Chapter 195 Murder under the Cliff
Early September.
The sun is hidden in thick clouds, and the weather is sweltering.
The group's backs were covered in sweat, and their breath was hot.
They braved the scorching heat and climbed up the mountains in the north of Shahe County, stepping on gravel.
This is a shortcut to get up the mountain quickly.
There is actually a road that winds down from the mountain.
This road is usually not used by people. It is mainly used by large trucks and excavators to transport stones and gravel from quarries.
However, the mine has been shut down due to excessive logging.
The road is a dirt road with many potholes, and grass more than one meter high grows on both sides and in the middle.
Due to heavy rains in spring and summer, mudslides occurred. The road's interruptions collapsed in large areas and were blocked by gravel and sand. They have not been cleared yet, so cars cannot get on at all.
After Li Nong led the people onto the road, he was already sweating profusely.
In addition to the seven police officers from Wuyuan Police Station, the county bureau's forensic doctor Han Jinli and trace examiner Miao Shouqiang were also sent.
The person who discovered the body was an herb collector from a nearby village, and he was also the one who reported the case. He was an old man in his late sixties, named Gu.
Wearing a straw hat, with a bamboo basket slung across his shoulders and a sickle in his hand, he stood in the shadow of the dirt road.
Behind him was the devastated quarry, and the bare 100-meter cliff looked like the bones of a giant whose flesh and blood had been stripped away. It was heart-stopping to look at.
Especially in the hot summer, the mine that is hundreds of meters deep is really like cutting open the belly of a beast and emptying out its flesh and blood, which is shocking.
Seeing the police approaching, Uncle Gu quickly took a few steps forward and said in dialect: "The person has been dead for a while, right inside."
He pointed at the quarry with his sickle Deep in the field: "There is more than one person, there are two!"
Uncle Gu spoke directly and did not pay attention to who was the leader of this group of policemen. The policemen were all the same anyway, so the person he spoke to was Zheng Zheng. Glory.
Zheng Rong immediately asked: "How did you find out?"
Uncle Gu said: "I went up the mountain to collect medicine in the early morning. When the sun came out, I wanted to go down the mountain. But here in the quarry, there are The stones can be used, so I plan to come here to look for them to see if there are any suitable stones. I would rather use a car. Come and pull it back and build a pigsty.
Who knew, when I walked to the end, I saw two bones. "
Li Nong. His face was solemn. If his bones had turned into white bones, he had been dead for a long time. If there were still two white bones, this case would be serious.
He frowned and said, "Okay, please lead the way!"
Uncle Gu nodded, turned around and walked in, leading the way.
The group of people quickly followed, because there were gravels everywhere, and the soles of their feet hurt terribly when they stepped on them.
Luo Rui helped Zheng Yuan, but was blocked by the latter.
“When I was young, I often climbed this mountain without help.”
Zheng Rong's face was also very ugly. In the murder case, the deceased had turned into bones and had only been discovered so far. Everyone was very depressed.
There is a shallow pool in the innermost part of the quarry, which is supposed to store rainwater on rainy days.
Behind the shallow pool is no longer gravel, but one meter square rocks, piled together haphazardly.
Uncle Gu said he wanted to find stones to build a pigsty, so he should look for them here. However, these stones are strangely shaped and not many can be used.
Those who could be used had already been pulled down the mountain by the villagers.
This place is already at the bottom of the cliff.
After bypassing the shallow pool, you can see the stones ten meters above the cliff, protruding outward, forming a ledge that protects you from wind and rain.
Under the eaves, Luo Rui saw the two white bones.
They are said to be white bones, but due to the wind and sun, the bones have turned yellow, and weeds are growing wildly around them, swaying in the wind.
If you stand farther away, you won't be able to spot them at all.
Although the quarry is deep in the mountains, because there were a lot of human and large machine activities in the past, wild animals have never dared to approach it, so the body was fortunately preserved without being damaged.
If it is chewed, you will not see a complete skeleton in front of you.
Seeing the scene in front of them, Fang Yonghui and Miao Shouqiang swallowed. They had just joined the police. Although they had seen human bones in textbooks, seeing it with their own eyes was another matter.
