shadow of crime

Evening, meeting room.

Most of the people involved in the investigation were present and fell into three main camps.The atmosphere on the left side of the conference table was hot, and because the case was closed to celebrate, they all started to have group meals online. This wave of people was led by Wu Zichuan; In the soy sauce group, Lao Huang, director of graphic investigation, and Lao Li, director of technical investigation, worked hard all morning. Because of one sentence, the suspect committed suicide. The monitoring of the investigation was useless at all.

Xu Zhengyuan was sitting on top of him wearing a coat, his face was pale yellow visible to the naked eye, he covered his mouth and coughed twice, and said, "Are you sure the deceased is the suspect?"

No one answered.

Wu Zichuan threw a ball of paper over, and Wang Zhipeng just woke up like a dream: "Ah, what, we found photos of the four victims in the deceased's home when they were killed. The fingerprints on them were consistent with those of the deceased, and..."

There are several photos scrolling on the screen, all of which are small objects, such as girls' hairpins, lighters, and so on.Wang Zhipeng glanced at Jiang Bei, and then continued: "These were also found in the deceased's home. After testing, the DNA or fingerprints were completely consistent with those of the four victims. They were the 'trophies' taken away by the murderer after killing them. Small, uh... so I didn't notice that the victim had something missing before."

Xu Zhengyuan nodded: "What does the suspect's family say?"

Jiang Bei went to see Cheng Ye's adoptive mother. At this moment, everyone's eyes were on Jiang Bei's side, but Jiang Bei lowered his head and frowned slightly after reading the text message from Lin An.

Wang Zhipeng gave him a kidnapper: "Ask you what the hell did Cheng Ye say? What are you looking at?"

"It's nothing, Lin An said he's going home first." Jiang Bei pinned his phone on the table and said seriously, "Cheng, female, 59 years old, can't bear children due to physical reasons, and was legally adopted in the Sun Welfare Institute 17 years ago. 6-year-old Cheng Ye. According to her, after Cheng Ye went to middle school, because the school was too far away from home, she lived in a boarding school. She went home once a week in junior high school and once a month in high school. It is speculated that Cheng Ye’s biological mother was during this period They found him. Cheng also said that Cheng Ye had also been clamoring to go home for a while, but she didn't care at that time and didn't ask too much."

"In addition," Jiang Bei looked into Xu Zhengyuan's eyes, "the female director who made a record of the drowning case 13 years ago recognized Cheng Ye. After checking the surveillance cameras near Wangjiang Park, it was confirmed that Cheng Ye had been there on the morning of December 12. Park. The evidence obtained so far seems to be a complete chain of evidence, but there are still doubts."

Xu Zhengyuan raised his eyes, motioning for him to continue.

Jiang Beidao: "The photos found by the trace inspection, including fingerprints and DNA comparisons, only match the four victims, and there is one missing Li Zhenzhen. Li Zhenzhen was killed at around 1 am on January 17, and that day, Cheng Ye In the Bureau, monitoring can prove it.”

Those who had some experience at the scene all turned around and were discussing in low voices.

"Are you trying to say that Li Zhenzhen might have been killed by another person?" Xu Zhengyuan adjusted his reading glasses, his eyes were pressed into a line, and finally said, "It's not impossible. The serial murder case has been reported by the TV station. It cannot be ruled out that someone is imitating Cheng Ye, if this is the case, then the two cases have collided."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere group on the left silently canceled the group meal.

"I want to say..." Jiang Bei paused, "Cheng Ye may have committed suicide."

"What are you talking about?" Wang Zhipeng tugged at the corner of Jiang Bei's clothes and whispered, "Didn't you say that Cheng Ye's injuries were caused by you and Lin An, other than that there were no traces of fighting. Cheng Ye even dared to fight you!" , do you think it might be homicide? He will obediently hand over the rope to the murderer and say 'Come! Hang me', do you think it is possible? You don't want to bring personal emotions."

Xu Zhengyuan couldn't stand it anymore because he was getting older, and kept rubbing his eyes, but he didn't dare to hand over the case to Jiang Bei. Jiang Bei had already brought his emotions into the case, which would affect his judgment.

He said: "Xiao Jiang, tell me that you think Cheng Ye was the reason for the murder. If you can't explain why, then I can only think that you have negative emotions because you didn't catch Cheng Ye with your own hands."

Xu Zhengyuan deliberately emphasized the word "catch".He spoke slowly and sickly, but everyone present could tell that if Jiang Bei was really influenced by his emotions, he would most likely be kicked out of the case.Criminal police who have a special relationship with the victim or suspect should avoid during the investigation of the case.Xu Zhengyuan didn't stop him before, hoping that Jiang Bei would untie the knot by himself, but now it seems that he can't do it.

