After receiving the report, the police station came over and suspected that her body was also nearby.

After investigation, they focused their attention on a pond in the village.

Because it's already very cold, the pond was covered with a layer of ice, but now someone has broken it open.

After the police discovered the package, they immediately asked nearby villagers to form a salvage team, and they quickly retrieved 12 packages wrapped in oil paper with hemp rope from the pond.

Upon opening it, one finds the other parts of the corpse, which, when assembled, form a complete body.

The police station immediately took the body back and applied for a forensic examination.

The conclusion that the deceased was a woman, between 19 and 22 years old, whose clothing and hairstyle did not resemble those of a rural girl, but whose hands had calluses.

A sample of her stomach contained cabbage and pork dumplings, something that isn't something you can easily find in the countryside.

It seems contradictory.

There were obvious marks of pressure on her neck, indicating that she was strangled to death. The cuts on her body were also very even, suggesting that the murderer was very strong and had the appropriate tools. The forensic doctor suspected that he was engaged in related work.

For example, doctors, chefs, carpenters, butchers, or jobs related to hardware.

After the police station learned of this, they began to investigate as quickly as possible.

The first step is to confirm the identity of the deceased.

But this first step tripped them up, because the police investigation had been going on for a long time without finding the deceased's identity.

However, because many people had seen the incident during the previous salvage operation, it had already caused a sensation in the vicinity, and more and more people gradually learned about it, putting a lot of pressure on the police station.

Later, when the municipal bureau found out, they transferred the case to the criminal investigation team.

After learning about the situation, the Criminal Investigation Division also began its own investigation, but so far there has been no progress.

"This matter is widely known now, and the higher-ups have also found out. Yesterday, Captain Chen was even summoned and told to solve the case as soon as possible, otherwise it will have a bad impact."

Su He knew the importance of the matter, "Okay, so where is the case at now?"

Zhou Yan replied, "We have already posted the deceased's information in the area where the body was found. In the past two days, many people have provided information. We have found a few people who look similar to the deceased and plan to go there to confirm them."

Su He nodded, "Okay, then I'll go with you."

After speaking, Su He, Qi Yang, and Zhou Yan left, while Jiao Weimin stayed behind at the team, waiting for other news.

...

Based on the information provided by the public during this period, Zhou Yan and his team selected two people who best matched the deceased.

The first one is named Hong Xiaoling, who is 20 years old. The information was provided by her colleague, who discovered that she had been absent from work without reason for several days and could not be contacted. So, after seeing the police report, the colleague reported the case.

When Su He and his group arrived at the Hong family home, the Hong family parents were somewhat surprised to see them. They then became very unnatural, their expressions stiff and tense, as if they were trying to hide something.

Su He and the others exchanged a secret glance, sensing that something was amiss.

So Su He pretended not to notice and took the initiative to speak: "Hello, comrades. We've come to ask about your daughter. We heard she's been missing for a while. Do you know where she is?"

Hearing this, the two became even more nervous. Hong's mother shook her head and said, "I'm not sure. That stubborn girl had a fight with us and ran away. She hasn't come back for several days."