Flower Museum Headless Dismemberment Case (5)

In the afternoon, Meng Siqi and Zhao Leiting found relevant photos from the reporter and sent them back to the technical department together.

In the evening, the bureau held an emergency meeting. The conference room was very large. Usually, Director Liu would hold meetings or discuss important cases in this conference room. The conference room had a projector, a crime board, a large table, and many chairs.

At this time, the conference room was already full of people, including the first and second criminal police teams, as well as the forensic department, the trace examination department, etc.

Director Liu Maoping was sitting solemnly at the front seat of the table, facing the projection screen which was placed at a 45-degree angle.

Meng Siqi and Zhao Leiting sat at the back, but she had an almost unobstructed view of the scene in the conference room.

Lu He was sitting opposite Director Liu, Feng Shaomin was sitting near Lu He, and Chen Jierong was also among them.

Liu Maoping said in a stern tone: "From today on, the 3.26 serious crime team will be established. I will be the team leader, and Lu He and Han Changlin will be deputy team leaders. We must solve the 3.26 dismemberment case as quickly as possible. This case has a bad impact. The criminals are arrogant and have seriously damaged the image of our city and made the people of our city panic. The province, city, and provincial department attach great importance to this case and have ordered us to arrest the murderer within ten days. Otherwise, we will be derelict in our duty!"

The atmosphere in the conference room was solemn. Everyone sat upright and no one dared to breathe loudly.

Liu Maoping continued, "Since Han Changlin is temporarily on a business trip, the next step is to take charge of all operations without my orders."

Lu He looked solemn and nodded to everyone present.

Liu Maoping waved his hand and said, "You guys report it."

At this time, Chen Jierong stood up, and her expression was different from usual calmness. She walked quickly to the projector and stood straight. At this time, someone turned off the incandescent light in front, and a female police officer was projecting photos.

The first photo appeared on the projector. It was a photo of the corpse at the scene. Almost everyone present had seen it. Director Liu should have also seen the photo in advance.

Meng Siqi turned his head, sat upright and looked in the direction of Chen Jierong. The projector was very old-fashioned, in line with that era, and the photos had to be projected manually.

The light from the projector was diffuse, and it shone along the undulating profile of Lu He Shanlan, toward the front, and also illuminated Chen Jierong's moon-like cheeks.

Chen Jierong pointed to the photo and said, "Director Liu, colleagues, let me introduce the autopsy results. The deceased was a female, aged between 22 and 24. Although we saw that the body was cut into five parts, no obvious wounds were found on other parts of the body."

"After extracting the stomach contents, we found a small amount of rice porridge, milk, and a large amount of sleeping pills..."

Not only Meng Siqi, everyone's thoughts were immersed in Chen Jierong's fluent description, but when they heard this, everyone's heart was instantly lifted up. Could it be that the deceased died of sleeping pills?

But there is another possibility. An overdose of sleeping pills may not necessarily lead to death, but it is likely to cause coma. Is it possible that the deceased was dismembered while in a coma? This is undoubtedly what everyone least wants to see, and the murderer's cruelty would be beyond description.

Chen Jierong paused for only a second and continued, "We preliminarily inferred that the deceased drank sleeping pills with milk. Judging from the remaining sleeping pills, there is no possibility of death."

If he was not fatal, then he was dismembered while unconscious? Everyone's expression was quite solemn for a moment, and Meng Siqi felt even more distressed.

It was that oppressive feeling of being squeezed. If a young girl felt pain while unconscious... She didn't dare to think about it further and had to wait for Chen Jierong's explanation.

Chen Jierong continued: "The deceased's stomach residue was in the form of mushy rice, and his duodenum was full. We preliminarily estimated that the deceased died between 9 and 11 last night."

"When will the body be dismembered?" Liu Maoping asked.

Director Liu's question is actually what everyone is most concerned about, because after taking the sleeping pills, if the deceased falls into a coma, then if the body is dismembered at this time, it means that the body will be dismembered while alive.

Chen Jierong responded: "From the reaction of the deceased, the body should have been dismembered after death. The time of dismemberment was about between 5 and 8 this morning."

