Although Hong Bin had already reported the basic situation of the crime scene to Xu Lang, Xu Lang still asked Liu Mingxuan about the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body.
Liu Mingxuan seemed to be a very gentle person. He answered all the questions raised by Xu Lang, and his answers were no different from what Hong Bin said. When Xu Lang asked, where have they been in the past two days? What have they done?
What? Who did he meet? When asked such questions, Liu Mingxuan also answered them one by one.
Not only did he clearly explain where he was, what he did, and who he met in the past two days, he also briefly explained what Wang Hongzhen did in the past two days.
Preliminarily, it seems that Liu Mingxuan and Wang Hongzhen have no time and motive for committing the crime. They do not know Cao Sizhe. They have not met him before, so naturally they will not know him.
Although it was ruled out that Liu Mingxuan and Cao Sizhe had a direct relationship with Cao Sizhe's death, Xu Lang actually paid close attention to Liu Mingxuan, mainly because during the questioning process, Liu Mingxuan directly said: "This is not the first crime scene, it is just a body dump."
on site."
Regarding this conclusion, Xu Lang and the others had already determined this matter when they arrived at the crime scene. There was not much blood at the scene, and there were no tools to dismember Cao Sizhe's body. There were no traces of a struggle. It was obvious that this was not the first case.
The scene was discovered, but Xu Lang thought more.
Most people will feel scared after seeing this kind of situation and leave the scene immediately to avoid having anything to do with it. However, Liu Mingxuan is not the kind of person who has not experienced storms. When he saw the body, he did not choose to leave.
, instead chose to call the police on the spot and wait for the arrival of the police. This shows that Liu Mingxuan's psychological quality is much better than most people. This may be related to his age, but from the time they found the body to now, they have successively accepted
The police station's inquiries, the criminal investigation detachment's inquiries, and finally Xu Lang's inquiries made Wang Hongzhen very impatient, but Liu Mingxuan was always very kind, and it seemed that nothing was wrong. However, the more this happened, the more Xu Lang's attention was attracted.
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"What do you think about this case?"
The inquiry was over, and Xu Lang agreed for them to leave. However, when Liu Mingxuan and the others were about to leave, Xu Lang asked. He said it was an inquiry, but more like asking for advice.
Wang Hongzhen was stunned for a moment, and Hong Bin was also stunned for a moment, looking at Xu Lang with a strange look in his eyes.
Liu Mingxuan was also stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted, took a deep look at Xu Lang, and said with a smile: "I am just a fishing enthusiast. It is your job as a police officer to handle cases. What can I say?"
"Really not?" Xu Lang asked.
Liu Mingxuan shook his head and said, "Really not."
"That's it." Xu Lang smiled and continued: "Then it'll be fine."
Liu Mingxuan didn't say anything anymore. He was pulled away from here by Wang Hongzhen, who had been impatient for a long time.
Looking at the retreating figures of Liu Mingxuan and Wang Hongzhen, Xu Lang frowned and held his chin with one hand, wondering what he was thinking.
When Hong Bin saw this scene, he turned his head and looked at Xu Lang with some doubts. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Brother Lang, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with Liu Mingxuan?"
Xu Lang was silent for a few seconds, shook his head and said, "He has killed people."
"Um?"
Hong Bin was stunned for a moment, then turned pale with shock. He looked at Xu Lang with his mouth wide open, then turned his head and looked at Liu Mingxuan, who had already ridden the electric bike and was about to leave.
"Is this impossible? How do you know he has killed someone?" Hong Bin asked doubtfully.
Xu Lang thought for a while, smiled, and said, "Intuition."
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Hong Bin became more and more confused. Just as he was about to continue asking, Xu Lang shook his head and walked straight towards the temporary shed.
The sun is strong today and the temperature is very high. As time goes by, the temperature is getting higher and higher. The sea breeze blowing on the sea not only does not make people feel cool, but makes people feel increasingly hot. People who are surveying the site
The police officer was already sweating profusely. Xu Lang was wearing a shirt, and his back was already soaked through. If he stood behind Xu Lang, he could vaguely see the vague scars on Xu Lang's back.
