Chapter 519: Broken corpses at the train station (2)
But as soon as Chen Bai said this, the mobile phone on the table rang. Chen Bai saw that it was Bai Hongwei calling, and he didn't know why he suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Chen Bai, hurry up and come to the gate of Maoxian Primary School!"
Hearing Bai Hongwei's urgency, Chen Bai knew something must have happened.
"Let's go!"
When Chen Bai arrived at the entrance of Maoxian Primary School, the door was already crowded with people.
"How is this going?"
Chen Bai and Feng Qianqian finally squeezed through the crowd. When they saw Bai Hongwei, Bai Hongwei pointed to the flagpole above his head.
"This is....."
Chen Bai was a little surprised because there was a corpse hanging on the flagpole above his head.
"When did you discover it?"
"Ma Jianrong is a teacher at Maoxian Primary School. We didn't come to find out about Ma Jianrong. But Ma Jianrong was not here, so we got to know Ma Jianrong with others. When we were leaving, we happened to catch up with the school flag being lowered. Just as the flag was being lowered, someone noticed
body on the flagpole.”
Chen Bai looked up at the flagpole. The flagpole was so high that he could only vaguely see that the body on it was a male.
"Put the body down quickly!"
Because many people had already seen the body, Chen Bai and others had no choice but to put the body down quickly.
"Teacher Ma?"
After the body was put down, a middle-aged man wearing glasses couldn't help but speak.
"This...isn't this Teacher Ma?"
"What did you say?"
"Aren't you looking for Ma Jianrong? This person is Ma Jianrong!"
Chen Bai frowned as he looked at the corpse on the ground. Based on the body's appearance, he initially judged that the person's death time should not exceed twelve hours. Today is Tuesday, which means Ma Jianrong should have been killed on Monday night.
"Principal, is the principal here?"
"I'm coming!"
An old man in his sixties walked out of the crowd. The old man walked up to Chen Bai and said breathlessly.
"I, I am the principal."
"Principal, what kind of flag is this? Is it always hanging here?"
Chen Bai noticed that the flag that was lowered said Maoxian No. 1 Primary School, thinking that this should be their school flag.
"This is our school flag. We take it down and wash it once a month, and then hang it back up. Today happens to be the day for cleaning, but who would have thought that something like this could happen."
Chen Bai said nothing and turned to look at Song Anchun who was squatting on the ground.
"The cause of death of the deceased was mechanical asphyxiation. From the strangulation marks on his neck, it can be judged that the murder weapon was the hemp rope that hung the deceased on the flagpole. The time of death was between twelve and twenty-four hours, but I am more inclined to believe that it was early Monday morning."
"Teacher Chen, how do you think the murderer hung the deceased?"
Da Binzi was a little confused. The flagpole was so high and the murderer only used a rope. How did he hang the deceased to the top of the flagpole?
"I don't know either, but now is not the time to talk about that."
Since the body was found, more and more people gathered around.
"You guys send the body back first, Captain Zhang, please leave someone to visit with me."
Chen Bai knew that since Ma Jianrong's body was hung on the flagpole, the murderer was most likely someone from the school.
"Come on, I'll stay and help you personally!"
After the body was taken away, Chen Bai first asked teacher Jin Xin, who lived in the same dormitory as Ma Jianrong.
"Teacher Jin, did you say that Teacher Ma has not lived in the school since last Friday?"
"Yes, in fact, most of the parents of the children in our primary school go out to work, so we are also a boarding school. Children with elderly people at home will go home to spend time with them on weekends. Those who don't will basically not
I went back. After Teacher Ma’s divorce, there was no one else at home, so Teacher Ma basically didn’t go out when there was nothing to do. Last Friday, Teacher Ma told me that she would not come back during the weekend because she had something to do. I would wait until Monday.
When I saw Teacher Ma again, I felt that something was wrong with Teacher Ma. Normally, Teacher Ma was a very talkative person. But when Teacher Ma came back that day, she didn’t say anything and left after school.
None of them came back."
"Do you know what Ma Jianrong did last week?"
