Genius Detective - Chapter 365

Chapter 365: 365


The two of them arrived at the construction site . At this time, the construction workers had already finished work and set up a wooden board to eat on . When they saw two strangers coming in while they were eating dinner together, they looked at the two curiously .

A foreman came over and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Lin Dongxue showed them her badge . "We are investigating a case and want to look around . "

Then, they turned around and started looking for clues . Chen Shi occasionally picked up a little soil as samples . Lin Dongxue suddenly called out, "Old Chen, look at this . "

She pulled out a shovel from a pile of sand . Because it had been used for a long time, the surface of the shovel was very smooth and the edges were sharp . Lin Dongxue inserted it into the ground and said, "This thing is sharper than I thought . You can probably even cut wood with it!"

"Sand is silica and whetstones are silica as well . If it’s used to shovel sand every day, it would sharpen naturally . " Chen Shi picked it up in his hands . It wasn’t light . He said, "Go that way and don't turn back . "

"Oh, Okay . "

Lin Dongxue walked straight ahead but suddenly felt like someone was rushing towards her from behind . She immediately turned around and saw Chen Shi holding the shovel as if he was about to smack it into her . Lin Dongxue was startled and held her chest as she asked, "What are you doing?!"

"Simulating the killer's movements . The shovel is pretty heavy . I don't think that the killer can hold it while following the victim before murdering her . "

"So, it's an acquaintance then?"

"Or it was a planned ambush?" Chen Shi looked around while thinking to himself .

"Don’t look anymore . The construction site is dirty . At night when the lights are dim, Li Mengran wouldn’t have come here after leaving the house wearing sandals . ”

At this time, Lin Dongxue received a call from Xu Xiaodong . He said excitedly, "I was released . It must be the evidence you and Brother Chen found!"

"That's great! You should get off work early and have some rest . "

"Are you guys still outside? Are you investigating the case? I’ll come as well!"

Hanging up the phone, Lin Dongxue said to Chen Shi, "Xiaodong was released . It seems like he’s come out of the threatening situation unharmed . "

"I’ve already said that you don’t need to worry about it . They don't have enough evidence to do anything to him unless someone was deliberately trying to frame him . ”

"Hmm? It's as if you’ve experienced it yourself . "

"Haha, how could that be . . . Let’s look over there!"

The sky gradually darkened as the two of them walked around in the dirty construction site . Fearing that Lin Dongxue would fall, Chen Shi kept holding her hand . Thankfully, nobody was around to see them .

When passing by a building foundation pit, Chen Shi shouted, "Pattern!" before jumping down . Lin Dongxue reacted and realized he had said "soil sample" instead .


Chen Shi stood up straight from within the pit and raised his right hand . "Look at this soil . Doesn’t it seem very similar to the soil found on the victim?"

"It does seem a bit like it . "

After taking the sample, Lin Dongxue wanted to pull him up but Chen Shi said there was no need . He jumped up by himself like a seasoned professional before patting the dirt off his pants . He said, "This is a good place to commit a crime . The foundation pit is so deep that you can even bury the body on the spot . "

"Let's ask the person in charge . "

"They would have reported it if they found a corpse . I’ll dig here and have a look . "

Chen Shi took the shovel, jumped into the foundation pit, and started digging . He didn't dig in the same spot aimlessly . Instead, he dug out a little and smelled the soil . Lin Dongxue squatted beside the pit and asked, "Can you smell the blood?"

"It’s thanks to you . Since I quit smoking, my nose is much more sensitive now . "



"You haven’t secretly smoked behind my back, right?"

"Relax . Don’t you know my character by now?"

The weather was really hot . After digging for a while, Chen Shi was sweating a lot . Lin Dongxue felt her heart ache and went out to buy him a bottle of iced cola . She happened to run into Xu Xiaodong while she was out .

Xu Xiaodong volunteered to help . They inspected all the foundation pits that had not been filled with cement and determined that no corpses were buried there .

Chen Shi climbed up and took a sip of the cola . Feeling very refreshed, he said, "I inspected the layers of soil . This red clay can only be found one meter below the ground . It seems that this is not the place where the crime happened . "

"Are there any other places around with this kind of soil?" Lin Dongxue wondered .

The person in charge ran over and said, "Officers, the construction site is about to lock up . Haven't you finished checking?"

Chen Shi asked, "Where is the soil dug in this pit generally transported to?"

"There is a rule in the city that the muck must be transported outside the city . It’s usually dumped at the temple of the fire god . "

"You haven’t transported any today, right?"

"We were laying down the foundations from last week all the way until yesterday, so our last batch was transported last night . "

"What time was it?"

"From 6:00 to 12:00 at night because we were in a hurry!"

"Is the driver who transports the sediment a colleague of yours?"

"No, they’re hired in for this . "



"Do you have their contact details?"

"I'll have a look for you . "

After getting the contact information of the truck driver, the three left . It was 8:00PM at this time . By that point, Chen Shi just wanted to go home and take a shower . Xu Xiaodong said, "It’s thanks to you that I don't have to stay in the detention center tonight . Let's go . I’ll treat you to dinner!"

"It's not my credit to take anyway since you weren’t guilty to begin with!"

"Let me express my gratitude . "

"Okay then, let's go!"

When they got to a restaurant, Xu Xiaodong ordered a few dishes . They all wanted to have a few cold beers to relieve the heat, but considering that they needed to drive, they just ordered iced sodas .

Xu Xiaodong sighed, "When I was walking with Li Mengran on the street last night, I really didn't expect this to happen . I also deliberately sent her back into her neighborhood and watched her go upstairs before leaving . How could I have known . . . When I was called into the bureau and was taken into the interrogation room without explanation, I was completely in shock . Although they don’t suspect me anymore, when I think of her death, and so miserably of one at that, I feel awful . "

Chen Shi said, "In fact, sometimes it’s not an issue to believe in superstition . Life and death are fixed numbers . We can only accept reality . "

"Haii!" Xu Xiaodong toasted and bumped into Chen Shi’s cup .

Lin Dongxue asked, "What did you two talk about?"

"She just talked about her father and how she wanted to run away from home . I advised her not to do stupid things . Before she had financial stability, she still had to rely on her family . "

"Why didn't she look for her classmates, but you instead?"

Xu Xiaodong frowned . "Maybe I'm a reliable adult in her eyes . In fact, you know I'm like a child inside as well . "



"So, she thinks you’re like a big brother!"

"Haii, how could she die like this? It’s just hard to accept!" Xu Xiaodong sighed and shook his head . "I applied to join the task force this time . I want to help no matter what!"

"Relax, we’ll definitely catch the killer . " Chen Shi said .

Early the next morning, after going to the bureau to report to duty, the three went to find the driver who transported the dregs . They were working at another site today . Chen Shi found the manager and asked for a list of names . The other party said, "Where would we find a list? They’re all from the labor market and are all just temps . "

"Then who transported the dregs near Huaxin District on the evening of June 9th? Can you make a list?"

The manager seemed reluctant . Chen Shi took out a hundred yuan and said, "Please . "

"Okay, I'll write a copy for you . "

After getting the list, Chen Shi glanced over it and asked, "Who’s the youngest on this?"

The manager pointed to a name . "Little Zheng . They’re only 19 years old this year . "

"He has a driver's license?"

"Yes, he lied about his age when he took the exam this year, but he’s able to drive quite well . "

"Where is he?"

"Unfortunately, the timing isn’t right . He didn't come in today . "

1 . They sound the same in Chinese .

2 . They don’t have contracts for them