I'm Really Going to Become an Immortal Chapter 449 - 287: Arson Murder Case?

May 12th, 10 a.m.

The sunlight filtered through the hazy sky, casting a patchy pattern of light and shadow; a faint sll of smoke lingered in the air, as if the embers from a past fire had not yet fully extinguished.

Li Sihai stood before a pile of ruins.

Looking at everything before him, an indescribable feeling surged in his heart.

Yesterday, he had been laughing and talking with Chen Yun in Lingchuan County, but today, he stood facing this tragic scene.

Beside the charred wreckage of an auto repair shop, several police cars were parked quietly, their red and blue lights flashing amid the desolate ruins, adding a asure of solemnity and gravitas to the desolate landscape.

The surroundings were wilderness on the Loess Plateau.

Aside from the occasional bird that flew by, there was almost no sign of life.

The sunlight pierced through the clouds, casting halos around the police cars, framing the scene like a poignant painting.

The police officers, all in uniform and wearing caps, had serious expressions on their faces.

They all wore white gloves and carefully sifted through the ruins, looking for any potential clues.

So used small shovels to gently move the scattered stones and charred wood pieces, trying to find undamaged objects; others bent over, sifting through piles of rubble with every movent cautious and precise, afraid of missing any crucial detail.

An experienced old officer stood in the middle of the ruins, his gaze sweeping over each fragnt of broken wall, as if trying to reconstruct the scene before the accident with his eyes.

He occasionally stopped, picked up a flashlight to closely inspect a spot, or gently touched objects with his fingers, trying to gather more valuable information.

Behind him, a young rookie officer followed closely, diligently recording every discovery and analysis the old officer made, anxious not to miss any important link.

A burly officer in uniform was questioning Li Sihai at that mont.

His gaze was sharp and calm, exuding an unquestionable authority.

"Mr. Li, please describe the scene in more detail," he requested.

The officer’s voice was steady and powerful, showing a ticulous professional attitude.

He was a police chief from Jinsha County, who had led his team here imdiately after receiving the report.

Li Sihai took a deep breath, trying to calm himself: "I stayed in a small inn in Yun’an County last night. I left around seven this morning and drove north along this road."

As he spoke,

Li Sihai pointed to the modest highway beside them.

Then he continued,

"Around eight, I noticed an auto repair shop by the roadside that seed to have caught fire; the whole facade was burnt beyond recognition."

"I just wanted to see if anyone needed help; I didn’t expect it to be like this..."

While speaking,

the mory of the shriveled human hand he had seen earlier seed to surface, causing his face to change again.

That burnt, dried, shriveled, twisted hand was too visually striking.

At the first glance,

even a tall, robust man from the Northeast couldn’t help but shudder.

Seeing this, the officer quickly handed him a bottle of water.

Once Li Sihai had sowhat recovered, the officer nodded for him to continue: "Then what happened?"

"I walked closer and found a man lying there, no longer breathing. I imdiately took out my phone to call the police and stayed at the scene waiting for you to arrive."

Li Sihai’s voice was slightly heavy.

Clearly, this was not sothing he could handle.

It was best to call the police.

Even from the perspective of not wanting to trouble himself, it was essential to call the police as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if soone else reported it later and the police started investigating, it might not be easy to clarify.

Now, by calling the police,

at least he could distance himself from the incident while the scene and personal evidence remained intact.

"You ntioned you have a dashcam; can you provide us with the footage from the incident?" the officer asked after taking so notes.

This was an important piece of evidence that Li Sihai had ntioned when he called the police.

Li Sihai nodded, "Of course. However, my dashcam was only purchased yesterday as the previous one seed to have been damaged by so strong electromagnetic wave. Fortunately, the new one managed to record everything."

He pulled out a set of keys from his pocket and walked towards his gray sedan parked nearby.

After opening the car door, Li Sihai skillfully took the dashcam from above the dashboard and handed over its mory card to the officer.

The officer took the mory card and handed it to a young female officer.

She quickly inserted the card into a handheld card reader and started playing the video.

In the footage,

the car drove along a desolate road with monotonous and desolate scenery.

Suddenly, the cara turned to the right.

The burnt auto repair shop ca into view.

Then, Li Sihai’s action of getting out of the car and cautiously approaching the scene until he found the body was clearly visible.

As it was a relatively new dashcam,

the recording was exceptionally clear.

"Do you still have the old dashcam? Could you bring that to as well?" the officer asked after watching.

Li Sihai nodded at the question.

Although he had replaced it with a new dashcam, he hadn’t thrown the old one away.