Chapter 83 Discussion

It was already dusk when we returned from the dormitory area of ​​Dahualing Forest Farm.

The setting sun was like fire, dyeing half of the sky orange.

The ground was baked by the sun all day and was steaming.

Covered in the glow of the sunset, Xia Mufan returned home.

Xu Shumei was sitting in the corridor connecting the master bedroom and the yard, picking beans. She looked up and saw Xia Muchan. She stood up with a smile, opened the gate and said, "You came back early today. Is everything going well?"

Xia Mufan said "hmm", with a hint of joy in his voice, "It went well."

Successfully turn in your special abilities;

Successfully found Lu Pingping;

Cui Lebang was successfully arrested and brought to justice.

Everything went smoothly.

Seeing her daughter's happy expression, Xu Shumei also became happy: "It's good that everything went well! Mumu, being a police officer is really hard. It's rare that you get home early today. Go take a shower first, and you can eat soon."

Xia Mufan looked around and asked, "Where's the coal ash?"

As soon as he finished speaking, coal ash slid down from the sycamore tree in front of the yard and landed lightly on Xia Muchan's shoulder.

Meow——

There was intimacy and coquettishness in Coal Ash's voice.

Xia Mufan held it in his arms and patted its head: "Where have you been?"

The day before yesterday, when searching at the bus station, Xia Mufan sent Mei Hui out to gather information. Unexpectedly, he was away for two days and only came back this evening.

Coal ash rubbed Xia Mufan's palm and squinted his eyes in enjoyment.

[The wild cats near the bus station were not very obedient and had several fights. 】

[I got two little brothers, hehe]

[However, the person was still not found.] 】

As soon as he heard that it had gone out and had a few fights, Xia Mu hurriedly lifted up the coal ash and carefully checked whether it was injured. He soon discovered that there were several spots of hair loss on its belly, revealing bright red skin.

Xia Mufan looked at the wound distressedly: "Ah! Just do your best, don't fight outside."

Coal Ash raised his head proudly: "My fighting skills have declined now. If it were before, I would have beaten them till they were crying and screaming!"

Xia Mushige smiled and took out some dried fish from his pocket and fed it into its mouth: "It needs to lose weight."

Coal Ash is now the darling of the Criminal Investigation Brigade. Even Yue Yuan, who has always hated small animals, turns a blind eye to it. Sun Xianbing and Yu Jing feed it all kinds of snacks as soon as they see it.

Eating more and moving less, Coal Gray is getting fatter and fatter. It is not surprising that he is not as agile as he was when he was wandering before when he followed Xia Mufan on a mission this time.

Soot responded perfunctorily while eating.

[Yes, yes, lose weight.] 】

[The dried fish that Xia Xia feeds is still the most delicious.] 】

[I ran for half a day after returning from the bus station and I was starving. 】

It takes more than half an hour to drive from Huishi Bus Station to the Criminal Investigation Brigade. It must have been hard for Meihui to run back on all four legs. It seems that I must not let Meihui go too far away when I take him on missions in the future.

Thinking of this, Xia Mufan put the coal ash back on the ground in the yard: "Okay, I'll give you a snack tonight."

Coal Ash immediately began to negotiate.

I want to deep-fry the small fish. 】

[I want to eat cat food.] 】

-【I want to sleep in the bed...】

Xia Mufan immediately raised his hand to stop it from continuing: "It's impossible to sleep on the bed, just sleep in your cat bed."

For Xia Mufan, who grew up in the countryside, it is a principle that cats and dogs do not sleep on the bed. No matter how much he spoils them, this principle will never waver.

Coal Ash’s attempt to act cute failed. He groaned twice in disappointment, then squatted down in the corridor and began to daydream.

Xu Shumei watched her daughter interacting with the coal ash. Just as she was about to speak, she saw someone walking towards the yard from the corner of her eye. She closed her mouth and looked at the person: "Forensic Doctor Gu, have you eaten? Come in and have a seat."

Gu Shaoqi changed into a set of light clothes, a light blue cotton T-shirt and dark gray sweatpants, looking more energetic and vibrant than usual.

Xia Mufan looked at his mother in surprise.

