Chen Bai nodded. The problem does lie in the bed board. The dormitories at this kind of construction site are all temporarily built, so the beds that workers sleep on are the oldest bunk beds. Because these beds are made of wooden boards, it is difficult to sleep on them.
You must put something underneath when sleeping, but now there is only one pillow on Wu Qing's bed, not even a quilt.
"Also, look what this is!"
As Chen Bai spoke, he pulled out a suitcase from under the bed. After Chen Bai opened the suitcase, it was full of clothes and some daily necessities.
"Wu Qing's luggage is almost packed. Is it possible that Wu Qing wants to leave secretly? But they haven't paid for the project yet, so why would he leave so early?"
Da Binzi was a little confused. If Wu Qing left now, he would get nothing.
"Yes, then we have to find out why Wu Qing left."
However, after looking around, Chen Bai didn't get any clues, so he had no choice but to return to the team first.
"The deceased was buried underground for a long time, and the soil quality and insects had an impact on the body, so I can only roughly infer the death time of the deceased to around the 15th of this month. The cause of Wu Qing's death was suffocation, and the murderer came from behind.
I strangled the deceased's neck forcefully, causing suffocation. In addition, I extracted human skin tissue from the nails of the deceased, but I don't know if I can find the person."
Chen Bai nodded, and Da Binzi stood up and continued.
"According to the people at the construction site, Wu Qing is usually a very stingy and angry person, but in fact those are just trivial things that don't rise to the level of murder. Since there are no cameras at the construction site, we can't do anything for a while.
We don’t know who did it. But we found Wu Qing’s suitcase in Wu Qing’s dormitory and learned that Wu Qing planned to leave the construction site.”
"Chen Bai, do you think Wu Qing might have felt the danger and wanted to leave early?"
After Bai Hongwei finished speaking, Da Binzi and others nodded in agreement.
"That's true, but if that's the case, then the person who makes him afraid should be on the construction site. But Wu Qing is the person in charge, so what is Wu Qing afraid of?"
"Teacher Chen, there is one more thing. I said at that time that it was very likely that workers at the construction site killed Wu Qing, but you said it was impossible. But let me think about it, it is possible to kill someone in a crowded place like a construction site.
, that must be someone who knows the construction site very well. The autopsy report of Dr. Song stated that there were only scratches on the soles of the feet of the deceased, which means that the place where the deceased died was the first scene. Therefore, I still think that the murderer was very serious.
It could be someone on the construction site, at least someone who knows a lot about the project."
After Da Binzi finished speaking, Chen Bai nodded. In fact, Da Binzi's statement also makes sense. The main reason is that there are no clear clues pointing to someone at the moment, so this can also be used as the direction of investigation for the time being.
"By the way, how is the social relationship of the deceased?"
"The deceased Wu Qing was from Ze County. This place is about 160 kilometers away from Binhai. Wu Qing has no relatives in his hometown. He only has one wife who is always at home. Wu Qing also has a lover, whose specific address is still here
Check. But Chen Bai, I found something interesting."
Li Huan said, putting a photo on the big screen. This is a bank statement, Li Huan pointed to a place he marked in red.
"Although this is Wu Qing's personal account, Wu Qing has been using this bank card to send money. Although people at the construction site say Wu Qing is stingy, Wu Qing has indeed never defaulted on their wages. But this is it.
For the project, Wu Qing has not paid a penny to these workers from January to now, but Chen Tao’s real estate company has already paid Wu Qing part of the project payment.”
"In other words, a person who has never paid workers late in wages suddenly hasn't paid wages for three months."
Li Huan nodded and continued.
"Yes, but that's not the point. The point is this transfer of 30,000 yuan. If you look at this transfer, it is from an individual. There has never been an individual transfer in Wu Qing's account, so I think this person
You can check."
"Also, Chen Tao said that a worker fell from the scaffolding at their construction site. I think we need to investigate this matter."
Chen Bai nodded, Bai Hongwei took He Yong and Feng Qianqian to find Wu Qing's lover, while Chen Bai took Da Binzi to the construction site again.
"Teacher Chen, are there any questions we couldn't ask just now?"
Da Binzi was a little puzzled. They had just come out of the construction site and now they were back. If there were any questions, wouldn't it be better to ask them together just now?
"You don't understand this. Just now, Chen Tao was here, so there were some things those workers wouldn't tell us. Now that Chen Tao has gone back, those workers will tell us the truth."
Because something like this happened, it was impossible to work. So when Chen Bai entered the workers' dormitories, those people were playing cards.
"Comrade police are here, sit down quickly."
One of the older people quickly stood up and offered a chair to Chen Bai.
"Don't be nervous, everyone, we are here today just to ask you something."
After Chen Bai finished speaking, he saw the workers looking at me and me at you. Chen Bai knew that they must have some concerns.
"Don't worry, just say whatever you have to say. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. We have the ability to distinguish the truth from false clues, but if you don't tell us, it will be a big deal. If you don't report what you know, it is very serious."
