Chapter 23, Second Layer of Insurance (Second Update)...
During her lunch break, Shen Zhenzhu had no appetite and did not go home for lunch.
She lay on the table, closed her eyes, and pretended to sleep, repeatedly replaying the Heavenly Eye's back in her mind.
Under Li Yun's keen gaze, a group of beautiful female students gradually withered like flowers, losing their vitality.
All that remains are those grotesque faces, allowing later generations to experience the agonizing and tragic scenes.
She already knew for certain that Li Yun was the murderer. But with the murderer right in front of her, she needed to find conclusive evidence to bring Li Yun to justice.
Shen Zhenzhu spent the entire afternoon reviewing the Heavenly Eye's replay over and over again. No matter how many times she watched it, Li Yun's indifferent behavior still amazed her.
Li Lili's older sister, Li Yunyun, had crawled to the door. If she could open the door, there would be a glimmer of hope. However, the dormitory door was locked. Just outside the door, there were people playing ball together, eating and showering together, and saying goodbye to their boyfriends. Inside, it was like hell.
Apart from the traces of their struggle, the dormitory was kept relatively clean.
The overturned thermos was filled with hot water, and there was an apple on the table that had been cut into pieces and eaten.
All the water cups containing "methamidophos" were sent to the laboratory for testing. If I'm not mistaken, they would only have fingerprints from the women on them.
As it was almost time for work, Chen Zhenzhu watched one last time. From the perspective of another girl named Zhou Yezi, she saw that before the dormitory administrator came in, the usually inactive devil Li Yun got up, pulled a card out of a drawer, tore it up casually, and threw it into the trash can.
After making this gesture, her silent smile grew even wider, so wide that her lips seemed about to tear apart.
When the administrator entered, another chaotic scene ensued...
"What card did you tear up?" Chen Zhenzhu was startled by the sound of the clock on the wall striking. She sat up and kept thinking, "What had to be torn up at that time?"
She felt that the torn card was very important, and she was trying to get Gu Yanzheng to agree to take her to the scene when a commotion broke out outside.
The outer room of the public office is next to the duty room, where there is an old television set. It is usually used by the police officers on duty to pass the time at night, but at this moment, quite a few people have gathered there.
Whether it was a fight, petty theft, or the police officers escorting them, their attention was drawn to the live reports on television.
Parents and relatives who had traveled from out of town gathered below dormitory building number five, urging the media and students to put pressure on the school.
Seven beautiful and vibrant female college students committed suicide by poisoning themselves on the eve of their graduation. The university's explanation was that they committed suicide together. This statement has angered their families...
"The parents were highly agitated; some went up to the roof of dormitory building number five, threatening to jump from the seventh floor if the case wasn't solved quickly."
City leaders arrived at the scene to offer condolences, and school leaders will apologize for the "Seven Fairies'" suicide and await a response from the police.
"Is that the provincial department's vehicle with license plate number 0?" Old Huang's eyesight wasn't good, so he squinted and looked towards the entrance of the Criminal Investigation Team. A Hongqi sedan drove into the Criminal Investigation Team's parking lot from outside.
Director Liu, who is in charge of the city bureau's criminal investigation team, and his colleagues had been waiting outside for a long time.
Shen Zhenzhu looked over but didn't see Gu Yanzheng inside. He must still be busy with the case.
"Sister Pearl, come quickly and help!" Lu Ye emerged from the morgue, shivering from the heat, and called out from the police station entrance, "The parents of the victims of the mass murder and poisoning case will be here soon. Some of the female relatives are quite agitated. Could you please come and help calm them down?"
Shen Zhenzhu immediately perked up, her big eyes shining: "I'm here!!"
Lu Ye shouted towards Chief Ma's office, "Chief Ma, your policewoman is on loan to us! Boss Gu said he'll complete the paperwork for you later!"
Ma rushed out from inside: "Quickly, take it and use it! If you need any cooperation from the police station, just let us know."
Hong Le squeezed out of the crowd and looked at him expectantly.
Lu Ye nudged Shen Zhenzhu's shoulder with his finger and led her out: "No problem, no problem. Thank you for your great help, Sister Zhenzhu. She's worth ten people."
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Chen Zhenzhu ran outside. "Have you discovered something?"
Lu Ye couldn't help but curse: "They actually found Zhou Qishan's suicide note at the scene! It shouldn't have been a suicide, so how could there be a suicide note!"
