Animal Detective

Chapter 305 Is he really a criminal police officer?

Shen Xin asked for a pair of gloves and squatted down to examine Li Xingping's bag.

There wasn't much, just a few pieces of clothing.

There was also a phone charger, and then a few steamed buns, a few boiled eggs, and a jar of pickled vegetables in a plastic bag.

It's so simple it's heartbreaking.

Shen Xin took out his clothes and examined them closely.

The body hasn't been seen yet, but there is blood on the ground at the scene.

Although the brain has a rich blood supply, it is actually difficult to create the scene in the movie where blood spurts out and covers the face like it does when you hit the back of the head with a blunt object.

The blood at the scene must have been slowly seeping out after the person fell to the ground.

It's unlikely that he was sprayed all over his body, but if he was holding the cuff of the weapon, it's possible that some blood was splattered on him.

Although it's been hot and humid these past few days, and you might need to wear short sleeves during the day, the incident happened late at night, so wearing short sleeves might have been a bit chilly.

Shen Xin picked up a dark blue striped long-sleeved T-shirt that was crumpled up in a ball.

He opened his eyes, and suddenly his pupils contracted.

There are some brown stains on the right sleeve, especially around the cuff, where there are signs of dampness.

Shen Xin thought to himself, "No way," and leaned closer to smell it; there was indeed a bloody smell.

Shen Xin was horrified.

What was Li Xingping thinking?

If this is a blood-stained garment, even if you have no experience in murder, you've probably watched TV dramas, right? Murderers in TV dramas know to throw away the murder weapon, the blood-stained garment, or burn it.

You're something else, not only do you not wash it, but you also leave it on.

Are you planning to run to a safe place to deal with it?

If you don't like it, just throw it away.

In the wilderness, even if you just throw it anywhere, it will take a long time to find a place to put it.

Shen Xin examined the marks closely and found they were in a splashing pattern.

Tapping the back of the head is unlikely to achieve the effect of spraying half a meter high, but it will definitely have a slight splashing effect.

Even if there is blood on your hands, it will still cause your cuffs to become wet.

Therefore, this is very likely the shirt that Li Xingping wore when he committed the crime.

He didn't throw it away, and Shen Xin suddenly realized a possibility.

For example... you can't bear to throw it away?
I only had a few clothes, and since I was going to run away anyway, I figured I could wash them and wear them again once I got to a safe place.

Shen Xin sighed silently.

This speculation seems absurd, but it's not impossible.

At this moment, the traffic policeman squatted down beside him and asked curiously, "What did he do wrong?"

Police dogs were deployed.

If he remembered correctly, there were no police dogs in the entire Shiyao area.

Shen Xin did not disclose the details, but asked the driver if there was a dashcam in the car.

The driver was so frustrated that he wanted to slap himself. He said he had a dashcam, but it broke down two weeks ago, and he had been wanting to replace it but hadn't had time to.

If I had known this would happen, I would have replaced the dashcam first, no matter what.

“Officer, he really rushed up to stage an accident. I was driving normally, and he was walking on the side of the road when he suddenly ran into the middle of the road.”

"I don't believe he didn't see the car coming from behind. He's just trying to scam me."

The driver tried to explain himself.

What's even more interesting is that there's actually a road surveillance camera about 300 meters ahead at the village entrance.

However, you can't capture speeding at close range from this distance.

Shen Xin quickly comforted him, "Brother, don't worry. What's done is done, there's no use being upset now. At least there's insurance, so we'll handle it as it comes."

As he spoke, Shen Xin subconsciously glanced at the driver.

You don't even have insurance, do you?

The driver looked troubled and said that even with insurance, it was still a hassle.

Even if the traffic police ultimately determine that Li Xingping deliberately rushed out and is suspected of staging an accident, he will still have to bear some responsibility.

Repairing the car again, going through insurance, and the premiums going up—if you run into trouble with difficult family members, it'll be a real headache.

Shen Xin offered a word of advice, then pulled the driver aside and carefully inquired about the circumstances of the accident, trying to reconstruct the scene as much as possible.

Shen Xin needs to figure out what Li Xingping is trying to do.

