Chapter 231 Identifying the Crime Scene
At noon the next day, the sky was clear and Han Jianye and his party arrived at Pang Fengdeng's village.
At this time, Zhu Qingnan had been escorted to the barren hills behind the village, to identify the burial site.
Many curious villagers had already gathered at the scene. The special police force quickly set up a cordon, separating the villagers from the excavation area by dozens of meters to ensure order and safety at the scene.
Under the gaze of everyone, Zhu Qingnan walked towards the designated location tremblingly and began to identify it.
Following his guidance, the excavation work began.
Mai Shaozhen stood aside, scanning the surroundings with sharp eyes, then turned to Han Jianye and asked him, "Are you sure it's this location?"
Han Jianye frowned slightly, his tone uncertain: "He can only rely on memory to identify it. After all, so many years have passed, it is difficult to guarantee complete accuracy."
Mai Shaozhen did not stop to think. She pointed directly to a small tree on the other side of the rock not far away and said, "Let's dig at that location as well. I just observed that this small tree is the tallest and most luxuriant in this area. The sand under the tree must be more fertile than the surrounding soil. Maybe there is a clue. Let's dig at that location."
Han Jianye was well aware of Mai Shaozhen's keenness and professionalism, and believed her words without a doubt. He immediately arranged for people to excavate the area she designated.
As expected, no discovery was made at the location pointed out by Zhu Qingnan.
But after a while, a surprised voice suddenly came from the location pointed out by Mai Shaozhen: "Found it!"
Mai Shaozhen turned his head, raised his eyebrows at Han Jianye, and said with a smile: "What do you think, am I awesome?"
Han Jianye praised generously: "Great."
Mai Shaozhen smiled and said proudly, "Why don't you worship me?"
She deliberately put on a proud look and looked at Han Jianye provocatively.
Ye Bai on the side lowered his head silently and glanced at Mai Shaozhen with a smile on his face.
Han Jianye just said "huh" softly and urged: "Get to work."
Mai Shaozhen still refused to give up and said stubbornly: "Han Jianye, one day you will definitely worship me."
Han Jianye's lips curled up slightly, and he was amused by Mai Shaozhen's persistence, but he said no more, just turned around and continued to direct the scene.
When the bones were slowly dug out, they had been severely eroded by time.
Mai Shaozhen carefully picked up the head and examined it carefully, and found that there was indeed an obvious contusion on the frontal bone. The traces of the wound were clearly visible, which was enough to prove how heavy-handed the other party had been.
Zhu Qingnan stood aside. The moment he saw the bones being dug out bit by bit, his eyes suddenly dimmed. He lowered his head silently, not daring to look directly at what was in front of him.
At this moment, a low cry was heard from a distance, the sound was full of desolation and misery.
Ye Bai subconsciously looked at Han Jianye, and they both knew in their hearts that it must be Pang Fengdeng's sister and old father who had come.
Although the bones were dug up, it is still impossible to completely confirm whether this is Pang Fengdeng based solely on identification at the scene.
They also need to bring the remains back for more detailed identification.
Pang Qiushu was in tears and could hardly breathe.
He shouted at Zhu Qingnan at the scene: "Zhu Qingnan, you beast! Aden treated you as a brother and treated you well with all his heart, how could you have the heart to do that to him? You have destroyed our family, this is unforgivable——"
However, what responded to him was still Zhu Qingnan's silence.
Zhu Qingnan's eyes were empty, as if he was imprisoned by invisible shackles, and he didn't even have the courage to defend himself.
After a moment's silence, Zhu Qingnan suddenly knelt down in public in front of Pang Qiushu and kowtowed three times, each kowtow making a thumping sound on the ground.
He sobbed, his voice full of despair and guilt: "Uncle, I am sorry for you, sorry for Arden, sorry for everyone... In the next life, I will work like a slave for you to repay you..."
But Pang Qiushu had already been overwhelmed by grief and anger. He remained unmoved, staring with bloodshot eyes, and roaring like a bell: "You bastard, beast! You killed Aden, I will never let you go! I want your life for mys..."
His voice spread across the scene, filled with anger and despair.