Chapter 6 Criminal Police Officer Ke Wen
Facing the young police officer’s words, Ke Wen just bent down, put on his gloves, suppressed the nausea in his heart, and began to examine the hanging corpse.
Although the corpse looked very uncomfortable, Ke Wen forced himself to examine it with professional techniques. After the examination, he found something very strange…
The presence of such a wound should have splashed a large amount of blood, but there were no bloodstains at the scene, and the ground around the corpse was abnormally clean.
“What did the forensic doctor say?”
Ke Wen’s gaze dared not leave the corpse, because the symbol on the chest really looked too strange.
“Preliminary judgment, the time of death was between 10 p.m. last night and 2 a.m. But there is something about the place where the forensic doctor identified it that is very concerning…”
“Tell me.”
Hearing Ke Wen’s question, the young police officer swallowed and continued.
“There is almost no blood residue in the deceased’s body, as if… it was sucked dry by something.”
Ke Wen frowned slightly upon hearing this.
He joined the criminal police team at the age of 24 and has been investigating cases for ten years. He has naturally seen countless murder scenes.
This method, comparable to a cult ritual, is not the first time he has seen it, because he encountered a similar murder case a few days ago.
But this also means that it is not a revenge killing, but a random serial murder case.
“Has the victim’s identity been confirmed?”
“The wallet was still on the deceased. His name was Zhang Ming, 28 years old, a programmer at a local IT company…”
The young police officer relayed the information to Ke Wen piece by piece, and Ke Wen stood up and looked around.
The industrial area here had mottled walls, overgrown with weeds, and had been abandoned for a very long time.
Why would the victim come to such a remote place?
Even going home from the IT company to his house, this was not the direction.
What happened?
Ke Wen took out his phone and took some photos, especially the eye-like symbol on the deceased’s chest.
“Captain Ke… this is too creepy,” the young police officer couldn’t help but rub his arms, although it wasn’t cold here, he felt a strange chill: “The victim from a few days ago is almost exactly the same as this person.”
“But the problem is that there is absolutely no connection between these two victims, and their life paths do not overlap… just inexplicably killed by someone, and there are no clues at all. Captain Ke… do you think it might be a ghost?”
Ke Wen did not believe in ghosts. He compared the photos and files of the two victims on his phone, trying to find some clues.
And he continued to ask.
“Are there any clues from the surveillance cameras nearby? Are there any suspicious vehicles or personnel coming and going?”
“No, not at all!” The young police officer whispered: “The only clue found on the surveillance was that the victim entered here alone, and then… then nothing.”
Ke Wen, who was focused on comparing the photos, did not hear the young police officer’s words.
He recalled the murder case from days ago in his mind.
The victim was a woman named Lin Yuyu, a 25-year-old young female teacher.
According to her colleagues, this teacher was a quiet and introverted person, and had no enemies.
After comparison, the way they died was exactly the same, and the symbols that appeared on their bodies were also the same.
Similarly, all their blood was drained, not a drop left.
The female teacher had no signs of sexual assault, and the male programmer’s money was not stolen.
What was the murderer trying to achieve?
Ke Wen compared the photos, utterly perplexed.
And at this moment, he suddenly noticed something.
In the two photos, the symbol on the female teacher’s chest was significantly lighter, while the symbol on the male programmer’s chest was carved deeper, and its edges were more regular.
Was this the difference in manual carving, or was the murderer practicing?
Staring at the symbol for a long time, Ke Wen also felt a strange chill at this moment, as if it were something indescribable.
He quickly shook his head, throwing away the unease and fear in his heart.
Based on the current clues, the murderer would definitely not stop here. It would continue to look for new prey.
But the question was, who would be the next target?
For Ke Wen, such indiscriminate killers were the most troublesome.
Solving these cases would require a lot of manpower and time, and it was still very difficult.
Next, Ke Wen and other police officers organized the scene together, collected evidence, and handled the bodies. Time unknowingly passed until deep into the night.
Finally, Ke Wen waited for the second team to take over from his team.
“Captain Ma, these are the clues we’ve organized.”
Ke Wen handed the information in his hand to Ma Jianhua.
Ma Jianhua took the clues handed over by the other party, his brows furrowed.
Once upon a time, he did not believe in these supernatural things, but after seeing more, he was in a state of believing it is better to believe than not to believe.
“Team One, you can go back first. We, Team Two, will continue to handle it here,” Ma Jianhua said, and then, as if thinking of something, he said to Ke Wen, who had already turned his back: “Also, after you go back, be careful.”
It was just a normal day off, but after Ma Jianhua added this sentence, the police officers from Team One couldn’t help but shiver.
Even Ke Wen, who didn’t believe in ghosts and gods, couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine.
If Ma Jianhua hadn’t said that last sentence, it might not have made people think so much, but after he said it, it felt a little off.
Especially the young police officer next to Ke Wen was trembling with fear.
“Captain Ma, you… you’re just saying that, right? Is there really any danger when we go back?”
Ma Jianhua heard this and realized that his words were a bit inappropriate. After all, he had no basis, and speaking recklessly could make people suspicious and fearful.
So he shook his head and said.
“No, nothing, just talking.”
Hearing this, the police officers from Team One breathed a sigh of relief.
Ke Wen and his group got into the police car and left the somewhat eerie abandoned factory.
When they returned home, it was already past midnight.
Ke Wen took off his police uniform, changed into casual clothes, and walked towards his apartment.
Police officers are also human and have their own lives.
Pushing open the iron gate of the apartment, Ke Wen entered the apartment.
This apartment was also a bit old, but for Ke Wen, who didn’t have much money, its advantage was its cheapness.
Back in his room, exhausted, he collapsed onto the bed. As soon as he touched it, his consciousness fell into a deep sleep.
However… in his drowsy consciousness, he vaguely felt his chest… itching.
It was as if many ants were crawling.
