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The victim suddenly hit his head while moving, causing a skull fracture.

It is indeed similar to dying from an accidental fall.

All the shoe prints came from just one shoe which means that only one person came to this reed pond.

- We still can't autopsy him. - Because the victim's family is refusing it.

No one is allowed to touch the corpse.

Can you conclude that this is a crime then?

I am more sure now that this is a murder.

The death is the most at its vulnerable state. Only we can help him.

His hands got controlled and he was pushed down the ground.

While pulling at his hair, he head was repeatedly hit onto the ground, causing the severe head injury.

After gravely being injured, he was abandoned in the wild and died because he didn't get treated in time.

This is indeed the first crime scene.

Can you describe to me the suspect?

I think it should be the victim's godson, Xie Hao.

I didn't kill him. It was really just an accident.

What are you doing? Let go!

This is the autopsy report by the medical examiner. How he died is clearly written on it.

You are still going to lie to me, is that it?

What's your decision about the loans I mentioned to you before?

Do you know how much we're spending for your illness? We can't just keep spending and have no income.

That's why, I must earn. To earn, we must make a loan.

Come with me to the bank tomorrow and process the papers.

You hear me?!

Fine.

But the truth is really not like you imagined.

That time, it really was him who first came up and hit me. I was just defending myself.

I'm going to ask you one last time. Are you going to loan me the money or not?

- I won't. - You old man! How come you just can't understand!

- Tell me, why you won't do the loan? - Let go! You dare use force on me?!

I grabbed his arms and pushed him gently but he fell to the floor.

I then thought of assisting him up, but who would have thought that he'd stand up and become all crazy. He hit me even harder.

I was really angry at that time, so I pulled his hair and smashed his head against the ground a few times.

Old thing... You won't do the loan?!

Who told you not to get the loan?!

Not doing the loan!

Talk! Talk!

I checked the air from his nose and noticed that he's not breathing anymore.

I immediately panicked and didn't know what to do.

After thinking about it for a long time, I thought that hiding him in the reed pond would be better.

The way of checking nasal breathing that we see on TV is misleading.

If the breathing is really weak, a finger can't really sense the movement of the air.

This is another child harmed by TV shows.

Say, sometimes, is kinship really inferior to money?

We still don't know the later results yet.

We've already deduced what happened afterwards.

He ate too much smart beans.

What do you guys think? Why isn't she not answering my calls?

Of course it's your bad.

It's the criminals' bad, okay?

They damage both the public relationship and my personal relationship.

You are always saying "Babe," but we have never seen her.

Lao Qin, have you seen her before?

Nope. Also, I'm even doubting if this Babe actually exists.

Your doubt is so creepy.

Then does that mean every time I call, I'm pretending she's there.

How pitiful would I be?

Nah. Schrödinger's "Babe."

The Babe we have never seen in real life.

Is a person that doesn't exist.

She already agreed to come here a few moments ago. It's just that we didn't have a signal in the reed pond.

Therefore I missed some of her calls and now she's angry.

I told her to be our colleagues for a few days, so she'll know how hard our work is.

It might also not work. Psychological studies showed that the failure rate of a union between people from the same field is 59%.

So... You two...

Baby.

Coming.

Hello. This is your delivery.

Thank you.

Thanks.

This is so pretty.

I've got it. Qin Ming is not gay.

He is a 'bi'.

You are...

Morning.

Brother Bao?

What happened to you?

What happened to me?

Did you eat the wrong medicine?

You got a problem with me changing my style?

Sure... Just do as you like.

He has no sense of fashion.

Sorry. I didn't do it on purpose.

- Sorry. - It's time to eat!

Sorry. I really didn't do it on purpose.

It's time to eat. I told you to come and eat. Did you hear me or not?

- I don't want to eat! - Even if you don't want to, you still must eat! Quickly go out and eat!

Husband, can't you talk in a nicer way? Why must you hit the child?

You spoiled him!

Let me tell you. Your parents left you to me. I then must discipline you.

Look at him, always going out to do useless things. And now, he doesn't even want to eat anymore.

Who's going to care if you don't eat and starve to death? It's going to be me in the end.

I've never asked for your care! I'll just starve to death then!

