The Case of the Body Hidden in the Freezer (Part 1)
"Uncle police, I really didn't know that the consequences of stealing cats were so serious. If I knew, I wouldn't dare to steal even if I had eight hundred guts." Zhang Dapeng burst into tears, "Uncle police, please treat me as a first-time offender and let me go."
Old Chen interrupted him impatiently, "You've been here for more than two hours, can't you say something new? Or do you still think our police station is not as good as the criminal police team? I don't know if you have a criminal record."
Zhang Dapeng was stunned for a moment, and began to stutter, "I, I, I... I made mistakes because I was ignorant."
"So ignorant as to break into a house and rob? So ignorant as to only steal purebred cats? I think you are very smart! If you don't tell the truth, I will send you to the criminal police team. I think you know their methods better than me."
"No, no, brother!"
"Call the police!"
"Officer, uncle officer, I'll confess, I'll confess everything. After I was imprisoned, I met a man who loved cats. He knew all kinds of cats, and he knew all the prices of cats. I was inspired by him... Hehe, I thought stealing cats was better than stealing money, and I wouldn't get caught if I stole cats."
Zhang Dapeng laughed awkwardly, "It seems I was wrong."
"It's OK as long as you know you're wrong. I'll transfer you to court tomorrow."
"No, I, I, I... I still have something to confess. If I confess, can it be considered that I have done meritorious service and get a reduction in my sentence?" Zhang Dapeng became anxious when he heard about the court, as he knew the procedures there.
"you say."
"First, can I ask if the sentence can be reduced?"
Lao Chen slammed the table and said, "You are bargaining with me!"
"I confessed. About two or three months ago, I was short of money and was thinking about where to go... to get some money, so I went to the power plant dormitory, and then... then... I saw a body in the freezer."
"Be more specific, which building?"
"I don't remember which building it was. I sneaked in at night. I just remember it was on the fourth floor."
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Lao Chen reported the situation to Xie Anquan, who stroked his chin in thought, "It's been so long, the body may not be there. Regardless of whether it's there or not, you take Zhang Dapeng to identify it. If someone was really killed, there must be traces at the scene."
Two colleagues, Lao Chen and Sun Qibing, took Zhang Dapeng to identify the scene.
The location was Room 403, Building 5, in the power plant dormitory. After knocking on the door and hearing no response, Lao Chen decided to break in.
The room was tidy, dust-free, and showed signs of life. A freezer was placed abruptly next to the sofa in the living room.
Zhang Dapeng pointed at the freezer. "It's right there. I almost peed myself that day. I decided I'd never do a home robbery again. It's too damn scary."
Old Chen rolled his eyes at him and opened the freezer.
The body in the freezer was a woman in her forties, with a square face, long hair, and wearing home clothes. Her whole body was curled up with her hands clenched in front of her chest, as if she was simply asleep.
Sun Qi exclaimed, "There really are dead people. Did our station win the lottery this year? There have been murders one after another."
"Stop joking, report to the director immediately and ask the criminal investigation team to come."
The scene was immediately cordoned off, and the two colleagues escorted Zhang Dapeng back, while Lao Chen and Sun Qi took photos to record the scene.
The criminal investigation team arrived very quickly, and this time it was Gu Fang. Gu Fang is the captain of the Second Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Municipal Bureau. He is 29 years old and can be described as young and promising. Accompanying him were forensic pathologists Bao Wu, Yang Dawei and a young man named Qi Jiabao.
After the two parties exchanged greetings, Gu Fang put on gloves while observing the surrounding environment. On the left side of the entrance, the shoe cabinet and bookshelf are connected. Opposite the bookshelf is a gray sofa with a freezer next to it.
There are two bedrooms, one of which is a master bedroom. The master bedroom has a 1.8-meter-long bed and a desk near the window with a few books on it. Gu Fang picked it up and took a look. It was a high school physics and chemistry exercise book.
The closet contains boys' clothes, all long-sleeved T-shirts and trousers, with mostly black, white and gray colors.
The second bedroom has a bed and a wardrobe. The bed is only 1.2 meters long and there are much fewer clothes in the wardrobe than in the master bedroom.
They appear to be a mother and son.
Leaving the bedroom, Gu Fang walked to the bookshelf. He reached out and touched it slightly below his sight. There was a little dust. He bent down and looked at it at the same level, and saw a long and narrow mark.
Gu Fang called Yang Dawei, "Look around to see if there are any photos or something like that."
Several people searched the room but couldn't find it. Gu Fang stared at the place in deep thought and asked someone to take a photo to record the scene.
He walked over to Bao Wu, who did a simple inspection of the body. "Because it is curled up, some features cannot be obtained. We need to thaw it first."
"Do you need help?"
Bao Wu rolled his eyes at him and said, "Isn't this the reason why you came here?"
Gu Fang laughed out loud, "See through it but don't say it out loud."
Bao Wu smiled, "I have contacted the nearest funeral home, they should be here soon. I will contact Chief Xie to ask for the person."
Gu Fang gave him a thumbs up and left the scene leisurely.
He wandered downstairs and saw a group of people gathered there. When everyone saw him come out, they all took a few steps back tacitly.
Gu Fang smiled and said, "Go away, you have never seen a dead person."
An older man asked, "Did someone really die in 403?"
"How fresh! If no one is dead, why are we here? We are just bored."
Another elder sister said: "No wonder I haven't seen Xie Fang recently, I thought she went back to her hometown."
