The lights of ambulances and police cars flashed, mixed with comments and howls... The disturbed neighbors put on their clothes, trousers, and slippers, and started whispering to each other in the corridor.
A cordon has been set up at the scene, and Qian Cheng can be seen directing the deployment of the scene from a distance.
"The deceased's name is Esmiya, 52 years old, and he is a Western fortune teller. The time of death was probably between 12 o'clock last night and 1 o'clock in the morning. There were obvious strangulation marks on the neck of the deceased. The initial judgment is that
He was strangled and suffocated to death. This is the residence of the deceased. This morning, an old man upstairs found the door ajar when he went downstairs for a morning jog. He opened the door and found the deceased. He immediately called the police. Others
Relevant clues are still under further investigation.”
Yuan Chen nodded and leaned over to check on the deceased. She was lying on the ground, still wearing the clothes that looked like a wizard, and there was an obvious bruise on her neck...
"I know what the murder weapon is!" Li Ting said suddenly at the side. At some point, there was a photo frame in her hand, and it was Esmia's photo inside.
Qian Cheng had always admired Li Ting's abilities. It was gratifying to hear that she was also performing well under Yuan Chen these days.
"How to say?"
"The murder weapon was this red shawl. She pointed at the photo. Sure enough, the red shawl Esmia often wore was missing.
"Send someone to look for it right away, especially the trash cans nearby. Let me look through them inside and out."
Qian Cheng issued the order and cast an approving look at Yuan Chen.
Yuan Chen turned his attention back to the body. There were many glass fragments scattered around her body, and...a few goldfish.
There was a lot of water on the ground, which looked like traces left after the fish tank overturned.
Fish tank?
Yuan Chen looked around, and sure enough he found an empty cabinet in the living room a few meters away. He walked over and saw that there were still some residual water stains on it. It seemed that this was where the fish tank was originally placed.
At this time, Esmia's body had been lifted up by several police officers and was ready to be taken back to the police station for further testing. However, after her body was taken away, Yuan Chen was surprised to find that there was something underneath her body.
Very clean, not even a bit of glass slag.
"Look, something seems to be carved here!" Hao Weida suddenly shouted.
When he got closer, he saw that there was a word carved under her body!
The living room of Esmiya's home uses original wood flooring, and when the wear-resistant layer on the surface falls off, white scratches will be exposed.
And it is precisely because of this that the word on the floor is particularly eye-catching.
That is the word "Lu".
"This is most likely a key clue carved by the deceased before his death, and it is likely that these glass fragments were used." Qian Cheng quickly made a judgment.
"Lu, does it mean Xiao Lulu?"
"Don't you even think about it? It must be her. It must be this old witch who wanted to leave the murderer's information when she was still breathing, so that we can avenge her. Let me tell you, this is the murderer most likely.
Xiao Lulu.”
Indeed, at this sensitive time, it is difficult for people to doubt her with the word "exposed" engraved on her.
Yuan Chen looked down at the floor. Even if it was carved on the floor, the word "Lu" looked very neat, and there was no difficulty in identifying it.
"Anyway, let's take the evidence from the scene back for testing first. In addition, Lao Yuan, we will divide our forces into two groups and question several people who have close relations with Esmia."
Come to think of it, Esmiya is really unlucky. She spent the first half of her life practicing as a tepid practitioner, but she finally became famous thanks to her practice for a wealthy family. She fell into disgrace even after enjoying the glory and wealth for a few days.
And she doesn't have any relatives. Both her parents are dead. She can't get married at her old age, let alone have children. It is said that she is still an "old maid". If such a person hadn't suddenly become famous recently, she would probably not be able to raise a family even if she died.
What a wave.
And the Qiling Conference she organized not long ago has also become the focus of the police investigation.
On the second day after the incident, Qian Cheng and his party came to a golf club in Baiyan District.
According to employees of Hengmao Group, their vice chairman Xie Tianyong often comes here to play golf.
"It's so comfortable for rich people. They don't have to go to class. They just play small ball and live a leisurely life." Qian Cheng muttered.
After showing Xie Tianyong his patrol card, he put down his golf club and found a chair to sit down, very cooperative.
"Comrade patrol, to tell you the truth, I only found out about Esmiya's death when I watched the news this morning. To be honest, I was shocked and sad. I really can't think of anyone who would do such a cruel thing..."
"Mr. Xie, we have several questions that we need to ask routinely. We hope you will cooperate with us."
"Just ask."
Qian Cheng originally thought that a young man like him would react to a sudden visit from the police, but now it seems that he is quite easy-going.
"Do you have any impressions of where you were and what you did between 12 o'clock last night and 1 o'clock in the morning?"
"Last night..." He held his chin.
"Let me think about it...Oh, I remember it!" He said, and slapped his thigh with his left hand.
"I went to see a movie that day, "The Provocateurs 5", a midnight show. I went to see the special effects, and I tell you, they were really amazing. They were many times better than those 50-cent special effects in China. Centipede Man and Huang
The appearance of the giant in it is super cool, and the scene of the battle between Tin Man and Slayer is super shocking, and there’s also…”
He talked a lot. Originally Qian Cheng also wanted to watch this movie. He hated people who liked spoilers the most, but Xie Tianyong wanted to retell the plot to him, which made him very unhappy.
I had no choice but to interrupt.
"Okay, we understand this aspect. So, Mr. Xie, did you go to the movie alone that night, or were you accompanied by someone?"
"Originally, I wanted to go to see it with my model girlfriend, but she had a commercial show at the last minute, so I had to go alone."
"Oh, by the way, Comrade Patrol, I still have the stub of the movie ticket. If you need it, I'll go back and get it to you."
"Mr. Xie still has the habit of keeping ticket stubs when watching movies?"
"Hey, collecting, that's what I'm good at. I have a lot of collections of knickknacks at home."
Qian Cheng didn't speak, he lowered his head and thought about something.
"Officer Qian, are you doubting me?" He looked at Qian Cheng and couldn't help but laugh.
"Haha, Officer Qian, think about it carefully, what motive do I have to kill that Esmiya? She helped me find my eldest brother's will and help me obtain a huge fortune. She is simply my great benefactor.
Ah, it’s too late for me to thank her, how could I kill her?”
Xie Tianyong's words are indeed very reasonable. If you think about it from his perspective, if someone helped him obtain such a large sum of money, he would have worshiped her as a Bodhisattva, and he would not be willing to kill her.