The snowfall gradually subsided, but it was still falling. The snow-white scene was somewhat dazzling.
The police car drove along the country road and finally stopped in front of a small bridge.
The small bridge was not an arch bridge. It was less than 20 meters long and looked a little old.
The snow plow had already removed the snow on the bridge, but the police's focus was not on the bridge, but on the bottom of the bridge.
Zhao Yu, Miao Ying, Xi Mengna, as well as Ran Tao and Wu Xiumin, who got out of the car behind them, all went down to the frozen river.
The surface temperature was around -14 degrees Celsius, and the temperature at night could reach a terrifying -30 degrees Celsius.
Therefore, the water in the river was completely frozen, so there was no need to worry about safety.
Zhao Yu was wearing a two-layered down jacket, but he still felt that his clothes were thin, as if the cold wind could penetrate them all at once.
The most uncomfortable part was his nose, as the air that he exhaled would instantly condense into ice flowers, which would stick to his nose. It was very uncomfortable.
As the area was sparsely populated, and the crime scene was located under the bridge, the police did not put up a cordon.
At that moment, there were more than a dozen police officers working under the bridge.
The corpse had already been taken from under the bridge and put into a body bag.
After Zhao Yu and the others went down, they could only see the screws at the top, as well as the rings and ropes that were used to hang the corpse.
Zhao Yu carefully observed the environment under the bridge. He saw that the ice was only three meters high from the top of the bridge. If someone used a ladder on the ice, it would be easy to reach the top of the bridge.
"Look …" Captain Chou pointed to the expansion pipe at the top and said, "It's exactly the same as the previous two cases. Our technicians found traces of metal friction on the rings. We suspect that the murderer may have used pulleys to hang the corpse up!"
Mm …
Zhao Yu nodded silently. He had already thought of this. It might not be difficult for the murderer to hang a person under the bridge, but after hanging the person up, he would need to fix the rope.
Therefore, he would need to use a more labor-saving pulley to assist him. After the corpse was fixed, he would remove the pulley.
"The murderer wouldn't be so stupid, right?" Ran Tao looked up at the rope at the top of the bridge and said, "Did he want to pretend that the deceased had committed suicide by hanging?"
"That's impossible," Captain Chou said quickly. "The deceased was not wearing any clothes. How could a naked person come so far to hang himself?"
At this time, Zhao Yu came in front of the body storage bag and wanted to check the body.
The forensics staff quickly reached out and opened the body bag. There was a frozen corpse inside!
"Look …" Captain Chou quickly introduced, "Blond hair, another foreign woman … This is the third one!"
Zhao Yu took a closer look at the deceased. Although the body was frozen, he could still make out some basic features. It was a slender, beautiful, and very young foreign woman who was about 1.7 meters tall.
Another foreign woman …
Zhao Yu sighed. In fact, this was the reason why the Criminal Division had assigned him to handle this personally.
As the deceased were all foreigners, the Criminal Division had ended Zhao Yu's vacation early in order to prevent the case from being handled improperly or causing any diplomatic incidents. So, he was asked to lead a special investigation group to investigate.
Cui Lizhu, Zeng Ke, and Zhang Peipei had not arrived yet.
Cui Lizhu was rushing over from Hailan, but Zhang Peipei had already gone to the United States with Gao Facai.
However, the Criminal Division had already assigned a new forensic team. Now, Zeng Ke and the new forensic team were already on the plane.
However, there was no airport in Manchuria, so they needed to fly to the provincial capital of Halongjiang and then drive over. So, they would arrive before dark.
"Captain Chou," Miao Ying said to Captain Chou after checking the body. "There have been two cases. Have you counted the number of foreign women who have disappeared recently?
"If you have, can we know the identity of the third victim now?"
"Yes, yes …" Captain Chou nodded quickly. "Both cases are targeting young Russian women. We have been counting them since the second case was discovered!"
Captain Chou waved his hand and said, "But, the strange thing is that there is no one here … Although we are a port city, and there are nearly 20,000 Russians in the city, we have always been very peaceful here!
From New Year's Day until now, no one has reported missing at all! "
"Oh …" Miao Ying looked disappointed.
"Can you tell …" Ran Tao asked the forensic doctor next to him, "How long has the deceased been dead?"
After hearing this, the forensic doctor shook his head and said, "No, because of the weather, the body is almost frozen and sealed. It is difficult to determine the time of death by visual inspection."
While they were talking, a cold wind swept along the frozen river. The cold wind was mixed with snowflakes, making it difficult for everyone to open their eyes. Everyone quickly turned their backs to face the cold wind.
"Wow, it's so cold …" Xi Mengna was so cold that she couldn't help but get close to Zhao Yu and hold his arm again.
Zhao Yu was most afraid of her hand, so he quickly moved aside to prevent Xi Mengna from getting close to him.
Because Xi Mengna's identity was sensitive, Zhao Yu didn't tell Ran Tao and Wu Xiumin the truth. He only said that she was sent by the Criminal Division for an internship.
If they saw Xi Mengna being so intimate with him, it would inevitably cause suspicion and misunderstanding.
However, Xi Mengna didn't care. She took a step closer to Zhao Yu and reached out again.
At this moment, Xi Mengna's actions had attracted the attention of Ran Tao and Wu Xiumin. Even Captain Chou and the others looked at Zhao Yu.
D * mn it!
Seeing that Xi Mengna was about to hold his arm, Zhao Yu quickly grabbed Xi Mengna's wrist and pointed her wrist far away from the river.
"Oh …" Then, Zhao Yu pretended to be curious and said, "You mean that you are curious about how the murderer brought the body to the scene?"
Zhao Yu was smart. With just one sentence, everyone was brought back to the case.
"Yes, yes …" Ran Tao patted his forehead out of habit and said, "I was just wondering about it! This place is remote, and the road is blocked by heavy snow. So, the murderer couldn't have driven a car here, right?
"He … How did he get to the scene?"
"Um …" After Captain Chou heard this, he immediately stepped forward and said to everyone, "Leaders, we have also studied this issue before. We believe that the murderer should have come here in a sledge …"
Sledge …
Hearing this term, Xi Mengna was also attracted by it, so she gave up on holding Zhao Yu's arm.
"Yes, a sledge!" Captain Chou pointed at the river and said, "Horses, donkeys, and dogs!
The road was blocked by heavy snow, so it was difficult for cars to pass through. If the murderer didn't have a helicopter, then there was only one other means of transportation, which was a sledge! "
"You mean …" Miao Ying asked, "The murderer rode a sleigh and came from the river. Since the sleigh has scratches, can we …?"
Before Miao Ying could finish, Captain Chou said helplessly, "It's impossible to find the murderer according to the scratches. The children in the nearby villages go skating and sledding on the river almost every day. Moreover, it has snowed several times recently, so we can't find any traces of him …"
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