Chapter 13 Captain Lin, do you mean he might...

Sun Zhaopeng still lingered at the scene, watching the cadaver retrieval team working underwater to lift the body.

In fact, he was hoping they would manage to retrieve a body.

That way, his camera could capture firsthand data.

But despite the team's prolonged efforts underwater, they came up empty-handed, without finding any other bodies.

They had searched underwater continuously for two to three hours without any discoveries.

"No more, huh..."

There was a hint of regret in Sun Zhaopeng's tone.

If they had pulled up another body, the news would have been even more explosive.

However, his harvest for the day was still quite good, having interviewed Fang Hao; he could return with a satisfactory report.

He was certain that when he submitted this news piece, his superiors would definitely be pleased!

...

Seeing that no more bodies were retrieved, Lin Wendong also had to call it quits.

Just then, the autopsy report of the first body had been hastily prepared overnight.

He rushed back to fetch the autopsy report.

By the time he returned to the police station, dawn was already breaking.

Unknowingly, an entire night was about to pass.

After a night's work, Lin Wendong's face bore a trace of fatigue, yet his eyes remained bright and sharp.

Upon his return, he didn't even think about resting.

He went straight to the forensic doctor.

"Lin Team, here is the autopsy report for the first body, it's all ready," said Forensic Doctor Zhang as he handed over the prepared report.

"Based on our examination and the state of decomposition, we've determined the time of death to be around two months ago."

This time, the time of death was established.

It was pretty accurate.

The exact time of death was concluded based on the body's state of decomposition, the microbial colonies on it, and changes in the bones.

"The victim's mouth and stomach had no residues of river sand or other materials, indicating that the individual was dead before entering the water."

"The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the back of the head, where the culprit struck the victim multiple times, eventually leading to death before the body was discarded in the reservoir."

"Due to severe damage to the face, we are currently unable to reconstruct the victim's appearance. Later on, we can only roughly sketch a portrait based on the contours of the facial bones."

"Additionally, the DNA collected from the victim does not match any data in the database."

This indicated that the victim had no prior criminal record.

All these things were actually within Lin Wendong's expectations.

He knew this body wouldn't provide much information.

His hope was still pinned on the second body that was fished out.

This second body was bagged, and its face was not eaten by fish; although there was some decomposition, the general features were discernible...

"Thank you for your hard work, Forensic Doctor Zhang. How long will it take for the second body's autopsy report?" Lin Wendong asked.

"It will take about half a day. I should be able to get it to you by noon today," replied Forensic Doctor Zhang.

The second body was delivered later, and they had just started the autopsy; it would not be completed so quickly.

Half a day was already fast.

"Okay, notify me as soon as the report is ready."

After issuing his instructions, Lin Wendong took the autopsy report for the first body back to his office.

He planned to thoroughly review the autopsy report and then consider the case linkage between the two bodies.

As he returned to his office, he saw Fang Hao and a few on-duty officers eating.

"Lin Team."

Upon seeing Lin Wendong, everyone greeted him.

Lin Wendong nodded, then turned his attention to Fang Hao.

Noticing how famished he seemed, wolfing down the food with relish.

This Fishing streamer, who had consecutively reeled in two bodies, intrigued him.

He thought there was something peculiar about the Fishing streamer.

Lin Wendong then gestured Chen Lin over with a wave, signaling her to come to him.

Chen Lin saw the look on the other person's face and knew what she was about to be asked.

"How is he doing?"

Lin Wendong was also skeptical of Fang Hao; previously, he had arranged for Chen Lin to investigate Fang Hao's background.

"Captain Lin, everything's fine."

Chen Lin had investigated Fang Hao's identity when she was taking statements earlier.

But nothing particularly unusual had turned up.

Although no problems were found, Captain Lin had not given up on his suspicion of Fang Hao.

Just because nothing had turned up didn't mean there definitely wasn't an issue.

One coincidence might just be a coincidence.

But when several coincidences are linked together, it becomes less likely to be mere chance.

To fish up two corpses in one nighttime outing seemed utterly absurd.

Fishing up one corpse was already rare enough.

Let alone two in one night.

"Right, when you have a moment, keep an eye on him and see if there's anything strange about him."

Lin Wendong gave Chen Lin another directive.

"Captain Lin, are you suggesting that he might..."

"We can't rule out that possibility yet," Captain Lin nodded.

As an experienced detective, he wouldn't overlook any potential clues.

"Understood." Chen Lin's expression turned serious, now understanding Captain Lin's intent.

...

"Burp~"

Finally full.

With a satisfied burp, Fang Hao stretched leisurely.

He had combined dinner and breakfast into one.

Two meals in one.

He also enjoyed two complimentary bento boxes; free food really did taste better.

"Officer Chen, thanks for the bento boxes," he said appreciatively.

"You finished them that quickly?"

Chen Lin, who had just returned from Captain Lin's position, was stunned upon seeing that Fang Hao had devoured both bento boxes.

Was this guy reincarnated from a starving ghost?

Such a hearty appetite?

Looking over at her colleagues, none had finished even one box, and here this guy had polished off two.

What was more, considering he had fished up two bodies earlier, his ability to still eat...

That was what truly baffled Chen Lin.

She had lost her appetite after seeing the first corpse, but...

This guy had a seemingly insatiable one.

"Maybe the food just tastes really good."

With a full stomach and his statement taken, Fang Hao was not planning to go back to fishing.

It was nearly dawn.

It wasn't early anymore.

And after fishing up two corpses in a row, he had lost all interest.

It was destined to be a fishless day for him.

He resigned himself to his fate.

Who would believe that someone could have such bad luck as to fish up two bodies in one night?

Yet, that was exactly what he had experienced.

His phone was blowing up with messages.

A whole bunch of fellow fishing enthusiasts and friends were asking about it.

Not only was it a sleepless night for them, but it was a sleepless night for others as well.