Lin Yi returned to the crime scene and found that the crime scene had been cleaned up by the police.
That squatting position is usually used to store sundries, so it has never been used by anyone to keep it clean.
But now it has been opened and is no longer in use, and the entire bathroom is empty, and there is no one in the men's bathroom.
After Zhou Xiaopeng's body was taken away just now, the inside was also cleaned cleanly.
The hook on the wall was used to hang Zhou Xiaopeng. The hook at that place was very strong and could allow Zhou Xiaopeng's body to fall on it without falling down.
When Zhou Xiaopeng was discovered, his hands were hanging at his sides and he was not seen struggling.
His face couldn't be clearly seen, but it wasn't particularly distorted. It felt like he was very peaceful before he died.
Zhou Xiaopeng died like this, and Lin Yi still felt as if he was dreaming.
Because it snowed that day, no one cleaned the bathroom in time. The floor was covered with mud and water from people's footprints, mixed together.
So it was very chaotic, and no effective footprints were found, and the police had no way to start from this aspect.
After all, this is the north, and snowing in winter is normal.
Those cleaning the bathroom didn't come often to clean it, so the entire floor was very dirty at that time.
Now that it has been cleaned again, there are also a series of black footprints on the ground that were stepped on by Lin Yi. Fortunately, no one else found them.
When Lin Yi was looking for clues in the bathroom, suddenly there was a sound outside. It might be that one of the hotel waiters came to use the bathroom.
Lin Yi didn't want to be discovered by others. He had already greeted the waiter and said he was leaving.
Because the waiters in the hotel were all busy with their own affairs, no one had any scruples about asking Lin Yi for such a major event.
Lin Yi was lucky enough to enter the bathroom to investigate the case. Now that he found someone coming, it was difficult for him to be discovered.
So, he hid in a bathroom space.
Two men's voices came from the door, which seemed to be said by one of the young waiters in the hotel.
"Don't tell me that someone just died in the bathroom of this hotel. It seemed to be spooky right away.
I really don’t dare to go in!”
The slightly older man said: "What are you afraid of? That person has already been taken away, so what else do you have to be afraid of? Good luck, don't talk nonsense!"
The younger waiter said: "After you finish serving, watch at the door and don't leave!"
So he walked in, his footsteps were thumping very fast, and then he quickly solved the problem at the first open bathroom door, and then heard his flushing sound. It seemed that they were
I'm really worried about this place.
It is estimated that there will be a period of time in this bathroom where no one will come to use the toilet normally, and everyone will feel uncomfortable.
But Lin Yi doesn't feel very scared here.
The slightly older waiter outside urged: "Hey, hurry up, our manager said we are closing, and if you don't leave, you will be locked in here."
Lin Yi was a little anxious when he heard it, but he couldn't go out now. It wouldn't be good if he went out now and was discovered.
I just wanted to wait until these two people were settled before going out with him. After the young waiter was settled, he didn't know if he had flushed the water or not. It seemed that he was careless and ran away without even flushing.
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He was really scared and didn't want to come to this hygienist's house to take it with him for a second.
That man ran really fast, and at the same time he reminded Lin Yi that he couldn't stay here anymore, because if he wasn't careful, he might be locked in the hotel and unable to get out.
After Lin Yi saw him running out, he was about to come out of the bathroom.
At this moment, I looked down and saw something shiny on the ground next to the partition of the bathroom where Zhou Xiaopeng's accident happened.
Lin Yi didn't know what it was, and felt quite puzzled. There was something shiny on the ground. Logically speaking, Lin Yi thought it might be some small object, but those people didn't clean it up. He was also driven by curiosity.
So I opened the partition door of the bathroom next to me, and what I saw next to the trash can was a small school badge.
No wonder it sparkles, you can see it clearly when you shine it on the light.
Because the school badge was found on the partition next to where Zhou Xiaopeng was strangled, and next to the trash can next to him.
So there is a corner blocking the view, and the trash can completely blocks the school seal.
No one has discovered it. In fact, it is so big. In such a short period of time, one night, I thought about searching for evidence. It is inevitable that something will fall in some corner. This is also inevitable.
