Chapter 112 Tumi 03
In the afternoon, in the ward of Donglan City First People's Hospital.
After those jokes, it was time to get down to business. With three detectives present, the relaxed atmosphere suddenly became serious.
Ye Ling checked the ward's entrance, closed the bathroom door, and drew the curtains. She said to Luo Siwei seriously, "I checked the ward before. Siwei, if you have a cell phone, please turn it off for now."
Seeing Ye Ling being so cautious, Luo Siwei took out his cell phone and turned it off.
She first told about the potential workshop she had investigated.
Ye Ling and Chi Li looked at each other.
Chi Li nodded gently and said, "No wonder, now more clues match up."
Ye Ling walked to the whiteboard and said, "I'll tell you what those people are doing later."
Since Chi Li still had some difficulty speaking, Ye Ling was mainly responsible for introducing Luo Siwei.
Ye Ling did not tell the result directly, but kept it a secret and took Luo Siwei to review the development history of Donglan Criminal Investigation.
Luo Siwei sat opposite her and felt like she was back in the police academy, listening to the teacher's lecture.
This teacher's level is not something that ordinary people can reach. Years of criminal investigation work have made Ye Ling familiar with the past.
Ye Ling sorted through the documents in front of him. "To make things clear, let me first summarize the crime patterns in Donglan City. I'm sure you've studied criminology."
As a good student, Luo Siwei answered immediately: "Crime phenomena, crime causes, and crime prevention."
Ye Ling turned around, picked a small blank space on the whiteboard, and prepared to write.
"Over the years, the city has been developing, and those crimes have also been constantly changing. I won't talk about sporadic cases here, but some major cases and basic rules."
"In the early days, from the 1950s to the 1970s, it was a chaotic and barbaric era. Most criminals had low education, and their methods were simple and brutal. This period also saw some horrific serial murders. Investigative methods were limited, and cases were largely solved through investigations, which slowed resolution.
Luo Siwei listened quietly. She remembered that some serious cases had occurred during this period. A farmer killed more than a dozen people and buried them in his own yard. They were not discovered until a long time later.
There was also a butcher who used his own slaughterhouse as a cover, and there were even rumors that he would mix the body parts and sell them.
But those were very early days, they weren't born yet.
In the past, Luo Siwei liked to watch documentaries about major crimes when he had nothing to do. As he watched, he began to think of himself as a criminal policeman.
After Ye Ling gave a brief introduction, he drew an arrow pointing to the second stage.
"The next era was the 1970s, 1990s, and as the times progressed, the barbaric era ended. I named this second era the Grassroots Era. At this time, communication and transportation were still underdeveloped, and trains were still green-skinned. Communication basically relied on phone calls and letters."
"During those years, a number of brutal criminals emerged, killing and robbing people, committing numerous horrific murders, robberies, and kidnappings in the city. This made it difficult for the police to solve these cases. However, as the forces of evil grew, so did the police's methods of investigation, and many criminal investigation techniques began to be applied in daily investigations."
Luo Siwei also knew some of these things. At that time, there were several major gangsters in the country who caused bad effects in the city, such as the Donglan Bank robbery. The robbers were shot dead after a fourteen-hour standoff with the police.
She was also deeply impressed by a case of serial child kidnappings. In the end, note experts and footprint experts discovered the murderers based on ransom notes and several footprints. The perpetrators were a pair of brothers.
Ye Ling continued.
"The third phase basically coincided with the time when my generation entered the industry. The 1990s and 2010s were the jungle era, when crime gradually became intertwined with profit. Due to the proliferation of pornography, gambling, and drugs, some gray industries and black forces emerged in Donglan. Gangs became a hotbed of crime. Thus, they began to prey on the weak and divide up their territory."
Ye Ling's voice was gentle but powerful. "Thanks to the widespread adoption of education, we rarely encounter vicious criminals whose sole purpose is murder and robbery. However, crimes like drug trafficking, gang robberies, armed conflicts between factions, and shootings haven't decreased. In this era, criminals have become more premeditated and planned. The number of gang crimes has increased, and more and more criminals are using guns, drugs, and other tools. During this period, the Donglan Municipal Bureau has continuously carried out anti-gang and drug crackdowns, established a bomb disposal team, and set up special task forces for major crimes. We have solved a number of cases."
