Chapter 208 Valentine's Day Murder (Part 2)
Mai Shaozhen continued, "The deceased had sexual intercourse before her death. I originally speculated that maybe they had an accident while playing SM-style sexual intercourse with bondage, but we did not find any traces of rope binding on the deceased, so we can rule out sexual asphyxiation caused by sexual intercourse. The murderer strangled her to death with brute force, which was very cruel."
She paused, picked up the document and handed it to Han Jianye, then continued, "The results of the toxicology analysis of the deceased showed that everything was normal. This case left us with quite a lot of physical evidence. We extracted skin flakes from her fingernails that did not belong to her. It is very likely that she scratched them off the murderer's face or hands when she resisted. From this, it can be inferred that the murderer must have resistance wounds left by the deceased."
As soon as Han Jianye and Ye Bai walked out of Mai Shaozhen's office, the cell phone rang rapidly.
The caller ID showed Su Wan, and there was a hint of urgency in his voice: "Hello, Brother Han, someone claiming to be the deceased's boyfriend called the deceased just now, and I happened to answer the call. I have summoned him to the police station for questioning."
Ye Bai raised his eyebrows, with a hint of doubt in his tone: "The call was from the boyfriend of the deceased? So, the murderer is really not the boyfriend of the deceased?"
Han Jianye nodded slightly, his expression serious: "It is possible that you are right. They may not be a couple. Let's go back and take a look at the situation."
At the same time, Xie Li'an, who claimed to be the deceased's boyfriend, was sitting in the interrogation room of the police station, feeling very uneasy.
He had just learned from the police that his girlfriend had died in a hotel on Valentine's Day. This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for him, making him unbelievable and unable to accept it.
When Ye Bai saw Xie Li'an for the first time, he felt that he was different from the man in the surveillance video in terms of height and body shape, and was obviously not the same person.
Han Jianye asked him, "What did you say to Xue Xinshu the last time you contacted him?"
"Today is Valentine's Day, so I definitely want to go out on a date with her. She told me that she had to work overtime tonight and didn't know what time she would be able to leave. She told me to wait for her message. I waited until midnight but she didn't contact me, so I called her. I didn't expect that she would..."
Xie Li'an hesitated to speak, obviously very angry about being cuckolded.
"So do you know what your girlfriend does?"
“Skin care sales.”
"Besides you, have you met any of her friends of the opposite sex?"
"No, our relationship is very stable. I don't know what I did wrong to make her cheat on me with others and go to the hotel. I... hehe..."
Speaking of this, Xie Li'an was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Ye Bai raised another key question: "Excuse me, does Xue Xinshu have two mobile phones?"
Xie Li'an answered without hesitation: "Yes, she has a secondary machine for work, and I am not allowed to touch it normally."
Ye Bai handed the deceased's cell phone to him for identification, and Xie Li'an quickly pointed out that the cell phone left at the scene was Xue Xinshu's personal cell phone.
Now, Han Jianye and the others can be sure that Xue Xinshu did have two mobile phones, and the other one was most likely taken away by the murderer.
Su Wan said thoughtfully: "So, the deceased should have used a work phone to chat with the murderer."
He paused, then added: "Could it be the deceased's client?"
Han Jianye also felt that this speculation made sense. Su Wan looked at Ye Bai and said with a smile: "You are right, they are not a couple."
Ye Bai was also a little surprised: "I just think it's very likely that a couple came to book a room on Valentine's Day, but they came in separately, which feels a bit deliberate. However, this situation does exist for real couples."
At this time, Liao Wei called Han Jianye and said, "Captain Han, we found out from the surveillance footage that the suspect walked 20 meters forward after leaving the hotel and took a taxi. We are contacting the owner to learn more about the situation."
"Okay, contact me anytime if there is any new information." Han Jianye hung up the phone and asked Xie Li'an to identify the man in the surveillance video. He felt that everything was possible.
Xie Li'an stared at the man in the video, examining him again and again.
He did not immediately deny that he did not know the person, but frowned first and then looked at the other person intently.
In their opinion, this reaction obviously means that they think this person looks like someone familiar, but because the other person is wearing a mask, they are not sure and need to identify carefully.
Han Jianye asked in a deep voice: "Do you know the man in the video?"
Xie Li'an's expression became slightly solemn. After a moment's silence, he said, "It does look a bit like someone, but I'm not sure if it's him."
Han Jianye pressed on: "Who is it? Just tell me."
Xie Li'an looked up at Han Jianye, and said hesitantly, "The man in the surveillance video looks a bit like a friend of mine, his name is Ruan Xia."
Han Jianye raised his eyebrows slightly: "Has he ever met your girlfriend? Or have you ever gone out to eat together?"
"A few times." Xie Li'an replied.
Han Jianye nodded: "Do you know where he lives? Send him a message and ask him what he is doing?"
"Now...send it now? He should be sleeping at this time, right?" Xie Li'an hesitated.
Han Jianye thought for a moment, and then made a decisive decision: "You lead the way, we will go outside his house first, and then you can send him a message."
Ye Bai also thought this method was feasible and agreed, "Yes, this is safer."
"Okay then." Xie Li'an responded, "Ruan Xia lives in an apartment building called Shouxi on Jianshe Road."
So, with Xie Li'an leading the way, the group set off immediately, not missing any possibility.
Not long after they set off, Si Yue called Han Jianye: "Captain Han, we found the taxi driver. He said that he did pick up a customer near Hongnan Theme Hotel and took him to Jianshe Road."
As soon as these words came out, Han Jianye's eyes lit up instantly: "What a coincidence?"
Si Yue was a little confused: "Captain Han, from what you said, did you find any clues?"
"That's right." Han Jianye continued, "You can go directly to Jianshe Road now. We are already on the way."
After Han Jianye hung up the phone, he turned to look at Su Wan and Ye Bai, and said firmly: "It seems that it was Ruan Xia."
Ye Bai and Su Wan looked at each other, both with incredible expressions on their faces.
Their eyes met, seeming to silently convey the same shocked thought: Could it be that his brother slept with his friend's girlfriend?
Xie Li'an looked extremely ugly at this moment. He kept a tense face and said nothing all the way.
His heavy expression did not ease at all until they arrived at the downstairs of Suki Apartment on Jianshe Road.