight, shone it into the house, carefully examining every detail inside.

The courier station wasn't big, maybe only a dozen square meters. Both sides were lined with wooden shelves stacked with packages. Next to the shelves was a table with a computer on it, which Wang Jie probably used to print out orders.

Police only roughly cleaned up the scene; dried bloodstains could still be seen where he had stood.

The bloodstains were widespread, found everywhere.

Even standing by the window, you can still smell a faint odor of blood.

Based on this amount of bleeding, Yu Qing could imagine how horrific the scene must have been.

There are two security cameras, one inside the house and one at the entrance.

The surveillance camera was an older model and not a high-definition camera. It also had blind spots. There were signs that the memory modules had been removed, indicating that the police had already retrieved the footage, or that the perpetrator may have taken them.

Neither of them really makes much sense.

Because the murderer premeditated the crime, he made ample preparations before committing it and would not leave behind such obvious evidence to help them solve the case.

Yu Qing turned around and looked at the surrounding environment. There were cameras throughout the community, but the coverage was not comprehensive. As long as the murderer scouted the area in advance and planned the route, he could also achieve a perfect way to hide.

All the roads seem to be blocked.

However, there is a blind spot that the murderer will definitely overlook.

That's the surveillance camera on the rooftop.

Cameras designed to prevent objects from being thrown from high-rise buildings are usually installed on rooftops, and to avoid infringing on residents' privacy, they are aimed precisely at the ground.

Yu Qing looked up at the sky and saw that there was a camera on the roof that could capture the express delivery station. Moreover, the community was a low-rise residential building with only 11 floors, so the footage was relatively clear.

The murderer is likely to discover this later, so time is of the essence. He must obtain the surveillance footage before the murderer finds out.

Yu Qing turned off her flashlight and ran upstairs without any hesitation.

It was very windy on the rooftop, making him feel a bit cold.

But he couldn't care less about that. His eyes quickly locked onto the direction of the camera. Just as he was about to approach the camera, he suddenly saw a dark figure standing there with his back to him, reaching for the camera's memory card.

Yu Qing's heart sank.

Oh no, we're too late.

He instinctively tried to hide, but it was too late.

The shadowy figure seemed to have noticed the commotion and suddenly turned around, their eyes meeting.