To the east of Zhongjiang City, this is a hilly area that combines mountains and plains. The terrain is undulating, with numerous streams and dense trees. It is known as Zhongjiang’s natural oxygen bar.
At the bottom of a mountain road, in the dense bushes, lies a male corpse. This place is more than ten meters away from the road. If the climbers hadn't tried to climb up from here, it would have been difficult for people to find this body.
of corpses.
The corpse was lying prone, with its head tilted to one side, and its arms spread upward naturally. There was blood flowing out of the mouth and nose, the body spots had turned green, and the limbs and torso had begun to swell. There was an obvious gunshot wound on the back and center of the corpse.
The location of the corpse brought great difficulties to the investigation work. The slope angle between the corpse and the highway was at least 75 degrees. It was difficult for ordinary people to climb without the help of tools. People had to find it from far behind the highway.
Go down to the bottom of the slope at a gentle place, and then walk along the bottom of the slope to the site.
"It turned out to be a shooting!" After Su Zhengyang and Guan Jie inspected the scene, they stood on the highway and looked at the busy technicians below.
"Yes, we have not had any gun-related cases in Zhongjiang for several years."
"Judging from the wounds, the gun used to kill the deceased was not an ordinary gun, but a regular standard gun, which makes the problem even more serious."
"It looks like I'll be busy again next time."
"The first priority now is to confirm the identity of the deceased and immediately investigate the missing persons in the city." Su Zhengyang immediately arranged follow-up work.
After the autopsy results came out, the Municipal Criminal Police Team promptly held a case analysis meeting. Because the case was a major gun-related case, Zhou Tian, the deputy director in charge of criminal investigation of the Municipal Police Department, personally presided over the meeting.
Director Zhou Tian has extremely rich experience in criminal investigation. He was the previous captain of the Zhongjiang City Criminal Police Detachment. In his 30 years of police experience, he has made numerous military exploits and is one of the veterans of the Zhongjiang City Criminal Police System. He knows clearly
Cleared his throat and said:
"Gun-related cases seriously endanger the safety of life and property of the country and the people, are extremely harmful to society, and have always been a key crime in our country to crack down on. This time such a major and vicious shooting case occurred in Zhongjiang, the leaders and leaders of the city
The public attaches great importance to this and hopes that everyone will go all out to detect this case as soon as possible. Zhengyang, let’s get started.”
"Okay, let's talk about the results of the autopsy and on-site investigation first, Lao Wen," Su Zhengyang said.
"The corpse is that of a man, about 40 years old and 175 centimeters tall. He was shot in the heart from the back and died. There were scratches on the clothes, arms and face of the corpse, and there were scratches on the bushes below the road.
There were signs of being crushed and rolled, and it is suspected that he jumped from the road onto the slope and rolled to the bottom of the slope before being hit by a bullet," Wen Peng said.
"Yes, the deceased seemed to be running away. He jumped off the road and rolled to the bottom of the slope. He was hit by a bullet as soon as he stood up. The murderer should have fired the gun while standing on the road." Su Zhengyang added.
"Yes, from the point of view of the bullet entering the body of the deceased, the murderer stood on the road and shot." Wen Peng said.
"What information is currently available about guns and bullets?" Director Zhou asked.
"We found a warhead in the heart of the corpse and analyzed the bullet. Judging from its material and the characteristics of the ballistic rifling scratches, we believe that the murderer used an Italian Beretta APX pistol. In addition, we found that the murderer used
The bullets used are Honey Badger brand 9mm bullets from the American Black Mountain Ammunition Company, with a warhead mass of 8.0 grams. This type of pistol and bullets are very rare in China," Wen Peng said.
"We checked the information reported internally and found that this type of pistol and bullets were used in a case in Gui'an City last month. Through ballistic comparison, we confirmed that the same gun was used in the two cases.
." Su Zhengyang reported.
"Oh, could this case be committed by the same person as the case in Gui'an City? How is the progress of the case in Gui'an City?" Director Zhou asked.
"There is currently no progress in the case in Gui'an City. Apart from the information about the guns, no useful clues can be provided," Su Zhengyang replied.
"It took a long time for the deceased to die, and the body was outside in a humid environment. Our determination of the time of death may be quite biased. Based on a comprehensive analysis of the decomposition of the body, ambient temperature and autopsy results, it is initially believed that the deceased has been dead for at least 96 hours.
Above, but not more than 120 hours." Wen Peng said.
"That means the deceased has been dead for 4-5 days?" Director Zhou asked.
"Yes, because it has rained in the past two days, no more clues can be found at the scene." Su Zhengyang replied.
"Has the deceased been identified?"
"There are already some clues. Let's talk about what we found on the deceased first."
"Judging from the clothes worn by the deceased, the economic conditions of the deceased were not good. We found a large amount of coal ash on the soles and clothes of the deceased, and the autopsy results also showed that there were residual coal ash in the nostrils, ears and other parts of the deceased.
, so we suspect that the deceased was a miner in the coal mine." Wen Peng said.
