Animal Detective

Chapter 405 An Ordinary Couple
As soon as the car drove out of the police station, Ding Yuwei asked anxiously, "Shen Xin, could there be some hidden story behind Guo Meijing's death?"

"Think about it, when Guo Jinhua learned of his wife's death, in his grief and anger, he didn't call out his wife's name, but instead called out his daughter's name."

"It's like..."

She frowned, trying to describe her thoughts with precise words.

"Perhaps in that instant, because of his wife's death, he suddenly realized something, such as that there was something wrong with his daughter's death."

"That's why, in his grief and anger, he called out his daughter's name with heartache."

"That's roughly the idea, Shen Xin, do you understand?"

Ding Yuwei felt that her description was not accurate enough and was anxious not knowing what to say next.

“I understand what you mean.” Shen Xin turned onto the road leading to the branch office and then said, “But there’s a problem. If Guo Jinhua had thought of something, why didn’t he say so during the investigation?”

Ding Yuwei nodded thoughtfully.

After thinking for a moment, Ding Yuwei said, "It's just simple grief. Your daughter died from illness, and now your wife has died too. You're lamenting the injustice of fate?"

Shen Xin nodded; that was more likely.

As Zhang Jian said, Guo Jinhua himself was also in the ICU at that time.

He also suffered a brain hemorrhage, which damaged his brain nerves. He was already dizzy and disoriented, so it was normal for him to shout anything under these circumstances.

"I thought it was a clue." Ding Yuwei sighed softly, feeling somewhat disheartened.

She was really excited just now, thinking it was a clue.

Because Zhang Jian noticed this point, the task force was unaware of it at the time, and he himself didn't pay attention to it either.

Shen Xin said, "Okay, go to the hospital later and find Guo Meijing's medical records, consult a doctor, and see if there is any problem."

Whether it was a clue or not, Shen Xin did not jump to conclusions.

Unsolved cases are complex and multifaceted; once you grasp a few clues and confirm them, that's enough.

Moreover, Shen Xin believed that the task force would take note of Guo Meijing's situation.

Because they investigated Guo Jinhua's ex-wife, Du Minhui.

After reviewing the case files, Shen Xin believed that the task force must have considered one possibility.

In other words, after Guo Meijing passed away due to illness, Du Minhui believed that her stepmother, Fu Lanting, had not taken good care of her daughter, and thus conceived the idea of ​​poisoning her in revenge.

Moreover, they cast two shots, believing that Guo Jinhua was also at fault.

Under these circumstances, it was impossible for the task force not to investigate Guo Meijing. Since Du Minhui was eventually ruled out as a suspect, it means that there should be no problem with Guo Meijing's death.

According to the interview records, Fu Lanting treated Guo Meijing very well and regarded her as her own daughter.

She and Guo Jinhua remarried in 2010, when Guo Meijing was only 4 years old.

The child is still young, so it's relatively easier to cultivate a relationship with them.

Sincerity begets sincerity, and Guo Meijing has come to regard Fu Lanting as her own mother.

On the contrary, he didn't have much affection for Du Minhui.

Sure enough, when Shen Xin and his companion arrived at the branch office and talked with Sun Zhao, it turned out that, just as Shen Xin had suspected, the special task force had indeed investigated Guo Meijing's death back then.

Sun Zhao picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then said, "I remember that the child had a rather rare diffuse midline glioma, which was discovered in October 2013 when he was in the second grade of elementary school."

"At first, I seemed to have symptoms of headache and nausea. Then, during a PE class, I suddenly fell down and couldn't get up."

"The school sent him to the hospital, and after a full-body examination, they discovered a lesion in his brain, which was eventually confirmed as a glioma."

"This type of glioma seems to be very difficult to treat, with a survival period of less than a year. They went to Matsuura and Ankyo, searching for hospitals all over the country, but it still didn't work, and there was no way to perform surgery."

"Chemotherapy is the only option. Given the situation, you should be able to imagine that chemotherapy can only prolong the death process."

"So in August of that year, the child passed away, having lived for less than a year."

When the child was mentioned, Sun Zhao couldn't help but sigh and express his feelings.

"When he was in the final stages of his life, he stayed at our People's Hospital. The doctors and nurses all said that he was a very well-behaved child."

"She is also very sensible. When she was feeling nauseous during chemotherapy, she endured it without crying and even comforted her parents and other children in the same ward."

"It's really a pity."

"As for Guo Jinhua and Fu Lanting, they take great care of the child, but that's just how the illness is, there's nothing they can do."

“I remember that the child’s birthday was July 11th, and the child had a wish, that is to go to Qiongzhou and see the ends of the earth.”

"The couple took the child with them, but the child was in critical condition when they came back and passed away not long after."

As they were chatting, Chen Chao returned.

Upon seeing Shen Xin, I couldn't help but feel excited.

He said he had heard that Shen Xin had solved a murder case as soon as he went to the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

"Keep up the good work, kid. You've got potential. I might need your help someday." Chen Chao sat down, a smile playing on his lips.

He is truly proud of the person he discovered, who has now achieved such success.

After exchanging a few casual words, Chen Chao skillfully pulled out Sun Zhao's treasured tea leaves, brewed some for himself, and said, "You're here because of Fu Lanting's poisoning case, right?"

Ding Yuwei had asked about the situation before, so he knew.

“Actually, I still think about this case occasionally over the years.”

"Old Sun," Chen Chao looked at Sun Zhao and said, "The more I think about it, the more I feel that what we had back then was actually possible."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xin quickly glanced at Ding Yuwei.

Judging from Ding Yuwei's expression, she probably didn't know about this situation.

That means you probably didn't tell her. So it's still necessary to ask her yourself.

