Chapter 16 This person is the most suspicious
"I think this person is the most likely suspect."
In a black Santana 2000, Zhou Yi, who was sitting in the back seat, pointed to a personnel file in his hand and said.
This Santana 2000 is the case-handling vehicle of the Third Brigade. Criminal police officers usually drive this car when they go out on patrol in plain clothes.
What’s interesting is that the Santana 2000 was actually a model produced in 1995, and it has nothing to do with the year.
Chen Yan was driving, while Wu Yongcheng sat in the passenger seat.
They picked up Zhou Yi at the hospital gate, and Wu Yongcheng gave Zhou Yi the information of several selected medical staff on the middle shift.
Zhou Yi took the information handed to him by Wu Yongcheng and took a look at it.
"Zhang Xinli, 31 years old, unmarried, from Zhangjia Village, Quyang County. After graduating from medical school, she worked as a nurse in a community hospital. Three years later, she was transferred to the Third Municipal Hospital."
"Why do you think she is the most suspicious?"
"There were six people working the emergency department's mid-shift yesterday: two doctors and four nurses. Two of the doctors were a man and a woman. Let's rule out the male doctor first."
Wu Yongcheng glanced at Zhou Yi through the rearview mirror and asked, "Are you still convinced the murderer is a woman?"
Zhou Yi nodded, but said, "I ruled out this male doctor not because he's a man, but because he didn't have the time to commit the crime. He was the doctor who treated my grandfather, so I have a deep impression of him. When I left the hospital, he was still in his office."
"As for the female doctor, she was in her forties, married with children, and her husband worked in the military. It's almost impossible for her to have had any sexual involvement with the deceased."
"Of the remaining three nurses, Huang Qin is a native of Baicheng. Judging by her parents' jobs, her family is well-off. Judging by her address, she likely lives with them. In this situation, it would be difficult to dispose of the murder weapon and bloodstained clothing, and it would also easily reveal the time of the crime."
Wu Yongcheng nodded. This was exactly the same as his judgment when he saw the information just now.
"That Liu Qi is from Wuguang City next door. He lives alone in Baicheng. His rented house is not far from the hospital. He must have walked home from get off work. He has all the conditions to commit the crime."
As Wu Yongcheng spoke, he habitually reached into his pocket, but found nothing.
"Xiao Chen, where are the cigarettes?"
Chen Yan, who was driving, was stunned: "What kind of cigarettes?"
"Didn't Zhou Yi ask you to buy me cigarettes?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a pack of new Daqianmen cigarettes was handed to Wu Yongcheng.
Wu Yongcheng looked back and saw Zhou Yi looking at him with a smile.
"Look at him, learn more from Zhou Yi." Wu Yongcheng said as he took the cigarette.
Chen Yan was a little confused. Hey, why does it seem like I'm the newcomer?
"Hey, why is there one cigarette missing? Did you smoke it?"
Zhou Yi shook his head: "No, I don't smoke. I took that cigarette to do something."
Zhou Yi thought to himself, Captain Wu really loves smoking. He would make a fuss even if one cigarette is missing.
Wu Yongcheng lit a cigarette and raised his eyebrows with enjoyment.
"That Liu Qi did have the conditions to commit the crime, but the reason why I didn't put her first is actually very simple."
"What?"
"age."
"age?"
"Liu Qi is 23 years old, two years younger than Du Xiaolin. She's at the right age for marriage, which means she's not usually in a rush to get married. Even if she encounters relationship problems, she rarely goes to extremes."
"If she's just reached adulthood and her mind and social experience are still immature, she's more likely to go to extremes, because young people are prone to impulsiveness."
"But she's been working for four years since graduating from medical school and has gained basic social experience. It's normal for her to have relationship problems and feel sad at her age, but it's very unlikely that she would go to such extremes and kill someone, or even commit a carefully planned murder."
"Then according to what you said, Zhang Xinli's mind is more mature, isn't it?" The question was asked by Chen Yan.
But Wu Yongcheng shook his head slightly. He already understood the logic behind Zhou Yi's analysis.
"No!" Zhou Yi denied. "Zhang Xinli is 31 years old this year. At this age, the biggest problem for relationships and marriage is sunk costs."
"What's sinking?" Wu Yongcheng was stunned.
"Oh, that's a financial term. Simply put, women of this age, having invested so much time, energy, and even money in relationships—costs they can't recoup—are more likely to find it difficult to accept a breakup or divorce."
"Because as they get older, they have fewer and fewer options. So when they encounter emotional betrayal or abandonment, they are more likely to engage in extreme behavior."
Thirty-one years old is actually not too late for the new era, especially for young women in cities, but in the 1990s, even in cities, she was considered an old girl.
Not to mention in the countryside. In that era, if you were in your thirties and still unmarried, people would talk behind your back wherever you went.
Wu Yongcheng agreed with Zhou Yi's analysis. From this perspective, Zhang Xinli is indeed more suspicious than Liu Qi.
"Xiao Chen, go to Zhang Xinli's house."
Chen Yan chuckled and said, "Just three more intersections and we'll be there."
"So soon?"
"Master, I'm not a fool. When Zhou Yi started talking, I was already driving towards Zhang Xinli's house."
"Good boy, you have good eyesight."
Although Chen Yan is not as mature and intelligent as Zhou Yi, Wu Yongcheng is still very satisfied with this apprentice who has followed him for two years. Chen Yan is a very down-to-earth and reliable person. He may not be good at observing people's words and expressions, but it is precisely such people who tend to stick to principles.
If he teams up with Zhou Yi, the two should become a good pair.
Wu Yongcheng had already made up his mind. No matter whether the case could be solved within 24 hours, he was determined to hire Zhou Yi as a temporary worker.
Soon the three of them arrived at the address listed on Zhang Xinli's information, which was a fairly new-looking residential complex.
"Captain Wu, does the hospital provide housing allocation?" Zhou Yi asked.
"As far as I know, there aren't any. At most, there are dormitories. Hospitals are limited in size, and can't be compared to large state-owned enterprises like steel mills."
The three of them followed the house number and found the fifth floor of a building.
Wu Yongcheng walked in front, and Zhou Yi followed behind him.
When Wu Yongcheng turned the stairs to the third floor, Zhou Yi clearly felt that Wu Yongcheng's footsteps paused slightly.
"Captain Wu, what's wrong?" he asked vigilantly.
"Xiao Chen, 501 or 502?" The layout here is one elevator and two households.
"501." Chen Yan replied.
Wu Yongcheng glanced at Zhou Yi and pointed.
Zhou Yi looked up and saw a big wedding character pasted on the door with the address 501.
Zhou Yi frowned immediately. Did he make a wrong judgment?
Wu Yongcheng had already walked to the door and knocked.
After a few seconds a woman in the room asked, "Who is it?"
"We are from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Municipal Bureau. Is Zhang Xinli home?"
After a while, the door opened and a sleepy woman in pajamas looked at the few people.
With a hint of doubt, she asked, "I'm Zhang Xinli. What do you want to talk to me about?"
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