Chapter 216 Is it a human, a ghost, or both...
With Ran Ran stopping them, the conflict between Shen Dinghai and Ning Wu finally did not escalate into a dispute or even a fight.
“How do I remember that my eldest brother commented on this guy as being positive, outgoing, and easy to talk to? How did you come to the conclusion that he loves to laugh and is positive, outgoing, and easy to talk to?!”
"This guy obviously likes to tease people with a smile!" Shen Dinghai said to himself, without attracting Ran Ran's attention.
Ran Ran now feels helpless in a fog, and cannot spare much energy to pay attention to Shen Dinghai.
She looked at Ning Wu and said, "I promised to tell you everything I knew, but do you know what the nearby workers think of Wang Laowu's death now? Except for useless words like "Strangle Ghost."
Get Ran Ran's answer Looking at it, Ning Wu became obviously happy.
“So you still remember that I have good hearing.”
Ran Ran didn’t want to speak for a moment, “Can you be more serious?”
Ning Wu’s expression looked He sounded innocent, "I'm very serious. It's because of my good hearing that I know what people nearby said about these two tragedies."
Shen Dinghai opened his eyes wide, "You are standing outside Wang Laowu's house, and you can actually hear the conversations in other houses?! You have a good ear!"
Ning Wu repeated it again, "I said Yes, my hearing is very good."
But when he explained to Shen Dinghai, he was obviously not patient with Ran Ran.
"In addition to the useless theory of a strangler you mentioned, another theory has begun to circulate - serial murders."
Shen Dinghai took a breath of air, it was really It's because he has been in the world of metaphysics for a long time, and now he is a little scared when he hears such a horrific incident that is so close to reality.
"Is this... considered a good thing?" He asked uncertainly: "After all, more workers are beginning to believe that it is not unknown ghosts who kill people."
"This should be beneficial to our investigation, right?"
"It can indeed be considered a good thing, but serial killings..." Ran Ran pondered, "Did they come to this conclusion because the methods of killing were similar?"
"The necks of Li Yang and Wang Laowu There are marks of strangulation on them. Have they determined that their deaths were caused by one person? "
"General criminal investigation follows this idea. Cases with similar characteristics will be handled jointly by the Public Security Bureau. " Shen Dinghai began to search frantically on his mobile phone for information on investigating the case.
"Then let's handle the case together." Ranran took out two cups from the coffee table and used a red pen to draw a mark that only lasted half a circle in the middle of the cup.
"The strangulation marks on the necks of Li Yang and Wang Laowu were only half-length. They were caused by someone strangling their necks and tightening them backwards. There was no force on the back of the neck, so no marks were formed. "
"The murderer has many ways to kill, so why must he choose the thankless method of strangulation?"
Ning Wu smiled and said, "The murderer wanted to use strangulation. The power of the rope ghost is to use the name of the ghost to kill people."
"Let's first assume that this is the purpose, and then screen the qualifications of the perpetrator. To satisfy the requirement of killing someone with a rope, you must first meet the condition of being strong."
"Women with average physiques can basically be excluded."
Shen Dinghai nodded fiercely, "The power gap between men and women is very different. If women want to suppress men in strength, they need to pay many times more than men. Work hard, I work in the gym, I know this very well."
"Even if an adult woman can kill Li Yang with a similar physique, she will never be able to kill Wang Laowu."< br>
Ran Ran thought, "There are too many workers on the construction site. Even if all women are excluded, the remaining scope is still too large, and the target needs to be narrowed."
Shen Dinghai tried to simulate For a moment, he put someone's neck around his neck and strangled him hard.
"If Li Yang and Wang Laowu didn't suffocate to death, then the murderer would have strangled people's throat bones, which requires extraordinary strength."
As he spoke, he looked at his hands, "And I don’t believe that the murderer himself was unscathed.”
“The rope should be able to scratch the murderer’s skin!”
Ran Ran extracted the information in this passage, “It means. Those with injuries on their hands can also be included in the suspect list. "Male and injured palms are not a necessary condition. If the murderer has a way to avoid strangulation, then we may let him go. "< br>
Shen Dinghai scratched his head thinking about it, "Then the scope is still very large, which means it has not been narrowed down. Is there anything else that can identify the murderer?"
"Think about why the murderer wanted to kill...the motive! Yes!" Shen Dinghai Dinghai showed the experience post he found to Ranran.
“We should analyze the murderer’s motive first!”
Ran Ran thought, “If the murderer does not kill indiscriminately, the murder motive is indeed a good entry point.”
“As long as we can find the similarities between Li Yang and Wang Laowu, we can get a general direction of investigation.”
Shen Dinghai started brainstorming, "What they have in common? They are both workers at the construction site. There is nothing to say about this, right?"
"Yes, what we are looking for is what distinguishes them from other workers - —It’s special.”
Shen Dinghai just started biting his nails, “The family relationship is definitely not the same. Li Yang is a lonely person, and the only cousin who came to help him watch the funeral was Tucai; and Mr. Wang came here. The five families are happy, and the family members all love each other. "Besides, there are so many workers on the construction site who are accompanied by their families, but it is not special at all."
"Is it because of how you treat others?" Shen Dinghai rubbed his hair in annoyance, "That's not right either!"
"Li Yang is an out-and-out bastard and is disliked by almost everyone; while Wang Laowu loves his wife and children. According to the co-workers who are willing to inform Yang Juan after an accident...Wang Laowu's reputation should be good."
< br>Ning Wu nodded, agreeing with this evaluation.
Shen Dinghai was even more frustrated, "No matter how much I think about it, I can only think of the differences between these two people!"
"These are obviously two people who are becoming more and more different the more I think about it!"
Ran Ran said warmly: "Second nephew, don't be discouraged. This will be beneficial to us."
Seeing Shen Dinghai's confused eyes, Ran Ran patiently explained, "From another perspective, the more different two people are, the more obvious their similarities will be."
"It's like one is black and the other is white. Completely opposite colors are put together, and the places where they overlap can be seen at a glance."
Shen Dinghai lowered his eyebrows in frustration, "But we just can't see it now..."
"That only means that we don't know enough information."
Ranran's face became solemn, "The only thing we know so far that is linked to Li Yang and Wang Laowu is that ”
"Ah?" Shen Dinghai frowned, "Why is it related to ghosts again? Don't we just want to prove that Li Yang and Wang Laowu were killed by humans, not ghosts?"
< br>"That's true, but what we have to do is not to exclude ghosts as a factor. Don't forget why we came here."
"Things may not be as simple as we think. It’s not purely man-made or ghost, but both.”
“The ghost is a cover, or it may be something sinking at the bottom. Without ghosts, the murderer may not even kill.”
Shen Dinghai wanted to refute, but couldn't seem to find a place to refute.
My cousin's statement does make sense. If there hadn't been a strangling female ghost, would the murderer have used strangling to kill people?
The answer is no.
"Then what should we do next?"
Ran Ran looked at the two paper cups on the coffee table.
“Go and meet what the workers call the straggler.”