Chapter 136 Floating Corpse in the River 02 TJZ and QRN
Chapter 2
"How did you know?" Jing Jue asked.
Zhou Yu smiled and said, "You can't hide your eyes at all."
Jing Jue smiled. Since he had been exposed, he simply did not hide it: "I do like him. I have liked him for many, many years. He is so good to me. It is hard for me not to like him."
"Captain Lu is really good to you." Zhou Yu said, "He cares about you more than he does about Captain Yue and me combined."
Jing Jue was very happy to hear this, but also quite distressed: "I have been pursuing him for a long time, but I don't know when he will agree to me."
Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Captain Lu is definitely interested in you, I can tell."
"How did you know that?"
Zhou Yu: "I can see that you like Captain Lu, so I can also see that Captain Lu likes you. The look in your eyes when you like someone is completely different from the look in your eyes when you don't like someone. Captain Yue actually guessed this, and we even talked about this topic privately."
"What do you think, Captain Yue?" Jing Jue was a little curious, but also a little worried: "Will you..."
“Will they discriminate against you?”
Jing Jue didn't say anything.
Zhou Yu said, "Silly brother, it's 2025 now, society is very tolerant of homosexuality, unlike before when people were calling for killing. Captain Yue and I share the same view, no one will interfere with the development of your relationship, good or bad, you are the best partners of Captain Yue and me, and our group nine will always be a team and a family."
"If you two succeed, Captain Yue and I will definitely celebrate for you. If you don't succeed, we, Captain Yue, also wish you both to find your own happiness as soon as possible. Anyway, we just want you to be healthy and happy."
Jing Jue was somewhat touched. "I was worried that you might not be able to accept it."
Zhou Yu said: "How can we not accept it? We don't discriminate against homosexuals. We are very open, tolerant and respect individual sexual orientation."
"Thanks."
Zhou Yu shook his head: "What's there to thank for?"
Lu Changfeng and Yue Fanglin arrived at the police station and sent a message to Zhou Yu to ask about the situation.
Zhou Yu did not tell the truth, but told false news according to Jing Jue's instructions.
Lu Changfeng felt relieved and entered the police station with Yue Fanglin. The third floor was brightly lit, so he guessed that was the criminal police team.
Yue Fanglin called Zhang Zhen, and Zhang Zhen quickly came downstairs to pick them up.
"Is the problem of the comrade with gastroenteritis serious?"
Yue Fanglin said: "It's not serious. I left a colleague there to take care of him. The doctor said there's no problem and he can be discharged tomorrow."
"That's good."
Zhang Zhen cleared his throat: "Then I will briefly tell you about the current situation."
Lu Changfeng and Yue Fanglin nodded.
"The deceased has not yet been identified. Neither DNA nor fingerprints can be matched in the database. No one of similar age has been found among the missing persons in this city. We now suspect that he may be from the neighboring city. There is a large reservoir in Huaiyang, which is close to Xiangyang next door. It is currently speculated that the deceased may be from Xiangyang and died upstream. Xiangyang happened to have a heavy rainstorm on Tuesday. I also contacted the reservoir, and the reservoir said that the situation at the time required drainage and flood discharge. The body should have been washed here from upstream by the water during the flood discharge."
"The forensic examination said it was drowning. No signs of binding were found on the deceased's wrists and ankles, which means that the deceased's hands and feet were not tied when he drowned. The water in the river is no deeper than the hips, and the shallowest part is only up to the knees. Generally speaking, it is not easy to drown in this river. There are no signs of resistance on the deceased's body. It is still unclear how he drowned."
Lu Changfeng said: "For someone who can't swim, even knee-deep water can still drown. Hasn't the autopsy report come out yet?"
“Not yet.”
"The deceased's body can be described as covered with wounds. The autopsy needs to determine which wounds were inflicted before death and which were inflicted after death, so it takes a long time."
Lu Changfeng expressed his understanding and asked, "Is it convenient for us to go and check the progress of the autopsy now?"
"Of course, I'll take you there."
Yang Zhen led them to the forensic room: "We have contacted the neighboring city and asked them to help investigate the missing persons whose information matches that of the deceased."
If someone disappears for three days, generally speaking, family members and friends should report the case to the police.
After Lu Changfeng and Yue Fanglin put on protective clothing, they entered the forensic room under the leadership of Zhang Zhen.
The body lay on the dissection table.
The forensic doctor took one look at the two strangers and could roughly guess their identities.
Yang Zhen briefly introduced the case and asked the forensic doctor, "Did you find anything?"
The forensic doctor said: "The deceased ate steak and drank red wine before his death. There were two names engraved on the inner ring of the ring. One should be his and the other should be his significant other's."
Zhang Zhen took it and showed it to Lu Changfeng and Yue Fanglin.
It had TJZ and QRN engraved on it, which was a major discovery because it allowed us to conduct investigations based on the abbreviations.
"I immediately asked people to check all the people with these two abbreviations in Xiangyang City and our city to see if there are any who meet the conditions of the deceased."
Yang Zhen called his colleague and asked him to help investigate.
Lu Changfeng looked at the dead man's body which was covered with wounds, with almost no good spots left.
The medical examiner explained simply, "These injuries were almost all caused after death. They should have been washed away by the water and hit against rocks along the river, or scratched by branches or driftwood. The skull depression on the head was all caused by post-mortem impact. The blood has been taken for testing and the results will be available soon."
Lu Changfeng asked: "What circumstances could cause the deceased to drown?"
The forensic doctor said: "Judging from the case of homicide, the deceased did not struggle when he drowned. There is only one possibility, that is, he could not struggle. However, there were no restraints on the deceased's hands, so he could only have been thrown into the water and drowned while unconscious. Judging from the injuries on the deceased's body, we can rule out that he was knocked unconscious. Either the deceased had some disease that could make him faint, or he was drugged. We have to wait for the results of the blood test."
