Chapter 99
As soon as Shi Pengfei saw Tang Qingqing, he came towards her with great enthusiasm.
"Comrade Xiao Tang, you came just in time! I was just planning to look for you."
Before Tang Qingqing could even say hello, Shi Pengfei directly pulled her into the investigation team for the machinery factory murder case and made her a member of it.
The information was thrown at her without giving her any chance to refuse, without any politeness as before.
"We are all old acquaintances, so I won't bother with the polite words. Comrade Xiao Tang, do you have time recently?"
Tang Qingqing looked at the information in her hand, feeling a little amused.
Although she came here for this matter, Shi Pengfei's behavior at this time really made her at a loss for words.
It can be seen how busy Shi Pengfei has been recently.
"Yes, the National Day is just a few days away, and our school will probably have a few days off. My classes aren't too busy right now, so I can handle it."
Shi Pengfei became even more impolite after hearing this and told Tang Qingqing about the case.
"Based on the current clues, this case is a homicide, and the murderer and the deceased knew each other. As to whether it was a revenge killing or a murder of passion, further investigation is needed."
Tang Qingqing looked at the scene photos in her hand and her eyes fell on the deceased.
Her ability to withstand stress has improved a lot now. Although her heart still skips a beat when she sees the photo of the deceased for the first time, she will soon calm down.
Tang Qingqing initially focused on the footprints on the ground and couldn't help but frown. Even though she was prepared, she was still depressed by the chaotic scene.
"This scene is too chaotic. How many people have entered?"
"There are at least a dozen of them. I've never seen anyone who likes to join in the fun so much." Wang Hang couldn't help but complain.
Normally, when a murder occurs, ordinary people should be scared and not dare to approach.
But some people's curiosity is stronger than their fear, so they like to gather around and join in the fun.
Especially when the dead person is found outdoors, the news will spread quickly from one person to ten people, and from ten to a hundred people.
They arrived too late, and the scene was basically destroyed.
Since the place is small, there shouldn't be so many people crowded in for an indoor homicide. But this is just an ideal situation. The reality is that some people like to watch the excitement.
Many people do not yet have this awareness and cognition, and are completely unaware of how much difficulty their actions bring to solving cases.
This time it was even more exaggerated, with bloody footprints everywhere, and they didn't think it was unlucky.
Shi Pengfei: "In a scene like this, can you still find clues?"
Tang Qingqing held the photo in her hand, looked at the bloody footprints, and frowned: "Let me give it a try."
"The relationship between the deceased and the murderer must be very close."
Shi Pengfei raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"
Tang Qingqing pointed to a close-up photo of the deceased's upper body and said, "Look, the deceased was wearing a rather revealing sleeveless nightgown, and she wasn't wearing any underwear. If she wasn't someone very close to her, she wouldn't have dressed like this to entertain guests."
"I heard from people in the factory that the deceased loved dressing up and was very particular about his appearance. He always dressed himself up very well. People like him should be more particular about these drugs."
The fabric of the nightgown looked very thin. Although most of it was stained red with blood, you could still see that the material was relatively thin and transparent, which was quite revealing for people today.
Although Sun Qing had a bad reputation, many people still admired and envied her for her dressing style.
Most of those who criticized her said that she still liked to dress up at such an old age, or that she was too extravagant. Sometimes they also complained that she was too fashionable, but no one said that her clothes were too revealing.
If it wasn't for someone close to her, she wouldn't dress like this to entertain guests.
Shi Pengfei nodded: "According to the preliminary forensic examination, the deceased had no defense against the murderer, so she only had defensive wounds but no signs of counterattack."
After Sun Qing was stabbed, she was obviously dazed. Although the first knife stabbed deep, it did not penetrate the vital parts. The murderer pushed her to the ground before she could react, covered her mouth and stabbed her dozens of times.
"Did anyone in the building hear anything?"
Sun Qing lived in a four-story Western-style building. Although everyone thought that living in a small Western-style building was grand, it actually had many disadvantages. For example, the sound insulation was very poor, and any slight movement could be heard.
