BXBX NOVEL Chapter 143 - Investigation
Chapter 143: Investigation
Qin Xuan smiled sheepishly due to his physical accident. When he reached Mo Li, the latter advised, “When the ground is uneven like this place, don’t put the weight on the flat of your shoes. Instead, tilt your feet 30 degrees inwards, that way you’ll be much more stable walking with the toolbox.”
“Thank, thank you.” He said rather awkwardly. Qin Xuan didn’t know how to refer to Mo Li. He stole a glance at Mo Li. He liked watching her work, she was very charming when she was serious. Furthermore, she was very pretty and was very knowledgeable about coroner work. In Qin Xuan’s eyes, Mo Li was practically sparkling.
They walked into the homeless man’s ‘house’. There was only a tattered mattress, shredded straw mat and a grimy quilt.
When the homeless man was pushed into his ‘home’, he relaxed immediately. He grabbed the lice-ridden quilt to cover himself and then took a sip from a half empty drink bottle.
The two pairs of worn-out shoes and a pile of old clothes were everything the man had.
Mo Li examined the small table made from old cardboard. An apple sat on it. The apple had been left there for so long that it had turned brown from oxidation. Next to the apple was a knife. This was probably the suspected murder weapon.
Mo Li put on the gloves and dropped the knife into an evidence bag before handing it over to Qin Xuan.
Mo Li doubted that Quan Yu really believed this homeless man was the killer. They were there probably for another reason.
Quan Yu noticed that there was a bag of stuff among the trash that was clearly not affordable by a homeless man.
“Even if this guy is not the murderer, he must be related to the case,” Ah Si whispered to Quan Yu.
Quan Yu frowned. This homeless man was more than he seemed because he possessed great observational skill. Quan Yu’s team comprised of highly-trained individuals but the homeless man managed to spot them from quite a distance away earlier.
However, the man’s fingerprints were not found at any of the crime scene. Furthermore, the homeless man would be spotted immediately if he showed up at Zhuang Xin’s neighbourhood, but there was no witness statement to support that. In fact, he would definitely be stopped at the gate by the guards.
“Don’t give up so soon. It’s common for these people to not have fingerprints.” This was not Mo Li’s first time dealing with the homeless. She explained to the rest.
Due to their harsh living conditions, the homeless’ fingerprints would be worn away by time. Some of them didn’t even have fingerprints after living on the streets for too long. Furthermore, their fingerprint grooves could have been covered by grim and dirt. So it was totally plausible for them to not leave any fingerprint behind at the crime scenes.
Quan Yu nodded to show his agreement. He was glowing with pride.?This is expected of the woman I fancy.
Qin Xuan looked at Mo Li and he was in awe. To be so knowledgeable and pretty at her young age, she was truly the chosen one!
“You’re really remarkable to know things like that.” Qin Xuan couldn’t help but offer the praise.
Quan Yu immediately glanced at the young doctor with alertness.
Mo Li frowned at the praise. “You should have studied similar cases in classes. It’s not that rare to know things like that.”
Qin Xuan was stumped and he didn’t dare to say another word.
“Do you know these two women?” Ah Si didn’t beat around the bush. He took out the pictures of Zhao Jing and Jiang Li to ask the homeless man. Ah Si believed there would be progress to be found from this homeless man. His years of experience told him that even though this homeless man might not be the murderer, he was definitely involved in this matter.
To be honest, after Ah Si found out about Zhuang Xin’s death, he was quite anxious because he saw that this case had become much more complicated than he initially anticipated.
The more they dug, the more people the case might implicate!