Han Jinli, on the other hand, had no expression on her face. She and Miao Shouqiang began to dress up and prepare to enter the scene.
Li Nong put on his shoe covers and walked into the scene. He squatted down and carefully inspected the two bones.
Fang Yonghui gritted his teeth and wanted to step forward to study, but was held back by Han Jinli.
“Don’t go yet, wait for us to investigate first.”
At this time, Zheng Rong, Yang Bo and Peng Jie all looked at Luo Rui in unison.
“No, what are you watching me do?”
Zheng Rongdao: “Can the case be solved?”
Luo Rui blinked: "No, Master, do you think I am a god?"
"Who said your resume is so awesome? We will definitely ask you."
Luo Rui blinked. Rui was speechless: " Master, we have just arrived.”
Zheng Rong asked, “You must be able to tell something!”
Luo Rui didn’t answer, but stretched his neck. , looking towards the scene.
After spending a lot of money and studying for more than a year, Luo Rui is no longer the foolish young man who analyzed crime scenes without any knowledge.
With the accumulation of knowledge and experience, he was in awe of homicide cases and felt that composure, calmness, and conclusive evidence were the keys to solving the case, rather than blindly relying on intuition and simple clues. Speculate the circumstances of the case.
The police from Wuyuan Police Station are here to maintain the scene, but this place is inaccessible and there is no need to maintain it.
Out of curiosity, everyone whispered and discussed.
It was almost noon, the sun was hanging high in the sky, and the weather was getting hotter and hotter, so the police officers found a shady place to rest.
Only forensics and forensics were busy in the shadow of the frieze.
Luo Rui stood on the outside from beginning to end, without moving. His eyes were fixed on Han Jinli as he collected the bones, while giving her and Miao Shouqiang water to drink.
The work was not completed until the afternoon.
Han Jinli's face was covered with sweat. She stood up, exhaled and looked at Li Nong.
She said nothing, then looked at Luo Rui aside.
There are confidentiality regulations for murder cases, and Han Jinli cannot report the preliminary investigation results in front of Luo Rui.
Luo Rui understood what she meant and had no choice but to walk away.
Zheng Rong, Yang Bo and Peng Jie sat on the rocks with their collars open and fanned themselves with picked branches.
Yang Bo took out his Chinese cigarettes and gave one to Peng Jie, and the two started smoking.
Zheng Rong glanced at him dissatisfied, touched his trouser pocket and found that the cigarette was gone.
He said viciously: "Yang Bo, if you want to take a vacation next week, give me back the cigarette! Don't think I don't know that you stole my Hongta Mountain!"
Yang Bo said helplessly: "Zheng Suo, don't Even if you have smoked and got lung cancer, your life is important. , or is it more important to smoke? When your retirement notice comes, go to chemotherapy as soon as possible, don’t delay!”
Zheng Rong sighed, broke a branch, bit it in his mouth, and saw Li Nong gathered around him! A group of people were discussing the case.
Luo Rui sat on the stone next to Zheng Rong, but the stone was hot, so he immediately raised his buttocks.
"Hey, boy, you really didn't see anything?" Zheng Rong asked him.
Luo Rui wiped his sweat with the back of his hand and said, "I can see a lot of things."
Hearing this, Yang Bo and Peng Jie quickly came up and gathered around him.
Zheng Rongdao: "Tell me about it?"
Luo Rui muttered: "Two bones, one male and one female. The male deceased was between twenty-two and twenty-five years old. , female around thirty years old, with no spines on her skeleton No injuries were found on the skull.”
Zheng Rong knew that the gender and age of the deceased could be roughly determined from the bones, but it required sophisticated tools. Luo Rui was just watching from the outside, and it was so easy. Determine this result?
Zheng Rong and the other two people opened their eyes wide.
While Yang Bo was stunned, Zheng Rong stole half of the cigarette from between his fingers, took a comfortable puff, and asked: "Luo Rui, how did you see it? Have you studied forensic medicine?" "
Luo Rui nodded, took the cigarette from Zheng Rong's hand, and stuffed it into Yang Bo's mouth.
