On the way back, Xu Lang kept thinking about one thing. Who was the person who went to the Hummingbird Express Point to mail the express in his own name on the night of March 21st?
According to Xie Zhiwen's recollection, the man knew the place where he lived very well. He should be someone he knew, or he didn't know him but he knew him. In short, this man must know him very well, so
, who is this person?
Are they the prisoners who were sent to prison by himself, the family members of these prisoners, or the family members of some of the victims?
In addition, will they be residents of their own community? Or someone else?
Xu Lang didn't know that, on the way back, based on Xie Zhiwen's description, Xu Lang thought about most of the people involved in the case since he was a police officer. Some of the time spans were relatively close, and Xu Lang was naturally deeply impressed.
Among these people, Xu Lang could not think of anyone who fit this characteristic, and some of them spanned a longer period of time, so Xu Lang's impression was vague. However, after careful recall, he did not find anyone similar.
Of course, Xu Lang has been handling cases since he entered the police academy. He has handled countless cases, large and small. Naturally, it is impossible to remember every case so clearly, and some people may be ignored. However, under Xu Lang's
In his impression, it seemed that there was no mute scavenger among the people he knew, which puzzled Xu Lang very much.
Lai Pi drove the car and turned his head several times to look at Xu Lang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, and wanted to ask. However, every time he looked at Xu Lang and wanted to ask, he saw Xu Lang's frown.
After showing his expression, he swallowed back the question that came to his lips. Obviously, he could see that Xu Lang was also thinking about this question.
In this way, the two of them returned to CSY in silence.
After Xu Lang returned to CSY, he saw forensic doctor Qin Mingyue, so Xu Lang asked: "Have the autopsy results come out?"
Qin Mingyue nodded, took out an autopsy report, handed it to Xu Lang and said, "Take a look."
After Xu Lang took it, he looked at it carefully. His brows, which had been frowning because of the results of the courier investigation, tightened again.
After reading the autopsy report, Xu Lang raised his head and looked at Qin Mingyue and asked, "Was this hand cut off three weeks ago?"
Qin Mingyue nodded and said: "I conducted a careful autopsy on the body and can confirm that this human hand was indeed cut off three weeks ago, and it was forcibly cut off while it was still alive.
Then, it was soaked in formalin solution, and then a lot of salt was applied on it and dehydrated, a bit like the ancient method of processing mummies."
"Mummy?"
Xu Lang raised his eyebrows and his expression became a little strange, because he thought of something.
Yesterday, Xu Lang rushed back to City S from Zhangjiazhuang after taking Xiao Yueyue to pay homage to his ancestors by sweeping the tombs of his ancestors. Before leaving, Mother Ye placed a lot of mountain goods on Xu Lang's car. Rather than saying they were mountain goods, in fact,
It's just some bacon, fish, sausages and other pickled vegetables. These things can also be bought outside. After all, as long as you have money, these things are not difficult to get. At that time, Xu Lang originally wanted to refuse,
However, Mother Ye insisted that Xu Lang accept it, saying that it would be a taste for Xiao Yueyue to replenish her body, so Xu Lang did not refuse.
Although these things are not worth much, they take a lot of time and effort to make. When Xu Lang and his sister lived at her grandmother's house when they were children, refrigerators were not as common as they are now, and rural areas were not as popular as they are in cities.
, what the countryside pays attention to is seasonal vegetables, and live animals such as pork and fish are basically eaten freshly. Fish, it’s better to say something. After all, the fish is not big, and one fish is enough to make a dish.
There will be no waste, but pork is different. Every year during the Chinese New Year, every rural household will kill pigs, and a pig raised for a full year will weigh at least two to three hundred kilograms, so naturally it is not
Maybe it can be eaten in one winter, but what should I do if I can’t finish it? There is no refrigerator to freeze it, and it will easily spoil if kept for a long time. What should I do? Naturally, pickle it.
The curing methods of bacon are different in different parts of China, but they are all similar. They are nothing more than salting, smoking, or natural air-drying, which is nothing more than dehydration. When I was a child,
Xu Lang followed his sister to help his grandmother do this kind of work. Later, his grandmother passed away, and Xu Lang no longer ate serious bacon. Later, Xiao Yueyue appeared, and Xu Lang took Xiao Yue with him.
Yueyue left S City and went to a small county town. During the years he lived in Zhuxi County, Xu Lang also made bacon.
Not only did Xiao Yueyue like to eat the bacon made by Xu Lang, but every year Xu Lang would send some to Lu Ye and the others. Naturally, Xu Lang was no stranger to this. Now, after hearing Qin Mingyue's words, Xu Lang thought of this.
One crop.
Xu Lang's expression became even weirder when he thought that the express delivery he received in the morning and the human hand in the box had been processed by the murderer in a similar way, as if it was not a human hand but a pig's hooves.
stand up.
At the same time, Xu Lang also thought of another question, what kind of motive would make one person do such a thing to another person?
