Chapter 7: A couple quarreled and murdered each other (7) The nails of the female corpse...
A second later, the dictionary closed and the bedroom light turned on automatically. Sang Luo looked up at the alarm clock on the table. It was exactly twelve o'clock midnight. This time she saw it clearly. It was not a coincidence or an illusion. This scene really happened in front of her eyes. There really was a dead soul seeking justice for her through the dictionary!
Sang Luo immediately cheered up and began to think about the meaning of the two words "injustice" and "replacement", and combined them in different ways. Finally, she came up with two possibilities -
1. This case is unjust, I am the scapegoat
2. I am innocent and I am the scapegoat
After much thought, Sang Luo believed that the second possibility was more reasonable and could convey more information. If this was really what the ghost wanted to convey, then this ghost was Shen Xueyao, and she was not the real murderer!
Sang Luo's heart was beating like a drum and she almost didn't sleep all night. She thought about it all night and vowed to find out the real murderer and clear Shen Xueyao's name!
The next morning, Sang Luo arrived at the office of Team 3 early. Unexpectedly, Xie Ling'er and Yuan Xiaohu arrived earlier than her. She could hear Xie Ling'er's scream from a distance:
"Ah - my chocolate! You greedy pig, who told you to eat my chocolate? Spit it out!"
She grabbed Yuan Xiaohu's shoulders with both hands and shook him continuously, almost breaking his neck. Yuan Xiaohu begged for mercy:
"Help me, auntie, I didn't mean to do that. I was in such a hurry to go out this morning that I forgot to eat breakfast. My mom clearly made meat buns for me and left them on the table, but I still forgot to take them. You weren't here just now, and I saw a big piece of chocolate on your table, so I took it and ate it. What's the big deal? I'll just buy you another one and give it back to you!"
Xie Ling'er became even angrier: "This chocolate was sent to me by Brother Lin from abroad. It's foreign chocolate. Where did you buy it to return it to me? Do you think it's just an ordinary product from a grocery store?!"
Yuan Xiaohu coaxed her and said, "Then I will repay you with the meat buns that my mother made. My mother's meat buns are delicious. They are made of pure meat, and they are full of oil when you pinch them. The fragrance hits your nose. The neighbors are all craving for the big buns made by my mother!"
Xie Ling'er said disdainfully: "Go away, who wants your buns? I just want the chocolate that Brother Lin sent me. I just want the original piece. Spit it out and give it back to me. If you don't, I will beat you until you spit it out today!"
As she spoke, Xie Ling'er punched Yuan Xiaohu in the stomach. Yuan Xiaohu smiled, apparently not feeling any pain at all. Seeing that the attack was ineffective, Xie Ling'er changed her approach. She showed her nails and pinched Yuan Xiaohu's face tightly. Yuan Xiaohu felt pain instantly and changed his attitude:
"Okay, okay, I was wrong. I apologize to you. Please forgive me. I swear to God that I will never touch your things again!"
Sang Luo watched this scene quietly. After the two of them had fought, deep marks were still left on Yuan Xiaohu's cheeks. Sang Luo suddenly asked, "Why did you pinch his face just now?"
Xie Ling'er thought Sang Luo was standing up for Yuan Xiaohu, so she explained, "Sang Luo, don't feel sorry for him, he deserves it! My boyfriend who studied abroad sent me a piece of chocolate with a very beautiful packaging. I couldn't bear to eat it at all, so I kept it on the table for a month. He stole it this morning. Luckily I saw him, otherwise I wouldn't know who did it!"
Sang Luo shook his head: "I'm not asking you that. I'm asking, why did you choose to pinch him with your fingernails when you hit him?"
Yuan Xiaohu rushed to answer: "When you women fight, don't you only know these few moves? Either you pinch someone with your hands or you pull their hair. You can see that the aunties in the vegetable market all fight like this. Unlike us men, we solve everything with our fists."
