Chapter 113 Criminal Motive
Most people working at the grassroots level tend to just muddle through, doing their job as they go.
However, there are also some who are highly conscious and vigilant, such as this village party secretary.
The news of a man murdering his wife and flushing her dismembered body down the drain has spread almost throughout the streets and alleys of Hongcheng in the past two days.
Especially well-informed women like Zhang Qiuxia, who would go home immediately and try to ask their son for some "exclusive inside information" so that they could show off.
After being sternly rejected and seriously taught a lesson by Zhou Yi, Zhang Qiuxia began to research some gossip, and then went home to share it with her family in a serious manner. There were all kinds of weird statements, even feudal superstitions and the theory of using life span to kill.
The same thing happened in Xu Jiaguang's rural hometown. When the municipal bureau called the village committee office to notify the old lady to pick up her granddaughter, the news spread like wildfire.
However, the old woman of the Xu family was indeed very powerful. The villagers only gossiped about her behind her back and did not dare to publicize it, for fear that the old woman would come to their door with a knife and either kill someone or die in someone else's house.
The village party secretary also knows the atmosphere in the countryside. If he doesn't hear it, then forget it. But if he hears it, he reminds people to be more restrained and not gossip.
But one thing reached his ears and immediately made him feel that something was wrong.
There is a barefoot doctor in the village. Villagers usually go to him for help when they have a headache or fever. He is considered the most prestigious and respected person in the village.
He said that when Mrs. Xu came to him to get medicine yesterday, she asked him if her grandson could inherit her son's property if his son was sentenced to death.
The barefoot doctor was mentioned to the village party secretary when they were drinking. The village party secretary didn't take it seriously at first, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Why would the old woman be so focused on the issue of inheritance at this critical juncture?
But he was not a policeman and couldn't figure out the reason. After thinking it over, he decided to call the police station.
After learning this information, Wu Yongcheng thought for a moment and immediately arranged for his troops to split into two groups.
Wu Yongcheng and Jiang Biao went to Xu Jiaguang's hometown, Songjiatun, Yongkang Town, Xinhe County, the westernmost part of Hongcheng, to meet this old woman who might know something.
Qiao Jiali and Chen Yan went to find Xu Jiaguang's ex-wife Fang Ling and son.
"There's a harvest!" Qiao Jiali said excitedly.
Zhou Yi immediately pricked up his ears.
"Xu Jiaguang and his ex-wife Fang Ling's son is named Xu Hui. Two years ago, Xu Hui was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia."
"leukemia?"
"Well, when this case was previously handled as a missing persons case, it was a joint investigation, so Zhang Hui's ex-husband Feng Shengli and Xu Jiaguang's ex-wife Fang Ling were both investigated and visited by the Qishan Road Police Station.
Zhou Yi nodded, he remembered.
"This time, when we went to see Fang Ling, we didn't call the textile factory where she worked beforehand, but went directly there. She had taken a leave of absence, so we learned from her employer that she had taken her son to the hospital for chemotherapy because Xu Hui had been diagnosed with leukemia two years earlier.
We planned to wait downstairs of her house, but the workshop director said that Fang Ling had sold her house to pay for her son's medical treatment and was now renting a house, but they didn't know the exact address.
After going to several places, Xiao Chen and I finally found her current residence, and happened to meet Fang Ling who was bringing Xu Hui home.
In short, her current living conditions are extremely difficult, but her personality is consistent with what Officer Miao and his team had previously recorded: a straightforward and cheerful person. Xiao Chen and I helped her get Xu Hui and her wheelchair upstairs, and she was very grateful to us.
She admitted that she had heard about Xu Jiaguang's case and was very shocked, but she also said that apart from having a strong sexual desire, Xu Jiaguang had never done anything violent or extreme before, so she could not believe it was true.
Although it was Xu Jiaguang who cheated on her in the first place, she had no complaints against him. She also said that since Xu Hui fell ill, Xu Jiaguang had come to take care of her son every few days and gave him a lot of money, which led to Zhang Hui and him quarreling.
But Xu Hui's illness was too expensive. Chemotherapy and medication alone cost thousands of yuan a month, and the results were becoming increasingly ineffective. Over the past two years, his family had been completely drained of money to pay for his treatment, and he'd even incurred considerable debt.
Xu Jiaguang was kicked out of the house with nothing, so he didn't have much money except his salary.
I asked her when was the last time she saw Xu Jiaguang. She said it was at the end of last month. Xu Jiaguang and she took their son to make an appointment with an expert from the provincial capital.
The experts told them that given Xu Hui's current physical condition and treatment, continued chemotherapy would be increasingly ineffective, and he estimated he would only have six months to live. There was a promising drug available overseas that was highly effective, and they thought they could try it. However, a course of treatment cost over 10,000 yuan, or 40,000 to 50,000 yuan a year, which was simply out of their reach.
Fang Ling said Xu Jiaguang told her he would find a way, but he never came to see her son again after that day. She was disappointed, thinking he had deserted. But when the police station later contacted her to inquire about the situation, she learned that it was Zhang Hui who had gone missing, and she finally understood Xu Jiaguang's predicament.
We wanted to talk to Xu Hui, but Fang Ling refused, saying her son couldn't handle the stress right now and she had been keeping Xu Jiaguang's affairs a secret from him.
Xu Jiaguang's motive for intentional homicide has been found!
"Sister Qiao, this is it. This is Xu Jiaguang's motive for committing a crime!" Zhou Yi spoke immediately after Qiao Jiali finished speaking.
"You mean, Xu Jiaguang set his sights on Zhang Hui's inheritance in order to pay for Xu Hui's medical treatment, so he premeditated the murder and dismembered the body, faking the disappearance?"
"That's right. Captain Wu and I have always been puzzled as to why Xu Jiaguang would kill Zhang Hui. Xu Hui's leukemia is the last missing piece of the puzzle."
Chen Yan, who was standing by, said, "That's not right. We've checked Xu Jiaguang and Zhang Hui's financial situation. Zhang Hui's salary isn't even as high as Xu Jiaguang's, and the two of them only have a little over 10,000 yuan in their bank accounts. That's not enough."
Qiao Jiali said, "Could it be the house? That doesn't make sense. Donghai Community is an old-fashioned community built in the 1960s and 1970s. It's not easy to sell and wouldn't fetch much. And the house is under Zhang Hui's name. If I wanted to sell it and cash in after Zhang Hui disappeared, it wouldn't be possible in the short term."
Chen Yan said: "Yes, apart from this, I haven't found any other assets under their names."
Zhou Yi also fell into deep thought. Qiao Jiali and Chen Yan were right. There must be some missing information.
While he was thinking hard, Zhou Yi looked up and saw the map of Hongcheng hanging on the wall.
Suddenly a thought flashed through my mind.
Zhou Yi quickly said, "Sister Qiao, I may need your help."
"you say."
"Looking for your lover to help find out something."
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