Chapter 250 The baby is crying
Zhou Yi nodded: "That's right, we can prioritize investigating the mother and daughter in Room 201, Building 12."
"Regardless of whether the victim was an adult or an infant, murder and dismemberment require a suitable environment. Looking at the Zhang Hui case, we know that Xu Jiaguang dismembered and disposed of Zhang Hui's body in his own bathroom, which is why the body parts ended up in the community's underground septic tank."
"Similarly, the place where the newborn was killed and dismembered was most likely the bathroom."
"But the crime environment isn't just about the geographical environment; it also includes the time and relationships. Xu Jiaguang committed a typical premeditated crime, creating a favorable environment by giving Xu Xinxin sleeping pills. However, giving birth without a hospital checkup is highly uncertain, and it's impossible to create the crime environment in advance based on this."
Zhou Yi took a deep breath. "Besides, it's hard for me to imagine that an underage woman could calmly create a favorable environment for committing a crime after suddenly giving birth. After all, that requires extremely strong psychological qualities."
Everyone nodded. An adult would tremble with fear if encountering such a thing, let alone a half-grown child, unless someone was really "gifted".
"Therefore, when investigating underage females, including the mother and daughter in Building 12, we must pay special attention to any family situation that allows female children to be left alone at home for extended periods of time."
Zhou Yi turned to Xu Nian and said, "Xu Nian, I'll have to trouble you to find a doctor in the infirmary. You may need to be ready to examine any suspicious targets at any time."
For corpses, the sex of the medical examiner is not required for autopsies.
However, if the purpose is to check whether an underage female has given birth, there are requirements regarding gender, and only Xu Nian and the female doctors in the city bureau's medical office can do it.
Not to mention Song Yiming, even Qin Beihai couldn't check it.
Xu Nian nodded.
"Mr. Qin, I have finished sharing my thoughts. Do you have anything else to remind us?" Zhou Yi asked Qin Beihai respectfully.
Qin Beihai looked at Zhou Yi with great admiration.
Zhou Yi's speech just now showed clear investigative ideas, rigorous logic, and thoughtful consideration of details. The most important thing is that he gave feedback in a very short time based on the key autopsy clues he provided.
Qin Beihai knew that such quick thinking could not be achieved simply by talent, but required constant training.
He smiled and said, "I have done what I can do. The rest is up to you."
Zhou Yi immediately said to Shi Tao: "Captain Shi, there is no time to lose, let's seize the time and start the action."
Shi Tao rubbed his hands and said, "Okay."
"Oh, by the way, I just thought of a possibility." Zhou Yi said as soon as everyone stood up.
Everyone looked at him, even Qin Beihai was a little curious.
"I need to call Captain Wu. I need to understand the chromosome portion of the provincial department's DNA test results. I need to confirm whether the newborn who was killed was a boy or a girl."
Shi Tao was surprised: "Can DNA even tell whether a person is a boy or a girl?"
Zhou Yi nodded. "There are significant differences between male and female chromosomes, so DNA can be 100% certain. If it's a girl, we might also have to consider the serious preference for boys over girls within the married woman's family. We can't rule out the possibility that a family member may have harmed the baby girl."
Everyone in Team Two, including Shi Tao, was shocked.
Shi Tao thought to himself that it seemed that fighting crime was easier. Why were all the serious crimes so destructive to one's worldview?
After everyone left, only Qin Beihai and Shen Zhaoxing were left in the room.
"Zhao Xing, Xie Guoqiang wasn't lying. Zhou Yi is indeed a promising talent," Qin Beihai said with admiration. "Maybe one day you'll have the chance to work together again."
Shen Zhaoxing was a little surprised: "Teacher, you mean..."
Qin Beihai nodded slightly and said, "I'll be waiting for him in the provincial capital. It depends on how long it takes him to get here."
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When Zhou Yi and others returned to Donghai Community, night had already fallen.
But the flashing red and blue lights of the police lights parked at the door made everyone's heart tremble, and they were all wondering if something had happened again.
Even the security guard couldn't help but peek out through the window.
Shi Tao said, "Old Gu and Xiao Qiao have already sorted out the household registration information. They've marked which households should be checked and which ones shouldn't. You've all heard what Zhou Yi said before about how to check and what to focus on. I don't think I need to repeat it again. One more thing, I, Shi Tao, am saying this today. Don't be afraid of getting complained about for asking too much. If there are any complaints, I'll take the blame. I'd rather receive a complaint than miss an error. Do you understand?"
The people from Team Two said in unison: "Understood!"
"But you can write the review yourself later."
Everyone smiled.
Every leader has his own style of leading a team. Shi Tao's gangster-like aura might make others think that he is a little unreliable, but based on what he just said, Zhou Yi knew that the people in the second team, including veteran police officers like Gu Changhai, would listen to him.
Captain Shi really dares to take the lead when something happens.
As a subordinate, what matters most is that your leader treats you as a human being, rather than as a slave.
"Zhou Yi, the house in Building 12 belongs to us."
Zhou Yi nodded, and the two of them walked towards Building 12 in the night.
