The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective-Chapter 182 - 144: Discovering the First Crime Scene of Death!

Chapter 182: Chapter 144: Discovering the First Crime Scene of Death!

"How is it going, Captain?"

Just stepping out of the elevator, Jiang An eagerly asked.

Li Jian replied gravely, "The items in the room are still quite orderly, and there’s no sign of blood."

"Next, I’ll need you all to thoroughly inspect this crime scene."

Jiang An nodded his head.

"Mr. Li, please rest assured, we will do our utmost."

Soon, Jiang An and Zhang Yean put on gloves, masks, and caps, and carried their toolboxes inside.

As with any other scene investigation, Jiang An and Zhang Yean picked up footprint lamps to start searching for traces on the floor.

If this were the primary crime scene, the killer’s footprints should remain on the floor.

However, as they moved from the entryway to the living room, they exchanged looks of surprise.

Zhang Yean turned and asked, "Mr. Li, were there only the two of you here earlier?"

"That’s right! After we unlocked the door, we surveyed the room to check for any dangers."

"Please show us the pattern on your shoe soles so we can compare."

Immediately, Li Jian and Wan both lifted their feet.

Zhang Yean glanced at their shoe soles and then the patterns on the floor.

A perfect match!

Next, the two conducted further examinations in the living room and bedroom.

Throughout the process, they found only Li Jian and Wan’s footprints indoors.

Seeing Jiang An and Zhang Yean return with their equipment, Li Jian quickly asked, "So, did you find the suspect’s footprints?"

Zhang Yean, in charge of footprint analysis, shook her head and said, "This room is very peculiar, only your and Brother Wan’s footprints, no one else’s."

Li Jian glanced around and casually opened the refrigerator, which was still stocked with food.

This shouldn’t be.

Even if we hadn’t been here today, someone still lives here!

It’s impossible that only our footprints are here.

Suddenly, Li Jian furrowed his brows, a bit skeptical of Zhang Yean.

He turned to Jiang An.

"Are you sure it’s only our footprints?"

Jiang An also frowned and nodded.

He surveyed the area and suddenly discovered a round white object under the corner table on the balcony.

Jiang An paused for thought, then said, "I know what the reason is."

"What reason?"

"Don’t you dare tell me that no one ever lived here."

"Of course not!"

"What I’m saying is, this place gets cleaned regularly every day."

"Huh? Regular cleaning every day?"

"That can’t be!"

Suddenly, Zhang Yean shivered.

"There’s no one else inside other than us."

Promptly, Jiang An walked over to the balcony table, crouched low, and picked up the massive object.

"Look!"

"This is an electric cleaning robot, capable of sweeping and mopping."

"The machine screen shows it sweeps and mops automatically every day at 8 am, 12 pm, and 7 pm."

Upon hearing this, everyone was suddenly enlightened.

"So that’s it!"

Li Jian remarked, "This is my first time seeing such a cleaning robot in person."

"This device certainly isn’t cheap."

Wan clicked his tongue and said, "Truly a wealthy person."

"With such high-tech products, all I can do is admire from afar."

"The deceased must have been very wealthy."

Jiang An stood up, looked around, and noticed the entire interior was also very stylishly decorated.

He offhandedly asked, "Is the clothing business really this profitable now?"

"Not necessarily, it depends on the location."

"Some areas have great garment sales, others not so much."

After scavenging for footprints, Jiang An again picked up a high-powered flashlight for a comprehensive indoor examination.

In the living room, he stood there, looking around, carefully inspecting the surrounding objects.

Suddenly, he noticed that on the coffee table’s tray, there was only one glass turned upside down.

Seeing this, Jiang An felt an abrupt sense of unease.

Typically in life, things come in pairs. We would normally place two glasses on a tray.

Observing a tray with just one glass on the coffee table looked odd.

Then, Jiang An knelt down and bent over to examine around the sofa.

Suddenly, he spotted a pair of pink slippers and some glass fragments under the couch.

In the strong light, the glass shards glimmered.

