Chapter 5: Stripping the Silk
"Bang Bang"
The door of the interrogation room was unlocked, and a man in a blue prison uniform, accompanied by prison guards, walked towards Xiao Rongzheng and them. The man wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses that obscured a third of his entire face. The lenses are thick, and the power is not low at a glance, and the eyes that were still a little energetic have shrunk a circle.
The man was handcuffed, and he sat on a chair half a meter away from Xiao Rongzheng's desk with a nervous expression. When he was seated, the guards placed his handcuffed hands on the small table that came with the chair, so that all his movements could be hidden. Xiao Rongzheng didn't pay attention to him, just thanked the prison guard first, and waited for the prison guard to close the door and go out before he spoke.
"Hu Qinmian, do you know what the purpose of our visit is?"
The man shook his head, "Officer, haven't I already been convicted and started serving my sentence?" What are you looking for me to do? Xu is desk lamp on the table was too bright and a little dazzling, the man raised his hand, took off his glasses, and rubbed his eyes.
Cheng Han watched from the sidelines, did not move, just silently observed the man's every move.
Xiao Rongzheng snorted coldly and put a document in front of Hu Qinmian. It was a posting that described the deceased's physical features in detail, as if it were a commodity to be sold.
"Familiar?" Xiao Rongzheng asked.
Hu Qinmian picked it up and looked at it, his eyes were a little flustered, but he tried his best to hide it, "Officer Xiao, what do you mean by this?" I stole one, and I've been convicted. Do you doubt that I did all this? β
Xiao Rongzheng looked at the panicked look on the other side, took the document back with an expressionless face, and said, "Did you also do it when you saw the post, or rather, you are actually involved in more cases waiting for us to crack." You must know that your current sentence of three years is based on the crime of stealing corpses, and if you are found to have participated in the sale of corpses and have illegal gains from them, then the punishment for the crime will not be as simple as three years. β
"I am clear, and even if you torture me for what I haven't done, I won't admit it. I'll sue you when I get out! Hu Qinmian's tone involuntarily raised a few points. After he finished speaking, he kept pushing his glasses on the bridge of his nose with his hand, and his eyes blinked vigorously every few seconds as if they were in sand.
Cheng Han saw it in his eyes, stretched out a finger under the table, gently poked Xiao Rongzheng's thigh, and then took out another folder from his bag and put it on the table.
Xiao Rongzheng opened it, turned to the page with the photo, and put it in Hu Qinmian's hand.
"The old man in the photo is your mother."
Hu Qinmian's hand as he took the document trembled a little, and he asked with red eyes, "Didn't you say you wouldn't let my mother know?" Now go investigate what she's doing! She's just an ordinary old man, and what I do has nothing to do with her. She's old and has a bad heart, so don't let her get stimulated! β
Xiao Rongzheng slapped the table heavily and said sharply, "Hu Qinmian, take a closer look!" While you are in prison, our police officers will go to help your mother and take care of her when they have time. We are also parents, children, and can understand your feelings, so we have been helping you hide from her.
But if you want to end your sentence and reunite with your mother, please cooperate with us. After all, her old man is old, and even if outsiders help, she is not as relieved as her own son by her side. β
The man sitting across from him reached out and wiped his moist eyes, and when he put them back on, his eyes were filled with determination. He cleared his throat and said, "I can tell you my account, but I just logged in once, and you caught me after taking a mission, so I said that I didn't get involved in anything else, and it was all true." β
Xiao Rongzheng nodded, and then under Hu Qinmian's dictation, he wrote down his account number and password in the notebook. After writing, Xiao Rongzheng closed the notebook and stood up, "Thank you very much for your cooperation, I hope you will transform well and reunite with your mother as soon as possible." With that, open the door and go out, and invite the guards in.
After Hu Qinmian finished talking about the account password, he kept his head down and sat on the chair, not knowing what he was thinking. It wasn't until the prison guards came to take him out that he suddenly said loudly to Xiao Rongzheng, "Officer Xiao, thank you for taking care of my mother!" β
"No, that's our job. But you, don't let your mother down! Xiao Rongzheng changed his sharpness just now, smiled at Hu Qinmian, and reached out and patted him lightly on the shoulder.
When he was taken away by the prison guards, Xiao Rongzheng returned to Cheng Han and helped her sort out the documents and walked out.
