Who Made Him a Lawyer?-Chapter 52 - 48: Beneath the Pigsty!

"Yes!"

Liu Jin responded to the order and then quickly turned to leave.

There aren’t many pig farms near the market; he divided the squad into groups of three, estimating that it would take a few hours to test the hypothesis.

Meanwhile, those who stayed behind in the office...

"What are you doing..."

Yang Ruoxi looked at Xu Liang, dumbfounded.

She vaguely sensed what Xu Liang was up to...

Lawyers... Can lawyers earn extra money on the side doing this?

Isn’t what he’s doing the work of criminal detectives!?

This is quite un-lawyer-like!

"This is very lawyer-like, how could one be a lawyer without investigative skills?" Xu Liang refuted her seriously.

This... Is this correct?

Yang Ruoxi had a head full of questions.

Before she could continue to ask.

Xu Liang turned his head to look at Chen Changchun, demonstrating the professionalism of getting paid for work.

"As for the nature of the case... it’s hard to define at the moment."

"Murder, accidental death, or crime of passion are all possibilities."

Upon hearing this, Chen Changchun furrowed his brow.

This was not much different from his own thoughts.

What are the clues known so far?

The killer dismembered a person and then sold the parts, beyond that, there’s no information to deduce the nature.

What was the cause of death?

What’s the identity of the deceased?

None of this is known.

However... we can speculate!

"The suspect doesn’t seem to be after money when selling the meat, could it be an attempt to destroy evidence?"

Chen Changchun suddenly asked.

In other words, the suspect wants to hide the body?

That’s possible, after all, disguising it as camel meat and having it consumed is certainly safer than simply hiding a corpse!

Once it’s digested, what evidence would be left?

"It’s possible, but..."

Xu Liang paused, then added, "I lean more towards revenge killing."

"Using a stomach to hide a corpse already violates the notion of ’hiding’."

"Think about it. Is it easier for the killer to bury a body and risk it being found or to sell it for consumption by dozens of people?"

The latter, no doubt.

Most wrapping a body in a stomach choose to feed it to wild dogs or animals.

Selling it to people... that’s very rare.

If it were for money or to satisfy some fetish, that would make sense.

But the killer set the price at one dollar, and readily agreed to the butcher’s purchase offer, leaving right after... These two points negate the notion of a fetish or monetary motive.

It’s neither murder nor body hiding...

That leaves accidental death and revenge killing!

In comparison to the sequence of events, the likelihood of revenge killing is significantly greater, at least the cause of death is related to revenge.

"Of course, it’s possible the suspect is simply deranged, choosing to feed it to people despite having pigs available."

Xu Liang spread his hands wide.

If that’s the case, nothing could be done because even the smartest person can’t predict a fool’s actions.

But if it’s revenge killing...

"As mentioned before, hatred always involves a perpetrator and a victim."

Chen Changchun furrowed his brow further.

He began thinking about the possibility of revenge killing.

"If the victim died due to hatred, what kind of resentment existed between them, and who was the perpetrator?"

This case is simply horrific...

On his way back to the police station, after the case was reported to the municipal bureau, Du Tao practically exploded.

It’s a cannibalism case!

Not to mention anything else, just releasing an announcement post-solution would probably spread nationwide in an instant!

Two and a half months ago, Hanhai City already gained fame due to previous cases.

Now it’s gaining notoriety again, with such a case...

Du Tao desperately wished he could eat heart-saving pills like meals!

From another perspective, it was enough to highlight the sensational nature of the suspect’s actions.

"How deep must the hatred be for this to happen..."

Chen Changchun murmured to himself.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ruoxi and Xu Liang began pondering, Wang Chao glanced at the three and pretended to think.

Until...

"Could it be a projection effect?"

Xu Liang suddenly spoke.

After saying that, Xu Liang thoughtfully explained to Wang Chao.

"Simply put, the projection effect is a form of revenge psychology where the harm someone has experienced is replicated onto another person."

"Typically expressed as: if I’ve been slapped, I’d want others to experience being slapped too."

And when applied to this case...

"You mean, perhaps the victim also did something similar to the suspect?"

