Chapter 257 S-Shaped Corpse

The morning mist covered the sky at dawn with a layer of gauze, and the street lamps on the street shone with a brass halo, like a pair of devil's eyes.

The damp and sticky mist also carried the stench of sewers and the unique fishy smell of seawater. Xing Ze wrinkled his nose, and the sound of waves in his ears became clearer and clearer, which meant that they were about to reach their destination.

Water beads appeared on Officer Reben Woflin's coat, and sweat slid down from his head, along the side, and finally gathered on his chin with a little stubble, and then fell to the ground due to the trembling caused by walking.

"We're almost there, sir." As if afraid of Xing Ze's urging, the black officer reported their itinerary.

"Don't worry, officer, I just want to see the scene."

Rayben wiped the sweat with his sleeve, "There's nothing to see there. We took pictures of the necessary places, and maybe we should go to see the body. Of course, this is just my opinion. After all, after all, you are..."

The officer didn't continue to speak. Xing Ze didn't feel any complaints or dissatisfaction in his words. Perhaps this Muggle officer just wanted to know how wizards solve cases.

"After all, I am a wizard." Xing Ze added that sentence, "Officer Wolflin, um, maybe I should call you Superintendent?"

"No, don't be so formal. You are my son's teacher and a special investigator. Just call me Rayben or Wolflin."

Xing Ze smiled and nodded. Rom mentioned in class that his father was a policeman, but he didn't say that his father was a senior superintendent of the Liverpool Merseyside Police Department.

In this era, it is quite difficult for a black policeman to climb to this position, not to mention that Rayben looks only in his forties.

So Xing Ze didn't dare to underestimate this Muggle policeman. He either made far more efforts than ordinary people or had quite good capital, but no matter which point, it was worth noting.

"Okay, then Mr. Woflin, have the four bodies not been dissected yet?"

"Yes. We originally planned to dissect, but you took it over before we started. Our agents didn't have time to make a detailed on-site report."

"Who found the bodies?"

"A group of dock workers, they just finished their work and planned to go to the bar for a drink. Um - it should be two o'clock in the morning."

Xing Ze quickly recorded this information in his notebook. It happened suddenly and he needed to learn more about the whole case. On the way here, he had been talking to Rayben about his son.

Originally, Rom was arranged on the list of home visits - because he did not pass the make-up exam - but not so high up. Xing Ze took this opportunity to talk to his father.

From the father's mouth, Xing Ze got a lot of information about Rom. According to his father, his son looked worried after returning home, but he refused to say anything, not even with his witch mother.

"I heard that the bodies were arranged in an S shape?"

Ruiben slowed down his pace, took a breath and said, "Yes, I have never seen such a weird thing in my five years as a patrolman and eight years as a detective. Damn, I forgot the photo in the car. You really should see it."

"No hurry, let's go to the scene first."

"It's in front." The superintendent pointed forward, but he soon realized that the mist blocked his view, "This damn weather, be careful, sir, we are going down the stairs."

Two minutes later, Xing Ze stood in front of a giant water outlet.

"There, that's where the bodies are." The superintendent pointed to a location not far away.

Xing Ze looked in the direction he pointed, and the four bodies arranged in an S shape were not far from the water outlet.

"What are the body shapes of the four victims?"

Rayben took out his notebook, put his thumb on his tongue to spit a little, and then began to read it. Soon he replied: "Two big ones, one small one, and one of medium build. The specific number can only be given after the forensic autopsy.

"You have to know, sir, the four bodies were all swollen from blisters. When we lifted them, we were really afraid that they would explode."

After saying that, the superintendent looked at Xingze's notebook with some envy, because the notebook was suspended next to Xingze, and a feather pen was automatically recording everything on it.

"Magic is so magical no matter how many times you see it." He sighed, "Back then, my pregnant wife used magic to stop a car that hit her. From then on, I knew that my life would be very different."

"Don't you blame your wife for lying to you?"

"One thing, she could have told me about it earlier. But think about it carefully, if she wasn't a wizard, I might have lost her and Rom. "

Xing Ze smiled, walked to the location of the body, circled his index finger and asked: "It's here, right?"

"Yes. It's strange, judging from the degree of decay of the four bodies, they should have been dead for some time, but each body is intact. This is simply a miracle in a place like this. Normally, flies, rats and other things will come to gnaw on the body. "

Although the body has been moved away, Xing Ze can still smell a rotten odor. He looked at the pebbles under the body and then took out a knife from the ring.

He squatted down and turned over a few stones with a knife, picked up some soil from the bottom and smelled it, "A mystery is solved. "

Out of his professional acumen, Ribbon came over curiously and asked: "What puzzle, sir?"

"Why don't rats or flies visit these corpses? Do you have an evidence bag?" Xing Ze asked.

The superintendent nodded, put away his notes, took out several transparent plastic bags from his pocket and handed them over.

"Just one." Xing Ze took one, shook the dirt off the knife, then dug some more out of the ground and put them into a plastic bag.

He stood up and handed the evidence bag to the superintendent and explained: "Animals are far more sensitive than us. The four corpses were highly poisonous, so they were not bitten. Take the soil with you to the identification center.

"I think this also explains why you are not allowed to dissect the corpse. Anyone who has been in close contact with the corpse needs to conduct necessary examinations and observations."

Ruiben was born as an agent, and he completely kept up with Xing Ze's rhythm, "I'll do it right away."

"Remember to ask someone to seal off this place." Xing Ze reminded again.

"Of course. Are you going to the appraisal center with me, okay?"

"No, I'm going to see the wizard who asked you to stop."

"Then I can give you a moment. Burke should be at the police station now."

"Then let's set off." Xing Ze turned around and headed towards the shore. When he passed the water outlet, he looked inside. The dark passage was like the mouth of a giant beast.

Four anonymous naked corpses were arranged in some ritual shape, and the corpses were still poisonous. Humph, it looks like the last few days of summer vacation won’t be boring anymore. He thought so.

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