Highway Burial Case (Part 3)
"I knew that this would be the case. He has done so many evil things that God will take him away sooner or later!" Bai Guo wiped away her tears and continued to weave baskets.
"When was the last time he was home?"
"I don't remember. He came back in a hurry that day and said he was going on a long trip. He also took his brother's clothes with him when he left."
"Is it a suit?"
"Yes, his sister-in-law just bought it for his brother, and it was taken away by this little bastard. It's better for him to die, so he can have peace and quiet!" Bai Guo wiped the corner of his eyes with the back of his hand and said viciously.
"Did he say he had offended anyone?"
"No, I don't want to hear it either. Just pretend I don't have this son!"
"Bai Wei's body is in the Municipal Bureau. Take it away when you have time."
"You guys can handle it. You bastard, you can't enter our ancestral tomb."
“We don’t have the right to deal with it.”
After coming out of Bai's house, Gu Fang breathed a sigh of relief. Bai Wei did a lot of bad things in his life, and even his father disliked him. He must have offended someone before his death. He probably knew the consequences would be serious, so he chose to escape, but he didn't escape in the end.
Who wanted to kill him back then?
After returning to the Municipal Bureau, they checked all the files related to Bai Wei. Among the theft cases he confessed to, there was no theft case in Nanfu City 20 years ago.
Gu Fang frowned and thought, was it that he missed it during the interrogation or did Bai Wei conceal it deliberately? If Bai Wei deliberately concealed the truth, then the amount he stole must have been huge.
We have dug up and dug into Bai Wei's life, but still have not made any progress.
Gu Fang was annoyed, so he went to the forensic room to check on Shen Xingyan's research progress. As soon as he entered, he heard cheers. The three medical examiners all looked happy, and he was also happy, "Did it work?"
Shen Xingyan wore a mask, gloves, and protective clothing. "We only isolated a small amount of DNA, and I don't know if we can get a result from the test. How are you doing?"
An Xin took the samples for testing, and Bao Wu couldn't hide his joy.
Gu Fang sighed, "It's not as smooth as yours. The clues are broken. We only know that Bai Wei once offended someone, but we can't find out who it was for now."
"Don't be discouraged. Since Bai Wei's body has been unearthed, it means that everything is destined. Maybe the clues are waiting somewhere, but they haven't been found yet."
Gu Fang grinned, "Old Bao, the people in your forensic department are getting better and better at comforting people."
Bao Wu followed with a smile, "We have a lot of talented people in our forensic department."
Shen Xingyan took off her mask, washed her hands, and wiped them with a towel. "Were all the workers who built the highway that year screened?"
"It's been three years, and it's not easy to find them. I've asked Yang Dawei to lead a team to investigate, hoping to find some useful clues. By the way, if the DNA can be matched, you can apply for the project."
Bao Wu: "I am planning to let Xiao Shen lead the project and try to promote the technology to all forensic laboratories."
Shen Xingyan felt a little embarrassed. Was this considered plagiarizing the research results of later generations? But the current situation has left us with no alternative but to do what we are supposed to do. I’m sorry, seniors in later generations.
More than a week later, Bao Wu took the experimental results to the provincial department to report. Shen Xingyan, a forensic doctor at the Nanfu Municipal Public Security Bureau, has developed a method to separate DNA from skeletonized corpses using active agents.
The provincial department attached great importance to this research result. It not only allocated research and development funds to the Nanfu City Forensic Office to allow them to continue in-depth research on the topic of DNA extraction, but also awarded Shen Xingyan an advanced individual award and the Forensic Office a collective award.
Bao Wu never thought that he would see a breakthrough in DNA technology in his lifetime. He looked at Shen Xingyan as if she were a treasure. Last year, when Gu Fang said he wanted to transfer a newly graduated female forensic doctor here, he was very reluctant. Now it seems that Gu Fang has a long-term vision.
