I Sent You to Take the College Entrance Exam, and You Ended Up Solving a Murder Case?! - Chapter 39

Smoke swirled around.

Chen Mo sat in the main seat, his face ashen.

To his left was Wu Che, who had just rushed back from outside, his legs worn out, while to his right sat his teammates Su Chun and Jiang Xiaomiao.

Surprisingly.

Liu Chengpei, director of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and Lu Mingrui, head of the Investigation Section, also sat at the end of the conference table, their expressions serious.

They were clearly there to observe the progress of the case.

The atmosphere in the entire conference room was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

Wu Che cleared his throat and broke the silence first.

“Based on the preliminary on-site investigation and the forensic examination, the deceased is Song Yin.”

“The body had been dead for more than a week and was in a state of third-degree decomposition, which is what we commonly call ‘giantism’.”

“A nearly empty bottle of sleeping pills was found at the scene, but no obvious external injuries were found on the body.”

“It is not possible to determine whether it was homicide or suicide at this time. The specific cause of death will have to wait for a detailed autopsy report.”

Liu Chengpei tapped his knuckles lightly on the table: “So, the nature of the case hasn’t even been determined yet?”

“Yes,” Wu Che answered, forcing himself to speak.

Another silence fell over the conference room.

Chen Mo stubbed out his cigarette and turned to Wu Che: “How’s the bank account and traffic information coming along?”

“I checked.” Wu Che immediately perked up.

“Song Yin only has one debit card with a balance of less than 300 yuan. She also has a credit card, but it has never been activated or used.”

“The spending records are also very simple, mostly small online payments for daily necessities and takeout.”

After Wu Che finished speaking, Su Chun immediately connected his laptop to the projector.

“Captain, look.”

A screenshot of an electronic ticket appeared on the screen.

“Song Yin came to Shucheng by train from her hometown, Gansu Province, a month ago.”

“This is her ticket purchase record.”

“It is worth noting that she was on the same day, on the same train, and even sitting next to him.”

“There is another woman named Xu Yan.”

Su Chun retrieved another set of documents.

“Xu Yan and Song Yin are from the same hometown and are currently in Shucheng, but they do not have a fixed job or address.”

“We have issued notices to all branches and police stations to assist in the investigation and are making every effort to find her.”

“in addition……”

Su Chun paused, seemingly finding it difficult to speak.

“During our second visit to the neighbors and building manager around 1707.”

“They all said that although they didn’t know Song Yin, they all felt that she… didn’t seem like a decent person.”

“How so?” Chen Mo raised an eyebrow.

“She dresses very glamorously and is often picked up by different luxury cars late at night.”

“So everyone is privately speculating that she might be involved in prostitution.”

This speculation aligns with Song Yin’s near-zero bank savings and unemployed status.

The fact that a man rented a luxury apartment for her forms a perfect logical loop.

The air seemed to freeze.

A young and beautiful girl came to the bustling city from a remote province.

He had no legitimate job, yet lived in a high-end short-term rental apartment, and ultimately rotted naked in his bed.

The story behind this is almost self-evident.

“team leader.”

Guan Yuexing, who hadn’t spoken until now, pushed open the door and entered.

He placed a printed receipt in front of Chen Mo, saying, “This is the electricity usage details for room 1707 over the past two weeks.”

All eyes were focused on that thin piece of paper.

Chen Mo’s gaze slowly swept over the long string of numbers, finally settling on a data point from five days ago.

“Five days ago, around 6 p.m., the electricity consumption in room 1707 suddenly spiked.”

“And every day thereafter, it remained at an unusually high level.”

He raised his head and looked around at everyone.

“I went to the property management’s central air conditioning control room and checked the air conditioning usage records for room 1707.”

“Since 6 p.m. that day, the air conditioner in the room has been set to 30 degrees Celsius for heating and has been running ever since without being turned off.”

What did the killer want to do?

Accelerate the decomposition of the corpse!

A chill ran down everyone’s spine.

Liu Chengpei’s face turned extremely ugly: “Chen Mo, do you mean to say that it’s certain he killed him?”

“Most likely.”

Chen Mo’s voice was flat. “The murderer is deliberately destroying the scene. He is using high temperatures to destroy any clues we might find.”

Buzz—Buzz—

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Mo’s phone started vibrating violently on the table.

Caller ID: Yuan Weiguang.

Chen Mo pressed the speakerphone button.

“Chen Mo!”

Yuan Weiguang’s excited voice came clearly through the receiver: “The autopsy has yielded a major discovery!”

“explain.”

“First, we detected traces of ‘obedience drug’ deep inside the deceased Song Yin’s genitals! This is a powerful sedative!”

“Secondly, the deceased’s stomach was empty, containing no trace of sleeping pills! In other words, the bottle of sleeping pills by the bedside was a decoy!”

“Third, and most importantly!”

Yuan Weiguang’s voice suddenly rose in pitch.

“We found a large amount of clothing fibers inside the deceased’s mouth and nasal cavity!”

“After comparison, the material of it matches perfectly with a dress we found at the foot of the bed!”

“In conclusion, the deceased had engaged in sexual activity within an hour before his death, but there were no signs of struggle.”

“She was probably drugged. The real cause of her death was mechanical asphyxiation! The killer smothered her with that dress!”

The meeting room was deathly silent.

Everyone was stunned by this astonishing conclusion.

“I hereby declare.”

Chen Mo stood up, his cold gaze sweeping across the faces of each team member.

“The case of Song Yin’s murder is now officially confirmed as a homicide!”

“Wu Che!”

“arrive!”

“Have you found any records of Song Yin purchasing sleeping pills?”

“No!” Wu Che answered decisively.

“We checked all online and offline pharmacies in the city, but we couldn’t find any purchase records for Song Yin!”

“That bottle of medicine was most likely brought by the murderer himself!”

“Okay.” Chen Mo issued the new instruction.

“Proceed along two fronts! On one front, continue digging deeper, at all costs, to find that woman named Xu Yan!”

“Another route, centered on the apartment where the incident occurred.”

“Retrieve all the surveillance footage from the past seven days to now, within a five-kilometer radius, and show it to me frame by frame!”

“I’m going to drag that man who appeared in 1707 out of the ground!”

“yes!”

…

It was six o’clock in the afternoon, and it was getting dark.

Wu Che pushed open the conference room door, followed by a young woman.

“Captain, we’ve found him.”

The woman is Xu Yan.

She wore cheap tank tops and shorts, heavy makeup, and had shifty eyes, exuding an air of vulgarity.

Chen Mo didn’t speak, but quietly scrutinized her, his gaze sharp as a knife.

Xu Yan felt uncomfortable under his gaze, and her hands unconsciously twisted together.

“Officer… what do you need me for?”

Chen Mo did not answer her, but instead said to Wu Che and the others, “You all go out.”

“Captain?” Wu Che was a little worried.

“go out.”

Soon, only Chen Mo and Xu Yan remained in the interrogation room.

Chen Mo turned off the glaring overhead light, leaving only a dim desk lamp.