At the hotel entrance.
Ye Tian Ming and Ya Zi walked out together.
“What a pity! In the end, we still didn't get to try the hotel's breakfast.”
Ye Tian Ming said with a hint of regret.
Ya Zi, beside him, rolled her eyes and mumbled, "A man who gets a good deal and still complains," then she waved down a taxi.
“I'm off, let's get together again next time!”
She stood on her tiptoes, kissed Ye Tian Ming on the cheek, opened the car door, got in, and drove away.
Standing there, Ye Tian Ming shook his head. He felt like his girlfriend had appeared out of nowhere.
Although he hadn't refused her last night, he still didn't understand why Ya Zi had been so proactive.
He admitted he was handsome. Even Yan Zu (Andy Lau) was only 60% of his level.
But Ya Zi shouldn't be the kind of woman who can't resist a handsome man, right?
“Forget it, I'll ask her next time.”
Ye Tian Ming thought.
Then, he also hailed a taxi, told the driver the address, and the car sped towards its destination.
...
In an old neighborhood in Sham Shui Po.
Ye Tian Ming got out of the taxi, looked up at the building complex, and walked inside.
The 12th building in the neighborhood was already cordoned off.
Ye Tian Ming showed his ID and was allowed to pass.
Stepping into the hallway, a pungent smell of disinfectant filled the air.
Ye Tian Ming covered his nose and came to the door of a room on the 3rd floor.
“Here you go.”
Gu Ze Chen, wearing a mask, handed him a package.
Ye Tian Ming expertly opened it and put on the mask and gloves inside.
“What’s the situation?”
He asked.
“A family of three, murdered.”
Gu Ze Chen said with anger in his eyes, “The murderer broke in to rob them. The husband and wife were sleeping at the time. They must have been awakened by the noise the murderer made, and a fight ensued.”
He led Ye Tian Ming into the master bedroom.
A bloody scene!
The bed, the walls, the floor, everywhere was covered in blood!
Two bodies, one the husband's, lay on the floor, head facing the room, feet facing outward.
The wife's body was on the bed.
Her clothes were in disarray!
It was clear what she had gone through before her death.
Ye Tian Ming also frowned at this scene.
“And the couple's son was also brutally murdered by the killer.”
Gu Ze Chen said, leading Ye Tian Ming to the second bedroom.
This room was clearly decorated in a children's style, exuding the cuteness and innocence of a child.
But now;
All this was ruined by a splash of blood red in the room.
A boy's body, looking to be about eleven or twelve years old, lay in the pool of blood on the floor.
His death was gruesome!
Ye Tian Ming strongly suspected that the murderer was a psychopath with psychological problems.
Next;
Ye Tian Ming and the others began to work.
First, they conducted a simple autopsy on the three bodies at the scene, then they worked with the forensic team to trace clues.
When Ye Tian Ming and his team were almost done with their work.
He overheard Liang Xiao Rou and Shen Xiong arguing on the balcony.
Liang Xiao Rou looked very angry, while Shen Xiong looked helpless.
Ye Tian Ming listened for a few moments.
It turned out that Liang Xiao Rou suspected that the murderer in this case was the same person who committed the previous home robbery and murder.
Then she argued with Shen Xiong about the suspects.
They had previously locked down a few suspects.
They had been keeping an eye on them, but this murder happened last night, so Liang Xiao Rou suspected that her team members were slacking off and not doing their jobs properly.
Shen Xiong knew his colleagues well and was sure they wouldn't be so negligent.
So he argued a few words in their defense, and the two of them started arguing.
Ye Tian Ming listened for a while and then turned around and left.
This was their Serious Crimes Unit's business, and he, a forensic pathologist, shouldn't get involved in their internal conflicts.
However;
The few suspects Liang Xiao Rou mentioned......
A cold glint flashed in Ye Tian Ming's eyes.
Maybe he could go check them out tonight.
......
In the evening;
Ye Tian Ming had dinner at the teahouse downstairs from his apartment building.
When it got dark, he went home, changed clothes, and went out.
He had already obtained the basic information of the four suspects, knowing their names and where they lived.
He planned to visit their homes tonight.
The police couldn't search a house without a warrant.
But Ye Tian Ming didn't need one!
Half an hour later;
Ye Tian Ming parked his car outside a certain old neighborhood.
In this kind of old neighborhood, there was no security guard at the entrance, and there wasn't even a camera inside.
He could go in directly.
A few minutes later;
Ye Tian Ming found the house where the first suspect lived.
He used two pieces of wire to open the iron gate.
This little trick was learned from his previous life, and he didn't expect to be able to use it now.
However, Ye Tian Ming's lockpicking skills were only good for opening simple old locks.
He couldn't open anything more complex.
He opened the door and went in.
At this time, the suspect should still be at the police station being interrogated.
So Ye Tian Ming didn't have to worry about anyone being in the house.
He first looked around and rummaged through some hidden corners.
He actually found some suspicious items.
For example, a stack of inappropriate videotapes hidden in a drawer under the VCR.
And a few pairs of women's pants that looked like they weren't from legitimate sources, hidden deep in a drawer.
But after searching for a while.
Ye Tian Ming didn't find any conclusive evidence that could directly point to the suspect as the murderer.
Half an hour later;
Ye Tian Ming left the neighborhood where the first suspect lived.
He went to the next one.
Two hours later;
Ye Tian Ming had visited the homes of all four suspects.
But he didn't find anything useful.
“Could it be that they're not the ones?”
Ye Tian Ming thought.
Just then;
As he sat in his car, he suddenly saw a group of Triads carrying machetes, steel pipes, and other weapons, walking menacingly down the street.
There were about forty or fifty of them.
He looked back.
Sure enough, he saw another group of Triads on the other side of the street.
“Am I about to witness a Triad clash?”
Ye Tian Ming shook his head, then, after the Triads had passed, started his car and slowly drove away.