Chapter 53
After Tang Qingqing finished her meal, Zhai Hongyi took her to the crime scene.
Wang Heizi also wanted to follow, but was stopped by Zhai Hongyi.
"You haven't finished your study assignment for today. Let's talk about it after you finish it."
Wang Heizi cried, "Didn't I learn everything in the morning? Why do I have to learn again in the afternoon?"
"You've already had breakfast this morning, why do you still need to eat dinner?"
"But I go to school and don't have to go to class in the afternoon."
Zhai Hongyi glanced at him, and Wang Heizi fell silent immediately. He could only open his homework book with a look of despair and start writing the homework assigned by Zhai Hongyi.
"If you finish early, you can come to us. But if you do it carelessly, you won't be able to follow us in the future."
When Wang Heizi heard this, he immediately cheered, then quickly got into the state and started to do the questions.
After leaving Old Liu's house, Tang Qingqing was curious: "Why don't you let Heizi come over? He has learned a lot today."
"He doesn't have the ability to concentrate, so he must complete the tasks he accepts before thinking about other things, and he can't be easily disturbed by the outside world. Unexpected events often happen, and we can't let them disrupt our study plans, otherwise we will always have to wait until tomorrow."
"Brother, you've thought of everything." Tang Qingqing sighed.
Zhai Hongyi is not as cold as he appears. He not only teaches Wang Heizi knowledge, but also teaches him how to behave and tempers his character.
Zhai Hongyi said nothing and just walked forward.
He is tall and has long legs, so one quick step of his is equal to two steps of Tang Qingqing, but he can always control his speed and not let Tang Qingqing fall behind.
Arriving at the crime scene, Tang Qingqing found a familiar face.
"Sister Sa!"
Qin Sa waved at her and looked her up and down:
"I haven't seen you for a while. You've grown into a big girl."
Qin Sa was very busy and was often out and about, so Tang Qingqing could never run into her whenever she went to the commune.
But this is also related to the fact that the commune rarely looks for her. It is not easy for Tang Qingqing to go to the commune, so they will not easily call her.
Nowadays, it is mostly the township brigades that invite her over, because there is a shortage of manpower in the countryside and not as many talented people as in the communes. They are unable to solve many cases, so they prefer to find Tang Qingqing.
"Sister Sa, are you in charge of this case?"
"How about it? Do you want to get involved?"
"Of course!" Tang Qingqing nodded vigorously. "The deceased was my teacher. I want to know who killed her so cruelly."
Qin Sa patted her shoulder and said, "It has already happened. We can't undo it. The key now is to catch the murderer as soon as possible to comfort the dead."
"Any clues now?"
Qin Sa was not as cautious as Director Zhang, for fear of scaring Tang Qingqing.
She felt that Tang Qingqing had the psychological endurance to do this. She might not be used to it at first, but she would get used to it after vomiting for a while. She had gotten through it that way as well.
Women in this industry are easily looked down upon. If they do not have strong psychological endurance, they can easily be marginalized.
Anyway, Tang Qingqing is going to be in this line of work in the future, so let's start training now.
"According to the preliminary forensic examination, the deceased should have died around 2 or 3 in the morning. The blunt weapon wound on the head was not fatal. The deceased was suffocated first, then assaulted and hit on the head with a blunt weapon. The blunt weapon is made of metal, which is why it can cause such a serious injury."
"According to preliminary identification of the wound, the blunt weapon should be an ax. No murder weapon has been found at the scene so far."
Tang Qingqing was incredulous: "He was already suffocated to death, why did they still want to be so cruel as to smash his head? How big of a grudge is this?"
"Do you know with whom the deceased had a dispute?"
Tang Qingqing shook her head: "Although Teacher Sun is not serious about her work and teaches perfunctorily, she doesn't beat or scold students. She doesn't have much presence in the team and likes to be alone."
Qin Sa nodded, the information currently available was consistent.
"But I heard that Teacher Sun didn't get along very well with the Miao people. The Miao people originally wanted Jiang Pei'e, but by some strange coincidence, Sun Qin became the one they chose, so they don't like her very much."
