The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 470: One case is just settled, another case arises!!!
Fan Guozhi soon became the core investigative target of the task force.

The news of Cui Yufen's murder was like a bombshell, causing an uproar in society.

Murder cases are rare these days, and the fact that people who don't know the truth spread rumors everywhere makes the whole incident even more confusing and has an extremely bad impact.

Cui Yufen's family members have suffered innocently and have been subjected to verbal abuse. They gather in front of the Municipal Bureau every day to demand justice.

Time is pressing and there is no time to lose. Every moment of delay will make solving the case more difficult.

Ge Shuping decided to entrust this difficult case to his son-in-law Li Aiguo to solve it again.

He did this not out of selfishness or nepotism, but because he knew very well that Li Aiguo was a rare criminal investigation genius.

Li Aiguo graduated from the People's Public Security University and was an outstanding student there.

His strong ability to solve cases has won him a good reputation in the industry. Some people even praise him as the "second Liu Zhiye", which shows his strong strength and talent.

When Li Aiguo was assigned to Ge Shuping's command right after graduation, the wheel of fate turned quietly.

Ge Shuping, an old hand who has seen countless people, saw through the extraordinaryness of Li Aiguo at a glance, and couldn't help but feel a sense of cherishing and loving talent in his heart.

Therefore, he decided to devote all his efforts to cultivating this young rising star, not only giving him careful guidance in work, but also taking good care of him in life.

What's more, Ge Shuping also betrothed his eldest daughter to Li Aiguo, hoping that he could become his successor.

Li Aiguo began to formally investigate Fan Guozhi.

结果侦查发现，范国志于12月21日晚上6点半就去东城汽车厂上夜班了，然后到22日早上6点才下班。

It seems that he doesn't have much time to commit the crime.

"Hiss! Is there something fishy going on here?" Ge Shuping didn't believe it. He felt that there were serious doubts about Fan Guozhi.

Li Aiguo immediately took people to the Dongcheng Automobile Factory and checked Fan Guozhi's attendance records during the night shift.

However, during the investigation at the Dongcheng Automobile Factory, it was found that there were people who could prove that Fan Guozhi went to work and left work.

However, Li Aiguo still found a loophole, that is, Fan Guozhi was mainly responsible for starting the car, and he did this job alone and drove the car around.

Therefore, Li Aiguo felt that he had to investigate further into what Fan Guozhi was doing during his night shift.

After some detailed inquiries at the Dongcheng Automobile Factory, Li Aiguo found out the situation.

He heard that at around 12:21 p.m. on December 10, Uncle Ma, the gatekeeper at the automobile factory, saw Fan Guozhi pushing a bicycle out and gestured to him, saying that he wanted to go out for a drink.

Then, shortly after the early morning of December 12, Uncle Ma saw Fan Guozhi driving a bulldozer back, and then he worked the night shift until 22 o'clock in the morning.

"Huh? A bulldozer? Fan Guozhi clearly rode a bicycle when he got off work, but then he came back in the early morning driving a bulldozer? Is there something fishy about this..." Li Aiguo's heart moved, and he vaguely felt that he might have found a breakthrough in the case.

Thinking of this, Li Aiguo's spirits immediately lifted. He waved his hand decisively and said to the other investigators: "Let's go and check the origin of this bulldozer together!"

After further investigation, Li Aiguo and others discovered that the bulldozer that Fan Guozhi drove back was from the construction site of Shatan Red Flag Magazine.

Li Aiguo and his team immediately found the forklift driver Liu Hongjun and asked him about the details.

The sudden visit of the public security personnel made Liu Hongjun nervous. He was full of doubts. He had clearly not done anything illegal, so why did these public security personnel come to him?
Seeing this, Li Aiguo immediately noticed Liu Hongjun's nervousness.

He smiled and said calmly, "Comrade Liu Hongjun, don't panic. We are looking for you just to get some information from you, some things about Fan Guozhi..."

After hearing this, Liu Hongjun suddenly realized that the public security personnel were not there to cause trouble for him, but wanted to investigate Fan Guozhi.

The heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and his expression eased a lot. "Oh, so that's it, comrade, I remember that day..."

According to Liu Hongjun's recollection, at around 12 o'clock in the evening on December 21, Fan Guozhi arrived at the construction site on a bicycle.

At that time, Liu Hongjun had just finished his midnight snack and was about to go home.