The driver's words may subconsciously favor themselves and absolve them of responsibility.

But after listening to the explanation, Shen Xin felt that there were no problems overall.

Li Xingping, who was walking on the side of the road, suddenly crossed the road, causing the driver to be unable to avoid him. The front right of the car hit Li Xingping, who was then knocked down and his lower body was run over by the front right wheel.

I suspect Li Xingping did this on purpose.

So why?

Shen Xin looked around the scene, trying to put himself in Li Xingping's shoes to think.

They were already on their way out, so why did they suddenly decide to deliberately crash into another car?

Shen Xin turned his head to look in the direction he had come from.

After leaving Niujiawa, he successfully hitched a ride and traveled this far.

Then I got off the bus and kept trying to flag down another car, but I couldn't.

I have some problems with my legs and feet, specifically femoral head necrosis. It will probably hurt if I walk too much.

Walking this kilometer was very difficult and made me feel helpless.

Shen Xin speculated that perhaps it was this kilometer of walking that changed Li Xingping's mind.

For example, he finally realized how difficult it was to escape.

Knowing he couldn't escape, knowing he had killed someone, he was doomed.

I thought of my two children and my elderly mother, and felt sorry for them.

Perhaps he considered suicide.

If they get caught, they're dead; if they don't, they'll suffer from avascular necrosis of the femoral head, won't be able to have surgery, won't be able to do heavy work, and their whole family will go down the drain—it's all the same, they'll die anyway.

It would be better to die and be done with it.

That's why I suddenly rushed onto the road.

Or perhaps he was thinking of getting into a car accident so he could earn some compensation for his family.

Shen Xin took a deep breath, his feelings complicated.

Without thinking about it anymore, he took out his phone and called Guo Jin to explain the situation.

"Car accident!"

On the phone, Guo Jin spoke loudly and asked urgently what was going on.

After hearing the introduction, Guo Jin fell silent.

"How could this person..." He muttered to himself, then stopped abruptly. After calming down a bit, he said he had contacted Li Xiaowen.

Shen Xin said, "In that case, I'll go to the hospital with the traffic police first; maybe there's still hope."

Guo Jin, flustered, said "okay" and hurriedly hung up the phone.

Shen Xin then asked the traffic police for help, who pushed his electric scooter onto the bed of his pickup truck and accompanied him to the hospital.

The traffic police must have guessed that Li Xingping was in trouble, so they were very cooperative.

I wanted to ask several times along the way, but I held back.

Meanwhile, Li Xiaowen and his group were hurrying towards Baijiashao.

They all had their sirens blaring and were speeding all the way.

At that moment, he received a call from Guo Jin.

He was just about to call out.

As soon as the call connected, Li Xiaowen said urgently, "Old Guo, the scene must be well protected."

This has happened before.

A murder occurred in the countryside, but the villagers were unaware of the danger. Instead, the scene was filled with onlookers who completely destroyed the crime scene.

When the topic of the scene was brought up, Guo Jin, who was about to explain the situation, fell silent.

Looking back now, the crime scene was a complete mess.

People were everywhere, and the bodies were all taken back by their families.

He had immediately told Fu Lianghui to protect the scene, but Zhang Kaisheng took his men to Li Xingping's house, which delayed things.

Given the circumstances, if Fu Lianghui hadn't been there, with the old and the young, who knows what Zhang Kaisheng might have done?

Seeing Guo Jin remain silent, Li Xiaowen's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly said, "Old Guo, don't tell me the scene has been disturbed?"

Guo Jin sighed and admitted it.

Li Xiaowen slapped his thigh in anger and took a deep breath to calm himself down.

He actually understands.

Baijiashao is more than 20 kilometers away from the town. By the time the police received the emergency call and rushed over, it was already too late.

No one in the village is in charge, or they can't control them. The onlookers run around, and the family members make a fuss. It's very difficult to manage.

"Where's the body? Is the body alright?" Li Xiaowen pressed.

The scene has been disturbed; hopefully, nothing bad has happened to the body.

Guo Jin sighed again.

Li Xiaowen's vision went black for a moment, and he clenched his fists, asking what was wrong.

