The Tragedy of Art vs. Child Trafficking (XII)
Xu Laifu confessed all the criminal facts, including the burial place of the old abbot. That year, he accidentally discovered the secret room, but the old abbot disagreed with him using the secret room. During the argument, the old abbot suffered a heart attack.
Xu Lai Fu had no regard for the old abbot's life-saving grace. He watched him die and was buried under an old pine tree in the backyard.
When the corpse was dug out, it had already turned into bones. The tree roots and bones were tightly entangled together, like tentacles growing out of the bones.
Xu Lai Fu knelt on the ground, crying.
Qi Jiabao couldn't help but insult him, "The person is dead, who are you crying for?"
Qiu Ming shook his head at him, telling him not to provoke the suspect. Qi Jiabao snorted. What's wrong with provoking him? There is still a child living in the hospital.
After the children were rescued, one of them had a persistent high fever and developed pneumonia, so he was rushed to the hospital. Since the child's family lived far away and could not come immediately, Shen Xingyan temporarily took on the role of guardian, staying with the child in the hospital and reading the files given by Xiao Dongliang.
Xiao Dongliang was almost going crazy with anxiety. The child trafficking case that the First Detachment had failed to solve was solved by the Second Detachment in a short period of time, which gave everyone in the First Detachment a hard slap in the face.
If he doesn't solve the case again and give the team confidence, I'm afraid the morale of the team will be difficult to boost in the future.
Xiao Dongliang ran errands for Shen Xingyan, allowing her to read the files with peace of mind, and explained the case to her at the same time.
Jiang Xia's body was found on July 16. The placement of the body was almost a replica of Asong's paintings that were auctioned off. However, no similar paintings were found in the works of Ge Lei, who was found in Room 1801, or in the old scavenger found in an abandoned building.
Currently, the only clue connecting the three murders is the note.
The handwriting on the note was childish, with no punctuation marks, and it looked like it was written by an elementary school student. Of course, the possibility that the murderer deliberately imitated it could not be ruled out.
Shen Xingyan said, "I remember you said you found a few paintings in the closet of Room 1801. What were they like?"
"The colors are rather dull. I'll ask Guan Shu to make another trip and get the painting back."
Xiao Dongliang went to make arrangements while Shen Xingyan looked through the photos of the scene. The murderer set up a scene for each victim. Except for the things belonging to the old scavenger, the rest were moved from the scene.
When the murderer was killing someone, he must have already thought about what kind of scene to set up, and all he had to do was put the deceased in it.
Since the murderer has kidnapped Ge Lei for some time, it is understandable that he is familiar with the things in the room. But what about the art gallery? He needs to go to the art museum and find out where these things are.
However, the scene layout of the art gallery is a replica of Asong's paintings. It is difficult to remember all the details of the painting in just a short time at the auction, unless he has seen the painting before.
The art museum has not been open to the public since the exhibition until it began its renovation not long ago.
Xiao Dongliang checked the workers coming in and out and found no motive for committing the crime.
Pan Ding said that he was the last one to leave and had been at home all night, but no one could prove whether his words were true or not.
Generally, murderers commit crimes for a purpose. If it was Pan Ding, what benefit would it get him to kill people in his own art gallery? He has already taken over the next painter's exhibition. If something goes wrong at this time, wouldn't it be causing trouble for him?
If not him, who else could enter and exit the art gallery quietly, know where things are, and have seen the paintings in advance?
Shen Xingyan had a vague feeling that the murderer was nearby, so she decided to use geographical portraits to determine the murderer's approximate location.
Xiao Dongliang probably knew that she would be able to use it, so he brought the map of Nanfu City and prepared a pen early in the morning. She spread the map on the hospital bed, marked the locations of the three victims, and pointed out Pan Ding's residence. Shen Xingyan opened his mouth. This...
Xiao Dongliang pushed the door open and came in. "Forensic Doctor Shen, what's going on?" He leaned over to see, "What is this?"
