Chapter X
(a)
"Wonderful maternity hospital. This is it. Let's go, let's go inside! At the door of the beautiful maternity hospital, Zhao Gang looked at a few big words on the big stone at the door and said to Qin Tian.
The two then walked into the lobby of the hospital.
The hall is luxuriously decorated and there are not many people. This is in stark contrast to the simple decoration of large hospitals and the long queues of patients.
"This hospital environment is really good! The dΓ©cor is nice and quiet. Qin Tian sighed.
"That's it in private hospitals. Beautiful environment and, of course, beautiful charges. Zhao Gang said jokingly.
"Where are we going?" Qin Tian asked.
"Third Floor Medical Section. I had already greeted the dean before I came. Zhao Gang said.
"Or are you thoughtful?"
The two of them soon arrived at the medical department on the third floor. The Medical Services Section has several offices, one of which has a sign that reads "Director of the Medical Section".
"This should be it." Zhao Gang said, standing at the door and knocking on the door.
"Please come in!" A woman's voice came from the office.
Zhao Gang pushed open the door and said, "Hello, is it Director Zhao?" β
The busy woman sitting at her desk looked up and asked, "I am." Excuse me, who are you? β
"Hello, we are the police officers of the Qinghe Public Security Bureau. My name is Zhao Gang, and his name is Qin Tian. β
Director Zhao hurriedly stood up and said, "Oh, hello two police officers, the dean has already said hello before." You may be seated! β
After Zhao Gang and Qin Tian sat down, Director Zhao poured another glass of water for each of them.
"Thank you! Thank you! The two took the water cup and thanked Director Zhao respectively.
"You're welcome. I'm the head of the medical department here, and my surname is Zhao. The dean said earlier that he wanted me to cooperate with the two police officers. I don't know, what do you want to know? β
"Oh, yes. We are currently investigating a case involving a woman named Annie. We would like to check if your hospital has any records of her visits. Zhao Gang said.
"Okay, you guys wait a minute."
After speaking, Director Zhao came to the computer at the desk.
"Is that Anne's name?" Director Zhao asked.
"Yes. A young girl. β
"Okay, I'll look it up." As he spoke, Director Zhao began to look it up in the computer system.
Soon, Director Zhao made a discovery.
"Found it. Indeed, there was a girl named Anne who came to our hospital. β
"When did you come? What kind of illness did she come to see? Zhao Gang asked.
"The first time I came was on October 10th. The surgery was done on October 20th. It is a painless abortion. β
"From the 10th to the 20th of October, there was a gap of 10 days. Why Is There That Long Interval Part? β
"Wait a minute, I'll look up her case."
Soon, Director Zhao found out about Anne's case. However, there was a puzzled look on her face.
"Strange! How so? Director Zhao looked at Anne's case and muttered to himself.
"What's wrong? Any questions? Zhao Gang asked.
"Her case says she has polycystic warm nest syndrome. Judging from the B-ultrasound list, she does have this disease. Director Zhao said.
"Polycystic ** syndrome? What do you mean? Zhao Gang asked.
"It is very difficult for a woman with polycystic ** syndrome to get pregnant. According to the case, it was also her first child. If the child is lost, it will be very difficult for her to get pregnant again in the future. Why did she choose to have an abortion? β
"You're saying that it's hard to get pregnant with this disease? So, how did this child get pregnant? Zhao Gang asked again.
"It's not 100% impossible to get pregnant, it's just a small chance. She was able to conceive this time, probably by accident, or luck! β
"Then why did you abort her? What if you can't get pregnant in the future? β
"As doctors, we can only give advice to patients. In the end, it is the patients themselves who make the decision. We can only respect the patient's choice. In this case, the doctor will tell the patient in detail about the situation and the possible consequences, and let the patient make his own decision. β
"So, can we meet her doctor?"
"Yes. Wait a minute. β
After speaking, Director Zhao picked up the phone on the table and dialed a phone number.
"Hey, Dr. Shao? I am Director Zhao of the Medical Department. Come to my office right now, I've got you in a hurry. β
After speaking, Director Zhao hung up the phone.
