Advocate for the deceased

Chapter 1 The Man in the Bathtub ([-])

The crackling sound of huge raindrops hitting the car windows was disturbing.

Zhou Hai slumped lazily on the backrest of the back row. The bangs on his forehead covered a third of his face. An ordinary face was born with indifference and alienation.

He looked out of the car window with his earphones on, and all the scenery became blurred with the washing of the rain.

The brilliant neon lights gradually became rarer, and the cars driving at high speed felt a slight swing.

He let out a long breath, now he should enter the Binhai Expressway towards the airport, and he will leave the country to continue his studies for the next year.

Thinking of this, I was a little excited.

With the corners of her lips pursed tightly and an imperceptible smile rippling, she could finally escape their chattering dispute.

"...Don't listen to your father, Zhou Hai, and complete the clinical courses at Stanford University.

I also want you to transfer to another department to study forensic medicine!
Is there any mistake, in such an industry, how can I find a wife in the future.

It's disgusting to think about mixing with corpses every day, heh! "

Zhou Hai didn't speak, but moved slightly towards the left car door, turned up the music, and continued to look at the splashed water on the car window.

This quarrel seemed to have continued since he could remember.

The mother's complaints kept filling the car, and the father continued to comfort him in a good-tempered manner while driving.

"Okay, I was wrong, it was just a suggestion!

After all, domestic talents in this area are still relatively scarce..."

Before my father could finish speaking, there was an abnormal bump under the wheels, and the car suddenly slid to the right.

Zhou Hai subconsciously grasped the handrail on the window, and in an instant, the whole car rolled over, and the mother's screams, the sound of brakes, the sound of breaking glass, and the sound of impact could be heard endlessly.

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Zhou Hai trembled all over, as if falling into an abyss.

At the same time, the mobile phone beside him vibrated vigorously, pulling him out of the nightmare that had lingered for many years.

He let out a long breath, grabbed the phone in the dark and sent it to his right eye.

The screen displayed 6:10 am on June 2, and the word 'command center' kept flashing.

All the discomfort and palpitations just now were relieved by most of them in an instant with the appearance of the four words, and he quickly raised his hand and swiped the answer button.

"Hey?"

"Forensic Doctor Zhou, I'm sorry to disturb you so late.

Tonight, a team of forensic doctors Liu on duty went to Zhouguan Town to find out the scene of a large-scale traffic accident.

But just now another murder happened..."

Zhou Hai sat up, turned on the phone for hands-free, and interrupted the woman's voice while getting dressed.

"What's the case directly?"

"In Building [-] of New City Garden Phase II, a male body was found in the bathtub.

I can't be sure now, I want you to go over and have a look. In addition, I have notified Xu Biao of your team for the trace inspector. "

"Okay, we'll be there soon!"

Zhou Hai had already dressed, and glanced at the sedative on the bedside table.

He poured out two pills, threw them into his mouth and swallowed them, then picked up his mobile phone and dialed the number of his assistant Liang Honggang.

"A male corpse in a bathtub, the address will be sent to you by WeChat."

There was a faint voice on the other end of the phone.

"Huh? Boss, it's early morning!"

Zhou Hai frowned slightly. An intern who has been here for two months, heard that there was a murder case.

Shouldn't the normal reaction be excitement?
"Don't go?"

"~Go go go~ Boss! Team leader! No! Brother Hai, don't scare me when I'm sleepy. Immediately~immediately~"

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Hai drove to the second phase of New City Garden.

As soon as he entered the community and drove to the No. [-] building, he saw the police lights flashing. Zhou Hai got off the car and walked down with the investigation box.

When a policeman saw the survey box in Zhou Hai's hand, he guessed his identity and saluted Zhou Hai.

"Hello, the crime scene is on the 22nd floor of Unit [-]."

Zhou Hai said "thank you" and entered the unit building.

Since becoming a forensic doctor, Zhou Hai seldom shakes hands with others.

Gradually, it has become a habit. After all, everyone, even the police, is very taboo about his hands touching the corpse.

Perhaps the sedative had taken effect, and his overly excited nerves gradually calmed down.

The tingling pain in the trembling left eye gradually eased, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

It is not terrible to lose sight of the left eye, but the manic depression caused by the trauma made Zhou Hai very distressed.

Zhou Hai wants to maintain his calm appearance, there are a group of people waiting to watch the fun in the center, so he can't have a single flaw.

The elevator stopped on the 22nd floor with a 'ding', and Zhou Hai walked down carrying the survey box.

Although the location of this community is excellent, it has been built for ten years, so the elevator is not connected to the house.

When I got off the elevator, I saw that the police officer in charge of security had pulled up the yellow warning tape.

A chubby figure came out of the room.

"Zhou Hai, you are here!

The on-site passage has been opened and you can enter. "

Zhou Hai glanced at the phone in his palm, and the time on it showed 2:55.

"So fast?"

This fat man wearing a mask is Xu Biao, the trace inspector of the second team.

