After listening to Liang Zichen's analysis, Wang Shen nodded and added, "Yes, that's common sense. It's very simple. When we hammer nails, we always want to hit them from top to bottom, not from bottom to top. Even people who don't understand physics know that hitting from top to bottom is more powerful."
"Based on our current reasoning, this essentially rules out the possibility that the deceased was killed by Dean Fu Ju in self-defense. To put it simply, the deceased in front of us is not the murderer. So now there is a possibility that the deceased was killed by a murderer. However, this raises many questions. For example, why would the murderer kill the deceased in front of us?"
Wang Shen glanced at Liang Zichen. The question Liang Zichen raised was exactly what Wang Shen was currently pondering. Wang Shen pursed his lips and said, "There are countless possible motives for a murderer, but the goal is basically the same. The existence of certain people threatens the murderer's survival, so these people appear on the murderer's death list."
"So, the deceased threatened the murderer?" After listening to Wang Shen's words, Liang Zichen looked at the corpse in front of him and asked.
After a while, Liang Zichen began to mutter to himself: "Why would the deceased threaten the murderer? If the deceased could make contact with the murderer, it must mean that the deceased had made contact with Dean Fu Ju?"
Thinking of this, Liang Zichen snapped his fingers and looked at Wang Shen, saying, "Captain Wang, I suspect that the deceased in front of us must have some connection with Dean Fu Ju."
Wang Shen looked at Liang Zichen but did not interrupt Liang Zichen's analysis. Instead, he stood quietly in place, waiting for Liang Zichen's analysis to continue.
Liang Zichen looked at Wang Shen's eyes, nodded knowingly, and continued, "Dean Fu Ju's house is located in a secluded place, and few people should visit it normally. Also, let's not forget Han Lin's purpose in choosing this place. Han Lin wanted to provide a sanctuary for Dean Fu Ju and his child. Therefore, Han Lin didn't want anyone else to know the whereabouts of Dean Fu Ju and his child. The fact that the deceased knew the address of this house can only mean one thing: the deceased and Dean Fu Ju, and even Han Lin, had an extraordinary relationship."
"Zichen, your logical thinking is getting more and more meticulous." Wang Shen looked at Liang Zichen with admiration. "If we can deduce this much, we can roughly guess the process of how the murderer committed the crime."
"What was the general process of the murder?"
“That’s right.” Wang Shen nodded, then began his deduction: “The murderer originally intended to search the house for evidence that would harm him, but encountered Dean Fu Ju. The murderer intended to kill Dean Fu Ju and the child together. However, just as the murderer was about to commit the crime, the victim broke into the house. In order to allow Dean Fu Ju and the child to escape, the victim fought with the murderer. Unfortunately, the victim was defeated, and the murderer successfully knocked him down. In order to cover up his crime, the murderer chose to dump the victim’s body in this fishpond.”
“That should be the case.” Liang Zichen agreed with Wang Shen’s speculation. “At least, we have some good news now.” Liang Zichen suddenly looked up at Wang Shen and said.
Wang Shen understood what Liang Zichen meant by "good news." However, after a wry smile, Wang Shen replied, "It's neither good news nor bad news; the current situation is that there are more victims. From this perspective, there's no good news at all. However, we can roughly guess that Dean Fu Ju and the child are currently safe. If it's really as I deduced, then as long as we find Dean Fu Ju, all the mysteries will naturally be solved."
Liang Zichen nodded slightly, then asked, "Captain Wang, what should we do next?"
Looking at the body on the ground, Wang Shen replied, "What we need to do first is to confirm this man's exact identity."
"These matters can be handled by the bureau," Liang Zichen added after hearing Wang Shen's words.
Unexpectedly, Wang Shen shook his head and said, "That's right, but relying solely on the deceased's body to investigate will take a considerable amount of time. The longer it takes, the higher the danger to Dean Fu Ju and the child. We must shorten the investigation time."
"Shorten the investigation time? How can we shorten it?" Liang Zichen pondered Wang Shen's words while seeking an answer from him.
Wang Shen turned to look at the dirt road at the end of the wheat field. "Over there," Wang Shen suddenly pointed to the end of the wheat field. "Have you forgotten the tire tracks on the dirt road?"
After Wang Shen's reminder, Liang Zichen suddenly realized. "Right, the car! By investigating the license plate, we can quickly identify the owner." Liang Zichen patted his head as punishment for forgetting such a crucial clue.
“However,” Liang Zichen changed the subject, suddenly frowning, “is the owner of that car necessarily the deceased? Could they be the murderer?”
Hearing Liang Zichen's question, Wang Shen couldn't help but chuckle. "Zichen, have you been too tired lately, so you've started talking nonsense?"
"Huh?" Liang Zichen looked at Wang Shen with a puzzled expression, not understanding what Wang Shen meant.
"First of all, we have confirmed that the house is located near a provincial highway, which is equipped with a comprehensive surveillance system. How could the murderer, knowing he was there to do something bad, possibly drive over there so brazenly?"
After listening to Wang Shen's explanation, Liang Zichen patted his rusty head again.
Seeing Liang Zichen's enlightened expression, Wang Shen added, "Besides, even if the car owner really is the murderer, it saves us a lot of trouble. Isn't our ultimate goal to find the mastermind behind the Han Lin case?"
"Yeah!" Liang Zichen slapped his head again, this time with even more force.
“But…” Liang Zichen snapped out of his reverie and thought of another problem. “We were all focused on retrieving the body and didn’t pay any attention to the tire tracks. Now that the rain is so heavy and quite some time has passed, those tire tracks have probably been washed away by now, haven’t they?”
“The tire tracks may have disappeared, but there aren’t many dirt roads here, only a few in total. I believe we can find the car.” Wang Shen shared the same concerns as Liang Zichen, but he still hoped to think positively.
"But is it possible that the murderer drove the car away on the dirt road?" Suddenly, Liang Zichen had another worry.
Wang Shen smiled and replied, "Impossible. The car belonged to the deceased. Judging from the killer's psychology, what he wanted most was to make the car disappear from the face of the earth. And the killer must have known that in today's cities, road surveillance cameras are everywhere. Therefore, his best option was to abandon the car in a place without surveillance cameras and then leave alone."
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