In the dark night, a strong flashlight illuminated the surrounding wasteland.

Lu Weiwei suddenly realized that the slope she was sitting on seemed to have been disturbed.

Even the weeds around it grow irregularly.

Thinking of this, Lu Weiwei quickly ejected and came directly to Gu Chen's side.

"Junior Brother Gu, the soil here has traces of being disturbed."

"I saw it." Gu Chen quickly discovered the problem based on Lu Weiwei's prompts.

Lu Weiwei's heart skipped a beat and she looked around.

No matter how you look at it, this is an excellent burial site.

Gu Chen took out the dagger from the police equipment and began to pick away the surrounding weeds one by one.

Then according to the turning state of the soil, he found the specific location, and began to use the assistance of the dagger to slowly push away the soil in front of him.

Seeing this, Lu Weiwei also put the strong flashlight to one side and stepped forward to work with Gu Chen on digging the soil.

About 10 minutes later, Lu Weiwei suddenly touched a certain cloth-like object. Her heart skipped a beat and she quickly reminded Gu Chen:

"Junior Brother Gu, I seem to have dug something."

"Don't move." After hearing Lu Weiwei's words, Gu Chen immediately walked over from one side and shined a bright flashlight in front of Lu Weiwei.

Then he used the dagger in his hand to gently push away the surrounding soil one by one.

"What is this? Flower cloth?" Lu Weiwei asked.

Gu Chen shook his head: "This is not an ordinary floral cloth, it looks like a bed sheet."

"Bed sheets? You mean, these are Xu Xintong's sheets?"

Seeing Gu Chen nodding in acquiescence, Lu Weiwei was a little confused. She quickly took two steps back and asked Gu Chen: "Are you so sure?"

"Of course." Gu Chen didn't hide it, and directly stated the basis of his judgment: "I saw a floral cloth set in Xu Xintong's room. Logically speaking, this kind of three-piece bed sheet set,

Usually they are matching.”

"Since the calico pillowcase is this color, it must be Xu Xintong's sheets in the soil."

"Okay." With Gu Chen's reasoning basis, Lu Weiwei felt more and more that the person buried in the mound might really be Xu Xintong.

After secretly swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Lu Weiwei put on the mask and continued to work with Gu Chen to carefully remove the surrounding soil one by one.

Since there have been heavy rains in Jiangnan City in the past few days, the soil seems a bit soft.

When digging the soil, it doesn't seem too strenuous.

Soon, the prototype of the floral cloth became more and more obvious. Finally, when the two of them pushed aside the soil on the surface, they discovered the entire sheet and the object wrapped around it.

"It's a corpse, it's clearly a humanoid." Seeing the scene in front of her, Lu Weiwei took a breath.

Gu Chen also pointed to another corner and reminded: "There are some women's clothes here, compared to the ones Xu Xintong took away."

"Junior Brother Gu, could it be that what is wrapped in this sheet is really..."

Lu Weiwei could no longer speak, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her expression became more serious.

Gu Chen, who was standing aside, nodded silently and took the initiative to ask Lu Weiwei to step back.

Then, Gu Chen pinched a corner of the bed sheet and slowly opened it.

A woman who looked very similar to Xu Xintong's file photo appeared in front of the two of them in an instant.

"Yes...it's her, it's Xu Xintong." Lu Weiwei looked at Gu Chen blankly.

Gu Chen immediately reminded: "Call Gao Chuanfeng and ask his forensic team to come over. Also notify Senior Brother Ding and ask him to bring some people over to handle the scene."

"Oh." When Lu Weiwei heard this, she recovered from the sluggishness just now.

He immediately took out his cell phone and started dialing the phone numbers in sequence according to Zhao Chen's request.

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About 30 minutes later, Officer Ding and the criminal investigation team officers arrived at the scene.

With Lu Weiwei's flashlight prompt, she quickly found the specific location of Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei, and immediately led people to surround them.

"Gu Chen." Officer Ding trotted forward, glanced at the woman's body on the ground, and immediately understood everything. He also took a breath and said, "Could this be...Xu Xintong?"

"That's right, this is the missing woman." Gu Chen sighed quietly and sat aside, lowering his head helplessly.

Officer Ding glanced at the police officers around him. Several young police officers immediately took out the cordon and began to set it up around the crime scene.

As the vehicles from the Municipal Bureau's Technical Section drove into Osmanthus Alley again, many residents living nearby also noticed something unusual and began to move towards the wasteland.

Everyone started talking and seemed to feel that something was not good.

But fortunately, the police officers brought over by Officer Ding quickly cordoned off the wilderness road section and blocked all the melon-eating people outside.

At this moment, Gao Chuanfeng also came to the scene with several trainee forensic assistants and various equipment boxes.

