With great effort, everyone finally managed to get this snakeskin bag weighing about 100 pounds and surrounded by seaweed, and no one knew what it would be inside.

I just admired Xu Jingnan's eyesight, a young man; in fact, this is a skill that any criminal investigator dreams of, but at this time, the young Xu Jingnan has not yet realized it.

Qi Zhixuan didn't complain this time, after all, after a few days of hard work, he finally made some gains, and that bit of fatigue was not worth mentioning, and the cost of pumping water had nothing to do with him.

Several people looked at this snakeskin bag and had different expectations in their hearts: Qi Zhixuan first thought of whether this was a bag of valuables, maybe Meng Biao was just trying to salvage the sunken objects for the sake of money, and drowned due to exhaustion, so it made sense; Xu Jingnan thought that this might be some important physical evidence, and someone deliberately sank it into the depths of the fish pond for fear that others would find out, and Meng Biao also died because of it; Li Yiting had an ominous premonition, and when he first judged the weight and shape of the object, he was afraid that there would be a discovery that would surprise everyone.

Of course, you need to know the results and just open them up, but people always have some habits of blind guessing.

Wan Yongkun quickly removed the heavy seaweed, and the surface of the snakeskin bag was revealed, and it was a little strange that the bag seemed to be full of holes, and there were small holes everywhere, I don't know why, looking through several large irregular holes, there seemed to be some blue-green lumps and cylindrical objects inside.

Wan Yongkun was about to untie the bag bound by the thick rope, and Li Yiting said loudly: "Wait a minute." He asked Wan Yongkun to leave a little, squatted down and reached out to touch the green objects that seemed to have moss on the surface, which were obviously stones, and then he touched the cylindrical objects on the side of the stones, which were a little slippery and felt very strange.

Suddenly-

A terrifying chill rippled from his heart, and his hands actually trembled.

Chen Tianyu discovered his abnormality, and looking at Li Yiting's cold and hesitant facial expression, he vaguely realized that something was happening, so he also squatted down and probed a few other objects.

He slowly stood up and looked at Xu Jingnan.

"Officer Xu, it's time for you to go to work. ”

Xu Jingnan looked at the snakeskin bag on the ground suspiciously, not understanding his intentions.

Li Yiting also stood up, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket, wiped his hand, and said coldly: "If I guessed correctly, this contains a big stone and a human skeleton, but it has lost its external details for a long time, and it needs to be further confirmed." ”

His words were calm, but the others were stunned and chilled.

Chen Tianyu looked at Xu Jingnan, who was stunned, and sighed: "What are you in a daze, you are a forensic doctor, so deal with it according to the regular procedures." ”

Xu Jingnan finally came to his senses, at this time he knew that his major was too superficial, but now he has no time to regret the waste of time in college, the matter has come, he has not woken up from the panic a few days ago, and a second corpse suddenly appeared, this is really the work of catching ducks on the shelves.

Seeing this, Li Yiting helped him out of the siege and said: "I think it's better to hurry up and send it to the Appraisal Department of the Municipal Bureau, you don't have the ability to deal with it yet." ”

Xu Jingnan nodded with relief, and went to the side to report the situation he found.

Qi Zhixuan also ran away quickly, he was a little panicked, and he could only ask for help from the leader; he took out his mobile phone and was about to dial it out, Chen Tianyu patted him on the shoulder again and reminded: "Don't report it indiscriminately, wait for the appraisal results to come out." ”

Qi Zhixuan nodded gratefully.

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Juyou Inn, No. 38 Niu Shi Street.

The two Beiting detectives had returned to their residences, and the handling of the scene was temporarily handed over to Xu Jingnan and his colleagues, Chen Tianyu specially arranged for Wan Yongkun to stay behind to assist, and the top priority for him and Yiting was to discuss the next move.

It was noon, but no one had any intention of eating.

Liu Zichen had no choice but to make them a cup of coffee, and when she was there, these two people had never smoked.

Li Yiting had regained his composure, and Chen Tianyu was even more expressionless.

Liu Zichen laughed: "What's wrong with the two old naughty boys today, with a serious face, not at all like the usual style." ”

Li Yiting sighed: "It should be said that I have experienced everything in criminal investigation for so many years, but today's incident is really strange." ”

He briefly told Liu Zichen about the events of the last few days, Liu Zichen didn't speak, but said: "The authorities are fascinated, drink a cup of coffee to refresh yourself, and you will soon figure it out." ”

She gently stroked the bangs in her ear and continued: "The first time I went out, I encountered such a series of strange things, no wonder Brother Li was a little breathless. I wasn't there, so my mood wasn't as complicated as yours, but I think there must be a reasonable answer to anything that is man-made. ”

Chen Tianyu took a sip of coffee, it was a little bitter, but the temperature was just right, he said: "Zichen is right, maybe the more weird and bizarre things are, the simpler the answer." Looking at the current situation, in fact, we have not stopped anything, everything is happening according to the original trajectory. Yiting, don't you think there is another mystery in it?"

Li Yiting nodded: "It's this question that has bothered me these days. I don't know why, but I had a strange feeling as if there was an invisible hand that was always shaking in front of my eyes. ”

Liu Zichen also sat down, she used a small soup spoon to scoop up the brown liquid and blew it gently, and the rich aroma slowly drifted through with the light smoke.

Chen Tianyu's heart moved, and he proposed: "Yiting, I don't think it's as good as this." Among all of them, Zichen is the calmest at the moment, so it's better for you to ask questions this time and let Zichen answer - she understands with the thinking of a normal person, maybe it will inspire you. ”

Liu Zichen nodded lightly and said yes, this is indeed a good way.

