The police later deduced the deceased's movements before his death by examining his footprints.
She walked from the north bank of the river to the south bank, and then to the burning area under the tree. She stayed there for a while, and the fire on her body was ignited.
When the fire was first lit, out of her survival instinct, she ran towards the river, but fell after running two meters, thus creating a second burning area.
Then she got up and kept running, but because the fire was too intense, she was burned to death before she could reach the river.
After this analysis, the police tended to believe that the deceased committed suicide.
Because no trace of a second person could be found at the scene.
Furthermore, the deceased left behind a series of wandering footprints at the scene, indicating that she struggled before committing suicide, possibly going through a fierce internal struggle before finally deciding to take her own life.
After investigation, the Chengnan Police Station found no other clues to refute the evidence. In addition, because the deceased's face was unrecognizable and his identity could not be determined, the case could only be closed in this way, and the body was buried on the spot.
However, perhaps feeling that the identity of the deceased had not been determined, they submitted the case to the municipal bureau.
But after reading it, Su He felt that there were too many things wrong with this case.
So they called over the rest of their team and showed them the case report.
After reading it, Hu Xing remained silent for a moment and then asked, "Captain Su, do you think the deceased didn't commit suicide? But I think the police station's investigation was quite thorough, and all the evidence points to suicide. Do you feel something is wrong?"
Su He nodded. "I put myself in their shoes. If I wanted to commit suicide, I could take pills, hang myself, or jump into a river. Why choose such a painful method?"
Qi Yang, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement. "Moreover, there are still doubts about this case. No container for gasoline was found, which is worth investigating further."
“Yes,” Zhou Yan added, “Where did she get so much gasoline? You know, even our company vehicles go through a lot of trouble to get a little gasoline each time. Five kilograms is a lot!”
Jiao Weimin added, "The deceased's shoes were high-heeled leather shoes. These shoes are not cheap, and even if you have money, they are not easy to buy. Judging from this, this person should be well-off. So why did she commit suicide?"
Hu Xing thought about it for a moment after hearing this, "Could it be that she was the descendant of a capitalist, and didn't want to be purged, so she simply committed suicide?"
Su He glared at him. "Alright, stop making baseless guesses. Since everyone thinks something's not right, let's take over the case. Tell Captain Chen we'll go to the crime scene."
"good."
...
Because the municipal police station was far from the crime scene, it took Su He and his group more than an hour to get there by car.
Of course, the police officers from Nancheng who had been involved in the case also came with them.
When he arrived, he pointed to a spot and said, "The body was found here, and we later buried it at the foot of the mountain nearby."
However, when Su He and the others arrived at the burial site, they were dumbfounded.
Because the place has been dug up, and the body is nowhere to be found.
The police officers at the local police station were also taken aback by this situation.
"What...what happened? Where's the body? Who dug it up? How could this happen? We clearly buried it!"
Hu Xing asked in surprise, "Why would anyone dig up a body? Didn't they say her identity hadn't been confirmed?"
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