Sang Luo thought about it. In some fighting scenes she had seen, women were indeed more likely to pinch people with their nails, while men preferred to use their fists. Was this a difference due to gender?
Xie Ling'er said, "No, I chose to pinch him with my nails because that's the only way to hurt him. You just saw that I'm weak, so he's not afraid of me when I punch him. But my nails are long and sharp, so if I pinch him with my nails, he'll definitely feel pain."
Yes! Xie Ling'er's words made Sang Luo understand instantly. Men are strong, so they like to use their fists to hit people when fighting. Women have longer nails, so they will pinch people with their nails. This is not a gender issue, but a fighting strategy. When fighting, animals will instinctively use their more aggressive side to face the enemy, regardless of gender.
Sang Luo looked down at her own hands. She herself had bald nails. If she were to fight, she would never choose to pinch others. In other words, when Shen Xueyao pinched Du Lingfeng's face with her nails, leaving several deep blood marks on his face, which meant that Shen Xueyao's nails must be very long!
She immediately picked up yesterday's autopsy report, found the photo of Shen Xueyao's body, and looked carefully at the body's hands. The nails of this body were very short, just like her, with bald nails!
Sang Luo shouted excitedly. She finally found the breakthrough point! This alone proved that the dead person lying here was not the woman who had fought with Du Lingfeng at that time!
The two people next to her didn't know what she was so excited about and thought she was possessed. Sang Luo was about to explain when Ma Shi Tu walked in. Sang Luo immediately said to Ma Shi Tu:
"Master, the case cannot be closed!"
"Why?" the three asked in unison.
Sang Luo said firmly: "Because this case is not over, Shen Xueyao is not the real murderer."
Hearing her say this, the three were very surprised. Yuan Xiaohu spoke first: "The chain of evidence is complete, there are eyewitnesses throughout the process, the facts are here, what else can be the problem?"
"There are several suspicious points," Sang Luo said clearly, "First, the nails of the female victim were very short, but they could cause such deep scars on the male victim, which is unreasonable; second, the female victim was beaten before her death, but there are no fighting wounds on her body; third, many witnesses said that Shen Xueyao had white skin and even the title of 'Snow White', but the skin color of the female corpse we saw is dark yellow, which is just the skin color of an ordinary person. In summary, there must be something wrong with this case, and perhaps we have not yet found the final truth!"
After listening to Sang Luo's speech, Ma Shi Tu fell into deep thought. Yuan Xiaohu said, "Sang Luo, you are being too picky and making a simple case complicated. Regarding the fighting injuries, I told you before that the woman hanged herself immediately after returning home, and the bruises didn't have time to form."
Xie Ling'er also said: "The skin color can also be explained. After a person dies, their skin will change and it will be different from the skin color before death. In addition, the technical department also issued a physical evidence report on the scene. There were cosmetics in the bedroom. Shen Xueyao was a person who liked to wear makeup. Maybe her white skin was due to makeup."
Sang Luo nodded: "These two points make sense, but what about the first point? How can a person with bald nails cause such great harm to others through his nails?"
She looked at Ma Shi Tu, who frowned and picked up the autopsy report and read it again.
After he put down the report, his eyes showed confusion, surprise and hesitation. He sighed softly, "How could I not notice such an important detail?"
Yuan Xiaohu immediately said, "Master, this is not your fault. This case was solved so smoothly that no one would notice such a small detail."
"No, we can't miss any tiny details when investigating a case," Ma Shi Tu retorted, "As long as there is one unreasonable place, we must get to the bottom of it and never be perfunctory. This is not only responsible for the deceased, but also for the profession of criminal police!"
Yuan Xiaohu fell silent. Ma Shitu put down the autopsy report, raised his head and looked at Sang Luo. For the first time, a look of approval appeared in his eyes. He said to Sang Luo:
"Sang Luo, you are great. You can even notice such a small detail. I agree with you. This case cannot be closed. We must continue investigating!"
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