Seeing the crime scene flashbacks made me the darling of the police station.

Chapter 206 Site Investigation
Su Miaoyi, Zhuang Yanzheng, and Lu Zhishen were checking 1601.

Finally, the three of them stood in front of the kitchen freezer.

Because this is the only appliance in the house that is still powered on.

“These kinds of freezers are rarely used at home now, right?” Lu Zhishen said, touching the dust off the freezer. “I’ve only ever seen them in supermarkets.”

"I'm not sure, but it can hold a lot, and it can hold pretty big things." Su Miaoyi touched the scratches on the freezer, then grasped the handle and opened the freezer lid.

The moment she opened the lid, she felt a chill.

Then I saw the body in the freezer.

The corpse's face was facing upwards, but the entire body was in a very contorted position inside the freezer.

The lower legs were bent backward, and the hands were gripping the edge of the freezer, which was already frozen to the top. There was faint blood inside the ice. The upper body of the corpse was naked, and the clothes were on the side.

Completely frozen, his upper body was hunched forward, and some ice had already formed on his body.

The corpse's face was turned upwards, and it was smiling.

Even though they were mentally prepared, the three of them were still startled when they opened the package and saw what it was like.

Su Miaoyi looked at that smiling face, her hair and eyelashes covered in frost. She subconsciously took a step back, elbowed Lu Zhishen, and stepped on Zhuang Yanzheng's foot.

Lu Zhishen touched his ribs after being elbowed a second time.

Zhuang Yanzheng, who had been stepped on countless times, moved a step to the side; he was already used to it.

Lu Zhishen touched his ribs and considered going back to buy insurance for them.

Zhuang Yanzheng called the city bureau and asked Yan Cheng to bring their tools over.

After being startled, the three of them went forward to look at the body.

Male, around fifty years old.

Su Miaoyi touched it; it was very hard. She found the power source and unplugged the freezer.

Zhuang Yanzheng looked inside the freezer. There was a thick layer of frost all around, and in some places, he could vaguely see some bloodstains, but they were all covered by frost.

The same thing happened on the freezer lid; frost seemed to cover the bloodstains.

Lu Zhishen squatted down and looked at the bottom and the outside of the freezer.

"It looks like he froze to death inside." Su Miaoyi briefly examined the body. "I saw it in Yan Cheng's notes. People who froze to death might have this smiling expression and undress, but a proper autopsy is needed."

“Frozen to death in the refrigerator.” Lu Zhishen repeated.

"It must have struggled inside the refrigerator," Zhuang Yanzheng said.

Su Miaoyi wanted to look at the deceased's hands, but they were frozen in the freezer and covered with a thick layer of frost, so she couldn't see anything.

After looking inside the freezer, Zhuang Yanzheng closed the freezer again.

The three of them looked at the scratches on the freezer.

There are long, slight scratches on both sides of the freezer lid.

Moreover, the scratches on the edges are noticeably more severe.

The scratches are also more pronounced on the bottom edge of the freezer.

“There must have been ropes or chains tied to the freezer,” Lu Zhishen gestured. “They were tied like this from both sides of the freezer, so even if the person inside wanted to get out, the lid wouldn’t be able to be pushed open.”

"The marks on the edges are so heavy, it must be from an iron chain. The deceased struggled to push open the freezer door, which caused these scratches," Zhuang Yanzheng said.

"The murderer cleaned up the scene after the victim's death and took the chains with him," Su Miaoyi said.

Zhuang Yanzheng nodded.

The room was so clean that there was almost no trace of anything except for dust.

"This is the homeowner's information." Zhuang Yanzheng showed them the information sent from the bureau.

Lu Zhishen first looked at the photos, and then opened the freezer to look at the body.

Judging from their appearance, it's the same person. "Liu Shitang, male, fifty-five years old," Su Miaoyi read the information aloud, then looked back, "Wanxiang Village."

“Wanxiang Village is located at the border of Jinghai City and Qinhuangdao City,” Lu Zhishen said.

Having purchased the house over a year ago, Su Miaoyi had no idea where she was as she walked along. "Is this the address on the documents?" she asked.

"Yes." Zhuang Yanzheng looked around the kitchen. The pots and pans were all there, but there were no cooking seasonings, rice, or noodles.

“This location, although it’s a bit out of the way, isn’t cheap either. Where did he get the money to buy such a big house outright?” Su Miaoyi wondered. “He’s the only one in his family. His parents died early, he’s never married, he has no siblings, and he doesn’t have a proper job. He only has six acres of land allocated by the village. How could he have so much money to buy a house outright?”

"We need to check Wanxiang Village and the bank as well," Zhuang Yanzheng said.

“The house was purchased just over a year ago. When I went downstairs to ask, the neighbors said it felt like no one had lived there for over a year,” Lu Zhishen said. “Not long after the purchase, the person was murdered.”

Su Miaoyi nodded.

This was later confirmed.

The three of them then went to check out the other rooms.

Zhuang Yanzheng went to the bedroom and looked at the wardrobe; there weren't many clothes.

Next to the wardrobe was another cabinet, which looked like a bookcase, with a withered flower on top.

The bookshelf looks quite new, like it was just bought and hasn't been used much yet.

Su Miaoyi glanced at the bathroom.

The bathroom is also very simple.

There was only one towel and a bar of soap on the sink.

The bathroom also contains a towel and a bar of soap.

There were no toilet brushes, plungers, or similar items near the toilet.

Lu Zhishen looked around the living room.

The body was barefoot, while on the shoe cabinet by the door were only two pairs of sneakers and one pair of slippers.

They were all neatly arranged, and all of them were the same shoe size.

The living room was sparsely furnished, with a sofa, a television, and a large, withered potted plant next to the television.

Lu Zhishen tried to tap the soil in the potted plant; it was so dry it had hardened. He squeezed it and snapped his fingers.

The overall findings can be summarized as follows: people lived in this house, but not for very long.

Living alone.

I haven't had time to furnish this house yet.

People from the Municipal Bureau came with their tools, and Yan Cheng also came with his assistant.

I checked the room again.

Yan Cheng examined the body and made a preliminary judgment that the person had frozen to death.

However, specific details require further analysis.

However, the person was frozen solid inside, and was even frozen together with the freezer. After some effort, it was impossible to separate them from the freezer. Zhuang Yanzheng contacted a car, and the freezer and the person were taken back to the Municipal Bureau.

Once at the municipal police station, the body must be thawed before an autopsy can be performed.

"How long will it take?" Zhuang Yanzheng asked.

“Twenty-four to forty-eight hours, or even longer,” Yan Cheng said. “After the skin thaws, the internal organs also need to thaw.”

Zhuang Yanzheng nodded and glanced at the time: "Qi Feng, take a few people to Liu Shitang's house in Wanxiang Village and take a look."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)