"Wait a while, Dr. Shao will be here soon. If you have any questions, you can ask her. Director Zhao said.
"Okay, thank you!"
After a while, there was a knock on the door.
"Please come in!" Director Zhao replied.
A female doctor pushed the door in and asked, "Director Zhao, are you looking for me?" β
"Ah, Doctor Shao, come here. Let me introduce you to you, the two of them are Officer Zhao and Officer Qin from the Qinghe Police Station. They wanted to ask us for something. If you know anything, answer it truthfully. β
"Okay." Dr. Shao agreed, she turned to face Zhao Gang and Qin Tian, and said, "What do you want to know, two police officers?" β
"Let's take a look at this case first." Director Zhao said to Dr. Shao, "Do you remember this patient? β
Dr. Shao looked at the case and said, "I remember! Because her situation is more special. β
"Can you tell us more about that?" Zhao Gang asked.
"Okay. This girl, Anne, is a young girl. The first time she came, I showed her. She said she was pregnant and wanted to have an abortion. However, after I examined her, I found that she had polycystic ** syndrome. In general, we do not recommend abortion. Because, in this case, it is very difficult to get pregnant. β
"Did you explain this to her?"
"It's clear. I said she was lucky to be able to conceive this time. If it is lost, the chances of getting pregnant later are very small. Moreover, she said that she and her boyfriend had never used contraception, and she had never been pregnant. Therefore, it was an accident that she was able to conceive this time. So, I also persuaded her to keep the child. β
"Then why did she have a miscarriage?"
At that time, she didn't know if I was moved by me or something, and said that she would go back and think about it. I thought she had figured it out. Unexpectedly, after more than ten days, she came again. This time, she was resolute and insisted on having a miscarriage. β
"Did she say why she had to have an abortion?"
"I asked her, but she wouldn't say. There seems to be something unspeakable. If the patient is unwilling to say something, we will not force him to ask him. It can be seen that she made this decision with a lot of determination. β
"How?"
"When she came the second time, I took a B-ultrasound picture of her. Because it has been a long time, you can see that the fetus is developing well in the womb. I showed her the report and told her that the fetus was developing well and told her to think about it again. At that time, she shed tears. But he still said very firmly that he would drain it. So, I arranged for her surgery the next day. When she came for surgery the next day, I saw that her eyes were red and swollen, and she must have cried the night before. β
"Who will accompany her to the surgery?"
"She came alone, unaccompanied."
"Unaccompanied? So, who signed her for the surgery? β
"She signed it herself. Because of her own strong request and repeated pleading, I asked the director of our department, and the director agreed, and we arranged the operation for her. β
"How can you do that?"
She said she had made the decision to get rid of the child after careful consideration. The second time she came, it had been ten days since her first visit, and she had been struggling with it all this time, thinking about whether or not to keep the child. Eventually, she decided to take it out. β
"She knows that it is difficult for her to get pregnant, and she is willing to take the risk of not being able to get pregnant in the future, why?"
I reminded her again and again. However, she was resolute. She said that she was still young and had no children, and she could find a way to have them again in the future, but if she kept this child, the rest of her life would be ruined. β
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know. She wouldn't say. We can't force her. She insisted on having an abortion, and we did it for her. β
"So, have you ever been in such a situation before?"
"What do you mean?"
"It's a situation where you know it's hard to get pregnant, but you get pregnant unexpectedly and you don't want it."
"There are still such cases."
"In your experience, why do you think she would not want this child?"
"It's hard to say. From the perspective of a woman and a mother, in this case, it is certain to keep the child. Unless, the child is not her husband's. Sometimes, face and dignity are more important than anything else. β
"Alright! We got it. Thank you! β
"You're welcome!"
After answering Zhao Gang's question, Dr. Shao left.
"We also understand the situation, thank you Director Zhao, then we'll go first!" Zhao Gang stood up and said to Director Zhao.
"Okay. Those two go slowly! Director Zhao sent them to the door.
The two then descended the stairs and walked out of the hospital.
