There was no movement in the earphones, so Han Feilu urged: "Speak."
Still no one spoke, so he freed his hand and picked up his phone to check the call display. As soon as he saw Zhou Lingjun's name, the call was cut off. He hesitated for a moment, called back, but was hung up. He put down the phone and drove the car.
After entering the work compound, he got out of the car, took off his Bluetooth headset, and dialed Zhou Lingjun's number again. This time, Zhou Lingjun turned off his phone directly.
He was a little puzzled, but didn't think much about it. He ran into the office building and went to the forensic room on the first floor to find Forensic Doctor Lu who was working: "Old Lu, what happened to you that you had to call me back?"
Forensic doctor Lu was playing with the microscope and pointed to the evidence bag on the table beside him: "There."
Han Feilu walked over and took a look and saw that it was a crime tool found at the scene where Deng Jianrong and his wife were murdered. He picked up the knife through the evidence bag. The blood on the knife had dried and turned a stiff red color.
"What's wrong with this knife?" Han Feilu asked.
Forensic doctor Lu lowered his head to adjust the position of the glass slide sample: "I just carefully inspected the blade of the murder weapon. The blade is very smooth, with only two gaps. This is not right."
There are also a large number of photos of the scene on the table, and every photo is dripping with blood. Deng Jianrong and his wife were each stabbed more than a dozen times, almost to the bone. Deng Jianrong's face was almost split in half, and his wife Zhang Hui's left leg was almost cut.
Cut off. Han Feilu looked at the photos of the two deceased people, and then turned the blade of the murder weapon towards himself. The naked eye could only find a gap in the thick blood stains. This kind of gap is common in bone cleavers. When cutting bones,
Gaps will appear. No matter how good the knife is, it will wear out when cutting tendons and breaking bones, let alone such a common machete made of low carbon steel.
Han Feilu immediately understood what was wrong: "It's not right to chop someone with so many knives and the blade is almost undamaged." He put down the knife and asked the forensic doctor, "What do you think?"
Forensic doctor Lu said: "There were fingerprints of Hu Xingjie's right thumb and index finger on the handle of the knife. The blade was stained with the victim's blood. The remains of the knife were also found in the victim's wound. From the evidence, the knife was Hu Xingjie's."
A weapon used to kill people, but..."
He said it, but even if it was finished, he omitted the rest of it.
Han Feilu finished his sentence for him: "But this knife that cuts muscles and bones has only suffered slight wear. Either the folk smelting technology has reached a level that can win a Nobel Prize, or the murderer has several knives and uses them in rotation, cutting several with one knife."
I'll put it away and replace it with another one." When he said it later, he felt it was nonsense and couldn't help but smile, "This is really using Deng Jianrong and Zhang Hui to cut it." He picked up the knife again and weighed it.
Weighing the weight, "I'll take it and use it."
Forensic Doctor Lu waved his hand, indicating that he could help himself.
Han Feilu carried the knife and went upstairs. All the police officers he met on the way avoided him. He met Mu Xuecheng head-on on the third floor. Mu Xuecheng said: "Captain Han, I'm looking for you. You have the knife."
what?"
Han Feilu ignored her and turned directly into the interrogation room. Mu Xuecheng followed him out of curiosity. Hu Xingjie was still handcuffed on the chair in the interrogation room and was dozing off with his head tilted when he heard the door ring and woke up instantly.
Han Feilu put the knife on the table in front of him with a cry, then untied his handcuffs and said, "Pick it up."
Hu Xingjie rubbed his wrist, looked at the knife on the table, and then looked at Han Feilu with a confused expression.
Han Feilu: "Pick up the knife."
Hu Xingjie didn't dare to disobey and carefully picked up the knife.
Han Feilu stared at his hand closely, and then realized that the index finger of his right hand holding the knife was different from other people's. Other people's index fingers were slightly higher than their ring fingers, but his index finger was half a centimeter shorter than their ring fingers.
about.
"Swing twice." Han Feilu said again.
Hu Xingjie: "I can't."
Han Feilu: "I'll let you wave twice."
