He Jiahui stared at the footprints, looking thoughtful.

Qiu Junxuan came over and asked in a low voice: "Jiahui, you have been looking at this footprint. Is there anything wrong with this footprint?"

"It's not easy to describe, I just think this footprint is a bit strange!" He Jiahui replied.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps in the distance, and a school policeman ran over panting and said: "Sir Li, we have found the mountaineering tourists!"

"Then we should be able to confirm the identity of the deceased!" Li Wensheng said with a happy expression: "Leave two people to protect the scene. The others can follow me back!"

Everyone returned to the place where the deceased fell, and someone could hear heart-rending wailing from a distance.

"Go away, let me pass, that's my dad! Dad!"

A middle-aged man was trying to get close to the body, but was stopped by the school police.

"Sir, please have your condolences, but you can't go there just yet. We have to protect the scene."

He Jiahui remembered that this middle-aged man was also one of the mountaineers. Seeing that he was crying so hard, he must be a relative of the deceased.

Another middle-aged man in his forties was brought to Li Wensheng.

"Sir Li, this is Mr. Yu. This mountain climbing activity was organized by Mr. Yu," the school policeman introduced.

"Mr. Yu, right? Don't be nervous. I'm Sheriff Li Wensheng. I have a few questions I'd like to ask you about," Sir Li said.

"Sir Li, just ask!" Mr. Yu nodded.

"The deceased was hiking with you. You should know the deceased, right? Can you tell me about the deceased?" Li Wensheng asked.

"His name is Xu Guangshan. He seems to be sixty-five years old this year. Before he retired, he was the principal of Yingjie Middle School. We are both mountaineering enthusiasts and we often make appointments to go hiking together. In the past, after we came down from the mountain, we would have a meal together. I thought that Principal Xu had an accident this time." Mr. Yu said with a look of regret.

Li Wensheng then asked: "We met you once on the way to the mountain. I remember that you and the deceased were still together at that time. Did you separate later?"

"Yes, we separated." Mr. Yu continued; "The higher we climb up the mountain, the harder the road becomes. After all, Principal Xu is old and cannot keep up with the physical strength, so he gradually falls behind. He asked us to go first Let's go, don't wait for him, we separated at that time."

"It's not very safe to leave a sixty-five-year-old man alone in these barren mountains and mountains!" Li Wensheng said.

Mr. Yu hurriedly explained: "Principal Xu is not alone. Principal Xu's son-in-law, Teacher Zhang, also stayed with Principal Xu. With his son-in-law beside Principal Xu, we thought nothing would happen to him."

"Teacher Zhang, is that the middle-aged man who is crying over there?" Li Wensheng pointed to the wailing man not far away.

"Yes, he is Principal Xu's son-in-law. His name is Zhang Dongsheng. He also works at Yingjie Middle School and seems to be a mathematics teacher." Mr. Yu replied.

"Then what happened after you separated?" Li Wensheng asked next.

"We were also worried that something might happen to someone, so before we separated, we agreed on a time and place to gather. When the time came, we did not see Principal Xu and Teacher Zhang at the agreed place."

Mr. Yu paused and then continued, "There is no mobile phone signal in the mountain, and we can't contact them, so we can only wait at the agreed place. After waiting for about twenty minutes, we saw Teacher Zhang coming back alone. .”

"What about Principal Xu?" Li Wensheng asked immediately.

"I didn't have time to ask at that time, but Teacher Zhang was the first to ask us if we had seen Principal Xu. Then Teacher Zhang told us that he and Principal Xu were lost," Mr. Yu said.

"Lost? What's the specific situation?" Li Wensheng asked next.

"Teacher Zhang said that on the way to the mountain, he wanted to make things easier, so he asked Principal Xu to wait for him. However, when Teacher Zhang finished, he turned around and found that Principal Xu was missing.

So he started looking around for Principal Xu, but couldn't find him. Then Teacher Zhang thought that Principal Xu might have arrived at the meeting place, so he rushed over." Mr. Yu said.

"What happens next? Have you looked for Principal Xu?" Li Wensheng asked again.

"Of course we have to look for him. Although Principal Xu has always been in good health, he is still a sixty-five-year-old man after all. We were also worried that something might happen to him, so we started looking for him.

But you also know that it is not easy to find one in the mountains. Later we met your school police and found out that something happened to Principal Xu!" Mr. Yu explained slowly.

"So, the last person to see Principal Xu was his son-in-law, Teacher Zhang."

Li Wensheng looked at Zhang Dongsheng who was still crying not far away. It seemed that he had to wait until he calmed down before asking about the situation.

…

Members of the East Kowloon Crime Unit soon arrived at the scene.

As the leader spoke, he took out his police officer ID card and said, "I am Senior Inspector Miu Chi-shun of the East Kowloon Crime Unit. Am I the deceased you found? Take me to see your commander."

Li Wensheng saw Inspector Miao Zhishun from a distance and immediately greeted him: "Sir Miao, long time no see!"

"Ah Sheng, it's you! I heard before that you went to the police academy to be an instructor, but I didn't expect to meet you here." Miao Zhishun also recognized Li Wensheng.

"Do you know each other?" Another instructor next to him asked.

Li Wensheng opened his mouth and introduced: "When I was in the serious crime team, Sir Miao was my commander!"

"At that time, I had just passed the inspector promotion exam, and I was still a rookie inspector. Asheng was already a senior police sergeant in the serious crime team. Asheng taught me a lot back then," Miao Zhishun said with a humble face.