"According to the geographical portrait, Pan Ding's home is actually the perfect location for the crime."
Xiao Dongliang frowned, "Is it possible that I made a mistake?"
Shen Xingyan rolled her eyes, "But you don't have Pan Ding's alibi."
"Indeed, but it's a bit unreasonable for him to kill someone in his own art gallery. And on the day of the exhibition, the murderer appeared at the scene wearing Ge Lei's clothes, and Pan Ding was also there."
"Are you sure Pan Ding is always here?"
Xiao Dongliang opened his mouth but said nothing. There were many people coming to the exhibition, and no one would notice if he left for a while.
Shen Xingyan: "Pan Ding is the most qualified person as he is familiar with the art gallery and has access to the paintings in advance. The murderer can imitate Ge Lei's way of walking, which means he is familiar with Ge Lei. Ge Lei also robbed Pan Ding's girlfriend, and Pan Ding once had a grudge against him, which adds to Pan Ding's suspicion.
Also, I think we can check the social relations of the scavenger old man. ”
The police went to South Bridge to re-investigate and still found the same clues. The old man who picked up rubbish was called Cui Wu. He was from Songjiang Province, but he himself couldn’t tell exactly where he was from.
After arriving in Nanfu City, he stayed in Nan Daqiao, which is a den for homeless people. When Cui Wu first came, he was often bullied because he was a foreigner. But he was so stupid that he was still smiling even after being beaten. After so many times, everyone got too lazy to care about him and just let him be.
The one who bullied him the most was a young man named Maotou. Maotou was not very old, at most twenty years old. I have no parents and have been wandering since I was a child.
Police went to South Bridge several times but didn't see the spearhead, and others said he might have gone somewhere else.
This time when I re-checked, I actually met him. Maotou was sitting where Cui Wu used to live. The quilt was dirty and torn, and the cotton wool was leaking out. He raised his eyelids to look at the police officer, then closed them again.
Deng Yu asked, "Are you the spearhead?"
"What's up?"
"Did you know that Cui Wu is dead?"
Spearhead sneered, "He was so stupid, it's normal for him to die."
"He was killed."
Spearhead opened his eyes and said word by word: "I know."
"Besides you, does Cui Wu know anyone else?"
"Cui Wu likes to eat. As long as someone gives him food, he will follow. I once beat him for this, but he just wouldn't listen."
Deng Yu's heart moved, "Have you ever seen anyone give him food?"
"Cui Wu often rummages through trash cans to pick up other people's leftovers to eat. One time when he was rummaging through the trash can, a man gave him chicken wings and hamburgers. I know that foreign fast food is very expensive, but he actually gave it to Cui Wu. It seems like a weasel paying a New Year's greeting to a chicken has no good intentions."
"Does he often give Cui Wu food?"
"Well, sometimes it's rice with toppings, sometimes it's fast food, but there's always meat. Cui Wu is always happy to see him, and he listens to whatever he says."
"What does that man look like?"
"I can't describe it. The clothes he wore were different from ours, and he had bracelets on his wrists."
Deng Yu took out a few photos from his pocket and asked, "Do you see that person?"
Spearhead took a look, pointed at one of the photos and said, "That's him."
Deng Yu's face darkened. The murderer was right in front of them, but he let him go several times.
Deng Yu reported the situation to Xiao Dongliang, but Xiao Dongliang did not expect that the evidence pointed to Pan Ding again.
At this time, Xiangfang came hurriedly, "Captain Xiao, I found out that Pan Ding checked into the hotel on June 5, but he checked in under a different identity. I checked the surveillance and found him."
Xiao Dongliang was overjoyed, this was a breakthrough.
Direction: "When I compared the list of guests staying in the hotel with the list on the invitation letter for the exhibition, it suddenly occurred to me that since the murderer was planning to kill Ge Lei, he must have known his whereabouts and might have checked in early to avoid suspicion.