Hu Xingjie had no choice but to stand up, hold the knife in his hand through the evidence bag, and slash left and right in the air.
Han Feilu took the knife back from his hand and said, "Okay, sit down."
Hu Xingjie sat back on the chair, Han Feilu threw the handcuffs to him, and he consciously cuffed himself.
Han Feilu sat down opposite him: "Stretch out your hand."
Hu Xingjie put his hands on the table. Han Feilu stared at his hands for a while, then suddenly held his forehead as if he had a headache: "Let me ask you again, did you kill Deng Jianrong, his wife and Deng Mengmeng?"
Hu Xingjie pursed his lips and looked like he was about to cry: "I didn't kill anyone, I really just took some money from them."
Han Feilu interrupted his cry: "You didn't kill Deng Mengmeng?"
Hu Xingjie: "I am waiting for Mengmeng to return to China and marry me. How could I kill her?"
Han Feilu: "But the surveillance video showed that Deng Mengmeng did not leave your house at all. Instead, it was you who came out of the house the next day pulling a box stained with Deng Mengmeng's blood. You took the box to the flour mill.
There is a plastic pool for dissolving corpses in the flour mill. Moreover, we found Deng Mengmeng’s blood and skin tissue at your home, which are irrefutable evidence.”
Hu Xingjie: "I really don't know what's going on. I was really going to deliver goods that day!"
In the face of irrefutable evidence and before discovering the strangeness of the murder weapon, Han Feilu must have thought that Hu Xingjie was acting sophistry, but now Hu Xingjie's words have some credibility. Han Feilu said: "On the 9th, Deng Mengmeng came to you
After you get home, tell me exactly what you talked about and what you did."
Hu Xingjie: "We, we were watching TV and chatting. I asked her how her life was abroad, and she also asked me about my future plans... Then, we had dinner at home.
She also promised to knit me another scarf."
Han Feilu: "Scarf? She can knit scarves?"
Hu Xingjie: "She knows how. She likes to make her own knitwear. When we were in love, she knitted a sweater and a scarf for me. When we were having dinner that day, I said that the scarf she knitted for me was old, and she said she knew how to do it.
Knit another one for me."
Han Feilu's mind was racing, his eyes flickering: "When did she leave?"
Hu Xingjie: "She left after we had dinner." As he said that, he frowned, seeming to have remembered something.
Han Feilu stared at him: "What did you remember?"
Hu Xingjie: "I lost my spare key. I always hung the key on the coat hook. On the 10th, when I was taking the box to deliver the goods and getting ready to go out, I found that the spare key was missing. At that time, I thought I had remembered it wrongly or
I lost it, so I didn’t think much about it.”
Han Feilu: "But now, you suspect that Deng Mengmeng stole your door key?"
Hu Xingjie was confused and confused: "Why did Mengmeng steal my key?"
Han Feilu said no more, picked up the knife and walked out of the interrogation room with Mu Xuecheng, saying: "You continue to check the internal surveillance video of the unit building. Deng Mengmeng may have left the unit building after Hu Xingjie left home on the 10th.
come out."
Mu Xuecheng: "Is the wine in Hu Xingjie's box really fake?"
Han Feilu: "If Hu Xingjie's box contained wine instead of Deng Mengmeng's body, then the murder and dismemberment scene we found at Hu Xingjie's home was probably faked by Deng Mengmeng who sneaked into Hu Xingjie's home after he left home.
"." She said with a sneer, "She is very smart. She guessed that we would not continue to check the surveillance after we suspected that what was in Hu Xingjie's box was a corpse. But to be on the safe side, she would still change her clothes to disguise herself before leaving the unit building.
come out."
Mu Xuecheng received the instruction and immediately wanted to go back to the office to check the video, but Han Feilu grabbed her by the collar and slipped back: "Wait a minute, didn't you just say you had something to do with me?"
Mu Xuecheng: "Yes, yes, Deng Mengmeng's school just sent an email. The school said that they contacted Deng Mengmeng's parents after Deng Mengmeng disappeared. At that time, Deng Jianrong and his wife did not know that Deng Mengmeng had not returned to school.
