Chapter 220 Police Officer's Suspect
"Birthday?"
Upon hearing this statement, Zhou Erhe stood up from his chair and hurriedly reached out to take the information and look through it.
The others also came over and did a very unified action, taking out their phones to check the calendar for comparison.
The first victim in Changxiang was born on October 13th according to his ID card.
The second garden victim’s ID card showed that she was born on August 27.
The third victim who was induced to commit suicide was born on October 13th according to her ID card.
Qiu Huo looked up the calendar and found that the second victim was born on August 27th in the lunar calendar, which is October 13th in the Gregorian calendar.
If the third victim Liu Xiaowan had not appeared and had a date overlap with the first victim Yue Jixiang, Qiu Huo really would not have associated it with this place.
October 13, Qiu Huo silently recited the date in his mind, wrote the time on the whiteboard and circled it.
"This should be a very special incident for the murderer, so he will select people from among them to hunt, but this range is too wide."
Wei Yunjun scratched his hair. If it was any other feature, it would be fine, but this range was really too broad.
Not counting the outsiders who flowed into Runing City, it is unknown how many local people in Runing were born at this time.
The murderer doesn't even discriminate between men, women, young or old, or whether he is a local or not. Just given the large area, it is extremely difficult to catch the murderer, and it is also difficult to protect him before he commits a crime next time.
Zhu Changdong speculated: "Could it be that the person he loved died on this day? Is he mentally abnormal?"
Zhou Erhe said: "Could it be some kind of evil cult, the kind that collects the souls of people born at the same time for the purpose of sacrifice?"
Zhou Erhe has handled cases like this before. Although most of the related incidents in China are self-harm, there are also some very extreme examples.
"Could it be that the person he loved died on this day, so he collected the souls of the dead and wanted to perform a ritual to revive his lover?"
Wei Yunjun simply combined their words into one and felt that it was very likely.
Qiu Huo glanced at him, twirled the pen in his hand and said, "I don't care why."
"From what channel did he get this identity information?"
"Two of the three victims were migrant workers, and one was from a subordinate town. Their family conditions were not very good, and they were all easy to contact. What was the identity and occupation of the murderer that allowed him to intersect with the three of them at the same time?"
After hearing Qiu Huo's words, Wei Yunjun and the others immediately started thinking and came up with possible answers.
Qiu Huo listened to their words. He didn't care about the murderer's motive for killing. He found that he had subconsciously ignored one thing and subconsciously classified the case as a crime committed by a stranger.
Because the environments of the first two cases were strictly speaking public places, it is difficult to associate the crimes with acquaintances.
However, judging from Liu Xiaowan's suicide case, Qiu may have deeply realized that the murderer was a very cautious and meticulous person.
Judging from the chat records, Xiao Xia asked about Liu Xiaowan's birthday after knowing her for a month and said she wanted to give her a birthday present, but Qiu may know that Xiao Xia contacted her only after she knew Liu Xiaowan's birthday.
Based on this point and the previous two cases, perhaps the murderer knew Yue Jixiang and Aunt Huayuan. This can also explain why Yue Jixiang was not alert or resisted when he met a stranger in the alley, and why Aunt Huayuan put down the vegetables in her hand and went to help.
Of course, all this is just speculation. Qiu Huo frowned and thought about it, but at least he found some clues.
No one outside knew what happened in the office. When Lin Zhi went to the water dispenser to get some water, he saw his neighbor couple coming out in handcuffs.
The police officer next to him explained that the two men were only temporarily detained in the police station and were now being transferred to the detention center. They would go to prison only after the court's verdict came down.
The big sister next door had messy hair and a tired face. The dark circles under her eyes and the huge bags under her eyes proved that she had not had a good time in the past two days. The big gold bracelet on her wrist had been put away, and she looked gray.
Zhang Liansheng was still wearing the same suit, his face was thin, and he looked very calm when he met his wife's eyes, without any sign of guilt.
After seeing him, Xu Gaolan became excited again and insisted on talking to him. In order to calm her down, the police officers were willing to stop and give her a few minutes.
Xu Gaolan said, "Keep the 500,000 yuan and don't touch it. You'll need it when you get out."
Lin Zhi raised her eyebrows slightly, also feeling puzzled. Knowing clearly that her husband was going to hire someone to kill her, and things had come to this point, why did she continue to live with him?
Zhang Liansheng said calmly: "I paid for his son's medical expenses."
Xu Gaolan's breathing suddenly became heavier and her chest heaved violently, causing the female police officer who was restraining her to increase her strength, fearing that she would lose control and rush over.
"You would rather give it to outsiders, you would rather use it to kill me, but you are not willing to give it to me? Why not give it to me! If you think I am not young and pretty, and you and I have nothing in common, if you give me money, I will not..."
"You will," Zhang Liansheng said, "you will be reluctant to use it. You will use the money to buy those drugs and do in vitro fertilization all the time, even though I told you that children are not important to me."
Xu Gaolan's voice was sharp: "You lied!"
"You just like children! You care so much about those students because you don't have children of your own. You just despise me for not being able to have children. If we had a child, this wouldn't be the case!"
Xu Gaolan grumbled: "If we had a child, you wouldn't want to divorce me."
Her dyed-but-faded yellow hair looked cheap and tacky like weeds, and her skin had become loose due to age, so her husband gave her the most ruthless and harsh description.
Zhang Liansheng looked at her crazy appearance coldly and kept silent.
Lin Zhi quietly watched the farce end. Sometimes feelings are not a good thing and can change people beyond recognition.
Lin Zhi didn't feel too sad, but he couldn't help but imagine how the situation would develop if one day Qiu Huo no longer loved him, or if he no longer had feelings for Qiu Huo.
Unable to figure it out, Lin Zhi lowered his eyes. Even for someone like him who liked to take every step carefully, it was impossible for him to control everything.
Especially people’s hearts are changeable and their emotions are unpredictable.
Qiu Huo left the room and didn't see Lin Zhi sitting at his seat. He quickened his pace to look for her and saw the young man sitting on a chair in the hall.
He lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking, still holding his cup in his hand, his fingertips looked particularly white against the black mug.
The young man sat there quietly, like a flower in a painting that made people stop and admire it. The harmless scent was particularly bewitching.
Qiu Huo slowed down his pace and walked over, casting a shadow over the young man's head.
"What are you thinking about?"
For fear of disturbing Lin Zhi too much, Qiu Huo spoke very softly.
The young man raised his head and met his gaze, his innocent and pretty eyes smiling as usual.
"I was thinking, if one day I suddenly lost interest in you..."
Before Lin Zhi could finish her words, someone pinched her cheek with fingers.
Qiu Huo's eyebrows drooped, his jaw tightened, and with a bloody and violent look as if a storm was about to come, he stared at Lin Zhi and said, "You can't wait, are you asking for help?"
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