After the cheap black leather suitcase was opened, a faint stench of corpse could be smelled. The gravel pieces were the same as the calf that was found, both wrapped in plastic wrap. If you didn't look carefully, you might think they were frozen pieces of meat discarded by someone.
Hattori Heiji could still bear it when he saw the piece of meat, but after seeing the victim's head, he couldn't help it and ran to the side to retch. He regretted why he had eaten so much breakfast, and now his stomach was churning.
Fujiwara Yu automatically blocked out the vomiting sounds, took out his cell phone and called Otaki Goro. Now it was necessary to transport the victim's body to the Scientific Investigation Institute for investigation.
"Otaki-senpai, I found body parts in Yodogawa River Park. Could you please contact the scientific research team and have them come and take the body parts away? I want to confirm the identity of the victim as soon as possible."
"Corpse, body parts? Okay, I'll contact Asao right away!" Otaki Goro felt a little nauseous after hanging up the phone. He should not have gotten rid of the sandwich. He never expected that such a serious case would happen.
After Fujiwara Yu hung up the phone, he took out the body parts wrapped in plastic wrap and tried to restore the victim's body, but he soon discovered the problem - the victim's arms were missing.
Why were the arms lost?
This was Fujiwara Yu's first reaction, because if the murderer wanted to dispose of the body in a way that the police could not find out the identity of the victim, then what should be lost should be the head rather than the arms, so where did the arms go?
"Hattori."
"Hmm?" Hattori Heiji, who had recovered a little, leaned against the tree trunk and looked at Takashi Sosuke. Seeing the body parts again made him much more accepting. He endured the discomfort and approached, leaning down and asking, "What's wrong?"
"Pull up your sleeves and help me search around here to see if there are any remaining body parts."
After hearing what Sosuke Takagi said, Hattori Heiji noticed that the arms of the body were missing. Realizing that the case was not simple, he immediately focused his attention, rolled up his sleeves and began to search nearby to check for any signs of excavation.
But the two searched the entire area, and even when the scientific research team came, they still couldn't find it.
Asao Mitsuyo, carrying the coroner's investigation box, noticed the two people digging the ground with their butts raised. Her mind flashed to her husky, a master at house-wrecking. She reluctantly stepped forward and asked:
"Are you two doing any extracurricular activities? Do you need me to prepare a soil composition analysis report for you?"
"No, I'm just looking for the missing body parts." Fujiwara Yuu straightened up and looked at Asao Mitsuyo. He raised his hand and pointed at the body placed next to the suitcase. He said in a deep voice, "Take it back and analyze it."
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Asao Mitsuyo squatted down and opened her investigation box. After seeing the appearance of the victim, she couldn't help showing surprise. She quickly took off her gloves and took out her mobile phone. This action made Fujiwara Yu and Hattori Heiji a little confused.
What is this woman doing?
"Ah! It's really her!" Mitsuyo Asao looked at the photo on her mobile phone, then looked carefully at the head of the corpse for a while, and exclaimed after confirming that it was the same.
Fujiwara Yuu was a little frightened by Asao's sudden start. He frowned and asked:
"She? Who?"
"Oh, I mean the victim," Asao Mitsuyo said, turning her phone towards Takashi Sosuke. "Look, does this photo look exactly like the head?"
"So what's her name?"
"Imamura Fujiko was a beautiful pianist with some fame... It's such a pity that such a beautiful person ended up like this. I can only help you sew up the body to make it look better." Asao Mitsuyo couldn't help but sigh and express her regret. She hated to see such vicious cases happen the most. Not only did it increase her workload, but she also felt sad for the deceased.
"I'll leave the victim's body in your care. I need to check the nearby surveillance cameras to see if there's any footage of the murderer disposing of the body." Fujiwara Yuu took off his gloves and was about to leave when he felt someone grab him by the collar. He looked back at Asao in confusion and asked, "What's going on? Are you busy?"
Asao Mitsuyo glared speechlessly. She now understood why Takashi Sosuke, despite his good qualities, remained single. She pursed her lips and pointed at the body, saying in dissatisfaction:
"Please, aren't you going to lend a hand? How dare you let me load these things into the car by myself?"
"Is the research institute so short-staffed?"
"They were busy with other cases, and I happened to receive a commission from Officer Otaki when I finished my work. I came to help without even washing my hair or changing my clothes. Stop talking nonsense and help me get the body into the car!" Asao Mitsuyo yawned. The dark circles under her eyes were the best proof of her miserable office worker status. Even if she was given a dissecting table, she could still fall asleep as usual.
"Oh, you should work on your physical fitness."
“…”
Asao Mitsuyo felt she couldn't continue chatting with Takashi Sosuke. She was afraid she'd be the first person to choke to death from a yawn. This guy deserved to be single. He had no idea how to be gentle with women!
The second straight man, Hattori Heiji, who was standing aside, was looking at Asao Mitsuyo's arms. The arm muscles showed that she had been well-trained. It seemed that she lied that she had no strength in order to do less work.
After finally loading all the body parts into the car, Fujiwara Yu and Hattori Heiji split up to investigate the nearby surveillance. Because the workload was heavy, they also specially notified the police officers from the Miyakonoshima Police Station to assist in the investigation in order to get clues about the murderer as soon as possible.
However, the surveillance camera failed to capture the murderer's appearance, and the surveillance camera in the park facing the scene of the body disposal had broken down three days ago. Retrieving the footage from three days ago confirmed that the suitcase did not exist... This also meant that the body was disposed of just after the surveillance camera broke down.
Fujiwara Yuu raised his eyebrows, took out his cell phone and dialed Hattori Heiji's number. When the other party answered, he asked directly:
"Hattori, how's the progress over there?"
"There is no progress at the moment. There are so many vehicles captured in the footage that it is impossible to tell which one is driven by the murderer. Brother Takashi, I feel that we can't find any useful clues based on the surveillance footage. How about we start the investigation from the victim's social relationships?" Hattori Heiji rubbed his sore eyes and asked.
Fujiwara Yuu naturally agreed with Hattori Heiji's idea. After investigating the park's surveillance, he basically knew that the surveillance method was not feasible. Now all he could do was to visit and investigate the victim's interpersonal relationships:
"Yeah, that's what I thought. I just asked Otaki-senpai to help investigate the victim's social connections. The victim's parents passed away two years ago, and now the only people she's close to are her former colleagues. I'm planning to visit this friend now. Do you want to come with me?"
"Hey, it's summer vacation anyway, so of course I'm going to go."
"Not vomiting anymore?"
"...Brother Yingsi, I find that you can be quite sinister sometimes."
"Your illusion. Wait for me at the door. I'll be there in a few minutes."
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