SS Chapter 2

Around 10 AM, the Paris-sur-Mer Bar Parking Lot was cordoned off with yellow tape.

While listening to Shao Hui’s report, Rao Xian walked towards the car. From a distance, he could see that the car was a silver-gray classic Porsche. The trunk was open, and the forensic science team and medical examiner were taking photos, collecting evidence, and performing a preliminary autopsy. Even from a distance, he could smell the nauseating odor unique to corpses.

As Rao Xian approached, he saw the body of a man with a mangled head curled up in the trunk.

Rao Xian was surprised that the identity could be confirmed so quickly, given the condition of the head.

Rao Xian understood, turned around, and looked at the three people who were being separated and questioned by the police officers not far away, asking, “Are those the ones who reported it?”

“Yes.” Shao Hui nodded, pointing at Long Xinyu and saying, “That’s Long Xinyu; the car is his.”

Rao Xian asked, “Do Long Xinyu and Min Jun know each other?”

Shao Hui’s voice was muffled because he was covering his nose: “Yes, they said they’re friends in business, known each other for some years.”

Rao Xian pondered: “Is Long Xinyu a suspect?”

A wave of stench hit, making Shao Hui unable to continue speaking and feeling nauseous.

Shao Hui barely suppressed the feeling of nausea and nodded repeatedly.

Over there, Long Xinyu leaned weakly against the police car. When the body was discovered, Wenren Ying vomited on the spot, causing Long Xinyu to throw up as well. Li Guang was the only tough one, although his face looked bad, he managed to hold it in. After the police arrived, the three of them were separated for questioning.

Long Xinyu never imagined that Min Jun’s body would be in his car, and that the death would be so horrible. If the police hadn’t shown him the photos from the found cellphone and the dark patterned suit, Long Xinyu almost wouldn’t have recognized it was Min Jun – his head was smashed to pieces, covered in brain matter and blood, and his eyeballs were bulging out – ugh, thinking of that image made Long Xinyu want to vomit again.

Rao Xian was about to approach when he saw Long Xinyu bending over and dry-heaving near the green belt.

Rao Xian looked up at the sky. First Shao Hui felt nauseous, then Long Xinyu dry-heaved, making him feel a little nauseous too!

Rao Xian paused for a few seconds, turned around, went back to the car to get a bottle of mineral water, and took a few paper towels. He walked over, greeted the police officer who was taking Long Xinyu’s statement, and handed the mineral water and paper towels to Long Xinyu, who was bending over and dry-heaving.

Long Xinyu was feeling very uncomfortable from the vomiting, and without looking at who it was, he took the paper towels and covered his mouth, took a deep breath, and struggled to suppress the feeling of nausea before straightening up and using the mineral water to rinse his mouth.

Long Xinyu didn’t answer. He tilted his head back and used all the remaining mineral water to rinse his mouth, then wiped his mouth and nose with a paper towel. He turned around, found a trash can, threw the water bottle and paper in, and then turned his head to look at Rao Xian with slight gratitude.

Rao Xian also sized up Long Xinyu. The man looked very tired, but his appearance was good. His handmade suit was wrinkled and a little sweaty, looking a bit decadent. However, Rao Xian noticed that Long Xinyu threw the trash into the trash can instead of littering, and felt that this person could pay attention to details under these circumstances, so he should be quite cultured. Perhaps mainly because he looked very sophisticated, it was easy to feel favorably towards him.

Long Xinyu’s tone was a bit rascally, and Rao Xian felt that his way of speaking contradicted his previous behavior a bit.

While observing Long Xinyu, he said, “I’m sorry, I don’t smoke.”

Long Xinyu curled his lip and leaned weakly against the police car.

At this time, the police officer who had been taking Long Xinyu’s statement organized the record of Long Xinyu’s statements and handed it to Rao Xian.

Long Xinyu nodded. When he attended the cocktail party, he gave his car keys to the hotel valet for parking. While at the hotel, Min Jun was still harassing Luo Pingping, full of energy, but today, Min Jun’s body was in the trunk of his car. Judging by the timeline, Min Jun was likely thrown into his car during the time between his return to the lobby and driving away from the hotel.

When he, Wenren Ying, and Li Guang sneaked out of the cocktail party, Min Jun’s body should already have been in his car, but at that time, Min Jun may have just been killed, and the smell of the body hadn’t spread out yet, so it wasn’t discovered. Just now, if Wenren Ying hadn’t tripped and smelled the strange odor, the body might have been discovered even later.

Thinking that there was a body in his car and that he might have even driven it home, Long Xinyu felt a headache coming on.

Rao Xian listened to Long Xinyu’s deductions, observing his expression at the same time, and felt that what he said was likely the truth.

Rao Xian waved his hand, and Shao Hui came over with Li Guang’s and Wenren Ying’s statements to report to Rao Xian: “Captain, the statements are all done.”

Rao Xian took and looked at Li Guang’s and Wenren Ying’s statements, which were mostly the same as Long Xinyu’s account, with only minor differences, and no suspicious points.

Therefore, Long Xinyu and the others were taken back to the police station.

When Rao Xian returned to the police station, the video from the hotel was sent over. From the video, it could be seen that during the time Min Jun was killed, a person wearing a black hooded sweatshirt came out of the hotel’s staff elevator and went straight to Long Xinyu’s car. They used the car key to open the car door and drove the car behind a pillar and never came out.

Lin Dong of the Forensic Medicine Lab was performing a preliminary autopsy.

Rao Xian asked if there were any findings.

Lin Dong pointed at Min Jun’s head and showed Rao Xian: “Very direct. The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, resulting in a skull fracture and brain tissue damage.”

Rao Xian looked at the body and asked, “Are there any other wounds?”

Lin Dong shook his head.

“Can you confirm the murder weapon?” Rao Xian asked again.

Lin Dong was uncertain: “The skull damage is severe. It must be a blunt object. Oh, I found this in the wound. It may have fallen off the murder weapon.” As he spoke, he took off his gloves and handed Rao Xian an evidence bag.

Rao Xian took it and saw a large, sparkling piece of glass on the outside of the bag.

“A broken diamond?” Rao Xian looked at Lin Dong and asked.

Lin Dong nodded: “It’s a broken diamond, and not an ordinary glass diamond, but a fake diamond. It may have been on the murder weapon, and it fell off the murder weapon when the murderer struck Min Jun’s head.”

Rao Xian was surprised: What kind of murder weapon has diamonds on it? A diamond-studded murder weapon is too expensive!

Rao Xian stopped guessing. After taking a picture of the broken diamond with his cellphone, he returned the evidence bag to Lin Dong. When Lin Dong reached out to take the evidence bag, he revealed the watch on his wrist.

Rao Xian quickly walked over and asked loudly, “What’s going on? Why are you shouting so loudly in the police station?”

The middle-aged man turned his head and said aggressively, “Are you a police officer? Why did you let the murderer go? Long Xinyu is the murderer. He killed my son. Why did you let him go?”

Rao Xian heard the middle-aged man’s identity and said, “Are you Min Jun’s father?”

The middle-aged man said, “I’m Min Bocai. Min Jun is my son.” Then he glared fiercely at Long Xinyu: “I’ve seen the hotel surveillance. The video clearly shows Long Xinyu kicking my son in the hallway. My son’s body was also found in his car. He can’t get away with my son’s death. Why did you let him go?” As he spoke, he pointed at Long Xinyu with his finger.

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