The school suggested that Deng Jianrong and his wife call the police, and they said they would call the police immediately. But didn’t we go to their school two days ago? It means that Deng Jianrong and his wife did not call the police after learning that Deng Mengmeng was missing. The school found it strange and wrote to me specifically.
Got an email.”
Han Feilu failed to thank his international friends for their generous help, and then asked: "The exact time when the school contacted Mr. and Mrs. Deng Jianrong."
Mu Xuecheng: "August 3rd."
Deng Jianrong and his wife learned that their daughter was missing on August 3, and they died unexpectedly three days later. Han Feilu connected the two incidents, and the answer is readily apparent: "The murderer who killed Deng Jianrong and his wife is very similar to the murderer who killed Deng Mengmeng."
Probably the same person."
Mu Xuecheng asked: "Why?"
Han Feilu: "The murderer may have killed Deng Jianrong and his wife to prevent them from calling the police."
Mu Xuecheng clasped her hands: "So, an acquaintance must have committed the crime! The murderer knew that Deng Jianrong and his wife wanted to call the police. It was only Deng Jianrong and Zhang Hui who took the initiative to tell the murderer. They may have wanted the murderer to help, but they ended up being killed!"
Han Feilu: "Now go back to your work station and check who Deng Jianrong and his wife met on August 3."
After assigning the task to Mu Xuecheng, Han Feilu went downstairs to the forensic room, put the knife wrapped in the evidence bag next to forensic doctor Lu and said, "Mark the place where the murderer's fingerprints were found."
Forensic doctor Lu marked two places on the handle of the knife through the evidence bag and asked: "What?"
After watching it, Han Feilu couldn't help but sneer: "Hu Xingjie is not the murderer."
Forensic Doctor Lu: "Oh?"
Han Feilu: "I just discovered that Hu Xingjie's index finger is shorter than his ring finger. After he holds the handle of the knife, the vertical distance between the fingerprints of his index finger and thumb is at least two centimeters. However, the fingerprints of the index finger and thumb left by the murderer are almost at the same time.
On a vertical line."
Forensic Doctor Lu: "The real murderer's fingers are longer than Hu Xingjie's?"
Han Feilu: "Yes. I suspect that this knife is not the real murder weapon. The real murder weapon was taken away from the scene by the real murderer. This knife was a prop used by the murderer to frame Hu Xingjie. The murderer took Hu Xingjie's fingerprints in advance and put them
The knife was stamped on the handle, brought to the crime scene, stained with the blood of the deceased, and forged into a murder weapon. The reason the murderer did not directly use the knife to kill was to avoid damaging the fingerprints on the handle."
Forensic doctor Lu shook his head and continued playing with the slides: "People are getting smarter and more vicious these days."
Han Feilu drove out of the unit and dialed Gu Hai's phone number on the way. Gu Hai and Qi Tianlei were ordered by him to search the basement of the former rescue station for the disabled. He demanded that not even a brick be spared, so the investigation work was
Zhong, Gu Hai and Qi Tianlei were all at the scene to direct.
There was no signal in the basement, so Gu Hai probably brought his cell phone into the basement. Han Feilu called another police officer before finding Gu Hai. Gu Hai said: "Captain Han, what's the matter?"
Han Feilu: "There are variables in Hu Xingjie's case. Let Tianlei keep an eye on the scene. You can wait for me at the intersection of Jiannan Road."
Gu Hai said simply: "Okay, I'll be there soon."
After ending the call with Gu Hai, Han Feilu thought of Zhou Lingjun again, so he dialed Zhou Lingjun's number again. Zhou Lingjun's cell phone was still turned off. He had no choice but to put the matter down for the time being and speed up to Jiannan Road. When he reached the intersection, he glanced
Gu Hai's car stopped on the side of the road without turning off the engine. He flashed the double flash. Gu Hai understood and drove after him. The two cars drove towards the suburbs one after the other and came to a villa community. At Jia Qing's house
Parking in front of the door.
Gu Hai got out of the car and walked to him and asked, "What are we doing here?"
Han Feilu rang the doorbell and said, "Confirm some things."
