Evil and punishment [criminal investigation]

One of Zhen Sizhe's commonly used "routine loan" methods is to borrow money first, sign a loan contract with the victim, and then set a high "liquidated damages", such as an increase of one hundred yuan for one day of overdue repayment.When the repayment deadline came, he disappeared without a trace. The victim could only see the liquidated damages rising day by day but still not paid. Finally, he was sued in court with a lawsuit and lost in the face of an unclear contract.

Another trick he has is to sign a yin and yang contract with the borrower, charge "beheading interest" in the name of "management fee", and use the obtained personal information of the borrower to dun badly, including but not limited to Internet bombers harassing the victim and his related persons , and make false information about the victim’s drug use and gambling and send it to his related parties or units.

They took advantage of the people's greed for money and the naivety of college students to take advantage of the loopholes. In the past two years, there have been many such incidents, and the higher-ups attach great importance to them. Nie Cheng has received reports from college students and also assisted in investigations and visits.

If Zhen Sizhe has something to do with routine loans, he may be involved in gangsters, this matter is not easy, but judging from the people present, it is more likely that personal enmity is still more likely.

Seeing that Nie Cheng hadn't spoken for a long time, Wang Xiaozhi felt a little flustered, and explained: "My family was vigilant at that time, and we no longer had any contact with him, so we didn't get 'tricked' by him, and I wouldn't let my family lose money because of him. , causing me to kill someone because I couldn’t prepare for the postgraduate exam full-time. Officer Nie, don’t doubt me.”

After hearing his pitiful explanation, Nie Cheng's calm face relaxed, "I see, go and call Pan Hongyue."

When Pan Hongyue came from the lobby, Nie Cheng was still scribbling. The information Wang Xiaozhi mentioned was very important and helpful. He would go to room 204 again later, and carefully searched through his mobile phone and suitcase.

"Officer Nie." Pan Hongyue's voice came from the front and above. She was some distance away from Nie Cheng, and she deliberately avoided what he wrote.

"Please sit down."

Pan Hongyue sat down opposite Nie Cheng and gathered her shawl.

"38 years old, from this city," Nie Cheng glanced at the copy of her ID card, and asked again, "Just now you said you were a piano teacher?"

"Correct."

"How did you come here?"

"A few friends and I decided to go to the hot springs tomorrow. I drove there to find them. The destination was an hour away from here. The snowstorm stopped me, so I stayed near here." Pan Hongyue said.

"What time did you check in?"

"Around 04:30."

"Then what did you do?"

"After I went upstairs, I stayed in my room and didn't come out."

"What about dinner?"

"Ate a bag of biscuits."

"Have you been in the room all this time?"

"Yes. Actually, I'm a little scared to travel alone. I don't know what kind of people live in this small hotel. I just want to stay in the room and lock the door. The snow will stop tomorrow morning and the highway can pass. Hurry up and find a friend." Pan Hongyue said.

"What about the current family situation?"

"Married, no children." Pan Hongyue said with her head down.

Married, Nie Cheng glanced at her ring finger without a ring, and didn't ask any further questions.

"What did you do during the time you were in the room?"

"I didn't do anything. First, I made a video call with my friends for a while and told them that I couldn't make it through tonight. I have to check the weather tomorrow. If I don't arrive on time, don't wait for me. I have classes the day after tomorrow and I have to hurry back. I will make an appointment another day. I usually sit for a long time at work, and today I drove for more than an hour, and my cervical and lumbar spine felt a little uncomfortable, so I took a shower immediately after I moved in, and wanted to rinse with hot water. After washing I was a little hungry at the end, but because my hair was wet and I didn’t want to go downstairs, I called the little boy at the front desk and asked him if he could send me a bag of biscuits, just put it at the door and knock on the door, and the bill will be settled with the room rate tomorrow. It was around 05:30. I finished my biscuits, I watched a bit of TV, I was going to bed before eleven, and then I heard the screaming."

Nie Cheng asked, "Have the biscuits been delivered?"

"Delivered."

"Do you know the deceased?"

"do not know."

"Ever encountered the dead in the halls or corridors?"

"No."

"How's the economy going?"