At this point everyone's mood relaxed a little. Although it was extremely cruel, it at least proved that the deceased was not dismembered while alive.

Chen Jierong concluded: "The murderer dismembered the victim several hours after his death."

The photo slid to a location where a body was cut. She continued, "From the cuts on the body, it seems that the tool used to cut the body was most likely a common boning knife in our kitchens. The blade is sharp enough to cut a femur. However, from the cuts, the murderer may not be a doctor or a butcher. The murderer's technique was not very skilled, but he was very persistent. Therefore, the cut was relatively single, without multiple cuts."

"There is another discovery," Chen Jierong looked at Liu Maoping, "We found that the wall of the deceased's stomach was stiff and there was a swelling, but further testing is needed."

"Okay." Liu Maoping nodded.

Chen Jierong went on to explain some more details. Just when everyone thought she had finished explaining, she suddenly said, "Did you notice that I haven't mentioned the cause of death?"

Meng Siqi was slightly stunned, as if it was really the case. Chen Jierong never mentioned the cause of death from beginning to end, but explained the time of death and the time of dismemberment. Combined with Chen Jierong's description, the deceased did not die from sleeping pills, nor from dismemberment. However, there were no obvious wounds on the five body parts, especially the main body part. So what was the real cause of death of the deceased?

Facing everyone's puzzled looks, Chen Jierong said, "We didn't find the most important part, the head, so as a forensic doctor, I infer that the fatal injury was in the head."

When she made her guess, everyone nodded in agreement. It seemed that there was a reason why the murderer left the head behind, because fatal wounds are often the key clues in criminal cases, and usually in many cases the murder weapon can be identified from the location of the wound.

Just when everyone silently agreed, Chen Jierong made another shocking inference: "I infer that the murderer may have been killed by someone cutting his throat. The deceased drank a lot of sleeping pills before his death. It is not clear whether he took it voluntarily or was forced to do so. Then his throat was cut on the bed. After his throat was cut, his body was probably placed with his head falling out of the bed and he died on his back. Therefore, the center of gravity of the head was lower, and blood overflowed from the ruptured throat. This is why we see the appearance of bleeding on the deceased."

"After the victim died, the murderer was worried that the fatal wound would be discovered, so he dismembered the body. An important part of the dismemberment was the throat. The murderer deliberately concealed the fatal throat wound, so we saw traces of life reaction in the neck area of ​​the trunk, indicating that the victim had suffered a neck injury before death. As for why the murderer dismembered the limbs, there are many possibilities. Maybe it was indeed to facilitate the disposal of the body, or it might be to confuse the police. These need to be analyzed by you. This is the end of my report today."

In normal times, everyone would have applauded Chen Jierong's report, but today the atmosphere was so heavy that it seemed inappropriate. No matter from which angle you look at it, her analysis and inferences are tenable, and these key inferences can often bring important directions for solving the case.

Chen Jierong sat down, and a team of police officers led by Luo Xiaoguo stood up and walked to the projector to introduce all the results of today's criminal investigation.

Luo Xiaoguo looked a little fat and was the shortest in the team, but he was actually very sturdy. His police uniform was a little tight on him. The criminal police team was generally tall, and Luo Xiaoguo was at least 1.75 meters tall. His eyes were small, but he looked very energetic and shrewd, and he spoke quickly and fluently.

"Director Liu, Captain Lu, and all my colleagues, let me tell you about the entire investigation from the time the case occurred to now. Our team has conducted an in-depth investigation today..."

When talking about "Team One", Zhao Leiting's expression changed a little. He turned his head slightly and glanced at Meng Siqi, because today's investigation was done by two teams at the same time. Although Team Two had fewer people, it was not to be ignored.

Meng Siqi also realized this problem, but she glanced at Feng Shaomin. Feng Shaomin was very calm and didn't seem to care.

She gave Zhao Leiting a slight wink, meaning that he should not think too much about it for the time being.

A photo of Xiao Chou appeared on the projector. Although it was not a frontal photo, this photo was obtained by Meng Siqi and Zhao Leiting after they had gone to the reporter and tried hard to get it.