After the Jiang Pei'e incident, the relationship between the two parties did not ease. According to Wang Heizi, it made their relationship even more strained.
Although they all lived in the same yard, Sun Qin always cooked by herself.
Qin Sa took note of this and is still investigating the scene, so there is no time to do a detailed investigation.
There were too few people, and she had only arrived not long ago, so she had relatively little information.
"There were no signs of a struggle at the scene. The murderer sneaked in through the window while the deceased was sleeping, and then brutally killed the deceased in his sleep and insulted the corpse."
Tang Qingqing was puzzled: "I looked in from the door before, and it was a mess inside. Wasn't it caused by a fight?"
"No, according to the traces at the scene, the murderer was looking for the valuables of the deceased, so he found them everywhere. Sun Qin hid the money very deep and in several places."
"Did the murderer find all the money Sun Qin had hidden?"
"We didn't find a penny at the scene. The whole house was looted. It was confirmed that the murderer had stolen Sun Qin's radio, watch, flashlight and other valuables. The Miao family didn't know how much money Sun Qin had saved, so they couldn't give an exact amount. But what is certain is that Sun Qin must have saved a lot of money."
Zhai Hongyi said: "The murderer had a clear target and was very aware of Sun Qin's habit of hiding money. This should be an acquaintance."
"This is very likely. The murderer is very familiar with the Miao family and is very calm. He took away the stick that propped up the window, climbed in through the window, and when he left, he propped up the stick again, restoring the window to its original state. The murderer was not panicked at all after committing the crime, and he even wiped off all his traces."
Qin Sa brought Tang Qingqing to the window. From the thin layer of dust on it, it could be seen that the stick holding up the window had been moved by someone before.
Tang Qingqing: "Since the murderer has grabbed this stick, there should be fingerprints on it, right?"
"The forensic doctor just checked and found that the murderer was wearing gloves. You have seen the base of the wall before. The place where footprints are most likely to be left has been erased by someone."
Tang Qingqing exclaimed: "This is well prepared! The murderer is definitely not an ordinary person. Teacher Sun rarely goes out with the team, where did she go to provoke such a person?"
Zhai Hongyi: "The murderer is very familiar with the deceased's condition, has anti-detection capabilities, and is quite powerful."
"Preliminary investigation has not yet found anyone in Sun Qin's network who fits this profile."
Accountant Miao is smart, but his physical condition is average. Moreover, he was indeed drunk yesterday, and it was people from the same village who pulled him back in a donkey cart.
When he entered the house, he was carried in by two big men.
If he hadn't had something to do today, he would have definitely slept at his father-in-law's house.
Given his alcohol tolerance, he would not be able to sober up so quickly and was not capable of killing Sun Qin, so he has been ruled out for now, but he is still an important suspect.
"There is a person."
"Who?"
Tang Qingqing and Qin Sa looked at Zhai Hongyi at the same time.
"Sun Qin's husband, Miao Xiaohui."
"Him? Isn't he still in the army? I haven't heard that he is coming back. Besides, he has a good relationship with Teacher Sun. Why kill him?"
As soon as Tang Qingqing finished speaking, she thought of the previous case of Wang Xianghong.
From the perspective of outsiders, Wang Xianghong and Cao Liang have a very good relationship, and Cao Liang has always had a good reputation.
When people talk about him now, they all say that he is a very kind and good-tempered person. It is hard to imagine that he could have done such a thing.
Normally, people would never realize that Cao Liang was a beast who not only committed domestic violence, but also killed his wife alive.
Qin Sa touched his chin and said, "If it's Miao Xiaohui, he can indeed do this. I'll have someone send a telegram to the troops to see where Miao Xiaohui is now."
Tang Qingqing stood by the window and could faintly smell the blood inside.
Thinking of Sun Qin lying inside, she felt a little disgusted just thinking of that scene.
Qin Sa saw that her little face had turned pale, so he didn't force her to go in and investigate right away.
"Go look around first to see if you can find any clues. The murderer was very careful and didn't leave any footprints in the house, so it won't be of much use if you go in."
Tang Qingqing pursed her lips and said, "Sister Sa, am I too useless?"
