Chapter 416 Where is Xiao Bing?
In theory, after the suspect submits a written application, the public security agency has 30 days to review and make a decision.
Of course, Zhou Yi has already obtained the approval of Liang Wei and Ni Jianrong, so there is naturally no need to spend so much time. He just needs to keep an eye on each review link in the procedure, and Lu Xiaoshuang will probably be able to come out the day after tomorrow.
But he had never thought about how to settle Lu Xiaoshuang after she came out, after all, time was too tight.
Currently, the only people who know that Lu Xiaoshuang is still alive are members of the public security department, including members of the special task force and some people from the Municipal Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment.
Because when Lu Xiaoshuang was rescued, the nature of the case was still the 430 dismemberment case, not a large-scale special project, so people like Shi Tao also knew about it.
As for the fact that Lu Xiaoshuang was previously identified as a criminal suspect, probably only the people within the task force knew about it.
Go back to school and continue classes?
Definitely not. Not to mention that she had just recovered from a serious illness and her body might not be able to handle it.
Zhou Yi had already discovered that the news of the grand case had spread throughout the society, not to mention the school.
Although the school had given her a long vacation under the arrangement of the task force, as a roommate of the deceased, her sudden absence for such a long time would inevitably lead to a lot of rumors.
But public opinion is only one side of the story.
The bigger problem is the killer.
Although Xiao Bing is still on the run, he definitely cannot enter the semi-sealed Hongda.
But whether Xiao Bing is the murderer remains a question.
Or maybe he is the murderer, but just one of a group of murderers.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why he tricked Lu Xiaoshuang into going to his home.
It is even more inexplicable why he chose to run away after Zhou Yi and Chen Yan came to his house for a routine investigation. It is obvious that he was fleeing in panic for fear of being punished.
So besides Xiao Bing, there are other threats.
Going back to school would put Lu Xiaoshuang in danger.
Although it is possible to secretly deploy defenses around Lu Xiaoshuang, waiting for the murderer to take the opportunity to kill her, and then catch her red-handed.
However, the method of using the victim's life to lure the murderer out does not conform to the standards of the public security organs.
Besides, Zhou Yi would not do anything to put Lu Xiaoshuang in danger again. He had been negligent once, and he would not make the same mistake again.
Then we can only hide the person first.
The first thing he thought of was his own home, but he immediately denied it.
I still have to investigate the case, so leaving Lu Xiaoshuang alone at home would be even more unsafe. Besides, she was knocked unconscious after leaving her home.
The murderer had obviously been following her for a long time and knew the location of her home.
His own home was exposed, and so was his parents' home. Moreover, his parents were over fifty years old, plus he had a grandfather who was in his seventies. If the murderer went there, it would be more likely to cause trouble.
Going back to the Lu family’s compound is even worse.
After much thought, Zhou Yi discovered that it seemed that keeping Lu Xiaoshuang in the Municipal Bureau was the safest option.
But it is impossible to really do that, and the conditions in the detention room are poor, there are no windows, and it is very psychologically oppressive.
Lu Xiaoshuang is already frightened, don't let her develop any mental illness.
If it really doesn't work, just put them in the guesthouse next to the municipal bureau. The money can be deducted from their salary anyway.
Just as he was thinking this, Zhou Yi's phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Qian Hongxing calling.
"Hello, Mr. Qian."
"Officer Zhou."
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Zhou Yi rubbed his temples, thinking to himself that he must not let anything weird happen again, otherwise he would go crazy.
"It's okay, it's okay. I just wanted to ask if there's anything I can help you with. We haven't been in touch for a long time, and I'm worried about you."
Hearing this, Zhou Yi felt warm in his heart. Qian Hongxing really treated him as a friend.
"I did encounter some problems before, but they've been resolved for now. Thank you, Mr. Qian, for your concern. It's nothing..." Zhou Yi suddenly realized and said quickly, "Mr. Qian, I do have something to trouble you with."
"What's the matter? Just tell me!"
After hearing Zhou Yi's request, Qian Hongxing asked in surprise, "Did you find the girl?"