“I studied forensic anthropology for a while. This is not a crime scene. These two people definitely did not fall from the cliff. The scene does not match the traces of falling from the cliff. The two deceased were either dumped. Or..."
Luo Rui didn't finish his words because he saw Li Nong walking towards this side.
Li Nong's hearing was very keen. Han Jinli had just reported what Luo Rui just said, but her analysis of the age range of the deceased was larger and not as accurate as Luo Rui's.
Especially for the female deceased, Han Jinli gave the age between twenty-five and thirty years old, while Luo Rui directly gave the age of thirty.
This is so fucked, thirty years old?
How did he see it?
Li Nong snatched the Zhonghua cigarette from Yang Bo's hand, took a puff, and then returned it to Yang Bo.
"Luo Rui, you just said this was not the scene of the first crime? What is the basis for your judgment?"
Luo Rui said: "The clothes of the deceased are gone, and only two bones are left. As for being taken away by wild beasts? There are two possibilities: either they were dumped, or the two of them ran here naked and died unfortunately."
Luo Rui pointed to the bones. place.
Li Nong raised his eyebrows. The deceased's clothes were gone. Everyone could see this. The speculation that the body was dumped is also valid, otherwise it would be impossible to explain where the clothes went.
It is normal for the murderer to take off the clothes of the deceased to hide his identity when he kills someone.
Li Nong also inferred this, but Luo Rui was different. He gave two speculations. The two deceased people ran here naked and unfortunately died?
This speculation is far-fetched and does not meet objective conditions.
Zheng Rong also thought so, including Yang Bo and Peng Jie, who squinted and thought about this possibility.
After thinking for a while, no one knew the reason, so Li Nong asked: "Then which reasoning do you prefer?"
"Really let me tell you?"
Li Nong nodded: "It doesn't matter if you say so!"
"Okay." Luo Rui rolled his eyes: "I am leaning toward the latter possibility, but the premise is that the forensic doctor determines the cause of death of the two deceased people. "
"Oh? What do you say?"
"Let's check the cause of death. If there is no obvious trauma that caused the death, see if they were inhaled. Du Shi, if it was a murder case and the murderer dumped the body, it would be impossible for him to expose the body to the wild. Although this place is inaccessible, there is still a possibility of being discovered.
If it was a matter of sucking flour, it would explain these two things. Why do individuals get naked, take off their clothes in a daze, and do some overly intimate behaviors? And..."
Luo Rui raised his head and looked at the cliff: "Maybe we can find traces of the deceased in this mountain."
Everyone followed his gaze and looked up at the jagged cliff. , the rolling mountains behind the cliff.
Luo Rui's guess is well-founded. Shahe County is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces water on one side.
In addition to going to the mountains to collect medicine, the villagers also have poachers from other places and travel enthusiasts who come here for the fame.
Two people were dead, and they were in the shape of bones. The county bureau and the police station have never received any missing reports, so there is a high possibility that these two people were from out of town.
Li Nong agreed with Luo Rui's analysis and was also surprised.
No matter what happened to Luo Rui's file, he already understood that based on the other party's saving skills and his current analysis of the case, he was definitely not a rookie.
Li Nong looked at him deeply, and then went to arrange for people to search the mountain.
Zheng Rong snatched the cigarette from Yang Bo's hand, took one last puff, then put it out on a stone, wrapped the cigarette butt in a tissue and put it in his pocket.
"Let's go search the mountain."
Yang Bo looked at Luo Rui blankly: "You just guessed, right?"
"If that's what I thought, Traces should be found soon.”
Under Li Nong’s organization, more than twenty people walked around the quarry and then prepared to search the mountain.
Because there were too few manpower, he called the county bureau and asked for more manpower. However, there were high mountains and dense forests, and the roads were blocked, making it impossible for cars to get up.
Luo Rui found Uncle Gu and whispered a few words. Then Uncle Gu called the villagers down the mountain, and more than fifty villagers came running up the mountain.
Among them were men and women, as well as women and children.
Li Nong had a headache just looking at it, but Luo Rui's eyes lit up. He touched the Chinese cigarette in his pocket and walked into the crowd.
Li Nong, Zheng Rong and others looked at him strangely. After a while, all the cigarettes in Luo Rui's hands were gone.
