Chapter 103 The Murder Weapon

When everyone was silent, Xia Mufan spoke up: "Your desires are hard to satisfy, right?"

Greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. Because he got so much from Liao Yingqiu, his heart became more and more greedy. Liao Yingqiu wanted to talk things out with them face to face, but Hong Yuansi and Sang Yan felt that this was a real move and out of fear decided to strike first.

People always like to judge others by themselves, so kind people often underestimate the evil of bad people, and shameless people always misunderstand the kindness of good people.

Tang Rui nodded: "Yes, it's nothing more than greed. We will focus on this during the interrogation and find out their motives for murder."

Xia Mushige said: "I have handled a similar case. The husband killed his wife because the cheating partner was pregnant and threatened him with the illegal things he had done."

Upon hearing this, Luo Manzhu immediately said, "It's possible. Although the murder was caused by a long-standing grudge, it usually takes an opportunity. Hong Yuansi only has one daughter, maybe he wants a boy?"

There was a strong sense of sarcasm in her tone: "Although our country has always been promoting gender equality and that having a boy or a girl is the same, a man like Hong Yuansi might even dream of having a boy to inherit the throne."

Huang Yi asked: "Could it be that Sang Yan is pregnant?"

Luo Manzhu shrugged: "We can find out by taking a blood test, it's very simple."

A thought suddenly flashed through Xia Mufan's mind: "I remember that Sang Yan gave birth to a son. Is it possible that this son is Hong Yuansi's?"

When the four young men from the task force heard this, they instantly imagined a huge human drama.

"Ah? Is that so?"

"The private detective did not mention this, he only said that Hong Yuansi and Sang Yan were having an affair."

"Sang Yan's son is in junior high school this year. He is six years younger than Hong Miaomiao. I'm afraid Liao Yingqiu has never thought about it that way, right?"

"Oh my god, they have been together so long ago? Calculating the time of their marriage, she should have married while pregnant with a son. Her husband is also miserable."

Tang Rui thought for a while and said, "The equipment of our criminal investigation technical team is not very good, so we can't do DNA testing. However, we can trick Hong Yuansi during the interrogation. If he and Sang Yan really had a son, and watched his son grow up day by day, Hong Yuansi must have thought of divorce a long time ago, but he couldn't bear to give up the money Liao Yingqiu made from starting the company, so he kept delaying. Now that the matter has been exposed, he might as well kill Liao Yingqiu to avoid dividing the property."

People are so vicious. After hearing Tang Rui’s analysis, everyone felt so angry that they gritted their teeth and cursed in their hearts: Bastards!

The motive for the murder has been found, and everyone continues to deduce the process of the murder.

Cui Xing said, "After Sang Yan came in, she should have had a verbal conflict with Liao Yingqiu. She is four years younger than Liao Yingqiu. When Liao Yingqiu opened a grocery store, she was almost sold to a widower in his forties by her family. She ran away from the village and found Liao Yingqiu to cry. It was Liao Yingqiu and Hong Yuansi who helped her settle the matter with her family and introduced her to a job. Only then did she gradually gain a foothold in the city. Later, they funded her to open a restaurant and introduced her to a date. Their kindness was as great as a mountain. Now she is having an affair with her brother-in-law. Once it is exposed, I am afraid she must be panicked and uneasy, right?"

Luo Manzhu sneered: "Great kindness can be like great hatred. Liao Yingqiu treats her as her best friend. Who knows what she thinks of Liao Yingqiu? Maybe she also thinks, I am obviously prettier and younger than you, why can you start a company and become an entrepreneur, while I can only be the proprietress of a small restaurant? Why can you marry a section chief who can make money, but introduce me to an honest little clerk?"

I have to say, women understand women better.

Luo Manzhu's speculation is probably more in line with Sang Yan's psychological state.

In the relationship between Sang Yan and Liao Yingqiu, Liao Yingqiu is the giver and has a higher status, while Sang Yan is the receiver and needs to look up to and flatter Liao Yingqiu. This long-term inequality made Sang Yan jealous.

Jealousy made her psychologically distorted.

Cui Xing said: "Well, after Sang Yan and Liao Yingqiu had a verbal conflict, some of Liao Yingqiu's words may have stimulated her, which made her want to kill. Then what? She can't just do it directly, right?"

Huang Yi shook his head: "They didn't fight. There were no bruises or scratches on Liao Yingqiu's body or face. Obviously, she didn't fight with Sang Yan. The autopsy results showed that Liao Yingqiu was killed after she took sleeping pills and fell into a coma."

Luo Manzhu was so angry that she was fuming: "You bastards! Did Hong Yuansi prepare the sleeping pills, or did Sang Yan bring them? If they prepared them in advance, it means they had the intention to kill long ago. It was not an impulse move, but a long-planned one!"

Xia Mufan asked: "Then, who gave you the sleeping pills?"

Luo Manzhu, Huang Yi, and Cui Xing said in unison: "Hong Yuansi."

