Wrongful Death Criminal Investigation

"According to the early warning notice from the Meteorological Bureau of Yunnan Province, from the evening of February 2th to the early morning of February 7th, there will be rainstorms and thunderstorms in the central and southern parts of Yunnan Province, and there will be heavy rainstorms in some areas. The most extensive and longest-lasting heavy rainfall process. Again, the Spring City Morning News reminds the general public to pay attention to safety when traveling. During thunderstorms and strong winds, please do not stand under trees and take shelter. Stay away from billboards, scaffolding and other places... ···”

The radio station in the car is broadcasting today's morning news. Qiu Shaoyang habitually listens to the morning news about finance and economics on the way to work. This was always the case when his father was around before, and he has developed such a habit. .

The day before the Lantern Festival, it had already started to rain in many areas of Yun Province, but I didn't expect that the rain would become heavier this time.

Some roads have been flooded, and some cars have even been flooded.

In the past few days, the city has continuously reminded citizens to pay attention to safety when traveling in spring. The original opening time of many schools has also been postponed again and again. Kindergartens, middle and primary schools have directly suspended classes, and they will not start until the rainstorm has passed.

Mingtang and the others also face many difficulties on their way to work. Originally, it only took one hour to get to the Municipal Bureau. Due to extreme weather, many roads were flooded and the road conditions were not very good. As a result, some roads with good road conditions had more vehicles than usual. The Qilin Road in front of their city bureau is exactly like this.

Before reaching the city bureau, heavy rain fell from the sky.

Mingtang said: "Fortunately, there is an umbrella in the car, otherwise, if you enter the police station from the parking lot, you will definitely be drowned."

Qiu Shaoyang said: "I don't know how much damage this torrential rain will cause. Many tourists come to Spring City to travel and are stranded at the airport. I see that in some places, flash floods, mudslides, and roads have been washed away because of the heavy rainfall."

"Natural disasters are inevitable."

After driving the car into the Municipal Bureau, Qiu Shaoyang got out of the car with an umbrella, then went around the driver's seat to pick up Mingtang, and the two entered the Municipal Bureau together.

At this time, the floor of the city bureau hall was full of water.

Lu Changfeng quickly rushed into the hall wearing a raincoat: "This rain is really affecting people."

Even wearing a raincoat, my clothes were still wet.

"It's a good thing I have spare clothes in my office."

Lu Changfeng took off his raincoat and packed it in a bag, and returned to the office with Mingtang Qiu Shaoyang.

The few people who had arrived at the city bureau in advance were not exposed to the rain.

Sheng Sui and Yan Ziwei lived close to each other, and when they walked over, umbrellas were useless, and they were soaked through.

Fortunately, everyone had spare clothes in the Municipal Bureau, otherwise they would definitely catch a cold.

Qiu Shaoyang stood by the window and looked at the street under the rain.

Mingtang handed him a cup of hot water: "Drink a cup of hot water, so as not to catch a cold."

Qiu Shaoyang said: "After the heavy rain, I don't know what kind of challenge we will meet."

Related studies have shown that the crime rate on rainy days is much higher than that on sunny days, and rainy days tend to make people emotionally irritable and unstable, thus increasing the crime rate.

There are also some intentional criminals who choose to commit crimes on rainy days because they think that the traces of rainy days are not easy to be preserved.

Mingtang: "The unknown is often the most frightening."

Chen Yanjia said: "Captain Ming, Bureau Chen called you and Captain Lu to his office."

Mingtang said: "[-]% there is a case."

"go quickly."

Qiu Shaoyang walked to the sofa and sat down, watching the news online.

Mingtang asked Lu Changfeng to go to Bureau Chen's office together.

Chen Ju was drinking the freshly brewed strong tea.

When Mingtang sees him like this, he will think of his father, and his father also likes to drink strong tea to refresh himself, but he is not used to coffee.

The two sat down familiarly, Chen Ju said: "There is a case."

Mingtang and Lu Changfeng can basically guess it.

Chen Ju said: "Currently, your Serious Crime Squad doesn't have a case in hand. This case is a bit special. You should go there."

Mingtang asked: "What special law?"

Chen Ju said: "Half an hour ago, the Yunshan County Public Security Bureau received a report from the masses, claiming that a homicide occurred in their homestay."

"Yunshan County?" Mingtang remembered that this place was far away from Chuncheng, and it would take two or three hours to drive there.

