Chapter 16: The Rainy Night Butcher
Chao Feng has been recuperating from his injuries at Ruda's home. The wound healed over time, and he was able to walk on the ground.
This day, the wind was really stuffy in the house, and with the previous rainy weather, it was finally sunny today, and I wanted to bask in the sun.
A man came out to the grass outside and saw Ruda sitting alone on a deck chair in the garden. The laptop on the round table next to him was open for him to consult, and Ruda wore a pair of glasses, thinking quietly as he watched.
"I didn't expect you to recover so quickly, and your body is really stronger than the average person. Ruda saw Chao Feng and a smile appeared on his face.
Chao Feng nodded and smiled, and also found a place to sit down.
"Murder on a rainy night?" Chao Feng casually read out the eye-catching title on the material.
"yes, there's been a series of homicides in K City recently, and this is the third one. β
Ruda took off his glasses and rubbed his eye sockets to relieve fatigue, "The murderer always commits crimes on rainy nights, so he is also called 'Rainy Night Butcher'." β
"The strange thing is that every time he finishes a crime, he will leave the words 'Zhen Guanxi' on the wall, which makes people even more unpredictable. β
"Maybe it's some kind of code, or maybe it's a message that the killer wants to leave us. Chao Feng guessed from the side.
"I don't know, I don't have a clue. Let's not mention this yet..."Ruda turned his head, "... Now Shaohua Group has issued a 'Jianghu Reward Order', looking for you at a high price, and specifying that you want to live. β
"I already expected that. Chao Feng smiled bitterly, "They also understand the truth of letting the tiger return to the mountain." Even if Yang Yichun didn't want my life, he had already torn his face, and Shaohua knew that I wouldn't give upβeven if it wasn't now. β
Lu Zhishen stared at the young man in front of him, humble but not unwilling to be incompetent, full of vitality and experiencing dead silence, infinite enthusiasm mixed with cold hatred.
"Well," he sighed at last, "but now, they won't let you go." I guess you'd better stay with me a little longer. I promise you that I will bring these wicked people to justice and help you get rid of them. β
Chao Feng naturally knew that now was not the time to be reckless, and the only safe way to take shelter here for the time being was to avoid the limelight.
"Prosecutor Lu, I don't know how to thank you. Let me do something for you. He gestured to the computer, "I might be able to help with this case." β
"Well, that's fine. It just so happens that I also want to hear a different perspective. β
Chao Feng stepped forward and flipped through the case materials on the computer, and analyzed after a long time, "There are three cases, the first is that an old man died on the way home from the night shift, the second is that a young woman was killed at the station while going out in the rain, and the third is a middle-aged man who went to a banquet and died drunk in the back alley. β
"The three cases all occurred on a rainy night in the recent succession, the first one can be said to be the murderer's premeditated murder according to the victim's life rules, then the next two cases are unpredictable whether they go out or get drunk, and the murderer's target characteristics are completely different several times, so it is more like a aimless killing. β
"Coupled with the message left by the murderer, I think the motive for the killing is not the killing itself, but more like wanting to attract the attention of others. β
"Well, yes, you're right. Ruda couldn't help but agree, "We have been investigating the connection between the deceased, and it is possible that we have entered a misunderstanding, the murderer may be a pointless murderer, or even a pervert who kills for fun!"
Chao Feng stopped somewhere in front of the computer data, and pointed his hand forward, "In addition, there is only one fatal knife wound on the deceased's body, the murderer's killing method is clean and neat, a fatal move, and he can escape the scene in a very short time without being found or leaving a trace, which is definitely not an ordinary person." In my opinion, it cannot be ruled out that the murderer is also a general. β
After listening to Chao Feng's words, Ruda was very inspired, and couldn't help but look at Chao Feng a little. The more he thought about it, the more reasonable he felt, so he couldn't sit still, got up and said, "I'd better go to the scene of the murder and have a look, maybe I'll find any clues that I missed before." β
"I'll go with you!"
"No, a lot of people are looking for you out there now, so you'd better not show your head and hide quietly at home to recuperate. Ruda has already put on his coat, "After all, K City is not peaceful." β
Ignoring Chao Feng's opposition, he went to the scene of the crime alone.
The old man in the "Rainy Night Butcher" serial murder case is the first person killed by the murderer, and it is very likely that this murder made the murderer complete the transformation from "human" to "demon". Returning to the place where this case took place, you may be able to find traces of when his humanity was not lost, or the opportunity for madness.
At the same time, the first crime was also the easiest for him to show flaws, so Ruda decided to start from here.
Ruda came to the scene of the crime, which was an ordinary path that the old man usually walked after work. The rain washed away most of the clues, only the three blood-red characters of "Zhenguanxi" still remained on the wall next to it, which seemed to be waterproof paint, which looked particularly dazzling after experiencing a rainy night.
What kind of information does it contain, and what does the murderer want to tell us? Perhaps only by cracking these three words can we find the answer.
Ruda followed the path, meditating. When he turned back, he looked at those three words from afar, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck.
Wait, the town of Kansai... Is it not the town of Guanxi at all, but should be read as Xiguan Town in reverse? This case is related to Xiguan Town in this city?
The murderer wanted us to pay attention to the incident in Xiguan Town, and I remember that the information of the first deceased seemed to say that he was from Xiguan Town.
Go back and check the files related to the deceased in Xiguan Town, maybe you can find out what the murderer's purpose is!
Ruda went to the bureau to check the information, but he was busy from morning to night, and no one cared about Chao Feng who stayed at home. Watching the sun gradually go down, Chao Feng secretly thought, if he was careful at night, how could it be so easy for people to find out?
Immediately found a wide hooded sweatshirt of Ruda from the closet, put it on, hid his face in the hood and sneaked out of the door.
Staying these days, it really suffocates Chao Feng. Looking at the pedestrians and shops on the noisy streets, Chao Feng's heart gradually became happy, and the gloom of the past few days was swept away.
Chao Feng was wandering aimlessly, when he was suddenly slapped on the back, Chao Feng's heart couldn't help but tighten, and he clenched his right hand into a fist and turned around to hit the comer.
"Haha, when you passed by just now, I looked at the back and felt like you, but I didn't dare to confirm it. β
"That's why I came to stop you and take a look, and it turned out to be you. Thank you so much for what happened last time!" The pleasant voice made Chao Feng stop his fist in mid-air.
I saw a beautiful woman standing in front of me, smiling like a flower, it was Angel who was my hero who saved the beauty that day.