"We searched for people with the characteristics of middle-aged men and miners who have disappeared recently, and found that they are very consistent with the characteristics of the suspect Liu Qiao in the Ding Peng corpse dumping case we investigated," Su Zhengyang said.
"Have you contacted the family to identify the body?" Director Zhou asked.
"Due to the high degree of decomposition of the body, we are currently repairing the body. Because Liu Qiao's family only has an old mother, we contacted Liu Qiao's mistress Shen Ling to come to identify it. At the same time, we started DNA identification of the deceased.
." Su Zhengyang replied.
"Do the two cases meet the conditions for joint investigation?"
"Judging from the clues obtained so far, no connection can be found between the two cases, and the conditions for joint investigation are not yet met. However, Liu Qiao's suspicion in the case of Ding Peng's body dumping is very high, and the two cases are very different.
The release time is very close, so it is better to investigate together."
"In that case, your team will still be responsible for investigating this case, so that clues and investigation work can be better shared."
"OK."
"I hope everyone will work hard and strive to solve the case as soon as possible. If you have any difficulties, tell me in time. We are under a lot of pressure at the moment. I hope everyone can understand my feelings." Director Zhou Tian said.
Due to the high degree of decomposition of Liu Qiao's body, although it had been arranged and put on makeup, it still made people feel horrible and disgusting. He Xiaohui gently lifted the white cloth covering Liu Qiao's face, and Shen Ling took one look and immediately took two steps back.
, with a look of horror on his face. He Xiaohui looked at Shen Ling and asked:
"Did you see clearly?"
Shen Ling folded her arms and nodded with big eyes.
After exiting the morgue door, under the sunlight outside, Shen Ling slowly opened her arms and said with lingering fear:
"It's him, yes."
"Did you really not find anything unusual about him when you last saw him?" He Xiaohui asked.
"When I think about it now, I feel that he was a little nervous that day. When he did that, he ended it hastily and didn't even smoke a cigarette afterward."
"Is there anything else strange?"
"Oh, by the way, he gave me 10,000 yuan that day. I asked him where he got so much money, and he said don't ask."
"Any more?"
"There is nothing else."
He Xiaohui looked at Shen Ling's leaving figure and couldn't calm down in her heart for a long time.
"What are you looking at?" Su Zhengyang asked from behind her.
"This woman's life is really miserable. Her husband was lying in bed unable to move. She found a man who could help her, and this happened again."
"Yes, it is indeed quite bitter."
"Captain Su, how strong do you think she must be to endure such great pain?"
"You are wrong. Her heart is not as strong as you think."
"Then how could she withstand such a blow?"
"There is only one thought in her mind, and that is to survive. She has no other desires to live in a big house, drive a good car, or make a fortune. As long as she can survive, no matter how big a blow she gets, she can't be knocked down."
"Does that mean that the more desires and thoughts a person has, the more vulnerable they are?"
"It can be said that the more desires there are, the more disappointments there will be, and the more fragile a person will be."
Guan Jie and He Xiaohui struggled a lot with how to collect DNA samples from Liu Qiao's mother. Although Shen Ling had already confirmed that the body was Liu Qiao's, they were still unwilling to tell Liu Qiao's mother and son before the DNA test results came out.
After discussing with the village chief, they decided to take the old man's blood on the pretext that the town health center was checking the old man's body.
"In this case, let's really check the old man's health. I will bear the cost." Guan Jie said.
"No, no, we still have this little money in the village. Since we really need a check-up, we might as well take the old man to the health center and give her a comprehensive check-up," the village chief said.
While collecting blood samples at the health center, He Xiaohui looked at Liu Qiao's mother's skinny arms and felt a pain in her heart. She thought that these villagers have lived on top of "black gold" for generations, and coal mining has not only failed to bring people wealth and happiness.
, but it gave them so much pain. What on earth is going on?
"Village Chief, the old man's life will be left to you from now on." Guan Jie said to the village chief when he and He Xiaohui left.
"Don't worry, the state has policies for these lonely elderly people. Although we cannot guarantee that the elderly will live a happy life, we still have basic living security."
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."
"Officer Guan, after the identification results come out, just give me a call. Just let me know when you can collect the body. The village will make arrangements." The village chief held Guan Jie's hand and warned.
One day later, the DNA test results of Liu Qiao's mother and son proved that it was indeed Liu Qiao who was shot dead in Dongcheng. In the past few days, the police verified the alibi of each relevant person and ruled out the possibility that these people directly committed the crime.
In order to obtain first-hand information about the apx pistol in Gui'an City, Su Zhengyang and Guan Jie went to Gui'an City to learn about the details of Li Tianyun's shooting case and related cases.
The corpse dumping case of Ding Peng and the shooting case of Liu Qiao were like two huge stones pressing on the shoulders of Su Zhengyang and his colleagues, making them feel a lot of pressure. How can they get rid of the fog on the surface of the case, seize the clues to solve the case, and find out the truth?
The situation became a problem that Su Zhengyang urgently needed to solve.