Chapter 5 After finishing the interrogation, I still need to go back to fishing!

"Hello."

"I am the person in charge here, Lin Wendong."

A nondescript middle-aged man approached Fang Hao, about average height, just over 1.7 meters—half a head shorter than Fang Hao.

There were some wrinkles on his forehead, and his complexion was dark, but his eyes were especially deep and bright as if they could see right through someone's soul.

Lin Wendong looked curiously at Fang Hao's somewhat pale face, his expression somewhat strange.

Fishing up a dead body, that's some incredibly bad luck.

"Officer Lin...hello."

Faced with Lin Wendong, Fang Hao couldn't help but feel a bit nervous.

Don't be fooled by the other's common appearance, like the guy next door; he had a really strong presence.

Those sharp eyes felt as though they left nowhere to hide.

"You're the one who fished up the dead body here?"

"Yes, right at this spot."

Fang Hao pointed out his previous fishing position to Lin Wendong.

Lin Wendong also looked at the geography of the place; it was indeed a bit more open in view.

It was a good spot to dump a body.

If one were to dispose of a body, this would be a good spot.

It was very possible that this was also the place the perpetrator had chosen to dump the body.

Although it was not yet clear whether this was an accidental death or homicide.

But as an experienced detective of many decades, Lin Wendong had a premonition that it might be a homicide.

He immediately ordered the scene to be secured.

A radius of several meters around this position was cordoned off to prevent other unrelated personnel from approaching and contaminating the scene.

It was very possible that there might be traces left by the perpetrator nearby.

"Have you found anything else suspicious in this area?" Lin Wendong casually asked.

"Not so far."

"By the way, Officer Lin, how did this person die?"

"We don't know yet, we need a forensic examination to be sure."

The retrieved body had been placed on the bank.

The putrid smell was intense, causing those nearby to feel the urge to vomit.

A young and pretty policewoman, upon seeing the body, immediately ran off to the side and began to retch.

Lin Wendong, witnessing this, did not blame her.

Because the fished-up body really did look rather gruesome, with the face nearly stripped of flesh by fish, compounded with having been in the water for so long and decomposing.

The remaining rotten flesh clinging to it, mixed with bare bones, was bound to affect people, especially those unaccustomed.

But this was part of their job, these were the small scenes.

With more exposure, they would naturally get used to it.

Lin Wendong remained composed as he approached the body.

It was difficult to identify the body by its facial features, but from the general physique, it was clear the body was male.

As for how exactly he died, whether accident or murder, that would require further forensic investigation to determine.

The forensics team had already taken out their kit and were conducting a preliminary examination and identification of the body.

An assistant was also helping to take pictures, documenting the scene.

After some time.

The forensic doctor stood up, took off his gloves, and reported the examination results to Lin Wendong.

"The deceased is male, approximately between thirty-three to thirty-five years old, about 1.73 meters tall."

"Because the victim's face has been rotted and eaten away by fish, it's impossible to identify him. There is nothing on the body that could prove his identity."

"Judging by the decomposition of the body, the time of death is estimated to be between two to three months ago."

"As for the exact time, we will have to go back for further examination to get a clearer picture."

"Our capabilities are limited on-site; we can only conduct some preliminary examinations."

"The cause of death was a blunt force trauma to the back of the head; there's evidence of blunt force trauma on the back of the brain..."

"Thank you for your hard work, Forensic Doctor Zhang."

"You're welcome."

After the examination, they arranged for the body to be taken back.

As for the scene... Lin Wendong had already checked around.

Currently, no useful information had been found.

This area was often used for fishing, and any traces left behind might have disappeared after a few months.

Or there was another possibility...the body could have drifted down from upstream.

However, the most urgent task was to identify the victim.

He had to go back and see if there were any clues on the list of missing men from the past two to three months.

In addition,

"Xiao Chen."

Lin Wendong called to the young policewoman who was still vomiting.

"Officer Lin...ugh."

The young policewoman came over with a pale face, having retched multiple times, nearly vomiting up bile.

It was her first encounter with a body this gruesome.

Just the thought of it was enough to make her feel sick.

"Xiao Chen, take this young man back to do a statement."

"Yes, Officer Lin." After seeing Fang Hao, the young policewoman named Xiao Chen looked a bit better.

Fang Hao was quite good-looking.

"I'm sorry, because you discovered the body, we need you to cooperate with us and come back to do a statement," Officer Lin also briefly explained to Fang Hao.

"It won't take long, it should be done in half an hour at most."

"And after the statement, can you guys take me back here?"

Fang Hao couldn't help but ask.

"Hm?"

Lin Wendong looked at him, puzzled.

The young policewoman was also taken aback by his request, wondering what he meant.

"I still want to come back and fish!"

Damn it, Fang Hao couldn't believe his luck.

He thought he caught something big, but it turned out to be a body!

The fish hadn't bitten, but a body was all he reeled in.

He still wanted to fish; he didn't believe he really wouldn't catch any fish.

Today, no matter what, he wouldn't let anything stop him from fishing.

After hearing Fang Hao's words, Lin Wendong couldn't help but laugh.

This kid had some nerve, just having fished up a body, he still wanted to come back and fish after giving his statement in the middle of the night.

The young policewoman was dumbfounded; what kind of person was this?

Had he gone crazy from fishing?

Didn't he see what was happening, and yet he still wanted to continue fishing under these circumstances?

Probably anyone else by now would be shivering from fear.

But this guy... besides looking a bit shaky at the beginning, he seemed pretty composed otherwise.

Quite the odd character.

"Alright, after the statement, Xiao Chen will bring you back."

"And here's my contact information, if you find anything strange later on or something happens, you can contact me."

Lin Wendong grinned, then instructed the young policewoman beside him to take Fang Hao.

He still had other matters to attend to; these minor issues could be handled by Xiao Chen with Fang Hao.

With that, Fang Hao left with the policewoman to give his statement.