Chapter 22 I'm Not Afraid
Lu Bai turned around with a guilty conscience and put on his coat, "Let's go, where's Zi Yu? Take her with us."
Zhang Hai nodded and agreed, "Advisor Li should be in the lab. I'll go get her."
Lu Bai was packing his things, muttering to himself, "Did I say that? I said I like her? Would she think I was being presumptuous?"
A cordon was set up in a suburb of the new district.
When Lu Bai and his companions arrived, the sun was at its highest point in the sky, and an extremely pungent stench filled everyone's nostrils.
The police officers who had already started working at the scene were wearing thick masks, and their faces were full of disgust.
A police officer walked up to Lu Bai and handed them protective clothing and masks. "The place where the body was found is a septic tank. You should be mentally prepared."
Li Ziyu put on a mask and took out gloves from his pocket, "Go in and take a look."
How much hatred do you have towards the victim to throw him here?
The police officer pointed to a cleaner next to him and said, "She is the one who reported the case."
"She found the body when she was cleaning the septic tank and initially thought someone had put the plastic model there as a prank."
"It was dirty here, and the body was buried inside. She didn't take it seriously at first, but the more she looked, the more she felt something was wrong. She poked it with a shovel and found it was soft, a human hand. She ran away at first, but after returning home, her family persuaded her to do something, and she called the police."
After listening to this, Lu Bai winked at Zhang Hai and said, "Go ask again if there are any other clues."
The police officer looked embarrassed. "Captain Lu, it's like this. The septic tank is connected to the entire sewage system, and the person who called the police was not the first to do so, so the body is sinking now."
The carcasses sank and flowed down the drain. This workload, coupled with the stench of the septic tank, made the recovery process quite difficult.
Li Ziyu looked at the desolate wilderness and said, "I'm afraid there is no monitoring equipment here. So, Lu Bai, ask the bureau to dispatch ten excavators and water pumps to clear it out as soon as possible."
The longer it takes, the more time the murderer has.
Lu Bai turned around and made a phone call.
Li Ziyu asked the police officer again, "Have you received any missing persons cases recently?"
The police officer shook his head and said, "We have already checked this and there is nothing in the recent period."
The bureau quickly dispatched equipment, and the criminal police team worked from noon until dusk before they finally retrieved the body.
Lu Bai, with a foul smell on his body, found Li Ziyu who was cleaning the mud.
She raised her eyebrows, "Counselor Li, don't you mind?"
Li Ziyu held up the shovel in his hand and looked at the dirt all over his body. "Do I look hypocritical?"
Lu Bai waved at her, "Come here, the body has been found."
Next to the corpse, Liu Zhengfeng had already begun his preliminary autopsy.
He looked at the swollen corpse in front of him and felt a little embarrassed. "The septic tank has a high temperature and high humidity, which accelerates the decomposition process of the corpse. The preliminary judgment is that the body has been dead for more than 12 hours."
He stood up and said, "As for the rest, we need to take it back to the police station for further autopsy. There are too many unknown objects on it now, so we can't make a judgment."
Police Station
In the Criminal Police Office, everyone had sad faces. They all smelled bad and had been busy for a long time.
The director walked in slowly and said, "Everyone, the leadership takes the case in the new district very seriously. The social impact is very bad."
I guess it was the cleaner who escaped back home and told others about this.
As the story spread from one person to another, it attracted widespread attention.
The director knocked on the table and said, "Lu Bai, this matter must be investigated as soon as possible and closed within three days. The time is short and the task is heavy. You must work harder."
Lu Bai took a cup of warm water from the water dispenser and brought it to Li Ziyu. She nodded and said, "Yes, Director."
Li Ziyu took the water she handed over and said, "The cleaner called the police at noon on the 20th. Counting back 12 hours, it should have been around the early morning of the 19th."
Zhang Hai added, "I just asked, the cleaners come to clean once a week. They originally cleaned the area the day before yesterday, but the street leaders were on patrol, so they worked an extra shift today."
Lu Bai narrowed his eyes. "That is to say, if it wasn't an accident, this body would have been dumped into some unknown sea."
Just a dozen hours is enough for ten excavators and dozens of water pumps to work continuously for half a day.
One can imagine what the consequences would be if nearly a week had passed.
Lu Bai stepped forward and sat on the table in front of Li Ziyu. "So, this murderer knows the environment very well and even knows the work cycle of the cleaners. Let's start investigating from here and see if we can make a breakthrough."
Li Ziyu patted Lu Bai.
[You can't go to investigate the case in such a strong smell, right? ]
She didn't have time to say anything.
I only heard Lu Bai giving the order, "Go back to the dormitory, wash up, and change clothes."
[Oh, I don't usually see her caring about others. Did she change after drinking some wine? ]
What are you talking about!
[Another point is that the septic tank is very remote, and not many people know about it. We can also start by checking the people around it. This two-pronged approach can reduce the time of loss.]
Lu Bai agreed, and she said, "Zi Yu, let's go change our clothes, and then go around the septic tank to see if we can find anything."
[This Lu Bai is pretty good. As expected, a red bird becomes redder when it is close to him. This is a bit smart of mine. ]
Li Ziyu nodded with relief, "Okay."
The septic tank was three li in radius, with few people and street lights. Lu Bai held Li Ziyu's arm and walked forward step by step.
【She didn't tell me, she was scared. 】
"I'm scared." Lu Bai did not hide it.
[A criminal police captain is afraid of the dark? Is that reasonable? Who told me before, don’t be afraid ~ I’m here ~ Yue! ]
Li Ziyu sighed, but still spoke gently, "You are a righteous person, don't be afraid."
Lu Bai rolled his eyes. What this woman thought in her heart and what she said were completely different things!
Sure enough, women’s mouths are deceiving.
Lu Bai moved closer and said, "I'm not afraid of ghosts. I'm afraid of ghosts that bring shit."
【. . . . . . . . . . 】
【She must be sick. 】
Li Ziyu pushed Lu Bai and pulled his hand back, "Then let her come to you. It's okay if you get a little dirty, but don't implicate me."
Lu Bai wanted to say something when she saw a light not far away. When she looked over the light, she saw a dilapidated hut.
She raised her chin towards Li Ziyu and said, "Let's go."
The hut was small and shabby, with only one light in it. Through the dim window, a girl who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old was sitting inside.
Lu Bai knocked on the door, "Hello, police."
The girl stood up and opened the door. She showed a crack in the door and asked cautiously, "Who are you looking for?"
Lu Bai showed his ID, "We are from the city's criminal police team. We would like to know something from you. Is that convenient?"
After confirming their ID, the girl opened the door and invited them in.
She asked, "Are you here to arrest my dad?"
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