Chapter 137 The murderer was caught on the same day they were killed...

Wang Yu moved quickly. Just minutes after Xu Nian made his decision after consulting Guan Xia, he put down his phone and said, "I've checked. With the recent increase in tourist numbers, there have been several more flights from Yongquan City to Linshan City. While tickets are tight, they're not sold out. We can still buy tickets after we understand the situation and discuss it."

With Wang Yu's words, everyone felt more relaxed.

After a simple tidying up of the conference table and moving away the computers and scattered USB flash drives that were taking up some space, everyone sat down around the conference table, eating supper while listening to Xu Nian and the others introduce the investigation.

As usual, Wang Yu started the conversation. Standing at the conference table, he shone a laser pointer at Wang Huiqin's photo and said, "Let me first talk about Wang Huiqin's situation."

Wang Yu said, "Wang Huiqin, a native of Shangshuang City, Ningyun Province, was born in 1983. She was the second child in her family. She had an older sister and a younger brother. Her older sister committed suicide in July 2011, and her younger brother, Wang Mingzhe, was murdered in March 2012. Her father, Wang Jianxue, and her mother, Liu Jinchun, were also murdered in March 2012."

Except for Xu Nian and the others who already knew about it, everyone including Ji An showed some surprise when they heard the words.

Pang Le said: "She is the second child, with an older sister above her and a younger brother below her. This configuration is exactly the same as Meng Lan's."

Guan Xia then said, "No wonder this woman named Wang Huiqin is so devoted to Meng Lan. So that's why. It seems that not only does Meng Lan resonate with her words, but she also sympathizes with Meng Lan's experience. That's why she is so persistent and refuses to give up."

"There's a difference," Zhong Xiaoyu said. "Compared to Meng Lan, Wang Huiqin is clearly much more ruthless. If my guess is correct, then Wang Huiqin, like Zhang Weiyan, provided assistance in scouting the location and obtaining the murder weapon before her father and brother died. Speaking of which, Sister Ji, were you still in the police academy back in 2012? Have you heard of this case?"

Ji An recalled and said, "I've heard a little bit about it, but from what I know, it seems that this case is very different from Zhang Weiyan's case. The murderer was caught on the same day they were killed."

This was beyond Guan Xia's expectations. She was stunned and then looked at Wang Yu.

Wang Yu nodded and said, "Sister Ji, your memory is correct. Wang Huiqin's experience seems very similar to Meng Lan's, but after our investigation and communication with colleagues in Shangshuang City, it can be said that they are worlds apart."

Wang Yu said this and tapped the other two photos with the laser pen.

Guan Xia initially thought that the men in the two photos were Wang Huiqin's father and younger brother, but after taking a closer look, she found that the ages did not match. In 2012, Wang Huiqin was 29 years old, so her younger brother should be even younger. The two men in the photos were middle-aged men, which was obviously not the case.

Sure enough, Guan Xia heard Wang Yu speak, "These two men are named Lin Cheng and Xu Hongliang. They are the two real murderers in the murder of Wang Huiqin's parents and brother. Not only were they arrested on the day of the crime, but they were also shot dead on the spot for resisting arrest and taking hostages."

Guan Xia listened to Wang Yu's introduction and quickly started thinking. No wonder Wang Yu said that the two cases were very different. From the information known now, it can be seen that the difference is indeed huge. The murderer in the Zhang Weiyan case was very cunning and cautious, like a killer, while in the case where Wang Huiqin's family was killed, it sounded like the murderer was more like a gangster.

