Chapter 183 The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows
At six o'clock in the morning, a ray of white light rose in the east, piercing the darkness.
Downstairs of the teaching building of Haihui Middle School, Zhao Ming parked the survey vehicle, and then put on white chemical protective clothing with his two apprentices.
Zhao Ming looked at the surrounding environment. The middle school had been abandoned for ten years, and desolate scenes could be seen everywhere, like scenes from a horror movie.
Weeds grow from the cracks in the cement floor, withered climbing tigers grow on the walls, and fallen leaves swirl into the sky with the morning wind.
The teaching building, which has been neglected for a long time, looks like a crouching prehistoric beast, with its bloody mouth exposed in the gray light.
Zhao Ming carried the survey box and led the two apprentices up the stairs on the left. Along the way, they met dejected colleagues. In addition to looking tired, they all had deep fear in their eyes.
Zhao Ming knew something had happened. More than an hour ago, he heard Luo Rui yelling on the phone and the crowd screaming.
Although the victim was found in time, he did not survive!
Zhao Ming also blamed himself deeply. If he could have discovered the switch hidden on the ground earlier, it would not have led to such a tragedy!
At that time, when Luo Rui and the others went out to search, he was not idle. He had been analyzing the video, hoping to find more clues.
The switch on the ground is very secret and was not captured in the video.
No one knew that there would be a gear saw blade hidden under the table where the victim was trapped.
In addition to the guillotine on the ceiling, this is the second mechanism arranged by the murderer.
If the police cannot find the victim in time, the lights will burn the knots, the guillotine will fall, and the victim's head will be missing.
Even if the police found the victim in time and prevented the guillotine from falling, if the switch on the ground was accidentally touched, the victim would still die, and his death would be even more tragic!
The reason why Zhao Ming was able to find this switch was because of the glass shade of the oil lamp.
For this video picture, he used software to do special processing, and then he discovered that there was a shadow on the glass lampshade, and a very small bump was reflected on the glass cover.
It's very blurry and hard to see.
Zhao Ming also discovered that the cement floor of the classroom had been repaired, and there was a "scar" on a piece of ground under the victim's desk where it was tied!
This "scar" is two centimeters wide and does not match the color of the surrounding ground at all!
This "scar" flashed by in the video and only appeared for 0.1 seconds!
If it is a technical detective police officer with less qualifications, it may be difficult to find it!
When Zhao Ming saw it at the time, he immediately thought of the plumbers burying the wires underground and smoothing the ground with cement to prevent the wires from being exposed.
Moreover, cement was also used when the first female victim was trapped in a cement pipe.
So, he called Luo Rui immediately, but he didn't expect it was too late!
The mechanism is not hidden behind the classroom door, but on the ground of the classroom.
At that time, it was the darkest time of the night. The detectives had stayed up all night and were mentally exhausted. As long as they got close to the victim and accidentally touched the switch, the victim would still die, and it would be at the hands of the detectives.
Zhao Ming came to the fifth floor. The corridor was full of people. Everyone looked downcast. When they saw Zhao Ming, they didn’t even have the energy to say hello.
He also saw a young policeman squatting at the end of the corridor, his head buried in his knees, motionless.
Zhao Ming knew without guessing that he must have been the one who accidentally touched the switch.
It's not that he's not careful, it's just that he's really unlucky.
Such a thing can happen to anyone.
Detecting murder cases requires constant trial and error, but the cost of trial and error this time is too high, and it may ruin this young man's future.
When something like this happens, not only him, but also the Haijiang Branch has to face pressure from above.
After Wei Qunshan saw Zhao Ming, he rubbed his eyes and walked over.
"Director Zhao, the equipment of our branch is not very good, and we were trying to rescue people at that time. The scene was very messy and the workload was heavy, so I also called the technical investigators from the municipal bureau to come with me. You and them will come together later. Let’s investigate together.”
Zhao Ming nodded unfazed.
He and his apprentices had already put on protective clothing. The three of them filed in from the door of the classroom. As soon as they took two steps forward, all three of them were stunned.