Okay. Try saying it again! Say it again!

Gu Feng! Gu Feng!

Will-o'-the-wisp... (Ghost Fire)

Oh, no... There is an evil ghost. There is a ghost!

Da Lu...

Da Lu! Da Lu! I have wronged you, Da Lu.

I have wronged you, Da Lu.

Will-o'-the-wisp?

It has gone viral and a lot of people saw it.

They say that blue flames suddenly appeared above the surface of the lake. It even will run with you.

You must have read too many articles on Tianya Forum. You are a civil servant and you believe such things?

I know that you don't believe it. You are a manly woman.

If you really want to talk about this, I have to say something.

The human body is mainly composed of three elements. Do you know what are they?

I just knew that you don't know. They are carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

There are other elements too. Do you know them? Of course you don't.

There are also phosphorus, sulfur, and iron. Inside a human bone, there are a lot of calcium phosphate.

When a person dies, he gets buried. After he decomposes,

the phosphorus inside a human body will be converted from a phosphate radical into phosphine.

When phosphine encounters oxygen, it will self-ignite. Haven't you learned this before?

No... When I was studying, I was busy courting girls.

Very good. Let me continue giving you a review then. When a human body moves,

the air around your feet flows fast and thus is of low pressure. At this time, the phosphorus fire

will move with the human body following the pressure changes in the air.

Wait. What is the ignition point of phosphorus?

40 degrees Celsius. White phosphorus ignites easily.

That's the problem. Which place will go up to 40 degrees Celsius at night?

That's why, regarding this phenomenon, there are two theories and there are even conflicts between them.

Do you know that the whole country is promoting cremation?

Therefore, the conditions that will support the occurrence of a will-o'-the-wisp is close to zero.

As long as there is a will-o'-the-wisp, then there might be a decomposed corpse.

It might also be some dead dog.

It might also be a sickly pig that died.

- What smell is that?! - So stinky!

- It's really suffocating. - So stinky...

Please, let us pass.

Thanks.

That way.

The corpse smells like it's already at a high degree of decomposition. It's at least a bloated cadaver

or at worst skeletonized remains.

He hasn't decomposed? Is there something wrong with my nose?

Your nose isn't wrong. It is indeed highly decomposed and slightly skeletonized.

But in this foot, there is a prominent separation line. This is weird.

Indeed.

Come.

Let's pull it out.

The smell is too strong.

Kid, stop pushing in.

What is it? So stinky.

Oh, my, who is it? So stinky.

So stinky...

It is still a child.

Has the identity of the victim been identified?

Still not. There are also no family members reporting.

How often do they clean out the trash?

It hasn't been cleaned for a long time. Because the snack street established a new garbage station.

They send their garbage to that station, hence, this place became a dead corner.

Oh, my...

There are so many onlookers here. To prevent causing panic, it's better we take it back to examine it.

Okay. Remember to preserve the corpse's skin. Don't damage it.

Okay.

Do you need our help?

No need. We need to preserve the external surface of the corpse. It's better that we do it.

1, 2, 3.

Isn't that Lu Zhen?

How did you know that he is Lu Zhen?

He has a birth mark on his abdominal area.

Are you guys the victim's friend?

We are not that close with him. Oh, right.

Gu Feng. Gu Feng. Aren't you his good friend? Say, is it him?

Little kid.

Don't be afraid. Are you a friend of the victim?

- Come over then. Help us in our investigation. - So stinky.

The corpse is in high level of decomposition.

There are mature maggots creeping.

The length is about 15 millimeters.

The victim's face is almost skeletonized. His right side has totally skeletonized.

The limbs are decomposed. The external skin in both of his arms and his right foot are almost coming off.

The alternating white-green subcutaneous tissue is already exposed.

But weirdly, his left foot didn't decompose. There is a very obvious dividing line 5 centimeters above the ankle.

Above the dividing line, the corpse is heavily decomposing. There are maggots creeping.

But below the dividing line, it looks like a fresh corpse.

This is indeed very weird. It is also my first time seeing such unique dividing line.

Usually, even if there are differing degree of decomposition, it's in gradation.

It's rare that there will be such straight dividing line.

Based on the degree of decomposition, the victim is already dead for more or less five days.