"Finally, we are now in the fourth stage, the Pentium Era. Ten years later, the rapid development of the internet has accelerated the progress of society. With the continuous crackdown on criminal gangs, social security has gradually improved, but there will still be sporadic cases."
"Cybercrime has emerged as a new force, breaking free from geographical constraints and expanding rapidly. Its diversification, collective nature, and industrial chain nature make it difficult to prevent. At the same time, criminal investigation technology is rapidly developing. DNA technology allows blood tests to produce results in just a few hours, surveillance cameras facilitate investigations, and electronic devices allow many things to be traced."
Luo Siwei's blood boiled with excitement after hearing what Ye Ling said. The struggle between good and evil has never stopped.
At this point, Ye Ling added an asterisk: "The wax figure artist case was also at this stage."
Then she asked Luo Siwei: "Did you find any problems?"
Luo Siwei had never looked at the case from this perspective. Ye Ling's hints were enough for her to think about and finally grasp. "It's abrupt. The case of the wax figure artist is a serious serial murder case, which is rare in recent years. If it was committed by an individual, it seems more likely to be placed between the second and third stages."
But this case actually happened, and it happened now when serial crimes are rare.
Like a chess piece placed in the wrong position.
Ye Ling had a teachable expression on her face. She nodded and said, "We'll analyze this later. First, let me tell you about a case I handled."
At this point, Director Ye said, "This is a major case that occurred over ten years ago. The case spans a long period of time and contains a wealth of information. Furthermore, these files are not accessible at the Municipal Bureau. Therefore, not many of you young detectives know about this case."
Luo Siwei asked, "Has the case been sealed?" In the past, when communications were less advanced, the Donglan City Police Bureau would quietly seal cases that were too serious, unsuitable for media coverage, or easily emulated. However, with changes in the social environment and advances in criminal investigation technology, some cases have been declassified.
Ye Ling nodded: "These cases happened in the past, but after checking with Chi Li today, I found that these things from the past may be inextricably linked to what is happening in Donglan now. I think telling you the truth may help us find out the truth behind this case."
Luo Siwei asked with some concern: "Then I know there will be no disciplinary problems?"
Ye Ling said, "I've already spoken to Director Chen today and I'm going to grant your task force access to the case, so it's not against discipline for me to tell you this now."
Only then did Luo Siwei feel relieved.
"More than a decade ago, a series of murders occurred in Donglan. Initially, these cases were isolated, but later on, we discovered that they were serial cases, with three main perpetrators."
Although Ye Ling was old, she was still very dignified when analyzing cases. She had a unique deterrent power that was enough to terrify the criminals.
"The first murderer was named Tan Tianyue. He was once an engineer and was imprisoned many times in his early years for fighting and other reasons. While in prison, someone gave him the nickname Tan Tianshi."
"After being released from prison, Tan Tianyue used his professional advantages and the connections he made in prison to start planning accidents at construction sites. He frequently visited various construction sites and killed several people."
"You've probably heard of some of the cases he committed, like the Yunfang Residential Community elevator accident, the under-construction bridge collapse, the broken guardrail at Lanyue Plaza, and the four fatalities from a construction site elevator fall. In short, it's a series of construction-related cases disguised as accidents."
Luo Siwei was traumatized by the elevator accident in Yunfang Community during her childhood. More than a decade ago, many buildings in Donglan were sold ready-made, and the accident occurred in a completed building that was about to be launched.
A female cleaner who was in charge of cleaning got off work on time and entered the elevator with her child. Suddenly, the elevator had an accident and the woman's head was pinched and decapitated by the rapidly falling elevator door.
Even more terrifying, the elevator lost power after falling and stopped on the first floor. Since the residential complex hadn't been completed yet, few people were there, so the cleaner's child spent the entire night trapped in the blood-soaked elevator, along with his mother's severed head.
