Animal Detective

Chapter 255 A Simple Case
"Then who do you think it could be?"

Liu Baoqing asked another question.

That's a very specific question.

Shen Xin had some ideas, but you can't always show off in front of your superiors.

You also need to give your superiors the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and provide guidance.

So Shen Xin threw the question back at Liu: "Captain Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Baoqing chuckled and said, "You actually passed my exam, kid."

But he didn't mind at all, pointing to the broken fishing rod on the ground not far away, and said, "I bet it's his wife."

Shen Xin immediately gave a thumbs up.

"Captain Liu, you are so experienced. That's what I was thinking too."

"Look, this fishing rod clearly didn't break from a snap. So under what circumstances would Huang Weili break his own fishing rod?"

"It's possible he was angry because he didn't catch anything while fishing, but this person is a seasoned angler and shouldn't throw a tantrum just because he didn't catch anything."

"Therefore, I suspect that Huang Weili did not break the fishing rod himself, but that someone else did."

"For example, the wife you mentioned. His wife might have come over, had an argument, and then accused him of always fishing and not caring about her, which made her so angry that she broke her fishing rod."

"Another moment of impulse, and a crime of passion."

In society, there are more and more family conflicts caused by men fishing.

Liu Baoqing nodded; that was one reason.

The main reason is that a large proportion of crimes of passion now involve couples.

Especially when it involves things like infidelity.

Watching the forensic investigators carefully handle the fishing rod, Liu Baoqing said, "Xiao Shen, let's make a bet. Guess if we can extract a complete fingerprint from this."

Shen Xin said, "Captain Liu, since you've said so, I think it's definitely possible."

Liu Baoqing laughed heartily, knowing that Shen Xin was trying to please him, but he wasn't angry at all.

Who can blame me for truly liking Shen Xin?

"Xiao Shen, let me ask you another question. Have you noticed something?" Liu Baoqing asked again.

Shen Xin thought for a moment and said, "Captain Liu, are you saying that if the murderer is Huang Weili's wife, she is a woman and would be weaker?"

Wang Xiaojin said that the murderer knocked Huang Weili unconscious with a single blow, and the force was quite strong.

Moreover, judging from the location where the folding chair fell, Huang Weili was about one meter away from the shore.

There were drag marks on the ground, but there were no obvious signs of someone throwing things at the soil below the birch tree and on the bank.

A grown man weighs over 100 pounds, which is not light.

If it were dragged directly down the river, there would definitely be some traces of rolling and impact left on the shore.

but no.

That means the killer must have made a motion to throw the person out.

A woman might not be able to accomplish such a thing.

"Yes."

Liu Baoqing's eyes lit up, and he praised, "Shen Xin, you have a good eye for observation."

Shen Xin quickly declined to comment.

"Take the compliment," Liu Baoqing said with a smile, then added, "The conditions for this case are good; I feel it should be solved soon."

Shen Xin nodded.

Although the case occurred in a remote area, the murderer did not clean up the scene much, leaving many clues.

Just then, someone across the street called out to Liu Baoqing.

There was another person with him.

Shen Xin followed and saw the person behind him from afar.

He was carrying a fishing box; I'd seen him before, a regular angler at the reservoir, but I didn't know his name.

The person who made the call was a colleague from the Criminal Investigation Brigade named Zhong Yu.

He pointed to the anglers and said, "Captain Liu, there's a witness here who came here to fish yesterday and saw some of the events."

Liu Baoqing extended his hand and asked him how to address him.

The man was in his thirties, with short hair, about 1.75 meters tall, and of average build.

He stared blankly at the spot where Huang Weili's body had been found.

Realizing what had happened, he introduced himself as Xu Ruilin.

Liu Baoqing asked, "Did you come fishing last night? When did you arrive and when did you leave?"

Xu Ruilin didn't answer immediately, but asked incredulously, "Was it really Old Huang who died?"

Liu Baoqing asked, "Are you close to him?"

Xu Ruilin nodded and then shook his head, saying, "I wouldn't say we have a very good relationship, but we often come here to fish, and we can chat together. We've even had drinks together twice."

"Then I came at around 6 o'clock yesterday, fished until almost 10 o'clock, and then had to leave because I had something to do."

Liu Baoqing glanced at the fishing box next to him and asked, "You fished yesterday, and you're back again today?"

I fished until almost 10 p.m. last night, and now I'm fishing again at 8 a.m. this morning?
Xu Ruilin didn't catch the implication in Liu Baoqing's words and nodded, saying, "I left too early yesterday, I didn't get enough time."

This explanation is also plausible.

Liu Baoqing continued to ask him what he had seen.

Xu Ruilin pointed to the western bank of the reservoir and said, "I fished there yesterday, around nine o'clock."

He thought about it carefully and nodded, "It should be. At that time, it was just me, Lao Huang, and Lao Zhao. Lao Zhao was in the south."

He then pointed to the south side of the reservoir.

"At that moment, a woman came to find Lao Huang. I had never seen her before. We sat together and talked about fishing. We didn't talk about our families at all."

"Then the two started arguing. The woman was cursing quite fiercely, and later she even broke Lao Huang's pole."

Shen Xin's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly exchanged a glance with Liu Baoqing.

I was right; the fishing rod had indeed been broken.

I just don't know if this woman is Huang Weili's wife.

Xu Ruilin continued, "Old Huang didn't seem to want to argue with her and didn't pay much attention to her. After she made a scene, she stormed off."

"Old Huang waved to us, feeling quite embarrassed, and said, 'Please excuse me.'"

