remnants

Nie Qing, Yu Sheng, and Su Ji arrived at the scene at 27:[-] p.m.

The scene was located at No. 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Pingcheng City—the parking lot a04 in the backyard parking lot of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Pingcheng Medical University. The deceased fell behind a red sandalwood Buick LaCrosse parked in the parking space.

Fu Mingjie was already waiting here, and when he saw Yu Sheng coming with Nie Qing and Su Ji, he couldn't help but frowned slightly.

"Captain." Nie Qing was wearing a special raincoat, and the surface was completely wet. He glanced at the folding tent that had been propped up behind the LaCrosse, and said involuntarily, "It's raining so hard, the traces that can be left on the scene are probably very few."

Fu Mingjie nodded solemnly, "We have tried our best to protect it, hoping to keep as much evidence as possible. You and Su Ji go and have a look first, as for Yu Sheng—"

"Stay with us for the rest of your life." Nie Qing looked directly at Fu Mingjie, "Captain, if it's really No.3 dead this time, don't forget what you promised me."

"Not sure yet—" Fu Mingjie seemed to want to object, but before he finished speaking, he sighed as if he was extremely tired, and finally waved his hand and said to him: "Forget it, it's up to you, as long as the case can be solved." , I have no restrictions on what you want to do."

"Thank you, Captain." Nie Qing bowed his head in greeting, then turned and walked towards the tent first.

In a relatively narrow space behind the car, Nie Qing saw the deceased lying prone on the ground.

Seen from behind, this should be a woman in her 40s, her long brown hair is tied into a bun, which looks messy at this moment.He wears a dark gray long lapel trench coat on his upper body, and a lavender turtleneck sweater inside, a pair of beige corduroy trousers on his lower body, and black low-cut short boots that just cover his ankles.

Su Ji and Yu Sheng had already squatted down respectively, and began to examine the state of the corpse.

Su Ji touched the neck of the deceased with his fingers and said, "The temperature of the deceased's body is still there, and the rigor has not yet occurred. He died not long ago."

"That's right, we received a report about an hour ago, and then rushed over quickly." A police officer next to him said.

"When is the specific reporting time?" Nie Qing asked.

"October 38, [-], nineteen thirty-eight in the evening." Liu Jinghua, who had already arrived at the scene ahead of time, walked over wearing a raincoat and holding a note in his hand. After answering Nie Qing's question, he said: "The group Long, the identity of the deceased has been ascertained."

Nie Qing: "Okay, let's talk about it."

Liu Jinghua nodded, referring to the content on the notepad and said: "The name of the deceased is Qiu Ruimin, female, born in Pingcheng City on April 1970, 46, 1 years old, and graduated from the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of Pingcheng Medical University in 1. Professional, obtained a doctorate degree in clinical medicine, and then went abroad for further study, returned to Pingcheng in July [-], and entered the No.[-] People's Hospital as an attending physician in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, seven years ago—oh, that is, in [-] In September [-], Ren Shangping, the deputy chief physician of the No.[-] People's Hospital, was transferred to the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, and is currently the director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital."

"Cardiothoracic surgery... Dean Su also has a background in cardiothoracic surgery, and they all worked in the No.1 civilian hospital..." Nie Qing murmured, "There is a connection, what could it be?"

"Nie Qing." Su Ji called him at this time, and Nie Qing lowered his head to find that Su Ji and Yu Sheng had turned the dead body upside down, so that the body was facing up, and now he could clearly see the dead man's hands clasped on his chest. Actions, as well as a slightly ferocious expression on the face.

Her eyes were wide open, one of the false eyelashes she had put on had fallen off, her mouth was also wide open, the lipstick had been diluted by the rain, and there was still some faint color left along the corners of her mouth.

On her well-maintained face, there was more shock than fear.She seemed to have never thought that she would be hurt by this person in front of her, or that she would encounter such a terrible thing, so she was so surprised that she forgot to be afraid, and died unwillingly in this way full of doubts.

Nie Qing imagined that at the last moment of her life, big raindrops hit her face and body, and the torrential rainwater kept washing away all over her body, taking away everything they could.Will she feel that her life is being washed away piece by piece from her body by these ruthless water...

