Chapter 145: Chapter 132: Autopsy to Uncover the Truth

Li Jian immediately turned his head and said, “Wan, go to Zhang Biao’s hometown tomorrow, collect his parents’ blood samples, and conduct a biological comparison to confirm his true identity.”

“Yes! Mr. Li, I’ll set out early tomorrow morning.”

Outside the forensic autopsy room, Li Jian said, “After working hard overnight, let me treat you all to some late-night snacks.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yean and Wan both started yawning continuously.

Zhang Yean said, “Boss, you guys go eat.”

“I’m too tired and just want to go home and sleep.”

“Besides, everything still smells like burnt flesh.”

Wan also said, “Captain, I don’t have much of an appetite either.”

Jiang An yawned and said, “Mr. Li, I also want to go back and sleep.”

Seeing everyone was exhausted, Li Jian said, “Alright!”

“Everyone should rest well tonight.”

“I’ll save the late-night snacks for later, once we’ve cracked the case we’ll have a proper meal.”

Then, the four of them drove away from the forensic autopsy center.

As soon as he started work the next morning, Chen He came to Li Jian’s office.

Li Jian had just gotten up, and the folding bed in his office hadn’t been tidied up yet.

“Mr. Li, you didn’t go home again last night?”

“I came back very late from the forensic autopsy center last night.”

Chen He walked to the window, opened the curtains, and said, “The fire department has already determined the cause of the fire.”

“Oh? That was fast!”

Chen He nodded.

“Because it involved construction site safety, their work pace increased significantly.”

“They extracted combustion residues from different locations but didn’t detect any alcohol or grease components.”

Li Jian asked, “So there’s no evidence of arson?”

Chen He nodded.

“Additionally, the fire department examined the construction site’s electrical system, and there was a short circuit trip alarm recorded a few minutes before the fire.”

“Furthermore, when I accompanied them back to the scene last night, we found an electric kettle plugged in the deceased’s bedroom.”

“So, it’s currently being deduced that the fire could’ve been caused by an electrical short circuit.”

Li Jian said, “Thank you for your hard work!”

“As long as we can rule out the use of accelerants by others, the nature of the case can be largely determined.”

Then Chen He asked, “Mr. Li, how is the postmortem examination of the deceased?”

“The deceased was burned alive; his respiratory tract showed a large amount of carbon residue.”

“When the fire started indoors, the deceased must have experienced intense breathing.”

“There were no signs of sharp instrument wounds or blunt instrument fractures on the deceased’s body.”

After a while, Chen He said, “Currently, it should be an accidental death caused by an electrical short circuit resulting in a fire.”

Li Jian nodded and continued, “Today, I’ll have Wan collect blood from Zhang Biao’s relatives for identity verification.”

“If it’s confirmed to be Zhang Biao himself, subsequent issues can be dealt with swiftly.”

Chen He said, “I don’t think there should be much doubt that the deceased is Zhang Biao.”

“I went to consult Mr. Zhang.”

“Last night happened to be Zhang Biao’s night shift, and he has a habit of drinking.”

“Mr. Zhang has criticized him multiple times for drinking while on duty.”

“We already extracted blood from the deceased last night, and the next step is to test for alcohol content in his body.”

After saying this, Li Jian said, “The fire incident last night only has some finalization steps left.”

“Regarding Liu Jun’s death, we need to speed up our work pace.”

“Yes, Mr. Li!”

“Today, while conducting interviews among Liu Jun’s contacts, pay attention to collecting fingerprints to compare with those on the dagger.”

Chen He said, “Mr. Li, I’ll definitely remember.”

“The fingerprints found on the dagger last night are not very comprehensive, making database comparison unfeasible.”

“If we can collect relevant personnel’s fingerprint information, comparison can be conducted.”

“Today, we’ll split into two teams.”

“You’ll lead one team to conduct interviews at the restaurant and along the way that night.”

“I’ll lead the other team to conduct interviews with people at the construction site.”

“No problem!”

“We’ll work together and communicate any findings.”

After freshening up, Li Jian went to the criminal technology office.

He saw Zhang Yean and Jiang An having breakfast.

“Did you rest well last night?”

“Mr. Li!”

“Mr. Li!”

“Pretty well, went home and slept immediately last night.”

“Just couldn’t get rid of the burnt smell from my nostrils.”

