Chapter 16 Closing the Net
It dawned very early, and it seemed that he was deliberately trying to wake people up. At more than 6 o'clock, Lao Ni picked up Xiaobao accompanied by the nanny. After sending off his ex-father-in-law, the doctor cleaned up the house and went out. When he kicked downstairs, he vaguely heard the sound of the siren of "woo", and the rapid sound came from far and near, and Jin Hongfu couldn't help but slow down. As soon as he reached the staircase, he was stopped by Miao Yixin. The police officer claimed to take the doctor to meet a person, and he also made a point of emphasizing that if he did not see him this time, the doctor would regret it for the rest of his life. At first, Jin Hongwei was a little hesitant, and finally got into the police car without saying a word.
The police car drove into Ziyuan Villa again, and unlike before, this time three cars drove in at the same time. The criminal policemen who came out of the hotel put their hands on every entrance and exit of the hotel. The only police officer who accompanied Miao Yixin into the meeting room was Liu Chuanrong, and there was another person who was also brought in, that was Jin Hongfu.
"Captain, why are you here again? Isn't this a guest who came to our hotel a while ago, why did he come too? β
"Yang Yueqing, we suspect that you deliberately killed someone, this is an arrest warrant." Liu Chuanrong said and took out the relevant documents and showed them in front of the manager.
"This ...... It's a joke. β
"Come with us."
"Is there any evidence for saying that I killed someone?"
According to the judicial procedure, Miao Yixin can directly detain Yang Yueqing, and all subsequent words will be left until the interrogation stage. But I don't know if it's because of my old classmates, or because of other considerations, the police officer decided to reveal all the mysteries right now. So he took off his police hat and told the story:
"Proof, right? Then you've got to listen up. When Ni Xianyan was killed, we found two residual glue stains above the cat's eye on the opposite door. And when Song Kexian was killed, his opposite door was clean. Why do inmates behave so inconsistently? Isn't that weird?
There were two explanations that came to mind. First, Ruan Huaibing in room 335, the opposite door of 336, was familiar with the appearance and characteristics of the prisoner, so Jin Hongwei and Wu Chunxiu became suspects, one of them was Ruan Huaibing's colleague, and the other was Ruan Huaibing's neighbor. In addition, there is another explanation that the prisoner had the ability to arrange Song Kexian in a room surrounded by empty rooms before killing him. And you, Yang Yueqing, were the ones who checked in for Song Kexian that night. The guest was originally going to stay in a cheaper double room, but you insisted on arranging him in a deluxe room on the grounds of a free upgrade. Splitting the corpse will produce a lot of movement, which can easily attract the attention of others. On the west side of the 3rd floor, there happened to be a piece of the deluxe room, which was empty. β
"Even if what you say is true, what then? You can't condemn me because of that, can you? Have you forgotten that there is also a person named Tian Qianlun who also came to the hotel? Yang Yueqing retorted with a deliberate attitude, she didn't know that the show had just begun.
"That's right, not only Song Kexian came to the hotel on the night of the crime, but also a concubine named Wu Chunxiu also came to the hotel. When Song Kexian died, you Yang Yueqing went to the housekeeping department to deal with the guest's complaints, 15 minutes before and after. It was confirmed that you were in the guest's room for about 5 minutes, 5 minutes back and forth from the front desk to the guest's room, and 5 minutes before you claimed to have gone to the bathroom. At the same time, Jin Hongwei was staying with his colleague Ruan Huaibing. Tian Qilun had already left the hotel at that time, and Wu Chunxiu had not yet arrived at the hotel. Tian Yanlun and Wu Chunxiu wanted to avoid the lobby surveillance and enter the victim's room, so they could only climb the balcony. If this kind of difficult means of crime are excluded, then among the four suspects, only you have a chance to kill Song Kexian. That's right, it's just you.
There was a small episode that night, because of the arrival of Tian Yanlun. If he had successfully found Song Kexian at that time, he might have known what would have happened, and if the victim's guest room was noticed by others, then your plan would have been completely disrupted. That's why you gritted your teeth at that time and didn't reveal Song Kexian's room number, of course, the reason you used as a shield was to protect the personal privacy of the guests. To your surprise, Tian actually found room 302 where the victim lived by asking the waiter. He knocked on the door for a long time, but when there was no answer, he departed in a huff. I'm afraid it's only then that you're relieved. When you provide clues to the police afterwards, you will not only report Tian Yanlun's information to us, but also add fuel and vinegar to confuse the public. β
"Then tell me, if I were a prisoner, how could I complete the big project of dismembering the body and removing the body parts in just five minutes?" Yang Yueqing threw the first problem to Miao Yixin.
