Detective: Open your eyes, I am handcuffed in the interrogation room.

Chapter 590 One True and One False

Chen Yi opened the file.

The three victims have one clear thing in common, that is, they all live in Jingcheng Economic Development Zone. Therefore, the investigation into their interpersonal relationships was basically carried out in the Economic Development Zone.

The first deceased was named Xiang Shu, who worked at Jingcheng Economic Development Zone Hospital as an associate chief physician in the Department of Neurology.

This person has a very good reputation. Whether visiting colleagues in the hospital or former patients, they all give positive comments about Xiang Shu.

It cannot be said that Xiang Shu is a miracle doctor who saves lives, but at least he is worthy of his profession and the white coat he wears, which is clean and spotless.

The second deceased was named Zhang Wenyang, a teacher at the Jingcheng Economic Development Zone Dance Training School. He had won runner-up in a national competition and had a strong professional level.

People around him also have a good opinion of Zhang Wenyang. He is patient, good at discovering the characteristics of students, allowing each student to achieve the greatest improvement based on their own strengths, has a sense of responsibility and professionalism, and is meticulous in teaching.

A good mentor and helpful friend.

This is the evaluation of Zhang Wenyang by all the students who visited him.

The third deceased was named Qiao Rui. When he died, he had just graduated from college two years ago and was working at the Tobacco Bureau of the Economic Development Zone. He had an easy nine-to-five job with very generous benefits, which was a golden rice bowl that everyone envied.

Not only that, he is also good-looking, 1.85 meters tall, a typical tall, rich and handsome young man, a hot commodity in the blind date market.

When he died, he was dating a girl who was also very good in all aspects. It was a pity that he could foresee a wonderful life in the future.

Eight years ago, three people were hanged on dead trees outside the town of Shidu one after another within a short period of one month. The forensic doctor detected the presence of drugs in their bodies and confirmed that it was homicide.

It was judged that the person hanged himself while he was unconscious.

The crime process was originally very clear, but the criminal police found something wrong after an in-depth investigation, and the time and space were completely unexplainable.

An hour ago, either through surveillance or through visits, it was confirmed that the deceased was in Jingcheng.

However, an hour later, the deceased mysteriously appeared in the small town of Shidu, hundreds of kilometers away, and hanged himself on the dead tree. The person who called the police was Yunshui Inn.

This kind of thing is simply impossible.

airplane?

When the case reached a dead end, we did investigate, but at that time there was no private plane traveling between the two places.

There is no shortcut and the straight-line distance is several hundred kilometers.

This incident made the detectives in charge of the case so worried that they began to doubt their lives. They certainly did not believe that it was a supernatural force. They knew it was the murderer who was behind it, but they did not know how he did it.

Outside the town of Shidu, the victim hanging on the dead tree was undoubtedly the murderer himself. His clothes, appearance and hairstyle were exactly the same, but all his personal belongings had been looted by the murderer.

There are clear photos of the scene in the file.

"Hang him...Tan Dong said so."

Chen Yi remembered that when he went to the detention center to see Tan Dong before, the other party mentioned the hanged ghost on the dead tree, but he was the only one who saw it.

Tan Dong went to Shidu Town five or six years ago, and this case happened eight years ago.

At first glance, it does sound quite weird.

After spending half an hour carefully reading the file, Chen Yi pushed it to Qin Fei and the others, and the five of them gathered together to look through it.

"how do you feel."

He Shirong lit a cigarette and threw the cigarette box to Chen Yi.

Chen Yi picked it up and said, "The crime process is not the key point. Whether we can figure out how the murderer did it is not important. It does not affect the final investigation results. To put it bluntly, just ask the murderer directly.

That’s probably what the detectives handling the case at the time thought, right?”

He Shirong nodded: "Yes, but it is also very difficult to investigate the murderer. The three victims had no connections or common friends. In the absence of physical evidence, it has become an unsolved case."

Chen Yi slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and fell into deep thought.

He Shirong stopped talking and waited for other members of the special case team to finish reading the file.

Twenty minutes later, the file was closed and the five people returned to their respective seats.

"What about you? Do you have any new insights?" The speaker was He Shirong.

The five people were silent.

When facing He Shirong, even if I had new ideas, I would not dare to speak them out unless I was very sure. However, the inferences I was sure of would have been verified eight years ago.

"Just chat." He Shirong looked at Chen Yi.

Chen Yi said, “Let me say this nonsense first. The victim was in Jingcheng an hour ago, and was hanged in Shidu Town an hour later. This is absolutely impossible.

Either the victims in Jingcheng are fake, or the victims in Shidu Town are fake.

But at the time, it was impossible to tell which was true and which was false, and the murderer could not be found. In addition, the Yunshui Inn in Shidu Town began to be haunted, so the case gradually became more bizarre and was kept secret. "

Not all unsolved cases can be made public.

