Seeing Xun Mu and Su Ping nodding, Qi Yuan thought for a moment and then continued: "Then, he erased the deceased's identity information to cover up the car accident, right?

Is he worried that we will find out about the car accident through the deceased and then target him? But there has been no news for so many days. Maybe there was no surveillance on the road where the car accident occurred? "

"Considering the identity of the victim..." Su Ping said: "The car accident may have occurred in the countryside, and then the murderer took the victim back to the city and killed him at the scene."

After Xun Mu lowered his head and thought for a moment, he looked at Tu Zhongxin and asked, "I have a question. Can you tell whether the victim's injuries after being in a car accident are serious or not, and whether they threaten his life?"

"It's hard to say." Tu Zhongxin shook his head and said: "Based on the damage to the victim's body, the speed at the moment of the car accident should not have been very fast, so it would not have caused too serious injuries. The hip bone of the deceased who suffered a direct impact was only slightly injured. Just a broken bone.

But this is not certain. It is possible that the trunk injury is not serious, but it is not impossible that the brain tissue may be fatally injured due to a collision or fall.

Unfortunately, the victim's head was cut off and boiled in a pot for a long time. The brain tissue was damaged to a considerable extent. For a while, I was unable to judge the extent of her head injury and could not make a detailed analysis of the damage. rating.”

Having said this, Tu Zhongxin paused and asked curiously: "Did Captain Xun discover anything?"

"I am analyzing the logic of the murderer's actions." Xun Mu raised his hand and pinched his chin and said: "Logically, unless it was a drunk driving, drug driving or other traffic accident for which he should bear full or most responsibility, otherwise he would be responsible for the accident after the accident. You should call the police as soon as possible. If you try to escape, your rationale will become irrational.

Let's ignore this for now and just assume that he is solely responsible for the crime of traffic accident. If the victim was not seriously injured, calling the police is also the most appropriate choice. There is no need for him to run away;

And if the victim's injuries are extremely serious, or even if he thinks the victim is dead and plans to dump the body, he should not take it back to his home to behead and kill him. It is normal logic to take the victim to the sea and dump the body."

At this point, Xun Mu paused and concluded: "That is to say, from the car accident to the murder, if there are no other supplementary reasons, the logic is somewhat untenable."

Su Ping thought thoughtfully, and nodded after a moment: "It's because I didn't think carefully. Lao Xun is right, there is something wrong. Perhaps, this car accident is not an ordinary car accident, but the murderer did it according to the plan." part of it."

Qi Yuan flipped through his notebook and said: "And there is another question. What was the murderer's motive for breaking into the house and changing the locks? Could it be that his original target was actually Ning Huayin? Just as it happened, didn't Ning Huayin say that? Does she feel like someone is following her while traveling?"

"It is possible, but there are also logical problems that cannot be bypassed." Su Ping shook his head and said: "It's understandable to touch it, but why do you need to change the lock? Ning Huayin's key cannot be opened after changing the lock. She will definitely be wary by then."

"What if..." Qi Yuan's mind was racing and he said, "What if he only changed the lock cylinder inside the door, but the lock cylinder outside the door was not moved?"

"Then why is he changing the lock?" Su Ping looked at him inexplicably: "If the keyhole of the outer lock core does not move, his key cannot open the door. Leaving is not a problem. What should I do if I enter? Climb the window? Then he should change it. What's the point of a lock? Looking for trouble?"

Qi Yuan was choked by his series of rhetorical questions and was speechless.

"Wait a minute..." Xun Mu suddenly said, "What Xiao Qi said may not be impossible."

"Huh?" Su Ping raised his eyebrows.

Xun Mu asked: "Have you seen the door at the scene? If it is not locked, it is actually very easy to open. A piece of hard cardboard is enough. If there is a special plastic hook plate, it can even be opened in one or two seconds.

It opens the door faster than a key."

After a pause, he reminded again: "Ning Huayin locked the door with the key before leaving. The door can only be opened by changing the lock cylinder from the inside.

As long as the door can be opened and the lock is solved, for those who know how to open the door, it doesn't matter whether they have the key or not."

Qi Yuan's eyes lit up and he said: "So what I said is completely feasible. This will make it easier for the murderer to ambush at the deceased's house, and Ning Huayin will not be too vigilant when he returns home.

If the murderer were to hide in the dark and use her own key to lock the door from the inside when Ning Huayin went back to her room or went to the bathroom, then she would really have no way to go to heaven or earth."

After Su Ping listened, he looked thoughtful again, then patted his head and said, "Strange, what's wrong with my head? Why am I suddenly not working well today?"

"I told you, old man, to stay up all night and refuse to take a rest. Your brain will turn into mush." ​​Xun Mu rolled his eyes and said, "It's like it's my body."

"Ahem," Qi Yuan coughed twice and quickly dropped the topic, saying: "Generally speaking, these are just speculations at the moment, and the murderer's motive for attacking the victim is still unknown. Erase the victim

The purpose of the identity information is equally unclear, and what was done to the victim’s body is even more...

In short, we currently have very few clues at hand, so it is too early to speculate on these, so we should proceed step by step and determine the identity of the deceased first."

Xun Mu smiled slightly: "It's really rare for such 'down-to-earth' words to come out of your mouth."

Qi Yuan shrank his neck and argued: "No way, it makes me feel very floating."

"It's really extraordinary." Su Ping answered and said calmly: "We solve the case and look for clues, and you rely on your imagination to solve the case. But you are a prodigy... Forget it, you have an idea.

