Chapter 39 Rope Murder Case (1) The man who collects waste…
"I?"
Seeing that the topic suddenly fell on herself, Sang Luo was stunned for a moment. She used to be a single mother in college. Although she always saw other couples in love, she did not have any envious thoughts. For her, living alone was the most comfortable. If she continued to live in modern times, she would probably choose not to get married for the rest of her life.
However, these ideas were still too advanced for this era. Speaking them out would probably scare them, so Sang Luo changed his words:
"As for me, I don't really have to get married, but if I have to get married, I will definitely find a virtuous man."
"Virtuous?"
The two people opposite were shocked. It was always men who asked women to be virtuous. I have never heard of women asking men to be virtuous. Xie Ling'er asked:
"What kind of virtue are you talking about?"
Sang Luo waved her hand and said, "My requirements are not high. As long as a man can do housework for me and let me have a hot meal when I go home, that's enough. Of course, he can't be a sallow-faced man who can only work but not dress up. He also needs to pay attention to his figure so that I can be in a good mood when I go home!"
Yuan Xiaohu and Xie Ling'er looked at each other and said at the same time:
"Isn't that too much? Where in the world can you find a man like that?"
Sang Luo smiled: "So I said, I don't have to get married. Unless I find such a virtuous man, I will never get married in my life."
The two sighed a few more times. Sang Luo's idea really shocked them. They didn't dare to discuss it anymore and quickly changed the subject.
After dinner in the evening, Sang Luo returned home. This was an old residential complex where all the neighbors knew each other. When Sang Luo walked into the unit door, an elderly couple was coming out with their luggage. When they saw Sang Luo, they greeted him in a friendly manner.
Sang Luo thought about it for a while before she remembered that the old couple was her neighbors who lived across the street from her. However, she usually went out early and came back late, so she rarely met the old people.
After remembering it, Sang Luo hurriedly waved back: "Good evening, where are you going?"
The old couple stopped and the old lady started chatting with her. It turned out that their daughter-in-law had given birth to a child, and they planned to move to their son's house to help the young couple take care of the child. They would not live here anymore. The house here was empty, and they planned to rent it out to make some money.
Sang Luo nodded, said a few words of congratulations to them, and then went upstairs.
The case was solved. Without the disturbance of the dictionary, Sang Luo slept soundly. When she woke up the next morning, she felt full of energy and went out early in the morning.
When walking out of the community, Sang Luo saw that there was indeed a rental notice posted at the entrance of the community. He guessed it was the house opposite.
Sang Luo didn't care too much and walked to the office. There were no big cases today, just cases that relied on physical strength such as catching thieves. Ma Shi Tu took Yuan Xiaohu out tacitly. Seeing this scene, Sang Luo felt that her physical strength was a shortcoming. Although she was already considered agile among young women, it was still unlikely for her to suppress a man.
In order to make up for this shortcoming, Sang Luo made a fitness plan for himself. He would run five kilometers every day after get off work and eat more chicken and eggs, so as to have a strong body as soon as possible.
A few days later, the policeman Xiao Deng came up with documents in his hand. It was obvious that he had something important to do. Sang Luo stood up and asked:
"What happened?"
Xiao Deng waved the information in his hand and said, "There is a new case involving intentional homicide. The case needs to be transferred to the criminal police. The captain said that this case will be assigned to you, Sang Luo. Now the bureau has really changed its view of you. They don't treat you as newcomers anymore!"
As soon as he heard about the case, Sang Luo wanted to read the information immediately, but Xiao Deng hid the information behind him and said mysteriously: "Listen to me first, this case happened last night, it's very suspenseful!"
Yuan Xiaohu and Xie Ling'er also came to the door curiously. As more people came, Xiao Deng became more and more secretive. She shook her finger and said:
"Let me ask you a question. A man was walking through an alley late at night. He was fine when he entered the alley, but he was injured and died when he came out. Why is that?"
Yuan Xiaohu immediately said: "Someone must have ambushed him in the middle of the road and hacked him as he passed by!"
Xiao Deng shook his head: "No, the victim was indeed injured, but it was not a human who hurt him."
Yuan Xiaohu frowned. "Could it be an animal? A wild cat or dog? It's a bit strange. This kind of case should be an accident. Why would it be handed over to the criminal police team?"
Xiao Deng still shook his head. At this time, Sang Luo said, "There should be some kind of mechanism in the alley, which will be triggered as long as someone passes by."
Xiao Deng gave a thumbs up: "Very close!"
"Where was the victim injured?" Sang Luo asked.
"Neck." Xiao Deng said.
"At this location..." Sang Luo immediately thought of the classic Conan cases she had seen, "Is it a cut? There may be a thin and long object in the middle of the road, such as a wire, rope, fishing line, etc. If the victim runs through the alley at high speed, the neck will be cut by this weapon."
Yuan Xiaohu suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. It makes sense. It was late at night. There was no visible wire or anything. The person was killed inexplicably."
Xiao Deng showed a surprised expression. She asked suspiciously: "Sang Luo, how do you know so clearly? Has someone told you?"
"Absolutely not!" Yuan Xiaohu stood behind Sang Luo and spoke for her. "We have been in the office all morning. I can testify for Sang Luo. No one else has been here. This is the first time we have heard of this case. Sang Luo pushed it out on her own!"
Xiao Deng looked at Sang Luo in confusion: "How do you know so much? Are your parents also criminal police?"
Sang Luo waved his hand: "My parents are just ordinary people. Let's talk about the case. How did you get this case?"
