Chapter five hundred and seventy second - Elegy (4)
Bai Hongwei and Zhang Zhuo saw Chen Bai coming and waved to call Chen Bai over. Chen Bai motioned to Feng Qianqian to briefly ask Song Ya first.
"What happened?"
Chen Bai took out a cigarette and gave it to the two of them. Zhang Zhuo took the cigarette and rubbed his temples.
"That's right. Song Ya was originally going to pick up Zhou Xiuping from the hospital today, but when she just walked to Central Street, the billboard on it suddenly fell down. Song Ya managed to avoid it quite quickly, but she was only scratched a little."
After Zhang Zhuo finished speaking, Chen Bai looked at the billboard on the ground.
"It seems that this girl is really lucky. If something like this really hit her, she would be dead."
The billboard on the ground is more than ten meters long. If this billboard was hit, it would probably be dead.
"By the way, are there any witnesses at the scene?"
"Yes, but most of the witnesses at the scene were pedestrians passing by. They only noticed it after the billboard was smashed down."
Chen Bai raised his head as he spoke, and at this moment Bai Hongwei beside him spoke.
"I've asked Wu Di to go up and check. If you're worried, go up and have a look!"
Chen Bai nodded and then went up to the roof.
"How's it going? Did you find anything?"
"Yes, this billboard is for a newly opened buffet in this building. Because the cafeteria wants to save costs, their billboard is hung directly on it with steel cables."
With that said, Wu Di picked up the steel cable on the ground.
"You can tell without me telling you that this steel cable was broken artificially, but I don't know who it was."
Chen Bai looked at the cut steel cable. If he guessed correctly, it should have been cut with a portable saw.
"Did you find any footprints?"
"No, there are too many things on the rooftop, and the footprints are so mixed. I still can't tell which footprint belongs to the murderer."
Chen Bai nodded, knowing that it would not be easy to find evidence in this place.
"Okay, you watch here first, I'll go downstairs first."
Chen Bai, who was walking down from the rooftop, began to think about it. Ever since Li Yan committed suicide, this case has been full of weirdness. After Li Yan committed suicide, her best friends began to encounter some unexplained things one after another.
The incident was that Zhou Xiuping drove her car into the Puzhou River, which ultimately left Lin Yuzhen alive and dead, and then Song Ya was almost killed by a billboard while walking on the road. Chen Bai felt that there seemed to be something behind this case.
One hand has been manipulating this case.
"How did you see the billboard?"
Although Chen Bai felt that asking Song Ya about this matter would not yield any results, he still decided to ask.
"I was walking on the road, and suddenly I saw a big shadow on the ground, and it was getting bigger and bigger. When I looked up, I saw the billboard had been smashed down."
"So you just avoided it?"
Song Ya nodded, but Chen Bai always felt that this matter was not that simple. The location of the billboard was probably at the top of the building. Considering the size and weight of the billboard, if it was really smashed down, would Song Ya be able to react?
?
"Do you still need to go to the hospital for a checkup?"
"No, I have nothing to do."
Because he was worried, Zhang Zhuo still asked someone to send Song Ya back.
"Chen Bai, what do you think of this matter?"
"It's hard to say. The steel cable connecting the billboard on the roof was artificially broken. The murderer probably knew that Song Ya was going to leave from here, and deliberately wanted to cause an accident to kill Song Ya. But why did this person want to kill Song Ya?
Where is Song Ya?”
This is also the question that Chen Bai is most confused about now. Song Ya is just a waiter in a coffee shop. It is impossible to offend anyone, and the incident happened at this time. Could it be said that what Song Ya encountered today has nothing to do with Li Li?
Is it related to Yeon’s suicide?
"Well, let's check the mall's surveillance first!"
"I guess there won't be any results."
Chen Bai didn't have much hope in surveillance or anything like that. If this murderer could figure out how to use billboards to kill people, he would definitely not expose himself.
