Mystery

"The red thread on this body should be red cotton wool thread. How many old people used to knit sweaters for children with this."

As Shen Ke said, she took out her mobile phone and took a few photos of Zhou Juncheng.

"This candle is very thick and has no scent. The workmanship is mediocre. It looks like a big funeral candle. Now Nanjiang rarely has power outages, and ordinary people don't use candles very much in their homes. Even if they do, they are the thickness of a finger."

It's just that the value of this clue is not high. There are many funeral supplies stores and there are many people who buy white candles.

In Zhou Juncheng's body, there is no clue at present.

He is an Internet algorithm engineer, why did he come to such an inaccessible place in the middle of the night?

With doubts in his arms, Shen Ke looked around.

Qi Huan noticed her gaze, raised his hand and pointed, "Over there is the unfinished villa area, and the name of the community is Huiyao. There are no people living here, like a ghost town. But there are a few buildings. It has been renovated and connected to water and electricity.”

Shen Ke nodded, not far away, a few people can walk there.

The road here has already been repaired, because it is summer, weeds are overgrown everywhere, and there is a snake that was killed by someone at the side of the road, and it has dried on the ground.

If the house cannot be lived in, it is easy to be dilapidated and desolate. Some people who plant creepers are surrounded by greenery.

Shen Ke walked along the road for a circle, then turned back to a villa in the middle, and put on new gloves and foot covers in front of the door.

"Why, is there something wrong with this house?"

Li Yuan looked at her silently, walked away, and asked curiously.

Before Shen Ke could answer, Chen Mo who was next to him replied, "Did you see the footprints at this door? It rained yesterday, and someone left fresh footprints here."

"Look at the mud at the door of the house on the steps. The color seems to be a bit different from the one on the way we came. Someone got it from other places. Footprints in other places can be washed away by rain, but this place can't be drenched. The rain has remained forever."

Hearing this, Shen Ke pointed to the footprints at the door and said, "The small ditches used to be filled with ordinary yellow mud, and our Nanjiang River is basically filled with soil of this color. But this, the yellow mud is mixed with a lot of black and gray things. .”

"Let's do a forensic test by taking some samples for comparison. This footprint is also a size 37 rain boot. Although there are many rain boots on the market, not all the soles are the same."

"Have you searched the villa area before?" Shen Ke asked.

"We haven't had time yet," Gao Shan said. "When the body was found in the morning, we rushed over immediately, mainly to protect the scene. Then we went to the old street to look for shoes and mobile phones."

Shen Ke didn't say much, and with a light push, the door opened.

"The door lock was broken."

This is a renovated villa. It is a European style that was popular in the early years. It is very gorgeous. There is a large crystal chandelier full of dust and cobwebs hanging in the living room.

The white cloth covering the large carved sofa was thrown on the ground, and there were two decks of playing cards on the coffee table, and white wax oil dripping on them.

"I asked them to come here to collect evidence. This poker card is new. You can't wear gloves when playing cards. There should be fingerprints on it." Chen Mo said, but he didn't feel the joy of finding any clues.

There are several people playing cards, could Zhou Juncheng be one of them?

If so, Zhou Juncheng has a decent job, and it is easy to find a place for gatherings. Why do they go to a deserted villa to play cards at night?
Zhou Juncheng died, so where did everyone else go?
If everyone else is still alive, why didn't anyone call the police when Zhou Juncheng died?After the end of the game, Zhou Juncheng was killed.Or were the people who killed him the ones who played cards?
Shen Ke thought about it, and frowned slightly. She didn't touch the playing cards, and took a photo of the table with her mobile phone.

The lobby on the first floor was a bit empty. Those valuable antique calligraphy and paintings should have been removed by the owner of the house, leaving some clumsy furniture, too lazy to bother.

Shen Ke looked around and suddenly stopped.

"Captain Chen, look at that fireplace."

On the opposite side of the sofa, there is a fireplace, and beside the fireplace is a swingable chair, and on the ground next to the chair is a furry cat nest.

In Shen Ke's mind, such an image almost appeared, the hostess was sitting in front of the fireplace reading a book, the cat was lying on the side of the cat litter, flicking its tail to the back of the owner's feet from time to time to confirm that she was Not still.

It was snowing heavily outside the window. This should have been a very warm scene, but now it became very scary.

On the glass door of the fireplace, it was glowing red. It wasn't flames but blood, which had stuck to the glass.

Shen Ke wore gloves and opened the fireplace door, Shen Ke's Gao Shan gasped.

"I'll call the appraiser over."

Shen Ke didn't touch it with her hands, but squatted down and took a photo of the corpse hidden there.

"No. 2 deceased, female. Like Zhou Juncheng, her hands and feet were tied behind her back, and her whole body was slaughtered like a backwards bow. Her neck was cut open, and blood spurted everywhere."

"This fireplace is huge, and the deceased is relatively small, so it fits right in."

Because the deceased was wearing a white dress, and unlike Zhou Juncheng who was soaked in rain and water outside, the blood stains were particularly obvious, which can be said to be shocking.

No.2 The deceased also had a candle in his mouth.

Chen Mo's face darkened, and he called the bureau.

"The case has been upgraded. It is a serial murder case. We have found the second body. This case is now assigned to the Special Cases Unit. Yes, we need more manpower. We will search the neighborhood to see if there are any new ones." Victim."

He said, nodded to Qi Huan and Li Yuan, and signaled to them to bring some people to search nearby.

Then quickly synchronized the information here to Zhao Xiaomeng who stayed behind in the bureau.

Shen Ke stood quietly in front of the corpse. The girl's face was covered with wax, and she couldn't see her expression clearly, but she could see the panic in her eyes.

She looked towards the dead man's unnaturally turned back feet. The female victim was wearing a pair of black rubber rain boots.

These rain boots are very ordinary and have no aesthetic feeling. For a young girl, they are a bit outdated.

Shen Ke turned on the light on the phone, lightly took a photo, and there was a small circle in the center of the sole with many complicated anti-slip patterns, and the number "37" was written in the middle of the circle.

37, that is, the meaning of size 37 shoes.