Jin Xin shook his head, but said with some embarrassment.
"Comrade police, I'm just guessing! If what I say is wrong, don't worry about it! In fact, I think Ma Jianrong went to find his ex-wife. At first, Ma Jianrong's wife was in love with a man named Wang Zhi. After Ma Jianrong found out,
I went to Wang Zhi to reason, but it turned out that Wang Zhi was a bastard and beat Ma Jianrong directly. Ma Jianrong was seriously injured at the time and was hospitalized for half a month. Later Wang Zhi went in, and Ma Jianrong thought that this matter was
It's over. But who knew that Ma Jianrong's wife turned around and wanted to divorce Ma Jianrong. Ma Jianrong persisted for a few months but later divorced. For so many years, Ma Jianrong has been trying to save this relationship, but his wife has always wanted to.
I don’t appreciate it, and later I heard that after Wang Zhi came out, Ma Jianrong, his ex-wife, took him home directly.”
Chen Bai nodded, but didn't pay attention to these words. When Ma Jianrong died, Wang Zhi had already been dismembered, which was simply impossible.
"How is Teacher Ma's popularity at school?"
"Ma Jianrong did not graduate from a major, and he was not a teacher before. But even so, the children like him very much. They all like Teacher Ma's math class. And the most important thing is that Ma Jianrong has never had children, so he is very interested in him."
His students were treated as if they were his own children."
After asking around, the common answers were similar to Jin Xin's. Since no results were obtained, Chen Bai could only go back first.
"Maoxian Primary School uses a ten-meter flagpole. We have checked the rope around Ma Jianrong's neck, but it is an ordinary hemp rope. The rope is tied to the flagpole by tying one end to the bottom of the flagpole and the other end to the flagpole.
It went directly around the pulley on the top of the flagpole, and then tied a knot around Ma Jianrong's neck. The knot can be adjusted for tightness, so now there is a question, how did the murderer hang Ma Jianrong on the top of the flagpole?"
After Wu Di finished speaking, Da Binzi put forward a hypothesis.
"Do you think it's possible that the murderer first strangled Ma Jianrong to death, then hung the rope on the flagpole, and then forcefully pulled Ma Jianrong to the top like a flag?"
"impossible!"
After Da Binzi finished speaking, he was immediately rebutted by Feng Qianqian.
"The reason why the flag can be raised on the rope on the flagpole is because it has been hung up long ago. If it is really like what you said, the rope should have been hung up in advance."
After Feng Qianqian finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought. At this time, Wu Di looked at the picture of the flagpole and said.
"Chen Bai, actually I saw sixteen screws fixing the bottom of the flagpole. Do you think there is a possibility that the murderer first lowered the flagpole, then hung Ma Jianrong on the top of the flagpole, and then erected the flagpole?"
"Impossible. The flagpole of Maoxian Primary School is also a standard ten-meter flagpole. The screws are nailed to the ground. It is not that simple to remove the flagpole. Moreover, even if it can be done, the flagpole is hung
How could one person put the flagpole up again with his own strength? Moreover, there would definitely be a loud sound when the flagpole was brought down, but no one heard the sound at the time."
Before Chen Bai could speak, Captain Zhang spoke first.
"Then Chen Bai, what on earth is going on?"
Chen Bai lit a cigarette and said nothing. He was also very puzzled as to how the murderer hung the body on the flagpole.
"Well, now there are two cases. We will investigate separately. Team Zhang, you and I will investigate the case of Wang Zhi's murder. The key point is to find out who was the last person Wang Zhi saw before he was killed. Bai Hongwei, you guys
Let’s work hard to investigate the case of Ma Jianrong’s murder. Since we can’t determine the method of committing the crime now, let’s not think about it for now. Haven’t we already confirmed that Ma Jianrong died in the early morning of Monday? We are also looking for the last person who saw Ma Jianrong.
."
Of course, another thing that makes Chen Bai feel uncomfortable is that Wang Zhi’s head has not been found yet. So Chen Bai and Team Zhang found Zhu Lili again. On the one hand, they wanted to know more about Wang Zhi from Zhu Lili, and on the other hand, they wanted to learn more about Wang Zhi from Zhu Lili.