If the identity of the deceased cannot be confirmed, the case cannot be investigated further.
Zhang Zhen arranged a hotel for them to rest. Lu Changfeng and Yue Fanglin were worried about Jing Jue, so they put their luggage down and rushed to the hospital.
I bought some food by the way.
When Lu Changfeng arrived, Jing Jue had just returned from the bathroom.
Her little face was so pale that Lu Changfeng felt distressed.
Yue Fanglin asked Zhou Yu: "Didn't you say everything was fine?"
Jing Jue said: "Don't blame Brother Zhou. I didn't let Brother Zhou tell the truth because I didn't want to make you worry."
Jing Jue reached out to hold Lu Changfeng's hand: "Don't be angry."
"I'm not angry, I just feel sorry for you."
Jing Jue tried hard to force a smile: "It's okay, the doctor said this is a normal phenomenon. I just took some medicine and it will be better soon."
Zhou Yu helped Jing Jue lie back on the bed.
Yue Fanglin pulled a stool for Lu Changfeng and asked him to sit beside the bed.
He handed the rice in his hand to Zhou Yu: "Zhou Yu, eat something first."
Lu Changfeng asked: "Did the doctor say you can eat?"
Jing Jue shook his head: "No, I will definitely throw up if I eat now. It will be useless if I eat it, and it will increase the burden on my body. I am receiving nutrient solution. I will take care of my body for two days. I can eat when I feel better."
Lu Changfeng asked again: "Then do you want to drink water?"
"No." Jing Jue held Lu Changfeng's hand tightly: "Just stay with me for a while."
"Okay, I'll stay with you." Lu Changfeng held Jing Jue's hand in return.
Yue Fanglin and Zhou Yu saw it but pretended not to see it.
Jing Jue went to the toilet four times in half an hour.
Lu Changfeng felt that it was not good for everyone to waste time in the hospital, as the case still needed to be investigated, so he said to them, "You guys go to the hotel to rest first, I'll stay here to accompany Jing Jue."
Zhou Yu said, "I'd better stay. You and Captain Yue are the main force in investigating the case. I'm a technician. I'm not good at investigating the case. You need to rest well."
Yue Fanglin said, "Neither of you need to fight. Both of you stay here. I'm going to go back and rest. I'll bring you breakfast tomorrow morning and pick up Changfeng at the same time."
"No need to pick me up, I'll buy breakfast nearby when the time comes, and then I'll take a taxi back."
Jing Jue said: "Maybe I will get better tonight and be able to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow morning."
There are plenty of empty beds, you can just lie down and take a nap.
There are three beds in this ward, and Jing Jue is the only patient.
Zhou Yu made room for the two of them to be together, slept on the bed next to each other, and drew the curtains. "I'll take a nap for a while. Jing Jue, call me if you need anything."
"Okay, you go to sleep."
Lu Changfeng sat next to Jing Jue.
Jing Jue said, "You should go to sleep too. I'll call you if I need anything."
Lu Changfeng shook his head: "I'm not sleepy, I'll accompany you."
"You have to investigate a case tomorrow, and your back is not good."
Zhou Yu said, "I'll sleep next door. The middle bed is for Captain Lu. You can just pull the beds over and put them together."
Lu Changfeng thought this was a solution, so he pulled the bed next to Jing Jue.
Jing Jue said, "You go to sleep. I need to change the dressing or something. I'll ring the bell to call the nurse over."
It was past two in the middle of the night and Lu Changfeng could no longer bear it and fell asleep.
Jing Jue covered him with the quilt and went to the bathroom.
When he came back, he also covered Zhou Yu with a quilt.
Zhou Yu opened his eyes and felt warm inside when he saw Jing Jue covering him with a quilt.
Ask: "Are you feeling better?"
Jing Jue nodded and whispered, "Much better, don't worry."
"That's good." Zhou Yu asked in a low voice, "Is Captain Lu asleep?"
Jing Jue hummed: "He has just slept for less than half an hour, let him sleep, and you should sleep soon too."
Lu Changfeng dozed off for more than two hours. When he woke up, Jing Jue was not in bed, and Zhou Yu was still sleeping next to him. He went to the bathroom and happened to meet Jing Jue.
Jing Jue smiled and said, "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Lu Changfeng asked: "Why didn't you call me?"
"You sleep soundly, I don't want to disturb you."
"Still vomiting?" Lu Changfeng asked.
Jing Jue shook his head: "I'm not vomiting anymore, I just have a little diarrhea, but it's okay."
Lu Changfeng helped Jing Jue back to the ward, "Are you hungry? I'll go ask the doctor if you can eat."
"I'm not hungry, you should have a good rest." Jing Jue pulled Lu Changfeng not wanting him to be tired.
Lu Changfeng scratched Jing Jue's nose and said, "Be obedient."
While Jing Jue was immersed in the intimate interaction, he went to find the doctor on duty.
The doctor said that I could eat some porridge and noodle soup which are easier to digest.
Lu Changfeng went to the hospital and bought different types of porridge. Jing Jue could eat whichever one he could eat.
After eating 1/3 of the millet porridge, Jing Jue didn't want to eat anymore.
Lu Changfeng yawned, and Jing Jue said, "It's still early, you should sleep a little longer."
Lu Changfeng lay down and took Jing Jue's hand.
The warmth from the palm of his hand made Jing Jue feel very sweet.
Zhou Yu woke up and saw the two of them sleeping holding hands, so he took a photo and sent it to Jing Jue.
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