Chapter 236 Police Officer's Suspect
Another person died.
Wei Yunjun was driving very fast, and Qiu Zu was sitting in the passenger seat looking at the photos sent from the scene.
Because Dongjing District is densely populated and has many illegal buildings, many people secretly pull electrical wires or network cables. Those wires are tangled together and loosely exposed in the air, and some of them will fall due to their weight.
The tangled wires at the crime scene had fallen above people's heads due to the weight they were bearing.
The corpse's neck was hung in the air with a string wrapped around it, and its long, dense black hair like seaweed hung down in front of its body. Because of last night's heavy rain, its messy hair covered its face like seaweed, making the picture more distorted and shocking.
Qiu Huo has not yet arrived at the scene and does not know the results of the autopsy, so he cannot determine whether the deceased was first fixed and then killed, or was killed first and then the body was hung.
However, no matter which situation it is, the murderer's cruelty is not concealed at all, which is different from the purpose revealed by the previous simple killing.
"This is a demonstration, it's definitely a demonstration!"
Wei Yunjun was so angry that he cursed. Zhu Changdong behind him didn't say a word, but his clenched teeth and involuntary twitching facial muscles also showed that he was not calm.
They lost someone in this place yesterday, and a dead person appeared in this area today. This was undoubtedly a mockery from the murderer.
The scene of the murder was very horrific. Qiu Huo did not respond, but his brows were tightly furrowed.
Last night he and Lin Zhi judged that Xia Chi would not act so quickly. She was in a panic of being chased, and based on her style of doing things, it was unlikely that she would commit a crime of passion to exact revenge.
But the behavior patterns of this kind of murderer are difficult to predict, and abnormal people cannot guess them using normal logic.
When Qiu arrived, many people gathered outside the cordon to watch the excitement, and people also stuck their heads out of the windows of the residential areas on both sides and kept talking.
This kind of scene made people feel a little upset. The weather was already hot and it was damp, with garbage cans piled up at the entrance of the alley. Sewage had gathered into a small pool below, and flies and mosquitoes were flying around.
Even when taking photos is prohibited, there are still people who want to put their phones in front of the corpse.
Qiu glanced at them coldly, and the noise around them became quieter.
The bodies were taken away, and Qiu Huo looked at the wires in front of him, recording the surrounding environment in his mind.
There are many people living around here, but the search for evidence was not smooth.
It rained heavily last night, and the sound of rain, thunder and low visibility obscured the murderer's whereabouts.
"It wasn't done by the same person."
After the preliminary autopsy report came out, Qiu Huo had already reached a conclusion.
Wei Yunjun: "That's right. Xia Chi withdrew money from the bank's ATM at 3:47 in the morning, and the deceased died between 4 and 4:30."
Zhu Changdong: "What if she took the money and then went back to commit the crime? She might think the most dangerous place is the safest, so she may not have left Dongjing District yet and is still living there."
"It's indeed not impossible. She is too cunning."
Wei Yunjun murmured, lowering her head to look at the photo of the corpse, and as she looked at it, she realized something was wrong.
“It’s not the right location.”
The fatal wounds of the past few bodies were all on the heart, except for the third suicide. The fatal wound of this body was at the tip of the triangle.
Zhu Changdong also picked it up and compared it for a long time, and also discovered this problem.
His expression became serious: "Is it a copycat crime?"
Wei Yunjun also frowned: "Because you were discovered, you started to recruit accomplices?"
Hatred or inclines to the former, thinking of his enemies.
Qiu Huo: "Have you found out the identity of the victim?"
Whether it is a copycat crime or not can be determined by looking up the victim’s birthday.
If it was what he thought, then it was coming for him, and he had to hurry.
Qiu Huo looked at the victim's photo with heavy eyes.
Wei Yunjun: "Still searching."
The victim did not have any identification information on her, and residents around the crime scene also said they did not know this person.
After comparing with the database, there is no criminal record and they have already issued a notice.
After a while, the forensic doctor got a new clue, and Qiu Huo changed his clothes and entered the autopsy room.
"A semen sample was extracted from the victim's body and has been sent for DNA extraction. From the circumstances, it is initially determined that there was sexual intercourse, but it was not sexual assault."
"Based on the results of the examination, the other party should have a history of drug use for nearly half a year, probably through the nose."
The Dongjing District is a very chaotic area. Due to the terrain and historical reasons, it is the largest gray area in Runing. There are all kinds of people there, so it is not surprising to see drug addicts.
"From the position of the knife and the amount of bleeding, the body was stabbed three times while lying flat on its back and then hung with electric wires."
From the forensic doctor's words, Qiu was able to quickly reconstruct the crime scene.
He was sure that the alley where the body was found was the primary crime scene. According to the architectural structure of the houses on both sides and the blood flow of the body, it was impossible for the murderer to kill someone in the house and lead the person into the alley without leaving any traces.
In the apartment, Lin Zhi was dealing with the editor who was urging him to write an article.
Lin Zhi admitted that he had already started serializing on a public platform, and the editor gave him earnest advice about posting on a non-profit forum.
Whether it is published in a magazine or on a website, it is more cost-effective than posting on a forum. After all, it is not without any achievements, and newbies need to rely on free traffic.