Zhou Yi almost forgot that on the night when the body parts were found, he asked Qian Hongxing to help him go to the Lu family to look for someone while he was still on the train.
"Yes, I found it. Mr. Qian, this matter must be kept absolutely confidential. You cannot tell anyone, especially Lu Xiaoshuang's name. You must never mention it." Zhou Yi warned.
Qian Hongxing, sitting in his spacious office, said, "Officer Zhou, leave her to me. You can rest assured. As long as she doesn't leave my villa, no one can touch her."
Zhou Yi was still very relieved about this. Hongcheng Baodi was a villa area for the rich. Even when Long Zhiqiang's gang wanted to kidnap him, they couldn't get in, let alone others.
Zhou Yi thanked Qian Hongxing and told him that it would probably be the next day or the day after tomorrow. He would inform him in advance and then send the person over personally.
Of course, it would be the most appropriate thing to do to settle Lu Xiaoshuang in Qian Hongxing's house. Besides, the conditions there are so good, which is also conducive to her recuperation.
Without any worries, Zhou Yi can focus more on solving major cases.
Although there are many directions for investigating the case, the most urgent one at the moment is to find Xiao Bing.
Due to Xiao Bing's sudden escape and Lu Xiaoshuang's confession, the task force now determines that Xiao Bing is a major suspect in the crime.
It is also based on the search of Xiao Bing's home, the investigation of his personal situation, and the visits and inquiries to his social relations.
The task force reasonably suspected that Xiao Bing might have conspired with others to kill and dismember Xu Liu's body, and then put the blame on Lu Xiaoshuang.
After all, Xiao Bing's home was not the first crime scene, and he had no other properties or shops under his name.
Although it is not ruled out that he may have rented a house in advance in order to commit the crime, Lu Xiaoshuang's confession clearly mentioned that he was blindfolded and gagged and locked in the trunk of a car.
After checking with the traffic police brigade, it was confirmed that Xiao Bing had no motor vehicle in his name and no record of having passed the driving test.
This means that he did not have the necessary conditions to drive to commit the crime.
Then there is the possibility of collusion.
The vehicle and the crime scene were both provided by this accomplice.
What Zhou Yi found strange was that after a whole day, Xiao Bing still hadn't been caught.
All nearby bus routes have been checked, but there is no one matching Xiao Bing.
As an ordinary person with no car, no criminal record, and no complicated social connections, it is theoretically impossible to escape for so long.
Unless, like Long Zhiqiang at that time, someone was sheltering and hiding him.
So the first thing the task force thought of was Xiao Bing’s maternal relatives, after all, there was no one left on Xiao Bing’s father’s side.
However, the whole process was not very smooth, because the management and preservation of many archival materials from the early years were problems. After all, Xiao Bing's parents had been dead for twenty-one years.
Moreover, Xiao Bing's mother's name is also very common, and there are many people with the same name and surname.
It was not until the afternoon that they finally found clues about Xiao Bing's mother's relatives.
What the task force did not expect was that Xiao Bing actually had quite a few relatives on his mother's side. In addition to his deceased grandparents, Xiao Bing also had two aunts and four uncles.
The task force immediately launched an investigation into these relatives, and received surprisingly consistent feedback.
All the relatives said that they had not seen their nephew Xiao Bing for several years, let alone had any regular contact with him.
When Xiao Youfu and his wife had an accident, the funeral arrangements were mainly handled by his wife's family, after all, the Xiao family has many people, old and young.
After that, Xiao Bing's aunts and uncles took good care of him. They visited him every now and then, took turns to take their nephew to live with them during the winter and summer vacations, and took them to live with his grandmother during the Chinese New Year because they didn't want the grandfather and grandson to be lonely.
Later, Xiao Fugui also died, leaving only Xiao Bing, who had just turned sixteen.
The brothers and sisters gathered together to discuss and felt that they could not just leave the child alone, so they decided that the six families would jointly raise Xiao Bing, with each family staying for two months, and one round would last exactly one year.
Everyone also decided to support Xiao Bing's studies until he graduated from university, and the expenses would be divided equally among the six families. After all, the child was a good student and would definitely have a bright future.
