Upon hearing this news, Su He and his team immediately became serious. After that, regardless of whether it was Team One or Team Two, as long as they were alright, they all went over.
Once they reached the edge of the grove, the group could smell a pungent stench from afar. Captain Yu frowned and said, "It's the stench of a corpse!"
Upon hearing this, Su He's expression turned sour. She had clearly smelled it before, but due to her lack of experience, she hadn't noticed it.
Once inside, they found, just as the sanitation worker had said, a shallow pit, which looked like it had been dug out by stray dogs. The body inside was already decomposed and unrecognizable. It seemed to have originally been placed in a burlap sack, but now the sack had been pulled open and pulled down to the legs. The upper body could still be barely seen, showing the clothes on the body and the twisted hand bones.
The scene was too gruesome, and the smell was too strong, so Su He couldn't hold it in and turned away to vomit...
I heard vomiting sounds nearby. I turned my head and saw that Hua Qing had also vomited, and several male colleagues were covering their mouths. Obviously, this time the impact was quite strong.
Only Captain Yu and Captain Sun are doing relatively well.
Upon seeing this, Captain Yu said, "Xiao Su and Xiao Hua, you two go outside and block them from coming in. Xiao Qian, you and the others search the woods carefully to see if there are any other clues."
Su He knew that Captain Yu had arranged this on purpose because he was afraid they wouldn't be able to handle it, so she didn't say anything and went out with Hua Qing.
By now, news of the body in the grove had spread, and many neighbors had come to see what was going on. If Su He and the other person hadn't been watching over things, they would have loved to go in and see for themselves.
Even so, the onlookers were still discussing it.
"Hey, I knew it! I've been smelling a stench around here lately. Turns out it's a corpse. It's kind of creepy to think about it."
"Yes, my husband passes by here every day on his way to and from get off work. It's terrifying to think about."
"Hey, what about me? I pick my kid up from school from here every day, I never even thought of it!"
"Who do you think died here? Why was it left here? Couldn't they have found a cemetery? I heard it was dug up by wild dogs. That's so tragic."
"Maybe they were murdered."
"Oh, don't talk nonsense. What you said is scaring me. I'm never going out alone again. What if I get hurt?"
"Hey, let's all be more careful from now on!"
...
Seeing everyone discussing the matter, Su He's expression also turned sour. If this matter wasn't handled properly, the public would likely panic, and the impact would certainly be significant. It seemed they needed to hurry up and solve the case.
So he spoke first to reassure everyone: "Don't talk nonsense. We don't know the details yet. Don't spread rumors. Let's wait for the police station to investigate before we talk about it."
The onlookers all agreed.
Of course, they might agree readily on the surface, but what happens afterward is another matter entirely.
Anyway, after Captain Yu and his team finished investigating the scene and the body was transported to the funeral home, the news spread throughout the neighborhood.
When they got back, everyone looked rather grumpy.
"The news spread too fast. Even if the person was murdered, the killer probably went into hiding after hearing the news."
"Yes, but when the sanitation worker found out, he shouted and yelled, and we went over in a big way, so we couldn't hide it from him."
After hearing this, Captain Yu reassured everyone, "It's alright, don't overthink it. The most important thing right now is to find out the identity of the body."
Su He's gaze flickered when she heard this, as she remembered what Da Hei had told her before.
Dahei said that he saw the two of them sneaking around carrying sacks to bury something.
She had assumed that what she buried was a forbidden item of the era, never expecting it to be a corpse.
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