Family murder mystery (12)

Over the next few days, everyone was verifying the reports and screening suspects based on the content of the reports, but the workload was too heavy and no progress was made.

Every time Han Changlin and Feng Shaomin returned to the office, they would take a look at the piles of newspapers with a look of worry on their faces.

That morning, Han Changlin and his team went to investigate again, and Meng Siqi continued to check the newspapers. The Han team asked that all the parts of the report that they had doubts about be circled, and then they would visit and investigate one by one. In short, they would raise doubts first and then resolve them, similar to proof questions in school, assuming and then verifying them later.

Meng Siqi recalled the deep feeling of powerlessness she had felt when facing the vast sea of ​​questions during the college entrance examination. After reading newspapers for a few days, she found that the words had become deformed, that is, the words never looked like those words. As a result, not only did the words appear double, but she also had difficulty reading many simple words.

She could only read for a while and then rest. When she was chewing the tip of her pen, a cup of hot water was placed in front of her. It was Zhao Leiting who brought her a cup of tea. He said, "Drink a cup of wolfberry tea, it will improve your eyesight!"

She took the cup and found it was red. The hot steam coming up made her eyes feel better.

When she looked up, she saw Zhao Leiting holding a glass of wolfberries. She couldn't help but smile: "He's already entered the health-preserving mode so quickly!"

"I feel weak!" Zhao Leiting curled his lips and said seriously, "I've been feeling weak lately and need to replenish my body. I'm worried that my future girlfriend will be dissatisfied with my physical condition."

"Haha..." Meng Siqi couldn't help laughing, "You're worrying too much!"

Zhao Leiting returned to his seat and chanted, "As the ancients said, a cup of wolfberry tea makes you as happy as a god!"

Meng Siqi pursed her lips and smiled.

After drinking a few sips of hot water and taking a short rest, she threw herself into her intense work again. Her eyes became blurry again, and she had to rub her eyelids repeatedly to wake herself up.

Just as she was rubbing her eyes and turning to a new page of the newspaper, a photo suddenly stimulated her nerves.

As if it instantly matched the pattern in her mind, her sleepiness and fatigue were instantly eliminated.

Everything in front of her suddenly became extremely clear. The memory pattern she had seen on Zhu Xinting's thigh in the morgue not long ago appeared again.

She had imagined drawing that picture countless times, but could never find the direction. Unexpectedly, it appeared at this moment.

This report contains three photos, all of which show a naked girl half-lying on the ground. Although some sensitive parts are blurred, one can still get a feel of the girl's whole body. On her right thigh, there is a large tattoo.

It was a tattoo with a butterfly pattern, with red and purple as the main colors, but the tail of the butterfly was a scorpion's tail, so it was a tattoo composed of a butterfly and a scorpion.

When it appeared, Meng Siqi could almost conclude that this was the image in her memory. She had always thought it was an animal's wings or two strange leaves, but she didn't expect it to be this.

Why the murderer carved similar patterns on Zhu Xinting's body seems to be closely related to this report.

Meng Siqi found that her heartbeat was accelerating rapidly, and she seemed to have found the murderer!

The content of the report was very eye-catching, with the two big black words "rape" in the title, which, combined with the three photos, was shocking enough.

She quickly scanned the article and found that it was a girl named Xin Shu who had been raped. Xin Shu's name was marked as a pseudonym, but the newspaper was probably just doing it for formality. It didn't matter whether Xin Shu was her real name or not. She could find the truth with a little investigation.

She picked up the newspaper and almost jumped up, wanting to rush to Zhao Leiting to share the news. She turned around and found that Zhao Leiting was not sitting at his seat. There were several newspapers on the seat. He must have gone to the bathroom.

She immediately walked to the phone, ready to find a way to contact Han Changlin and the others, but she suddenly stopped. If she only said this tattoo and the Korean team that the murderer had been found, it seemed a bit far-fetched. At least she couldn't explain the pattern in her memory, and to be precise, she hadn't found the murderer yet.

After killing Zhu Xinting, the murderer carved a similar pattern on her thigh. However, perhaps fearing that his identity would be exposed, he could only cut off the skin tissue with the pattern, cut it into pieces and fried it. In order to cover up his behavior, the murderer cut small pieces of skin tissue in other parts of his body.

The murderer is a very calm person. He is worried about exposing his identity, which means his identity must be related to the tattoo. The person with this tattoo is Xin Shu in the rape report, which means he is someone Xin Shu knows.

Meng Siqi is very confident in his judgment. It is known that Xin Shu reported that she had a butterfly scorpion tattoo on her thigh, and the murderer had carved a butterfly scorpion pattern on Zhu Xinting's thigh. The murderer did this, indicating that he knew Xin Shu. He sneaked into the Zhu family and killed them. There may be only one reason, that Zhu Gongyou's family had a great relationship with Xin Shu's rape case. In order to avenge Xin Shu, the murderer retaliated against Zhu Gongyou's family.