"Everyone has gone through this. I want to train you, but I don't want to over-stimulate you. Let's take it step by step. To be honest, in the years I've been a police officer, I've rarely seen such brutal scenes."
The brain was smashed out and the whole head was distorted. Anyone who saw it would feel physically uncomfortable.
Even when the forensic doctor first walked into the room for identification, his brows were tightly furrowed.
Tang Qingqing still felt bad. The crime scene was the most critical place. If she couldn't overcome this psychological barrier, how could she be a police officer in the future?
Zhai Hongyi: "Don't think too much. Since the murderer has anti-detection capabilities and knows Sun Qin so well, he must have heard about your strength. He must have figured out how to avoid your tracking in advance. It is difficult to find relevant clues nearby.
But he couldn't clear all the traces, the workload would be too large, and it would be easy for people to find out, so there would definitely be traces left in some corner."
Tang Qingqing was no longer immersed in depression. She walked to the place where the murderer climbed over the wall and squatted down to check the situation.
As previously judged, this place was cleaned very cleanly without leaving any trace.
Tang Qingqing was not discouraged and looked around.
The place to climb over the wall is located between the west wing and the main house. This corner is on the side and is relatively hidden. Even if someone gets up in the middle of the night, they will not be bumped into.
Although everyone had rested at that time, there are exceptions to everything.
The Miao family is surrounded by neighbors and lives relatively close to each other.
"If the murderer is so cautious, he would not take the main road, but would take a small path that is not easily discovered."
Tang Qingqing first determined what the meticulous murderer would be thinking, and then worked back to infer his itinerary.
Tang Qingqing squatted on the ground and searched bit by bit. Although this was a small path, many people usually passed by here, so there were a lot of footprints on the ground that needed to be identified.
Tang Qingqing took out the notebook, recorded everything bit by bit, and marked the footprints on the ground.
Zhai Hongyi saw that her notebook clearly recorded each person's name and matched them one by one with the footprints on the ground.
Zhai Hongyi was very surprised, "You remember the footprints of every person in the team?"
Tang Qingqing didn't even need to think. She could accurately determine who the footprints corresponded to with just one glance.
“In order to become his disciple, I spent a long time observing the footsteps of every sheep and every person in the herd, and clearly understood their movement patterns and behavior habits.
And even after becoming my disciple, I still haven’t broken this habit, so I remember it very clearly.”
It was all just a matter of practice. Tang Qingqing didn't think it was a big deal, so she was very calm when she explained it.
Zhai Hongyi was curious, "How long can you remember it?"
Tang Qingqing tilted her head, "As long as I remember it, I will never forget it."
Zhai Hongyi sighed: "You were born to do this job."
Tang Qingqing disagreed, "As long as everyone works hard and carefully, they can do the same as me. It's not a big deal."
“Sometimes being too humble isn’t necessarily a virtue.”
Tang Qingqing looked up at him and said, "I really don't think it's a big deal."
"I can assure you that this is amazing and not something that ordinary people can do. You must remember that no matter what others say, you are the best."
Tang Qingqing laughed, not understanding why Zhai Hongyi was so serious.
Zhai Hongyi said seriously, "This is very important."
"Why?"
"Women are easily belittled in life, so you have to be extremely confident so as not to be deceived and led astray."
Tang Qingqing laughed even more happily, "When did you become a life mentor?"
"I'm serious with you."
"I remember! I didn't belittle myself. Besides, hard work is also a kind of ability. It seems simple and everyone can do it, but there are not many people who can persist."
Tang Qingqing recorded the footprints on the ground one by one. They were all people from the team, and there were no strangers.
Everyone's footprints were normal, nothing wrong was found, and all these footprints had their origins and destinations.
Tang Qingqing checked them one by one and did not find any clues until the evening.
"This person is so cunning and very cautious. The murderer must have studied me and has been trying to clean up his tracks against me."
Tang Qingqing straightened her aching waist, feeling depressed.
It seems that being too famous not only brings benefits, but also makes criminals more careful when committing crimes, making it more difficult for public security organs to track them down.
Tang Qingqing gained nothing and was completely dejected.
