Chapter 155 Suspicious Points

The next day.

Xining Municipal Bureau.

After a meeting concluded.

The case to be investigated this time was finalized.

It was exactly as Chen Mo had thought.

It was the body that fell from the hotel building!

"Nice!"

Sun Yi clenched her fist and gave it a small pump in front of her.

Last night, the group had conducted a simulated investigation of this case overnight.

Although they only had a few photos, the clues they obtained were by no means few.

To a certain extent, they were leading the pack once again!

"Don't be too careless; the opponents this time are not simple."

Long Hao noticed the change in her mood and gave a reminder.

At the same time, he looked toward two cars nearby.

It was precisely Qian Lei and Nie Feng.

"They're walking so close together; have they collaborated?"

He frowned slightly.

The rules didn't say collaboration wasn't allowed; as long as the case could be solved, it counted as completing the competition.

His frown was merely out of a hint of concern.

Because the abilities these two specialized in, once combined, were equivalent to 1+1 equals 3.

One Criminal Profiling, one Criminal Psychology.

It was a definitive case of strength added to strength.

"It looks like it."

Chen Mo pulled open the car door and responded casually.

He, on the other hand, wasn't very worried.

The two of them together were indeed very strong.

But it was the same old saying: solving a case required being strong in all aspects.

A hexagonal warrior.

The combination of those two wasn't as terrifying as one might imagine.

And their team members were only slightly stronger and more experienced than ordinary criminal police officers.

...

About ten minutes later.

Four cars stopped downstairs at the hotel.

The body was currently still at the scene and hadn't been taken back for an Autopsy.

It would only be taken away after the forensic doctors from their four teams had finished their examination.

"I'll head over first."

Wu Tian signaled that he would examine the body first.

He hadn't performed well in the last case, and this matter had been weighing on his mind.

This time, they finally encountered a body.

He finally had room to show his skills.

Watching Wu Tian walk into the makeshift tent, the four of them withdrew their gazes.

They then headed together toward Room 705 on the 7th floor.

"I suggest you take turns investigating, or send people in separately."

Ji Feng, standing at the door, opened it while looking at the more than ten people from the four teams.

Chen Mo turned his head to take a look.

There were indeed quite a lot of people.

And having so many people enter at once would easily make a mess of the scene.

"Let's each send one person in."

Xu Qingqing's voice rang out.

"Mhm, I have no objection." Qian Lei nodded and walked straight inside.

What he specialized in was Criminal Profiling; he had to personally go to the scene for things like investigating the crime scene.

Following him inside was Nie Feng, who specialized in Criminal Psychology.

Both of their abilities required utilizing the crime scene to exert their greatest effect.

"Sun Yi, you go."

Long Hao signaled Sun Yi to go in; she was the only Trace Technician in the team.

It was most appropriate to send her at this time.

Soon, Xu Qingqing also named a member of her team.

After the four of them went in.

Everyone else waited outside the door.

"The situation inside the room is about the same as what we deduced last night."

Xu Qingqing walked to Chen Mo's side, her gaze looking into Room 705.

Last night, three points were analyzed based on the photos of the deceased.

First: The deceased did not commit suicide, but was murdered!

Second: After committing the crime, the murderer engaged in behavior to plant evidence and frame someone else.

Third: It's very likely that nothing will be found in the room on the 7th floor.

"Mhm, there should have been someone else in the room besides the deceased."

"If nothing is found, it means the murderer cleaned the room before leaving."

Chen Mo nodded in agreement.

While the two were talking.

Wu Tian walked out of the elevator.

He then reached Chen Mo and Long Hao in a few quick steps.

"Captain Long, Brother Mo, the results of the deceased's Autopsy are out."

"Comminuted fractures all over the body. I checked her skin and found no signs of being beaten or held captive."

"Simply put, the deceased had no injuries on her body before falling from the building."

Wu Tian said as he took off his mask.

No injuries?

That's not right.

According to their previous logic.

There was another person in the room.

Unless the deceased sought death herself.

Otherwise, she would definitely have resisted when being pushed out of the window.

This is a basic human instinct for survival.

It's like if you are standing on the edge of a cliff and someone behind you keeps pushing you down.

Your instinctive reaction would definitely be to resist.

And resistance would lead to struggle injuries.

Calling them 'injuries' might be too absolute here.

But at the very least, there would be residues of the murderer under the deceased's fingernails.

"None. The deceased was not restrained by tools like ropes before death; there's nothing unusual on the wrists, ankles, or neck."

"The fingernails were checked, and no skin fragments from the murderer were found."

"Afterward, I checked the deceased's mouth and found a piece of bubble gum, which to some extent also indicates that the deceased was conscious before death."

Wu Tian explained the situation more clearly.

And the case was now full of points of suspicion.

Was the deceased pushed down while conscious and then didn't put up any resistance?

Under what circumstances would someone choose not to resist when facing death?

