Even if it was Shao Jian,
No one expected that Niu Dajiang would hang himself.
Why did Niu Dajiang commit suicide?
Was it suicide or homicide?
These two questions immediately flashed through Shao Jian's mind.
Once Liang Damin had calmed down, he looked at Liang Damin and asked:
"Liang Ke, when did this happen?"
Liang Damin was still panting as he reported.
"Director Shao, I touched the hanged ghost, Old Niu, and his body was already stiff. I can't pinpoint the exact time. As soon as I heard about it, I rushed back and had two comrades from the security department stay at Niu Dajiang's house to prevent anyone else from entering."
Upon hearing this, Shao Jian immediately instructed Liang Damin:
"Liang Ke, contact the infirmary immediately and send an ambulance to bring Niu Dajiang's body to the infirmary. Let Wei Hong conduct a preliminary autopsy first, and then we'll go to the crime scene together."
"Okay, Director Shao, I'll arrange it right away."
Liang Damin agreed and made arrangements using the investigation team's phone.
He called Guo Haidong, the director of the factory's medical office, briefly explained Niu Dajiang's suicide by hanging, and asked Guo to send an ambulance to the staff dormitory area immediately. He also asked Wei Hong to prepare for an autopsy.
After Liang Damin hung up the phone, Shao Jian instructed Zhao Le beside him:
"Xiao Zhao, call the Municipal Bureau right now and ask them to send an autopsy examiner over as soon as possible."
Zhao Le stood up and agreed:
"Yes, Director Shao, I'll make the call right away."
Shao Jian then turned to look at Wu Dinghuai.
"Dinghuai, let's go, let's set off. The three of us, including Lao Liang, will go to Niu Dajiang's house to check on the situation."
There are only two possibilities when a person hangs themselves: suicide or homicide. However, the case of Niu Dajiang hanging himself could be either of those.
If Niu Dajiang knew Liu Han's identity as a special agent, and knew that he was providing factory uniforms and meal tickets to an enemy agent, he might choose to commit suicide if he thought about the consequences of being investigated. However, if it was murder, the problem would become very complicated.
Zhao Le stayed behind in the investigation team to make a phone call, while Liang Damin accompanied Shao Jian and Wu Dinghuai out of the office.
They got into the old military jeep and drove directly to the Hongqi Factory dormitory area.
On the way, after Shao Jian inquired, Liang Damin told Shao Jian about Niu Dajiang's family situation.
This is an old professional who has been retired for three years. Before retiring, he worked as a boiler operator in the boiler room. He is an honest and hardworking person.
His wife passed away from tuberculosis a few years ago. They had one son and two daughters. His son, Niu Jiayu, stayed at the factory as a salesman and was already married. His two daughters had long since married and moved to the town of Yushan Township. Liang Damin did not know what jobs they did.
"Old Liang, you said that both of Niu Dajiang's daughters married into the town of Yushan?"
"Yes, I'm sure of that. When Niu Dajiang's daughter got married, he invited me to the wedding banquet, so I know it very clearly."
Shao Jian, being a veteran police officer, pondered after listening to Liang Damin's introduction that perhaps Niu Dajiang frequently visited his daughter's town and had been to Liu Xianghai's barbershop, thus becoming acquainted with Liu Xianghai and perhaps even becoming friends with him.
When the military jeep quickly stopped at the unit downstairs from Niu Dajiang's house, many people were already standing there.
Among these people were factory workers and many children who were on holiday at home. Qiu Jingwen's son, Qiu Shou, and daughter, Qiu Chan, were also in the crowd.
Liang Damin shouted loudly at the crowd of onlookers:
"Everyone, go away, what's so interesting? Watching this will only give you nightmares."
As he spoke, he led the way through the crowd, guiding Shao Jian and Wu Dinghuai upstairs. Some people who wanted to follow were stopped downstairs by two security personnel.
Niu Dajiang lived on the fourth floor. Two security guards were standing at the door, waiting for the police to arrive.
The three people entered the room and immediately saw Niu Dajiang hanging in the bathroom.
Yes, Niu Dajiang hanged himself in the bathroom, or rather, he was hanged by someone else. Nothing can be determined before an autopsy is performed.
Shao Jian and Wu Dinghuai walked into the open restroom, while Liang Damin stood in the restaurant watching.
A rope, about the thickness of a little finger and resembling a braid, was looped around Niu Dajiang's neck.
The marks were deep, deforming the skin on my neck, leaving patches of blue and purple.
Niu Dajiang's tongue was stretched out very long, and it had turned deathly white and bloodless, which was quite frightening.
His gray hair was disheveled, with a few strands hanging down his forehead. His small eyes were wide open, as if he had died with his eyes open, and his facial expression was distorted and looked extremely painful.
It can be seen that the deceased struggled desperately before he died.
The deceased was hanging from a steel hook above the bathroom, with the incandescent light on the hook still on, and a stool at his feet had been kicked over.
Shao Jian and Wu Dinghuai were both police officers, especially Shao Jian, who had solved a great many cases.
Therefore, he wasn't afraid at all when facing a dead man. He even reached out and pressed on Niu Dajiang's fingers, the back of his hand, and his face, then whispered to Wu Dinghuai:
"Dinghuai, Niu Dajiang died around 2 a.m. last night."
Wu Dinghuai smiled:
"Director Shao, you said around two o'clock should be pretty much right."
In Wu Dinghuai's mind, Shao Jian was a veteran police officer who had handled countless cases. Although he was not a forensic doctor, if he said it was around two o'clock, it was definitely not far off.
The two observed for about two to three minutes, then Shao Jian asked Wu Dinghuai to take a picture before leaving the bathroom.
After leaving the restroom, Shao Jian looked at Liang Damin in front of him.
"Liang Ke, when the ambulance arrives, arrange for someone to take the deceased to your factory clinic. Have Wei Hong perform an autopsy first, and then have the forensic doctor from the Municipal Bureau perform another one when they arrive. Also, what about the deceased's son, Niu Jiayu? He probably doesn't know that his father hanged himself, right?"
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