Jiang Lian held a flashlight and climbed up the charred stairs that were still hung with water. There was still a not-so-pleasant pungent smell in the air, and the policeman leading the way was still introducing the situation.
"Other colleagues from the city bureau are also on their way here. I heard that Captain Jiang was here, so I hurriedly came to find you."
"The fire has been basically extinguished. Fortunately, it was handled in time and did not spread to the entire building. Moreover, the place is currently closed to the public and is semi-closed. There are no people around and it has not caused a large number of casualties. Only one waiter fell from the window and has been sent to the hospital.
The hospital has rescued her, so be careful where you step."
Jiang Lian and others encountered the explosion by chance, but they were not so reckless as to rush in to put out the fire. They immediately evacuated the surrounding people, dispatched rescuers, and did some auxiliary work within their capabilities, so they did not know the explosion site clearly.
The internal structure can only be followed first.
"What does semi-closed business mean?"
"Oh, the person in charge said that it is going to be renovated and it is no longer open for business. However, the venue will still be used by hotel employees or guests for temporary rest or meals. That is, it will be unmaintained but free to come and go."
Jiang Lianran understood, "Is there something wrong with the cause of the explosion?"
The leader shook his head.
"The cause of the explosion and fire is still being found. The second floor of the Edsa Hotel is the dining area, and half of the area is the hotel kitchen. Since this is a catering place, there are many fire hazards, and the house is quite old.
Since no one has repaired it, it is possible that the pipeline is aging. It is currently speculated that the gas pipeline is leaking."
Qin Man interrupted abruptly.
"It's just a gas leak. When I passed by just now, I smelled the smell. It was not obvious. It was mixed with other odors. It was a bit like sewage from the sewer and a bit like excrement. It smelled really bad anyway."
Jiang Lian didn't say anything, but he looked back at her as he led the way, as if he was looking at a strange humanoid police dog.
"Let's put aside the cause of the explosion. We have found a more difficult problem. Follow me."
Jiang Lian followed him around a place similar to a wine bar and walked to the back and side of the stairs.
A small hidden lounge was only an empty shell, the wooden door frame was almost burned, and bits and pieces of debris were still falling down.
A window faces the community behind. The metal window frame still retains its general appearance. It has been smoked pure black and slightly deformed. The glass above has disappeared. Waves of cool breeze with a burnt smell are pouring into the house.
, spinning around in a small area in the house.
In the corner, a square stainless steel table still maintains its original appearance, without deformation or damage. There are four charred corpses lying on it, with only a little bit of bone support left on the head, like mud that has been flattened.
It was spread out on the table like a bar, and it was inseparably stuck to the table.
It can only be judged from other outlines that this is a person.
The L-shaped sofa in the other corner only had a metal frame and a pile of sticky things on the floor.
These charred corpses remained in this posture and were burned to the state they are now. They did not struggle or run. This is not normal.
Qin Man stood at the door and took a look.
"Destroy the corpses and eliminate traces?"
When Jiang Lian turned around, he was still vaguely worried about her in the pitch darkness.
The degree of damage to the corpse was more serious than he imagined, and some parts were not human-like. Especially when he saw it with his own eyes at the scene, the visual impact was enough to give a newcomer nightmares for half a month.
He has seen a lot and is not surprised, and has a strong psychological endurance, but Qin Man has never seen it before.
"If you're not used to it, I'll send someone to take you back first."
Qin Man was indifferent and even took another look at the terrifying charred corpse.
"Am I in the way if I'm here?"
Another sound of footsteps was heard from the stairs. At this moment, other members of the criminal investigation team arrived, and people from the technical investigation department also came with a few bites of food and brought the team.
Jiang Lian saw that Qin Man really didn't seem afraid of these things and gave her brief instructions.
"Wait for me here and don't touch anything here."
"If you need to vomit, go out and vomit."
Qin Man finally understood. Jiang Lian not only looked down on her, but also felt that she was in the way and had no investigative experience. Even if the scene was ruined like this, he was afraid that she didn't understand the rules and would destroy the clues.
Anyway, no one could see anyone in the dark, so Qin Man rolled her eyes to the sky directly in front of him.
Then resigned to his fate, he stood in the darkness.
Jiang Lian put on her gloves and entered the room. Everyone who came had to meet her, the doorkeeper, first, and then got in.
The group of people looked at her curiously, and then she looked at the group of people curiously, but more of her attention was still on Jiang Lian.
He turned on the flashlight and first carefully looked at the four charred corpses around the square table one by one without touching or moving anywhere. Then he looked at the surrounding ground and tabletop and touched them twice with his fingers.
Instantly, a dark brown tar-like substance stuck to his fingertips, and he was pulled up in pieces, and he even brought it to his nose to smell it.
Qin Man was really disgusted this time, shrinking his neck in disdain, thinking that corpse oil could be refined to the point of drawing silk.
In fact, it was just melted plastic, because the residual temperature of the stainless steel table still kept flowing.
