Volume Two: Chapter 307: Passionate Killing Again
Xiao Mao now wanted to die. At this moment, he was sitting in the interrogation room of the Public Security Bureau, crying and telling the police his unfortunate experience.
A few hours ago, he and Erliang swindled a box at the station.
Xiao Mao saw the man sneaking around and called the police when he closed the trunk of the van.
Sure enough, the man had the instinct to hide by the side of the road. How could Xiao Mao let go of this opportunity and immediately got in the car and ran away with the man's suitcase.
He and Erliang drove a few streets and found a small alley to park, and then excitedly began to divide the stolen goods.
After opening the box, Xiaomao and Erliang's faces turned pale, and they knelt on the ground and vomited wildly. All the undigested breakfast was vomited out.
Inside the box were colorful plastic bags, and inside the plastic bags were bags of flesh and blood.
"What the hell!" Xiao Mao was about to cry but had no tears. Although he didn't see the flesh and blood clearly, Xiao Mao had already guessed what kind of flesh and blood they were.
Xiao Mao is a thief. He knows that his crime will only serve a few years in prison at most, but if he is related to the murder case, his life will basically be over.
After thinking about it, Xiaomao called the police directly, which is why he appeared in the interrogation room of the special case team at this moment.
Xia Lan walked into the interrogation room and saw a beautiful woman. Xiao Mao's stomach, which had been churning when he saw the body parts, suddenly felt better.
"Beautiful police officer, I really died unjustly!"
Xia Lan didn't pay attention to Xiao Mao's exaggerated acting skills and motioned for him to continue talking.
Later, Xiao Mao explained the matter of cheating the box in detail.
When calling the police, Xiaomao and Erliang had already agreed. Firstly, they would not mention the original theft, and secondly, they would truthfully explain everything about the box.
"Look at me, this is my first time stealing something. I will never dare to do it again."
Xia Lan glanced at Xiao Mao. If Xiao Mao hadn't been handcuffed, he would have raised his hands in a gesture of swearing.
"Think carefully about the characteristics of that person." Xia Lan said.
Xiao Mao shook his head in embarrassment, "Beautiful police officer, I really didn't pay much attention. I was so frightened when I saw those corpses that I really can't remember."
This was something he and Erliang had agreed upon. He was a murderer and he must not mess with such a person, so he said he couldn't remember how he was dressed.
Xia Lan smiled sarcastically. She leaned back on the chair and crossed her arms. "Why can't I see that you were frightened? You don't have to pretend to be stupid. I know you are very smart."
Seeing that Xiao Mao remained silent, Xia Lan added: "We are a special case team here, investigating murder cases. Of course, if necessary, I don't mind wasting some time to investigate recent theft cases."
"Male, about 1.7 meters tall, not too fat. Black woolen hat, black sunglasses, medical mask, blue scarf, black leather gloves.
The clothes were a black down jacket, black sweatpants, and a pair of blue and white sneakers. He had spoken, and his voice was hoarse and nasal, and it felt like he was pretending."
Xia Lan blinked and couldn't help but laugh, "Okay! With your powers of observation, you're pretty good at it, right?"
"No way!" Xiaomao giggled, "I suddenly remembered it, hehe!"
After asking Xiao Mao, Xia Lan walked out of the interrogation room, and Lei Zhen's interrogation of Erliang also ended.
Comparing the two confessions, Xiao Mao's description of the man was very detailed. Although Er Liang's description was not as detailed, it was consistent with what Xiao Mao said.
Xia Lan came to the large conference room. After entering, she glanced first and only saw Dong Yang. Sun Yu did not come.
Dong Yang and Xia Lan looked at each other without any eye contact. He turned his head and continued chatting with Zhang Yao.
After receiving the call in the morning, the company happened to have a commission to arrest the mistress. What Dong Yang didn't expect was that Sun Yu actually asked him to come to the special case team and went to arrest the mistress himself.
From Sun Yu's expression at that time, it could be seen that he did not want to come to the special case team. In addition, Xia Lan did not stay at the company last night, Dong Yang guessed that there was still a gap between the two.
Unknowingly, Dong Yang's attitude towards Xia Lan is undergoing a subtle change.
Yu Jing began to report on the autopsy.
"The deceased was a male, about 30 years old, and the time of death was between 20:00 and 21:00 last night.
The body parts in the suitcase were incomplete, with only the torso part of the body missing the limbs and head. From the torso part, it can be judged that the height of the deceased was between 1.75 meters and 1.8 meters.
The tools used to cut up the corpse were very unprofessional. There were two main types of incisions, which I judged to be made by axes and common bone-cutting knives.
A figure-eight-shaped wound was found on the abdomen of the corpse. The wound was round on the outside and pointed on the inside. Judging from the shape, it was caused at one time. The wound was not deep and was caused about three days before death."
"Scissors?" Xia Lan asked.
