At the door of the police station, detectives from Team B were meeting detectives from Team A who were returning from investigating the scene.
After everyone greeted each other, You Zhaohua saw Wagner walking in the team.
You Sir, who had been complained for beating the murderer and later had his gun confiscated for half a month by Wagner, stood still for a moment, turned around and said loudly:
"W Sir, you are here at CID, we old friends haven't treated you to a big meal yet."
Wagner turned around and glanced at You Zhaohua, as if he didn't notice the sarcasm in the other's tone, he just put on a serious face and nodded in greeting.
You Zhaohua was not ready to let this "old acquaintance" go so easily. With his hand on the door of the police station, he looked up and continued:
"W Sir, I heard that the first case you encountered was very difficult. Hey!"
He raised his chin to attract the other party's attention, and he couldn't help but laugh, "I hope you can always restrain yourself from hitting others, even if the other party is a murderer."
He waved his fist and raised his eyebrows in a mean way:
"Hold it~"
"..." Wagner had already taken a step forward, and turned back to look at You Zhaohua after hearing this.
"CID Wagner, this is your first case, how long do you plan to solve it?" You Zhaohua frowned and smiled particularly provocatively.
Some people probably have provocative genes in their bones, and they have to show up from time to time to annoy the people around them.
Before Wagner could speak, Yi Jiayi, who was walking in the front, had already turned around and looked up at You Zhaohua who was standing at the door of the police station and shouted:
"Tomorrow!"
"..." You Zhaohua and Jiayi looked at each other for two seconds, and then hurriedly waved his hand.
He lowered his head to look at Wagner on the steps. The other person had already turned around and caught up with Yi Jiayi and the others. It was obvious that he was not going to continue talking nonsense with him .
He pouted, put his arm around Tony's shoulder, and led the team back to the office.
After a few steps, he muttered softly:
"Tsk..."
...
Back at Xianji Ice House again, the happiness brought by everyone's full stomach had disappeared.
After saying hello to the uniformed police who were on guard at the crime scene, Jiayi led the team straight to the small courtyard outside the back kitchen.
Jiayi quickly put on gloves and shoe covers, and stepped on the soft soil beside the stone road without saying a word.
The vegetables on top were stepped on and made a groaning sound. Jiayi didn't care about that at all. She just held on to the first vat and pushed it.
Xu Shaowei followed behind Jiayi and was fully equipped. When he saw Jiayi take action, he squeezed her hands and grabbed the edge of the vat that was half his height. After pushing it to the side, he moved it away in a circle.
Sanfu raised a flashlight to illuminate Jiayi and Xu Shaowei. Jiayi squatted down and slapped the soil under the vat. Then she listened like her colleagues in the forensic department.
The ground was solid and there was no echo. Obviously there was no cat poop underneath.
So she stood up and moved the second vat.
Xu Shaowei moved it first without waiting for Jiayi to reach out, and Jiayi squatted down to check under the vat.
The three vats were pushed away, but no cellar door was found under the vat.
Jiayi stood up, straightened her back, turned around and exchanged glances with the other detectives from Team B.
Everyone looked a little anxious. If they couldn't find the object in the yard, W Sir would have to apply to mobilize the police dog team. It would be impossible to send police dogs to search the community at night without making any noise. Not only would it alert the Public Relations Department, but if it got out of hand, who knows how the media would exaggerate it. Who knows what the situation will be like tomorrow.
Sanfu's flashlight first shone on the fourth pickle jar. The soil under the jar was in the same state as the previous three. The moss and indentations on the edge of the bottom of the jar were also the same. There were no signs of fresh soil and no unusual details. It looked like nothing would be found under this jar and it would be retrieved.
His flashlight was about to turn to the fifth pickling vat, but Jiayi had already signaled Xu Shaowei to move the fourth vat. Even if there was no hope, they had to check them one by one, row by row, and not miss any area.
Xu Shaowei also saw that this vat was no different from the previous one, but since Jiayi had given the instruction, he had no objection.
The pickling vat was moved away, and many insects below were startled and fled quickly.
The moss and grass under the vat were pressed into green straw cakes, which seemed to be no different from before, but Jiayi suddenly frowned.
"Brother Sanfu, shine it closer." Jiayi squatted down with her hands on the ground, leaned close to the ground, and punched twice.
Although it still felt soft this time, when he pushed hard, he felt a different feeling. Even with the thick grass and soil as a buffer, there was still a dull thumping sound.
Jiayi's pupils shrank instantly, and when she looked up, she saw all the agents bending over. Jiayi
fumbled around and actually found a gap on the edge. She inserted her fingers and gently lifted it up. A square wooden board covered with grass and mud was lifted up.
After staring at the wooden board in her hand for a few seconds, Jiayi looked up and exchanged a glance with Tannen. They both saw exclamation in each other's eyes:
the murderer, this bastard, was so cautious and meticulous that it was really astonishing.
Uncle Jiu came over with a crowbar that he had prepared in advance. Xu Shaowei took the crowbar sensibly. After Jiayi put the wooden board aside, he pulled out the big lock that was pressed into the soil, ignored its existence, and used the crowbar to violently pry the iron plate. After
Wagner glanced at Jiayi, he turned around and went to the counter to make a call without her saying anything, asking the police to summon the Forensic Department. The detectives of Team B had made new discoveries at the crime scene and needed colleagues from the Forensic Department to conduct an emergency investigation.
The moment he hung up the phone, Wagner heard a loud noise in the yard, and he hurried back to the yard.
After Xu Shaowei lifted the broken iron plate, all the detectives looked inside. Sanfu raised his flashlight and shone it downwards -
when they saw the old wooden steps spiraling down, everyone stepped back and covered their faces unconsciously.
The strange smell hit her face, suffocating.
