Chapter 431 The murderer is found
At the meeting, Shi Tao spoke passionately and eloquently.
Director Xie was obviously impatient and knocked on the table to ask him to get to the point.
Shi Tao quickly nodded and bowed to explain what he understood.
In fact, he did find out something, and there were two key areas.
One is an investigation and visit to local eyewitnesses in Xinbei Town.
One is the investigation of other mine entrances.
That is the idea provided to him by Wu Yongcheng and myself.
Of course, Captain Shi’s style is not to mention others if possible.
The more vague the main point, the better.
In summary, he made two discoveries.
First, they visited every household and finally found two local elderly ladies who said that they had seen a black car appear nearby on the afternoon of May 1st.
The two old ladies naturally didn't know what model of car it was, nor could they remember the license plate number, but they knew that this kind of car was probably used by the boss in the past.
This means the car itself shouldn't be that bad.
This also shows that the frequency of cars appearing in Xinbei Town is relatively low.
The two old ladies were working in a field by the roadside at the time, and the car was not driving on the main road, so they thought it was strange and looked at it a few more times. Unfortunately, it was too far away and they couldn't see what the driver looked like.
Then Shi Tao and Gu Changhai searched along the road the old lady mentioned and the direction the car was driving.
Finally, we turned into a valley.
Although it is a valley, in fact, the only mountain in Hongcheng is Yanyang County to the east, which is the barren mountain behind Sanpo Village and borders Taicheng.
The so-called mountains in Xinbei Town are actually very high piles of rocks and soil. They are the stones and soil dug out from the ground when coal mining was first started, and they have accumulated over time to form the so-called "mountains".
Even so, these small hills are about seven or eight meters high and can completely block the view.
It can be seen what the underground of Xinbei Town has become.
Shi Tao and Gu Changhai searched inch by inch in this valley and finally found some wheel marks.
And it happened just before the heavy rain this morning, otherwise all traces would have been gone after the rain.
They handed the film they shot to the technical department, which printed it out and compared it with the tire patterns on car tires on the market.
Xie Guoqiang affirmed the discovery, but he was surprised that there was no need to go through such trouble to find wheel marks.
Then Shi Tao told about his second discovery, another mine entrance.
He and Gu Changhai began searching near where the wheel marks were found, and discovered three abandoned mine entrances within a radius of 1.5 kilometers.
All three mines were boarded up.
However, the wooden board on one side of one of the holes had rotted, causing it to be loosely sealed and water to accumulate in the hole.
The presence of accumulated water means that the hole is most likely blocked and not very deep. Rainwater cannot be drained away after backflowing, nor can it completely evaporate.
The other two holes were sealed tightly, but they found signs that nails had been pried open on the wooden board at one of the holes, as the rust on the nails had peeled off and there were dents on the board.
This means that the hole was recently opened and then sealed.
Shi Tao asked his fellow technical personnel to collect evidence from the traces at the entrance of the cave, and then removed the wooden boards at the entrance.
So they immediately discovered something unusual. There were obvious signs of human cleaning on the ground at the entrance of the cave.
Moreover, this trace extends into the interior of the mine, at least thirty meters.
But later on, because there was less sand and more stones inside the mine, no traces could be found.
In other words, Wu Yongcheng and Zhou Yi's speculations were confirmed.
The hole where the murderer dumped the body was not the same hole where Lu Xiaoshuang came out!
It is highly likely that the murderer did not know that the structure below was so complicated, and he did not expect that Lu Xiaoshuang would regain consciousness so quickly.
This result was the result of both the murderer's oversight and Lu Xiaoshuang's strong desire to survive.
Then Shi Tao analyzed what Zhou Yi had said to him at the beginning. Everyone nodded frequently. Those who didn't know the truth thought that Captain Shi was quite capable.
Xie Guoqiang praised Shi Tao's discovery highly, saying that it was a pity that no valuable evidence was extracted.
Shi Tao's dark face suddenly opened into a wide grin, revealing two rows of not-so-white big teeth.
This look confused Director Xie for a moment.
"Ding ding ding ding!" Shi Tao suddenly took out an evidence bag.
Everyone's eyes instantly focused on his hands.
Inside the evidence bag was a dirty, black cigarette butt.
"This was found...in the cave?"
Shi Tao nodded proudly: "That's right!"
Jiang Biao asked, "Captain Shi, this couldn't have been left behind by the workers who went down into the mines before. It's so dark."
