Chapter 26: The Viper Murder Case (5) The Closed Room Murder Case…
"This is not just a love of cleanliness, this is mysophobia," Sang Luo said, "At least one person in their family is a mysophobia person. Mysophobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder often appear at the same time. In addition, from what they just said, it can be seen that this family is very concerned about their reputation. Such families are usually extremely repressed."
"What is mysophobia? What is obsessive-compulsive disorder?" Xie Ling'er asked curiously.
Sang Luo gave her some popular science, and Xie Ling'er's eyes widened immediately: "Wow, there is such a disease in the world, I have never heard of it. Sang Luo, how do you know so much? Is there a doctor in your family?"
Sang Luo didn't know what to say, so he just smiled. Xie Ling'er said to herself, "In short, No. 10's family can be ruled out. They have a high social status and high income. They are a very respectable family. They have no reason to harm He Taohua. The only suspect right now is Fu Ainong. We just need to wait for Captain Liao to bring back the results of the fingerprint identification. If Fu Ainong's fingerprints are found in the victim's home, then it can be basically determined that he was the one who did it!"
Perhaps because of excitement, Xie Ling'er's voice accidentally became a little higher, which was heard by the neighbors nearby. The neighbors gathered around and asked if they had found the murderer. Sang Luo immediately frowned, said she had nothing to say, and pushed the crowd away to walk out.
After the two walked for a distance, they could still hear the neighbors' discussions behind them. Because of the commotion just now, many neighbors ran out of their homes to watch the excitement, and everyone was saying that the murderer had been found.
"I just heard from the policewoman herself that the murderer is that damn old man number 8!"
"Yes, yes. I saw with my own eyes two policemen taking the old man away this morning. He didn't even have any clothes on!"
"Oh, I was wondering why his house was locked. Turns out he was arrested by the police. Good job! He's such a lazy guy. His house is always full of bugs. I feel ashamed to live in the same alley with him!"
"That's right. With him around, we couldn't live in peace. One time, my wife and I were doing that, and suddenly I saw a face outside the window. I was so scared that I almost fainted. Guess what—it turned out to be that damn old man peeking at us!"
"I really hope he gets sentenced to death sooner rather than later. It would be like getting rid of a threat to us. It's just a pity for Taohua. Such a good person, so young, how could he die?"
"Yes, why was He Taohua the one who died?"
Why was He Taohua the one who died?
Sang Luo's ears caught this sentence. There must be a hidden meaning in this sentence. It seemed to be saying that it was not He Taohua who died, but someone else.
She turned around and rushed back, trying to find out who said this. Everyone was scared by her and scattered, going back to their homes. Sang Luo stood in the alley in a daze. The noise of the crowd just now was too chaotic, with men, women, young and old. She couldn't tell who was speaking based on just that one sentence. She only remembered that it was a man's voice.
Xie Ling'er said frustratedly: "Sang Luo, I just made a mistake. I didn't keep it a secret..."
Sang Luo held her hand: "It doesn't matter, you just said that Fu Ainong is a suspect, they were just chatting after dinner, it won't affect the investigation of the case."
While Sang Luo was comforting Xie Ling'er, he was thinking about another thing in his heart. Fu Ainong was a person with many bad habits. It could be said that he was hated by everyone. If there was really someone who deserved to die in this alley, the neighbors would definitely choose Fu Ainong.
So, could it be that killing He Taohua was not the murderer's original intention? The murderer originally wanted to kill Fu Ainong, but ended up killing He Taohua and her daughter by mistake.
That's why he said that just now.
Sang Luo then remembered another thing—Zheng Wutong’s family had obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Can such a family really tolerate being neighbors with Fu Ainong? There is only one room between the two families. The stench from Fu Ainong's house will inevitably affect Zheng Wutong's family. Moreover, this house is Zheng Wutong's own house, not a rented house, so it is not easy to move out. Could it be that Zheng Wutong really couldn't stand this sloppy guy and decided to kill him...
Seeing Sang Luo lost in thought, Xie Ling'er called out to her, "Hey! Sang Luo, what are you thinking about?"
"Oh," Sang Luo came back to his senses and touched his nose, "I think I must investigate Zheng Wutong's family tomorrow."
