On the way back, Xu Lang kept thinking about one thing, who was the person who went to the Hummingbird Express Point on the night of March 21 and mailed the courier in his own name

According to Xie Zhiwen's recollections, that man knows a lot about the place where he lives, it should be someone he knows, or someone he doesn't know him, but he knows himself, in short, this person must know himself very well, so who is this person

Whether it is the prisoners who have been sent to prison by their own hands, or the families of these prisoners, or the families of some of the victims

In addition, could it be the residents of your own community or someone else?

Xu Lang didn't know, on the way back, Xu Lang according to Xie Zhiwen's description, he thought about most of the people who came from the police and handled the case, some of the time spans were relatively close, Xu Lang was naturally impressed, among these people, Xu Lang didn't think of anyone who met this characteristic, and some of the time spans were relatively long, Xu Lang's impression was more vague, but after careful recall, he didn't find similar people.

Of course, Xu Lang has been handling cases since he went to the police academy, and he has handled countless cases, large and small, so naturally it is impossible to remember every case so clearly, and he may ignore some people, but in Xu Lang's impression, it seems that among the people he knows, there is no one who is a mute scavenger, which makes Xu Lang very confused.

Lai Pi drove the car, turned his head several times to look at Xu Lang who was sitting in the co-pilot, and repeatedly wanted to ask, but every time he looked at Xu Lang and wanted to ask, after seeing Xu Lang's sad look, he swallowed back the question that came to his mouth, obviously, he could also see that Xu Lang was also thinking about this question.

In this way, the two of them returned to CY in silence all the way.

After Xu Lang returned to CY, he saw the forensic doctor Qin Mingyue, so Xu Lang asked, "Are the autopsy results out?"

Qin Mingyue nodded, took out an autopsy report, handed it to Xu Lang and said, "Take a look." ”

After Xu Lang took it, he looked at it carefully, and his brows, which were already frowning because of the results of the express investigation, frowned again.

After reading the autopsy report, Xu Lang raised his head and looked at Qin Mingyue and asked, "This human hand was cut off three weeks ago."

Qin Mingyue nodded and said, "I conducted a careful autopsy on the corpse, and I can confirm that this human hand was indeed cut off three weeks ago, and it was cut off when it was still alive, and then it was soaked in formalin's potion, and then, a lot of salt was smeared on it, and it was dehydrated, a bit like the ancient practice of dealing with dried corpses." ”

"Dry Corpse"

Xu Lang raised his eyebrows, and his face became a little strange, because he thought of something.

Yesterday, after Xu Lang took Xiao Yueyue to worship the ancestors and sweep the tomb, he rushed back to the city from Zhangjiazhuang, and when he left, Ye's mother placed a lot of mountain goods on Xu Lang's car, not so much mountain goods, in fact, it is some bacon, preserved fish, sausage and some other pickled vegetables, these things can also be bought outside, after all, as long as there is money, these things are not difficult to get, at that time, Xu Lang originally wanted to refuse, but Ye's mother insisted that Xu Lang accept it, saying that it was for Xiao Yueyue to try it and replenish the body, so, Xu Lang did not refuse.

When I was a child, when Xu Lang and his sister lived at his grandmother's house, because at that time the refrigerator was not as popular as it is now, and the countryside was not like the city, the countryside pays attention to seasonal vegetables, and living things like pork, fish, etc., are basically killed and eaten, fish, it's good to say some, after all, the fish is not big, a fish is enough to make a dish, there will be no waste, but pork is different, Every year during the Chinese New Year, every household in the countryside will kill pigs, and a pig has been raised for a full year, at least two or three hundred catties, naturally it is impossible to eat it in a winter, what to do if you can't finish it and there is no refrigerator to freeze, and it is easy to spoil for a long time, what to do is naturally pickled up.

The curing methods of bacon in each place of Huaxia are different, but they are all the same, nothing more than salting, or smoking, or natural air drying, which is nothing more than for dehydration, when he was young, Xu Lang followed his sister to help his grandmother do this kind of guy, later, his grandmother died, Xu Lang did not eat the bacon of the Eight Classics, and later, the appearance of Xiao Yueyue, Xu Lang took Xiao Yueyue to leave the city and went to the small county town, in the years of living in Zhuxi County, Xu Lang also made bacon.

The bacon made by Xu Lang is not only liked by Xiao Yueyue, but also sent some to Lu Ye and them every year, Xu Lang is naturally no stranger to this, and now, hearing Qin Mingyue's words, Xu Lang thought of this stubble.

Thinking that the courier he received in the morning, the human hand contained in the box, was concocted by the murderer in a similar way, as if it was not a human hand, but a pig's trotters, Xu Lang's expression became more and more strange.

