Campus Trickster (V)

No one expected this kind of result. Ma Chao actually took Xia Weiwei's joke seriously. However, the chain of evidence was incomplete. With only Xia Weiwei's confession, there was a lack of substantial evidence and it was impossible to convict Ma Chao.

Another important point is that Ma Chao’s co-workers said that he went to bed at nine o’clock, so how did he get out? The murder weapon has not been found, nor has the dog.

Just when the case was at a standstill, a report was received that there was gambling in Qiancheng Village. Huang Hao personally led a team of people to shut down the gambling outlet.

Most of those who participated in gambling were from Qiancheng Village, and some came from other villages. The amount of gambling was nearly 10,000 yuan.

Huang Hao's face turned green, and he questioned the village director, "Didn't you say that no outsiders came into your village? What's going on with these people?!"

The village director smiled and apologized, "I have no choice. I found a place for them to gamble. The money I earn in a day is much better than working outside. I am also doing this for the village. The village is poor and many construction projects need money. The villagers can't afford it, so I can only think of this last resort."

"Nonsense! As a public official, you broke the law knowingly. I think your career as village director is over!"

"I was wrong, Captain Huang, please don't report it. I won't dare to do it again."

Huang Hao's face darkened. "We will handle it according to the law. You guys are involved in gambling in huge amounts and will face criminal detention and fines."

The village director had a bitter face. After Cai Hongfen's death, the criminal police team brought people to the village to investigate the case. He gave a death order to all the villagers to keep their mouths shut. No one was allowed to mention anything about gambling. I thought the matter was over, but who knew it would suddenly happen? Who leaked the news?

Huang Hao interrogated those involved in the gambling overnight, and one of them named Jiang Bing caught his attention. Jiang Bing was an unemployed vagrant who was lazy and lived on petty theft.

Every time he went to a gambling outlet, he mostly watched, sometimes placing a few bets, just a few dollars, and taking a little profit. He was very generous in these gambling attempts, spending fifty or one hundred dollars. Everyone was quite surprised and suspected that he had done something immoral.

Huang Hao asked him to explain the source of the money, but Jiang Bing hesitated and refused to speak.

As soon as Huang Hao saw his expression, he knew that the money must have come from an illegal source. He immediately ordered a search of Jiang Bing's residence, and unexpectedly found a bloody knife wrapped in newspaper.

After inspection, the bloodstains on the knife matched Cai Hongfen's blood, which means that this knife was the murder weapon that killed Cai Hongfen, and the fingerprints of Ma Chao and Jiang Bing were detected on the handle of the knife.

Jiang Bing realized that if he didn't tell the truth he would be considered a murderer, so he quickly told everything.

On the night of September 28, he was really hungry and wanted to steal some food to fill his stomach. Thinking of Cai Hongfen living alone, he went to her house to steal. Even if he was discovered, it didn't matter. No one could catch him anyway. At most he would be scolded. He was used to being scolded. I took some medicine with me and prepared to poison her dog so that I could start the work.

When he arrived at Cai Hongfen's door, he saw a sneaky man. He was wondering who had acted before him, but he found out that the man was Ma Chao. He was immediately happy. This guy was returning to his home in the middle of the night and doing it so secretly. Out of curiosity, he crept up and hid, wanting to see what he would do.

Then Ma Chao was seen climbing over the wall and going in, and then the lights in his house came on.

Jiang Bing found a corner and squatted there, thinking, why not go to the next house, as it would be difficult to take action if Ma Chao came back. As he was hesitating, someone suddenly jumped down and hit him by chance. He also heard a clang, as if something had fallen.

Just as Jiang Bing was about to curse, he saw a bloody knife on the ground. It looked frighteningly red in the moonlight. Being used to stealing things, his mind worked quickly and he picked up the knife and pointed it at Ma Chao.

Ma Chao's face turned pale. He didn't expect that there was someone squatting in the corner.

At that time, Jiang Bing did not expect Ma Chao to kill Cai Hongfen, he thought he killed someone else. He threatened Ma Chao to give him 200 yuan, otherwise he would call the police. Ma Chao was afraid and gave him all the money he had.

Jiang Bing was very proud. He had found a cash cow. As long as he had the handle on Ma Chao, he would have an endless supply of money.

In order to prevent the incident from happening, Ma Chao had to give money to Jiang Bing.

Jiang Bing hated Ma Chao's dog so much that before he took action, he would always carry some sleeping pills and wait until the dog fell asleep before he could go in and steal. He threatened Ma Chao to kill the dog so that he could eat its meat.

Huang Hao: "Did Ma Chao tell me how he got back from the county town?"

"He said he has a lover. Bah, he looks so ugly but he still has a lover!" Jiang Bing was indignant.

Huang Hao glanced at him and said, "Let's talk business!"

Jiang Bing continued, "He said his lover had a kind of fragrance that made people fall into a deep sleep and hear nothing. He pretended to be asleep and waited until his co-workers fell asleep before slipping out."

Huang Hao nodded, and in this way, the entire criminal process was complete. I just don’t know who made the report and what role he played in it.

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With the witness, Huang Hao immediately applied for an arrest warrant, but Ma Chao had already escaped. The police deployed police forces at various stations and intersections to arrest Ma Chao immediately if they spotted him. A whole day passed, and there was no sign of Ma Chao.

Huang Hao was extremely anxious. Where could he go?