Shen Xin asked, "Captain Chen, what are your thoughts?"

Before Chen Chao could speak, Sun Zhao raised his hand to stop him, saying, "Chen Chao, since this case has been reopened for investigation, you should refrain from making any comments, lest you mislead Shen Xin and the others."

He then said to Shen Xin, "Shen Xin, investigate this case according to your own ideas first. After you've finished investigating and have some ideas, we can discuss them together. Do you understand what I mean?"

Shen Xin nodded.

If the case was not resolved three years ago, then the direction of the task force back then was flawed.

Now that I'm in charge of the case investigation, if I follow the same old path as before, the result might be the same.

Why not treat it as a new case and use a fresh perspective to determine the direction of the investigation?

Listening to Chen Chao's ideas at this time would only confuse and influence me.

Chen Chao nodded and said, "Old Sun is right. You investigate first, and we can discuss it further once you have some ideas."

"This case has been going on for almost three years. If it can really be resolved, that would be a good thing."

“I remember last year, Fu Lanting’s mother came to the team to inquire about the situation. The old lady didn’t blame us, but the more this happens, the more we should give their family an explanation.”

Shen Xin nodded and noted it down, then continued the previous topic.

In other words, based on the investigation records, the two people were questioned again.

Zhang Hancheng was the deputy team leader. He was in charge of the overall situation and set the direction of the reconnaissance, but the specific reconnaissance work was mainly carried out by Sun Zhao's side.

Both of them were aware of the situation.

Going through it again is like following the two people's investigation process and understanding their thought process.

And these things are sometimes not reflected in the investigation records.

Since they were all on their own, Sun Zhao and his companion naturally told them everything they knew.

Upon receiving a report from Yunlin Police Station, Chen Chao led a team to the scene.

After arriving at the hospital, he stayed at the scene to inquire about the situation, while the other group went to the noodle shop and Guo Jinhua's home.

Guo Jinhua has never bought a house and lives with his parents in their old house.

The branch's technicians conducted a detailed investigation of the two locations and found no traces of rat poison.

Subsequently, with the consent of the family, an autopsy was performed on Fu Lanting.

Bromadiolone was detected.

Guo Jinhua was first questioned the day after Fu Lanting's death, on the morning of the 12th.

Guo Jinhua was in a low mood at the time and couldn't figure out who poisoned him, let alone when he was poisoned.

Fu Lanting had three medical visits.

Guo Jinhua also failed to provide any useful information regarding the dates preceding and following these three time points.

"They are just an ordinary couple."

Chen Chao summarized, saying, "Guo Jinhua's father used to be the workshop director of the molding workshop in a rubber factory. Guo Jinhua's academic performance wasn't very good. He didn't repeat a year after graduating from junior high school and went directly to a technical school."

"His father wanted him to work in the rubber factory and have a stable job, but he didn't expect that by the time he graduated from technical school in 94 and turned 18, the rubber factory's business had started to decline."

“He got a job at the factory, but less than two years later, the factory was restructured, and he was essentially laid off along with his father.”

“His father was a workshop director for a few years. At that time, he was relatively well-off, so he spent money to get him a taxi and let him drive it.”

"Two thousand years ago, the taxi business was good, but he was only in his early twenties. He was rather lazy and not very hardworking."

"I often go to bars and nightclubs with my friends to keep up with the trends."

"Around 99, he met Du Minhui at the video arcade. At that time, Du Minhui came from another province to work as a saleswoman at the video arcade."

"She was quite pretty. She was being harassed by some thugs, and then Guo Jinhua stood up for her. That's how we met."

"According to his friend, Guo Jinhua is serious and it's true love, but Guo Kaitai doesn't like Du Minhui very much and thinks that the girl is too materialistic."

"Because of this, Guo Jinhua argued with his parents many times, but in the end the two still got married."

"They should have gotten married in March 2003, and three years later, in July 2006, Guo Meijing was born."

"At that time, there were more taxis, and Guo Jinhua's business was not very good. Du Minhui also disliked him for not being ambitious. The two often quarreled over trivial matters such as buying a house and mother-in-law and daughter-in-law issues."

"At the time, Du Minhui was working as a waitress at a nightclub. It is said that she met a wealthy boss, and their relationship broke down. After arguing back and forth, Du Minhui filed for divorce."

"In order to fight for custody of the child, Guo Jinhua sold his taxi license, which was equivalent to giving Du Minhui a sum of money to make her voluntarily give up custody."

"In reality, after having children, Guo Jinhua was already 30 years old. It wasn't that he was unambitious, but simply that his abilities were limited and he couldn't earn much money."

“He was good to his daughter. Later, he remarried Fu Lanting. At first, Fu Lanting’s parents didn’t agree, thinking that Guo Jinhua was too old and had a child.”

“But Fu Lanting felt that Guo Jinhua was responsible and good to his family, and she didn’t mind that Guo Jinhua had a child, so they got married.”

"Guo Kaitai and his wife were quite satisfied with Fu Lanting. At that time, Guo Jinhua sold his taxi and took over the family's noodle shop. After remarrying, the couple worked hard to run the noodle shop."

"She has a stable family, simple social relationships, and a good personality. She never gets angry with anyone. She runs a small business and hasn't made any enemies."

"Like I said, they were just an ordinary couple who were inexplicably poisoned."

Sun Zhao coughed lightly, reminding him that Chen Chao had essentially offered an opinion that was somewhat misleading.

In fact, after carefully reading the case file, Shen Xin had the same thoughts as Chen Chao.

That means the couple was really ordinary, with very simple social relationships. They probably had some kind of deep-seated enemy that led to them being poisoned.

(End of this chapter)