"Now parents are willing to invest in their children, and the income of piano teachers is not bad."

Nie Cheng waited, but she didn't say anything else, so she stood up with her notebook and said, "Okay, I'll stop here first."

Only then did Pan Hongyue notice that the questioning was over, and asked, "You've finished all the questions? Can we go back to the room to rest?"

"Not yet, and I haven't finished asking. I still need my colleague. Since someone accuses him, I have to do it as usual." Nie Cheng laughed.

"Officer Nie," Pan Hongyue suddenly stopped him, "Can you wait a moment, I have something that has nothing to do with the case, but I still feel like I should talk about it."

Nie Cheng stopped, walked back to the table and sat down, "Please tell me."

Pan Hongyue didn't keep up with Nie Cheng, but now she sat down again hesitantly, and said, "If I know anyone here, it's Officer Jiang."

Nie Cheng was taken aback.

"I don't know how long Officer Nie has worked with him, and when did we meet?"

Nie Cheng and Jiang Zhun were high school alumni and roommates in the same dormitory with the same major in the university. When Pan Hongyue asked this question, he had an association in his mind, but he didn't answer her.

Pan Hongyue didn't seem to expect to get an answer, and continued: "When I just graduated from university, I worked as a teacher in a small piano room. Most of the students I taught were four or five-year-old children who had just started their education. They were all very basic courses, and the income was not high. A lot. At that time, I was young and full of energy. I just wanted to make more money, so I took a lot of private tutors and went to the students’ homes to teach one-on-one. One of the families left a deep impression on me, because there was a couple in that family Very good twins."

Nie Cheng watched Pan Hongyue's every move.

"At that time, they were fifteen or sixteen years old, and they had just graduated from junior high school. They looked almost identical, but their personalities were quite different. It might be an exaggeration to say that they were diametrically opposed, but their eyes were very different. Just standing in front of you, you can tell the difference between brother and sister. My younger brother came. Their previous piano teacher was my senior sister. She was going abroad for a period of time and recommended me. I only taught them for half a year. After the senior sister came back, she continued to teach them and introduced me to another one. Unexpectedly, after a while After many years, I met him here again.

"I wasn't sure at first, until he said his surname was Jiang, and the fellow said that he had fought with others before, which made me think it was him. His eyes when he was dissatisfied and when he killed the canary It's exactly the same. Sigh, I didn't expect Jiang Huai to be so irritable when he grows up."

A chill came from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. Nie Cheng tried his best to hide the shock in his eyes, and said casually, "So he has twin brothers."

This was something he had known for a long time, but this reason for astonishment could reasonably explain his shock.

Nie Cheng calmed down immediately, frowned and asked, "Did you just say Jiang Huai?"

Pan Hongyue nodded, feeling that he was asking a strange question, and said in surprise, "Could it be Jiang Zhun? Sorry, I haven't contacted his family since I didn't teach them." She muttered to herself, "I didn't expect him to It’s changed so much growing up.”

Her exclamation didn't look fake, Nie Cheng opened his notebook, turned to a new page, wrote the word "Jiang" at the beginning, and did not drop the second word for a long time.

He once learned from Jiang Zhun's few words that his twin brother Jiang Huai died in a fire when he was 15 years old.

There is no more, Jiang Zhun is very reluctant to mention the fire that year, and Jiang Huai.

Nie Cheng adjusted the posture of holding the pen several times, but he did not write a word. From the eyes of others, he was hesitant about whether the Jiang family brother's matter was related to the case, but in the eyes of those who knew him well, they would definitely feel He is in turmoil right now.

Zhang Jieming has approached him many times, saying that Jiang Zhun's condition is not good, and it's not obvious when he gets along with him for a short time, but he can feel his irritability after a long time.Wei Yuan also reminded him to pay more attention.

Nie Cheng carefully recalled that when he was in the digital building, he had smashed the cabinet, and when he came to the police station to look for him, he almost had a big fight with the female clerk. A few hours ago, he had fought with the deceased.

This is indeed too wrong, at least according to him, Jiang Zhun is definitely not a violent character, otherwise he would not be able to be the captain of the criminal investigation.

