The found legs and arms were not intact, as they were stuffed into bags. It's possible that the victim had been deceased for several days, with the body decomposing, flies buzzing around, and larvae wriggling inside.

Qin Feng peeled open a bag and took a glance, then turned his face away. Seeing Lin Fan approaching, he pushed her aside. "There's nothing to see."

He stood up and looked towards the huge pile of garbage in front of him, where police officers were already searching. "Which area did the informant discover?"

Xiao Wang pointed to the legs. "The arm was found over there."

Dr. Liu, wearing a mask, was handling the body parts. Qin Feng stepped on the garbage and walked towards him, while Lin Fan glanced at the scene and almost vomited, her face turning pale as she followed Qin Feng.

The garbage mountain was huge, and finding the body parts was difficult. Lin Fan didn't follow Qin Feng up, but instead picked up a stick and followed a small path, where she smelled the stench of the corpse.

Another plastic bag, with flies buzzing around. Lin Fan poked the bag and shouted, "Qin Feng!"

Qin Feng quickly arrived and opened the bag. Lin Fan was so scared that she sat down on the garbage mountain. A human head was exposed, and Xiao Wang helped Lin Fan up, then took out a camera to take photos.

With Lin Fan's keen sense of smell, they quickly found the limbs and head.

Lin Fan was almost overwhelmed by the stench and ran around the garbage mountain once, but found nothing more before shaking her head. "Nothing."

The sun was setting, painting the sky with beautiful clouds.

Qin Feng took off his gloves, lifted Lin Fan, and led her out of the garbage heap.

Finding the head made it easier to locate the source of the body. Before Qin Feng could return to the office, he received a phone call.

A bag of meat was found in a trash can in the city center square, suspected to be a human body. Qin Feng immediately turned around and headed to the city center square. The smell in the car was unpleasant, so Lin Fan opened the window to let the wind in, inexplicably thinking of the man in the suit she had seen that night.

It was discovered by sanitation workers in the city center. They saw a bag in the trash can, still cold. Thinking it might be something useful, they opened it and found meat. When they searched further, they found a male genital organ, which frightened them.

"How often is this trash can cleaned?"

"Once a day, sometimes twice when there are more people."

The body hadn't decomposed yet, and there was blood in the bag.

"Xiao Wang, check the nearby surveillance."

Lin Fan rubbed her nose, trembling all over, as the sky had already turned dark.

All the nearby trash cans were searched, but no more body parts were found.

"Let's head back to the station."

Lin Fan got into the car, and her gaze suddenly swept towards the square. The tall, thin man in the suit was silently looking in the direction of the trash can. Her heart skipped a beat, and she was about to shout to stop the car when the man disappeared.

The body was brought back, and after examination, it was confirmed that the limbs found in the square and the body parts found in the garbage dump belonged to the same person.

Lin Fan was excited to see the body, her heart pounding, as she followed Qin Feng into the autopsy room.

"The age of the deceased is between forty and forty-two, missing a part of the body, estimated to be around one meter seventy-three in height."

Lin Fan quietly said, "Possibly around one meter seventy-five."

Qin Feng turned his head, his gaze sharp. "What?"

Lin Fan gestured, "Listen to Uncle Liu first."

"Based on the degree of decomposition of the body, the time of death is about a week ago. Due to the existence of freezing before discarding the body, the time of death cannot be determined accurately. The stomach wasn't found, so we can't speculate further."

The body parts weren't wearing clothes, making it difficult to estimate.

Qin Feng looked at the bag containing the body again. It was just an ordinary black garbage bag, nothing special.

Lin Fan hid behind Qin Feng, mustering the courage to take a look at the decaying face of the man. "I've seen his soul. He was in his early forties, and in reality, he looks younger than the body. He's about one meter seventy-five tall."

The face of the corpse was severely decomposed, making it difficult to identify. Upon hearing this, Qin Feng glanced at her. "When did you see him?"

"Last Thursday."

"Today is Saturday, nine days ago," Dr. Liu said.

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"Are you sure?" Qin Feng asked.

"It should be," Dr. Liu replied.

Qin Feng walked out to make a phone call, inquiring about recent reports of missing persons. Lin Fan, watching the body, felt genuinely hungry.

Lin Fan's phone rang, and she quickly stepped out into the corridor to answer.

"Xiao Lin, have you found a house?"

"Yeah, I found one." Lin Fan reached into her pocket for the keys. "I'm moving tomorrow."

"I've arranged it with someone, we'll sign the contract tonight."

"I'll go back in a while."

Footsteps approached, and Lin Fan looked up to see Qin Feng. "I'm moving tonight."

"Alright, I'm leaving tomorrow morning."

"Okay, goodbye."

After hanging up, Qin Feng asked, "Are you moving tonight?"

Lin Fan nodded.

"Do you need help?"

"No, thanks," Lin Fan said. "You're busy. I'll go back and pack."

"There's been another report of someone finding body parts. I probably won't go back tonight. If you have too much stuff, leave it for now. I'll come over tomorrow to help."

"No need, no need. You're busy. I'm leaving."

Lin Fan left the police station and headed straight for the bus stop. This time she didn't encounter that man, and she didn't have much stuff to carry. Besides, going to Qin Feng's place, many things weren't suitable to bring. Thinking of his house, Lin Fan felt a surge of inferiority.

She packed her changed clothes into a bag, took the deposit and part of the rent refunded by the landlord, and a girl helped her carry the stuff downstairs.

"Thank you for helping me that day."

Lin Fan put down the bag and smiled at the girl. "No matter what happens, remember to call the police. You shouldn't stay with a man who hits you. Life will get better. I wish you all the best."

