Chapter 11 Coal Ash
It was already twelve o'clock when I returned to the police station from the hospital with Sun Xianbing.
Xia Mufan had been running around all night, and even though he was full of energy, he was now exhausted.
Fortunately, the housing conditions in the unit are pretty good. The single dormitory that Xia Mufan was assigned to is about 12 square meters, with a small independent bathroom on the north side, which makes it very convenient to take a bath and wash up.
The clean army green bedding on the bed exuded the scent of sunshine. A faint cat meow came from outside the door. After a busy day, Xia Mufan gradually fell asleep with a smile on his face.
The cicadas began to chirp and the birds began to sing.
A new day begins again.
As soon as Xia Mufan opened the door, a black and gray kitten ran to her feet, tilted its little head back and meowed, trying hard to act cute.
Upon closer inspection, I saw that it was the wild cat that had exchanged the message for three dried fish last night.
Xia Mufan squatted down and rubbed the soft flesh on the wild cat's neck. The furry touch made him feel very pleasant. "Little guy, what did you come to me for?"
【I want to eat fish.】 】
The wild cat squatted obediently on the railing, licked its paws and meowed happily.
The dried fish last night was so delicious that I couldn’t get enough.
Xia Mufan stroked its head, took out a small dried fish from his pocket and put it to its mouth.
The wild cat grabbed the dried fish in one mouthful and tilted its head. It felt kindness from Xia Mufan's gentle touch, restrained its wildness, tried to raise its head, and rubbed her palm.
【It's so kind of you. 】
[Can you give me a name?] 】
The wild cat is three years old. It was abandoned in the wild at birth. Its brothers and sisters were separated, some died, some ran away, and it was left alone to survive. It felt extremely insecure inside.
It once walked through the streets and alleys, and through the lighted rooms it saw cats lying in their owners' arms, meowing. They had cat food to eat, a warm nest to live in, and lived like a happy little princess, which made it extremely envious.
In its cognition, domestic cats all have a name. As long as they have a name, they will have a stable home and an owner who loves them.
Xia Mushi saw the wild cat's attachment, stroked its black and gray fur, and said with a smile: "Then let's call it Coal Ash."
Giving it a name adds an extra bond and responsibility.
When the wild cat heard the name "Coal Ash", it rolled on the ground excitedly and then jumped three feet high.
[Yoyo, I have a name!] 】
[I have a master.] 】
[I heard others call you Xiao Xia, so can I call you Xia Xia? 】
Xia Mushige nodded: "Okay."
Last night, Coal Ash provided clues including Dongyang Lake, Qiu San, Sister Hua, and the plastic water tank for raising fish. Today, it knew to call itself Xia Xia, which shows that it is very proficient in using the names of places, people, and things in the human world, and has a very high IQ.
Meihui looked up at Xia Mufan, meowing, grinning with joy. An expression similar to a human's "smile" appeared on his face, and his little mustache moved, which was very funny and cute.
[I want a soft nest!] 】
"OK."
【I eat dried fish every day! 】
"good."
Touch me every day! 】
Hearing Coal Ash's confident request, Xia Mufan couldn't help but smile and touched it gently: "No problem."
Coal Ash felt extremely comfortable being touched, and the happiness of being adopted and loved was so great that for a moment he was a little scared, afraid that his owner would think he was useless and that he would be abandoned.
[Xia Xia, what do you need me to do? 】
Xia Mufan raised his hand and pointed to the tall and short buildings in the distance: "Go out and take a walk. Tell me if you see or hear anything interesting." Meihui was originally a stray cat, and Xia Mufan had no intention of restraining its wildness.
Mei Hui stared into Xia Mufan's eyes. A second later, he meowed, arched his body, and rushed far away, disappearing in a moment.
After breakfast, Xia Muchen walked into the office.
She was wearing a summer uniform, a beige shirt, army green trousers, and a brown belt around her waist, which made her look taller and more heroic.