"Actually, we all understand."

He sighed, perhaps his family didn't really support his fishing. Liu Baoqing said, "So, this woman arrived around nine o'clock, had a fight, and left."

"Then you left before 10 o'clock. Do you know this Old Zhao? Do you have his contact information?"

In other words, Old Zhao was the last eyewitness.

"some."

Xu Ruilin quickly took out his phone.

His name is Zhao Cunyong.

The call went through immediately.

After identifying myself and asking about the situation, I learned that he left around 11 p.m. last night.

But as he left, he waved goodbye to Huang Weili across the reservoir.

Huang Weili waved in response.

He didn't ask Huang Weili when he was leaving.

On the way down the mountain, I didn't encounter any unusual people and just rode away on my electric scooter.

On the phone, after learning of Huang Weili's drowning, his tone was one of shock and disbelief.

Anyway, it's pretty normal.

Liu Baoqing asked Zhong Yu to take Xu Ruilin to give another detailed statement, and at the same time asked, "Have you still not been able to contact Huang Weili's family?"

I knew Huang Weili's identity just by checking the license plate number.

Zhong Yu said, "We've contacted his wife, Hu Yueqin, and she's on her way here."

Liu Baoqing then asked, "What exactly did she say, and what was her reaction?"

Zhong Yu thought for a moment and said, "She said she didn't go home yesterday and didn't know if Huang Weili had gone home either. I told her that Huang Weili had an accident and asked her to come over. Her reaction sounded quite surprised, and she asked what kind of accident had happened."

"Judging from the reaction alone, it seems quite normal, but it's hard to say."

Liu Baoqing nodded and told him to go downstairs and keep watch. After seeing the person, he shouldn't rush to reveal Huang Weili's situation; he should find out the details first.

"clear."

Zhong Yu understood and turned away.

Liu Baoqing stared at the reservoir for a while before leading Shen Xin down the mountain.

On the way, he noticed that Shen Xin was deep in thought and asked him what he was thinking about.

Shen Xin shook his head and said it was nothing.

Liu Baoqing guessed Shen Xin's thoughts and said with a smile, "You don't think this case is too simple, do you?"

He had heard Chen Chao mention it before and knew that Shen Xin had solved many unsolved cases.

Any case that remains unsolved can't be simple.

Shen Xin quickly said no.

But I have to say, compared to the cases I've handled before, this case was much simpler.

Liu Baoqing patted Shen Xin on the shoulder and said, "Actually, most cases are like this; they're not that complicated."

“Take this case for example. You can see that Huang Weili still had his cell phone and other things on him, so we can basically rule out robbery and murder.”

"Since it's not about money, the remaining motives are usually related to emotions. In these cases, if the investigation focuses on social relationships, the truth can usually be found out quickly."

Shen Xin nodded, "That's true."

In any case, judging from the current situation, Hu Yueqin's suspicion has greatly increased.

She came, we argued, and there's a possibility she was emotionally agitated and might return to kill.

The timing is right too.

Zhao Cunyong left around 11:00 AM, after which Huang Weili was left alone.

This matches the time of death predicted by Wang Xiaojin.

When we arrived at the foot of the mountain, a large crowd had already gathered there.

Especially the people from the police dog base, it seemed like they all came out to watch the excitement, forming a huge crowd outside the cordon.

Li Jiahui saw Shen Xin from afar and waved to him.

Shen Xin greeted Liu Baoqing and then walked over.

This is a case from the New District Branch. I was only familiar with Liu Baoqing, so I just chatted with him for a bit.

The specific investigation is still their responsibility.

As soon as Shen Xin arrived, a group of people surrounded him.

Li Jiahui asked curiously, "Shen Xin, what's going on? I heard that someone seems to have died on the mountain."

Shen Xin nodded, glanced at Li Mo, and said in a low voice, "It was Old Huang who died."

"Who?"

Li Mo's eyes widened, and he almost cried out, saying urgently, "We saw him just yesterday."

Shen Xin gestured for him to calm down, then said, "Alright, you guys stop watching the show and go back. The dogs haven't been let out yet."

But no one moved; they all stared intently.

Shen Xin shook his head inwardly, just as he was about to return to the base to do what he needed to do, when he saw a Mercedes-Benz driving towards the intersection in the distance.

Then, a woman got out of the car and walked over quickly.

It should be Hu Yueqin, Huang Weili's wife.

Upon seeing her for the first time, Shen Xin suddenly realized that the doubt he had previously considered—that women are not strong enough to knock Huang Weili unconscious and throw him into the water—might not be a problem anymore.

The woman in front of me, Hu Yueqin, appears to be nearly 1.8 meters tall.

She was wearing mid-heeled boots, so her height wasn't exaggerated.

Then, he was tall and wore sunglasses when he got off the bus. He walked over quickly and had a very imposing presence.

My first impression was that this woman was very tough, not at all like a delicate, submissive woman.

So she should have had the strength to knock Huang Weili unconscious with one blow and throw him into the reservoir.

At the same time, Shen Xin also noticed that Xu Ruilin, who was taking a statement, also saw Hu Yueqin, immediately pointed at her, nodded, and said something.

That's right, it was Hu Yueqin who came over last night and had an argument with Huang Weili.

With that kind of attitude, he was really capable of snapping Huang Weili's fishing rod on the spot.

Similarly, her return only increases the suspicion that she murdered Huang Weili.

Shen Xin watched silently. If the murderer was Hu Yueqin, then this case was indeed a bit too simple.

(End of this chapter)