Li Yiting thought for a while: "Okay, let's start with a simple question." ”

"There are three obvious doubts in the whole thing, the first of which is that some of the people we are currently in contact with must have lied, otherwise the whole thing simply does not make sense. ”

He continued: "Just taking the victim Meng Biao as an example, his personal characteristics are puzzling. According to the archives, this person should be a tall, handsome, skilled, and capable young talent; Secretary Tang's Meng Biao is also a positive, young and promising outstanding technical talent who can entrust his daughter; Director Qi just now revealed that this Meng Biao is a heavy responsibility, outstanding, and highly respected, and is the mainstay of the institute; but the strange thing is that the Meng Biao that Xu Jingnan saw was a mysterious whereabouts. The taciturn Meng Biao in Zhou Wengang has no friends, does not have many hobbies, lives a sloppy life, belongs to a typical science and engineering man, and takes great pains to get promoted; and the Meng Biao we see now is indeed a bloated, fat, boiled head, and an ordinary person with no characteristics; these images are actually not the same at all. Zichen, tell me, why are there so many contradictory versions?"

Liu Zichen listened carefully, she didn't deliberately think about it.

After a while, she said: "Assuming that there is no disguise technique in the world at all, then Meng Biao may have undergone a great change, so there have been earth-shaking changes in his physical characteristics and personality. The records in the archives, Secretary Tang's impression, and Director Qi's praise should be regarded as the former Meng Biao, and Xu Jingnan and Zhou Wengang, including us, who have not been in contact with this person for a short time, should see the current Meng Biao. Then it is possible that none of these people are lying. ”

Chen Tianyu nodded, indicating that he basically accepted this point of view.

Li Yiting did not refute, he then analyzed: "Assuming that no one is lying, then we do not know about this change now, and it should become the key direction of the next investigation, perhaps this change is inextricably linked to this case." Let's leave this doubt aside for the time being......"

The second suspicion is Meng Biao's motive for entering the water. No one will enter the fish pond for no reason, and as you all know, the water in the fish pond is now muddy and dirty, and you can rule out the possibility of swimming in the water on a whim. Then there are three possibilities, accidentally fell into the water, suicide by jumping into the water, and abandoning the body after death, what happened today added another possibility, that is, entering the water to find an object, and accidentally died. According to my on-site investigation, it can almost be ruled out that a slip into the water is very difficult to eradicate the traces; if a master swimmer commits suicide by jumping into the water and is not carrying a heavy object, then the possibility of drowning is also very small; the abandonment of the body after death and accidental drowning in the process of searching for objects need to be confirmed by autopsy, which cannot be inferred. ”

Chen Tianyu nodded approvingly: "Now that the second corpse has been found, then the autopsy should be imperative, and we can wait for the results with peace of mind." ”

Liu Zichen suddenly asked: "If Meng Biao is looking for objects in the water, then should he carry salvage equipment, I see that several of you are so hard to salvage when the pond water has been drained, can he salvage such a heavy item with his bare hands?"

Li Yiting's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "You mean, Meng Biao may just suspect that there are bones at the bottom of the pond, instead of really salvaging? Salvage not only requires salvage tools, but a normal person with a water depth of four or five meters should also wear a diving suit or something, and Meng Biao, who drowned, obviously did not make any preparations." ”

Chen Tianyu added: "According to this judgment, then Meng Biao not only suspects that there are bones at the bottom of the pond, it is obvious that he also knows who the owner of the bones is, and there must be a police record or an insider in this old case." ”

"Someone is hiding it!" said the two almost in unison.

Chen Tianyu said calmly: "Yiting, what is your third suspicion? The second suspicion should be known through the autopsy. ”

Li Yiting took a sip of bitter coffee, and he felt that his thoughts seemed to be beginning to become clear.

"I'm not sure about the third suspicion, and that's the invisible hands that dominate the whole situation in my subconscious. There seems to be a kind of magical power that makes the most powerful groups in the whole village move one after another, the research institute, the 6914 factory, the regulatory department, the police station, and even the cow shit street, completely exposed in front of our eyes in a short period of time, all kinds of people from all walks of life appear on the stage, making people dazzled, seeing flowers in the fog, and unable to find the truth. ”

"That's true. ......" Chen Tianyu suddenly thought of something: "Do you think they know your true identity?"

Li Yiting shook his head: "Unless Xu Jingyuan personally goes to my work unit to understand the situation, with the authority of the police station, it is impossible to find out the personnel situation of the higher-level organs through the police system." ”

Chen Tianyu bowed his head and said: "That means that everyone thinks that you are the section chief in charge of criminal investigation, and if it is not a big case, you will never appear here." ”

Liu Zichen added softly: "Tianyu probably means that it is entirely possible for this Meng Biao to grasp this situation. ”

Li Yiting was surprised: "So he chose this time to go into the pond to salvage the bones in order to find out the truth? So why didn't he take the initiative to report the situation to me, isn't it straightforward, why waste his life?"

Chen Tianyu analyzed: "Perhaps, this abnormal behavior can confirm that Meng Biao only suspects the existence of this corpse, but there is no real evidence, so he can only explore it in person." As for some sudden accidents during this period, we have no way of knowing, and it should not be within his control, the only thing that is certain is that no one will deliberately die. ”

Li Yiting sighed: "But you still can't explain where the hands are behind the scenes." ”

Liu Zichen laughed: "Could it be that you two old criminal policemen have never suspected that this Meng Biao may have helpers or internal responses?"

"Unless—"

The eyes of the three of them met and shone like stars.

They all thought of Zhou Wengang, who was jumping up and down.