Chapter 241 Police Officer's Suspect
Xia Chi's case was named the 614 serial murder case in the internal public security archives, named after the time of death of the first body found by the police in the long alley.
But it is still unknown whether this is the first person Xia Chi killed.
Except for Liu Xiaowan who was induced to commit suicide, the knife wounds on the other three victims were very sharp. The force and angle were enough to kill the victims quickly and without causing blood to splatter over a large area. This shows that Xia Chi had at least practiced, so it was necessary to explore her past.
Sometimes, exploring the murderer's past is not only for studying the motive for murder and analyzing the cause of the crime, but also can be used as a benchmark to deepen the criminal's psychological portrait and help deduce other cases.
This is what makes Xia Chi different. Normally, such a meticulous criminal would use the person he hates the most as the beginning or end of his plan. However, it is very strange that Lu Qiaoqing is still alive after being retaliated against, while other strangers who obviously have no grudges against Xia Chi are chosen as prey and die one after another.
Now that she has already started killing people, how could she let her biggest enemy go?
Obviously Lu Qiaoqing thought the same thing, which was why she came to the police station to report the case, worried that she would be the next person to be killed.
Lin Zhi looked at the road ahead and fell into deep thought.
Xia Chi prepared for her murder plan for a long time. This was the foreshadowing for her work. She spent a long time screening her prey and picking some to number them. She carefully carved her work within the flowering period of Endless Summer, so there would definitely be no mistakes.
But Lu Qiaoqing was not involved in this, and it didn't even have anything to do with her, as if Xia Chi's revenge on her was over and everything had nothing to do with her.
If so, that's even more bizarre.
Xia Chi is a very complicated and even insane person. An ordinary serial killer would not do such a thing as going to the river in the middle of the night to float unrelated corpses.
Xia Chi was not trying to do good deeds, she just wanted to watch the show. She was afraid of being caught and cherished her life very much. She was indifferent to the lives of others to an outrageous level. Being hated by such a person would be a pain in the ass if she didn't die. Compared with the price of her life, the price Lu Qiaoqing had to pay was indeed light.
This doesn't make sense, unless Xia Chi doesn't hate her, or even has complicated feelings towards her.
"Could you tell me more details?"
Lin Zhi wanted to know more information, but Qiu Huo just gave a brief summary to explain the situation.
Xiao Zhang, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, had finished his breakfast and was holding the garbage in his hand. He looked at the front seat cautiously and felt that his heart was being held tightly like a breakfast bag.
Is this something that can be said?
Xiao Zhang thought hesitantly, it should be possible, after all, the young man in the passenger seat played a relatively important role in this complicated case.
This is not the point. What is more important is, is it okay for him to ask this?
Xiao Zhang looked forward through the rearview mirror and clearly noticed that the young man gave the order without even raising his head. Although his tone was gentle, it was difficult to conceal the essence of his words. If he didn't know his identity, he would have thought he was an expert sent down from above. Would Captain Qiu not be cold-faced in a while?
Facts have proved that Captain Qiu would not do that. Captain Qiu did not do that. Not only did he recount the entire incident in full, he also added some of his own guesses and ideas. He still had a cool face, but he was undoubtedly gentle and amiable.
"Although Lu Qiaoqing denied it herself, I think Xia Chi does have special feelings for her."
Qiu might be an experienced criminal policeman. From Lu Qiaoqing's vague words, it can be seen that she concealed part of the facts, and she had no need to help Xia Chi conceal it, so the part she concealed should be related to herself.
When she talked about this part, her expression and actions seemed evasive, which means that it was something she was ashamed to reveal in front of others. This possibility was mostly related to sex, and combined with the situation at the time, this possibility was greatly increased.
Lu Qiaoqing did not suffer fatal injuries during the days of retaliation, but she indicated that she was kicked and beaten. Judging from her attitude towards Xia Chi, Xia Chi's treatment of her was mainly psychological suppression, supplemented by abuse and sex. Judging from Xia Chi's abnormal behavior, it cannot be ruled out that she may have a split personality.