…
…
After leaving the cellar, everywhere was heaven for Wei Nianying.
Or, from the moment she entered the cellar, everywhere was hell for her…
Jiayi watched Wei Nianying being carried on a stretcher and into the ambulance surrounded by medical staff. But just like when they found her in the cellar, she no longer responded to anyone.
She didn't move when you called her, and she didn't move when you touched her.
There was no fear, no pain, and no hope. She was clearly still breathing, but it seemed as if she was no longer in this world.
More than half an hour later, Xu Junhao, who had gone to the hospital with Wei Nianying and cooperated with the doctor to examine Wei Nianying, called:
"There are more than 60 wounds of varying sizes on her body. The head impact has become infected and smelly. Her right wrist is broken, and two fingers on her right hand are broken...
"Serious lacerations on her lower body... The wounds were not healed and then torn again...
"There is still semen residue in her body, and there are dandruff that does not belong to the victim in her nails. Samples have been taken for testing.
"She still has no response to the outside world. The psychiatrist has also come. The preliminary judgment is that her condition is very unstable... It's very bad. It is impossible for her to appear in court to identify the real murderer."
"I understand. Thank you, Sir Xu, for your hard work so late. "Jiayi said very politely.
"The police station pays me a salary, and the citizens support me with taxes, so it is reasonable for me to work overtime. How is the on-site investigation of the Forensic Department going?" Sir Xu pretended to be relaxed. "It
's still going on. The environment inside is very complicated, and there are many clues and evidence to collect."
"I'll rush over now to collect the body."
"See you later."
"Okay."
...
Since the detectives of Team B resisted going down to the cellar before the Forensic Department arrived, the Forensic Department also found a large number of clear mud footprints on the wooden floor...
"The photos have been compared, and the shoe size is consistent, and it is consistent with the sole print of the shoes Huang Xiangjie is wearing now." Diane measured the width, length and other dimensions of the footprints, took photos, and reported to the detectives who were anxiously waiting above the cellar.
"Thank you, Sister Diane. "Jiayi squatted by the cellar, poked her head out to thank him, and with the help of Sanfu's flashlight, she wrote down the information in her notebook.
Next, after an hour and a half of investigation, the forensic colleagues collected several fingerprints from Wei Nianying's face.
"The fingerprints are very clear." Ajie took out the fingerprint collection photos he had taken for Huang Xiangjie on the spot, and after comparing them with a professional eye, he looked up and said, "The fingerprints basically match. I will do a more detailed analysis and report after returning to the police station. "
OK." Jiayi's expression was serious.
In the bedding placed in the corner, the Forensic Department collected hair, dandruff, etc.
In addition, the detectives dug out the head, bones, hands and feet of Dajiao Qiang and his wife under the mud where Wei Nianying was locked up. Wei Nianying lay on her parents' graves every day and was beaten and abused here.
When the team returned to the police station, it was already midnight. All the evidence had been taken away by the Forensic Department and the medical examiner. The test sheets and reports will be issued as early as tomorrow, and the truth will be revealed by then.
Jiayi rushed straight to the interrogation room. After mentioning Huang Xiangjie, she turned her high-energy headlights to his face and glared at him:
"We have found the remaining victims, Huang Xiangjie. Now I only give you 5 minutes. This is your last chance. If you confess, you may have a chance to reduce your sentence."
"Madam, what are the remaining victims you are talking about? It has nothing to do with me. I know nothing." Huang Xiangjie avoided the light, frowned and said stubbornly.
"Well, I don't like you confessing either. The death penalty is more suitable for the murderer in this case. "Jiayi said, without staying for a second, she turned around and left the interrogation room.
Sanfu was left sitting opposite Huang Xiangjie, wasting 5 minutes with him.
Huang Xiangjie obviously didn't expect Yi Jiayi to let him go so easily. Since he was detained, the police had never interrogated him at all.
Even when he took the initiative to express his innocence to the arrogant detective opposite, the other party didn't pay much attention. He just took a hasty record for him and continued to waste time.
Are the detectives confident? But he didn't receive any news that he would be charged with murder, and he was always detained in the temporary detention center of the police station and was not transferred...
But if they were not confident, the police would not... Why did Fang leave him alone?
Did he think there was no need for interrogation?
Was he sure that he would not admit it and would be difficult to deal with?
Or did he think that he could be sent to the execution ground without his confession?
Huang Xiangjie's mouth was dry from the burning light. He had been worrying too much since he was caught. By now, two blisters had appeared at the corners of his mouth.
He leaned around the light to look at Tan Sanfu who was sitting opposite him, only to see that the cop was still as leisurely as he was during the day and didn't seem to care about him at all. He
kept licking his lips, but the lips that had just been moisturized would soon become dry and unbearable again.
He fell into a vicious cycle that he couldn't get out of. He kept repeating meaningless actions, making himself more and more anxious.
...
Outside the interrogation room, Wagner hung his hands at his sides, staring at Huang Xiangjie. His mind kept reminiscing about the way Wei Nianying looked when she was found.
His hands became two suppressed fists.
You Zhaohua turned out of the Group A office and prepared to smoke a cigarette. He saw a light coming from the direction of the interrogation room. He stopped and stared at the light thoughtfully for a few moments. Then he threw the lighter back into his pocket and walked back to the interrogation room with the cigarette in his mouth.
Sure enough, as soon as he stepped into the public area of the interrogation room, he saw Wagner standing at the door of interrogation room No. 1.
He walked over, stood beside Wagner, stared at Huang Xiangjie inside for a while, and then spoke:
"Have you found the key evidence? We are not far from solving the case, right? "
Wagner knew it was You Zhaohua just by the sound of his voice. He didn't turn around, but said 'hmm' and said sullenly:
"It's really hard not to beat him."