What happened during this period, or earlier, why did he go to Wei Yuan's place more frequently in the past few months?

A part of the memory that was silent in the depths of my mind trembled violently, and some fragments were ready to come out.Nie Cheng suddenly felt a stabbing pain near his temple, and couldn't help but put his arm up, rubbing it gently with his thumb.

Pan Hongyue could feel the young police officer being troubled, and asked softly, "Officer Nie, are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Does Jiang Huai have a tendency to torture and kill animals?" Nie Cheng held back all the discomfort and asked with a normal expression.

"I don't know. You are asking about canaries. His father likes flowers, birds, fish and insects. He especially likes the canary. He doesn't even keep it in a cage. The bird is also human and never In front of his parents, Jiang Huai praised me several times that the bird was smart and beautiful. But one time, I arrived a little early, and his nanny asked me to wait in the living room first, and saw Jiang Huai coming down. The canary flew around him when he was upstairs. He was very impatient that day, so he slapped it away with a lot of force. The canary hit the rock in the living room, and he didn't know whether it was dead or fainted. It didn't fly up, and Jiang Huai didn't take another look.

"I was terrified at the time, and Jiang Huai found me in the living room. He smiled at me as if nothing had happened, and greeted me cordially as usual. Then Jiang Zhun also came downstairs. He was a quiet child and didn't notice Birds, but I seem to have noticed something, Jiang Huai will not be eloquent in front of him, but after I walked out of the piano room after class that day, I heard Jiang Huai smashing a vase. Later, I repeatedly thought about Jiang Huai’s I feel that he must know that I saw it, but he didn’t express anything. I don’t know if I should tell his parents, and then the senior sister came back. Every time I think of Jiang Huai’s nonchalant smile, I am shocked Breaking out in a cold sweat." Pan Hongyue frowned tightly, and unconsciously grasped the wrist of the other hand.

"I see." Nie Cheng slowed down his tone, "Don't be nervous, this incident seems to have nothing to do with the case, but I have written down everything you said, if you find anything new, please let me know."

Pan Hongyue said "OK" and followed him out of the restaurant.

The fireplace was lit in the hall at some point, and the fire brought a lot of light and heat, which added a bit of warmth to this snowy day, calmed down the people who were in doubt, and allowed the temperature to rise after the air conditioner stopped. .Wang Xiaozhi explained that the scenic spot prepared ice and snow festivals for Christmas and New Year's Day, so the hotel welcomed a group of guests not long ago. They dredged the chimney and prepared firewood according to the theme of ice and snow, and now there are still some leftovers.

Jiang Zhun was still sitting in his original position, with his back to the fire. He was the closest, but he seemed to be too hot, so he sat on the edge of the chair far away. When he saw Nie Cheng coming out, he immediately got up and greeted him.

They need to talk, but after Jiang Zhun leaves, they have no way of grasping the situation in the hall.

Nie Cheng chose the old method, put his mobile phone on the wall cabinet, adjusted the position to ensure that everyone could be photographed, and told the boss Qian Tong to let him be responsible for maintaining order temporarily. Anyone who wants to leave the hall must first report to them, and cannot Get out of camera range.

Hu Wen turned around in dissatisfaction and said, "Officer Nie, you are spying on us, and you are treating innocent people as criminals!"

"It's hard to say whether you are innocent or not. The more you cooperate, the less suspicious you will be." Nie Cheng said half admonishing and half warning, and then motioned Jiang Zhun to go to the restaurant together.

It was still the seat just now, but Jiang Zhun was on the opposite side.

Jiang Zhun sat up straight in a cooperative manner, but Nie Cheng pulled across the chair, stretched his legs casually, and pinched his brows without concealing his fatigue.

Seeing that he was tired, Jiang Zhun was not in a hurry to speak, and found two bottles of mineral water from the sideboard, one bottle was placed in front of him, and the other bottle was held in his hand to drink a couple of sips.

Nie Cheng had asked so long ago that his throat was dry. He took the mineral water bottle, waded half of the bottle of water down his throat with a few swings of his Adam's apple, and then screwed on the bottle cap, smiling sheepishly.