As for the little money left by Xiao Bing's grandfather and parents, save it for him to use when he gets married in the future.
This is actually a good thing. A sixteen-year-old child became an orphan, and his relatives did not give up on him and were willing to take care of him. It was a blessing in disguise.
But Xiao Bing firmly disagreed. No matter how his elders persuaded him, he refused to leave. Finally, when he was forced into a corner, he yelled at them: I will never leave this home even if I die. If you want me to not live here, you must carry me out after I die.
The thing people fear most is to be met with a cold shoulder. Xiao Bing's intense reaction disappointed these relatives, and they could only let it go.
Moreover, for this kind of thing, brothers and sisters must be of one mind. If someone is unwilling, it will be difficult for others to handle it.
So the matter ended in vain due to Xiao Bing's ignorance.
But in fact, from the perspective of Xiao Bing, who was only sixteen years old at the time, it is actually understandable.
After encountering such a major change, not to mention a teenager, many adults even suffer psychological breakdowns.
From then on, Xiao Bing started to be self-reliant. The kind-hearted relatives would help him out from time to time, but some who felt that Xiao Bing was "ungrateful" rarely visited him.
Fortunately, Xiao Bing was very hardworking. He lived frugally with the money left by his grandfather and parents. Not only did he grow up, but he also got admitted to Hongda University.
Relatives said that when Xiao Bing's grandparents were still alive, they could still see Xiao Bing during the holidays.
But after the two old men passed away one after another, Xiao Bing almost cut off contact with them. He might not see them for two or three years. All he knew was that they stayed in school as a teacher.
The last time they saw Xiao Bing was three years ago when his cousin got married.
But their relationship had become very distant. After the newlyweds toasted, they didn't even know when Xiao Bing left.
Therefore, there was no possibility that Xiao Bing would come to find them. Some relatives even thought that since he was so introverted and had not married or had a relationship in his thirties, he would sooner or later embark on the path of crime.
During these investigations, Xiao Bing's second aunt provided a very valuable piece of information.
Xiao Bing's second aunt said that Xiao Bing had promised his grandmother that he would bring his girlfriend home to visit the old lady.
This incident happened when Grandma Xiao Bing accidentally mentioned it to her second daughter a while before she passed away.
She didn't take it seriously at the time, thinking that Xiao Bing was just saying it casually to cheer up his grandmother, because until the old lady passed away, Xiao Bing never brought any girlfriend back.
It wasn't until the anniversary of the old lady's death the following year that my second aunt casually mentioned that before your grandma died, she was still complaining that she hadn't seen you bring your girlfriend back.
As a result, Xiao Bing's reaction was extremely intense. He became furious and slammed the door and left.
This confused all the relatives in the room, who didn't understand why he was so angry for no reason.
Especially my second aunt. Even now, when the police came to investigate, she still felt wronged and kept wiping away tears.
But this information made the task force members keenly aware of the abnormality.
Xiao Bing's overreaction was most likely the result of being hurt or angry out of shame.
This means that what he said to his grandmother was not necessarily to please the old lady, but that he really planned to bring his girlfriend back home.
But not only did he not do that later, he became emotional when someone mentioned this matter. I suspect that he might have been hurt in love or abandoned.
Moreover, Xiao Bing's relatives from her mother's side all said that they had never heard of Xiao Bing suffering any injuries as a child, let alone any injuries to his reproductive organs. After all, such things could not be hidden from relatives.
This further proves that Xiao Bing did lie to Zhou Yi about prescribing the medicine.
Then there are different possibilities regarding the fact that Xiao Bing is still unmarried at the age of 32.
Relatives also said that at first, they would arrange a blind date for Xiao Bing. After all, this nephew was a university teacher with a respectable job and good looks. But he was a little short and his family was not well off.
But every time people asked Xiao Bing to introduce them to a date, he would politely decline, and gradually, no one brought it up anymore.
This matter was also confirmed by Xiao Bing's colleagues. Their evaluation of Xiao Bing was that he was introverted, quiet, and not very worldly-wise, but his professional ability was impeccable.
