The deceased was male, an elderly man who lived alone. His cultivation was registered with society as a Third-Tier Grandmaster, and he had no children... When Officer Lin and Captain Mei Xue arrived, the scene had already been secured by law enforcement, who had arrived earlier.
"The body was discovered by an employee of the Social Welfare Department. Today is the day welfare allowances are distributed."
"Based on the preliminary assessment, the time of death should have been five days ago..."
"We're already verifying whether the deceased had any other relatives..."
"Captain, who is this...?"
Mei Xue glanced at Officer Lin. After discovering that he seemed to have become an entirely different person after getting out of the car with a peculiar eyepatch, she said, "He's a consultant I specially invited to assist me with the investigation."
The subordinate did not ask any further questions. Every captain-level law enforcer at headquarters had the right to hire an in-team consultant... He was merely surprised, since this consultant had never appeared before.
Officer Lin, who had not appeared at a dangerous crime scene in a long time, seemed rather excited. From the moment he entered the house, he had instinctively entered investigation mode.
The law enforcers who arrived had clearly handled quite a few cases of spontaneous combustion. They went through the procedures with great familiarity... Before long, the body was taken away and would be sent to the Forensics Department for further examination.
After Mei Xue instructed some subordinates to conduct door-to-door interviews, she went over to Officer Lin. "Well, Lord Void Saint, have you discovered anything?"
Officer Lin simply ignored her teasing. "When did these cases of spontaneous-combustion deaths first begin?"
Mei Xue thought for a moment before hesitating. "If we're talking about the earliest case... it should have started