Things like this that can easily cause public panic and trigger folk superstitions must be kept secret as much as possible. This is for everyone's good and will not cause any unnecessary worries.

He Shirong: "Then which one do you think is more likely to be false?"

Chen Yi: "Normally speaking, the possibility of Jingcheng being a fake is a little higher. The whereabouts of the victims in Jingcheng were confirmed through surveillance and interviews, and the victims in Shidu Town were confirmed through appearance and autopsy. Since there was an autopsy, it is impossible to get away with it unless there is a problem with the forensic doctor.

However, the situation in Shidu Town was more complicated. There was a gap of six or seven hours from the time the police were called to the time the police station arrived and then to the autopsy at the county bureau. Moreover, the autopsy was conducted at the funeral home, which made it very operational.

Therefore, I personally believe that the possibility of the body in Shidu Town being fake is greater."

The body was hung in Shidu Town. There is no police station in the deserted Shidu Town. The nearest police station is Shuishi Town Police Station, which is an hour's journey away.

The on-site photos and preliminary on-site investigation were taken by the police officers from Shuishi Town Police Station.

The Shuishi Town Police Station does not have a forensic doctor and is not equipped to perform an autopsy, so the body needs to be transported from Shidu Town, through Shuishi Town to Xigui County, and then handled by the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Xigui County Public Security Bureau.

Due to limitations in funding, technology, personnel and other factors, some counties do not have dedicated autopsy inspection centers and need to rely on funeral homes to store the bodies directly after the autopsy, which is more convenient.

Xigui County is located in a remote and economically backward area and does not have an autopsy center.

It would be nice to have a forensic doctor.

Under such difficult case-handling conditions, it seems possible that something might have gone wrong with the victim's body.

Unlike in Yangcheng, when investigating a case, the Criminal Investigation Brigade and the forensic doctor are present throughout the process, conduct on-site inspections, and then directly transport the body to the Municipal Bureau's Forensic Doctor's Office for a comprehensive autopsy, so there won't be any accidents in the process.

This is the difference.

He Shirong thought for a moment and said, "What you mean is... the body was swapped?"

If the bodies were swapped, the case would become a lot more complicated. The police officers at the scene are not blind, so the body must be real. So what is the identity of the body used to conceal the truth?

Did he use the same method for the second and third murders? Did he use the same body again? How was it preserved? How was it made to look real? How did he fool the police?

There are countless doubts.

This can only explain the spatial problem and make the case return to reality from being weird, but it cannot explain the whole process and makes the case even more difficult.

Chen Yi: “It’s a possibility.

In terms of distance, it takes more than six hours from Jingcheng to Shidu Town, but it only takes three hours from Jingcheng to Xigui County.

No one knows what happened before the forensic doctor came into contact with the body. At present, this is one of the more reasonable explanations I can think of. If we want to reach a conclusion, we need to conduct a comprehensive investigation before we can know.

Perhaps, the clue that the detectives handling the case gave up was precisely the key to a breakthrough. All their energy was focused on investigating the victims, their interpersonal relationships, their commonalities, their enemies, and their past, but they did not put any effort into the process of committing the crime.

I can understand that this matter is really strange, and it is right to start with the victim to avoid wasting time. "

When investigating a complex homicide case, there will be many crossroads, and with limited police force, investigators need to make choices.

You will never know which path is the right one until the truth is revealed.

Investigating a case is essentially a process of trial and error.

Chen Yi did not mean not to investigate the victims. After taking over the case, he would continue to investigate the victims' situation based on the files.

They are all from Jingcheng Economic Development Zone.

The manner of death was the same.

The intervals between deaths were brief.

No new victims have been reported since then.

This shows that the possibility of a stranger committing the crime is not high, and the murderer is most likely targeting the three people, but the motive has not been found yet.

Not finding anything does not mean that it does not exist. The Jiangcheng tomb robbery case is a good example. A large number of clues are needed to support the inference and to lock in the only possibility.

He Shirong neither confirmed nor denied Chen Yi's initial judgment. The other party himself said that it was just a possibility, and "possible" meant that it might be ruled out in the end.

No one can tell what the truth is.

"Where do you plan to start the investigation? Are you going directly to Shidu Town?" He Shirong asked.

Chen Yi nodded: "Of course, Shidu Town is where the body was found. Regardless of how the victim ran from Jingcheng to Shidu Town in a short time, I just took over the case and I should go and take a look.

From Shidu Town to Shuishi Town, from Shuishi Town to Xigui County, and then from Xigui County back to Jingcheng, this line needs to be completed again, unless the truth is found halfway... This possibility is not very high. "

He Shirong: "It looks like this will be another protracted battle."

