Animal Detective

Chapter 307 Uncle, my dad didn't kill anyone.

Shen Xin stood outside the cordon, surveying the entire scene.

Most of the technical investigators went to Li Xingping's house on the mountain to search for evidence, leaving only a young man here, searching inch by inch for possible clues in the grass beside the cement road.

At this moment, Li Xiaowen handed over a shoe cover and said, "Go in and take a look. If you have any thoughts, feel free to speak up and give me some advice. After all, you're from a big city."

Shen Xin was taken aback, then quickly shook his head and said, "No, what could I possibly be thinking?"

Upon seeing Shen Xin's reaction, Li Xiaowen suddenly realized that his last sentence, "You're from a big city," was somewhat ambiguous.

Li Xiaowen quickly explained, "Shen Xin, don't overthink it. When I said you were from a big city, I meant... that your criminal investigation technology is more advanced. I really didn't mean anything else."

"Please don't overthink it, I'm just bad with words."

Zhao Helin has criticized himself quite a bit for his low emotional intelligence.

"Captain Li, I didn't think that way." Shen Xin wasn't a petty person; he genuinely had no such thoughts.

After all, the situation in this case is already quite clear.

"Really not?"

Li Xiaowen was still somewhat uncertain.

He was the captain, and Shen Xin was just a junior criminal investigator. Logically speaking, they didn't need to be so cautious.

Shen Xin can train police dogs.

Seeing Tian Kui's abilities, Li Xiaowen wanted them too.

Zhao Helin had told him to talk to Shen Xin more and build a good relationship with him.

If Nanjiang sends more police dogs back, Shi Yao will still have a chance.

Therefore, Li Xiaowen was afraid that he might offend Shen Xin with a careless remark.

Shen Xin smiled and shook his head.

Li Xiaowen breathed a sigh of relief, but still handed over the shoe covers, saying, "Take a look. After all, it's a murder case. Director Zhao said it needs to be handled thoroughly and there can be no mistakes."

Shen Xin hesitated for a moment, then took the shoe covers.

Li Xiaowen is right; after all, this is a murder case.

Although Li Xingping committed a crime of passion, he is unlikely to be sentenced to death; he will most likely receive a suspended death sentence.

However, he returned and secretly ambushed Zhang Kaiyong.

This behavior is quite subtle.

Strictly speaking, it can be considered premeditated.

If it is determined to be premeditated, the death penalty is certain.

If he returned simply to talk to Zhang Kaiyong again, and during this process another heated argument ensued, causing him to lose control of his emotions and choose to kill, then...

Only then can it be determined as a crime of passion.

Furthermore, could there be other possibilities?

For example, during the argument and scuffle, it was Zhang Kaiyong who picked up the brick first, and then Li Xingping was forced to fight back.

Three possibilities, three completely different outcomes.

When it involves a human life, conclusions cannot be drawn lightly.

So sometimes, Shen Xinzhen thinks this surveillance is excellent.

If there were a surveillance camera nearby, the situation would be immediately clear.

They lifted the cordon and entered the scene.

The most conspicuous feature is naturally the fixation line for the body's traces.

A general outline is located outside the southeast corner of Duan Dongqiang's house, outside the wall.

It's almost two meters away from his courtyard wall.

The cement road didn't extend to his yard wall, leaving a gap of about one and a half meters, overgrown with weeds and cluttered with some branches.

It's possible that Duan Dongqiang picked it up from outside and used it for firewood.

The body was lying face down with its head facing west.

In TV dramas, chalk lines are often used to be drawn. In reality, chalk lines were used in the past, but now they are no longer used. Instead, photos are taken, which are much clearer than white lines.

But the current situation is special.

The body was taken away by the family. In order to confirm the location of the body, we can't just bring the body back, put it back, and then take pictures.

There are still signs indicating the traces at the scene. Most of the bloodstains are dripping bloodstains.

It extends from the east.

As Li Xiaowen said before, Li Xingping should have a pursuit process.

Where Zhang Kaiyong finally collapsed, there was a pool of blood and signs of scrambling.

