"The body..."
The two traffic police officers were stunned for a moment, and the three salvage workers nodded. After all, they had also salvaged bodies from the Pearl River, and once, a body was even put into a suitcase and thrown into the Pearl River...
So, the suitcase underwater now was either useless discarded items, or a special kind of suitcase!
"Do you have a way to salvage it and take a look?" the two traffic police officers immediately asked.
The three salvage workers exchanged glances and nodded, "We can."
"Alright, then be careful. If it's privately discarded items, you can handle it. If it's contraband, or a dead person, you can only hand it over to us police, understand?" the traffic police said seriously.
"No problem."
The three salvage workers nodded, hoping that the suitcase they salvaged this time was private property, and preferably not a dead person...
Since the suitcase was very heavy, the three salvage workers had to use machinery. They opened the trunk of the van, and a machine for lifting heavy objects was fixed on the vehicle. Then, the two salvage workers, holding a steel cable, dived down again, tied the steel cable to the suitcase, and then surfaced, waving to the people on the shore.
The salvage workers immediately started the machine to reel in the steel cable, while the two salvage workers underwater supported the slowly surfacing suitcase. Its weight exceeded anything they had encountered before, and it was heavier than the suitcases they had salvaged from the Pearl River.
This made the two salvage workers exchange glances, knowing what the other was thinking.
Could this possibly be a dead person?
With great effort, the two traffic police officers went up to help, and together they managed to pull the oversized suitcase ashore. It immediately attracted the attention of passers-by, who wondered what great treasure they had salvaged.
"This should be a new suitcase!"
The salvage workers, the two traffic police officers, and Ah Qiang's group on their bikes all gathered around the suitcase. They found that the suitcase was very new, but they noticed distinct cement marks on the zipper...
At this, the two traffic police officers' hearts sank. They exchanged glances and knew this suitcase was not simple.
"Let's flip it over and see... so heavy..."
The entire suitcase was filled with cement, so it took a lot of effort to flip it over. Indeed, they saw a small hole had been dug out of one corner of the suitcase, clearly the hole where the cement was poured in.
"Do you have a knife? Let's cut open the suitcase and see what's inside!" one traffic police officer said to the salvage workers.
Seeing this situation, the three salvage workers could be one hundred percent sure that this was definitely a dead person!
Otherwise, it would be impossible to fill it with cement to solidify it.
They took a knife from the car, and with immense effort, managed to strip away the soft plastic shell of the suitcase. Immediately, the rough surface of cement appeared, and a shape resembling a human arm emerged in front of everyone...
"Damn, it really is a dead person..."
As soon as the salvage workers saw this, their hopes of finding a great treasure were completely dashed.
The two traffic police officers were also shocked. Without a word, they took out their walkie-talkies and called headquarters: "Headquarters, headquarters, we have salvaged a suitcase from the Zhu River, there is a dead person inside, please contact the criminal investigation team to come over immediately..."
"Everyone step back, there's nothing to see..." the other traffic police officer quickly dispersed the onlookers. Ah Qiang's group, feeling unlucky, quickly paid the salvage workers for towing the car and retreated far away with the passers-by.
"You guys don't leave yet, cooperate with us." the traffic police said to the three salvage workers.
They nodded and had to stay and wait for the criminal investigators to arrive...
At the police station, Zhou Dong, upon receiving contact from the traffic police headquarters, immediately led his team to the scene.
The criminal investigation team was responsible for all murder cases.
They arrived at the Zhu River bank scene in ten minutes. Zhou Dong greeted the traffic police officers, shook hands with them, and then his gaze fell upon the suitcase on the ground, which had been pried open, with the solidified cement revealing the shape of a human arm. Zhou Dong immediately went over, put on gloves, and touched it. The skin, blanched by the water, confirmed it was a human arm.
"Forensics..."
Having confirmed it was a dead person, Zhou Dong immediately called for the forensic doctors and, at the same time, looked at the two traffic police officers and the three salvage workers, asking them about the process of discovering and salvaging the suitcase...
The two forensic doctors examined the body encased in solidified cement within the suitcase and told Zhou Dong, "We'll have to take it back and use strong acid to decompose the cement, but this will also damage the body!"
Zhou Dong raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is there any way to do it without damaging the body?"
The two forensic doctors looked at the cement-filled suitcase and sighed, "Then we'll have to carefully chip away the cement by hand."
Zhou Dong said, "Then let's transport the body back, and we need to break open the cement as soon as possible to confirm the identity of the deceased and the time of death!"
"Understood."
The forensic doctors nodded, and several strong police officers carefully loaded the cement-filled suitcase onto a police car and sent it to the police station's forensic department.
"You also need to come back with us to give your statements..."
Saying this, the group directly returned to the police station. At the same time, Zhou Dong looked at the surrounding road section and found that this location was a blind spot for the main road surveillance cameras. This meant that the murderer was a highly intelligent individual with a clear purpose and strong investigative skills.
After Zhou Dong and his team left, a normal car stopped by the roadside. A man wearing a baseball cap and a mask sat inside. He witnessed everything, his eyebrows raised slightly, before driving away...
Back at the police station, the forensic doctors were trying to figure out how to quickly dissolve the cement while perfectly preserving the integrity of the body, as chipping away the cement with a hammer was time-consuming and could damage the body.
Finally, they obtained a chemical liquid from a chemistry teacher that could perfectly dissolve cement without harming the human body. They quickly placed the cement-filled suitcase in a large water tank, filled with enough acidic liquid to cover the suitcase. Soon, the solidified cement began to corrode, turning into powder.
Zhou Dong and Pang Yuan watched with curiosity, and the curious Niu Qiuling also came over. They watched as the forensic doctors used sticks to tap at the cement, and as the liquid corroded, they could see that the body had begun to form a human shape in a coiled position.
After about an hour, all the cement had corroded and turned into powdery water. The forensic doctors quickly retrieved the body, cleaned it, and revealed the pale skin of a human.
"The body is well preserved, which is the effect of being sealed and solidified by cement, isolating it from air."
"Yes, let's straighten out his body first..."
The body was still curled up in a fist-like position and completely stiff, so its face could not yet be seen. However, it was confirmed to be a man, and the clothing was a suit, clearly a designer brand.
"Director Pang, look at his build, doesn't he resemble Cheng Kai?"
Niu Qiuling watched as the body was placed on the dissection table by the forensic doctors, but based on the slightly plump build and designer clothing, it bore a striking resemblance to Cheng Kai.
"Could it really be Cheng Kai?"
Zhou Dong was also surprised and asked the forensic doctors to quickly straighten out the body and examine his face.
If it was indeed Cheng Kai, it would be a major breakthrough, and the missing person case would directly turn into a murder investigation, with completely different implications!