Chapter 8 Bloodstains [Is there not enough blood in this room? 】……
"Brother Zhengyi, is Cai Chengyong from the city?"
When Shen Qingye came up hurriedly with a map in hand, she saw Yue Lingchuan carrying a big bag filled with various buns, fried dough sticks and soy milk.
She paused.
Yue Lingchuan followed the direction of the voice, his eyebrows raised slightly, obviously a little surprised.
Wei Zhengyi asked, "People from the city? What people from the city?"
Shen Qingye nodded slightly to Yue Lingchuan, then turned to ask Wei Zhengyi: "I mean, where is Cai Chengyong's hometown? Has his family always lived in the city?"
"This..." Wei Zhengyi was a little confused for a moment and shook his head: "I really don't know. But I heard from the neighbors that Cai Chengyong has been there since he was a child. The registered address on his ID card is also here..."
Yue Lingchuan understood what Shen Qingye meant and shook his head: "No, that's not right."
"The factory where Cai Limin works is an old one. He joined the factory in the 1970s. At that time, people who worked in the factory could transfer their household registration.
"Cai Chengyong was born here, so his household registration is definitely here. But whether his hometown is here... is hard to say."
Wei Zhengyi's eyes lit up: "Are you saying that the place where Cai Chengyong's body was dismembered is likely in his hometown?"
Yue Lingchuan looked at Shen Qingye and said, "It's just a guess."
She picked up the map and told him her thoughts. Wei Zhengyi listened with his eyes getting brighter and brighter: "That makes sense. I'll go check it out now--"
"No need to check." Zhou Qiming closed the door of the interrogation room and walked out: "I have inquired before. Cai Liming joined the factory in 1977 and moved his household registration here at that time. His hometown is Baofang County."
"Is it Caipo Village, Baofang County?" Shen Qingye couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Qiming looked at her in surprise and nodded: "Yes, how did you know?"
Shen Qingye pointed at the map and said, "Caipo Village is very close to where he dumped the body for the first time, and the locations where he dumped the body several times afterwards were not far from Caipo Village either."
She raised her head and looked at everyone: "If we go from the factory to Caipo Village, and then use Caipo Village as the crime scene, and then dump the body in the surrounding area and return, this time is enough."
Zhou Qiming listened to her well-organized analysis and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration: "This is incredible. We have a female detective on our team."
Shen Qingye smiled and said, "Brother Qiming, you are exaggerating. I just noticed it when I was looking at the map just now. Brother Qiming, you guys caught the suspect based on the clues, which is really amazing."
Zhou Qiming laughed twice, and Yue Lingchuan patted his shoulder: "Okay, the two of you stop bragging about each other, pack up your things and get ready to go."
Wei Zhengyi and Zhou Qiming immediately responded with high energy. There was no trace of their listless and tired look just now.
Zhou Qiming went to the interrogation room to call Jiang Cheng, and Yue Lingchuan greeted Wei Zhengyi and was about to leave.
Shen Qingye looked at their backs, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
"Captain Yue!" After hesitating for a while, she finally called out.
Yue Lingchuan turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Shen Qingye asked: "Can I go with you?"
Yue Lingchuan's eyebrows slowly raised, and before he spoke, he had already revealed a polite fake smile on his face, and declined politely: "This is inconvenient... Our field work is still very hard, and if we encounter a dangerous situation... I will not be able to explain it, right?"
Wei Zhengyi also said: "Yes, Xiao Shen, if you are curious about the case, I will tell you when I come back. There is no need to go there specially."
Shen Qingye looked at Yue Lingchuan and insisted: "I am not afraid of hard work. Besides, the suspect has been caught, so there shouldn't be any danger." She paused: "Even if there is danger, I have the ability to protect myself."
Yue Lingchuan believed this. From the way she jumped down from the building yesterday, it was clear that she had been training hard.
This girl is calm and collected in any situation, but also very perceptive and quite talented in criminal investigation. If it were normal, Yue Lingchuan wouldn't mind training a newcomer.
only……
His smile deepened, and he was about to refuse again. Shen Qingye seemed to know what he was worried about, and said, "I just want to go over and take a look. I will bear any consequences myself."
The smile on Yue Lingchuan's face slowly faded, and his dark eyes looked at her solemnly. Shen Qingye's jaw was tight, and his lips were pursed into a straight line: "I won't cause any trouble for you."
Her back was straight, her chin slightly raised, and her eyes were unusually firm.
“This…” Wei Zhengyi looked at Yue Lingchuan, then at Shen Qingye, scratched his head, and said hesitantly: “Boss, why don’t we… take her with us? There’s no danger anyway…”
Yue Lingchuan glared at him, as if he was annoyed by his meddling. Wei Zhengyi smiled awkwardly and said nothing more.
Shen Qingye saw this and drooped her eyelashes. Just when she was thinking of giving up, she heard the man's helpless voice: "Let's go."
Shen Qingye looked up suddenly, Yue Lingchuan narrowed his eyes, put his hands in his pockets, and said lazily: "Let me make it clear first, follow the instructions and don't run around."
Shen Qingye's eyes lit up instantly, with a smile on his face, and he responded crisply, "Yes! Brother Chuan!"
Wei Zhengyi also laughed, patted his chest as he walked, and said to her: "Don't worry, follow us, I will protect you."
Shen Qingye also smiled: "Thank you, Brother Zhengyi."
Only Yue Lingchuan on the side glanced at Wei Zhengyi, snorted and laughed, thinking that this silly boy didn't even know who was protecting whom.
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Yue Lingchuan’s jeep has a lot of space, just right for five people.
It takes only more than an hour to drive from the team to Caipo Village. On the way, Shen Qingye listened to them sorting out the clues of the case and gained a deeper understanding of the case.
