Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife

Chapter 481: Chapter 481: Wait Until I’m Arrested, Then Rescue Your Husband!

The headless male corpse was sitting right in front of Chen Xiao.

Whether it was the vehicle where the corpse was found or the clothes on the corpse.

Without a doubt, they all pointed to Chen Xiao that this corpse was Zuo Shu!

However, Chen Xiao still found it hard to believe.

Zuo Shu, who had had a dispute with him last night, was now missing his head.

Seeing the look on Chen Xiao’s face, Li Hui, still unclear about the details, asked expectantly:

"Mr. Chen, can you confirm his identity?"

Chen Xiao took a deep breath: "It should be the person I’m familiar with, barring any surprises."

"Who?"

"Zuo Shu, the owner of Changheng Real Estate in Shencheng City, a local there."

As Chen Xiao was speaking, the forensic expert spoke up:

"Captain Li, shall we bring the body down for an autopsy? Currently, external observation hasn’t provided much useful information."

Li Hui nodded, and Chen Xiao also stepped aside.

He watched with his own eyes as the forensic expert unbuckled Zuo Shu’s seat belt and then moved him to the ground.

However, only superficial checks and item extraction from the car and the deceased’s exterior were conducted at the scene.

Chen Xiao watched silently from the side.

Until the forensic expert extracted a hair from the deceased’s body.

The hair wasn’t long, but its length was similar to Chen Xiao’s!

Seeing this scene, and looking at Zuo Shu’s headless body, Chen Xiao suddenly thought:

"Was it designed for me? What’s the purpose? What’s the motive?"

Chen Xiao couldn’t figure it out, and at this time, the forensic expert also discovered bruising on Zuo Shu’s abdomen.

With these bruises, both the forensic expert and Li Hui, as a police captain, could determine that the deceased had fought with someone before his death.

As for Chen Xiao, he was even more certain.

The bruises on Zuo Shu’s abdomen were from the last kick he had given!

Seeing this, Chen Xiao laughed.

He was wondering whether he should turn himself in?

As soon as this thought arose, Chen Xiao denied it:

"No no no, I shouldn’t rush. It’s still uncertain if that’s Zuo Shu, and if it is, I can cooperate when the time comes."

"If I reveal everything so hurriedly, would it look like I was prepared long ago?"

"Let’s wait and see what this is really about!"

Once his mind was made up, Li Hui walked over:

"Mr. Chen, we’ll still need to confirm the victim’s identity later. After all, no identification or communication devices were found at the scene. So, could you first contact the person you mentioned to see if it is him?"

"No problem, I’ll try calling him first and then have someone notify his family." Chen Xiao agreed without hesitation and walked aside to dial Zuo Shu’s number.

Unsurprisingly, Zuo Shu’s number was already switched off.

Then, Chen Xiao called Guo Qing.

The latter answered the phone just as he was getting up, a little worried:

"Why are you calling so early, brother? It’s not that Zuo Shu is up to his antics again, is it?"

"He might be dead," Chen Xiao said flatly, and after a two-second pause on the other side, Guo Qing exclaimed:

"What did you say? Zuo Shu... is dead?"

"Yes, his car was found less than three kilometers from my home at the foot of a mountain. There’s a male corpse inside, judging by the height and clothes it should be Zuo Shu, but his head has been cut off."

Pausing to consider, Chen Xiao continued, "Barring any surprises, he was probably killed by having his head forcibly severed while he was still alive."

"Damn! Killed by cutting off his head while alive? That’s brutal!"

Guo Qing exclaimed, deeply shocked.

Chen Xiao responded, "How he died isn’t important now; the key is we can’t reach his phone. The police want to confirm his identity as soon as possible, so could you notify his family, and I’ll call Qin Fei, who should still be the police captain over there."

"No problem, I’ll go right away." Guo Qing agreed immediately.

After finishing the call with Guo Qing, Chen Xiao dialed Qin Fei, who replaced Xie Wensheng as the police captain.

The latter was also shocked when he received the call, but he didn’t hesitate to agree when Chen Xiao asked him to notify the family.

In the Yang Lake Phantom Case, apart from beneficiaries like Dragon Cauldron Group, Qin Fei was also a beneficiary.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been easy to lose the acting "deputy" title so soon after replacing Xie Wensheng as captain.

After notifying both, Chen Xiao put down the phone and, after some thought, decided to call Lin Xi.

She was currently on her way back to Dongzhou and sounded quite happy as she answered:

"You’re up so early? I’m on my way home, should be there in half an hour!"

"Hmm, honey... I’m going to say something, listen calmly and don’t worry, okay?" Chen Xiao deliberately used a light tone to prepare Lin Xi mentally.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xi immediately sounded tense: "What happened?"

"Zuo Shu is dead, at the foot of Niu Shou Mountain."

"What!"

"Don’t panic yet, I’m at the scene now. The forensic expert just extracted some things from the car and Zuo Shu’s body; the hair found on Zuo Shu is probably mine."

"Also, the bruising on Zuo Shu’s abdomen is from last night’s fight with him, so you understand what I mean, don’t you?"

Lin Xi, now an experienced investigator, immediately understood the implication of Chen Xiao’s call.

"You mean the person who killed Zuo Shu might be trying to pin the suspicion on you?"

"Very likely! Because I had conflicts with him while he was alive, and almost half of the villagers at Songshanping saw our fight! Additionally, if the hair found on him is confirmed to be mine, then I’m inevitably the prime suspect in Zuo Shu’s death!"

After Chen Xiao finished, Lin Xi immediately said, "Don’t worry, I’ll be at Songshanping in an hour at most; I’ll have them speed up."

"Wifey, I’m a detective too; I was home all last night!"

"I know, I’m not worried, but who can prove your alibi? Parents’ testimonies can’t serve as evidence at that time!"

"Of course I know that, but don’t forget who I am!" Chen Xiao said with a smile.

Lin Xi paused upon hearing this and then asked excitedly, "You were prepared?"

"Of course, it’s wise to be cautious even if you mean no harm! I was cautious since Zuo Shu arrived, but I didn’t expect someone to actually try to smear me, an important figure in Dong’an!"

Lin Xi’s tone also relaxed:

"I get it now, but since you want to find out their motive, everything must remain the most normal response. As your wife, I should rush back immediately if anything happens to you!"

"Alright then, wait until I’m arrested, and then you can rescue your husband!"