The surveillance footage was sorted out at around five in the afternoon. Although he hadn't had much rest during this period, Cen Lian still did not leave work on time. Instead, he planned to get off work overtime to check the surveillance footage.

The situation Fanglin described gave him a sense of urgency. He even felt that if he could find the place where the tomb robbers dug the hole one minute earlier, it might be possible to protect a precious cultural relic from damage. If the cultural relic with text on it was well preserved and excavated, perhaps a piece of unknown history could be restored.

Even if we are lucky enough to find the Shang Dynasty tomb where the bronze tripod was looted, it will be a contribution to the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasty dating project.

When turning on the surveillance camera, Cen Lian gave himself a lot of values, then drank a large cup of strong tea in one gulp, and while refilling the water, he symbolically floated a few wolfberries on it, pretending that he was maintaining his health.

The computers in the Yishou County branch were relatively old. Even though the computer that Cen Lian got was the newest one, it was at least seven or eight years old.

Qu Zihan asked him which surveillance camera he wanted to watch first.

"Let's check the main roads first. Since this group of people are tomb robbers, there will be more or less mud on their cars. If they dig deep, the mud will be different in color." When Cen Lian doesn't have a clear target, he prefers to check the surveillance of main roads, especially those main roads that cannot be avoided when entering or leaving a city.

It is difficult for ordinary people to accurately capture criminal suspects hiding in cars or flashing by in the vast sea of ​​cars and people, so most suspects will not deliberately avoid cameras on the main roads when they are sure that their vehicle information has not been exposed.

Thinking of this, Cen Lian clicked on the first surveillance video sent by Qu Zihan.

The streets in Yishou County were slightly wider than those in most counties. Cen Lian first scanned the surroundings of the surveillance camera and found that most of the surrounding shops were open, which meant that if he really found something and wanted to check the surveillance cameras in the surrounding shops, he would most likely be able to find it.

When he turned his gaze back to the vehicles on the main road, he almost instinctively pressed the pause button.

[He is dumping the body]

The text bubble of just five words sent a chill down his spine.

Disposing of the body? He could see this thing directly?!

Cen Lian calmed down and turned his gaze back to the screen. The text bubble still stood firmly in the center of the screen, mocking him in black Fangsong font.

It's true that one case has not been solved yet when another one arises, Cen Lian complained in his heart. He hasn't found any clues in the tomb robbery case yet, but a murder case comes up right away.

He began to look through the criminal records that popped out of the roof of the car.

This man's name was Chang Jinwu, 32 years old. Cen Lian briefly checked his information and found that he was an unemployed vagrant with a criminal record.

Except for this one on the criminal record of dumping a corpse, all other crimes on the criminal record are related to fighting.

"Boss, you've been parked here for a long time," Qu Zihan couldn't help but remind him, "Is there something wrong with this car?"

Although Qu Zihan was very suspicious that Cen Lian was cheating when he asked this question.

"It's a little strange," Cen Lian found an excuse very skillfully, "Look at the lower side of the trunk of this car, is there any blood?"

Qu Zihan looked at it for a long time before nodding uncertainly, and became even more certain in his heart that Cen Lian must have opened it.

"Want to check?" She pretended not to notice anything.

"Let's find the owner first." Cen Lian stared at the car for a while, but didn't find anything else that looked like blood, so he didn't force an excuse.

Qu Zihan responded and went back to his computer.

"Blood stains?" Lin Xiangqi paused the performance video she was watching while playing with her phone. "Isn't this a tomb robbery case? Why is there blood stains?"

Cen Lian fixed his eyes on the car and explained without turning his head, "There may be some other problems. I will track it down first."

The level of the murder case is higher than that of the tomb robbery case. Since he has discovered the murder case, he must find the body first.

The surveillance started nine days ago, which was the day before the Yishou County Cultural Relics Inspection Team found the deserted hideout.

If the body had been dumped at that time, it would most likely have been found intact by now.

This is the time when the murder and body were dumped. Isn’t it too coincidental?

Cen Lian silently wondered whether the two cases might be related, but since he had no substantial evidence, he could only continue tracking the car used to dump the bodies.

"Looks like I can't slack off again," Lin Xiangqi put her phone aside, "I'll go check the investigation box. From what you said, we'll have to go to the scene soon."

It is normal to encounter murder cases in the support team. Even though this time it was a tomb robbery case, Lin Xiangqi still brought a full set of autopsy equipment when she set out.

"So Sister Lin, why don't you use the ones from the local branch?" Cen Lian wanted to ask, "We also have tools here."

"It's not suitable," Lin Xiangqi found her investigation box, "The one provided by the Municipal Bureau is a high-end one."