"

Qi Yuan felt a little guilty.

Xun Mu looked sideways at Tu Zhongxin and changed the subject: "How is the progress regarding the restoration of appearance?"

"I don't know." Tu Zhongxin blinked and said, "I only know a little bit about this, and I don't know much about it. After all, I'm not omnipotent... The laboratory will be responsible for this matter. Wait.

Will you go over and ask directly later?"

"Okay." Xun Mu nodded and said, "Let's go now."

…

The task of restoring the appearance is much more difficult than imagined. After all, the victim's muscle structure is severely damaged, and the facial features are basically indistinguishable. If you want to restore the original appearance, you must try your best to ensure that the difference is not too outrageous, which requires a huge amount of calculations.

Very.

So the work is not finished yet.

But the laboratory is confident, it just needs some time.

Considering that the victim had been dead for several days and they did not lack this little time, Xun Mu let them do it and did not rush him. Of course, Xun Mu and Su Ping also knew very well that it was useless to push for this kind of thing.

It will upset the staff.

Fortunately, Ning Huayin's side was relatively safe and no accidents occurred.

…

The next day, the work of restoring the appearance of the deceased was completed. Xun Mu asked Fang Chang to be responsible for collecting clues from the society about the source of the corpse. He attached a picture of the restored appearance and marked it for reference only. He also included the currently available information that could help indicate the identity of the deceased.

All information is made public.

At the same time, Brother Song took Qi Yuan with him and planned to go to the hotel to talk to Ning Huayin.

After all, there are still some doubts about Ning Huayin.

And after a day of analysis yesterday, they believe that the murderer's target is probably Ning Huayin, and her safety is threatened to a certain extent. If possible, it would be good to come and have a chat to see how she is doing.

…

Hotel, room 8503, outside the door, Brother Song knocked lightly and found the doorbell on the left hand side, so he raised his hand and pressed it.

There was no reaction inside.

Brother Song raised his eyebrows slightly. Could it be that she went out? Or didn't she get up?

Thinking of this, he raised his hand to ring the doorbell again, and at the same time opened his mouth to make a sound.

At this time, his cell phone rang, and his movements stopped. He swallowed the words that reached his throat again, and immediately took out the cell phone from his pocket and took a look.

"Ning Huayin is calling..." Brother Song said to Qi Yuan, and then immediately answered the call and turned on the loudspeaker.

As soon as the call was connected, he said: "Hello, Ms. Ning, I am Zhao Qingsong."

"Officer Zhao," Ning Huayin said in a trembling voice, "I heard someone knocking on the door and ringing the doorbell..."

The deep fear in the voice can be heard even by a person like Qi Yuan, who is relatively nervous and not very empathetic.

Brother Song raised his eyebrows and then said, "Don't worry, it's me, I'm outside."

"ha?"

Brother Song said patiently: "It's me. You can tell by looking through the peephole."

"I don't dare to look, Gudu..." Ning Huayin seemed to swallow and said, "I have been afraid of cat eyes since I was a child... I wish it were you. Is there anything wrong?"

"Well, I have some questions that I want to chat with you about. Is that convenient?" Brother Song asked. After thinking about it, he added: "It is closely related to you and the house you rent."

"Then...just wait for me, I'll get up and change clothes."

"Okay, don't be in a hurry, just take your time." Brother Song replied warmly: "I'll wait for you in the smoking area at the end of the corridor. Give me a call when you're ready."

"Thank you... thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Brother Song smiled slightly, shook his head, raised his chin, and motioned Qi Yuan to follow him to the corner, then lit a cigarette, bent down and leaned his elbows on the window frame.

Qi Yuan's eyes moved rapidly, thinking about what he should ask later.

He finished smoking a cigarette quickly, but Ning Huayin still hadn't called back.

Brother Song frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and took out another cigarette.

After smoking the second cigarette, the call finally came. He answered the call and asked with a smile: "Is it okay?"

"Okay... okay." Ning Huayin said sheepishly, "Sorry for keeping you waiting for so long."

"It's okay, we'll be right over."

With that said, he and Qi Yuan returned to the door of Ning Huayin's room, pressed the doorbell, and said at the same time: "Hello, Ms. Ning, it's me."

After a while, the door opened. Ning Huayin took two steps back, squeezed out a smile, and then turned sideways to invite Qi Yuan and Brother Song to come in.

Seeing that she was still where she was, stretching out her hand towards the door, Brother Song stopped and said, "Ms. Ning, there's no need to close the door, let's ventilate it."

Ning Huayin was stunned for a moment, then nodded and opened the door wide.

Qi Yuan lowered his head and looked at the law enforcement recorder hanging on his shoulder. He thought thoughtfully and realized that Brother Song had a much stronger safety awareness than himself. Even if the law enforcement recorder was on, he would open the door to avoid suspicion as much as possible.

These days, girls need to protect themselves when they go out, and boys are no exception, even the police.

The hotel room was relatively large. Qi Yuan took a glance and saw that in addition to a bed, there was also a small round coffee table and two wicker chairs.

The bed looked a little messy, the sheets and quilt cover were a little wrinkled, and there was a slight bulge in one place, as if clothes were stuffed in it - apparently Ning Huayin had no time to tidy up, so she had to stuff the dirty clothes into the quilt and hide them.

A corner of the quilt brought out a piece of sky blue...
To be continued...