Chapter 299 The murder reappears
On January 18, 2009, there was heavy fog and extremely low temperature.
Luo Rui was awakened by a burst of noise. He opened his sleepy eyes and glanced at the alarm clock.
It was seven o'clock in the morning. After getting out of bed, he opened the bedroom window and saw a sea of people in the stadium on the left.
Grandpas and aunts get up early to exercise, young people run, and a half-year-old child toddles on the grass.
A person's life, from childhood to old age, is embodied at this moment.
He looked at it for a long time, exhaled slightly, then simply washed up and went downstairs.
Because I live very close to the county bureau, I save money on gas for driving.
In addition to him, Tian Guanghan, Chu Yang and Su Mingyuan have also gotten up.
The four people were carrying bags, like ordinary office workers, facing the early morning fog, hunching their necks and walking towards the county bureau building.
The weather is getting colder and colder. If I don't run a few times, my feet will become stiff with cold.
Lao Cui’s bun shop has opened its doors, and there is a long queue in front of the door, all ready to take away.
Luo Rui and four others entered from the side door. Meng Jun, wearing an apron in front of him, immediately came forward to greet them.
Luo Rui greeted: "Four bowls of noodles, two drawers of steamed buns, and by the way, put some sour radish in the noodle bowl."
"I made it early, I'll give it to you now Bring it here." Meng Jun replied with a smile.
Luo Rui didn't care. He had breakfast every day at the bun shop.
Eat noodles on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and eat two steamed buns and drink a cup of soy milk on Tuesday, April, and Saturday. Today happens to be Wednesday.
Meng Jun brought the noodles, Chu Yang and others rubbed their hands, took the chopsticks from the bamboo tube, and took a sip of the hot soup first.
With a "squeak" sound, my whole stomach felt comfortable and my body became warm.
Tian Guanghan picked up the noodles with chopsticks, picked up a piece of pork liver and put it into his mouth.
He took a few sips and chewed: "It tastes good. The pork liver is very tender. I have never eaten pork liver noodles before. I didn't expect that the pork liver noodles taste really good."
Chu Yang ate very gracefully, he raised his head and said: "We are taking advantage of the team leader. If we come alone, Lao Cui will definitely not make such fresh pork liver."
"Hmm... "Su Mingyuan is hot." After opening his mouth, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Who can say otherwise? This old Cui has a very dark heart. All the ingredients are freshly made for the team leader. The meat fillings in the buns are all the freshest. And you see, this One bowl is worth two bowls...Tsk..."
"Let's eat, where are all the nonsense?" Luo Rui opened the disposable chopsticks, took a sip of the soup, and picked out a few noodles. Eat carefully.
He thought about it secretly, and the taste was just the same as before. It was not as exaggerated as they said.
The meal was almost done. As soon as Luo Rui put down his chopsticks, Cui Wang sat down.
Luo Rui made way for him and stared at him sideways: "If you have anything to do, tell him quickly. I feel sick in my heart when I see your face."
Lao Cui turned over. Eyelids, mouth snorted.
The injury on his face has almost healed, but there is still a band-aid on the left side of his forehead.
"I can tell you, you have been more careful lately."
"Oh?" Luo Rui looked at him doubtfully.
Hearing this, Chu Yang and the others also put down their chopsticks and looked up.
Lao Cui whispered: "This special operation you conducted has offended too many people. Some people say that it was because of you. I heard from those outside that some people want to "Revenge you."
Luo Rui shrugged. , said nonchalantly: "That's just right, I'm still worried about catching too few people."
Lao Cui sighed: "Don't care, although Shahe County is small, but there are still people who risk their lives." More, don’t get yourself into it.”
"What? When did you, Old Cui, care about me?"
"Tsk!" Cui Wang snorted: "I care about your life and death, I'm just afraid that Meng Jun will be sad."
Luo Rui looked up at Meng Jun. She was packing meals for the diners outside.
"Okay, I understand." Luo Rui responded, "Nothing else, I'm at work."
"There's one more thing...just wait for me. ." With that said, Cui Wang got up and walked towards the stairs to the kitchen.
