Chapter 8: The Strange Case of the Bell Tower (2)
The woman's residence had been investigated by Lao Lu, so Lao Lu's car drove directly into the community where the woman lived.
This is a house returned to immigrants more than ten years ago, although the houses in the community are slightly old, but the surrounding green environment is still quite good, and quiet and peaceful, which is quite suitable for home care.
Under the leadership of Lao Lu, we came to the fourth floor of a residential building, and Lao Lu knocked on the door of room 401.
The door was opened by a young and beautiful woman, her eyes were red, apparently she had just cried.
Before the woman could speak, Lao Lu first spoke: "Hello, I am Lu Jinfeng of the District Criminal Investigation Team, and there are some circumstances that I need to learn from you about the murder of Qin Wenyuan." ”
When the woman heard this, she covered her mouth and shed tears, turned sideways and let us into the house.
The house is not big and warmly furnished. I probably glanced at it, and from the seductive art photos of the hostess hanging in the living room, the only women's clothes hanging on the balcony, a purple corset next to the sofa, and a makeup case on the coffee table, I could infer that the woman must have lived alone.
The woman let us sit casually, threw the couch-side corset into the bedroom, and took out disposable water glasses and brought us three cups of hot water.
The three of us sat on the couch, and she sat alone on a plastic stool next to us, looking a little haggard. But in the haggard, she still can't hide her coquettish beauty.
Lao Lu took a sip of hot water and asked the woman, "I feel very sorry about Qin Wenyuan's matter. However, in order to find out the real culprit, I hope that you will cooperate with our investigation as much as possible. ”
The woman pursed her lips and nodded.
Lao Lu said: "Please show your ID card." ”
The woman said, "I'll get it." With that, he got up and walked into the bedroom.
Coming out of the bedroom, the woman put on a pink nightgown, she handed her ID card to Lao Lu, and I also glanced sideways.
This woman's name is Lu Meilin, judging from the ID address, she is from the countryside of Yunyang, born in 1995, only 21 years old this year, and is in the prime of her youth.
Lao Lu returned his ID card to Lu Meilin and asked, "Where do you work?" ”
Lu Meilin pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment and said, "I am a hostess at the Huadu Entertainment Club in the world." ”
Lao Lu frowned slightly, because we all know that the Huadu Entertainment Club in the world is not a serious place, and it is estimated that being a hostess there is not a serious woman.
"How did you meet Qin Wenyuan?" Lao Lu asked.
Lu Meilin sat upright on the plastic stool, pinching each other with both hands, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "He is a frequent visitor to the club, and we met in the club." ”
Lao Lu nodded and said, "How long have you known each other?" ”
Lu Meilin thought for a while and said, "It's been about half a year." ”
"Did you know he has a wife?"
"Yes. But his wife has been dead for a year. ”
"How do you know it's been a year since his wife died?"
"He told me personally."
Lao Lu shook his head and said, "His wife passed away, but not a year ago, but a month ago. ”
When Lu Meilin heard this, I could see that there was an extremely shocked expression on her face. She covered her mouth with her slender hand again, and the tears could not be stopped.
"I don't know, I really don't know." She stood up suddenly, and said excitedly with tears. Because he got up so violently, even the nightgown that was draped over his back fell to the ground.
Lao Lu said: "Don't get excited. ”
Lu Meilin cried: "How can I not be excited? I only now understand that I was deceived by him. Although I am not a good woman, I also know that it is shameful to be a junior. But I didn't expect that I was still a junior for more than half a year, not only did I know nothing, but I also conceived a child for him. ”
After Lu Meilin finished speaking, she cried vigorously, and when she asked her anything, she responded with crying. In this way, with her current mood, we can't ask anything of value anymore, so we left Lu Meilin's house.
On the way back, I decided to investigate the victim's wife, who had just died, and at the same time I hoped that Lao Lu would continue to conduct an in-depth investigation of Lu Meilin, and perhaps from these two women, the reason for the murder of the deceased could be discovered. So Lao Lu dialed the phone and dispatched Lu Meilin's investigation to Xiao Xia.
Back in the city, Lao Lu went to the team to check the surveillance video of the crime scene, and Tang Zhenguo and I went straight to the central hospital.
In the hospital, we learned that the victim's wife was named Shen Jing, who died of cervical cancer at the age of 40.
During the investigation, we met a female nurse on the 25th floor of the hospital building, who had some opinions about Shen Jing's death.
This female nurse's surname is Liu, and she has been taking care of Shen Jing. She told us that after Shen Jing fell ill, she also went to a hospital in a big city for treatment, but it was useless, and then she returned to the local hospital for treatment. It is said to be a healing, but in fact, it is just hanging on to a life, which is no different from waiting for death.
When I asked about the relationship between Shen Jing and his wife, Nurse Liu rolled his eyes and said: "That unconscionable male guest has never taken care of Shen Jing, and he hasn't even looked at it, but Shen Jing's younger brother and her sixty-year-old mother are taking care of it. This kind of unconscionable male guest will be punished. Obviously, this Nurse Liu didn't know that Qin Wenyuan had been retributed.
After that, I got the contact number of Shen Jing's younger brother from Nurse Liu, and I hoped to learn more about Qin Wenyuan and Shen Jing and his wife from him.
