Transcending Boundaries: Journey to the Infinite

Untitled Part 5

Unable to Sleep

A section of Qinglongtou Road was cordoned off with police cars blocking both sides, and police tape stretched across the area.

"Sir, I'm the one who called the police. I was delivering goods this morning when I saw a taxi parked over there. When I got closer, I noticed someone lying on the ground."

Next to a seafood delivery truck, a weathered-looking fish vendor in his forties was giving his statement to two police officers.

"What time was that?" asked one of the female officers.

"I usually leave the market around four-thirty, and by the time I got here..." The middle-aged fish vendor scratched his head, then gestured with his fingers. "It was around five o'clock."

"Delivering goods this early?"

A plainclothes officer standing next to the female officer smirked skeptically. "The fish market isn't even open yet..."

"Officer, it's not early at all. I need to make runs to Tsuen Wan, New Territories, and even cross the harbor..." the middle-aged fish vendor quickly explained.

"Man Niu, if you don't know, just keep quiet," the female officer scolded the plainclothes officer beside her. She stopped taking notes and focused her gaze on the fish vendor, asking, "Did you see anyone else when you passed by?"

The fish vendor, feeling uneasy under the officer's stare, quickly shook his head. "No, ma'am. There's usually no one on this road so early in the morning. I swear, I'm the one who reported it..."

Buzz—

While the middle-aged man was speaking, the roar of an engine sounded. A Toyota sedan stopped in front of the police tape, and a well-dressed middle-aged man stepped out, accompanied by a curvaceous woman in the passenger seat.

"Wow, check her out! Looks like Li Sir has a new lady friend," the plainclothes officer named Man Niu exclaimed, his eyes wide with admiration as he looked at the woman in the Toyota.

"Focus on your work!"

The female officer, also noticing the woman in the passenger seat, elbowed Man Niu angrily. She then jogged over to the well-dressed man.

"Ah Bo, what's the situation?"

The middle-aged man in the suit glanced around the scene before casually asking the approaching female officer.

"Li Sir, we've identified the deceased. His name is Lam Guoyu, a night-shift taxi driver. We found a 30-centimeter-long boning knife next to the taxi, but there were no wounds on the victim. The forensic team says he died from massive internal bleeding caused by broken ribs that punctured his heart and lungs, likely from a powerful impact," the officer called Ah Bo reported earnestly.

"An impact?" the middle-aged man asked nonchalantly.

"No, the forensic team said there were no signs of a vehicle collision. If it were a car accident, there'd be evidence. Also, it rained from last night until early morning, so we couldn't retrieve any fingerprints from the boning knife," Ah Bo explained, then seemed to remember something. "By the way, Li Sir, the media are here. Should we release a statement?"

"You want all the taxi drivers in Hong Kong to go on strike?" Li Sir shot her a glance. "Not yet. If necessary, just say the driver got out of the taxi and was hit by a passing car."

"So... are we not investigating this?" Ah Bo asked, somewhat confused.

"Of course, we are," Li Sir snapped. "This is clearly a murder case. Don't be foolish. Anyway, I'm leaving now."