He chatted with these people for a while, touched the heads of several children, and then walked back and said: "I found it. In the middle of last year, a half-year-old child found a tent and a tent in the mountains. Two backpacks, the kid took them all home when no one wanted them.”
Li Nong touched his cheek and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Zheng Rong laughed loudly. Searching the mountains was a hard job, with the scorching sun and rugged mountain roads.
If no trace is found, he might still be wandering around in the mountains most of the night.
He didn’t expect Luo Rui to get things done easily.
Luo Rui then added: "However, I just told them that those who provide information will be rewarded with two bags of rice and three barrels of oil. Team Li, what do you think?"
Li Nong sighed: "Give it, you must give it!"
Then he asked: "There is a tent and a backpack. So, these two people are really here to travel?"
Luo Rui nodded: "It is estimated that the scene was severely damaged. I don't know if biological traces can be extracted from the backpack and tent."
But no matter what, the direction of the investigation should be correct. Next, wait for the forensic doctor to After determining the cause of death of the deceased, the nature of the case will be decided.
Li Nong led the team, using the child as a guide, to the place where the deceased had been camping.
The people at Wuyuan Police Station were fine and prepared to return to the police station.
Li Nong planned to invite Luo Rui to go into the mountains with him, but Luo Rui refused.
On the way back, Zheng Rong asked him: "It's not a homicide, so you're not interested anymore?"
Luo Rui turned around and looked at him: "Master, who said this is not a homicide? ?”
“Isn’t that what you said? You tend to think that these two people overdosed on that stuff...”
Luo Rui shook his head: "The cause of death has not been revealed yet, so we can't be so sure."
Zheng Rong was speechless for a moment. Luo Rui swore a frank speculation while maintaining a high degree of skepticism. This calmness and logic The ability is indeed not something that ordinary criminal police officers can possess.
Yang Bo also admired him very much. Not only did he and Peng Jie admire him, they also felt that they were beyond their reach of Luo Rui.
A few people walked down the mountain together, chatting.
Luo Rui asked: "Are there many drug addicts in our county?"
Zheng Rong sighed: "In recent years, there has been a trend of high incidence, especially in those nightclubs and KTVs. The county bureau has made many secret visits, but they have not been able to find bulk goods."
"That nightclub Who are the bosses of KTV? ”
< br>"A foreign boss named Yan Yun, the other one you have met..."
Luo Rui frowned: "Gu Zhiliang?"
Zheng Rong shook his head: "It's Dai Baoyue, Wu. The female manager of the Yuan mining sand farm. ”
Yang Bo interjected: "The same thing is actually Gu Zhiliang's industry."
Luo Rui narrowed his eyes slightly: "This Gu Zhiliang is not simple!"
Zheng Rong said angrily: " Everyone knows that his butt is not clean. If you want to talk about Gu Zhi Liang Shedu, that's really possible! This man is so brave that he covers the sky with his hands in Shahe County, but no one can find evidence of his crime. I hope someone can bring him to justice before I die! "
"There will be a day!" Luo Rui muttered.
The next day, the sky was slightly bright. Luo Rui and Zheng Rong, who had just finished their morning meeting, were still sitting on the metal bench outside the door.
As long as nothing happens at Wuyuan Sand Quarry, there is peace and quiet in the police station.
The murder case that happened yesterday had nothing to do with the police station. Yang Bo and Peng Jie continued to brag and beat up, went out on patrol for nothing, and then took care of the Yunnan horses in the carport.
This Yunnan horse has lived in the police station for a month and has become a member of the police station. Whoever touches its head will have its shoulders humped.
Luo Rui confiscated all the cigarettes in Zheng Rong's pocket. In order to make him quit smoking, Yang Bo and Peng Jie also smoked behind his back.
Zheng Rong was in the midst of a withdrawal reaction. When he was fine, he had toothpicks in his mouth and couldn't stop swallowing.
The leisurely time in the morning was suddenly interrupted by a gust of wind and sand.
Li Nong's second-hand Mitsubishi off-road vehicle drove directly into the courtyard, raising a large cloud of dust.
