Chapter 266: Coming Right Away

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The Jingling residential complex was built nearly twenty years ago, but the second and third phases were expanded later, so the overall condition is still relatively new.

However, because it is an older complex, there is no separation of people and vehicles. The roads inside are only a few meters wide, serving daily as both the route for people to take walks and the path for vehicles to travel.

The maintenance of the complex itself is quite good. The trees provide shade, the road surfaces are neat and clean, and the benches on both sides of the road are wiped down by someone.

It is evident that in order to sell houses, the developer is willing to forgo the money from property management. Take the trash cans, for example; they all have quite nice designs, are mainly made of metal, and are different from standard municipal trash cans, with a higher density.

But when it comes to holding body parts, the difference isn't significant.

The trash cans that contained the burnt bone fragments that day have all been hauled away, and the newly replaced ones have also been moved to different locations.

But white lines were drawn where the original trash cans were, and looking at the shape of the trash cans next to them, it doesn't affect Jiang Yuan's observation.

"They are all trash cans by the roadside. Locations where one can discard things casually." Jiang Yuan walked a lap, and when he walked the second lap, he gave his judgment.

Wan Baoming had been following him, and upon hearing Jiang Yuan speak, he immediately said, "Indeed, they are all locations convenient for discarding."

"Burnt bone fragments, actually, just put them in a bag or something, and they can be discarded casually." Jiang Yuan looked back at Wan Baoming.

Wan Baoming said, "We also lean towards them being discarded on foot. 14 bone fragments, discarded in 5 trash cans, and the distances are not far. Driving, parking, and then getting out to discard them would be more conspicuous, and it's unnecessary."

Jiang Yuan nodded and said, "But there's no way to rule out that they were discarded by residents of other complexes?"

"That's true. Moreover, the Jingling complex has actually been screened once already. We sent people to check the homes that had those commercial stoves or relatively large stoves." Wan Baoming sighed and said, "The resistance to this is quite large, causing quite a few disputes, and expanding it to the five or six complexes here would also be quite difficult."

Screening is not the same as screening; for instance, door-to-door screening is very difficult to do, and the scope is too large, which makes it even worse. What they mainly need to screen are the villa residents, who have higher requirements for privacy, making it even harder to proceed.

Entering every household, checking everything, and searching everything—there's no need to think about it; it's difficult to do anywhere, and if not handled well, it will be a mess.

Jiang Yuan can also understand. If someone were to come to his house and say they wanted to see the stove at home, and maybe even dig through the stove ash, Comrade Jiang Fujian would certainly not be willing.

Jiang Yuan continued to stroll and think.

Wan Baoming and the others followed along.

Wang Chuanxing was strolling while scratching his ears and cheeks.

As far as he understands, this case has already reached a dead end, and it's not strange that it has. With just those few bone fragments placed there, it can't be called a clue at all.

If solving a case relied entirely on imagination and could be solved that way, he wouldn't mind racking his brains.

However, there are hundreds of police officers in front of him working on this case, but if one really had to say, everyone doesn't know what to do...

"Actually, we don't have much right now, especially evidence; it's too little." Jiang Yuan said this and then said, "How about we find Director Liu and ask?"

Isn't that the kind of case without evidence that Liu Jinghui often handles?

Although the case-solving rate isn't extremely high, compared to normal criminal police, Liu Jinghui is already a very awesome expert.

Wan Baoming was stunned for a moment, not expecting that after wandering around the scene for such a while, the plan Jiang Yuan gave was to call Liu Jinghui.

Upon second thought, it's not a big problem. Calling for one bed is calling, and calling for two beds is also calling; what does it matter?

"Then I'll report to Captain Yu and ask Director Liu. I'll just say it was you who called." Wan Baoming smiled. He isn't too familiar with Liu Jinghui, and if he wants to invite someone, it's best to have a middleman. Furthermore, the case is under the command of Yu Wenshu, so calling for people also requires his consent.

Jiang Yuan agreed and continued to stroll in the complex.

By the afternoon, Jiang Yuan directly had people find a villa, and in the backyard of the villa, using the host's barbecue grill, he started roasting meat.

The villa owner, Yuan Songping, is a friend of Yu Wenshu, a businessman in his forties who runs a liquor business and also owns restaurants and other ventures.

This person is also a clever one. Knowing a little bit about the case and seeing that Jiang Yuan didn't seem to have any taboos, he said, "Why don't we simulate the scene? I'll get a sheep, shave the meat off to roast, and pile the bones into the charcoal to roast until they break."

Jiang Yuan's heart stirred, and he said yes repeatedly, then added, "The hardness of sheep bones is a bit low. It would be better to find some pig bones, pork ribs from native pigs, with a slightly longer growth period; they should be able to simulate the state of the chest bones found. In addition, find a pig leg bone to burn as well. I'm also a bit curious; the tibia is supposed to be the hardest to handle..."

"Alright, I have the most of these things in my restaurant. Wait a moment, I'll have them get some fresh ones, just like they were freshly slaughtered." Yuan Songping seemed quite proactive.

Jiang Yuan was reminded again and hurriedly said, "If there is stock, frozen bones can also be brought over."

It's not necessarily the case that the murderer has to burn the body immediately after killing someone.

Many people, especially novice murderers, will be very bewildered after killing someone for the first time. Some will take the body to bury it; this is usually the more impatient type.

Some who react slowly will let the body stay for a period of time, and when it starts to smell, they will stuff it into the refrigerator, and then consider whether to bury or discard it.

Those who choose to burn the body at home belong to the wealthy and patient type.

Think about it: to burn a mouse or a cat until the bones melt, how much fuel does it take? How much smoke must come out, and how much smell? Those living in high-rises or apartment buildings basically don't need to consider this plan.

The freedom in a villa is much higher. If there is one with a swimming pool, draining the water and dismembering the body inside is definitely much more comfortable than in the bathroom.

However, burning a body completely is always a time-consuming task. Civilian stoves, regardless of the furnace chamber or temperature, cannot reach the level of a funeral home's cremator. Thinking about it this way, freezing the body in a refrigerator and burning it slowly is also a relatively reasonable option. ===== CHAPTER 267 =====