He took off his gloves, wiped his sweat, and his eyebrows twitched exaggeratedly, but the small slit-like eyes still didn't widen much.

"Come on!
Command Center called me first, so I'm here before you.

However, the site has been thoroughly cleaned, and the ground is full of water;

Furthermore, the periphery has been completely destroyed by dogs, and there are no footprints that can be collected;

The traces in the bathroom had been marked, and not a single valid fingerprint could be found.

Just left a wipe-like blood stain with latex gloves on the doorknob, which seems to be qualitative. "

Just as he was talking, a middle-aged police officer who was not tall but strong came out.

He was holding a golden retriever in his hand, and seeing its sluggish expression, he knew that it must have been hungry for a while.

The robust middle-aged police officer saw Zhou Hai, looked through the lens, paused for a moment on the scar on his left brow bone, and then enthusiastically stretched out his right hand towards Zhou Hai.

"Hello, Forensic Doctor Zhou, I am Huang Zhongsheng, the deputy head of the Criminal Police Brigade who has just been transferred to the DC District."

Zhou Hai paused with his fingers, and took hold of that warm and powerful hand.

"Captain Huang, can you tell me about the situation?"

Huang Zhongsheng nodded, and handed over the leash in his hand to a police officer.

"1:20 am.

A resident of the sea-view room in the second phase of New City Garden called the police.

It was said that there was a dog upstairs that kept barking, making it impossible for people to sleep. They didn't knock on the upstairs door.

110 assigned the district police on duty to go and have a look.

After arriving at the scene, I found that Xihu's dog on the 22nd floor of Unit [-] kept barking.

The colleagues below who did not go upstairs shouted through the intercom, saying that the light in Xihu on the 22nd floor was on.

They knocked on the door for a long time and there was no response, so they called the personnel from the property security department.

The man gave a call and said it was the owner's cell phone number.

The film police called and found that the phone was ringing in the room, and the dog barked even louder when he heard the ringing of the phone.

The film police felt that something was wrong, so they called in the lockpickers.

Open the door of Xihu's room on the 22nd floor, and found that the entire floor of the room is full of water.

A golden retriever stood on the sofa in the living room barking, and from time to time hummed in the direction of the bathroom.

The police went to the corridor on the west side of the living room, the bathroom door was wide open, and found a man lying on his back in the bathtub, completely submerged under the water.

The water in the bathtub kept overflowing. Although the water flow was very small, it had already filled the floor of the hall.

Then they informed the command center that our Dongcheng detachment came to take over the case, but unfortunately nothing was found at the scene. "

Zhou Hai nodded. He had already put on the isolation suit while listening to Captain Huang's story.

Look at the finger-deep water in the room, or put on shoe covers. At this time, stepping on the survey pad and walking in can prevent your shoes from getting wet.

It seemed that the dog knew that something had happened to its owner, so it kept barking, but it was just calling for help.

Being able to clean up the scene shows that the murderer is a thoughtful, well-planned, and extremely rigorous person.

But why wasn't the dog disposed of?
Zhou Hai walked into the room with his suitcase, and just after taking two steps, the elevator outside the door rang.

A young man wearing rimless glasses rushed out. Just as the policeman was about to stop him, fat Xu Biao waved his hand.

"My own, he is Liang Honggang, an intern brought by Zhou Forensic Doctor.

Come in!

After a while, your brother Hai's face turned black again, so be careful if you can't eat it and walk around. "

Liang Honggang shrunk his neck, quickly put on his shoe covers and survey uniform, held a SLR camera and stepped on the survey board, catching up with Zhou Hai's pace.

Zhou Hai raised his hand.

"Be gentle! Otherwise the water will be rippling. This is the water soaked in the corpse."

Liang Honggang was so frightened that he almost dropped the SLR camera in his hand.

"Okay~Okay, Brother Hai~"

Zhou Hai entered the bathroom. The door of the bathroom was open at this time, but there were indeed a few wipe-like bloody handprints that were too faint to be found on the door handle.

Standing on one of the largest survey pads, put the bulky survey box in your hand on the sink.

Zhou Hai approached the bathtub, and a dead male was completely submerged in the bathtub.

At this time, the faucet has been turned off, but the water in the bathtub is still overflowing.

It is true that such a scene has no trace value for investigation.

The man was submerged in the water very peacefully, and there seemed to be a faint smile on his lips.

The upper body of the deceased was naked, and the lower body was wearing a pair of black silk pajama pants.

The arms are stretched and raised, and the ends of a few fingers are slightly exposed to the water.

Except for a small wound on the chest, the body has no scars.

Liang Hong just got closer, and slightly raised his head to look at the thin and tall Zhou Hai in front of him. Although the new team leader was stricter, he was still easier to get close to than the corpse.

Following Zhou Hai's gaze, he glanced into the bathtub and exclaimed instantly.

"Oh my god! Brother Hai, this person~ this person is~ actually laughing!"

(End of this chapter)