At one in the afternoon, Zhou Ze and the others set off for Nankai City. Li Yang, the deputy leader of the team, was the team leader for Lin Zhou City.
Along the way, no one spoke much. Only Zheng Yanran and Zhou Xiaoyu were whispering to each other.
Zhou Xiaoyu was able to come along this time mainly because the forensics department was short of people, and even more so, talent. However, a complete criminal investigation team should at least have a forensic doctor, so Zhou Xiaoyu was chosen.
In less than three hours, they arrived at Nankai City.
Zhou Ze and the others went to the Nankai police station to report.
By the time Zhou Ze and the others reported in, teams from other cities had already arrived. Two teams were already at work. One team went to Beitang Corner to check the crime scene, while the other team went to the morgue to examine the bodies.
Knowing that the Rain Demon could attack again at any time, the entire Nankai police station was very busy. They did not entertain Zhou Ze and the others. They started with the case analysis.
Zhou Ze and the others did not argue. They quickly got back to work.
After listening to the case analysis report, Li Yang asked for everyone's opinion and decided to go directly to the crime scene.
The forensic doctor in Nankai City had already examined the victim's body, so there was no point in going there.
At Beitang Corner, the crime scene was an abandoned brick factory. It was cordoned off. Zhou Ze and the others had been searching for an hour.
"The victim Yang Xianxian's bag and umbrella were found in Guanghua Estate, which means that the murderer kidnapped Yang Xianxian in Guanghua Estate and brought her here. Guanghua Estate is about five kilometers away from here."
Zhou Ze squatted down and stared at the black smoke in front of him. He frowned.
"What do you mean? Did you find something? Zhou Ze, be more specific."
Li Yang quickly asked.
Zhou Ze stood up and said," I've analyzed the Rain Demon's modus operandi in detail. Before the Rain Demon kills, he would usually choose a suitable location. Then, he would quietly stay at the chosen location like a venomous snake, waiting for his prey to come to him. He would kill it with one strike, then cut off its limbs and gouge out its eyes.
Judging from the Rain Demon's modus operandi, he was a very straightforward person, and the targets he chose were random. In Yang Xianxian's case, the murderer kidnapped Yang Xianxian in Guanghua Estate and then dragged her for a full five kilometers before killing her. This did not fit the Rain Demon's modus operandi.
"Could it be that the murderer had planned to commit the crime in Guanghua District, but something unexpected happened, causing the Rain Demon to have no choice but to change his plan at the last minute?"
Zheng Yanran asked.
Zhou Ze nodded,'It's possible, but there's something suspicious.'
Zhou Ze took out his phone.
"These are the photos of the corpses of the three victims killed by the Rain Demon three years ago. Look at this one, it's the photo of Yang Xianxian's corpse. You guys can compare it and see if there's any difference."
Zhou Ze asked as he scrolled through the photos.
"I think it's the same. There's no difference."
Zhou Xiaoyu said with a confused expression.
"The position of the severed feet is different. Three years ago, the three victims 'feet were all severed from the ankles, but Yang Xianxian's feet were slightly tilted upward."
Wang Ming looked at the photo and thought for a moment.
"This should be very normal. Who can slash at the same spot every time?"
Zhou Xiaoyu frowned.
Zheng Yanran, who was beside him, said,"It's indeed a little different. Moreover, I feel that the hands and feet of the three corpses from three years ago look more neat and coordinated."
"Yes, so I suspect that the one who killed Yang Xianxian was not the Rain Devil at all, but someone else imitated the Rain Devil to kill people."
Zhou Ze said.
"If that's the case, then this case will be much easier to investigate."
Li Yang said.
The reason why the Rain Devil's case was difficult to solve was that his murders were random, so you couldn't get any clues from the network of the deceased.
"Indeed, if this case was not done by the Rain Demon, then the murderer is very likely to be someone Yang Xianxian knows. This way, we can greatly narrow the scope of investigation."
Wang Ming added.
Since the murderer was someone that Yang Xianxian knew, Zhou Ze and the others began to check her social circle.
Zhou Ze and the others split into two groups. Zhou Ze, Zheng Yanran, and Zhou Xiaoyu went to Yang Xianxian's house to find out more about the situation. Li Yang and Wang Ming went to the school to find out more about Yang Xianxian's classmates and teachers. Basically, Yang Xianxian only had these two groups.
When Zhou Ze and the other two arrived at Yang Xianxian's house, four men and a woman from another city came out after asking about the situation.
"You guys are also here to understand the situation, right?"
The leader looked at the gentle-looking middle-aged man and asked.
"Yeah," she said.
Zhou Ze nodded.
"Zhou Ze!"
" Who is it?" A surprised voice sounded. Zhou Ze looked at the person who spoke. It was a muscular young man with a crew cut and tanned skin.
"Yang Bing?"
Zhou Ze was surprised. The young man before him was none other than Zhou Ze's roommate from the police academy. They had lived together for four years in college, and they were quite close. However, Yang Bing had changed a lot since he was in college. He was tall, fair, and handsome. Now, he looked more like a fool. It was no wonder Zhou Ze did not recognize him immediately.
After graduating from university, Zhou Ze returned to Lin Zhou City while Yang Bing went to Fu City. They did not expect to meet here.
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