Shi Tao was unhappy: "How can I not even tell the difference? The surface of this cigarette butt is black, but the core inside is still white. How could it be left over from more than ten years ago?"
Xie Guoqiang immediately stood up and walked over, took the evidence bag and looked at it carefully. He wanted to pat Shi Tao on the shoulder, but seeing that Shi Tao was covered in dirt, he held back.
He said loudly: "Well, our Shi team has made a great contribution, very good!"
"Qiu Zhiyong, quickly perform a technical examination on the cigarette butt, extract the saliva inside, and then send the sample to the provincial department for DNA testing. Quickly! Oh, and also confirm the brand of the cigarette! Check, check who is smoking within the scope of the current investigation. Anyone who smokes will be subject to a special review and reexamination."
This cigarette butt can definitely be regarded as the most effective evidence in this case so far. Combined with the characteristics of the mine, it can be basically confirmed that it was accidentally lost by the murderer.
That's why Xie Guoqiang was so excited. If they could confirm DNA through the cigarette butt, they could identify the murderer.
But Zhou Yi felt something was a little strange.
Let’s not talk about whether the DNA on cigarette butts will degrade in this environment, or whether it can still be extracted and detected.
Of course it would be best if you can, but if not, at least you can check it backwards by the brand of cigarettes.
The strange thing is that Shi Tao said it was found in a mine. Judging from the black surface, it must have been stepped on. It fell naturally just over ten days ago, so it couldn't be so dirty.
But the problem is that the murderer shouldn't smoke in this environment.
If you are too nervous and need to smoke to calm down, you should finish smoking in the car.
Unless the murderer is a heavy smoker who can't stop smoking for even a minute.
But in this case, when he stopped the car for the first time and pinched her neck to feed her water, Lu Xiaoshuang should have smelled a strong smell of smoke.
The fingers of heavy smokers will definitely be stained with the smell of cigarettes.
But apparently not.
Moreover, given the murderer's cunningness, it is impossible for him to just smoke the cigarettes in the mine and throw them away.
Could it be that he put it in his pocket after smoking it outside, intending to throw it away later, but accidentally lost it?
This evidence is too coincidental.
But he did not raise any doubts, because it was meaningless to raise doubts without proposing solutions. He decided to wait for the results of technical identification and DNA testing.
The information was almost synchronized, and Director Xie said some words of encouragement to everyone, especially pointing out that everyone should learn from Shi Tao.
After the meeting, Zhou Yi wanted to find Liang Wei, say hello to him first, and then apply to review the information on Liu Baoguo and Chen Gengyun.
As a result, he was pulled back by someone. When he turned around, he saw a big black charcoal behind him.
"Captain Shi, what's wrong?"
"Hey Zhou Yi, I forgot to mention this at the meeting earlier. This investigation direction was mainly proposed by you and Old Wu. My brain isn't working well, I'm stuck."
Zhou Yi knew what he meant and quickly played dumb: "Ah? Really? Why don't I remember? Oh, my brain isn't working well, it's stuck. But I still have to thank Captain Shi, the clue you found further proves that Lu Xiaoshuang is not the murderer."
Shi Tao understood, patted Zhou Yi's shoulder gratefully and said, "Good brother! I'll remember everything, big brother!"
Zhou Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Captain Shi's strengths and weaknesses were too obvious.
"Captain Shi, how about going to wash up first? Especially Teacher Gu, they have become African brothers."
After seeing Shi Tao off, Zhou Yi looked back and found that Liang Wei was gone.
Just as I was about to leave the meeting room to look for it, the phone in my pocket rang.
When I picked it up, I saw that it was Qian Hongxing calling.
He suddenly became nervous.
"Hello, Mr. Qian?"
"Brother Zhou, it's me." It was Lu Xiaoshuang's voice on the other end of the phone, a little hurried.
"Xiaoshuang, what's wrong? Did something happen to you?" Zhou Yi asked hurriedly.
"No, I'm fine. Nothing happened. But I just remembered something."
"What's up?"
"I remember when I was kidnapped and locked in the trunk, they stopped the car and forced me to drink water. Then before I passed out, I seemed to hear a cell phone ringing from the car in front."
"Ringtone? What kind?"
At this time, Qian Hongxing's voice came from the background of the phone. He said loudly: "Nokia, this is the sound, listen to it."