"Brother Zhao, what do you think, why didn't Anne want this child?" Qin Tian asked Zhao Gang.
"How do I know, I'm not a woman. Perhaps, as Dr. Shao said, this child is not Wang Kai's. No matter how bad her relationship with Wang Kai is, the two haven't broken up yet, and Anne has this disease, she shouldn't give up this child anyway. Unless, the child is not Wang Kai's. Or, Anne is already extremely disappointed in Wang Kai. β
However, judging from Anne's performance and what Linglong said, Anne still has feelings for Wang Kai. Otherwise, she would not have made any compromises to please Wang Kai. If, at this time, she can use the child as a bargaining chip, wouldn't she have a better chance of winning? And how can it be defeated? Qin Tian asked.
"Therefore, the most likely reason is that the child is not Wang Kai's."
"Could it be that Anne has someone outside? Wang Kai is cold to her, could this be the reason? β
"This, I really can't tell. Perhaps, only she herself knows. β
"But even if it were, she couldn't have told us!"
"Now, let's go back and see what the situation is with the USB flash drive and the hook!"
(b)
Zhao Gang and Qin Tian came out of the hospital and returned to the bureau and came to the Physical Evidence Identification Center.
"Xiao Liu, are you busy?" As soon as Zhao Gang entered the door, he greeted Xiao Liu, the technician here.
"Yo, Brother Zhao! Not very busy. But you, aren't you busy? Xiao Liu replied to Zhao Gang while fiddling with the things in his hand.
"Busy, didn't you just come back from outside!" Zhao Gang replied, "Is there a result of what we sent?" β
"There you go. Here you go! Xiao Liu replied.
"So fast?" Zhao Gang said in surprise.
"I'm sure I'll get you something soon. You are 'Brother Zhao', who dares to slack off! Xiao Liu said with a smile.
"Xiao Liu, you are the most well-behaved, you are beautiful, and you are so sensible!" Qin Tian said jokingly.
"Come on, don't bring me a top hat!" Xiao Liu said and took down the appraisal report from the shelf.
"Have you read all the contents of that USB flash drive?" Xiao Liu asked.
"Not yet! Because I was afraid that there would be fingerprints on it, I thought that I should extract my fingerprints first. So I sent it over as soon as I got it. Zhao Gang replied.
"Professional!" Xiao Liu exclaimed, "Take it back and listen slowly!" β
"Is this the result?" Zhao Gang pointed to the report sheet in Xiao Liu's hand.
"Yes. Come and see. Xiao Liu called Zhao Gang and Qin Tian to him.
"Fingerprints were extracted on the hook and USB stick. Together with the fingerprints of the landlord taken from the rental house and the fingerprints taken from the corpse, there are four sets of fingerprints in total. However, these four sets of fingerprints are different. Xiao Liu said.
"That is, it was left behind by four people." Zhao Gang said.
"Not bad." Xiao Liu replied.
"Okay, we know, then thank you, Xiao Liu!" Zhao Gang thanked Xiao Liu.
"You're welcome!" Xiao Liu said with a smile.
Then, Zhao Gang and Qin Tian walked out of the appraisal room and came to the office.
"Plug the USB stick into the computer and see what's inside." As soon as he returned to the office, Zhao Gang instructed Qin Tiandao.
"Okay!" Qin Tian agreed.
Soon, the USB flash drive was recognized on the computer.
"What's the content?" Zhao Gang asked.
"There's only one recording." Qin Tian said.
"Let it go and listen to it."
Qin Tian clicked the play button, and the conversation between Xiaomei and Wang Kai came out from inside......
After listening to the recording, Zhao Gang and Qin Tian glanced at each other.
"It seems that our guess was correct. Wang Kai really raped Xiaomei! Qin Tian said.
The rest of the reasoning makes sense. It was through this recording that Xiaomei extorted 200,000 yuan from Wang Kai. Zhao Gang said.
"In the surveillance video at the door of the bank, Wang Kai handed over the money to Xiaomei, and after Xiaomei left, Wang Kai took out another voice recorder from his body should have recorded their transaction process." Qin Tian said.