Guo Jin said helplessly, "When the family took the body back, his mother was wiping his face when we arrived."

"Wash your face?"

Li Xiaowen nearly went crazy and yelled, "Old Guo, didn't you tell them to protect the scene?"

He's been a policeman for so many years, it can't be that serious.

"I did say it, of course I did. I told them the moment I received the call."

Guo Jin was also troubled. He explained, "The main problem was that the deceased's younger brother was making a scene at the murderer's house, wanting revenge. The village secretary went to persuade him, which is why he couldn't keep an eye on the scene."

"and many more!"

Li Xiaowen hurriedly interrupted Guo Jin, asking what he meant by going to the murderer's house.

Has the murderer been found?
Guo Jin said, "That's right, the murderer should be Li Xingping. He had a conflict with Zhang Kaiyong, and they even had a fight last night, which many people saw. Most importantly, he ran away in the middle of the night."

Li Xiaowen loosened his clenched fist.

His mood is like a rollercoaster ride, soaring to new heights once again.

"Let's not talk about what happened on site for now."

That's the reality, and it's understandable. The key issue is the suspect.

Li Xiaowen said urgently, "Old Guo, according to what you said, Li Xingping is highly suspected of committing the crime."

Based on Li Xiaowen's experience, staying at the grassroots level is an example.

Murder cases in rural areas are usually caused by various accumulated conflicts that suddenly erupt one day, leading to a crime committed in a fit of passion.

These kinds of cases are actually quite easy to solve.

Because rural areas are closed environments, the murderer must be in the village. By investigating who had a conflict with the victim, the murderer can be identified very quickly.

He continued, "Didn't you say Li Xingping ran away in the middle of the night? Quickly send me his identity information and photo, and I'll arrange for someone to intercept him."

There are only so many escape routes. If you plan ahead, no one can escape.

At this point, Li Xiaowen's tense heart relaxed slightly.

Not to mention that there haven't been any murders in Machang Town for over a year, the entire Shiyao County only sees a handful of murders a year.

It's a good thing that the culprit can be identified so quickly in this murder case.

Guo Jin wasn't deliberately speaking in a halting manner; he needed to explain the situation clearly. He couldn't just tell Li Xiaowen right away that Li Xingping had been in a car accident, otherwise Li Xiaowen would have to ask who Li Xingping was.

“Captain Li, there’s a situation now. Xiao Shen is still here, and Tian Kui is also here. He came to the scene with me and suggested using Tian Kui to track down Li Xingping.”

"He took Tiankui with him, and they caught up with him, but they got into a car accident, and now he's been taken to the county hospital."

"The situation is quite serious; he might not make it."

Guo Jin heard from Shen Xin that the situation was not optimistic.

Li Xiaowen, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, was instantly filled with anxiety again, his heart leaping into his throat.

Just as the killer was identified, the killer got into a car accident and was seriously injured.

Li Xiaowen's mood was like a rollercoaster, plummeting to the bottom.

Gritting his teeth and calming down a bit, Li Xiaowen immediately said, "Okay, Lao Guo, you should protect the scene. We'll get there as soon as possible."

"I'll contact Xiao Shen at the hospital and arrange for someone to go there."

After saying that, he hurriedly hung up the phone and quickly called Shen Xin.

When making the call, Li Xiaowen couldn't help but feel somewhat fortunate.

According to Guo Jin, Shen Xin was the one who immediately suggested pursuing the suspect.

He's a criminal investigator after all; he's clear-headed and knows what's important.

Meanwhile, Shen Xin, who was in the car, received a call from Li Xiaowen.

"Suicide out of fear of punishment?"

Upon hearing Shen Xin mention the possibility that Li Xingping might have deliberately caused the car accident, Li Xiaowen frowned slightly but didn't rush to say anything.

Upon hearing that Shen Xin had discovered the blood-stained clothes, his expression became even more serious.

He told Shen Xin to go to the county hospital first, and he would notify someone to rush over immediately and meet up with Shen Xin.

After hanging up the phone, Li Xiaowen felt a little more at ease.

Based on the current situation, the murderer is most likely Li Xingping.

(End of this chapter)