"Zhou Xiuping, it's no longer just what you said. Li Yan committed suicide, and then you drove into the Puzhou River, and then Lin Yuzhen disappeared. Today Song Ya was almost beaten to death again, and now it's far beyond the limit.
What kind of curse you are talking about, and your suspicion of murder has not been ruled out yet, so you should go back quickly!"
Zhou Xiuping was a little helpless, but since the police said so, she had no choice but to go back first.
"Chen Bai, do you think there is something wrong with this Zhou Xiuping?"
Zhang Zhuo was a little confused, and Chen Bai nodded.
"Yes, this Zhou Xiuping definitely knows something, but it's still unclear what she is hiding from us."
The case seems to have reached a deadlock at this point. There are no clues in Li Yan's case. It is impossible for Zhou Xiuping to drive into the Puzhou River to kill someone. No one can directly risk their own life for killing someone.
"How's it going? Have you got any results from the surveillance in the mall?"
"No, although every floor of this building is monitored, it is basically impossible to find suspicious people among so many people."
After Li Huan finished speaking, he took a deep breath. He was an Internet police officer. The only thing he could do about this case was to check the surveillance.
"Chen Bai, actually I still think there are problems with Li Yan's case."
"That's right, Li Yan is good-looking and has a good figure, and she is one of the top richest people in Puzhou. Moreover, Li Yan has a good brain and can save the company from disaster many times. It is impossible for such a woman to be depressed."
After Chen Bai finished speaking, Xiao Wang on the side also spoke.
"Li Yan's company is involved in a variety of projects in Puzhou, including real estate, catering and beauty. There are even many industries on Central Street owned by Li Yan. How can such a woman be depressed?"
After Xiao Wang finished speaking, Zhang Zhuo beside him suddenly spoke.
"Actually, who will be the biggest beneficiary if Li Yan dies?"
"Of course it is Li Yan's husband Qin Jun. Li Yan's parents have died long ago, and there are not many relatives in Li Yan's family. From this point of view, it is very likely that Li Yan's husband committed the murder for Li Yan's sake.
family property."
Everyone nodded. In fact, there are many things like this. For example, in the famous Thai wife-killing case, the murderer was the victim's husband. After he pushed his wife off the edge of the cliff, he reported to the police station that his wife was missing.
"However, we now have no evidence to prove that the Qin army killed people."
"But, after installing a camera on the rooftop, the camera happened to capture the scene of the deceased falling from the building. Don't you think there is something wrong with this?"
Everyone didn't know what to do for a while. Zhang Zhuo pulled Chen Bai beside him and asked.
"Chen Bai, what do you think we should do?"
Chen Bai didn't speak, he just kept reading the information in his hand.
"Chen Bai, what are you looking at?"
Zhang Zhuo was a little puzzled. While everyone was discussing the case, Chen Bai didn't know what he was looking at.
"Out of the six people in Li Yan's dormitory now, apart from Liu Shan, only Wang Aili has not shown up."
Everyone looked at each other, wondering what Chen Bai meant.
"If there is really a problem with this case, it must be related to the six people in Li Yan's dormitory. I once asked Song Ya before what happened on the day they went to Longcheng Mountain. Although Song Ya and I
I have said it, but I feel that Song Ya still has something to hide from me. I think the direction of our investigation now should be on what happened when they went to Longcheng Mountain many years ago. By the way, was there Liu Shan’s body back then?
Has it been found?"
When the Puzhou Internet Police heard Chen Bai's question, they immediately checked the information from that year, but it seems that Liu Shan's body was not found that year.
"Chen Bai, what do you mean? Do you think Liu Shan did not die because of a landslide?"
"I didn't say this, but an obvious problem now is that none of them mentioned what happened back then. Maybe they thought what happened back then was a blow to them, but I thought they didn't want to mention what happened back then.
The reason is because they are deliberately hiding something, and those things are absolutely not something we should know."
