Animal Detective

Chapter 75 Police Number
In the past, Shen Xin watched various crime dramas and thought that unsolved cases were committed by incredibly clever murderers who meticulously planned and tricked the police.

Even if the police find some evidence, they can't connect the dots, and the evidence is insufficient, so they can't catch the murderer.

There are also some TV dramas that focus on unsolved cases. There are lots of witnesses and physical evidence, but they lack a protagonist to connect all the clues and find the murderer.

But when Shen Xin actually looked through these files, he found that it wasn't like that at all.

The most direct feeling is that TV dramas are supposed to be logical, but reality, as Chen Chao said, is completely illogical.

For example, this case.

On June 4, 2003, the body of a homeless man was found in the back alley of Jingang Decoration City, Huangtang Street, Tingyang District.

There was obvious blunt force trauma to the head.

The forensic report showed that the wounds were contusions and lacerations, and the skull was depressed fractured, suggesting that the weapon was a hammer or similar object.

After the case was closed, the police station deduced from the murder weapon that it was likely a premeditated murder.

Considering the victim's status as a homeless person, it is reasonable to suspect that the conflict occurred between homeless individuals.

The detective in charge of the case at the time was Liu Kaiyuan. He started by searching for homeless people in the surrounding area, conducting door-to-door inquiries, and questioning almost all the homeless people in the entire Huangtang community.

Still no clues have been found.

There was no other way but to expand the scope of the investigation and conduct a large-scale investigation of the businesses and residents around the Jingang Decoration City.

Still nothing was found.

The investigation lasted for nearly five months, but ultimately no useful clues were found, and the case remained unsolved.

And this one too.

On May 19, 2009, a female corpse covered in water was found in a flood discharge ditch south of Xieqiao Garden in Tingyang Street.

The body was highly decomposed, and had just begun to show signs of drowning, resembling the appearance of a glove. The forensic doctor estimated that the body had been submerged in water for 5 to 7 days.

They also managed to extract fingerprints.

The process involves soaking the detached "gloves" in formalin to fix them, then cutting off the fingers and placing them on the fingers for extraction by pressing.

Logically, having a body and identifying its source should make things much simpler.

They were unable to find any information about the source of the body.

A notice for assistance was issued to surrounding townships and counties, but no missing persons reports were received.

In the end, the woman's body remained at the funeral home for nearly two years before, after crucial samples such as her teeth were extracted, it was cremated.

The case has become unsolved. Even after DNA testing technology matured, the police officers handling the case still conduct comparisons several times a year, but to this day, they have made no progress.

There are many similar cases.

You can't use normal logic, such as reasoning about crimes of passion or crimes of money, to deduce this.

It's not that the police didn't try.

Each of these case files contains densely packed case records, and judging from the timeline, they are often supplemented periodically.

This shows that the responsible police officer still remembers and is still working on it.

I was engrossed in reading when someone suddenly tapped me on the shoulder.

Shen Xin was so startled that he almost jumped off his chair.

Turning my head, I saw it was Old Lin.

"Old Lin, you scared me to death!" Shen Xin was looking at the crime scene photos in the case file.

Old Lin tapped his watch: "Time to go home."

After saying that, he strolled away.

Shen Xin paused for a moment, glanced at the case files on the table, and felt a headache coming on.

I spent a whole day looking at things, and maybe I was looking at them too closely, because I only managed to look at nine.

There are still nearly two hundred left.

At this rate, it would take more than half a month just to finish reading it.

This is going to be quite a challenge.

But we can't be lazy; we can only take it slowly.

From then on, Shen Xin spent his days reviewing case files.

It's already August.

That day, Shen Xin was engrossed in reading case files when someone suddenly pushed open the door.

Looking up, I saw Chen Chao.

Behind him was a... girl?
Wearing a brand-new summer outfit, with her hair tied in a neat ponytail, she had an oval face and double eyelids. She was quite pretty, with clear eyes. Standing there straight, she exuded a calm and serene aura.

"How's it going?" Chen Chao asked with a smile.

"Good."

Shen Xinyan was not being sincere.

Not only did it make my head spin, but watching too much of it also gave me nightmares. "Thank you for your hard work." Chen Chao handed me a bottle of Red Bull and said, "I know it's too much work for you to do all by yourself, so I found you a helper."

"Come here, Xiao Ding!"

He waved to the policewoman behind him.

"Ding Yuwei, a new colleague. Shen Xin, just transferred to the Criminal Investigation Brigade."

The policewoman stepped forward and extended her hand.

"Hello, Ding Yuwei."

Shen Xin shook hands with her, noticing the warning sign on her chest.

The first two digits of the six badge numbers represent the county or city, and the last four digits represent the individual. Combined with the badge, the numbers are used in a cyclical manner, ensuring that each person has a unique code and no duplicates.

However, there is a problem with Ding Yuwei's police badge number.

She was wearing the two-strap epaulettes of a trainee police officer, which meant she was a new police officer who had just graduated from the police academy.

It's only August now, which is normally the time when new police officers are starting their duties.

So her police number should be the same as Shen Xin's, starting with 03 followed by her personal code.

But she wore a police badge number starting with 01.

This is not reasonable.

01 is the code for the provincial capital city.

There is only one possibility: inheriting the siren.

Shen Xin raised an eyebrow slightly. He had heard of this situation before, but this was the first time he had encountered it.

Ding Yuwei withdrew her hand.

Shen Xin also came to his senses and secretly guessed about Ding Yuwei's situation.

Chen Chao said, "Shen Xin, Xiao Ding just arrived, but she's a top student, an outstanding talent that the bureau specifically requested to take special care of. It wasn't easy for her to be assigned to our branch, so you'd better take good care of her, understand?"

Shen Xin nodded quickly, understanding the hidden meaning in Chen Chao's words.

This was clearly telling him that Ding Yuwei's identity was extraordinary and that he should be careful.

It seems Chen Chao isn't very satisfied with her.

He used to complain about not having enough staff, but now that new people have come, he should be happy.

Also normal.

Ding Yuwei is a girl.

It's not that there aren't female detectives, but detective work involves exposure to the elements and is often done by nuclear-powered or high-powered animals, which isn't really suitable for delicate girls.

"Xiao Ding, you help Shen Xin organize the files first. If there's anything you don't understand, just ask him," Chen Chao instructed before hurriedly leaving.

Only two people remained inside.

Remembering Chen Chao's reminder, Shen Xin quickly gestured for Ding Yuwei to sit down.

Ding Yuwei looked around, as if asking, "Where should I sit?"
The room was already small, and it was filled with clutter and a large number of files.

There wasn't even a place to put your feet down.

"I'll find you a chair."

Shen Xin immediately ran out the door and found a chair for Ding Yuwei.

When she returned, Ding Yuwei had already started tidying up the files on the floor.

"do not move."

Shen Xin shouted immediately.

"What's wrong?" Ding Yuwei asked back.

Shen Xin sighed, somewhat annoyed, and said, "My job now is to sort and classify these unsolved cases. I put these files on the ground according to the different nature of the cases. You've already collected a whole stack of them, so I have to sort them again."

"Never mind, it's okay. I think I should be able to remember."

Shen Xin put down his chair, gesturing for Ding Yuwei to sit.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know that," Ding Yuwei quickly apologized, then added, "But I remember everything, I can help you reset it."

As she spoke, she immediately put the case file back down.

Put it back where you took it from.

Even the order in which they were taken was restored.

"Okay, check if it's correct."

Shen Xin raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

That memory is a bit exaggerated.

(End of this chapter)