Wang Yu continued, "Based on the clues investigated by colleagues in Shangshuang City, the murders of Wang Huiqin's parents and brother didn't seem like traditional homicides, but more like bad luck and simple involvement. According to colleagues in Shangshuang City, on the day of the incident, around 4 p.m. on March 27, 2012, Wang Huiqin's parents and brother were returning home from the hospital when they encountered Lin Cheng and Xu Hongliang, who had fled after a robbery and wounding. At the time, Wang Huiqin's parents and brother were riding a tricycle when they accidentally collided with the car driven by Lin Cheng and Xu Hongliang. Wang Huiqin's parents and brother insisted on paying a huge amount of money in compensation. In desperation, Lin Cheng and Xu Hongliang stabbed the three seriously and then fled. The police who were chasing Lin Cheng and Xu Hongliang arrived and sent Wang Huiqin's parents and brother to the hospital, but they ultimately died in vain. Lin Cheng and Xu Hongliang were eventually shot dead around 11 p.m. that evening for resisting arrest and taking hostages."

Guan Xia and the others listened thoughtfully.

Pang Le said, "It does sound like she was murdered out of luck. If I didn't know that Wang Huiqin was suspected of being a member of that criminal organization, I would probably believe it. But when I think about Wang Huiqin's deliberate approach and stalking of Meng Lan, and her involvement with Yao Qingyan, I always feel that this case is not that simple."

Zhong Xiaoyu asked, "Is this case completely free of doubt? What about the families of the two murderers? Have their lives changed since then?"

Guan Xia immediately understood what Zhong Xiaoyu meant. If they were really unlucky enough to encounter the robbers who escaped and were killed, the lives of the families of the two murderers would only get worse after the case. On the contrary, if the robbery and injury were just incidental, and Wang Huiqin's parents and brother were the ultimate target, then the lives of the families of the two murderers would definitely change dramatically after the case.

Wang Yu said: "We also thought of this during the investigation. We have already asked colleagues in the Shanghai and Shanghai stock markets. The specific results have not yet been responded to, and it is estimated that they will be responded to tomorrow."

"What happened after that?" Guan Xia pressed. "Has Wang Huiqin's life changed since her parents and brother died? And what happened to Wang Huiqin's sister? I remember you mentioned before that Wang Huiqin is divorced. She divorced in 2014 and went to Linshan City in 2015. What did Wang Huiqin go through between 2012 and 2015, when her parents and brother died?"

Wang Yu said: "The story of Wang Huiqin and her sister Wang Huifang starts from when they were born."

In the next half hour, through Wang Yu's description, Guan Xia and the others gained an in-depth understanding of Wang Huiqin's experience from birth to 2015 for 29 years.

Wang Huiqin and her sister Wang Huifang were born in Shangshuang City, Ningyun Province. Their parents were not from Shangshuang City. They came to Shangshuang City to work when they were young and settled here after a while. Their mother was very hardworking and able to endure hardships, but their father was a gambler and alcoholic, so they were unable to save any money from the time they got married until their children were born. Even when their children grew up, they were unable to buy a house and had to live in a rented house.

According to what Wang Yu and her colleagues learned from their colleagues in Shangshuang City, Wang Huiqin and her sister were fine when they were young. Although the family didn't have much money and sometimes they would be beaten when their father was drunk, their mother still protected them. They had enough food and warm clothes, and there was still some money for them to go to school. But everything changed after their younger brother was born. Their father still played mahjong and drank, but their mother began to worry all day about what to do when her sons grew up. They didn't have money to buy a house or even to marry a wife, let alone the wedding gift and hardware.

So a few years after the sisters' younger brother was born, Wang Huiqin and her sister barely finished junior high school and dropped out of school. At first, they followed their mother to do odd jobs. When they turned 16, they began a truly nightmare life.

Wang Huiqin and her sister Wang Huifang have both experienced multiple marriages. Starting from the age of sixteen, they did not have a wedding banquet, but only a dowry. They would go to the man's house with a few sets of tattered clothes. Under the request and supervision of their parents, they would only live in the man's house for a maximum of two years. The child would be taken away as soon as it was born. After the confinement period at home, they would be married off to another family soon.

