Reborn in 97, I solved a cold case at the Municipal Bureau

Chapter 9: The Third Team

Xu Nian paused as he was about to insert the needle and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Yi: "First, we need to do a wound identification. We can compare it with the wounds on the victim to confirm whether it was the same murder weapon."

"Oh, okay." Xu Nian suddenly felt a little ashamed. He was the forensic doctor, but he needed others to remind him what to do. "Sorry, I was careless."

After assessing the wound, Xu Nian began to help Zhou Yi suture the wound.

During Zhou Yi's long career as a criminal police officer, he had many wounds of varying sizes on his body, so getting a few stitches was really no big deal for him.

"Have you ever studied forensic medicine?" Xu Nian asked, perhaps to divert Zhou Yi's attention.

"I know a little bit. A friend taught me."

"Is your friend also a medical examiner?"

"Ah."

"If there's a chance in the future, could you introduce me to someone? I'd like to learn more. Our city doesn't have enough talent in forensic medicine."

"Okay, there will be a chance."

Zhou Yi thought, isn’t this friend right in front of me?

After stitching and bandaging the wound on his arm, Xu Nian helped Zhou Yi treat the wound on his head, mainly to make sure he did not have a concussion.

I don't know if Zhou Yi's head is tough enough or the killer's force is not strong enough, the wound on his head is much shallower than that on his hand, and there is no sign of concussion at all.

However, what bothered him most was how the bricks from the 1990s could be so hard.

After treating all the wounds, Xu Nian looked at his "masterpiece" with satisfaction and nodded. "Okay, Brother Yun, you can go find Captain Wu."

"Yun..." Zhou Yi suddenly burst out laughing. "Thank you so much, Dr. Hua."

Xu Nian smiled, returned to his desk and began to organize the blood samples he had just collected, preparing for testing and comparison.

……

Before Zhou Yi was reborn, he was quite familiar with the Hongcheng Municipal Bureau. After all, he had worked there for ten years.

Although the current decoration is very old, the layout is still the same. He almost instinctively went straight to the office of the Third Brigade.

Hongcheng is a prefecture-level city. The Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Municipal Bureau has three brigades under it. Among them, the third brigade is specifically responsible for serious homicide cases, also known as the Serious Crime Brigade.

He remembered that Wu Yongcheng was the deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment and also served as the captain of the Third Brigade.

What’s more interesting is that Zhou Yi later became the captain of the third team.

Today's meeting with Wu Yongcheng can be regarded as a meeting that transcends time and space.

He knocked on the door, and Wu Yongcheng called out from inside, "Come in."

Zhou Yi reached out and pushed open the door, expecting to see the familiar scene that made him miss it.

As soon as the door was opened, a cloud of turbid smoke and a strong smell of tobacco hit me in the face.

Cough cough cough, my goodness, why is my throat so sore, just like an old farmer smoking a pipe.

Sure enough, Wu Yongcheng was sitting behind a desk, looking through a pile of on-site photos with a serious expression.

He had a burning cigarette in his mouth, with a long ash hanging softly on the cigarette butt, but it didn't fall off. The ashtray on the table was full of cigarette butts.

"Are they here?" Wu Yongcheng put down the photo in his hand and realized that the whole room was filled with smoke.

He quickly opened an old steel window next to him to dissipate the smell.

Suddenly, the smoke in the room rushed out, and at the same time, a chill swept in.

Zhou Yi glanced out the dark window, then at the wall clock. It was already 3:15. "Captain Wu, have you finished your on-site investigation? It's going to rain soon, and the entire site will be ruined."

Wu Yongcheng asked in confusion, "Raining? I checked the weather forecast on CCTV tonight, and it didn't say it was going to rain."

As soon as he finished speaking, a few raindrops as big as beans hit the window glass.

The next second, heavy rain followed.

"Hey, has your mouth been blessed? It's so accurate." Wu Yongcheng, who had just sat down, quickly stood up and closed the window.

"Captain Wu, on the scene..."

Before Zhou Yi could finish his words, Wu Yongcheng waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I happened to be on duty today. After the joint defense team came to report the case, I got the guys living in the police dormitory up and started working. They've finished all the work they needed to do."

"If it weren't for interrogating you, Xiao Chen and I would have gone to bed by now."

Zhou Yi nodded with confidence and said repeatedly, "That's good, that's good."

As a result, compared to the situation before rebirth, the trajectory of this case has become completely different.

First of all, the site that was originally damaged by heavy rain was thoroughly surveyed, which is very critical.

Because the murderer is not a god, it is impossible for him to leave no clues.

Secondly, a Cheng Yaojin appeared halfway through the incident. The sudden attack by the murderer on himself would inevitably leave more traces.

And he is also the only person who has had contact with the murderer.

"The deceased's identity has been basically confirmed. There was a nurse named Du Xiaolin in the emergency department of the Third Municipal Hospital. We've contacted her family, who said she hasn't returned home yet. The hospital has a clear record of her handing over her shift. Du Xiaolin's family is now rushing over to identify the body."

Zhou Yi nodded, pretending to be enlightened, but in fact, all this was within his expectations.

"Also, the hospital has confirmed some of the details you mentioned, including your grandfather Zhou Ah Si's admission and your signature on the payment receipt."

"Thank you for your hard work, Captain Wu. Forensic Doctor Xu is currently doing a blood test. She has also examined my wounds and can compare them to those of the deceased to confirm whether my attacker is the same person who killed Du Xiaolin."

Wu Yongcheng nodded with satisfaction: "Xiao Xu is really thoughtful. I had forgotten about this."

Zhou Yi remained calm and kept his achievements and fame to himself.

"Master, the family members have just come to identify the body, and the deceased is confirmed to be Du Xiaolin." The young policeman walked in hurriedly and said.

Seeing Zhou Yi was there, he was not surprised, but nodded to Zhou Yi as a greeting.

Zhou Yi also nodded in response.

Wu Yongcheng nodded and put the cigarette butt in his mouth into the ashtray.

Then he said to Zhou Yi: "Hello, this is my apprentice, Chen Yan, two years older than you."

When Chen Yan saw his master pointing at him, he immediately saluted Zhou Yi.

"Chen Yan..."

When Zhou Yi heard the name, he was stunned for a moment.

Zhou Yi was deeply impressed by this name.

He had heard about it in an internal report of the public security system.

Chen Yan, a member of the Third Brigade of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Hongcheng Public Security Bureau, was awarded the title of martyr for his heroic sacrifice in protecting state property and the lives and property of citizens in a major case.

Time: April 1998.

(End of this chapter)