"That's not right. I saw Xiaojie a few days ago and he said his mother went back to her hometown to visit her grandmother."
Gu Fang's mind moved, and he smiled at the young woman who was about 30 years old and said, "Who is Xiaojie? Her son?"
The young woman's face turned red. It was really because of Gu Fang's handsome face and smiling expression that few girls could resist him. Gu Fang also knew his advantages. When investigating cases or carrying out missions, it became much easier with his handsome face.
The young woman said, "Xie Fang lived with her son Xie Weijie. I heard that they divorced when Xiaojie was in elementary school. Alas, it was not easy for her to raise a child alone. She was about to enjoy a good life when something like this happened."
"Which school does Xie Weijie attend?"
"Narumi High School."
"Is he a good student? What kind of person is he?"
"I heard that Xie Fang, who is in the top ten of the class, often said that her son would go to college in the future. The boy is very nice, saying hello to everyone he meets, and he is quite polite."
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Shen Xingyan received a notice to assist forensic doctor Bao in performing an autopsy. When she arrived at the funeral home, Bao Wu had already made preparations.
Shen Xingyan put on her dissection suit and was about to take out a pen and paper to record, but Bao Wu waved his hand and said, "You do the dissection."
Shen Xingyan's eyes widened, "Me?"
"Yes, you." Bao Wu took the paper and pen from her hand.
Shen Xingyan swallowed her saliva. Although she often accompanied her father to the scene and witnessed large and small dissection scenes, and also performed simple dissections with her father, this was her first time to do it all by herself.
She took a deep breath and checked her body surface first.
After the body was thawed, the injuries it suffered during life gradually became apparent.
There were no less than twenty bruises of varying sizes all over his body, and his ribs and femurs were fractured to varying degrees. The deceased had panda eye syndrome, which is blue purple areas around the eyes caused by intracranial hemorrhage. The autopsy confirmed that the base of the skull was fractured.
Judging from the stomach contents, death occurred half an hour after eating. I ate green vegetables, green beans and a small amount of meat that day.
When dissecting the heart, Shen Xingyan exclaimed, "She has coronary atherosclerosis and congenital heart disease. Is it possible that she died suddenly?"
"It's hard to say. Give the autopsy results to Gu Fang first and let him make the judgment."
After the autopsy, more than ten hours had passed and it was already daybreak.
Bao Wu asked her to go home and rest, and he would do the finishing work.
Shen Xingyan felt sore all over and his clothes were soaked with sweat. Anatomy is a strenuous job, and Bao Wu was responsible for the heavy work of opening the skull and chest.
After returning home, Shen Xingyan took a shower and fell asleep on the bed.
She had never slept so soundly since she came here, as if she had entered endless darkness.
The knock on the door continued. Shen Xingyan covered her head with the quilt. Who would be so annoying to keep knocking on the door? She thought she was dreaming.
Until the sound became louder and louder, she suddenly jumped up and said, "Oh no, today is Saturday, Shen Lan is coming." He hurried downstairs to open the door without even having time to put on his shoes.
Pulling open the door, Shen Lan raised her arms high, about to knock on the next door, but when she saw her disheveled hair and no shoes on, her accumulated anger instantly vented out, "What's wrong with you? I told you I was coming today, but you're still sleeping."
When he walked in, he saw that the room was tidy and there was no clothes or shoes thrown around. His anger subsided a little. He put the things in his hands on the coffee table and said, "Go put on your shoes!" He sat on the sofa and crossed his legs.
She wore a beige suit that was cut to fit her body and ended two inches above her knees. She has long legs and is wearing stockings and a pair of light brown high heels. Long black hair, casually draped over the shoulders.
Shen Lan is a fashionable woman of the new era.
Shen Xingyan went into the house, put on her shoes, and tied her hair casually with a rubber band. "I stayed up all night last night and went to bed at dawn." She opened her mouth and yawned loudly.
"Aren't you in logistics? Are you so busy too?"
"There's a murder case, I'll help..."
"Stop, I don't want to listen." Shen Lan moved a little further away from her, afraid of smelling something she shouldn't.
Shen Xingyan knew that many people were afraid of being a forensic doctor, but she didn't care. After choosing this profession, she was mentally prepared. Fortunately, her mother supported her.
Seeing her yawning one after another, with a large purple patch under her eyes and red bloodshot in her eyes, Shen Lan couldn't help but roll her eyes at her, "I don't know what you want. If you don't like the path I arranged for you, don't choose the one Chen Hua arranged for you."
She pointed at the things on the coffee table and said, "I bought this for you. How can a girl get married if she doesn't know how to take care of herself? Just stay in the logistics department and don't do anything weird. I'll buy you a house near the police station and you can be a police officer safely. I'll find a suitable person for you."
Shen Xingyan yawned again.
Shen Lan: "It's like playing the lute to a cow. I'm leaving now. You can go back to sleep."
Shen Xingyan watched her go out the door, then hugged a pillow and fell asleep on the sofa.
She slept until night, looked at the dark sky outside, and went back to sleep.
It's four in the morning and I can't sleep anymore. I got up and made breakfast, and after eating, I went to the police station.
The office was brightly lit and everyone was there. Shen Xingyan was stunned. She thought no one came.
Old Chen was very excited to see her, "Xiao Shen, the suspect has been caught!"
Shen Xingyan reached out and pushed up his chin, so fast? ! She just took a nap.
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