Chapter 419: Chapter 254: You Came Here Just to Walk Your Dog, Didn’t You?

In the following days, Li Xiang walked by the Xiangshui River with a dog named Coal Ball.

Even Yang Ming had begun to harbor doubts during this time.

“Captain Li, is this really where the murderer disposed of the body?”

Though it seemed like he was asking Li Xiang, Li Xiang understood his underlying message: if it’s not here, stop wasting time.

They had been walking the dog along the river these days, and he overheard someone from the task force saying they were just here to walk the dog.

This infuriated him quite a bit.

But he couldn’t argue back.

After all, they had made no progress in these days.

He could only force himself to swallow this frustration.

After all, in the past few days, they had achieved nothing and indeed seemed as if they were just walking the dog.

Li Xiang now dared not give Yang Ming a casual answer. He was human, not a deity or a seer who could predict everything.

His conclusions were derived from scientific calculations, but sometimes, science isn’t always correct.

There were too many unforeseen factors.

He wasn’t 100% sure.

What he was doing was merely doing his best and leaving the rest to fate.

It was certainly better than doing nothing.

“No matter what, let’s continue the investigation for today. The DNA biological comparison we sent to the provincial office should come back today. Let’s see what clues they have at that time.”

Longhai was a small city and lacked the ability for DNA forensic identification, so they typically sent it to the provincial office, mainly because it was nearby.

If the missing persons match doesn’t fit, Li Xiang would really have to rethink whether the investigation direction was wrong.

After all, starting with Yuquan was a decision he had set.

“Okay.”

Yang Ming didn’t know what else to say. He offered his unconditional 100% support for Li Xiang’s decision.

“Coal Ball, Coal Ball, you must put up a good show for your dad.”

“Woof.”

“Woof.”

“Woof.”

“Alright, I know you’ll put up a good show, but this matter can’t be rushed. No pressure. If there’s a lead, great. If not, we’ll just start over. Anyway, I have thick skin.”

“Woof.”

“Woof.”

“Woof.”

At this moment, Coal Ball was sitting in the grass, raising its head and barking, resisting even as Li Xiang tried to pull it.

At first, Li Xiang thought it was responding to his words, showing that it would get the job done, but unexpectedly, this strange situation happened afterward.

Something’s up!

“Coal Ball, did you find something?”

“Woof!”

Coal Ball proudly gestured its head at the grass underneath it.

“Found it? That’s great, finally found it.”

Seeing this, Yang Ming was also overjoyed.

They could finally hold their heads up high.

Once they told this to the task force, they’d see who dared to say they were just walking the dog.

“Yang Ming, bring the Luminol Reagent over, I’ll do a quick test.”

It’s not that he didn’t trust Coal Ball, but they needed to verify it themselves.

Luminol Reagent was a commonly used test reagent in investigation, very effective for detecting bloodstains, capable of identifying blood as diluted as one part per million.

Even if it’s dried, it still works.

“I’ll go get it from the car.”

Yang Ming returned to the car and fetched a bottle of Luminol Reagent spray from the box.

This was generally more convenient; if they suspected a place had blood stains, they could just spray, and if it glowed, it was confirmed to have blood stains.

The reaction between the Luminol Reagent and blood wouldn’t adversely affect the sample, allowing subsequent DNA testing.

So they could spray liberally.

Yang Ming took out the Luminol Reagent spray from the car and came to the grass area, spraying over the spot.

Soon, the spots treated with the chemical on the grass began to emit a bright blue glow.

Even during the day, the general area of the bloodstains was clearly visible.

“It’s glowing, it’s glowing.”

Seeing the Luminol Reagent react, Yang Ming was ecstatic, confirming that Li Xiang’s investigation direction wasn’t wrong, and they finally found the dump site of the body.

“Let’s not celebrate too soon. We still don’t know if this blood is the victim’s; let’s wait for the DNA test results.”

“Alright, should we call the task force over to take a look? Now let’s see what they have to say about us just walking a dog all day.”

Clearly, Yang Ming was still quite upset about the rumors he’d heard, and now was the time to clear their names and hold their heads high.

He couldn’t wait to prove himself.

“Okay, I’ll call them and ask them to bring the testing equipment.”

Li Xiang just took out his phone, but before he could make the call, Qiu Cang called almost simultaneously, as if they were telepathically connected.

“Hey, he called first.”

Li Xiang answered the call, “Captain Qiu, I was just about to…”

He was just ready to share the good news, but before he could finish, Qiu Cang said, “Team Leader Li, the DNA comparison data for the two missing persons came out, and neither matches. The trail is cold again. Do you think we should adjust the investigation direction?”

Qiu Cang’s point was clear: the trail was cold, the victim might not be from Yuquan, suggesting that Li Xiang’s prior investigation direction was incorrect.

But due to Li Xiang’s position, he didn’t dare criticize too openly, only gently reminding him.

“No need to adjust, we found the dump site.”

Li Xiang’s calm statement left Qiu Cang speechless.

They found the dump site?

How did they find it?

Weren’t they just walking the dog every day…

Recently, Qiu Cang had also heard the rumors from the task force, and though he secretly agreed, there was nothing he could do; they had strong backing, and he had to compromise.

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