Criminal Investigation: Satan's Forest

Lin Wei felt that everything seemed to be developing on an unexpected track, and the scenarios he had envisioned had already deviated from the track.

So next, how should he choose?

Advance or retreat?

Lin Wei's eyes darkened, and an imperceptible glint flashed in his eyes, but his hair well covered the sharpness in his eyes.

Mori suddenly spoke. "It's really surprising. It turns out that Mr. Lin Wei can be reckless sometimes."

Lin Wei didn't speak, she calmed down, and her breath returned to the usual tense feeling.

"I…"

As a result, what Mori said next made his heart twist involuntarily.

"Is that all you can do?"

"I originally thought that Mr. Lin Wei was a very calm person, but I didn't expect that I overestimated you."

Just when Lin Wei thought he was about to say something, Sen Yu changed the subject. "Is it because you have never witnessed a murder scene? Or...you were influenced by Yao Siqian and her parents?"

Lin Wei frowned slightly, and followed his question. "If I say yes, then you will come up with subjective assumptions like 'human beings' joys and sorrows are not interlinked' to veto me. There are more than one such situations, I think, the same unpleasantness only happens once, I am I don't want to have more disagreements with you as an employer. Especially...you are likely to become my landlord in the future."

The corners of Senyu's lips hooked slightly, and the light in his eyes narrowed slightly.

He knew, it worked.Under a certain opportunity, Lin Wei finally chose a road paved by himself...a road leading to an end he still doesn't know.In this way, it saves me a lot of trouble.

Mori's side face became warmer, he drove the car calmly, his slender fingers tapped rhythmically on the steering wheel...

Lin Wei asked him suddenly: "Why did you choose to come to Yancheng?"

"why?"

A smile as clear as a bright moon flashed across the corner of Mori Yu's mouth. "It's a very charming city."

"charm?"

"That's right, did you know? On average, more than 300 murders occur in Yancheng every year, and more than 40 of these cases are finally turned into the ranks of cold cases because they cannot be closed. This city can be called the crime capital of the country. Enticing enough."

What he said made Lin Wei unable to continue, but Lin Wei was somewhat psychologically prepared for such an answer.

"So, what about Mr. Lin Wei?"

This time it was Mori who came to ask him.

Lin Wei hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke. "My purpose is very simple, I just want to forget the past and give myself a chance to start over."

***

When Mori and the others arrived at the Beijiao Reservoir, the sky had already dimmed.Everything seems to be waiting for an opportunity to hide itself through the dim light.

Yan Ming, a colleague from the trace inspection department, is packing up the investigation box and preparing to leave the team.Yan Ming is Li Kuan's senior brother, he was a little surprised to see Sen Yu.

"Professor Sen, why are you here?"

As he said that, he noticed Lin Wei. Since he had just returned from other provinces for support this morning, he had never seen Lin Wei before, so he asked a question when he saw his face.

"Who is this?"

Lin Wei took the initiative to introduce herself, "I am Professor Sen's assistant, Lin Wei."

When he spoke, his eyes did not look at Yan Ming, but he lowered his head to appear respectful.

Senyu glanced at him meaningfully.Then he asked, "What did you find?"

Yan Ming said: "There are quite a few discoveries, but we need to go back for further inspection before we can draw conclusions."

Mori looked at the neatly arranged evidence bags in the investigation box, and then walked to an open space surrounded by a cordon.The fire spread around the open space, and patches of weeds were wilted.In the center is the fire point, but at this time only some ashes of clothes and fabrics are left.

The suitcase that Yao Siqian lost was not among them.

Mori asked, "Did you find a suitcase at the scene?"

Yan Ming said: "Yes, this suitcase is too big to keep. I was afraid that the physical evidence would be contaminated, so I found a large plastic bag and put it in the survey vehicle. But...Professor Sen, we are closing the team."

"Please."

After speaking, he scanned the terrain around him.The wasteland was dwarfed by the proximity of a vast expanse of dense, lush forest.In the early autumn, only some insects and birds could be heard in the forest, which made other creatures hidden in the forest even more mysterious.

