Chapter 1 Long Bench

On the long bench outside the interrogation room of the police station, Zhou Ze and Lawyer An sat side by side.

Outside the police station, it was bustling with activity. The media, having caught wind of the situation, swarmed like sharks smelling blood, crowding together but being held back.

The police station stated that the case was still under investigation and that a press conference would be held later to announce some details. Of course, the reporters wouldn't be idle either, using this time to rush out drafts to let the public revisit the corpse dumping case that occurred in Tongcheng sixteen years ago.

Naturally, some reporters were also discussing how to develop the news next to gain more attention, such as:

"Why Would a Lonely Old Man Become a Murderer?"

"Does the Indifference of Children and Society Turn an Old Man into a Demon?"

"Unearthing the Truth Behind the Old Man Becoming a Murderer!"

"I Want to Cry, Save Our Old People!"

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The old man wanted to kill himself, but Zhou Ze saved him. Of course, the reason for saving him was definitely not to let him live, but because such a straightforward death was too good for him.

This case can be said to have been solved very quickly,

At the same time,

It can also be said to have been solved very slowly.

The tall, thin female criminal police officer handed over two cups of coffee, then sat down in the chair opposite Zhou Ze and started texting. Although the murderer had been caught, there were still many details of the case to be dealt with.

"Have the identities of the two deceased in the house been found?" Zhou Ze asked.

"Not yet, but it should be soon. Because the time of death was relatively short, the original employers shouldn't have noticed their disappearance yet.

However, according to the statements of other residents in the apartment, the man and woman should be a young couple or lovers, because they were often seen buying groceries together. It is estimated that they were workers in Tongcheng, renting at Yang Kewang's house."

Yang Kewang is the old man's name.

"However, Yang Kewang should have done a very careful job of handling things after the murder. Our searchers were unable to find any clues in the house that could prove the identities of the deceased, such as mobile phones, ID cards, etc. Nothing at all."

"Sixteen years have passed, and the corpses are right in front of us, but it's still so difficult to find out the identities of the deceased."

Zhou Ze was a little emotional,

After all,

This is not a mountain road in some mountainous area, such as the roads in Xichuan or Tibet. To be honest, if you kill someone on those roads and throw them into the ditch next to you, it is really an excellent place to destroy the body and eliminate traces.

But this is Tongcheng, a densely populated modern coastal city.

"In another sixteen years, this problem will probably be solved. When identity information collection is further promoted to achieve full coverage, things should be simpler.

However, don't worry, investigating the identities of the two is only a matter of time."

As soon as she finished speaking,

The female criminal police officer's phone rang. She answered the phone and then said to Zhou Ze:

"The identities of the two deceased have been verified. They are a young couple from xx province working in Tongcheng."

Zhou Ze nodded. The female criminal police officer went to report the news and got up to leave.

Zhou Ze reached out and gently rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"People are really not that precious." Lawyer An said, "Don't look at how fulfilling modern people's lives seem to be;

But in reality,

If you don't order takeout or receive express delivery, and you don't log in to chat apps,

Just leave your phone there,

See if he will receive a single phone call in a day.

In this world, there are stars, celebrities, and big shots, but most people are actually dust, like the chives planted by the roadside.

Its presence or absence really doesn't make much of a difference.

Most people's lives are just coming and going quietly."

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Zhou Ze asked, looking at Lawyer An.

"What I want to ask is, does the muscle on your arm hurt?" Saying that, Lawyer An grabbed Zhou Ze's arm and rolled up his sleeve, "Although that old man is short, your muscles will be strained if you grab him with one hand."

"Yeah."

"I'll rub it for you."

Lawyer An began to massage Zhou Ze's arm,

And I must say,

It was really effective,

The arm, which originally had a slight tearing sensation when pulled, gradually stopped hurting.

"You are quite suitable for opening a massage parlor."

"You are also quite suitable for opening a locksmith company."

At this moment,

Lao Zhang walked over with a stack of things in his hand,

Seeing the two men sitting on the long bench pulling and tugging,

Lao Zhang suddenly felt a little disgusted and coughed to show his presence.

But the two of them still went their own way.

"Did he confess?" Zhou Ze asked.

"He confessed everything. He was very cooperative. He said his only hope was to be given a peanut to eat sooner rather than later, so his attitude of admitting guilt was very sincere."

Hearing these words, Zhou Ze suddenly felt a little bored,

He even lost the desire to punish the guy himself.

It is difficult to extract any pleasure from a person who has long been disheartened and is determined to die.

"However, there is still one thing that is a headache now." Lao Zhang scratched his hair, looking very embarrassed.

"What's the matter?"

