Chapter 112 112 There is blood on the blade, just solidified...
After carefully looking at the photo, Guan Xia turned to look at the suspect's identity information.
Name: Wu Xiaozhen, gender: female, lives in Dongrao Village, Shanrao Township, Yongning County, Jianyang City, Dingyuan Province. She is 42 years old, unmarried, and unemployed. Her parents run a small farm. She usually helps out on the farm and makes a living by slaughtering pigs for people during festivals. On December 28, 2019, she got into a fight with several people and caused minor injuries to others. She was criminally detained and sentenced to 9 months in prison. Due to her good behavior in prison, she was released on August 2, 2020.
As for the scar on her face, it was from when Wu Xiaozhen was 8 years old and taking a nap at her grandmother's house. The naughty kids in the village played around and set the haystack on fire, causing the fire and she was burned by the falling sparks.
Due to the urgency of the matter, the identity information of the suspect is not detailed, and a lot of information is glossed over. Only the fighting incident at the end of 2019 occupies a relatively large amount of space.
Several people almost huddled together, carefully looking at the thin pieces of paper.
According to the information, the reason why the criminal suspect Wu Xiaozhen got into a fight was because her niece was having a one-year-old birthday party. During the party, the child was taken away to play by an adult male who was her cousin. Wu Xiaozhen was worried when she learned about it later, so she went to look for him. As a result, she found her niece being molested by her cousin, whom she was quite familiar with, in a remote corner, so she beat him up in anger.
During the fight between the two, the cousin's family heard the news and came to stop them, but they were beaten up as well. After the police arrived and pulled people apart, they found that many people were slightly injured. The cousin was even beaten to the point of having a ruptured kidney, so he was criminally detained and sentenced to nine months in prison.
After watching what happened, Pang Le couldn't help but say, "Although it's a bit inappropriate to say this, Wu Xiaozhen did a really good job on this matter. If it were me, I would probably be even more ruthless. What kind of nonsense is this? To attack a relative's one-year-old child is inhumane. A ruptured kidney is still good. If it were me, I might even want to physically castrate him."
Zhong Xiaoyu was also furious. "Although killing is wrong, let's just talk about the facts. In this case, Wu Xiaozhen did a great job."
Guan Xia didn't say anything, but nodded as well. She put herself in the other person's shoes. Although she was not good at fighting, if she really encountered that kind of situation, she would probably get angry and pick up something to hit the person without caring about the consequences.
"Now the motive for the murder is very clear," Xu Nian said after the excited Pang Le and Zhong Xiaoyu calmed down. "Wu Xiaozhen was a victim of this kind of incident when she was young, so she felt sympathy and resonance for the other victims and killed them."
"I have another guess," Wang Yu said. "Logic dictates that victims seeking revenge would typically turn their knives against their perpetrators. But Wu Xiaozhen didn't do that. He killed the perpetrator's elders, their fathers. I suspect the perpetrator's father may have done something after Wu Xiaozhen was injured, causing Wu Xiaozhen to harbor even greater hatred for him than for the perpetrator himself."
Guan Xia nodded thoughtfully, and many images subconsciously came to her mind, such as the perpetrator's father being unreasonable and threatening to commit suicide, or using money and force to coerce Wu Xiaozhen. This made Wu Xiaozhen's memory so deep. When she grew up, her hatred for the perpetrator's father far exceeded that for the perpetrator himself.
Xu Nian said, "I have the same suspicion, but we'll know for sure once we catch the suspect. Now that we've confirmed his identity and have solid evidence, it won't be very useful to continue watching the surveillance footage. I'm planning to interrogate the suspect we brought back. Who wants to come with me?"
Everyone's minds were preoccupied with the case at hand. They had little interest in the middle-aged man, whose case lacked any suspense and whose mental state was unstable. So, no one spoke. After a few seconds, Jiang Yingyao spoke up again, "I'll go. Judging from the suspect's mental state, it should be easy to get him to confess. Let's make a quick decision. Maybe we can catch Wu Xiaozhen soon."