Of course, their speculation here would be fruitless, so Chen Bai suggested that they go find Wang Aili now, because Wang Aili is the only one who has not had any accidents after Li Yan committed suicide.
"Wang Aili, female, manager of New Hope Bookstore in Puzhou City."
"Gone?"
In the car, Chen Bai asked Xiao Wang to check Wang Aili's information, but what people didn't expect was that only this little information was found.
"Yes, because didn't the six people in their dormitory collectively not take the college entrance examination before? Except for Li Yan and the dead Liu Shan, the rest of them all took the college entrance examination in the second year, but only Wang Aili passed the college entrance examination.
, and then after Wang Aili graduated, she came to work here and eventually became the manager of this bookstore."
Chen Bai nodded. Although there were not many clues, it was better than no clues at all.
"What? You said your store manager hasn't come to work for three days?"
I thought I could find Wang Aili at the bookstore, but unexpectedly, the bookstore employee told Chen Bai that Wang Aili had not come to work for three days.
"Does your store manager usually take a lot of leave?"
"No, our store manager never asks for leave."
Hearing this, Chen Bai felt a little bad for no reason.
"Do you know where your store manager lives?"
"I'll write it to you!"
After getting Wang Aili's address, Chen Bai immediately took people to Wang Aili's house.
"Bang bang bang!"
Xiao Wang knocked for a long time, but no one responded.
"What's going on? No one is there?"
Xiao Wang was a little curious, but at this time Chen Bai knew he could wait no longer.
"Step aside!"
As Chen Bai spoke, he took out his small bag and opened the door in less than thirty seconds.
“It’s so cold!”
The moment they opened the door, several people felt a biting coldness. Chen Bai did not rush in, but asked everyone to take out their shoe covers and put them on first.
"Chen Bai, why do we have to wear shoe covers?"
"Because I have a bad feeling!"
Chen Bai didn't say much. After all, he couldn't explain to Zhang Zhuo what a premonition was.
"Wang Aili..."
Before Zhang Zhuo finished speaking, several people shut their mouths at the same time, because at this moment, everyone smelled a special smell in the room.
"Teacher Chen, come quickly!"
Everyone rushed to the bedroom, and Wang Aili was lying quietly on the bed in the bedroom, naked and with a rope hanging around her neck.
"Is this strangulation?"
"No, this is probably hanging."
Zhang Zhuo pointed to the ceiling and said.
"I'm afraid Wang Aili hanged herself in this place. The height of the bed plus Wang Aili's height is probably what happened."
After Zhang Zhuo finished speaking, Chen Bai shook his head helplessly.
"Zhang Zhuo, is there something wrong with your mind? Let's not talk about what the iron pipe that Wang Aili embedded in the roof is for. I just want to ask you a question. If the height of the bed is just enough to support your feet, then how did Wang Aili do it?
Completed suicide?"
"this....."
Zhang Zhuo was speechless for a moment. In fact, he really didn't think of this. He just saw the broken rope and the rope around the deceased's neck, so he thought the deceased had hanged himself.
"Chen Bai, why do you think Wang Aili is doing such a thing on the roof?"
Zhang Zhuo was a little confused. The iron pipe on the roof was a U-shaped iron pipe. If we look at the scene, the deceased was indeed hanged at that place. But the height of the bed and the neatness of the rope after it broke all prove that the deceased was hanged.
It was disguised like this after being strangled to death.
"There were no signs of struggle on the deceased's body, and the deceased was wearing pajamas and we came in after we broke the door lock. This means that the deceased opened the door to let the murderer in. A person who could greet the deceased in pajamas must be related to the deceased.
Intimacy."
"Are you saying that the person who killed the deceased is most likely an acquaintance of the deceased?"
Chen Bai nodded, and at this time Song Anchun also completed the basic autopsy.
