Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife

Chapter 505: Chapter 505: The Dog That Chewed the Head!

For Chen Xiao,

Xiaoji Knife Man is now definitely a very competent subordinate.

If not for Xiaoji Knife Man,

there wouldn’t have been such quick progress on Qi Wei’s side.

If Qi Wei’s side was slow to progress, then Chen Xiao wouldn’t be able to determine what kind of role the Qi Family plays in this case.

Now, Chen Xiao can almost be certain that the Qi Family is also likely being used.

This discovery allows Xiaoji and Black Cat to focus their technical investigation on Zuo Shu.

Chen Xiao silently waited at the police station.

After some time had passed, Chen Xiao finally received a call from Xiaoji.

As soon as he answered, Xiaoji’s tone was not very enthusiastic.

This gave Chen Xiao a sense of foreboding as he heard the first words.

"Brother Chen, based on Zuo Shu’s personal information, Black Cat checked both Li Hai and his personal records thoroughly, but compared to last time, this time we couldn’t find anything of value."

Last time, in the Marquis Jinguang’s Tomb case, Black Cat investigated Deng Hu and Deng Xiang.

That time, Black Cat recovered email information between Deng Xiang and Lin Zumeng.

From those emails, Chen Xiao identified Xiang Xian, which led to solving the Marquis Jinguang’s Tomb case.

This time, Black Cat likely used the same method to investigate Zuo Shu.

Unfortunately, they found nothing.

However, Xiaoji added, "Of course we feel the information is useless for the case, but there do seem to be some discrepancies in the accounts."

Chen Xiao understood what this meant.

Simply put, there are financial issues at Li Hai.

These issues don’t seem to contribute to solving the case.

"Got it, organize the information and send it to me."

"Okay, Brother Chen, but you’re out now, right?"

"I’m out, thank you and Black Cat."

Chen Xiao hung up the phone, then stood up and left the office.

He initially thought Xiaoji and Black Cat would have an unexpected discovery.

But there was nothing!

Even so, Chen Xiao wouldn’t dwell in disappointment and proceeded with what needed to be done.

He followed Zhang Xian to the forensic department.

Chen Xiao had dealt with the forensic expert in Lanshan County, who came over to greet him promptly.

After brief pleasantries, the forensic expert led Chen Xiao and Lin Xi to Zuo Shu’s body.

At this moment, Zuo Shu’s head had been temporarily placed with the body.

Looking at the heavily disfigured head, even Chen Xiao couldn’t help but sigh:

"He was quite a character, who would’ve thought he’d end up like this."

Lin Xi kept silent, and Chen Xiao merely sighed and put on gloves to carefully examine the head.

He could immediately tell that Zuo Shu’s head must have been gnawed by a beast.

The bite marks indicated it was caused by a dog.

However, the fact that Zuo Shu’s head was gnawed post-mortem wasn’t significant to Chen Xiao’s investigation.

He sat down to the side holding Zuo Shu’s head.

With one hand supporting the wound, the other covered the top of Zuo Shu’s head.

Gradually, Chen Xiao closed his eyes.

The forensic expert shuddered inexplicably as he watched Chen Xiao’s hand exploring Zuo Shu’s head.

He softly asked Lin Xi, "Captain Lin, what is Mr. Chen doing?"

Lin Xi shook her head, "Who knows what he’s up to, we’ll just wait."

With that, Lin Xi inadvertently glanced outside at Zhang Xian.

The latter didn’t even have the intention of coming in, possibly because Zhang Xian was used to Chen Xiao’s reticent nature at the start of cases.

After all, as a deputy director, he needed some dignity.

After watching for a while, Lin Xi sat down on another chair.

She imitated Chen Xiao’s gesture, seemingly exploring the head.

However, Lin Xi’s mind was in a muddle, unaware of the thoughts racing through Chen Xiao’s mind.

"Zuo Shu wasn’t driving when he died; his car was stationary."

"But there were no significant signs of struggle in Zuo Shu’s car, indicating that approaching death, Zuo Shu had accepted his fate."

"Yet neither Li Hai nor his personal records showed any events that could have led to death. There’s no fatal mistake or error; why would Zuo Shu be willing to die?"

"Zuo Shu himself seems to have no illnesses, or Zhang Xian would have mentioned it."

"A healthy business tycoon, without making a major error, targeting me with such effort is unreasonable."

"And the Ten Demon Sons! The information was found in Qingxi, where it was fabricated that we met in 2005."

"Back then, Zuo Shu couldn’t have known my investigative abilities because I didn’t possess them yet."

"So, whether it’s the Ten Demon Sons or last year’s encounter, it was just Zuo Shu and the case planner trying to backtrack."

Chen Xiao pondered.

His fingers also incessantly touched the gruesome wound on the neck.

As he touched, a vision of Zuo Shu’s murder resurfaced in his mind.

No one can truly face death, not even Zuo Shu.

So, although there were no visible struggle marks inside the car, there were signs of struggle.

No one can be indifferent to the agony of having their throat slit.

For the crime scene to be as it was, Chen Xiao could think of only one possibility!

That is, Zuo Shu’s mind was no longer that of a normal person!

A normal mind wouldn’t sacrifice its life without committing a fatal error just to target someone!

"Zuo Shu, what’s become of your mind? Are you one of the twelve leaders of the Sacred Heart Church? But I hold no deep grudges against the Sacred Heart Church."

"If you had an incurable illness, I might believe you sacrificed yourself for your family, but nothing adds up."

"Unless, there’s something else I haven’t uncovered!"

Chen Xiao thought as he opened his eyes, meeting Zuo Shu’s disfigured face.

Eyeing the gnaw marks, Chen Xiao suddenly asked:

"Darling, did you see the dog or dogs that gnawed on this?"

Lin Xi shook her head, "Director Zhang should have seen it."

"He surely has a lot of free time, let me chat with him about that dog."

Saying this, Chen Xiao stood up and put down Zuo Shu’s head, then opened the door and directly asked Zhang Xian:

"Director Zhang, can you describe the dog that gnawed on Zuo Shu’s head at Chen Yuan’s house for me?"