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

Chapter 424 The closer you get to the truth, the more cruel it becomes! (Seeking monthly votes.)
By this time, it was completely dark on the hilltop of Panying Coal Mine.

Yang Jinwen and Yao Weihua squatted down, while Maozi stood to the side, holding a flashlight, the orange light shining on the corpse.

His face was bluish-purple, his lips were exposed, his teeth were white, his gums were black, and the veins on his neck bulged out from under his skin like a spider web.

The corpse's bulging eyeballs were about to fall out of their sockets.

The body was a little over 1.7 meters tall, wearing a khaki acrylic jacket, light blue suit pants, blue thermal underwear underneath, and no shoes, revealing a pair of black men's socks covered in mud.

Wearing disposable gloves, Yang Jinwen began to search the pockets of the corpse's clothes. The pockets of the shirt and pants were empty, making it impossible to identify the body.

However, the identity of this corpse is most likely Dou Junhao.

When the flashlight shone on the body, two bullet holes were visible in the clothing on the chest and abdomen.

The coat was relatively easy to remove, but the clothes worn underneath the body were stuck to the bloodstains on the skin because the blood had congealed, making it impossible to examine the wounds.

In order not to destroy the evidence at the scene, Yang Jinwen did not intend to continue examining it.

Cat asked, "Captain Yang, do you know anything about autopsies?"

Yang Jinwen nodded: "I know a little."

Yao Weihua said, "That won't work either. We're not professionals; we can't determine the time of death."

Yang Jinwen took out his mobile phone from his pocket, wanting to call Wen Ling, but there was no signal on the mountain and no landline in the villa.

So he had no choice but to examine the body himself, muttering to himself:

"Under normal circumstances, rigor mortis will begin to appear within 1 to 3 hours after death, with stiffness in the masseter muscle, neck muscle, facial muscles, and temporomandibular joint."

经4到6小时，尸僵扩延到全身，12到24小时发展到顶峰，24到48小时开始缓解。

If left outdoors, the body will decompose a little slower…

Yao Weihua asked, "Why?"

Yang Jinwen explained, "Because it is winter now, the temperature on the mountain is almost below zero. The bacteria in the soil and the temperature will accelerate the decomposition of the body."

"What was the exact time of death?"

"At least he didn't die yesterday; he died before yesterday."

Yao Weihua analyzed, "That means it was around the time Zhu Gui was killed, either the day before yesterday or the night before yesterday?"

"You can say that."

"So, who died first, him or Zhu Gui?"

Yang Jinwen shook his head: "I can't be sure."

Cai Ting asked, "So what do we do now? Without consulting a forensic doctor and a forensic pathologist, we simply can't handle this."

Just as Yang Jinwen was hesitating, he suddenly heard a voice.

Yao Weihua and Cai Ting also heard it. While Maozi was still wondering, Yang Jinwen snatched the flashlight from his hand and turned off the light.

Immediately afterwards, a beam of light suddenly shone from the foot of the mountain on the dark hilltop.

The sound was clearly audible; it was the sound of a motorcycle.

The lights moved closer as the motorcycle climbed the hill, and the sound grew louder.

Yao Weihua and Cai Ting quickly drew their pistols and ran behind the stone railing on the left side of the courtyard.

Yang Jinwen and Maozi crouched low on the right-hand railing, with a stone lion blocking their view in front of them.

About ten minutes later, the motorcycle finally arrived.

Yang Jinwen peeked out and saw the headlights of the motorcycle shining on the vermilion gate of the villa.

The motorcyclist was a man, and a woman was hugging his waist from behind.

"Liu Chuan, why is this door open?"

"Those two bastards didn't close the door."

The woman continued, "That's not right. Even if they were asleep in the villa, the lights weren't on, so they would have left the door open, wouldn't they?"

"Who knows? Let's finish this job quickly so we can get down the mountain. Riding a motorcycle up here is freezing cold."

"You're always nagging me. You should have come yesterday."

"Didn't the boss go to the provincial capital? What's wrong with being a day late?"

As the man spoke, after the woman got off the motorcycle, he put down the pedals and took off the cotton hat he was wearing.

This type of ear-covering cotton cap became popular in the military, and civilians often bought and wore it as well. The brim and face area were covered with a ring of black fur, and the cap itself was military green.

The woman had a bamboo basket slung over her arm and a scarf wrapped around her face.

Just as the man was about to take off his cotton gloves and prepare to lead the way into the room...

Yao Weihua and Maozi rushed out like ghosts.

Before they could even utter their words, the woman turned around and saw them.

"Ah! A ghost..."

"do not move!"

"public security!"

“I’m telling you, don’t move.” Yao Weihua pressed the muzzle of the gun against the man’s head.

The woman tried to run, but Cai Ting stepped forward and grabbed her arm, saying, "Don't run, stop right there!"

Cat held the gun with both hands, standing five steps away, watching Yao Weihua and Cai Ting from opposite directions in case of any unexpected situation.

Fortunately, the situation was brought under control quickly, and no fighting broke out.

Yang Jinwen turned on the flashlight in his hand and shone it on the man's face.

"Comrades, who are you? You...you..."

Seeing him looking into the door, Yao Weihua shouted, "Hands up! Don't reach into your pockets! If you dare, I'll beat you to death!"