"This problem is more complicated, and we have to start with the lost 336 room card. Guests should receive 2 room keys upon check-in. But when Ni Xianyan was killed, we only found one of the 336 room cards she stayed in, and the other one was missing. Because the room card was taken away by the prisoner. But why did the prisoner take away the victim's room card? If it is to avoid leaving fingerprints, then wipe the room card well. It is important to know that leaving the victim's belongings with you increases the risk of exposure to the offender. What's even more strange is that the disappeared room card appeared in room 302 where the victim Song Kexian lived 8 days later, in his briefcase to be precise. Why? β
Miao Yixin glanced at Jin Hongfu opposite, and then said:
"It's actually a game within a game set up by the prisoners. As you may recall, the walls of room 302 are marked with the word 'justice' in English, which means justice. It gave others a preconceived impression that Song Kexian had done a heinous thing during his lifetime, so he was sentenced. And the room card of 336 appeared very appropriately in Song Kexian's briefcase. This will inevitably make people think that Song Kexian is the one who took away the 336 room card, and the time is when he killed Ni Xianyan. This is the first layer of deception set up by the criminals.
However, this scam is just a cover, and it is easy to spot. Because after we conducted fingerprint identification on this 336 room card, we found that there were only the fingerprints of Ni Xianyan and Song Kexian on it, but there was no fingerprint of the waiter who helped him check in. This shows that after Ni Xianyan's case, the prisoner first wiped off all the fingerprints on the room card, and then glued the fingerprints of Ni Xianyan's body. A week later, in room 302, the prisoner repeated the same trick and attached the fingerprints of Song Kexian's corpse. The loophole in the fingerprints confirms the fact that the person who took the 336 room card was the murderer in both cases. Moreover, there are many similarities between the deaths of Ni Xianyan and Song Kexian: they were both cut off from the nose to the neck, and their hearts and one of their hands were also cut off and removed. This seems to be more proof that the murderers of the two murders were committed by the same person, or the same group of people. That's what I thought at first, but this is the second trap set for us by the prisoners, and it is also a game within a game. β
Yang Yueqing listened quietly on the side, she still maintained her usual demeanor and aura. For the sake of the person to be protected, she must always remain calm.
"In a crowded place like a hotel, there is a high chance that a gang will be discovered. At that time, the main objects of suspicion were Yang Yueqing, Jin Hongwei, Tian Yanlun, and Wu Chunxiu. I need to add here that because of a brawl, I accidentally learned that Tian Yanlun would faint blood. Therefore, it is impossible for him to carry out the dismemberment, especially in the first case, the amount of blood loss of the deceased is quite amazing, which is definitely beyond the scope of Tian Yanlun's psychological bearing. Even if he wanted to kill Ni Xianyan and Song Kexian, he wouldn't do it himself.
In the first case, when Ni Xianyan died, Tian Yanlun did not have a clear alibi, and Yang Yueqing only went to the housekeeping department on the third floor to deliver mosquito repellent to Jin Hongwei about 5 minutes after the deceased's death, and it only took 10 minutes to go back and forth. Looks like you don't have time to participate in the dismemberment. If the perpetrators of the two murders were committed by the same person, then because Yang Yueqing was cleared of suspicion in the first case, the second case should have nothing to do with her. This is where the second trap comes into play, confusing the public. Am I right, Director Jin? β
Jin Hongwei didn't talk, as if waiting for the other party to make a mistake.
"The truth is simple, the murderers in these two cases are not the same person, but the same group."
"But as I said just now, it is unlikely that accomplices committed the crime at the same time." Jin Hongwei finally spoke.
"Just because you can't commit a crime at the same time doesn't mean you can't commit a crime together. Understand the difference between these two? To put it bluntly, the crime was jointly carried out by you, Jin Hongwei and Yang Yueqing, but Yang Yueqing was responsible for killing, and you, Jin Hongwei, were responsible for dismembering the body. After Yang Yueqing gets off work, she will go to your Jin Hongwei's room and take away the corpse parts and crime tools. You've done seemingly impossible killings and dismemberments at different times. β
"Miao Yixin, you're enough. Even if you slander me, you have to slander the guests of our hotel, and if this spreads, will we still be in business? You are a public official, be careful with your words. Besides, when I was alone in the face of Song Kexian, how could I kill him? β
When Yang Yueqing spoke, the fat under her nose twitched unconsciouslyβthis was a harbinger of anger.
