Hua Long: "Boss, our special case team only takes on big cases."
Bai Jingyu said something and everyone shut their mouths: The top ten most cruel murderers in New York history are just elementary school students compared to this murderer.
Su Mei picked up the file, looked at it intently for a while, and then dropped it on the ground in fright.
Professor Liang slid his wheelchair and picked up the file. He put on his reading glasses and read a few pages. The expression of this well-informed and kind-hearted old man suddenly became solemn. He said in a shocked tone: "This deceased was skinned.
And he was made into a scarecrow?”
In 2007, a major homicide occurred in Wuling County.
On the day of the incident, the morning in the mountain village was foggy, and the sound of banging by the tofu vendor could be heard in the distance. The mountain road was rugged and difficult to navigate. The tofu vendor put down his load and took a rest. He went to urinate in the peach garden on the roadside. The fog was thick at the time.
, the flat peaches pressed the branches into a beautiful arc, the leaves were dripping with water, and a scarecrow stood quietly in the orchard.
The vendor thought it was very strange. When he looked closer, he was shocked to see that the scarecrow's head was a human head with straw stuffed inside the skin...
Professor Liang said: "In the history of crime, there are two most notorious murderers. One is called the 'original serial killer who disappeared like a fog - Jack the Ripper' by the media around the world, and the other is the 'celebrity serial killer'
——Edward Gein'. Jack the Ripper's method of killing was to cut throats and then dismember them. Edward Gein's method of killing was to shoot, dismember and skin them to make handicrafts. He had a frightening nickname: Buffalo Bill. Many famous people
Movies are based on these two people, such as "The Hell Out," "The Silence of the Lambs," and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
Bai Jingyu said: "If the media knew about it, China's Buffalo Bill would be enough to shock the world."
After receiving the report, the Taoyuan Township Police Station was extremely shocked. The case was serious. It can be said to be a very rare major criminal case since the founding of the People's Republic of China. After preliminary investigation, it was found that the deceased was Section Chief Yang of the Wuling County Tourism Bureau. The local police blocked the information to prevent local
The people panicked and reported to their superiors and requested the assistance of the special case team. The four members of the special case team set off immediately, first took a plane to the provincial capital, and then borrowed a car from the Provincial Public Security Department. Without a moment's rest, the sirens sounded all the way.
, driving towards the Wuling County Public Security Bureau like lightning.
The Wuling County Public Security Bureau building looks very luxurious. Although it is a county-level public security bureau, its level of luxury is comparable to the White House. The downstairs is lined with trees and gardens, the entrance is heavily guarded, and the sentries are powerful. You can see the office building when you look up.
There are five shining golden characters on it - serve the people.
The front door of the Public Security Bureau is in a mess, with rubbish everywhere, which is in sharp contrast to the luxurious office building.
Bao Zhan looked at the cigarette butts, mineral water bottles, steamed buns, and blood stains on the ground. He analyzed and said that people had just petitioned here.
Hualong said: "Petition? You should go to the county government. This is the Public Security Bureau."
Professor Liang said: "It must have been the county government that went there first. The police forcibly dispersed them and arrested several people who took the lead in petitioning. Others came to sit in front of the public security bureau and demanded their release."
In the Public Security Bureau building, no one received the special case team. Everyone's attitude was cold, and they even looked at the four members of the special case team with strange eyes. After interrogation, they learned that the director was on a business trip and the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee also went to another place for a meeting.
.This made the members of the special case team feel strange, and there was a strange atmosphere permeating the building.
Hualong muttered: "What do you mean, the local police will line up to welcome us, and the police chief will regard us as saviors. Where are we?"
A police officer poked his head around and saw the four members of the special case team. He smiled broadly and invited the special case team into the office. He claimed to be the publicity officer. Then he took out a piece of information and said, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
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Professor Liang said: "What's going on?"
Publicity Officer: "We haven't had any major murders here."
Hualong said: "You're kidding, right?"
Propaganda Officer: "Sorry, your trip was in vain. Please come back."
The publicity officer said that this was a prank. There was no serious homicide in the local area. The Taoyuan Township Police Station lied about the case and the director had been punished with a demerit. The scarecrow was just a mannequin and a prank by a local villager. The publicity officer reported the case on the material.
The forensic results, interrogation transcripts, and handling results are for the special case team to see.
Su Mei said angrily: "When you call me, you come and go. I'm so hungry that I don't even bother to eat. Is this a prank?"
The publicity officer said: "Now that our Wuling County Public Security Bureau has withdrawn the assistance of the special case team, we can reimburse air tickets and pay for travel expenses..."
The special case team came here all the way, but what greeted them was a prank. Hualong slapped the table and cursed, and then the four members of the special case team left the room and left the Wuling County Public Security Bureau. Hualong started the car, and the car
Driving to an intersection and encountering a red light, Bao Zhan lowered his head and looked at the criminal investigation file and said, "They lied!"
The scene photos in the criminal investigation file were very unprofessional. Because the township police station usually handles some security cases, arrests for family planning, mediates fights, etc., and sometimes even helps fellow villagers find their lost cattle. The policeman who took the photos at the township police station probably
I was very scared at the time and my hands were shaking. In addition, it was foggy at the time of the crime, so it was difficult to tell whether the scarecrow was a model or a real person from the photos.
The photo shows a very blurry face, with the entire head neatly cut off from under the chin, but still attached to a piece of skin with bulging straw stuffed inside. There are no clothes on, and the hands and feet are also made of straw.
It seems that the murderer only cut off the head and skinned the torso. A rope mark can be seen on the neck.