How could Liao Yingqiu accept Sang Yan's things in such a rage? Moreover, Sang Yan was confronting Liao Yingqiu at that time and had no time to put the sleeping pills into the drink.

Xia Mufan asked again: "How can we trick Liao Yingqiu into taking sleeping pills?"

Huang Yi said: "In the second autopsy report that forensic doctor Gu brought out, there was milk in Liao Yingqiu's stomach, and there were five sleeping pills. If such a large amount was placed in water, it would become turbid, and Liao Yingqiu would definitely not drink it if he noticed something was wrong. But if it was placed in milk, no one would notice it."

Before he knew it, Xia Mufan began to take the lead in this deduction.

Tang Rui watched from the side and his admiration for Yue Yuan deepened. Look, Captain Yue is not only amazing himself, he also teaches his disciples so well!

As Huang Yi spoke, he brought over a glass of water, pretending it was milk mixed with sleeping pills, and handed it to Luo Manzhu.

Luo Manzhu was thirsty, so she took the water and drank it all.

Then, Cui Xing looked at Huang Yi: "Well...what should we do next?"

Huang Yi glared at Cui Xing and said, "What should we do? We must help her to the bedroom to sleep."

Liao Yingqiu fell into a coma, and then the most thrilling murder scene began.

Cui Xing swallowed his saliva and stuttered involuntarily: "Do you really want to kill someone?"

Huang Yi looked at him and said, "What else? Liao Yingqiu hired a private detective to investigate Hong Yuansi's background thoroughly. If he reports him, he will have to go to jail."

Cui Xing glanced at Luo Manzhu and whispered in defense: "But, after all, a husband and wife for a day is a hundred days of grace."

Seeing this, Xia Mufan nodded secretly.

The police gradually got into their roles and began to understand the suspects' psychology, which is a good thing.

Being able to put yourself in someone else's shoes and think from different roles will help you understand the suspect's criminal process and discover more clues.

Xia Mushige reminded: "The murder weapon."

Huang Yi also reacted at this time: "Yes, the murder weapon. At this time, Hong Yuansi had the intention to kill her. Liao Yingqiu was already unconscious and at the mercy of others. He could have smothered her to death with a pillow or strangled her to death. Why did he choose to stab her to death with a sharp weapon?"

Tang Rui said in a deep voice: "Smothering or strangling her to death requires a lot of strength, and it is also easy to wake up Liao Yingqiu. Liao Yingqiu is tall and strong. Once she wakes up, I'm afraid the thin and frail Hong Yuansi will not be her opponent."

Xia Mufan added: "Both smothering and strangling Liao Yingqiu would require skin contact. Hong Yuansi felt guilty and subconsciously chose to use tools. He thought it was relatively safe."

Luo Manzhu's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Yes! After all, they have been married for 20 years, and Hong Yuansi is a civilian with little strength in his hands. Stabbing with a knife was his subconscious choice at the time."

After figuring out why Hong Yuansi used a knife, the next question is what the murder weapon was and where it is now.

Zhuang Zixuan took out a picture and placed it in front of Xia Mufan, looking a little frustrated. "Based on the outer traces of the blood knife mark, we drew a picture of the knife, but after asking Hong Yuansi's friends, no one has seen such a knife."

Xia Mucheng looked at the picture. The blade was about seven centimeters long, the back of the blade was slightly curved, the tip of the blade was sharp, and the blade was sharp, which was obviously different from the knives used in the kitchen.

Yue Yuan took a look and said, "It looks a bit like an item from a minority ethnic group. It might be something Hong Yuansi brought back from a business trip or a trip."

Xia Mufan thought for a moment and asked, "Have you asked Hong Miaomiao?"

Tang Rui said, "We just contacted Hong Miaomiao who is studying at a university in Country M the day before yesterday. When she heard the news of her mother's death, she burst into tears and said she would buy a plane ticket and come back immediately. I didn't have time to ask about this question in detail."

The three most critical elements of a homicide case are: the scene, the motive, and the murder weapon.

The scene was well protected, with all evidence including footprints and bloodstains.

The motivation analysis is almost the same.

Now only the murder weapon is left, and its whereabouts are still unknown.

Xia Mufan said, "If Hong Yuansi bought the knife while on a business trip or while traveling, it's impossible that no one knew about it. Since he could put the knife openly at home, his daughter Hong Miaomiao should know about it. If that doesn't work, you can also ask his nanny or part-time worker. Maybe they have seen it?"

Zhuang Zixuan shrugged his shoulders and said, "You may not believe it, but Liao Yingqiu's family has never hired a nanny or a part-time worker. It's all Liao Yingqiu who does the housework. She is good at both housework and cooking. Chief Hong is not satisfied with such an excellent wife. Alas!"

Luo Manzhu snorted: "This couple should be sentenced to death, not even a suspended sentence."

Seeing that the murder weapon cannot be found for the time being, we can only hope that Hong Miaomiao will come back, or that Hong Yuansi will confess himself.

