Chapter 99 Sapphire
No one in the Criminal Investigation Division of the Yao City Public Security Bureau is willing to face this fact.
But now, Huang Yi's footprint analysis has clearly exposed Hong Yuansi's suspicion in front of everyone, and there is no way to avoid it.
Tang Rui had just been transferred here and was not familiar with Hong Yuansi, but after all, they were colleagues working in the same building and in the same public security system, so he did not want Hong Yuansi to be a suspect.
It was precisely because of the protection of the police uniform that Hong Yuansi was not listed as a suspect a week after the incident, but instead received everyone's sympathy and concern as a family member of the victim.
Tang Rui chose his words carefully: "At present, Chief Hong is indeed suspected of murdering his wife, so he can be summoned."
Yue Yuan knew his dilemma: "Since he has to go to work every day, he can't escape. Why not collect more evidence and strike hard when there is solid evidence?"
Tang Rui looked at Yue Yuan with admiration: "Okay, thank you very much."
As he spoke, Yue Yuan walked into the bedroom.
The messy bedding was covered in dark bloodstains.
Tang Rui and Huang Yi followed him, searching carefully for the two "blood knife marks".
Huang Yi had sharp eyes and quickly found one. He motioned Zhuang Zixuan to come over and take a close-up shot: "Look! This bloodstain is different from the others. Just like what Captain Yue said at the meeting, the edge is slightly curved, there is no sign of bleeding, and it is very smooth. It should be caused by the murderer placing the bloody murder weapon on the quilt."
Several people turned over the thin summer quilt together and found another bloody knife mark on the bed sheet.
This mark is clearer, and you can vaguely see that the murder weapon is a curved knife about seven or eight centimeters long.
Huang Yi's eyes sparkled with excitement: "Captain Yue, you are right! Fortunately you reminded us. We didn't even notice the two bloody knife marks on the quilt and bed sheet before."
The footprints have been found, the murder weapon has been located, and what remains is speculation about the murderer's behavior.
Xia Mushige had experience in reconstructing cases with his teammates, and frowned in thought: "Why did the murderer put the knife on the quilt and sheets, and twice?"
For a moment, there was silence at the crime scene.
Yes, this situation is extremely rare at a crime scene.
The murderer usually won't put down the knife easily once he picks it up. But in this case, the murderer placed the knife twice, once on the bed sheet and once on the quilt.
Why?
After a while, Zhuang Zixuan said weakly, "Tired of killing?"
Tang Rui glanced at him and he immediately shut up.
Generally speaking, when killing someone, due to tension and adrenaline rushing through the body, the whole person will fall into a state of extreme excitement. tired? Does not exist.
Huang Yi looked at Tang Rui: "Hesitated?"
This time, Tang Rui nodded slightly: "It's possible."
Since they were husband and wife and had experienced some loving moments, it was reasonable for him to hesitate after stabbing her with the knife.
Yue Yuan had a different view: "If he was hesitating, he would at most stop stabbing. Why did he have to put the knife down? Wasn't he afraid that the victim would take the opportunity to resist?"
Tang Rui thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.
As a result, the case reached a dead end again.
Xia Mufan asked, "Didn't Forensic Doctor Gu raise a possibility at the meeting?"
The wound on the victim's chest was smooth and neat, with no signs of resistance, but it was inflicted while the victim was alive. Regarding this, Gu Shaoqi believes that the victim had fallen into a coma when he was stabbed, and this coma may have been caused by drugs.
If the victim was unconscious at the time, it would be understandable that the murderer put the knife down with peace of mind.
Xia Mufan's words made Tang Rui's eyes light up: "Yes!"
If Liao Yingqiu took sleeping pills beforehand and fell into a coma, this would explain all the confusion at hand.
As for the scattered bedding, messy bloodstains and various signs of fighting on the bed, they were nothing more than deliberate attempts by the murderer to confuse the enemy.
But if you are hesitating, why continue?
The first time he put down the knife, he could be explained by hesitation, but what about the second time? What made him put down the knife? Is it guilt, fear, or something else?
The scene was too complicated, and the detectives could not figure out the murderer's complete process for a while.
Tang Rui did not expect that a re-investigation of the scene would solve all the problems: "Forensic Doctor Gu is now with Forensic Doctor Jiang. Once they have completed the blood and stomach food tests, we will know whether our judgment is correct."
After watching the scene, everyone left the bedroom.
Xia Mufan was still thinking about Liao Yingqiu's pet cat: "Team Leader Tang, where was the cat hiding when you arrived at the scene?"
Tang Rui pointed at the single sofa in the living room: "It was hiding under this sofa at the time. When I took it out, it was trembling all over, and its eyes were full of fear. It was quite pitiful."
The living room is decorated very luxuriously.
Beige tiles, European-style furniture, beautiful crystal chandeliers, and velvet curtains with draperies are all the most popular and luxurious styles today, demonstrating Liao Yingqiu's financial strength.