"It seems that if I don't tell the truth, you won't give up quibbling. On the night of the 17th, Song Kexian checked into room 302 that you had pre-arranged for him. I think someone in the room has already tampered with something. Hmph, that's right, it's the mosquito killer lamp liquid that has been quietly replaced with anesthetic. As a surgeon, it shouldn't be difficult for Jin Hongwei to get these things, right? I guess Song Kexian was sitting in a chair before he was killed, while the anesthetic under his feet was quietly evaporating. After a while, the victim will fall asleep. This is also the reason why Tian Yanlun kept knocking on the door outside room 302, but there was no response from inside. So even if you Yang Yueqing are a woman, you can strangle the victim to death with a rope. Isn't it?
When Song Kexian checked in, I'm afraid you only gave him a room card. Afterwards, you use another key card to go to room 302. Before you unscrew the door, you put on your work gloves, naturally to avoid fingerprints. When you enter the house, you set the air conditioner to dehumidify and ventilate in order to reduce the concentration of drugs in the room and remove odors. But because of this, just when you strangled Song Kexian, another accident happened. The victim, who had already fallen into a coma, struggled and scratched your arm with his hand. So on the second day of the crime, you wore a rare long-sleeved shirt to cover the wound. After strangling the victim, you went to room 334 at the other end of the corridor and quietly stuffed the room card of 302 through the gap at the bottom of the door, along with a note stating that you were scratched by Song Kexian's right hand. When Jin Hongwei left room 302 that night, he had already removed the carpet that was originally placed at the door, so that the room card could be handed in smoothly. β
As she spoke, Miao Yixin shifted her gaze from Yang Yueqing to Jin Hongwei again.
"After that, it's Director Jin's turn to show his skills."
"Me? How can it be? If I split the body, what would I do with the blood stains on my body? Don't say I can hide from the police by simply rinsing myself in the bathroom. β
"yes. If you wash the body in the victim's bathroom after dismemberment, you should be able to extract some of your hair or dander from the bathroom, but that's not the case. If you're cleaning up when you're back in your room, there should be some blood stains left in the hallway and in your bathroom. However, luminol did not test positive in these places. This question bothered me for a long time at the beginning of the incident. But then I heard that you are a clean person. For example, you wash your hands before eating lobster, right? In addition, even if you stay in a five-star hotel, you will use disposable bed sheets, pillowcases and quilt covers. These items can cover a large area when unfolded, but they are very small when folded. You also received a package during your stay. According to our investigation, it is a variety of disposable bedding. Why would you choose to buy on a temporary basis? Because I am afraid that what I brought from home is no longer enough.
That's right, it's you Jin Hongwei who sneaked into room 302 with a room card, a small axe, disposable quilt covers, bed sheets, and pillowcases after eating supper. I'm guessing that you put disposable duvet covers over your body, pillowcases over your arms, and tape them a little before you can move freely. You move Song Kexian from the chair to the bed, and then you start the work of breaking down the body. It shouldn't be too difficult for the surgeon to bypass the aortic vessels when cutting a corpse, at least not to splatter blood. Wrapped in plastic film, blood stains won't get on your body, and you won't leave fingerprints. You cut off Song Kexian's nose and neck and heart. Because you learned that Yang Yueqing's forearm was scratched, and you were worried that Yang Yueqing's dander would remain between Song Kexian's fingernails, you had to take away the victim's right hand, which is different from the left hand that took Ni Xianyan when you committed the crime last time. The reason why the body was not further decomposed as it was during the last crime was because there was a thunderstorm on the night of Ni Xianyan's murder, and there was thunder to cover up. This time, in order not to make any extraneous branches, you can only give up.
When you split the body, there was also an accident, that is, Wu Chunxiu's visit. Because of the quarrel that Ni Xianyan fell into a week ago, you accidentally learned about the relationship between Wu Chunxiu and Song Kexian. A week later, you decisively replied to Wu Chunxiu and asked him to wait in the hotel lobby, the purpose of which was to use the hotel surveillance to leave the other party's video data, in an attempt to make the case more confusing.
You put the pieces of Song Kexian's body into small plastic bags prepared in advance, and left the word 'justice' on the wall. After that, you take off the disposable duvet cover, and the pillowcase is cleaned in the bathroom of 302 along with the crime tools. Subsequently, you put them under the air conditioner to blow dry. During this period, you put on new disposable gloves, took out the room card stained with Ni Xianyan's fingerprints prepared in advance, and pressed Song Kexian's fingers on it. Finally, you put this room card in Song Kexian's briefcase. β
Jin Hongwei was stunned straight, he wanted to refute, but it seemed that there was something unspeakable. Yang Yueqing, who was on the side, took the initiative to refute Jin Hongwei:
"Are other people's bags so easy to open?"