Xu Nian handed the information to Wang Yu beside him and left with Jiang Yingyao.
Zhong Xiaoyu followed the two figures and took a few glances, with a look of eagerness on her face. Two minutes later, she couldn't help but pull Pang Le and said, "I haven't seen a police interrogation scene yet. I'm a little curious. Do you want to go?"
Pang Le shook his head with disinterest. "I've seen it several times, especially when the suspect is an adult male. He keeps repeating the same words over and over again, saying that everything is forced upon him by others and he has no choice. I'm too lazy to listen. If you want to go, go ahead. I'd rather play games in the air-conditioned room."
Zhong Xiaoyu was helpless, but fortunately Wang Yu was willing to accompany her.
As soon as the four of them left, the office, which had been quite lively, suddenly became deserted.
Pang Le checked the charging status of his phone and saw that it was not fully charged. He found a place to sit down boredly, and asked with his legs spread out, "This is the first time we have some free time while investigating a case. They are all busy, so what should we do? Are you guys sleepy? Or should we catch up on some sleep?"
Guan Xia finally realized what Pang Le said. After only sleeping for a few hours the night before, she stayed up all night last night. However, since the case they were investigating was too exciting, there was constant new information all night, which made people forget the passage of time.
After taking a look at her own state, Guan Xia stretched and simply walked to the window to look at the distant scenery. She replied, "I'm fine. I think the sleepiness has passed. I feel quite energetic now."
Ji An also found a chair and sat down and said, "I'm used to staying up late. I'd better go to bed at night, otherwise my sleep schedule might be reversed."
It was the time of the morning when the sun was not that strong yet, but the temperature was already very high. Guan Xia looked at the refraction of light in the distance, which looked like faint steaming heat, relieving the fatigue of her eyes while clearing her mind and daydreaming.
But because of the continuous news that came in all night, even if Guan Xia didn't think about it actively, his mind was still spinning and he was a little confused.
Sometimes he was speculating wildly about the reason why Wu Xiaozhen had targeted the newly deceased, and sometimes he was imagining the grand scene of more and more people joining in the hunt for Wu Xiaozhen. Just as Guan Xia was becoming more and more absorbed in his thoughts, a somewhat shabby van suddenly rushed towards the gate of the Tong'an Branch police station.
The car was driving too fast, and even after braking, it slid forward a little due to inertia and directly hit the railing at the door that was not raised.
The security guard who was sitting in the guardhouse at the door instinctively came out to inquire. Upon seeing this scene, he immediately became alert. Instead of moving forward, he kept a distance and shouted, "Who are you? Get out of the car, get out now."
Hearing some noisy movement, Pang Le and Ji An came over and asked curiously, "What's going on?"
Guan Xia looked at the van and felt something was amiss. She casually replied, "A car was trying to drive in and broke the railing at the gate. The security guard at the gate is questioning us."
While the two were talking, the person in the driver's seat had already gotten out of the car swiftly. When they saw the man's height and appearance, everyone, including Ji An, took a breath of cold air at the same time.
The reason was simple. The visitor turned out to be Captain Yang, who was leading his men to hunt down the criminal suspect Wu Xiaozhen throughout the city.
There was nothing special about looking at the photo, but now seeing the real person, nearly 1.9 meters tall, holding a boning knife used for slaughtering pigs, with a large scar on his left cheek and an expressionless face, he gave people a very strong sense of oppression. Even from such a long distance, and from a high vantage point, Guan Xia felt a little weak in the knees when she saw him.
But after all, Guan Xia had experienced some big situations, so he remained calm. He reacted very quickly, turned around, picked up his cell phone and called Xu Nian.
Pang Le also contacted Team Yang immediately, but Ji An had already turned around and rushed out.