At the same time, Xu Lang also thought of another question, what kind of motive would make one person do such a thing to another person

Hatred, monstrous hatred, apart from hatred, Xu Lang couldn't think of any other motives for the murderer to commit the crime.

Among the many cases handled by Xu Lang, there are many murderers whose modus operandi are very cruel and bloody, such as dismembering corpses, frying, chopping them up and throwing them into the sewer

Wait, but in addition to hatred, the main purpose of them is to try to destroy the corpse, so as to clear their suspicions, and try not to let the police find the body of the victim, Xu Lang has not met a murderer who would spend so much thought and energy to concoct the victim's body.

Xu Lang felt that the murderer who concocted all this either had a monstrous hatred with the victim, or he was a very psychopathic guy, psychologically abnormal and mentally abnormal, otherwise, why would the other party do this

According to Xie Zhiwen's account, the courier was sent by a mute scavenger, if the murderer was really a scavenger, then who would be the owner of this manpower, would he also be a scavenger

So, Xu Lang asked, "Is the victim a scavenger?"

Hearing Xu Lang ask, Qin Mingyue shook her head directly and said, "It shouldn't be." ”

"Why"

Xu Lang looked at Qin Mingyue puzzled.

"Waste pickers because they are engaged in waste picking, often appear in various garbage cans, garbage stations and other places, these waste pickers are either mentally problematic and have to rely on scavenging for a living, or some lonely old people, no children, they can only rely on scavenging to survive, no matter which one it is, because they have been rummaging and picking up in these places for a long time, their hands will inevitably be scratched, leaving some scars, and the palms will be covered with calluses and wrinkles, and between the nails, there will be obvious features such as dirt that is difficult to clean, but, When I examined the hand, I found that although some features of the hand had been damaged due to special treatment, some of the features could not be changed. ”

"What are the characteristics?" asked Xu Lang.

"First of all, this hand is very smooth, the skin is very elastic, there are no scars or wrinkles, and it looks like it is regularly maintained, which is naturally impossible for the hands of waste pickers."

"Second, the nails of this hand are neatly trimmed, although, for the time being, I don't know if it was after this hand was cut off, the murderer deliberately trimmed the fingernails in order to confuse us, or it was like this before, this doesn't look like a patient's hand, in addition, there is no dirt in the nails of the deceased, it is clean, this is not like the hands of a scavenger, after all, the reason why the scavengers scavenge is to fill their stomachs, and their stomachs are not full, so naturally they don't have the heart to trim their nails. And it can't be so clean between the fingernails. ”

Hearing Qin Mingyue say this, Xu Lang nodded, thinking that Qin Mingyue's analysis was very correct, so he asked, "Then what kind of person do you think the owner of this hand is?"

Qin Mingyue was silent for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "Judging from the autopsy results, this is the owner of the manpower, it should not be a laborer engaged in the bottom, farmers, waste pickers, construction workers, etc., these can be ruled out, I think, this person should be a white-collar worker or above, only such a person, they will pay attention to personal image and personal hygiene." ”

Hearing this, Xu Lang nodded, obviously, he also thought so.

However, the question arises, if the owner of this hand is a white-collar worker or above, then why would a scavenger do it?

White-collar workers, basically all of them work in some large companies, these people's monthly wages are not particularly high, but they are not low, at least, higher than most people's salaries, it stands to reason that in their circle, there are no such people as waste pickers, how do they know each other Xu Lang is very strange.

"Have you taken your fingerprints?" asked Xu Lang.

Qin Mingyue shook her head and said, "The fingerprints of the five fingers have been destroyed by the murderer, and the fingerprints cannot be obtained. ”

"What about the DNA," Xu Lang asked again.

Qin Mingyue nodded and said, "Extracted." ”

"How did it turn out?"

Qin Mingyue shook her head and said, "Although the DNA map has come out, I have also compared it with the DNA database, but there is no match. ”

Hearing Qin Mingyue say this, Xu Lang's brows became more and more frowned.

Xu Lang knows that compared with the more and more sound fingerprint database, the DNA database is much worse, the reason why this is the case, first, is because with the relevant national regulations, when the second generation of ID cards are handled, fingerprints will be left in the household registration unit, which brings great convenience to the soundness of the fingerprint database; In addition to the DNA data that needs to be left behind to handle the case, only those parents who have lost their children, in order to find their children, have left DNA data in relevant departments, in addition, there is no other way for DNA data, after all, compared to fingerprints, DNA data is much weaker, so it is normal for Qin Mingyue not to find relevant people in the DNA database.

Although Xu Lang felt a little disappointed, it also explained some problems.

First, the victim has no criminal record and is not a re-education through labor facility.

Second, the victim is not the one who lost the child.

"Can you tell the approximate age of the victim and the job he is doing?" Xu Lang asked as he looked at Qin Mingyue.

