Chapter 2 (1/2)
Chapter 2: Survivor
This was the third murder case in the last month The first ti at police rank pro the other field officers to the scene
When Gu shi+ got back she returned the call, and noticed the crime scene photos had already been delivered: the victim lay in a pool of blood, her brains spilled out everywhere and her carotid artery cut, blood sprayed on the wall of the entryway and even up to the ceiling Fro fall uard by her trailing attacker the moment she entered her home at noon, where her assailant struck her in the vital point at the back of the head and cervical vertebra, killing her instantly
Gu shi+ asked about the victi woure, her job and family situation ordinary, and the area she lived in was normally safe Her body was found about an hour later by a courier, who reported the crime
Later the investigation found that none of the victins of rape The le erprints, no footprints, no sweat, no eyewitnesses, no security cale clue left behind And so this daylight hborhood, putting everyone on tenterhooks
The conjecture one after another was that this was like that ”Head Beating Case” that happened o, where the assailant specifically targeted single wo is the murderer was not after money or sex, but was motivated by an unadulterated, sociopathic hatred of wo off wives, fathers were escorting daughters, and the residents spontaneously forhborhood watch They wore distributed volunteer vests and chatted while closely scrutinizing the faces of the unfauard
The second crime occurred ten days or so later Gu shi+ was prepared this ti in her cruiser from the police school in the suburbs to the scene For the victim this crime must have struck like a bolt out of the blue But for Gu shi+, every challenge concealed a 99 chance of being solved
Supposing it was the same culprit, then he had created a problem for himself: how could he conceal his motive for this series of crimes? The traces at the scene could be covered, but the traces of his thoughts were more predictable; he wouldn't necessarily be conscious of it, and so would not think to cover it up And from the two previous autopsies of the victims it could already be determined that the perpetrator was not old and was not all that strong How could he disguise hisany mistakes?
Everything see wasn't right Flipping through the case records she saw the second victi home after cram school, only to be knocked out with a heavy object as soon as he entered the door The perpetrator had taken the risk to wait aHe then took a fruit knife and viciously slit the boy's throat
The perpetrator's determination to make sure his victim was dead was the same, yet other characteristics of the cases, such as the ly sie boundary The only certainty was that the sex and age of the victims were unpredictable for Gu shi+, which only doubled the scope of the threat
Just what kind of person was this, and for what purpose was he creating such anxiety a the ordinary residents of this supersized metropolis?
Gu shi+ was outside ICU talking with the staff there, jotting notes on her pad while her brain whirled The third tiain breaking the saround
Could it be this tihly intelligent criical probing?
Through the glass wall of ICU Gu shi+ could see the victiirl was different from the two previous non-descript victims She was especially pretty Even from such a distance you could tell her skin was soft and delicate, and her curled, lissome eyelashes stood out brilliantly from her other already clear, fresh, and fine facial features Even though she was lying on a hospital bed, wearing a hospital gown and no htly closed, her classical beauty radiated the aura of a Goddess, so that even the beautiful Gu shi+ had to adlimpses Fortunately, the doctor had already irl's life was not in danger Gu shi+ waited patiently for her to come to and prepared for her first chat with the patient She would definitely get some results After all, up to now she was the only victim to survive
FridayChi held a cup of soy milk in one hand, a sticky rice ball in the other, and Audio-Technica headphones on his head as he swayed toward his office desk, only to find a sturdy figure blocking his path It was none other than his senior brother, Cri He quickly took off his headphones and put down his breakfast, though he still shouldered his backpack ”Good ht I was mistaken for a minute What wind has blown you here?”
Zhang Chi was a Political Section Publicity officer An ordinary officer would not come here without a specific reason, plus there was no hope to ask a person like Chen Ting, who noro back and forth If the supervisor had not sent hiainst a coh those doors
Chen Ting responded in his usual methodical manner, ”Can't you be a bitfor you all day The supervisor wants to see you”
Zhang Chi took a big bite of his sticky rice ball and chased it with a gulp of soywhat this had to do with hi said iet there Our boss has already informed your supervisor about it”