Sun Qing is such a living person, unless he meets a particularly strong man, it stands to reason that even if he covers his mouth, he will not be silent at all.
Wang Hang: "It is true that some neighbors heard the screams in the middle of the night, but no one paid much attention to it. In the same building, there was a technician named Wang who often beat his wife. Someone couldn't stand it before, so he intervened and reported it to the union.
As a result, the woman not only did not show any gratitude, but she and her husband beat up the meddler. So, when they heard the noise again, no one paid any attention to it anymore.”
Police officers in the police station have encountered this kind of thing many times, so many of them try to smooth things over in the end. Otherwise, after this period of time, the couple will reconcile and blame them, as outsiders, for meddling in their affairs.
Tang Qingqing: “…”
She really didn't know what to say and just wanted to spit out a few swear words.
When Tang Qingqing learned that the deceased had sexual experience before his death, she was silent for a long time.
Shi Pengfei: "We currently suspect that the murderer is most likely the deceased's lover. After investigating the deceased's neighbors, we found that the deceased had ambiguous relationships with many men and did not live a decent life."
Based on the descriptions of the neighbors, they have found three people who had a relationship with the deceased.
However, those people had a relationship with the deceased a long time ago, but now they have no connection with him. Two of them were not from the machinery factory, and all three had alibis.
"According to the description of the neighbors, the deceased had recently been in a relationship with a married man, but we don't know who he is. We are currently tracking this man down, and he is a major suspect."
Tang Qingqing: "Then how do you know that person is married?"
"Sun Qing doesn't pay much attention to this. If she were single, she wouldn't be so secretive. Only when she's with a married person would she be cautious."
Tang Qingqing: "Didn't Sun Qing's husband notice anything?"
With such a huge green hat, any normal man would not be able to sit still.
A machinery factory is a small society, and the public pressure is very great.
If you don't have a bad temper, your colleagues will look down on you and reject you, thinking you are not a good enough boss.
Even if Sun Qing is the daughter of the old factory director, she cannot be so cowardly. She must at least take care of her wife.
Although Sun Qing's husband was where he is today thanks to her, he has been a truck driver for so many years and has seen all kinds of situations in the world. He must have some temper.
Although the old factory manager dotes on his daughter, he is not an unreasonable person.
Shi Pengfei: "Someone mentioned it to him, but he didn't believe it."
"Then why did they send their daughter, Sun Jiaying, to the old factory manager's home for upbringing? I heard rumors that Sun Jiaying was not Xu Minghao's daughter, so she was sent to her grandmother's home."
No one knows the truth of this matter except the parties involved.
Shi Pengfei did not explain, but said: "After investigation, Xu Minghao's convoy will not arrive in Dayang City until tomorrow. He has a perfect alibi."
As for Sun Jiaying's life experience, we can only know it when Xu Minghao returns.
The old factory director has fallen ill. In order not to aggravate his condition, we should wait for Xu Minghao first. There is still a lot of investigation work to be done.
Shi Pengfei: "In addition to investigating Sun Qing's lover, we also have to investigate other people who have conflicts and grudges against Sun Qing. We cannot rule out other possibilities now. Tang Qingqing, go to the scene first. If you have time, I will arrange for you to visit and investigate."
They were seriously short-staffed, and if they wanted to close the case quickly, they had to investigate Sun Qing's social relationships one by one, which required a lot of manpower.
Tang Qingqing: "Okay, I work in a machinery factory, so it's more convenient."
Tang Jixue, who had been standing by silently, also raised his hand and signed up: "I can help, too."
Tang Qingqing looked at him: "Third brother, don't you still want to do business?"
"Don't worry about that. I'll make arrangements. As I said before, if Wang Heizi can do it, I can do it too."
Tang Qingqing didn't say anything else. When they were leaving, Su Rong pulled Tang Jixue over and said something to him. She probably wanted Tang Jixue to follow her.