Although Gu Shaoqi lives very close to Xia Mufan, only a five-minute walk away, how come my mother is so familiar with him when she has only moved in a few days?

Xu Shumei knew her daughter very well and reminded her with a smile: "Did you forget? The set of blue flower tableware we use at home was given by Forensic Doctor Gu. It's just that you have been busy and have no time to treat him to a meal."

Xia Mufan said "Oh", then he remembered that his mother had mentioned it to him.

The blue flower tableware set is exquisite and beautiful, with bowls, plates and soup bowls, and is very practical. I didn't expect that although forensic doctor Gu looked cold and introverted, his gifts were so thoughtful. No wonder my mother was so enthusiastic when she saw him.

The key point is that people do good deeds without leaving their names and have never even mentioned it in front of her.

Xia Mufan smiled at Gu Shaoqi and said, "Thank you for the tableware. We like it very much."

Gu Shaoqi waved his hand a little embarrassedly: "You are moving, it's my duty."

He turned to face Xu Shumei and responded politely: "Thank you for the invitation, Auntie. I won't go in today. I will just say a few words to Xia Mufan and leave."

Xia Mufan stood at the gate of the yard: "What's the matter?"

Gu Shaoqi approached and lowered his voice, "I have already contacted Director Zhao of the Provincial Department. I will leave now and meet with him alone at 9 o'clock in the evening to report. If all goes well, someone from the Provincial Department will come to examine you tomorrow."

Xia Mufan was touched to see that he took his affairs so seriously, and he clasped his fists towards him: "Thank you!"

When Xia Mufan clasped her fists, her ponytail swung slightly, her eyebrows and eyes were smart and playful, Gu Shaoqi's heart moved slightly, the corners of his lips unconsciously raised, and his mood relaxed: "You're welcome."

After Gu Shaoqi left, Xu Shumei quietly asked Xia Mufan: "Did you tell him?"

Xia Mufan nodded and pulled his mother back into the room. "Yes, I told Captain Yue and Forensic Doctor Gu last night. They were the ones who drove and escorted us when we went to look for people this morning. I can use my abilities without any worries, so..."

Xia Mufan paused, then smiled: "I found Lu Pingping very quickly. She was not violated and will recover soon."

Xu Shumei clasped her hands together and chanted "Amitabha" several times: "That's great, that's great. Fortunately, I have you, and fortunately, I have Captain Yue and Forensic Doctor Gu. I'm glad that the little girl is okay."

After saying this, Xu Shumei touched Xia Mufan's head curiously: "It's great that our Mumu's ability can be used openly to help others and stop crime!"

Xia Mufan was delighted to hear his mother's sincere praise, "When the provincial department puts me in the expert database, I will be able to enjoy the same expert allowance as forensic doctor Gu."

Xu Shumei smiled with her eyebrows curved: "Oh, my daughter is making more and more money!"

Xia Mufan chuckled and wondered how much the provincial and ministerial expert allowance was per month.

three hundred? five hundred? Or eight hundred?

very nice.

After dinner in the evening, Yue Yuan came to visit.

Xia Mufan looked at Yue Yuan standing outside the yard in surprise: "What's wrong?"

Yue Yuan wiped the sweat from his head and said, "I just came back from the scene and found some evidence. Let's meet in the office in half an hour."

Xia Mufan: "Why make a special trip when you can just leave a message on the pager?"

Yue Yuan casually swung his arms: "It's too hot, go home and change clothes, it's just on the way."

Xia Mufan asked: "Captain Yue, can you beat Cui Lebang to death?"

Yue Yuan frowned: "With Cui Pingping's confession, his crimes of kidnapping and assault are confirmed. However, based on the bloody clothes and knives in the old house in the forest farm, it is probably difficult to prove his crime of murder and corpse dumping. As for the murder of Wei Qiaozhen..."

Xia Mufan understood.

The Wei Qiaozhen case occurred two years ago and there is no evidence at all. Unless Cui Lebang admits it himself, it will be difficult to convict him.

As for the female corpse found on July 11, the DNA test on the blood-stained clothes could identify the old house in the forest farm as the crime scene, but what if Cui Lebang said that he also came to the old house by accident? What the birds say cannot be used as evidence.