Just as we were about to leave the hospital, Tang Zhenguo looked at the floor-to-ceiling windows of the building and asked, "Ouyang, Shen Jing's ward before his death was on this floor, right?" ”
"Yes! What's wrong? I asked, a little puzzled.
Tang Zhenguo said: "Look outside. ”
I looked out through the glass window, it was the long and calm Yangtze River, and by the Yangtze River, there stood the majestic Xishan Bell Tower. And from this angle, I happened to see the place where Qin Wenyuan was killed.
Tang Zhenguo said with a solemn face: "You said that after Qin Wenyuan died, it was her deceased wife who knelt down?" ”
"Perhaps!" I said as I walked towards the elevator. In fact, Tang Zhenguo's inference is unreasonable, and the direction in which the victim knelt was completely different from the direction of the hospital building. But I didn't refute him, because I knew what happened to Tang Zhenguo a year ago, so he had such an idea.
After leaving the hospital, I dialed Shen Jing's brother's phone. On the phone, Shen Jing's younger brother applauded Qin Wenyuan's death, and he told me that his sister's illness was caused by Qin Wenyuan's anger.
After that, we found Shen Jing's younger brother, Shen Xiang, in the mobile phone store of Faust Square. And some of the situations were learned in detail.
Shen Jing is three years older than Qin Wenyuan, and her family conditions are good, Shen Jing, who works in the government, married Qin Wenyuan, who worked in an advertising company, at the age of 25, and then with Shen Jing's funding, Qin Wenyuan opened his own advertising company. But for some reason, Shen Jing has never been able to conceive a child, perhaps because of this reason, Qin Wenyuan has always been lukewarm to Shen Jing. Later, Shen Jing was found to have cervical cancer, and after Qin Wenyuan learned that Shen Jing was ill, he ignored Shen Jing and did not return home for a long time. And Shen Jing washed her face with tears all day long, and was depressed, which led to the deterioration of her condition and finally died.
Shen Xiang said excitedly, standing by the gate of the mobile phone store and crying on the street. When I told him that the wrongdoers had been rewarded, it seemed that this reassuring word had been effective, and his mood was gradually calmed down.
Saying goodbye to Shen Xiang, on the way to the bus stop of the four factions (place name), Tang Zhenguo asked me: "Do you think the murderer of Qin Wenyuan will be Shen Xiang?" ”
I said: "Although he has a certain motive, whether this case is related to the killing of Qin Wenyuan still needs further investigation." Based on my subjective will, it is unlikely. ”
Tang Zhenguo said: "Subjective will? You're not trying to say that your gut tells you that he has nothing to do with this case, do you? ”
I said, "My instincts are accurate. ”
"No, it won't! It's also too lax. Tang Zhenguo shook his head and said.
I smiled and said, "Then let me tell you how I got this instinct." First, when we talked to him, he told us about Shen Jing and Qin Wenyuan's family affairs without even asking our identities, which shows that he has no defensive mentality, a murderer who has just killed someone, do you think his mentality will be so defenseless? Second, when talking to him, I found that there was a beautiful girl who sold mobile phones who had been watching us with an anxious expression, and after we finished talking, the girl rushed to Shen Xiang as soon as possible and hugged him. I think this girl should be Shen Xiang's lover, and the two are in love, which greatly reduces the possibility of him killing people. Third, Shen Xiang is a person with weak emotional control, and it can be seen from his crying in the street that a person with weak emotional control and cowardice has once again reduced the likelihood of him killing people. Of course, the most important point is the fourth point. ”
"Which point?" Tang Zhenguo couldn't wait to ask.
I said, "What was Shen Xiang doing when we found him just now?" ”
Tang Zhenguo said: "It's like posting some photos of their work on the wall. ”
I said, "Yes, he is sorting out the work report column, and one of the photos he posted is the photo of him doing local propaganda in the district and county." The time on the photo is around half past six yesterday afternoon. At the same time, he posted a photo of him and his colleagues dismantling the ground push tent at half past eight in the evening, which can be seen from the background and the publicity materials next to it, which is consistent with the ground push location that day. I could see that the photos were taken in Chengkou County, and it would take four hours to get from Chengkou to Wanzhou, even if you take the highway. So even if he rushed back to Wanzhou to kill people as soon as he finished his work last night, the time of death of the deceased would not be before zero. And this is already a big deviation from the time of death of the deceased that I have observed. Also, if he was a premeditated killer, how could he choose such a hurried day? ”
Tang Zhenguo listened, touched his chin thoughtfully, and suddenly asked with a sigh in his mouth: "Isn't it possible for you to directly say the last point to prove that he is not a murderer?" Why do you want to say the first few points? ”
I laughed, didn't answer him, and strode towards the bus stop.
It was already evening, caught the No. 16 bus, crowded in the crowd of people getting off work and leaving school, I was still thinking, Qin Wenyuan's death is indeed not sympathetic, and he will kill himself if he does too much injustice. But was it really just because of his emotional injustice that triggered his tragic death? Judging from this day's investigation, there is no point of killing people because of emotional conflicts, and it seems that tomorrow, I need to expand the scope of my investigation. In this impetuous world, hatred arises not for love, but for money.