Then, Wang Kai used this recording to threaten Xiaomei, so as to maintain a lover relationship with Xiaomei. That's why there was a relationship between the two later. Zhao Gang said.
"It's a pity that we couldn't find Wang Kai's recording." Qin Tian said.
"I'll find it someday." Zhao Gang said.
"What about the four different sets of fingerprints?" Qin Tian asked.
"A group of landlords, a group of deceased, the group on the USB flash drive must be Xiaomei, and the group on the hook may be the murderer." Zhao Gang said.
"Murderer, could it be Anne? Or Wang Kai? Qin Tian asked.
"It's hard to say, there's no hard evidence. We'll have to get their fingerprints and compare them. Zhao Gang said.
"What's next?" Qin Tian asked.
"Check Anne's itinerary before and after Double Twelve. According to Linglong, the day before Double 12, Anne went on a business trip to Sanya and came back about four or five days later. Let's check first to see if Anne really went to Sanya. Zhao Gang said.
"Okay." Qin Tian replied.
(c)
"Brother Zhao, you asked me to check Anne's itinerary, and there are results!" As soon as Qin Tian entered the office, he said to Zhao Gang.
"Tell me about it!"
"We checked the airline's records. On December 10th, she booked two tickets, namely a flight to Sanya on the 11th and a return ticket from Sanya on the 15th. She did take a plane to Sanya on the 11th. However, we found out that on the evening of the 12th, she bought another ticket to return from Sanya on the morning of the 13th. And, she took the thirteenth plane to return early. β
"Could it be because of a change in itinerary?" Zhao Gang asked.
"However, her return ticket on the 15th was not refunded." Qin Tian said.
"Has she checked it over there?" Zhao Gang asked.
"Checked. The finance said that when Anne was reimbursed, she had quoted air tickets on the 11th and 15th, as well as four nights of accommodation in a hotel in Sanya. β
"In other words, the people in the company didn't know that she had returned early?"
"Yes. According to the plan, she was supposed to return on the fifteenth. Moreover, she did go to the company on the 16th to report to the company. β
That is, she actually only went for three days. And Linglong said that she went for four or five days, and the company also said that she only went to report on the 16th. explained that after she returned, she did not go home, nor did she go to the company to report. So, where did she go in the past two days? Zhao Gang looked at Qin Tian and said.
"Could it be that in the past two days, she has created the murder of the rental house? So it seems that she was premeditated? Qin Tian's expression was puzzled.
"Generally speaking, when the company arranges a business trip, the time should be planned, and there should not be such a large advance. Even if there is, the company should know about it. Zhao Gang said.
"Or, she was premeditated, carefully arranged, and deliberately killed. Or, she just finished her work ahead of schedule, just in time to kill someone on the spot. Qin Tian said.
Since her company didn't know that she had returned early, naturally, it didn't know why she came back early. Pull up her call logs, and I'm going to see who she's met since she went to Sanya. Zhao Gang said.
"Okay. Got it! Qin Tian said and walked out of the office.
Soon, Qin Tian came back with what Zhao Gang wanted.
He put a call list on the desk in front of Zhao Gang and said, "This is the call record of Anne's mobile phone." β
Zhao Gang took a closer look, and on the day of the twelfth, she made two calls, one was a number in Sanya and the other was a local number.
"Who are the owners of the two numbers she called on the twelfth?" Zhao Gang asked.
"Checked. The number in Sanya is the sales manager of a food company in Sanya, surnamed An. The local one is her boyfriend Wang Kai. β
"Then, the number of Sanya should be the person she wants to meet on a business trip." Zhao Gang said.
With that, he picked up the phone and dialed the number.
Soon, the call was connected.
"Hey, hello!" A man's voice came over the phone.
"Hello, is it Manager An of Sanya Honghong Food Company?" Zhao Gang asked.
"It's me. Excuse me, who are you? β
"We are police officers from the Qinghe Police Station in Sichuan. I'd like to know a little bit from you. β
"Police? What's the matter? β
"Excuse me, on the twelfth of December, did you see a lady named Anne?"
