Of course, there wouldn't be any surveillance cameras in this kind of old-fashioned apartment building.
The only security measure in the apartment building was an old lady guarding the door. She was about 60 years old and looked quite spirited.
But Lu Ke felt that she definitely didn't have the terrifying strength of Granny Lucy.
Selina went over and showed the old lady the police badge she had just gotten. This kind of wallet had a police badge on one side and an ID on the other. It was the most commonly used tool for plainclothes.
The old lady looked calm and didn't seem surprised at all. When she heard that the two wanted the key to the crime scene, she casually took one from behind her. "I only have this one. Remember to return it when you're done."
Selina smiled and thanked her.
The two climbed the stairs to the third floor.
This kind of old-fashioned apartment didn't even have an elevator.
They walked to Room 305 on the third floor. There was a seal on the door. Selina casually removed the seal and used the key to open the door.
The two entered the door.
The forensics department had already been here, so the two didn't need to wear shoe covers. It was fine as long as they didn't move around.
Looking at the human figure on the ground, Lu Ke said, "Look here. I'll go to the bedroom to take a look."
Selina nodded and Lu Ke entered the bedroom.
The body was found in the living room. The bedroom didn't look like the primary crime scene, so it was basically the same.
Lu Ke looked at the bedroom and couldn't help but raise his voice. "Selina."
Selina walked over and looked at the situation in the bedroom. She was also a bit shocked.
"Have you investigated this type of victim before?" Lu Ke looked at Selina with a strange expression.
Selina shook her head. "How is that possible? Not many people in this town believe in this kind of supernatural stuff. "
"Can you recognize the origin of these things?" Lu Ke continued to ask.
Selina looked around and shook her head. "There are only a few things that look like voodoo. The others are not, but they definitely aren't some serious religion."
Lu Ke nodded. "Okay, it seems that our victim this time is a witch."
As the two talked, Lu Ke's phone rang. He picked it up and listened for a moment. He said, "Got it, I'll be right there." Then he hung up.
Selina asked, "What is it?"
Lu Ke said, "Let's go. Our witch's body … is gone."
Selina: "What?"
She went downstairs and returned the key to the old lady. She also handed the old lady a business card and told her to call the phone number if there was any situation or if she remembered anything. Only then did the two of them go out and get in the car.
Selina asked, "What's going on? How did the witch disappear? "
Lu Ke said, "… Okay. Actually, the forensic doctor wanted to go to the toilet before doing the autopsy. When he came back, he found that the body was gone."
Selina asked, "What about the surveillance cameras?"
Lu Ke: "I don't know. We'll have to see for ourselves. That was Brock's call. He asked us to take this case as well. After all, the disappearance of the victim's body is very likely related to her murder. "
Selina was disappointed. "Ah, I thought she suddenly came back to life and teleported away."
Lu Ke: "… If that's the case, I think we might have to hand over the case."
Selina hummed in acknowledgment. "Who will it be handed over to? FBI？”
Lu Ke's expression was a bit strange. "No, maybe it's S.H.I.E.L.D."
Selina found that odd. "What game?"
Lu Ke: "Haha, nothing. Focus on driving."
When they arrived at the forensics center in Houston, Lu Ke and Selina swiped their police IDs.
When they arrived at the morgue, they found a forensic doctor named Tom and explained their purpose.
Tom was a middle-aged white man, but he seemed a bit feminine. It would be an exaggeration to say that he was Kiriki, but he did feel a bit soft.
Even when facing Lu Ke and Selina, who looked like rookies, he didn't put on a tough front. Instead, he honestly told them what had happened.
Actually, there wasn't much to say. What Brock had said was basically the same as what Tom had said for three minutes.
In the morning, he had a cup of coffee before work. He had to pee and went to the toilet. When he came back, he found that the body on the autopsy table had disappeared.
Lu Ke didn't say anything. He still let Selina communicate with Tom.
The forensic doctor was also a man. Talking to a gentle beauty was definitely better than talking to a black-faced man.
"What about the surveillance cameras?"
Tom: "There was a problem last night. Someone came to fix it this morning, but it wasn't fixed."
Lu Ke suddenly interrupted, "Who fixed it?"
Tom was stunned. This was the first time Lu Ke had asked a question.
But he still answered honestly, "I don't know. The logistics department is in charge of this. You can ask."
Selina stuffed the notebook in her hand into her pocket and said with a bright smile, "Thank you for your cooperation, Forensic Doctor Tom."
Tom felt like his eyes were a bit dazzled by that beautiful smile. He just nodded blankly. "Ah, no … it's nothing. It's what I should do."
Then, he watched as the Hispanic beauty waved goodbye to him, pushed the door open, and left.
Selina walked out the door and caught up with Lu Ke. "What do you think?"
Lu Ke: "Let's ask about the surveillance cameras first. It's a bit of a coincidence. Do you remember what Robert always told us? "
Selina tilted her head. "When solving a case, many coincidences aren't actually coincidences?"
Lu Ke nodded. "So, we need to see what exactly went wrong with the surveillance cameras."
Selina asked the two of them and found the logistics department to explain their intentions.
The person in charge here was a policewoman. Selina decisively let Lu Ke take over.
The two of them had a tacit understanding.
Generally speaking, when it came to men who weren't in danger, Selina would speak up. When it came to middle-aged and elderly women, of course, Lu Ke would speak up. After all, his face was really tender.
Lu Ke still had a smile on his face as he explained his intentions.
The policewoman looked at the big boy in front of her. He had fair skin and good facial features. His smile was bright and sunny. He wasn't stunning, but it was easy to feel close to him.
After looking at the police officer's ID, she told him the name of the company.
Wales Dalit Electronic Communications Company.
This was the name of the company in charge of maintaining the surveillance cameras in the building. Lu Ke borrowed the policewoman's landline and directly dialed the number.
After he revealed his identity, he asked a few questions. After waiting for a moment, he listened to the reply and had a strange expression on his face.
After hanging up, he thanked the policewoman again before turning to leave.
Selina: "What's going on?"
Lu Ke: "The front desk of the company told me that they didn't receive a call from the forensics center yesterday and didn't send any maintenance personnel this morning."
Selina: "Huh?"
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