Chapter 24
Lin Sheng came out of Guangming Building and received a call. The caller ID showed "Xiao Cai". When he answered the phone, he heard the tone of the other party was a little bit unbelievable.
"Shengsheng, are you really quitting? Did you find a better job?"
"No, I'm currently unemployed and simply don't want to work anymore. Do you plan to stay?"
"Yeah, I don't know where to go either. I'll stay here for now. When there's a better opportunity, I'll quit. What are you going to do now?"
"I..."
Lin Sheng was about to say a word when a dark shadow suddenly fell in front of him. He suddenly met eyes with something. A silk scarf brushed past the tip of Lin Sheng's nose, and a faint floral fragrance came over him.
As if realizing something was wrong, Lin Sheng's face froze. Then she heard a burst of screams around her. The crowd scattered and cast fearful glances at her.
"Hello? Hello? Shengsheng? What happened over there? Hello?"
Ignoring the sound coming from the phone, Lin Sheng twisted his stiff body, lowered his head slowly with a blank look in his eyes, and after seeing the situation clearly, his pupils shrank slightly.
A young woman lay motionless in front of Lin Sheng, with a large amount of warm blood slowly flowing out from under her body. The woman's eyes, which could not be closed, were looking directly at Lin Sheng. In an instant, the vividness that a living person should have disappeared from her eyes.
Passersby quickly stepped aside, and the smarter ones immediately called the police.
"At the entrance of the Mirage International Hotel at 123 Beijie Zhongxin 2nd Road, someone jumped to his death. He landed right in front of a little girl. She was almost scared silly. No! She was completely stunned. Come and take a look!"
Xu Guannan happened to be patrolling nearby. When he arrived with his men, he saw Lin Sheng standing motionless in front of the corpse, looking terrified.
Lin Sheng had never seen such a scene in her life. A living person died in front of her. Originally, she still had a chance to save the deceased. Her thoughts were immersed in it and she didn't notice the people around her approaching. Suddenly, she heard a voice in her ear.
"How are you?"
Lin Sheng finally collected his thoughts and turned to look at Xu Guannan. His expression darkened for a moment and he uttered silently,
"A second ago, she was still alive. I could have saved her..."
"You can't save her."
Xu Guannan seemed to understand Lin Sheng's inner thoughts in an instant, interrupted Lin Sheng in time, looked at Lin Sheng intently, and said something in a decisive tone.
Seeing that Lin Sheng's eyes were slightly moved, Xu Guannan continued to add,
"You are an ordinary person, without extraordinary abilities. You should get used to being a spectator and allow for mistakes."
Lin Sheng's thoughts returned, his eyes became clearer, his gaze focused, and he nodded to Xu Guannan.
Tang Ziyan suddenly jumped out, looked back and forth between the two of them, and cautiously asked,
"Sister Lin, I need you to take a statement. Are you okay now?"
"Okay, don't worry."
Lin Sheng readily agreed, cooperated with Tang Ziyan's investigation, and told him everything he saw.
A cordon was set up at the scene. Seeing the police coming, many people bravely gathered at the edge of the cordon and poked their heads to look inside.
Xu Guannan patted the forensic doctor's shoulder.
"Well, what did you see?"
"There was a clear red mark on the neck, which initially suggested it was caused by something like a rope, but judging by its thickness, it looked more like the wire from a household appliance. Also, there was a red mark on the deceased's face, and his clothes were disheveled. It seems he was arguing with someone before his death, and during that argument, he was pushed out of the window."
Tang Ziyan finished taking the statement, walked over and handed the transcript to Xu Guannan. Lin Sheng took the initiative to approach and stood aside to watch.
Noticing Lin Sheng, Tang Ziyan took the lead in introducing Lin Sheng.
"Sister Lin, this is our team's forensic doctor Chu Xiao. Chu Xiao, this is the big boss I've been talking to you about, Lin Sheng."
Chu Xiao took off his white gloves first, stretched out his hand, and said politely to Lin Sheng,
"Nice to meet you, Miss Lin, hello."
Lin Sheng shook his hand, his tone frivolous.
"You're welcome, just call me Lin Sheng."
Chu Xiao nodded, but didn't say anything.
Lin Sheng's eyes fell on the deceased. He walked around the deceased, frowned slightly, walked to the opposite side of Chu Xiao, and made an unexpected move.
Lin Sheng squatted down, picked up the dead man's right hand with one hand, and held it in front of Chu Xiao, which scared the other three people, especially because the dead man's hand was still stained with blood.
When investigating a case, it is generally important not to destroy the crime scene, and certainly not to move around at will. Lin Sheng's actions are really a bit confusing.
Before the three of them could react to what had happened, they heard Lin Sheng say,
"There's something in her nails, probably some kind of biological tissue."
Chu Xiao woke up instantly and immediately took out a small bag from the tool box. He carefully took out the small piece of biological tissue with a utility knife and put it into the bag. He said hurriedly,
"Sister Lin is very observant. I was careless."
Hearing this address, Lin Sheng was stunned for a moment. Chu Xiao was obviously older than her.
