Investigating the victim's interpersonal relationships, checking the surveillance video of the crime scene, investigating the scene to collect evidence, and questioning the relevant people at the crime scene are what the police must do after every murder. It is boring and routine.
This was destined to be another sleepless night. With the appearance of the note obviously left for Xu Lang, the case was directly taken over by the CSY criminal investigation team.
After Chen Qiumin's body was taken away, Xu Lang came to Room 315 again and stood next to the window that was no longer blocked by the wall. Looking at the city that had completely returned to calm, Xu Lang fell into deep thought, his face looking abnormal.
Ugly.
Although Chen Qiumin's corpse is more terrifying and frightening, making people feel uncomfortable, Xu Lang is not the kind of chick who just graduated from the police academy. He has never seen any kind of corpse. Chen Qiumin's corpse
Although the visual impact was great, it was nothing more than that. On the contrary, Xu Lang was thinking about the things behind this case.
The place of death of the deceased is Fuyuan Hotel, and Fuyuan Hotel is located on Changyang Street in Chengbei District. As mentioned before, S City is very large and is divided into five districts. Each district has a Public Security Bureau and a Criminal Investigation Detachment, which are responsible for jurisdiction.
In their respective areas, generally any area where a murder occurs will be investigated by the department with jurisdiction over that area. The Criminal Investigation Team 1 and the Criminal Investigation Team 2 are directly under the General Administration of Public Security. They are responsible for investigating some cases that have not been solved for a long time or are more difficult cases in other branches.
The CSY criminal investigation team is just a department that was established not long ago. It is a special department. If it were not for some special cases, CSY would not intervene. The case of Yang Rongwei’s murder has not yet been resolved. In this case, CSY will not take over the new department.
However, in the case of Chen Qiumin's murder, CSY directly intervened after her body was discovered. It is obvious that the murderer did this deliberately, and CSY had to intervene. So, the question is, the murderer
Why do you do this? Is there any connection between the Chen Qiumin case and the previous Yang Rongwei case?
Is this a coincidence?
Xu Lang crossed his chest with both hands, held his chin with one hand, and shook his head. He felt that this was definitely not a coincidence. When Xu Lang saw the A4 paper, he felt that this was definitely not a coincidence.
As soon as Yang Rongwei's body was discovered, Lu Xing received a video. In the video, the person who was probably Sun Wenyao made a one-to-one gesture. At that time, Xu Lang and the others speculated that this might represent some kind of message.
They probably told the police that Yang Zifei was just the first victim, and there would be others. However, although Yang Zifei was seriously injured at the time, she did not die. Although she died in the end, it was a suicide.
, and Yang Rongwei was the one killed by Sun Wenyao himself, so this speculation was temporarily forgotten.
Now, Chen Qiumin is dead, and this A4 paper with a strong provocation was found at the crime scene.
"The second one, Xu Lang."
What does this sentence mean?
Could it be that Chen Qiumin was the first one and the murderer's next target was Xu Lang?
Xu Lang shook his head again, feeling that it was impossible. Although this possibility existed, it seemed impossible when he thought about it. Let alone whether the murderer could do it, just trying to subdue Xu Lang was a big problem. Xu Lang
Although he is often injured in many cases, this does not mean that Xu Lang's skills are incompetent. After all, he graduated from a professional police academy and has also performed undercover missions. If Xu Lang did not have two brushes,
It is estimated that he has died countless times. It is a big problem to subdue Xu Lang. At the beginning, 'Master Chang' sent so many people to kill Xu Lang, but they failed. Now only one or two people can defeat Xu Lang.
It's impossible to succeed.
If this most superficial meaning is excluded, does that mean that Chen Qiumin was the murderer's second target? Now that Chen Qiumin is dead, who is the first victim? Is it Yang Rongwei?
If the first victim is Yang Rongwei and the second victim is Chen Qiumin, does that mean that the murderer is actually Sun Wenyao, whom Xu Lang and the others have been looking for recently?
