"Comrades, it is a sad and shocking thing that such a tragedy occurred in our jurisdiction. The murderer's methods were cruel and he did not spare even children. It is simply outrageous! County Party Secretary Zhou and County Magistrate Yan
Already aware of this matter, they attach great importance to the case and require us to
The case will be solved within the period, so we must solve the case quickly and bring the murderer to justice, so that the people can feel at ease and investors can feel at ease! That’s all I have to say. Let’s have a meeting. I am a layman, so I won’t say anything.”
At Zhang Delin's request, Long Ziyou said a few words before the case analysis meeting began.
"Haha, Secretary Long is not an outsider. Everyone knows that you have served in the Municipal Criminal Police Team and solved several major cases." Zhang Delin complimented Long Ziyou and announced the start of the case analysis meeting.
"Judging from the on-site investigation, the murderer was very calm and clean. There were not many useful clues at the scene, and there were no traces left. The only thing that can be determined is that the murder weapon was probably a hammer, and he was very familiar with the deceased's home.
, so it is very likely that an acquaintance committed the crime. On the other hand, there has been little progress on the suspect Zeng Weicai. He denied killing Luo Yiyi.
home, but he could not provide any strong alibi, and he and the deceased were still friends before his death, but they had a falling out recently. He should be familiar with the situation in the deceased's home, and the motive for committing the crime is also present, so the suspicion is still quite high.
Big..." Wei Qinghui, captain of the Criminal Police Brigade of the County Public Security Bureau, first reported on the on-site investigation and the interrogation of Zeng Weicai.
Next, the officers of the criminal police team and the police officers from the police station analyzed and discussed the case, and basically identified Zeng Weicai as the number one suspect. They finally decided to intensify the interrogation of Zeng Weicai on the one hand, and to go to Zeng Weicai on the other.
Search for evidence.
"Secretary Long, you expert, do you have any opinion on the reconnaissance direction that we have determined?" Zhang Delin basically agreed with the discussion opinions of his subordinates, but before ending, he politely asked Long Ziyou for his opinion.
"Then I will make a suggestion. Please don't be offended if I am wrong," Long Ziyou said modestly at first, "The weapon is the key to any murder case. Generally speaking, every household in rural areas will have one or two hammers.
We might as well collect the hammers from all the villagers tomorrow. If the murder weapon is among them, even if the murderer washes away the blood, we still have the means to detect it. As long as the murder weapon is confirmed, all problems will be solved."
Those present here are all people with many years of experience in handling cases, especially those from the Criminal Police Team. Although Long Ziyou’s words are reasonable, they feel a little uncomfortable after hearing them because they feel that Long Ziyou is denying their analysis in disguise.
Results and direction of case handling.
Seeing that the subordinates of the criminal police team did not seem to listen to Jin Long Ziyou's opinions, Zhang Delin quickly smoothed things over: "Secretary Long is worthy of being a criminal police officer. He immediately grasped the key to the problem. In this way, Director Zhong will collect the villagers' hammers tomorrow."
I’ll leave the matter to you.”
"Okay, Zhang Ju." Naturally, Zhong Yumin would not doubt Long Ziyou's words.
After the case analysis meeting, Long Ziyou called Zhong Yumin to his office and gave an explanation alone. As for what he explained, no one else knew.
Early the next morning, Zhong Yumin personally led two policemen, led by village party secretary Luo Guicai and village group leader Luo Yuyong, to collect hammers from every household. Although the villagers were surprised, most of them were willing to cooperate after Zhong Yumin explained the situation.
Including the villager Luo Laoshi that Long Ziyou noticed, because they were also afraid that if they did not cooperate, they would be regarded as guilty and become suspects.
After spending more than an hour collecting hammers from the whole village, Zhong Yumin non-stop compared the collected hammers with the wounds on the deceased, and determined that the size of seven of them matched the wounds, while Luo Laoshi's hammer was the same size.
in it.
However, after testing, none of the seven hammers were murder weapons, which shocked the ambitious Zhong Yumin. He immediately reported the situation to Long Ziyou.
Long Ziyou touched his chin and pondered for a while, then said: "Yu Min, you know that there are many people in rural families who have more than one hammer, so could it be..."
"Ah, I understand, I will go to Luowu Village again right away." Zhong Yumin suddenly realized it, turned around and ran away, making Long Ziyou smile unconsciously.
Just when Zhong Yumin ran to the Luowu team again, Wei Qinghui finally hit a wall. They found no evidence at Zeng Weicai's house, and the interrogation also hit a wall. Zeng Weicai finally couldn't resist the fatigue interrogation, so he gave in and told the truth.
At the time of the crime, he was having an affair with a young widow from his neighbor. With the confirmation of this situation, Zeng Weicai's suspicion was completely cleared! Only then did Wei Qinghui think of Long Ziyou's suggestion last night. It seemed that this was a
Not a bad idea.