Bao Zhan asked: "Who would hang up the mannequin?"
Su Mei said: "This must be a person. This person should be hung up first, then skinned, and finally inserted into the peach orchard."
Professor Liang said: "This is strange, Hualong, let's go to the Taoyuan Township Police Station!"
The Taoyuan Township Police Station is located at the foot of a mountain with green grass and peach trees. A small stream flows through it, with weeping willows on both sides. A water tanker rotates slowly. In the distance, there are green mountains. Nearby, there is a gathering place.
The market is very lively. Only peaches are sold in the market. Flat peaches, a local specialty, are on the market during the Mid-Autumn Festival, attracting fruit vendors from all over the country.
The special case team drove through the market and came to the Taoyuan Township Police Station.
However, what is strange is that the door is closed and there is not a single policeman in the police station.
The special case team wandered around the market, planning to eat something first, and then go to the crime scene on the mountain. The crime scene recorded in the criminal investigation file was in the orchard on the roadside in front of Taohua Village, Taoyuan Township. The first
The murder scene was in a pavilion in Taohuayuan Scenic Area. A group of people came to the foot of the mountain. There was a simple restaurant built of wood at the foot of the mountain. An old man in an apron was washing dishes in the hall. The stew in the pot was simmering beautifully.
The clerk was sharpening a kitchen knife. He had a bandage on his head, as if he had just been injured. The four members of the special case team went in and found a table to sit down.
Bao Zhan asked: "Uncle, is this the Peach Blossom Spring Scenic Area?"
The old man replied: "Yes, this is the paradise of dog days!"
Bao Zhan asked again: "It's broad daylight, why is there not a single policeman in the township police station?"
The old man said angrily: "All the bastards are dead, dead."
Hualong asked: "Did a murder occur locally?"
The old man asked warily: "What do you do?"
Bao Zhan replied: "We are also police..."
When the old man heard the word "police", he was furious. He slammed the plate in his hand on the ground, pointed at the door and said: "Let's go, get out. The shop is closed. I just feed the meat to the dogs."
Even if I eat it, I won’t sell it to you, the police.”
Hearing the word "go", Hua Long felt a surge of anger in his heart. The special case team was so glorious when they investigated the previous cases. But now, they were treated coldly at the county public security bureau and then at the township police station.
After being shut down and humiliated by the restaurant owner again, Hua Long stood up and was about to have a fit when a group of vicious people suddenly came in. They smashed the door as soon as they entered. They overturned the stew pot and the fire in the stove immediately ignited.
The curtains were closed. The knife-sharpening clerk in the restaurant was frightened and looked at them blankly. Those people rushed up and beat and kicked the clerk. Soon, the bandage on the clerk's head was soaked red with blood.
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Bao Zhan and Hua Long didn't understand what was going on. The small wooden restaurant was already on fire. The restaurant was in chaos. They quickly pushed Professor Liang, pulled Su Mei up, and ran to a safe area outside the door.
The veins on the old man's neck were exposed, and he was yelling at the top of his lungs. Several people carried him and the store clerk out in a hurry.
The small restaurant built of wood was on fire. Some villagers and passers-by wanted to put out the fire, but a middle-aged man with a big belly on his hips shouted sternly: "I am the mayor of Wu Township. Anyone who dares to put out the fire will be arrested and imprisoned by the township government for fifteen days."
Throw a ladle of water and you’ll be fined three hundred!”
The old man's body suddenly straightened up and he cursed at the top of his lungs: "Chief Wu, you burned down my house. I will fight with you. I will kill you."
Mayor Wu sneered and said, "Oh shit, it's an illegal building. I told you to move early. If you don't listen, you'll be fined if you don't drink a toast. I'll lock you up."
The small restaurant was in flames and soon burned into ruins. The charred waste bricks and tiles made the white word "Demolish" on the wall more eye-catching. The old man's scolding voice became farther and farther away, and gradually turned into crying.
I can’t hear it. On the roadside at the foot of the mountain, a stone is engraved with cursive script "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring": "In the Taiyuan Dynasty of the Jin Dynasty, people in Wuling made fishing their profession. They walked along the stream and forgot how far the road was. Suddenly they came across a peach blossom forest..."
This violent demolition method frightened Su Mei a little. It was the first time she had seen such barbaric behavior. Hua Long sighed and figured out why the restaurant owner hated the police so much. The four members of the special case team did not care.
After dinner, we drove to the Peach Blossom Spring Scenic Area on the mountain. Although the scenery on the road was beautiful, we really were not in the mood to appreciate it. We were speechless all the way. The car stopped in front of a small pavilion. There was a person sitting in the pavilion, reading a chess book.
There is an antique wooden plaque hanging on the pavilion, which reads "Lanke Pavilion". This should be the murder scene recorded in the case file. However, there is no blood on the pavilion pillars and the ground, and no warning signs are set up. This place looks strange.
It seemed that a murder had occurred, but Bao Zhan could already smell the smell of blood filling the pavilion.
Su Mei pushed Professor Liang in the wheelchair into the pavilion and stopped in front of the chessboard.
Professor Liang said to the man sitting in the pavilion: "How about playing a game of chess?"
The man smiled slightly and said, "Okay."
Professor Liang made two draws and drew five, choosing an offensive start.
The man was a little nervous, and originally wanted to defend with his screen horse, but ended up jumping his horse to the bishop's position, and then awkwardly put it right back.
Professor Liang turned a blind eye and asked in a casual tone: "I'm asking someone, have you heard of Section Chief Yang of the Tourism Bureau who was killed?"