"Ah Qing." Yu Sheng suddenly tugged on Nie Qing's trouser legs, pulling him back from his distracted thoughts, "At present, it seems that this aunt was also stabbed in the heart with a sharp object, and the result was caused by hemorrhagic shock. death."

"Are there no other wounds on your body?" Nie Qing asked.

Yu Sheng shook his head, "I haven't found it yet."

"What about the murder weapon?" This was what Nie Qing was more concerned about.

Su Ji raised his head and took a deep look at him, and said solemnly: "Although we can't say for sure, but according to the damage on the clothes and the shape of the wound on the skin surface, it is very likely that it is a folding knife, and the caliber Same as in the two previous cases."

Nie Qing's eyes sank, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Let's not prejudge certain things, but take it one step at a time, and investigate as much detail as possible. Jinghua, have you found any similar murder weapons around the deceased?" s things?"

Liu Jinghua: "There is no one around the deceased. Old Zhu is leading people to search around the hospital."

Nie Qing nodded, and asked again: "Then the time of death is determined?"

"Well, I can confirm it is within a relatively small range." Liu Jinghua put the ballpoint pen behind his ear, "I have confirmed with the hospital that Qiu Ruimin gets off work at [-] o'clock in the evening today, and the last time two nurses in the hospital saw her was At [-]:[-], according to what they said, Qiu Ruimin was walking towards the parking lot at the back door, because she had an urgent look on her face, and she was looking at her mobile phone while walking, so the two nurses also paid attention Check the time, it should be accurate."

"In other words, the time of death of the deceased should be between 38:8 when the nurse last saw her and [-]:[-] when she received the report, and the time of committing the crime was within [-] minutes." Nie Qing pondered. road.

"By the way, who is the reporter?" He suddenly asked again.

"It's a patient who came to the Fifth Hospital for a physical examination today. The car next to him belongs to him. He found the deceased when he picked up the car in the parking lot after the examination." Liu Jinghua pointed and parked in the parking lot a03 The black Audi A6.

Nie Qing: "Where is he now?"

"He's sitting in the hospital. The captain has hired someone to take notes with him, but I don't think the progress will be fast." Liu Jinghua pouted at this point, as if he wanted to laugh, "Such a big man, but he is too timid. I think he was really frightened."

"When encountering such a thing, it is inevitable to be frightened." Nie Qing didn't laugh, and added after thinking, "Not everyone is as familiar with murder cases as we are. After seeing a dead body, they will be nervous, scared, and even sad. That's how a normal person should react."

Liu Jinghua's expression was a little embarrassed by Nie Qing's words. After a hmm, he spoke faster and said, "Then I'll go and check the records, and the deceased's mobile phone was also taken to check the call records. result."

"Okay, you can go." Nie Qing nodded in agreement, and Liu Jinghua turned around and hurried into the hospital.

Yu Sheng squatted on the ground, finally couldn't help laughing at this moment, and asked Su Ji: "Are the people in Ah Qing's group very afraid of him?"

"It's okay. It should be more respect than awe." Su Ji gently flipped the dead man's wrist and said.

When Nie Qing heard this, he glanced at Yu Sheng, "Compared to a nightclub owner who is respectfully called 'Third Brother' by his subordinates, my image in the group is still very amiable."

"Puchi—" Yu Sheng laughed and waved his hands, "Stop mentioning it, I'm not a boss anymore."

"By the way, last time I wanted to ask, why did your subordinates call you 'Third Brother'?" Su Ji asked at this time.

"Because there are eldest brother and second brother. I am the third eldest, so naturally I am the third brother." Yu Sheng said naturally.

"What rank?" Su Ji asked again, "Didn't you say that time, those who are older than you also call you 'third brother'? Could it be because of your status in your nightclub?"

"What do you think?" Yu Sheng squinted his peach blossom eyes, and looked at Su Ji meaningfully, "Little Su Ji, do you want to help Ah Qing talk about me?"

Nie Qing looked away between the two of them in an instant, Su Ji shook his head, and said calmly, "No, I'm just curious."