After he finished speaking, a burst of electronic music that was extremely familiar to Zhou Yi and most people came from the phone.
"Drip, drip, drip, drip, drip."
This is Nokia's classic ringtone, carrying the memories of countless people.
Especially around 2007, this ringtone was used by every cell phone on the streets!
But in 1997, Nokia mobile phones were still very expensive.
"Are you sure?" Zhou Yi asked.
Lu Xiaoshuang said firmly, "I'm sure that was the first time I heard this ringtone. Sister Yuling's new phone rang just now, and it reminded me of it."
That's right, if Lu Xiaoshuang had never heard this ringtone before, it would be impossible for her to feel familiar with a rhythm she had never heard before.
"Great, Xiao Shuang, this information is very important!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi rushed out impatiently, and then saw Xie Guoqiang, Liang Wei and others at the end of the stairs.
He shouted, "Thank you, Director, we have a major new clue!"
This voice attracted everyone's attention.
Especially Shi Tao, who was washing his face in the toilet, suddenly raised his head.
After listening to Zhou Yi's explanation, Xie Guoqiang instructed, "Very good, this clue is very important. So, Zhou Yi, when you have time, go to Director Wang and look through all the previous investigation materials. If there is a mobile phone number in the personal information, have Director Wang arrange for someone to add the phone model. If it happens to be a Nokia, you can personally investigate and question them."
"clear!"
After watching Director Xie leave, Zhou Yi prepared to go to the internal affairs team to find Director Wang.
I met Qiu Zhiyong on the way and quickly said hello.
"Is your hand okay?" Qiu Zhiyong asked.
Qiu Zhiyong is a typical technical talent. He is calm and rigorous, doesn't talk much, and always responds to requests, but he usually has a weak presence.
In his previous life, he worked diligently as the head of the technical department until retirement. I heard that he worked his way up from the grassroots level.
Zhou Yi was surprised that Qiu Zhiyong took the initiative to care about him.
Because of his personality, he is the kind of person who only talks about work, and usually just nods and says hello to everyone.
"It's okay. I've got it bandaged and I got a tetanus shot."
Qiu Zhiyong smiled faintly and said, "In that situation, you actually dared to cover Dong Lu's mouth with your own hands. Aren't you afraid that she would bite off your fingers?"
"Hey, just bite it off and then reconnect it." Zhou Yi joked.
Qiu Zhiyong patted him on the shoulder and said, "Good, you're a real man."
"By the way, the results of the footprint comparison from Dormitory 404 are out."
Zhou Yi quickly asked: "How is it?"
"After comparison and confirmation, we found two sets of footprints in Dormitory 404, and they are exactly the same as the two sets of footprints found in Xiao Bing's home."
In other words, the footprints in dormitory 404 belonged to Dong Lu and Xiao Bing.
"Chief Qiu, is there a third person?"
Qiu Zhiyong shook his head and left.
If there is no third person, it means that Dong Lu's original personality has become ill and ran back to Dormitory 404, and Xiao Bing also ran to Dormitory 404 to find her.
The time should be exactly the night when he went on a business trip to see Lu Xiaoshuang, because Song Shasha met Xiao Bing on her way back to the dormitory.
But he only saw Xiao Bing and not Dong Lu.
This means that Xiao Bing did not find or bring Dong Lu back from Dormitory 404.
But since Xiao Bing was able to find Dormitory 404, and Fang Gexin's relative said that the lock of Dormitory 404 had been broken before and no one had repaired it.
Maybe this isn't the first time Dong Lu has returned there when she's ill.
It is unknown why she wanted to go back, because when a mental illness occurs, there is no logic.
A person with meticulous thinking like Zhou Yi cannot imagine the logic in the mind of a mentally ill person.
But it was obvious that Dong Lu was obsessed with returning to dormitory 404.
If Xiao Bing was the one who found and brought her back every time, then why didn't Xiao Bing find Dong Lu when he went there that night?
Is there anything special going on?
Zhou Yi looked at the night sky. This time was exactly the same as that day.
He decided to walk the same path he and Lu Xiaoshuang had taken that day again.
So I went back to the entrance of the girls' dormitory and walked forward based on my memory.
He kept walking and walking until he and Lu Xiaoshuang stopped to talk.
Zhou Yi stood in the same position, looked up and looked around.
Then, in a certain direction, I suddenly saw a dark building in the night. It was the original graduate student dormitory building.