But Lin Sheng didn't dare to say this out loud. He could only smile awkwardly and said slowly,
"Haha, haha, Master Forensic Doctor Chu is being modest. The deceased's nails were too long and the style was too complicated. It's normal that I didn't notice it."
Chu Xiao was not polite to Lin Sheng and asked without hesitation.
"What else did Sister Lin see?"
Lin Sheng looked up and down at the deceased and began to analyze the situation.
"The deceased's makeup was too heavy, her lips were too bright, her eyeliner was pointed, and her makeup was exquisite. Looking at her attire, the exposed parts were clearly visible. She had a short skirt and a low-cut top. It was obvious that she had deliberately dressed up before going out. It was most likely that she was meeting her boyfriend, but the possibility of meeting her lover cannot be ruled out."
After saying that, Lin Sheng raised his eyes to look upstairs at the hotel, took a few steps back, glanced at the window, his heart skipped a beat, and his face changed.
"Oh no! How could I forget this? Damn it!"
When the other three heard this, they couldn't help but look up in the direction Lin Sheng was looking, and they immediately sensed something was wrong.
Xu Guannan frowned coldly and turned to Tang Ziyan and asked,
"When we came here just now, did you see which floor's window was moved?"
Facing his question, Tang Ziyan smiled awkwardly and said with a guilty conscience,
"N-never noticed."
At this time, all the windows above the hotel were closed.
Tang Ziyan analyzed on the side,
"Assuming the deceased fell from a window, the window must have been open. Now it's closed. There is only one possibility - the murderer is at the scene!"
Xu Guannan divided the police officers into several groups and went upstairs together to check each room one by one.
Lin Shengze and Xu Guannan entered the hotel surveillance room to see if any suspicious persons were captured on camera.
The security guard in charge of surveillance was explaining while retrieving the surveillance footage.
"The surveillance cameras can only capture footage from the corridors and elevators on each floor. They can't capture footage from inside the rooms, so it might be difficult to find the murderer."
"Wait a minute! Uncle, go back a little, to about three minutes ago."
Lin Sheng suddenly interrupted the security guard, pointed at one of the surveillance screens, and spoke while gesturing.
In the surveillance footage of the corridor on the seventh floor, the victim walked into the screen, carrying a handbag and seemed to be humming a little tune. Suddenly, she stopped at the door of a room. Before knocking on the door, she took out a small mirror from her bag and carefully fixed her makeup. After a while, she raised her hand and knocked on the door.
At this moment, the door opened from the inside, and the woman immediately came forward. The two of them did not go in, but stayed at the door for a long time before slowly going in.
Xu Guannan stood on the other side of the security guard and asked,
"Can you zoom in on the surveillance footage so you can see the person in the door?"
The security guard shook his head helplessly and replied to Xu Guannan,
"No, the surveillance camera can't see it."
"Can you tell me the room number? Is there still any surveillance footage from before that person checked in?"
Lin Sheng suddenly asked.
"The room number should be 715. Also, the surveillance system automatically updates every seven days, but you need to find the exact check-in information from the front desk, which will be faster."
Lin Sheng nodded, patted Xu Guannan on the shoulder, and said,
"I'll go to the front desk to find the check-in information. You continue looking for clues."
The security guard adjusted the screen back to its original size, and suddenly a shadow flashed in the corner of the surveillance screen.
Xu Guannan immediately caught a glimpse of the situation, his expression instantly becoming serious. He instinctively stepped forward, pointing at the figure that had just passed by in the scene and shouting,
"Wait a minute! Was there a figure passing by here? Can you zoom in so you can see who it is?"
The security guard enlarged the surveillance footage again as he asked, but could not see clearly who was in the footage.
At this time, Lin Sheng just came back.
Xu Guannan met her gaze directly, but heard Lin Sheng say helplessly,
"Hotel records show that 715 was booked a week ago and the surveillance system was updated long ago."
"Has he not left the house in this week?"
Lin Sheng shook his head and explained,
"I asked the front desk, and she said she's never seen the guests from Room 715 come downstairs."
This clue is broken.
Xu Guannan could only place his hope on the surveillance camera again and continued to question the security guard.
"Is this the only surveillance camera on the seventh floor? Are there any others?"
The security guard looked embarrassed, sighed, and explained,
"There are three on the first floor. One is a utility room, and the other two face the corridor. But a month ago, another surveillance camera on the seventh floor broke, and no maintenance personnel have been arranged to come and inspect it."
The clue was broken again, Lin Sheng complained helplessly,
"It seems your hotel's work is very inadequate. It hasn't been repaired in a month. Your efficiency is really slow. Play the surveillance video again from beginning to end!"
Lin Sheng was furious at the failure at the critical moment and his tone suddenly became displeased.
Seeing her like this, the security guard didn't dare to refute her for a moment. He shut up honestly, checked the surveillance video, and played it from beginning to end.
After watching it several times, I still couldn't recognize the figure in the picture, but I heard the voice of the cleaning lady talking outside the door.
Lin Sheng glanced at the time on the computer, compared it with the time displayed on the surveillance screen, and suddenly asked,
"The hotel's cleaning time is at noon? What time is it exactly?"
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