Chapter II: Identity of the Victim

I was actually very curious about why Officer Xiao trusted Li Jing so much, and even told Li Jing at the end that he would ask him about the hospital, and Li Jing didn't shirk it at all. Every time I asked Li Jing, Li Jing never answered my question directly, and then I simply didn't ask, and he wouldn't tell me anyway.

The victim finally woke up on the third day after being admitted to the hospital, but he was too weak to cooperate with the police in making a record. The clues from the patient here are not feasible for the time being, Li Jing called Officer Xiao again to ask about the data comparison, although there are no similar cases in the local area, but several unsolved violent cases in other provinces have attracted the attention of Officer Xiao. The victims of these cases are all middle-aged men, and the police have all received reports, but when they rushed to the scene of the crime, no suspicious person appeared nearby except for the dying victim. The calls to the police were also from disposable mobile phone cards, and the victims could not accurately describe the suspect's appearance when they woke up.

According to the previous victims' accounts, they had fainted by feeling a strong blow to their heads, and when they woke up, they found that their hands and feet were tied and locked in a room with only air vents, and because they could not see outside, they could not describe how many days they had been held, and during their detention, they were subjected to violent abuse at different times. Because the suspect was wearing a mask, the victim could only give a man with a thin physique with a general height of about 175 when he saw the suspect's face. From the first to the most recent one, the murderer's violence has become more and more severe. In each case, the suspect would finally knock the victim unconscious and send him to a more remote part of the city, and finally call the police to request rescue for the victim.

Fabric fibers and other human DNA were not detected in the victim's clothing, so the police were unable to determine the suspect and the vehicle transporting the victim. The trajectory of the crime has been developed from the man to the north, and the most recent crime site is the northernmost part of the entire trajectory, and now Officer Xiao's main concern is how to catch the suspect before the victim appears in the next location. Based on the suspect's modus operandi, the next victim may not be as simple as being injured.

"Is there a connection between these victims?" Li Jing asked Officer Xiao

"Nope. The victims had no connection with each other, whether they were studying or working, and they did not know each other, so the possibility of the suspect retaliating and injuring the victim was ruled out. We have also investigated the commonalities between them, they all have a good work background and their own families, and they have not found that either of the husband and wife has cheated on them, and they are all harmonious and warm families in the eyes of others. Therefore, we speculate that the suspect may be from a single-parent family and committed the crime out of jealousy of such a family. ”

"How long did it take to contact the victims' families in the previous cases?" Li Jing asked Officer Xiao.

"The investigator didn't ask, do you have any ideas?" Officer Xiao was visibly embarrassed by Li Jing's question.

"Not for the time being, but I'm curious, no one has come to visit the victim of our case." Li Jing smiled helplessly.

"I heard your doctor say he can't remember who he is. Perhaps because we haven't released the news of the victim's awakening, his family should not know that the person they are looking for is in the hospital. "Officer Xiao is more concerned about the victim's situation and hopes to make a good record.

"Has anyone recently reported that a family member is missing?" Li Jing asked Officer Xiao

"Yes, but not with the victim's conditions. We are also very strange, someone from a normal family has been missing for so many days, and should have frequently come to Peking Opera to inquire about the news, but during the period from the victim's murder to the hospital for treatment, we did not receive such a report, which is unreasonable according to common sense. We're also looking to see if anyone in other provinces has been reported missing."

"I've been to see the victim, and I don't have a foreign accent, so I think it's a local." Li Jing said with certainty.

"That's strange, according to the previous analysis, the victim's family should have reported the crime a long time ago." Officer Xiao was also puzzled

"Can you help me see if the family of the previous victim has reported the crime?"

"I'll check it out and get back to you."

"Xiaozhi, why do you think the suspect frequently changes the location of the crime?" Li Jing suddenly asked me a question.

"Are you afraid of exposing yourself? Continue to commit crimes in a place where no one knows him. ”

"This possibility is not ruled out. Running around to commit crimes is indeed the modus operandi of many suspects. Officer Xiao agreed with me, "It can be speculated that our suspect may not have a stable career, and we are also investigating the construction sites near the crime scene, restaurants and other public places with high mobility." ”

"The suspect did not have a stable occupation, but judging from the previous victim's records, this person did not look like a physically fit worker, and the modus operandi of attacking the victim behind his back and tying the victim's hands and feet can show that the suspect could not subdue the victim by himself. If you can, Officer Xiao asks you to look out for anyone who fits this trait during your visit. Li Jing put down the notebook in his hand, "This person's mental state is very unstable now, and from the fact that he called the police for the victim, it seems that he is compensating the victim." This kind of confession is likely to be influenced by religion, and I will take Xiaozhi to a church or temple in the next two days to see if there are any people who have attached to the characteristics to do the confession. ”

"There will be a psychologist at the hospital to help the victim recall the process of the crime, and I will contact you as much as possible if there is any progress."

In the afternoon of the same day, Li Jing took me to several Catholic churches in the city, but I didn't find anyone similar to the suspect praying, my current investigation with Li Jing is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, I was a little frustrated, but Li Jing looked indifferent.

"I didn't find anything." I was a little depressed when I walked out of the last church.

"No, at least we confirmed today that none of the suspects have been here in the last few days. Now we know that the suspect is not a Catholic! Li Jing kept smiling, "Let's go to the temple tomorrow, right?" ”

"...... "What kind of brain circuit does this person have, I am completely speechless."

Walking side by side on the street, Li Jing turned his head and asked me, "Xiaozhi, if you go far away, what will you do first?" ”

"Of course, I greeted my family and said that I was going out for a few days. We're not going to go out again, are we? "I'm really afraid that Li Jing will tell me to pack my luggage and go to other places to understand the situation.

"No, just ask. So what would you do if your family member went missing? ”

"Of course I'm looking for it, if I have been missing for more than 24 hours before I can report it, I will definitely try my best to contact it within 24 hours."

"What if you still can't find it?"

"Then you have to find it! Go anywhere he might have been, connect with his friends, there's always a way. "I'm in a bit of a hurry

"What if he disappears like this so often?"

"That's not called going missing, it's about running away from home...... Didn't you say that the victim who was lying in there now had run away from home? "I finally caught up with Li Jing's train of thought.

Only in this way can we explain why he has been missing for so many days and no family has contacted him. First of all, his family knew that he was gone, and that he would not be back anytime soon. And his family did not contact him, indicating that he had some kind of conventional law with his family, so that his family did not contact him when he left. This kind of thing should be a common situation in the victim's home, so this time he did not return home for a long time, and it should be his family thought that he would be back in a few days, so they did not report the disappearance. And the suspect should also know about such a situation before he will attack the victim. ”

"How did the suspect know? If it was a wandering crime, it should be that he didn't know the victim's situation, and if he said so, the previous speculation would have to be overturned. ”

"No, it's just that the suspect's occupation may have intersected with the victim's family needs. We'll take a look at the victim again tonight and see if we can ask for valuable clues. ”

"Don't get your hopes up, that person doesn't even know who he is now."

Li Jing glanced at me, and then turned his head to the front, "People's temperament and temperament will not disappear with the disappearance of memory, I am not asking his name, but who is he?" ”