No wonder Yue Yuan looked so heavy-hearted and had to gather everyone together for overtime discussion in the evening.

Half an hour later, the lights in the Serious Crime Unit 7 office came on.

Yue Yuan walked in with Xu Bingwen and Hu Kai from the Serious Crime Unit 3.

Gong Weiguo and Feng Xiaoyu used to work in a large office with them, and they greeted each other in a familiar manner: "Yan Jing, Kaizi, you are here?"

Xu Bingwen and Hu Kai were very polite: "It is our honor to cooperate with you." Now who doesn't know that Xia Mufan has outstanding ability to solve cases and is Captain Yue's most capable subordinate? It never goes wrong to be polite.

Yue Yuan said impatiently: "Don't waste your time on these polite words, let's get straight to the point. Make a plan for investigation and interrogation tonight, because we'll have a tough battle to fight tomorrow."

After saying that, he signaled Xu Bingwen to start.

Xu Bingwen pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and began to show the photos of evidence obtained at the scene today.

"The bloody shirt on the corner of the bed is a women's short-sleeved floral shirt, size M. A blood sample has been taken and sent to the technical department for DNA comparison. If it can be successfully compared with the unidentified female corpse and Cui Lebang found on July 11, it means that the old house in the forest farm is the murder scene."

"In addition, there are traces of semen on the bloody clothes, and samples have been taken for testing."

"The fingerprints on the kitchen knives were sampled."

"The kitchen grease has been sampled."

"Fingernail fragments were found in a woodpile."

“…”

After speaking in one breath, Xu Bingwen concluded: "Although there is a lot of evidence, it can only prove that a murder occurred in the old house in the forest farm. DNA testing takes five days, so I think we have to wait a few more days to interrogate the suspect."

Yue Yuan nodded and signaled Xia Mufan to report the results of today's investigation.

Xia Mufan walked forward, took out a large stack of notes and placed them in front of Yue Yuan, and briefly told him the news he had obtained today.

As he spoke, Xia Mushige wrote down the key words on the whiteboard with a marker and connected them with arrows in chronological order.

The first keyword: high school dropout

The second keyword: working at the age of seventeen

The third keyword: Return to the forest farm in April 1994

The fourth keyword: My uncle passed away in October 1994

"In the eyes of the old neighbors in the forest farm, Cui Lebang was a sensible, smart and good boy. He was rebellious in high school and wanted to drop out of school, so he had a dispute with his father, and his father died half a year later. After his father's death, he went to work in the south. According to his aunt Cui Shenglian, he worked in a restaurant in Guangzhou."

"After returning to the forest farm, Cui Lebang lived in the storage room of his aunt's house. After his uncle passed away, he moved back to the second bedroom on the third floor. Pornographic books, women's underwear, sanitary napkins and other female products were found in the storage room."

Xia Mufan raised his eyes and looked at everyone, expressing his point of view.

"All crimes have traces. Cui Lebang's addiction to pornographic books was just a trigger, not enough to make him kidnap, violate, and kill girls. If you want him to admit the crime, you have to win his heart."

Gong Weiguo followed Xia Mufan on an investigation today, and his mind was filled with all kinds of information, almost exploding. Hearing Xia Mufan's clear proposal of attacking the heart, he couldn't help but stand up: "Team Leader Xia, how do you think we should attack the heart?"

Xia Mushige asked, "Why did he suddenly drop out of high school? What was the real cause of his father's death? Why did his uncle die less than five months after he returned to the forest farm?"

This series of questions made everyone fall into deep thought.

Sun Xianbing said, "Cui Shenglian said that Shi Hu died of cerebral hemorrhage and the hospital issued a death certificate. Cui's father, Cui Shengwei, also died half a year after the quarrel, from a stroke. Didn't the neighbors say that? Cui Shengwei and Shi Hu were both heavy drinkers with violent tempers and a history of high blood pressure. It sounds reasonable for such people to die of cerebral hemorrhage and stroke."

Xia Mufan shook his head. "Cui Lebang went from being a sensible and obedient child to a murderer who dumped corpses. He must have encountered some hardships. If we want him to confess, we must understand his past and touch upon his trauma so that we can take the initiative in the interrogation."