Hatred, overwhelming hatred. Apart from hatred, Xu Lang could not think of any other motive for the murderer.
Among the many cases Xu Lang has handled, there are many murderers who committed crimes with very cruel and bloody methods, such as dismembering the body, frying it, mincing it and throwing it into the sewer.
Wait, but besides hatred, their main purpose is to destroy the body and eliminate traces of it, so as to remove the suspicion on themselves, and to prevent the police from discovering the body of the victim. Xu Lang has not met any murderer yet.
So much thought and energy would be spent on preparing the victim's body.
Xu Lang felt that the murderer who concocted all this either had a huge hatred for the victim, or he was a very perverted guy with abnormal psychology and mental disorder. Otherwise, why would the other party do this?
According to Xie Zhiwen's account, the person who sent the express delivery was a mute scavenger. If the murderer was really a scavenger, then who would be the owner of this human hand? Could he also be a scavenger?
So, Xu Lang asked: "Is the victim a scavenger?"
Hearing Xu Lang's question, Qin Mingyue shook her head and said, "Probably not."
"Why?"
Xu Lang looked at Qin Mingyue in confusion.
"Scavengers often appear in various trash cans, garbage stations and other places because of their job of scavenging. These scavengers either have mental problems and have to make a living by scavenging, or they are lonely old people with no children and they can only rely on
No matter what kind of life they live by scavenging, because they have been rummaging through these places for a long time, their hands will inevitably be scratched and leave some scars. The palms will also be covered with calluses and wrinkles, and between the fingernails,
It will leave obvious features such as dirt that is difficult to clean. However, when I inspected this hand, I found that although this hand has been specially treated and some features have been destroyed, some features cannot be changed.
.”
"What are their characteristics?" Xu Lang asked.
"First, this hand is very smooth, and the skin is very elastic. There are no scars or wrinkles. It looks like it has been cared for regularly. This is naturally not possible with the hands of scavengers."
"Second, the nails on this hand are neatly trimmed. Although, it is not yet known whether the murderer deliberately trimmed the fingernails in order to confuse us after the hand was cut off, or whether it was just like this before.
Yes, this does not look like the hands of a patient. In addition, there is no dirt between the nails of the deceased. They are clean. This does not look like the hands of a scavenger. After all, the reason why scavengers scavenge is
In order to fill my stomach, I can’t even fill my stomach, so naturally I don’t have the thought to trim my nails, and the gaps between my nails can’t be so clean.”
Hearing what Qin Mingyue said, Xu Lang nodded, thinking that Qin Mingyue's analysis was correct, so he asked: "Then what kind of person do you think the owner of this hand is?"
Qin Mingyue was silent for a moment, thought for a while, and said: "Judging from the autopsy results, this is the owner of the hand. It should not be a low-level worker, farmer, scavenger, construction worker, etc. These can be ruled out. I think
, this person should be a white-collar worker or above. Only such people will pay attention to personal appearance and personal hygiene."
Hearing this, Xu Lang nodded. Apparently, he thought so too.
However, the question also arises. If the owner of this hand is a white-collar worker or above, then why would a scavenger do this?
White-collar workers are basically people who work in some large companies. The monthly salary of these people is not particularly high, but it is not low either. At least, it is higher than most people's salary. It stands to reason that in their circle
It is impossible for people like scavengers to appear inside, so how do they know each other? Xu Lang was very surprised.
"Have the fingerprints been collected?" Xu Lang asked.
Qin Mingyue shook her head and said: "The fingerprints of all five fingers were destroyed by the murderer, and the fingerprints cannot be obtained."
"What about the DNA? Has it been extracted?" Xu Lang asked again.
Qin Mingyue nodded and said, "Extracted."
"what's the result?"
Qin Mingyue shook her head and said: "Although the DNA map came out, I also compared it with the DNA database, but there was no match."
Hearing what Qin Mingyue said, Xu Lang's brows furrowed even more tightly.
Xu Lang knew that compared to the increasingly complete fingerprint database, the DNA database was much inferior. The reason for this was that, in accordance with relevant national regulations, when applying for a second-generation ID card, all applicants must go to the household registration unit.
Leaving fingerprints brings great convenience to the improvement of fingerprint databases; secondly, the establishment of DNA databases is mainly based on prisoners or criminal suspects, as well as relatives who have lost children. In addition to handling cases, leaving behind
In addition to DNA data, only those parents who lost their children went to relevant departments to leave DNA data in order to find their children. Apart from this, there is no other way to obtain DNA data. After all, compared to fingerprints,
DNA data is much weaker, so it is normal for Qin Mingyue not to find relevant people in the DNA database.
Although Xu Lang felt a little disappointed, it also explained some problems.
First, the victim has no criminal record and is not a reform-through-labor prisoner.
Second, the victim is not the person who lost the child.
"Can you tell the victim's approximate age and job?" Xu Lang looked at Qin Mingyue and asked.
