Chapter 833: The Crime Scene
Lin Ting!
In the office, Lu Chuan already obtained relevant information about Lin Ting.
Lin Ting, female, 26 years old, underwent a late-term pregnancy termination at First Provincial Hospital on the 13th of last month.
Accompanying her for the surgery was her mother, whose signature is on the consent form.
She was unmarried but six months pregnant.
However, she ultimately chose not to keep the child and had the termination surgery, only to be found dead a month later in Fen River.
What happened?
"Did you check the registration information?"
"We’re organizing personnel to investigate, I came to report to you first after getting the medical records."
Wang Zhaokai also obtained relevant materials of Lin Ting’s pregnancy check.
"I called the forensic doctor when at the hospital; the blood types of both match."
"However, due to the prolonged immersion of the body in water, the face is virtually unrecognizable."
"What can be confirmed now is that the blood type of the body matches Lin Ting’s blood type."
Wang Zhaokai discovered this clue, which can only be considered as a suspicion.
While at the hospital, Wang Zhaokai had already attempted contact using Lin Ting’s pre-stored phone number, but the TV phone showed shutdown.
"However, judging by the height and age information, it probably is her."
Knock knock knock.
The sound of knocking was heard.
"Come in."
Entering after the knock was a member of Wang Zhaokai’s Criminal Investigation team responsible for probing the household registration information on Lin Ting.
"Captain Lu, this is Lin Ting’s relevant household registration information. She’s not a local, but she got a temporary residence permit in Haizhou City a year ago, living at Yongzhou Avenue, Unit 89 of Golden Home District."
Golden Home District?
"Let’s go, let’s have a look right now."
Since Lin Ting herself can’t be contacted directly and confirmation is uncertain, it’s best to check her home for any leads.
Golden Home District is approximately half an hour’s journey from the Criminal Investigation Team.
Upon arrival, they first contacted the property company and the local police station.
Unit 403 in Building 2, knocking got no response.
"Get someone from the locksmith company."
After half an hour, the door was opened, revealing a scene of chaos!
The living room was in disarray, and a chair in the middle was particularly noticeable.
"Captain Lu!"
Wang Zhaokai spotted it sharply: "There’s blood on the chair!"
Though the door was open, they didn’t rush in directly; Wang Zhaokai saw the bloodstains on the chair.
"I’ll go in first."
Lu Chuan, putting on shoe covers and investigative gloves, was the first to step into the room.
Lu Chuan was a crime scene investigation police officer, accustomed to taking essential items when visiting a scene.
Shoe covers and gloves are indispensable.
In the living room, the bloodstains on the chair were still clearly visible, although dried up.
There were several nylon ropes and a fruit knife on the ground.
Outside, Wang Zhaokai and others began conducting their door-to-door investigation according to the procedure.
"A girl lives opposite, but I haven’t seen her these days, she seems pregnant but no sign of her husband."
The neighbor opposite Lin Ting knew little about her.
According to the neighbor, Lin Ting seldom moved around the district, spending most of her time indoors.
"When did she move in?"
"It was last year, more than a year ago."
"Did she buy the house?"
"Apparently, the previous residents moved out to buy a school district house."
"After this house was sold, Lin Ting moved in."
"Have you seen anyone visiting frequently?"
"No, I’m at work all day, so I’m not aware if anyone visits; evenings are busy with personal affairs, no energy to watch others."
The neighbor opposite knew very little, even less did the ones above or below.
They didn’t even know the gender of the resident inside.
There were few clues obtained from the door-to-door investigation.
Golden Home District is a mixed-use community, residents from diverse professions.
Unlike some unit family compounds where people work at the same unit and are familiar, making neighborhood relations tighter.
Wang Zhaokai took his team and started wandering the building.
"Manager Sun, where are the surveillance points in our community, does each building have one?"
"No, we only have surveillance at the front and back gates and major path intersections, generally none inside buildings."
Sun Shuang is the property manager of Golden Home District.
"Also in the underground garage, there are 10 surveillance cameras installed at corner places."
Inside, unlike the fruitless effort of Wang Zhaokai, Lu Chuan found quite a few clues at the scene.
The footprints on the floor were chaotic; there were sandal prints, barefoot prints, and shoe prints.
Judging by the toiletries in the washroom, Lin Ting likely lived alone.
However, inside the cabinet, Lu Chuan found men’s toiletries.
Moreover, the toothpaste and toothbrush with diamond-shaped designs were a couple’s set, lightly worn indicating infrequent use.
In the wardrobe, besides Lin Ting’s clothes, there were some men’s shirts, trousers, and underwear.
The shirts were neatly ironed.
Among them were two shirts from a foreign luxury brand that Lu Yao had recommended to Lu Chuan, but they were quite expensive, costing around twenty to thirty thousand each.
Lin Ting’s clothes were also of good brands, with many worth more than ten thousand, and some luxury bags and watches.
However, the bags only had dustproof covers, and watch boxes were empty.
Inside was bare.
The vanity was stocked with high-end cosmetic brands, costing at least thirty to fifty thousand a set.
But the jewelry box was toppled on the floor, its contents vanished.
At this moment, the Crime Scene Investigation squad from the Criminal Investigation Team arrived.
Collaborating with Lu Chuan, they started their work.
Lu Chuan set himself a strict rule since his first day at a crime scene.
He can observe alone, but mustn’t touch anything.
The crime scene investigation requires at least two people, and their law enforcement recorders continuously record.
"I’ve marked the footprints on the ground, you take pictures first."
"I’ll collect the fingerprints."
The footprints included sandal prints, barefoot prints, and shoe prints. What does this suggest?
The scene was witnessed by more than one person, and it was potentially chaotic.
Lu Chuan preliminarily observed and analyzed some footprints, confirming both male and female, with more than one female and more than one male.
Ignoring trivialities, the entire room inside was neat with no dust.
The coffee table and furniture were immaculate.
If Lin Ting lived alone, the floor wouldn’t have so many footprints, meaning they must have been left by others.