"Yang Yueqing, you are very smart, and this question is also very ingenious. In fact, you must want to ask, Song Kexian's briefcase is with a combination lock, how can an outsider know his password, right? Although we have not revealed to you any information about the locks in Song Kexian's briefcase. It's okay, I'll just get to the point. One possibility is that the briefcase was originally opened. Another possibility is even simpler, Jin Hongfu experimented with the real password by himself. Combination locks are nothing more than a psychological ruse.
It's like a car that looks safe and thick, but some Japanese cars can be crushed and deformed when they are hit slightly. Some things just don't match the impression they do, and a three-position combination lock is one of them. There are a total of 1,000 number combinations for this lock, and it only takes a short time to dial 001 from 000 and press a button. Assuming that this series of operations is only 5 seconds, then the entire 1000 combinations of the test will only be 5000 seconds, or about 1.38 hours. To put it bluntly, this three-position combination lock is a thing to prevent a gentleman from being a villain. It's just that someone made it into the shape of a lock, and it forms an unbreakable illusion. In fact, it doesn't take much intelligence to crack it, and it doesn't take too long. Opening the briefcase and putting the 336's key card in it is just a sparse and ordinary thing. But once this operation is completed, while clearing the suspicion of the two of you, it can also induce the police to investigate Song Kexian's people, such as Wu Chunxiu, right?
Notice that when you leave room 336, the air conditioner is still running in a dehumidified and ventilated state, probably to eliminate the odor of drugs or anesthetics that volatilize in the air. In fact, you would love to turn off the air conditioner or change it to refrigeration before the body is found. It's just that if the smell is not removed, I am afraid it is easier to be suspected by the police. β
"Officer Miao, let me remind you, what you just said is a corpse, a tool for committing a crime, and a plastic film, how can so many things be taken out of the hotel in a grand manner? The hotel lobby is under surveillance. And ......."
Before Yang Yueqing's words were finished, she was cut off by Miao Yixin's more high-pitched voice:
"Also, the entrance and exit of the housekeeping department are monitored. He Jin Hongwei didn't even bring a bag when he went in and out of the guest room these days, and you Yang Yueqing only carried a small satchel every day when you went in and out, didn't you? β
"Yes......" Yang Yueqing agreed softly. Since the police officer can take the initiative to ask questions, he naturally has a back hand.
"The reason is simple, although these things are taken out of the hotel by you at the same time, they are placed separately. I think disposable pillowcases, duvet covers, small axes and mosquito coils are all put in your satchel......"
Seeing that Miao Yixin deliberately paused and stopped talking, Yang Yueqing seemed to see a life-saving straw. She hurriedly asked again, "What about the corpses?" It is impossible for so many body pieces to fit in the pockets of clothes. And after work on the 18th, I wore a short-sleeved shirt with only two pockets for my pants. It's not winter, so how can you still hide something in your clothes? β
"Is that really the case? You just said you wore a short-sleeved shirt with no pockets. Can you describe the pants you were wearing at the time? β
"That's it...... It's just ordinary bell bottoms. β
"By comparing the previous surveillance footage, I noticed a very interesting point. That is, you only left the hotel on the 11th and 18th, which is after the two incidents, and the rest of the time you were either wearing a long skirt or normal trousers. And when you searched your home, you remembered that you had a lot of bell-bottoms. Why don't you wear bell bottoms so much lately? The reason is simple, you don't want to be seen in bell bottoms for a while, unless you have to wear them when you commit a crime. That's right, bell-bottoms are your tool for transporting corpses. β
Yang Yueqing stopped talking, looking more sad than lonely.
"Jin Hongwei should have put the body pieces separately and put them in different plastic bags, and you, Yang Yueqing, changed into casual clothes after work and went straight to Jin Hongwei's room. You used wide tape to tie plastic bags containing different body pieces to the top of Yang Yueqing's ankles. Because the flared pants are sewn below the knee with an unusually large size, even if the calf is 'thick' several times, it will not be noticed. You took advantage of the construction of bell bottoms and swaggered out of the hotel. I remember the first day we met, you subconsciously kneaded your calves. That is probably the sequelae of fatigue caused by the 'weight-bearing' exercise of the legs. β
The details betray the truth, and there is nowhere to hide.