Chapter 377: Chapter 356: Damn, the corpse is too disgusting
Three Difficult Choices
"Military Advisor!"
Lian put down the book in his hand and stared at Xiao Lin. Only on a serious note, would he refer to him by the title of Military Advisor, indicating that the matter at hand was likely grave.
"This afternoon at the hospital, an assassin tailing me died."
"Poison?" Lian knew that anyone escaping Xiao Lin’s grasp would never be alive, for Xiao Lin wouldn’t let anyone he wishes to catch die.
Xiao Lin nodded: "That doctor was very foolish, he hindered my advantage." With a child-like pout, Xiao Lin snorted a few times, still somewhat child-like: "But at the police station, I encountered someone."
"Wouldn’t be a woman, would it?"
"Uh... Am I that desirable to women? I’m not Hua Qingyi." Xiao Lin tossed a cushion at Lian: "Heard of ’Black Crow’?"
"A world-class assassin organization, mysterious and dangerous, feared by both the underworld and the law."
"I found one of them." Xiao Lin said in a deep voice.
"Oh?"
Xiao Lin thought for a moment, unsure of how to explain this highly coincidental matter: "He was one of my gaming friends, exposed due to an explosive murder case while saving me."
"This is no different from cops and robbers." Lian understood Xiao Lin’s implication, but this was different from previous summaries: "What do you want me to do?"
"I talked with this person, I don’t want to lose him, but I also know Dragon Soul won’t accept someone like him."
"Since when did our Military Doctor become so interested in Dragon Soul’s HR?" Lian said with some amusement.
"Hehe, I’m in it for myself." In front of Lian, Xiao Lin wouldn’t hide anything: "In fact, I need my own people."
"What do you want to do?" Lian showed interest.
"Looking at the current situation, someone is lurking outside, and I am in the open, while the enemy hides in the dark. I cannot deal with these people under my own identity."
"Your little girlfriend doesn’t know your true identity."
Xiao Lin nodded; he hadn’t found the opportunity to mention this, and additionally, he hadn’t planned to speak of it, fearing he might scare her.
"Do you have any suspects now?"
"Yes, but not certain." Xiao Lin replied truthfully.
"There’s another way to go." Lian thought out loud. "However, this method is a bit risky but has a high chance of success."
Xiao Lin looked at Lian, sensing a bad premonition: "If you intend to wager yourself, then there’s no need."
While Xiang Fei might see Dragon Soul as the best hiding place, exchanging Lian was out of the question, moreover, it wasn’t necessary.
He stood up and walked out resolutely, truly angered.
"Military Doctor!" Lian stopped him from behind: "Why not look at it from another angle, perhaps things have no turning point."
Xiao Lin understood the method of putting oneself in a disadvantageous position to find victory. He just disliked Lian using human nature as a wager, especially using herself as a bet.
"This isn’t my intention!" After leaving this sentence, Xiao Lin left without turning back.
Xiao Lin’s refusal brought a gentle smile to Lian’s face, a sentiment perhaps only she could comprehend.
Officer Wu received a report call and immediately rushed in with several people to the scene. In the old city district by the moat, a river guard pulled up a black rubber box from the river, afraid it contained dangerous material, he handed it over to the local police officer.
The box had been eroded by the river water, emitting a foul smell. When Wu Shuang arrived, the forensic team was already at the local station, the box placed in the yard, flies buzzing around like they had found food, refusing to leave.
From experience, there should be a decomposing corpse inside.
When the criminal police opened the box, the stench exploded like a bomb, spreading throughout the station, causing cries of disgust.
Among those present, only the forensic specialist, like an anomaly along with his assistants, extracted the body from the box. Due to prolonged soaking in the water, the body’s appearance was severely damaged, with an advanced state of decay. The gloved hands, designed for a non-slip grip, found the melted surface fat made the corpse slippery, failing several times to extract it.
Finally, the forensic expert kicked the box over, hooked the body’s meat with an iron hook, dragging it out for success.
Wu Shuang took a deep breath and scanned the corpse, judging from his build, it should be the previously missing Gao Taisheng. Xiao Lin’s deduction was correct.
"Officer Wu, the time of death was two weeks ago. The body is beyond further processing and has started to decompose. The water in the box is the liquid from the corpse."
Wu Shuang couldn’t hold it anymore and started vomiting against the tree trunk, while the forensic expert calmly patted her back and handed her a tissue.
"Sorry, please continue." Wu Shuang awkwardly took the tissue and wiped her mouth.
"The deceased died from a heavy blow, with fractures on the head and chest. But the real cause of death was suffocation, which means the deceased hadn’t died when he was placed in the box and submerged in the moat."