Because you said that such a place is actually a very dirty place. The police officers who came to investigate the case were also very serious and responsible. I saw that they seemed to have rummaged through all the trash cans.
, those are very disgusting places.
But there is no other way. Where did the victim die? If they want to check the surrounding area for clues, these police officers must search the surrounding area carefully.
No matter what you have here is dirty feces or some kind of messy corner, no matter how disgusting the garbage is, it must be carefully inspected.
But this school badge was omitted because it emits light and shines brightly.
The lights in the bathroom were turned on at night. Lin Yi accidentally discovered the school seal through the light of the bathroom lights.
Lin Yi was also relatively experienced, so he did not directly reach out to pick up the school badge.
Of course, it is not certain whether this school seal has anything to do with this case.
It cannot be said that they accidentally missed it because there were so many customers coming and going every day. After all, there are many people who come to the bathroom. If such a school badge is left behind, it is actually possible that someone else has left it behind.
It may not have anything to do with this case, but Lin Yi has rich experience in handling cases, so he did not directly pick up the school seal with his hands.
Instead, there was another tissue that directly picked up the school seal. When he picked up the principal, he saw that the handsome boy had several golden words written on it.
"Texas Tech University."
Lin Yi was immediately attracted to him. Why? Because the school is called Texas Tech University, which is the university where Zhou Xiaopeng went to.
He remembered correctly, Zhou Xiaopeng was admitted to this university.
Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat when he thought that this school seal was definitely related to Zhou Xiaopeng's case.
So even now he couldn't be 100% sure, he could be 80 or 90% sure, and he could be sure that the school badge was related to Zhou Xiaopeng's case, so he couldn't take it lightly.
Lin Yi's heart beat wildly, but he found that the school seal was broken, and the pin on the school seal fell off.
However, there were faint traces of red on the corner of the school seal, and Lin Yi did not touch that area with his hands.
He put the school seal slightly closer to his nose and seemed to smell a faint smell of blood. He was sure that the red thing was probably blood, so he became even more suspicious now.
At first, Lin Yi felt that this thing must have fallen from Zhou Xiaopeng's body.
But when he got this object, he didn't say that he suddenly shuddered and had that kind of psychic enlightenment. Maybe it was something.
Even if he was carrying it on the body of the deceased who had just passed away, it might not necessarily resonate with Lin Yi.
This kind of resonance may be because he feels that through this kind of resonance, some chain reactions can occur, allowing him to discover some clues to the case.
But who can be sure that this school badge does not belong to Zhou Xiaopeng?
Lin Yi wasn't sure either. He continued to hold the school badge and moved closer under the bathroom light to examine it carefully.
The school emblem was very exquisite and very new. He leaned under the lamp and saw clearly the row of small words below. The University of Texas Bell Physics Gold Medal. It seemed that this was not a school emblem, but a medal similar to the school emblem.
It should be Zhou Xiaopeng's, Lin Yi thought to himself.
Lin Yi didn't quite understand how valuable this medal was, but at the dinner table, he heard Zhou Xiaopeng brag that he seemed to have won some physics awards held in Texas.
This shows that this badge may really be Zhou Xiaopeng, who accidentally dropped it at that time.
But on the brand new suit Zhou Xiaopeng wore, I didn’t really see this badge on him.
Maybe Zhou Xiaopeng put it inside his clothes. It doesn't mean that he should show off all the awards he won. If he did, it would seem a bit too showy.
If the red mark on the badge is really blood, Lin Yi recalled that Zhou Xiaopeng didn't seem to see any bleeding on his body.
But Lin Yi didn't know much about this, and he had no way to touch Zhou Xiaopeng's body. He only saw that Zhou Xiaopeng was always outside his clothes, and there was no blood on his skin.
Because Zhou Xiaopeng's main cause of death was suffocation, he was strangled to death without any external injuries on his body.
But Lin Yi didn't know if there was any trauma or bleeding on the area covered by the clothes.
Lin Yi knew that this special medal must be delivered to the police in time.
Because only the police have professional and scientific instruments that can detect whether there is the murderer's DNA on this regulation and whether there are any traces left by the murderer.