If this is really the case, then there will definitely be a third, fourth, or even more victims next. And if everything is really like this, then who will be Sun Wenyao's next target?
Thinking of this, Xu Lang was completely confused.
Yang Rongwei was an inhumane devil, and his death was deserved. If people like Yang Rongwei died, leaving behind his identity as a police officer, it would actually be a good thing, especially when he thinks of the little girls who have been hurt by Yang Rongwei.
It’s just that the way Yang Rongwei died was miserable and horrible. So, what about Chen Qiumin? Why did the murderer want to kill him? Could it be that he also did anything illegal and criminal?
If this is really the case, what kind of illegal and criminal things can a fat man like Chen Qiumin, who weighs about 500 pounds and struggles to walk, do? Theft? Robbery? Rape? Murder? Drug trafficking? Or something else?
These things that Xu Lang could think of at once seemed unrealistic when it came to Chen Qiumin. How could a person who had trouble going out do these things that seemed easy to other criminals? However,
Although it seems impossible, we can investigate in this direction.
Thinking of this, Xu Lang slowly came back to his senses. He turned his head and saw Fan Yang and his comrades from the North City Public Security Bureau still investigating the crime scene, and sighed secretly.
"Why......"
In fact, Xu Lang still had something to say, "Sun Wenyao, what exactly do you want to do?"
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The early morning and daytime in S City are completely different.
City S is always so noisy and prosperous during the day, but at night, the city is like a naughty child who, after playing wildly all day, is tired and falls into a deep sleep at night.
Somewhere in S city, Sun Wenyao and Xu Langyi
So, at this time, I stood next to the window, silently admiring the quiet and peaceful night.
Sun Wenyao is old. Because he has been working as a forensic doctor for a long time and has stood in front of the autopsy table for too long, his body is slightly rickety. Now that he is old, this kind of rickets has become more and more obvious. In fact, it is not only Sun Wenyao who is like this.
This is true for practitioners engaged in forensic work, and it is also true for doctors who perform operations in front of the operating table for a long time. This is an occupational disease that will become more and more obvious as people get older.
The first time Xu Lang saw Sun Wenyao was seven or eight years ago. At that time, Xu Lang was no longer the captain of the Second Criminal Investigation Team, but the criminal investigation consultant of the S City Public Security Bureau, and Sun Wenyao was the forensic director of the Provincial Public Security Department.
At that time, Xu Lang was still very slovenly and decadent, and Sun Wenyao was not as old as he is now. However, after the two met, too many things happened in just over a year, and Sun Wenyao left the Provincial Public Security Department.
, and Xu Lang also left S City.
A few years later, when Xu Lang came back again, he had gray hair, and Sun Wenyao also had gray hair, but one was a young man with gray hair, and the other was an old man with gray hair.
At this time, Sun Wenyao was even older than when Xu Lang saw him a few years ago. It seemed that he was sick, and it was very serious. Standing by the window, he subconsciously tightened his tight clothes and looked a little...
An old military coat.
It was just a police military coat, but it was a style that had been eliminated long ago. The military coat was a bit badly worn, and some areas had been patched. When Sun Wenyao's fair hand touched the military coat, he was slightly stunned.
Stunned, he glanced down at the military coat on his body, smiled, and murmured to himself: "Don't worry, old man, we will meet soon."
After saying this, Sun Wenyao raised his head and looked to the east. At this time, it was pitch black outside, which was so dark that it made people feel nervous. However, Sun Wenyao squinted his eyes because it was going to be dawn soon.
"Child, do you know what I want to do next? I'm looking forward to your answer."
The darkness gradually faded, and a flash of fish belly white slowly appeared from the east.
When the orange sun rose from the sea level again and shone on the land, Sun Wenyao was no longer in the window. Only the military coat, which concealed too many stories, was placed silently on the window sill.
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In the CSY office area, Xu Lang and the others finally returned after working hard all night.
The office area that used to have fresh air is always filled with a faint rancid smell. Although the smell is very light, you can still smell it. Everyone's face is very poor, their eyes are bloodshot, and their faces are full of...