Yu Jing nodded, "It should be scissors. This is a direction. You can check the medical records of hospitals and clinics in the city to see if you have encountered such a patient.
In addition, I found that there was a lot of water on the body parts, and I suspected that there was running water where the bodies were dismembered, and the murderer washed the body parts with water while dismembering the bodies."
Dong Yang said: "The bags containing the body parts were all kinds of plastic bags. It didn't look like a murder, but more like the body was hurriedly disposed of after killing someone, using plastic bags left over from shopping at home.
I suspect it was a murder of passion. The first crime scene should be at home. Tools and plastic bags are common at home. The place of dismemberment may be the bathroom or kitchen at home."
Not just Xia Lan, almost everyone couldn't help but glance at Dong Yang.
Everyone could tell that it was a murder of passion, but Dong Yang was a novice criminal investigator not long ago, but now he spoke in an orderly manner, and he didn't look like a newcomer at all.
"The murderer appeared at the station. Judging from the reporter's confession, he was looking for a car bound for Yuanyang County. The murderer was probably planning to go there to dump the body, but the body parts he brought with him were incomplete.
You have to make at least two trips to dump the body. Such a huge effort shows that the murderer has little experience in committing crimes. Let Bao Youliang step up his investigation around the station and we should be able to find traces of the murderer."
After giving a preliminary judgment, Xia Lan asked Wang Lan to check the surveillance near the station. Xiao Mao had already given the murderer's detailed clothing, which should be easy to investigate.
Judging from the clues currently available, the case is not difficult. If other body parts of the deceased can be found to determine the identity of the deceased, the case should make great progress.
In the afternoon, Bao Youliang brought back another suitcase, which he found through a visit to a private luggage storage supermarket.
There is surveillance in the supermarket, and it can be determined that the person who came to store the box was dressed exactly as Xiaomao described.
Inside the box were the remaining body parts, including the limbs and head of the deceased.
It's a pity that the owner of the supermarket does not remember the murderer's voice. The supermarket only charges for luggage storage when picking up the luggage. There is no more information about the murderer.
Yu Jing immediately conducted an autopsy on the remaining body parts.
Although the head of the deceased was found, the face had been deliberately processed by the murderer and was beyond recognition, making it impossible to restore the face of the deceased.
A scar caused by a blunt instrument was found on the back of the deceased's head. Yu Jing judged that this was a fatal injury and that the murder weapon was a square object.
A very important clue was found on the limbs of the corpse. The little finger and ring finger of the deceased's left hand were missing. They were old wounds and the wounds had completely healed.
"Gambler?" Lei Zhen immediately made a judgment after seeing that the deceased's fingers were missing.
Xia Lan nodded. She could tell that the scar on the broken finger was caused by a knife.
"Wang Lan, do you have any clues there?"
Wang Lan, who had been checking the surveillance for a day, shook her head.
Mengshan City is now a key city, and the city's focus on transportation is basically high-speed rail stations and airports. For such old stations, it is basically a stocking model.
There are not many usable surveillance cameras around here. The station is in the old city and there are very few street surveillance cameras. There is no way to find the murderer.
Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, Dong Yang received the news from his younger brothers.
"There is a guy named Lin Ziming, a street kid in the old city who likes gambling. A year ago, he had two fingers cut off because he cheated in the casino."
"Just one?" Xia Lan just asked instinctively. She felt that it was not so rare for gamblers to have their fingers cut off.
Dong Yang thought that Xia Lan was doubting his words, just like he doubted his master Sun Yu.
"Captain Xia, what age are you in?" Dong Yang said angrily, "Do you really think that the dark forces are still in charge, cutting off people's fingers at every turn?"
Xia Lan gave Dong Yang a helpless look, and she could feel Dong Yang's vague hostility.
Rubbing her somewhat tight temples, Xia Lan said to Wang Lan, "Look for this person."
"No need to look for him." Dong Yang said, "He lives in Linzhai, a village in the city. My friend is already waiting there."
After hearing this, many people gave Dong Yang a thumbs up, especially Zhang Yao, who was extremely supportive.
"Okay, Dong Yang, you are almost as good as Brother Yu with your strategizing."
Being compared between himself and Sun Yu, Dong Yang smiled happily, and then gave Xia Lan a proud look, looking like a villain who has succeeded.
Xia Lan sighed helplessly. If it weren't for the fact that she was investigating the case, she would really like to compete with Dong Yang on the spot to test her skills.
"Okay!" Lei Zhen interrupted, "Team Xia, please contact Lin Ziming's family to identify the body. Dong Yang, Zhang Yao, I, and I will go to Lin Ziming's house to check out the situation."
How could a veteran like Lei Zhen fail to see the strangeness between Dong Yang and Xia Lan? The only connection between these two people is Sun Yu.
Lei Zhen remembered his criticism of Xia Lan a few days ago, but he didn't know if it had a backlash.
This Sun Yu seems to have a very low presence recently!
Chapter completed!