Qin Mingyue nodded and said, "According to the bone age analysis, the victim's age is about forty-five years old, and he is engaged in civilian work, so he should use the computer for a long time, because, when I performed the autopsy, I found that his hand was a little deformed, which is

Long-term use of the keyboard and mouse, of course, it is not ruled out that it is caused by playing games for a long time, but according to the age analysis of the victim, I think it is more likely to be the former. ”

Xu Lang nodded, indeed, a man in his forties, at this time, should be married and have children, have a stable job, it is impossible to play games every day, of course, some special circumstances are not ruled out.

"Is there anything else you have discovered?" asked Xu Lang.

Qin Mingyue thought for a while, shook her head and said, "According to the autopsy results, this is the only information that can be obtained for the time being. ”

Hearing this, Xu Lang's brows furrowed into a Sichuan shape.

The sudden appearance of this human hand has several things to be sure.

First, who is the owner of this hand?

Second, whether the victim is still alive Judging from the autopsy results, the hand was cut off three weeks ago, and if the hand was not treated in time after the hand was cut off, there is a high probability that the person died, but judging from that phone call, the owner of the hand should still be alive.

Only when these two issues are clarified can the next investigation be carried out.

And now, the autopsy results are out, when Xu Lang and Lai Pi went to investigate the express point, they also gained something, and Luo Jiayan, who went to the Public Security Bureau and the Public Security Bureau Police Station to investigate, has not come back for the time being, and there is no answer to these two questions for the time being, and if you don't know the answer, you can't start the investigation.

At this time, Luo Jiayan came back from outside.

Seeing that Luo Jiayan was back, Xu Lang immediately asked, "How about the investigation, is there a result?"

Luo Jiayan nodded and said, "The result is there, but"

Speaking of this, Luo Jiayan looked at Xu Lang with some hesitation.

"What is the result, but what is directly said." Xu Lang asked.

"I contacted the Public Security Bureau and various public security sub-bureaus to inquire about the situation, and in the past month, various police stations and public security sub-bureaus and criminal investigation detachments have indeed arrested many people who disturbed public order and fought and brawls, among them, some people's right hands were cut off during the fight, but after I asked for details, I did not find anyone related to this hand."

"Didn't you find a single one?"

Xu Lang looked at Luo Jiayan's eyes and asked.

Luo Jiayan shook her head and said, "I got some cases of people who have lost their right hands from several public security bureaus and police stations, I went to several detention centers and hospitals to observe the wounds on their hands, and after some confirmation, I found that the hand sent to you did not match theirs. ”

"So, this hand wasn't cut off during a fight," Xu Lang said.

Luo Jiayan nodded.

Xu Lang glanced at Luo Jiayan and was silent for a long time, then he suddenly said, "Is there any case of disappearance recently?" ”

Hearing Xu Lang ask this, several people present looked at Xu Lang with strange expressions and did not speak immediately.

Xu Lang saw that they didn't speak, but looked at him like this, Xu Lang asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

It's just that before the words were asked, Xu Lang's eyes moved slightly, and he thought that the question he asked was too idiotic.

The city is the coastal city of Huaxia, located in the southernmost part of Huaxia, and is also one of the most economically developed cities, in addition to the local people in the city, the number of people who come to the city to work every year is as high as hundreds of thousands of millions, these people come to the city to engage in different jobs, every day, people come to the city, there are naturally people who leave the city, people who come here naturally needless to say, and those who leave, if they leave silently for some reason, do not want others to know, do not want their families to know, When family members can't find them, they call the police and report disappearances, and every day the police station receives several disappearances.

The city is so big, it is easy to find a person, and it is easy to say simple, but it is actually very difficult to find a person without knowing the identity information and physical characteristics, which is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.

It is not impossible to find a breakthrough in the direction of missing persons, but it takes a lot of energy and time, and these two things are not available to Xu Lang and them now.

The person who called Xu Lang in the morning told Xu Lang that he only had two days to find out who the owner of this hand was, and what was missing was time, of course, there was also a simplest and rude way, that is, to scatter all the police forces in the city and find a man who was about forty-five years old who was missing his right hand, but who the owner of this hand was now, whether he was still alive or not, was unknown, and he didn't even know his physical characteristics, how to find it

This seems to be an effective method, in fact, it is the most ineffective method, one is that it needs to spend a lot of police force, and the results are very slow, and second, the city is so big, there will be many cases every day, although, most of the cases are not big cases, but, these cases need to be investigated, and the investigation and handling of cases need manpower, before the case can not be characterized for the time being, it is impossible to do this, even if it is qualified, it is not suitable to do this, after all, the public security system cannot be for a case, Just put down the other cases in hand.

Thinking of this, Xu Lang suddenly fell into deep thought.