Li Jian smiled, “You’ll get used to it!”

“Any plans after breakfast?”

Both of them shook their heads.

“Since not, join me later to investigate Liu Jun’s death.”

“Okay! We’ll follow Mr. Li’s arrangement!”

minutes later.

Li Jian, Jiang An, and Zhang Yean drove to the Jiangtai Construction Site.

The security checkpoint at the entrance was completely ruined, looking like a disaster zone, with a police cordon set up around it.

According to the investigation plan set yesterday, Li Jian decided to start the inquiry at the security checkpoint at the entrance.

However, we can only skip this step for now and proceed directly.

Li Jian stood at the entrance of the construction site and said, “Today, we are going to investigate all the employees who were on site that night and collect fingerprints for comparison.”

“This workload is a bit much! You two need to be mentally prepared.”

Zhang Yean smiled and said, “I ate two pieces of toast this morning, full of energy.”

At this moment.

Chen He led a team to Jiuyou Restaurant.

This is where Liu Jun had dinner that night.

“Hello! We are from the Jiangcheng Criminal Police Team, here to investigate a case, please cooperate with us.”

The owner glanced at the IDs, nodded, and said, “Officers, what do you need to investigate?”

Chen He began, “Three months ago, some workers from the Jiangtai Construction Site had dinner and drinks here. Do you remember?”

The owner thought for a moment and said, “I seem to recall something.”

“Did anything unusual happen that night?”

“Not really unusual!”

“It’s just that the room they were in was quite noisy, with very loud talking.”

“Guests in the two rooms next door complained, and I went in to remind them a few times.”

“So, the impression is relatively deep.”

“Were they arguing?”

“I’m not too sure, but the atmosphere was a bit tense.”

“Among them, two people seemed a bit emotional.”

Then, Chen He took out personal photos of Song Can and Chen Feng from his bag.

“Were these the two people?”

The owner took the photos and examined them carefully.

He nodded and said, “Yes, it’s them.”

“I remember when I first went in, those two were already red in the face.”

“However, when I went in later, they had calmed down a lot under the persuasion of others.”

Chen He nodded. “Did anyone else suspicious come while they were eating?”

The owner shrugged helplessly.

“We’re in the restaurant business; as long as you enter, you’re a customer.”

“As for suspicious people, I really didn’t notice.”

After a long while, Chen He said, “Okay, thank you!”

Then, he turned to look at the accompanying officers.

“Owner! Due to the needs of the case investigation, we would like to take your fingerprints.”

The owner looked a bit surprised, then said, “No problem.”

Meanwhile.

Wan and Tang from the Criminal Police Team arrived at Zhang Biao’s hometown.

Like any usual investigation in an unfamiliar place, they first found the local village chief.

“Hello! We are from the Jiangcheng Criminal Police Team.”

“We are here to investigate Zhang Biao from your village.”

“Do you know him?”

The village chief nodded.

“I know, but not very well.”

“He was an orphan as a child, raised by his grandparents.”

“An orphan?”

The village chief answered, “He was abandoned by his parents at the roadside right after birth, picked up by a couple from this village.”

Wan and Tang exchanged glances, looking at each other.

They originally intended to collect the parents’ blood for biological comparison.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Biao turned out to be an orphan.

So how could they conduct a biological comparison?

Wan continued to ask, “The Zhang Biao I’m talking about is the one who worked as a security guard at the Jiangtai Construction Site.”

He took out a work photo of Zhang Biao.

The village chief nodded.

“I know! It’s him!”

“A few months ago, Zhang Biao came back once, saying he worked as a security guard at the Jiangtai Construction Site.”

“No doubt! It’s him.”

Then, the village chief asked, “Officer, is he in trouble?”

Wan did not answer and continued to ask, “Does Zhang Biao come back often?”

The village chief shook his head, “He rarely comes back.”

“Last time, he came back to send home another worker from the same village.”

“Another person?”

“I heard it was Li Lan from the east end of the village, but I don’t know the details.”

After hearing this, Wan asked, “Where did Zhang Biao’s grandparents live?”

“Both elderly passed away a few years ago.”

“The house they originally lived in was demolished for road construction.”

Wan asked, “Is Zhang Biao married?”

“He’s not married.”

Wan nodded and said, “Thank you for your cooperation.”

The two of them felt rather disappointed.

Confirming the identity of the deceased has become a challenge!

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