Reborn in 1995, Criminal Investigation Records

"How is it? Are there any other people's fingerprints on the box? Does the jade inside emit radiation?" After Liu Chengyu issued the task, Zhou Yang rushed to the technical team immediately.

"There are only the deceased's fingerprints on it. In addition, the jade inside is of very good quality and does not contain the kind of radiation you mentioned!" Shi Ya opened the drawer and handed a report to Zhou Yang.

"Thank you, I understand!" Zhou Yang took the report and immediately met up with Wang Chao to head to the deceased's home.

"I didn't realize you were so capable! Shi Ya is a nice girl. If you like her, go for it. Once you win her over, she's yours!" Wang Chao said to Zhou Yang in the car.

"Chaozi...Brother, it's not what you think. Just drive carefully!" Zhou Yang said, speechless for a moment, closing the report.

Zhou Yang stood in front of Zhu Guolong and Deng Fangfang's wedding photo. The two in the photo were smiling brightly, perhaps still looking forward to their happy life together. Little did they know that they had jumped from one pit into another abyss from which they could never get out.

"We've made a discovery!" An excited voice came from the second bedroom. Zhou Yang rushed into the room and saw that the technical team had already taken apart the buckwheat pillow on the bed.

"You should be able to smell it, right?" Wang Chao leaned forward and asked.

The technical team shook their heads and replied, "If it's moldy or soaked and then dried, even if the odor is reduced, it can't be eliminated completely; at most, it will be less noticeable, but!"

As he spoke, he picked up a buckwheat hull: "If you mix directly purified aflatoxin crystals and powder into the filling of a pillow, it will be almost odorless and allow the victim to inhale the toxin for a long time without realizing it."

Aflatoxin primarily targets the liver. As liver function is impaired, the body becomes unable to eliminate toxins, which eventually travel through the bloodstream to the brain, affecting the central nervous system and causing drowsiness. This is why victims often find themselves falling asleep faster when their head is close to their pillow!

Zhou Yang looked up at the window and couldn't help but feel some sympathy for the victims.

What kind of deep-seated hatred could lead someone to stab her in the aorta in the abdomen, which would have been fatal, and then smash her skull with a red brick, killing her instantly? Even the pillow she slept on at home had purified aflatoxin added to it.

Add to?

Zhou Yang paused for a moment, wondering where the victim had gotten the substance added to Zhu Guolong's food.

Logically speaking, it wouldn't be easy for a cotton mill worker, even a minor manager, to obtain these things; at the very least, they would leave a purchase record, right?

This could be a breakthrough point.

My gaze unconsciously fell on the other person's wardrobe. The clothes were still hanging crookedly, but their owner was destined never to wear them again.

"Brother Chao, what are the working hours for Deng Fangfang, according to what Master and the others have found out?" Zhou Yang suddenly asked Wang Chao.

Wang Chao had no questions and directly opened his notebook, reading line by line: "Normally there are three shifts: 8 am to 2 pm, 2 pm to 8 pm, and 8 pm to 2 am, but the deceased, team leader Deng Fangfang, could leave the factory earlier."

has a problem!

There's a big problem!

Zhou Yang only discovered this problem now.

First, the deceased was dressed very elegantly, but there weren't many elegant clothes in her wardrobe, indicating that she had dressed up before going out last night.

The start time for work is 8 o'clock. Although it gets dark late at that time, it's basically impossible to see clearly.

So, who was she dressed up for?

Zhou Yang recalled that Zhu Guolong had said that his wife worked among women of similar age, so it was highly unlikely that she was wearing clothes for them.

Based on Zhou Yang's experience, dressing up nicely when interacting with these colleagues would only make her the target of sarcastic remarks.

There's only one reason: she's meeting someone that night and wants to show them her best side!

Judging from the location and time of her death, it is highly likely that she was the murderer, and the murderer should also know that she was able to leave in advance. It should be noted that even the deceased's husband, Zhu Guolong, could not be sure of her off-get off work time.

In addition, since the deceased did not have any means of communication, the only option was to make an appointment in advance.

It was an inside job!

A crime of passion?

