I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 421 - 255: The Clogged Sewer

Yang Ming drove, and quickly arrived at this stretch of road.

Li Xiang and his team got out of the car, walked along this segment once, pondering: If I were the killer, how would I dispose of the body?

This approach involved putting oneself in the killer’s mindset to tackle the problem.

He imagined it was one in the morning, and he was about to dispose of the body, alone, carrying dismembered parts, riding an electric bike through countryside paths, looking for a suitable spot for dumping.

Where would be suitable?

He looked along the main road as he walked,

Farmland?

No, not suitable. It’s vast and open here, he didn’t bring a shovel, if he casually tossed away the bag of body parts, farmers might soon discover them and call the police.

But since there haven’t been any reports, it’s evident that these body parts haven’t been discovered yet.

The killer must have hidden them in a very secluded place.

Could it be a cemetery?

Right at that moment, he suddenly noticed a graveyard ahead, which instantly reminded him of a case from early Qingming Festival that year.

The killer had hidden bodies inside someone else’s tomb, and if it hadn’t been for the rain washing out a hole, those families wouldn’t have known another’s body ended up in their ancestral grave.

"Could it be hidden in the cemetery?"

Although Longhai had implemented a public cemetery system, some rural areas hadn’t fully established them; villagers often chose reserved land for burial.

This patch of graveyard was clearly the burial ground for the farmers around Xiaowang Village.

At this moment, Li Xiang’s phone rang again, it was Qiu Cang calling.

"Team Leader Li, there’s a new discovery. The suspect was captured by surveillance the day before they dumped the body; on that day, he also worked the night shift, and brought with him something that looked like a shovel through that road. We suspect that he actually came to dig the first day, dug a pit, and then chose to dump the body the next day. Which means, his body disposal was a premeditated burying, and the reason a bag of parts fell into the river might be due to an accident during that time."

Qiu Cang’s thoughts coincided with Li Xiang’s previous suspicions.

Li Xiang also once doubted this point, as there was no reasonable explanation for the purpose and significance of such an act.

Now it seems, the killer’s disposal of the body was premeditated.

"Alright, I think I know the location." With that, Li Xiang confidently hung up the call.

"Coal Ball, we have a job. Let’s go and check it out,"

Li Xiang pointed to the graveyard, speaking to Coal Ball.

"Yang Ming, grab the shovel. If we find it later, you’re going to dig."

"Yes."

Yang Ming went to the car to get the shovel. Before leaving home, they foresaw this situation might arise, so they brought along a shovel.

He grabbed the shovel and caught up with Li Xiang and his team.

Li Xiang began searching through the graveyard.

Freshly turned soil and old soil have a color difference, and even with his naked eyes, Li Xiang could distinguish the difference.

Quickly, they found an area of suspected disturbed soil.

At this location, Coal Ball also reacted, growing restless, barking occasionally at the piece of land. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Yang Ming, dig it up."

"Yes."

Seeing new leads, Yang Ming was full of energy, wielding the shovel vigorously, digging and digging.

"Got it!"

The freshly turned soil wasn’t compacted and was easy to dig through. In no time, Yang Ming’s shovel reached a soft spot, and he carefully brushed away the soil, finally revealing a plastic bag.

At the same time, accompanied by a foul stench that hit them head-on.

Yang Ming continued clearing the soil, and soon uncovered the contents of the bag.

"Ugh~"

As soon as he opened the plastic bag, a foul stench overwhelmed Yang Ming, making him retch.

"Damn it, what a stench."

"Alright, it’s confirmed, that’s enough. Leave it there for now, wait for Qiu Cang and their team to deal with it."

Li Xiang had just made a phone call, confident the investigation team would arrive shortly.

Half an hour later, not only did the investigation team arrive, but also the forensic pathologist, on-site extracting the plastic bags.

"Qiu, how is the video team doing? Have they identified the suspect?"

"Identified. The last whereabouts of the suspect were in the Dongjin District. We coordinated with the district management, retrieved surveillance footage, and found the killer went to building 9, and coincidentally, the missing half-body also belonged to someone from building 9."

"So, you’re suggesting that the missing half-body is the victim."

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be such a coincidence.

Why did the killer go to Dongjin District?

And it just so happened that the missing half-body lived in building 9 of Dongjin District.

"Unfortunately, the ID given by the landlord is fake."

"There seems to be something fishy here. Why use a fake ID to rent a place?"

"Yes, I have already sent someone to talk to the landlord."

As the case progresses, the task force gathers more clues, but they also have more questions.

"Report, Qiu team, we found three bags of body parts on-site, preliminary assembly confirms they are tissues from the leftover 11-25 case."

"Any other findings on-site?"

"No, except for the human remains, nothing else."

"Alright, let’s wrap it up."

The three bags of body parts dug out, confirmed to be part of the missing pieces, the forensic team collected the severely decomposed remains for further autopsy.

"The pressing task is to figure out the victim’s true identity, where she worked, and whether she had any friends."