"Genitals cut off? Could it be like that last case, so suspect with physiological issues believed so misguided redy and killed?" Wang Yong couldn’t help but speak up while driving.
Given such a familiar modus operandi, it’s inevitable for him to imdiately recall Ma Kai’s previous case.
Luo Fei shook his head, confidently saying, "It should not be."
"Why not?"
In fact, when they first learned about this case, Zhao Donglai and Yang Su leaned toward this view, but Luo Fei denied it without thinking, leaving the two puzzled.
He hasn’t even seen the scene, so how can he conclude it isn’t?
"Didn’t you notice a crucial point? The victim is completely naked. If it’s like the previous Ma Kai case, the suspect would just cut and leave if he was only trying to treat a disease with the genitals. Why bother stripping the victim entirely?"
Luo Fei’s analysis was like waking people from a dream.
"True, in Ma Kai’s last case, the two victims only had their pants removed. This way, these two cases really have a big difference. Luo Fei, you’re attentive. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have caught this detail."
In response to Yang Su’s complint, Luo Fei humbly said, "Captain, is this worth the praise?"
"Luo Fei, so you think this case doesn’t fall under the sa nature as Ma Kai’s case?" Zhao Donglai asked again.
"This... Before seeing the scene, I can’t make a definitive conclusion, but one certainty is that the killer taking the genitals isn’t just for treating with a redy; there must be another purpose."
While they were discussing, the car finally arrived at the cri scene.
Yang Family Village, Group 8, by the water canal.
They had just gotten out of the car when they saw the area around the water canal already cordoned off, surrounded by villagers curious and discussing the scene, with several Wenshui Town officers maintaining order nearby.
Inside the cordon, Yang i, who had arrived earlier, was leading the technical team in examining the scene and collecting evidence, while the dical examiner was examining the victim’s body.
Seeing the CID’s vehicle, the head of the Wenshui Town precinct, Liu Tianshou, hurried over to Zhao Donglai. "Captain Zhao, you’re finally here."
"Director Liu, what’s the situation now?"
"After we arrived at the scene, we learned that the victim should not be from the village since no one recognizes him. Moreover, the victim is completely naked, and we haven’t found the victim’s clothes, shoes, or anything to prove his identity."
"I don’t know much else; afraid of disrupting the scene, we didn’t dare move the body."
"Okay, thanks for the hard work, also could Director Liu find a way to disperse the crowd? Having so many people gathered could harm the scene and complicate investigations."
Liu Tianshou nodded repeatedly, "Alright, alright, I’ll do that right away."
He went to disperse the crowd, while Zhao Donglai quickly walked to Luo Fei.
"How’s it going, Luo Fei, have you found anything?"
Just now, while he was speaking with Liu Tianshou, Luo Fei had already begun observing the surroundings.
"Not yet, let’s go take a closer look at the body."
"Captain Zhao, has the body been moved since its discovery?"
"I just asked Director Liu, who said the villagers discovering the body in the grass got scared and reported it from the road, and he promptly ca over to secure the cri scene, so no one has touched it."
"That’s good."
While talking, the two arrived at the scene, and Luo Fei saw a naked young male corpse lying face up, pressed down on a patch of grass.
The male corpse was shrouded in thick black air, besides the missing genitals, there was a large wound on the head, cut skin and flesh, appearing to be struck by a blunt stone-like object, which was corroborated by a stone with blood stains in Yang i’s evidence bag.
With the blood stains on the grass near the corpse’s head and on the ground, Luo Fei could basically confirm this was the primary cri scene.
By then, the scene had been mostly examined, Yang i instructed a few to inventory the evidence, then she stood up, "Captain Zhao."
"How’s it going, did you find anything?"
"The victim is male, roughly aged between eighteen and twenty, deceased for at least over two days. The preliminary cause of death is skull fracture, but further autopsy is needed to confirm."
"Additionally, there are multiple abrasions on the body, possibly from struggling with the suspect, and the victim’s rectum is torn; sen was extracted from the rectum."
The first part sounded normal, but the latter was utterly disillusioning, even Zhao Donglai, accustod to bizarre cases, was montarily stunned. "Are you saying..."
Zhao Donglai suspiciously stared at Yang i, who bluntly confird his speculation, "Correct, we preliminarily suspect the victim was likely molested by the suspect before death."
Zhao Donglai: ...
What the hell is happening here, he’s handled countless female sexual assault cases but never thought he’d be dealing with one involving n.
He could only turn to Luo Fei, "Luo Fei, what do you think? Could this be a suspect’s ruse to disrupt police thinking?"
Male on male is quite rare, so he tended to believe it’s a suspect’s ploy.
Luo Fei withdrew his gaze from the corpse and shook his head, "It’s hard to say, but judging by the current situation on the scene, the likelihood of the victim being molested is substantial."
If it were rely a ruse, tearing likely wouldn’t occur, so Luo Fei leaned toward this being a homosexual cri.
"By the way, Yang i, did we find any personal belongings of the victim at the scene?"
Yang i shook her head, "No, I already had our colleagues search the vicinity and the precinct officers looked too, but they found nothing."
"Then we can only hope the team leader finds sothing, if not, it can only an these items were taken by the killer."
Married to the location near a fish pond, Yang Su suspected the killer might have discarded the victim’s belongings there, so he borrowed a boat from the villagers, taking Wang Yong and a few others to fish.
Zhao Donglai nodded and asked again, "By the way, Luo Fei, your nose is usually acute. Why don’t you see if you can discover anything else?"
"Can’t. I already tried earlier, but the victim’s long death ti limits scent traceability. All that’s left is the victim’s scent; the killer’s scent is no longer detectable."
At these words, Zhao Donglai felt a bit dejected.
Still, he knew this couldn’t be helped.
The group exchanged brief views, then Yang Su returned, accompanied by Zhang Fan.
Earlier, Zhang Fan had arrived with his team and took the initiative to search further afield.
Regrettably, both teams ca up empty.
No choice, Zhao Donglai had to order retreat to discuss the case back at the station.
By three in the afternoon, everyone returned, and Zhao Donglai imdiately called everyone to gather in the eting room.
At ten past three, everyone was seated in the eting room.
After a brief introduction to the currently known situation, Zhao Donglai described the scene and then turned to everyone, "Now, let’s each share our thoughts."
Looking at each other, Yang Su began, "Captain Zhao, based on what we know, I think it’s a typical rape case, though the victim is male. In today’s society, homosexuality isn’t rare. I think we can proceed from this perspective."
"If it truly is a rape case, it could be problematic. If the suspect preditated with a familiar target, fine; but if it’s random, then solving it becos more challenging, especially since we still know nothing about the victim’s identity."
Yang Su had just finished when Team 2’s leader Zhang Fan said solemnly.
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