Jiao Weimin frowned and stepped forward to examine the traces at the scene. Finally, he confirmed, "Judging from the scratch marks, it doesn't look like a tool was used. It should be the claw of some kind of animal. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a wild dog."

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

The police officer at the local police station opened his mouth, but finally explained helplessly, "We... didn't expect it to turn out like this either."

Su He nodded, "Then let's send people to look for it. The deceased's true identity has not yet been discovered, and the body is still useful."

"Okay, I understand. I'll send people to look for it when I get back," the police officer at the police station replied.

Afterwards, Su He and his team began searching the surrounding area.

They carefully examined the areas previously searched by the police station and then expanded the search area.

However, because they were outnumbered, they searched until 4 p.m. without finding any more useful clues.

Just as the group was about to leave, Hu Xing's voice came from afar, and Su He and the others hurried over.

Hu Xing found a sock in the bushes some distance away; it looked like a woman's.

Seeing that everyone had come over, he scratched his head and said, "I don't know if these socks were left by the deceased, but there are trampling marks on the ground nearby, so someone must have been here."

Su He and the others went forward to take a look, and found nothing else useful besides this, but she had a gut feeling that it was useful, so she kept it as well.

However, on this day, they only discovered this one clue.

The next day, not long after Su He and his colleagues started work, they received a call from the Nancheng Police Station.

The body was found; it had indeed been dug out by stray dogs in the vicinity. The body was already damaged when it was found, but fortunately not seriously.

In addition, someone from the police station came to the door early this morning to report that someone in the family had gone missing. The missing person was described as resembling the deceased and was likely a relative of the deceased.

After Su He and the others found out, they immediately went to the Nancheng Police Station and met with the person who reported the case.

The person who reported the case was a man in his thirties named Zhu Dayong. He said his sister, Zhu Xiaolian, had gone missing.

Based on his description, Su He and the others discovered that Zhu Xiaolian's physical characteristics were very similar to those of the woman who had been burned, so they took out the black high heels and socks for him to identify.

As it turned out, Zhu Dayong immediately recognized the high heels as belonging to his sister, Zhu Xiaolian, because they were a birthday gift her brother-in-law had bought for her some time ago, and she had even worn them to show them off to him.

Therefore, the deceased is very likely Zhu Xiaolian.

However, since DNA technology did not exist in this era, it is currently only a suspicion and cannot be confirmed.

Afterwards, Su He and the others began to inquire about Zhu Xiaolian's situation from Zhu Dayong.

Zhu Xiaolian is 32 years old this year. She used to be a primary school teacher, but she resigned because the school environment has been quite chaotic in recent years. She is currently unemployed.

She has been married for nine years. Her husband, Yan Xiangdong, works at a supply and marketing cooperative. The two have a good relationship and a seven-year-old daughter.

It is said that Yan Xiangdong treated Zhu Xiaolian exceptionally well, often buying her beautiful clothes, so much so that even though she didn't have a job, she lived a very comfortable life.

According to Zhu Dayong, the last time he saw his sister was the day before her body was discovered.

His sister came to him, saying that her husband was away on a business trip and she wasn't feeling well, so she wanted to go to the hospital and asked him to help take care of their daughter.

Zhu Dayong originally wanted to go with his sister, but Zhu Xiaolian refused, saying that a colleague was going with her, so he didn't insist.

Finally, Zhu Dayong told them that Zhu Xiaolian's condition was very stable that day, and it was impossible for her to commit suicide a few hours later.

Upon hearing this, Su He and the others became even more suspicious of the cause of death.