After they separated in the hotel, Xia Chi still pretended to be her boyfriend Xiao Xia and even transferred money to her. Doesn't this seem like the way to treat an enemy?
This situation is not surprising. Qiu Huo has seen all kinds of storms in his long career, and this kind of distorted emotion is not unique.
It is a guess or a conjecture that even if October 13 is not Lu Qiaoqing's birthday, it is also a special time for them. However, these have to be verified again after returning to the bureau.
Lin Zhi agreed: "Indeed, for someone like her, looking at her and letting her go is also a kind of love."
Hearing this, Qiu Huo turned his head and glanced at Lin Zhi. He was not very happy, because Xia Chi cared a lot about his girlfriend now.
Xiao Zhang, who had been staring at the rearview mirror, unconsciously met Qiu Huo's eyes. He lowered his head obediently and immediately retracted his previous judgment that Captain Qiu was gentle and amiable. This word had nothing to do with the captain.
Lin Zhi didn't notice this little interaction at that time. He gently pinched his fingertips and thought about what Lu Qiaoqing said.
Lu Qiaoqing said, I know she just hasn’t had enough fun.
Language and words can sometimes inadvertently expose the subject's true thoughts. Lu Qiaoqing used the word "play" instead of "revenge".
This means that in her mind, there is a high probability that what Xia Chi did to her was not out of extreme hatred, but more of teasing, contempt and insult.
From this time on, Xia Chi seemed to get pleasure from pretending to be someone else to gain their trust and then trample on them at will.
The police station arrived soon and Lin Zhi pulled himself out of his thoughts.
"Follow me in a moment."
Qiu Huo casually threw the garbage into the trash can on the roadside and motioned Lin Zhi to follow him.
Even if he hadn't happened to meet Lin Zhi just now, Qiu Huo would have called Lin Zhi to ask her to come downstairs. In this situation, he was worried about Lin Zhi staying at home alone. Although Xia Chi would not take the initiative to fall into the trap now that he was being watched, the greyhound might take action.
Because their superiors had given them a deadline to solve the case as quickly as possible, Xiao Zheng was also assigned to do the job. He left Lin Zhi by his side to look after Qiu Huo, only then did he feel at ease.
"Captain Qiu, Sister Wei and others are in the interrogation room. Jiang Yun brought two new trace detection experts to conduct a re-investigation."
Zhu Changdong walked forward to report to Qiu Huo. When he saw Lin Zhi, he was a little surprised and nodded to him as a greeting.
"knew."
Jiang Yun and Qiu Huo discussed the re-investigation, and he also supported it. What they lacked most now was evidence.
Even if Jiang Yun didn't come, Qiu Huo would still apply for technical support from above. He is a criminal investigator, and he is not as good as the experts in finding traces. Even the trace investigators in the team have their own limits of ability.
Their trace examination colleagues carefully scanned every murder scene, but some evidence might not have been found.
Evidence will never disappear. Even the most perfect crime will leave traces.
At the place where Xia Chi temporarily lived and where the clothes and birdcage were found, the trace investigators found no valuable fingerprints, which meant that Xia Chi had always worn gloves in the house. However, they collected a lot of useful footprints and some DNA that matched her height and weight.
But this is not enough. There is still an urgent problem that needs to be solved in front of them. They need to find traces that match Xia Chi at the crime scene or on the victim, so that they can stamp the person.
However, this is only one of the two methods. After all, those scenes have been contaminated to varying degrees, and collecting evidence may be difficult. The other side is to play psychological warfare after catching the person.
In the interrogation room, after Wei Yunjun came out, his expression became a little ugly.
"Captain Qiu, things are a bit troublesome. She can't identify Xia Chi."
Because the two technicians arrived, Jiang Yun left first, and the subsequent conversation with Lu Qiaoqing was completed by Wei Yunjun. Because she was a female police officer and had rich experience, Lu Qiaoqing quickly placed her trust in her. After Wei Yunjun understood the inside story, she showed Lu Qiaoqing the photo of Xia Chi.