Mori set his sights on the side of the reservoir in the distance, because there were a few people standing there, looking around confidently.

Lin Wei walked up to him and said, "It seems that you have made a new discovery."

Sen Yu didn't look at him, but continued to observe, and said indifferently: "I did find something..." After speaking, he turned slightly sideways, lowered his eyes and looked at Lin Wei.

"I found that Mr. Lin Wei learned to introduce himself today."

Originally, it was just an insignificant thing that he opened his mouth unconsciously, but it was magnified by Mori for no reason.After being reminded by him, Lin Wei felt a little uncomfortable and lowered her head.

"It's not too difficult."

Mori smiled lightly, "Really. However, Mr. Lin Wei is different from usual today. Mr. Lin Wei like this is easy to make people interested."

With that said, he walked towards the reservoir.

The reservoir here has been established for 50 to [-] years, and moss-covered stone steps can be vaguely seen. These rock steps are the results of the laboring people decades ago, and the stone patterns on them are made with axes and pestles It was smashed open.The stone steps are "attached" with thick mud and rocks, which are traces of accumulation and precipitation over time.The cement dam above the reservoir was refurbished in the past two years, with four giant characters "Xiangyang Reservoir" engraved on it.The reshaped concrete steps pale in comparison to the age-old steps hand-hewn from boulders.More like a temporary intervener, out of place.

Although Lin Wei didn't know Sen Yu's purpose for coming here for the time being, he learned to be smart and walked quietly in front of Sen Yu.At this time, the two of them happened to be standing on the rock steps. When Lin Wei stepped down, one of his feet slipped accidentally, and his body took advantage of the opportunity to rush down the rock steps.On the contrary, Lin Wei was not afraid at all, and there was no trace of panic on her face.

Falling down is nothing more than a broken head.

Unfortunately, what happened next was not what he expected, and his body was pulled back by a pair of hands.The person who pulls him is not Sen Yu.

It seemed to be the same as he expected.

When she turned around, Lin Wei had a look of shock on her face.Sen Yu grabbed his coat at the critical moment just now, he calmed down and tidied the messed up clothes slowly.

"Thank you."

Senyu glanced at him lightly.Said: "Be careful, if Mr. Lin Wei falls from here, I will be very troubled."

After finishing speaking, he walked around Lin Wei expressionlessly and walked in front.

There are eye-catching "No Fishing" signs around the reservoir, but according to the statistics of the number of drowning deaths in Yancheng every year, the data shows that 80.00% of the accidental drowning victims died in the seemingly sparkling water waves of Xiangyang Reservoir under.Died in this natural lake surrounded by warning signs of "No Swimming" and "No Fishing" that can be seen everywhere.

Even at this time, several people can still be seen fishing by the edge of the reservoir.

Mori walked up to a man who was sitting by the dam fishing.

"This is the location."

The man looked up at Mori when he heard the sound, thinking he was talking to him. "Little brother, this seat is not easy to sit in. I come every day at four o'clock in the morning, and someone snatches it when I am a little late.

Lin Wei stood aside, turned around and looked in the direction they had just walked along.Soon he understood the meaning of Senyu's words.

Even though the sky is getting dark at this time, if you stand here to see where the burning object was found, you can see everything at a glance.Any further away and it will be shaded by trees.

Lin Wei thought: The murderer would not openly choose to come here to burn the victim's clothes during the day, but would definitely choose at night when there are fewer people.But if it's at night, here..."

Thinking of this, Lin Wei inadvertently caught a glimpse of the flashlight in the fishing man's bag with a movement of his eyes.This kind of flashlight is not an ordinary flashlight. According to the appearance, it can be seen that it is modified by individuals. It uses xenon lamp beads, which is a special flashlight for night fishing.It dawned on him.

The next second, he glanced at Sen Yu knowingly, and found that Sen Yu was also staring at him.

"..."

Mori said, "It looks like you plan to go fishing here tonight."

The man sat for a whole day, but couldn't find anyone to talk to, so Senyu started the conversation easily.He pointed around and said, "See, the remaining people are all planning to fish at night. For those of us who love fishing, night fishing is interesting."