The simply decorated office became brighter because of her arrival.
“Huahuahua——”
There was a burst of applause.
Yu Jing applauded and said regretfully: "Why didn't you call me last night? I missed a good opportunity to make a contribution."
Xia Mufan looked at Sun Xianbing.
Sun Xianbing blinked his eyes. "I have spread your heroic deeds. If you hadn't followed that big yellow dog to the vegetable field last night, who would have thought that the child was hiding there? If you hadn't interrogated Jia Huhua, who would have thought that they actually killed three children? Junior Sister, your criminal investigation skills are too high!"
Xia Mufan waved her hands. All this came from her ability to communicate with animals and had nothing to do with her criminal investigation skills.
Sun Xianbing is Xia Mufan's senior brother. He has always longed for actual combat, but unfortunately he seldom gets involved in major cases after being assigned to the police station. He was so excited about saving Xiaobao this time that he couldn't sleep all night.
Seeing Xia Mufan, he had a lot to say: "Xia, you mentioned criminal psychological profiling last night, can you tell me more about it?"
Sun Xianbing's words reminded Xia Mufan.
During his school years, he was relatively innocent, and his special ability to understand animal language was not noticed by others. But now he is involved in two major cases in a row, and the important clues are all provided by animals. Xia Mushi feels that he needs a perfect reason to explain it all.
A keen nose allows one to smell rotten meat or milk; good eyesight allows one to capture details such as water stains and lights; both are only applicable in places where evidence is discovered.
How can we reasonably guide the investigation team to identify the real culprit and dig up evidence?
Perhaps criminal profiling can solve this problem.
- First, identify the criminal based on the clues provided by the animals, and then analyze the criminal psychology and the crime process, and infer the criminal's characteristics. This can not only improve the accuracy, but also enrich the connotation and practical skills of criminal psychology. Perfect!
Thinking of this, Xia Mufan's eyes became brighter and the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "Yes, I was very interested in psychological profiling during my college years. I analyzed the characteristics of criminals through criminal behavior and drew portraits of criminals, which can help the police solve cases."
Sun Xianbing was extremely curious and asked, "So, what kind of portrait did you draw for the human trafficker?"
With the theory in hand, Xia Mufan became confident: "The first portrait was made based on the lights and dog barking at night to determine that the human traffickers were most likely hiding in Qiujiawanzi."
Sun Xianbing slapped his thigh excitedly. “Right. When you pointed at Qiujiawanzi and said that the lights were scattered and the dogs were barking the loudest there, Gong Weiguo questioned you. And you were right! Haha, that Gong kid must have been so angry that his face turned green.”
Xia Mufan always had clear goals, and did not take Gong Weiguo's sour words to heart. He continued, "The second time I drew a portrait, I heard the village committee director say that Mr. and Mrs. Qiu had finally had a child after ten years of marriage, but the child died early. The great pain of losing their only son made them greedy when they saw children who looked like their son, so they secretly took them home to raise. This was the result of the compensatory psychology, which reasonably explained their criminal motive of kidnapping children."
Sun Xianbing gave Xia Mufan a thumbs up and said, "You think really quickly."
Yu Jing was kindhearted and could not understand the mentality of Qiu San and his wife: "They could legally adopt an orphan, so why did they kidnap someone else's child? Even if they kidnapped the child, they should have treated him well. How could they have the heart to kill such a cute little baby?"
Sun Xianbing also added: "If he wanted to have a child to replace his dead son out of a compensatory mentality, why did he commit crimes again and again?"
A trace of anger flashed in Xia Mufan's eyes. "Two or three-year-old children are very active and lively. How can they not cry or make a fuss when they are suddenly in an unfamiliar environment? Qiu San and Hua Jie are not good people. They behave rudely and recklessly. What will they do when faced with a crying child?"
Sun Xianbing shuddered: "Abuse, abuse?"
Yu Jing gasped: "Could it be that they brought the child back just to play with him? And he killed him after playing with him for a few days?"