Jiang Lian thought that this clue was not very critical, so he walked to the L-shaped sofa area, squatted down and looked at it for a while, occasionally reaching out to gently pull it.
Qin Man watched with great interest. Could the person handling the case tell anything just by looking at it?
Then Jiang Lian reached back and someone handed him a prepared brush-like brush.
Jiang Lian held the flashlight in his mouth, reached into the sofa frame, and used both hands to sweep out a patch of black ash.
A lump of golden gold shines especially brightly when exposed to the light of a flashlight.
Qin Man was stunned. Her arrogance was gone. She had no investigative experience, but she was not without brains.
The golden lump was obviously melted gold jewelry, buried in the middle of the L-shaped sofa.
That is to say, except for the possibility that someone has itchy hands and happened to take off his or her gold necklace or bracelet, or bought new gold jewelry and just threw it on this sofa.
There is a high probability that there is someone on this sofa, but it is wrapped in a combustible material like a sofa and has been completely burned to ashes.
Jiang Lian stood up and handed the brush back, took off his gloves and walked out, still making arrangements in his mouth.
"Lai Mingjie cooperated with the fire department to investigate the cause of the explosion and fire; Yang Yuhe cooperated with the technical investigation to find out the identity and social relations of the deceased. It will be difficult to find out the degree of carbonization of the body, so every effort must be made; Chen Qi visited the surrounding areas to see if there were any other photos taken.
Go to the surveillance location at the explosion site, retrieve all necessary surveillance footage, and summon the person in charge of the hotel. We will conduct a preliminary interrogation in all details."
"yes."
"yes."
Yang Yuhe wondered, "But Captain Jiang..."
He pointed in the direction of the sofa, "How do I check this?"
How to check the identity of the deceased who didn't even have any bones left?
Jiang Lian lowered his eyes slightly and patted the dust on his arm.
"Social relationships can not only be used to find the murderer, but sometimes, they can also be used to find the victim."
Yang Yuhe understood immediately, "I understand."
After clarifying the division of labor, all parties immediately started to operate. Jiang Lian seemed like an idle man, and there were others even more idle than him.
Jiang Lian came out and looked at Qin Man, feeling that she was still a little stunned and stunned.
"I told you not to look at it."
Qin Man: "How did I know corpse oil can be refined and drawn..."
Jiang Lian was helpless to explain.
"That's not corpse oil, it's just melted plastic."
Qin Man: "Oh, I'm sorry, I haven't studied corpses, so I don't understand."
Jiang Lian: "Follow me."
Two minutes later, Qin Man was so shocked that she stood next to Jiang Lian's car, watching him get into the cab, and then lowered the window to urge him.
"boarding."
Qin Man couldn't help but remind him, "Captain Jiang, that was a heinous arson and murder case, and you just left like that?"
Jiang Lian sighed softly and had a lot of patience. "The damage to the scene was very serious. All the valuable clues except the body itself have been burned. I am not as professional as the technical investigation in the autopsy, so I might as well leave it to them."
Jiang Lian's reasons were impeccable. Qin Man opened the door, got into the passenger seat, and asked while buckling his seat belt.
"Then where are we going now?"
Jiang Lian started the vehicle and brought up the navigation interface, "I'll take you home and enter the address yourself."
Qin Man: "..."
Sure enough, I still felt like she was in the way.
"No, I can do it myself."
She wanted to open the door and get out of the car, but with a click, all four doors automatically locked.
After more than ten seconds of silence, Qin Man bit the bullet and entered the address of the community where he lived on the touch keyboard.
Jiang Lian did not force her to tell her the house number again, and the two of them never said another word along the way.
Jiang Lian looked forward, while Qin Man turned her head to watch the night view of the city. The colorful neon lights on the roadside were reflected, making her eyes become colorful.
Soon after arriving at the gate of the community, Jiang Lian looked in the direction and was stopped by the access control. The security guard immediately came over to inquire about the situation.
He calmly lowered the window.
"For what?"
Jiang Lian: "Send a friend home."
The security guard looked at Qin Man, who was in the passenger seat, "How much is it? Register it."
Jiang Lian turned to look at her with an innocent look on his face.
Qin Man had no choice but to announce his home address, "Building 3, 401."
The security guard made routine inquiries and let him go after receiving the answer. Jiang Lian found his way in the community according to the signs and quickly found Building 3.
They both knew very well that Jiang Lian did it on purpose.
Qin Man unbuckled his seat belt, but still couldn't open the car door, and his tone was not friendly.
"Open the door."
Jiang Lian pressed the unlock button.
"Report early tomorrow and wait for your meeting."
Qin Man was full of suspicion. Didn't Captain Jiang think she was in the way?
"knew."
Jiang Lian watched the voice-activated light in the corridor light up from the first floor to the fourth floor, and then the light on the east door on the fourth floor turned on. He held the steering wheel, Chunfeng raised the corner of his mouth proudly, and then drove away.
Qin Man lay lying on the window, watching the red car taillights fading away, and closed the curtains angrily.