Half an hour.

Susan rushed to the scene with on-site investigators.

Susan asked, "What's going on at the scene?"

David is not a person who likes to express himself, he motioned to Luke.

"We opened Lawn's private warehouse, which contained many paintings and a large box. When we opened the box, there was a body lying inside.

The body had been there for at least half a month and was completely decomposed. It could only be identified as a male holding an oil painting in his hand. His identity cannot be confirmed for the time being."

Susan asked, "Have you talked to the person in charge of the storage center?"

Luke pointed to the big fat man aside, "Bolet is the day shift manager. He helped us check the records. There were two visits to Lawn's warehouse in the past three months.

One was on the night of February 26, and the other was the night before yesterday."

Susan asked, "Can you confirm the identity of the visitor?"

"There is no surveillance inside the storage center. There are only two cameras installed in the reception room. I don't know whether the identity of the visitor can be captured.

In addition, I have contacted the night shift manager, who may know more about the situation."

Susan and the survey team entered the warehouse together. The rotten smell dissipated a lot, but it was still nauseating.

There were many oil paintings scattered in the warehouse, some of which were damaged and showed obvious signs of a fight.

Susan wore a mask and walked to the box. Inside, there was a body covered with maggots. The eyes were sunken into two holes. The original color of the clothes could no longer be seen. The oil painting she held in her hand was also damaged.

"Captain Susan, please give me permission. We have to move the body outside." The person who spoke was named Sheila, who was the forensic doctor in charge of this autopsy. She was wearing tight protective gear and her appearance could not be seen clearly.

Susan exited the warehouse to make more room for forensics and investigators.

The police borrowed a vacant warehouse as a temporary office, and investigation orders were issued one after another from here.

Marcus checks the surveillance room in the reception room.

Raymond and Jenny look for witnesses. Although it is unlikely, they still have to try.

Luke and David are responsible for taking notes for the personnel in the warehouse center.

The night shift manager's name is Romi, a Mexican in his forties.

Luke got straight to the point, "Romy, were you on the night shift the night before yesterday?"

"Yes." Romi nodded.

There are big differences between night shift managers and day shift managers in terms of job content, salary, and power.

The night shift manager only needs to be responsible for being on duty, registering and recording attendance.

The day shift manager is responsible for more work, such as handling business, auctioning abandoned warehouses, managing attendance, etc.

In terms of specific work arrangements, the night shift manager must also obey the day shift manager.

To put it bluntly, it's more like one person and one person.

Luke continued to ask, did someone open Warehouse 53 the night before yesterday?"

Romy looked at the entry and exit records and recalled, "Yes, it's a white woman."

"The tenant of Warehouse No. 53, Ron, is obviously a man. Why did he let a woman in?"

"According to the company's regulations, you can enter the warehouse as long as you have the warehouse key and the tenant's ID." Romi pointed to the record book and said, "You see there is a record here. The woman showed her Lawn driver's license. I have no reason.

Don't let her in."

Luke clicked on his phone and showed a picture of Caroline, "Do you know this person?"

Romi looked at the photo carefully, "Yes, that's her, I remember, a very elegant lady."

"Did she come alone or with other companions?"

"It was fine when I came alone, but when I left, something was a little weird."

"What's wrong with this?"

"She seemed to be frightened and ran away in a panic. I was a little confused at the time, why did she come to the warehouse so late at night?"

"How long was she in there?"

Luo Mi spread his hands, "I don't know the specific time, it should be less than ten minutes."

According to Luke's speculation, Caroline came to the storage center the night before yesterday to get something from the warehouse. The light in the warehouse was relatively dark and there was no one around, which was a bit scary. Caroline opened the box with trepidation.

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As a result, I didn't see the item I wanted, but I saw a rotting corpse.

Anyone else will be frightened.

Luke said, "Someone also came to Warehouse 53 on the night of February 26th. Do you still have any impressions?"

Romi shook his head, "After so long, I have no impression. But looking at the information on the record sheet, the other party used Ron's social security card, and it should have been a storage center that drove into."

After finishing the notes, Luke returned to the temporary office and reported the situation to Susan.

Judging from the degree of decomposition of the dead body, it was likely that it was placed in the warehouse on February 26.

The investigation progress of all parties is also gradually summarized.

Mary entered the temporary office and took off her gloves, "Is there any coffee?"

Susan shook her head, "No, I'll treat you when I get back to the station."

"OK, we have completed the preliminary investigation of the scene. There was a struggle in the warehouse and there were obvious signs of dragging. This should be the scene of the first crime.

We also found some blood and hair.

However, no documents proving the identity of the deceased were found, and no mobile phone was found."

Susan asked, "Where is the murder weapon?"

"No."

"Thanks for your hard work."

"I will notify you when the test report comes out." After finishing speaking, Mary left the temporary office.

The deputy said, "According to Mary, the warehouse should be the scene of the crime. If it was a premeditated murder, they would not choose to hide the body in the warehouse.

The reason why this group of people came to the warehouse is to steal Lawn's things. I think it is likely that there was a fight between the accomplices over the uneven distribution of the spoils." The deputy asked, "Do you know who I am thinking of?"

Luke guessed, "Tim."

"Yes, Tim has been unwilling to turn into a tainted witness. At that time, it was speculated that he might have other criminal records, and he might have killed the deceased, so he did not dare to reveal other accomplices.

Once his accomplice is caught, Tim's murder will be exposed."

Susan asked, "Deputy team, are you confident that he will plead guilty?"

The deputy thought for a while and said, "No, Tim is very suspicious, but he is very alert. If no definite evidence is found, he will definitely not admit it."

At this time Marcus walked in, "Hey guys, I found a big clue."

Everyone had long been accustomed to his tendency to be startled. Luke asked calmly, "What clue?"

Marcus chuckled and did not answer. Instead, he put the tablet in his hand on the table and played a video.

In the video, a black Volvo drove to the entrance of the storage center. The driver in the cab was officially Tony Weir. He handed over his ID, registered, and then drove the car into the storage center.

Marcus pointed to the video and said, "The corpse of the deceased was badly decomposed and his appearance was unclear, but Tony's clothes in the video are very similar to those of the deceased. Tony Weir is probably the deceased."

Luke added, "Could be the murderer."

He had one more question in his mind: why did Tony Weir get involved with Lawn's case?
Chapter completed!