This feeling of having no clues at all made her feel very uncomfortable.
Tang Qingqing, who had always been successful, felt frustrated at this time.
Qin Sa comforted him, "Criminal investigation requires patience, and it is never a one-trick pony, nor does it rely on the strength of a single person. It often requires the cooperation of multiple departments. If you can't find clues for the time being, you can't lose heart, because there may be light at the end of the tunnel.
I would say this is a good training opportunity, which can help you calm your mind and make it easier for you to learn and improve in the future.”
When Tang Qingqing was investigating the Jiang Pei'e case, she felt the limitations of her abilities.
But then she investigated a lot of cases, which made her feel a little overwhelmed again.
Tang Qingqing couldn't help but laugh. Did Qin Sa and Zhai Hongyi make an agreement that one would loosen the rope for her and the other would tighten it for her?
"Sister Sa, have you made any progress here?"
"Would you like to hear it?"
Tang Qingqing nodded vigorously.
"This case requires your help to confirm the information I provided to you. Oh, and the footprints cannot be left out either. I don't believe that person can do it perfectly. There must be some negligence."
Many incidents have occurred during this period, and in one town a whole family was murdered. Now the entire commune is in a state of panic.
Therefore, there are not many people sent here, and local people are needed to assist.
Tang Qingqing, as a non-staff member of the Public Security Bureau, was naturally among them.
"We have conducted a preliminary investigation of Sun Qin's social connections, and the most likely suspect is still the Miao people."
Sun Qin's social relations in Rongshan Brigade were simple. She didn't interact much with others and was a stranger to the educated youth. Therefore, in Rongshan Brigade, the people with whom she had the most conflicts were the Miao people.
Not only did Sun Qin have a bad relationship with her mother-in-law, she also had a bad relationship with her sister-in-law, Aunt Lu Hua, who was much older than her.
"In addition to Sun Qin's unsociable personality, it also had a lot to do with her husband Miao Xiaohui directly giving her the money."
Before Miao Xiaohui got married, he sent all his allowance to his parents.
As the eldest son, Accountant Miao had the obligation to support the old couple, so he lived with them, which meant that the money was also spent on him.
Although Miao Xiaohui took out a portion of the money when he got married, a lot of it was still used for daily expenses.
Miao Xiaohui also owns a part of the Miao family's house, but considering his current development, he will definitely not come back to live there.
Even if they decide to retire in the future, they can be assigned to work in government agencies or factories and will never return to the Rongshan Brigade.
Therefore, this house belongs to Accountant Miao's family, and Miao Xiaohui will only live here for a while after he gets married.
Accustomed to Miao Xiaohui's contributions, when Miao Xiaohui established his own family and sent part of his allowance to his wife, both the Miao old man and his wife and the Miao accountant and his wife became uncomfortable and thought that Sun Qin had taken their money.
Although Miao Xiaohui explained it, everyone still thinks that it was Sun Qin who was whispering in Miao Xiaohui's mind, so Miao Xiaohui did this.
In addition, after Sun Qin got married, she didn't care about household affairs at all and never shared the housework.
This made Aunt Luhua extremely dissatisfied. As a daughter-in-law of the Miao family, she was busy all day long, while Sun Qin just went to class every day and hid in the house when she came back.
He even opened the stove himself and the food was better than in the big kitchen, which made the children very happy.
The question is, I can eat whatever I want by spending my own money, which makes Aunt Luhua so angry that she falls backwards.
Sun Qin was a diligent person in taking a bath and washing her hair. Every time she used water she carried and firewood she chopped, it was not as if she was spending her own money at this time!
After the Jiang Pei'e incident, the Miao family became even more emaciated, and Sun Qin became even more powerful.
"If you ask around, you'll hear that the Miao family has a strong opinion of Sun Qin."
The Miao family felt that she had gained all the benefits by marrying into the family. If she had not married into the Miao family and used her connections to maneuver, how could Sun Qin have gotten the teacher position?
Most of the teachers in the brigade are substitute teachers, and it is generally difficult for them to get a position.
Not only was Sun Qin not grateful, she also felt that she deserved it.
