Chapter 497: The Corpse In The Freezer (1/2)

Upon noticing us, Bingxin trotted over and said, ”It was already like this when I got here. The workers said they heard the crash five minutes ago. The doorman also reported that the van forcibly entered the premises. Fortunately, there were no casualties.”

When I got around to the side of the vehicle, I found a man leaning out of the windshield, stuck between the van and the telephone pole. Judging from the impact, the van was speeding and the driver wasn’t wearing a seat belt. No wonder Bingxin said he committed suicide.

Examining the bloody face, I took a considerable amount of time to identify the body. ”No, he’s not a murderer. He’s Ke Wenyuan!”

Right then, Xiaotao shouted, ”Song Yang, look at the van.”

I looked inside from the window and found a wooden stick on the throttle, which suggested the driver had lost consciousness or died before the crash. The murderer must have jumped out of the vehicle and fled before accelerating.

I instructed Bingxin to stay and monitor the scene while I headed outside with the others. There was a green belt just outside the factory. Scanning the area with Cave Vision, I discovered deep footprints on the turf which led us to a tree with a sentence engraved on the trunk—

Don't look for me. Let me redeem my sins, and I will end myself!

Xiaotao and I exchanged a look of consternation at the message left by the murderer. We continued to track the footprints until we came upon a small river in front. However, there were no footprints on the other side of the river indicating the murderer walked along the riverbank.

Judging from the time, the murderer had only escaped for ten minutes, but it was enough to throw us off.

”Damn it, we’re another step behind!” cursed Xiaotao.

”I can only say that the gods are on his side!”

We returned to the crash site, where Bingxin and I laid the body flat on the ground. After a quick examination, I confirmed the victim was undoubtedly Ke Wenyuan. From the blunt force trauma at the back of the victim’s head, it matched the murderer's previous kills.

We found a bottle of hydrochloric acid in the van as well as signs of acid corrosion within the vehicle.

At this moment, Captain Tang called to report a corpse found at the intersection. According to eyewitnesses, it was thrown from a moving van. The driver behind the van assumed it was a living person so he urgently gave way, resulting in a serial rear-end collision.

”Let’s head over!” I waved weakly.

Noticing the wet handkerchief stuffed in the victim’s collar, I understood at once. ”Why should you linger at the fork of the road, wiping your eyes like a heartbroken child?”

”Despite the critical situation, the murderer even thought about observing ancient poetry.”

”Perhaps this ceremony means a lot to him!”

Now that traffic had yet to recover, it was naturally impossible to perform an autopsy on the road, so I ordered an officer to remove the body first. At this time, Lao Yao called, ”Have you caught the bad guy?”

”No, he got away!”

”Is there another victim?”

”Yes!” I sighed helplessly.

”Are you in the car now?” he asked.

”No, what's the matter?”

”Um... The man’s IP address is constantly moving, and at a considerable speed.” Lao Yao tapped away at the keyboard.