The voice of the nanny He Yun came from the video doorbell: "Who is it?"
Han Feilu: "Police, we were here two days ago."
He Yun: "Is something wrong?"
Han Feilu: "You open the door first."
The courtyard door opened, and Han Feilu and Gu Hai walked into the courtyard. Han Feilu looked at the tables and chairs under the big tree on the west side of the courtyard. He had seen Deng Lanlan under the tree that day, but at this time, there was no one under the tree. He Yun put the
The door opened and he stood under the door and asked, "Is there anything wrong with you?"
Han Feilu bypassed her and walked into the house. The villa was very quiet, as if no one was there, "Jia Qing and Deng Lanlan are not at home?"
He Yun chased into the house: "They went out, what on earth do you want?"
A bedroom upstairs facing the living room had its door open, and the closet door inside was also open. The clothes in the closet were sparse and messy, as if they had been rummaged through. He winked at Gu Hai, and Gu Hai ran upstairs to check.
bedroom.
He Yun wanted to catch up with him anxiously: "What are you doing upstairs? Come down quickly!"
Han Feilu grabbed her arm and said with a cold expression: "We are handling a case, you must cooperate."
He Yun was afraid and kept silent.
While Gu Hai was searching the room, Han Feilu walked around the living room and saw that the entire wall next to the TV was covered with photos. Before they came, He Yun was taking down the photos one by one and putting them into boxes.
. He took out a photo from the box; it was a photo of Deng Lanlan and Deng Mengmeng. They are twin sisters and look very similar. People who are not familiar with them can hardly distinguish them.
He put down the photo, turned around, and saw a sewing basket on the coffee table, which contained knitting needles, cotton thread, and a knitted sweater sleeve.
"Who knitted this?" Han Feilu asked.
He Yun said: "It's the sweater I knitted for my son."
Han Feilu: "Can Deng Lanlan know how to knit?"
His question was baffling to He Yun: "She doesn't know how to do it. Handwork is the most annoying thing to her."
He Yun said that Deng Lanlan hated handwork the most, but he remembered the sparkle in Deng Lanlan's eyes when she saw the knitting needles in the courtyard last time.
Soon, Gu Hai came down and said, "There are a lot of things missing from the bedroom. It seems like they have traveled far away."
Han Feilu stared at He Yun and asked, "Where have they gone?"
He Yun: "I don't know. I'm just a part-time worker. How could I know where my boss is?"
Gu Hai took out his mobile phone and contacted Mu Xuecheng, asking Mu Xuecheng to trace the traces of Jia Qing and Deng Lanlan. Han Feilu walked up to He Yun and looked at her with strong eyes: "I'll ask you again, Deng Lanlan
How did you get the injury on your hand?"
He Yun: "She accidentally put her hand into the frying pan -"
Han Feilu: "I'm giving you a chance to tell the truth!"
He Yun shivered and looked nervous.
Gu Hai, who was on the phone with Mu Xuecheng, suddenly walked up to Han Feilu and whispered something in Han Feilu's ear. After hearing this, Han Feilu's dark eyes flashed with a cold light, and he turned to He Feilu.
Yun asked: "Do you live in Building 4, Unit 5, Shaoyaoyuan?"
He Yun didn't dare to say anything and nodded.
Han Feilu: "Do you know Hu Xingjie? He lives above you and is considered your neighbor."
He Yun: "I don't know him."
Han Feilu: "Then you must know Deng Mengmeng. She spent the night at your house on the night of July 9th, right?"
He Yun suddenly felt confident and dared to argue: "No, Deng Mengmeng has never been to my house."
Han Feilu heard a different meaning from her words: "You mean, the person who stayed at your house that night was actually Deng Lanlan?"
He Yun was stunned and looked panicked: "I never said that! Don't talk nonsense!"
Gu Hai didn’t know that Han Feilu had cleared Hu Xingjie’s murder suspicion based on the distance between the fingerprints on the hilt of the murder weapon. At this moment, he heard Han Feilu’s confusing words and he didn’t know what was going on. He asked in a low voice: “I went to Hu Xingjie’s house on the 9th of last month.
