Chapter 88 I haven't gotten in the car yet! (4500 words per month
Time goes back to two hours ago.
Inside Zhifu Apartment.
Zhang Chengmin took Lin Zheng to a remote corner.
Slowly recounting his reasoning process.
“I began to doubt the landlord from the first moment I saw him.
My wife and son jumped from a building and died, but when we contacted him, we couldn't reach him.
It took several minutes before the call was connected.
He said that he had been drinking on the roof of the building and his cell phone was muted and he did not hear him.
But when he appeared, his body was covered with dust and his sleeves were stained with mud.
It makes sense that there is dust on the roof, but where does the water come from? It hasn't rained at all in the past few days?
And it happened that only my sleeves were wet.
The only place with water at the two crime scenes was the bathtub in Lan Mengjie's room.
Therefore, I led people to re-examine Room 401 and Room 609, but nothing unusual was found. They were completely secret rooms.
At that time, I doubted him even more.
Because the crime was committed in a secret room, the murderer must be very familiar with this apartment, having free access to both rooms, and perfectly avoiding all surveillance.
And as the landlord of this apartment, he is naturally the most suspect!
But these are just my speculations.
At that time, what made me most suspicious of him was.
It was when we contacted him and told him about the death of his wife and son.
His first reaction was not to run downstairs to see the bodies of his family members, but to rush to his home.
But because many of my colleagues were surveying the scene in Room 609 at that time, he did nothing and was taken down afterwards.
So I thought at that time that there must be some big secret in his family.
It was even important enough to allow him to ignore the death of his wife and children for the first time.
But unfortunately, I searched several times and still couldn’t find it.”
Lin Zheng stood nearby and listened quietly, knowing that the landlord was most likely the murderer of Lan Mengjie.
He was shocked and angry, but reason finally defeated impulse.
Now, he must know the truth and confirm that the other party is the murderer before he can talk about venting.
"Then what?" Lin Zheng asked.
Zhang Chengmin was unhurried: "In handling cases, evidence is required. Although I doubt him very much, I cannot convict him just because of doubts.
Since I can't find the evidence at the crime scene myself, I can only think of other ways."
At this point, Zhang Chengmin suddenly laughed: "Originally, I planned to find it slowly by myself.
At the same time, I did not give up on other directions and planned to pursue it in multiple directions, so I only spent a day running yesterday.
But yesterday's time was not wasted. The investigation made me even more suspicious that he was the murderer.
Last night, when I returned to the law enforcement team, he actually approached me again and said he wanted me to take him back to the apartment.
The reason given was that he did not believe that his wife and children would commit suicide by jumping off a building.
He wants to be like you and inspect the crime scene himself.
I had an idea at that time.
What's the easiest way to find something that's been hidden by someone else?"
Zhang Chengmin looked at Lin Zheng and asked himself: "Of course I asked the person who hid the things to help me find it!"
"So you brought him here!" Lin Zheng suddenly realized.
It must be said that there are specialties in the art industry, and Zhang Chengmin is indeed an experienced law enforcement officer.
Through this explanation, Lin Zheng's mind immediately came to a lot of places that he had ignored before.
For example, the landlord's white pajamas, the dust and stains on them, and the mud on the sleeves.
He clearly saw it at that time, but didn't think much about it.
Now that I think about it, I understand immediately.
Only when the sleeves are completely wet with water and then touch dirty areas can such muddy stains be formed.
Therefore... Lan Mengjie was most likely killed by landlord Liu.
Although the other party faked an accidental electric shock, he still came into contact with the water in the bathtub and wet his sleeves.
Zhang Chengmin took out his cell phone and looked at it for a while, then nodded and answered Lin Zheng's question: "That's right, so I brought him here.
Because this case is really confusing.
Three people died, so far apart, and both places were secret rooms.
The time of death of the three people, according to the initial forensic examination, is also very similar. Logically speaking, it is impossible for one murderer to do it.
More importantly, if this landlord is the murderer of Lan Mengjie.
I can still make some guesses about his motives and reasons.
But I really don’t understand why he also killed his wife and children.
Or... there are other murderers among them?
It's too laborious to check, and I'm afraid my hair won't be able to bear it.
So, I wanted to take this opportunity to see if I could get him to throw himself into a trap.
Solve two cases at once!"
Lin Zheng took a deep breath, forced down the anger in his chest, and then urged: "Then what are you waiting for? If we don't pursue him now, what if he destroys the evidence of his crime?"
He couldn't wait to find out the truth and make this damn murderer pay the price.
But Zhang Chengmin shook his head: "So, you are still too young. Do you think he won't doubt us?
Will he just be so obedient and take us to the place where his secrets are hidden?"
"Then what should we do?" Lin Zheng asked.
