After receiving the call from Lu Xing, Xu Lang ended the interrogation of Huang Xiude, and Xu Lang and Fang Deren walked out of the interrogation room together.
Judging from the information obtained by Lu Xing based on the surveillance video, Huang Xiude was right. Moreover, Lu Xing told Xu Lang that they inquired about the Hyatt Hotel and learned that room 5112 was indeed reserved all year round, and that the room was reserved all year round.
The person who occupied the room was Huang Xiude. According to the memories of the hotel staff, Huang Xiude often went to the Hyatt Hotel and brought some beautiful women with him every time. However, in this era of desire in the scene, they have long been concerned about such things.
No wonder.
Huang Xiude did go to see Xu Lulu, but the location of their private meeting was not in room 5116, but in room 5112. So, a new problem arose again.
Since room 5112 is where Huang Xiude often had private meetings with Xu Lulu, why did Xu Lulu book room 5116? In other words, what does room 5116 mean to Xu Lulu or the murderer?
After the police discovered Xu Lulu's body, Tong Yao's body was discovered not long after, and Huang Xiude was arrested. Regardless of whether Tong Yao's death was caused by Huang Xiude's negligence or intentional killing, he could not escape the crime of murder. The only
The only difference is that the judge finally imposed different sentencing standards on him.
When interrogating Huang Xiude and asking him what he knew about Xu Lulu, Huang Xiude provided a lot of information about Xu Lulu's dark history. There were many people involved. In addition to entertainment figures like Huang Xiude, there were also many investors, directors,
The names of producers, screenwriters, and, of course, some male celebrities have been recorded one by one. What needs to be done next is to find them one by one, conduct verification and investigation, and rule out their suspicion of committing the crime one by one.
Although, Xu Lang and the others knew clearly in their hearts that judging from the situation at the scene of Xu Lulu's death, the people who killed Xu Lulu were probably not those who relied on their power, money, reputation, interests, etc. as bargaining chips and wore the cloak of legality.
, guys who do some things that are worse than animals, but they are related to the deceased, so what should be investigated still needs to be investigated. What matters in handling cases is evidence, not subjective assumptions.
The Chengdong District Criminal Investigation Detachment is still responsible for the investigation of Huang Xiude's wife-murder case, while CSY continues to investigate the murder of Xu Lulu. Tonight, Xu Lang came to the Chengdong Criminal Investigation Detachment, which conveyed a very important message that Huang Xiude was involved.
The case may not be that simple, so Fang Deren, who originally planned to wait until the end of the New Year to handle the Huang Xiude case, had to seize the time and come up with a result in a short time.
Last year, S city was very unstable and too many things happened. He didn't want to start in the new year and delay his future because of a moment of laziness. This was not worth it.
In fact, for most people, including the police, it is their duty to uphold justice and uphold the law. However, being promoted, having a higher position, and having more rights is what they really want. The world is so
Big, there are countless tragedies that happen every day. It is unrealistic to do everything yourself. Promotion and salary increase are actually very important to everyone.
After leaving the interrogation room, Xu Lang briefly chatted with Fang Deren, and then left the Chengdong Criminal Investigation Detachment. When he left, he took away all the relevant information and files of Huang Xiude. Of course, these were all backed up. After all,
, Huang Xiude is related to Xu Lulu. As for whether he is directly related to Xu Lulu’s death, further detailed investigation is needed.
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City at night.
This city is familiar yet strange.
Familiar because I have been here since childhood; unfamiliar because I feel like many friends who come to S City from other places, I have not found a sense of belonging. The temperature here is not what Xu Lang wants, not just the weather.
Sitting in the driver's seat, I often stare at the empty passenger seat in a daze, wanting to go home and sit on the balcony. However, heavy snow has fallen in my heart, and I let my tears flow freely and silently in the darkness.
But it hurts my heart.
Driving on the streets that had fallen into silence, Xu Lang recalled some past events for no reason.
When he was a child, after his parents died one after another, Xu Lang returned to Zhangjiazhuang with his sister Xu Chan. In that small village, Xu Lang met Ye Du.
In fact, when Xu Lang was very young, he went to Zhangjiazhuang with his parents. However, he was young at that time and could not remember many things. However, he remembered that there was always a little kid who liked to follow behind him.
She called Xu Lang brother in a sweet voice, just like Xiao Yueyue did when she was a child. Later, when Xu Lang came to live in Zhangjiazhuang again, the little girl was still around him.
Xu Lang remembered that the night before he left Zhangjiazhuang and returned to City S to study, Xu Lang, Ye Du, Zhang Chengwang, and Zhang Ruide were sitting on the ridge of the field.
That night, the bright moon was in the sky, and the bright moonlight covered the entire dark earth with a white veil. Several people sat on the ridge of the field and spoke out their dreams.
Zhang Chengwang said: [When I grow up, I must become the richest person in the village, make this place less backward, and build Zhangjiacun into a rural area that is not inferior to the city.]