"Oh!" Wu Shuang once again felt her stomach churning, uneasily rubbing her abdomen.
"Additionally, the face of the corpse has been removed." The forensic expert adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose, "The deceased might have been severely injured first, then his face was peeled off with mercury..."
Unable to tolerate the turmoil again, Wu Shuang rushed to the restroom. She deeply resented these forensic experts, who seemed inhuman for being so calm and composed while facing such nauseating matters.
She splashed her face with clean water, washing away the disgust from her heart, and returned to the courtyard. Fortunately, the forensic expert had already ordered the corpse and the box to be sealed in specialized bags and taken back to the headquarters, but the air was still filled with an unremovable stench and swarming flies.
"Director Lin, Gao Taisheng has been found."
"Xiao Wu, return to the police station immediately. Dr. Xiao is also here." Lin Zhifang released the telephone receiver and beckoned to Xiao Lin, "Gao Taisheng has been found."
"Oh!" Xiao Lin showed no reaction.
"Young Master Xiao, I know you’re very busy, but I hope you can stay a bit longer to listen to Xiao Wu’s report and give some advice." Lin Zhifang offered a cigarette, which Xiao Lin declined, leaving Lin awkwardly to light it for himself.
"Director Lin wants me to solve this case?" Xiao Lin obviously understood Lin Zhifang’s intention, easily seeing through that old man’s thoughts.
"Haha, that would be the best! I’m just afraid of wasting your time." Lin Zhifang was all smiles; if this case were solved, he’d have no worry about keeping his position. Besides, with someone from Dragon Soul here, he must seize this opportunity.
"Director Lin, I’m just a school doctor, not a detective."
"I understand, I understand, it’s just that you happened to be here, so I wanted to hear your insights." Lin Zhifang cleverly said.
"I heard Elder Xia was recently attacked?" Xiao Lin accepted the cup Lin Zhifang handed over, blowing the steam from the rim: "Director Lin, have you investigated who did it?"
Lin Zhifang coughed dryly a couple of times, and sighed helplessly: "Judging from existing clues, it possibly was ’Lion’."
"The Liger Gang?"
"Tiger died, and Lion kept threatening to kill the person who killed Tiger." Lin Zhifang said while slyly glancing at Xiao Lin, "So, they turned to the Xia Family."
"Oh!" Xiao Lin nodded in understanding, "The question is, how did they know it was me who did it?"
"This..." Lin Zhifang could not respond, nor dared to answer.
"Tiger appeared after my engagement to Xia Xue; he wanted to kill me." Xiao Lin casually sipped the top-grade Pu’er tea: "I have no enmity or grievance with them. The only reason they could be mobilized is due to one family."
"The Wang Family!" Lin Zhifang blurted out, hurriedly covering his mouth, but it was too late. Realizing Xiao Lin was looking at him mockingly, he regretted beyond remedy.
"Director Lin, it was you who said it." Placing the cup down, the sound of tapping on the table startled Lin Zhifang.
"But let’s talk about it, if there is indeed involvement with the Wang Family, what will you do as the director?"
What to do? Any decision leads to a dead end; on one side is one of the Four Families, on the other, Dragon Soul’s Major General. Who could he afford to offend? If he stands with the Wang Family, he might get a glimpse of something, but the fear is that the water is too deep with this boy before him. Few could invite Hua Muyun; at the scene that day, he saw it clearly. This association is not something ordinary people can have.
His heart weighed heavily, Lin Zhifang tugged at his tie, feeling very hot.
"Director Lin, have you been feeling weak lately? Whenever I see you, you’re dripping with sweat. Do you need me to take a look and give you two acupuncture points to relieve your system?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhifang sweated even more profusely: "This, sorry, sorry! You know, under the emperor, even imperial royalty should share the same guilt as commoners when committing crimes."
"Director Lin is indeed a valiant person, Xiao did not misjudge Director Lin."
A consensus doesn’t require much time; Xiao Lin didn’t trust Lin Zhifang, but in such compelling circumstances, he had no choice but to agree. None dared to lie before Dragon Soul; who doesn’t desire life? Lin Zhifang did not wish to start a precedent of executing first, reporting later.
A knock on the door announced Wu Shuang’s entrance, carrying the test report with a face as pale as a sheet.
"Are you alright, Officer Wu?" Noticing her discomfort, Xiao Lin couldn’t help but ask.
"Damn, the corpse is disgusting." A statement that left the two men stunned, realizing she had misspoken, Wu Shuang poured herself a glass of water: "I mean, the corpse is decomposing and beginning to melt in the box." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian () with recommendation votes, monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)