When Sheng Chengan heard about the young man's body, his heart jumped into his throat. Could it be that something happened to Zhou Luancheng? But he immediately denied this idea.
No matter who gets into trouble, Zhou Luancheng will not get into trouble. After all, he is so powerful, how could he die so easily.
Thinking of this, my heart instantly calmed down a lot, and I leaned against the door to listen to the noise outside.
Chen Tiezhu was obviously shocked by the news, but in Zhulin Town, although it was not common for someone to die on the road, it did happen occasionally.
Some fell into the river after drinking, and some suddenly fell ill along the way.
So I asked in surprise: "Is the deceased from our town? The scene has not been destroyed, right?"
The residents had no idea what the destruction was all about, and they kindly said, "They look unfamiliar, and they don't look like people from our town. We passed by and felt sorry for them, so we found a straw mat to cover them. You should go over and take a look now."
Chen Tiezhu slapped his forehead. They were all from the same village, and he knew that they had no ill intentions. He sighed helplessly, "Okay, I'll go over now."
He didn't even bother to call Sheng Chengan and the others to get up for dinner. He went to the office to pack some things, put on his backpack and rode his tricycle out.
As soon as I walked out of the police station, I saw Zhou Luancheng coming back and hurriedly shouted, "Comrade Zhou, you are not in the room. I have to go out now. My colleague will come to work at around 8 o'clock. If you have anything to say, tell him."
After saying that, he added: "There was a murder in the south. I want to go check it out."
He added this deliberately mainly to let Zhou Luancheng know that their police station was quite busy and usually had to handle major cases.
I completely forgot that I told Zhou Luancheng last night how safe the town is and that no important case has ever happened here.
When Zhou Luancheng heard that the murder happened in the south, he frowned. Isn't that the direction where Li's father and mother live?
After thinking for a while, he said: "Wait for me, I will go with you to take a look."
Chen Tiezhu wanted to say no, but finally wanted to show off his skills in front of the police from Beijing, so he readily agreed: "Okay, get in the car, we'll go there right away."
Zhou Luancheng didn't even bother to say a word to Sheng Chengan. He got on the back of the motorcycle and followed Chen Tiezhu straight to the crime scene.
The crime scene was indeed not far from Li's mother's home, only about 500 meters away, on a small path leading up the hillside. The body was lying in the grass by the side of the road.
At this moment, the body was covered with a straw mat, revealing a pair of feet wearing straw sandals with bluish white toes.
The area around the scene had been trampled into a mess, making it difficult to collect evidence.
Chen Tiezhu obviously lacked experience. He went to work at the police station because he had performed well at the factory and was recommended to the police station.
After getting off the car, he walked around solemnly and then uncovered the straw mat.
It was too late for Zhou Luancheng to stop it. He could only stand aside with his hands behind his back, looking at the corpse that was exposed after the straw mat was lifted. The whole face was black and blue, and the expression was hideous. It was obvious that he had suffered great fright and pain before dying.
There were some light spots of livor mortis on the neck, indicating that the deceased had died no more than twelve hours ago.
Although Chen Tiezhu was quite brave, he still took a few steps back in fear after seeing the corpse. He didn't expect it to be so hideous.
Some residents nearby had heard the news and rushed over to watch the fun. They circled around the place several times, and some brave ones had even come close.
Chen Tiezhu had no intention of stopping it, and was still pondering the cause of death with a gloomy face.
Zhou Luancheng couldn't help but frown, feeling helpless.
Then the residents began to talk among themselves: "This person looks unfamiliar, he is not from our town."
"Probably not. If I had seen him, I would definitely remember him. I walk around town every day when I have nothing to do. I know how many people there are in each family, but I have never seen this person."
"It looks like he died of poisoning. Was he bitten by a snake?"
"It looks like poisoning. I remember that when Qian Laosan died of poisoning two years ago, his body was also this color."
Chen Tiezhu listened and pondered on his own, and finally squatted down to study it seriously, then stood up, put his hands behind his back, walked around the corpse twice, and nodded: "It seems that it was a passerby who encountered a poisonous snake. It may be because of the warm weather this year. The insects and snakes have come out before the Waking of Insects."
"When traveling at night, you certainly won't see the poisonous snake on the road. You will step on it and get bitten, and die of poisoning."
This reason obviously convinced him, and he nodded vigorously: "That's it, you guys take a look and see if anyone knows this person. If not, I will contact the nearby communes and towns."
As he spoke, he bent over and covered the dead body with the straw curtain.
Zhou Luancheng was a little stunned. He never expected that Chen Tiezhu would close the case so hastily.
Chen Tiezhu waved his hand and said, "Okay, no one has seen it yet. I will find someone to deal with the body. After all, the dead are the most important, and they should be buried in peace as soon as possible."
Everyone was busy at work, and after watching the excitement, they left in a hurry to do their own things.
Only a few people with nothing to do were left standing by and watching. They would probably wait until the deceased was buried before they were satisfied with the fun.
After everyone left, Chen Tiezhu walked over to Zhou Luancheng and said, "Oh, what a pity, such a thing happened to him at such a young age. Fortunately, there are no cuts on his body, and his face also shows signs of poisoning. He must have been poisoned by a snake."
Zhou Luancheng frowned: "Snake venom, could it not be murder?"
Chen Tiezhu opened his mouth and shook his head: "Impossible, there is no need to kill him. Besides, who would poison him?"
Zhou Luancheng looked at Chen Tiezhu and finally asked, "It seems that when a police station encounters a murder case, it should report it to the next higher level public security bureau, and then the criminal investigation department will handle the case."
Chen Tiezhu hummed and said, "That's right, but this is obviously not a homicide case, so there's no need to report it to the higher-level authorities."
Zhou Luancheng shook his head and reached out to stop Chen Tiezhu who was about to go to the tricycle: "I suspect he was deliberately poisoned, it was not an accident."
Chen Tiezhu was stunned for a moment, looking at Zhou Luancheng with some dissatisfaction, but thinking that he was from Beijing, he must be very powerful. He pursed his lips and said in a bad tone: "Then how did you see that? You haven't even come to him, how do you know?"
Zhou Luancheng pointed at the other party's straw sandals and said, "If the other party was bitten by a poisonous snake, then have you carefully looked for the wound? Also, in this weather, it's still a bit cold to wear straw sandals, but the other party wore straw sandals. He clearly knew that straw sandals should be worn when walking on mountain roads. I think you should know the reason."
Chen Tiezhu was a little unconvinced: "Maybe it's because he's not in good condition?"
Zhou Luancheng smiled and said, "Look at his clothes again. There is not a single patch on them, and his pants are made of woolen cloth. Can someone with poor financial conditions afford to wear them?"
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