Because of this achievement, the Nanfu City Forensic Laboratory suddenly became very popular, and even classmates who had never spoken to it called them.
Shen Xingyan was fed up with listening to one phone call after another. When she fainted about the corpse, they all avoided her like a snake or an ant. But as soon as she achieved some success, they all came to her to establish a relationship with her. She told An Xin that if anyone called her again, he should say she was not there.
An Xin was also very distressed. More and more people came to him recently. No matter how he explained to them, they would not believe him if it was not the result of his research.
Bao Wu was even busier. Many veteran forensic doctors came to him for advice on how to discover outstanding successors like Shen Xingyan.
Zhang Changming even went around the forensic room several times a day to encourage them to work hard. Every time he would stop in front of Shen Xingyan for a moment, nodding approvingly at her.
Shen Xingyan humbly said that it was nothing and she would work harder in the future.
Zhang Changming praised her for being low-key in her work and compared her with Gu Fang, saying that Gu Fang would become cocky after achieving some achievements.
Gu Fang didn't expect that he would be whipped. He was angry at Zhang Changming. He did a life-threatening job. How could it be the same as being a forensic doctor?
Gu Fang acted pitifully in front of Shen Xingyan, "I have made achievements, but Lao Zhang belittled me and said I am worthless. I don't accept it."
"Director Zhang loves you deeply and criticizes you harshly. Everyone knows that he favors you."
"No, he favors you now."
Gu Fa sat on the chair with his arms folded, a grown man with an expression like an abandoned animal.
Bao Wu kicked his foot and said, "Why, our forensic department has made achievements, and you don't like it?"
"Who said that? I'm happier than you."
"Then what are you doing? Coming to compete for favor with our Xiao Shen?"
"No, I was just complaining. I can't complain in front of my teammates."
Bao Wu thought so too, so he smiled and let him go.
Since the research and development of new technologies is not yet mature, Shen Xingyan is working hard to improve them. Some anxious forensic scientists have already submitted reports expressing their intention to come and study.
Bao Wu had no choice but to apply to Zhang Changming and wait until the technology was more mature, and then Shen Xingyan would provide unified training. It would be a waste of time and energy to have everyone come one by one.
Zhang Changming agreed with the suggestion, rejected the application, and consulted the provincial department.
The leaders of the provincial department naturally agreed, and the forensic room finally quieted down, and Shen Xingyan was able to focus on his research.
On the other hand, with the efforts of the police, several temporary workers who had participated in the highway construction that year were finally found.
According to them, since they are temporary workers, they are not familiar with each other, the staff turnover is fast, and except for the foreman, no one can recognize everyone.
As for whether any special circumstances occurred at that time, what they said was somewhat similar to the rumors. When the road construction was halfway through, heavy rains fell and destroyed the roadbed.
At that time, some people were scared and sneaked away without even getting their wages.
After the rain stopped, in order to meet the construction deadline, they worked overnight, and the section where the body was found was constructed at night.
Gu Fang speculated that the murderer buried the person inside while the construction was going on at night. But it was impossible for such a loud noise not to be noticed by others, unless the deceased was in a state where he could not call for help. But he was clearly buried alive.
I can’t figure it out. I can’t figure it out.
Another week passed like this, and as there had been no breakthrough in the case, the Second Brigade was preparing to deploy police forces to other cases when they received another call for help.
The people who called the police were two couples. They went hiking in the wild mountains and found human remains in a valley. Gu Fang, his team members and the forensic doctor immediately rushed to the scene.
The two girls were terribly frightened and their faces turned pale. One of the boys said that they heard from others that climbing wild mountains was fun, so they wanted to find an undeveloped mountain to climb for some excitement. However, they didn't expect to see corpses after just two hours of climbing. They were so unlucky.
The corpse had turned into bones, and the head had become a nest of snakes and ants. The clothes were barely recognizable: a navy blue jacket and a striped T-shirt on the upper body, and dark grey pants and sneakers on the lower body.
