Chapter 138 Murder in Sleep: Complex Relationship

Zhang Mingli said, "I had a high fever when I was six years old, which damaged my brain, so I don't remember many things. My mother got schizophrenia because of this incident. She thought I died of illness and was shocked."

Fang Rui and Xiao Zhang looked at each other, and they felt more and more that the murder might have happened when Zhang Mingli was a child. The reason for her amnesia is probably not because of the fever. If her brain was damaged, Zhang Mingli should have intellectual problems, not just amnesia. It is very likely that she lost her memory because she witnessed the murder process.

"Did your uncle tell you everything before you were six years old?" Fang Rui asked.

"My aunt told me. But she probably also heard it from my uncle. My aunt is always away from home and she seldom comes back. Before my mother got sick, she had a bad relationship with my mother. After my mother got sick, my aunt let go of the past grudges and reconciled with my mother."

"After your mother got sick, were you fostered at your aunt's house?"

"At first I lived with my uncle, but my aunt and cousin didn't like me, so I was driven away to my aunt's house after living there for half a year. My aunt was divorced and had good financial conditions. She didn't have any children, so she treated me as her daughter and semi-adopted me. My aunt would bring me back to see my mother every few months, but my mother's condition was very serious. She felt that I was not her daughter, and every time I saw her, she would drive me away. Later I went less often."

"Do you know where your father went?"

"My uncle said that the beast abandoned me and my mother, and he went abroad with his mistress. Twenty years ago, our family was demolished, and suddenly we had a lot of money, so he took all his property and went abroad. I can't contact him, but his relatives can contact him." Zhang Mingli showed a disgusted expression when talking about her father.

"That house is so old and the location is not very good, why did you buy that house?" Fang Rui asked.

"After my mother passed away, I wanted to stay in Jiangzhou to develop. I planned to buy a house. I looked at many houses but was not satisfied with them. But when I saw this house, I liked it all at once. I contacted the landlord and he was very straightforward. We completed the transfer procedures within a few days. I paid the full price for the house."

Zhang Mingli also felt strange. The house seemed to have magic. When she saw the house, she liked it inexplicably. She felt that the house had a homey feel.

Xiao Zhang couldn't help but complain in his heart. How could the landlord not be straightforward? This is a haunted house. He would be so amused if someone was willing to take it over.

"Have you met the landlord? Do you have his contact information?"

"Yes."

The phone number Zhang Mingli gave was the same as the one given by the property management. They called many times but couldn't get through.

"Can you show us the purchase contract?"

"Yes, I can show it to you right now. I have a scan on my phone."

From the contract, Fang Rui and his team learned the landlord's home address. There was also a copy of the real estate certificate in the attachment, which showed that the owner was Wang Dadong and the real estate certificate was issued eight years ago.

Fang Rui asked Zhang Mingli for her hair for DNA testing. If the DNA matched, the body was most likely her father.

"You suspect that the deceased was that beast," Zhang Mingli said in shock. "That's unlikely. My cousin said that he sent money to my grandmother from abroad last year."

"Has he ever come back from abroad?"

"No. My cousin said that he has never come back in all these years. He didn't come back when my grandfather died. He said that his passport had not been processed and he couldn't come back." After

seeing Zhang Mingli off, Xiao Zhang suddenly thought of a question: "Boss, if the deceased is Zhang Mingli's father, and her father disappeared more than 20 years ago, the deceased couldn't have been dead for more than 20 years, right? Then there is no way to prosecute the murderer in this case!"

Criminal cases have a prosecution period, and the longest prosecution period for homicide is 20 years. If the deceased has been dead for more than 20 years and no case has been filed before, the procuratorate will not prosecute. In other words, even if they find out the truth and find the murderer, they can't do anything about the murderer.

The time of death of this unknown male corpse is difficult to determine. The technical department has extracted cement blocks, rotten wood and latex blocks, and through the analysis of these substances, the approximate time of burial of the body is determined.

Mu Mian detected the DNA of the deceased through the cartilage of the deceased. After getting Zhang Mingli's hair, Mu Mian compared the DNA of Zhang Mingli and the deceased. The results showed that the two were not related by blood.

Chen Xue was surprised: "The deceased is not Zhang Mingli's father? Then aren't all our previous speculations wrong?"

"Not necessarily. This can only prove that the deceased has no blood relationship with Zhang Mingli and is not Zhang Mingli's biological father." Mu Mian said, "I have no blood relationship with my parents, but they are still my parents."

"But Zhang Mingli's parents are both first-time marriages, and Zhang Mingli was registered a year after their marriage." Chen Xue analyzed, "This possibility is relatively small. Unless Zhang Mingli's mother cheated."

Mu Mian compared the DNA of the deceased with the DNA samples in the missing population database in the police station, but did not find DNA that matched the deceased.

Mu Mian also determined the age of the deceased by testing the bone age of the deceased. The deceased was probably around 33 to 37 years old when he died. However, there were no men of this age group in the missing cases that had been filed, but there were a few women.

In other words, after the deceased went missing, their relatives did not call the police.

"A middle-aged man disappeared for no reason, and his family did not call the police. How strange." Chen Xue asked in confusion.

"This is normal. Most of the missing cases that have been filed are women and children. Middle-aged men rarely go missing." Mu Mian said.

"That makes sense. They usually go missing to escape debt or elope with a woman. Their families probably don't have the face to call the police."

At lunch time, Mu Mian and Chen Xue found a place to sit down first. After a while, Xiao Zhang came over with a plate. When Chen Xue saw Xiao Zhang coming, she immediately took the plate and left, and deliberately found a place farthest away from Xiao Zhang.

Xiao Zhang was dumbfounded. He had no idea what happened. He looked at Mu Mian, but Mu Mian was also dumbfounded. She didn't know whether to follow Chen Xue. If she left, Officer Xiao Zhang would think they were isolating him.

"Mu Mian, what's wrong with Chen Xue today? Why didn't she pay attention to me and leave when she saw me?"

"Don't you know why?" Mu Mian thought Xiao Zhang was stupid and couldn't even guess it.

"I don't know!"

"Officer Xiao Zhang, you may be alone for the rest of your life." Mu Mian looked at him and sighed. She ran to find Chen Xue with the plate.

Xiao Zhang was full of questions. After Fang Rui sat next to him, Xiao Zhang asked, "Boss, Mu Mian said that I will be alone for the rest of my life. What does that mean? Has Mu Mian changed his profession to fortune-telling?"

"Chen Xue wants to break up with you."

"Break up... That's impossible, we have such a good relationship... No, why does Chen Xue want to break up with me?" Xiao Zhang suddenly panicked. Why did she break up for no reason

? "What have you done recently?"

"Nothing. I even took her to meet my parents, and we had a meal together. They were very satisfied with Chen Xue."

Fang Rui said, "Did you go out during the meal?"

Xiao Zhang suddenly remembered something. During the meal, his mother asked him to buy milk tea.

"Now you know the reason, right?" Fang Rui also left with the plate.

"..." Chen

Xue left after eating a few bites. Mu Mian was the only one left to eat. Fortunately, Fang Rui sat opposite her after a while.

"Fang Rui, the deceased is not Zhang Mingli's biological father. They have no blood relationship." Mu Mian paused and continued, "But it is also possible that her mother cheated. We need to rule out this possibility. So can you find the close relatives of Zhang Mingli's father listed in the household registration book?" "

Zhang Mingli's grandmother is still alive."

"That's great. However, it is also possible that he is really not Zhang Mingli's father. In that case, we will have to look for a needle in a haystack."