Cen Lian, who didn't know what high-end goods were, did not continue to express his opinion.

After tracking and monitoring the vehicle until night, Cen Lian was able to determine its approximate location.

The bad news is that there is no surveillance after leaving the county road, and we probably have to mobilize a large force to search for it.

Just as Cen Lian was thinking about whether to send someone to look for the body tonight or wait until daybreak, Tang Hua suddenly called.

"Hello?" Cen Lian had a vague feeling of strange premonition in his heart.

"I'm going to tell you something, don't be afraid." Tang Hua's tone was cautious.

Cen Lian's heartbeat began to accelerate.

"You say." He pretended to be calm.

"I accidentally stepped into a pit and there was a dead body in it." Tang Hua spoke even slower, giving Cen Lian enough time to react.

Cen Lian: ...

It seems that there is no need to look for surveillance after leaving the county road.

"In Shangji Town?" he asked.

"How do you know?!" This time it was Tang Hua's turn to be confused.

Cen Lian held his forehead with his hand. He lost the van just now after getting off the county road near Shangji Town.

"It's nothing, just stand here and don't move." Cen Lian said and hung up the phone without waiting for Tang Hua to curse.

Sometimes I don’t know what kind of damn tacit understanding there is between him and Tang Hua.

Lin Xiangqi had fallen asleep in the office. When she heard the word "corpse", it was like triggering a power button, and she ejected herself from the several chairs that had been put together.

"Is there a dead body?" She asked before her mind was fully clear.

Cen Lian nodded silently, "Tang Hua stepped on it."

Lin Xiangqi: ...

The temperature in Yishou County late at night was several degrees lower than that in Kang'an city. Cen Lian wrapped his clothes tightly and found Tang Hua squatting in a wasteland without moving.

"It's right here," Tang Hua waved at him, "There's a hole nearby. I saw it from a distance and thought it was a robbery hole, so I wanted to come and take a look. I didn't expect to step on empty air halfway."

Cen Lian walked closer to him and then figured out what the structure was.

Tang Hua stepped on an icy puddle covered by weeds, and found that there was new soil next to the puddle.

He thought he had really found the robbers' hole, so he mobilized several police officers from the local police stations to dig it up, and they discovered a frozen body underneath.

"Has the body been carried out?" Lin Xiangqi started working mode and rushed to the scene as soon as possible carrying the box.

"I didn't dare to move," Tang Hua gave up his seat obediently, "Sister Lin, come and see."

Police officers from several other local police stations also gave up their seats.

Lin Xiangqi had already dressed neatly and went straight to the body to check it out.

"The body was frozen before it was dumped," she said after a brief external examination. "From what I can see, the cause of death is probably a penetrating wound to the chest. I'll give you the results of the rest after the autopsy."

Cen Lian also saw the wound on the front of the body, which was very obvious on the frosted body.

"Let's take the body back first," Cen Lian looked around, "and come with me to look for wheel tracks."

He said this to Tang Hua.

Based on the location where the van disappeared, he was basically certain that the body he saw being dumped on the surveillance camera should be the one in front of him.

I just always feel like something is wrong.

It was only after Cen Lian walked out for a while that he realized what was wrong. He was clearly watching the surveillance footage from nine days ago, so why did it show "he is dumping the body"?

According to previous experience, it should be written that Chang Jinwu dumped the body nine days ago.

Is it possible that the system needs to be upgraded again?

Cen Lian looked at Forensic Doctor Lin with confusion as he directed the men to lift up the body. He fell silent when he saw the back of the body.

Completely different from the front of the corpse which looked intact, there was a huge hole on the back of the corpse, and almost all the internal organs were gone.

In other words, this is not actually a complete corpse.

"They haven't finished dumping the bodies yet," Cen Lian sighed, "Let's go and look for any tire tracks nearby. A body this big could have been dumped here by car."

He no longer doubted whether there was a problem with the system. The surveillance was indeed from nine days ago, but the body had not been dealt with yet, which meant that it was still being disposed of.

I just don't know where the rest of the body is now, and why it was dumped separately.

"You seemed to know that I would come across a corpse," Tang Hua asked him after he followed Cen Lian out, "Did you find anything too?"

"Well, when I was watching the surveillance video today, I found that there was a car that looked very strange. I tracked the car to the nearby area, and then I received your call." Cen Lian did not hide it. Anyway, that was how he tracked the car today.

"That's quite a coincidence," Tang Hua didn't know whether to say it was an accident, "So you are planning to look for the tire tracks of that car now?"

"Well, I guess this is the car that was used to dump the bodies," Cen Lian looked around, "This area is really deserted, and no one is farming here."

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