Tired.
Qin Mingyue and Ren Xue did not appear here. They were still dissecting corpses in the autopsy room at this moment, while Lu Xing was holding his head and sitting in front of the computer, staring at the computer screen with bloodshot eyes.
After a long period of silence, Xu Lang spoke first.
"How are the inquiries to the staff and guests at Fuyuan Hotel going?"
Luo Jiayan took a notepad in her hand, flipped through a few pages, glanced at it, and said: "According to the hotel owner Li Jianwei, Chen Qiumin checked into their hotel a year ago, and directly
It’s guaranteed for the year.”
"Specific check-in time."
"February 10, 2016."
"Um?"
When Xu Lang heard this time, he was stunned for a moment, seemed to have thought of something, and looked at Luo Jiayan.
Luo Jiayan seemed to know what Xu Lang wanted to ask, and she said directly: "That day is the second day of the Lunar New Year."
"On the second day of the Lunar New Year, he is not at home to celebrate the New Year, but he runs out to stay in a hotel. What does he want to do?"
Xu Lang seemed to be asking Luo Jiayan, and also seemed to be asking himself. After hearing this, Luo Jiayan shook her head and said she didn't know.
Xu Lang thought for a while, but couldn't think of a reason, so he shook his head and said, "Oh, keep talking."
"Although there are not many hotels and hotels that offer annual subscriptions, it is not uncommon. Although the hotel owners feel strange, after Chen Qiumin paid the rent for a year, they can't say anything. After all, they are open for business.
Yes."
"Did anything unusual happen while Chen Qiumin was staying in the hotel?" Xu Lang asked.
Luo Jiayan flipped through her notepad, shook her head, and said: "I asked the hotel owner and waiters. According to their memories, there was nothing strange about the residents in room 315. The biggest impression Chen Qiumin gave them was that he was fat, and
Not just ordinary obesity."
"Chen Qiumin has lived in Fuyuan Hotel for more than a year. Does he go out often?" Xu Lang asked.
Luo Jiayan shook her head again and said, "No, according to the memories of people in the hotel, Chen Qiumin has never gone out since he checked into the hotel."
"Not once?"
"Yes, not once."
Hearing Luo Jiayan's extremely affirmative answer, Xu Lang frowned immediately.
This is very abnormal. No matter how at home a person lives, he still needs to do some necessary exercise. At the very least, he should go downstairs to bask in the sun or go shopping. However, Chen Qiumin did not do it, and not once.
No, this is very abnormal.
"That guy is so fat that he has trouble going downstairs. It's normal that he doesn't want to go out." Luo Jiayan said at this time.
Xu Lang thought for a while and felt that this possibility was not impossible, so he nodded and asked: "During this period, did anyone come to see Chen Qiumin?"
"Yes, yes."
"Who is there?"
Luo Jiayan flipped through her notepad, and then said: "When Chen Qiumin first moved in, a man and a woman came to see Chen Qiumin. They seemed to have had a quarrel in the room. At that time, the noise was very loud, and some
The waiter heard it.”
"What's the fight about?" Xu Lang asked quickly.
"According to the waiter's recollection, the man and woman seemed to be Chen Qiumin's parents or relatives. They wanted Chen Qiumin to go back and live there, but Chen Qiumin was unwilling, and the two sides had a quarrel over the matter."
"What happened next?"
"Later, the man and woman left, and Chen Qiumin stayed in room 315."
"Did they come to the hotel again after that?"
"I came here twice, but they left not long after they arrived. It seems that Chen Qiumin didn't want to see them and didn't open the door for them."
"How do you know?"
"A waiter accidentally saw it when he was cleaning other rooms."
Xu Lang touched his chin, pondered for a moment, and then said, "You continue."
"Well, not long after the man and woman came to the hotel to look for Chen Qiumin, someone brought a refrigerator, washing machine, microwave oven, air conditioner, TV and other items."
"Is it caused by the hotel?"