Bureau Chen nodded: "That's right, road landslides and mudslides occurred in Yunshan County, and part of the road surface was buried, because they couldn't reach the homestay, so they asked us for help."

Mingtang: "That means the specific situation is still unclear?"

Bureau Chen: "It's really not clear. You should set off as soon as possible. The police officers who received the police have asked the people who called the police to be careful not to damage the scene."

Mingtang asked: "Do you have the identity information of the caller?"

Bureau Chen: "Yes, the Yunshan County Public Security Bureau has sent it over, and it is in Yan Jia's hands."

"it is good."

Mingtang and Lu Changfeng returned to the office, gathered everyone to get ready, and headed to Yunshan County.

Lou Zicheng appeared in the forensic room, and Tang Yan was in the trace inspection.

A total of six vehicles headed for Yunshan County.

Qiu Shaoyang said: "In this kind of weather, whether you can go to Yunshan County or not is a matter."

Mingtang: "If we really can't go, the road is broken or because of other reasons, then we have nothing to do."

When he was about to leave the city, the rain stopped a little, Qiu Shaoyang was worried about being trapped in an accident, so he asked Mingtang to stop at the entrance of a supermarket, and went to buy a lot of food and blankets for backup.

I don't know what kind of danger will happen when I enter the mountain in rainy weather.

Chen Yanjia sent them the information of the caller.

The person who called the police was Tan Xiaoguang, who opened a river valley B&B in Yunshan County. The location of the B&B is relatively remote, not on the edge of the county seat. It takes 30 minutes to get to Yunshan County from where their B&B is located.

Mingtang looked at the location of this homestay and felt that this trip was very difficult.

The rainstorm slowed down all the way, and occasionally encountered some small landslides on the road. The soil and trees collapsed from the mountain on the inside lay across the road they were driving.

Occasionally, I can also witness the site of landslides on the mountain.

Qiu Shaoyang looked at the collapsed part of the opposite mountain and said, "This is really scary enough, and it inevitably makes me worry about my safety."

It was also the first time for Mingtang to appear on the scene in such extreme weather: "Such a situation is inevitable. Recently, there have been continuous torrential rains, and various accidents, large and small, have occurred in many places. Let's be careful, if we really can't go, just leave way back."

Mingtang turned on the walkie-talkie, reminding the drivers behind to be careful. Visibility is very low in this rainstorm, and the road surface is easy to slip.

They set off at 08:30, and they didn't arrive at Tan Xiaoguang's homestay until one o'clock in the afternoon.

Even though it was noon, the sky was as dark as evening.

Several miles around were shrouded in dark clouds, and the wind was also strong. The books on the mountain were shaken wantonly by the wind.

Raindrops were pattering on the windshield.

Tan Xiaoguang's wife was waiting to pick them up at the intersection.

The homestay has not been built on the side of the road, and the car needs to be parked in the parking lot below, while they have to walk to the homestay, which is on a hill more than 100 meters away from the roadside.

The Z-shaped stone road extends to the door of the B&B.

The forensic doctor and the trace inspector carried the toolbox, and a group of people went to Mingsu in a mighty way.

The overall building of this homestay is somewhat similar to a stilted building. There are three buildings in total with two floors. The first floor is a place for dining and gatherings, and the second floor is a residence. The three buildings rely on each other, presenting an open embrace facing the opposite. Mountain.

All sat at tables on the ground floor.

Seeing them coming, Tan Xiaoguang quickly welcomed them into the hall.

It is said to be a hall, but it is actually a hollow hall with a door frame.

I hand-checked the number of people at the scene, including the boss, a total of 10 people.

Mingtang asked: "Where is the crime scene?"

Tan Xiaoguang said, "It's on the second floor."

"Please lead the way."

Tan Xiaoguang winked at his wife, and then went upstairs to the crime scene with Mingtang and the others.

Qiu Shaoyang walked to the edge of the yard with an umbrella and looked up. The rain was too heavy, and the rain would hit his face as soon as he raised his head.

It took a few seconds to see clearly the situation on the second floor.

Divide the stairs into three buildings, ABC and AC. Buildings AC are built facing each other, and building B is directly opposite to the opposite mountain.

There are a total of three stairs to the second floor, one is on the left side of Building A, and there is a suspended staircase to go up. Below the stairs is the vegetable garden.

There are also stairs on the left and right sides of Building B to go up to the second floor.

Mingtang asked: "Your building can let a dozen of us stand up at once?"