There are many scars, which are very obvious and look particularly ferocious. They were left after Xu Lang was injured last time.
Because of the rising temperature, forensic doctor Qin Mingyue numbered the body parts after performing a preliminary autopsy on the bodies and took them to a temporary shed for further autopsy.
The condition of the body is not very good. I don’t know when the murderer placed it here. When the body was found, it was found that it was still covered with dew. Obviously, the body had been here at least last night. Now, the sun is so bright,
Exposing the corpse to the sun will have a great impact on the autopsy work.
After arriving at the pergola, Xu Lang put Cao Sizhe's body back together on a simple workbench and asked, "How is the situation?"
Qin Mingyue was holding Cao Sizhe's head in her hand and carefully observed the wounds on the neck. When Xu Lang asked, she put down the head and said, "There are five wounds in total on the deceased."
Xu Lang looked at the corpse and nodded. He had already discovered this.
"The wound was very irregular. It was not cut with a sharp weapon, but torn apart by violence."
"Five horses cut the body into pieces." Hong Bin interrupted at this time.
Qin Mingyue glanced at Hong Bin, then nodded and said, "You can say that."
Hearing this, Xu Lang and Hong Bin's faces changed.
not too good.
They are all veteran detectives. They have seen many corpses and encountered all kinds of killing methods. This is the first time they have seen someone kill someone in such a brutal way.
Dismemberment by five horses was a punishment second only to Lingchi in ancient times. As the name suggests, this punishment involves putting ropes around a person's limbs and neck, and then using five horses or other animals to pull them from five directions.
To kill a person, in fact, the person is already dead before the person is divided.
In ancient times, those who "enjoyed" this kind of treatment include Su Qin, Lao Ai, Zhao Gao, Wu Qi, Shang Yang, Li Cunxiao, and Gao Qumi. Among them, the most famous ones are Gao Qumi and Shang Yang.
In 694 BC, Duke Xianggang of Qi convened an alliance meeting of princes at the head of Wei State. King Zheng Ziqian of Zheng State was afraid of the power of Qi. He did not listen to the advice of minister Ji Zhong and led his minister Gao Qumi to attend the alliance meeting. Duke Xiang of Qi ambushed him.
The armored warrior killed Zheng Ziqian and cut Gao Qumi into pieces.
During the period when Shang Yang was Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, Shang Yang's strict law enforcement aroused the resentment of the Qin nobles. After the death of Duke Xiao, Prince Hui was established. In order to avenge their old grudges, the disciples of Prince Qian reported Shang Yang's rebellion attempt and sent officials to arrest him. Shang Yang had no choice but to return to Qin.
So he and his followers sent troops to attack Zheng, but were defeated and captured. King Hui's chariot broke up Shang Yang's chariot and destroyed his clan.
This kind of punishment was too cruel and was abolished after the Tang Dynasty.
Now that Xu Lang and the others saw that Cao Sizhe's death was divided into five parts, they felt a little uncomfortable.
If Cao Sizhe died before being quartered by five horses, it would be easier to accept. If Cao Sizhe was quartered by five horses while he was alive, it would make people shudder just thinking about it. The pain can be imagined.
As if she knew what Xu Lang and the others were thinking, Qin Mingyue continued: "After the preliminary autopsy, it was found that Cao Sizhe was torn apart by a car while he was still alive. The main cause of death was suffocation and a broken neck bone."
Hearing what Qin Mingyue said, Hong Bin frowned and said, "Are there any horse breeders in City S?"
Xu Lang nodded and said: "There are indeed several horse farms in S City, but they are all established by horse clubs or wealthy individuals."
"It seems we have to investigate these horse farms."
Qin Mingyue shook her head and said: "The punishment of being quartered by five horses was indeed used in ancient times. However, other animals can also be used instead, such as cows, mules, donkeys, etc. Such animals are rare in cities.
There are many in rural areas, and technology is so advanced now that even if animals are not used, they can be replaced by other things, such as cars."
Qin Mingyue's meaning is very simple. Investigating the horse farm is only one direction, but it is not the only direction of investigation.
