Chapter 52 Wow, Sergeant, you are so generous!
Charlie Feng found cameras from various locations in the park, retrieved the surveillance footage, and brought it back to the serious crime squad.
Technical investigators will watch it continuously to find the man's exact appearance, so that they can post the image and capture the whole process.
Lin Meiqi and Ah Hao stayed in Lubei Park. She always felt that this park was related to the murderer's motive.
The bouquet of lilies...
Lin Meiqi thought about it and walked to a trash can.
Take a bouquet of a dozen lilies out of the trash can and put it into an evidence bag.
However, she just saw that the murderer was wearing gloves, so there should be no fingerprints left, but there might be other clues.
The rescued child, Atong, was holding a windmill in his hand, which should have been bought by the murderer for him to play with.
There was no sign of fear on the child's face, and the kidnapper probably did not commit any violence against him when he was abducted. In other words, when the murderer kills people, he shows leniency to the children.
Is there something special about the role of children in the murderer's experience?
They were so cruel and merciless that they killed two people, yet they still knew how to buy toys to make children happy.
Lin Meiqi squatted down and asked Atong: "Atong, what did the uncle say to you just now?"
Atong thought for a moment, rubbed the blades of the windmill with his fingers, and said, "Uncle gave me candy and said he would buy me toys, lots of toys, and even a car. He said he would ask my mom to come over and play with us."
"Did you say anything else? Did you mention anyone else?"
"No, but my uncle is very strange. He would stare at me, touch my face, and then burst into tears."
Just as Lin Meiqi guessed, the child must have a very unusual position in the murderer's life. Could it be that his murderous intention is related to this?
"alright."
She returned the child to Ah Hao and said, "Take him back to find his mother. I'll stay here and ask you something."
"Forensic Doctor Lin, can you do it alone?"
"Of course, don't worry."
Lin Meiqi went to the park's general affairs office alone, found the person in charge, and after revealing her identity, asked, "Has any vicious incident occurred in the park in the past six months?"
The person in charge of the General Affairs Office was stunned: "Officer, why are you asking this suddenly? That incident happened a long time ago. Besides, this kind of public place is open to everyone. Even if something happens, it has nothing to do with us managers. We are only responsible for park maintenance and the necessary signs have been posted. There are no safety hazards."
"I know, I'm just investigating something and I need your cooperation."
The person in charge of the General Affairs Office nodded hurriedly and brewed Pu'er tea for Lin Meiqi: "Officer, try it. This is top-quality tea. I have drunk more than ten barrels of it. It tastes great."
Lin Meiqi waved her hand: "No need, just tell me the situation and I will go back as soon as possible."
The person in charge then brought the topic back to what Lin Meiqi wanted to ask.
"We have indeed recorded some conflict incidents here, but I don't know to what extent you want to know. There are people who quarrel in the park every day. Our security department has to go and break up a fight every two or three days, especially when there are couples who are having a quarrel. There are even more of them."
"I'm asking about the most serious cases, the criminal ones. Are there any?"
"Criminal crime? No! But there was one suicide, about five months ago."
The person in charge rummaged around in the cabinet for a long time and finally found the information. "Look, this is our record. Everything that happens in our park every day is recorded in this book for easy access."
"I remember it was a bit cold that day. There was a very beautiful woman, wearing only a thin wedding dress, standing by the lake. We were freezing just looking at her."
"Are we taking wedding photos in the park?" Lin Meiqi asked puzzledly.
"It didn't look like a wedding photo shoot because there was no photographer. The girl was just standing there alone. People passing by also thought it was strange. I remember the security personnel in the park came to me and asked what was going on. I even went to see her. The woman was really beautiful. She was standing there, as if she was waiting for someone. She had a watch on her hand and kept checking the time."
"Did she have a bouquet of flowers?"
"have."
"What kind of flower is it?"