The scene is not chaotic, but terrifying!
Blood splattered everywhere, and pieces of meat the size of fingernails fell on the table and floor.
The victim's abdomen looked like a fish belly cut open.
The gear saw blade is still embedded inside!
Zhao Ming has been a police officer for many years and has seen many crime scenes, but this time, he was still frightened to the point of feeling cold.
His two apprentices had turned around, retching and running outside.
Zhao Ming endured the discomfort in his heart, turned away his eyes, and then saw Luo Rui sitting at the back of the classroom.
Behind him is a blackboard newspaper, which says [I am looking at you! 】
Below the blackboard, tables and chairs with missing arms and legs were piled up like a hill.
Luo Rui found a large desk and chair and sat in front of the "hill".
He leaned forward, resting his arms on his knees, and stared motionlessly at the scene in front of him.
Zhao Ming and him looked at each other, but neither of them spoke, not even exchanging greetings.
Zhao Ming put down the survey box and started working.
This time, unlike the crime scene of the first victim, there are many physical evidences that need to be extracted.
This is no longer a homicide case about the murderer and the victim. Because the police are involved, you must be careful and careful.
Wei Qunshan has left with most of the criminal police. As a leader, he must report to the provincial department at this time, explain tonight's actions and cooperate with the investigation.
There were only a few policemen and auxiliary policemen from the police station left in the corridor. The auxiliary policemen were witnesses to the survey site. After Zhao Ming completed his work, they needed their signatures.
Zhao Ming's father, forensic doctor Zhao Chunlai and the technical investigators sent by the city bureau all arrived, and a large group of people were busy in the classroom.
Luo Rui has been sitting in the chair without moving.
Time passed slowly, and the gloomy sky did not welcome the sunshine. Instead, it started to wind and rain.
The winter rain slaps on the window glass, making a sound.
In the afternoon, the body had been transported back to the funeral home, and Zhao Chunlai was conducting an autopsy.
But the on-site investigation was not over yet, because people came from above, and they had to learn about the situation from the on-site personnel, so both Luo Rui and Zhao Ming were called back to the branch.
The inspection team has questioned Wei Qunshan and most of the people in detail, including the policeman who accidentally touched the switch. He has been suspended.
Luo Rui was called to a room, and he didn't recognize anyone in it.
A video recorder is placed on a tripod, facing the rectangular desk.
After Luo Rui sat down, he was constantly questioned and lectured, and then repeatedly told about last night's actions. If the preface and follow-up were inconsistent, and you were caught in a loophole, they would not let you go.
The police officer assisting in the interview had a laptop placed on the table in front of her. She kept typing in questions and answers.
Talk about the key point, she also turned the screen of her laptop around to let Luo Rui see the images captured by the law enforcement recorder.
The review lasted for an hour before they asked Luo Rui to sign the document.
“Thank you for your cooperation. I hope you can keep this conversation confidential!”
Luo Rui walked out of the room and returned to his office. Cai Xiaojing was not in the office.
After staying up all night last night, he was very nervous, so he sat in a chair and fell asleep.
But he slept very lightly, and the scene at that time kept replaying in his mind.
Blood splattered and broken flesh flew everywhere.
Especially the harsh "sizzling" sound, which kept playing in his ears.
Everyone understands that the murderer encountered this time is different from the Zhu Lizhi case, and also different from the jewelry store and escort vehicle robbery case. This time the murderer is challenging the police!
Suspect? Gangster?
No, this person is an enemy! Moreover, he has a very high IQ and is extremely cunning!
In confusion, Luo Rui's shoulder was pushed. He opened his eyes and found Cai Xiaojing standing in front of him.
Her face was pale and her eye sockets were deep. It looked like she had stayed up for two days and one night without rest.
Luo Rui stood up from the chair: "You just came back? Why don't you go and rest for a while?"
Cai Xiaojing shook her head and sighed: "Where do you have time? Let's go. Let's have a meeting first. After the meeting, I'll go Go get some sleep."
"Okay!"
