Chapter 29
After a while, there were footsteps approaching the door. Li Qingyao knew it was Chen Pu without looking up. His footsteps are always a little faster than others, but he walks very steadily, as if there is wind under his feet.
Chen Pu was wearing a dark grey jacket today with a white T-shirt underneath, which was open and unzipped. He still had a sullen look on his face, and his handsome face seemed to be covered with a layer of cold frost. He walked straight to an empty seat at the table, then glanced in the direction of Li Qingyao. When their eyes met, he sat down without any expression.
Li Qingyao thought this was great. She liked Chen Pu's disregard for his relatives when he worked. She would only find it annoying if he was really clingy and always treated her specially.
Li Qingyao really thinks that the best boyfriend is one who knows his limits and knows when to advance and retreat. There are some words and some standards that two people understand without having to say anything. She was a little worried before, afraid that he would be too enthusiastic towards her. After all, he kissed her so hard that her lips were swollen on the first day, and he hugged her for a long time before letting her go. But now it seems that was only the side of him that he showed in front of her. When he's at work, he's completely back to his cold, hard detective demeanor, and that's a good thing.
The meeting has begun.
The technical department first showed the freshly-made portrait of the suspect. Li Qingyao looked at it carefully. It was similar to what Xiang Siling described, but more intuitive. The man was probably in his thirties, with thick black eyebrows, rough facial bones, a very short flat head, a straight nose, and thick lips. The portrait artist was very skilled. Even from the sketch, the man's eyes were impressive - cold, bright, and filled with an indescribable deathly aura that made people feel creepy.
Several departments took turns to report on their current work progress:
1. Only fingerprints and hair of Qian Chengfeng, Xiang Siling and Qian Sitian were found at the scene. If there was a fourth person, he should have been wearing gloves or even a hood.
Second, this person was wearing size 42 shoes at the scene. Judging from the length of his steps, he was not tall, probably between 170-175cm. Because the soil at the scene was hard and the quality of the footprints was low, it was impossible to determine the weight.
3. The bloodstains on the double-handled pot, tent mat and car wipers all belonged to Qian Chengfeng, and no other person's bloodstains were found at the scene;
4. On the mat near Qian Chengfeng's face, there were drops of unknown liquid, which were Qian Chengfeng's saliva;
5. The rope used by the murderer to tie up Qian Chengfeng and the towel used to stuff his mouth were common items and their sources could not be traced;
6. The medical examiner confirmed that the wound on Qian Chengfeng's right wrist was caused by a scalpel, which cut the artery cleanly;
7. The ballistic analysis results of the bullet are out, and it was fired from an American-made M1911 pistol. This is a classic old gun that is both classic and fashionable. It can be installed with a silencer and is a favorite of many gun enthusiasts.
8. As for the murderer’s escape route after the murder, the police immediately blocked the relevant roads in Heilifeng and searched for surveillance. The murderer's footprints as he went down the mountain were interrupted near the mid-mountain road. From that location, there are three directions to escape: two roads, or simply hiking down the roadless hillside. Currently, three teams are investigating all vehicles and pedestrians during the time period of the crime, as well as all hillsides. It will take some time.
After listening to the reports, Ding Guoqiang thought for a moment and pointed to Chen Pu first: "Tell me about what you just reported to me."
Chen Pu introduced Xue Li's situation. Everyone was in an uproar.
Chen Pu looked around, his eyes sharp and cold: "At present, all the information we have about the murderer is Xiang Siling's one-sided statement, including the portrait she described. She is now the number one suspect in the Luo Hongmin case. Once we have evidence and catch Lu Xing, we can arrest the person. Therefore, before we investigate further, we have to figure out one question: Are all these words of Xiang Siling credible? How much can we believe?"
Everyone was whispering and talking, and some were even arguing in low voices.
Some said they believed it, because Xiang Siling's confession was well-founded and full of details, and it was impossible for her to fabricate such a person out of thin air; others said they did not believe it, because Xiang Siling was talking nonsense and it was possible that she had killed Qian Chengfeng. From the time she arrived at the scene to the time she called the police, it was just enough time to kill someone. Footprints and the like can be disguised with time. Moreover, the fact that the murderer did not kill her but chatted with her was too bizarre and far-fetched.
But someone immediately said that Xiang Siling loved her daughter so much, why did she take her daughter to witness the death of her father? If she planned to kill someone, there was no need at all.
Ding Guoqiang listened for a while, motioned for everyone to be quiet, and decided on the tone for the follow-up investigation: "We will use Xiang Siling's words as a reference to continue searching and comparing the identity of the man in the portrait, but it should not be the sole basis for investigation. We will return to the crime scene and let the evidence and facts speak for themselves."
When Li Qingyao heard this, he couldn't help but admire Ding Guoqiang, the veteran. When investigating a case, you will encounter many clues, and sometimes the clues themselves are temptations. For example, Xiang Siling’s confession is simply a shortcut. The murderer’s face is drawn for you. How can you not be tempted? Who doesn't want to solve the case as soon as possible? Who doesn't want to make a contribution? Naturally, some people were shaken and subjectively tended to lean towards Si Ling. But Ding Guoqiang was very calm. He asked everyone to return to the crime scene, look at the facts and not be disturbed. This can be regarded as a way of keeping the original intention.
She glanced at Chen Pu who was standing next to Ding Guoqiang. At this moment, he had the same sullen, cold and hard face as his master. It was obvious that he had the same idea and stood still.
Ding Guoqiang said: "The second team is mainly responsible for the site exploration. The second team will speak first. Chen Pu, you will speak last."
"yes."
Fang Kai is a veteran of the second team. He is often the one who takes the lead in such situations. He was the first to speak: "I have three ideas. First, the murderer is an acquaintance of the deceased. Second, the murderer is well-trained. Third, if there is a fourth murderer, then he has known Xiang Siling for a long time and knew she would come, so he was mentally prepared.
Why do I say so?
First, all the footprints at the scene were clear and in a chain, and everyone’s route was clear, which means that there was no physical conflict or fighting outside the tent. Outside the tent, there was a pair of neat shoe prints left by the murderer, with the toes facing the tent. If it was a stranger, Qian Chengfeng would not have allowed him to enter the tent, and the shoe prints would not be like that. So I think the deceased knew the murderer.
Second, although Qian Chengfeng often sits in the office, he is tall and strong, so it would not be easy to subdue the murderer even if he was a man. But after firing that shot, the murderer subdued Qian Chengfeng with just one strike and then controlled his hands and feet. This is actually a rather difficult thing to do. The murderer had fighting experience and was very skilled, in other words, he was a good fighter;
Third, judging from the murderer’s behavior, it was definitely a planned crime, not a crime of passion. Then he must have been following Qian Chengfeng in advance, determined his itinerary, and waited for an opportunity to strike. Judging from the things Qian Chengfeng prepared, everyone knew that he might have made an appointment with Xiang Siling and her daughter. This created a dilemma for the murderer: the scene was a good place to kill people with the right timing, location and people, no surveillance and easy to escape from. He had to wait for the next such a good opportunity, but he didn't know when it would be; but if he decided to take action, he would most likely run into Xiang Siling and her daughter. But in the end, the murderer decided to take action. This shows that he had known about Xiang Siling's existence and who she was, and he had prepared himself mentally. It didn't matter if she saw his face - of course, the premise of all this was that Xiang Siling did not lie. I personally believe that Xiang Siling had nothing to do with Qian Chengfeng’s death, and the murderer was someone else. ”
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