"If I remember correctly, there were roses on the outside, followed by baby's breath, irises, and finally lilies. Of course, I don't know what other words were inside, and I didn't dare to look closely! But someone on the shore advised us to put on some clothes for fear of catching a cold. Everyone thought we were waiting for our boyfriends. Who knew that when it was eight o'clock in the evening, it was getting dark, and there were fewer people in the park. We didn't pay much attention to it, but we heard a 'plop' and the woman actually jumped into the lake! It was ten minutes later when we found her, and by the time we fished her out, she was already dead and it was too late."
"Did you call the police at that time?" Lin Meiqi asked.
"I reported it, and after checking it was found to be suicide, the matter was dropped."
"Who is she waiting for? None of you knows?"
"Yeah, no one dared to ask! Judging from the situation, they must have had a quarrel, asking for reconciliation or something? I don't understand, and I don't dare to interfere in other people's affairs. Who knew this would happen? Otherwise, I would have stepped forward and persuaded her more."
Lin Meiqi suddenly remembered something and asked the person in charge: "By the way, was she alone when she died? I mean, was she pregnant?"
When this was mentioned, the person in charge exclaimed, "Ah!" and suddenly remembered, "Yes, she was pregnant, but she was only three months pregnant, so her belly was not obvious at all, and we didn't even notice it."
Lin Meiqi nodded, looked through the information, and remembered the woman's name, Yuan Qingyi.
Afterwards, she took a taxi back to the Serious Crime Unit and told Feng Charlie and the others what she had learned.
When Charlie Feng heard this, he immediately jumped up from his seat: "Great, Forensic Doctor Lin, your clue is very important!"
He paused for a moment, "We have also found something. The surveillance video shows the man's features. There is a scar on the base of his right hand. It looks like an old wound, but we can identify his features through this."
Lin Meiqi nodded: "It seems that we should start investigating the people around Yuan Qingyi. Maybe it is her boyfriend."
He Wanyi and Xie Zhiruo came over and saw how fast Lin Meiqi was reasoning. They couldn't help but praise her: "Forensic Doctor Lin, you found the key figure by yourself. That's amazing!"
Lin Meiqi felt a little embarrassed by the compliments and heard the system voice.
[Receive praise, IQ +1]
She couldn't help but smile and said, "It's nothing. I just happened to be near that park, so I asked. But now there are still questions. Yuan Qingyi committed suicide, but why did the murderer kill so many people? Are these people related to Yuan Qingyi's death? And judging from the way the murderer put flowers in the victim's mouth, it should be the person Yuan Qingyi was waiting for before jumping into the lake that day. They should be in a relationship."
"Yeah, that's weird."
Feng Charlie ordered the police officers, "Tonight, first collect the information of the people close to Yuan Qingyi and investigate them one by one to see if there is a scar on the base of the right hand."
At this time, the middle-aged woman Ah Cai came out from the waiting room, heard their conversation, and said, "I have seen a man with a scar on the base of his right hand."
"Have you had any contact with him?"
"It's like this. I often take Atong to Lubei Park. One night when we were going back late, a man rushed in without even looking at the road and kicked Atong to the ground. As a mother, I couldn't just ignore it, so I stepped forward and grabbed the man, asking him to apologize to the child and take us to the hospital to check if Atong was injured. Otherwise, I couldn't afford the medical expenses myself. As a result, when I pulled his sleeve, I saw a wound on his hand."
"Did the man say anything else?"
"He said he had something else to do and asked me not to block his way. I knew at first glance that he was not a good person and was trying to shirk responsibility. I was afraid that the kick he just gave Atong was intentional, so I couldn't let him go! I have been doing manual labor for many years and had strength, so I held his arm tightly and asked someone nearby to help hold him and asked him to go to the hospital with us. I thought, what if Atong hit his head? He must have been hurt badly. Then we were pulling and tugging for about half an hour."
Lin Meiqi squatted down and asked Atong who was standing next to her: "Is the uncle who took you out to play today the same uncle who kicked you that day?"
Atong thought about it carefully: "I can't tell, he was wearing a mask and a hat, I could only see his eyes, but he also had glasses. I don't know what he looks like, I just think the uncle is a nice person."