Xu Lang understood this and asked: "What is the tool for committing the crime?"
"Judging from the wound, it should be the nylon rope we often use. This kind of thing can be found everywhere on construction sites and hardware stores."
"When is the time of death?" Xu Lang asked again.
"Preliminary autopsy shows that the deceased should have been killed two days ago, but the specific time of death requires further autopsy."
Speaking of this, Qin Mingyue looked at the reef where the body was found, and continued: "The body has been placed here for at least one day and one night. The temperature in S City has been very high these days. The body was placed on the beach and exposed to the sun.
, coupled with the sharp drop in temperature at night, the detailed time of death may not be too accurate."
Xu Lang nodded, knowing this truth.
If Cao Sizhe's body had been placed here by the murderer during the day yesterday, or earlier, it had been a sunny day for the past two days, and the sun was very hot. Under such long-term exposure, the water in the body would have evaporated, and the body would have
Shrinkage occurs. At night, the temperature drops, and at the beach, the sea breeze blows, and the body is stained with sea water, which will damage the body to a certain extent. In this way, it is impossible to determine the accuracy of the deceased through a simple autopsy.
of the time of death.
Xu Lang pondered for a while and then said: "Take the body back for a detailed autopsy."
Qin Mingyue nodded, didn't say anything, and started busy with what she was doing.
Not long after, Qin Mingyue, with the help of several comrades from the Criminal Investigation Detachment, left the scene with Cao Sizhe's body.
After Qin Mingyue left, Fan Yang came over and reported on the on-site investigation.
In addition to the number 7 pieced together with the deceased's eyeballs and tongue, a message pieced together with cobblestones was also found at the scene. The eyeballs and tongue were taken away by Qin Mingyue, and after Fan Yang's investigation, it was discovered that the cobblestones were taken locally by the murderer.
This kind of stone can be seen everywhere under the reef group. The stone was taken away by people from the technical department and was going to be taken back for analysis and testing to see if fingerprints or anything like that could be found on the pebbles.
Xu Lang didn't hold out much hope for this.
The environment at the scene was very harsh. Not many shoe prints were found, and most of the shoe prints found were incomplete and left by the police. Obviously, it would be difficult to find the murderer through the shoe prints; as for the fingerprints, it was even more difficult.
In this way, the reef group is full of irregular corpses, and some fingerprints have been collected. However, the effect is not very great. Most of the fingerprints are incomplete. It is not particularly realistic to find the murderer based on the fingerprints.
No blood was found around the body. Only some dark brown traces were found under the body. Among them were some blood stains and more of a mixture of grease. In addition, a lot of ants and other things were found next to the body, and Qin
Mingyue also said before leaving that the body had been eaten by animals, but it was not serious.
This is not the scene of the first crime
, no tools for committing the crime were found, and no other clues were found. In addition, several ruts were found on the beach near here. After some investigation, Fan Yang determined that these were left by two electric vehicles, Liu Mingxuan and Wang Hongzhen.
, In addition, there are several bicycle rut marks, but these rut marks are very blurry. Although Fan Yang has carried out certain restoration processing, the meaning of the rut marks is not very great.
The scene can be said to be very clean, or it can be said to be very complicated. Although it is remote, a lot of garbage was still found on the beach. Most of the garbage was washed ashore with the sea water. As for whether there is anything left by the murderer among them
, I don’t know for the time being, but Fan Yang has already asked people to salvage and recycle these garbage.
After Fan Yang reported the results of the preliminary survey, he continued to work.
The situation at the scene was like this. Apart from the corpse, no more clues were found. Xu Lang and Hong Bin stayed at the scene for more than an hour. After confirming that there were no more discoveries, they went to the office building of the Chengnan Criminal Investigation Detachment.
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When the body was discovered, the identity of the deceased could not be determined. After Xu Lang came to the scene, he confirmed the identity of the deceased because he had met Cao Sizhe twice before, so he notified Cao Sizhe's family.
In the office area of the Criminal Investigation Detachment, Xu Lang met Cao Sizhe's parents.