It's less than thirty meters from here.
Zhou Yi narrowed his eyes and scanned the building.
Finally, it locked onto the window of dormitory 404.
The moon is very round tonight. Under the moonlight, you can see that the brightness of the moonlight reflected by one of the window panes is different from the others. It is the window where the cardboard covering it has fallen off.
If Lu Xiaoshuang and I were standing in the same position at that time, we could just see Lu Xiaoshuang's face through that window!
Zhou Yi felt creepy instantly.
In other words, when he was giving Lu Xiaoshuang many instructions, Dong Lu was staring at Lu Xiaoshuang from the window of dormitory 404.
He also remembered Chen Yan's previous analysis.
Chen Yan analyzed that Xiao Bing might have placed his original feelings for Dong Lu, who was not burned, on Lu Xiaoshuang, who looked very similar to the original Dong Lu, so he secretly took a photo of Lu Xiaoshuang and wrote a French hymn expressing his feelings on the back of the photo.
As a result, this photo was discovered by Dong Lu, who thought Xiao Bing had fallen in love with someone else, so she tore up the photo.
Now that I think about it, Chen Yan’s analysis is very likely, because it matches what Dong Lu’s original personality said, “Xiao Bing doesn’t want me anymore.”
Chen Yan thought at the time that this might be Dong Lu's motive for following Lu Xiaoshuang and intending to commit a crime, and the reason why Xiao Bing was in a dilemma and could only remind Lu Xiaoshuang to seek refuge with him.
At that time, I also agreed with this analysis because it was indeed reasonable.
But there are also some logical gaps.
For example, how did Dong Lu find Lu Xiaoshuang?
There was no connection between her and Lu Xiaoshuang, and apart from the fragment of the photo, there was no other information related to Lu Xiaoshuang in Xiao Bing's house.
It couldn't be that Xiao Bing told her.
But now, standing here, looking at the window of dormitory 404.
This logical gap has been filled!
That night, Dong Lu saw Lu Xiaoshuang from the window of dormitory 404, and immediately went downstairs to follow Lu Xiaoshuang back to the dormitory.
Her figure and voice were those of a girl, and it was at night, so the dormitory manager might not notice and verify her identity.
That is to say, she could even follow into Lu Xiaoshuang's dormitory and hear others calling Lu Xiaoshuang's name!
So Song Shasha only met Xiao Bing that night, because Xiao Bing did not find Dong Lu in dormitory 404.
That's why she was able to follow Lu Xiaoshuang on April 30th.
And it is very likely that Dong Lu followed Lu Xiaoshuang not only on April 30th.
It is very likely that she has been following Lu Xiaoshuang for a long time since that night.
If... this is really the case, then Xiao Bing's abnormal reaction when he reminded Lu Xiaoshuang to find him can be explained.
Chen Yan might be right.
Dong Lu fell ill and wanted to harm Xiaoshuang, but Xiao Bing couldn't control her. Maybe something happened on the 30th, which forced Xiao Bing to remind Lu Xiaoshuang even at the risk of being suspected.
Then the other question can also be explained.
Why did Xiao Bing take Dong Lu away!
After Lu Xiaoshuang disappeared, no one except the police knew whether she was dead or alive.
It is even more impossible for Xiao Bing to know.
But after the Hongda case was filed, although the task force took certain measures, people around Lu Xiaoshuang, such as Mo Youyou, must have known that Lu Xiaoshuang was not taking leave, but was missing.
If Xiao Bing really had different feelings for Lu Xiaoshuang and had been paying close attention to Lu Xiaoshuang's every move, he would have easily discovered that Lu Xiaoshuang was missing!
He instinctively thought that maybe Dong Lu killed Lu Xiaoshuang!
That's why when Chen Yan and I went to find him, he showed so much concern for Lu Xiaoshuang's safety.
He didn't want to test the police, he really cared about Lu Xiaoshuang's life or death.
There may be both emotional factors and the fear that Dong Lu would actually kill someone.
So the door was locked at that time, so Xiao Bing paid special attention to the inner room, because Dong Lu was in the basement just across the wall.
So, after Chen Yan and I went back and listened at the wall, we couldn't hear any sound at first because Xiao Bing had gone down to the basement to question Dong Lu.
But it is highly likely that the person in the basement at that time was the Xiaoshuang personality.