At that time, no one laughed at him and thought this dream was very good. Later, Zhang Chengwang did become the richest man among the previous generation in Zhangjiazhuang. After all, he built a large breeding farm in the countryside, which was indeed very rich.
rich
, but it is a pity that he died ten years ago and was murdered not long after his wedding. This case was solved when Xu Lang and Shu Yue returned to Zhangjiazhuang for the first time.
Zhang Chengwang is dead, so who is the richest person in Zhangjiazhuang now?
Zhang Ruide said: [I must get out of here, go see the outside, and go to many, many places. I don’t want to stay here all my life. If possible, I hope someone will accompany me.]
At that time, when Zhang Ruide said this, he was not looking at Xu Lang, but Ye Du, who was sitting next to Xu Lang. Yes, he liked Ye Du and had liked him since he was a child. In fact, they all knew about this.
, However, at that time, no one thought so much. Now, Zhang Ruide has indeed left Zhangjiazhuang and has not gone back for many, many years. And he has indeed been to many places. Now, others are abroad, and he has become a criminal.
Became a member of 'Master Chang'.
Ye Du said: "Wherever Brother Xu Lang goes, I will go."
Xu Lang said: [I must become a policeman to clear my parents’ grievances. 】
Nearly twenty years have passed, and now only three of the four friends are still alive. Zhang Chengwang is dead, Zhang Ruide has become a criminal, and Ye Du has changed from the one who always followed Xu Lang behind, shouting...
Brother Xu Lang, the little girl who would cry as long as Xu Lang didn't take her to play, has turned into the woman who can stand alone now and is not nervous even when shooting. As for Xu Lang, over the years, he has been playing one after another
Wandering, struggling, and moving forward silently in the fog, whirlpool, and doubts.
In addition to these four friends, Xu Lang also thought of his sister Xu Chan.
Xu Lang once asked Xu Chan what her dream was.
Originally, Xu Lang thought his sister would tell him that she wanted to be a police officer or something related to that. However, his sister's answer was surprising: she wanted to be a star.
Yes, every girl longs to stand on the stage, stand in the spotlight, and enjoy the feeling of being the center of attention. However, it is a pity that Xu Chan's dream has not come true so far.
It was also after Xu Chan was killed that when Xu Lang went to sort out Xu Chan's belongings, he discovered something. When Xu Chan was in high school, she was discovered by people from the entertainment company and wanted to invite her to develop in the entertainment industry.
However, she refused, just because she needed to take care of her younger brother, and she gave up her dream. However, Xu Lang did not know about this when Xu Chan was alive. Because of this, Xu Lang has been
He rarely watches movies and TV shows. Whenever he watches movies and TV shows, he will think of his sister. If Xu Chan is still alive, then she must be a big star now.
After many years, the relatives, friends, colleagues around me... left one by one. Some are still alive, but they have their own lives, and some have passed away and become permanent.
memory.
In fact, Xu Lang doesn't have much sense of belonging to City S. When he was a child, because his father was a policeman, he was very busy every day and had no time to take care of himself. At that time, he hated his father very much and also hated the police.
This profession; later, Xu Lang returned to S City to study again, but he still didn’t have much sense of belonging. What he thought was that he must leave S City. Even though he wanted to be a policeman, he had to go to other places to be a policeman; and later,
The murder of his sister and the death of his grandmother made Xu Lang decide to stay in S city, but he still didn't have much sense of belonging to this city; finally, with the death of Shu Yue and the sacrifice of Xu Lang, Xu Lang's only
What he thinks of is escaping from this city, this city that does not belong to him, this city that is full of malice to him and his family.
If there is anything else that gives Xu Lang a sense of belonging in this city, it is probably the time when Shu Yue stayed with him silently when he was alive. However, now that Shu Yue is gone and Xu Lang is back again, he is still
There is not much sense of belonging, but a lot of sense of mission and responsibility.
Some people have left, but she has left a deep imprint in some people's hearts, occupying an irreplaceable position. With the passage of time, this imprint and this position have not only not faded, but have become stronger.
It became profound.
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When we returned to CSY, it was already past three o'clock in the morning, almost four o'clock.
Although Xu Lang's body was very tired, he did not feel sleepy at all.
After Xu Lang returned, Fan Yang found Xu Lang and reported the results of the on-site investigation.
The red liquid extracted from the bathtub in the bathroom in room 5116 was actually the hot pot base, which did not exceed Xu Lang's expectation. The clear liquid on the other side was the trace left after the ice cubes melted.
On the bathroom wall, Xu Lang and the others found the murderous symbol. It was not left by the splash of hot pot base, but someone deliberately left it. It was written by someone with their fingers. However, no fingerprints were found on it, only gloves.
It is obviously impossible to find out the identity of the murderer through this pattern.
In room 5116, Fan Yang detected several sets of shoe prints and many fingerprints.
Among them, some of the shoe prints were left by the deceased Xu Lulu herself, and they were also the most numerous shoe prints left at the scene. Of course, there were also her fingerprints. In addition to the shoe prints and fingerprints of the deceased Xu Lulu, Li Ziyu’s shoes were also found at the scene.