He wasn't a detective for nothing; it was obvious who the prime suspect was. But then, a suicide note appeared!
"A suicide note?!" Shen Zhenzhu shouted, raising her voice, "Impossible, absolutely impossible! Was a handwriting analysis done?"
"It's in progress." Lu Ye led Chen Zhenzhu to the parking lot. The provincial leaders had already been picked up by Director Liu and his team and were now standing next to the Hongqi car. Lu Ye said, "See that staircase? That staircase leads directly to the rooftop. Our criminal investigation team's rooftop has no railings, so make sure it's securely guarded. I'll handle the men, and you handle the women. No matter how much they throw a tantrum, we absolutely cannot let any of them up there! If all else fails, knock them out if necessary."
Just kidding, that guy on TV is still standing on the top floor of the school, and the school leaders are taking turns kneeling down and kowtowing to him, but he still hasn't come down.
We can't let a murder happen right under the noses of the criminal investigation team!
Shen Zhenzhu's heart was pounding. She could beat up thugs, but beating up a victim's family member was a first for her!
Her career was suddenly facing a challenge, and she was somewhat anxious, clenching her fists and pacing back and forth in the parking lot.
Lu Ye wasn't much better off. As a representative of the investigators, he also had to face the family members giving them a deadline to solve the case.
It's not good to say it sooner or later; he's even contemplating going to the rooftop. This is damn harder than solving a case.
Gu Yanzheng returned from the crime scene with his Cherokee's accelerator almost floored. The traffic police officer was cursing him from behind, but he didn't care. He parked the car, waved, and a big boy and a little boy came running over.
“There are other people here helping to maintain order. Please come upstairs with me.”
Shen Zhenzhu and Lu Ye escaped unscathed, and the two smiled at each other.
Gu Yanzheng strode upstairs and asked, "Have the handwriting analysis results come out yet?"
Lu Yegang received the news and said angrily, "It's out. The handwriting matches Zhou Qishan's usual homework. After the counselor and other students confirmed it, they all said it was Zhou Qishan's handwriting."
Shen Zhenzhu hadn't seen the suicide note yet. Seeing that Gu Yanzheng hadn't chased her away, she followed behind him eagerly, wanting to know if the torn card in the trash can had been found.
"This is Zhou Qishan's suicide note. Take a look at it first. We'll have a meeting in fifteen minutes to discuss the case." Gu Yanzheng had just returned when Director Liu called him over. He didn't care about the provincial department or anything like that; he was just going to come back in fifteen minutes to continue solving the case.
Zhou Chuanxi was surprised to see Shen Zhenzhu in his office. He stood up and cleared out an empty table next to him, saying, "Sit here and take a look. Besides the suicide note, I also have Zhou Qishan's statement about buying phorate. The pesticide shop owner clearly remembered that Zhou Qishan bought a small bottle of phorate from his shop. Because it was unusual for a female college student to appear in a pesticide shop, he repeatedly asked her if it was this kind. Zhou Qishan said that this was exactly the kind she wanted, specifically for poisoning rats."
Shen Zhenzhu could hardly describe her feelings at this moment. She felt as if the cunning Li Yun had woven a net of death long ago, tightly wrapping them up.
What was her motive for murder?
“My name is Zhou Qishan. Breaking up with Meng Zhijun has caused me immense pain. I bought pesticide to commit suicide, but I was afraid of being alone on the way, so I asked my best friend to accompany me. Goodbye, Meng Zhijun. Goodbye, Teacher Shen. Goodbye, my classmates. Zhou Qishan's last words.”
Shen Zhenzhu read the contents of the suicide note in disbelief, while Lu Ye slammed his fist on the table beside her: "Damn it, why did you kill everyone else just because you were dumped!"
Zhou Chuanxi added keywords such as "Zhou Qishan's suicide note" and "heartbreak" to the blackboard and said in a low voice, "This suicide note clearly states her motive for murder."
Shen Zhenzhu believed that if she hadn't seen the Heavenly Eye's retrospective, she would definitely agree with everyone else that Zhou Qishan was heartless and crazy, dragging others to the underworld because she was dumped by her boyfriend.
But the truth is definitely not like that.
