Chapter 96 Yao City
It's the end of July in a blink of an eye.
The weather was unbearably hot. It was only a seven or eight-minute walk from the Public Security Bureau dormitory to the Criminal Investigation Brigade office building and I was sweating.
Xia Muchen walked into the office and sat under the ceiling fan to drink herbal tea.
The wind was blowing and after drinking some cold tea, the summer heat finally dissipated a lot.
Feng Xiaoyu asked: "Team leader, was the Shiba Inu that Ke Lu raised adopted by Wu Jing and Wei Zeqing?"
Xia Mufan nodded: "With Ke Lu in jail, the whereabouts of the little Shiba Inu has become a problem. Wu Jing offered to adopt him, and I definitely have no objection."
Feng Xiaoyu sighed: "Wu Jing is also miserable. Her daughter was killed by her son. I'm afraid she will always live in guilt and pain from now on, right?"
Xia Mufan said: "Fortunately, she still has a career. Doctors save lives and heal the wounded. She and Doctor Wei may slowly forget their pain in the process of helping others."
Time is the best medicine.
Ke Lu and Cui Lebang have been brought to justice, and what awaits them is the most severe sanctions from the court.
The dead cannot be resurrected. I just hope that Wu Jing and Wei Zeqing can slowly walk out of the dark moment with the company of their little Shiba Inu and the busyness of their work.
Sun Xianbing heard their conversation and interjected, "It is definitely more reliable for the little Shiba Inu to follow Wu Jing than to follow Ke Lu. At least he won't be abandoned by his owner like the old Shiba Inu."
Thinking of Xia Mufan's heroic appearance in the interrogation room, Sun Xianbing couldn't help but praise him: "Team leader, you scolded Ke Lu as worse than a dog, and you scolded him so happily. If it weren't for the fact that I had to take notes, I would have applauded you."
Xia Mufan noticed that now everyone in the Serious Crime Unit Team 7, including her senior brother Sun Xianbing, no longer called her by her name or Xiao Xia, but all called her Team Leader.
This shows that they sincerely recognize and follow their team leader.
The sense of authority belonging to Xia Mushige gradually established.
Xia Mufan waved his hand: "The case is closed, so stop flattering me."
Sun Xianbing pointed at the banner hanging on the wall and said, "I'm not the only one flattering. Look, our team also has a banner now. It was sent to us by Doctor Wei after he got off work yesterday. You were not in the team at that time." The decision to follow Xia Mufan to the serious crime team was a wise one. As expected, following her, he could solve major cases.
Xia Mufan walked under the banner holding a teacup and looked at the eight big words "solve cases with wisdom and courage, and eliminate evil for the people" written on it. He liked it more and more.
Being able to use your own abilities and professional methods to battle wits and courage with the suspects and ultimately win is, you know what, quite a sense of accomplishment.
Just when I was feeling happy and thinking about what the next case would be, the office phone suddenly rang.
“Ding-ling-ling——”
This sound cheered everyone up.
"Hurry up and answer it. Maybe it's a new case."
"I just closed a case and am free now."
When we arrived at the serious crime squad, we were already accustomed to the busy working state, and when we had some free time, we felt like something was missing.
Under everyone's expectant gaze, Xia Mufan took the phone.
"Yes, it's me."
"What do I need to prepare?"
"Okay, I'll leave as soon as possible."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Mufan seemed to be thinking about something: "Forensic Doctor Gu and I are going to Yao City. There is a case that needs our assistance."
Gong Weiguo didn't know that Xia Mufan had been included in the expert database, so he asked curiously, "Do I need your assistance? Why?"
Xia Mufan smiled and showed his expert certificate: "I am now a member of the provincial criminal investigation expert pool, just like forensic doctor Gu."
There was a burst of screams and cheers in the office.
"No way, no way? Team leader, are you so awesome now?"
"It's very difficult to get into the expert pool! Previously, there was only one forensic doctor, Gu, in our bureau. I didn't expect that you, team leader, would get in!"
"I knew you could do it! Our team 7 has solved so many cases, all thanks to your courage, carefulness and strong ability."
"No, no, I need to digest this."
Feng Xiaoyu was so excited that she stopped calling him team leader and started to call him by his name: "Xia Mufan, you actually hid such a big thing from us!"