The massacre of a family of four was not a small matter. In the morning, many reporters came to the development zone, and some reporters had even found the Luowu team. When the reporters came, the investigation of the case did not go smoothly, which made Wei Qinghui feel uncomfortable.
The pressure increased sharply.
In order to prevent reporters from writing nonsense, Long Ziyou discussed with Zhang Delin and asked Zhou Ya and Yan Wenfeng for instructions. After getting their consent, they decided to hold a press conference to inform the case and disclose the information to prevent rumors from spreading in society.
At 2:30 in the afternoon, a small press conference was held at the Development Zone Police Station. The press conference was hosted by Zhang Delin and Meng Yuanqing, who briefed them on the basic facts of the case and the general progress.
Just when the press conference was being held, Zhong Yumin, accompanied by Luo Guicai and Luo Yuyong, came to Luo Laoshi's house again. This time, he found a trace of panic in Luo Laoshi's eyes. Remembering what Long Zi had said, he directly scolded: "Luo Laoshi
Ding, you obviously have two hammers at home, why did you only hand over one?"
"I... I have two hammers at home, but the other one was lost some time ago, and the remaining one was handed over this morning." Luo Laoshi stuttered, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
Zhong Yumin looked around Luo Laoshi's house and found Luo Laoshi's six or seven-year-old son playing in the yard. His heart moved, so he walked over and asked: "Kid, uncle asked you a question, and you have to answer it honestly."
"Uncle policeman, you ask, my father has taught me to be honest since I was a child, I will answer honestly." Luo Laoshi's son was very bold and answered crisply.
"My kid is so good," Zhong Yumin touched Luo Laoshi's son's head and praised him, "Don't you have two hammers at home? Except for the one taken away by the uncle, the other one..."
"Officer, there's no need to ask my son. I suddenly remembered where the other hammer went. I'll get it for you." Luo Laoshi interrupted Zhong Yumin, turned around and walked into the house. After a while, he took out a hammer.
Hand over the same hammer as in the morning.
About an hour later, Zhong Yumin came to Luo Laoshi again. The difference from before was that this time Wei Qinghui also came with him.
"I'll go with you." Luo Laoshi seemed to have expected this result and acted quite calmly. However, his performance surprised Zhong Yumin and Wei Qinghui, and the excitement of solving the case suddenly faded a lot.
Seeing Luo Laoshi being taken away by the police, the villagers in the village were very surprised and started talking one after another. At this time, the villager who held an independent opinion at the scene that day said proudly: "I've said it all, dogs that bite don't bark!"
Soon, rumors spread in the village that Luo Yi was killed by Luo Laoshi because he slept with Luo Laoshi's wife...
"Luo Ding, we have detected that the second hammer you handed over was the murder weapon. What is your explanation for this?" In the interrogation room of the police station, Wei Qinghui interrogated Luo Laoshi personally.
"He deserves to die! Who told him to have sex with my wife while I was not at home!" Luo Laoshi's eyes were red with a look of madness.
"How did you kill Luo Yi's family?" Wei Qinghui asked again.
"Last night, Luo Yi asked a few of us who were working for him to go to his house to have dinner and drinks together. Seeing that he was drunk, I thought an opportunity had come, so I quietly took away the key to his house when I left...
…”
"Why didn't you throw away the murder weapon? If you knew it, this would be a fatal piece of evidence." After learning what happened, Zhong Yumin, who participated in the interrogation, asked curiously.
"My family's main source of income is my work as a mason, which is not very rich. I can't afford to throw it away. Besides, I have washed the blood off the hammer and hid it again. I thought it would be fine, but I didn't expect...
..." At this point, Luo Laoshi shook his head with a wry smile. He didn't know whether he regretted not throwing away the hammer or didn't understand how the police were sure that his hammer was the murder weapon.
…
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the press conference was held again. This time, the results of the case were announced. The reporters were very surprised to see that the Lantian County Public Security Bureau solved the case so quickly...
"Secretary Long, you are so amazing. There is something wrong with Luo Laoshi. He was originally unwilling to hand over the second hammer, but I had an idea and ran to ask his six or seven-year-old son. Luo Laoshi didn't wait.
His son spoke and immediately handed over the hammer..." At the celebration banquet in the evening, Zhong Yumin proudly talked about what happened at Luo Laoshi's house in the afternoon.
"Director Zhong, I don't agree or appreciate what you did by asking Luo Laoshi's son," Long Ziyou shook his head, and his words made everyone at the table look at him, including Zhang Delin and Meng Yuanqing.
"You must want to know why this is?" Long Ziyou smiled bitterly, and when everyone nodded, he continued: "A son does not tell his father's fault. This is our traditional moral concept. A son reports on me.
We should not advocate it. Just imagine if his honest son from Riluo grew up to be sensible.
Now, I know that my father was imprisoned or shot because of his youth and ignorance. I am afraid that he will suffer for a lifetime. Therefore, I do not advocate such a cruel thing. I would rather find another way. And you should also know by now why Luo Laoshi did this at that time.
He voluntarily handed over the murder weapon just to protect his own son?"