According to household registration information, the mother and daughter living in Room 201, Building 12, are from a mother named Yao Fenfang, who is 36 years old and works at Nanming Xinchuang Plastic Factory.
My daughter’s name is Tang Xue. She is seventeen years old and a sophomore in the high school department of Xiangyang Middle School.
Shi Tao knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside.
I knocked on the door again, but still no one opened it.
"It's this late, is there no one home?"
As soon as Shi Tao finished speaking, there was a sound of unlocking behind the door.
The door creaked open, but didn't fully open. A little girl hid behind the door, looking at them nervously, and asked fearfully, "Who are you looking for?"
"Are you Tang Xue?" Zhou Yi asked calmly.
The girl nodded. Zhou Yi didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that the girl's face was a little pale, and her hair covered most of her face. In addition, the light in the room was dim, so he couldn't see the girl's appearance clearly.
The girl was obviously very afraid of strangers.
Zhou Yi pulled out his ID. "Don't be afraid, we're police officers. Is your mother, Yao Fenfang, home?"
The girl immediately shook her head and said timidly, "She's on the night shift."
"Night shift? Does your mother work three shifts?"
"No, just the day and night shifts."
Zhou Yi and Shi Tao looked at each other. Working in two shifts means a twelve-hour schedule, which is completely consistent with the crime environment Zhou Yi mentioned before.
"Tang Xue, can I ask you a few questions?"
Tang Xue looked at the two of them at a loss.
"Have you had any physical changes recently?" Since the girl was home alone, Zhou Yi asked tactfully for fear of scaring her.
Logically speaking, when asked such an ambiguous question, people's instinctive reaction would be to ask "What changes?"
But Tang Xue clearly revealed a hint of fear and immediately shook her head, "No... No, I don't know what you are talking about."
After saying that, he slammed the door shut.
Zhou Yi knocked on the door and shouted for her to open it, saying that they were there to help her.
But the door never opened again.
"Zhou Yi, there must be something wrong." Shi Tao said.
"Well, call Yao Fenfang back. Have Director Chen inform her that her daughter might be trying to commit suicide."
"Is this...appropriate?"
Zhou Yi pointed to the house and said, "What if this child gets upset and becomes really upset?"
If this seventeen-year-old girl really did that kind of thing, she might actually commit suicide after being traumatized.
Shi Tao thought it made sense and asked, "Should we break the door?"
"It's better not to. It would be more dangerous if it really gets exciting."
"Okay, then go ask Director Chen to make the call. I'll stay here."
When Zhou Yi went downstairs, he heard Shi Tao knocking on the door and shouting, "Kid, don't be impulsive. Let's talk it over. We are here to help you."
When Yao Fenfang was riding her bicycle back to Donghai Community, Zhou Yi saw her at a glance. Her hair was disheveled and her face was full of fear.
Zhou Yi immediately went over to them. "Are you Yao Fenfang? We're from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Here's my ID."
"What have you done to my daughter? What have you done to my daughter?" Yao Fenfang dropped her bicycle and rushed forward, shouting.
"Don't get excited, calm down. We just knocked on the door, but your daughter's reaction was a little strange. We were worried that something might happen to her while she was locked in the house, so we called you to come back."
"What do you police officers want to do? Do you want to kill us, mother and daughter?"
Seeing Yao Fenfang becoming increasingly agitated, Zhou Yi said loudly and seriously, "Yao Fenfang, calm down. The most urgent thing now is to open the door and check on your daughter!"
"Yes, Xiaoxue, Xiaoxue." Yao Fenfang crawled up the stairs, took out the key from her pocket tremblingly, and tried several times before she finally inserted it into the keyhole.
As soon as the door opened, Yao Fenfang rushed in first, followed by Zhou Yi and Shi Tao.
There was no smell of gas or blood, but the room was dark because the lights were off.
"Xiaoxue? Xiaoxue?" Yao Fenfang turned on the light and shouted anxiously.
Only after they rushed into the bedroom did the three of them feel relieved.
In a bedroom of less than ten square meters, on a single bed against the wall, Tang Xue was curled up in the corner, hugging the quilt.
Fortunately, the little girl didn't do anything stupid, otherwise things would be troublesome.
Just as Zhou Yi and Shi Tao breathed a sigh of relief, Yao Fenfang, who had been extremely anxious, suddenly burst into a rage: "You damn child, you're insane! Do you know that if I ask for leave, I'll be deducted from my salary? I work so hard to earn money to support you, to feed you, to pay for your education, and this is how you repay me! What sin did I commit in my previous life to give birth to you?"
As he said this, he started to hit Tang Xue. Tang Xue was so scared that she hugged the quilt tightly and cried.
The emotionally agitated Yao Fenfang was stopped by Zhou Yi and Shi Tao and did not actually hit the child.
At the same time, Zhou Yi felt that Yao Fenfang's behavior was a bit inconsistent. She was obviously very concerned about her daughter just now, but suddenly became hysterical.
Tang Xue in the corner suddenly said something that made Zhou Yi and Shi Tao feel creepy.
Tang Xue said in horror: "Mom, I think I heard the baby crying again."
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