Xiao Chou's face was made up in Xiao Chou style oil paint, and he should have been wearing a wig, with sky blue hair. He was actually wearing an oversized suit, but the suit was colorful, as if a lot of paint was spilled on the clothes, with blue accounting for the majority. It vaguely looked like a dolphin, with a big pouch at the dolphin's tail, and the work badge was just stuffed into the pouch.

The pants were black and loose, with many irregular white spots on them, as if they were splashed with white paint. The overall outfit looked dirty, but festive.

When Meng Siqi saw the photo for the first time today, he felt that this ugly guy had dressed himself up on purpose. Just as he carefully placed and cleaned the corpse, his appearance also seemed to be planned.

Luo Xiaoguo said: "Our preliminary investigation found that the suspect is a little ugly. A reporter at the scene took a photo of him. After our efforts, we successfully obtained the photo from the reporter. Everyone can see it..."

Zhao Leiting shook his head, seeming to be speechless. What did he mean by smooth sailing? It was obvious that he had spent a lot of effort. Meng Siqi gently nudged his arm with his elbow, meaning to wait and see.

Luo Xiaoguo said: "The suspect is about 1.75 to 1.78 meters tall and thin. Because he wore a lot of Xiao Chou's makeup, we can't restore his appearance at present. This kind of makeup is a kind of painting. Most of our theatrical masks are made of this kind of pigment. We checked and found that this kind of pigment is called acrylic. It is highly water-soluble and easy to apply, but after drying, it has stable water resistance and is not easy to fall off. It is precisely because it is widely used in theatrical masks that it is more common in the market and it is difficult to find the specific source. But our team is currently cooperating with the portrait artist to try to restore the truth behind Xiao Chou's mask. Please wait for good news!"

"Xiao Chou's clothes are mainly blue, red and yellow, with the blue tone being the main color. This set of clothes is also of relatively low quality and sold at street stalls. You can buy this kind of clothes at wholesale markets, but not many people wear this kind of clothes. Therefore, we are arranging police officers to visit residents near the museum to find out if there are people wearing similar clothes recently. Please wait for good news!"

"From the suspect's demeanor and stature, he should be a man, aged between 20 and 35. More information needs to be investigated. Many similar trolleys have been found with the suspect, which are probably common supermarket trolleys. The specific source is still under investigation. The suitcase containing the body is also a relatively ordinary suitcase..."

A photo of the suitcase appeared on the projector. Luo Xiaoguo said, "The suitcase is brown-black with golden patterns. The pattern is a kind of flower, but we don't know what kind of flower it is... The brand of the suitcase is also quite common. We are investigating where the suitcase was purchased. However, judging from the appearance of the suitcase, it may have been used for more than a year, so it will take time to investigate. Please wait for good news!"

"As you can see, the scene lacks a head, so we cannot determine the true identity of the deceased. So far, the city bureau and local police stations have not received any missing reports of women in their twenties, which means that the identity of the deceased has always been in doubt. This is bad news for this case. The head is now a crucial clue."

"But the head has not been found so far. Comrade Feng Shaomin searched around the museum for most of the afternoon but found nothing..." Luo Xiaoguo felt a little depressed when he said this.

"No, what does he mean?" Zhao Lei Ting turned his head and muttered softly.

He was clearly taking credit for the achievements before, so why did his mood change when he mentioned "Feng Shaomin"?

Meng Siqi bit her lip and did not respond to him. She had been listening carefully to Luo Xiaoguo's explanation. After all, there were many clues that she had only known now. She had to understand them as soon as possible. Now was not the time to be jealous.

She knew that Team One and Team Two had always had a habit of competing for credit, and they looked down on each other's abilities. However, when solving a case, everyone was actually vying to be the first, and at least they did not blame each other. Competing for credit was not a bad habit.

Luo Xiaoguo talked a lot about their investigation work, and especially emphasized the work he and Yan Chun had negotiated with major newspapers this afternoon.

At present, many newspapers in Jinyang City have reported today's museum news.

Meng Siqi saw several newspapers in the afternoon with eye-catching headlines, such as "Headless female corpse found in flower museum", "Beautiful girl dies in museum", "Corpse pushed into sea of ​​flowers by Xiao Chou", etc., which are eye-catching and nerve-wracking.