Luo Rui rubbed his swollen cheek and followed her.
In the corridor, most of the criminal policemen walking with their heads lowered had serious faces and hurried steps, coming from different directions and converging in the large conference room.
The conference room, which can accommodate a hundred people, was full of people.
Some police officers are more alert. Those who did not participate in last night's operation did not sit at the conference table, but stood directly. This was obviously an attempt to distance themselves from each other.
Luo Rui saw Zhu Yong from the provincial department and several first-level police officers sitting on it. In addition, there were Wei Qunshan and Cao Hua. Wu Dahao did not show up.
The murderer of this serial murder case has killed two people from the police in a row, one of whom was the criminal police detachment leader of the city bureau. This shows how cunning his methods are.
After Luo Rui sat down, he immediately set his sights on Wei Qunshan. He looked tired, but his expression was more relaxed than this morning.
After seeing Luo Rui's gaze, he nodded slightly, and then lowered his head to communicate with Zhu Yong.
Not long after everyone arrived, Wei Qunshan presided over the meeting.
The opening statement was very brief, without mentioning the mistakes last night, and just talked about the summary of yesterday's case.
After Wei Qunshan finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Chunlai who was sitting against the wall. He was dozing off with his head down.
The apprentice pushed him and he woke up, then stood up and asked: "The body has been dissected and the report has been handed over to you. What? You still want me to speak?" Wei Qunshan nodded: " Director Zhao, you’d better tell me.”
Zhao Chunlai is old and has reached the age of retirement. He knows very well what the director has planned. It is all because of the forensic report.
So, Zhao Chunlai unscrewed the thermos cup, took a sip of strong tea, and said slowly: "The body... No, the victim was between twenty-three and twenty-five years old. No Over twenty-five years old! He is 1.76 meters tall and weighs 158 kilograms. He is obese.
Inner thighs and knees. There were purple bruises, and it was speculated that he had been attacked before being kidnapped.
After investigation and comparison of the shape of the scars, it seemed that he had been hit with a crime tool such as a baseball bat or an iron pipe... Passed. Judging from the bruises, the time of attack should be a week ago..."
Luo Rui listened to him while drawing the scene in his mind.
Because he has been in the training room every day for the past two months, studying how to kill people, he can easily judge the injuries to his thighs and knees.
The murderer must have attacked from behind, hitting the victim on the thigh with a crime tool, then taking a step forward, hitting the knee again, forcing the victim to kneel down, and then subdued him.
But it is not easy to subdue a man weighing 158 kilograms, which is 300 kilograms.
And where was the kidnapping place? What time? Are there any witnesses? Wait, these are all clues...
Zhao Chunlai paused and continued: "Other than that, the victim had no external injuries. However, when the gear saw blade was started... the victim was already dead!"
Already dead?
As soon as these words came out, the conference room immediately became noisy. The detectives looked at me and I looked at you with their eyes wide open.
Luo Rui was also shocked and speechless. He originally thought that the victim's death was caused by the policeman accidentally touching the switch...
So much so that he and all the criminal policemen Likewise, feeling guilty and sad makes me unable to lift my spirits all day long.
The forensic report has been out for a long time, but few people have read it because Zhao Chunlai submitted it directly to Wei Qunshan.
At this time, Zhao Chunlai blinked and glanced at Wei Qunshan from the corner of his eye. This old fox asked him to say this, and he was obviously asking him to prove it. Although the forensic report signed him as Zhao Chunlai name, but the words spoken by his mouth are more authoritative.
After all, Zhao Chunlai has a high prestige and has experience in dissecting eight thousand corpses, so no one would question his statement.
Besides, there is also a forensic doctor from the city bureau cooperating with the autopsy, so there is definitely nothing fishy about it.
But is there anything fishy?
Who knows?
At least, everyone believes that Zhao Chunlai will not let himself be in danger at the end of the year.
"How did you die?" everyone asked, and their moods improved a little.
Zhao Chunlai answered word for word: "Starve to death!"
Starve to death?
The detectives opened their eyes wide again, somewhat disbelieving.
