Thursday, April 4, 4224, 4:00 PM, Interrogation Room of the Anti-Ding Division.
"Sister Peng, it's nice to see you again!"
Across from Li Nan and Li Na, Peng Yuanyuan, whose head was wrapped in white gauze, smiled wryly and said, "Yes, Officer Li, it's been less than a month, and I didn't expect to see you here again. By the way, why aren't you avoiding suspicion this time?"
Li Nan smiled and said, "The last time Zhang Qiqi was murdered was a serious criminal case. This time it's a car bombing case, so I don't need to avoid suspicion."
"I heard you got promoted. Now I should call you Chief Li, right?" Although the wound on her head still throbbed, Peng Yuanyuan forced a smile. "When are you going to treat us to a meal to celebrate your promotion?"
"Once this matter is sorted out, I'll treat you to some pork ribs this time!"
"You're not eating vegetarian this time?"
"Haha, just gnaw on a little bone!"
After laughing, Li Nan got down to business, "We'll talk about the big bone later, Sister Peng, let's talk about today's events first!"
Peng Yuanyuan pointed to the thick bandage on her head, "I also want to know what happened? Today is Qingming Festival, and I was planning to go to my parents' graves to pay my respects this morning. Who knew that the back of the car would explode not far after we left the toll station? What exactly happened?"
Li Nan asked, "Did you notice anything unusual before you started driving?"
Peng Yuanyuan thought for a moment, "My KK is parked in the basement parking lot on the second floor. I usually don't drive it more than once a month. I only decided to drive it this time because I was going to the western suburbs to sweep the tombs. After getting in the car, I warmed it up and set off. I didn't notice anything unusual!"
"Didn't you check it counter-clockwise as the coach taught you?"
"Section Chief Li, are you kidding me? The basement is pitch black. How could I, a young woman, be so bored as to go around checking the car?"
Li Nan glanced at Li Na, who was covering her mouth and chuckling. It seemed to be true. Checking the vehicle before getting in was just like asking to read certain terms and conditions before agreeing to them. They were just there, but not many people would actually read them word for word.
Li Nan had already seen the photos and videos of the crime scene. Peng Yuanyuan's KK mobility scooter exploded in the trunk less than 2 kilometers from the toll station, with an explosive force equivalent to 500 grams of TNT.
Yang Bairong tested the explosive yield at the scene using an explosive yield measuring instrument, and the error was minimal.
The rear hatch of the car was blown open with a large hole, and the trunk area was almost completely destroyed by the shock wave and high temperature generated by the explosion.
Fortunately, the explosive device did not contain any lethal fragments. Peng Yuanyuan, who was in the driver's seat, only suffered minor skin damage to her forehead when the airbags deployed after she slammed on the brakes upon hearing the explosion.
According to preliminary analysis by the patrol officers at the scene and Yang Bairong, who arrived later, the explosion should have occurred on the top of the rear compartment, and the explosive device was most likely placed on the top of the rear compartment cover.
If Peng Yuanyuan had simply checked the car before getting in, the tragedy would not have happened.
Having learned from the previous case involving Zhang Qiqi, and considering the impact of the highly toxic mineral water barrel incident involving Gao Siming, Li Nan asked in a low voice, "Sister Peng, have you offended anyone recently?"
Peng Yuanyuan chuckled, "Someone like me who rarely leaves the house, who could I possibly offend? Oh right, Gao Siming should be one of them!"
"Yes, that's right, I guess so!"
Gao Siming and Peng Yuanyuan were originally just in a romantic relationship, so how did it escalate into a fight?
Li Nanjue couldn't quite understand the thoughts of these "older generation" people who were almost the same age as her.
If it's true that Peng Yuanyuan poisoned Gao Siming, and that's the cause, then it's plausible that Gao Siming would throw a bomb at Peng Yuanyuan as a consequence.
However, China has always implemented gun control. Although the explosive yield at the scene was not large, where could Gao Siming, who was partially disabled, get explosives equivalent to two small hand grenades?
Moreover, how could someone who is almost disabled evade surveillance and place the explosive charge in Peng Yuanyuan's car?
Also, how did he detonate the explosives?
The technical department is currently conducting further analysis of the ammunition composition and detonation method, and the results are expected to be available shortly.
As for the surveillance footage, Ma Jie has already contacted the Lakeside Community to retrieve the relevant basement surveillance footage.
Less than a month has passed since Zhang Qiqi's death, so the surveillance cameras in the Lakeside Community are probably still the same.
Li Nan had a headache just thinking about it. But when she thought about the surveillance footage, she felt like she had overlooked something. The surveillance footage? Zhang Qiqi?
What exactly did I miss?
...
Although only Peng Yuanyuan was injured in the car explosion caused by an unidentified explosive, it was still a serious incident.
After the incident, the top officials of Tanhua City contacted Xiong Yingjun immediately, demanding that the truth be found out as soon as possible.
Fortunately, traffic was light on the highway at the time of the accident, and the accident only directly affected Peng Yuanyuan's car.
The temporary patrol team set up next to the toll station arrived at the scene immediately and cordoned off the area. Apart from causing a two-hour road closure, there were no other impacts.
After obtaining the physical evidence, the technical department and the trace evidence department quickly began their work, analyzing the composition of the explosives and determining the cause of the explosion.
Among the numerous fragments at the scene, Yang Bairong was immediately drawn to one particular object.
It was a pink towel with a cartoon pattern printed on it. The towel was slightly scorched, but the pattern and some other conspicuous features still caught Yang Bairong's attention.
It wouldn't be surprising to find a towel like this in a woman's trunk, but what's going on with the towel being covered with countless red stains?
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