Zheng Rong whispered to Luo Rui: "Believe it or not, if you continue to stay in our institute, this guy will come here every day."
Luo Rui smacked his lips. , without saying anything, he stood up and stepped forward to greet her.
Li Nong ran up the steps in a few steps and said: "Luo Rui, I am now officially informing you that you are on a long-term loan from the County Criminal Police Brigade."
"I'm going to find your director now. When he signs and seals, you can come with me."
Luo Rui sighed and shook his head: "Captain Li, I don't agree."
Li Nong opened his eyes wide: "Why? Such a good opportunity! What on earth do you think? Is there really something you are hiding from me? Your file , the county bureau has not been able to call it, and your skills and ability to solve crimes are obviously not a rookie!
I have been a criminal police officer all my life, and I still don’t know what a criminal police officer is like? , you are definitely not an ordinary person!
So, tell me now, who are you? ”
After saying this, he looked at Zheng Rong, who looked serious. He looked at Yang Bo and Peng Jie, who also had straight faces.
Li Nong knew Zheng Rong very well. This man was famous for being a protector of calves, especially his apprentices, whom he treated almost like a son.
Zheng Rong didn’t even say a single thing about what he just said.
Suddenly, Li Nong understood and asked loudly: "Old Zheng, Zheng Suo, do you know Luo Rui's identity? And you, who are you, Yang Bo and Peng Jie, you two brats, Yesterday morning, I asked Luo Rui to study case handling, and you were the one who laughed at me, right?"
Yang Bo quickly waved his hands: "No, I didn't laugh! Peng Jie, did you laugh?"< br>
Peng Jie shook his head: "I didn't laugh. Yang Bo is the Li team you laughed at, right?"
"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't, I'm not!"
Li Nong gritted his teeth, Look at Zheng Rong.
Zheng Rong shrugged and pursed his lips, looking innocent.
Luo Rui asked at this time: "Captain Li, have you found the cause of the victim's death?"
Li Nong didn't answer, but stared at him: "Tell me first, do you agree to be seconded?"
Luo Rui moved his steps twice and replied solemnly: "I'd better be a film police officer first. ”
Li Nong was like a defeated rooster, his spirit suddenly became depressed.
"Okay, very good!"
He dropped these words, ran down the steps and got into the car.
Fang Yonghui looked at him: "Captain Li, how are you?"
"Go back to the county bureau! By the way, hit the accelerator harder and throw out all the sand on the tires!"
Fang Yonghui smacked his lips, turned the car in one direction, and drove out of the police station.
Zheng Rong saw the dust rising, coughed twice, smiled and scolded Luo Rui: "You are also a dead-head, what are you doing in this small temple of ours? Brigade Li invited you twice, and both times You rejected me, and I don’t know what you think. Look, Yang Bo and Peng Jie have worked hard for so many years, but they are still just policemen. They don’t even have the chance to go to the county bureau.”
Yang Bo put his hands in his pockets. , stepped forward.
"By the way, if Team Li is here in such a hurry, has there been any new situation in the case?"
Peng Jie also joined in the fun: "I think Luo Rui's speculation yesterday may be all right."< br>
“Maybe the case yesterday was more difficult. "
Zheng Rong looked at Luo Rui: "What do you mean? It's not really a murder, right?"
" Luo Rui shrugged and looked at the three of them. I have nothing to do after get off work. Find a place where I can treat you to a drink?”
Yang Bo smiled broadly: "That's a good relationship! You've been here for so long, and we haven't expressed it yet."
Peng Jie also smiled: "Yes, I always smoke your good cigarettes, and I'm in Hongtashan." I’m not used to smoking anymore. Yang Bo and I will treat you and Zheng Suo to this drink.”
Luo Rui waved his hand and refused: “I’d rather invite you. Richer than you."
Zheng Rong said mockingly: "How much money do you have? I can't keep beating you Qiu Feng, or I'll invite you, master!"
Luo Rui said absently: "Not much, just a few hundred million. By the way, let's go to the KTV owned by Dai Baoyue at night."
Hearing this, Zheng Rong and Yang Bo looked at each other.
They didn't care about Luo Rui's last sentence. What they cared about was the mere few hundred million...
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