Luo Rui was also very confused, which meant that the murderer had no intention of letting the victim go.
Whether the guillotine falls or the police accidentally triggers the switch, the victim will die.
From what Zhao Chunlai said, the victim's injuries were caused a week ago, which means that the murderer may have kidnapped him a week ago, and then the murderer starved the victim for a whole week, and then rushed to the police station Was he starved to death when he left?
Wei Qunshan quickly shouted: "Quiet, everyone, stop making noise, wait until Director Zhao finishes speaking!"
Suddenly, the conference room became quiet.
Zhao Chunlai continued: "There is indeed nothing in the victim's stomach, and his lips are chapped and the mucous membrane of his throat is dry. He probably did not drink water for a long time. Therefore, the specific time of his death was early this morning. Between one and three o'clock, not death caused by the gear saw blade!"
After that, Zhao Chunlai sat down in the chair, seemingly ready to continue dozing off.
Zhao Chunlai's speech swept away the previous situation. The detectives were no longer depressed, and the guilt in their hearts disappeared.
Cai Xiaojing and Du Feng, neither of whom had participated in last night's action, let out a long sigh of relief when they heard this.
Only Zhao Ming, who had just returned, had an expressionless face, with deep worry hidden in his eyes.
He glanced at his father and found that the latter was also looking at him.
The two father and son looked at each other for a long time, and finally Zhao Chunlai looked away.
There was no report on the on-site investigation of the crime scene. Zhao Ming was called to the conference room before he had time to do it.
When it was his turn to speak, he had to dictate, but no matter what he said, it was "estimate, maybe".
After all, those who engage in technical investigation let the physical evidence speak for themselves, not just talk nonsense.
However, there are a few points that are certain and do not require in-depth investigation!
After preliminary investigation, it was found that there were more than one power switch connected to the gear saw blade. In addition to the one on the ground, there was another one under the victim!
This switch is precisely designed and is always pressed by the victim's body. As long as the victim twists slightly or lifts his body slightly, the red button under him will automatically rise up and be embedded in the table. The lower gear saw blade will start.
The victim will be disemboweled in an instant!
Hearing this, not only the criminal police officers in the conference room, but also Zhu Yong and several first-level police officers from the provincial department, who had been silent, frowned.
How much fear and despair did the victim face at that time?
There is a guillotine hanging from the ceiling that may fall at any time. As long as the rope is burned by the flames, you will be dead and dismembered immediately!
There is also an extremely sharp gear saw blade hidden under the body. As long as the body moves slightly, the saw blade will cut open itself immediately.
Furthermore, within a week, the victim had not taken in any water, was extremely weak, and was on the verge of death.
He could only watch himself die!
In extreme despair, starved to death!
If the little policeman had not accidentally touched the power switch at that time, when he rescued the victim later, he might have triggered the red button under the victim, which would have still caused tragedy!
It can be said that it is impossible to guard against!
How much hatred is there between the murderer and the victim?
The police in Haidong Province have never encountered such a murderer.
Unlike the female corpse in the cement pipe, the murderer committed the crime this time with a careful plan, and it was all interlocking!
Luo Rui frowned, his mind was running rapidly, and he felt that the murderer was too smart, and he was definitely not an ordinary person.
In the first case, he delivered the USB flash drive with the video recorded to the report mailbox of the Municipal Bureau. He expected that no one from the Municipal Bureau would discover the video immediately, so he planned the death of the female victim. , it’s relatively simple, but the method is cruel!
For more than ten days after this, the murderer must have been hiding in the dark and observing every move of the police. His plan and his killing did not attract the attention of the police, so he planned a second case. .
This time, he delivered the USB flash drive with the video recorded to the report mailbox of the Haijiang Branch. He must have checked it out in advance and knew that the branch handles cases rigorously and has a correct style, so the second time he committed the crime, he almost used all the means to do so. It's like playing a high-IQ game, challenging the criminal police of Haijiang District!
Who is this person?
What is the deep hatred between him and the victim?
All this needs to be investigated urgently.
