Chapter 72 Missing Girl Case (I) The Hanged Girl
September 10, 9:35 AM
Sitting in the car on the rugged mountain road, Liao Wei felt like he was experiencing the thrill of bumper cars in an amusement park.
Suddenly, a violent bump caused his forehead to hit the seat hard, and he couldn't help but cry out in pain.
“Oh my god!!!”
Ye Bai was sandwiched between Qi Xiaolei and Liao Wei. As the car swayed from side to side, he felt as if he was on a turntable in a disco, his body dancing involuntarily to the rhythm.
Qi Xiaolei held on to the back of the passenger seat tightly and leaned forward. She was almost getting carsick from the continuous bumps.
She frowned, a hint of displeasure in her voice: "Can we get off the car and walk? I feel like I'm going to throw up if we keep going like this."
Su Wan, who was sitting in the driver's seat, looked at the winding mountain road ahead and responded calmly, "We are still some distance away from our destination. Are you sure you want to get out of the car and walk in?"
Qi Xiaolei looked out the car window at the muddy mountain road outside and estimated that the mud was at least seven or eight centimeters deep.
She imagined the scene of stepping into the mud and then getting stuck in it, unable to pull her foot out, and she couldn't help but hesitate.
She curled her lips and said helplessly: "Forget it, I can still bear it a little longer."
Ye Bai frowned, he was also feeling very uncomfortable from being swayed all the way. At this moment, his eyes inadvertently drifted to the rearview mirror of the car, and happened to meet Han Jianye's cold gaze.
There was a hint of evasion in his eyes, and he quickly avoided direct eye contact with Han Jianye.
Especially when recalling the scene that happened when he got up in the morning, Ye Bai couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
It was an indescribable subtle feeling, as if a sensitive nerve had been touched inadvertently, making his mood complicated.
……|ω｀)
Ye Bai woke up in a daze, only to find that Han Jianye was already dressed and sitting quietly on a chair at the head of the bed, staring at him deeply.
Ye Bai looked confused. He scratched the back of his head unconsciously, feeling overwhelmed by the situation before him.
Why did he sleep in Han Jianye's room?
Han Jianye lowered his head slightly, raised his eyebrows, and said in a calm tone with a hint of teasing: "How did you sleep last night?"
Ye Bai asked in confusion: "Why am I here?"
Han Jianye smiled coldly, staring at Ye Bai with a sharp gaze: "What did you do to me last night when you were drunk? Have you forgotten it so quickly?"
When Ye Bai heard this, his pupils suddenly contracted and his hands involuntarily grasped the bed sheets.
At this moment, his eyes were fixed on a striking red mark on Han Jianye's collarbone.
The marks didn't seem to be caused by external injuries, but more like being sucked...sucked...
An unbelievable feeling surged in Ye Bai's heart, and he could hardly believe his eyes.
Could it be that he did that to Han Jianye last night under the influence of alcohol?
Impossible...How is this possible?
Han Jianye frowned when he saw Ye Bai's expression as if he was about to cry. He just wanted to remind him that he kicked him off the bed last night.
Ye Bai decided to avoid the main point and said, "Sorry, I...I forgot."
Han Jianye tilted the corner of his mouth, and then snorted, "You forgot, but I didn't."
Ye Bai got off the bed directly. He felt that he couldn't look Han Jianye in the face right now. It was too embarrassing. How could he do such an outrageous thing?
I will never drink alcohol again, even if I am beaten to death.
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This time they received a report that the murder scene was halfway up a mountain in a forest in Anming Village. It was said that a young girl was hanging on a tree and was already dead.
The person who called the police was a villager who went up the mountain to pick wild kiwis and planned to sell them in the town.
They finally crossed the muddy and difficult mountain road and then began to climb the mountain.
The police officers from the police station who came with them led the way.
Because it had rained, climbing the mountain was a challenge for them.
Mai Shaozhen crawled with difficulty, holding a wooden stick and a toolbox. She panted and said, "I am so tired."
Ye Bai held Mai Shaozhen's hand to prevent her from sliding down, "Sister Shaozhen, can you still hold on?"
"You have to hold on even if you can't. You can still hold on in this small situation."
Han Jianye followed them. He was actually very puzzled as to why the deceased was hanged on a tree.
suicide?
But when I think about how heavy it rained last night, it’s unlikely that the deceased ran to the mountain to commit suicide.
After a long journey, they finally arrived at their destination, but the scene before them was shocking: a female dead body, wearing a red dress, with long hair draped over her shoulders, her hands tied, hanging on a treetop as high as four meters, with no signs of life.
When they carefully put down the body of the deceased, Mai Shaozhen noticed some key details: the face of the deceased was obviously swollen, his teeth were lost, and there were multiple abrasions and subcutaneous bleeding on the face and limbs. These were obvious resistance injuries.
In addition, the marks on the victim's neck were intricate and irregularly distributed, there were some debris mixed in the rope, and he was incontinent. These signs all pointed to one conclusion: this was not a case of suicide, but strangulation.
Mai Shaozhen said: "The deceased's cornea was slightly cloudy." The spots faded when pressed. Adding the temperature and the heavy rain last night, she deduced that "the time of death should be 8-12 hours."
Han Jianye agreed: "That was from 10 to 12 o'clock last night."
"Yes."
Han Jianye looked up at the big tree. In fact, everyone at the scene realized this.
It is almost impossible for a woman to hang herself from a height of four meters without anything to stand on.
After last night's heavy rain, clues available for investigation at the scene became extremely scarce.
Han Jianye looked up at the sky again. It was covered with dark clouds, indicating that another rain was coming.
Realizing the danger of descending the mountain, he quickly ordered tents to be set up on the spot so that the team could continue their exploration work safely.
At the same time, the forensic team led by Mai Shaozhen urgently needed to bring the body back for further examination.
Thanks to the assistance of the police from the local police station, their journey down the mountain became relatively quick.
Ye Bai carefully observed the scene and put forward his own opinion: "I noticed that there were signs of wear and tear on the treetops. This is likely that the murderer used a rope to put a rope around the victim's neck, and then used the principle of leverage to pull the rope from the other end, cruelly hanging her from the tree to death."
At this moment, Liao Wei came running over excitedly, holding something in his hand, "I may have discovered the path the murderer and the deceased took to the mountain. Do you think this flat shoe belongs to the deceased?"
Han Jianye took the wet flat shoe and examined it carefully.
"The inside of the shoe was covered with weeds and dirt, but it was still recognizable as a size 37 left shoe. It looked new." He looked up at Liao Wei and said, "Keep looking to see if you can find another shoe."
Ye Bai took the flat shoe and examined it carefully. "The leather on the heel is seriously scratched. Captain Han, I think the deceased may have been threatened by the murderer and half-dragged up the mountain."