The sofa is a set of dark green leather sofas, consisting of two single sofas and one three-seater sofa. The carved white edging and dark green leather are full of design sense and it can be seen that they are of great value.
Xia Mufan observed that the sofa that Tang Rui mentioned was very close to Liao Yingqiu's bedroom door. If the bedroom door was open, the cat should be able to see everything that happened in the bedroom. However, he didn't know whether the cat named Lan Bao had the courage to see it from beginning to end.
After all, Persian cats are pet cats. They are docile, well-behaved, sensitive, and good at emotional communication with their owners. It is impossible for them to charge forward and protect their owners as bravely as Coal Ash.
Xia Mufan said, "Team Leader Tang, please give us Sang Yan's home address. Team Leader Yue and I will go meet her."
Zhuang Zixuan volunteered: "I'll take you there. I took a statement from Sang Yan last time, so I'm quite familiar with her."
Xia Mufan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, thank you Officer Zhuang for your help then."
Tang Rui took Huang Yi back to the bureau and planned to write a detailed report on the footprint research.
Yue Yuan took Zhuang Zixuan and Xia Mufan to the community where Sang Yan lived.
Driving from Hui City to Yao City, Yue Yuan went into the conference room without entering the guesthouse, and then re-inspected the site. Yue Yuan was a little tired, so he took over the driving of Zhuang Zixuan.
Zhuang Zixuan was a lively person. He talked while driving: "Officer Xia, why are you so interested in Sang Yan? Do you think there is something wrong with her?"
Xia Mushige shook his head: "I am interested in the cat."
Zhuang Zixuan asked curiously: "Cat? How can a cat help solve the case?"
Xia Mufan said: "It was at the scene at the time, maybe it can provide some clues?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Zhuang Zixuan couldn't help laughing: "No way? Cats can't talk, what clues can they provide?"
Xia Mushige said sternly, "Footprints and bloodstains can solve cases, so why can't cats?"
Seeing that her expression was serious and she didn't seem to be joking, Zhuang Zixuan quickly stopped laughing, but he was quite disapproving in his heart. Captain Yue and Forensic Doctor Gu sent by the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Hui City Public Security Bureau are both experienced and professional. Only the pretty policewoman in front of him is low-key and is probably brought out by her superiors to see the world.
With Yue Yuan sitting aside with a gloomy face, Zhuang Zixuan did not dare to act rashly and turned the topic to Sang Yan.
"Sang Yan was Liao Yingqiu's best friend. It was said that they were from the same village and had a very good relationship. When Liao Yingqiu opened a grocery store in the city, Sang Yan worked in a restaurant. Later, Liao Yingqiu became rich by opening a supermarket, and gave Sang Yan a sum of money to let her open a restaurant. He also introduced her to a date. Sang Yan was very grateful to Liao Yingqiu. When Liao Yingqiu died this time, Sang Yan cried bitterly and cursed Hong Yuansi for being a good-for-nothing. He must have offended someone outside, which implicated Liao Yingqiu."
The car had been driving for seven or eight minutes and still hadn't arrived yet. Xia Mufan asked, "Since the two of them have such a good relationship, why didn't they buy a house in the same neighborhood?"
Zhuang Zixuan said, "The Xiangyangchun community where Liao Yingqiu lives was developed the year before last, and she moved in after it was renovated last year. Sang Yan's husband works at the Urban Construction Bureau, and lives in a house allocated by the company. Sang Yan is supposed to be rich, so why she didn't buy a house in Xiangyangchun community, I don't know."
Xia Mufan asked again: "Do Hong Yuansi and Liao Yingqiu have children?"
Zhuang Zixuan: "Yes, a girl named Hong Miaomiao. She is very good at studying and went abroad to study at university last year."
Xia Mushige: "Have you informed her?"
Zhuang Zixuan sighed: "Alas, Miaomiao must be very sad about her mother's death. Chief Hong dare not tell her."
Xia Mufan couldn't understand: "It has already happened, why didn't you inform me in time? Are you going to let my daughter see only a box of ashes when she comes back in the future?"
Zhuang Zixuan shrugged: "Who knows."
Xia Mufan said: "If Hong Yuansi is a suspect, the police are responsible for notifying the victim's family, right?"
Zhuang Zixuan was somewhat moved: "That makes sense. I'll talk to Team Leader Tang later."
As they were talking, the car drove into the dormitory area of the Urban Construction Bureau.
Compared with Xiangyangchun Community, the dormitory buildings here are all six-story brick-concrete buildings. The gables are tightly covered by green ivy, the paint on the wooden doors and windows is peeling off, and the stairwells are covered with small advertisements, making them look much older.
Sang Yan wore a sleeveless silk red and white polka dot dress. Her long hair was curled into big curls and let down, making her look quite pretty. She did everything herself in the first few years of running the restaurant and experienced enough hardships of being a boss lady. Later, I hired someone to check the accounts only occasionally, and I lived a carefree life.