However, Zhu Xinting's pattern was only seen by her, so it was not convincing enough to tell others about it. Another point was that even if she knew that this incident was related to Xin Shu, she could infer that the murderer was someone Xin Shu knew, but there was still a certain range of who that person was. She needed to ask Zhao Leiting, maybe he knew about Xin Shu's rape case. She thought about it and immediately put Xin Shu's newspaper next to the newspaper on Zhao Leiting's desk.

Five minutes later, Zhao Leiting returned to his desk and picked up the newspaper on the table again. Meng Siqi pretended to visit him and leaned against his desk to take a sip of wolfberry tea.

After Zhao Lei Ting finished reading the newspaper about Xin Shu, he yawned and put the newspaper aside.

"No, look at how fast the newspaper is printing." Meng Siqi was a little anxious.

"Hmm?" Zhao Lei Ting looked at her in confusion, "Is there any problem?"

"Can you find anything suspicious when you read the newspaper this way?"

"I looked at it and didn't find anything suspicious."

Meng Siqi realized that if there was really no doubt in this report alone, then how could he make Zhao Lei Ting suspicious.

She hesitated and said, "Be more careful, in case you missed something."

Zhao Leiting frowned, picked up the newspaper and read it again, muttering to himself: "Xin Shu, a high school girl was raped when she went out at night..."

He read it and said, "I still remember this rape case. The murderer was caught very quickly. So it shouldn't be a big problem."

Meng Siqi bit her lip, feeling that this was not a good idea. She deliberately guided the question by saying, "Is it possible that the murderer has been found, but the people the victim knew, such as her family or friends, do not think that the matter is over, so they will take revenge on those who are related to this matter..."

Zhao Leiting looked at her steadily, then at the newspaper. He suddenly stood up and said, "Go find the files!"

Zhao Leiting obviously thought of something and walked quickly. Meng Siqi also became excited and followed him to the archive room. Soon Zhao Leiting found out the file on Xin Shu's rape and treason.

"If I remember correctly, this is a case I participated in when I first started working, so I was very impressed..." Zhao Leiting said as he opened it, his tone mixed with a bit of urgency.

He opened all the files so that Meng Siqi could see more clearly. The two read the files from front to back.

The entire process of the case and its conclusion were very clear. The murderer had been brought to justice and sentenced to death for serial rape and murder. There seemed to be no suspicious points. However, Zhao Leiting suddenly said, "Xin Shu's father seemed dissatisfied with the verdict."

"Why?"

"He wanted us to investigate the person who had molested his daughter. He thought his daughter had been molested by someone else after being sexually assaulted. In fact, we visited and investigated, and found that this was not the case. So the matter ended like this."

Meng Siqi took a deep breath, "Zhao Leiting, you found the answer!" Xin Shu's father was dissatisfied with the sentencing in the Xin Shu case. He believed that someone else had molested his daughter, but those people were not punished, so he went to punish them personally?

"What did you say?"

"Your guess is correct. You discovered the murderer's motive!"

Zhao Lei Ting suddenly realized: "You mean, Xin Shu's father Xin Tianfei wanted to take revenge on those who molested his daughter? Could it be that the murderer is Xin Tianfei?"

Meng Siqi nodded heavily.

"No," Zhao Lei Ting denied, "but we investigated and found that no one molested her daughter."

Meng Siqi thought for a moment and said, "Xin Tianfei might have hallucinations. He was in a low mood at the time, and he might have mistaken some behaviors as indecent. For example, the photographer of this report, Wei Xingping, was at the scene at the time. He took nude photos of his daughter, so he was considered indecent by Xin Tianfei. Zhu Gongyou and Qi Xiaowei were probably also at the scene at the time, and because some of their behaviors were considered indecent by Xin Tianfei, they were illegally sanctioned by Xin Tianfei..."

"Yes, yes!" Zhao Leiting's eyes were focused and bright, "I remember that Xin Tianfei was a math teacher. He has a high intelligence and it is entirely possible for him to commit such a sophisticated crime."

Meng Siqi praised him and said, "Zhao Leiting, you are really good. You actually found the suspect among the vast and vague clues."

Zhao Leiting smiled naively: "It seems that this is the first time that I have made such a significant discovery. I... am a little excited..."

"Why don't you report this to the Korean army right away? It's urgent!"

"Okay, I'll contact you right away."

Half an hour later, Han Changlin and his team hurried back to the office. He quickly took the files and newspapers from Zhao Leiting and asked, "Have you found Xin Tianfei's home address?"

Just after Zhao Lei Ting explained the situation on the phone, the Korean team asked him to check Xin Tianfei's information. In less than half an hour, Zhao Lei Ting and Meng Siqi had found out everything.

Zhao Leiting repeated Xin Tianfei's home address and added: "He also owns a black family car with the license plate number Haijiang 06 03687. He has been divorced. He resigned from Jinyang Second High School two years ago and then started driving a car for business."

Han Changlin was full of excitement. He patted Zhao Leiting on the arm, nodded and said, "Zhao Leiting made a great discovery this time, but now is not the time to praise you. I will praise you later."

Zhao Lei Ting smiled innocently, and gave Meng Siqi a proud look. Meng Siqi pursed his lips and smiled slightly, revealing a bit of calmness as if he was leaving after the job was done.