Looking at the wooden structure, Ming Tang was a little worried that the building could not be weighed at the same time, and it would be hard to say if it collapsed.

Tan Xiaoguang said: "It looks like wood on the outside, but the inside is made of reinforced concrete, which is very strong. Police officers don't have to worry about such problems."

Standing on the second floor, Mingtang saw Qiu Shaoyang standing on the edge of the yard looking up, and was a little worried about his safety.

There are nine rooms in total.

There are three rooms in one building.

The kitchen is next to the vegetable garden on the first floor, and a single-family house over there looks like it should be the place where the owner lives and lives.

The room where the deceased was located happened to be Room B-2, Building B, and it happened to be the middle room.

Qiu Shaoyang was standing right now facing the door of this room.

There is no surveillance installed in the corridors.

Ming Tang entered the room and took a look. The deceased was a man with a knife stuck in his heart, and he looked as if he had been stabbed to death.

The house is relatively clean and there are no traces of fighting.

After handing over the scene to the trace inspection, Ming Tang walked out of the room and asked Tan Xiaoguang, "Who found the deceased?"

Tan Xiaoguang said: "The person who found the deceased was the deceased's roommate. He found it when he returned to his room this morning."

"What is the relationship between the people downstairs and the deceased?"

Tan Xiaoguang said: "The deceased's party consisted of two men and two women. They should be lovers. They lived in rooms B2 and B3 respectively. It was the deceased's girlfriend who found the deceased."

"Where are the other four?"

Tan Xiaoguang said: "The remaining two men and two women include a man and a woman who live in room C2, a man who lives in room B1, and a woman who lives in room A1."

Downstairs, Lanning was leading someone to verify the identities of these people.

The name of the deceased was Jiang Ke, who was a financial accountant of a company. He lived in room B2 with his girlfriend Wang Chunyu.

The person living alone in room B1 is Du Xinran, 29 years old, who works in a bank.

B3 is the deceased Jiang Ke's hair young Jiang Fei and his girlfriend Kong Ruru.

There is a couple living in C2, both of them are salesmen, the man's name is Li Hao, and the woman's name is Li Shuangyue.

A resident singer in a bar where A1 lives is called Zhao Yayi.

The rooms B1 and B3 are closest to the deceased Jiang Ke.

They will now have to wait for the results of the preliminary forensic on-site inspection before they can begin their investigation.

But this does not prevent Lanning from knowing the situation in advance.

In this situation, if you want to bring people back to the bureau for interrogation, their car can't fit, and the situation is quite troublesome.

Lu Changfeng asked Director Chen for instructions and allowed them to try the case on the spot.

Lu Changfeng found the proprietress Long Xiuling and asked her if she had any vacant rooms that could be used as a temporary interrogation room for them.

Long Xiulin then took them to the room on the left of Building C.

It was an empty room with nothing in it.

Long Xiuling asked Lu Changfeng for his opinion.

After Lu Changfeng thought it was okay, Long Xiuling moved a table and two benches for them.

Yanziwei and Sheng Sui have adjusted the equipment and are ready to start inquiries at any time.

Qiu Shaoyang went upstairs to check the situation.

The deceased was lying face up on the bed with a knife stuck in the heart.

According to Lou Zicheng's preliminary judgment, the time of death of the deceased should have been between [-] am and [-] am last night. Interestingly, the knife in his heart was not the cause of death, the real cause of death was mechanical. He died of suffocation, and the knife inserted in his heart was inserted after the deceased died.

This made Mingtang and Qiu Shaoyang a little puzzled.

"The knife in the heart of the deceased was made up after death, so the murderer is most likely not alone."

Mingtang asked: "Any other discoveries?"

Lou Zicheng shook his head: "At present, the characteristics of the deceased are reflected in these two points."

"Oh, that's right." Lou Zicheng said: "Both wrists of the deceased have scars left by the binding. Judging from the traces of the scars, it should have been there for a while. It is not formed recently."

Mingtang asked: "What kind of circumstances do you think this kind of scar was created?"

"In terms of width, I think it is caused by items such as belts. There are also such marks on the neck of the deceased. Of course, there are two kinds of marks on the neck of the deceased, old and new. The old scars are not the cause of his death. The new ones What’s more, it seems that it was caused by being strangled by someone’s hand. Since the deceased was blocked by wearing a turtleneck sweater, this may also be why someone made up the knife, because the other party may not even know that the deceased has died of suffocation. gone."

