Chapter 671: 221: Peeling silk from the cocoon, key evidence! _5
Hearing this, Captain, Gage, and the others all nodded in agreement.
They had never expected that the young girl before them could be so professional.
Moreover, she was incredibly calm and composed when faced with a corpse.
There was an air of true poise and experience about her that others her age did not possess, like a seasoned killer.
It was enough to make others feel wary in her presence.
At this point, Ling furrowed her brows slightly.
“If that’s the case, then it means that James had a conflict with someone before the suspect attacked him!”
If the two were the same person, James would have been cautious, and the suspect wouldn’t have been able to kill with a single stab.
These two were not the same person.
Viola Thompson nodded her head slightly, “You can say that. Also, I think that the person who scratched James with the fruit knife probably knows something.”
“Could it be Afra Gracen?” Ling asked next.
“There’s a possibility,” Viola said as she examined James’s corpse, “Actually, Afra’s words can’t be completely trusted or disregarded. Normally, a woman, even if she has a special occupation, shouldn’t cheat on her husband with another man just three days after getting a marriage license, especially when all she wants is James’s money.”
Since Afra was after James’s money, she should have been trying to please him and not betray him.
Even if Afra couldn’t stand the loneliness, she wouldn’t do such a foolish thing.
Ling nodded, thinking that it was possible, “I’ll have someone call Afra to the police station immediately.”
“Don’t bring her over for now.” Viola said softly.
Viola’s examination of the corpse didn’t stop as she spoke, “At the moment, you can’t rely on my speculation alone. If we bring her here recklessly, it may only alert the suspects. The most important thing right now is to find more…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Viola felt something was off.
She found a hard object in James’s pocket.
Upon taking it out, she saw it was a black button.
Viola carefully examined the black button and asked, “Do you have a magnifying glass?”
“Yes.” Gage immediately handed her a magnifying glass.
Under the magnification, two bloodstains were clearly visible on the button.
Seeing this, Gage excitedly said, “Could this button be evidence left by the murderer? Maybe the blood on it belongs to the killer!”
Viola put the button in a transparent self-sealing bag and then carefully examined James’s clothes.
James was wearing a T-shirt with no buttons, and his pants also had none.
this button must have been left by the suspect.
Viola didn’t expect to find anything and passed the self-sealing bag to Ling.
Ling took the bag, “I will have someone examine the blood and fingerprints on the button immediately.”
“Mm.” Viola nodded slightly.
She stayed in the autopsy room to continue examining James’s body.
Viola gently opened James’s mouth to examine his oral cavity.
When people are persecuted, they will try every method to leave evidence for the outside world.
That’s why there’s a saying that corpses can also speak.
James had been a heavy smoker and drinker for many years, causing his teeth to be stained yellow and unattractive.
However, Viola didn’t find anything unusual inside his mouth.
At that moment, Viola noticed something on James’s left hand.
Under the light, there was a shiny filament on the nail of his left ring finger.
Viola picked up a pair of tweezers and removed the filament from the nail, examining it closely under the magnifying glass.
“Is this a strand of hair?” Gage leaned in and asked curiously.
“No.” Viola shook her head slightly, “Although it looks like a hair strand, human hair doesn’t reflect light . This is probably synthetic hair from a wig.”
Synthetic hair contains polypropylene material, and when exposed to light, polypropylene would reflect light.
Viola placed the hair-like object in a self-sealing bag and took it to the forensics lab for examination along with the button.
The captain accompanied Viola over.
Watching Viola’s retreating figure, Gage crossed her arms and said admiringly, “Miss Thompson is really impressive! I’ve decided that from this day on, Miss Thompson is my idol!”
Seeing Viola and the captain approaching, Ling immediately asked, “Miss Thompson, have you found anything new?”