At the same time.

Jiang An and Zhang Yean were in the office, studying the body and clothing.

Suddenly, Jiang An's phone rang.

"Mr. Li!"

"The victim's identity has been confirmed. Her name is Wu Yan, 24 years old, the owner of a Shulan Clothing Store in Jiangcheng."

"Four days ago, she attended the 5th anniversary celebration of Shulan Clothing Company and received the badge on her chest."

"Four days ago?"

Jiang An thought to himself, it seems likely that the victim died after the anniversary celebration.

Li Jian continued, "The victim, Wu Yan, frequently went to the gym, but her male trainer suddenly disappeared two days ago."

"Male trainer missing?"

"Currently unable to be contacted, with no responses via phone, WeChat, or other means."

"Let's go to Wu Yan's store before her death to see if there's any discovery!"

"You and Zhang Yean get ready. Once we locate Wu Yan's residence, we'll call you to come for a survey."

"Okay! Mr. Li, I'll wait for your call."

After hanging up, Zhang Yean asked, "Identified the body?"

Jiang An nodded.

"Wu Yan, 24 years old, was the owner of a Shulan Clothing Store."

Zhang Yean nodded, "Self-employed!"

"But her gym male trainer also disappeared two days ago."

"Could it be a coincidence?"

Jiang An thought for a moment and gently shook his head.

"There must be something strange here."

"The time gap between the two is so small; I don't think it's just a coincidence!"

Zhang Yean pondered for a while and said, "Could it be fleeing from guilt?"

"Nowadays, some trainers and trainees have complicated relationships."

"Perhaps this trainer killed and disposed of the body, then ran away."

"Junior, I think this possibility cannot be ruled out."

Jiang An didn't respond, instead focusing his gaze back on the photos on the computer screen.

If the killer was the gym trainer, what traces might be left on the body?

At this moment.

Chen He was leading the investigation team along the roads exiting the village to find surveillance.

He also received a call from Li Jian, learning the victim's identity was confirmed.

Accompanying him, Li Yong asked, "Mr. Chen, the victim's residence and registered address aren't here, and it's far from this location."

"Why would the killer choose to dispose of the body here?"

Chen He took a drag from his cigarette, eyeing potential monitoring devices by the roadside.

"The victim was unfamiliar with this area, but it doesn't mean the killer wasn't."

"Mr. Chen, can we investigate from this angle?"

Chen He glanced over.

"Investigate from this angle?"

"Yesterday, we conducted a thorough search but found no trace of the killer, not even a hair."

"Besides, since this village was established, it's at least been over 50 years."

"In those 50 years, many left the village to live elsewhere; it's difficult for us to investigate."

"Also, even if there's a genealogy, probing it is highly challenging."

Li Yong, driving, contemplated for a while, and said, "Mr. Li, what you say makes sense."

"Perhaps the surveillance is the quickest to inquire into."

Just then, Chen He's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly said, "Stop in front; there's surveillance there!"

At the same time.

In the criminal investigation team's evidence-holding laboratory.

Jiang An and Zhang Yean put on gloves and took out the female victim's clothes from the evidence box.

After spreading them on the evidence table, Zhang Yean asked, "The victim's coat, underwear, and pants don't seem to have any holes, do they?"

Jiang An examined them carefully, then nodded, "To the naked eye, indeed no holes."

"However, under a magnifying glass, it may differ."

Then.

He turned to the toolbox nearby, opened it, and took out a magnifying glass.

Jiang An bent down, holding the magnifying glass in his right hand and arranging the clothes with his left.

This time, he focused on observing the seams of the clothing.

The victim's clothing was made of high-end materials, appearing very new, likely recently purchased.

If there had been any struggles or tugs while alive, something unusual would surely appear at the seams.

Ten minutes later, Jiang An turned his head and said, "Found it!"

"Where?"

"The armpit seams on the sides of the upper garment show slight thread splitting."

Zhang Yean took the magnifying glass and examined it closely.

"Indeed, the seams seem slightly loosened."

Jiang An said, "The quality of the clothes is quite good; such small flaws generally wouldn't appear."

"Furthermore, I see these small gaps in many parts of the top, especially around the collar."

Thinking for a moment, Zhang Yean slightly tilted her head up and asked solemnly, "You mean this might have been torn open?"

"Currently, that possibility seems quite high."

"Moreover, the force forming these localized splits wasn't significant, not enough to tear the clothing at once."

"During the autopsy, I also noticed the victim's hair was somewhat disheveled, with some strands scattered."

"In my professional opinion, the hair loss wasn't due to postmortem decay but external forceful pulling."

Zhang Yean lowered her head to look at the clothing on the evidence table.

"This indeed indicates the victim might have encountered physical contact with someone prior to death."

"Considering the victim died four days ago."

"The commemorative brooch on her chest suggests her death followed the anniversary celebration."

Zhang Yean said, "Earlier, in the call, Mr. Li mentioned the gym trainer picked up Wu Yan after the celebration night."

Suddenly, she excitedly said, "This implies that the gym trainer is highly suspicious, likely the last person to see Wu Yan alive."

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