"No, the hotel owner didn't buy these things. Chen Qiumin bought them with his own money."
"Are you sure?" Xu Lang looked at Luo Jiayan.
Luo Jiayan nodded and said, "I'm sure. I've checked in other rooms. There are no such furniture in other rooms. They are no different from other ordinary hotel rooms."
"After that, who else came to see Chen Qiumin?"
"There are many people coming to see Chen Qiumin, and most of them are people who deliver food or express delivery."
"express delivery?"
Xu Lang narrowed his eyes.
"Yes, according to the memories of the hotel staff, Chen Qiumin often buys things online, and the express delivery is delivered directly to the door of room 315."
"What's in the express delivery?"
"Well, it seems to be some food." Luo Jiayan said.
"How do you know the express delivery contains food?"
"Oh, it was said by the front desk of the hotel. Several times, when the courier boy was delivering couriers, he left the couriers at the front desk because he was in a hurry to deliver other couriers. The front desk delivered these couriers to the 315 door. She was picking them up.
When these were delivered, she took a look at the delivery list and found that it was full of snacks, so she judged that it should be all food."
"That's it."
Xu Lang raised his eyebrows.
"When I was surveying the scene, I did find some express boxes in the trash can at the door of the room and among the garbage bags in the corner. I found the express delivery note on it. The express delivery note stated that it was between spicy strips and potato chips.
snacks, and I found a lot of packages of spicy strips and potato chips in the room." Fan Yang said at this time.
Hearing what Fan Yang said, Xu Lang nodded, then looked at Luo Jiayan and motioned for her to continue.
"However, according to the hotel receptionist's recollection, since Chen Qiumin checked into their hotel, several strange men often came to see him."
"Strange man? How many people are there? What do they look like? What are you looking for Chen Qiumin for?"
Hearing what Luo Jiayan said, Xu Lang immediately became interested and asked quickly.
"Three people. These strange men are all young, only in their twenties. Oh, by the way, five days ago, one of the oldest men wearing a plaid shirt came to see Chen Qiumin.
." Luo Jiayan said.
Hearing this, Xu Lang immediately turned his head and shouted to Lu Xing, who was already dizzy: "Check the surveillance video of Fuyuan Hotel five days ago to see if there is a man wearing a plaid shirt."
"Ah? Oh, okay."
Lu Xing was startled by Xu Lang's voice. He raised his head and glanced at Xu Lang blankly. Then he found that Xu Lang was looking at him. Then he came to his senses and quickly lowered his head and started to operate.
Xu Lang turned back, looked at Luo Jiayan, and said, "How often do these people come here? Do they come together every time?"
"Oh, no, according to the memories at the front desk, they sometimes come together and sometimes alone, and the time each time they come is also very fixed. They come every seven days. Every time they come, they bring a lot of things.
, when you leave, you will also take something with you."
"Bringing a lot of things? What things?" Xu Lang asked.
"I don't know, but according to the receptionist's recollection, it should be some food."
"Why?" Xu Lang asked curiously.
"Because, she had a few times when those people came and passed by her, she smelled the smell of meat, like the smell of barbecue."
"Barbecue? What kind of barbecue?" Xu Lang asked.
Luo Jiayan shook her head and said: "I don't know, she just smelled it vaguely. She doesn't know what it is specifically."
Xu Lang pondered for a moment and then asked: "You said those people would take something with them when they left. What was it?"
"It should be the garbage in room 315."
"Trash?" Xu Lang looked at Luo Jiayan in surprise.
Luo Jiayan shrugged and said: "The hotel staff said that according to their memories, since Chen Qiumin checked into room 315, the hotel attendants have never entered the room again. At the beginning, they asked to clean the room.
However, they were rejected by Chen Qiumin, who ordered a lot of takeaways every day, but they never saw the garbage. Those domestic garbage should have been taken away by those people."
"Is that so?" Xu Lang frowned.
"When we inspected the site, there wasn't a lot of garbage in the room. It didn't look like it hadn't been cleaned for a year." Fan Yang said at this time.