Xiao Deng started from the beginning: "This morning we received a call from a resident who found a body nearby. The victim was a male, about 50 years old. The resident was out walking his dog that morning, but his dog didn't follow the usual route and insisted on going into a remote alley. The resident had no choice but to follow him."
"After entering the alley, I saw blood all over the ground, which had already coagulated. In the middle of the blood was a middle-aged man lying. The man had a hideous face and had been dead for a long time. There was a deep wound on his neck. Preliminary judgment was that he was cut in the neck and died of excessive blood loss. The man's clothes were tattered, and it was obvious that he was very poor. In addition, there was an electric tricycle behind him, which was full of waste. This man should be a waste collector."
"Not far behind the man, there was a thin rope hanging in the middle of the alley. There was also blood on the rope. It was the murder weapon that killed the man."
"The dog owner called the police immediately after seeing this. We arrived at the scene very quickly. Because the alley was very remote and not many people passed by, the scene was well protected and not damaged at all. The man's bloodstains were intact and there were no footprints. It can be said that the man was alone from the time he was injured to the time he died."
"We have sent the body to the forensic doctor for an autopsy. The scene has also been secured. The technical department is collecting evidence. This case is intentional homicide and should be transferred to the criminal police. I reported it to the chief of the criminal police team and he said he would leave it to you to handle it, so I sent the information over."
After Xiao Deng finished speaking, Sang Luo immediately simulated the course of the crime in his mind:
Late at night, the man who had been busy all day finally finished his work. He returned home with a full load and just wanted to go home quickly to have a good sleep, but he walked into this alley. It was remote and sparsely populated, there were no street lights, and it was completely dark. The man accelerated blindly based on his experience. Suddenly, he felt a pain in his neck, and the whole person flew out and fell on the side of the road.
The man struggled to get up and soon realized that his carotid artery was cut. Large streams of blood spurted out, staining the ground beneath his feet red. He wanted to call for help, but his neck was injured and he couldn't make a sound. There was no one living nearby, so he wanted to call for help, but failed because he couldn't make a sound.
So the man had no choice but to cover his neck and fell in a pool of blood in despair. In the silent and deserted night, a man who collected scraps died just like that. No one heard his cries. Perhaps until the last moment, he still hoped that someone would come to save him...
The more Sang Luo thought about it, the more she felt sorry for it and she began to get angry. Not only was the method of committing the crime cruel, but the victim was also a person from the bottom of society. As a criminal police officer, she must solve this case!
Sang Luo took the case information and thanked Xiao Deng. After Ma Shi Tu came back, Sang Luo reported the case to him, and Ma Shi Tu also showed a solemn expression.
The first thing to do is to confirm the identity of the deceased. The alley where the crime occurred is called Suzhai Lane. There are no residents around, so it is difficult to find witnesses. However, the deceased's job was to recycle waste, so he should have connections with many residents, so it is not difficult to confirm his identity.
The deceased was riding an electric tricycle at the time of the incident, and the tricycle was full of waste. Ma Shi Tu decided to start with the waste. Several people put on gloves and went to the evidence room, picked up the waste and looked at it carefully one by one.
These waste materials are waste paper and plastic bottles. The waste paper includes cardboard boxes, old newspapers and second-hand books. Xie Ling'er searched for a while and found a book called "Mathematics Problems for Primary School Students" among the waste paper. The first page of the book has the three words "Qiao Zijian" written on it, which is obviously the name of the owner.
Sang Luo and Yuan Xiaohu immediately ran to the archive room and searched for the name "Qiao Zijian" in the household registration information. Finally, they found three people named Qiao Zijian, two of whom were in their thirties and one was twelve years old. Since this was a collection of questions for elementary school students, everyone focused their attention on that child.
They came to the home of twelve-year-old Qiao Zijian. The child had gone to school and only his mother was at home. When she heard that this matter involved a murder case, Qiao's mother immediately expressed her willingness to cooperate with the police investigation.
Ma Shi Tu took out the book "Mathematical Problems for Primary School Students" and asked, "Is this your child's?"
Mother Qiao nodded: "Yes, I sold it. I just sold it yesterday. My child is about to go to junior high school. It's useless to keep these. Officer, what does this book have to do with the murder case?"
Ma Shi Tu asked again: "Who did you sell this book to?"
Mother Qiao: "It's the guy who collects scraps. He's skinny and I don't know his name. Anyway, we always ask him to come over when we sell scraps. I have his phone number. What's wrong with him?"
Ma Shi Tu nodded: "He died last night."
"Ah——" Mother Qiao exclaimed, covered her mouth, and asked Ma Shi Tu in a low voice, "How could this happen? When I saw him yesterday, he was still fine. Was he killed?"
Ma Shi Tu shook his head: "I can't reveal too much about the case. Do you know anything else about him besides his phone number?"
Mother Qiao thought for a moment and said, "Well, I've chatted with him occasionally before. He seems to have a daughter who is in high school. They live in...what's it called..."
She thought for a long time before saying, "Oh, it's called Frost Street! If I remember correctly, that area seems to be full of bungalows."
Ma Shi Tu wrote down these key information in his notebook, and then asked, "What is your impression of him?"
When talking about this, Qiao's mother looked regretful: "He is a good person, a hard-working and down-to-earth person. Every time we have something to sell, he will come whenever we call, and the price he gives is fair. He will not take advantage of those few cents, and he is always smiling. Every time he sees my son, he will give him some snacks, but I think they are unhygienic, so I never let my child eat them."
"Besides this, he was very frugal. He only wore a short-sleeved shirt in the summer and a cotton coat in the winter. He wore the same clothes over and over again, washing and wearing them until they were almost torn. I guess he was a poor man with no money. Alas, how could such an honest man suddenly die?"
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