Chapter 33 I Made You Nervous Again
Episode 33 I made you nervous again
10:24 am.
"We can cooperate with the local police at the first stop, Midway Island." Shang Hexing said to the train conductor.
For such a major event, there must be someone responsible.
And the person in charge is running the show.
I found that I don’t like to pay much attention to people’s appearance and form, and I don’t even like to remember their names.
If I were to write a detective story, it would be impossible to tell the difference between the dead and the murderer.
"But before we dock, we must find out who the murderer is. Otherwise, the murderer may leave Midway Island." An Qingyan also expressed his concerns, "If we want to find the murderer by then, it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack."
The conductor frowned, unable to hide his anxiety.
Being able to become a train conductor shows that he has been on this path for many years. But faced with such an emergency, he suddenly felt that his experience seemed insufficient.
If you think about it, you should indeed ask the police for help, but that means the train will not arrive on time.
This decision, if wrong, would not only be a dereliction of duty to the passengers, but could even be a fatal blow to his career. He forced himself to calm down, but the struggle within him became so intense that he could hardly make a sound.
It was obvious to the naked eye that he wanted to have the best of both worlds, but that was obviously not possible.
"It doesn't look like the actions of the same killer."
Anyone with a discerning eye could also see the depth of the knife wounds and the shapes of the different murder weapons.
The conductor said: "Before I became a conductor, I was also a policeman."
He pointed it out clearly: "It's impossible for us to find so many murderers."
"Besides," he added, "this is definitely not the first crime scene. There's almost no blood splatter. It would take more than a day to investigate. Do you know how many people are waiting at the terminal?"
The conductor is right.
The victim looked like he had been hacked to death, but there weren't that many splatter spots in the bathroom.
This in itself is an anomaly.
Shang Hexing: "How is the monitoring situation?"
"When the radio was playing the safety instructions, there was interference, and the surveillance in the lane went black for a while." After the conductor finished speaking, I felt that he had let out a lifetime of regret and irritation in his heart. "I only know that before that, the body was not in this bathroom."
An Qingyan put her hand on the bathroom door again, allowing the door to open inward again, revealing the full view of the corpse lying in the narrow bathroom.
Shang Hexing stared at the body and said, "Have you checked the identity of the body?"
The conductor quickly appeared. "Although all personal belongings were taken away, the fingerprint and iris records show that the deceased is Gail Wendy, 31 years old, a clerk in a law firm, married, and living in his wife's home. The ticket record shows that he only bought his own ticket, but his 24-year-old stepdaughter Doris Angel was also on the train, in another car. I have asked someone to bring her here."
As Doris Angel's name came up, I noticed that the people around me exchanged glances.
This is something wrong.
Because if this was the girl Doris we just met, then only Shang Hexing, the conductor and I should look at each other, but now more people's gazes became complicated.
While their attention was not on me, I secretly looked up the name "Doris Angel" on my phone.
The online entry does not show that she is a famous person, and there is no separate encyclopedia introduction, but her name can be seen on some scholarship lists together with more than a dozen other names. Recently, she has been active in attending different charity galas by her mother, a lawyer.
However, there were no photos of her on the website, and only a few words.
Why are everyone’s expressions so complicated?
But no one explained it to me. I hesitated, walked to the conductor, and asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong with Doris Angel?"
The conductor asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
I felt like I was being spun around three times.
It seemed like I was still standing there, but I was actually a little dizzy.
They seemed to be making a fuss just now, but now they have become so calm.
I have a big question mark.
Shang Hexing's voice interrupted our thoughts, "Determining the source of the corpse basically solves 90% of the problems in the case."
Because in most homicides the perpetrators are acquaintances of the victims. This is also why many people will try their best to destroy the body and eliminate the risk of being traced as fundamentally as possible.
"As for the wound on the head of the corpse, Mr. Li just said that it was caused by the fire axe here. The flat end of the axe blade was used to hit it once, and then the pointed end was used to hit it a second time. This clearly shows that there is a possibility of passion killing in this murder case."
"It's hard to determine whether the subsequent cuts on the body were intended to reinforce the victim's death or were injuries that preceded his death." I added, "If there is a microscope, it will be easier to check whether there is pressure on the blood vessels, the elasticity of the skin, etc., to determine whether this is an injury before death."
This sentence is not very helpful, but it requires rigor.
That being said, I hope these wounds aren't meant to hide who the murderer is.
I don't think there is still anyone who thinks that it is impossible to find the murderer amidst the chaos of stabbings.
Even if they were all fatally wounded, there is still an order of priority. This does not mean that the murder case cannot be solved because the murderer cannot be found. Legally, the person who inflicted the fatal injury would be held primarily responsible, but at the same time, this collective action also represents joint crime.
No one can escape.
"This is not a big problem." Shang Hexing said, "After all, this does not mean that this is not the first crime scene. If you use pillows, clothes and other things to absorb and block blood, it can also reduce the appearance of blood splatter."
The conductor blushed when this question was suddenly pointed out to him, because he had been very sure about his statement just now.
Now it has been suddenly dismantled.
After a brief silence, An Qingyan subconsciously looked at Shang Hexing.
He must have something in mind.
Everyone knows that this case cannot be delayed any longer. The longer it is delayed, the more difficult it will be to find the murderer, and the more unfavorable the situation will be.
His eyes swept over the conductor and he said calmly, "If there were tools here to detect traces, we could quickly investigate and narrow down the scope of suspects. Are there any equipment related to ultraviolet lamps here?" He understood the conductor's concerns, and this statement was actually for his own good.
But the conductor was visibly frustrated.
No reply has already been given.
While we were talking, Doris Angel had been brought over by other conductors.
