Chapter 19: Finding the Murder Weapon, the Case is Nearly Solved

Lin Wendong was already on his way to Baisa Reservoir, so it just happened to be on his route.

It took him less than two minutes to arrive at the destination.

When he saw Fang Hao, he looked at him somewhat strangely.

This guy... why does it feel like every time he comes to Baisa Reservoir, he has something to gain?

And these gains always turn out to be very helpful to the police.

To tell the truth, if it hadn't been for the second body that the other party had fished up later, they wouldn't have been able to find so much information by now.

They would still be floundering like a headless fly.

This kid.

Should he be called a lucky star, or is he just a jinx?

Lin Wendong didn't quite know what to make of Fang Hao at that moment.

Anyway, he thought there was something odd about this kid.

Now it was not clear what the other party had encountered this time.

"Officer Lin,"

Seeing Lin Wendong approach, Fang Hao also greeted him.

"Hello," Lin Wendong responded.

Then, he got straight to the point.

"What did you find here this time?"

"It seems like a hammer, hidden in a very discreet bush, pressed between two stones. I just happened to see it while I was about to relieve myself."

"Usually, seeing this thing here wouldn't be significant, but... thinking about the body I fished up last night, I vaguely felt something was off, so I contacted you to see if it could help you solve the case."

Fang Hao made up an excuse on the fly.

He couldn't possibly say that it was a system prompt that alerted him to a potential murder weapon here.

Besides, he hadn't actually claimed that the item was the murder weapon.

He just conversed with the officer using ambiguous language.

Considering the other party's intelligence, he would surely realize right away what the item was.

"Thank you."

"Even if this might not be useful, I am very grateful for your assistance with our work."

Lin Wendong was still appreciative of Fang Hao.

Although he still harbored some suspicion about him,

his attitude towards Fang Hao was much better than before.

Upon seeing the hammer, Lin Wendong had a premonition that it could very well be the murder weapon!

Because he noticed residues of bloodstains on the hammer.

Even though it had been exposed to the elements for two months, traces of bloodstains were still visible.

Whether it was or not, taking it back for examination would reveal the truth.

At least, Lin Wendong felt like a weight had been lifted from his heart.

He had been thinking that if he could find the murder weapon, it would be a great help in solving the case.

Now that they had found this hammer... it would be even more advantageous for them in their investigation.

Unless there was a surprise, this hammer was the murder weapon.

The forensic doctor had speculated a blunt instrument as the cause of death in the autopsy report, which included a hammer as a possibility.

"No problem. It's the duty of every citizen to cooperate and assist the police in solving cases."

Fang Hao was quite at ease.

Lin Wendong put on gloves and carefully bagged the hammer to avoid destroying any evidence that might be on it.

Back in the lab, they would determine if it was the murder weapon.

If it was, then the hammer would have bloodstains from two bodies.

Lin Wendong didn't linger any longer.

This trip to Baisa Reservoir was another big gain.

He had just wanted to try his luck; he didn't expect it to actually come through.

No, it was the fishing streamer's luck.

It was odd indeed.

This case... somehow it was all related to the fishing streamer.

From the first body fished up to the second, and now the potential murder weapon... it really seemed as if the other party was guiding them step by step in solving the case.

That's why Lin Wendong still harbored doubts about Fang Hao.

He had not ruled out the possibility of Fang Hao being a suspect.

As to whether he was the murderer, that seemed unlikely.

If he were the murderer, he wouldn't have placed so much evidence before them.

Lin Wendong quickly returned to the station and ordered the trace examination department to test the hammer.

About half an hour later.

The technicians found Lin Wendong and brought him good news.

"This hammer is indeed the murder weapon."

"We found bloodstains from both bodies on it and also discovered a fingerprint."

This was truly good news.

If predictions were correct, this fingerprint might belong to the murderer.

Their leads for solving the case were now more robust.

At the same time, it was now clear that this was a serial murder case.

The two cases could be merged into one.

After returning to his office, Lin Wendong started to review the case from the beginning.

...

The sky gradually darkened.

Night was fast approaching.

"Ha, brothers, I'm back!"

Having finished handling everything, Fang Hao could now focus on fishing again.

He had found a nice spot to fish, set up his gear, and once again started live streaming.

As soon as the live stream began, the eagerly waiting viewers swarmed in.

It seemed as if they had timed it perfectly.

The number of people in the live room quickly exceeded ten thousand.

The surge in popularity was even higher than it had been that afternoon.

"Whew, the streamer has finally started streaming; I regretted not catching his stream this afternoon."

"Now I've finally seen it."

"I can finally watch the streamer's live broadcast again."

"It's really nice."

"Eh? Has the streamer already arrived at the reservoir?"

The audience noticed the change in Fang Hao's surroundings and knew he had gone fishing again.

This was something he had already informed them about during his previous stream,

so no one was too surprised.

Nonetheless, some people really admired Fang Hao.

He had just fished up two bodies last night, and he was already fishing again tonight.

And he chose to fish in the same spot as the previous night, that is, Baisa Reservoir.

Such nerve, unmatched.

"I really admire the streamer's courage."

"I'm bowing down to the streamer."

"Just because of such a brave streamer, I think I should tip."

Gifts instantly started flying.

"I truly don't envy the money you're making."

One by one, they began sending gifts,

sparking a peak in gift-giving.

Fang Hao had no idea that in just this short amount of time, he had probably earned tens of thousands of yuan.

He had never paid attention to his income from gifts, so he didn't know how much he had made since last night's broadcast.

"It's no big deal, just fished up two bodies, not a big problem."

"Even if I were to fish up Ultraman's body, I still have to fish today."

Fang Hao vowed, patting his chest,

"Ha ha ha, if you really fish up Ultraman, I'll send a Super Fire."

"6666, I'm now actually kind of looking forward to the streamer fishing up Ultraman."

The atmosphere inside the streamer's room became lively once again.