Chapter 16: The Corpse Can Talk

"Xiao Li, is the autopsy report out yet?"

Lin Wendong had just woken up, and immediately inquired about the autopsy from his subordinate.

He was genuinely concerned about this case and didn't have much time to rest.

Just now, taking advantage of a quiet moment, he dozed off at his desk for a bit more than an hour to catch some sleep.

"Lin team leader, Forensic Doctor Zhang's autopsy report for the second body just came out."

His subordinates originally wanted to let him sleep a bit longer, but who knew he would wake up, seemingly with an internal alarm clock, too quickly.

They felt a bit helpless.

Lin team leader was good at everything, it's just that he pushed himself too hard.

From yesterday until now, he had only slept that one hour.

Who among them could bear that?

Moreover, this wasn't a one-off; it was routine for Lin team leader.

A true workaholic.

Thus, within the entire bureau, many people genuinely respected him.

"Good, then I'll make a trip to Forensic Doctor Zhang's office immediately."

Lin Wendong had no time for anything else; his thoughts were entirely focused on the case.

For this case, he was eager to find any leads.

The information obtained from the autopsy of the first body wasn't very extensive.

Now, he needed the complete autopsy report for the second body.

"Lin team leader, why don't you eat something first? Otherwise, you might aggravate your stomach condition later..."

Knowing that he had severe stomach problems because of his irregular eating habits, his subordinates wanted him to eat something first.

"No problem, I can hold on for now. I'll eat when I get back."

But Lin Wendong was still too keen on solving the case, temporarily neglecting the need to eat.

He hurried towards the autopsy room.

A few minutes later, he arrived at Forensic Doctor Zhang's office.

"Forensic Doctor Zhang, how are the autopsy results?"

"The results are out."

"The second body, female, thirty-four years old, death time is roughly the same as the first body, both over two months ago."

"Similarly, this victim's cause of death was also due to blunt force trauma to the brain, and from the angle of the blunt force trauma, it's likely the same blunt object."

Forensic Doctor Zhang's words instantly helped Lin Wendong understand.

This case was a serial killing, and these two bodies could be combined into one case.

With this development, their primary focus could become clearer.

The likelihood of solving the case also just increased.

Now that the case was so active, with two bodies having been fished out, the killer might be getting worried and likely to slip up.

This could be an opportunity.

"We found signs of assault on the second body. She appears to have been violated before her death; some bruises on her skin indicate she put up a fierce struggle before she died."

"Through careful examination, we eventually found DNA on the victim's body that did not belong to her, one is from the first body, and the other is unknown, which could very well be left by the killer."

Indeed, this was good news.

The information from the second body was plentiful.

A glint of joy appeared in Lin Wendong's eyes.

Having acquired so much useful information, he no longer needed to worry... about not being able to solve the case.

Another piece of good news was that the facial features of the second body were relatively intact, and they could possibly identify the victim through comparison.

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

"You're welcome."

After saying goodbye to Forensic Doctor Zhang, Lin Wendong hurriedly went to identify the second body.

This second body was a breakthrough.

"By the way, where's Xiao Chen?"

"Xiao Chen just went to the archives room."

"Alright, let her come to see me when she gets back."

After giving these instructions, Lin Wendong went back to his other tasks.

He first asked someone to check the identity of the second body.

With clear facial features, it wasn't difficult to find the identity of the body.

Not like the first body, where it was hard to discern any features, with no intact flesh left on the face, only bone and a few pieces of rotting flesh.

How could you recognize that?

Many people felt like vomiting at first sight.

For newcomers like Chen Lin, seeing that scene for the first time, she couldn't stop vomiting and took quite some time to catch her breath.

It didn't take long to find the identity information for the second body.

"Lin team leader, we've found the identity of the second body."

"Who is it?"

"Her name is Zhang Cuilan, from Xia Sha Village, no children, only a sixty-six-year-old mother-in-law."

"Her husband died in a car accident a few years ago, and she received a compensation payment of two hundred thousand yuan."

After obtaining this information, Lin Wendong's mind began to fill with ideas.

It wasn't like before, where he was completely in the dark.

The more information obtained, the easier it was to solve the case.

"Lin team leader, you were looking for me?" Chen Lin had just returned from the archives room, and immediately came over upon hearing that Lin Wendong was looking for her.

"Give me the information you collected on that fishing streamer yesterday."

"And then come with me to Xia Sha Village."

Lin Wendong also arranged for others to do other tasks, such as some going to check Zhang Cuilan's social connections, who she normally contacted, and so forth.

After giving everyone their assignments, they all mobilized together.

Everyone received their tasks and got moving.

This case was urgent!

"Streamer, if you hit the jackpot, you have to provide some benefits for us."

After hearing that Fang Hao had bought lottery tickets, the online audience started teasing.

If Fang Hao really won, that would mean extraordinary luck.

"Okay, if I really hit the jackpot, I'll provide some benefits for the brothers here."

Fang Hao's mood had also improved a lot.

It swept away the earlier frustration of not catching any fish.

"Broad-minded streamer."

"Waiting for the streamer to win."

"Praying for our benefits, hoping the streamer hits the jackpot."

"Then let's hope for good luck from all the brothers here."

The atmosphere in the livestreaming room was quite good, many passersby who came in to just watch the commotion seemed to be influenced by the atmosphere and stayed to watch.

His popularity was still skyrocketing.

By this time, it had gone from ten thousand viewers to twenty thousand.

The popularity was booming.

At this moment, some agencies contacted Fang Hao, hoping to sign a contract with him.

If he signed, they could push him to be even more popular, to become a superstar streamer.

But Fang Hao was completely uninterested.

His livestreaming was just incidental.

His main focus was still on fishing.

What did it matter to him if he became a superstar streamer?

Would being a big streamer help him catch big fish?

"Streamer, are you going fishing today?"

The audience in the livestreaming room asked; they were genuinely curious and wanted to know whether Fang Hao would choose to rest or continue fishing today.