The car stopped in front of the muddy road outside the village. After Zhou Qiming found out where Cai Chengyong's home was, the group walked through the village and headed towards the end of the village.
Wei Zhengyi looked around and said, "There are so few people in this village, and the houses are in a state of disrepair."
Zhou Qiming said: "The young people have gone out to work, but there are still people in the village."
Jiang Cheng suddenly said: "With fewer people, it is easier to commit the crime."
The group of people looked at each other in bewilderment. That was right. If the noise of dismembering a body was so loud in a crowded place, the neighbors would report it in a matter of minutes.
As they walked, they soon arrived at Cai Chengyong's house.
"Is it here?" Wei Zhengyi frowned, finding it hard to believe.
In front of me is a typical rural courtyard, surrounded by high walls. Once the gate is locked, it becomes an isolated space from the world.
The area outside the door was also very spacious. The bricks that were laid on the ground in the past could be vaguely seen, but now it was overgrown with weeds that had grown to the height of an adult's calf.
Zhou Qiming was also a little hesitant: "Are there really people living in a place like this?"
Yue Lingchuan said: "Is there anyone here? Let's go in and take a look first."
As he spoke, he strode forward through the grass, followed closely by Jiang Cheng and Shen Qingye.
The lock on the gate was old and had some rust on it. They were here to investigate the scene, so everyone wore gloves.
Wei Zhengyi pried open the lock and pushed the door open. He saw that the weeds in the yard were no thinner than those outside, and the spider webs in the corners of the house were unusually dense. The whole yard exuded a desolate atmosphere. The only thing that seemed to be growing fairly strong was a persimmon tree in the corner.
Zhou Qiming and Jiang Cheng looked at each other: "This..."
Yue Lingchuan also frowned, feeling something was not right: "Let's go in and take a look first."
On the left and right sides of the yard are the pigpen and the kitchen respectively, and in the front is a main room for entertaining guests; on both sides of the main room are the bedrooms for living.
They started from the main room. As soon as they pushed open the door, a cloud of dust mixed with a musty smell hit them in the face. Everyone couldn't help but turn their heads away, fanning themselves in front of their faces with their hands, and coughing a few times.
When the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, they walked in. Looking up, they saw that the tables, chairs and benches in the room were covered with a thick layer of dust. Zhou Qiming raised his hand and wiped it, looking at the black ash on his fingers, he clicked his tongue twice: "It doesn't look like anyone has lived here recently."
Jiang Cheng frowned: "I'll go to the bedroom and take a look."
Wei Zhengyi also followed him to the kitchen.
Yue Lingchuan looked around the room and asked, "How long has it been since Cai Chengyong and his family came back?"
Zhou Qiming raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose, and said, "When I asked for directions just now, I asked casually, and they said that they only came back once during the Qingming Festival two years ago, and they didn't come back during the Chinese New Year last year or this year."
"It's been almost two years. No wonder." Yue Lingchuan sighed deeply. He glanced at the furnishings in the house and said, "Since we're here, let's see if we can find any clues."
Shen Qingye frowned.
From the time she entered the door until now, she had not heard any strange sounds, which made her doubt her guess.
However, he has not yet figured out the scope of use of this ability, and Shen Qingye will not rely on it too much. Following Yue Lingchuan's words, he also started the search.
The house is an old one built several decades ago, and the furnishings inside are very simple. There is a square table, several benches, and a large cabinet placed against the wall at the innermost part of the room.
Shen Qingye put all his other thoughts behind him and looked along the wall inch by inch.
Cai Liming joined the factory in 1977, got married in 1978, and gave birth to Cai Chengyong in 1980. Later, probably because he made some money, he painted the walls of his house white. But after so many years, the wall paint has already fallen off in some places, revealing the yellowish-brown mud wall behind it.
Shen Qingye was staring at the wall intently when he suddenly heard a cry of surprise: "Found it!"
She quickly turned around and saw Zhou Qiming squatting under the square table, looking up at something.
Yue Lingchuan strode over and Shen Qingye followed closely.
Zhou Qiming poked his head out from under the table: "I saw a bloodstain under the table, but it's not very obvious - is there any in the evidence bag?"
Shen Qingye quickly responded: "Yes!"
She handed over the things she was carrying, and Zhou Qiming took out a small knife and carefully cut off the piece of wood with blood on it.
Zhou Qiming stood up and looked at the small piece of wood and sighed: "This little bit of blood, I don't know if it has anything to do with our case."
"Whether it's related or not, we'll know after we go back and do some tests."
Seeing that the case had made some progress, Shen Qingye became excited. He put away the evidence bag and continued the investigation. Jiang Cheng and Wei Zhengyi found no clues in the bedroom and kitchen, so they joined them in the main room. They found bloodstains in several other remote places, and the room suddenly became noisy:
"Here, here! This area seems to be the same!"
"Xiao Shen, Xiao Shen, here I am, the evidence bag!"
The originally silent house suddenly came alive. Shen Qingye was busy all the time when an old, sleepy and impatient voice suddenly exploded in his ears:
"What are you arguing about? What are you arguing about?"
Shen Qingye stopped suddenly.
"Where did you come from, you little thief? What are you chirping for? I was sleeping soundly, but you woke me up."
Wei Zhengyi was still calling out from the other end without even turning around: "Xiao Shen, Xiao Shen! Come quickly, there's also a piece here, an evidence bag!"
Shen Qingye was stunned, and before he could react, the old voice said again:
"What am I talking about? It's just a bloodstain. Why are you making such a fuss?" The voice yawned lazily and said indifferently, "Isn't there enough blood in this room?"
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