After Chen Bai finished speaking, one of the workers was stopped by the person next to him just as he was about to speak.
"Comrade police, look what we can know! To put it bluntly, we are working for others. We will do whatever the leaders ask us to do. As for what happened to us, we are also very sad. Although Wu Qing said he has a bad temper,
But after all, he had been with us for such a long time, and it will be hard for us to feel his death."
Chen Bai nodded, took out a cigarette and lit it.
"Yes! But as far as I know, it seems that Wu Qing hasn't paid you wages for almost three months, right? You also need to support your family. Now that Wu Qing is dead, you have nowhere to go to ask for wages, right?"
Chen Bai's words left the man speechless, but looking at the crowd, Chen Bai knew that these people must still have concerns.
"Okay, since you don't want to say anything, I won't force it. I'll leave first and you can play!"
After Chen Bai finished speaking, he took Da Binzi out, but neither of them got far. As expected, a simple-looking man chased him out after a while.
"Comrade police, I have something to tell you."
"Say it!"
Chen Bai smiled. In fact, it was this worker who wanted to speak but was stopped by his companion next to him.
"Comrade policeman, Wu Qing and I are from the same hometown, so Wu Qing will sometimes talk to me. This man has always been very stingy, but I don't know why on the 8th of this month he invited us about fifty
When someone came to eat, we actually didn’t want to go because he had money to treat us to a meal, so he might as well pay us wages, but we went anyway because of his face. Unexpectedly, as soon as we arrived at the restaurant, he paid all of our three months’ salary to everyone.
I also got an extra five hundred. Later when I was drinking, I found out that Wu Qing used his own money to make the first payment. During the meal, Wu Qing also told us that he was going to get rich recently and would not have to work in this life or the next.
.We didn’t pay attention at the time, we just thought he was talking about drunkenness.”
"He uses his own money to pay you wages?"
Chen Bai was a little confused, because Wu Qing clearly had money in his card, and the project funds were also paid by Chen Tao. Why would he use his own money to pay wages?
"Yes, I was actually very surprised at the time. Did this guy suddenly realize his conscience? But we didn't think much about it. We just got the money anyway. One more thing, when we found the body today, we were actually backfilling the foundation.
, due to a worker's operating error, we dug out nearby cables and caused a power outage in nearby communities. Therefore, we repaired the cables for another half a month, and we officially started working today, but we did not expect that it would happen.
Things like this happen.”
"That meal was the last time you saw Wu Qing?"
Chen Bai still wanted to confirm the time of death of the deceased. After all, Song Anchun could only give a rough time, but could not determine the specific time.
"Yes, that was the last time I saw Wu Qing. I haven't seen Wu Qing since that meal."
"By the way, I have one more thing to ask you. I heard that one of your workers fell off the scaffolding while working. How is that man doing now?"
When the man heard Chen Bai ask this, his expression suddenly changed and he hesitated.
"Well, I'm not too sure about this. Anyway, I just know that Lao Wang fell from the scaffolding due to improper operation, but I really don't know what happened in the first place."
Although the man said he didn't know, Chen Bai had already discovered the problem from the man's tone and eyes.
"Brother, you have already come out. If you have anything to say, just say it! You and Wu Qing are from the same hometown, so you must know more than us. If you know something, just tell us directly. I just said that you will not report what you know.
It’s definitely not possible.”
Chen Bai took out a cigarette and handed it over. The man took it and thought for a while.
"Actually, it's not that I didn't report the information, but that I didn't know much. In fact, when we first worked here, we once dug out a box from the soil, because the only people who knew about it at that time were me and Lao Wang.
An armrest of Wu Qing and Li Long. There was a vase in the box. Li Long said it was an antique at the time, but none of us paid attention. But later, for some reason, all the workers at the construction site knew about it, and later I heard that it was an antique.
What Lao Wang said."
"Then whose hands is this thing now?"
Chen Bai became energetic, which was probably the reason why Wu Qing was killed.
"Wu Qing sold this thing, but it only cost a few hundred yuan. We gave each of us more than 100 yuan, but Lao Wang died within two days."
"okay, I get it."
After Chen Bai finished speaking, he left first, and at this time, the investigation results from Li Huan also came.
"Chen Bai, I found the man who fell from the scaffolding on the construction site. Wang Guoqing, male, fifty-five years old. Wang Guoqing has been working for several years. Because his son is at Binhai University, Wang Guoqing came to work here.
I can still see my son. Now that Wang Guoqing is dead, Chen Tao is negotiating to compensate Wang Guoqing 50,000 yuan."
"Fifty thousand yuan? One life is worth fifty thousand yuan?"
Chen Bai was a little surprised. Chen Tao didn't take people seriously.
"It's like this. The reason why Wang Guoqing fell from the scaffolding was because he took off the safety rope while eating and drank secretly. Later, he forgot to fasten the safety rope and fell from the scaffolding.
Falling. This is Wang Guoqing's own responsibility. Chen Tao is already providing humanitarian compensation. If a lawsuit is really filed, Chen Tao will not have to pay a penny."