I moved the date forward to the 4th and 5th, checked the surveillance footage of the occupants one by one, and found Pan Ding. The room he lived in was also on the 18th floor, but it was 1810, the last room. ”
Xiao Dongliang patted Xiangfang's shoulder vigorously, "Well done! Arrest Pan Ding immediately! I wonder what he has to say this time!"
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Xiao Dongliang thought he had won the game, but he didn't expect Pan Ding to refuse to admit it. Even when the facts were right in front of him, he still refused to admit it. He said he didn't remember giving Cui Wu food, he didn't even know who Cui Wu was, and he had never stayed in a five-star hotel.
Xiao Dongliang was so angry that he slammed the table, but he would never allow Pan Ding to deny it. He applied for a search warrant and found electric batons, bottles of carbon monoxide and records of purchasing carbon monoxide at Pan Ding's residence. Cui Wu and Jiang Xia's hair was found in the bathroom, and their hair and dandruff were also found in the car.
The technicians cracked Pan Ding's password and found Ge Lei's whereabouts from the alumni directory. It turned out that Ge Lei had announced his visit to Nanfu as early as late May, and said that he would stay in the only five-star hotel in Nanfu City.
In the attic, paintings were found hanging on the wall, one of which showed the scene of Cui Wu's death.
Faced with these evidences, Pan Ding cried out that he was innocent. He said he had no idea at all, and didn't even know there were electric batons and other items in his home. He said that Xiao Dongliang framed him.
Xiao Dongliang was really angry and locked him up directly.
Deng Yu advised him, "We finally solved a case, we must make it a sure thing and not let the people from the Second Detachment look down on us. I heard that the murderer in the case that Captain Gu solved was hypnotized, so is it possible that this is also the case in our case?"
Xiao Dongliang snorted, "Where can we find so many hypnotists?"
"But Pan Ding refused to admit it, and he didn't look like he was lying."
"I'll go find Forensic Doctor Shen."
Xiao Dongliang ran to the forensic room and told Shen Xingyan everything about Pan Ding's confession. He sighed, "We finally caught the murderer, but he still refuses to admit it. If Gu Fang knew about this, he would laugh at him to death."
Shen Xingyan bent down and picked up a painting from the ground, "Look at this."
The content of the painting was exactly the same as the scene when Ge Lei died, even the starry sky by Van Gogh hanging on the wall was the same.
Xiao Dongliang was surprised, "Where did you find it?"
"Among the paintings you gave me, this one was hidden behind the others. I consulted a handwriting expert, and he said that this painting was recently drawn, and the artist was average, maybe only one or two years old at most, and the brushwork was a little childish. I also showed the expert the note you gave me, and he said that judging from the handwriting, the writer's mind was only about seven or eight years old."
Xiao Dongliang was even more surprised, "How could a child kill someone?"
Shen Xingyan did not respond, but asked: "Have you compared Pan Ding's handwriting?"
"Pan Ding's handwriting was specially practiced, and it was very elegant, and it was completely different from the one left at the crime scene. I was afraid that he was deliberately forging it, so I asked him to write with his left hand. The handwriting expert explained to me that it was written by two people. Although the current evidence is enough to convict Pan Ding, I still want to get his confession. I want to know his motive for murder."
Shen Xingyan nodded to show his understanding, "Why not lock him up for a few days and see how it goes."
Xiao Dongliang:? ?
Shen Xingyan: "If you put some things aside for a while, you might find something different."
Xiao Dongliang: ...
A few hours later, Xiao Dongliang had just finished taking a shower and was about to go to bed when Fang Xiang called him. His voice was very urgent, "Captain Xiao, come quickly, Pan Ding is not right!"
Xiao Dongliang was startled and rushed to the Municipal Bureau without even changing his clothes. While driving, he thought, could this be the reason why Shen Xingyan wanted me to be locked up for a few days? !
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