He couldn't get an answer and couldn't be sure whether Dong Lu really killed Lu Xiaoshuang.
That's why he slammed the door in anger, and that's why Zhou Yi heard the loud noise outside.
He may have gone through a fierce ideological struggle, and in the end, his complex emotions towards Dong Lu overcame his reason.
He conceded that Dong Lu was the murderer, so he immediately took Dong Lu away.
Xiao Bing and Dong Lu are like twin creatures.
If either party loses the other, they may lose the meaning of living.
So in the end he chose Dong Lu. He thought Dong Lu killed an innocent person, but he still chose Dong Lu!
Zhou Yi couldn't help but burst into laughter, but this laughter was full of helplessness and sadness.
The laughter was particularly abrupt in the silent night.
As he was laughing, he suddenly stopped laughing. After a brief silence, he let out an unwilling roar.
But soon, everything returned to calm again.
…
Chen Yan discovered that Zhou Yi disappeared after the meeting.
He asked several people, but they all said they didn't see anyone, which made him worried.
Since a large-scale investigation was to be launched, Qiao Jiali went to help. In addition to the leaflet issue that Director Xie specifically asked him to investigate, what really bothered Jiang Biao was what Zhou Yi said before the meeting.
He did not raise this question at the meeting because it was just a guess after all. If Director Xie asked him what was missing, he would not be able to answer.
So as soon as the meeting was over, he said he wanted to review the previous search with the map, and he disappeared.
Chen Yan came out of the bathroom and wanted to find Zhou Yi to ask him what to do next.
Because he didn't have to retrieve Chen Gengyun's household registration information as originally planned, he actually felt a little at a loss.
But he couldn't find Zhou Yi no matter how hard he looked. When he was about to call Zhou Yi, he saw a person slowly walking towards the small building from the balcony. It was Zhou Yi.
"Zhou Yi, where have you been? I was just looking for you."
Zhou Yi looked up and said nothing.
Chen Yan keenly sensed that something was wrong. Zhou Yi looked very tired, an expression that rarely appeared on his face.
He quickly ran downstairs and came to Zhou Yi.
Sure enough, it wasn't his illusion. Zhou Yi's face didn't look good, as if all his strength had been drained.
"Are you okay? What happened?" Chen Yan asked with concern.
Zhou Yi waved his hand: "It's okay, I just feel a little tired and can't exert my strength."
On his way back, he kept thinking about what happened to Xiao Bing and Dong Lu in their previous life.
Although the burn was a fait accompli, at least Xiao Bing didn't have to die in his previous life.
This is what will happen because Dong Lu and Xiao Bing quarreled over the photo.
But if Dong Lu had not gone to find Lu Xiaoshuang that night, she would not have discovered Lu Xiaoshuang's identity, and the subsequent events would not have happened.
Even if she knew Lu Xiaoshuang's identity through other means or by chance, and then followed Lu Xiaoshuang, the murderer in the previous life was definitely not Dong Lu, because her mental state was not capable of carrying out such a complicated criminal activity.
So maybe Xiao Bing would be sad because of Lu Xiaoshuang's death, but at least he would not run away because of the police investigation, and would not encounter the murderer.
But he and Dong Lu will be fine. They will continue to live together as before until one of them dies.
So, my appearance changed everything.
In order to save Lu Xiaoshuang, he indirectly caused the deaths of two people, Xu Liu and Xiao Bing.
This was not what he wanted to see, but the occurrence of this grand case was completely beyond his control.
So for the first time, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
He knew that it was the murderer who killed Xu Liu and Xiao Bing, not him, but he still felt guilty.
Chen Yan thought he was sick and hurried to help him. Zhou Yi smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he was fine, just a little tired.
Chen Yan said, "Wait a minute, I'll find you a camp bed, and you can sleep on it. You'll be fine after a good sleep."
Zhou Yi did not refuse, and soon Chen Yan got a camp bed from somewhere and placed it in the office where the two often stayed.
I also got him a blanket and asked him to sleep on it. He will be fine after a good sleep.
Chen Yan's tone was very much like that of an older brother. In fact, if we put aside the fact that Zhou Yi was reborn, Chen Yan, who was two years older than Zhou Yi, was indeed like a brother.
Soon, Chen Yan noticed that Zhou Yi was snoring slightly. He tiptoed over and pulled the blanket for Zhou Yi.
