Chapter 111 The Same Murderer
"How is this possible? We were drinking together last night, and he was perfectly fine," Yu Qing said in shock.
The police officer observed Yu Qing's reaction, seemingly assessing the veracity of his statement: "When was the last time you saw him?"
“Last night, around ten o’clock.” Yu Qing tried hard to recall the scene last night and said slowly, “We were drinking in a private room. He drank too much, so we went home separately.”
"Are you sure he got home by himself? Did anyone else take him?" the police officer continued to press.
“I’m sure he was conscious at the time. We thought about taking him home, but he refused. My friend next to me can testify to that; he was there too.”
“Yes, I can testify,” Lu Chi stepped forward and said.
The police officer nodded, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes: "Did you notice anything unusual about him last night?"
Yu Qing thought for a moment, then shook her head: "No."
The police officer looked at the video on the phone again, then put away the photos: "Okay, we have a general understanding of the situation. We will contact you again if there are any further developments."
After saying that, the two turned and left.
Li Fei immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He then looked at Yu Qing with a puzzled expression: "Brother Qing, what's going on? Why are the police always looking for you?"
Yu Qing didn't speak, but was deep in thought with a heavy expression.
Upon hearing the news of Wang Jie's death, his mind almost went blank. Although Yu Qing had only known him for a short time, he already considered him a friend.
His friend's murder left him unable to accept it for a while.
Seeing that Yu Qing seemed a little sad, Lu Chi said in a low voice, "Why don't we go see him off?"
...
"Excuse me, could you please move aside?"
Qin Ruowei pushed through the dense crowd and crossed the yellow and black police tape.
The staff around Qin Ruowei looked at her in surprise, because in their memory, this was the first time Qin Ruowei had been late.
When Xiao Wang, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Qin Ruowei, he rushed over as if he had seen a savior, anxiously asking, "Weiwei, why haven't you answered your phone? Director Yuan has been urging you so many times."
"I was busy just now, I didn't have time," Qin Ruowei said casually.
Xiao Wang sighed, a hint of helplessness in his voice: "Alright, I understand. Come with me quickly, the situation here is a bit complicated."
Xiao Wang brought Qin Ruowei to the scene of the murder.
The scene was a small courier station, the interior was in a mess, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of blood, mixed with the smell of plastic and cardboard boxes in the courier station.
She frowned the moment she saw the body.
The corpse was a young man kneeling on the ground with his hands tied behind his back, as if he were repenting. A gash had been cut open in his chest, and a bright white chrysanthemum was inserted inside, looking as if it were blooming in blood.
For some reason, this scene reminded her of the case at Jinxiu Mansion.
Both of them were in the same position.
Qin Ruowei quickly put on a mask and gloves, squatted down, and began a preliminary examination of the body.
Despite the noise around her, she quickly got into a focused state of work.
Qin Ruowei knew that every detail would be key to solving the case, so she always took her work very seriously.
She first carefully examined the characteristics of the wound, then gently removed the anus from the assailant's hand to check for any other foreign objects in the chest cavity. After completing the examination, she gently touched the skin around the wound to feel its temperature and stiffness.
Xiao Wang stood quietly to the side and watched.
After more than ten minutes, Qin Ruowei suddenly stood up and took off her rubber gloves.
"The preliminary assessment is that the cause of death was excessive blood loss."
"The time of death was probably between six and eight hours ago."
"The wound was clean, so the murderer probably used a scalpel or something similar as a weapon."
"It's very similar to last year's case, still involving three openings, but the killer's methods are more sophisticated, almost perfect. To be able to imitate to this extent in such a short time shows that he has an extremely strong learning ability and a high level of medical talent."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wang's expression also turned serious: "Could it be the same murderer?"
Qin Ruowei nodded: "Very likely."
"So where should we start our investigation?" Xiao Wang asked instinctively.
Qin Ruowei turned her head and glanced at him, but didn't say anything. She just stared at him quietly, as if she were looking at an idiot.
Xiao Wang immediately realized his slip of the tongue.
There was no way around it. When Bai Xiao was around, he didn't have to worry about these things at all; he only needed to make a few phone calls to conduct inquiries. After Bai Xiao left, he stayed by Xu Zhi's side, mostly just driving; he didn't need to use his brain to think about the cases.
After all, even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up.
Xu Zhi is gone now.
He then realized that all he had learned to do after following them around for so many years was make a phone call and drive; he was completely clueless about everything else.
The sky has truly fallen.
"Ahem, Xiao Liu, could you sketch out the murderer's physical characteristics?"
The intern named Xiao Liu pointed to himself with an expression as if he were telling Benboerba to go fight Sun Wukong.
Completely bewildered.
Qin Ruowei couldn't bear to watch any longer and reminded her, "You can check the surveillance footage first."
Xiao Wang suddenly realized: "That's right, first check the surveillance footage, then do an autopsy, and then... what was it again?"
"Investigate eyewitnesses and witnesses," Qin Ruowei said coldly.
"Yes, then we'll do a suspect screening." Xiao Wang was a little embarrassed, and quickly called Xiao Liu to go and check the surrounding surveillance footage together.
Qin Ruowei shook her head helplessly.
When Xiao Wang and his colleague returned, they found that Qin Ruowei was nowhere to be seen. He asked his colleagues, "Where's Weiwei?"
“We’ve been walking for quite a while,” someone replied.
They've left?
Xiao Wang scratched his head, a little confused. He had originally wanted to ask about the case, but Qin Ruowei left as soon as the surveillance cameras were taken down.
"I've never seen her this fast before."
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