Chapter 86: The Murderer Gradually Appears

  Qin Lang did not immediately answer Gao Feng's question, but instead came to the side of the wooden bed and knocked on the wall with his fists in both directions, as if confirming his inner doubts.

  "From here to here, the back is empty. This cave may still have another entrance!" After a moment, Qin Lang pointed out a position of about half a meter on the left lower wall and said.

  Gao Feng also learned from Qin Lang and knocked on the cave wall, but nothing came out.

  Half a meter below, an iron cabinet was placed. Qin Lang furrowed his brow and bent down to move the cabinet away, but found that it seemed to be welded in place and couldn't be moved no matter what.

  "Find a way to move this cabinet!" Qin Lang pointed at the iron cabinet and said to Gao Feng.

  Gao Feng immediately reached out to move it, only to find that he couldn't budge it, which made him feel frustrated.

  "With such a small cabinet, I used so much force and still can't handle it?" Gaofeng said with a look of discontent.

  Bai Wuxia saw the situation and hurried over to help lift the iron cabinet, but this strange cabinet was actually unable to be moved.

  "I must get rid of it!" Gao Feng gritted his teeth in hatred. He walked to the entrance of the cave, called out to his companions above to pass down tools, and together with Bai Wuxia, they used all their strength to finally pry open the cabinet.

  As soon as the cabinet was pried open, a hole suddenly appeared.

  The opening of the cave was slightly smaller than when they entered, Qin Lang hastily shone his flashlight outward and discovered another passageway leading into the cave. Moreover, this passageway extended straight up, with nothing covering it from above, and from its shape, it looked somewhat like an abandoned well.

  "The back of this iron cabinet is empty, the side has a keyhole, and the front has many round holes. I estimate that the murderer used it as a door and for ventilation." Bai Wuxiao said while examining the cabinet.

  Qin Lang studied the newly discovered passage for a while, and his doubts seemed to clear up. He went back into the cave and said to the two people: "The murderer is very likely to be two people, one about 1.65 meters tall, female, and one about 1.7 meters tall, male, wearing sports shoes and hiking boots respectively."

  Gao Feng and Bai Wuchan were taken aback at the same time, and when did another murderer appear?

  "After I gave her first aid, the girl is temporarily out of danger, but we must send her to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible." Dr. Yan Fa said with delight to several people at this time.

  "That's good, Doctor Yan. You come over here for a moment. Xiao Qin has described the appearance of the murderer. Let's analyze it together." Gaofeng hastily called out to Doctor Yan.

  "Xiao Qin, it's not that I want to deny you, but your answers are always too numerous. Every time, you only give us the answer, this time if you don't tell us your basis, we won't be convinced!" Yan Fa Yi was both angry and curious.

  Qin Lang smiled faintly and now arrived at the real first case discovery scene. Powerful evidence came one after another, he didn't need to sell any more suspense.

  "Strictly speaking, you are professional in solving cases, but as for knowledge about ancient tombs, I suppose you don't know much about it."

  Under the suspicious gaze of everyone, Qin Lang continued to say, "The wall of this cave is made of modern green bricks. In addition to the artificial decorations that everyone can see and the items inside the cave, these are the reasons why I think it has been renovated. But the top of the cave, you carefully observe, is built with brick stones, specifically, it is a green tomb brick, with many small pits on the surface, the bricks are relatively thin, and there is no bonding between the bricks, plus the arched tomb passage, the entire depth of the cave does not exceed five meters. Based on these structures and tomb bricks, I think this should be a Han Dynasty tomb."

  Bai Wu Xian carefully looked at the top of the tomb, staring intently, and suddenly exclaimed: "Indeed there are patterns, but as for the thickness of the bricks, I really can't tell!"

  "What era is this tomb from, and does it have a direct connection with the murderer? What's the basis for your description of the murderer's appearance?" Gaofeng asked Qin Lang impatiently.

  "What I said is just a guess about the identity of the murderer being a tomb raider! And our newly discovered entrance, outside there are several shoe prints, because the mud is solid, when the murderer stepped on it, the left shoe print is quite clear. Based on the style of the shoe print, it's not difficult to guess the style of the shoe."

