The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective-Chapter 621 - 346: Let’s Meet the Last One

Upon hearing Jiang An’s words, Little Wan, who was already exhausted and nearly collapsing on the ground, suddenly became revitalized, like he had been injected with adrenaline.

"Where is it? Let me see!"

He dashed to Jiang An’s side, his voice slightly trembling with excitement.

Even Zhang Yean, who had been standing silently by the side, immediately put down the tools in her hand and approached in a few quick steps: "What did you find?"

Following Jiang An’s pointed direction, they indeed discovered a mass of rust-like substance at the top of the fishing net.

The arc-shaped metal outline was covered with thick silt.

The faintly visible shape only stirred everyone’s curiosity more.

"What... what is this?"

Little Wan asked with a frown, his voice filled with confusion.

He cautiously extended his hand but stopped in mid-air, seemingly afraid of damaging some crucial evidence.

Zhang Yean also looked puzzled: "It looks a bit like a watch, but not quite..."

The two policemen at the side couldn’t hide their excitement either.

They exchanged glances, feeling both surprised and confused by this sudden discovery.

For a moment, silence enveloped the scene.

At this time, a gardener responsible for washing the area wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked cautiously: "Officers, do you still need to continue washing?"

Jiang An waved his hand: "No need."

"Even if you wash it for a whole day, this thing won’t get any smaller or disappear."

He squatted down, carefully examining the object in the fishing net.

"It’s obviously a solid metal item; washing it won’t make any difference."

"So... what to do next?"

The worker rubbed his hands, looking a bit lost.

Jiang An didn’t answer immediately, but gently laid the fishing net flat and then retrieved the rusty metal item from the net pocket.

Although the surface of the item was corroded beyond recognition, the basic outline was still discernible.

After observing for a while, Jiang An said in a deep voice: "This is a watch!"

"A watch?!"

The two policemen exclaimed in unison, their faces full of disbelief.

"How could there be a watch here?"

"Did the deceased wear a watch before they died?"

Little Wan’s spirit was instantly lifted, his eyes wide open: "I recall the case file didn’t mention the deceased wearing a watch... wait!"

Jiang An looked over and said: "Senior brother, could you contact the deceased’s family to confirm if they were wearing a watch the last time they went out?"

Little Wan nodded, "I’ll contact the team and ask them to retrieve the deceased’s family’s contact information."

While speaking, he pulled out his phone, but his gaze never left the rusty watch in his hand.

Jiang An cradled the watch carefully in his hand, examining it repeatedly.

After prolonged immersion and corrosion, the watch was in quite poor condition.

The dial was completely covered in rust, the hands had long since stopped, and the strap was broken, appearing loose.

Little Wan promptly dialed the phone.

At that moment, he was overwhelmed with an irrepressible excitement.

If this watch really didn’t belong to the deceased, this unexpected discovery could become a key breakthrough in the case.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions, and dialed the number for Wang Yuan from the police station’s detective team.

"Hello, Mr. Wang, are you at the brigade?" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"I’m not, I’m currently visiting the deceased’s home with the instructor."

"The deceased’s home?"

Little Wan’s voice suddenly rose a few degrees, "What are you doing there?"

"The instructor said he wanted to reinvestigate the case from all those years ago."

"What’s up, anything?"

"That’s great!"

Little Wan couldn’t hide his excitement. "Could you please pass the phone to the instructor, we have an important matter that needs to be verified."

There was a shuffling sound on the other end of the line, followed by the instructor’s slightly puzzled voice: "Who is looking for me? What does he want?"

"Instructor, Mr. Wan wants to ask a few questions."

The instructor was clearly taken aback, frowning slightly as he took the phone: "Little Wan? What do you want to ask?"

"Instructor, we are currently at the original scene of the Ann Hua case."

"I heard you are at the deceased’s home, there is a key question that needs to be confirmed: was the deceased wearing a watch when they went out that year?"

"A watch?"

The instructor’s voice was filled with confusion.

"I remember there wasn’t any watch found during the scene search, not even any personal belongings."

"Why suddenly ask this?"

As he spoke, he turned to the deceased’s mother next to him: "Did your son have a habit of wearing a watch before his death?"

"No... my son never wore a watch, he never had that habit from childhood..."

The instructor pressed the phone to his ear, his tone more serious: "Confirmed, the deceased indeed didn’t have a habit of wearing a watch."

"That’s great!"

Little Wan almost jumped up, unable to hide his excitement in his voice.

"Thank you, instructor! This information is so important!"

Before the instructor could continue questioning, the call was hastily hung up.

The instructor held the phone, stunned for a while.

This sudden question left him completely at a loss.

He frowned in thought: what exactly did Little Wan discover?

Why would a watch excite him so much?

The instructor didn’t pay much attention to this new finding.

Weary, he rubbed his temples, casually hung up the phone, and shook his head helplessly.

He regarded it as just another routine case inquiry, then turned back to discuss the clues at hand with his subordinates.

"Regarding his situation of carrying money when he went out,"

"Are you sure you gave him 200 yuan three days before the incident?"