Fan Guozhi said to Liu Hongjun: "I haven't had my midnight snack yet, can I borrow your forklift?"

Fan Guozhi shouted to Liu Hongjun, "Hey, I haven't had time to eat supper yet, can you lend me your forklift?"

Liu Hongjun and Fan Guozhi have a close relationship. He will not easily lend the unit's car to other people, after all, the responsibility is heavy.

But in front of Fan Guozhi, everything is different.

"No problem!" Liu Hongjun responded readily, "But if you plan to drink, you have to drive carefully!" After saying that, he also gave a special reminder, appearing to be quite concerned.

Fan Guozhi smiled and nodded, then handed Liu Hongjun a cigarette. "Thanks, brother! You must come when I get married!"

"Don't worry, I will be there!" Liu Hongjun's face was filled with smiles, as if he was also infected by the joy.

After the two men exchanged greetings, Fan Guozhi handed the bicycle key to Liu Hongjun and asked Liu Hongjun to ride his bicycle back.

Then, Fan Guozhi jumped onto the bulldozer and drove away.

By now, Li Aiguo and others felt that Fan Guozhi's suspicion had suddenly increased a lot.

After returning, Li Aiguo and others reported to the Director of Public Security Ge Shuping.

Ge Shuping also felt that the truth of this case was not far from being revealed.

At 12:21 p.m. on December 10, Fan Guozhi left the factory on his bicycle and gestured to the guard that he was going out for a midnight snack, but in fact he did not go out at all. Instead, he sneaked to the Shatan construction site.

Fan Guozhi found an excuse for not having had a midnight snack and drove the bulldozer away. He did not return until the early morning of December 12.

Ge Shuping wondered whether Fan Guozhi had killed Cui Yufen and then used the bulldozer to dispose of the body.
However, if we really want to convict Fan Guozhi, we need to find more solid evidence.

Therefore, Ge Shuping immediately took the lead in coordinating.

Li Aiguo led the criminal investigation personnel to discuss with the Party Committee and Security Department of Dongcheng Automobile Factory and decided to let Tong Dawei, a classmate of Fan Guozhi, serve as the special agent.

Everyone knows that Tong Dawei is an active member of the public security movement. He has a good relationship with Fan Guozhi, is capable at work, and is a party member, so he can be relied upon politically.

The Dongcheng Automobile Factory Party Committee talked to Tong Dawei. When Tong Dawei heard about it, he immediately said, "I have to do this. I have no choice but to do it!"

Tong Dawei was quite excited. He felt that after so many years of hard work, he finally had a chance to show his talents.

So, since Tong Dawei accepted the task, he began to make preparations silently.

It’s not in vain that Tong Dawei has watched anti-spy movies over the years, they are quite realistic.

On December 12, Tong Dawei went to see Fan Guozhi. He first chatted with him about family matters, and then brought up the case.

As soon as the case was mentioned, Fan Guozhi immediately became nervous. He didn't know whether to sit or stand. If there was any movement outside, such as someone walking by, he would remain silent. He also kept looking outside, as if he was afraid that others would hear what they were talking about.

Tong Dawei was shocked when he saw this, "This man is really the murderer..." Although he was mentally prepared, he was not a professional after all, so he was inevitably a little nervous.

Fortunately, Fan Guozhi was guilty and did not notice Tong Dawei's abnormal behavior.

It took Tong Dawei a while to suppress the horror in his heart.

Then, Tong Dawei asked Fan Guozhi: "When did you have supper that night?"

"Probably around 11:20 at night!" Fan Guozhi answered without any precautions.

Tong Dawei then asked: "When do those small shops selling late-night snacks close?"

Fan Guozhi said: "It was probably around 11 o'clock at night, I can't remember exactly!"

Tong Dawei said, "You are slapping yourself in the face about the midnight snack. Also, why did you come home so late that night?"

Fan Guozhi said: "Hey! It's really hard to drive that forklift. It stalled three times along the way."

Tong Dawei added: "I just rode that forklift during the day. It ran very fast and there was no problem with the engine."

"No, you have something else in your words? What are you trying to find out by asking this all of a sudden?" Fan Guozhi's heart was alarmed, and he quickly closed his mouth, but the nervous expression on his face surged like a tide, difficult to conceal. Seeing this, Tong Dawei thought to himself, knowing that he should not pursue the matter relentlessly, otherwise it might backfire and arouse Fan Guozhi's vigilance.