"A leverage more serious than death for the deceased?"

Long Hao showed a look of hesitation as he voiced his guess.

This was actually the guess that most matched the actual situation.

Few people are indifferent in the face of death, quietly waiting to die.

"Has the identity of the deceased not been investigated yet?"

Chen Mo suddenly turned his head to look at Ji Feng by the door.

This kind of information on the deceased was all investigated by the people from Xining.

Although it was a competition and they needed to do everything themselves.

But the goal of the competition was to solve the case.

All four of their teams were from out of town; investigating a local would certainly not be as convenient as it was for the locals.

"I'm sorry, the deceased should not be a guest of the hotel; the security and the front desk have no impression of her appearance."

"And the person fell face-down from the seventh floor; it's impossible to tell what she looked like when she was alive."

After first expressing his apology, Ji Feng explained the reason.

"But I guarantee that I will do my best to investigate and clarify the identity of the deceased as soon as possible."

Seeing this, Chen Mo withdrew his gaze.

A moment later.

The four people investigating the room walked out.

"How's the situation?"

Before Sun Yi even reached them, Wu Tian asked hurriedly.

Similar voices were heard not just on their side.

"It's the same as the situation we anticipated last night."

"There should have been footprints and handprints in the room, but they're all gone. Afterward, I simulated the deceased's position in the room before she fell."

"As a result, I only found a very, very faint patch of dust. Based on experience, I deduce that it was a footprint."

"Clearly, the murderer cleaned the room before leaving."

As her voice fell, Chen Mo nodded.

Regarding this situation, everyone had discussed it yesterday.

Therefore, there wasn't much of a feeling of disappointment.

Especially since this case was a C+ rank one.

Even if there were clues, they wouldn't be so easily killed off.

"By the way, was the deceased sexually assaulted?"

Chen Mo suddenly turned his head to ask Wu Tian.

"Didn't I say it just now?"

Wu Tian scratched his head with a somewhat dazed expression.

"I checked the deceased's whole body; there were no abnormal conditions."

Meaning there was no sexual assault.

"Let's organize our thoughts."

Long Hao lightly clapped his hands, signaling everyone to look at him.

"The current situation is that there are traces of the room being manually cleaned, which proves that there was 100% another person in the room."

"And according to Little Wu's examination of the body, the deceased has no injuries at all, and no skin fragments of the murderer were found under the fingernails. This can largely prove that the deceased did not resist."

"Point of Suspicion One: Who was the person in the room?"

"Point of Suspicion Two: Why didn't the deceased resist!"

The above two points must be clarified as soon as possible.

Leaving the first point aside for now, the second point is what needs to be thought about now.

"Let's wait for the deceased's information first. To find out about leverage or whatever, we must first know who the deceased is before it's easy to investigate."

Long Hao spoke.

According to the current situation, it was indeed like that.

"We can't wait."

Chen Mo's gaze turned toward Qian Lei and Nie Feng not far away.

When the opponents' strength is very high.

One cannot be like before, waiting for everything.

An advantage is never gained by waiting; it is snatched through early planning.

"Yeah, if we keep waiting, we'll be caught up by those two teams."

Worry appeared on everyone's faces.

—Tap, tap, tap.

The sound of footsteps rang out from behind them.

"Let's compare clues."

Xu Qingqing spoke.

A moment later.

She nodded and signaled: "The situation on our side is the same as yours."

"No abnormalities in the Autopsy, no clues at the crime scene."

"Besides waiting for information on the deceased, what else can we do?"

Xu Qingqing's words were directed at Chen Mo.

It wasn't a challenge, but an inquiry.

She also didn't want to sit and wait for death, so after the results came out and she analyzed the current situation, she immediately came to find Chen Mo.

"The security and front desk being unaware of the deceased entering the hotel is something I can understand."

Chen Mo's voice rang out.

The reason was actually very simple; hotels nowadays were not as strictly managed as they would be in later generations.

Even in later generations, if a boyfriend went to open a room with his ID card first, and then the girlfriend went straight into the room, they could avoid checking her ID card.

In this era, it was even more lax.

Basically, as long as there was no inspection and no report, you could do whatever you liked.

"But what I'm curious about is, what was the deceased's purpose for coming to the hotel?"

"I think this line of inquiry can be investigated."

From the moment everyone steps out of their door, they have a purpose.

Some go to school, some go to work.

Then what was the deceased's purpose?

Secretly entering the hotel.

A skirt.

High heels.

It was actually easy to associate these with her purpose for appearing at the hotel.

Either she was looking for a boyfriend who had opened a room in advance.

Or she was here for prostitution.

Both of these points fit the actual situation.

"That is indeed a point worth investigating."

After Xu Qingqing ran Chen Mo's words through her mind, she nodded in agreement.

At the same time, she proposed a specific method for implementation.

"Let's split up to investigate; that way, it'll be faster!"

"Mhm, I was thinking the same thing."