I also want to ask Zhu Lili if she has seen Ma Jianrong recently.
"Officer, I've told you everything I know. I really don't know the rest."
"Zhu Lili, you have been together since Wang Zhi was released from prison. You don't know anything about what Wang Zhi did during this time?"
Hearing Chen Bai's suspicion, Zhu Lili said helplessly.
"Officer, that's not what happened. You all know my relationship with Wang Zhi, it's just like that. Wang Zhi's personality has not changed at all even after being imprisoned for so many years. I don't know who he went out to find.
Although he stays with me most of the time, there are times when he doesn't come home for a few nights."
Chen Bai was a little embarrassed. As a prisoner released from prison, Wang Zhi's whereabouts were actually not that difficult to track. If he was in Binhai, he could not only be found with the help of cameras everywhere, but also most places had facial recognition, so Wang Zhi
Wang Zhi can be found quickly no matter where he goes in Binhai. But this is Maoxian County and there is no complete monitoring equipment, so they cannot find Wang Zhi's whereabouts in the first time.
"Do you know who Wang Zhi has as a friend?"
"Wang Zhi did have a few friends before, but they were just gangsters who hung out in society. In recent years, they either went out to work or committed the same crimes as him and got in."
Captain Zhang and Chen Bai looked at each other, and Chen Bai spoke.
"Zhu Lili, do Ma Jianrong still have contact with you?"
Hearing this name, Zhu Lili showed a look of disdain.
"He? I have no contact with this useless man for a long time. I opened a restaurant with him and worked hard every day to earn a few small sums. Excluding necessary expenses, it was only five or six thousand a month. Although in
This small place really has a lot, but when will it end? By the way, what happened to him? Did he commit something?"
"he died!"
Chen Bai suddenly spoke. Zhu Lili was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then asked in disbelief.
"No, it can't be? What happened?"
"Zhu Lili, has Ma Jianrong come to see you recently?"
Hearing Chen Bai ask this, Zhu Lili was obviously stunned for a moment, and Chen Bai also noticed Zhu Lili's expression.
"No, no!"
Although Zhu Lili said so, even Captain Zhang could see that Zhu Lili was lying.
"Zhu Lili, now that two men related to you have been involved in an accident, it is difficult for us not to doubt you. Have you ever met Ma Jianrong?"
Faced with Captain Zhang’s questioning, Zhu Lili seemed even more nervous.
"No, I really haven't met Ma Jianrong, and Wang Zhi's matter has nothing to do with me. Wang Zhi left last Friday, and I haven't seen him since. Ma Jianrong has never been with me since our divorce.
He has met. Captain Zhang, I am an honest businessman, I really don’t know anything."
Zhu Lili stuttered a little when she said this. When Chen Bai was about to say something, Captain Zhang took out the handcuffs.
"Okay, it doesn't matter if you don't say it now, then you can go back and talk to us! Anyway, we have plenty of time, but let's not do this beauty salon for now. You also know what kind of place we are, you can't use it for just one meal
You will know everything about your efforts. By then the two men who have a relationship with you will be dead. Let me see how you deal with those people's rumors."
Captain Zhang was about to put handcuffs on Zhu Lili, but when Captain Zhang said this, Zhu Lili was really panicked.
"I know, I know, Captain Zhang, please don't take me away."
Chen Bai was a little surprised. Although he had seen that Zhu Lili was lying, he couldn't do anything to her because there was no evidence. But he didn't expect that Captain Zhang would solve it in such a simple way.
"Zhu Lili, actually we all know that you are an honest businessman, so just tell us everything you know. We will definitely not put things on your head that have nothing to do with you."
Zhu Lili nodded and took out a piece of paper from the counter.
"I just woke up last Wednesday and saw a piece of paper on the table. I didn't pay attention to it at first. But when I saw Liu Xin's name on the paper and a big red cross drawn on it, I felt
Something was wrong, but at this time Wang Zhi no longer knew where to go. Wang Zhi never showed up for the next two days. When I called him, he didn't answer the call at first, and then he turned off his phone. When I got Wang Zhi
The news is that you came to tell me that Wang Zhi is dead."
