Chapter 380

Afternoon.

During the time when the sunlight was most abundant, Jiang Yuan arrived at the Luyang Funeral Home.

The two-story forensic building, exposed to the light, seemed to be exuding yin energy as it stretched out its entire frame.

Mei Fang wore a white lab coat and leaned against the door, waiting for Jiang Yuan. If he were a woman, that would have been a pretty good photo composition.

But now, as a male forensic doctor with a belly, a beard, and messy hair, it looked a bit creepy.

Mei Fang was quite enthusiastic, greeting him with a smile, "Team Leader Jiang, the five bodies and I have been waiting for you. I thought you'd come in the morning."

"I was investigating Tian Xiang's house yesterday, all the way until evening." Jiang Yuan was conducting the on-site investigation in the capacity of a crime scene investigator or trace examiner. Because there were no bodies or dead people at Tian Xiang's house, a pure forensic doctor like Mei Fang didn't need to go.

Mei Fang expressed his sympathy and asked, "How did the interrogation go?"

"Chen Chen Youdi has recovered and is already spilling the beans. Zhang Hai, who ran away, has also been caught. He knew how to use a fake ID, but he was flustered and ran into railway police; he gave himself away in a few words." Jiang Yuan shook his head as he spoke. The psychological state of these two wasn't even as good as that of an ordinary adult, yet they were capable of cruelty that normal people couldn't achieve.

Mu Mu Zhiyang, who had followed Jiang Yuan, followed up on his words, "That railway police officer is quite lucky, picking up a Third-Class Merit for nothing."

"Railway police have always been the ones who catch fugitives most easily; that's their profession." Mei Fang glanced at Mu Mu Zhiyang and added, "It's just like the rumors in the streets, saying that Jiang Yuan's cold case task force has someone specifically designated to take bullets."

When Mu Mu Zhiyang was first injured years ago, he would browse various groups to see what people said about him. Now, he was even more calm, saying, "I fear my brothers suffer, but I also fear my brothers get Third-Class Merits. I understand."

Mei Fang chuckled, "I want to post this in the group."

"Then I won't admit it." Mu Mu Zhiyang wasn't stupid, and he replied with a smile. Mei Fang felt a bit regretful, but still praised, "Worthy of being the Shield of Ningtai." Mu Mu Zhiyang pondered for a moment, and the corners of his mouth lifted involuntarily.

Autopsy room.

Mei Fang pushed a body over and introduced, "I melted No. 5 first; the other body parts have only just been categorized." Mei Fang smiled.

The fifth body was discovered at Chen Chen Youdi's house, and it was only a partial body. Where the rest was buried was still unknown for the time being.

After Jiang Yuan investigated Chen Chen Youdi's house, he had been busy tracking down Tian Xiang's house and hadn't had time to perform an autopsy on No. 5, Wang Wang Leqin—the name was provided by Chen Chen Youdi. After seeing the murder weapon and Tian Xiang's photo in the interrogation room, Chen Chen Youdi's collapsed emotions were collapsing toward another extreme, and the part that had barely recovered would only make the interrogation easier.

"The age is also around 30. The height should be 175 centimeters, and the weight is around 100 jin. The height and weight are quite distinctive. Could there be other choices for the disposal site?" Jiang Yuan measured the data himself with a ruler, while Mu Mu Zhiyang recorded it on the side, making guesses at the same time.

The upper body of No. 5, Wang Wang Leqin, was mainly what had been disposed of. Regarding this part, it was hard to even determine if the killers had adopted a disposal method. Because both arms were left behind, only the spine and sternum of the upper body were difficult to handle. However, compared to long bones, the spine and sternum could actually be handled using household machinery and tools.

In this regard, the killers didn't even need to read books. When dismembering, just chopping away, they could roughly know the hardness of the bones. Like fresh thigh bones, ordinary household knives couldn't chop through them, but things like the sternum weren't that tenacious.

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Of course, there were time and physical costs involved. For several years, the three killers had been dismembering bodies in Chen Chen Youdi's granary. Not only had they accumulated considerable experience, but the location and environment of the granary could also satisfy the needs for long-term dismemberment. As at least the fifth victim, Body No. 5 was enough for the three to accumulate a lot of experience.

Tian Xiang might even have had research and development in this area.