Luo Rui looked at Chu Yang and the others: "You go to the bureau first. By the way, you take out all the files of [122] in the archives. They are located on the 15th row of shelves in the D3 area. There are five cartons in total."< br>
"Okay!" Chu Yang agreed, and the three of them wiped their mouths with tissues and then left.
Not long after, Cui Wang came down the stairs, holding a black plastic bag in his hand.
“This is for you!”
“What?” Luo Rui frowned. After taking it, he opened the bag and took a look inside. Ten wads of cash were neatly placed inside.
"This is 100,000 yuan in compensation from Meng Jun's ex-husband. Her ex-husband's parents spit out the money and just returned it two days ago."
"What are you doing for me?"
“Luo Rui, my old Cui is right Others are always unconvinced, including my cousin Li Nong, who is also only 250 years old, but I still admire you..." Cui Wang gritted his teeth when he said this. It seemed to kill him.
“Since Meng Jun and I are married, we can’t get the house you gave him for nothing, so naturally we have to return the money to you.”
Luo Rui put the black plastic bag Throwing it into Lao Cui's arms: "Don't do this to me. This money belongs to Meng Jun, not you. I gave it to her to ensure that she and her two children have a future."
"This is what Meng Jun means!" Cui Wang said, his voice a little loud.
Meng Jun, who was standing at the door, heard it. After finishing her work, she hurried over and wiped her hands with her apron.
"Officer Luo, you must take this money! I can't ask for the house for nothing."
Luo Rui stared at her: "Why?"
"Because... ..." Meng Jun lowered his head and murmured: "You have helped us too much, not to mention the wedding between me and Lao Cui."
Cui Wang sighed and said: "Officer Luo, let me tell the truth. Now there are rumors about your relationship with Meng Jun, which has caused misunderstandings for you and trouble for us.
Since I and Meng Jun Meng Jun is already married, and the rest of their lives will be left to me. You should trust me as a person, and I will not let them suffer with me."
Luo Rui felt a chill in his heart, he finally said. Understand that this is where they have to draw a clear line between themselves and themselves.
He shook his head with a wry smile. After a long silence, he nodded: "Okay, I'll take the money."
Luo Rui stood up and walked out of the shop.
Lao Cui also stood up and looked at his back, his expression relaxed a little.
Meng Jun wiped his tears and said, "Old Cui, did I do something wrong?"
Cui Wang shook his head: "If you don't give him this money, what will happen to him in the future?" Climbing to the highest level will not be good for him if someone gets caught. If you want him to be good, let’s go to the temple and worship the Bodhisattva more every month to pray for him.”
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Luo Rui returned to the office, put the black plastic bag in the drawer, and then sat in a chair in silence.
Everyone said hello to him, but he didn't hear them.
Almost an hour later, Luo Rui opened the drawer again and took out an amulet from the black plastic bag.
This red amulet was obtained by Meng Jun from the temple.
Luo Rui put the amulet into his coat pocket and pressed his palm against his heart.
"Team leader, we have brought the files." Chu Yang, Su Mingyuan and Tian Guanghan walked in holding cardboard boxes.
Lin Chen was also following behind them. She patted the dust on her hands and said, "Five boxes, four of which are full of physical evidence."
Luo Rui nodded: " Put all the physical evidence aside and wait for Director Zhao to come over and conduct forensic screening again."
Last night, Luo Rui had already notified Zhao Ming of Haijiang Division.
As soon as the other party heard that Shahe County was investigating a perverted serial murder case, he immediately became energetic. After reporting it to Wei Qunshan, he was already on his way here.
"Let's look at the files first."
From 1995 to 1996, the files of the two cases were in boxes, already gathering dust.
The sunlight outside the window pierced the thick fog, and a faint light shone on the table.
Luo Rui found two of the victims' information.
In the light, golden dust floats.
Photos of the two victims caught Luo Rui's eyes.
Name: Huang Yan.
Age: 22 years old.
Birthplace: Shahe County.
Occupation: Textile factory employee.
Marital status: Single.
Time of murder: January 22, 1995, at two o'clock in the morning.
Crime scene: In the work shed downstairs of the textile factory dormitory.
Cause of death: Sharp instrument pierced the carotid artery, resulting in death from excessive blood loss.