After she got married, she even tricked the man into giving half of his allowance to her.
He doesn't do any housework, but he always takes advantage of others.
Moreover, they have been married for so many years, but they haven't even laid an egg, yet they are still showing off, thinking that they are so great just because they have a system. Who wouldn't be angry?
Aunt Lu Hua once said to others, "If my family wasn't kind, we would have torn her to pieces long ago. So what if I have a job? Does that mean I can ride on the shoulders of a poor peasant?!"
As a mother-in-law, Mrs. Zhang complained countless times about how she was so blind to think of finding an educated youth for her son who had already been promoted to a military officer.
I thought that if I married a girl from the city, she would be more polite.
If I have the opportunity to join the army in the future, I will not embarrass my youngest son and will be able to take care of his rear.
Otherwise, a country girl would be timid when going on a long journey. Not to mention being a good wife, it would be good if she didn't hold her back.
Unexpectedly, instead of marrying such a big Buddha, it would be better to marry a country girl who knows her background well. After all, she is simple and hardworking and will not compete with her for her son's allowance.
Qin Sa finally said a very important news:
"Neighbors said that the Miao family couldn't stand Sun Qin's behavior recently. Accountant Miao even went to town to send a telegram to Miao Xiaohui, hoping that he would come back soon."
Tang Qingqing and Zhai Hongyi's hearts skipped a beat and they looked at each other.
Could it really be Miao Xiaohui who did it?
Tang Qingqing: "Have the troops responded yet?"
Qin Sa: "Not yet, but under normal circumstances, Miao Xiaohui would send a telegram in advance when he returns. According to the Miao family, Miao Xiaohui has not sent a telegram recently. I have verified with the captain and nearby neighbors, and no postman has delivered a telegram to the Miao family recently."
Most of the people in the brigade were born and raised there and had very little contact with the outside world. Only those whose family members were serving in the army would occasionally send a telegram to report their safety.
After the educated youth arrived, postmen came more frequently, but they all went to the educated youth points.
Occasionally, letters were delivered to the homes of local people in the brigade, and soon everyone in the brigade knew about it.
Tang Qingqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Deep down, she didn't want the murderer to be Miao Xiaohui.
Miao Xiaohui is also a rare promising person in their team. Born in a peasant family, he has achieved his current success through bloody battles. He is the pride of their entire Rongshan Team.
It would be such a pity if he were such a cruel person.
However, as a public security officer, personal emotions cannot be mixed into the investigation process, otherwise it is easy to be misled.
Although Tang Qingqing didn't want him to be the murderer, she would not rule him out as a suspect and would even investigate him further.
According to Zhai Hongyi, in many cases, the victims were killed by acquaintances, and the proportion of random killings by strangers was relatively small.
Premeditated murders like this are generally not committed by vagrant criminals.
If a stranger comes to Murakami, he will be discovered quickly.
If the crime was committed by a vagrant, it would have been random and he would not have known the homeowner well.
It was not convenient to track footprints at night, so Tang Qingqing went to chat with people in the team and asked about Sun Qin's situation.
After asking around, they all got the same news as Qin Sa, that the Miao family had the biggest conflict with Sun Qin.
Meanwhile, Zhai Hongyi received some news at the educated youth training center.
Sun Qin used to have a lover in the city, and they often corresponded with each other. She wanted to return to the city.
As a result, she married Miao Xiaohui by mistake, and since then she has become enemies with Jiang Pei'e.
However, few people knew about this, and the only person who knew about it did not let it slip when the Jiang Pei'e incident broke out.
After all, Sun Qin is married, so there is no point in saying these things, as it may even seem like destroying the relationship between the couple.
But now that Sun Qin was in trouble, the female educated youth no longer kept the secret.
Tang Qingqing suddenly realized: "No wonder she always looks unhappy, it turns out it's because she couldn't marry the person she likes?"
"I guess so."
The two went to the crime scene, and Qin Sa had a serious expression.
"Sister Sa, what happened?"
"The troops replied that Miao Xiaohui had left the troops five days ago. Logically, he should have arrived at the Rongshan Battalion two days ago."
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