Cao Sizhe's father is the third-in-command of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau of H City. His name is Cao Defa. He is fifty-seven years old this year and will reach retirement age in a few years.
Compared with most family members of the deceased, after Cao Defa came to the Criminal Investigation Detachment, saw Cao Sizhe's body, and determined that his son had been killed, in addition to the grief as a father, he felt even more angry.
In Hong Bin's office, Cao Defa looked at Xu Lang and Hong Bin and said with a gloomy expression: "I am just a son. Not long after I returned to China, something happened. I hope your police can give me an answer as soon as possible. Arrest me."
to the real murderer of my son."
Xu Lang nodded. He could understand Cao Defa's anger and grief, and promised to solve the case as soon as possible.
Cao Sizhe's mother's surname was Pei, Pei Suxue. Xu Lang had met her once in H City more than a month ago, and they met during a blind date with Shen Fang.
Pei Suxue also worked within the system. Later, she went into business and became prosperous in the business field. In addition to her business acumen and business skills, it was also related to her husband Cao Defa's position. Of course, these were not
focus.
Pei Suxue is a very strong woman. Even in the criminal investigation detachment, she still showed strength. She asked Xu Lang and the others to solve the case as soon as possible, as quickly as possible, and there was a vague threat in it.
After all, Pei Suxue is from H City, and H City is where the Provincial Public Security Department is located. Naturally, she knows a lot of leaders. However, Xu Lang's attitude towards this is still lukewarm.
Pei Suxue had never met Xu Lang, but when Xu Lang introduced himself, the woman couldn't help but look at Xu Lang a few more times. Her eyes were very complicated. Before leaving, she couldn't help but look at Xu Lang a few more times.
At first glance, he seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Xu Lang being responsible for investigating the case of Cao Sizhe's murder.
Hong Bin naturally saw this situation, and he was a little puzzled, but Xu Lang didn't react at all, as if he had expected this to happen.
After Pei Suxue left, Hong Bin asked Xu Lang: "Pei Suxue seems to have a problem with you."
Xu Lang smiled bitterly and shook his head. Do you have any objections? The woman that his son valued was taken away by him, ruining Cao Sizhe's blind date. As a mother, she naturally wants to stand by her son. Xu Lang guessed that after the last blind date failed,
, Pei Suxue must have asked about the result of the blind date, and Xu Lang's appearance will definitely attract this woman's attention. But now, Cao Sizhe came to S city to start a business, and only a month has passed since Cao Sizhe was killed. Pei Suxue will think too much,
That's for sure. Xu Lang is now the person in charge of this case. It's normal for Pei Suxue to think about other things.
Xu Lang briefly talked about the blind date, and Hong Bin understood immediately.
"No wonder I feel that she is a little hostile and distrustful of you." Hong Bin shook his head and said.
Xu Lang smiled bitterly again and said to himself: "This is more than just some hostility and distrust. I'm afraid this woman is now wondering if she killed her son."
Of course, these are no longer important. Now, we need to find out what Cao Sizhe went through between the time he disappeared and before he was killed. Only in this way can we determine the direction of the investigation.
And after Pei Suxue followed Cao Defa and left the Criminal Investigation Detachment, it was exactly what Xu Lang thought.
"Old Cao, let's let someone else investigate Azhe's case. Don't you work in H City? Let people from the Provincial Public Security Department investigate this case." Pei Suxue said.
Cao Defa looked at Pei Suxue and asked doubtfully: "Why?"
Pei Suxue told Cao Defa about the last blind date.
Originally she thought Cao Defa would agree with her idea, but to her surprise, Cao Defa refused.
"Why?"
"Azhe was killed in S City. The police in S City should have investigated this case. People from the Provincial Public Security Department are not convenient and suitable to intervene. Besides, CSY took over this case better than the Provincial Public Security Department.
There are far more suitable people to investigate, and..."
Speaking of this, Cao Defa did not continue talking.
"And what?"
Cao Defa glanced at Pei Suxue and said solemnly: "Azhe's death may not be that simple. The fact that CSY took over shows the problem."