Characteristics of the corpse: The victim Huang Yan’s hands and feet were tied, and corn cobs were stuffed in her mouth and lower body. She was assaulted before her death, and her body showed bruises after being beaten.
Name: Yu Jiali.
Age: 25 years old.
Birthplace: Shahe County.
Occupation: Department store salesperson.
Marital status: Married, with one daughter.
Time of murder: January 22, 1996, at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, I was attacked on my way home after having a late-night snack with my colleagues.
Crime scene: An abandoned house at No. 122 Minsheng Road.
Cause of death: Sharp instrument pierced the carotid artery, resulting in death from excessive blood loss.
Characteristics of the corpse: The victim Yu Jiali had corn cobs stuffed in her mouth and lower body. She was not found to have been assaulted, and her body showed bruises after being beaten.
Luo Rui compared the two documents and found that Yu Jiali's hands and feet were not tied when she was killed. This was different from the first victim, Huang Yan. At this time, Lin Chen brought photos of two corpses and dozens of shocking photos, which were placed on the table one after another.
Everyone was moved by the tragic death of two young women.
Chu Yang gritted his teeth and said: "Fifteen years, a full fifteen years, their murderer has not been caught yet..."
Fang Yonghui also sighed: "Don't forget Not only the two of them, but there are three victims in Pingyang County."
Luo Rui stepped forward and compared them carefully, and found that Yu Jiali had the most injuries from the beatings, and the forensic report also stated, She suffered damage to her chest and fractured her fourth to seventh ribs.
This is obviously an injury caused by violence. The 1st to 3rd human ribs are thick and short, and are protected by the clavicle and scapula. They are generally less likely to fracture; the 4th to 7th ribs are longer and thin, and are prone to fractures; the 8th to 10th ribs are prone to fractures. The front costal cartilage forms a costal arch and is connected to the sternum; the front ends of the 11th and 12th ribs are free and have greater elasticity and are less likely to fracture.
Lin Chen pondered: "Obviously, Yu Jiali fought fiercely during her lifetime, and she was not violated by the murderer. Maybe it was for this reason that she was not violated. But after her death, the murderer Still putting corn cobs into her body*, this shows even more , the murderer has strong perverted habits.
Team leader, I think my analysis is correct. The murderer is unmarried, young, and has a strong tendency to violence."
"Not necessarily. ..."
"What?" Lin Chen asked with a frown.
Luo Rui leaned back and leaned on the back of his chair. He held two photos of the victim and analyzed: "It is not entirely accurate that the murderer has violent tendencies.
It can be guessed that the murderer is cowardly by nature and has a strong person. His mother was humble towards the same sex, and he had a strong aversion to women. Desire.
He is inconspicuous in life, no one cares about him, and he also lacks friends."
Hearing this, Lin Chen opened his eyes wide: "Team leader, you. Do you also understand criminal psychology?"
Luo Rui shrugged and looked at the people in the office.
"Starting today, we will restart the investigation of [122 Serial Murder Case]. Yang Bo and Lao Tian went to the scene of Huang Yan's murder. Fifteen years ago, the police made records of the workers in the textile factory. You take these records and re-screen them. Check it out, it’s best to find new clues.”
“Yes!” the two replied, but they didn’t have high expectations.
You know, multiple corpses mean multiple clues. In a murder case, corpses can be said to be the most important clues.
With so many clues, the case has still not been solved for fifteen years. You can imagine how difficult it is.
Even Luo Rui didn't hold out much hope.
"Chu Yang and Mingyuan, you go to the scene of Yu Jiali's murder and re-visit her interpersonal relationships, especially her husband, who was a key target of the investigation back then. You should also cross-examine him carefully and compare it with his records from that year. Is there any discrepancy?"
"Understood!" The two people picked up Yu Jiali's information and the transcript at that time, and prepared to make a copy. The originals cannot be taken out.
"Yonghui follow me." Luo Rui stood up: "Find Zhang Xiaolong's confession, and we will go meet this person."
"Okay." Fang Yonghui agreed.
Lin Chen hurriedly said: "Team leader, me, where am I?"
Luo Rui blinked: "Aren't you a logistics worker? What do you want to join in the fun?"