Chen Bai frowned, because this thing was obviously wrong. Wu Qing accidentally found an antique bottle, and then Lao Wang, an insider, died. This was obviously abnormal.
"Okay, I get it."
After Chen Bai hung up the phone, he turned around and looked at Da Binzi beside him and said.
"In this case, you go find Lao Wang's son and ask him if he heard what his father said."
"yes!"
After Da Binzi left, Chen Bai picked up his cell phone and made a call.
"Mouse, do you have time to come out and sit for a while?"
This mouse was the informant who provided them with clues in the previous case. The two met at a small restaurant, and when Chen Bai arrived, the mouse had already arrived.
"Consultant Chen, what do you want from me? Just tell me if you have anything to do. As long as I can do it, I will do whatever it takes."
"Mouse, since you said that, I won't beat around the bush. Do you know anyone who collects antiques around here?"
Mouse thought for a while and said.
"Collecting antiques? I seem to have heard of such a person, Lao Jin. He has opened three pawn shops in Binhai, and he also collects some antiques. Why do you ask?"
"Mouse, you forgot the rules."
After Chen Bai finished speaking, Mouse nodded quickly and said.
"Yes, yes, I am talking too much, but I am not familiar with this Lao Jin, but he is usually over there in Hongshan. If you want to look for him, you can go to Hongshan and have a look."
"Okay, thank you very much."
After Chen Bai finished speaking, he took out two hundred coins from his wallet and placed them on the table.
"You know me, I don't have much money. I can't afford to provide clues, so I can just buy a pack of cigarettes with a meal!"
After getting the clues, Chen Baixian returned to the police station and Bai Hongwei also came back.
"How's your investigation going?"
"Not so good. I asked about Wu Qing's lover, but this woman didn't know anything about it. She said Wu Qing hadn't gone back for more than a month, and she didn't know what Wu Qing was like. But she provided me with
I found a clue, that is, Wu Qing gave her 100,000 yuan as a down payment for buying a house."
Chen Bai nodded and told Bai Hongwei what he learned.
"You mean, after Wu Qing discovered this antique, he sold it for a lot of money. But Lao Wang, an insider, leaked it, so Wu Qing killed Lao Wang?"
"Yes, judging from the clues we have found so far, it is indeed like this. I have already found someone here, he may know."
When Chen Bai found Lao Jin, Lao Jin was sitting at the tea table drinking tea. When he saw Chen Bai coming in, he thought he was a customer and quickly stood up and said.
"Welcome, what do you want to pledge? Our antique calligraphy and paintings, luxury cars and watches, and real estate can all be used as collateral."
"Lao Jin, we are here to ask you something."
Bai Hongwei took out his ID, and Lao Jin looked at the two of them and asked with some confusion.
"You two, do you have anything to do with me?"
"Have you ever seen this person?"
Chen Bai said as he took out Wu Qing's photo. The man looked at it and shook his head.
"never seen it!"
"you sure?"
"I'm sure, how can I do business every day in a pawn shop? Anyone who can come here must have something to do with the business. I've definitely never seen this person before."
Chen Bai nodded and then asked.
"So have you collected an antique bottle recently?"
Chen Bai observed that when he mentioned the antique bottle, Lao Jin's eyebrows moved, and then he hesitated.
"No, no! All I have collected recently are cars, not any antiques."
Looking at Lao Jin's appearance, ordinary people, let alone the police, could tell that Lao Jin was lying.
"Lao Jin, I advise you to tell me the truth. Now this matter has involved two lives. If we find out that what you told is a lie, then we can only tell it in another place."
"No! Comrade policeman, I am just a conscientious businessman. I don't know the things you are talking about. I did collect an antique bottle recently, but it was not what I saw. It was made by one of my men. You
Wait a minute, I'll get the things and call someone by the way."
After waiting for about ten minutes, Lao Jin brought someone over.
"Hurry up, tell the police comrades what happened at that time."
Chen Bai saw that the man in front of him was a middle-aged man in his thirties. The man was obviously frightened and said quickly.
"This is what happened. At that time, this man came in sneakily with a bottle in his arms. As you know, although we are a pawn shop, we are a legal business, but when I saw the man's anxious look, I knew that this man must be
Something happened."
"Wait a moment, is this the person?"
Chen Bai took out the photo and the man nodded and said.
"That's right, it's this person. When this person came in with the bottle, he said it was dug out from under his ancestral house. In fact, I had no intention of collecting it at the time. But it was indeed a good thing. This one was imitated from the Song Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty.
Although it was an imitation, it was from the Ming Dynasty, and the man obviously didn’t understand, so I offered two hundred thousand, but I didn’t expect the man to agree at the time.”
"And you took the money?"
The man nodded, and Lao Jin looked at Chen Bai and asked quickly.
"Comrade policeman, look at what I have said truthfully. Can you please forgive me this time for the sake of my cooperation?"
Of course Lao Jin knew that his behavior was illegal, and he must have been obsessed with money at the time.