Then he stepped out, turned off the lights, closed the door, and prepared to go see if Sister Qiao needed any help.
Zhou Yi did not sleep soundly. He kept dreaming, and the dreams were very confusing.
It was as if everything around him had turned into a whirlpool, approaching him from all directions.
He was woken up by the ringing of his cell phone, which was ringing non-stop in his own pocket.
It was dark around him, he brought his phone to his eyes and looked at it, and his sleepiness immediately disappeared.
He sat up immediately because the call was from Qian Hongxing's home phone.
Why would Qian Hongxing call at this hour? Did something happen to Lu Xiaoshuang?
He quickly answered the phone: "Hello."
"Hello." Lu Xiaoshuang's voice rang out from the other end of the line. "Brother Zhou, are you busy?"
Zhou Yi looked at the time on his phone screen. It was already past one o'clock.
"No, I'm resting. Why aren't you asleep at this hour?"
"I just... I just want to call you and talk to you." Lu Xiaoshuang said in a low voice.
"Do you have a phone in your room?"
Lu Xiaoshuang, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room downstairs, hugged a pillow in her arms and whispered, "No, I called you in the living room downstairs. I didn't dare to be too loud for fear of waking up Uncle Qian and Sister Yuling."
Hearing these two names, Zhou Yi burst out laughing.
"I'm glad you're okay." Zhou Yi breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the blanket that had fallen on the ground.
“Brother Zhou, do you remember that night in the hospital when I said I didn’t want to die and I still had a lot of things to do?”
Zhou Yi nodded, "Of course I remember."
"Can I add a few more?" Lu Xiaoshuang asked with a pout.
"How many more? What do you want to add?"
"I want to add..."
"Let's go to Yunxia Mountain to watch the beautiful sunrise."
"And... I'll take you to the vast northwest to see the endless expanse of heaven and earth."
"And... and..."
Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, Zhou Yi asked, "Anything else?"
Lu Xiaoshuang chuckled softly and said, "I'll keep the last one a secret for now and tell you later."
Zhou Yi couldn't help but smile: "Okay, keep it a secret, and tell me when you want to."
"Yeah." Lu Xiaoshuang said softly, "Brother Zhou."
"What's wrong? Is there anything else you want to keep secret?"
Lu Xiaoshuang's tone on the other end of the phone suddenly changed, becoming very serious: "I believe you will catch the murderer, because you are a hero, a hero of Hongcheng."
"My hero!"
Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment. Lu Xiaoshuang's words seemed to have instantly shattered the depression in his heart.
Yes, Lu Xiaoshuang is not dead. She was dismembered in her previous life, but she is not dead.
Although I didn't rescue her personally, wasn't it because of my appearance that the development trajectory of the grand case was changed, and Lu Xiaoshuang didn't die in the end?
The person talking to me on the other end of the phone now is a real person.
The reason why this person is still alive is that his appearance has invisibly changed everything.
This is the greatest meaning of his existence!
As for Xu Liu and Xiao Bing, even if their deaths were a trick of fate, he should not be the one to bear all of it.
It's the murderer, the murderer must pay for the crime he committed!
"Xiao Shuang!" Zhou Yi's voice was full of strength again, "Thank you! Go to sleep soon."
"Yeah, good night."
"good evening."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi stood up again, and the previous sense of powerlessness was no longer on his face.
He left the office, breathed in the cold late night air, and then walked towards the office team.
In the office of the clerical team, various documents were piled up like mountains. Although the lights were on, there was only documents and no one around.
"Director Wang, are you there?" Zhou Yi called out, but no one responded.
As soon as I turned around, I ran into someone, it was Director Wang.
"Hey, Zhou Yi."
"Director Wang, why is there no one here?"
Director Wang smiled wryly and said, "Didn't the leadership say we need to expand the scope of the investigation? So I split the people into two groups: one to go to the Student Affairs Office, and one to the Personnel Department. They have to make preparations, and there's so much information we can't bring over."
That’s right. In the previous life, a comprehensive investigation was conducted, and only more than 3,000 people were found out of tens of thousands of people for investigation. It is definitely impossible to move such a huge amount of information here.
"I came back to get something. What's up?"
"Look, we just found a new clue about a cell phone ringtone, so Director Xie asked me to look through the already investigated materials to see if anyone is connected to this clue."