"The cause of death of the deceased was mechanical asphyxia. I found some skin tissue in the nails of the deceased. I think the deceased probably scratched the murderer before he died. Because the air conditioning was on in the room, I am not sure yet.
When was he killed?"
After Song Anchun finished speaking, Zhang Zhuo frowned. If this was the case, it would be even more difficult for them to investigate.
"Chen Bai, what else do you want to say about this scene?"
Chen Bai shook his head. In fact, he still couldn't explain what was going on at this scene. But the only thing Chen Bai could be sure of was that the murderer must be the closest person to the deceased, otherwise the deceased would never have been there while he was wearing pajamas.
Just welcome the guests.
"The murderer must have tidied up the scene when he left, but why did the murderer use such clumsy means to pretend that the deceased committed suicide?"
"Perhaps the murderer wanted the police to mistakenly think that the deceased committed suicide?"
After Zhang Zhuo finished speaking, Chen Bai shook his head.
"No, the murderer's method was too clumsy. Ordinary police officers would not think that the deceased committed suicide after seeing it."
Because there was nothing to see at the scene, Chen Bai asked Zhang Zhuo to take the body back to the police station.
"Chen Bai, is it really useful for us to do this?"
In fact, at this time, even Zhang Zhuo believed that Wang Aili's death must be related to Li Yan's suicide. But even so, Chen Bai still asked to investigate the neighbors of the deceased.
"Of course it is useful. I understand what you mean by thinking it is useless. You are saying that now that Wang Aili is dead, we should focus the investigation on Li Yan's suicide case. But let me tell you, a person in the eyes of his neighbors
Who they are is very important, and the community where Wang Aili lives is an old building, so we don’t want to think about things like looking for surveillance. Therefore, it is very important to visit the neighbors now."
Although Zhang Zhuo didn't understand what Chen Bai meant, after all, he just did as Chen Bai said.
"Auntie, do you know the 401 store just now?"
"Young man, are you the police? Alas, I'm telling you! That little girl has been looking wrong for a long time. She said she works in a bookstore. Such a good job should bring up a bookish person? No, this little girl
The girl's usual style of acting is to make a fuss and make a fuss, which gives Ala a headache! And..."
After half an hour, Chen Bai and Zhang Zhuo left with satisfaction.
"Chen Bai, you have talked so much with those aunties, what news have you got?"
"Didn't you listen just now? I got three pieces of news. The first piece of news is that Wang Aili is usually an informal person, with a warm personality like a boy. The second piece is that Wang Aili has a boyfriend, but her
Her boyfriend doesn’t like Wang Aili’s current job and has always wanted Wang Aili to go to his company. But Wang Aili has never agreed. The third and most important point is that the aunt who lives downstairs from Wang Aili’s house said so.
.At about ten o'clock last Friday night, a loud noise came from Wang Aili's house. The noise lasted for more than ten minutes, and then there was no sound. And the aunt also said that she saw a figure through the peephole.
The thin man came downstairs, and because the aunt said she didn't know him, I thought this man was probably the murderer."
After listening to Chen Bai's words, Zhang Zhuo scratched his head and asked with some doubts.
"Chen Bai, are you serious? These aunts usually just gossip in the community. You can't take everything they say seriously."
"Zhang Zhuo, you just underestimate the power of the masses. I admit that they are not the police, so what they say to us is often useless, but isn't it our job to distinguish the useful things from their words?
?Also, in this kind of old building, the neighbors actually know each other very well. They are not like us now, and you don’t even know the people who live across the street. They know the neighbors quite well, so you can ask them some things.
There is absolutely no problem.”
Zhang Zhuo nodded, perhaps because he became the captain, he rarely visits the masses now.
"But what can we do even if we know this? Although the aunt saw someone, she doesn't know who that person is? We can't find it either!"
Chen Bai smiled when he heard Zhang Zhuo's words. Of course, ordinary people wouldn't be able to find it, but they have the portraitist Wang Xin...