There was still silence all around, and my colleagues were busy and tense. She felt as if she was suddenly in a deserted place somewhere.
Xu Mengshan noticed that her face was not right: "What's wrong?"
You Mingxu replied: "It's hard to say. I'll show you some information later. Now, we have to check this place carefully!"
Colleagues in charge of on-site identification and the forensic doctor have arrived, and the whole house is shrouded in a solemn atmosphere.
You Mingxu and Xu Mengshan are used to starting from the beginning and sorting out the logic.
First of all, Luo Ting got off work at 2 a.m. the day before yesterday, took the night bus home, and arrived home at around 2:30 a.m. She was dead just before 10:30 yesterday morning. For a more accurate time, we still have to wait for the forensic conclusion.
You Mingxu said, "Go ask that roommate if Luo Ting has been close to any man recently?"
Xu Mengshan went downstairs. The roommate was downstairs with the police.
During the time he was downstairs, You Mingxu checked the door inside and out again, called Xiaoyan, and sent photos to confirm that there were no signs of forced entry at the door, and that no one had used any tools to open the door.
Xu Mengshan came back and said, "My roommate said Luo Ting is single and hasn't been close to anyone recently. If there was, she would definitely know. I don't think she's suspicious."
Of course, the police will later verify from other angles whether the roommate is a suspect and whether her words are credible. But if this assumption is true, it means that the crime was most likely not committed by an acquaintance.
Xu Mengshan and You Mingxu both fell into deep thought. If he was not an acquaintance and the door was not unlocked, and Luo Ting was sleeping at that time, how did the murderer get in?
Both of them recalled a burglary case they had handled before, which had a similar situation.
"Followed into the house?" You Mingxu said.
Xu Mengshan's eyes lit up. "It's very likely. There are many people living in this building. If he goes in and out after daybreak, it's very risky. But judging from the scene, he stayed there for quite a while. If he followed the victim into the house, it would be the best time to commit a crime. I'll have someone check the nearby surveillance cameras around 2:30 to see if there are any witnesses."
You Mingxu nodded and said, "If he really followed her into the house, and there were no obvious signs of a fight, and no other external injuries on the body of the deceased, it means that the murderer subdued the victim in an instant."
Xu Mengshan: "Is it possible that drugs were used?"
You Mingxu: "It's possible. Let's see the autopsy results."
In just a few words, the concise and clear logic determined the first possible focus of investigation: the stalker in the surveillance video around 2:30 a.m.
The two went to the living room again and found no clues after a careful search. Everything was neatly arranged, a typical cozy home for two single girls. The forensic personnel also stated at this time that no suspicious footprints, bloodstains or hair were found in the house. As for the fingerprints, most of them belonged to two people, probably two girls. They didn't hold out much hope of finding the third suspect's fingerprints.
Then return to the bedroom.
When entering for the first time, everyone's attention will be drawn to the corpse. This time, You Mingxu's attention was more focused on other things in the room.
The curtains are light pink, giving off a girlish vibe. There was also a desk in the room, and a chair in the corner next to the main desk. There are no books on the table, but there is a desk calendar with anime printed on it. You Mingxu picked it up and flipped through it, and found that Luo Ting had marked the weekly work and rest schedule on it. There are also some special arrangements, such as my mother’s birthday and a dinner with colleagues last month. Obviously a very meticulous and serious girl.
You Mingxu opened the wardrobe again, and inside there were only two backpacks and clothes. Judging from the styles, they are all relatively conservative, without any jumpy or revealing styles.
She was squatting at the head of the bed, looking through the things in the bedside table, when a colleague in charge of forensics came over and said, "There's something going on."
You Mingxu and Xu Mengshan both stood up.
The forensic colleague took them to the corner and pointed at the chair and said, "The murderer must have been very careful. There is no blood anywhere else in the room except the bed. Only on the back of this bench did I find a drop of blood. It's relatively fresh and we have extracted it."
Xu Mengshan touched his chin.
You Mingxu also moved closer to the chair and saw a drop of bright red blood on the back of the chair. Although it had dried up, it was still fresh as the forensic personnel said, which meant that it was most likely left there the night before.
This discovery cheered up You Mingxu and Xu Mengshan.
If it was the murderer's blood, that would be great.
However, You Mingxu felt that this possibility was unlikely, as the situation in the house did not indicate that the murderer was injured. If it was Luo Ting's blood...
You Mingxu stood beside the chair and glanced at the bed, which was at least one and a half meters away. It was interesting, how could the bloodstains get here? And there was only one drop, so it definitely wasn't splashed, but was accidentally touched.
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That afternoon and evening, the police quickly completed the on-site exploration and preliminary investigation.
First of all, Luo Ting is a native of this province. She came to Xiangcheng to work and has been doing massage for two years. The bathing city where she worked was 3 kilometers away from her home. Every time she got off work, she took the night bus home alone.
The roommate was definitely ruled out as a suspect; she had an alibi and no motive for murder. Luo Ting’s murder also had a great impact on her roommates. What the roommate said was also confirmed to be true - whether it was parents, colleagues at the bathing city or other friends, they all said that Luo Ting did not have a boyfriend and had not been close to any boys recently.
Luo Ting has a very honest character. She works diligently, abides by the law, and treats others gently and tolerantly. She was not outstanding in the bathing city, but she never made enemies with anyone. Her family relationship is also simple. Her parents are honest and ordinary working class people in a small city.
When she was killed, she still had more than 100,000 yuan in her bank card. She had no financial burden and no borrowing behavior.
In other words, the possibilities of love killing, revenge killing and financial dispute are all ruled out.
In addition, the forensic doctor gave detailed autopsy results: confirming that Luo Ting's exact time of death was between 4:30 and 5:30 yesterday (early Saturday morning). The cause of death was asphyxiation, caused by the rope. But judging from the texture of the marks, it is the most common type of coarse hemp rope on the market, and it is difficult to find out the source.
Both nipples were cut off and taken away, and were not found at the scene. The wound on the genitals was caused by a sharp weapon similar to a dagger. Both injuries were inflicted after death.
There were no signs of sexual assault.
In addition, the forensic doctor also found a small amount of neuroparalytic drug residues in Luo Ting's body, which was inferred to be inhaled through the nasal cavity.
However, this type of neuroparalytic drug is available in all major hospitals. Although a prescription is required, it can also be obtained in some private clinics and on the black market. So for a while, it was impossible to find the source of the drugs.
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