Earth Cinema

Chapter 12 Investigation
"Secure the scene and take the body back."

Zhang Dehai glanced at the body. "Then give me the forensic report. The others should intensify the search and retrieve surveillance footage from the surrounding streets to see if the murderer is still nearby."

"Yes."

The other police officers nodded in response.

Zhang Dehai hurriedly got into the police car and rushed to the next murder scene.

Soon, the remaining few policemen finished handling the scene, and then sent someone to stay at the scene while the others loaded the body into the car and drove towards the police station.

"gone."

On the food truck, Big Nose Thomas watched the police car leave and breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they knew they were not here to arrest them, they still held their breath and felt a little nervous.

"Well, I told you it's okay."

David on the side shook his head, looking nonchalant, "Instead of worrying about this, let's think about where we're going to sleep tonight. We've used our money to modify the car and buy groceries."

"Think about it, I'm really unlucky. I'm so young, in my twenties, and I don't even have a girlfriend. I'm in this world, and I'm with a grown man like you."

David said as he washed the dishes.

Thomas glanced at him and asked, "Why, is it unfair for you to be with me?"

"No, I'm happy."

David rolled his eyes, "I'm so happy."

On the second floor, Su Liang watched the police car leave.

Li Jing came over and said, "I just went to ask around. Someone died in the alley next to the food court. The police are here to handle a murder case."

"Someone died in the alley next to it?"

Luo Hao and the others were surprised and sighed, "This period of time is really chaotic."

"Do you think this murderer is still around?"

Zhao He said in a low voice.

Li Jing and the others looked at each other, "That shouldn't be possible. The police are here."

"That may not be the case. Don't murderers in suspense novels usually like to hide at the crime scene?" Luo Hao touched his chin.

"Why are you saying this? It's scary."

Lu Wanqi said angrily.

Su Liang glanced in the direction the police left, seeming to be thinking about something.

In a small alley on Puhuai Road.

The police had blocked the alley and set up a cordon not far away. A police car drove over from a distance, and Zhang Dehai got out of the car and hurried into the cordoned off area.

When he got off the car, he glanced around, his heart sank, and his face looked a little unsightly.

He just looked at it from the car. This is just a remote road with no houses or shops around. It is estimated that there is no surveillance.

As soon as I walked in, I saw a forensic doctor squatting on the ground, analyzing the deceased.

"The deceased was in his twenties and weighed about 70kg. There were two wounds on his body, one on his waist and the other on his throat, which was also a fatal wound. It was obvious that a sharp weapon had penetrated his throat, causing his trachea to rupture and he died."

"And based on the degree of rigidity of the deceased, the time of death was probably around 6pm."

The forensic doctor carefully examined the body and said, "The muscle texture of the deceased is quite different from that of a normal death. He must have died suddenly during exercise."

The person presiding over the scene was a rather burly middle-aged policeman. He frowned and said, "Six o'clock in the afternoon? It was raining heavily at that time. There were few people on the street, and there were probably no witnesses."

After he finished speaking, he saw Zhang Dehai coming over. "Old Zhang, how are you doing?"

"Don't mention it, that guy did it, but he ran away before we got there."

Zhang Dehai said angrily, "He has become more and more vigilant recently. He runs away at the slightest sign of trouble."

Then he looked at the masked man lying on the ground and said, "Lao Gao, what progress have you made?"

Lao Gao sighed, "The rain came too late, and almost washed away the entire scene. In addition, the murderer was quite cautious, so we didn't find any useful clues."

Zhang Dehai put on gloves, squatted beside the dead man, and began to observe carefully. The dead man's face was hideous, and he must have struggled before death. His clothes were bulging. He touched them and they were hard and cold, as if they were made of metal. The gloves on his hands were also made of metal.

There is a bloody hole in the throat.

It's a fatal injury.

There were no remaining bloodstains around, probably washed away by the rain.

Judging from the deceased's clothes, he must have fought with someone and died at the hands of the other party.

"What sharp weapon caused this wound?"

Zhang Dehai pointed at the bloody hole in the masked man's throat and asked with a frown.

"It seems to be caused by a sharp conical object." Lao Gao looked at the information in his hand. "The murderer is very experienced. There are no fingerprints or other clues at the scene."

"By the way, the deceased was wearing a mask before, and it is now put in a file bag. Do you want to see it?" Lao Gao took a look. He had checked the scene.

No clues were found.

"have a look."

After looking at the mask, Zhang Dehai still didn't find any clues. He asked again, "Has the identity of the deceased been confirmed? Does he have any enemies? Or has he offended anyone?"

"The deceased's name is Liu Qi, he is 26 years old and works in a company in the city. According to the files, the deceased was a very honest person with a good temper and had never offended anyone."

A young policeman reported.

"You can tell by the look on his face. He must have some secret, otherwise why would he dress like that?"

Lao Gao sighed, "I don't know what's going on these days. Various cases have occurred frequently. Just today, four murders occurred. The cases at the boxing club and the food court are easy to deal with. At least we know the murderer. For the other two cases, we don't even have any clues about the murderer. We don't know where the murderer came from."

"Do you think there is any connection between these recent cases?"

"I thought so too, but there is really no connection between these cases." Lao Gao took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took a cigarette out with his mouth, looked at the scene, hesitated, and put the cigarette back.

Zhang Dehai hammered his palms and made up his mind not to go home this week and to live in the archives room.

If he didn't believe it, he wouldn't be able to find any clues. But he suddenly felt a chill on his head.

The police action was just a minor episode and did not affect Su Liang and his friends' dinner.

Finished the meal.

A few people said they wanted to go sing K, and Su Liang had no choice but to accompany them to sing.

It didn't end until midnight.

Only after sending everyone to the car did Su Liang breathe a sigh of relief.

Got home and lay on the bed.

I closed my eyes, my mind was in a mess, thinking about everything that happened today.

I thought of the policeman again.

It is estimated that the body will be found tomorrow at the latest. Although he has confirmed again and again that there are no clues left at the scene, he is still a little nervous.

Although his previous actions could be considered self-defense.

But that doesn't mean he's willing to expose himself to the police.

Three days ago, he was just a college student leading a normal life, but now everything has been disrupted by the emergence of the Earth Cinema, and because of it.

The days ahead may be even more chaotic.

early morning.

Su Liang stood on the balcony.

Facing the rising sun, posing in a strange posture.

The breathing rhythm also slowly changes from exhalation at the beginning, following the changes in body posture, to three short and one long, or three long and one short, or different lengths.

And along with the breathing, the body begins to rise and fall rhythmically.

(End of this chapter)