After all, the middle-aged man changed the topic. "Hey, little brother, you came from the forest just now, do you know what happened there? Why did the police come here?"

As he spoke, the man deliberately lowered his voice and asked, "Did something happen?"

In Yancheng, "something happened" has the same meaning as "someone died".

Mori didn't answer him, but put on an expression that let him understand by himself.The man looked a little anxious, and said, "I knew something was wrong, and I felt something was wrong that day."

Lin Wei is very good at grasping the key points. He asked, "That day? What day do you mean?"

Just as the man was about to speak, he suppressed the conversation again, as if hesitating to speak.He looked at Lin Wei, then at Sen Yu, and suddenly became wary.Judging by their clothes, it doesn't look like they came here for wild fishing or mountain climbing.Especially Mori, dressed in a suit, handsome and slender, obviously out of tune with this wilderness.Looking at Lin Wei again, although he is not as tall as Mori Yu, his entire face is not completely exposed, and he can be seen to be very handsome just by the outline.

The middle-aged man turned his head and had an idea.He asked Lin Wei, "Are you plainclothes police?"

Lin Wei replied without hesitation. "Yes, there is a murder case now, and the police are trying to find clues. If you can provide any valuable clues, the police will definitely reward you."

He stopped, looked at Mori, and said, "Is that right? Officer Mori."

Mori Yu looked at Lin Wei with a half-smile, before speaking for a moment. "Officer Lin says what he says."

As the two sang together, the man wanted to pour out his hidden words, and when he heard that there was a reward, he became very interested.He said: "I do have clues. I mainly want to provide clues to the police."

Lin Wei gave him a thankful look. "There are not many enthusiastic citizens like you now."

"Hey, where is it? I just want to tell you some things I saw. I remember it was the twentieth...the twenties..."

Mori suddenly interrupted, "Number 22."

The man looked stunned, "Yes! It was the night of the 22nd. I came here for night fishing as usual. At about one o'clock in the morning that day, I suddenly heard a car engine sound, and the sound came from the forest. Yes. I stood up and looked over there for a while, and sure enough, I found two beams of light, which were car headlights. I thought it might be a couple who came to work in the field, so I didn't care. After a few minutes, there suddenly caught fire up."

"on fire?"

"Yes, it's on fire. It seems to be burning something. At first I guessed it was a fire made by young people camping in the wild. Because people often come to camp in this area, and they are all young boys and girls. But that The fire was quite strong, and I could see the sparks from such a distance. I even took a picture with my flashlight, and guess what I saw?"

Lin Wei had an impatient look on her face, but her tone was flat, "What did you see?"

The man pretended to be mysterious and lowered his voice, "I saw a person in my photo. Although I can't see his face clearly, I am sure it is a man."

Mori asked, "Why are you so sure?"

"The man seemed to have spotted me too. The fire was still burning, so he got into the car immediately, and the moving figure was a man. There were a few people fishing here at night, and they must have seen the car too. The car drove off."

The man then said: "However, the car drove away for a while, and then drove back. About 5 minutes later, it drove away again."

Mori listened carefully, his deep and sinister eyes were rarely clear.

"You said... not going to sleep after one o'clock in the morning, driving to this kind of burning thing in the wilderness, sneaking around is definitely not a good thing, I guess... it must be to destroy the corpse."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was movement in the floating up and down of the float. The man got up and closed the rod suddenly, and a wild fish was forcibly pulled out of the water, starting a new journey for it to become a swordfish.

Lin Wei had no other thoughts in her mind at this moment, but concentrated all her attention on a plastic bucket.The bucket contained the man's harvest for the day, and he noticed that one of the fish had its mouth torn off by the hook, and reddish blood flowed from the wound, and finally mixed with the water.The fish were crowded together, fighting for the little space and oxygen left.

Humble lives are often so vulnerable, they have a lingering low smell, and people who are slightly stronger than them can smell it.But sometimes, humble beings can quickly adapt to the chaotic and dirty environment, and they seem to be born with a kind of tenacity.Even the strong can't match the tenacity.

The corners of Lin Wei's mouth couldn't help but curl up, that smile was bloody.