In Jiang Yuan's view, in this trio, Tian Xiang should be the initiator and mastermind. He specifically scouted two cowardly, greedy, and lustful old men, likely selected from among his clients.

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Because Zhang Hai worked in a unit and looked like a decent person, he was responsible for selecting and abducting wayward young women and was responsible for burying the bodies. Chen Chen Youdi acted more as the jailer because he had a house and a yard and was a lonely, widowed old man. Tian Xiang himself should have had a considerable degree of psychological illness. He was responsible for killing and dismembering, and he likely was also responsible for criminal planning. Tian Xiang should have had a strong demand for both killing and sex.

In general, this was the prototype of a primitive criminal gang. They had no experience and no blueprint to learn from; they were just growing wildly and self-training.

If they hadn't been caught this time, in another year or two, Jiang Yuan estimated, they would have started recovering the bodies. Zhang Hai would have recovered the bodies the same way he buried them, and after re-processing, the probability of them being discovered would have been greatly reduced. Just look at how they never threw away the heads; that was proof enough.

Pointing to him was also very difficult.

However, plans often fail to keep up with changes; that is the norm for criminals.

Every criminal, when deciding to commit a crime, especially a heinous one, even if they are the type who are scatterbrained when buying groceries, will do some thinking and planning they consider meticulous.

As for implementation, that's another matter.

Actually, looking at the college entrance exam, one can also gain some understanding. Those who are late, forget their admission tickets, go to the wrong exam site, don't bring stationery, faint in the exam room, or are too nervous during the exam to perform at their trained level—basically, none of them are suitable for participating in murder. The college entrance exam at least has three years of training time, and the results are still unsatisfactory. If a murder is done unsatisfactorily, the result is paying with one's life.

Jiang Yuan inspected the body as a whole and added, "The internal organs are basically gone. Fortunately, there is a head, and we can still see the traces of chopping... it also matches the murder weapon..."

Mei Fang nodded while acting as an assistant.

The surface examination was completed quickly. Mei Fang then moved the body's head aside, used an electric hand saw to saw open the skull, took out the brain, checked it first, and then sliced it.

The autopsy proceeded at a steady pace.

Just as he was about to finish, a blue dumpling rolled into Jiang Yuan's hand.

Wang Wang Leqin's Legacy—Yoga (LV2): Wang Wang Leqin was the most beautiful girl in the crowd since she was young. She was proud and independent. In order to have a better life and see a more wonderful world, she worked hard. During her most beautiful time, the world also showed her its most gorgeous and gentle side. However, as her exquisite face lost its luster, the doors that were once open began to close gradually. Wang Wang Leqin learned makeup, tried plastic surgery, and began doing yoga... All her efforts failed to bring back the world's gentleness. Clients began to become indifferent and calculating. The tolerance and kindness she had once taken for granted began to disappear from her side. In the end, only the moments of doing yoga could make Wang Wang Leqin feel a consistent peace.

Jiang Yuan sighed silently.

"Wait a moment, let me check the other bodies." Jiang Yuan took off his gloves, changed into a new pair, and pulled open the ice coffins containing the other bodies.

Only in the ice coffin of Body No. 4 was there a blue dumpling that flowed into Jiang Yuan's palm.

Cai Yan's Legacy—Toddler Communication Technique (LV1): After accidentally giving birth to a child, Cai Yan could only send her to her sister to raise. Her sister worked outside, lived in poverty, and didn't like her career choice, but still took on the heavy responsibility of raising the toddler for her. Cai Yan traveled all over the country and only went back to see the child after a long time, but the child still kept calling "Mommy, Mommy." Cai Yan began to try to learn techniques for communicating with toddlers. She planned that once she earned enough money, she would go to the city where her sister worked, educate the child with peace of mind, and live the life of a normal person.

Jiang Yuan pushed the ice coffin back, thought for a moment, and said to Mu Mu Zhiyang, "Organize the situation of these victims, contact the victims' families, and see if there are any children or parents who need care and support."

"Okay." Mu Mu Zhiyang responded.

Mei Fang thought more about it and said softly, "That... Team Leader Jiang, this work can actually be handed over to our Luyang Criminal Police Detachment to do."

"Then you guys do it."

"In two days, sync up with Mu Mu Zhiyang and sync a copy of the data to me." Jiang Yuan waved his hand, "Take the samples."

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