Han Changlin continued, "If Xin Tianfei is the murderer, then we must control him immediately. Lao Feng, do you think all the clues can point to Xin Tianfei?"

Feng Shaomin said: "On the way back just now, I was thinking that if Xin Tianfei is the murderer, he does have many characteristics. First, he is a person with higher education, and as a mathematics teacher, he has a very deep grasp of logic. Second, his daughter's incident brought him a great blow, and he may have used this as a motive for murder. Third, he has a car for his own use, which is very convenient for him to commit the crime, and it is not easy to arouse suspicion from others."

"There is one more thing, Master," Meng Siqi added, "We just found out that Xin Tianfei's daughter Xin Shu died in September last year. The cause of death was suicide by falling from a building. The police station has a case on file."

This news made everyone's expressions heavy. Xin Shu was a young girl with a fragile mind. Her death was most likely closely related to the rape case.

The death of his daughter may be the real motive for his father to embark on a criminal path. There may be many questions here, but Xin Tianfei can definitely give the answers.

Feng Shaomin suddenly changed the subject: "However, even if Xin Tianfei's criminal motive is consistent, the most crucial evidence is still missing."

Meng Siqi's heart sank. She knew that she was the only one who saw the pattern on Zhu Xinting's thigh. For her master, the evidence was not the most complete, so it was normal for her to have doubts. But if she neglected it at this time, Xin Tianfei might have already started the next killing. She had to remind him, "Master, the evidence is still a little weak, but all the characteristics of Xin Tianfei are currently the most consistent with the murderer..."

Feng Shaomin did not respond. Han Changlin pinched his lower lip and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Old Feng, it is better to be safe than sorry. This is the closest we have ever been to the murderer. Xiaochuan, apply for an arrest warrant! Let's go to Xin Tianfei's house!" He gave the order.

Tang Xiaochuan responded immediately and ran out of the office.

"Get ready, Zhao Leiting," Han Changlin ordered loudly, "Call a few more people, today's arrest must be quick, accurate and ruthless!"

"good!"

Han Changlin and Feng Shaomin walked to their respective seats and sorted their equipment. Meng Si glanced at them expectantly, not knowing whether to go with them. After all, Feng Shaomin stopped him every time he went to the scene of an arrest.

As she stood there hesitating, Han Changlin called out to her, "Xiao Meng, you should come along too."

Meng Siqi's heart suddenly warmed up, but was immediately cooled by Feng Shaomin's words, "Captain Han, Xiao Meng should stay at home!"

Seeing that Han Changlin didn't say anything else, Meng Siqi felt bad. She wanted to argue with Feng Shaomin, but she didn't dare to face his stern face.

She picked up the newspapers and files about Xin Shu on Zhao Leiting's desk. Suddenly, Han Changlin said, "Old Feng, a good horse will eventually run away. You can't raise a good horse at home..."

She paused in her movements, felt a sense of hope, and quickly raised her ears to listen.

Feng Shaomin said: "Wait a little longer! It's not the right time yet!"

Meng Siqi felt particularly uncomfortable during the repeated torment, until Han Changlin said to Feng Shaomin as if giving an order: "Listen to me this time, we will protect her..."

Meng Siqi was in a state of panic, fearing that Feng Shaomin would refute again, but fortunately he did not speak again.

While she was packing up her equipment, Han Chang-jun Lin handed her a slip with an official seal on it, "Go apply for a spare Type 54 rifle right away, and remember to return it immediately after the arrest."

Meng Siqi was stunned for a moment. Even after receiving the gun in her hand, she still couldn't believe that she could actually go into battle with a gun.

Ten minutes later, when she received a Type 54 rifle, she found it was extremely heavy. The original owner was a graduate of the police academy, and she even remembered some movements of holding and shooting a gun. But when she held this spare gun in her hand, she not only felt heavy, but also felt that her whole heart was injected with energy, and an inexplicable sense of mission arose spontaneously.

Before leaving, Feng Shaomin's expression was very relaxed, as if he tacitly approved her participation in the action this time.

It was not until she got into the police car that Meng Siqi finally breathed a sigh of relief. If the murderer was caught today, she must have contributed a lot, and her promotion to a regular employee should be smooth.

On the way, Han Changlin suddenly said to her: "Xiao Meng, why haven't you applied for regularization yet? You have to hurry up!"

Meng Siqi didn't know how to respond for a moment. All the joy in his heart blossomed at this moment. The good news he had been waiting for for months finally came true today.

Zhao Lei Ting turned around and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Siqi, you've become a regular employee! Congratulations!"

"Thank you!"

Tang Xiaochuan was driving and said, "Siqi, when we catch the murderer today, we'll come back and celebrate for you! You've been through so much these days."

Meng Siqi felt a little embarrassed, and Han Changlin smiled faintly: "Okay, the case is solved, I will treat everyone to seafood!"

"Good!" Zhao Leiting cheered, "The Korean team has to use lobster this time!"

Three police cars flew towards Xin Tianfei's residence. The journey was smooth and Meng Siqi had never been so happy before.