Shen Xingyan was also analyzing that Ma Chao's social relationships were simple. Apart from the people in Xincheng Village, there were his fellow workers, and... She was suddenly startled and said to Huang Hao, "Captain Huang, is it possible for Ma Chao to go find Xia Weiwei?"

Xia Weiwei paid the fine and was released after being detained for a period of re-education.

Huang Hao slapped his thigh. He had forgotten about this matter. Xia Weiwei was released yesterday.

Xia Weiwei lives in the urban-rural fringe and rents a small house. Huang Hao immediately led the team there, and Shen Xingyan followed.

It was completely dark and all the migrant workers had returned. The urban-rural fringe area was bustling with activity. The police's actions caused the entire urban-rural fringe area to boil.

Huang Hao led a small team of people and rushed quickly to Xia Weiwei's room. He kicked the door open and raised the wooden warehouse towards the front.

Xia Weiwei was tied to a chair with a miserable expression on her face. Tears and makeup mixed together and smeared on her face like watercolors. When she saw the police, she felt like she had seen a savior, "Captain Huang, save me!" She had a homemade bomb hanging on her body.

Ma Chao sat on the ground, his face like a bitter gourd, his expression dull, and a lighter in his hand.

Huang Hao stopped the police from rushing in and said to Ma Chao, "Don't be impulsive. Let's talk it over nicely."

There was no light in Ma Chao's eyes. "I killed Hong Fen, but she said she was joking with me. She didn't want to marry me at all. She had been lying to me all along."

Xia Weiwei: "I told you from the beginning that I am in the flesh trade and I don't have any feelings. It's just wishful thinking on your part."

"You bitch, whore, and liar!" Ma Chao suddenly stood up and kicked her chair hard.

Huang Hao quickly stopped Xia Weiwei, "Don't talk, don't provoke him anymore."

Xia Weiwei also regretted it. She was afraid that Ma Chao would get excited and light the lighter.

Shen Xingyan suddenly spoke up, "Ma Chao, you still have a son. Think about Ma Wenyuan. He has already lost his mother. Do you want him to lose his father?"

Hearing his son's name, Ma Chao stopped what he was doing. "My son? Wen Yuan is close to his mother. If he knew I killed his mother, he would definitely kill me."

"No, you're his father. Think about it, if anything happens to you, he'll be an orphan. Don't you want to see him graduate from college, get married and have kids?"

Ma Chao laughed, "That day will never come, never again." He glanced at Xia Weiwei, "It's all my fault for being so blinded by greed that I believed what that whore said. If you see Wen Yuan, tell him that Daddy is sorry for him."

He suddenly rushed towards the window. Shen Xingyan thought to himself that something was wrong and was about to rush forward. Someone was faster than him and ran over, but still failed to make it in time.

Ma Chao jumped down from the third floor. With a thud, his body hit the ground heavily and blood flowed out.

Huang Hao shouted: "Call an ambulance!"

After rescue, Ma Chao saved his life, but he will face severe punishment.

A family broke up just like that, and it was a pity for Ma Wenyuan.

What is surprising is that Ma Wenyuan has not been contacted. The villagers of Xincheng Village only know that Ma Wenyuan was admitted to Guangyuan University of Technology last year, but they don’t know what major he studied.

Even if you don't know what major it is, as long as you contact the teacher, you should be able to find him.

Huang Hao shared the news with Gu Fang, who visited Guangyuan University of Technology and checked the roster of freshmen, where there were two Ma Wenyuans. One of them is from the South, and the other one matches the information of Ma Wenyuan, but he is in the hospital.

Gu Fang found the affiliated hospital of Guangyuan University and found Ma Wenyuan in the department of psychiatry.

Ma Wenyuan lived in a single room, sitting there blankly, laughing nervously from time to time.

Gu Fang asked the attending physician what was going on with him.

The doctor said, "When he was sent here, he was unconscious and kept talking nonsense. I did a full body check on him and found nothing wrong. But he has been like this all the time and won't answer any questions. I have already contacted the school. If he continues to be like this, he will be sent to a mental hospital."

"When did he deliver it?"

"September 28? 29? I can't remember clearly. Go to the nurse to check the records."

"Can I go in and see him?"

The doctor nodded and opened the door. "Ma Wenyuan."

Ma Wenyuan didn't react at all and continued to stare blankly at a certain place.

Gu Fang waved his hand in front of him, but Ma Wenyuan still didn't move. He squatted down and raised his head so that he could see him. "Ma Wenyuan, do you still remember Cai Hongfen?"

Ma Wenyuan's eyes moved, "Cai..."

"That's your mother."

“My mom, mom, mom! Mom…” Ma Wenyuan screamed, covering his head and curling up, “Mom, I’m scared, mom, come and save me, there’s a ghost, there’s a ghost! Ahhhhhh!!”

Ma Wenyuan suddenly became furious and started shouting wildly.

The doctor held him down and said, "Call someone!"

Gu Fang rushed outside to call for help, and soon three doctors rushed in and gave him an injection of sedative. Ma Wenyuan calmed down and fell asleep soon.

Gu Fang frowned, "Was he like this before?"

"No, this is the most severe reaction ever. It looks like he must be transferred to a mental hospital. I'll contact the school."

Gu Fang also left and went to the nurse's station to check Ma Wenyuan's hospitalization record. The day he was sent in was September 28, the day Cai Hongfen was murdered.