Chapter 95: The Sculptor’s Keepsakes and the Unfound Victim’s Organs!

The voice from the phone immediately made Lin Tian clench his fist tightly, and his emotions were complicated beyond words.

Zhou Shiru’s appearance at the Fantawild theme park yesterday undoubtedly further confirmed his identity as the murderer.

Although there is still no concrete evidence, from a criminal investigation perspective, his identity as the murderer can now be practically confirmed.

Twenty years.

In the full span of these twenty years, the perpetrator of the 5.13 dismemberment case, whom he had been relentlessly searching for, has now finally surfaced.

At this moment, there is a sense of relief in uncovering the truth, but also a hint of regret and pain hidden deep inside.

If only he had thought a bit more back then, like Su Ming, and considered the rare occupation of sculptor, he might have caught Zhou Shiru and stopped him from living freely for an additional twenty years.

Not to mention.

The already infamous Zhou Shiru even used the horrific dismemberment of the victim’s body to carve out his so-called perfect masterpiece and win the Luban Award.

This is truly the height of irony.

The victim was brutally dismembered into hundreds of pieces, and for years the police couldn’t find the killer, turning it into a topic of casual conversation among many.

And the murderer…Remained at large, completely unaffected, even using the inspiration from this killing to become a top figure in the industry, enjoying a high social status and wealth.

Lin Tian took a deep breath and suppressed all the complex thoughts in his heart. The closer they got to the truth, the more he needed to stay calm.

…

After waiting for several seconds, Wang Hu’s excited voice once again came through the phone.

“Ming Ge.”

“Zhou Shiru didn’t just simply enter the Fantawild theme park.”

“I followed your instructions…”

“I quickly checked the Ferris wheel queue footage, and half an hour before Qu Pengfei’s fall, I spotted Zhou Shiru in line!”

“What’s more, from the surveillance, Zhou Shiru was wearing headphones the whole time and was occasionally speaking to someone, as if communicating with someone.”

“The most crucial point is…”

“After seeing this important detail, Quan Ge immediately helped check the entry surveillance.”

“He found that as soon as Zhou Shiru entered the park, he kept his headphones on, which aligns with the process we deduced yesterday.”

“Qu Pengfei was controlled remotely, which explains why, even though he didn’t want to die, he ended up standing outside on the balcony.”

After listening to Wang Hu’s explanation, Su Ming glanced at Lin Tian and Xu Changsheng beside him. Seeing that neither of them was ready to give an order, he immediately said without hesitation.

“Huo Zi.”

“Further confirm Zhou Shiru’s current location through the Tianyan surveillance. We need to quickly track his movements to avoid any accidents.”

“Given the cautiousness of this criminal organization.”

“If they discover Zhou Shiru has been exposed, they will likely not hesitate to have him dealt with by other members before we can arrest him.”

“We must act quickly!”

After Su Ming hung up the phone, Xu Changsheng suddenly thought of something, frowning with some frustration.

“Master, Xiao Ming.”

“Although we’ve basically confirmed the identity of the murderer, we still lack key evidence. It feels like, even if we catch Zhou Shiru, it will be hard to convict him.”

“Moreover, someone like him certainly has money, and the lawyers he hires will be difficult to deal with.”

“Unless…We can find crucial murder evidence related to him that leaves him no chance of overturning the case. That’s the most important thing.”

Lin Tian thought carefully for a few seconds, squinting his eyes with cold determination as he said.

“No need.”

“Even without the murder evidence from twenty years ago, it’s still fine.”

“Because in our earlier deductions, Zhou Shiru’s connection to the drug trafficking organization is most likely related to his search for high-purity drugs.”

“This is enough to prove…Zhou Shiru definitely uses drugs and has stocked up a considerable amount of high-purity drugs. After all, given his status and wealth.”

“He wouldn’t need to buy a few grams at a time.”

“So once we confirm Zhou Shiru’s location, there’s no need to waste time observing and tracking. We’ll first arrest him under the pretext of drug use and take him to the team!”

“Once we extract his blood and test his hair, if there’s evidence of drug use, he won’t be able to leave our custody.”

“Then use every possible method to pry information from him, learn the identities of other members of that large drug trafficking organization, and after arresting them.”

“We can have others identify Zhou Shiru, but we can’t afford any delays!!!”

It was clear.

After Su Ming’s reminder, Lin Tian suddenly thought of Qu Pengfei, who had fallen to his death, and understood how difficult it was to unearth Zhou Shiru’s involvement.

If other members of the drug trafficking organization were to take care of Zhou Shiru first, cutting off this lead, it would be absolutely unacceptable.

Thus, using the pretext of drug use to arrest Zhou Shiru and ensure his protection was Lin Tian’s current plan.

Because not only is Zhou Shiru the murderer of the 5.13 dismemberment case from twenty years ago, but he is also a key member of the vast underground drug trafficking organization in Longguo!

Sitting beside them, Su Ming wasted no time. He quickly searched for information and details about Zhou Shiru online. After a few seconds, he squinted his eyes and said.

“Director Lin.”

“I think finding clues shouldn’t be difficult.”

“Because. I just thought of something.”

“In that experience post, the so-called tactic of having the victim help conceal things might be referring to the victim going to his workplace alone.”

“And not wanting anyone to know about it, not telling anyone where they were going, even hiding their whereabouts.”

“To do that, when combined with the profession of sculptor…I suspect it’s very likely that…Zhou Shiru used the payment for a human model to lure the victim to his workplace alone, and the victim, lured by the promise of a huge reward, would likely conceal this from their roommate or family.”

“As mentioned in the previous case files, the victim came from a small place and their family wasn’t very well off. They also had a habit of doing part-time jobs on weekends.”

“If, by chance.”

“The victim saw the ad for a part-time human model job and was tempted by the promised large reward, it’s very likely they would have hidden this and gone alone to the meeting place.”

“I also checked Zhou Shiru’s workplace, and found that his sculpture studio is in a very remote suburban villa.”

“His sculpture studio doesn’t allow anyone in without an appointment, and there are no ventilation windows, claiming that he doesn’t want to be disturbed while working and doesn’t want the noise of chiseling to bother the neighbors.”

“The most crucial point is…He hasn’t changed his workplace in over twenty years, which undoubtedly proves that Zhou Shiru carried out the dismemberment of the victim at this location.”

“For a delusional, perfectionist murderer like Zhou Shiru, he would definitely have left some related case items at the studio to commemorate this perfect crime.”

“Of course, when I say ‘commemorate,’ I’m not referring to the dismemberment video, but rather some other keepsakes.”

At this point.

Su Ming suddenly paused for two seconds, his eyes turning sharp and cold, and he said slowly.

“Director Lin.”

“Have you noticed something?”

“Twenty years ago, our criminal investigation team found all the victim’s body parts, and we had roughly pieced them together into a complete person.”

“But we never found…Any fragments of the victim’s internal organs!!!”