Someone tried to introduce him to a girl, who turned out to be a relative of his and was suitable in every way.
After Xiao Bing refused many times, she had no choice but to agree to go on a blind date, and they had a great chat that day.
After returning home, the little girl told her family that she thought Teacher Xiao was a nice person, knowledgeable, and upright, and that she wanted to continue getting to know him.
The next day, a colleague came to school and excitedly asked Xiao Bing how he felt yesterday. Xiao Bing smiled and shook his head without saying anything.
In the end, this colleague was caught in the middle and no one thought of introducing him to anyone since then. Several years passed in a flash, and Teacher Xiao became the bachelor in the department.
Thirty-two years old may not be a big deal twenty years later, but in the 1990s, he was indeed considered a bachelor.
It is inevitable that some people will speculate whether Teacher Xiao has been hurt in love.
Some people are even more exaggerated and think that Teacher Xiao doesn't like women and prefers men.
However, when the police asked if there was any information or evidence to prove it, they all shook their heads, because no one had ever seen Teacher Xiao have a girlfriend or be close to any woman.
However, I learned another piece of information from my colleagues, that is, Xiao Bing usually likes to take a walk in the school. As long as he doesn't have classes, he basically won't stay in the office. My colleagues have all met him in the school.
This information gave the investigating police an illusion that Xiao Bing was secretly following Lu Xiaoshuang.
But the colleagues' answers surprised the task force, because Xiao Bing not only appeared near the girls' dormitory and teaching building, but also appeared in every corner of the school.
And this habit is not something that has only started this year, it has been going on for many years.
This made Xiao Bing's personality become more and more weird.
There was another clue that also puzzled the task force.
Xiao Bing's direct supervisor, the head of the French Department, said that Xiao Bing had shown great professional talent since he started college, and he was his teacher at the time.
It was the department head who pushed for Xiao Bing to stay in school as a teaching assistant because, knowing his family situation, he felt that the relatively pure environment of a university would be more suitable for the development of his personality.
He said that Xiao Bing's professional ability itself was not a problem, and if he continued at his level, he would have the hope of being promoted to associate professor at the age of 32.
However, being an associate professor requires more than just professional ability; there are also some rigid standards, one of which is academic qualifications.
The upper limit of undergraduate education is basically lecturer, and associate professor must have at least a master's degree, preferably a doctorate.
He said that after Xiao Bing stayed at the school, he had a clear career plan. After adapting to the identity of a university teacher, he began to prepare to take the exam for the part-time postgraduate program of the school.
If he successfully completes his postgraduate studies and obtains his academic qualifications, his future prospects will be very good. After all, with the development of the market economy and international trade, the French major has been continuously expanding its enrollment scale in recent years, and the college needs such talents.
Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, Xiao Bing suddenly gave up on taking the postgraduate entrance examination, and seemed to have lost much motivation for his personal career development.
The department head criticized him several times, but it didn't work, so he never mentioned it again.
At the small-scale case meeting, after hearing this information, Zhou Yi hurriedly asked about the time frame of these events.
Xiao Bing stayed in school after graduating in 1987.
The department head was not sure exactly when he started preparing for the exam, but the graduate entrance examination is usually held in December at the end of the year. Xiao Bing probably started planning formally after working for one or two years, which might be in 1988 or 1989.
Then Xiao Bing's grandmother passed away in early 1990.
In other words, something might have happened during this period of time.
The investigation into Xiao Bing was a small-scale meeting held by the front-line investigators of the task force.
There were no leaders present, no technical personnel, forensic doctors or clerical staff, only colleagues responsible for front-line investigations who communicated information together.
After all, what we have discovered now are just clues, and they can’t even be considered clues, but just information.
In addition to the people from the Third Brigade, there are also the backbone of the First Brigade of the Municipal Bureau, and the people from the Serious Crime Squad of the Provincial Department brought by Liang Wei. The most experienced among them should be Xiang Jie, who is also the person in charge of daily work.
