You're supposed to be a security officer, what case are you solving?

Chapter 204 Pumping out the septic tank!

2 p.m.

The snow has stopped, the dark clouds have dispersed, and a faint ray of sunshine has appeared in the sky.

Wen Ling spread several newspapers on the bench and sat down next to Yang Jinwen.

The two people were eating their first meal of the day, each holding a lunchbox.

Around them, police officers and patrol team members from the local police station walked back and forth, carrying shovels, preparing to shovel snow around the public toilet.

Meanwhile, a cordon has been set up around the sports park, prohibiting outsiders from approaching.

The common people are shrewd. Seeing the hundreds of police officers in the park, they knew that a murder must have occurred there, so many people stood on the street to watch the spectacle.

It was only the sixth day of the first lunar month, and the New Year's greetings hadn't even finished when a murder occurred in An'nan City. The news spread like wildfire, and the surrounding residents all knew about it.

While eating the food delivered by the North City Branch Bureau, Wen Ling listened to the sound of firecrackers in the distance.

The festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year has not yet dissipated.

Yang Jinwen ate two bites but couldn't eat anymore, so he covered the lunchbox.

Wen Ling glanced at him and said, "Eat something."

Yang Jinwen looked at the treetops in the distance, where snowflakes were falling in clusters.

Wen Ling has already conducted a preliminary examination of the headless female corpse found in the public restroom.

The neck was severed, similar to that of a male corpse, indicating that he was hacked after death.

He was stabbed twice in the left chest, which should be fatal.

In addition, the woman's chest, that is to say...

Then, his lower body was injured by a sharp object, stabbed with a knife.

While eating with a spoon, Wen Ling said, "She must have been violated."

Yang Jinwen nodded: "It probably won't be detected, right?"

Wen Ling shook her head and continued, "Judging from their appearance, both bodies are very young, not old, but we'll have to wait for the autopsy to find out the specifics."

"They might have been a couple, and the murderer targeted them during a date."

At this moment, Zhang Lei, wearing gloves and exhaling white mist, shouted, "Sister Ling, the bodies have all been loaded onto the truck."

"Okay." Wen Ling nodded and put the lunchbox away.

She stood up and said, "I'm going to the funeral home."

Yang Jinwen instructed, "If you're busy too late, call me and I'll come pick you up."

"Okay." Wen Ling smiled. "I'm just worried you won't have time."

Yang Jinwen stared at her and said seriously, "Don't be careless. These next few days, don't go to or from get off work alone. Go with someone wherever you go!"
The perpetrator in this case, in my opinion, wasn't motivated by robbery or revenge; it seemed like a simple act of violence. We must be extremely careful!

Hearing him say that, Wen Ling stopped breathing.

“I know that after the autopsy, I will stay in the station and not go anywhere else.”

Yang Jinwen nodded and patted her on the shoulder.

After Wen Ling left, Yang Jinwen went to the public restroom.

The septic tank behind the public toilet has been pried open, and bricks are piled up everywhere.

In addition, inside the public toilet, several police officers carried water pipes and inserted them into the squat toilets, preparing to pump out the sewage.

But the water pipes couldn't reach inside because the surface of the septic tank was covered with a thick layer of ice.

So, several policemen found long iron bars, stood next to the squat toilet, chipped open the ice shell, and then began to pump out the sewage.

There's only one public restroom in the sports park, but thankfully it's winter. If it were summer, the smell would definitely be unbearable.

Even so, the smell was still unpleasant, and He Jinbo and Maozi stood far away to the side, not approaching.

The city police's major crime squad had no specific mission, so they stayed here to see if they could find the heads of the two victims.

Without a head, the identity of the deceased cannot be determined, and the only way to find them is through the missing persons list, which takes a lot of time and effort, and there is no guarantee of finding them.

It's difficult for family members to report a missing person.

First of all, in the late 1990s, the public's awareness of calling the police was very low. If you asked them if they knew the emergency number, they might not even be able to answer.

Furthermore, on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, before the holiday is over, people are visiting relatives and friends and may not necessarily think about who in their family has gone missing.

Therefore, finding the head is very important.

No matter which murder case it is, the head is always important.

Otherwise, how can we prove who these two bodies are? We can't even issue a missing person notice.

Because the case occurred in the north of the city, Zheng Kang and Jiang Jianbing dared not delay. In addition to sending people to search the park, they also quickly visited the residents and shops around the park.

The process of conducting interviews needs to be quick. Even if witnesses see suspicious persons or victims, many people will forget about them as time goes by.

Therefore, eyewitness testimony is not considered very important evidence in Chinese law.

Watching the sewage being discharged little by little, and smelling the pungent odor, He Jinbo and the others finished all their cigarettes and told Maozi to quickly go buy a few more packs.

After the sewage level dropped and they could no longer pump it up, two police officers, wearing waterproof leather jumpsuits and thick masks, climbed down into the cesspool with iron rakes or hooks.

He Jinbo and his group came to the side and kept a close eye on the situation inside.

