"Hello."
"I'm the person in charge here, Lin Wendong."
A nondescript middle-aged man approached Fang Hao. The man was of average height, about a little over 1.7 meters, which made him half a head shorter than Fang Hao.
He had some wrinkles on his forehead and a dark complexion, but his eyes were exceptionally deep and bright, as if they could see through a person's soul.
Lin Wendong looked curiously at Fang Hao, whose face was somewhat pale, with a peculiar expression.
Catching a fish and pulling up a dead body—talk about luck.
"Officer Lin, hello."
Facing Lin Wendong, Fang Hao couldn't help feeling a bit nervous.
Despite the man's ordinary appearance, like a neighborly uncle, his presence was very strong.
His sharp eyes gave the feeling that there was nowhere to hide.
"Were you the one fishing here when the body was pulled up?"
"Yes, it was right here."
Fang Hao pointed out his previous fishing spot to Lin Wendong.
Lin Wendong also took a look at the terrain, which indeed provided a relatively wide field of view.
A good place to dispose of a body.
If someone wanted to dispose of a body, this spot was ideal.
It was very likely that this was also where the perpetrator chose to dump the body.
Although it was still uncertain if it was accidental death or homicide.
But as a seasoned detective of decades, Lin Wendong had a hunch that it was homicide.
He immediately had the scene secured.
The area within a dozen meters around this spot was cordoned off to prevent unrelated persons from approaching and contaminating the scene.
It was very likely that there were traces left by the killer nearby.
"Did you find anything suspicious around here?" Lin Wendong casually asked.
"Not for now."
"By the way, Officer Lin, how did this person die?"
"We don't know yet. We'll only be clear after the forensic examination."
The recovered body was already laid ashore.
The foul stench was so strong that it made anyone nearby want to vomit.
A young, pretty policewoman, upon seeing the body, ran aside to retch.
Lin Wendong observed this scene without any reproach.
Because the corpse retrieved this time was indeed a bit horrifying. The face had been nibbled by fish, with almost no intact flesh left, and combined with being soaked in water for so long, it had decayed.
The remaining rotten flesh clung to the bones, mixed with white bones, which could affect people who hadn't experienced it before.
However, this was part of their job—small scenes, really.
With more experience, it would naturally become less affecting.
Unfazed, Lin Wendong approached the corpse.
The face of the body was no longer recognizable, only the general physique suggested it was a male.
As for how he died, whether it was an accident or murder, further forensic examination would be required to determine.
The forensic team had already taken out tools and was conducting a preliminary examination and identification of the body.
An assistant nearby was helping to take photos, preserving the state of the scene.
After a while,
The forensic doctor stood up, removed his gloves, and reported the findings to Lin Wendong.
"The deceased was a male, approximately between thirty-three to thirty-five years old, around 1.73 meters in height."
"Due to the facial decay and fish nibbling, identification is impossible. There was also nothing on him to prove his identity."
"Judging by the degree of decay, the estimated time of death is between two to three months ago."
"For the exact timing, further examination will be needed back at the lab to analyze the situation more clearly."
"The conditions here are quite rudimentary, so we could only conduct some preliminary checks."
"The cause of death was a blunt force trauma to the back of the head, with traces on the back of the brain as well…"
"Thank you, Forensic Doctor Zhang."
"You're welcome."
After finishing the examination, they had the body taken away.
As for the scene… Lin Wendong had already looked around before.
No useful information had been found at present.
People often came here to fish, so even if there had been traces left behind before, they might have already disappeared after a few months.
Or, there's another possibility…the body floated down from upstream.
But the most important task now was to identify the deceased.
He needed to go back and look through the list of missing males from the past two to three months to see if there were any leads.
Meanwhile,
"Xiao Chen."
Lin Wendong called out to the young policewoman who was still vomiting.
"Officer Lin... urgh."
The young policewoman walked over with a pale face, having almost vomited bile after retching several times.
It was her first time seeing such a terrifying corpse.
Just thinking about the scene made her want to vomit.
"Xiao Chen, take this young man back to get his statement."
"Yes, Officer Lin." After seeing Fang Hao, the young officer named Xiao Chen's pallor eased a little.
Fang Hao was somewhat good-looking.
"I'm sorry, since you're the one who discovered the body, we need your cooperation to come back with us for a statement." Lin Wendong briefly explained to Fang Hao.
"It won't take long, at most half an hour."
"Will you be able to give me a ride back after the statement?"
Fang Hao couldn't resist asking.
"Hmm?"
Lin Wendong looked at him in confusion.
The young policewoman also found his words a bit strange and didn't understand what he meant.
"I still want to come back and fish!!!"
Damn it, Fang Hao refused to believe it.
Could it really be such bad luck today?
He thought it was a big catch, but it turned out to be a dead body!
The fish weren't caught, only the body was.
He still wanted to fish, he just couldn't believe he wouldn't catch any.
No matter what, nothing today could stop him from fishing.
After hearing Fang Hao's words, Lin Wendong chuckled.
This kid had some nerve; he just pulled up a corpse, and after finishing the late-night statement, he still wanted to come back to fish.
The young policewoman was even more taken aback by this. What kind of person was this?
Was he fishing to the point of obsession?
Didn't he see the situation? Given such circumstances, could he really continue fishing?
If it were anyone else, they'd probably be shaking with fear by now.
But this guy, apart from having his legs tremble a bit earlier, seemed otherwise calm.
A real oddball.
"Alright, Xiao Chen, give him a ride back after the statement."
"By the way, here's my contact information. If you find anything strange later, or if any situations arise, you can contact me."
Lin Wendong laughed, then instructed the young policewoman, Xiao Chen, to take Fang Hao.
He had other matters to attend to, so these small tasks he let the young officer, Xiao Chen, handle with Fang Hao.
And just like that, Fang Hao went back with the policewoman to give his statement.