It's just normal to have flies. The problem is there are too many of them.

Also, even if the corpse was found in a garbage bin, there shouldn't be that much maggots.

Let us first clean up the external surface of the corpse first.

Okay.

Kid, don't be nervous. Just tell me what you know.

Tell me about Lu Zhen then.

Lu Zhen and I are good friends.

His parents have divorced and don't live here.

His father is working out of town. At home, he has a stepmother

and a little stepbrother brought by his stepmother.

Does he have any enemies?

There is a thug named Li Li. His nickname is Huang Mao (Yellow hair) .

Xiao Liu, go investigate it.

Yes.

What kind of conflict do they have?

Lu Zhen before frequently get into trouble. Li Li collects protection money.

That's why, Lu Zhen has offended Li Li.

How about recently?

They seemed to have gotten into a fight.

Have you seen Lu Zhen on the night of June 19?

No.

Sergeant Lin, I found it. He is a frequent visitor of our police station.

Fighting, wrestling, and collecting protection money, he has been involved in all of it.

Sergeant Li, we've confirmed the identity of the victim. It is indeed Lu Zhen.

The victim's name is Lu Zhen, male, 13 years old.

He was a student of Longfan's Number 2 Middle School. He's been missing for five days.

The time of death is estimated at about five days ago. It means that he must have died on the day he went missing.

After his parents divorced, the right to his custody was given to his father.

His father has remarried and had a child with his current wife.

Currently, his father is working out of town.

Say, could this child wanted to look for something in the garbage bin

and then accidentally fell and died?

Impossible. This is not accidental. This is a homicide.

Were you able to clearly check his injuries? I feel that this degree of decomposition is already too serious.

Maggots usually like to cluster around warm and moist area.

For example, the oral cavity and the sexual organ. If they cluster around some other areas, it suggests that area has a wound.

Look. For example, here, here, and here.

After checking the corpse, we noticed that this child had several wounds of varying shapes

on the day of his demise.

In total, there are four kinds. First, in his brow bone, there is a very obvious laceration.

This most likely was caused by getting punched. Only intense fighting can create such a wound.

Also, based on the wound direction,

it was created by a hit that's moving to the right. The one who hit him might be a left-handed.

Let us then start investigating in his enemies. Left-handed, right?

The second kind of wound appeared in both of the victim's arms and bilateral sides of his body.

It is an oval wound like this. The area is a bit big, but the borders are very clear.

Also, it has repeatedly appeared. Right here

and there, have this kind injury. But as for the specific cause, we still don't know.

The third kind of wound appeared in the abdomen and his lower extremities.

It's this U-shaped wound. There are old and new ones.

But the device used to make them is just the same one.

Come. Let's turn the corpse over.

The last kind is on the back waist. This is an abrasion.

There are two kinds. One most likely happened when he was still alive. It might have been caused by him slipping.

The other one showed no life signs. It must have been formed when the corpse was disposed.

The graze abrasion is obvious. It means that the corpse was dragged for quite a distance.

He didn't choose to carry the corpse means that the person who dumped the corpse isn't that strong.

As usual, let's first check the cause of death.

Okay.

The areas around the victim's nose and mouth are a bit dark

It means that his nose and mouth might have been previously forcefully covered.

I'll check if there are any pink teeth.

It hasn't turned pink. He probably didn't die from asphyxiation.

It is indeed not.

Let's check the time of death from his stomach contents.

The stomach and the duodenum still has some food residues inside it but it's hard to determine what they are.

We can conclude that the victim died four to five hours after his last meal.

I can smell spicy hot pot.

The crime scene is near the snack street. That's why, it's not surprising if he ate any spicy hot pot.

But we can't determine if it was lunch or dinner.

I feel that a child would never eat hot pot alone. He must be with a group.

Let's check those people who last ate with him.

There is bleeding inside the peritoneal cavity. We've found the cause of death.

Ruptured spleen.

If we're going to correlate it with the U-shaped wounds on his abdomen, it must have been due to an external injury.

Right. It was hemorrhagic shock in the abdominal cavity caused by traumatic rupture of the spleen.

Despite so many injuries, they were quite targeted.

Looks like this murderer is quite cruel.