Although the title was scary, almost no photos of the scene, whether of the deceased or Xiao Chou, were released. She still remembered that it was Lu He who instructed Luo Xiaoguo and Yan Chun to do the social negotiation work, and it seemed to have been effective.

At this time, Liu Maoping nodded with satisfaction and said, "I must give you credit for your work in media negotiations this time. It is a big taboo for us to solve the case if newspapers leak photos of the scene or information about the deceased. In this regard, Lu He and Luo Xiaoguo, you have done a good job."

Luo Xiaoguo smiled and said, "Director Liu, this is our responsibility. This is what we must and should do well."

In fact, at this point, Meng Siqi was in a bad mood, because the second team had made a mistake. A female reporter swaggered into the cordon and pretended to be a forensic doctor to take pictures of the deceased and published them in the newspaper. Everyone in the bureau knew about it, and Director Liu should have criticized Han Changlin as well.

This was the negligence of Team Two, and Team Two would not make the same mistake again. However, at this moment, Luo Xiaoguo's words stimulated Team Two. Meng Siqi found that Feng Shaomin's expression also changed, a slight embarrassment that was not obvious in the gray space.

Zhao Leiting, young and energetic, was clenching his fists tightly, with the urge to beat someone up.

Meng Siqi knew that Zhao Leiting could control himself in such situations, and she didn't care about his emotions. After all, her own mood was also rather low.

Luo Xiaoguo finished his explanation and returned to his seat with his head held high.

At this time, Lu He said, "There is one thing I want to add. Today, Meng Siqi and I interviewed the witnesses and found that the suspect Xiao Chou entered the museum with his work permit, which means that the suspect may be an internal staff of the museum operating company. Meng Siqi is in contact with their company, and the internal staff attendance sheet she mentioned may be the key to solving this case."

Meng Siqi's depressed mood was suddenly swept away, and a roller coaster of emotions surged from the bottom of her heart. She suddenly felt her face hot. The feeling was like when she was in elementary school and was praised by the teacher in front of the whole class. She wanted to burrow into the ground, but also wanted to listen for a while longer.

Zhao Lei Ting didn't expect Lu He to mention her. He turned around and smiled at her, as if he had let out a sigh of relief.

Director Liu nodded and said, "Well, that's good. The young comrades in our department have performed very well. Keep it up."

At that moment, Meng Siqi was flattered. This was the first time that Director Liu praised her in front of so many people. Although her work was not impressive and Director Liu did not look at her or even mention her by name, she was definitely included in his praise.

She also clearly felt that Luo Xiaoguo's excited expression had faded a little.

Yan Chun leaned over and whispered in Luo Xiaoguo's ear: "Encourage the newcomers, encourage the newcomers."

Lu He then said, "Let me introduce the company. The Flower Museum is a municipal project, operated by Jinyang City Hoh Xil Tourism Company. The company is large and well-known in the city. The Flower Museum is a joint project between the company and the city. The tourism company is responsible for all operations. The purpose of this project is to improve the image of the city, attract investment, and promote local economic prosperity."

"The Hoh Xil Tourism Company has borne all the expenses of the project and has also received a lot of capital investment from more than a dozen companies. The more famous ones include Expressway Capital, Longcheng Enterprise, Wanfeng Enterprise, and Kawai Enterprise..."

Lu He said seriously: "This case does not rule out the possibility that someone deliberately damaged the museum's image to attack these companies. It is also possible that he has an extremely antisocial personality and intends to create panic and damage the city's image. This is a case with a major impact!"

"Director Liu, I promise you that I will live up to the expectations of the provincial and municipal governments, the provincial department, and the municipal bureau, and solve the case within the stipulated ten days!"

He stood up with a majestic posture and saluted Director Liu and those present.

"Okay." Director Liu stood up and returned the salute, saying in a sonorous and powerful voice, "I believe you can solve the case in ten days. This operation will be called Operation Thunderbolt!"

Zhao Leiting swallowed, and stood up with everyone else, saluted, and shouted in unison: "We have fulfilled our mission!"