The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 507 Japanese Navy Major
"Lü Le, you stay here and organize the case files and hand them over to me tomorrow morning." Cheng Mo didn't stay at the scene for long.

"Boss, where are you going?"

"Hospital."

The body of the deceased has not yet been sent to the funeral home but is kept in the hospital morgue. This is the best time to check the body.

"Cheng, I'll go with you." Claire said.

"Has the news of Chen Manli's death been announced to the public?" Cheng Mo asked in the car.

“Although it has not been officially announced, many people know about it,” Claire said.

Cheng Mo sighed. There was no way to set up a trap. He could only investigate the case honestly. If he investigated the case, it would be very difficult, but if he didn't investigate, nothing would happen.

Although the deceased was a popular dancer, in the profession of dancer, popularity changes too quickly. You may be popular today, but not tomorrow.

In Shanghai, anything can happen.

"What does Chen Manli's family do?"

"Chen Manli has been married twice, but both times she didn't live well. Her family is a tailor." The Chinese policeman sitting in the passenger seat of the car explained.

"Who is this brother?"

"My subordinate, Qin Chi."

"Claire, you have a good subordinate. How about letting him follow me on this case?" Cheng Mo asked for the person directly.

"No problem." Claire nodded. The concession had a permanent police station but a changing number of Western detectives. They were just there to gild their reputations and then leave. As for the Chinese detectives under their command, they would just help push the issue if they liked them and no one would care about anything else and no one would say anything.

Anyway, this is just a place where he stays for a short time and works, and he doesn't need to be responsible for the future of these people.

Claire's term of office was coming to an end. His abilities were limited, and he was powerless over the people under him.

"Let him connect with Lu Le."

Cheng Mo understood Claire's thoughts. Since Qin Chi was good and he was short of people, he would give him a chance.

The morgue of the Red Cross Hospital.

It was quite chilly in the middle of the night.

Chen Manli died before she was taken to the hospital, so she was sent directly to the morgue where frozen bodies were kept.

The body was not autopsied but was cleaned.

Wearing gloves, Cheng Mo personally examined the body. The bullet entered from the lower left side of the back of the shoulder blade, which is very close to the heart. The bullet should have remained in the body because there was no bullet hole in the front.

Chen Manli did have a charming face. Although she was already thirty years old, she looked like she was in her early twenties.

With her wavy hair draped over her shoulders, she is obviously a dynamic, independent and fashionable woman of the new era.

It's a pity that beauty has a short life.

"Based on the angle and depth of the bullet entering the human body, can we calculate the distance and position of the gunman when he shot?" Cheng Mo asked.

"Due to the chaotic situation at the scene, we can only estimate an approximate distance and location." Qin Chi replied.

"Okay, I'll leave this job to you."

"Yes, Mr. Cheng." Qin Chi agreed.

"There's no need to wait for the family members to come. In criminal cases, the police station has the power to investigate and autopsy the victim and follow simplified procedures. The golden time for solving a case is forty-eight hours, and the first twenty-four hours are the most critical." Cheng Mo said.

"clear."

Cheng Mo naturally gave the order to take the lead in the case. "I'll go back first. If there is any progress, please call me at any time." Cheng Mo looked at the time and it was already one o'clock in the morning. He had to go back and take a nap.

……

The next morning, news about the bloody incident at the Paramount spread. The news that the popular dancer Chen Manli was shot and killed shocked Shanghai.

Dancers like Chen Manli only dance as companions and do not do business with customers. They are considered to be the kind that keep themselves clean.

Because she has the freedom to choose.

As a popular dancer, she was naturally the center of discussion and a news darling. There were naturally many speculations and disputes about her death.

Some say it was a murder of passion, some say it was a murder of revenge, and of course there is also the theory that it was manslaughter.

A popular dancer must have many stories. Her short life is much more exciting than many people's entire lives.

I have eaten, seen and played, and it is really a pity to leave at this prime age.

In the morning, Cheng Mo and Su Moer also mentioned this case while having breakfast.

Su Moer was still a little worried when Cheng Mo took over the case. Although it was just the death of a popular dancer, no one could tell what kind of people and things would be involved behind it.

"Who would be so jealous that he would attack a popular dancer? If this was a revenge killing, then the hatred must be extreme to do such a thing." Cheng Mo said, "But if it was not a revenge killing or a murder of love, if it was an accidental killing, then it is worth digging deeper."

"Do you want to solve this case and enhance your qualifications and prestige in the police station?" Su Moer asked.

"It's not this reason. The main reason is that Chen Manli's death is a little strange. If she died unjustly, I will definitely intervene."

Su Moer lowered her head and drank milk without saying a word.

"Once I get busy with the case, I may not be able to take care of my family. Please bear with me." Cheng Mo said, "I'll call my sister and ask her to come over and spend more time with you when she's free."

"No need. Xiaoyu is enough at home. Besides, I don't have so much to do." Su Moer said.

"Okay, I'll go to work then."

……

"According to the Paramount manager and several dancers who have a good relationship with Chen Manli, Chen Manli has had a close relationship with these people in recent times..."

Chen Manli is a popular dancer, and those who come to Paramount to play are not ordinary people, so those who can get close to her are even more extraordinary.

Furthermore, there are even fewer people who can catch her eye.

Bank managers, big bosses of foreign companies, rich young men, and frustrated politicians hiding in the concessions, any one of them is a celebrity.

These are only the ones who are relatively close to him or those who have recently invited him to dance. Chen Manli's social network is very complicated.

As for whether she has a boyfriend, the feedback she received was that she has been single for the past two months and had just broken up with a man two months ago.

After that, the man seldom came to Paramount. His wife also had a rich man, and he probably pursued Chen Manli just for fun. When he got tired of her, he just dumped her.

This kind of joys and sorrows is too common among dancers. It is rare for a man to actually marry a dancer. No decent family will accept a dancer as their daughter-in-law.

Once you become a dancer, it is basically impossible to get rid of this label in your lifetime. Among these people, two people caught Cheng Mo's eye.

One is Peng Nian, from No. 76, a general under Ding Mocun, and a pervert. He was also there on the night Chen Manli was killed, right at the scene.

The other was a Japanese, an officer of the Japanese Navy Military Attaché Office in Shanghai, Lieutenant Commander Kaneno Hiroshi.

Jin Yehong had a crush on Chen Manli and always wanted to invite her to be a dancer, but was rejected by Chen Manli. Jin Yehong pestered her many times, but because the Paramount was in the concession and he was a Japanese naval officer, he did not dare to be too presumptuous, and eventually nothing happened.

But Jin Yehong had said that he would not let Chen Manli have an easy time.

(End of this chapter)