Yang Ruoxi understood; although she and Wang Chao are siblings, there’s a difference in intelligence.

"Did the victim engage in actions like dismembering and selling similar to those done to the suspect?"

Did the victim sell the suspect’s precious items, like a family member’s corpse?

This isn’t right...

From the previous deductions, the deceased should have been a pig farmer.

A pig farmer naturally has to sell pigs, and the act of selling things must have happened many times. It’s unlikely the suspect saw the pigs as their precious belongings.

The probability is a bit low.

But if it has nothing to do with the pigs...

What did the deceased sell? What could have angered the other party so much?

Comparatively, selling something is not like losing it; it can be bought back, can’t it....

As everyone was lost in thought.

In the haze.

A telephone ring suddenly sounded.

"Beep beep beep~!"

Chen Changchun took out his phone and glanced at the caller ID: Major Crimes Unit Liu Jin

This is...

A lead?

Chen Changchun quickly dialed the number, and the next second, a voice came through the speaker.

"Captain Chen, we’ve found the murder scene!"

Found the scene?

Was it found according to the previous deductions? Could the victim’s identity also be confirmed?!

Chen Changchun’s expression changed.

"So quickly?"

As the three words fell, Liu Jin on the other end suddenly cursed:

"Damn it."

"That bastard didn’t even think of covering up... There’s freaking blood everywhere!!!"

Upon hearing this, several people at the scene exchanged glances.

"Where’s the address?"

"Yangtong Town Dam!"

...

...

Yangtong Town, a small corner town in Hongfu District.

There is a dam here, not large, located at the edge of the town. There are no ordinary residents nearby for several hundred meters, only a few farms exist.

The vicinity is blocked by dense woods.

At seven o’clock in the evening.

When Chen Changchun arrived at the murder scene, a stench hit him immediately!

This is a pig farm, not large, only raising about a dozen pigs.

But even a dozen pigs have to follow regulations, far from the residential area, so it’s built near the dam. But unlike a typical pig farm...

At this moment, the pig farm is brewing a strong stench!

"Squeak~"

Chen Changchun pushed open the door to the small pig farm.

Instantly, a large amount of crimson blood appeared before him, flies seemed to circle the feast, flapping their wings constantly in celebration.

Through the night, the yard still vaguely showed brown unidentified objects on the ground, most likely flesh pieces!

Liu Jin was already leading the investigation at the crime scene.

Seeing this scene.

Wang Chao’s face was a bit strange, but Xu Liang was still okay.

Yang Ruoxi stayed voluntarily at the police station, and Xu Liang had no idea what she was working on.

"How’s the scene?" Chen Changchun asked Liu Jin in a deep voice.

Liu Jin replied, "The tricycle from the surveillance has been found, and the dismembering weapon should be the shredder at the scene; the police found many flesh pieces on it."

"Preliminary judgment, this is where the victim was attacked and died."

Upon hearing this.

Chen Changchun furrowed his brows, his eyes fixed on the scene, no one knew what he was thinking.

Meanwhile.

At the pigsty.

"Ugh!"

After being exposed to it for a while, Wang Chao couldn’t endure it any longer and vomited directly beside the pigsty.

A few sleeping pigs were startled awake, ’oinking’ as they hid in the corner.

"Tsk, if you feel uncomfortable, just say it, you..."

Xu Liang teased him, patting his back casually.

Wang Chao was about to say something, but unexpectedly opened his mouth, and another wave surged out.

"Ugh!"

After a long while, he finally felt somewhat better.

"This smell... is too unbearable!" he said with a contorted face.

Xu Liang laughed and didn’t mind.

The smell at the scene was indeed unbearable; ordinary people could faint if they stayed here too long.

He was about to offer some comfort.

In the haze...

Xu Liang suddenly froze, his gaze swept over, noticing Wang Chao’s pile of vomit was now... slowly disappearing.

Absorbed by the soil?

No, there should be cement below the pigsty.

He paused, then squatted down, squinting to get a better look.

After a long while...

As Chen Changchun and Liu Jin were deep in deducing the case...

A voice suddenly exploded in his ear!

"There’s a door under the pigsty!!!"