Most of the recent murders have occurred nearby, which makes Su Rong very worried.
Tang Zhenzhen simply hasn't had time to come back recently. Otherwise, no matter how busy the three brothers are, someone has to pick her up and drop her off when she goes to and from get off work.
Shi Pengfei would naturally not refuse, as investigation work requires mobilizing the masses.
The dim lighting at night greatly affects the inspection of the site.
Especially since the scene was already so chaotic, Tang Qingqing didn't plan to waste the evening time and started with a visit and investigation.
"If you have any questions, just ask Wang Hang, or follow him to visit a few households, and you will know what to investigate."
Shi Pengfei also had to take care of other cases, so he had no time to personally participate in some of the visits and investigations.
Although Tang Qingqing was curious about what case had made Shi Pengfei so anxious that he couldn't even participate in such a big case throughout the whole process, she didn't ask.
Instead, it was Shi Pengfei who sensed her doubts and took the initiative to explain.
"Three months ago, an unknown, deeply decomposed female corpse was found in the wild. Did you know about this?"
Tang Qingqing nodded. Although she hadn't come at that time, it was still published in the newspaper.
This case caused quite a stir at the time, and Tang Qingqing still hears people talking about it from time to time.
There is still no clue in this case until now, and even the identity of the deceased cannot be confirmed.
Today's technology is backward, and the entire country is not yet connected to the Internet. If someone goes missing and no one reports it, they will disappear silently.
In homicide cases, the most feared case is a highly decomposed corpse found in the wild. If nothing can be found on the body to prove its identity, the investigation will be more difficult.
“現在有頭緒了嗎？”
石鵬飛搖搖頭：“最近又發現了一具無名女屍，遇害手法跟那個案子非常相似。而在其他城區，也發現了類似的案件，所以我們懷疑這是一樁連環殺人案。”