The cesspool contained all sorts of things: used sanitary napkins, leather shoes, rubber shoes, hair clips, broken bricks, wooden sticks, and keychains.

But the two police officers searched high and low and found nothing.

If the victim's head were available, it would have been discovered long ago.

They searched down there for half an hour but found nothing, not even the victim's clothes.

To say that we gained nothing wouldn't be accurate, since we also got things like keychains and hair clips.

Judging from their condition, these items did not belong to the two victims.

He Jinbo took a drag of his cigarette and cursed, "Damn it, where did the murderer throw his head?"

Yao Weihua said, "They took it with them, didn't they? They dared to cut it down, but instead of taking it, they dumped it in the cesspool, making it easy for us to find them?"

The cat asked, "We have to leave something behind, right? Like shoes or clothes."

Yang Jinwen replied, "The clothes were probably used to cover his head."

Seeing the two policemen in the cesspool looking up for help, He Jinbo said, "Come up."

The two men, feeling as if they had been granted a pardon, climbed up together, their bodies stinking terribly. He Jinbo pointed to the septic tank truck next to them and said, "Let's filter the sewage in the truck later and see if we can find anything."

The two of them immediately looked displeased.

He Jinbo handed them a cigarette: "There's a bonus; you won't work for nothing."

It was already past 5 p.m., and we had spent the whole day at the crime scene.

When He Jinbo and his team met with Zheng Kang, the latter shook his head: "We searched the entire park but couldn't find the head, nor the victim's clothes or personal belongings. Lao Jiang and his team searched several nearby streets but couldn't find any clues either."

Yang Jinwen asked, "Where is the person who called the police?"

"Still staying at Yulin Police Station."

"Let's go ask."

In the reception room of the police station, Yu Guang sat in a chair, his shoulders slumped, and he looked very weak.

Yang Jinwen stood at the door, glanced around, and asked a police officer from the local police station, "What's going on?"

The other person replied, "He can't eat; he feels nauseous."

"Could you please pour me a glass of water?"

"it is good."

The other person brought over an enamel mug, which Yang Jinwen took, thanked, and stepped inside.

He Jinbo and Maozi and a few others stood at the door without going in.

Yu Guang raised his head, pursed his lips, and looked fearful.

Yang Jinwen placed the water glass on his desk: "Drink some water and calm down."

"Thank you." Yu Guang picked up his water glass and gulped down two large mouthfuls.

Yu Guang is not old, only in his early twenties, and works as a gatekeeper at the teachers' college next to the sports park.

After he finished drinking the water, Yang Jinwen took his water cup, but only the top half of it, and placed it on his own side.

His action immediately won Yu Guang's favor.

"Thank you."

"Don't be so polite. Tell me, when did you discover the body?"

"When it gets dark."

"What time exactly?"

"I got off work at 6:30, so it should be around this time."

"From the entrance of the Teachers' College to the sports park, it's about 200 meters, and then it takes about 10 minutes to get to the public restroom area in the northwest corner. So that would be after 6:40?"

"Yes."

What did you see at that time?

"I saw the body lying in the grass. It was snowing at the time, and I was terrified."

"Did you see anyone on the way from the teachers' college?"

Yu Guang nodded: "There are a few people, but I don't remember them very clearly."

"Several people?"

"There should be three people."

"How old are you?"

Yu Guang recalled for a moment and replied, "There was an old man wearing a red woolen hat, and a middle-aged couple carrying gift boxes. They were coming from the opposite direction from me."

"Didn't see anyone in the park?"

Yu Guang shook his head: "No."

Why did you go to the sports park at 6:30 pm?

"I just want to see snow."

"To see snow?"

Yu Guang said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm writing poetry."

Has it been published?

"No, I'm not good enough. I've submitted my manuscript several times, but it's been rejected each time."

"You called the police at 9:30. Where were you for about three hours?"

"I'm staying in the dormitory."

Why didn't you call the police immediately?

“That person’s head was chopped off. I was scared. I was terrified. And there was no phone in my dorm. After I calmed down, I called the police.”

Have you ever been to a park restroom?

Yu Guang shook his head: "No."

"Really not?"

"real."

“Okay.” Yang Jinwen nodded.

Yu Guang asked, "When can I leave?"

"You'll give another statement in a bit, and someone will tell you."

Yang Jinwen stood up, picked up the ceramic cup, walked out the door, and closed it.

He Jinbo immediately asked, "Is he a suspect?"

Yang Jinwen shook his head: "It doesn't seem like he did it."

After saying that, he said to Cat, "Brother Cat, can you help me find a roll of tape?"

After the cat brought it over, Yang Jinwen tore off a piece of tape, stuck it to the spot where Yu Guang had just held the cup, and then tore it off, leaving fingerprints on it.

Yang Jinwen packed the tape into an evidence bag and handed it to Maozi: "Take this to Captain Song in a bit, and see if the fingerprints at the scene can be compared."

He Jinbo squinted at the side.

He thought to himself: Damn it, I should have used the same trick on you back in the dismemberment case in the reed marshes!
(End of this chapter)