So, he smiled casually, waved his hand and said, "Oh, don't think too much, I just asked casually, purely out of curiosity. I saw that you came back late tonight, and thought you might be able to hear some gossip!"

Although Fan Guozhi still had doubts in his heart, he changed his mind and realized that Tong Dawei in front of him was just an ordinary colleague of his, not a detective or a policeman, and should not have any ill intentions.

"Oh, I don't know anything. I just rushed back after dinner!" Fan Guozhi answered indifferently, with a perfunctory tone.

Tong Dawei sighed and said, "Well, let's not talk about it anymore! After all, we are just ordinary people. Why should we worry about it? Don't you agree?"

When Fan Guozhi heard this, he felt relieved. He smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, yes, yes, for things like this, the government and the police should be the ones to worry about it. Let's not worry about it."

So, Tong Dawei just patted his butt and left after he finished speaking.

Only Fan Guozhi was left sitting there with his head down, wondering what he was thinking about.

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After listening to Tong Dawei's description, Ge Shuping felt that this was probably Fan Guozhi's first time committing a crime. He did not have the skills of a veteran criminal and would definitely reveal a lot of clues when he took action.

Moreover, Fan Guozhi might have regretted it in his heart and was afraid that the matter would be exposed, but he might also be thinking that since the police had not found conclusive evidence, he might be able to escape by luck.

Li Aiguo thought that he should ask the people from the security department of the automobile factory to talk to Fan Guozhi again, to dispel his lucky mentality and get him to reveal the truth.

However, you have to be careful and not push him too much, lest Fan Guozhi gets anxious and does something extreme.

The key is to show Fan Guozhi a clear path.

The next day, December 12, Tong Dawei and his security team went to talk to Fan Guozhi again. This time he was quite direct and said, "Fan Guozhi, your words have too many loopholes and don't make sense at all."

Fan Guozhi probably felt that he could no longer hide it, so he tried to ask: "I went out that night, will you arrest me and sentence me?" He paused, and said with a bit of luck: "I don't believe it. I just touched it and the fingerprints are on me. It doesn't matter if you arrest me and lock me up for a few days and then release me. I'm just afraid of being sentenced."

On the evening of December 12, Fan Guozhi finally decided to write a farewell letter to his parents and girlfriend and asked Tong Dawei to help pass them on.

Afterwards, he voluntarily turned himself in and honestly confessed all the bad things he had done.

Fan Guozhi and Cui Yufen are neighbors. Fan Guozhi knows that her three sons give her money every month and that she lives a comfortable life. He guesses that she should have quite a bit of savings.

Let’s look at the Fan family. They have many people and high expenses, so they are very short of money.

Recently, Fan Guozhi was planning to get married and was in urgent need of money, so he planned to kill her to get some money.

On December 12, Fan Guozhi got off work at night and went home around nine o'clock. Seeing no one in the yard, he ran into Cui Yufen hanging pillowcases in the yard.

Fan Guozhi pretended to chat with her and tricked her into his house.

While Cui Yufen was not paying attention, Fan Guozhi grabbed her neck with his hands, knocked her unconscious and dragged her into the house.

In order to avoid suspicion from others, Fan Guozhi quickly took all the pillowcases and pillowcases that Cui Yufen had hung in the yard into his own room, and returned her chair and cushions to her room, locked the door, and put the key in his pocket.

Fan Guo was afraid that Cui Yufen would suddenly wake up and scream, so he blocked her mouth with the hat on her head and tied her hands with a rope.

Afterwards, Fan Guozhi searched Cui Yufen's pockets but only found a few cents. He was so angry that he suddenly became interested in that kind of thing.

He felt that although Cui Yufen was not young, she still had the charm of a woman under fifty, so he decided to just go all out...

Unexpectedly, Cui Yufen regained consciousness afterwards, so Fan Guozhi strangled her neck with his hands and pressed his knees against her chest until she died.

After doing that, Fan Guozhi did not dare to move the body out during the day, so he secretly stuffed the body behind the closet, close to the wall.

Cui Yufen's back was stained with white paint from the wall, so Fan Guozhi hid her hat and one of her shoes that had fallen on the ground.

I originally wanted to go to her room to look for money, but my neighbor Fan Ming happened to come back, so I missed the chance.