Thinking back on this incident now, Luo Siwei still felt a chill down her spine. She had never expected this wasn't an accident, but a case.
"The crimes committed by Tan Tianyue were extremely well hidden, and the police pursued him for a long time before they identified the murderer."
"The second killer was named Tu Yongchang, known as the Poison Scorpion. Some also called him Director Tu. He targeted wealthy, older men of high social standing. He had murdered several wealthy businessmen, lawyers, and doctors, and even ran over and killed a prosecutor in Donglan City.
"The third one is this person who has never killed anyone himself, but many cases are caused by him."
Ye Ling pointed to a name already written on the whiteboard: "This person's name is Zhou Jingwang. He is a fortune teller, or rather, a fortune teller."
Luo Siwei remembered something. In the previous case of Xie Chenyu, Zhang Angu once said that he had a master. She blurted out: "A fortune teller? Could he be a fortune teller?"
Ye Ling said: "Chi Li and I compared some details today, and I currently suspect that fortune teller might be his nickname."
She then explained in detail, "Initially, the police only discovered some construction site accidents and a few sporadic cases, and didn't suspect the engineer or Dushen. But later, through investigation, the police gradually discovered that those involved in the murders had all had contact with Zhou Jingwang."
Luo Siwei lowered her head and sorted out her thoughts, then she understood.
"The two murderers are connected to Zhou Jingwang. If a fortune teller wants to be absolutely accurate, the best way is to have someone do the killing for him. He predicts that there will be accidents at problematic construction sites, and that those who bear the omen will die immediately. This way, whether the remaining people believe in him or fear him, they will see him as a source of hope and become his followers. He can use this to make money, and then use that money to support the murderers as assassins."
Ye Ling said, "That's right. The nature of this gang is extremely evil. The frontline detectives spent a full two years investigating this case. In the end, the police finally collected all the evidence of Zhou Jingwang's crimes. In one operation, they shot and killed these three people on the spot."
Justice has triumphed, which is undoubtedly exciting. When Ye Ling spoke of this, she frowned slightly and lowered her head.
"In the beginning, I was also afraid that these criminals might still be around. At that time, I was promoted to deputy director of the Donglan City Bureau and even became a candidate for director. But I was always on guard, fearing that this crime pattern would resurface. Then, for a year or two, there were no more such vicious cases in the city. Until, the wax artist appeared..."
Luo Siwei was stunned: "The wax figure artist... is he related to these people?"
She didn't expect the matter to be so deeply involved. Luo Si turned her head slightly to look at Chi Li, and Chi Li's expression was also extremely serious.
Ye Ling pointed to some cases that had been marked on the whiteboard. The crime time, location and corresponding photos on the whiteboard were exactly the case of the wax statue artist.
"In the case of the wax figure artist, I have always felt that there are some very strange and inexplicable aspects, such as the way the bodies were placed. It seems that the murderer deliberately exposed some of the bodies to the public. The police later discovered that the factory where the "wax figures" were made was extremely hidden, which is a natural place to store corpses. Why didn't the criminals put the bodies there?"
"Furthermore, this was the first serial crime case to receive extensive media coverage, and it quickly caused a sensation throughout Donglan. The media sometimes even got the news before the police."
"The murderer left the bodies everywhere, avoiding all the cameras. Even in the final review, we were unable to reconstruct how some of the bodies were transported."
Ye Ling listed some strange things.
Luo Siwei followed her words and thought that if the murderer really hid the bodies in that factory, many people would probably be classified as missing, and people would not easily discover the existence of this serial killer.
The first body was dumped, and then the police and the public found clues one by one, and gradually found those women in rooms all over the city, as if someone was guiding them.
"So, today we're reviewing all these past cases." Ye Ling said this, pointing to the marked map of Donglan. "This is the location of all the crimes committed by the wax artist. We've compiled them."
Luo Siwei looked carefully at the logo on the picture and asked, "So, his intention is..."
"It's a map of a haunted house." Chi Li, who was sitting on the hospital bed, finally spoke. He half leaned on the bed, his face pale, and the bandage under his collar showed a faint blood color, but his expression was calm. "This is a map of a haunted house."
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