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Chapter 4 The Corpse Thief

In the backyard of the detachment, Qi Yi and the criminal police officers on duty stood in a circle, looking down at the bodies on the ground.

The corpse was wrapped in a body bag, with only the head exposed. It was the stolen remains of the victim of the 4.05 Dismemberment Case. Qi Yi was very familiar with the dense stitches on the corpse's face.

After all, the more than 400 body parts of the deceased were sewn together by Qi Yi himself, stitch by stitch, using his most comfortable technique.

There were several crow corpses around the corpse, and their flesh and blood were mangled on the ground. Judging from the blood stains, they all died after falling from a high place.

This yard was right opposite the restroom, and the restrooms in the office building were on the same side, which meant that the strange group of crows he had discovered before were flying over this yard.

Qi Yi realized why he thought it was strange when he thought of the explanation of "phototaxis". Because the bathrooms on each floor had lights on, so the crow's disappearance and reappearance had nothing to do with the light switch in that bathroom.

Qi Yi looked at the young police officer who brought him down: "You just said above that the body was snatched from my hands? What was the situation at that time? How did you snatch it? Please repeat it."

The police officer looked at Lao Chi hesitantly, not sure whether he should answer Qi Yi's question.

Lao Chi believed Qi Yi 100% this time. He had been with Qi Yi all the time, which could prove that Qi Yi was not present, so he expressed his position on the spot: Of course Lao Chi is on Qi Yi's side: "Tell me, Lao Qi just said

I'm staying in the monitoring room, which has cameras. If you don't believe me, you can go check it out. He is no longer a suspect."

The young police officer secretly glanced at Qi Yi a few times. They were relatively unfamiliar with Qi Yi. They just had an ordinary relationship as colleagues and could not explain each other in a sentence or two.

Some people around whispered: "This is strange. Logically speaking, it is unlikely that we will admit the wrong person."

"Yes, is it possible that there are really two Qi Yi?"

Lao Chi made a serious face: "What two Qi Yi? Just one Qi Yi! That guy is obviously a fake. Okay, okay, stop jabbering and tell me what's going on!"

"Okay, I believe in my brothers." The police officer relaxed and said, "Just now, several of our brothers saw someone sneakily climbing over the wall into the detachment yard. I yelled and ran over, and found that the person who came was

Qi Yi...oh no, I should say I thought it was Qi Yi.

Knowing that he had been discovered, he jumped off the wall, pulled a long object from the wall, carried it and ran away - later I found out that the object was a corpse - that thing was quite heavy, and he couldn't run fast, and he was killed within two steps.

I caught up with him, but without thinking he put down the body and turned around, he punched me twice, knocking me down, and then he ran away without a trace."

"Give you two punches?" Lao Chi was a little surprised. After a closer look, he saw a bruise on the police officer's left forearm: "With such arrogance, this kid still dares to attack the police?"

Qi Yi paid more attention to details: "Where did you find the counterfeit?"

The police officer raised his hand and pointed to the east corner: "That's right there. I saw him as soon as I turned the corner, and then I chased him all the way here."

Qi Yi continued to ask: "After you discovered the man, he jumped off the wall first, then picked up the body from the base of the wall, and then ran away with the body on his shoulders, right?"

"Yes." The police officer nodded. He knew what Qi Yi was going to ask, so he took the initiative and said, "I'm not sure whether the body has always been hidden there, or whether he threw the body in first and the people crawled in."

Lao Chi suddenly interjected: "In other words, you were a certain distance away from the place where he climbed over the wall, and the time you were in contact was also very short. There was no communication at all during this period, right?"

"If the two punches he punched me didn't count as communication, then there really wasn't."

"Then how do you identify that person as Lao Qi's?" Lao Chi asked: "I just said that it was unlikely that you recognized the wrong person."

The young police officer was a little anxious: "Then how can I admit my mistake? I have been working for two years after all, and I see you guys every day without looking up. Not to mention that I got punched twice. Even if I didn't get punched, I can't admit my mistake."

, and I’m not the only one, I feel like I’ve wronged Qi Yi.”

"Then I don't mean that, just ask."

"Okay, let's clear up the misunderstanding." Qi Yi: "I'm more curious about what you are doing in that corner when you have nothing to do?"

Lao Chi's attention also suddenly shifted: "Yes, what are you doing running over there when you have nothing to do?"

Lao Chi was afraid that he would misunderstand, so he added: "Brother, don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else. I just think it's weird to go to that corner at night."

"...How do you put it," the young police officer explained: "When we were on duty, we noticed that black birds were always falling down. We couldn't see clearly when we looked out from the house, so we went out to see what was going on, and we encountered them as soon as we came out.

Qi...is a fake."

"Blackbird?" Qi Yi ignored the young police officer's slip of the tongue. Thinking of the crow he had photographed while going to the toilet, he hurriedly asked: "What blackbird? Is it a crow?"

The police officer replied: "I can't recognize them...oh, yes, yes, they are those birds."

Lao Chi, on the other hand, refused: "What are you talking about? Counterfeiters are fakes, and Lao Qi is Lao Qi."

The police officer felt guilty and knew that he had made a mistake and did not reply.

Qi Yi looked at the patch of sky in front of the crows. Now the crows had dispersed, the moon was mostly covered by dark clouds, and the sky was dark.

He glanced back and forth at the bathroom window on the fifth floor several times, but still found nothing. He withdrew his gaze and looked at the corpse on the ground that he had been with for four days and three nights.

If you include tonight, it will be four days and four nights.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Lao Chi asked, "Besides the fakes, what else did you see?"

The police officer shook his head: "No more."

"Okay... Then when did you meet the person?"

"It feels like it was only five or six minutes ago. After I recovered from the punch I received in the stomach, I went up to find you. It shouldn't take long."

Lao Chi crossed his chest with one hand and pinched his chin with the other, looking at Qi Yi thoughtfully.

Qi Yi didn't look at Lao Chi. He stood up and faced the toilet window: "You are right. If it was five or six minutes ago, I would have been in the toilet."

How could there be such a coincidence in the world? During this period of time, he was out of surveillance and the impostor appeared.

"Ah," Lao Chi was surprised. He actually didn't think of anything: "This is troublesome. I could give you an alibi at other times, but we were not together at that time, and there was no room in the toilet.

There can be no surveillance..."

Qi Yi withdrew his gaze and looked at Lao Chi, his eyes full of care for the mentally retarded: "You wouldn't think that five minutes would be enough for me to run down and climb over the wall, punch the little brother twice, and then run back to the toilet to think by the window.

Have you passed?"

Lao Chi opened and closed his mouth, trying to say what if it was me. Although it was a bit reluctant, he had enough time and considering Qi Yi's small body, he still said nothing.

Seeing his appearance, Qi Yi simply ignored him and returned his attention to the recovered body.
Chapter completed!
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