The corpse was in a prone position, with its right hand facing upwards, its left hand level with its body, its right leg facing upwards, and its left leg bent, as if it was climbing up.
Gu Fang looked up and saw a protruding stone platform on the top. Judging from the position of the deceased, he most likely fell from there. He was not dead yet, so he was climbing.
Bao Wu conducted a brief examination of the remains and, based on the degree of skeletonization, inferred that the time of death was between three and five years. The deceased was a male, about 175 cm tall and between 40 and 45 years old.
An Xin put the remains into the body bag and said, "Xiao Shen will be busy again."
Gu Fang glanced at him and asked, "He's been dead for so long, how come no one has reported it to the police?"
"It's also possible that the case was reported but no one was found so it was put on hold."
Gu Fang nodded, it was indeed possible, "Give me the skull, I'll go find Professor Zhong."
Bao Wu said, "I'll go with you. I've always wanted to meet Professor Zhong, but I can never find the time. Since Xiao Shen can't spare the time, I'll go for her."
Gu Fang smiled and drove Bao Wu and the skull straight to the Academy of Fine Arts.
Zhong Jiaoren was teaching a class, and since it was inconvenient for the two men to enter the classroom carrying the skull, they waited under the vine trellis on campus.
Suddenly I heard two classmates talking, "Have you read Mo Xuyan's latest series?"
"I saw it. It was so shocking. The dead man buried on the road turned out to be a murderer!"
"I used to feel sympathy for the deceased. Not only was he buried alive, but he was also run over by a car after his death. I didn't expect him to be so cruel. He deserved to be buried."
"The highway heroes are much better than the police in getting rid of evil for the people."
Gu Fang frowned and looked at Bao Wu helplessly. Bao Wu sneered a few times and motioned him to continue listening.
"That's right, the Highwayman must have done more than just this one good deed, it's a pity that I can't see the serials these days."
"Didn't Mo Xuyan say that he wasn't feeling well and would stop writing for two days? He will continue writing."
Gu Fang walked over and asked with a smile: "Classmates, where did you see Mo Xuyan's serials? I also like to read his novels, but it's a pity that Guangyuan Daily doesn't allow serialization."
The two men were originally quite wary, but when they heard that he also liked Mo Xuyan, it was like they had found an ally.
One of them said: "He is now serializing in a tabloid, saying that a major newspaper is restricting freedom of speech."
Gu Fang sneered secretly, what a good talker, it was obviously him who maliciously incited the masses, but he said it was restricting freedom of speech. Gu Fang had a big smile on his face, like a big bad wolf tempting people to do bad things, "Which tabloid is it? I'll buy it too."
The other one took out a newspaper from his pocket as if performing magic. The newspaper was folded into a square, and on the top was Mo Xuyan's novel. He unfolded the newspaper and showed him the name of the newspaper - Xiangwan Evening News, a newspaper whose name he had never heard of.
Gu Fang was still smiling, "Thank you very much, I'll go buy it later. By the way, I just heard you say that Mo Xuyan has stopped updating these two days."
The man took out the novel and showed him the last paragraph: Dear readers and friends, because I am not feeling well and have to go to the hospital for an IV drip, the novel will be suspended for two days and will resume after two days.
Gu Fang made a disappointed expression, "What a pity, I was addicted to it."
The man was a little unhappy. "Mo Xuyan's health is more important. He can write novels slowly. If his health breaks down, he will never be able to write novels again. As readers who like him, we have to consider him."
"Yes, you are right, I am too narrow-minded!" Gu Fang quickly criticized himself, argued with them for a few more words, and then turned and left.
As soon as he got in front of Bao Wu, his face turned cold, "I think it's necessary to ask Mo Xuyan to come to the next bureau."
"He just wrote novels and didn't commit any real crime, so there's no reason for him to go to the police station."
"I just want to ask him on what basis he determined that Bai Wei was a murderer."
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