"It has nothing to do with emotions," Jiang Bei said stubbornly. "It is certain that Li Zhenzhen was not killed by Cheng Ye, but the breakthrough in the investigation was found in Li Zhenzhen's case. Another murderer has been directing the police's attention to Cheng Ye. Citation. Li Zhenzhen is a big loophole, but we managed to find out Cheng Ye through this thread, which also proved that the murderer knew Cheng Ye very well, and even knew his past, so the doors and windows of Cheng Ye’s house were not damaged, and there were no signs of struggle on his body. These two points do not completely prove that Cheng Ye committed suicide, and it is also possible that an acquaintance committed the crime."

"Hmm~" Xu Zhengyuan thought for a moment and asked, "Lao Li, Xiao Jiang said that an acquaintance committed the crime. Tell me, who was the last person the suspect contacted before his death?"

After waiting for a long time, he finally waited for the director of technical investigation to perform. Old Li cleared his throat, typed an impassioned draft, and raised his voice: "It's Jiang Bei..."

"Did you hear that?" Lao Li only said three words, Xu Zhengyuan interrupted, and Lao Li had no choice but to shut up resentfully.

"The suspect contacted you before he died. Why didn't you tell me? Also, Lao Wang said that you had a fight with the suspect. If it was homicide, you are most suspected. As for suicide, the mental illness may go berserk because of a little stimulation. It cannot be ruled out that this stimulation comes from you. No matter what, you can't get rid of it."

Is that right?

Jiang Bei thought of Cheng Ye chasing after him last night begging him to stay for a meal. He didn't see Cheng Ye's expression, but he could feel the emotion just by listening to the voice.

What if he had stayed?

Xu Zhengyuan coughed, as sensible as Wu Zichuan, and immediately gave him a glass of water.Xu Zhengyuan got better after drinking water, and said slyly: "Xiao Jiang, don't worry about this case, just accept the investigation. And Lao Huang and Li, you two bring me the surveillance video you sorted out to the office, let's adjourn the meeting. "

"That's great!" Finally, when the job was done, Lao Li was so happy that he jumped three feet high, swung his short legs and ran away.

The winter in Ning'an City is rainy, crackling on the glass windows.After the meeting ended, Jiang Bei didn't leave, staring at Lin An's text message, he became more and more uneasy, and no one answered the phone call.

Wang Zhipeng thought he was still thinking about Cheng Ye's matter, so he patted his shoulder and comforted him: "Don't think about it, Lao Xu didn't really want to investigate you, but just found an excuse to get you out of the case. But I really didn't expect that there would be two people in this case." murderer!"

"Before I saw Cheng Ye appearing in the building where the crime occurred, I didn't have enough clues to lock down the suspect. In addition, the modus operandi and cleaning habits were exactly the same, so I mistakenly thought that the murderer was one person. Because of this, After the case of Li Zhenzhen happened, Cheng Ye was cleared of his suspicions because of his alibi..." Jiang Bei's eyes flickered at this point, and he didn't continue talking.

Half of the words can hang a person, Wang Zhipeng choked for a moment, and the dialect burst out: "Is it yelling again? You are so anxious."

buzz-

A message came from the mobile phone. Jiang Bei saw that it was Lin An.

[Brother Jiang, I just went to take a shower and didn't receive your call.I'm too tired today, I'm going to bed first, good night. 】

Half a second later, a GIF was sent. Lin An was wearing a sexy leopard-print pajamas, and kissed the camera with his mouth wide open. This was not over yet, and half a minute later, another 1-second voice came, which was a kiss.

Wang Zhipeng on the side: "...Don't say that I and him are fellow villagers in the future, it's too fucking distant."

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It is said that the policemen did not get off work on time. Only at 9 o'clock in the evening did people get off work one after another.It was raining heavily, and the public umbrellas placed at the door had been taken away.Wu Zichuan stood under the eaves, put the backpack containing all his belongings on his head, and was about to run, when a thin woman appeared from nowhere and knelt down in front of Wu Zichuan with a plop.

"Comrade police, my son didn't kill anyone. Ono is very good. He won't kill people. Please check again. I beg you. He is already dead. He can't bear the name of a murderer. He will go to hell." I beg you, I beg you." The woman kowtowed desperately, frightening Wu Zichuan, who had just entered the society, and hurriedly helped him up.

"I'm begging you...to check again, Xiaoye won't kill people..." The woman couldn't stand it, she clutched Wu Zichuan's sleeves, her eyes were swollen from crying, "How could he kill people, how could he Hanged himself? He... He also said that he would take me on a trip during the New Year...Comrade policeman, let me show you the text message from Ono...He said he would take me on a trip...you can check again..."

The woman took out her smartphone from the drenched shabby cotton clothes, and looked at the style, which was liked by young people.

Wu Zichuan was at a loss for a while: "Auntie, get up quickly." He recognized Cheng Ye's adoptive mother. When moving the body at noon, Cheng's mother kept muttering that her son was not a murderer. : "Auntie, I'm just an intern, forget it, I'll help you call Brother Jiang."

Cheng's mother was soaked all over, kneeling on the ground, with an equally soaked Pomeranian beside her.When she heard that she wanted to contact the leader, she straightened her back with her frail body, folded her hands together in front of her chest, and prayed.