Lou Zicheng added: "The knife inserted into the deceased's heart was not an ordinary fruit knife, but a chef's knife, wider and longer than ordinary fruit knives."

Mingtang said: "Chef's knife?"

Qiu Shaoyang looked at Tan Xiaoguang: "How many knives do you have in the kitchen? Did you lose the knives?"

Tan Xiaoguang: "We generally don't use chef's knives. We use a knife for cooking. His friend borrowed this knife from us yesterday."

"What are you borrowing a knife for?"

Tan Xiaoguang said: "Peel the fruit."

"Is there no fruit knife?" Qiu Shaoyang asked.

Tan Xiaoguang: "Yes, there is. The fruit knife was borrowed by the female tenant of A1. He said he didn't mind, so I gave it to them."

Tang Yan came out from behind and said, "I think you should come and have a look at the back."

Mingtang and Qiu Shaoyang walked into the room and went to the back.

The B & B is not built on the mountain, and the national road behind is still a certain distance from the mountain. The room is not only unblocked from the front, but also from the back. However, there are two doors at the corridor connection between the rooms, which can only be opened Open from your own side, if you want to visit the other side from the back, you need the other party to open the door.

Intercommunication, but not complete intercommunication. Whether you can go to the other party's room depends entirely on whether the other party opens the door for you.

But this is a disadvantage. If the other party opens the door here while others are not paying attention, it is possible to enter the other party's bedroom directly.

Ming Tang asked, "Did you find anything special?"

Tang Yan said: "There is no special discovery. I just want to say that if someone wants to kill someone, they can do it without anyone noticing."

Mingtang and Qiu Shaoyang went to the doors on both sides to try it out, and all the locks can be used normally.

The deceased died, and the two rooms closest to him were nothing more than the biggest suspects.

Walking out of the room, Qiu Shaoyang came to the corridor and asked Tan Xiaoguang, "How many days has the deceased lived here?"

"Three days." Tan Xiaoguang said, "They came on the day of the Lantern Festival."

"What about the other visitors?"

Tan Xiaoguang said: "The lady in A1 came yesterday, the man in B1 came the day before yesterday. The couple in C2 came the day before the Lantern Festival."

Mingtang asked: "How is their relationship with each other?"

Tan Xiaoguang said: "It seems to be ok, except that the lady in A1 is not familiar with them, seven days and seven people held a bonfire party the night before yesterday, and they seem to have a good time these days."

"Then did any skirmish happen between them?"

Tan Xiaoguang thought for a while and said, "The couple in C2 had a conflict with the couple in B2. The couple in C2 thought that the deceased and the female homeowner in B3 were lovers, which caused the couple in B2 to have a big fight. It should be C2 later. After figuring out the situation, I went to get an apology from B2, and then I saw them playing together again, so I think the relationship should have eased, after all, they were talking and laughing."

Qiu Shaoyang asked: "How is the normal relationship between the couple in B2?"

"I can't say it's good, but I can't say it's bad either. The girl in B2 has a big temper, and she throws things and beats people when she disagrees with her. But every time the deceased will coax him, and the people in B3 will help persuade him, so Everyone is fine with each other."

Qiu Shaoyang: "Is there any other information?"

Tan Xiaoguang shook his head: "I usually stay at the B&B, and I have to go out every day to buy vegetables, transport and so on, so I don't have much contact with them. It is my wife who has more contact with them during the day."

"Then last night, from one to three in the morning, did you hear any unusual sounds?"

Tan Xiaoguang: "Last night, there was thunder and rain again. The sound of the rain was really loud. Don't keep it quiet, you might not be able to hear even the quarrel."

"Did you have such a big motive last night?"

Tan Xiaoguang nodded: "Yes, that's why we can't hear anything clearly."

After asking about the basic situation, Mingtang and Qiu Shaoyang sat together on the stool extending out from the corridor on the second floor.

Ming Tang asked, "What do you think?"

"Now I really don't have any opinions. After the investigation here is over, I will go downstairs and ask other people to see if they have any clues to provide."

Qiu Shaoyang said: "There is no doubt that the murderer must be among them."

Mingtang did not doubt this at all, including the owner of the homestay.

But from the present point of view, the most suspected person is the deceased's companion, a couple of B3.

First of all, there is no obstruction to the B2 room behind their room, and B2 has no lock on their room door, so they can easily come to b2's room.