Okay then. Since we found the cause of death, I'll go check the people with conflict with our victim.

You guys go back to your work first.

How many things did this child go through on the day of the crime?

The different wounds on the victim

came from different weapons.

But it would be impossible to inflict so many different wounds in one fight.

We can't rule out the possibility of multiple suspects here.

We can't rule out multiple habitual suspects, either.

Only by seeking out the unsub who inflicted each type of wound,

we can then find the true murderer.

He's been dead for almost five days.

The longer the crime has passed, the harder it will be to find the killer.

Looks like this case won't be easy.

It's here. Let's walk this way.

Li Li! Come out.

Li Li! I know that you're home. Come out.

Li Li!

Li Li! Stand there and don't run!

Stop! Stop!

Stop!

Don't run!

Stop!

Split up!

It hurts.

- Lighter. - Sit down!

You silly kid... Why did you run?!

What did you do to Lu Zhen on June 19?

June 19? I can't understand clearly what you're saying.

Stop pretending to be stupid. The wounds that you've caused are so obvious.

Just giving it one look and the medical examiner already know that you did it.

I only gave him a punch or two.

He actually dared to go against me. If I didn't teach him a lesson, how would I hold my head up?

I just hit him a bit. I already went easy on him.

You went easy on him?! That was one human life lost!

Life?

He's dead?

Yes. This is the result of the two hits that you said earlier.

Okay. Okay.

How many times have I told you two? Be obedient.

What is this? Just this amount of money?

Hey! Have you gotten so used to robbing money in my territory?

Whose territory?

- My territory. - It has now become mine.

My territory...

- It's now mine. - Whose?

- Mine. - Say it again. Your territory?

Whose?

- Whose territory? - My territory.

- Whose territory? - Mine. - Your territory...

Continue calling it your territory then. You really can bear the hits.

Come. Continue hitting. Come on.

Stay far away. Don't let me see you again.

Continue hitting. This is exactly my territory. Come.

Lu Zhen is really damn good at taking a beating. My hand almost broke from hitting him.

But he was quite fine.

Where did you hit him?

I only punched him in the face a few times. He bled a bit

Only in the face?

Yes. Pang Chao has hit Lu Zhen a lot harder than me.

Why don't you guys go ask him?

Pang Chao? Who is he?

Investigate him.

We got him. Pang Chao is a student in Longfan No.2 Middle School.

His father is an official in our city.

Looks like the brow bone contusion was inflicted by him.

That's right. He is left-handed, that's why, he bruised the right brow bone.

But how did the lethal U-shaped wounds form?

Pang Chao is Lu Zhen's classmate.

Let's start the investigation on him then.

The students are in their classes, but he's not around.

The teacher said that he frequently goes to a boxing gym nearby to play boxing. Let's go take a look.

A bunch of spoiled brats... Let's go.

That is Pang Chao. He frequently skips classes.

But his boxing is quite good. You want me to call him over?

No need. We want to talk to him in private.

Okay, go ahead then.

Okay! Okay! End of lessons!

You are Pang Chao?

Right. Why?

We are cops. We have some questions to ask you. Do you know Lu Zhen?

I do.

What is your relationship with him?

- We're friends. - How come we heard that you frequently hit him.

He is my sparring partner. It's just normal that I hit him.

I gave him RMB 50 per class.

Did you see him last June 19?

June 19...

Oh, I did.

Why do you remember it so clearly?

That day, after we had boxing, he said that he's leaving.

I then treated him to hot pot. I remember it very clearly.

It's best to eat hot pot in this season.

Actually, I don't eat spicy food.

How can a real guy not eat spicy food?

Did I choose the wrong restaurant?

It's fine. Anyway, this is my last meal.

Eating hot pot during my last meal, I'll just treat it as my farewell to this place.

He's dead?

Right.

His death definitely has nothing to do with me.

We boxers have a sense of propriety when we do our punches.

Your hands won't hurt if you wear them.

You're that good to me?

Moreover, he's my buddy.

How could I kill him? You have gotten it wrong.

Just hit one spot.

Move aside.

The second injury appeared on the victim's arms and lateral sides.

It's this oval-shaped wound.

It has quite a big area, but the edge is round. Also, it appeared several times.