  "These several shoe prints have three with a length of about 26 cm, which is equivalent to men's shoes size 42. There are two that are 22-23 cm, but men's feet are generally not so small, so they are equivalent to women's shoes size 35. Based on the calculation that a person's height is six to seven times their shoe size, we can infer the above height." Qin Lang explained patiently.

  Yan Fa shone her medical flashlight towards the entrance and indeed, as Qin Lang had said, there were several clear shoe prints. Although she was an expert in analyzing these clues, it was impossible for her to infer the characteristics of the murderer based on just a few shoe prints within a short period of time.

  She turned back to Qin Lang in surprise, "I suspect you have an encyclopedia in your brain! However, we can't judge that the murderer is a man and a woman just based on these different shoe prints. The cave entrance was open, so it's not ruled out that others came down."

  "Except for the shoe prints left outside, there are also some inside the cave. Although everyone came down just now and destroyed many of the killer's traces, it's not difficult to find them. Under the bed, along the bedside, in the corner on the east side, you can also find the same shoe prints. My eyes are quite sharp, I can see them at a glance. If you don't believe me, you can go and compare them yourself!" Qin Lang said to Yan Fa, looking very pleased with himself.

  The forensic doctor was startled by Qin Lang's incredible inference, and she was annoyed that the murderer still didn't leave any fingerprints or other traces in the cave. What Qin Lang inferred about the suspect's appearance undoubtedly pointed her in a very clear direction.

  "Save me, save me..."

  Just as several people were discussing heatedly, a faint cry for help suddenly came from behind.

  "She's awake!" Several people turned around and saw that the girl who was in a coma just now not only spoke, but also opened her eyes. They were overjoyed and rushed over immediately.

  The girl was limp all over, her whole body soft and weak, those eyes full of spirit filled with fear. Yan Fa saw the situation and immediately comforted: "How do you feel now? Don't be afraid, we are police, we are here to save you."

  "Thank you..." The girl let out a long sigh. Her condition wasn't as bad as everyone had expected, and her speech was also clear.

  From the girl's mouth, several people have obtained a lot of important information. Including the cause and process of being harmed, the appearance characteristics of the suspect who imprisoned her, etc., which is almost identical to what Qin Lang said. And what shocked people the most was that the girl also said another unbelievable thing!

  When the girl was locked in, there was another girl here!

  According to the girl's description of the other party's appearance, Dr. Yan put the photo of the female corpse in front of the girl, and the girl burst into loud wailing, "Yun Jie, it's Yun Jie! The Yun Jie who was locked up with me here!"

  Dr. Yan immediately took out the autopsy report of the female corpse and checked it, discovering that the foot size of the female corpse was exactly 35 codes. In other words, the person who stepped on the shoe print was very likely to be the female corpse herself.

  The killer of the captive girl seems to be linked to the serial murder case they are investigating.

  "What about Yun Jie who was in your mouth? When was she caught and was she still alive when she went out?" asked Yan Fa Yi.

  "That man is a pervert, he's not human, Cloud Sister has already passed away, but he still won't let her go!"

  "How did you know that Yun Jie had passed away? Maybe she's just unconscious." Dr. Yan Fa said with a frown, feeling something was off.

  The girl cried, "Looking out from the hole in the cabinet, if it's daytime, you can see light. I judged the days by the light. When I came in, Yun Jie was already very weak and was dragged out by that pervert after being unconscious for thirteen whole days. Thirteen days without eating or drinking, how could she still be alive?"

  "What?" exclaimed Gao Feng, Bai Wuchan and Yan Fa simultaneously.

  Comatose for thirteen days, under such dire circumstances, without replenishing the nutrients needed by the human body, it's undoubtedly a death sentence.

  If what the girl said is true, then the time of death inferred by Dr. Yan Fa will inevitably be overturned!

  Several people looked at Qin Lang in horror, because they all remembered that the deceased's death time was at least more than a week ago, and they had laughed it off as a joke.

  Especially for Dr. Yan, she also solemnly and righteously put her own profession on stage to guarantee it!

  So she had to figure out whether there were any discrepancies in what the girl said.