陽市有這樣恐怖的殺人魔出現，引起了高度重視，現在各城區都抽調警力去調查這件事。
對外沒有正式公開，擔心引發恐慌。
可紙包不住火，若是不能将兇手給抓到，他再次犯案就會瞞不住了。
“遇害者都是年輕女性，生前都遭受到過侵犯，可見兇手是有目的進行作案。你平常出門要注意，尤其是去偏僻的地方，一定得結伴同行。”
石鵬飛特意提這個案子，也是為了告誡唐青青，讓她務必小心。
唐青青聽了也吓了一跳，“我知道了。”
唐青青雖然也有調查經驗，不過還是先跟王航一起去走訪，看看別人是怎麽做的。
走訪調查沒有捷徑，就是挨家挨戶去敲門詢問死者情況，以及當天是否有可疑的事或者人物等。
從兩戶人家裏出來後，唐繼學道：“我大概知道是個什麽情況了，為了節省時間，我們還是分頭行動吧。我對機械廠的人很熟，知道找誰問話。”
王航：“行，你們記得做記錄，有什麽線索及時彙報。”
跟王航分開後，唐繼學并不像他挨家挨戶去問，而是帶着唐青青往機械廠外走。
唐青青好奇：“三哥，你這是要帶我去哪啊？”
“我帶你去一個地方，不過你可不能告密啊。”
唐青青看他神神秘秘的，不過知道他不是那種胡鬧性子，也就答應下來。
唐繼學帶着唐青青往附近小巷子裏鑽，差點把唐青青繞暈了，這才停了下來。
“你待會別說話，跟着我就是。”
唐青青點點頭，心裏已經隐約猜到了什麽。
唐繼學在門口敲了敲，敲門聲還是有節奏的，過了好一會屋子裏才有人過來開門。
裏面那人看到唐繼學先是一臉驚訝，很快變成谄媚的表情，望着唐青青的時候，表情更是詫異，不過還是把他們給領了進去。
唐青青一進屋子，就差點被裏面濃重的煙味給嗆住。
屋子裏有十幾個人，分成三桌在那打撲克，屋子裏還放着鄧麗君的歌。
如今鄧麗君的歌是被視為靡靡之音的，甚至有人說她的歌曲是□□，在大陸是不能播放的。
明面上是這麽說，私底下卻是很多年輕人的愛，不管男女都很喜歡聽她的歌曲。
唐青青掃了一眼屋子，牌桌上并沒有錢，可她知道肯定是在賭錢的，否則不會這麽藏着掖着。
她并未做聲，老老實實地跟在唐繼學的身後。
不少人看到唐繼學，都跟他打招呼。
“唐三哥，你怎麽過來了，要不要來玩一把？”
可當他們看到唐繼學身後的唐青青時，後面的話就卡在喉嚨裏，望着唐繼學的神情充滿了不解。
“唐三哥，你這是什麽意思？”
在場的基本都是機械廠的人，他們都知道唐繼學有兩個妹妹。
唐珍珍是大家都知道的，機械廠第一美人，基本也都見過。
唐青青很多人沒見過，但是也都聽過她的故事。
一開始狗血的孩子互換，後來的協助警方調查案子，稍微關注機械廠的人，都知道唐青青是個很厲害的人物。
帶着這麽一個跟公安有關系的人來這裏，不免讓人多想。
唐繼學也沒客氣，直接開門見山道：
“大家先停一停，我問完話就走。”
有人不服氣：“憑什麽你說停就停？”
唐繼學挑眉：“怎麽的，有意見？”
另一些人将質疑的人給拉住，朝着他搖了搖頭。
唐繼學他們可惹不起，有個牛逼的老爹，自己手底下也不少人。
最近還帶着不少人發財，更是不能招惹了。
有人小聲嘀咕：“怕什麽，我們又沒幹什麽違法亂紀的事，不過是聽聽歌，打打牌怎麽了。”
更多的人則是老實停下。
唐繼學看現場安靜了，這才開口：“廠子裏今天發生的命案，大家都聽說過了吧？”
開門人點點頭道：“聽說了，我們可跟這案子沒關系，昨天我們這一屋子人都在這裏打牌呢，廁所就在隔壁，撒尿都能聽到動靜，誰想借口上廁所偷溜去殺人都不行。”
其他人也附和：“沒錯，你說我們聚衆聽□□我們認，可這種事可跟我們沒關系。”
“可不是嗎，你查到誰頭上也不能查到我們頭上啊。”
唐繼學：“你們都是摸黑回去的，回去的時候就沒看到什麽可疑人物？”
還不等有人回答，唐繼學便是道：
“你們最好跟我老實交代，否則公安順藤摸瓜摸到這裏，那可就是另外一回事了。要是有人能提供有用的線索，我唐三也會有所表示。”
衆人你看看我，我看看你。
唐繼學是出了名的講義氣，他既然這麽說，就相當于許下一個承諾。
唐繼學現在開始做生意，雖然很多人都瞧不上，覺得他太堕落沒出息，跟兩個哥哥和兩個妹妹都沒得比。
可在場的這些小年輕卻不一樣，他們更看重的是進入口袋裏的錢。
唐繼學這段時間明顯跟以前不一樣了，手頭闊綽了不少，時不時就帶着一幫人下館子，大家都眼饞着呢。
“你們想好了就出來找我，我就在巷子口的馄饨鋪裏。別想着糊弄我，我這個人記仇。”
說完唐繼學就帶着唐青青出門去了，也不管後面的人是怎麽想的，唐繼學就帶着唐青青離開了。
走出去好一會，唐青青好奇：“三哥，你怎麽知道這種地方的？”
“以前我到處混的時候，就有人想要拉我下水。不過你三哥我是誰啊，怎麽可能會被誘惑！”
唐繼學作為大廠廠長的兒子，身邊充滿的誘惑也會非常多。
“三哥，你以後生意做起來了，更要注意啊。”
王黑子生意做起來之後，遇到這種亂七八糟的事就不少，還曾遇到過仙人跳的。
還好他年紀不好女色，唐青青反應又快，要不然就被套牢了。
唐青青從不插手他的生意，可對于這種事是零容忍，一直監督他，不讓他有犯錯的機會。