Among the two teacups found in the living room, one of them had traces of lipstick and saliva left by Li Ziyu. Obviously, Li Ziyu had indeed been to room 5116 and drank tea there.
In addition to the fingerprints and shoe prints of Xu Lulu and Li Ziyu, the other shoe prints and fingerprints detected were left by Xu Lulu's agent Xu Wanzhen and the hotel waiter when they were cleaning the room. Xu Wanzhen disappeared, and the hotel waiters, they all
They recorded a confession and told exactly when they entered the room, and these people were still working in the hotel. Obviously, they were not suspected of committing the crime.
According to the results of Fan Yang's investigation, no traces of the actual third party were found at the scene. No evidence of his or her fingerprints, shoe prints, etc. was found at the scene. It seemed as if this person did not exist.
After listening to Fan Yang's report, Xu Lang fell into deep thought.
According to the surveillance video at the scene, when Li Ziyu arrived in room 5116, in addition to the deceased Xu Lulu, there was another person in the room, and this person has not yet identified his identity. According to Fan Yang's investigation results, this so-called
The third party may not exist.
After thinking for a while, I seemed to have thought of something.
"When I was surveying the scene, I remembered that there were two teacups in the living room with lipstick on them. One was left by Li Ziyu. So, who left the other one?" Xu Lang asked.
Fan Yang looked at Xu Lang, hesitated, and said: "We will conduct a technical analysis on the remaining tea cup. The lipstick was left by the deceased Xu Lulu."
"What?!"
Xu Lang was stunned at first, and then he was taken aback, looking at Fan Yang with surprise and confusion.
"How is this possible?"
After saying this, Xu Lang thought that room 5116 was the room where Xu Lulu lived. She had lived in the room for several days before she was killed. The teacup in the room had her lipstick on it. This was not unusual, but according to the time
From what Xu Lang saw, the tea cup should have been left by Li Ziyu after he entered the room and chatted with others.
Thinking of this, a bold and absurd idea emerged from Xu Lang's mind.
[Could it be that Xu Lulu was not dead when Li Ziyu entered the room? 】
However, as soon as the idea came up, Xu Lang shook his head and denied the guess.
It only took more than 20 minutes for Li Ziyu to enter room 5116 and leave room 5116. The condition of Xu Lulu's body was obviously impossible to achieve in more than 20 minutes. Moreover, room 5116 was not the first crime scene.
So, Fan Yang's survey result has only one possibility.
That tea cup actually existed when Li Ziyu entered the room, and the reason why it looked like Xu Lang and the others saw it was probably because the murderer had deliberately left it behind.
If this guess is true, the problem arises again.
The murderer created the illusion that Xu Lulu was alive when Li Ziyu entered the room. What was his purpose?
Mislead the police? Make the police think that Xu Lulu was killed by Li Ziyu?
Obviously it is unlikely. If we only analyze the situation in the living room, this possibility is very high. However, the condition of Xu Lulu's body negates this possibility.
The murderer's methods of committing crimes are very cruel and very professional. Since he can do this to this extent, it is impossible for him to know nothing about the police's methods of handling cases. As long as the forensic doctor examines the body, then the layout of the living room will appear very...
It’s redundant. If the murderer asked Li Ziyu to come to room 5116 to frame Li Ziyu, then he should not have killed Xu Lulu before Li Ziyu came to room 5116. However, the fact is that Xu Lulu killed Li Ziyu before Li Ziyu arrived at the scene.
He had already been killed, and the murderer also arranged the scene in the living room, which makes people have to think about the motives and purpose of the murderer.
After Xu Lang expressed his thoughts, Fan Yang thought about it and said, "Could this be done intentionally by the murderer to disrupt our investigation direction?"
Xu Lang thought for a while and nodded, feeling that this possibility was not impossible, but he quickly shook his head.
"What's wrong? Am I right?" Fan Yang looked at Xu Lang doubtfully and asked.
"Your analysis is possible, but there are a few issues you ignored."
"What's the problem?"
"First, judging from the condition of Xu Lulu's body, the murderer's psychology is very strong, even abnormal. From the crime scene, room 5116 is not the first crime scene. This shows that the murderer's IQ is not low and he has a certain level of intelligence.
Anti-reconnaissance awareness, and such people often do not do unnecessary things, so the layout of the living room seems very redundant."
"Secondly, the murder symbols found at the scene and the note left for me all indicate that Xu Lulu's death has some connection with Sun Wenyao. No matter what the relationship between the murderer and Sun Wenyao is, in short, he must be interested in our
He is very familiar with the investigation methods. Looking at the five murders committed by Sun Wenyao, he did not leave many clues at the scene. Sun Wenyao is not the kind of person who does unnecessary things, and if this person is to continue Sun Wenyao's killing method,
Then, he will definitely not do unnecessary things."
"Third, you said that the decoration in the living room was a smoke bomb created by the murderer, and smoke bombs have their own purposes. So, what is the murderer's purpose? It seems to have no effect."
"So, considering these points, your analysis is flawed."
Hearing what Xu Lang said, Fan Yang nodded and fell into deep thought.