Chapter 5 On-site Restoration

  The next morning, Yu Xinyuan arrived at the office early and waited for his colleagues from Leijiang County Criminal Investigation Detachment to arrive. He then began assigning tasks:

  "Coroner Zhao, please re-examine the deceased from head to toe again to see if you can find any new clues or old injuries."

  "Xiao Li, go to the foreign trade department and find out what Yamada Jiro is doing here, who invited him."

  "Let's conduct a more in-depth search of Yamada Jiro's room and personal belongings on the National Day and Army Building Day; also, secretly investigate all personnel who have been in contact with Yamada since his arrival in Leijiang, including leaders at all levels, especially to clarify the whereabouts of each person on the night of Yamada's death."

  The room where the incident occurred had been carefully searched many times, and the hope of finding any valuable clues was slim. But Yu Guangyuan did not give up, letting his two assistants search every corner with flashlights while he stood in the center of the room, eyes closed, trying to recreate the crime scene: Two glasses on the table, he should have been drinking with an acquaintance; Suddenly, he felt unwell, immediately went to the bathroom to vomit, then became dizzy and stumbled out, at which point the killer struck him a fatal blow to the chest. The bloodstain on the carpet should be his mouthful of blood after being hit, and then he fell onto the bed, where the killer castrated him... Then when he came out of the bathroom vomiting, he would have seen the killer, will...

  "Jian Jun, come here!"

  Jian Jun climbed up from the carpet. "Captain, what's going on!"

  "You go to the bathroom now, close the door, and I'll call you when it's time for you to come out."

  "Alright!" Jianjun happily agreed. After all, it was uncomfortable for a big guy like him who was 1 meter 8 to squat on the ground.

  Then Yu Guangyuan called Guoqing over and whispered something in his ear. Guoqing was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Captain, is this okay?"

  "No problem, I'll take care of it!" Yu Xin patted his shoulder encouragingly.

  "Are you ready?" Guo Qing nodded.

  Yu Guangyuan shouted at the bathroom: "Jianjun, come out!"

  "Ah~" Jian Jun had just come out of the bathroom, when suddenly, Guo Qing was holding a flashlight and stabbed him viciously in the chest, without any mercy!

  "National Day, you~", Jian Jun let out a sudden cry of surprise, caught off guard, and was about to be stabbed in the chest by the flashlight. But as an ex-special forces operative, he reacted instinctively, curling up his chest and abdomen, and with lightning-fast reflexes, grabbed Guo Qing's flashlight, dodged to the side, and with a swift kick, knocked Guo Qing to the ground, twisting his arm behind his back in one smooth motion.

  "Alas, spare me, it was the captain who made me do this!" Jianjun shouted.

  "Jianjun, let go quickly! It was I who told Guoqing to do this, I wanted to restore the scene of the crime!"

  Jian Jun loosened his grip, and Guo Qing exclaimed, "Jian Jun, what are you doing using so much force? You almost twisted my arm off!"

  "National Day, I'm sorry, this is out of instinct!" He was filled with apology and helped up National Day who was still lying on the ground.

  "National Day, are you okay?" Yu Guangyuan asked anxiously while holding National Day's hand.

  "It's okay, Captain. You stopped it just in time, or else this arm of mine would have been ruined." Guo Qing was gritting his teeth in pain.

  Guang Yu thought for a moment and asked Jianjun: "If a karate seventh dan master were to be suddenly attacked, would he have the same reaction as you?"

  Jian Jun said with certainty: "That's natural, a martial artist's instinctive reaction!"

  Guangyuan looked along the direction of the bed and said, "National Day, Army Building Day, let's move the bed and take a look."

  The bed is a Ningbo thousand-work bed, looking a bit old-fashioned, made of pure birch wood, with several parts such as the eaves, sleeping platform, bed wall and bed top all intact. The bone-inlaid craftsmanship was used, extremely delicate but also very heavy. Three people exerted their strength to move the bed slightly, when Yu Xin suddenly felt something falling down.

  "Halt! Bring the flashlight!" Yu Xin Yuan hastily said.

  National Day, I took out the flashlight and shone it under the bed, where a small reflective dot was visible on the carpet. I opened the forensic kit, took out a pair of long tweezers, and carefully plucked out the dot. It turned out to be a golden button!

  A surge of excitement in his heart. It wasn't a waste of effort after all! This also verified his own judgment: Yamada Jiro must have left some clues before he died. He carefully observed the button, which was exquisitely made and should be from high-end clothing. There were still a few fibers remaining on it, and the thread head on the front side was basically intact, not like it had fallen off automatically. From the degree of thread breakage, it seemed to have been pulled off.

  Two assistants came over: "Captain, is this the murderer?"

  Guangyuan shook his head, "It's not certain yet, but this is an important discovery after all!" He carefully put the button into the evidence bag and placed it in the forensic box.

  "Move over a bit and see what else you can find?" Yu Xin Yuan was determined to dig deeper.

  But the result was very disappointing, nothing was gained.

  As he walked out of the room where the incident occurred, the door to the opposite room was open, and a public security officer sat at the entrance with an air of vigilance. Yu Xin Yuan asked: "Where are the personal belongings of Yamada Jiro?"

  The police officer on duty replied: "After you checked it, return it to his secretary."

  "Like this?" Yu Xin pondered for a moment, "Is Secretary Daishima in?"

  "After having breakfast, he didn't go out." The person on duty replied.

  "You wait here, I'll go invite Vice County Magistrate Lu."

  When Yu Xinfang arrived at the county government, he found that Lu Suxia's office door was closed tightly, with a note on the door: "I'm in class at school, if you have anything to do, please go to Leijiang Academy".

  Yu Xin arrived at Lei Jiang Academy and saw Lu Si Xia teaching classical literature to the second-year high school students. The college entrance examination was approaching, so both teachers and students were making the most of their last moments to strive for good grades.

  "The past decade has been a devastating blow to China's basic education. Young and middle-aged teachers have been completely cut off, many old teachers have been forced to leave the podium, and some have even died unjustly. Therefore, high-level teachers have become extremely precious and scarce resources, and teachers like Lu Sixiang, who studied at a first-rate university and had decades of teaching experience, are simply "national treasures".

  Yu Xin Yuan finally waited for the bell to ring, but Lu Si Xiao rushed out of the classroom door and hurried towards another classroom. Yu Xin Yuan had no choice but to call him back.

  After explaining the meaning, Lu Sihao sighed and said: "Originally, I was going to give a history review for the second year of high school. It seems that I can only make up for it during evening self-study!" He called over a student, gave him some instructions, and then walked out of Leijiang Academy with Yu Xin Yuan.