The Snakes Proposal (4)
One of the shoes was missing, so we were looking for it.
Snap- Snap-
As if he was accustod to corpses, the Team Leader was casually hanging around and taking pictures.
He was taking photos because we needed to leave the evidence as intact as possible until the forensic investigation team ca to remove the body.
Mong-Doo passed over a mask for to wear.
A report ca in about a corpse so ti after lunch. So grade-schoolers were playing with a ball nearby when they found it.
Looking at the bodys condition, it seems like its been a day or two since he drowned.
Arent there too many wounds on the exterior for that? These are the marks of a physical assault.
Especially this. The depression in the occipital region here.
Black pointed his finger at the back of the corpses head.
Although I couldnt see it very well from where I was standing.
There are traces of being struck here, but its hard to see while its swollen from the water.
The three of them put their heads together and examined the state of the corpse from head to toe.
My brows were furrowed, but no one seed to notice.
Although well need an autopsy to know for sure, theres a good chance this is a homicide.
First well need to see if the background check works out. Since his fingerprints are ruined.
Get a copy of the latest missing persons report.
Yes.
Although the body had beco swollen, the features hadnt collapsed.
Aside from the clothes that had been stained by foreign substances, the hair and facial hair were in a clean and tidy state. That ant he couldnt have been a wandering holess person or the victim of an organ harvesting.
If there werent any issues, they would probably be able to identify him soon.
It looks like he was carried here by the river current, right? So the actual cri scene should be sowhere else.
Until the autopsy results from the National Forensics Institute cos out, lets start by focussing on checking his identity.
Okay. Oi, Newbie. Are you okay?
Yes? Ah, yes. Im fine.
Since I was standing there silently, it must have created the false impression that I was feeling unwell.
Of course that might have been part of it, but I just couldnt tear my eyes away from the corpses head trauma.
From the skin that has collapsed inwards and the pale, blood-drained flesh surrounding it.
While frowning, I asked.
Team Leader. About the wound on the back of his head. By any chance, could you tell what kind of weapon caused it?
The murder weapon? Hm. Give a sec.
Team Leader, who was seated in a squat, nodded his head.
He might not be a coroner, but he was soone who had seen countless corpses during his career.
That ant he was able to make a rough guess by drawing on his accumulated knowledge and experience.
Unlike a knifes sharp profile, it looks like it was made by sothing that was heavy and narrow. If I had to give an example-
The end of Team Leaders sentence suddenly cut off, as if he couldnt think of the word he was looking for.
Unable to withstand the short silence, I blurted out.
Like a hamr?
Thats right. A hamr. Thats it exactly.
Wow, newbie. How did you guess?
This was the corpse Ma Eun-Tae was talking about.
He was serious when he said that it would be discovered soon.
It looked like that bastard also knew how the body had ended up here and where it had co from.
It seed that the person he had placed in the Fork Gang had found themselves in quite an important position.
They must be one of Song Dae-Aks right-hand n if they could retrieve the hamr from the aftermath of the murder.
-Newbie?
I wordlessly handed Black the paper bag.
Inside was the hamr that was covered in blood.
He gave a curious look.
Whats this?
Its a hamr. The murder weapon for this corpse.
What?
Black froze just as he was reaching in to grab the hamr.
Both Mong-Doo, who was scribbling sothing in his notebook, and the Team Leader, who was still circling the corpse, turned to look at .
Then even the other investigators in the vicinity followed suit.
The mbers of my team furtively edged closer to and loudly whispered.
-just what is that supposed to an?
No way. Did you kill him, newbie?
Was he ssing with ?
However Blacks eyes looked serious.
For soone like this to be my senior.
With a sigh, I shook my head.
Thats not it, instead
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