Those photos were taken by the police from the video footage taken during the last visit to the amusement park, as well as the portrait artist's restoration of the photos without makeup.
"When she saw the photo above, she acted very unfamiliar with the person in the photo and thought she was not Xia Chi."
This is normal. In these photos, Xia Chi wears a wig and full makeup. The fact that she can use this as a cover-up must be far from her real appearance.
“But she also said this picture doesn’t look like him.”
In the picture without makeup, Xia Chi's androgynous face quietly stares at the person outside the portrait. Her face had been repaired again after the initial surgery in the hospital.
Xiao Zhang was puzzled: "Why is it so troublesome? It doesn't matter if I can't recognize it, right?"
Anyway, the wanted suspect will be released in his or her cosmetically reconstructed form. Although it may be difficult to capture him, the facial recognition systems at various checkpoints are already very sophisticated and not too difficult. The only thing is that we are worried that the other party will disguise themselves and go to villages and towns, which would be a tough battle then.
Listening to Wei Yunjun's words, Lin Zhi glanced at the girl sitting in the interrogation room.
She seemed to be in some kind of confusion, and was holding up her head and trying hard to recall something.
Wei Yunjun rubbed his brows and said, "This is a big trouble."
When they were investigating, they never imagined that one day they might have to be involved in "proving that Xia Chi is Xia Chi."
Generally speaking, it is extremely difficult for a person to deny her own identity. Even if she has had plastic surgery, her DNA will not change and the answer can be found through testing.
However, Xia Chi had her face moved several times, and the hospital only kept the initial records. The police did not find any information about her subsequent surgeries, so they had no way of knowing the identity information she filled out during the surgeries. Most importantly, all of Xia Chi's relatives had passed away.
In the initial investigation, Xia Chi's grandparents were from other provinces, and it was unknown where they came from. After settling in the village, they only gave birth to a son. Xia Chi's mother was also an only daughter. Before the car accident, Xia Zhi's grandparents had all passed away. Xia Chi did have an aunt who could be used for family DNA, but this aunt had married and left the village and had lost contact with this place.
Sometimes, if a case happens to be a coincidence, it really makes people feel unlucky. If Xia Chi denies that she is Xia Chi, the police can only dig up the grave and do DNA tests, but this is much more difficult than doing it on a living person. The local villagers are likely to be very emotional, and the public opinion reports may not be good.
"No trouble, pick two people and go with me again later."
Whether you feel hatred or not, as long as there is a way to solve it, it is not a problem.
Besides, people can escape but their graves cannot. There is no need to publicize on the streets that the lives of the living are the most important. He has plenty of ways to get things done without fighting.
Upon hearing this, Wei Yunjun's brows lit up with joy, and all his worries disappeared. Well, if it fell into their hands, he would have to give it up.
Lin Zhi stood aside and seemed to understand something. Although he didn't quite understand the inside story, he could guess roughly.
There is a natural sense of oppression on Qiu Huo, like a cold mountain. When this mountain is a barrier, just looking at it makes people feel safe.
Xiao Zhang standing aside was confused, but he didn't think there was any trouble anyway, so he just listened to the captain and turned around to follow Wei Yunjun.
Qiu Huo was thinking about the case and subconsciously took a cigarette and put it in his mouth. When he was about to light it, he saw Lin Zhi in front of him and stopped.
He held the cigarette in his hand and looked at Lin Zhi: "Do you want to go to the bathroom? It might be a bit far and inconvenient to go later."
Lin Zhi was a little surprised and said, "I thought you would let me stay here."
Obviously, the safety factor in the bureau is higher than other places.
Qiu Huo put the cigarette back into the cigarette box, held Lin Zhi's wrist and led him forward, saying in a steady tone: "I feel more at ease if you put it in your pocket."
Lin Zhi raised an eyebrow: "Is this why you want to tie me to your belt?"
Qiu Huo lowered his eyes and said frankly: "I would rather hang it on my body."
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