Director Chu stepped over the roadside shrubs, navigated past the droppings of a large upright ape, and stood before the victim. He examined the wounds on the corpse closely before straightening up and letting out a long sigh.
"Such a young kid, is there any identification?" Director Chu asked.
"There's an ID in the backpack. Sixteen years old, from Beijing, a high school sophomore at a key school in the city, no criminal record, parents are both senior intellectuals, still married..." Jiang Yuan had just finished checking the backpack. It was the fastest he had ever managed to establish the identity of a corpse.
The key points Jiang Yuan outlined also implied certain exclusions. For example, being a key school student with no criminal record suggests most of the time is spent studying, making it unlikely to come into contact with industries related to gambling and drugs that are prone to gun-related crimes and often force desperate actions.