Xia Mufan said: "I'm afraid it's not just the psychology of compensation, but also jealousy? They are jealous of other people's children being raised to be white, plump and cute, but their own sons don't live long. This kind of mentality will make them..."
"Ding-ling-ling..."
The red telephone on the office desk suddenly rang, interrupting Xia Mufan's words.
Yu Jing reached out and picked up the phone.
"yes."
"yes."
"good!"
After saying these three concise words, Yu Jing handed the phone to Xia Mufan: "Team Leader Yue. Looking for you."
Xia Mushi picked up the phone: "Hello?"
It was indeed Yue Yuan's voice on the other end of the phone: "Xiao Xia, thank you for your hard work last night."
The serious crime squad was probably busy all night last night, but Yue Yuan didn't expect him to call early in the morning to express his concern. Xia Mufan responded, "I'm fine."
Yue Yuan's voice sounded a little tired. "You have done a great job. Three children's bodies were dug out from Qiu Tianqin's vegetable garden. Forensic examination revealed that two of them died of suffocation and one of them had a skull fracture. They had been abused and beaten before they died."
Xia Mufan's heart sank: "Have you notified the family?"
Yue Yuan on the other end of the phone seemed to nod: "I have already informed them. Alas, parents all over the world are so pitiful."
Qiu Tianqin and Jia Huhua, a couple, were heartbroken over the death of their only son, so they secretly took away a chubby, two or three-year-old boy. But they kidnapped other people's children and didn't raise them well, and abused them to death one after another!
Xia Mufan asked: "Team Leader Yue, have you interrogated this evil couple?"
Yue Yuan said: "Not yet. I plan to wait for Shaoqi's autopsy report to come out before conducting the trial."
When the case was mentioned, Xia Mufan's eyes became bright: "Can I participate?"
In the previous two encounters with the suspect, he only interrogated a few questions and did not participate in the entire interrogation process. Xia Mushige was eager to turn the theoretical knowledge taught by teachers in college classes and written in textbooks into practical experience. The criminal psychology that I just analyzed is only a speculation. We still need to find out the criminal's real motive during the interrogation.
Yue Yuan paused for half a second: "Okay, come on."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Mufan glanced at Sun Xianbing and Yu Jing and said, "Big Yu, Senior Brother Sun, I'm going to the Municipal Bureau."
When she was on the phone, Sun Xianbing and Yu Jing kept staring at her closely, admiring her deeply. Who is Yue Yuan? He was the famous "Thunder God" in the Municipal Bureau. When he got angry, his voice was so loud that even the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade had to give in. Xia Mufan actually dared to put forward conditions in front of him, and the key point was that he agreed!
Hearing Xia Mufan's words, Sun Xianbing and Yu Jing said in unison: "Okay, okay, go quickly."
Sun Xianbing added: "Come back and tell us what Team Leader Yue's interrogation of prisoners is like." It is said that Yue Yuan interrogated suspects with lightning speed and unstoppable force, but it is not known whether it is true.
Came to the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Municipal Bureau again.
The small white building hidden under the green trees looks simple and elegant, and adds a touch of affinity.
Yue Yuan's office was on the second floor. Xia Mufan went straight upstairs. As soon as he turned from the stairs to the corridor, Gong Weiguo came up to him with a gloomy face: "Comrade Xia, come with me. The team leader told you to go directly to the interrogation room one."
Xia Mufan was only thinking about the interrogation process he was about to participate in, and didn't care about Gong Weiguo's attitude. He nodded: "Okay."
Gong Weiguo led the way and secretly glanced at Xia Mufan. Seeing that she looked energetic in her uniform and did not look tired at all after staying up all night, he could not help but taunt her, "You are so generous that you made us wait for you for an hour!"
Xia Mufan asked, "Waiting for me? Our police station doesn't have a car, so I came here by bus."
Gong Weiguo said unhappily: "Who is waiting for you?"
