Chapter 22 (1/2)

Chapter 22: First Investigation

Contrary to the arrest, the interrogation went unexpectedly se, but after all he was still just a kid Faced with such huge pressure and fear of the unknown, he quickly broke down and spilled everything With his complete testi out in the open that should have been a sigh of relief to everyone, but this case had been a devastating hit to both the victims and the criminal It had made everyone’s heart heavy

Everyone learned through various channels that it had been Zhang Chi’s portrait sketch that had determined the suspect, and that it had been hiht with and subdued the suspect Each version of the story told was fantastic, described as if the person had witnessed it personally Everyone who saw him had some words of praise for him; no one was able to hide their new ad Gu shi+, who seeotten their earlier quarrel, as well as her lost wager

Work on the force never seeive the team a chance to catch their breath; it was just one case after another People always said you had to be a “workaholic” to work on the criation team, the kind of person as listless froh spirits when busy It was a saying everyone professed

Gu shi+ was just returning froround coffee froer to enjoy a rare lull in the afternoon, much needed to perk their spirits up The phone on Gu shi+’s desk rang The newest orders Just like loafing soldiers hearing the call of the bugle, she instantly bolted upright in attendance

The strong-fragranced Zhang Chi, who had just dropped by, heard and volunteered to help “I’ll drive so you all can rest and enjoy your coffee”

Chen Ting and Gu shi+ had barely spoken to one another since that time he had confessed to her Noas a rare chance to say so, so he seized the opportunity to tease “Seems you have some ulterior motive?”

Gu shi+ side-eyed hi of anything, he just pretended he hadn’t heard hiet the boss to sign it

The captain was just passing by and saw the sheet in his hand and nodded in praise and took it and signed it with a flourish “You all ought to be like Zhang Chi We’re all the sa up the work Everyone has roorabbing every chance to learn Every crime scene is a classroom”

Now that the captain had eh she had wanted to She could only give hiive me any trouble”

Zhang Chi gave her a knowing sht about their previous reaction, which seeloomy look and quietly walked out

The crime scene was a mess The student who had called the police was huddled in his uncle’s arhtly shut, as if he expected to see so when he opened them The door had been unlocked when he returned ho from within He went inside, curious, where he saw the terrible scene

When Zhang Chi stepped over the police tape he was shocked by what he saw This was the first violent criraphs before, but it was nothing co it firsthand

It was an old-style resident building, built in the late 80s No elevator, the stairs made of unfinished ceave off a pungent sround floor up to the fourth, acco bloody footprints The door to the room where the violent crime had taken place ide open

The room was piled with odds and ends It was crowded and dark The bedroom led to an open-style kitchen where a seventy-year-old woman lay dead on the floor Her face, neck, and arled There were clear strangle marks on her neck, and the nose had been nearly severed froe creature from a sci-fi horror film The officer who had taken the call said there had been another on the floor then, the old wohter, whose body was also covered with cuts She also lay in a pool of blood, but had already been rushed to the eency room

Gu shi+ was down on the floor,ni to a and standing, taking notes and snapping photos, corossed in his work So order outside while others were inside inspecting the roo, the scant conversation orderly, not disturbing each other, going about their work as usual