Seeing Zhou Yi asking about the specific time, Xiang Jie asked: "Zhou Yi, what's the matter? Do you have any ideas?"
Everyone looked at Zhou Yi, wanting to hear his opinion. After all, his performance at the case analysis meeting in the early morning was brilliant, and Liang Wei was very satisfied with him.
"I was wondering, the aforementioned mention of Xiao Bing being emotionally hurt, could it have happened around the time their department head mentioned Xiao Bing suddenly gave up on the postgraduate entrance exam? That would have been between 1988 and 1989."
"Xiao Bing became an orphan at the age of sixteen, and he strongly resisted his relatives' offer to raise him. Sixteen is the peak of adolescence, and encountering such a major life change is bound to have a huge impact on a person's psychology."
"If Xiao Bing gets a girlfriend later, he will definitely cherish her very much, because she is his entire emotional life. But everyone knows that in love, you need to maintain a certain distance and give each other a certain amount of self and space. Otherwise, it is easy to feel oppressed and suffocated, which is the so-called heavy love."
After hearing this, most people nodded, indicating that they all had experience.
Only Chen Yan showed an expression of confusion, obviously he didn't have much experience in this area.
"From what Xiao Bing's second aunt said and the information provided by the department head, it seems likely that Xiao Bing suffered a setback in his relationship, which led to him losing hope in his career and abandoning his plans for graduate school. That's why he became angry and humiliated when his second aunt mentioned this. These are all his intuitive psychological reactions."
"I think we should focus on investigating whether Xiao Bing had any romantic experiences before 1988, extending all the way back to his college years, or even high school. If we find his former girlfriend, we might be able to figure out why Xiao Bing became what he is now."
Chen Yan asked worriedly, "Will it be as difficult to find out as it is with Xu Liu?"
Zhou Yi shook his head. "I think it's unlikely. Xu Liu's boyfriend is hard to track down because they were most likely having an immoral relationship, and both parties deliberately concealed it. But Xiao Bing's situation should be a normal relationship with a woman of the same age, so there must be some clues, such as Xiao Bing's roommate in college."
Xiang Jie nodded. He had also thought of the direction Zhou Yi mentioned, and it was also the next step to investigate.
It was just that Zhou Yi didn't say anything surprising, which made him feel a little regretful. He couldn't help but laugh at himself in his heart, thinking that he was a young man after all, and it was already very good that he had such observation and analytical skills.
Chen Yan asked again, "Zhou Yi, do you think it's possible that Xiao Bing's split personality isn't actually Lu Xiaoshuang, but the girlfriend who abandoned him?"
Zhou Yi frowned and didn't answer. Instead, he turned and asked Xiang Jie, "Officer Xiang, is there any progress in the investigation at the Third Municipal Hospital?"
Xiang Jie replied, "Theoretically, only the psychiatric department can modify the drugs found in Xiao Bing's basement. However, I've been looking through the records all day and haven't found the name Xiao Bing."
"We heard from the hospital office that some doctors seemed to have gone to the provincial capital for training. Have you asked about that?"
Xiang Jie nodded. "We asked around. There's only one doctor in the psychiatry department who's studying in the provincial capital. We faxed the photo over, and after examining it, he said he had no recollection of Xiao Bing, or even his name."
Hey, this is strange. If the medicine is prescribed for a long time, the doctor will generally have some impression of it. And looking at Xiao Bing's condition, it is likely that he has been suffering from mental illness for many years. How come there is no clue?
At this time, Qiao Jiali asked, "Officer Xiang, have you asked Director Sun from the Psychiatric Department of the Third Municipal Hospital?"
Director Sun knew Qiao Jiali. He had helped with the Sanpo Village incident and the preliminary mental evaluation of Nana in the Long Zhiqiang case.
Xiang Jie turned to look at his colleague, who immediately pulled out a notebook and said, "We've learned that Director Sun Hao is out of town attending a closed-door academic seminar involving foreign countries. We're still actively trying to contact him."
Zhou Yi nodded, which meant that the information was still under investigation and no conclusion could be drawn.
"Actually... I have another idea." Zhou Yi said suddenly.
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