The apartment's front door was warped by the fire, and dirty water pooled and flowed out. A glance from the doorway revealed utter chaos inside. Forensics technicians from the sub-bureau moved cautiously through the wreckage, searching for every possible piece of physical evidence.
"The scene is severely compromised," Zhang Hancheng said gravely, his hands on his hips.
At any crime scene, the most crucial things are the various pieces of trace evidence.
Things like bloodstains, hair, fingerprints—anything that could yield a DNA sample.
But now, after being scorched by the blaze, it was unlikely any useful forensic samples remained.
Then there was the environment of the scene itself.
For example, smashed objects or overturned furniture could indicate where a struggle took place.
But now, after being blasted by high-pressure fire hoses, the positions of many objects had been disturbed.
All of this undoubtedly made reconstructing the scene much more difficult.
