Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 91 Meeting

Chapter 91: Chapter 91 Meeting

"This is Director Liang, an experienced officer who has been promoted step by step..."

As soon as Bai Yanliang sat down, Gao Fei leaned over to his ear to introduce the square-faced middle-aged man.

While Director Liang was summarizing the case, Bai Yanliang had already opened a file on the desk.

Ren Wudao was also lowering his head, one was reading the forensic report, the other the case file, both very quiet.

At the end of Director Liang’s speech, he suddenly said, "...Although the two specially appointed consultants are young, they are both very capable. I hope everyone can cooperate so that we can catch the killer as soon as possible and bring justice to the victim..."

"Clap clap clap..."

Applause erupted in the meeting room.

Bai Yanliang, pinched by Gao Fei on the arm, suddenly realized that Director Liang was referring to him and Ren Wudao.

Ren Wudao had a similar reaction, both feeling somewhat disoriented amidst the applause from the officers.

"Gao Fei."

Yang Wanlong called out the name.

"Yes!"

Gao Fei immediately stood up, holding a forensic report facing everyone.

Compared to his usual carefree demeanor, at this moment he seemed serious and focused.

"The time of death for the deceased is determined to be 11:30 a.m. on February 11th. There were no external injuries on the body, and no drug residues internally. The head was not found, thus the exact cause of death cannot be determined, and we cannot rule out the possibility of a severe head trauma."

Gao Fei’s report was essentially consistent with what Ren Wudao saw in the forensic report, yet he had a nagging feeling something was missing.

After Gao Fei sat down, Lin Wan had already stood up.

"The deceased’s name was Fu Yunqing, female, twenty years old, a third-year student at Ye City Medical University. Her parents work in their hometown, she had no work experience and no romantic history. During school, she was friendly with others and well-regarded, with no recorded disputes."

Such social relations?

Everyone in the meeting room felt a bit troubled, the most challenging cases are often those with seemingly simple social relations.

Either the deceased had a hidden social circle, or... the perpetrator was a purely socially pathological psychopath.

"After conducting interviews, it was found that yesterday morning, Fu Yunqing left the girls’ dormitory at 8:30 and never returned. We retrieved surveillance along the way, but due to the overwhelming workload, we have yet to trace her exact whereabouts."

"What was the murder weapon?" Ren Wudao suddenly asked.

Gao Fei frowned slightly and said, "Unclear, whether the deceased was knocked unconscious before decapitation or suffered a cranial injury leading to death followed by decapitation, this is uncertain for us."

The meeting room fell silent.

This case was as straightforward as a madman conducting aimless revenge, yet the simpler it seemed, the more puzzling it became, as the perpetrator might have no motive at all. Data statistics show that motive-less murder cases are the hardest to solve.

Such a killer could indeed be a madman, and there might be no connection or potential logic between the victims, killing purely for the sake of killing.

"Actually... there’s a finding I’m unsure about..."

At this moment, Gao Fei spoke hesitantly.

Yang Wanlong frowned, "Just say what you’re thinking."

Gao Fei steeled himself, stood up and said, "The deceased before death... might have been sexually assaulted."

Yang Wanlong widened his eyes and barked, "What do you mean by ’might’? Can’t you tell this as a forensic specialist?"

Gao Fei knew this would happen if he spoke, he explained helplessly, "Because... although there are some signs similar to assault, no foreign bodily fluids were found inside the deceased."

"Signs similar to assault? What’s that supposed to mean?" Lin Wan looked at Gao Fei in confusion.

Gao Fei mumbled, struggling to explain, but seeing everyone’s eyes focused on him, he could only say, "It means... as if there was penetration, but maybe not, the perpetrator might have been... too short."

Too short...

Though they were discussing the case seriously, Lin Wan’s face involuntarily reddened upon hearing Gao Fei’s explanation.

But seeing others deep in thought, seemingly not finding it odd, Lin Wan forcibly suppressed her embarrassment.

Bai Yanliang touched his fingertips together, lost in thought.

Gao Fei’s finding... sparked a rather intriguing hypothesis in his mind.

"What about those glasses, any result from the analysis?"

Bai Yanliang asked.

Unfortunately, both Gao Fei and Lin Wan shook their heads.

"It’s peculiar, given Fu Yunqing’s character, she should have been easy to get along with, yet... during college, she had virtually no friends, all acquaintanceships were superficial, including her roommates. When we called them, their impression of Fu Yunqing was also vague."

Gao Fei was puzzled over this.

Ren Wudao’s fingers unconsciously tapped the table.

Fu Yunqing was his student, he understood what Gao Fei meant better, that girl... indeed treated everyone courteously and kindly.

"It’s not about not wanting to make friends, but... she actively avoided overly close interactions," Ren Wudao expressed his thought.

Actively avoiding overly close interactions?

Ren Wudao’s words quieted the meeting room once more.

Indeed... Fu Yunqing’s social relations were excessively simple, with her personality, she shouldn’t have been a lone traveler.

So, the explanation could only be one thing, she herself chose not to establish deeper relationships.

No romantic experience, no work history, roommates’ vague impression...

This girl... seemed to be living in another world.

"And another thing, why did the perpetrator deliberately move Fu Yunqing’s body to the street park? It was noon, broad daylight, why take such a big risk?" Yang Wanlong mentioned.

"Not necessarily the perpetrator who moved her there, she could have been killed there," Ren Wudao said attentively.

"You mean... the street park was the crime scene?" Yang Wanlong’s eyes widened, "That’s impossible! Where’s the blood? There’s no bloodstain in the entire street park, did the perpetrator lay down a giant sheet of paper and then kill Fu Yunqing?"

"Indeed... that doesn’t make sense, there’s a camera at the entrance of the street park, we’ve reviewed yesterday’s footage and didn’t see Fu Yunqing enter," Lin Wan added.

But this time, Bai Yanliang also spoke.

"What if... she went in with makeup?"

"But... she didn’t even know how to apply makeup, didn’t her dorm room not have any cosmetics..." Lin Wan retorted halfway before suddenly freezing.

Right, she only lacked cosmetics, nobody actually knew if she knew how to apply makeup or not.

A girl who doesn’t wear makeup could look very different after applying makeup, even her aura might change subtly.

"Could it be... the perpetrator decapitated her to prevent us from seeing her face with makeup?" An odd thought suddenly popped into Gao Fei’s mind.

Lin Wan shot a look at him, but Bai Yanliang was intrigued.

Could it be... because of that?