"Let's go! To Deng Fangfang's state-owned cotton mill!" Zhou Yang grabbed Wang Chao and ran downstairs.

"Wait, my car is parked over there!" Wang Chao had just come downstairs and was trying to break free from Zhou Yang's grasp.

"No need to drive, let's walk there normally and see how long it takes!" Zhou Yang let go of Wang Chao and started walking according to his memory of the location of the state-owned cotton mill.

"No, if you have a car, why walk?" Wang Chao said, puzzled.

"Because the deceased most likely walked back!" That was his judgment. Whether it was a car or a bicycle, they would make noise, and if the victim was brought there by the murderer, there were too many uncertainties, such as being seen or making noise.

Therefore, Zhou Yang judged that, most likely, both of them were walking.

Therefore, by asking the people at the state-owned cotton mill who went to work with Deng Fangfang last night, we can find out when they left the factory.

Then, by combining the victim's walking distance and the time of her murder, one can determine how long she had been with the killer.

If the time in between is too long, it means that Deng Fangfang may have met the murderer and arrived at the crime scene together, and there may have been witnesses along the way.

If the time frame is short, it means the two people had a means of transportation! That would narrow down the scope of the investigation.

If the timing is close, it means that the killer attacked immediately upon meeting the victim, either waiting beforehand or arriving around the right time. In the second case, we should investigate the timing further outwards!

"But that's not right!" Wang Chao panted as he followed Zhou Yang. "The forensic doctor's estimates of the time of death are off by almost an hour!"

Zhou Yang paused, realizing he had forgotten about this. It seemed his thinking was still stuck in his past life.

But as the saying goes, since we're already here!

It was learned through questioning that Deng Fangfang left the factory at around 11:45 last night. The reason she knew this so clearly was because last night, a group of workers were discussing how long a quarter of an hour or a quarter of a day was in movies and TV dramas.

And coincidentally, Deng Fangfang left at that time, a quarter of an hour before midnight.

After learning the exact time, Zhou Yang and Wang Chao once again rushed to the crime scene based on the deceased's height, weight, and stride.

45 minutes!

"What's wrong?" Wang Chao asked, looking at Zhou Yang, who was squatting to the side deep in thought.

"It took too long!" The same route took him and Wang Chao 36 minutes to get there, but following Deng Fangfang's pace, it took them a full 45 minutes.

"Brother Chao, let alone a woman, even if you're a guy, would you walk home for 30 or 40 minutes at midnight?" Zhou Yang asked Wang Chao.

"No!" Wang Chao answered decisively, "Aside from that deep ditch we need to be careful of, we can totally ride a bike along the way!"

"That's right, I wouldn't know either!" Zhou Yang analyzed, "Living in Fengdu Garden, with a husband who owns a mobile phone, and herself being a junior manager, even if she doesn't buy a car, as you said, she can at least buy a bicycle!"

"Yeah! Are you short of money?" Wang Chao leaned closer and analyzed the situation.

"Hey, what are you two doing squatting here?" A familiar voice rang out, and the two looked up to see Fang Duo standing not far away with two police officers from the local police station.

"It's nothing, I just can't figure something out. Sister Duoduo, are you looking for that murder weapon?" Zhou Yang stood up and greeted the three of them.

During the investigation, if there is a large-scale search or investigation, the local police station will cooperate. After all, the number of people in the case-handling team is limited. Unless the case is large-scale, complex, has many victims, or has a particularly large impact, there are usually only five or six people.

"Yes, you were the one who suggested it. Is there anything you need guidance on?" Fang Duo asked Zhou Yang with a smile.

Friends, don't think that you have to be serious when solving a case. In fact, most of the time, you need jokes or playful words to relieve the pressure.

As long as it doesn't affect your work, just be careful not to be near the deceased or in places where family members are present. Unlike in later years, you can't just post things online all the time and turn them into a national public opinion issue.

"The deceased's location is paved with bluestone bricks, so we first need to find red bricks, either from the ground, a collapsed wall, or scattered nearby..."

"Found it, Sister Duoduo, I found it!" Zhou Yang was saying when a voice, barely suppressing its excitement, rang out.