After Zhu Lili finished speaking, Chen Bai and Captain Zhang looked at each other. From Zhu Lili's eyes, it seemed that she was not telling lies. If so, it would prove that Wang Zhi was vengeful towards Liu Xin. But no.
I know why, but the person who was killed was Wang Zhi.
"Also, Ma Jianrong actually came to see me last Friday. He wanted to remarry me, but I...I didn't agree to him, so he left. I never saw Ma Jianrong again after that, police
Comrade, everything I say is true, you must believe me!"
Zhu Lili was obviously scared. Chen Bai nodded and said with a smile when he saw Zhu Lili's appearance.
"Don't worry, we don't believe you. You did a good job. If you remember anything, remember to tell us."
After leaving Zhu Lili's beauty salon, Chen Bai and Captain Zhang immediately went to Liu Xin's house. When Liu Xin opened the door and saw it was Chen Bai, she asked with some confusion.
"Comrade police, I have said everything I need to say, why are you still here?"
"Liu Xin, don't be nervous. We are here to ask you if there is anything else you haven't said about Wang Zhi."
Liu Xin didn't say anything, she just invited Chen Bai and Captain Zhang in first.
"Officer, I have said everything that needs to be said. There is really nothing more to say."
Team Zhang and Chen Bai looked at each other and asked.
"Liu Xin, do you know Zhu Lili?"
"I know that among Wang Zhi's women, she is the most devoted to Wang Zhi. In fact, Wang Zhi just plays with them, but this Zhu Lili is the most serious. Not only does she often give Wang Zhi money. Even before Wang Zhi went to jail, she also
She’s pregnant with Wang Zhi’s child.”
As soon as Liu Xin's words came out, Captain Zhang and Chen Bai were stunned.
"You don't know?"
Liu Xin saw the shocked looks of Chen Bai and Captain Zhang, smiled bitterly and said.
"It's like this. Wang Zhi beat Zhu Lili's husband seriously and seriously injured him. Then Wang Zhi hid in Zhu Lili's house for a month. After Wang Zhi was arrested, Zhu Lili became pregnant. Wang Zhi stayed there for seven years.
, his child is also six years old this year and is in Maoxian Primary School. Zhu Lili knew that Wang Zhi would not be responsible, so she did not let Wang Zhi marry her, and the child was adopted and given to her sister-in-law."
"You must regret being with Wang Zhi, right?"
After Chen Bai finished speaking, Liu Xin covered her face in pain and did not speak for a long time.
"In order to be with Wang Zhi, I stopped studying in high school for one year. I gave birth to Wang Zhi's child when I was sixteen. Just because I was with Wang Zhi, my parents and I stopped communicating. My father wanted to
This incident drove me out of the house with a broom, and told me that if I was with this man, I would never come back. I naively thought that this man would always be good to me, but after my child was born, Wang Zhi did
I have been a good father for several years, but after we reached the age to get the certificate, Wang Zhi’s true nature was exposed. He didn’t work and went out to fool around every day. He was drunk every day. I had just given birth to a child and couldn’t work.
My father helped me raise the child, and even paid for the child’s milk powder. But Wang Zhi would come back and ask for money every day when he was drunk outside. If he didn’t give the money, he would beat me. I felt like I was living in
It was like being in hell, and then Wang Zhi went in. My life got better, so now I don’t want to have anything to do with this person."
Chen Bai nodded. At this time, the phone in the living room rang. After Liu Xin answered the phone and said a few words, a look of joy instantly appeared on her face.
"Officer, my life is very happy now. I ask you not to ask me about Wang Zhi anymore. I have told you everything I can."
Captain Zhang wanted to say something else, but Chen Bai held him down.
"Dong dong dong!"
At this time, there was a knock on the door. Liu Xin stood up and opened the door and found several people in white coats standing outside the house.
"You are...."
"Sister, we are from the community and we will get some cockroach poison for your home for free."