Shen Zhenzhu's clenched fist trembled with rage. "Li Yun, Li Yun, you're no longer human, you're a demon! First, you used the voyeur as a cover, then you made the victims take the blame, killing seven people while setting up double insurance for yourself!"
The case reached a stalemate when a suicide note was found, and the heartbreaking cries of the parents of the deceased female college student downstairs saddened her.
She stood by the window, looking down at the parents holding a photo of Zhou Qishan. In the photo, the family of three was nestled on a sofa, smiling happily at the camera...
Gu Yanzheng came in from outside and sat down in front of the blackboard with an air of authority, seemingly unaffected by the parents and provincial leaders, maintaining his own pace.
Wu Zhongguo asked worriedly, "Has the provincial department sent people down to follow up and provide guidance on the case?"
"I don't need their guidance," Gu Yanzheng said nonchalantly. "If the sky falls, Director Liu will hold it up. Who can really ride on his neck and act arrogantly? Don't worry about outside forces, focus on solving the case. How's your research going?"
This time, Lu Ye didn't speak first. He shifted his gaze to Shen Zhenzhu. Shen Zhenzhu was sitting in Zhang Jie's original spot, resting her chin on her hand and looking down at the noisy family members downstairs.
"Xizi, you go first." Gu Yanzheng glanced at her and began calling out names.
Zhou Chuanxi patted the suicide note and the pesticide shop owner's statement, and said hesitantly, "There is a motive, evidence, and witnesses. It is very unfavorable to Zhou Qishan."
Lu Ye gritted his teeth and said, "All those years of schooling have been wasted!" He had a fiery temper, and thinking of the seven corpses in the morgue, he became even more furious, saying, "If you want to die, why don't you just die yourself? Why drag others down with you!"
"You believe Zhou Qishan is the murderer," Gu Yanzheng stated.
Lu Ye nodded: "The evidence is conclusive, and Li Yun's suspicion can be ruled out."
Zhou Chuanxi, holding his pen, said, "I think so too."
Wu Zhongguo has been in the business for twenty years and is more experienced than them. But with witnesses and physical evidence, even if he believes Zhou Qishan is not the murderer, he has no way to refute it.
Gu Yanzheng shifted his gaze to Chen Zhenzhu: "So you think so too?"
Shen Zhenzhu was surprised that Captain Gu would call her out. She looked away, met Gu Yanzheng's gaze, and hesitated, pursing her lips.
Gu Yanzheng softened his tone and said, "You're about the same age as them, so maybe your way of thinking is different from ours. It's okay if you're wrong; no one is right about everything."
Shen Zhenzhu stood up and walked to the window. Looking down at Zhou Qishan's wailing parents, she said, "This kind of girl is the apple of her family's eye. Her parents have a very good relationship with her. Spoiled and pampered are the words that describe her."
Gu Yanzheng gave timely affirmation: "Good angle, continue."
Shen Zhenzhu said, "If you have a good relationship with your parents, why did you say goodbye to your teachers and classmates in your suicide note, but not to your parents?"
“Although it’s a bit suspicious,” Zhou Chuanxi said, pulling out a handwriting sample for analysis, “the suicide note was written in her own handwriting, so there’s no problem with that.”
Shen Zhenzhu's bright eyes swept over the appraisal report, and she said, "She's spoiled and willful. Meng Zhijun dumped her, which caused her a lot of pain. Do you think it's possible that she pretended to want to commit suicide and wrote this 'suicide note' just to scare Meng Zhijun and make him change his mind?"
Lu Ye slapped his forehead: "I just happened to have bought pesticides too, and the murderer used them against me!?"
Shen Zhenzhu continued to guide her, nodding vigorously: "Yes, if that's the case, the murderer must be someone close to her, someone she knows!"
Zhou Chuanxi couldn't help but pour cold water on the idea: "These are all your assumptions. Unless you present evidence like this, your reasoning can be supported."
Shen Zhenzhu retorted: "It's just what outsiders say about her breaking up with Meng Zhijun. The parties involved haven't given a definite reason for the breakup. We can't believe just one side of the story about who dumped whom. If the murderer used her, then the murderer must be cunning and ruthless. We need to clarify everything and not allow any assumptions or inferences."
“Continue to investigate their network of relationships and find any overlaps.” Gu Yanzheng stood up and said, “I’m going to contact her ex-boyfriend Meng Zhijun. I must meet with Meng Zhijun.”
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