Xie Ling'er was very surprised: "Their family? Why? Their family should be the least likely to do such a thing, right? Such a respectable family, with everything they have, how could they do such a thing?"
"People have more than one side," Sang Luo shook his head, "the side that is not shown to others is often the most terrifying."
A day's investigation was over, and Sang Luo sent Xie Ling'er home. When she returned, she saw Baiyun County People's Hospital not far away. She remembered that Nie Yu was still hospitalized there. After all, he had a seizure during the interrogation today, and she was also responsible. It was reasonable for her to go see him, so she walked towards the hospital.
Sang Luo bought a few bags of fruit from the fruit shop downstairs from the hospital and carried them into the hospital. She identified herself, asked for Nie Yu's room number, and walked straight up and pushed open Nie Yu's room.
Due to Nie Yu's special situation, the hospital arranged a separate ward for him. Sang Luo pushed the door open, but saw that the bed was empty, the window was wide open, and the curtains were blown all over the place - Nie Yu jumped out of the window and ran away!
Where is Yuan Xiaohu? Sang Luo was so angry that she stamped her feet and shouted Yuan Xiaohu's name. Yuan Xiaohu agreed and ran out of the men's restroom of the hospital. Seeing the scene in the ward, he was also scared and broke into a cold sweat.
Sang Luo asked him what happened, and he explained aggrievedly: "I saw that he fell asleep just now, so I went to the toilet! Our team is short of staff, and I am the only one to accompany the bed, and there is no one to take turns with me. I have been watching him all day, and my bladder is about to explode. How could I have thought that he would run away while I was in the toilet? He was clearly snoring just now..."
Sang Luo didn't bother to talk about those trivial things and pulled Yuan Xiaohu to chase after him. They ran to the position below the ward window, which was a flower bed with a series of footprints. It seemed that Nie Yu was not injured after jumping down and could still run. Fortunately, this was only the second floor and the height was not high.
The two followed the footprints and finally reached the moat. Nie Yu was standing by the river, deep in thought, looking like he had lost all hope in life. Yuan Xiaohu hurriedly called out to him:
"Hey - don't do anything stupid!"
Seeing the two people coming, Nie Yu jumped into the river without hesitation, and Yuan Xiaohu followed closely and jumped into the river.
The river water was icy cold and Nie Yu sank as soon as he entered the water. Yuan Xiaohu grabbed his armpits from behind and brought him out of the water. Nie Yu kept struggling and Yuan Xiaohu also had some difficulty. Sang Luo did not know how to swim and stood on the shore, anxiously unable to get down.
Nie Yu struggled for several minutes, but was eventually overwhelmed by Yuan Xiaohu and was dragged ashore by him. Both of them were exhausted and panting. Sang Luo helped Nie Yu up and asked, "Why did you jump into the river just now?"
Nie Yu said sadly: "My wife and children are dead. What's the point of me living alone in this world? You shouldn't have saved me and let me die!"
"If you die, there will be one less person in this world who cares about the truth!" Sang Luo looked into his eyes seriously and said, "They were murdered! The case has not been solved yet, and the truth is still unknown. Don't you want to know who the real murderer is?"
Nie Yu thought for a while, then laughed sadly: "Yeah, I'm so stupid. How could I forget such an important thing? If I meet them down there in the future, and they ask me who hurt them, what should I say?"
Yuan Xiaohu also sat up, and the two of them comforted him for a long time before Nie Yu regained his senses. He promised the two of them not to act stupidly again. Yuan Xiaohu took him back to the ward and asked his master to look after him so that he could rest for a while.
After finishing all this, Sang Luo finally returned home. She was actually a little confused. Was Nie Yu's jumping into the river a show? Although Nie Yu's suspicion had been mostly eliminated, his behavior just now was still a little strange. He didn't jump earlier or later, but waited until Yuan Xiaohu caught up to him before jumping, as if to ensure that the police would definitely rescue him.
Was all this he did to establish a sentimental persona? Sang Luo rubbed her brows. She had read too much modern news, so it was inevitable that she would think too much.