Chen Yi was helpless: “Bull He, I am not a god, I cannot tell you how long it will take to solve the case, I cannot even guarantee whether the case can be solved, but please rest assured, I will do my best.

This is the first case investigated by the special case team. To be honest, as the team leader, I am under a lot of pressure. "

He was under a lot of pressure indeed.

Colleagues across the country should all know about his transfer and the establishment of the special case team. It would be somewhat embarrassing if the first case investigated did not have a good result.

It’s not that embarrassing, it depends on your attitude.

The reason why an unsolved case remains an unsolved case is that a lot of police force has been invested in it. Therefore, if it cannot be solved, it cannot be attributed to lack of police capabilities.

"I'll wait for your good news." As a leader, He Shirong had to express his expectations. He couldn't say things like "It doesn't matter if we can't crack it." "If you need anything, just tell me."

Chen Yi: "A car with six seats or more will do, preferably a large off-road vehicle. The road conditions in Shidu Town are too complicated, and I don't want to be stranded on the road and ask for help."

He Shirong: "That's for sure, is there anything else?"

Chen Yi: "We purchased a satellite router last night to ensure smooth Internet access in Shidu Town. Please reimburse us."

As he said this, he took the invoice handed to him by He Shixin and gave it to He Shirong.

He Shirong glanced at the price and didn't react much: "Any more?"

Chen Yi: "Has the special case team's investigative power been announced to the whole country?"

Other places are not like Dongzhou or Yangcheng. He does not want to be obstructed or harassed during the investigation. He just wants to not tolerate anyone's bad habits.

[General order] has binding force on all public officials, meaning that those who disobey orders will receive severe punishment.

He Shirong smiled: "Don't worry, just investigate the case."

After all, he is a young man. A more steady team leader would never dare to ask this question. If I ask you to investigate the case, you should investigate it. Why do you even talk about conditions?
"That's all. Thank you, Minister He. I will do my best to give you a satisfactory answer to the case in Shidu Town. I will set off today." Chen Yi said.

"No hurry." He Shirong waved his hand at this time, "Let's go tomorrow. It's been eight years, and one or two days won't make a difference. When we get to the Imperial City, won't we go see Grandpa?"

"Ah?" Chen Yi was stunned and asked curiously, "You and Shuyu's grandfather?"

He thought the two had a close relationship, otherwise he wouldn't have mentioned it.

He Shirong smiled and said, "I am not familiar with him, but I am quite familiar with Comrade Gu Jingfeng."

Chen Yi suddenly realized: "Oh... Then I'll leave tomorrow."

…………

That afternoon.

The special case team received the off-road vehicle provided by He Shirong. Chen Yi let Qin Fei and the other four move freely. He called Fang Yanjun and drove to the familiar place based on his memory.

As the destination was approaching, various inspections were inevitable, and after getting off the bus, Chen Yi met his old friend.

Pei Yingwu.

"long time no see."

The two of them hugged each other symbolically, and their private relationship was at the level of friends. Mainly because of Fang Yanjun's presence, they were much closer emotionally.

"I heard that you went on a killing spree again on Sendong Island?" Pei Yingwu said with a smile, as if he was talking about something ordinary.

After entering the yard, Chen Yi said as he walked, "I was tricked by a woman. The tail left by Qifeng Island, these foreign criminal groups, have complicated relationships. I am really worried that there are more behind.

Otherwise, Brother Pei should think of a way to get rid of all the people who are leaving the country."

Pei Yingwu said: "I don't have that ability. Besides, you are so cruel that you didn't leave a single person alive. I don't have a chance to follow the clues to find out who was responsible."

Chen Yi: "It's a life-and-death situation. There's no chance of survival. We're lucky to be able to leave that place safely."

Pei Yingwu smiled but said nothing, and it was unknown whether he believed it or not.

When they entered the room, Fang Yanjun was already waiting. Chen Yi sat down and the grandfather and grandson started chatting.

"Xiaoyi, do you know what makes me most happy?" Fang Yanjun's sudden question was puzzling without saying a word.

Chen Yi said solemnly: "I don't know, can you give me a hint?"

Fang Yanjun said: "The most gratifying thing is that I will be able to hold my great-grandson next year."

Chen Yi: "..."

He thought the other party wanted to discuss some serious and lofty topic with him, and he had already prepared some polite words to show humility and to remind himself that he would never forget his original intention.

The role transition is a bit slow.

Although they are already a family, Fang Yanjun's status in the Imperial City is too special, which means that every time he meets them, he cannot immediately put himself into the family atmosphere.

"Stay for dinner tonight, do you have time?" Fang Yanjun was in a good mood and did not ask about Chen Yi's coming to the Imperial City. He should have known it very clearly.

Chen Yi nodded: "Yes...Grandpa."

(End of this chapter)