Chapter 24
Detective Inspector Douglas Brown flashed his badge at the policeman who stood guard outside the front of the shop and made his way through to the counter and then down the steps to the basement. A forensic team of two, dressed in white overalls and masks, were just finishing up their procedure of sweeping for prints and blood samples. Li’s body was at the centre of the room, sat upright and slumped against a pile of boxes, his head hanging forward. He had been shot in the head from the front. A claret red splash cast a stark pattern against the cardboard box behind him. His hands were bound behind his back with cord and his feet were also tied.
Brown nodded grimly at the police sergeant at the scene and cast his eyes over the body. ‘What have we got?’
“Victim is named Li Wu.