It was late at night and Sang Luo fell into a deep sleep. At 11:58 pm, the alarm clock woke her up again. This time, Sang Luo got up skillfully, turned off the alarm clock, walked quickly to the table, and looked at the dictionary intently.
At twelve o'clock, the dictionary began to turn pages, and finally stopped at a certain page. A word on this page began to glow -
【Hole】
Hole? Sang Luo immediately started to think about what this meant. Was it a word like "insight" or a physical hole? Holes also come in different sizes. Was it a train hole or a rat hole?
She couldn't figure it out for a moment, and she was too sleepy at the moment, so she had to think about it tomorrow and went back to bed to continue sleeping.
The next morning, Sang Luo came to the unit with a lot of thoughts about the "hole". Everyone gathered together, and Xie Ling'er told Sang Luo a piece of news. This morning, the forensic doctor disassembled the clothes on He Taohua's body and found Nie Yu's accident insurance policy, which was sewed into her underwear. Because it was sewn too hidden, it was not discovered the first time.
Sang Luo nodded, which once again proved that Nie Yu was not lying.
Nie Yu was discharged from the hospital this morning and temporarily stayed in a nearby hotel. Ma Shi Tu and Yuan Xiaohu also ended their care and asked a colleague from the second team to look after Nie Yu in the hotel. Now everyone has gathered, just waiting for Captain Liao to come back with the fingerprint identification results.
Yuan Xiaohu rubbed his hands expectantly: "I dare say that there is definitely Fu Ainong's fingerprint among those fingerprints. He was in the crime scene and he released the snake! Ha, I felt that he was not right the first time I saw him! You guys just wait and call me the great detective!"
Everyone laughed when seeing Yuan Xiaohu's confident look. Although the final result might not be what he expected, Ma Shi Tu admired his enthusiasm to solve the case.
After chatting for a while, Captain Liao finally came back. He put the fingerprint identification results on the table without saying a word, and motioned for everyone to look at them. Ma Shi Tu was the first to pick it up. After reading the contents on it, he put the results down heavily:
"Those dozen fingerprints all belonged to He Taohua and Nie Yu. No third person's fingerprints were found."
Everyone's expression changed. The case became more difficult. Xie Ling'er analyzed, "There are no fingerprints of a third person in the room, so there are three possibilities: one, Nie Yu is the murderer; two, the murderer wore gloves and shoe covers when entering the scene to poison; three, the murderer did not enter the victim's home at all."
Gloves and shoe covers? Sang Luo immediately thought of Zheng Wutong's family who lived at No. 10. They were mysophobic and kept the floor spotless. They should have prepared shoe covers in case someone came to visit...
Yuan Xiaohu was very disappointed: "The murderer could poison without entering the scene? To be honest, I don't think Fu Ainong has the brains to do that. He doesn't look that smart, and it's impossible for him to go in wearing gloves and shoe covers. Even if you search his house, you probably won't find a pair of gloves! I originally thought Fu Ainong was the murderer, but then this happened..."
Ma Shi Tu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be discouraged. Let's go and investigate the crime scene again. It's useless to daydream. Everything must be based on reality."
The four of them came to Chuncha Lane again, and this time they entered He Taohua's house. The last on-site search was done by the master and Xie Ling'er together. This was the first time that Sang Luo carefully observed this house. As soon as they entered the door, the first thing they saw was the living room. The living room had a window facing the street. The floor was very crowded and full of things of all sizes. It could be seen that the family used the living room as a kitchen.
A few steps further in is the bedroom. There are no windows in the bedroom, and the light is entirely provided by the light bulbs on the roof. The bedroom is also clearly visible. Because the space is small, there are only two pieces of furniture: a bed and a wardrobe. There are no other rooms in the house. This is the overall view of the house.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's really shabby," Yuan Xiaohu sighed, "Nie Yu works in a bank, it's a stable job after all, why would he live in a place like this?"
Xie Ling'er shrugged: "The money has been lent out. I've said it before, this family is just stupid and generous."
Ma Shi Tu did not join in their small talk. He seriously simulated the scene at that time: "According to Nie Yu, he returned home from get off work, opened the locked door with his key, and saw the bodies of the mother and daughter when he came in. If what he said is true, then this is a standard closed-room murder case."
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