It was indeed the girl from before, but this time she was wearing black-framed glasses that enhanced her face.
The glasses must have been hers. Apart from the brand-name glasses with Doris' initials engraved on them, there were also obvious scratches on the lenses, indicating that Doris had thrown these glasses worth five figures away casually.
I wanted to continue observing Doris to see if there was any unknown secret between her and her stepfather, who was seven years older than her. After all, her nonchalant look seemed inconsistent with certain details about her. Her relationship with her stepfather may be a key clue behind this case.
She also deliberately avoided eye contact with other people, which made me more suspicious that there might be some unknown story hidden behind her.
But Shang Hexing said that he wanted to go to Wendy Gale's seat to check his belongings and better identify the murderer.
Because the deceased was found early and the crime happened so quickly, I believe the murderer would not be able to deal with all the traces. So this is the easiest time to find clues.
Then, An Qingyan next to him glanced at me and signaled me to follow.
I was originally trying to pretend that I couldn't understand his expression, but An Qingyan said, "Mr. Li has such a strong ability to observe, it's very suitable for him to follow and take a look."
It's clear that I didn't say anything except helping with the simple autopsy at the beginning.
Although An Qingyan's words were calm, I could feel the urgency behind them. I took a deep breath and followed Shang Hexing silently to Wendy Gale's seat.
I thought to myself, forget it, I’m not that curious anyway.
There is no benefit in getting into conflict with people.
As I passed Doris, I couldn't help but secretly observe her expression.
Her eyes suddenly widened, and she seemed stunned and unable to react to the current situation. She had never expected to meet her young stepfather under such circumstances.
A hint of surprise flashed across her face, and then she quickly regained her composure, as if she realized that she had exposed some emotions. She quickly lowered her head and avoided the gazes of others.
Shang Hexing did not refuse me to follow him. Led by the conductor, we successfully found Wendy Gale's carry-on luggage.
"This is Wendy Gale's carry-on luggage..."
The luggage was simple, just a small briefcase. Shang Hexing opened one of the bags without hesitation. In an instant, I saw four mobile phones neatly placed side by side in the bag.
My heartbeat quickened subconsciously.
What’s even more interesting is that all four phones have dual SIM card settings, which means that, including the phone he might have lost, he has the equivalent of ten mobile devices.
"All mobile phones are password protected..."
As soon as the conductor finished speaking, Shang Hexing took quick action.
Without any hesitation, he quickly picked up two of the phones and unlocked them with skillful movements. I saw him press the fingerprint unlock button effortlessly, and a few seconds later, the phone screen lit up.
He operated with amazing speed, as if every step had been practiced repeatedly. Now when you start practicing, the trajectory of your fingertips will be so precise and efficient.
"I have some experience in dealing with this kind of thing," Shang Hexing explained his incredible behavior in a light-hearted manner, his voice calm but unwilling to go into further details.
Without saying much, he opened the social software and accurately found hundreds of ambiguous text messages with different girls, instantly revealing Gail's connections with multiple women.
When the conductor saw this, his eyes widened and he asked, "Could this be a murder of passion?"
Shang Hexing said: "Let the police handle this. By combining the passenger list and social media accounts, they can quickly identify the suspects."
In fact, if Shang Hexing was given a computer, he could easily find out his identity information. I even thought that when he said this, I could imagine that he had already built his own network of suspects in his heart. But he naturally didn't want to expose himself, just like the car accident.
Not to mention, this is a closed place and the murder weapon is difficult to deal with.
Shang Hexing continued to open the text messages on the last phone. There was no contact from any woman, only two sentences -
[Guy, is Doris Angel in the car? 】
[There can be no delay in the kidnapping and carjacking. 】
It seems that while someone was targeting the deceased Wendy Gale, someone was also targeting Doris.
The thought that flashed through my mind suddenly made me feel uneasy - some hidden chain reaction was quietly unfolding.
Because I suddenly remembered the news I saw before.
I am a person who likes to follow current affairs, although my favorite thing to watch is the weather.
The most troublesome train incidents in recent years have been robberies and kidnappings in and out of Anubis. Because there is an administrative independence agreement between Anubis and the country, and there is an obvious security loophole in this agreement. That is, the national police have no right to enter Anubis territory at will. Anubis stipulates that there cannot be armed police on the train, which means that anything that happens on the train can only be handled by the local police when it arrives at the station.
That's when they all said they were going to stop at Midway Island and seek assistance from the island police.
It is worth reminding that the entire sea area from Anubis to the mainland also falls under the jurisdiction of Anubis. Due to the high frequency of crimes in Anubis, in order to solve cases faster and reduce the heavy pressure on the police, Anubis has a regulation that if there is no evidence or the victim identifies the suspect, the police station must release the suspect within two hours.
This gives criminals an opportunity to take advantage.
Many people who have been robbed are afraid of retaliation and just want to keep the situation quiet, so there is no way to eradicate the safety hazards on trains.
At this moment, the conductor reached into Gail's briefcase, paused, and then quickly pulled out a gun. My heart couldn't help but tighten and my eyelids twitched - this discovery meant more uncertainty.
Shang Hexing's eyes were sharp, as if he had anticipated everything, but he still said calmly to the conductor: "It seems that every compartment needs to be checked carefully."
There was no fluctuation in his voice, but the calm strength that emanated from his words was like a sharp blade, cutting through the tense atmosphere in the air. The conductor nodded solemnly. I stared at the gun in his hand, my heart beating faster and faster, as if I saw him and Fu Lin facing each other face to face.
In less than thirty minutes, the topic was brought up again.
Damn, this is a ghost wall!
Seeing that I didn't say anything, Shang Hexing's eyes fell on my face, "What? Did I make you nervous again?"
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