王黑子聰明，但是年紀還是太小了，做事也沒有那麽沉穩，想得也不夠周全。
他的出生環境相對單純，這樣也更容易迷失。
唐青青利用自己被公安局重視的優勢，讓人盯住王黑子，讓他沒有堕落的機會，讓那些想要拖他下水的人，都不敢輕舉妄動。
即便她離開了，也沒有斷了那邊的聯系，讓他們多幫忙照顧點。
但是在陽市，她就沒法這麽盯着唐繼學了。
陽市太大了，而且作為省會城市，迎接八方來客，開放後外來人口也增多，增加了管理的難度。
不像在公社裏，你在街頭放個屁，全縣的人沒多久就都知道了。關系相對更加簡單，都是知根知底的。
唐繼學的周圍環境也就更為複雜，得靠自己去分辨。
“你放心，我會注意的，王黑子也在信裏跟我提了。我從小比這小子經歷的事可多多了，沒那麽容易上當。”
唐建國是廠長，很多人想要走後門求好處。
可唐建國非常地讨厭這一套，誰要是給他送禮直接就會被轟出去，還會被點名批評。
于是很多人就把目光放在了蘇蓉和幾個孩子身上，唐繼學從小就有人捧着，然後找各種借口給他塞錢塞貴重禮物的。
他一開始也上過當，畢竟他當時還是個孩子，哪裏知道大人們心裏的彎彎繞繞，可被揍過幾次也學聰明了，誰也別想忽悠他。
唐繼學解釋：“這些人別看好像很不着調，可他們的消息也是最靈通的。而且他們都是四五點鐘回去，很可能跟兇手遇見過。”
唐青青點點頭，王黑子也經常利用這些人脈幫她搜集線索，公安的眼線不少也是這類人，因此并不覺得有什麽奇怪。
“王黑子跟你說的事不少啊。”
唐繼學笑道：“那家夥生怕你在陽市沒個好用的幫手，所以交代特別清楚。如果他知道我們市裏現在還有連環殺人案，恐怕都想給你弄個保镖過來了。”
唐青青聽着也笑了起來：“他人不大，但是很靠譜。”
唐繼學朝着她眨眨眼：“你們兩個……”
唐青青直接一腳踹了過去：“你可閉嘴吧，他可是我弟！”
唐繼學摸摸鼻子沒再說些什麽，他是真覺得王黑子這人不錯，想要跟他成為真正的一家人。
不過他知道好歹，也就沒再說些什麽。
來到馄饨鋪，唐繼學叫了兩碗馄饨，現在已經臨近九點，正好當宵夜。
唐青青看了看四周，道：“這裏晚上很熱鬧啊。”
“這裏就這樣，晚上能鬧到12點多呢。”
馄饨還沒上，就有兩個人過來找唐繼學，都是剛剛屋裏的人。
唐繼學也不着急，先給他們點了一碗馄饨，這才讓兩人挨個開口。
Both of them wanted to speak first, fearing that they would be criticized by the other if they were slow.
"No hurry, you speak first." Tang Jixue pointed at the taller one among them.
The tall man said, "When I went back yesterday, I saw a sneaky man coming down from that building. I didn't see his face clearly, but I knew he was quite tall, about the same height as me, but a little fatter than me. I saw him walking towards the executive building."
When the short man heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Third brother, I know who that person is."
"Who?" Tang Jixue looked up at him.
"If I say it, don't say it was me who said it."
The tall man was speechless: "Isn't it a little late for you to say this now?"
The short man touched his nose and said without keeping the secret, "If I'm not mistaken, that man is Director Li's husband."
"What the hell?!"
Everyone present was shocked, even Tang Qingqing was very surprised.
Director Li is Li Xuemei, the office director of the machinery factory and also the most famous female tiger in the factory.