I Play Dungeons in the Police Station

Chapter 439 - 264: The Headless Corpse Case

"Previously, our police have naturally focused our investigation on males. Has anyone considered the possibility that the perpetrator in this case could be a woman?"

As soon as Li Xiang said this, apart from the members of the guidance team, the rest of the task force immediately started discussing.

"A female? How is that possible?"

"I’ve never thought about this issue. Women don’t have the means to commit such crimes, do they?"

"This is too ridiculous, isn’t it? The culprit in a serial murder case is actually a woman? What kind of logic is that?"

The people in the task force couldn’t understand. Their reaction was exactly the same as when Sun Zhidong brought up this possibility yesterday, but at that time, the guidance team’s reaction was unspoken.

They only scoffed inwardly and ignored it.

But now, the task force members were openly expressing their skepticism.

"Everyone, please be quiet."

Wang Ruigang heard the room full of doubts and frowned, stopping the discussions.

Li Xiang dared to make such a statement, clearly having confidence, especially since he had discovered something unusual in the forensics department earlier.

Questioning him now would just be setting themselves up to be proven wrong later.

"Li Xiang, what is the basis for your statement?"

"Everyone, please calm down and let me analyze step by step."

At this point, Li Xiang didn’t keep everyone guessing. Instead, he shared the content they had discussed within the guidance group and presented it to everyone, accompanied by prepared photographic evidence, in a clear and detailed manner.

As Li Xiang delved deeper into the analysis, the possibility of the perpetrator being female became increasingly likely.

After hearing his analysis, everyone bowed their heads in thought.

"No wonder we investigated all suspicious persons around the victims but couldn’t find anyone fitting the profile. It turns out our initial direction was wrong, and we made a common cognitive error."

"Indeed, we were trapped by habitual thinking, believing that only a man could be responsible for a serial murder case, never considering that the culprit could be a woman."

Li Xiang’s analysis directly shattered their preconceptions, enlightening them.

Things that couldn’t be understood before suddenly made sense.

"Experts from the provincial department are different; there’s been significant progress in just one month."

Previously, the Yuncheng police reopened this case every year, reconvening the task force members for a half-year investigation, reviewing the case files repeatedly, but there was never any new breakthrough.

Day after day, year after year.

It wasn’t until the provincial department’s guidance team came this year that they saw hope.

"I’ll immediately arrange for manpower and organize a new investigation."

Just relying on their current task force members was far from enough for a case this significant. Even with the guidance team, they only had 13 more people, which was a drop in the bucket.

Wang Ruigang immediately considered requesting more manpower from the director to expand the field team’s investigative strength.

"That’s all I have to say; I’ve already taken enough of your valuable time. You can get back to work."

The tiring field investigations naturally needn’t involve the guidance team; they could wait at home for news.

During the waiting period, Li Xiang didn’t remain idle. The image of the head with open eyes from the forensics department haunted him, creating an unsettling feeling.

"Since fate had me meet those eyes, I should help seek justice."

Thus, Li Xiang and Wang Ruigang requested the case files for the incident.

"Thank you so much."

Even though Wang Ruigang had much to say, it all boiled down to a word of gratitude.

This case was also a sore spot for Yuncheng, but the fame of Yuncheng Case No. 1 overshadowed it. Beforehand, the headless body case was their primary focus.

Li Xiang gathered all the files and returned to the guidance group.

Seeing the stack of files in Li Xiang’s hand, everyone curiously asked, "Captain Li, what is this? Didn’t we already have all the files for Yuncheng Case No. 1?"

They clearly remembered bringing all the Yuncheng Case No. 1 files.

Logically, nothing should have been overlooked.

"No, this is another case."

"Another case?" They wondered.

With such a massive case like Yuncheng Case No. 1 still unsolved, why did Li Xiang bring yet another case? What’s the goal?

Yuncheng Case No. 1 was a high-priority case for the provincial department, and just as they had a lead, they were switching to another case?

"I just thought everyone was idle while waiting, so here’s a smaller case for you to troubleshoot. Check it out."

Li Xiang’s interest in this small case was because solving it also carried rewards.

[Task Name: Headless Body Case]

[Task Description: 10 years ago, beneath a park bench, a sanitation worker discovered a black plastic bag, assuming it was litter someone had casually discarded. Curiosity prompted him to open it, only to be horrified and quickly report it to the police. The Yuncheng police immediately set up a task force for investigation, but due to the park’s complex foot traffic and lack of surveillance, the investigation yielded nothing.]

[Task Requirement: Solve the Headless Body Case]

[Task Reward: Experience +1000, Diamonds +5000]

Despite being a smaller case, the reward was substantial, and Li Xiang was eager to pursue it.