"December? It's been so long, I don't remember. β
"She is an employee of Sichuan Aoao Food Company, and she came to Sanya to talk to you about work, do you remember?"
"I want to think about it...... What time is it? β
"December 12th."
"Oh, I remember, there was such a thing. We had made an appointment to meet that day, but I didn't see her because something happened at home that day. β
"Didn't you tell her in advance that the meeting was canceled? Did you know that she came to Sanya? β
"I really blame me for this. Because my father passed away suddenly on the 11th, I have been busy dealing with my father's funeral, I didn't care about work, and I forgot to tell her about the cancellation of the meeting. As a result, the next day, she called me and said that she had arrived in Sanya and asked me when I could meet, and I only then told her about the cancellation of the meeting. β
"Oh, that's right! So, did you tell her about the company in Sichuan? β
"Nope. At that time, Anne said that once she came to Sanya, she thought that she could go out and play between work. Now the meeting is canceled, and she can only go back, and she can't go out to have fun if she wants to! I said, then you can have a good time in Sanya for a few days, I don't tell the company about the cancellation of our meeting. She was delighted. A little girl, she loves to play, and it's nothing, so I didn't tell the company about it! β
"Okay, we got it, thank you!"
"You're welcome!" After saying that, the other party hung up the phone.
Zhao Gang put down the phone in his hand and said, "It seems that Anne has not been planning for a long time, and the meeting was temporarily canceled." β
Since she said she wanted to have a good time in Sanya. Why come back early? Qin Tian asked.
After she finished talking to Mr. An on the phone, she then dialed Wang Kai's phone. The call lasted half an hour, and perhaps, it was because of this call that she decided to come back. β
"So, what did they say on the phone to tell Anne to come back early?"
"Then how do I know. Maybe Lang is a concubine, misses each other, and wants to save the world of the two. It's also possible that the two had a quarrel and she wasn't in the mood to play anymore, so she came back. As for why, I'm afraid only she knows. β
"Judging from the relationship between Anne and Wang Kai, as well as the relationship between Wang Kai and Xiaomei, the possibility of a quarrel between the two is higher."
"Go check the surveillance of the community where the incident occurred. Let's see if Anne 13 has been to the rented community since she came back. β
"Okay, go right away."
(iv)
The two once again called up the surveillance video of the previous community.
"Take a closer look at the surveillance video from December 13 to 17. Anne returned on the 13th, and the medical examiner speculated that the deceased had died before the 17th. And the time when Xiaomei disappeared was also the thirteenth. It seems that this time period is very critical, let's take a closer look. Let's see if we can get any clues. Zhao Gang said.
"Okay." Qin Tian replied.
So, the two sat in front of the surveillance video and looked at it carefully.
Suddenly, they saw Wang Kai appear in the surveillance video.
"Brother Zhao, you see, it's Wang Kai. On the afternoon of the thirteenth, he went to that neighborhood again. Qin Tian said.
Wang Kai once said that the last time he saw Xiaomei was about a month ago. It's not surprising that he went to find Xiaomei. Zhao Gang said.
The two of them continued to check. Soon, they found the problem again.
"Brother Zhao, isn't this Annie?" Qin Tian pointed to the person in the video and said to Zhao Gang.
Zhao Gang took a closer look, it was indeed Annie. I saw that Anne entered the community alone.
"How did Anne end up in that neighborhood? Hasn't she moved away? Qin Tian asked suspiciously.
"yes, why did Anne come? Or after Wang Kai entered the community! Zhao Gang also had questions.
"Could it be that she is following Wang Kai?" Qin Tian said, "Could it be that she knows about Wang Kai and Xiaomei?" β
"It's not clear yet, make a note of the time they went in." Zhao Gang said.
"Okay." Qin Tian looked at the time in the surveillance video and quickly took a notebook to write it down.
About an hour later, the two came out of the neighborhood together.
"Brother Zhao, the two of them came out. It's still out together. Qin Tian said.
Zhao Gang looked at it, and it was about an hour before they went in.
When the two came out, one of them held a pot of flowers in his hand. While walking, he was talking.