Seeing his teammates so excited, Xia Mufan said, "Is that so? I have to go on a business trip for a few days. I'll treat everyone to a meal when I come back, okay?"
Even Xia Mufan didn't expect that he would have to go on a business trip so soon.
The person on the other end of the phone didn't explain the case clearly, only saying it was a vicious murder case and the victim was a 40-year-old woman, but no suspect had been identified.
The reason why Xia Mushige needed to participate was because there was a frightened Persian cat at the scene.
The deceased's husband was the chief of the Economic Investigation Section of the Public Security Bureau. The Yao City Public Security Bureau attached great importance to the murder of a family member in the public security system, but there was still no progress after a week, so they turned to the Criminal Investigation Technology Center of the Provincial Department for help and requested forensic support.
As soon as they heard that there were animals at the scene, the provincial and ministerial leaders immediately thought of the newly-minted expert Xia Muchan. So, when Gu Shaoqi was sent out, Xia Mufan was also called up.
An hour later, Xia Mufan went home, packed his luggage, and got on the team's Beijing Jeep under his mother's reluctant gaze.
As soon as he got in the car, Xia Mufan was startled to see that the driver was Yue Yuan: "Captain Yue, why is it you?"
Yue Yuan looked straight ahead and started the car steadily: "This is your first time showing your face, I'm worried."
Although Xia Mufan has outstanding abilities, he is young and of low rank after all. Even if he has the title of expert, it would probably be difficult for him to obey. Yue Yuan had dealt with that group of people from the Yao City Public Security Bureau before, and they valued seniority the most. Yue Yuan was worried that Xia Mufan would not be able to start well, so he decided to follow him.
Xia Mufan was very touched.
Yue Yuan's concern is real and profound.
Since his first involvement in a major case, Yue Yuan has been supporting her with practical actions. After knowing that he had the ability to communicate with animals, he also tried his best to protect her.
Although his heart was warm, Xia Mufan couldn't say anything nice, and finally he only said two words: "Thank you."
Yue Yuan chuckled: "I brought you up, so of course I have to protect you."
A sudden inspiration came to Xia Mufan, and he said, "How about I call you Master?"
Yue Yuan was delighted when he heard this and immediately smiled: "Okay, okay, then I will accept you as my disciple."
Gu Shaoqi had been silent until he heard the two people worshipping each other in the car. He hurriedly said, "Hey, we are all colleagues. There is no need to do this, right?"
Yue Yuan laughed out loud: "Shaoqi, you and I are equals. If I became Xia Mufan's master, she would have to call you uncle, how beautiful."
Uncle master? Gu Shaoqi turned and looked at Xia Mufan.
The sunlight shone through the car window onto her face. She seemed to be radiant and very eye-catching.
Gu Shaoqi couldn't help but develop a desire in his heart to get closer and closer to her.
Xia Muchan's eyebrows curved, his eyes were like stars, and his voice was crisp and pleasant, like the sound of a wind chime being blown.
“Master!”
"Uncle Gu."
Hearing the word "Master", Yue Yuan felt like he had drunk a bowl of iced mung bean soup on a hot day in June. So refreshing!
He laughed heartily, very happily: "Be good~ When we get back, Master will give you a welcome gift."
Gu Shaoqi felt something was wrong, but seeing how happy Xia Mufan was, he couldn't bear to stop her, so he could only smile bitterly and said, "Master uncle or something, it's just a title, we are still colleagues."
Yue Yuan was unwilling to let Gu Shaoqi off: "Hey, don't be stingy, you have to give a gift to my little disciple too."
Gu Shaoqi said: "Okay."
Criminal police focus on practical operations, and experience is very important. It is often in the process of solving cases that the seniors guide the juniors and pass the experience down from generation to generation. Therefore, in the criminal investigation brigade, terms such as master, uncle, and fellow apprentice are very common.
Yue Yuan has been in the Criminal Investigation Brigade for twenty years, but has never accepted any apprentices.
The reason was simple. Yue Yuan had a bad temper, was impatient and had a loud voice, so no one dared to take the initiative to become his disciple.
Unexpectedly, Yue Yuan felt like he had picked up a treasure when he met Xia Mufan, who was brave, smart and could understand animals' language.