Seeing Gu Chen, Gao Chuanfeng also said hello and asked: "Gu Chen, what's going on?"

"The deceased was a 25-year-old woman who disappeared nine days ago. She notified the landlord via text message to cancel the lease and resigned via text message."

"Senior Sister Lu and I are currently discovering the body in this wasteland. Please take care of the body."

"Okay." After learning the general situation from Gu Chen, Gao Chuanfeng immediately ordered several assistants to bring out the testing tools and at the same time turn on the lights to the maximum.

Because Gu Chen did not have any testing tools, and the situation at the scene was too complicated.

Therefore, Gu Chen also waited for Gao Chuanfeng and others to come over, and then began to examine the condition of the corpse together.

With the blessing of various lights, the scene quickly became brighter.

Xu Xintong's body, which was lying on the sheets, was gently laid down by everyone.

"When we found her, she was buried here wrapped in sheets." Gu Chen reminded.

Gao Chuanfeng heard this and asked Gu Chen: "Then how did she die?"

"Judging from the current situation, someone strangled his throat, causing suffocation and death." Gu Chen said.

Following Gu Chen's prompts, Gao Chuanfeng quickly checked the condition of the body and soon discovered that the circumstances of the woman's death were indeed consistent with what Gu Chen had described.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Lu Weiwei, come here and help me." Gao Chuanfeng glanced at Lu Weiwei and said as a reminder.

After all, the deceased was a woman, so it would be easier to ask Lu Weiwei to help dispose of the body.

Lu Weiwei was a little helpless, but she could only bite the bullet and began to help Gao Chuanfeng and untie Xu Xintong's clothes together.

Gu Chen reminded: "I just briefly inspected the body of the deceased, and I found that her lower abdomen was slightly swollen. This situation does not sound like lower abdominal distension, but more like pregnancy."

"Pregnant...pregnant?" Hearing Gu Chen's words, Gao Chuanfeng couldn't help but be stunned, and asked weakly: "How do you know that someone's lower abdomen is slightly swollen, which means she is pregnant?"

"Because I have seen relevant content in the forensic notes that Forensic Doctor Liu gave me before, and it seems to be somewhat consistent with the situation of the deceased."

"But because the current conditions are limited, I can only make a rough guess. Specifically, I need to take the body back to the technical department's testing room to check the situation." Gu Chen said.

Following Gu Chen's prompt, Gao Chuanfeng and several other forensic assistants specifically examined the lower abdomen of Xu Xintong's body.

After some comparisons, Gao Chuanfeng frowned and said thoughtfully: "It seems to be what you said, but these actual situations also vary from person to person."

Glancing at the trainee forensic assistants around him, Gao Chuanfeng also reminded: "You all should remember that when examining a corpse, you need to be precise about every part."

"What Captain Gu just said is very good. The deceased was a woman, and there was slight swelling in the lower abdomen. This is likely to be a sign of pregnancy."

"So, if you encounter this kind of situation in the future, you should also pay attention to this issue. Do you understand?"

"clear!"

Facing Gao Chuanfeng's on-site teaching, several new forensic assistants immediately showed their humble and studious attitude.

With the assistance of Lu Weiwei, Gao Chuanfeng conducted a simple inspection of other parts of the deceased Xu Xintong. When it was determined that there were not many problems, he was ready to move the body into the car and take it back to the Municipal Bureau's Technical Section for further testing.

At the scene, under the guidance of Gu Chen and Gao Chuanfeng, all trainee forensic assistants were asked to take photos of every detail of the scene as reference for testing data.

Seeing the assistants putting the body into a body bag, Gao Chuanfeng walked up to Gu Chen and asked, "Are you going to the Technical Section of the Municipal Bureau with us?"

"No, just tell me the final test results. I still need to go to the deceased's residence to check." Gu Chen said.

Gao Chuanfeng hesitated for a few seconds and nodded silently: "That's okay. I'll start testing the body immediately after I get back."

"As soon as there is news, I will inform you as soon as possible."

"Then it's hard work." Gu Chen said.

The two exchanged simple greetings at the scene, and then Gao Chuanfeng followed the assistant and began to jog towards the vehicle.

At this moment, Officer Ding glanced at several police officers and reminded: "You two stay here first and don't let anyone get close to the cordon."

"Yes." The two young police officers nodded silently to express their understanding.

Afterwards, Officer Ding quickly followed Gu Chen and asked out of curiosity: "Gu Chen, does the deceased live in this courtyard over here?"

"That's right, it's the yard in front near the wasteland, the one with the lights on." Gu Chen said.

Officer Ding looked at the people eating melons around him and took the initiative to ask for help: "I'll help you clean up the people at the scene and keep them away."
To be continued...