"What's going on? Went in and came out in such a short time? Still holding two pots of flowers. Qin Tian said.
"It seems that this time they should have made an appointment to move flowers together." Zhao Gang thought again, "No, didn't Annie move a long time ago?" Why did you suddenly come back to move flowers at this time? β
"Maybe they forgot when they moved before! I suddenly remembered it, so I came back and moved! Qin Tian said.
Zhao Gang always felt a little strange. However, what Qin Tian said is not impossible.
He thought for a moment and said, "Go on!" β
If you continue to watch, Anne and Wang Kai have never appeared again. Then, on the night of the thirteenth, Xiaomei left the community. Then, until the seventeenth, the three of them never appeared in the surveillance again.
"Judging from the surveillance, after Anne 13 returned from Sanya, she did go to the community she rented before. However, she seems to have gone with Wang Kai to move flowers. Looks like there's nothing wrong with that! Qin Tian said.
Zhao Gang thought for a while and said, "From the time they go in to the time they come out, there is only one hour. It is impossible to complete the killing, dismemberment, and disposal of the corpse in such a short period of time. Moreover, the corpse did not have a head. But when they came out, they didn't take anything with them except the flower pots in their hands. β
"In this case, the two of them may not be the murderers. On the contrary, Xiaomei, who left on the night of the thirteenth, was more suspicious. Qin Tian said.
"I always find it weird. Since Anne has returned from Sanya, why not go back to where she lives now? After she and Wang Kai moved flowers, where did they go? Zhao Gang said.
"I should have gone to Wang Kai. The two pots of flowers they moved, I've seen, were in the living room of their dormitory. Qin Tian said.
"Really? It seems that they moved the flowers back to Wang Kai. But...... It's still not right! Zhao Gang thought of something again.
"What's wrong?" Qin Tian asked.
"Look, December 13th, what day of the week is it?" Zhao Gang asked.
Qin Tian took out his mobile phone and looked at it, and said, "The thirteenth is Friday." β
"Herein lies the problem. The day Anne came back was Friday, and the day she went to report was Monday. Under normal circumstances, Saturdays and Sundays are also holidays. Even if the company knew that she had come back early, she wouldn't have to go to work. In that case, why did she hide the fact that she had come back early? Zhao Gang said.
"That's right! She doesn't have to! It's good to tell the truth, and it doesn't make a difference. Concealing the company is also risky. If you find out, you may lose your job, and it will be more than worth the loss. Qin Tian also felt strange.
"Then why would she do it?" Zhao Gang looked at Qin Tian.
"Could it be...... Is it to get reimbursed for a few more nights? Qin Tian thought for a while and said.
However, she spent an extra ticket price. It's more expensive than the room rate. Zhao Gang said.
"Then I can't figure out why she did it."
"If Anne is really the murderer, and she used this time to kill people, then I can understand that she concealed her itinerary. However, judging from the surveillance, she is not the murderer, so what is her motive for concealing? The more Zhao Gang thought about it, the more strange he felt.
"This, I'm afraid only she knows." Qin Tian said.
"It seems that we need to go to Anne and Wang Kai again."
"Okay, when?"
Zhao Gang thought for a moment and said, "This time, let's go separately." And, ask them at the same time. β
"Are you afraid that they will collude?" Qin Tian asked.
"Anyway, it's better to be on the safe side. It doesn't hurt to do that. Zhao Gang said.
"Okay, do as you say."
"I'll tell you more about the questions we're going to ask them later. You must have remembered. When the time comes, we will come back and confess again, and we will know if they are lying. β
"Okay. I will do what you tell me. β
"We have a very important task this time." Zhao Gang said again.
"What task?"
"Find a way to get their fingerprints and DNA."
"Are you, going to compare it to the hook?"
"Yes. The fingerprints on the hook and on the USB flash drive, we have not been able to figure out whose it is. In addition, Forensic Doctor Zhang said that skin tissue that did not belong to her was extracted from the fingernails of the deceased. So, I wanted to give it a try. β
"Good. Hopefully, this time, don't let us down. β