"That won't work, I'm here specifically to learn from you." Lin Chen curled his lips.
"It's up to you." Luo Rui walked to the interrogation room.
Lin Chen immediately followed, leaving Fang Yonghui behind. She also turned her head and made a face at Fang Yonghui.
Seeing this, Tian Guanghan smiled: "Yonghui, your position is in jeopardy."
Fang Yonghui rolled his eyes at him: "Fuck you!"
There are three interrogation rooms in the Shahe County Bureau, all of which are occupied.
Zheng Rong's interrogation team has a total of six people. These people used to do pre-trials. They are all very old and are old treasures of the county bureau.
They deal with novice suspects with a pinch of salt, and with repeat offenders, they scare and talk warmly at the same time, not afraid that these people will not speak up.
Everyone imagines that if they commit a crime, they just have to bite the bullet and refuse to admit their crime, and the police will not take any action against them.
But this is just your own imagination. If you have friends who have committed crimes, you can ask them. If the interrogating police officer does not take off all your underwear, it will be regarded as being very kind to you.
If you don't speak, there are many ways to make you speak. Afterwards, you will have to thank others with snot and tears.
Half an hour later, Zhang Xiaolong was taken to interrogation room No. 1.
Because Zheng Rong interrogated him before, he is also responsible for this interrogation.
Before entering the door, Luo Rui read the last transcript carefully.
This little dragon was arrested for organizing a sex racket. This matter was originally handled by the security brigade.
But in addition to this, Zhang Xiaolong is also suspected of arson. A year ago, he set fire to a house and caused a young woman to suffer extensive burns on her body.
Because there was no physical evidence, only eyewitnesses, and the eyewitnesses’ confessions were not very accurate, the police never arrested him.
With this special operation, the police arrested him for organizing prostitution, just to force him to admit to the arson case.
However, because during the interrogation, the major case [122] from fifteen years ago was discovered, the interrogation was interrupted.
After Luo Rui and Zheng Rong entered the interrogation room, Zhang Xiaolong raised his head and grinned.
"Officer, I was wronged. I really didn't do the arson case last year. If I had done this, you wouldn't have arrested me now."
Hearing this, The corner of Zheng Rong's mouth twitched. This kid was clearly scolding the police for being incompetent.
Zheng Rong glanced at him and shouted: "Be honest with me. Don't say unnecessary words without asking me!"
It's not that I can't pry his mouth open. If it weren't for the discovery of clues to the [122] major case, this birdman would have been sent to the detention center long ago.
Luo Rui sat down and stared at Zhang Xiaolong.
This man is 45 years old, but he looks young and looks like he is in his thirties. His hair is meticulously done and he dresses himself very energetically.
Zheng Rong glanced at his notes, looking for an entry point.
"Zhang Xiaolong, according to our investigation, since 2000, you have been suspected of organizing prostitution and have been arrested five times by the security brigade. You are a recidivist and have refused to change despite repeated admonitions.
Not only So, according to those years The young girl said that you tricked people into coming here on the pretext of falling in love. You first bought gifts and gave things to the girls, and then you deceived their trust, and then you violently coerced others into engaging in this illegal job. What’s going on?”
Zhang Xiaolong was wearing movable handcuffs. He raised his hands and touched his nose.
Luo Rui crossed his arms and looked at her with squinted eyes.
The action of touching the nose indicates that the other person intends to lie.
Sure enough, Zhang Xiaolong coughed and replied: "Officer Zheng, I am wronged. We have known each other for more than a day and a half. You should know what I am like. I have never coerced anyone, nor have I organized any sales. yin.
These women want to be friends with me and let me buy them gifts. Of course, I am willing to spend money for them, that's right.
But after the money is spent, should we make more money? I have no income and neither do they.
Everyone needs to eat, and people cannot starve to death.
They are engaged in prostitution, what does it have to do with me? "
As soon as he heard this, Zheng Rong became angry. He picked up several documents and showed them in front of the other party.
"Look carefully, there are eight girls in total. Five of them were deceived by you. This is their transcript, written word for word! Zhang Xiaolong, don’t resist needlessly. You can’t say that these five girls are all your girlfriends, right? ”
"Yeah, they are all my girlfriends, what's wrong? Is it not allowed by law to have five girlfriends?" Zhang Xiaolong smiled and said: "Besides, you said that my organization sells sex, well, did I provide these women with anything? Place? Have they ever given me money?”