Guan Xia was anxious, afraid that Ji An would suffer any harm. Even though she knew she was of no use, she subconsciously followed. While running, she waited for the call to be connected and quickly said to Xu Nian, "Wu Xiaozhen is here, right at the police station gate. There is only one security guard on the scene. Sister Ji has already rushed out. Come quickly."
Pang Le briefly explained the situation and hung up the phone, then passed Guan Xia and chased after Ji An.
Guan Xia was slow, and by the time he reached the lobby on the first floor, the two had already rushed out the door and disappeared.
Guan Xia was so worried that her heart was lifted up in her throat. Fortunately, she heard the chaotic and hurried footsteps coming from upstairs. She knew that Xu Nian and the others had arrived, and she felt a little relieved.
Originally, Guan Xia thought that Wu Xiaozhen came with a knife. Although he thought it was unlikely, he subconsciously thought that she was taking advantage of the fact that Captain Yang and his men were lured away to attack them.
Unexpectedly, when she rushed out of the door, she saw Wu Xiaozhen throwing down the knife, lying on the ground with her hands behind her back, waiting to be handcuffed.
Ji An had already resigned from the police force, and Pang Le was not a policeman. Neither of them had handcuffs, but they still subconsciously rushed over, each holding one of Wu Xiaozhen to the ground.
Although Wu Xiaozhen was under control, Guan Xia didn't dare get too close to her because of her height and fighting ability. From a few meters away, she asked, "What's going on? Are you here to turn yourself in?"
Before Ji An and Pang Le could answer, the security guard beside them said happily with a flushed face, "Yes, they came to turn themselves in. I originally thought they were going to attack the police station, which scared me. But when they came out, this guy threw the knife away without saying a word and lay there. Wow, this big guy is really scary."
Guan Xia couldn't tell from the security guard's excited expression and tone that he was frightened. He was currently talking incessantly about the scene just now, while looking at Wu Xiaozhen curiously.
The others arrived quickly. While these two sentences were being said, Xu Nian and his men arrived. Without asking any questions, they handcuffed Wu Xiaozhen first. After Jiang Yingyao and Wang Yu escorted her inside, they turned around and asked, "Are you turning yourself in?"
Guan Xia was about to answer when the security guard beside her excitedly interrupted her and described the scene again.
Ji An took out a pair of gloves from his pocket, put them on, picked up the knife that Wu Xiaozhen had thrown aside, looked at it, and said, "There's blood on the blade, it's just solidified. It must be the murder weapon."
The security guard exclaimed, "Good fellow! He came to surrender himself with a weapon! This is the first time I've seen such a thing in so many years."
The security guard was a chatterbox, but he was very tactful and only sighed a few times without asking about the case.
Xu Nian also took out a pair of gloves and put them on. He took the weapon from Ji An's hand and looked at it carefully. He then gently twisted the bloodstains on the blade with his fingers, and then walked towards the building with the knife.
After entering the hall and finding no one else around, Xu Niancai said, "I just took a look. There are fingerprints on the knife handle, and the blood has just coagulated. It looks like Wu Xiaozhen surrendered right after leaving the crime scene. If it were the crime scene Xiao Chen mentioned earlier, the blood wouldn't be in this state. I guess she killed a fourth person."
Guan Xia took a subconscious look. It was only 11:02 in the morning. Less than 12 hours had passed since the second murderer's body was found last night, but there were already four deaths. Wu Xiaozhen was truly the most brutal and decisive murderer in the cases she had experienced.
She is now more and more curious about Wu Xiaozhen's experience. Guan Xia still remembers that Wu Xiaozhen committed her first crime on October 1, 2009. As she is 42 years old this year, she was 27 years old in 2009, and 19 years have passed since she was injured at the age of 8.
What caused her to start killing people at the age of 27? Even the first person she killed was not the family of the naughty child who hurt her when she was a child.
Or perhaps, the case in 2009 was not her first crime. She had killed people before, but it was not discovered.
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