Reborn in 1995, Criminal Investigation Records

The two followed Zhou Yang to the office area. There was no other way; the landlord and the steamed bun shop owner were already in the interrogation room.

"Amazing!" Xiao Jiale didn't sit down in the chair, but paced back and forth, sometimes frowning and sometimes muttering to himself.

"I followed your instructions and pretended that...the customer went to Li Hanlu's former workplace, just like you said, she knew someone who was impotent!"

As he spoke, his voice became somewhat agitated: "And that Sister Yan... no, the woman who received me said that Li Hanlu seemed to have been invited out by him before the incident..."

Seeing that Zhou Yang wanted to ask, Xiao Jiale quickly said, "I asked, and no one else has seen this person. Even the deceased wasn't too keen on it. In her words, contacting her only once every few years is pointless!"

Zhou Yang looked at Xiao Jiale, who was staring at him expectantly, and patted him on the shoulder: "Not bad, this information is very useful!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiale felt as if his whole body was about to float away, but then he was filled with anger. How could he be so pathetic? He was the real high-achieving student, while the other person was just a vocational college graduate.

But I have to say, the feeling of being encouraged is really great.

Just then, Dai Yan came out of the interrogation room and handed Zhou Yang a few pages of records: "Liu Da asked you if you have any questions. If not, send them back!"

Zhou Yang nodded, quickly flipped through the pages, and then handed it back: "That's all!"

......

The first thing Liu Chengyu did after leaving the interrogation room was to convene a meeting of the special task force.

According to the landlord, the fruit stall owner's name was He Zhuangzhuang. He was his first tenant, unmarried, and had several girlfriends. He moved in to set up his stall as soon as the house was built and even suggested that the landlord allocate space for him to build a small cold storage.

However, considering the land and the fact that the other party was not leasing long-term, he refused.

Not long after, the landlord's father fell seriously ill, so he and his wife returned to their rural hometown in Ning'an to take care of him. He explicitly refused the cold storage arrangement, and when they returned, the landlord didn't mention it, nor did he ask.

Nearly a year passed like this. When it was time to pay the rent, he couldn't find the other party, so the house remained vacant for the time being.

Just when the landlord was having a headache, someone came to the door saying they wanted to rent the house, but the landlord thought that what if the fruit seller came back? So he refused.

But the other party kept coming to the door, saying that the original fruit and the like could be placed in one place for now, and they would rent it. When the other party came back, they could move it out, since the house was empty anyway.

Most importantly, the price offered by the other party was not low, so he agreed.

The other party said they were in the seafood business. Business was good at first, but after less than half a year, it seemed like they couldn't keep going. Fortunately, another woman came to the door and said she wanted to rent the place and open a hair salon.

Then, it was dealt with several times, and finally, it became a steamed bun shop.

After identification, it was confirmed that the person renting the shop was Ruan Jinyin. He had also met Zhao Jun before, but he had never met Li Hanlu, Lin Feifei, or Ren Jing.

"Therefore, we have reason to suspect that the deceased He Zhuangzhuang was killed by several people and then buried in the cold storage. The seafood shop and the barbershop were just fronts for them!" Dai Yan said, then took his notebook and sat down.

"They're all pretty bold!" Wang Chao exclaimed.

Indeed, these girls committed murder and buried the body, yet they can still do business there as if nothing happened. Especially Li Hanlu, if she hadn't been punished several times and her business hadn't suffered, the steamed bun shop owner might not have been able to move in yet.

"He Zhuangzhuang is the tenant's name provided by the landlord. According to the system, the household registration department is verifying the identity information," Liu Chengyu added.

Suddenly, his gaze shifted to Xiao Jiale: "Why are you acting like a little monkey? Just say what you want to say, why are you scratching your head like that?"

Xiao Jiale smiled sullenly, pointed at Zhou Yang, and mouthed the name: Zhou Yang!

The sound was very soft, but everyone was sitting close together, and there was no one else in the room. Everyone's eyes were on Zhou Yang, who was deep in thought.

Got it!

Zhou Yang nodded and stood up: "I do have some speculations..."

But before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by a knock on the door. Shi Ya stood at the door, bowed slightly, and then jogged over: "This is the autopsy report that Teacher Wang asked me to bring!"

After saying that, he jogged away.

"Old Wang's report was quite fast this time!" Liu Chengyu gestured for Zhou Yang to continue.

"Liu Da, let's look at the autopsy report first. This report should better supplement my speculation!" Zhou Yang said with a smile.

"You're quite confident, kid!" After reading the report, Liu Chengyu passed it to Fang Duo next to him, and Wang Chao also peeked in with his big head.

The estimated time of death is several years after the time of the examination, approximately more than 5 years.

Based on the existing morphological characteristics of bone injuries, the analysis suggests that the multiple fatal sharp-force slashes suffered by the deceased showed significant differences in the type of slashing object, angle of impact, and force, consistent with the combined action of multiple people using various similar slashing weapons. The cause of death can be summarized as severe blood loss combined with severe traumatic brain injury.

Logic and chain of evidence: First: The "incompatibility" and "transition" of the damage point to multiple people.

The technical team detected five fatal stab wounds on the victim's bones. Logically, it would have been unnecessary for an attacker to continue with the same force and intensity after inflicting the first fatal wound, let alone create four other equally fatal injuries.

This "overkill" mode is more suitable for scenarios where multiple people attack simultaneously or sequentially, each aiming to cause death.

Furthermore, the cuts on the bones show multiple groups in terms of blade width, cutting angle, and the direction of the resulting fracture line.

Secondly: Analysis of the "direction and angle of force" in bone injuries...

Thirdly: Skeletal evidence of resistance injuries and restraint injuries...

Fourth, conclusions drawn from scientific and empirical deductions...

Zhou Yang closed the autopsy report. If he was only 60% sure before, he felt he was now more than 80% sure.

"My guess might sound a bit unorthodox in some places..." Zhou Yang first offered his own explanation, then slowly began to speak.

"A few years ago, there were five girls who were very close. Because they always traveled together, and a movie was released around that time, they were called the Five Golden Flowers."

After they graduated, they chose not to continue their studies but instead entered society early. The hardships of life led them to confide in each other, and their relationship not only did not grow distant but became even closer. They even fantasized that their friendship could last forever.

Later, by chance, they unexpectedly gained some benefits. This gave the five girls a taste of success, but it also scared one of them away, and she chose to quit.

The remaining four girls, despite knowing the danger, encouraged each other and tried one adventure after another, which gave them a better life in a short period of time.

But where in the world is there such a good thing?

Something terrible has happened—someone has died!

In the midst of the chaos, we didn't know whose fault it was, but as the saying goes, we share the burden. Since the incident had already happened, no one could escape responsibility, so we might as well tie everyone down.

Even more unfortunately, when they were doing all this, a man witnessed it firsthand!

Fortunately, they managed to control the man and gave him two options: either keep their secret or die with that person.

The man succumbed and chose to become the fifth murderer!

After a period of calm, the girls were more afraid. They knew that a single threat was ultimately limited, so they made an even more crazy decision!

This man was left with a shackle he could not easily break free from!

That night, this man got four women!

An ordinary person might think this is a dream come true, but little did they know, this was just the beginning of this man's nightmare!