Zhang Chengmin smiled slightly: "Of course there is a way, otherwise my years as a law enforcement officer have been in vain?"
Lin Zheng was shocked when he heard this, thinking that the other party was going to show some unknown and amazing secret method accumulated over many years of working in the industry.
But who knew that Zhang Chengmin unlocked the phone directly and put the phone screen in front of him.
The above is a very complex interface.
Lin Zheng stared at the red and green graphics on the screen for a long time before he finally recognized it.
That seems to be a tracking software!
"After I promised to bring him here last night, I gave him a sleeping pill and installed a locator in his shoe." Zhang Chengmin said with a smile.
Lin Zheng was shocked again: "Sleeping pills? Can you still use such things when handling cases?"
Zhang Chengmin didn't care: "There's nothing wrong with it, just find the right reason.
Besides, I’m going to retire after I finish this job, why do I care so much?”
Lin Zheng gave a thumbs up in admiration.
This old law enforcement officer is really capable.
If something happens, he really dares to use extraordinary measures.
After that, the two of them stared at the positioning software on their mobile phones and analyzed it.
Just now, they have been chatting for five or six minutes.
But the landlord was still very vigilant and walked around the entire apartment many times.
I even walked up to the fifth floor to hear what they were saying.
However, the landlord also knows that he is not completely free now.
There isn't that much time to waste.
So after nearly ten minutes, he finally stopped wandering around.
He rushed towards the sixth floor at an extremely fast speed.
When the other party stopped, Zhang Chengmin immediately put away his phone and said hurriedly: "We have to get to 609 as soon as possible, follow me, don't delay!"
After saying that, the old law enforcement officer turned around and ran upstairs.
And the next moment.
He only felt a strong wind blowing from his right side.
When he raised his head, Zhang Xirou, who had been silent just now, had already rushed in front of him at an extremely fast speed and was about to go to the fifth floor.
"What the hell? This young man!"
The old law enforcement officer's eyes widened.
However, he didn't come back to his senses before.
Immediately, I felt another strong wind blowing past me from the left hand side.
He turned his head and immediately saw that Lin Zheng had jumped more than three meters in the air.
There were no handrails at my feet and no walls on either side, so I was about to fall downstairs.
But at this time.
Lin Zheng, who was in mid-air, suddenly stepped on his right foot with his left foot.
Then, the whole person seemed to have grown a pair of wings.
He rose several meters out of thin air and flew straight to the fifth floor. Then he jumped again and ran straight to the sixth floor.
The speed is several times faster than Zhang Xirou before.
He only left one sentence: "We're going up first. Officer Zhang, please hurry up and don't delay."
Then, there was no trace.
"?????"
Gu Huan
Zhang Chengmin's face was full of questions, but only one sentence echoed in his head.
I haven't gotten in the car yet!
It took him a while before he realized what he was doing, and he immediately dragged his heavy legs and continued running towards the 6th floor.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that the distance between the two floors had become so high...so far...
When Zhang Chengmin stepped into the door of room 609.
The violent smell of blood immediately hit his nose.
He hit the bricks and immediately saw bloody teeth scattered on the ground.
He fell to the ground with a bruised nose and face, and was stepped on by a clean and compact black sneaker.
Landlord Liu of the apartment had a look of pain on his face.
Landlady Liu saw Zhang Chengmin walking in and immediately asked for help: "Officer Zhang, please help me.
These two people didn't know what was going on, they broke into my house and attacked me directly."
Although there are almost no teeth left in his mouth, and his speech is leaky, it is still clear.
As he spoke, he reached out to the foot on his chest, trying to open it.
But this action made Zhang Xirou frown immediately.
Zhang Chengmin had a bad premonition in his heart and was about to speak.
But Zhang Xirou's speed is faster.
The foot she stepped on Landlady Liu's chest was seen moving quickly, leaving two afterimages in the air.
He kicked the opponent's two arms with precision and grace.
Click click click!
Two crisp sounds with very short intervals.
The two arms were broken in response and fell to the ground helplessly.
Screams started immediately.
"Wait! Don't take action yet!" Zhang Chengmin rushed in quickly.
When I ran closer, I discovered that Landlady Liu’s legs were also twisted at extremely exaggerated angles and had obviously been broken.
How long has it been?
All limbs are broken?
People are still beaten so badly?
There are no teeth!
Zhang Chengmin looked at Zhang Xirou standing next to him, his heart beating wildly.
The little girl looks beautiful.
But this method is really too cruel.
He, a well-informed old law enforcement officer, was shocked.
Zhang Chengmin quickly explained: "We haven't found any evidence yet. What you are doing is illegal. Where is Lin Zheng?"
He had not seen Lin Zheng since he first entered the room.