Lin Zhi didn't spend too much time explaining. The editor had no choice but to ask him to update steadily, and contacted him when the work was almost finished to take charge of publishing matters. He was still very optimistic about this book.
Lin Zhi closed the chat window and while browsing the local forum, he suddenly saw several new posts.
A dead body was just found in Dongjing District, and someone posted photos from various angles in the thread.
Ordinary dead people may not arouse everyone's interest, but the female corpse hanging on the electric wire in the rainstorm, like a scene in a horror movie, has a strange atmosphere that makes people curious.
Those photos were only rough sketches, and some people were keen on discussing how the person died. Netizens have become very skilled at making up a story based on just one picture, and the content of the posts is varied and contains all kinds of information.
Some said he was robbed, some said he was strangled to death because he cheated on his wife, and some said he committed suicide because he couldn't pay off his debts... Their stories were so detailed, as if they were right there watching how the body was killed.
Lin Zhi rubbed the edge of the mouse with his fingers. Dongjing District. Xia Chi disappeared here yesterday and called him again around here in the middle of the night.
However, Lin Zhi felt that this matter had nothing to do with her. To be more precise, she felt that it was not Xia Chi who did it.
Greyhound wanted to recruit her but she rejected him. In this situation with wolves in front and tigers behind, and the weather was extremely extreme, someone as cautious as her would not be so reckless for the sake of provocation.
Lin Zhi turned the page again and found that the post had disappeared.
The widespread spread of such things is not a good thing for the public security organs. It will not only cause panic, but also attract a group of curious people to explore and track in depth, making the situation worse.
Lin Zhi picked up his phone and sent a message to Qiu Huo. After receiving a positive reply, he closed the webpage and opened the document.
He decided to speed up the release of the documents and include this matter in the book immediately.
Of course, in the novel written from the perspective of the protagonist in his book, "Greyhound" is certainly not involved, and the protagonist naturally cannot connect it to copycat crime. In the protagonist's mind, this case was committed by the murderer.
It is easy to imagine how Xia Chi, who is absolutely unwilling to have his work tarnished, would go crazy upon seeing such a record.
In the speeding police car, Qiu Huo replied to Lin Zhi's message and put his phone into his pocket.
After the car stops at the intersection, Qiu will go to the door according to the address.
Although the identity of the deceased has not yet been found, the owner of the DNA in the deceased's body has just been found.
He was a man with a criminal record. He had been in jail for theft 4 or 5 years ago and was now a deliveryman.
When Qiu Huo found him, he was shopping with a woman. He unceremoniously "invited" the two of them into his car.
"Do you know her?"
Qiu Huo placed the photo of the deceased in front of the man. The man was so frightened that he trembled and spoke immediately without Qiu Huo's questioning.
"She's dead? She, she, she...it's none of my business! She was still alive and well when I left. It has nothing to do with me! I know nothing!"
The woman's identity could be gathered from the man's words. She was a young lady who lived on Baiyang Street, some distance away from Dongjing District.
He made a deal with the woman at around nine o'clock in the evening and left the hotel at about half past ten. He had no idea why the woman died there.
The man was frightened when the person he had slept in the same bed with yesterday turned into a dead body at night.
"I called you at 10 o'clock last night, and you told me you were drinking with your friends. It's disgusting. I want to break up with you."
The woman sitting next to the man slapped him without even getting out of the car. After the police opened the car door, she walked away without looking back. The man stumbled after her and tried to explain.
Once we know the deceased's place of work, its identity will be easy to verify.
Wei Yunjun held up the information and said, "It doesn't match. It wasn't Xia Chi who did it. It was a copycat crime."
The deceased's birthday was not October 13, which did not fit the serial killer's obsession with his prey.
This undoubtedly made the situation worse. The murderer had not been caught yet, and a new dangerous person appeared.
Qiu Huo didn't say anything, but called Zhou Erhe to ask him about the results of his investigation into the thugs who were following Lin Zhi.
He knew in his heart that this might not be a copycat crime but a frame-up.
Since Xia Chi is unwilling to cooperate with them, they will do it themselves and put the blame on Xia Chi to provoke and pressure him.
"I found out. He's a small-time figure in the club, but there may be a big business behind them."
Zhou Erhe responded in a low voice and followed the man not too far away. There were weeds growing on both sides of the road, and there was smoke and dust on the road. It was obvious that they had already left Runing City.
Qiu Huo immediately asked someone to locate Zhou Erhe's cell phone and told him to be careful.
At this moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open and someone ran in panting.
"Captain Qiu, the families of the victims suddenly came to our house together, hanging banners at the door, and there were reporters taking pictures nearby."
Qiu Huo made a soothing gesture to the team members, stood up and walked out.
Before he reached the door, he heard the man's high-pitched voice.
"Are you police officers just here to eat and do nothing? Why haven't you found the murderer in such a long time? My brother died so pitifully. I heard he was a serial killer. How can we feel at ease with such a dangerous person around us?"
Qiu or remember this man. He was a co-worker of Yue Jixiang. Yue Jixiang was the first victim who came into their sight and died in the long alley.
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