Isn’t the person Deng Mengmeng? We also found Deng Mengmeng’s blood, hair and nails at Hu Xingjie’s home, so why did she suddenly become Deng Lanlan?”
Han Feilu stared at He Yun, seemingly answering Gu Hai's question, but in fact he was telling He Yun: "There was no murder at Hu Xingjie's house. The murder scene was faked. The person who went to Hu Xingjie's house that day was not Deng Mengmeng.
It's Deng Lanlan, or Deng Mengmeng pretending to be Deng Lanlan. Ms. He Yun, am I right?"
He Yun tried to avoid them in a panic: "I don't know, don't ask me, I'm going home now."
Gu Hai stood in front of her and said, "The questioning of you hasn't ended yet, you can't go anywhere."
He Yun: "Tell me, what kind of law did I break? Why did you stop me and not let me go? Is there any more law?"
Han Feilu said: "We have the power to enforce the law, and you are obliged to cooperate with the police in investigating the case. This is the law. Didn't your son, who is a lawyer, tell you?"
He Yun was dumbfounded and looked very ugly.
Han Feilu smiled and said: "Your son has just obtained his lawyer qualification certificate and is now an intern at a law firm. Do you believe that if the news of your detention reaches the law firm where he works, it will be enough to ruin his future? Don't you
Is your son not as important as your employer?"
He Yun's expression changed, and her heart was shaken.
Gu Hai promptly added fuel to the fire: "Captain Han, she refuses to tell the truth, take her back to the unit for interrogation."
He wanted to take He Yun away, but He Yun struggled and shouted: "I'll tell the truth! Deng Lanlan did spend the night at my house that day!"
Han Feilu asked Gu Hai to let her go and said, "I'll give you one last chance."
He Yun regretted in her heart: "Lan Lan and Jia Qing were really good to me. They lent me all the money for my medical treatment and the down payment for my son's house purchase, so I agreed to help them out of confusion. That night on August 9th
, Lan Lan did spend the night at my house, but you just said that she faked the scene and so on, I really didn't know about it."
Han Feilu: "What time did she arrive at your house and what time did she leave?"
He Yun: "She arrived at my house around 8pm on the 9th and left at 7am the next morning."
Han Feilu: "You don't know why she stayed at your house?"
He Yun: "I really don't know. I asked her, but she didn't tell me. She just asked me to do this favor for her."
In fact, it is no longer important whether she knew or not. At most, she concealed it and did not report it. The person who needs to be investigated now is Deng Lanlan. Han Feilu asked again: "Let me ask you one last time, what happened to Deng Lanlan's hand?"
He Yun still shook her head: "Jia Qing gave me a long vacation. From the 9th of last month to the 3rd of this month, Jia Qingfei gave me a break and said that my salary would still be paid. When I came back on the 4th, Lanlan's hand was already broken.
Jia Qing said she accidentally reached into the hot oil pan, and I helped her change her medicine twice."
Han Feilu: "Have you changed her medicine? Have you seen how many of her nails are missing?"
He Yun said in shock: "How do you know? Yes, yes, two nails are missing. I asked Jia Qing what happened, and Jia Qing said that Lan Lan lost them through chemotherapy."
It is easy to find out whether He Yun was given a long vacation by Jia Qing from July 9 to August 3. Han Feilu did not think that He Yun would fabricate such a thing if he threatened the future of He Yun's son.
It was a flimsy lie, so he believed her for the time being and said, "Did he also tell you that Deng Lanlan lost all her hair during chemotherapy and became stupid because she had vascular dementia?"
He Yun nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, what you said is exactly the same as Jia Qing's. How come you know everything."
Han Feilu tapped his temple: "There is a cut on her head, right?"
He Yun: "Yes, Jia Qing said she had an operation."
Han Feilu closed his eyes and let out a long sigh, helpless sadness welling up in his heart. Then he raised his eyes and looked at He Yun and said: "Ms. He Yun, I tell you clearly that Deng Lanlan is already dead, and the murderer is her husband Jia
Qing. If you continue to conceal Jia Qing's whereabouts, then you will be his accomplice."