But for the exact cause, we still are not sure.

The depression produced by hitting it with the glove indeed is of similar size to the oval-shaped wound on the victim's body.

It's larger than a fist and softer.

The wounds on the corpse were indeed produced by a boxing glove.

Little kid, do you know why Lu Zhen was willing to be a sparring partner and get hit?

Was he in need of money?

Of course. His eyes would twinkle when he saw money.

Why did he need the money?

He said that he is going to leave this place.

Tell me honestly, why do you want to earn money?

If you don't tell me, don't even think of getting your pay for today.

- Train ticket. - Train ticket?

I want to buy a train ticket.

What ticket? You're really leaving?

You're being serious? Where are you going?

I've already answered your question. Give me the money.

Here.

How about this? I'll add another RMB 50.

Tell me, where are you going?

Even if you give me RMB 100, I won't take it.

Will you still return?

Why? Come back to get hit by you again?

I don't know the rest.

Why be so particular? Be careful that you'll lose your friends.

- A little dirt never killed anyone. - That's right.

Oh, right, you two must give me RMB 5 each later, because you ordered additional drumstick.

Didn't you get one too?

I can't bear to add. With my looks and personality,

I reckon that I won't find anyone who's willing to provide for me.

I'd better save money for I must support my parents. I must spend less.

Don't be too pessimistic.

I am looking upon it pessimistically but facing it optimistically.

That child today is quite pitiful too.

With such a huge matter happening in their family, his parents didn't even show up.

Not all family are blissful. An unfortunate family is more common.

Stop being so pessimistic.

This is destiny. No one can cast it off.

Okay. Okay. Talk about something happy.

The happy thing is

we've already determined some of the cause of the injuries of this child.

There are still more injuries that we haven't determined.

Especially that dividing line, I still can't understand until now.

Okay. Okay. Let's stop talking about it. Finish your meal.

Later, you two come with me to Lu Zhen's house. Maybe we will find some new clues.

Okay.

I don't want to pay for the drumstick anymore.

Why?!

I haven't eaten it and it's already dirty.

The chicken already died for you. You must pay for it.

Mr. Officer, has the perpetrator been caught?

We are still investigating. Once we have a result, we will inform you immediately.

Our Lu Zhen just reached 13.

Who could he have offended?

Mommy, I'm a bit hungry.

There's something to eat over there. Go eat by yourself.

You all probably know about our family's situation.

I am not Lu Zhen's real mother.

But it was me who raised him since he was little.

His father hasn't cared about us for so many years. Now that something bad has happened,

I don't even know how to tell it to him.

Don't be too sad. Can we look around?

Sure.

This room's facing direction is quite good. There is abundance of sunlight.

Basing on this, his stepmother seemed to have been good to him.

There is only one picture in this room and it's even of Lu Zhen and Gu Feng. Their relationship seems to be really good.

This child didn't lie.

Who is this?

Maybe, it's Lu Zhen's real mother.

Lu Zhen's real mother?

I heard that she and his father divorced when he was still very young and then abandoned them.

Kunming? (City name)

You're dipping cookies in the milk? Boy, you're quite a gourmet.

Hey, so shameless! You're stealing a child's biscuit?!

Beast.

What happened to your little son's leg?

Half a year ago, Lu Zhen brought him out to play, but his foot got hit in a car accident.

- Okay. We won't disturb you anymore. - Thanks.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

Is there a pond nearby?

There is. I'll take you there.

Dabao.

Let's go.

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- I know where the ghost fire (will-o'-the-wisp) is. - What ghost fire?

Do you still remember that ghost fire rumors in Weibo (a social medium's name)?

It has gone viral. They say that blue flames suddenly appeared above the surface of the lake.

After the ghost fire rumors appeared on the internet, the murderer was afraid that the corpse will get found out so the murder moved it again.

Which means that the initial site where the body was dumped should be here.

Can I understand this as you being the last person that Lu Zhen met before he died?

It's only this lethal injury left that we have no clues about.

All affection that are seemingly so solid and unbreakable can collapse any moment.

Someone is dead! Someone jumped into the well! Someone is dead!

The victim's thrown into the well after being killed.

Lijun! Xie Lijun! Our village's Xie Lijun!