Before Zhao Ming finished speaking, he opened the investigation box at his feet, took out a white evidence bag, and displayed it in front of everyone.
"I just found this. It's hidden in the corner of the ceiling. It's very secret!"
Wei Qunshan opened his eyes wide and quickly stood up from his chair, as did Zhu Yong and other leaders.
Because there is a small hidden surveillance device in the evidence bag.
Zhao Mingdao: "When I found it, its light was still on. I couldn't find the power supply system, so the school had already lost power. Moreover, this thing is not a domestic product, it may be a high-end product purchased from abroad. Equipment!”
Wei Qunshan didn’t understand this and asked hurriedly: “You mean our actions last night were all filmed?”
Zhao Ming nodded: "Probably!"
This heavy hammer hit everyone present, making their slightly relaxed mood immediately tense up again.
The murderer installed hidden surveillance at the crime scene, which means that the murderer saw everything he did last night.
Including the "death" of the victim, whether he starved to death or not, once the video is released, it will immediately cause an uproar.
The conference room was silent, no one dared to speak.
Wei Qunshan was stunned and felt cold in his heart.
From last night, when Cai Xiaojing received the USB flash drive, until now, day and night, this case has been handled extremely poorly. Everyone’s nerves.
Zhu Yong and several first-level police officers from the provincial department thought that although this case was difficult, it would not be difficult to solve, but now after hearing the analysis of the case, they all shook their heads.
But no matter what, the case must continue to be followed up, and the murderer must be caught!
The meeting could no longer go on. Wei Qunshan no longer asked the members of each group about the investigation status, but instead reported to him privately.
He could not let all the criminal police know the details of the case, so as not to shake the military morale
After the meeting was dissolved, Wei Qunshan and Zhu Yong immediately set off to the provincial department to prepare to set up a task force to jointly handle the case.
Out of the conference room, Luo Rui immediately stopped Du Feng.
"Captain Du, have you caught the suspect who delivered the USB flash drive captured in the surveillance video?"
Du Feng replied: "He is not the murderer. I interrogated him for several hours. Nothing came of it, he said... No, he pointed out that a stranger asked him to do it, and now I have to go to the city bureau to find a portraitist and a sign language expert."
Luo Rui has already thought of this. The murderer is so cunning that it is impossible to leave his figure under surveillance.
But Du Feng wants to find a sign language expert? What's the meaning?
Before he asked, Du Feng sighed deeply and explained: "The suspect we caught is a deaf mute and illiterate. He can only make gestures with his hands. "
Luo Rui's eyes widened. The murderer actually wanted to work with such a person?
"Could it be..."
Du Feng nodded: "This murderer not only has strong anti-investigation capabilities, but also has a very high IQ. He can be a cement worker, an electrician, and high-tech equipment. He is also very strong. After all, the second victim weighs close to 300 kilograms. He subdued the second victim." After the first victim, I was wondering how he took the person away. Besides, the murderer also knew sign language!
Luo Rui, I have never met such a murderer since I was a police officer. It was a hard fight Battle!
In the murder cases we handled in the past, the murderer hid the body after the incident, fearing that he would be caught by the police. But now this murderer is not only not afraid of us police, but faces us directly. , challenge us!
Damn it, don’t let me catch him, otherwise the labor force will drown this man in the toilet!”
Du Feng exhaled and went to the toilet! Walk downstairs to the interrogation room.
Luo Rui was silent and stood there.
It wasn't until Cai Xiaojing, Chu Yang and Su Mingyuan came running that he came back to his senses.
Cai Xiaojing said: "Luo Rui, Commander Zhu and Bureau Wei just ordered that our criminal team of four people investigate this serial murder case alone and not act together with the task force that will be established later!"
Luo Rui looked at Chu Yang and Su Mingyuan. Both of them had serious faces and were eager to try.
He nodded solemnly: "Okay, let's go somewhere first!"
Chu Yang immediately asked: "Where to go?"
Luo Rui's pupils tightened and replied: "Armoury!"
(End of this chapter)
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