Xia Mufan asked: "Why did two blood knife marks appear during the killing process?"

Huang Yi put himself in the role of Hong Yuansi, holding a knife in his right hand and frowning. After a while, he glanced at Luo Manzhu, lowered his arms, and said in a muffled voice: "Killing is not a pleasant thing. Although Liao Yingqiu was unconscious, Hong Yuansi had seen that face for twenty years. They were in love back then. After stabbing her, he felt weak in his heart. He put the knife on the bed, picked up a pillow to block her face, and then continued to stab."

Zhuang Zixuan said: "This is the reason why the first blood knife mark was created."

Huang Yi raised his right hand high and stabbed down instantly.

His eyes were so cold that Cui Xing felt his scalp tingling. Cui Xing pulled Huang Yi and said in a trembling voice, "He should be dead, right?"

Huang Yi glanced at Cui Xing and slowly put down his right hand: "Hong Yuansi stabbed several times, each stabbing aimed at the heart in the left chest, which was a fatal move. He looked fierce at that time, and Sang Yan might have been a little scared, so she reminded him to stop. So Hong Yuansi stopped, put the knife aside, carefully checked Liao Yingqiu's condition, and felt her breath. After confirming that she was dead, he picked up the knife and left the bedroom."

Zhuang Zixuan interrupted at the right time: "This is the reason why the second blood knife mark appeared."

Tang Rui looked at Yue Yuan: "How is it?"

Yue Yuan had sharp eyes and accurately found two bloody knife marks among the bloodstains on the sheets and quilts, which made Tang Rui feel very frustrated. The members of the serious crime squad were all holding back their energy, so they were very persistent in deciphering the secret of the blood knife mark.

Yue Yuan nodded approvingly: "Very good, you have figured out the details of the two blood knife marks' crimes very well."

With Yue Yuan's approval, the five members of the task force felt relieved.

Huang Yi said: "Then I will continue to deduce. After Hong Yuansi killed the person and confirmed Liao Yingqiu's death, his first reaction was how to fake the scene."

Zhuang Zixuan took over his words: "Yes, they tied them up, pulled their clothes, and deliberately stained the quilt and sheets with blood to create the illusion of rummaging through stolen items, and faked the crime scene of someone breaking in, raping and murdering. However, Hong Yuansi was in a panic at the time and did not seriously search the drawers of the bedside table, so he missed the cash and securities that Liao Yingqiu brought back last night."

Zhuang Zixuan is a know-it-all. He used to praise Hong Yuansi for his good relationships with people, but now he has completely changed sides and dislikes him anyway: "Hong Yuansi works in the public security system and often communicates with the technical team. He is familiar with the investigation methods and procedures. It's a pity that he has only investigated economic cases before, and his fake scene is full of mistakes."

Huang Yi said: "According to the security guard of the Urban Construction Bureau, Sang Yan went in and out of the community twice that night, the first time at 3 a.m. and the second time around 5 a.m. Judging from the time, the first time she went out was when she received a call from Liao Yingqiu and drove there; after returning home around 4 or 5 a.m., she left in a hurry again. She drove around just to get her husband's shoes and pubic hair."

Luo Manzhu shuddered: "Disgusting!"

Zhuang Zixuan looked at Xia Mufan and said, "According to your suggestion, we compared the shoes in Sang Yan's home and found a pair of sneakers that matched the shoe prints at the scene. In addition, the DNA test results of the pubic hair have also been fed back, and it is indeed from Sang Yan's husband Chen Jianqiang. Chen Jianqiang is a clerk in the Survey Section of the Urban Construction Bureau. He is a very honest and decent person. I heard that he is henpecked. He felt very puzzled when he saw us coming over, and kept asking why we were checking his shoes and why we were drawing his blood."

Xia Mufan was not surprised by this result.

Sang Yan had no feelings for her husband at all and chose him to be the scapegoat without any guilt at all.

However, although she had a vicious heart, it was her first time killing someone, and she made many mistakes in her panic. Is it considered rape if I put two pubic hairs on Liao Yingqiu's body? She simply didn't understand how seriously the police took evidence.

The case gradually became clear, and the fog that had previously obscured everyone's vision was gradually lifted.

The only regret is that the murder weapon has not been found yet.

Tang Rui was just about to stand up to summarize when the phone in the serious crime squad suddenly rang.

Zhuang Zixuan's eyes lit up when he picked up the phone. He handed the phone to Tang Rui: "Team Leader Tang, this is Hong Miaomiao. She is at the reception center in the bureau."

Tang Rui stood up suddenly: "Let's go! Let's go meet her."

As Liao Yingqiu's biological daughter, Hong Miaomiao should be most clear about the relationship between her parents and between her mother and Sang Yan.

Hopefully she can provide some evidence, especially regarding the source of the murder weapon.

If the murder weapon link is closed, the entire chain of evidence will be complete!