"You don't have to bother to ask, I'll take the initiative to explain." Jiang Zhun said, "We entered the hotel together at 5 o'clock, and there was a time teller; Zhen Sizhe and I didn't know each other. When we passed by him, he was just looking for trouble. I was a little angry, so I did it. I was wrong."

"What did he say?"

"It's just a provocation."

"Aren't you willing to talk about it now?" Nie Cheng frowned.

Jiang Zhun immediately surrendered, "I said, but don't be angry."

"I will be angry?"

"He seemed to think it was strange that we two men came to stay in the hotel, and he saw our relationship." Jiang Zhun touched the tip of his nose.

Nie Cheng remained calm, but raised his heart inexplicably, as if secretly cheating with Jiang Zhun, "So?"

"I saw him secretly spitting and cursing at your back. Well, I was a little angry, so I did it. Later, he may have seen the uniform under my coat, and then he stopped."

Nie Cheng laughed dumbfounded, shook his head for a while, "It's not worth it."

The corners of Jiang Zhun's lips curled down. He obviously didn't agree with Nie Cheng's point of view, but he didn't refute him. He was secretly dissatisfied, and his jaw muscles tensed.

Nie Cheng didn't want him to be angry again, so he quickly changed the subject, "Didn't you take the initiative to explain, what happened after that?"

"It's been a busy time. I fell asleep after going upstairs. I vaguely knew that you had gone downstairs. I woke up at 10:30. I was hungry. The instant noodles you made for me were congealed. I wanted to go downstairs and buy again. One copy. When I came out of the room, I saw that the door of 204 on the diagonally opposite side was not closed, the corridor lights were dark, and the light from the crack of the door was obvious. I didn’t know who lived inside, so I wanted to remind them, and then I saw someone lying On the long table. It was too abnormal, something must have happened, so I went in. After that, Hu Wen screamed, you are all here."

"Did you close the door on purpose after you entered?"

"The door? No. I pushed very lightly, and only opened the gap that one person can enter. When you arrived, what did the door look like?"

"It's half-closed, although it can allow people to walk in sideways, but it's more like it's not closed properly. It's no wonder Hu Wen misunderstood." Nie Cheng said.

"Maybe the murderer was too flustered, maybe I took it back after I went in, I can't remember."

"Any other clues?"

"No, the information is limited. But when I was watching people for you in the lobby, I discovered something. Xu Jianjun was always looking at Hu Wen, but Hu Wen deliberately avoided him and used Feng Yongqing to block his sight; Pan Hongyue was always staring at me , I don’t know what I was thinking; the male clerk Wang Xiaozhi’s eyes flickered, and everyone looked at it. It’s very subjective, you just have to know.”

"Well. Do you have any speculation about the identity of the deceased?"

"Wearing fur, wearing a hat, which doesn't match, and covering his face with newspapers, it's not a matter of taste for a nouveau riche. He is probably rich and doesn't want others to recognize him, but he is sitting in a lobby with people coming and going, sideways. Observing the movement at the front desk, it means that he is waiting for someone. Among the residents today, there may be someone he wants to wait for. Is the scene of the crime 204? How is the situation?" After asking, Jiang Zhun shook hands He raised his thumbs in both hands, leaned back a little, and said with a smile, "Sorry, your home court."

Nie Cheng shook his head, "My guess is the same as yours. From the current point of view, 204 is the scene of the crime. Zhen Sizhe is 175 in height and weighs more than 170 catties by visual inspection. If he struggles when carrying or dragging, he will make a loud noise Voice, during my inquiry, no one mentioned this. Regarding his identity, apart from the copy of his ID card when he checked into the hotel, there are also some clues in the small suitcase, which is the one on the bed."

Jiang Zhun had seen it before, but he didn't have time to open it. It was a small black suitcase that could be carried with him. He shouldn't have any doubts, but he paused and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Nie Cheng straightened up and asked.

"I remembered that when we lived together, we always lay on the bed and talked about the case." Jiang Zhun had been sitting all night, his back was stiff, he stretched his neck, leaned on the back of the chair, and said with some melancholy.

"I said you..." Nie Cheng's ears turned a little red, "Can we have a good discussion?"