Qin Mingyue nodded and said: "According to the bone age analysis, the victim was about forty-five years old. He was engaged in a clerical job and should have used computers for a long time. Because, during the autopsy, I found that his hand had some
Deformation, this is
It was caused by long-term use of the keyboard and mouse. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that it was caused by playing games for a long time. However, based on the age of the victim, I think the former is more likely."
Xu Lang nodded. Indeed, a man in his forties should be married and have children at this time. He has a stable job and cannot play games every day. Of course, some special circumstances cannot be ruled out.
"Any other discoveries?" Xu Lang asked.
Qin Mingyue thought for a while, shook her head and said, "Based on the autopsy results, this is the only information available for the time being."
Hearing this, Xu Lang's brows furrowed into a Sichuan shape.
This human hand appeared suddenly, and there were several things that needed to be determined.
First, who is the owner of this human hand?
Second, is the victim still alive? Judging from the autopsy results, this hand was cut off three weeks ago. If there is no timely treatment after the hand is cut off, the person is very likely to die.
, however, judging from that phone call, the owner of this hand should still be alive.
Only when these two questions are clarified can the next investigation work be carried out.
But now, the autopsy results have come out. When Xu Lang and Lai Pi went to investigate the courier point, they also gained something. However, Luo Jiayan and the others who went to the Public Security Bureau and the Public Security Bureau Police Station to investigate have not returned yet. These two problems have not yet been resolved.
If you don't know the answer, you can't start the investigation.
At this time, Luo Jiayan came back from outside.
Seeing Luo Jiayan's return, Xu Lang immediately asked: "How is it? Has the investigation yielded any results?"
Luo Jiayan nodded and said: "The result is there, but..."
Speaking of this, Luo Jiayan looked at Xu Lang hesitantly.
"What's the result? But what? Just tell me." Xu Lang asked.
"I contacted the General Administration of Public Security and various public security bureaus and inquired about the situation. In the past month, various police stations, public security bureaus and criminal investigation detachments have indeed arrested many people who disturbed public security and fought. Among them,
There was also someone whose right hand was chopped off during a fight, but after asking for details, I found no one related to this hand."
"Nothing found? Not one at all?"
Xu Lang looked into Luo Jiayan's eyes and asked.
Luo Jiayan shook her head and said: "I got some cases of people who lost their right hands from several public security bureaus and police stations. I went to several detention centers and hospitals to observe the wounds on their hands.
After some confirmation, I found that the hand sent to you does not match their hand."
"So, this hand wasn't chopped off during a fight?" Xu Lang said.
Luo Jiayan nodded.
Xu Lang glanced at Luo Jiayan and was silent for a long time. He suddenly said: "Have there been any missing cases recently?"
Hearing Xu Lang's question, several people present looked at Xu Lang with strange expressions and did not speak immediately.
When Xu Lang saw that they did not speak, but looked at him like this, Xu Lang asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
However, as soon as he asked the question, Xu Lang's eyes moved slightly, thinking that the question he asked was too stupid.
City S is a coastal city of China. It is located in the southernmost part of China. It is also one of the most economically developed cities. In addition to the locals of City S, there are hundreds of thousands or millions of people who come to City to work every year.
, these people come to S City for different jobs. Every day, people come and go, and the mobility is very high. Some people come to S City every day, and naturally some people leave S City. Needless to say, the people who come here, and those
People who leave, if they leave silently for some reason and do not want others to know or their family members to know, when their family members cannot find them, they will call the police and report a missing person. Every day, the police station receives several cases of missing people.
case.
City S is so big that it is easy to find someone. However, it is actually very difficult to find someone without knowing the identity information and physical characteristics. It is no different from the big sea.
Looking for a needle, judging from the information Xu Lang and the others currently have, trying to find the owner of this hand is tantamount to searching for a needle in a haystack, and it is impossible to die.
It is not impossible to find a breakthrough in the direction of missing persons, but it will require a lot of energy and time, both of which Xu Lang and the others cannot provide now.
The person who called Xu Lang in the morning told Xu Lang that he only had two days to find out who the owner of this hand was. What he lacked was time. Of course, he also needed the simplest and crudest way, which was to take S
All police forces in the city were sent out to find a man of about forty-five years old who was missing his right hand. However, it was unknown who the owner of this hand was and whether he was still alive. Even his physical characteristics were unknown.
, how to find it?
This method that seems to be effective is actually the most ineffective method. Firstly, it requires a lot of police resources and the results are very slow. Secondly, S city is so big that many cases occur every day. Although most of them
The cases are not big ones, but they all need to be investigated, and investigating cases requires manpower. It is impossible to do this until CSY's current case cannot be determined for the time being. Even if it is determined, it is not suitable to do this. After all,
It is impossible for the public security system to put aside other cases just for one case.
Thinking of this, Xu Lang suddenly fell into deep thought.