Xia Mufan said "Oh", "That's good."
Gong Weiguo felt like he was swinging his punches straight up, but all of them hit cotton. The young policewoman in front of him seemed to be only interested in the case and was very insensitive to his unfriendliness and sarcasm. This made Gong Weiguo feel even more aggrieved. He stopped, turned around, and stood face to face with Xia Mufan.
Xia Mushi looked around and asked, "Are we there yet?"
Gong Weiguo gritted his teeth, widened his eyes, and emphasized: "Don't think that you can be so proud just because you have done two meritorious deeds. I tell you, this is the serious crime team, you better keep your tail between your legs in front of me!"
"Want to fight?" Xia Mufan raised his eyes, looked at Gong Weiguo's fiery eyes, and raised his eyebrows.
If it weren't for the disciplinary regulations, if it weren't for the fact that he was wearing a police uniform, Xia Mufan would have punched him long ago.
Gong Weiguo's mouth suddenly opened wide: "Fight? Are you a woman or not?" He was only good at talking, how could he fight with a woman? Besides, aren’t women all gentle, peace-loving messengers? How could there be someone like Xia Mufan who would start a fight at the slightest disagreement?
Someone opened the door on the north side of the corridor and walked out.
Hearing the conversation between Xia Mufan and Gong Weiguo, the man chuckled softly.
The laughter was deep and sweet, sounding like the sound of piano strings in the ears, pleasant and familiar. Xia Mufan turned around, his eyes lit up: "Forensic Doctor Gu!"
Gu Shaoqi looked tall and graceful in a white robe.
He nodded to Xia Mufan and handed the report in his hand to Gong Weiguo: "This is what your team leader wants."
Gong Weiguo took it and immediately became excited after seeing the cover: "The autopsy report came out so quickly? That's great. Doctor Gu, you didn't sleep all night, did you?"
There was a light shadow under Gu Shaoqi's eyelids, and green stubble was faintly visible on his chin. He raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows: "It's okay, you can go and get busy."
Gong Weiguo respected Gu Shaoqi very much and responded immediately: "Yes!"
Gu Shaoqi glanced at Xia Mufan, whose eyes were shining, and said softly, "Xiao Gong is a little narrow-minded, don't mind it."
Gong Weiguo blushed after hearing what Gu Shaoqi said: "Forensic Doctor Gu, you..." Why did you say that he was narrow-minded in front of outsiders? ah? How could he be so petty!
Xia Mufan and Gu Shaoqi looked at each other and saw kindness in his eyes: "Okay! Since Forensic Doctor Gu said so, I won't argue with him."
Gong Weiguo's voice came out from between his teeth: "You, don't you want to argue with me?"
Gu Shaoqi raised his hand and patted Gong Weiguo's arm gently: "When it comes to fighting, I'm afraid you are no match for Xiao Xia." Compared with the wild Xia Mufan, Gong Weiguo is like a flower in a greenhouse, far inferior.
After saying that, Gu Shaoqi turned and left.
A gentle breeze blew, carrying with it a faint scent of disinfectant.
At the end of the corridor, light from a small window was projected obliquely onto the ground. Gu Shaoqi's tall figure seemed to be shrouded in light and shadow, adding a touch of mystery to him.
What ruined this beautiful picture was Gong Weiguo's sneer.
Xia Mufan glanced at him.
From childhood to adulthood, I have had countless fights. Since entering college, Xia Mufan has become much more restrained because of the strict discipline in the police academy where fighting is not allowed. If Gong Weiguo dared to take action, she would definitely not be polite.
A voice came from the stairwell: "Weiguo, hurry up, the team leader is waiting for you!"
Xia Mufan and Gong Weiguo exchanged glances, turned their heads away and snorted at the same time.
Came to the interrogation room on the first floor.
As soon as the door opened, Yue Yuan's voice reached my ears.
Serious, high-pitched, the anger erupted like volcanic lava.
"Your children are children, but other people's children are not children?!"
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