Seeing the comrades from the Public Security Bureau coming over, Sang Yan was very enthusiastic and poured them tea and brought them fruit.
Xia Mushi's eyes were always searching for the Persian cat.
It’s strange, there’s none in the living room or the bedroom.
Xia Mufan pricked up his ears and listened, but heard nothing.
Xia Mufan's heart sank involuntarily: Did she throw the cat away or sell it?
Xia Mufan raised his eyes and looked at Sang Yan: "Where's Lan Bao?"
Sang Yan showed the bloodstains on her arm and complained, "That cat is so hard to keep. It scratched my arm the day before yesterday, so I locked it up."
Xia Mufan's eyes became sharp: "Where is he being held?"
Sang Yan rolled her eyes at her in annoyance: "Does it have anything to do with you? You police officers are really nosy. If you have time, just catch the murderer right away instead of just coming here to meddle in my cat's business."
Meow...
A faint cat meow came from the balcony.
Xia Mufan was originally sitting on a wooden sofa, but when he heard the cat's meow, how could he sit still? She stood up and walked to the balcony following the sound. She saw an iron cage with a dying white purebred Persian cat lying inside.
Seeing her heading for the balcony without even saying hello, Sang Yan quickly followed her, frowning and asking, "Hey, what are you doing?"
Xia Mufan ignored her and walked straight to the iron cage, squatted down, and called softly, "Lan Bao?"
The Persian cat slowly opened its eyes.
One pupil is sky blue and the other is blue-green, sparkling with light like a gem. Against the backdrop of white fur, it is as beautiful as a painting.
[So hungry~]
[So thirsty~]
[I want my mother——]
Xia Mufan felt sad when hearing the weak voice. She turned her head and looked at Sang Yan: "Is there any water? If we don't take care of it, the cat will die."
Sang Yan felt a little guilty: "I have never raised a cat before, and this cat is disobedient..."
Xia Mushige interrupted her explanation: "Bring some water!"
Sang Yan reluctantly took a broken bowl, fetched some tap water from the kitchen, and brought it to Lan Bao.
When Lan Bao saw the water, he perked up and drank a few sips, and finally felt a little more energetic.
Next to the iron cage was an opened bag of imported cat food, which should have been brought from Liao Yingqiu's home. Xia Mufan grabbed a handful and put it in the food bowl, then pushed it to Lan Bao's mouth: "Be good, eat something first."
After eating and drinking his fill, Lan Bao stood up tremblingly and stared straight at Xia Mufan.
Tears gradually filled my eyes.
Pain and fear were written in those beautiful big eyes.
Zhuang Zixuan also followed to the balcony. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but marvel: "Oh, it's crying? It seems that cats also have spirituality. They know that their owner is dead and they are sad."
Sang Yan laughed dryly, "Isn't it? Since Yingqiu's death, I've been crying every day. I can't eat or sleep well. Yingqiu was so good to Lanbao, it's only natural for it to be sad."
The iron cage was not locked, but was fastened with a wire. Xia Mufan opened the iron cage and picked up Lan Bao.
Smelling her scent, Lan Bao did not resist. Tears slowly flowed down the corners of his eyes. He meowed like a crying child.
Sang Yan looked at Zhuang Zixuan in confusion: "Officer Zhuang, what's going on? Are you going to take the cat back?"
Xia Mufan carefully checked Lan Bao's body and was relieved after confirming that it was just starving. He glanced at her coldly and said, "Since you don't want to keep it, then don't keep it anymore."
Sang Yan refused to accept this: "This cat was Yingqiu's pet. After she was murdered, Hong Yuansi couldn't keep it, so he sent it to me and asked me to take care of it for a few days. How can you take it away without warning?"
Lan Baoyi trembled in Xia Mufan's arms.
[I’m afraid.] 】
I don’t want to stay here. 】
[She killed my mother, she is a bad person! 】
Hearing Lan Bao's words, Xia Mufan's expression froze, and his eyes turned sharp when he looked at Sang Yan.
Was it this woman who did this?
Isn’t it said that Sang Yan is Liao Yingqiu’s best friend? Aren’t they sisters in need who came out from the same village to work? Didn’t he become rich because of Liao Yingqiu’s kindness?
Why kill people?
I originally thought that Hong Yuansi killed his wife, but now it has become the best friend who killed her.
The case suddenly became confusing.
Xia Mufan's eyes hurt Sang Yan, and she walked forward and tried to snatch Lan Bao away.
Unexpectedly, Lan Bao suddenly bared his teeth at her and raised his paw to hit her!
Sang Yan was startled and stepped back hastily, her calf hitting the sharp corner of the coffee table. She cried out in pain and almost cried.
Xia Mufan said coldly: "The blue gem is an important piece of evidence and must be taken back."
"exhibit?"
Sang Yan bent down and rubbed her calves, feeling a little nervous for some reason.
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