Thud … Thud …
With a dull knocking sound, the floor, which had been silent for more than ten years, cracked open. Dust and gravel fell into a hole.
"There it is, there it is …" the staff member said in surprise. At the same time, someone shone a strong flashlight over.
Unexpectedly, under the stairs, there really was a sealed space that had been sealed for a long time.
Smoke came out of the hole, and along with the smoke, there was a damp smell.
Whether it was the staff member or the police officers present, everyone realized that in the dusty cellar, there might be something that they didn't want to see the most …
However, as police officers, everyone knew clearly that no matter what was down there, someone had to go down and check it out.
Soon, as the hole in the cellar was broken open, a young investigator under Captain Shao took on this difficult task. He turned on the flashlight and followed the stairs that were found in the hole, then went down …
Phew …
Phew …
In an instant, the entire room was silent. Everyone held their breaths, waiting for the agent's discovery.
The most interesting one was Xiao Cui. She drew a cross in front of her chest, then put her hands together and chanted Buddhist scriptures …
In the end, in less than a minute, there was a sound from the walkie-talkie.
"Captain," the investigator reported, "the cellar isn't big. I saw some bags with tape on them, and the shape is very similar …"
"Be careful!" Captain Shao said, then ordered, "Open one and take a look …"
"Yes …"
Hearing this, the other investigators quickly climbed to the hole and shone a stronger light into it.
After another minute, there was a reply from the walkie-talkie, "Captain, you're right. It should be a corpse … It's … It's just a corpse …"
Hearing this, there was an uproar.
Previously, everyone had only been suspicious, but now that the answer was confirmed, everyone was extremely shocked.
After hearing this, Miao Ying quickly gave Cui Lizhu a look.
Cui Lizhu understood that Miao Ying wanted her to quickly inform the forensic doctor, Zhang Peipei …
"Xiao Yang," Captain Shao said into the walkie-talkie, "look carefully. How many of these bags are there?"
"Hmm … One, two, three …" After a series of counting, the investigator finally confirmed that the number was seven …
After hearing this number, Miao Ying's heart skipped a beat. She had expected it before, but she didn't expect it to be so much!
"This is amazing!" Cui Lizhu said, "I didn't expect that we would be able to get involved in such a big case even without Boss around!
"Sister Miao, does this mean that we have to reinvestigate the red bathtub case? Peter … Peter, that guy, could he just be a scapegoat? "
"Don't worry about that for now," Miao Ying said. "Inform Wu Xiumin to continue interrogating Zhang Shixiong. It's possible that Zhang Shixiong doesn't know about the corpse. Let's see if we can find a breakthrough from there."
"Oh …" Cui Lizhu nodded.
"Also," Miao Ying said, "Zhang Shixiong's parents need to be questioned again. Even if they have nothing to do with the murder case, we need to find out more about Zhang Fengyi through them!"
"Oh …"
"Captain Shao," Miao Ying said to Captain Shao, "I've already informed the forensic doctor. Please identify the victims as soon as possible!
"The sooner we know who they are, the better it will be for us to solve the case!"
"Yes!" Captain Shao agreed, but his lips were already trembling.
Ever since he had been in the criminal investigation field, he had never encountered such a big case. He was suddenly at a loss, and he was anxious …
"Ran Tao," Miao Ying was the one who had seen the world, so she immediately assigned tasks in an orderly manner. "Report the situation to the Criminal Division immediately. The nature of the case has completely changed. In the future, we will not only have to deal with solving the case, but also with public opinion!"
"Understood!" Ran Tao quickly followed the instructions.
"Yes!" Captain Shao then understood how serious the case was. "The red bathtub case has always been one of the more influential cases in Yunzhou. If the seven corpses were announced, it would definitely cause a sensation!"
"The key problem is," Cui Lizhu analyzed, "This case is different from our previous cases. The biggest suspect, Zhang Fengyi, is already dead!
The murderer couldn't be any more obvious … "
"Let's not worry about that for now," Miao Ying said. "The most important thing now is to solve Zhang Qile's case and figure out the identities of the victims. As for the rest, we'll talk about it later …"
"Yes!" After the two agreed, they went to do their own things.
Miao Ying turned on her phone and looked at the painting that Zhang Qile had drawn. She wondered if there would be a prototype of the person in the painting among the dead.
…
There was a major change in the case, and all the police officers present felt a great deal of pressure.
Not long after, the forensics and forensics staff all arrived. Under Zhang Peipei's command, they began to carefully deal with the corpses …
However, because every corpse was packed in a well-wrapped bag, it was convenient for the collection and transportation of the corpses. The progress was also much faster than expected!
Miao Ying had already communicated with Captain Shao in advance, asking the police officers to keep it a secret and not spread it.
At this time, she didn't want to deal with the media before the case was solved.
However, there were so many corpses, and the police officers went in and out of the house, so it was impossible to keep it a secret. Although it was already late at night, there were still many onlookers in the alley outside the door.
Everyone was discussing what had happened in the old house.
Plus, in today's information age, people weren't just standing around and discussing. Almost everyone was using their phones to record short videos. The police spent a lot of effort to chase them away …
Beep beep …
Beep beep …
Then, Miao Ying's phone rang. It was Wu Xiumin.
"Team Leader Miao," Wu Xiumin said, "I showed the video to Zhang Shixiong just now, and he was terrified! But, he still didn't say anything … "
"I feel that he might have known that Zhang Fengyi was related to the Red Bathtub Case, but he might not have known that there were corpses buried in the house. Otherwise, he wouldn't have lived there alone for seven years, right?"
"But …" Miao Ying pondered and said, "Zhang Qile's painting might have come from Zhang Shixiong! And, Zhang Shixiong must have seen something in Zhang Fengyi's belongings … "
"It seems that," Miao Ying said, "I have to ask Ran Tao to go to Zhang Shixiong's parents' house again to check all of Zhang Fengyi's belongings!"
"Oh …" Wu Xiumin said, "We didn't find any of Zhang Fengyi's belongings in Zhang Shixiong's house. Could it have been destroyed or hidden by him?
"I … I'll ask him again!"
"Okay," Miao Ying said. "Sis Wu, ask him more details about Zhang Fengyi, and see if he will reveal any flaws.
"According to what we know, Zhang Shixiong should be the murderer who killed Zhang Qile. We … we must find evidence!"
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