He was killed in the early morning, and by daybreak the bloodstains had dried. These scratches were clearly left after the bloodstains had dried.

So it must have been caused by the family moving the body after they arrived in the morning.

There were also some bloodstains and signs of being trampled on at the scene, all of which were the same, indicating that they were damaged by onlookers.

In addition, the body was removed, and the crime scene was severely damaged.

Li Xiaowen and his team repeatedly questioned them about the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body, but in the chaos, no one could remember anything.

Shen Xin looked at it for a moment, shook his head, and said he had no idea.

Judging from the scene, all clues still point to Li Xingping, and now we are just waiting for the physical evidence to confirm.

If the physical evidence is valid, then the case is valid.

Li Xiaowen nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

After staying for a while and seeing that there was nothing else to help with, Shen Xin took Tian Kui and returned to town on the way to pick up the corpse.

The carriage reeked of blood; the sweltering heat of the past two days had caused the corpses to begin to decompose.

The county's chief forensic doctor is named Luo Xiaolong. He has a kind face and is a middle-aged man, but he is a bit bald and tells Shen Xin, somewhat embarrassed, that he smells a bit bad.

"It's okay."

Shen Xin shook his head, thinking to himself that he had seen even worse.

For example, Zhu Tianshun's food was already being cooked.

After turning to the town's police station, Shen Xin got out of the car.

It was already noon.

But after smelling the stench of a corpse and in the sweltering heat, I didn't feel hungry.

Back at the police station, Guo Jin was not there, but Sun Yongjie was, and he was being interrogated.

Only after asking did I learn that Zhang Kaisheng had actually sent someone to the town to beat up Li Shi.

Shen Xin then learned that Zhang Xi, whom he had met before, was Zhang Kaiyong's son.

After settling Tiankui in, Shen Xin hurriedly went to the town's health center.

He Wenyu is also here.

He had previously gone to the school with the people who stayed behind to arrest people.

Are police officers working in propaganda departments not police officers?
The health center wasn't big, but Shen Xin asked around and found the ward.

When they arrived, Guo Jin was outside, talking to a doctor.

On a bench in the corridor outside the ward, He Wenyu sat, fiddling with his glasses. "What's wrong? You were bravely injured?" Shen Xin walked over and noticed a bruise on his cheek, slightly above the chin.

My glasses broke too.

"No way." He Wenyu gave a wry smile, then couldn't help but complain to Shen Xin.

It's true that you can't reason with unreasonable people.

He went to the scene with them, intending to explain the consequences of fighting to Zhang Xi and the others.

The result was that he got beaten up.

Shen Xin laughed and gave him a thumbs up: "That's good, after all, you really step up when things get tough."

Guo Jin had already seen Shen Xin, and after finishing his conversation with the doctor, he came over.

The ward door was ajar. The room was small and contained three beds.

Li Xingping's mother, Geng Aiying, was lying at the very back, receiving an IV drip.

Li Shi was holding Li Yao, who was sobbing incessantly, while his own head was wrapped up like a rice dumpling.

Guo Jin walked over and sighed softly, saying, "A stroke, that's troublesome."

Shen Xin remained silent.

Geng Aiying has severe varicose veins, which already made her legs and feet weak. Now that she has suffered a stroke, her mobility will only become more difficult in the future.

Li Xingping was seriously injured, and his fate is currently unknown.

My grandmother, who only has one child, has fallen ill again.

The remaining two children are 14 and 7 years old.

Shen Xin did not mention seeking compensation from Zhang Kaisheng. Logically speaking, since Geng Aiying suffered a stroke due to Zhang Kaisheng's provocation, she could seek compensation from Zhang Kaisheng for medical expenses.

But with Zhang Kaisheng's arrogance, getting him to return the money won't be an easy task.

Otherwise, Guo Jin wouldn't have said it was troublesome.

Shen Xin asked Li Shi if he knew about Li Xingping's car accident.

"How could I dare say that?"