"Who the hell are you?"

"Didn't I already tell you, police?"

"Police?" The man was startled. "No, how could you..."

Yang Jinwen took out his ID from his pocket and handed it to him.

"Do you believe me now?"

The man nodded: "I believe you, I believe you. What are you here for?"

Yang Jinwen called to Yao Weihua, "Take him in first."

A moment later, the man and woman were led into the courtyard. To prevent any accidents, Yao Weihua and Cai Ting handcuffed them and made them squat in the corridor.

Yang Jinwen wanted to find a chair, but there wasn't one around, and the cat wasn't in the mood to help him find one either.

So Yang Jinwen had no choice but to stand and ask, "What are your names?"

"Liu Chuan."

The woman's knees trembled with fear, and she remained silent.

Yao Weihua urged, "I'm asking you a question!"

"Zhao Xiaofeng".

What's your relationship with him?

"A couple."

"What are you doing here?"

"Cleaning."

"Who asked you to come?"

"boss."

"Which boss?"

"Our mine owner, Boss Zhu." "Zhu Gui?"

"Yes."

When did he call you up?

The man replied, "My wife and I have always been the ones cleaning this courtyard."

"You didn't come the day before yesterday and yesterday?"

"No."

When do you usually come up the mountain to clean up?

"This one……"

"Think it over carefully, and don't lie, you hear me?"

The man nodded and replied, "The time is not fixed. If there are no guests in the villa, the owner doesn't usually live there. He comes up the mountain twice a week to clean."

If we have guests staying at the villa, my wife and I come here every day.

Have any guests stayed here recently?

"No, it's too cold up in the mountains in winter, so the owner doesn't stay here."

How many people usually live here?

"Two people."

What are the names of these two people?

"Old Dou and Lu Yong."

Based on the difference in how he called people by name, Yang Jinwen guessed that this person had a better relationship with Dou Junhao.

"Who are these two people?"

Liu Chuan couldn't understand what this meant: "Identity? What identity?"

"What is their relationship with Zhu Gui?"

"They were hired by the boss."

"You are from?"

"Old Dou's hometown is in Lingmeng County. He used to be a member of the joint defense team. The boss invited him to work in the mine and specially entertained guests in this courtyard."

That Lu Yong is from Northwest China, around forty years old. His hometown is in the Northwest, but I don't know exactly where. He's not a talkative person.

When do Zhu Gui's guests usually arrive?

"Most people come in the summer, mostly business owners who come to escape the heat and have a few days of fun."

"Who are they?"

"I don't know what those bosses' names are."

"What are they doing in this villa?"

"Hunting and eating wild game."

"anything else?"

"That's all they did."

Yang Jinwen looked at the woman squatting to one side. She was nearly fifty years old, with her head down, her knees trembling with fear.

Yang Jinwen instructed, "Old Yao, Sister Cai, take him aside and question him thoroughly."

"Okay," Yao Weihua replied.

The woman looked up fearfully at her husband.

"Don't be afraid, we'll just ask you what's going on. If you answer, we'll let you go."

The woman pursed her lips and nodded repeatedly.

Yang Jinwen squatted down and asked, "What does Zhu Gui want you to do at the other courtyard?"

"Clean...clean up."

"anything else?"

"Cooking for the guests."

Yang Jinwen hesitated for a moment. Since he didn't have photos of Cao Xuan and Wu Mingyu to help her identify them, he continued to ask, "Are there two men who come here every summer?"

"Uh……"

"Don't lie, do you understand?"

"Yes, yes."

"Besides these two, were any girls brought here? I'm reminding you, it was Dou Junhao and Lu Yong who brought them to this villa."

The woman remained silent.

"Answer me!" Yang Jinwen practically roared.

The woman was startled, shrank back, and sat down on the ground with a thud.

"Yes, yes."

"What kind of girl? How old is she?"

"Eighteen or nineteen years old, I don't know, I... I dare not say."

Yang Jinwen's eyes sharpened: "If you won't talk, then go to the police station and talk. If you can't explain it clearly, I'll put you in jail!"

"I said, I said."

The woman pursed her lips and answered tremblingly, "Just like you said, it was Dou Junhao and Lu Yong who brought it..."

The woman dared not say what followed.

Yang Jinwen felt a huge weight on his heart, and his voice changed, almost coming from his chest: "When did it start?"

"I...don't know, I'm not sure."

"One day in August 1995, a female boss came here. Do you remember?"

"remember."

You're here?

"Yes."

"There was a girl at the time..."

Yang Jinwen pointed to the building in the backyard: "Did you know that a girl fell from the third floor?"

The woman's pupils contracted: "I...I know."

"What about her?"

“After this incident, the boss told my husband and me to go down the mountain and back to the mine. When my husband and I were leaving, we saw Lao Dou and the others carrying that woman into the car.”

"and then?"

"I don't know what happened after that."

"One day in July 1997, there was another girl. Did she run away? Did Dou Junhao and Lu Yong chase after her in the back mountain?"

"I don't know, I really don't know about this."

Yang Jinwen swallowed hard, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and asked again, "I'm asking you, during the time you worked here, how many girls were sent up the mountain?"

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