"Oh, then you can look here." Director Wang said as he walked into the room and pointed Zhou Yi in the direction of the Chengshan files: "This pile is for Xu Liu's roommates, this pile is for classmates, this pile is for teachers, and this pile is for Xu Liu's family members and relatives."
After Director Wang found the document he wanted, he said, "Take your time to read it," and then left in a hurry.
Zhou Yi smiled helplessly. In order to investigate Liu Baoguo, Director Xie had to make a special dumpling for a comprehensive investigation.
Being a leader is not easy either.
After sighing for a while, Zhou Yi began to pick up the documents and start flipping through them one by one.
This was the first time he had looked through other core investigation materials besides Zheng Jianxin since joining the task force.
First, I don’t have time and I’m always running around.
Secondly, he already knew all the investigation data on these people in his previous life.
Although the victim is different, the scope of the investigation within the school is the same, except for family members and social relations outside the school.
So Zhou Yi first looked through the last pile of information, which included interview records of Xu Liu's parents and two younger brothers, as well as records of visits to Xu Liu's relatives, neighbors, and high school teachers and classmates.
The investigation in Huaixing, Xu Liu's hometown, was led by He Bin, of course, mainly with the strong support of the local police in Huaixing. Otherwise, with so many people involved, it would be hard to say how long it would take He Bin and his team to finish the investigation.
The Huaixing police were very helpful. They pulled out the household registration relationship of both Xu Liu's parents and made a table. They ticked the ones they had checked and simply wrote down the reasons for the ones they had not checked. The logic was quite clear.
Suddenly, Zhou Yi saw a familiar name on the list.
Xu Liu's mother is Feng Ailian. Feng Ailian has an older brother named Feng Dahai, who has a son named Feng Qiang.
"Feng Qiang? Isn't Zheng Guangming's driver in the Anyuan case and Huang Yanli's lover called Feng Qiang?" Zhou Yi asked in confusion. Is this a coincidence, or are they just people with the same name?
Although the name Feng Qiang is quite common, and there are probably at least tens of thousands of people named Feng Qiang in the country, it is too coincidental to see it at this time. What's more, the reason written after Feng Qiang on the list is "working outside the home."
Moreover, Zhou Yi discovered that when he was in Anyuan before, he did not seem to have any contact with the situation in Feng Qiang's hometown. It was Xia Yu who contacted Feng Qiang's colleagues in his hometown.
Maybe I'd heard Xia Yu mention Feng Qiang's hometown before, so when I saw Huaixing in Xu Liu's profile, it sounded familiar?
Zhou Yi immediately took out his cell phone and wanted to call the Anyuan Municipal Bureau, but after looking at the time, he put the phone down and decided to wait until daybreak.
After looking through this pile of information, Zhou Yi didn't find anything special, so he started again from the first pile.
There are a total of six file bags in my roommate's pile, and the first one is Mo Youyou's.
As the roommate with the best relationship with Lu Xiaoshuang in the dormitory, Mo Youyou was questioned in the most details. She was questioned three times in total. Although the questions were similar each time, the purpose of repeated questioning was nothing more than two: either there was some suspicion, or the other party was hoped to recall as many details as possible.
For Mo Youyou, it is obviously the latter.
Mo Youyou did mention some details later, such as on the night of April 25th, she had asked Lu Xiaoshuang to attend a social event, but Lu Xiaoshuang did not go; she also mentioned herself, that is, she called Lu Xiaoshuang on the night of April 26th, but there was nothing special about it. After Lu Xiaoshuang answered the phone, Mo Youyou and her roommates made a few good-natured jokes.
There is a question that Zhou Yi has never figured out, which is how Xiao Bing knew that he was on a business trip.
Now that Xiao Bing is dead, no one can answer this question anymore.
But according to the previous speculation, Xiao Bing went to dormitory 404 to find Dong Lu that night, so it was impossible for him to follow him nearby and hear his conversation with Lu Xiaoshuang.
So the problem should be with Lu Xiaoshuang.
But in theory, Lu Xiaoshuang would not take the initiative to publicize this matter, but it is not ruled out that she would inadvertently mention it to Mo Youyou, with whom she has a good relationship.
Mo Youyou is an extrovert and a bit of a talker. Maybe she said something in public and Xiao Bing happened to hear it?
Zhou Yi flipped through Mo Youyou's interrogation records and found nothing to confirm his speculation. He decided to go directly to Mo Youyou at dawn to ask and confirm it.
