Chapter 89

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"Good boy, you really have some skills!"

Wei Zhengming patted Li Xiangdong on the back with a slight excitement. Just by listening to the description of the crime scene and analyzing the preparations before the crime, the location of the attack, and the target, he could deduce so much. Indeed, he lived up to his reputation as a talented individual from a police family.

Before coming, during the analysis meeting, although Li Xiangdong and Shen Chunyang had deduced that the case might be related to the dirty dealings between Huang Hengfa and Chen Jie, he always had a vague feeling that something was off about the case at the Bihai Villa.

However, he couldn't figure out exactly what was wrong. When Li Xiangdong arrived at the scene, he made the above deductions based on the perpetrator's preparations, the chosen location, and the target. This gave him a sudden sense of clarity.

Sometimes, being a police officer requires this kind of bold thinking and courage. One must break conventional thinking patterns to keep up with the criminal's mindset. If one always follows the rules, they might always be one step behind the criminal.

Just now, Li Xiangdong boldly overturned his previous deductions without considering his own face. This was good—breaking the old to establish the new. This spirit is what police work needs, and this made Wei Zhengming appreciate the young man even more.

"Did the killers leave no evidence or traces?"

When Li Xiangdong activated his Eagle Eye mode, no subtle evidence in the room could escape his eyes. However, after checking the meeting room for a long time, he found no valuable clues.

"Yes, the other party was very careful, with extraordinary anti-detection skills. They left no useful evidence here and, before leaving, went to the surveillance room, smashed the surveillance equipment, and stole the hard drive of the villa's surveillance system."

The other party was so cautious; this case would be tough to handle!

"There's nothing here, let's check the other room."

Li Xiangdong said to Wei Zhengming, who nodded and led the way.

Because of the major case yesterday, the Bihai Villa was closed today. The buildings involved in the crime scene were sealed off, and the police were fully cooperating.

Wei Zhengming led Li Xiangdong out of the main building and into the villa's backyard. They followed a path through the trees, winding their way up to a small courtyard.

The courtyard was built in the style of a traditional siheyuan but with many modern amenities, making it very comfortable and modern. The most special feature was a misty hot spring pool in the center.

"The victim, Xie Yan, was murdered here. The killer was quick and clean, slicing his throat and then decapitating him. The methods were very cruel," Wei Zhengming said, looking at the hot spring pool. Li Xiangdong had already noticed the splattered blood near the entrance. This area hadn't been cleaned, and by the pool, there were many dark purple blood clots, indicating that this was likely where the victim was killed.

Li Xiangdong slowly squatted down and sniffed the air. The smell of blood had mostly dissipated, and the air was filled with the strong sulfur scent from the hot spring.

Gradually, he entered a mystical state, and images floated in his mind. A middle-aged man with a large belly and a pompadour was soaking in the hot spring. The temperature was just right, and he felt very comfortable. He gradually became drowsy and decided to take a nap.

At that moment, a man in black quietly slipped in from the entrance. He silently approached the back of the pompadour man, then reached out with his right hand and grabbed his neck. Before the man could react, the black-clad man raised his hand and slashed, causing blood to spurt everywhere.

"Was the perpetrator left-handed?"

Wei Zhengming raised an eyebrow.

"How do you know?"

"Captain Wei, look at the direction of the blood spatter. Although it's hard to tell from this side because most of the blood splattered into the hot spring, look at the few peonies on the opposite bank. There are splattered bloodstains on the flowers. So I deduced that the killer must have attacked unexpectedly from this angle."

Li Xiangdong mimicked the scenario that had appeared in his mind for Wei Zhengming. After watching, Wei Zhengming went to the opposite side of the hot spring and indeed found splattered blood droplets on the petals of a few peonies, though they had dried. This was a significant breakthrough.

"Hey! You, how are your eyes so good? You can see so clearly from such a distance?"

Wei Zhengming, holding the evidence bag with the peony flowers, walked back from the other side of the pool, laughing. Li Xiangdong felt a sudden jolt in his heart; he had shown too much, and it was better to be more low-key.

Li Xiangdong quickly laughed and changed the subject.

The two continued searching the courtyard but found no other useful evidence. They eventually had to return.

On the way back, Wei Zhengming specially invited Li Xiangdong to have braised pork ribs. After eating, they returned to the police station, which was already past two in the afternoon, and most of the team members who had no tasks had returned to their positions.

Wei Zhengming had someone send the evidence bag with the peony flowers to the evidence department for testing. Then he organized a meeting to recount the deductions and evidence he and Li Xiangdong had found at the Bihai Villa that morning.

"Hmm, after listening to Captain and Xiao Li, the motive for the murder at the Bihai Villa is indeed unclear. Could it be that Huang Hengfa and his people didn't do it?"

"Yes, either the murdered Xie Director was very important to the Huanghai Group, so Huang Hengfa sent someone to kill him, or this case wasn't done by Huang Hengfa. After all, if Huang Hengfa wanted to take revenge on Chen Jie, he wouldn't choose a place that wouldn't hurt Chen Jie much, and he wouldn't choose a time when there were no guests."

"Hmm, it's hard to say. After all, Chen Jie has many enemies. His Huanghai Group grew so quickly, crushing many opponents along the way. I've heard that many people were ruined by him. Perhaps it's one of those people coming back for revenge?"

The office was filled with discussion, and the deductions made in the morning were being overturned.

"It's not certain. I still think this case is closely related to Huang Hengfa..."

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