Zhang Xirou still stared at the landlord surnamed Liu who was trampled under his feet with indifferent eyes, as if looking at a corpse.
But her chin was slightly raised toward the bedroom.
Zhang Chengmin understood this and immediately walked into the bedroom.
But he saw Lin Zheng squatting in front of the dressing table in the bedroom bathroom, looking at the water pipe system under the dressing table.
A solemn look on his face.
"What's going on?" Zhang Chengmin walked over and squatted next to Lin Zheng. He looked at the water pipe system for a while and found no problems, so he immediately asked.
Lin Zheng glanced at him: "When I rushed in, I happened to see Landlady Liu pull out a key from the bathtub, throw it into the toilet and flush it."
Zhang Chengmin frowned and asked immediately: "A key? On the bathtub? Where is the bathtub?"
"Under the faucet." Lin Zhengdao.
Zhang Chengmin immediately turned around and squatted next to the bathtub.
First I touched it with my hand, and then I looked closer.
Sure enough, he found a groove under the bathtub faucet.
This groove is just covered by the faucet and is very difficult to find.
And it doesn't look like an ordinary keyhole.
Even if you see it, you will only regard it as some kind of logo or designed decoration.
I don't think about it at all in the direction of the keyhole.
"No wonder I always felt strange when I was in the bathroom of room 401. The bathroom was not very big, but there was such a big bathtub...
It seems that the bathtub in Room 401 should also have something like this, so...this is how he created the secret room..."
Zhang Chengmin understood this and had roughly guessed some information about the actions of landlord Liu of the apartment.
But then he became confused again.
Turning to look at Lin Zheng who was squatting in front of the water pipe system: "Then what are you doing looking at the water pipes there? You don't think that things flushed down the toilet can come up again from the water pipes, do you?"
Lin Zheng shook his head: "I want to turn off the water in this room."
As he said that, he turned to look at Zhang Chengmin: "But it seems a bit complicated here. I can't find the main gate and it hasn't been closed. Officer Zhang, can you help me close it?"
Zhang Chengmin looked confused, but he still walked out and found the main gate in the kitchen.
Then, he returned to the bedroom and bathroom and asked, "It's turned off, but why did you turn off the water?"
Lin Zheng was relieved, stood up from the ground, and looked at the bathtub next to him: "I want to move this bathtub to see what is hidden behind it?"
Zhang Chengmin was startled, looked at the large bathtub that could accommodate two people, and gave it a try.
Even though he tried his best, the bathtub still didn't move.
"No, it's too heavy.
And there is probably some mechanism underneath the bathtub, not just the weight of the bathtub itself.
The three of us alone can't move it."
He took out his mobile phone and opened the address book: "I'd better find a locksmith to come over and get one. It will be faster."
"No need, I can do it alone." Lin Zheng shook his head.
Then, he walked to the bathtub, squatted down, and held the edge of the bathtub tightly with both hands.
Sudden force!
The veins on his neck were all exposed.
Then, in the horrified eyes of Zhang Chengmin.
The huge bathtub was literally lifted alive by Lin Zheng.
at the same time.
Bang bang bang bang...
Under the bathtub, the sound of things breaking kept coming.
Zhang Chengmin quickly squatted down and looked at the bottom of the bathtub.
His guess just now was indeed correct, there was indeed a mechanism under the bathtub.
But the complex structure of steel and wood also collapsed directly under Lin Zheng's huge force.
How much strength is this?
Is that human being?
He looked at Lin Zheng who was still working hard and even forgot to close his mouth.
After a while.
The huge bathtub had been pulled directly out of its original position by Lin Zheng.
Exposing the sewer underneath.
And next to the sewer, there is another entrance that can fully accommodate an adult's body.
Below the entrance is a dark passage with no end in sight.
Lin Zheng and Zhang Chengmin looked at each other.
After talking to Zhang Xirou.
The two of them got in one after the other.
This passage is not vertical up and down, but has a slight arc.
Enough for people to move around safely.
Moreover, the entire channel extends in all directions, with branches in several places.
The two of them made a hasty calculation and found that there were about ten rooms connected by this passage.
It's not hard to imagine.
Over the years, how many tenants have suffered harm from landlord Liu when renting those rooms.
They used the flashlight of their mobile phones to illuminate it. After walking for a long time, they found a small secret room at the end of the passage.
This secret room is indeed very small, triangular in shape, and people cannot stand up straight inside, and can only kneel down and move forward.
But inside there were blankets, cabinets, a huge screen, and a computer host next to it.
There is even a light hanging above, the kind that uses batteries.
Lin Zheng, who was walking in front, fumbled to turn on the light.
Then, one of them checked the computer and the other checked the cabinet.
Soon, the two found out.
What has the landlord of Zhifu Apartment committed in recent years, more than just the two previous cases?