Putting down Mo Youyou's information, Zhou Yi looked at the student information that was stacked up to the point of falling apart, and felt a little discouraged.
After thinking about it, I realized that it was unrealistic for students to have cell phones and cars these days, so I skipped the student information and started looking at the teacher part.
Including the counselors, there are a total of thirteen teachers.
Zhou Yi remembers that there were seven male teachers and six female teachers.
These seven male teachers will definitely be investigated first.
Zhou Yi picked out the file bag with the name on it.
Suddenly, a name on one of the file bags caught his attention.
"Fan Tianyou..."
He remembered that this person seemed to be the teacher of Principles of Economics, a compulsory course for Lu Xiaoshuang's major.
He should be 33 years old this year, single, an associate professor, has studied abroad, and obtained a master's and doctoral degree abroad.
A 33-year-old PhD associate professor would have been a true young talent, not to mention in the 1990s, but even 20 years later, he would have been a top talent among his peers and the school's key training target.
Zhou Yi looked at the name on the file bag. It seemed that Professor Fan had been mentioned two or three times.
When Lu Xiaoshuang was interrogated, she said that after class on the morning of the 30th, she didn't understand some things, so she stayed to ask Professor Fan for advice. She had only one teacher with the surname Fan, Fan Tianyou.
Then, during Zheng Jianxin's interrogation, he mentioned that when he sent a love letter to Lu Xiaoshuang, the excuse was to return the book.
And this book was the reward given to Lu Xiaoshuang by Fan Tianyou.
And there is one more thing!
Zhou Yi immediately found Zheng Jianxin's file bag from the student information and found the latest interrogation record, which was the one he and Chen Yan had interrogated.
At that time, I asked Zheng Jianxin whether he had followed Lu Xiaoshuang. Zheng Jianxin admitted it, but also said that he did not find anyone else following Lu Xiaoshuang.
The reason why he stopped following was because he was discovered and warned by the teacher.
At that time, Zhou Yi asked him to repeat the specific circumstances of his discovery.
His exact words were: "That day, I followed Lu Xiaoshuang to get some water. I was hiding behind a tree watching her when someone suddenly asked me what I was doing. I was startled and turned around to see it was Professor Fan. He looked at me, then at Lu Xiaoshuang not far away, frowned, and asked if I was following a classmate. I was terrified at the time, and I… I admitted it. I thought Professor Fan would tell the counselor, and I didn't want to be punished… So I begged him, and he said he felt sorry for me and wouldn't say anything this time, but warned me not to do it again."
Zhou Yi also confirmed Professor Fan's name with him, and Zheng Jianxin's answer was: "Professor Fan Tianyou."
Zhou Yi thought about it for a while and recalled the investigation materials of Professor Fan in his previous life. He remembered that this person had a sufficient alibi, and like Xiao Bing, he had no car in his name and no record of having passed the driving test.
So I automatically ignored it, but when I returned Zheng Jianxin's information to the internal affairs team, I reminded them that someone might need to be sent to verify this matter later.
When he saw this person's name again, a question suddenly popped up in Zhou Yi's mind: Why did Fan Tianyou think that Zheng Jianxin was following Lu Xiaoshuang?
Is this directionality a bit too clear?
Zhou Yi opened Fan Tianyou's file bag with suspicion and began to carefully read the information in the file bag.
Everything seems to be normal, and the basic information is the same as in the previous life.
Regarding the content of the interrogation, since the victim and the time of the crime have changed, most of the content is different from the previous life, but no abnormalities were found.
During the investigation, Fan Tianyou clearly and logically recounted his alibi for the three days from the 28th to the 30th.
There doesn't seem to be anything unusual.
Zhou Yi flipped it over.
But the next second, his hands suddenly froze.
Then he suddenly turned back to the previous page.
His finger fell on a sentence said by Fan Tianyou.
Information about the grand cases in the previous life flooded into my mind like snowflakes.
Suddenly, a piece of paper from his previous life froze in his mind.
Zhou Yi held up the piece of paper in reality in front of his eyes.
At this moment, his eyes were like a mirror.
On both sides of the mirror are two pieces of paper from different time and space.
There was a sentence on each of the two pieces of paper, and through Zhou Yi's eyes, they overlapped perfectly, without a single mistake!
Zhou Yi felt the blood rushing up in his head and his eyes lit up.
Because the murderer has been found!
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