"Dr. Cheng, the time just now is good!" Xiao Rongzheng took the document bag in Cheng Han's hand and said with some joy.
"It's just a psychological tactic, taking advantage of the weakest of his psychological defense, to give him a heavy blow. Seriously, it's not easy for him either. Looking at his information, his mother was sick and had to undergo surgery, and she urgently needed money to use it, so she had evil thoughts. But as long as there is a way, it will not take such a big risk to do illegal things. In the final analysis, it is his filial piety to his mother that can be used by us as a breakthrough to break through his psychological defense. But to be honest, Officer Xiao, you have given me a glimpse today. β
Xiao Rongzheng was a little embarrassed by her praise, slapped the back of his head with his hand, and said modestly, "Where, everyone can cooperate to win the battle!" β
Cheng Han looked at the man next to him who was happy to make a breakthrough, and suddenly asked with some curiosity, "Officer Xiao, can I ask, why do you want to be a policeman?" β
The man was stunned for a moment, thought carefully for a while, lowered his head slightly, looked into Cheng Han's eyes and said, "My father is a policeman, and I have seen too many fragmented family tragedies since I was a child, all of which stem from crimes. Some are families of criminals, and it may be because of the parents' crimes that the children have no guardians and cannot receive a good education; And some are innocent victims' families, flying into trouble, and their wives are separated. But I think it's too perfect, but I just want to do what I can to reduce crime, get justice, and make time happy. β
After speaking, they had already walked out of the prison gate, and the morning sun shone on Xiao Rongzheng's face through the layers of branches, as well as on his furry head, at that moment, Cheng Han felt that this man was glowing all over.
"Pretty naΓ―ve idea, right?" Seeing that Cheng Han didn't speak, just looked at himself, Xiao Rongzheng thought that he had said something wrong, and stood there a little embarrassed.
"Haha", Cheng Han suddenly laughed, she tilted her head and looked at Xiao Rongzheng, her eyes were soft, "How can you be naΓ―ve!" In my opinion, Officer Xiao is like a swordsman in the martial arts world, not for fame and fortune, but for the 'righteousness' in his heart, he can spend his whole life and work hard for it. Such people are worthy of respect, and I am also very grateful that we are protected by people like Officer Xiao. Thank you! β
Cheng Han raised his right hand slightly and looked at the man with a grin. The man also grinned and shook Cheng Han back, his dark cheeks turned out to be a little hot, "Serve the people!" β
"Ascended!"
Bai Ge's dexterous fingers tapped quickly on the keyboard, and he logged in to the post bar with Hu Qinmian's account. Flipping out his private chat records, there is only one netizen named 'Buddha Said' in the friends column.
Their conversation was very short, Hu Qinzhizhi posted a string of numbers on it that looked like a bank account number, and the other party just replied with an OK gesture and no more communication.
"Lao Xie, you go check this account. White pigeon, you crack the other party's IP address first. Stone, how are those three people? Xiao Rongzheng frowned.
Officer Gao Shi Lei replied, "The head of those three people received a phone call last night, and we listened to it and found that it was the buyer who watched the wind and asked them to keep the deposit first, and then make a transaction when the limelight passed." We found the phone number, but that person seems to have taken precautions, and should have bought a new number casually, and did not carry out real-name authentication. β
"Okay, I got it. Let's take a look at what Lao Xie and Bai Ge say first! Xiao Rongzheng pinched his eyebrows, but turned his head to find Cheng Han and Xu Ranran whispering something on the side.
"What are you two doing?" Xiao Rongzheng asked.
"It's nothing, it's just to re-comb the case and see if there are any missing clues." Cheng Han clasped one hand to his chest and supported his chin with the other, looking at the information he currently had seriously. She picked up the photo of the woman named Li Su, looked at it, turned her head and asked Xu Ranran.
"So, Li Su has always counted as a missing person? By the way, how long has it been since she disappeared? β
"That's right, after two years, you can be declared missing. It's been three years and four months since 2016, and if she can't be found after eight months, she can be declared dead. Xu Ranran replied.
"So, the bank accounts of the missing people shouldn't be affected, right?"
"Unless it is announced that he is dead and his household registration is cancelled, otherwise, it will not be affected......" Speaking of this, Cheng Han and Xu Ranran glanced at each other.