The girl patted her shoulder and turned to look into the distance, the smile fading from her face.

"I used to think that marriage is for life, can't leave or break up. After being with him, I'll always be his..."

"You are an independent individual, and you have nothing to do with anyone else." Lin Fan didn't know what else to say; her grandmother had said these words before. "Good luck to you. Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Lin Fan walked out of the neighborhood, and there were no buses at this time. She hailed a taxi and got in, stating her address. Closing her eyes and leaning against the seat, she thought about today's case when suddenly she felt a chill. Lin Fan's heart raced, and she slowly opened her eyes, only to find a man sitting next to her, sitting straight with no wrinkles on his suit.

Lin Fan swallowed her saliva, looking at his profile. He looked better than when he was decomposed, not as old, and appeared very clean with fair skin.

Lin Fan's gaze fell on his nails, neatly trimmed. He turned his head, his gentle gaze falling on Lin Fan, and they confronted each other.

"Miss, are you going this way?"

Lin Fan came back to her senses, turning her head to look at the road outside, not recognizing it. "Anywhere is fine."

She looked at the empty backseat in the rearview mirror, closed her eyes, and buried her face in her hands.

"Can you see me?"

Lin Fan didn't want to talk, burying her face in her hands.

"Miss, what's wrong? Car sickness?"

The taxi driver was a kind-hearted person.

Lin Fan shook her head. "No."

The middle-aged ghost continued to ask, "How can you see me? Are you human or a ghost?"

They finally arrived. Lin Fan got out of the car with her bag and walked towards the residential area, which required a card to enter. Lin Fan called Qin Feng again, and the middle-aged ghost followed her neither too close nor too far, remaining silent.

"Lin Fan?" Qin Feng's voice came through the phone.

"Brother Qin, it seems you need a card to enter the community." Lin Fan suddenly felt awkward saying this, her face heating up. "I'm at the entrance of the community."

"Wait for me for twenty minutes."

He hung up, and Lin Fan put her bag down and squatted on the roadside, her phone emitting a low battery reminder.

He also squatted down. Lin Fan looked at his feet; it was said that ghosts didn't have feet, but the ghosts she saw in Jiangcheng all had feet. Could it be that urban ghosts were special?

"How did you die?"

"I can't tell you."

"Do you know?"

Finally, they arrived. Lin Fan got out of the car and walked towards the residential area, which required a card to enter. Lin Fan called Qin Feng again, and the middle-aged ghost followed her neither too close nor too far, remaining silent.

"Lin Fan?" Qin Feng's voice came through the phone.

"Brother Qin, it seems you need a card to enter the community." Lin Fan suddenly felt awkward saying this, her face heating up. "I'm at the entrance of the community."

"Wait for me for twenty minutes."

He hung up, and Lin Fan put her bag down and squatted on the roadside, her phone emitting a low battery reminder.

He also squatted down. Lin Fan looked at his feet; it was said that ghosts didn't have feet, but the ghosts she saw in Jiangcheng all had feet. Could it be that urban ghosts were special?

"How did you die?"

"I can't tell you."

"Do you know?"

"You can see me?"

He nodded.

The two of them squatted in a row, and he looked into the distance. "How can you see ghosts?"

"I can't tell you either."

He smiled, and his pale face didn't look so terrifying. "Do you know how I can leave here? Why haven't any ghostly attendants come to take me?"

Lin Fan had indeed thought about this question seriously. "Perhaps you are a lost soul."

"What does that mean?"

"Lost souls seem to have difficulty entering the cycle of reincarnation. How did you die?"

The man shook his head, his gaze distant.

He was older than Lin Fan's father, and she really didn't know what to say to him.

"Don't you want the police to catch the killer?"

"I don't."

"Why not?"

He shook his head and remained silent.

Lin Fan sighed. "I heard that lost souls will linger in this world indefinitely, unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation. It's pitiful."

"Are you trying to persuade me? Are you a police officer?"

Lin Fan shook her head. "I'm not."

"I saw you with the police. You found my body."

Lin Fan turned to stare at him, but the man remained unmoved, still gazing into the distance. "Then don't reincarnate."

It was the first time Lin Fan had encountered such a stubborn ghost, and she was curious. "Uncle."

The man stood up. "I have to go."

"Where are you going? Don't you want the police to catch the killer?"

He turned back to look at Lin Fan, smiling. "Some things are more important than life."

A black car came speeding by, and he disappeared into the air. Lin Fan opened her mouth, and the car stopped in front of her. The window rolled down, revealing Qin Feng's face. He motioned with his head, "Get in."

Lin Fan threw her things into the back seat and opened the passenger door, getting in.

"Who were you just talking to?"

"The dead man."

"Who's the killer?"

"I don't know. He doesn't want to say." Lin Fan was puzzled. "He's not afraid of never being able to reincarnate, of floating in this world indefinitely? It's strange. He knows who the killer is; catching him would free him."

Qin Feng tapped the steering wheel and swiped his card to enter the underground parking lot.

"I guess, the person who killed him is very important to him."

Lin Fan turned to stare at his face. "You said almost the same thing to him."

"What did he say?"

Qin Feng parked the car and unbuckled his seatbelt.

"He said, some things are more important than life."

Qin Feng opened the back door and took out Lin Fan's bag, walking towards the elevator. "Have you eaten?"

Lin Fan hurried over with her bag to catch up with Qin Feng. "I haven't had time to eat yet. The bag is quite heavy; let me take it."

The elevator doors opened, and Qin Feng pushed her inside. "Just stay put."

As they went in and pressed the floor button, he turned to look at Lin Fan. Meeting her clear black and white eyes, he paused. "Don't casually mention that you can see ghosts outside. It's not good for you."