"You don't look like a curious baby." Yu Sheng smiled slightly, got up and took off the disposable gloves he was wearing, and threw them into the trash bag beside him. "I don't have anything to examine. The next thing is Xiao Su Ji's job. It's better to identify the murder weapon first."

"Hmm." Su Ji's attention returned to the deceased in front of him, as if nothing had happened just now.

Nie Qing found that Yu Sheng was still observing Su Ji with great interest at this moment, so she couldn't help but quietly pulled him out of the tent and said in a low voice, "Don't be suspicious, I didn't instruct you."

"I didn't say anything." Yu Sheng looked at him and smiled, "Seeing that you are so nervous, are you still worried about what I will do to your little forensic doctor?"

"Is this the time to be jealous?" Nie Qing glared at him, but when he was about to speak again, he saw Fu Mingjie walking towards them, and raised his chin at Nie Qing, "Take a step to talk."

Yu Sheng walked away wisely after hearing the words, and returned to the tent by himself.

Nie Qing looked at his back, Fu Mingjie stared at Nie Qing, and said after a while: "Nie Qing, we are going to set up a task force, start picking people."

"So fast?" Nie Qing was a little surprised, "But it has not been confirmed that there is an inevitable connection between this murder case and the previous two cases."

Fu Mingjie shook his head and sighed, "It's been confirmed. This is from Jia Chu just now, look."

As Fu Mingjie said, he handed his mobile phone to Nie Qing. Nie Qing saw that there was a photo in the WeChat dialog box with "Jia Ming", which should be the front of a piece of paper. He zoomed in and looked Breathing can't help but stagnate.

this is the third one.

In the middle of the sixteen sheets of white paper, only this sentence was printed in black ink.

"Another anonymous letter." Fu Mingjie took the phone back from Nie Qing's hand, "According to Chu Jia, the anonymous letter this time is completely different from the previous one in terms of envelope selection, paper selection, and printing habits. They are exactly the same, so it should be considered that they were sent by the same person."

"It's really..." Nie Qing's eyes showed doubts about self-judgment for the first time, "Could it be that I was wrong... Is it really a serial murder?"

Seeing that he seemed to be depressed, Fu Mingjie patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and said in relief: "It's okay. You are still young, and you have seen few cases, so it's normal for you to think about it occasionally. It’s good to correct your thinking.”

Nie Qing: "...Yes."

Fu Mingjie added: "As I promised before, you will be fully responsible for setting up the task force this time. You can choose all the candidates, whether they are inside or outside the bureau. It can be used if necessary. Once the investigation direction is established, I believe that you will definitely perform well with your ability. Give your father credit!"

Nie Qing: "Yes."

"Then I'll leave it to you first, and I have to go back to the office to get some information. After the task force is selected, just put the list on my desk." After Fu Mingjie finished speaking, he pinched Nie Qing again. shoulder, and gave him an encouraging smile, "Do it well."

Nie Qing only nodded this time and did not respond.

Fu Mingjie strode away with his hands behind his back, while Nie Qing was still standing there motionless.

Yu Sheng had been staring at him from inside the folded tent, when he suddenly sighed softly.

"What's wrong?" Su Ji raised his head and asked.

"The captain seems to have brought new clues. It seems that it's definitely a serial murder case." Yu Sheng spoke in a low voice, as if he was sighing.

"Has Nie Qing's idea been overturned?" Although it was a question, Su Ji used a declarative tone.

Yu Sheng nodded, "He probably feels uncomfortable now, after all, he is such a proud person in his bones."

Su Ji: "Are you going to comfort him?"

"No need, comforting him won't make him feel better." Yu Sheng said, retracting his gaze and twitching the corners of his mouth, but it didn't look like a smile, but rather a subconscious movement when he didn't know what expression to use.

"Let's wait for him to figure it out." Yu Sheng went back to Su Ji and squatted down, hugging his knees with his hands.

Su Ji hummed, but felt relieved inexplicably.

He just thought that if it was confirmed that it was a serial murder case, Mu Xi Ze's suspicion should be cleared.