By 5:30 in the evening, it was time for Fan Guozhi to go to the night shift.

At ten o'clock, Fan Guozhi made an excuse that he wanted to go out for a midnight snack, then rode his bicycle out of the factory and ran to the construction site of the Red Flag magazine on the other side of the beach.

Fan Guozhi had a good relationship with the forklift driver Liu Hongjun, so he said he had not had dinner yet and gave the bicycle to Liu Hongjun, asking him to ride back.

Then, Fan Guozhi drove Liu Hongjun's bulldozer directly to his doorstep and stopped there.

At this time, the neighbors in the yard had all fallen asleep. Fan Guozhi quietly carried the body out of the house and placed it on the driver's seat of the bulldozer.

Then, Fan Guozhi drove out of the alley from the east entrance, crossed Shisan Tiao Bei Xiao Street, and finally stopped the car at the north entrance of Yushu Hutong.

Fan Guozhi took off the remaining shoe on the corpse's foot, untied the rope that bound Cui Yufen's hands, carried the corpse down from the car, and threw it into the women's restroom.

At about twelve o'clock, Fan Guozhi drove the bulldozer back to the factory and threw one of the corpse's shoes into the yard of the chemical plant south of their factory.

The next day, Fan Guozhi threw her remaining shoe, keys, pillowcases and other things somewhere in their factory.

After the incident, Fan Guozhi was nervous and scared, and kept thinking that the police would shoot him if they caught him.

Just then, Tong Dawei came to chat with me. Tong Dawei was very concerned about him.

With the help of Tong Dawei, Fan Guozhi realized that there was no other way out except confessing his crimes to the government, so he decided to take the path of leniency towards the government.

After Fan Guozhi pointed out the key clues, Li Aiguo and others immediately found Cui Yufen's shoes, keys, pillowcases and pillowcases.

The investigators checked the crime process described by Fan Guozhi one by one and found that it matched his statement.

In this way, the truth of the case has been revealed.

In the end, Ming Guozhi was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for intentional homicide.

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The case was solved so quickly that everyone in the Municipal Public Security Department breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere in the entire office area became noticeably more relaxed.

That afternoon, the sun shone through the window into the duty room. A young attendant couldn't help but sigh, "Oh, it's great. It's so peaceful today. I can go home early. If I don't go back, my wife will be angry with me!"

Opposite him sat an experienced old comrade. When he heard the young man's words, his face changed slightly and he said seriously, "Don't talk nonsense. Be careful that you will cause trouble for no reason!"

The young man didn't take it seriously and wanted to retort with a smile: "Hey, Lao Li, you..." However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a sudden phone ring. The emergency phone on the table rang "ding-ling-ling", the sound was harsh and urgent.

The young man's expression changed instantly. He stared at the phone blankly and said to himself, "It can't be so weird. I just said I was fine and then I got a call?"

Seeing this, Lao Li quickly scolded: "What are you standing there for? Answer the phone!"

The young man hurriedly answered the phone: "Hello! This is the city..."

"Hello, someone found a female corpse in a field in Jinzhan Commune, CY District at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Please send someone over to check it out immediately." The person on the other end of the phone was indeed calling the police.

"It's over! Another murder happened!" said the young man with a sad face.

Upon hearing this, Old Li frowned and didn't have time to pay attention to him. He stood up and hurried to the leader's office.

Ge Shuping was also shocked when he heard the news.

I had just finished handling a difficult case, but unexpectedly a new murder occurred in the blink of an eye.

He shook his head helplessly, and secretly sighed in his heart: Those who are capable should do more work! It seems that this murder case should be handed over to the experienced Li Aiguo to handle. After all, he has unique insights and extraordinary abilities in solving cases.

After receiving the order, Li Aiguo led his criminal investigation personnel to the scene immediately and began a thorough investigation.

The deceased was a woman in her twenties. She was wearing a blue cotton jacket, a purple sweater, cotton trousers, autumn trousers, shorts, and cotton shoes. They were scattered around the body. There were signs of violent sexual assault. There were 39 wounds on her head, which caused the skull to be broken and sunken, which was a fatal injury.

After analysis, it is believed that the murder weapon may be a round iron hammer with a diameter of 2.5 cm. The identity of the deceased is unknown and further investigation is needed.

(End of this chapter)