The more he thought about it, the happier he became. Yue Yuan felt as if the road ahead was flat and spacious. He thought that when he came back after finishing his work, he must treat everyone to a banquet to show off his new apprentice to his friends.
Gu Shaoqi handed Xia Mufan a file bag: "This is the information faxed over from the Yao City Public Security Bureau. Take a look at it first and familiarize yourself with the situation."
Xia Mufan took the information and looked through it carefully.
On July 18, 1996, a woman was murdered in Building 6 of Xiangyangchun Community in Yao City, Hunan Province. After investigation, the police found that the victim was Liao Yingqiu, the wife of Hong Yuansi, the chief of the Economic Investigation Section of the Yao City Public Security Bureau. She was killed at home.
According to the reporter Hong Yuansi, he left home at 6:30 in the morning, went for a run, had a bowl of rice noodles at a rice noodle shop near the community, and then took a bus to the Public Security Bureau to work. His wife Liao Yingqiu was still sleeping soundly. Since she was a private business owner and did not need to get up early for work, he did not wake her up. At noon, Manager Liu from Liao Yingqiu's company had something urgent to discuss with her. He couldn't get through to her on her cell phone, and no one answered her home landline, so he found Hong Yuansi to inquire about the situation.
Hong Yuansi felt something was wrong, so he called a neighbor on the third floor and asked him to go to his house and knock on the door. The neighbor later told him that there was no response after knocking for a while. Hong Yuansi felt uneasy and immediately drove home with two colleagues. We arrived at around 1pm and smelled a strong smell of blood as soon as we opened the door.
When he arrived at his wife's bedroom, Hong Yuansi stood at the door in a daze, not saying a word for a long time.
When the friend who came with him saw the bed was covered in blood, he was so scared that he screamed, "Something happened!"
Hong Yuansi called the police, and the Criminal Investigation Brigade's serious crime squad rushed to the scene, cordoned off the scene, and conducted an on-site investigation.
The scene is complicated.
The deceased's hands and feet were tied with nylon ropes, he was lying on his back on the bed, and his mouth was blocked by a towel. He was wearing purple pajamas with his buttocks and thighs exposed. The fatal wound was the knife wound on his chest. It looked like there were at least ten of them, and his chest was almost like a hornet's nest.
The bed was a mess and there was a lot of blood on the quilt, as if the victim had fought with the suspect.
There were obvious signs of rummaging at the scene, but the 50,000 yuan in cash and securities worth 100,000 yuan in the drawer were not taken away.
There were scattered bloodstains and several traces of bloody gloves in the room. It was obvious that the criminal committed the crime with gloves on. No fingerprints were left at the scene.
Male pubic hair was found on the deceased's lower body, but no semen stains were found.
The impression was that of a rape scene, but forensic examination revealed no signs of sexual intercourse.
Too many conflicting clues intertwined together, the seemingly true rape and robbery scene, and the murderer's elaborate cover-up of the scene after the crime. The Yao City police encountered unprecedented challenges.
Initially, the police focused on revenge killings. After all, Hong Yuansi had handled many major economic cases and offended many people. Perhaps the murderer was some criminals that Hong Yuansi had investigated and arrested. In order to take revenge, they lurked in Hong Yuansi's home, killed his wife, and then forged the scene to make the police believe it was a rape and murder.
Since the murder weapon, crime tools and witnesses were not found, and the clues left at the scene were not enough to identify the real culprit, the investigation of the case came to a standstill for a while.
Xia Mufan read the information very quickly, and asked Gu Shaoqi as he read: "What was the time of death?"
Gu Shaoqi is a forensic doctor and is extremely sensitive to such questions: "The forensic doctor intervened at 3 pm. The skeletal muscles of the deceased can contract under mechanical stimulation, which means the time of death is 8 to 12 hours. If we work backwards, the time of death is between 3 and 7 in the morning."
With Wang Lixia's case in mind, Xia Mufan's first reaction was to murder his wife: "Then Hong Yuansi is suspected of murdering his wife."
Gu Shaoqi said: "It is also possible that he was killed half an hour after Hong Yuansi left home. This is also what the Yao City police are struggling with: they don't want to suspect their colleagues, but they have to face it all, so they asked the provincial department for help, hoping to help them find the real murderer as soon as possible."
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