Chapter 299 A good story out of nothing
Feng Mu is actually not good at investigating cases. His limited knowledge about solving cases all comes from the baptism of 3,000 episodes of "Detective Conan" in his previous life.
If we really want to apply it to investigating cases, the knowledge reserves are still far from enough and too abstract to be put into practice in reality.
But this did not discourage Feng Mu, because, in his understanding, investigating a case and solving a case are completely different concepts.
Investigating a case requires careful logical reasoning and an interlocking chain of evidence to restore the truth of the case. However, to solve the case, all you need is... a good story? ! !
A story is composed of three elements: time, place, and characters.
In other words, in the process of solving the case, Feng Mu can directly use the existing and verified elements and add them to the story. These real elements can make the story full of reality.
As for those missing and unverifiable elements, a little imagination is needed to create them out of nothing. These elements that come out of nothing will complete the story.
And a story that is both true and complete is equivalent to... the truth.
This is by no means Feng Mu's whimsical idea for solving cases, nor is it something he came up with on a whim. In fact, this idea came from a movie clip that Ma Bin played for him some time ago.
The detective in the movie is known for his 100% crime-solving rate. To solve a case, you must learn from the detective. No problem! With a complete idea of solving the case in mind, Feng Mu even learned to answer in his mind and quietly drew a portrait of the murderer.
Oh, no, that’s not right. The case hasn’t been solved yet, so it can’t be called that. It should be called a suspect profile.
Learning the detective's way of thinking, Feng Mu looked at the suspicious face pointed out by Liu Yi in the video recording.
Obviously, this face did not match the suspect profiles in his mind.
Feng Mu frowned slightly, then relaxed, thinking:
"That's right. In most crime-solving stories, the murderer won't surface at the beginning, but after some twists and turns in the digging, the clues will eventually circle back to the real murderer."
The video shows a middle-aged man in his forties wearing ordinary prison guard uniform. He is carrying a wooden barrel in his hand and walking out of the dark dungeon.
Feng Mu asked: "What's the problem?"
Liu Yi clicked the mouse, dragged the progress bar back and forth, and explained:
"Too fast. The interval between him entering and leaving the water dungeon was too short, less than half a minute in total. He had no time to feed the prisoners inside."
Although the prisoners' diet is mostly sticky liquid food and prison guards are usually rough when feeding death row inmates, half a minute still seems too hasty.
After all, there are at least three prisoners in each water dungeon in the death row.
On average, feeding a prisoner within 10 seconds is an almost impossible task. However, helping a prisoner take medicine within the same 10 seconds is more than enough.
What medicine is it, you ask?
If you don’t remember this question, you can go ask Captain Tian Tao who is lying in the morgue. He can answer you.
The video continued to play, and the prison guard was going in and out of the water dungeon at the rate of one every half minute, appearing to be very diligent and efficient.
Liu Yi said suspiciously: "If it was for feeding, after going in and out of so many water dungeons, his wooden barrel should have been empty a long time ago."
Feng Mu narrowed his eyes and suddenly asked, "Is he dead?"
Liu Yi was stunned: "Ah?"
Feng Mu: "I mean, when the death row prisoners rioted, was this prison guard also inside?"
Liu Yi tapped on the keyboard quickly and quickly retrieved the surveillance videos of various entrances and exits of the death row before the riot. The images on the computer switched rapidly until a clear picture was frozen.
At the exit of the death row, the prison guard in the picture has changed into plain clothes. He is standing in front of the iris verification device, waiting for his identity to be confirmed.
A moment later, he successfully passed the verification and walked out of the exit of the death row. Three minutes later, he was out of the prison gate.
The time displayed on the frozen screen was 08:44 this morning, more than 7 hours after the death row riot.
Liu Yi quickly retrieved the prison guard's identity information through the records of the iris verification system.
He looked at Feng Mu, his eyes shining, and said loudly:
"Found it. It is indeed the prison guard of the death row. His name is Gong Lao, 41 years old. He was on duty last night and just left this morning."
Feng Mu's expression remained calm, but he sneered in his heart:
"The investigation went too smoothly, as if it was deliberately arranged. Gong Lao could have been more secretive, but he chose to be so obviously exposed to the surveillance. Was it a trap to lure me in, or was it a scapegoat?"
Feng Mu thought for a moment and decided to take the bait. He said, "Check Gong Lao's address."
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Generally speaking, wrong clues will inevitably lead to wrong results, but Feng Mu doesn't care, because he is determined to correct all mistakes back to the right track.
Liu Yi quickly found out Gong Lao's address.
Feng Mu said, "Get ready, we'll set off now. You go drive the car, and I'll report to the warden."
After giving the instructions, Feng Mu left the office and returned to report the progress of the investigation to Qian Huan.
The prison warden is under a lot of pressure now. As his most loyal subordinate, he should know how to share his worries and report the progress of the investigation from time to time. This is not only the fulfillment of his duties, but also a cost-free display of loyalty.
Feng Mu pays great attention to details. In the workplace, it is these insignificant details that can subtly improve your leader's evaluation of you.
Sometimes, these seemingly useless details are even more important than what you can ultimately achieve.
Qian Huan was very satisfied with Feng Mu's report. Such quick and crucial progress relieved the pressure on him a little.
Feng Mu was well aware of the pressure Qian Huan was under. To put it bluntly, if he could not solve the case as soon as possible and help Qian Huan get rid of the blame, it would be difficult for Qian Huan to continue to hold the position of prison warden.
By the way, Feng Mu mentioned the difficulties of the investigation and made some requests. Qian Huan agreed to all of them without objection.
Feng Mu took the "Imperial Sword" bestowed by Qian Huan, and quickly transferred some people from several prison areas to help him. There were not many people, after all, the prison was short of staff at the moment, but every person had his or her value.
Feng Mu's selection values are different from those of ordinary people. He does not pick those with good performance, good popularity, or good grades. On the contrary, he picks the characters who are on the verge of elimination in each prison area under the [last-in-last-out system].
Simply put, they are all potential "Wang Congs", and now all these "Wang Congs" have been gathered together by Feng Mu.
Except for the fifth brother Gong Qi, who volunteered and joined in with great enthusiasm...
(End of this chapter)
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