Li Wensheng continued to introduce: "Sir Miao was nicknamed the 'King of Guns'. Back then, there was a sharpshooter in the Gun Association who suffered from schizophrenia and killed several senior fellow officers in the police force. In the end, he died under the gun of Sir Miao."

"I've heard about the case back then. I heard that the lunatic was not only a sharpshooter, but also a master at modifying guns. He changed his pistol into a thirty-bullet magazine. Several of our .38s were suppressed by his firepower.

.It turns out that you were shot to death by Sir Miao! Sir Miao is really powerful." Another instructor next to him said.

"It's all old news! Several of our brothers died in that incident..." Miao Zhishun sighed, and then said in a change of voice: "A Sheng, let's talk about the past later and introduce the case first.

Bar!"

Li Wensheng introduced: "The deceased is in front, and the scene has been protected. It is suspected that he fell from the cliff above. I went up the cliff and found footprints, and I also sent people to guard it.

At present, the identity of the deceased has been determined, and he is a mountaineering tourist, and all the hikers who accompanied him have been found, including the deceased’s son-in-law.”

"The forensic doctor will follow me to see the body. The forensic doctor will first collect footprints on the cliff." Miao Zhishun immediately made arrangements.

Seeing that the forensic evidence was about to go up the mountain to collect evidence, He Jiahui stepped forward to ask for help: "Chief Li, the forensic evidence is not familiar with the way up the cliff, so I should take the forensic evidence there!"

Li Wensheng nodded: "Okay, you go up with the forensic evidence, and listen to the forensic arrangements after you go up, and remember not to touch things randomly, so as not to damage the scene!"

"Understood!" He Jiahui nodded.

…

Forensic is a young man who looks to be in his mid-twenties. He Jiahui estimates that Forensic at this age does not have much experience.

He Jiahui came to the forensic brother and introduced himself: "My name is He Jiahui. I will take you to the cliff where the deceased is suspected to have fallen."

"I am Gao An, a chemist of the Forensic Department. I'm busy." The other party said.

"Sir Gao, did your forensic department send you alone?" He Jiahui asked.

"Originally, my master was coming, but we had to climb a mountain to get here. My master was old and was afraid that he would not be able to arrive in time, so he sent me here. I am young and have good physical strength." Gao An explained with a smile.

"Sir Gao, I see you have brought two toolboxes, let me get one for you!" He Jiahui offered to help.

"Thank you. However, there are fragile items and precision instruments inside, so I'd better take them myself." Gao An declined politely.

He Jiahui then advised: "The road to the cliff is not easy to walk. You are not familiar with the road conditions, and it is inconvenient to carry two tool boxes. If you fall, it will not be worth the gain, but it will delay the progress of the work."

"Okay then, I'll leave this box to you, but be sure not to drop it." Gao An handed one of the tool boxes to He Jiahui.

The two of them walked in tandem, and He Jiahui chatted with nothing on the way, and soon became familiar with Gao An.

After all, He Jiahui is an experienced veteran detective. In order to obtain useful information when solving cases, he often got close to strangers. A young man like Gao An who has little social experience naturally cannot resist He Jiahui's deception.

"Sir, there are footprints ahead." He Jiahui stopped and pointed to the road.

Gao An bent down and looked at the footprints on the ground, then took out two sets of shoe covers from the tool box, handed one to He Jiahui, and put on the other one himself.

"It looks like there are only one person's footprints. If you follow us later, don't destroy these footprints." Gao An ordered.

"Okay, I'll try to move as far as possible." He Jiahui quickly agreed.

Gao An took out a digital camera and began to take pictures of the footprints. Then he took out a ruler and measured the size of the footprints and the length of the steps between the footprints.

The footprints extended all the way to the edge of the cliff. Gao An also took a camera and took pictures all the way to the edge of the cliff.

Gao An observed the surroundings, took pictures with his camera, and said into the recorder: "There are only one person's footprints, which means that only one person came up here. There are no unnecessary items on the cliff, and there are no traces of fighting.

I will extract these footprints later and compare them with the shoes of the deceased. If it can be confirmed that these footprints belong to the deceased, then it will be confirmed that the deceased fell from here, and the possibility of homicide can also be ruled out."

He Jiahui listened silently, but his eyes were fixed on the pair of footprints closest to the edge of the cliff.

That is a very complete pair of footprints.

"After all, Gao An is still young and inexperienced. He ruled out the possibility of homicide so easily without discovering such an important doubt! But this method is just to fool a rookie, but it won't fool me!"

He Jiahui had already discovered the doubt and started thinking quickly.

"The current situation can basically identify the murderer, but the most critical evidence is still lacking. If I were the murderer, where would the evidence be placed?"

…

Gao An completed the forensic sampling work, walked down the cliff with He Jiahui, and returned to the place where the body was found.

"Did you find anything?" Miao Zhishun asked.

Gao An stepped forward and replied: "Only one person's footprints were found on the cliff. Other than that, no personal belongings were found, and no traces of a fight were found.

I have collected footprint samples, and next I will take samples of the deceased's shoes, and then compare the shoe prints to confirm whether the footprints on the cliff belong to the deceased."

"Okay, I'll wait for your report." Miao Zhishun said.

At this time, the forensic doctor also completed his work. Miao Zhishun immediately asked: "Has the forensic doctor discovered anything?"

"The deceased's death time was approximately between one hour and two hours. It is initially determined that the skull was severely impacted, resulting in skull fracture and intracranial hemorrhage. The deceased's ribs were also fractured, accompanied by internal bleeding. It should have been when the deceased fell to the ground.

The impact injury caused by it." The forensic doctor answered.
To be continued...