In 2011, Wang Huifang, 35 years old, gave birth to her sixth child. She suffered from severe uterine prolapse and other serious gynecological diseases. She jumped off the building on the day she gave birth. In September of the same year, Wang Huiqin also gave birth to her fourth child. It is not known whether it was the influence of Wang Huifang's suicide incident. After the confinement period, Wang Huiqin was not taken away by her parents. Instead, she got a marriage certificate with her husband, but it only lasted until 2014. Wang Huiqin finally divorced her husband.

On the day Wang Huiqin's parents and younger brother died, Wang Huiqin was working as a cleaner in a shopping mall. When she received a call and rushed to the funeral home to identify the bodies, the Shuangshi criminal police said that Wang Huiqin did not shed a tear, but smiled instead. She did not hold a funeral for the three people. It seemed that she came to confirm that the three people were indeed dead. She only stayed for a few minutes and then left. Later, the phone could not be reached.

The bodies of the three people were finally cremated by some old neighbors of Wang Huiqin's parents and colleagues at the factory who pooled money together, but no one bought a cemetery after the bodies were cremated. In the end, the ashes of the three people were sent back to the rental house where the rent was due to expire in half a year. After the rent expired, no one knew where the ashes were placed. It was only heard that Wang Huiqin scattered them and poured them directly into the toilet and flushed them into the sewer.

After all the relatives of the family of four passed away, Wang Huiqin's life did not change much. She still worked as a cleaner in a shopping mall and worked part-time in some small restaurants after get off work. Although she returned to her wedding home every day, according to the testimonies of neighbors, she rarely talked to her husband's family, nor did she take care of the children. She was very depressed. In order to make money, she went out earlier and came back later, treating her wedding home like a hotel. By the second half of 2013, the neighbors in the community rarely saw her.

Later, no one knew what happened. Wang Huiqin suddenly filed for divorce from her husband at the end of 2013. At that time, her husband also had someone else outside, and Wang Huiqin chose to leave the house. Finally, the two obtained a divorce certificate after the Chinese New Year in February 2014.

After that, Wang Huiqin stayed in Shangshuang City for a few months until he went to Linshan City in early 2015.

Wang Huiqin's life did not change much after arriving in Linshan City. She still did odd jobs, working as a cleaner in a shopping mall during the day, and working part-time in some small restaurants from time to time at night. Occasionally, on weekends, she would take some orders to clean and cook in other people's homes.

It can be said that apart from the Meng Lan incident, there is nothing unusual about her. She is just like most ordinary people in the world, busy day after day, working hard to support herself.

It was almost midnight when Wang Yu finished recounting Wang Huiqin's experience. Everyone was silent and thought for a while before Pang Le said, "Although killing is wrong, judging by the experiences of Wang Huiqin and Zhang Weiyan, it can be considered revenge."

Guan Xia, however, was focused on other points. She hesitated and said, "Judging from their experiences, whether it's Wang Huiqin, Zhang Weiyan, or Meng Lan, each suffered a tragedy in their own way. However, the subsequent cases show very clear differences. This is especially true for Wang Huiqin. Based on previous similar cases, we can infer that the deaths of her parents and brother were most likely not the result of bad luck, but rather deliberate murder by those two people, disguised as an accident like in other cases."

Guan Xia paused for a few seconds before continuing, "And Yao Qingyan. If I remember correctly, Yao Qingyan also had a similar case. Her parents, stepmother, and half-sister all died in car accidents. So, the manner of death of Yao Qingyan's case is somewhat similar to that of Wang Huiqin's parents and brother, but not quite. It's similar and yet different."

Guan Xia said this and fell into deep thought again.

Pang Le pondered for a while, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter. "This case is getting more and more complicated the more we investigate. I feel like my brain is cramping from thinking about it. What are similar and what are not similar? It's the same criminal organization, how can the methods of crime be so different?"

As Pang Le finished speaking, Guan Xia and the others were startled, as if they were reminded of something, and then they showed a thoughtful expression.