If he was disguised, then it was possible that he was the same person.
Lin Meiqi pondered and gradually figured out a clue.
"It's getting late, you guys go back first."
Feng Charlie instructed other police officers to send Sister Cai and Atong home, and organized police forces to observe the situation at their door. Once the suspect found their address, they would be arrested in time.
After sending off the middle-aged women Ah Cai and Ah Tong, Lin Meiqi had a guess: "Considering that Yuan Qingyi had been looking at the watch that day, could it be that she had agreed to meet the murderer at the lakeside of the park at 8 o'clock that night? If the murderer did not come, it meant that he did not want to reconcile with her or marry her? She was already pregnant with his child. If she was rejected, she did not know how to deal with it. She might have felt a heavy pressure in her heart, but she chose the most extreme method. Later, the man did not arrive in time, and Yuan Qingyi jumped into the lake to commit suicide, resulting in a tragedy. The reason why the man did not arrive was probably not because he did not want to, but because he was entangled on the way."
Feng Charlie suddenly realized: "The first victim, Pang Amei, was a bus driver. Could it be that the murderer took the bus to the park, and originally had enough time, but something might have happened on the bus, delaying his trip. After getting off the bus and going to the ticket gate, could the staff at the ticket gate, the second victim, Huang Yinlian, also be considered an obstacle? In total, he was delayed for another half an hour by the middle-aged woman. So the murderer believed that Yuan Qingyi's suicide by jumping into the lake was related to them, and wanted to punish them in this way. As for those flowers, it was a kind of atonement. He placed the favorite things of the person he loved when he was alive next to the person he wanted to punish, to alleviate his guilt, and to show that he had made efforts to win back Yuan Qingyi and their child?"
That's what it sounds like.
He Wanyi couldn't help but give two thumbs up: "Wow, the cooperation between you two is really perfect! I feel that this should be the case, it's right. But how are we going to catch that person now? If the murderer didn't kill the last person, will he hide and not make another move?"
Lin Meiqi shook her head: "The murderer's punishment targets may not only be these three people. Those who usually hinder their relationship will also be regarded as thorns in his eyes. What about this? We will know after the sergeant visits tomorrow. It's so late, you should go back and rest first. The visit work will also have to wait until the interviewee is free."
As I was talking, I looked up and saw that it was already 11 o'clock in the evening.
Lin Meiqi wanted to go home, but Feng Charlie stopped her: "You'd better not go back."
"Why? You forgot you received lilies, too."
"But it has been proven that it has nothing to do with this case. Five months ago, I didn't meet a man with scars on his hands. What's more, the murderer puts different flowers every time. He threw away the lily that he was going to put in the mouth of the middle-aged woman Acai. It's impossible for him to give lilies to another person."
But Charlie Feng insisted: "We must consider the worst possibility and not let you take this risk."
"Then where should I stay? I can't sleep on my folding bed all night. Or should I sleep at Awan's place?"
He Wanyi propped up her chin and said, "Sleep at my place, it's fine. Forensic Doctor Lin is always welcome at my home!"
"No, I'll book a room for you alone and you can stay there. That place is very close to the serious crime unit, and it's my own hotel, so the security measures are very good, so I feel more at ease."
He Wanyi was surprised when she heard this, "What? Sergeant, are you letting Forensic Doctor Lin stay in the five-star hotel under your group? Wow, you are so generous, when will you invite all of us to stay there? I heard that some suites there may not even be booked by celebrities."
"You can stay if you want, but it would be best if you can accompany Forensic Doctor Lin in the future. I will feel relieved if you two are taken care of."
When He Wanyi saw Feng Charlie's expression of worry about Lin Meiqi, she couldn't help but click her tongue: "Okay, okay, you two go together, I won't get involved, I'd better go home obediently. But if Forensic Doctor Lin has anything, please call my house, I will be there as soon as possible!"
Lin Meiqi nodded: "Okay."
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