"It's about the victim in the case sixteen years ago."

"What, her identity hasn't been confirmed yet?"

"No."

"The old man didn't confess?"

"He confessed, he said he forgot. He only remembered seeing her on the street and following her all the way. He didn't know the specific identity of the victim.

He only remembered that she seemed to be a short-haired woman, probably in her twenties."

Lao Zhang looked a little heavy when he said these words. The reason why he had been insisting on investigating this case for so many years, even asking his boss to come out to help, was to seek justice for that poor girl whose identity was unknown.

But now that the real murderer has been caught,

And the girl's identity,

Remains unclear.

Lao Zhang is sometimes very stubborn and persistent,

This certainly makes him seem a little difficult to get along with,

But from another perspective, this quality in him is indeed lacking in today's society.

If he was just an ordinary policeman, Boss Zhou probably wouldn't bother to help him be reborn.

"However, he confessed to the place where he buried the girl's bones sixteen years ago." Lao Zhang said, "And buried with her were some of the girl's belongings."

"Bones?"

"Yes, bones. He confessed that he only cut off the flesh from her body at the time, and deliberately preserved the integrity of the bone structure."

"Sixteen years have passed, and he probably didn't do a good job of protecting them when he buried them." Zhou Ze sighed, "Let's go take a look."

"Still going?" Lawyer An was a little tired. He wasn't interested in detective games, but he couldn't stand his boss's high spirits.

"Let's see it through to the end." Zhou Ze said.

"Okay, let's go."

A salted fish does need to be turned over occasionally,

So that the sun can shine on it evenly.

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Yang Kewang confessed that the place where he buried the body was behind a brick kiln in Guanyin Mountain Town.

He hadn't gone to see it in the past sixteen years. He said that the woman he killed had actually been by his side for the past sixteen years.

He was used to the feeling of her being by his side.

Of course, these words would not be recorded, which is also to prevent this guy from trying to play tricks by relying on the gimmick of mental illness.

However, Zhou Ze knew that this guy was not deliberately playing tricks.

The police went with Yang Kewang,

Letting the criminal suspect go to the scene to point out and state the facts of the case is an indispensable part of the judicial investigation procedure;

Furthermore,

Yang Kewang himself needs to go to the scene to provide a specific location.

The brick kiln had long been closed down, but it was still preserved. A few years ago, it was said that it was going to be commercially developed, but because the developer wanted to play a trick of mixing fish eyes with pearls on commercial and residential land, it had been stuck and not approved. This land was temporarily shelved over time.

Opposite the brick kiln was a small river. Yang Kewang pointed to the river in front of him and said:

"It's about here, anyway, I buried her on the opposite bank of the river. Don't worry, it should be able to be dug out. I wrapped her in a layer of plastic bags back then."

Yang Kewang had always been calm,

So calm that it was as if the whole thing had nothing to do with him.

His attitude really made people want to slap him, but he probably had been looking forward to death for a long time. Whether you hit him or not really didn't matter to him, he might even ask you:

Hit harder, hit harder!

The tools had been prepared long ago. The police officers present, except for those responsible for maintaining order around the perimeter to prevent onlookers from approaching, all had a shovel and started digging!

The range given by Yang Kewang, if you say it's big, it's really not big, but if you say it's small, relying on shovels to dig, it's really not small.

Zhang Yanfeng was originally holding two shovels and preparing to find Zhou Ze,

But,

When he approached Zhou Ze, who was sitting under a tree enjoying the shade,

He found that Zhou Ze was looking at him and the extra shovels in his hand with a warning look.

After hesitating for a moment,

Zhang Yanfeng still didn't continue to send them over.

Lawyer An was drinking water and fanning himself, "Boss, I suddenly thought of something."

"What is it?"

"That is, if you give a person's mobile phone to another person to operate, does this mean that most people, even if they die directly, are difficult to be discovered?"

"Found it!" a police officer shouted.

Quick.

Zhou Ze got up and walked over, and saw a long thing wrapped in a white plastic bag.

The forensic doctor stepped forward and cut open the plastic bag with a knife, revealing the bones inside.

Immediately,

A stench came over.

Everyone around immediately covered their noses,

Zhou Ze and the forensic doctor looked at the bones together,

Suddenly,

Zhou Ze and the female forensic doctor said in unison:

"This is a male corpse!"

Although the flesh and skin of the bones were gone, professionals could still tell at a glance whether it was male or female.

Lao Zhang was stunned for a moment, "Male?"

"Report, Captain, I found one here too."

"Report, I have one here too!"

"Report, I have one here too."

"I have one here too!"

"Captain, I found one here too!"

"Report…………"