Zheng Rong smiled: “You learn a lesson, Zhang Xiaolong was caught. You have learned so many times, do you really think we can’t do anything to you?”
Seeing Zheng Rong’s malicious smile, Zhang Xiaolong felt a little nervous, and he quickly replied: “That’s not true, you guys? You just wronged me, a good person."
Zheng Rong pulled out a document from among the many documents and waved it in front of him.
“Since you don’t admit that the organization sells sex, let’s talk about the arson case last year. The victim was one of your ‘girlfriends’. She said she was suspicious because she hid the money. You waited for an opportunity to retaliate and set a fire in her bedroom late at night, intending to burn her to death.
At that time, she was sleeping and did not notice you, and the witnesses only saw your leaving back but not your face, so the case has not been solved and we have no evidence to arrest you.
Guess, what is this in my hand now? "
Zhang Xiaolong swallowed, blinked crazily, and shook his head in confusion.
"The day before you set the fire, did you go to a gas station in Pingyang County to give yourself Refueling your car? And you asked someone to use an oil drum to fill you with five extra liters of gasoline? "
"No, I didn't! You bluffed me! ”
"I'm not bluffing you." Zheng Rong said: "That gas station is under surveillance. Boy, the scene when you bought gasoline was filmed. Moreover, the combustion accelerant used at the arson scene was bought by you. If the victim hadn't discovered that five liters of gasoline in time and jumped out of the window, you would now be charged with murder!
But it doesn't matter. The prosecutor will definitely charge you with attempted murder. I calculate that you will have to stay in prison for about ten years.
Heh, I'm too lazy to care about you, kid? "
"No! I don't admit it, you lied to me!" Zhang Xiaolong shook his head like a rattle and turned pale with fear.
Zheng Rong looked at the single-sided glass. The police officer in the observation room understood and operated the computer to play the surveillance video.
On the wall on the side of the interrogation room, the scene of Zhang Xiaolong at the gas station was played on the big screen.
The time was August 10 last year. He took the oil drum handed by the staff and put it in the trunk.
Zheng Rong asked sharply: "You told the staff at the time that you bought a separate barrel of gasoline to refuel the motorcycle, right? The witnesses and physical evidence are complete, as well as you and the victim relationship, the chain of evidence is closed, I haven’t wronged you, right?”
Zhang Xiaolong’s chin trembled, and he raised his head with a pale face. His eyes moved left and right, as if he was preparing to struggle.
Luo Rui sat aside and remained silent. He looked at Zheng Rong, who nodded slightly to him and grinned.
Every year, hundreds of thousands or even tens of thousands of criminal cases are solved, not by one person working alone, but by the cooperation of many police officers, and finally the suspect is put on trial.
Luo Rui could imagine that the police officers who visited and investigated must have searched countless gas stations before finally finding the physical evidence that could convict Zhang Xiaolong.
Although it was Zheng Rong who broke through the suspect's psychological defense, other people also contributed to it.
At this time, Zhang Xiaolong's eyes narrowed slightly. He leaned forward and placed his hands with metal handcuffs on the table.
"Officer Zheng, I said before that there are clues to [Case 122]. If I tell them, will I have a chance to reduce my sentence?"
This was what Luo Rui was waiting for. He nodded slightly: "Then let's see what clues you can provide."
Zhang Xiaolong grinned: "[122 Extraordinary Serial Murder Case], people outside are not I know, but he is a household name in our county, and your police have never caught him. And he has not continued to commit crimes since 2000, right?"
Luo Rui narrowed his eyes slightly: "You know very well, it couldn't have been you, right?"
"How can I do this?" Zhang Xiaolong smiled, then his face became serious. "You are all wrong. After 2000, this demon is still killing people!"
These words immediately shocked Luo Rui, and Zheng Rong also stood up from his chair and stared at him.
The muscles in the corner of Zhang Xiaolong's eyes twitched, and he said word by word: "I know where the victim's body is..."
(End of this chapter)