Guo Jin shook his head and lowered his voice, saying, "Don't let his habit of hanging around town fool you. He's still just a kid. In one day, his father became a murderer and his grandmother fell ill. How does that feel?"

Shen Xin looked at Li Shi through the window.

He was beaten up; his head was bleeding and his eyes were swollen.

He stood straight in front of the hospital bed, one arm around his sister, staring intently at the motionless Geng Aiying, like a statue, lost in thought.

The responsibility of the whole family fell on the shoulders of this 14-year-old boy without any warning.

Shen Xin couldn't help but feel a little angry, angry at Li Xingping.

The moment you took action, you were only thinking about the unfair treatment you had suffered and how you couldn't go on living. Did you ever think about your two children?
Just then, Li Shi, who was inside the house, saw the two people outside, asked his sister to sit down, and walked over himself.

He must have been hit in the leg; he walks with a limp.

But when he came to the two men, he stood up straight, paused for a moment, and bowed to Guo Jin first, saying, "Director Guo, thank you. I will pay you back for my grandmother's medical expenses."

Guo Jin paid the medical expenses in advance.

Guo Jin waved his hand, saying there was no rush, and gave Shen Xin a wink, hesitating whether to mention Li Xingping's matter.

Shen Xin was also conflicted.

This can't be kept secret forever; they'll find out sooner or later.

But isn't it too cruel to say it now?

Li Shi looked up again and asked, "Director Guo, did my dad really kill someone?"

His tone was calm, and his eyes were firm.

Shen Xin sensed that he was putting on a brave face. Perhaps standing there for a moment had made him realize that he wanted to act like a little adult and take on the responsibilities of his family.

Guo Jin shook his head: "It's hard to say, we're still investigating."

Li Shi nodded and then asked, "Did he run away? And the people he killed, are they unrelated to us? Will we be asked to pay compensation?"

The impoverished family could no longer bear any more burdens.

"This one……"

Meeting Li Shi's anxious gaze, Guo Jin was somewhat speechless.

We will definitely have to pay compensation.

Regardless, a person's death is a momentous event.

Guo Jin said, "You don't need to worry about that for now. Just take good care of your sister and grandma."

Seeing Li Shi trying to remain calm and worrying about these things, Shen Xin still felt sorry for him.

This kind of thing would be a devastating blow to anyone.

Not to mention a child.

Therefore, Shen Xinzhen hoped that Li Shi would not try to appear calm.

Just cry.

Why are you worrying so much about a 14-year-old? Just cry it out.

At this moment, Guo Jin hesitated for a moment and decided to tell Li Shi about Li Xingping's matter first.

Li Xiaowen will definitely need to take a statement from Li Shi later to inquire about the situation, and he will inevitably have to talk about Li Xingping's affairs.

He needed to prepare Li Shi mentally first.

This is the only person left in the family who can handle things.

He pulled Li Shi to the side.

Shen Xin knew what he was going to do, so she didn't follow him and just watched silently.

really.

When Guo Jin told Li Xingping that he had been in a car accident, seriously injured and sent to the hospital, and that his life was in danger, Li Shi's body swayed involuntarily.

All his feigned composure was shattered at that moment.

He leaned against the wall, head down, trying to process the news.

This reaction made Shen Xin feel a pang of pity.

"uncle."

Someone called out from behind.

Shen Xin turned his head and saw Li Yao. He must not have seen his brother and had come out.

The little girl was 7 years old, thin and short, with a dirty face and clear tear tracks.

Li Yao looked up, his face full of tension, trying hard to control himself, and said, "Uncle, my dad didn't kill anyone."

Shen Xin quickly squatted down, reached out to wipe away her tears, and comforted her, "It's okay, let's not talk about this. Are you hungry? What do you want to eat? Uncle will go buy it for you."

I touched her arm; it felt so thin, like just bones.

Li Yao shook his head, but his gaze hardened, and he said, "Uncle, I'm not lying. My dad hit Uncle Kaiyong, but Uncle Kaiyong didn't die. I saw it."

Shen Xin's heart skipped a beat, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared.

(End of this chapter)