10 minutes later, the criminal police office.

"I beg you to check again..." Mother Cheng kowtowed on her knees, tears streaming down her face.The poor language was not enough to support her to express her grief, so she could only ask someone to re-investigate over and over again, so as to return her son's innocence.

"Xiaoye...Xiaoye doesn't know how to kill people, he was wronged!" Cheng's mother raised her rough yellow face, her eyes were swollen and slit.She took a few steps on her knees, dragged out a long trail of water, hugged Wang Zhipeng's leg who was closest to her, and said with a sob, "Xiao Ye was wronged."

Wang Zhipeng couldn't get used to it, and couldn't break free. He said sharply: "Get up, and kneel down to those dead. Which one of them is not wronged? Which one is not as young as your son? They deserve to die?!"

Every time he tested the DNA of the deceased on the evidence, his heart sank.He also didn't want to believe that Cheng Ye was a murderer, but the evidence was solid.The maximum age of the deceased was no more than 25 years old. He was in his prime, and he could change the course of his life with hard work. The next generation didn't have to be abandoned like them. None of them deserved to die!

"No, no..." Cheng's mother sobbed rapidly, let go of her hand quickly, and found a lot of evidence that she thought could prove that Cheng Ye was very good. He can kill people... and the mobile phone, he also worked part-time to buy me a mobile phone... and... and that dog, a stray dog ​​rescued by Ono, he was wronged, he can't kill people, really..."

Cheng's mother's crying was long, and Wu Zichuan beside him couldn't help wiping away his tears.

Wang Zhipeng threw a stack of photos on the ground: "These are true too, they were all found from your son's house! Tell me who was wronged?!"

The sound of sobbing in the office and the heavy gasping and gasping of anger came and went, drowning out the sound of the rain outside.Jiang Bei didn't close his eyes for two days and one night, sat wearily in the chair, didn't speak the whole time, just took a picture and looked at it quietly.

The child in the photo is very beautiful, basically no different from the adult Cheng Ye.The child stood in front of the dusty background cloth of the photo studio, smiling and dimpled, posing in various funny poses, like a quirky little fox.

He looked at them one by one, but he couldn't connect the Cheng Ye in his memory with the child.

woohoo-

The Pomeranian whimpered, staring straight at Jiang Bei with its round dog eyes, and finally lay obediently at Jiang Bei's feet without even wagging its tail.

Jiang Bei stroked the wet dog's head. The dog was not as fierce as he imagined, and he flicked his tail to save face.

The atmosphere was stalemate, Wang Zhipeng sighed, and finally said: "You go, kneeling here is useless."

Cheng's mother refused to leave, and begged in a hoarse voice: "Check it out again, please..."

"Hey! I said you..."

Wang Zhipeng was about to explode again, Jiang Bei stopped him, and said in a deep voice: "I will re-investigate this case, you go back, and I will inform you of news. Xiao Wu, take a taxi to send her back, and then come to me for reimbursement."

When Cheng's mother heard it, her tense body suddenly slumped on the ground like mud, and she bent down to thank her.

As soon as the people left, Wang Zhipeng couldn't sit still, he pulled Jiang Bei and said, "Are you crazy? Re-investigate, why do you re-examine, everyone is dead, you plan to go to the funeral parlor to ask them to play Longmen array? You I have to accept the investigation tomorrow, I didn't wipe my butt clean, and I still want to pass papers to others. Go home, wash up and sleep, don't mess around, if you continue like this, you will be bald if you don't die suddenly, let's go. "

Jiang Bei flicked Wang Zhipeng's hand with a solemn expression: "This case must be re-investigated."

Wang Zhipeng spread his hands and said mockingly: "Then you go and investigate, Lao Xu has already kicked you out, don't say you swiped your face card, even if you swiped your bank card, no one will tell you the progress of the investigation, believe it or not ?”

Xu Zhengyuan did things neatly, and I'm afraid he would have confessed a long time ago. Jiang Bei is not involved in this case, and the results of the investigation are not allowed to be leaked, especially to Jiang Bei.

"Trust," Jiang Bei slowly turned his head, looked at Wang Zhipeng, intending to swipe his face card at Wang Zhipeng's place, "but I believe in you even more."

Wang Zhipeng shivered with the sincerity in his eyes on that perennially frozen face, and he immediately understood what Jiang Bei was up to.But when he thought that Xu Zhengyuan would definitely pull him to chat for a long time like reciting scriptures, coughing a few times to spread the flu virus from time to time, he withered.

But... But Jiang Bei showed weakness, the kid he watched growing up was begging him to do something, his eyes were so sincere.Whenever Jiang Bei begged for someone, all he begged for were awesome people!

Wang Zhipeng convinced himself, but Xu Zhengyuan was really wordy, Xu... Who is Xu Zhengyuan?

He slapped the table: "Damn, I really believed in your evil, just this once!"