He turned and said, "Mr. Li, Brother Wan, let’s move the sofa."

"Move the sofa?"

"Was there an important discovery under the sofa?"

Wan asked with some curiosity.

Jiang An nodded.

Immediately, the three of them moved the sofa to another position.

Instantly, everything under the sofa was exposed to view.

A pair of pink slippers, along with six or seven glass fragments.

Zhang Yean picked up the camera and snapped two photos, "Click, click."

"No wonder the deceased wasn’t wearing shoes; they’re here!"

Wan also analyzed and said, "I think slippers are usually placed at the entrance."

"Why are they suddenly under the sofa?"

As they discussed, Jiang An observed the position and shape of the slippers.

The two shoes weren’t placed neatly together; rather, they were scattered chaotically under the sofa.

Especially the glass fragments, which were scattered beside the shoes.

However, there were very few of these fragments.

Then, Jiang An stood up and moved to the coffee table nearby.

He bent down to observe the changes at the positions of the table’s four legs.

For home coffee tables, once placed, they generally don’t get moved.

Jiang An crouched down and observed carefully.

Suddenly, his pupils contracted slightly.

He could see circle imprints at the spots where the coffee table legs met the living room floor.

Jiang An pointed and said, "This coffee table has been moved recently."

"Wow, you can tell that as well!"

Wan dashed over instantly.

Jiang An explained, "The coffee table’s four legs were originally here, but the position was shifted."

Following Jiang An’s finger, Li Jian saw clearly too.

Thinking of the glass fragments, slippers, and the table’s movement, an idea suddenly formed in Li Jian’s mind.

Could it be that the deceased and the perpetrator had a dispute and altercation here?

At this moment.

Jiang An’s mind was further considering deeply.

With the deceased Wu Yan’s hair loss, clothing seams loosened, plus the glass fragments under the table and sofa, he increasingly thought that this was likely the primary crime scene.

Next, Jiang An bent down, lying on the floor, carefully observing under the coffee table.

Under the table, he could see the shining glass fragments and a black button.

Then Jiang An said, "Mr. Li, Wan, could you please assist again in moving this coffee table?"

Soon, the three of them together moved the heavy marble tabletop aside.

Suddenly, the black clothing button came into everyone’s view.

Jiang An crouched down, picked up the button, and placed it into the evidence bag.

"Is this important?"

Wan asked.

Jiang An gazed intently at the button.

"It’s very important!"

"I suspect that this button might be from the perpetrator."

Hearing this, everyone froze in place.

They all looked down at the sofa, coffee table, and floor simultaneously.

At this moment.

Jiang An’s gaze focused on the glass cup on the coffee table, its color and texture matched exactly with the glass fragments on the floor.

This glass fragment was likely formed from a glass cup falling to the ground.

Noticing the fragments under the sofa and table couldn’t be pieced together into a complete cup.

He immediately went to the robot vacuum, opened the trash storage box, and found only a few small glass shards.

What does this imply?

Jiang An deduced that after the glass cup shattered, someone must have cleaned the scene.

Next, he stood up and went to the trash can, opened the lid, and found no trash within.

Li Jian glanced around indoors, turned, and said, "Jiang An, Zhang Yean, you continue to investigate indoors, strive to find more clues."

"Wan and I will go to the property company to check the elevator surveillance."

"Let’s work simultaneously, and see if we can solve the case today."

"Yes, Mr. Li!"

"You go ahead; we’ll meet up later."

Subsequently, Li Jian and Wan quickly left the living room.

Inside, after Jiang An and Zhang Yean finished investigating the living room, they headed to the bathroom.

Standing at the bathroom door, the two held strong flashlights, surveying up and down carefully.

Suddenly, Jiang An noticed two towels hanging on the wall in the bathroom.

Moreover, one of the towels had a paper tag on it.

He asked, "Did the deceased live with someone else?"

Zhang Yean replied, "Just heard from Mr. Li that the deceased, Wu Yan, was single and hadn’t married yet."