Chapter 388: Corpse By The Road (1/2)

I nodded, ”The organization wanted the Imitator’s ability, which means that they intend to frame someone. I’m afraid they’ll get started soon. Xiaotao, from now on, no matter where we go, even if it’s just to buy a bottle of water, we should remember to ask for a receipt and try not to be alone so we can produce an alibi in the event of a worse-case scenario. Also, framing an officer is all about your gun. You must make sure to keep it well!”

”Don't worry, I’m most cautious in this respect!” Xiaotao patted her waist.

”Don’t be so hasty. Do you often take your gun home? From now on, every day after work, you must return it to the storage and take it out when you need it,” I cautioned.

”Alright, I got it!” Xiaotao nodded obediently like a child who had been just criticized. ”You should be more careful yourself!”

”I'm fine,” I dismissed. “But you must pay special attention to everything. Although I'm familiar with the police, I'm actually just borrowing the glorious name of the bureau to intimidate others. If I’m framed, you can uphold justice for me. But if something happens to you, I’d be lost. You’re more important than I am!”

Xiaotao smiled and stretched out her arms to pull me into a tight embrace.

At about midnight the next day, I received a call from Xiaotao. ”Song Yang, there’s a case. Would you like to come and have a look?”

I asked for the location and told her I would go over at once. Then, I rushed downstairs, hailed a cab and headed to the crime scene. When I got there, I noticed the crime had happened a few meters away from the road. There were several abandoned cement pipes stacked on one side and a female corpse lying naked. A male corpse lay in the grass about three or four meters away, dressed in pants and naked from the waist up.

Xiaotao walked over and explained, ”We just received a report. The man who called it in was a passing hawker.”

I nodded, put on rubber gloves and started examining the male victim. He was in his early thirties, with a slim figure and about 1.75 meters tall. His body was covered with bruises and showed obvious bone fractures.

”He was killed after being hit by a car!” I frowned.

Xiaotao looked surprised, ”You can tell without touching the body?”

”Look,” I pointed. “Both tibia are broken, forming a false joint. The injury corresponds to the height where a car usually impacts. There are many bruises and scratches on the body, all in the same direction. It was obviously left by crashing and rolling on the ground. These are all consistent with the characteristics of being hit by a car.”

”So it was a hit-and-run!” exclaimed Xiaotao.

”Now don't rush to any conclusions,” I said, shaking my head. “Let me take a closer look first.”

Although the victim’s body had cooled, there was still a little heat in his intestines–about ten degrees. ”This man has just died, and the death time is about two hours,” I analyzed.

Grabbing the Echolocation Rod, I began to listen to his internal organs. There was a large amount of blood accumulated in the abdominal cavity. The victim’s diaphragm was broken so the internal bleeding headed straight down and accumulated in the abdominal cavity that had a larger space.

The direct cause of death of the victim was the huge impact to the skull. He had almost no intact internal organs, more than a dozen broken ribs and two fractures in the spine.

There were abnormalities in the lungs, but due to the severe damage of the internal organs, I was temporarily unable to judge if they were caused before or during the impact.

While I was listening, I noticed tiny white particles on the victim’s skin. I swiped some with my finger and sniffed, ”It's sweat!”

”Sweat?” asked Xiaotao.