At this time, I heard Xie Wencong shouting, "I found it!" All eyes were on him at once, waiting for the following. The owner of this account is, Li Su! β
"Boss, that IP address is in the Medical Building, which is the building where Hongji's office is located!" The white pigeon also hurriedly reported.
Xiao Rongzheng nodded, looked at his team members and said, "Now, let's go!" β
"Dangdang Dang"
"Come in!"
Hongji opened the door and was a little surprised to see a group of people standing at the door. He let everyone in, and his right hand still didn't stop turning the rosary in his hand, small beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he asked in a somewhat dissatisfied tone, "What does Officer Xiao mean by this?" Are you going to forcibly search? This is not in accordance with your rules! β
"It seems that Mr. Hong is also quite familiar with the regulations of our public security organs!"
Xiao Rongzheng smiled and took out the search warrant and put it in front of Hong Ji. "Mr. Hong understands, we naturally understand, and of course we will not know the law and break the law! Please go back with them. After speaking, he glanced at the stones and Xie Wencong who were standing on both sides.
The two hurriedly stepped forward, and one by one sent Hongji out. Hongji didn't struggle, obediently let the two hold on, but when he was about to go out, he glanced deeply in the direction of the lounge.
In the office, there are still three people left in the office, Xiao Rongzheng, Cheng Han and Xu Ranran, who are collecting evidence at the scene. Cheng Han smelled the pungent smell of formalin again, and she followed the smell to the lounge.
There was only a bed, a cloakroom, and a bathroom, and the overall was simple and straightforward. She looked around, but didn't find anything unusual, except that the smell was the heaviest in the bathroom.
I opened the door of the locker on the sink, and saw that the bottles and cans inside were neatly placed. Cheng Han carefully took down those bottles and cans, and a delicate electronic password lock appeared in front of him.
She hurriedly shouted, "Officer Xiao, Ran Ran, come here!" Bring the tape from your desk! βγ The two walked into the bathroom quickly, and saw that Cheng Han had already stuffed half of his body into the locker.
Xiao Rongzheng poked her shoulder and handed her the tape. I saw Cheng Han divide the tape into three sections, each of which was glued to a row of buttons, and then carefully tore it off. Looking at the light, four fingerprints appeared on the tape.
"That's only four numbers, which isn't much! Come on, let's try one by one! Xu Ranran rolled up her sleeves and prepared to start breaking the secret. Xiao Rongzheng hurriedly stopped her, took the tape and looked at it for a while, and asked, "When is Li Su's birthday?" β
"April 21." Cheng Han said.
Xiao Rongzheng reached out and typed '0421' on the PINpad, and listened to the sound of "Didi" twice, and the wall connected to the sink and the locker opened outward like a door. The three of them walked in, and it was pitch black inside, but the smell of formalin was getting stronger.
Xiao Rongzheng walked in the front, he used his mobile phone lighting to find the switch on the wall, stretched out his hand to turn it on, but everything in front of him made him break out in a cold sweat. Cheng Han squinted her eyes to get used to it, and when she opened her eyes, she only felt a surge in her stomach when she saw the scene in front of her. She thought of Xu Ranran, who was walking behind her, and hurriedly wanted to turn around and help her cover her eyes, but it was too late.
"Ah!!h Xu Ranran screamed.
A beautiful and generous woman with thick black hair was lying in a crystal coffin in the middle of the room. Her appearance was lifelike, as if she still had breathing. And this woman is Cheng Han, Li Su, who has just read the information and has been missing for three years and four months. And around this crystal coffin are rows of long hangers, sorted by color, with women's dresses hung. Everything here is as if this hostess just slept in a crystal coffin and will wake up at any time.
"Contact the medical examiner." Xiao Rongzheng checked around the crystal coffin, then picked up his mobile phone and began to take pictures for evidence. And Xu Ranran was only a little surprised, and soon returned to normal and went out to contact forensic colleagues. And Cheng Han on the side didn't know what was wrong, he only felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, stomach acid surging upward, and his face was pale.
Xiao Rongzheng couldn't bear to see her like this, "Dr. Cheng, the smell of formalin here is too strong, if you are not feeling well, you can go outside and wait for me first, I will be fine soon." Cheng Han didn't do anything, knowing that he would add to the chaos if he stayed here, he nodded and walked out of the secret room quickly.
She had been walking out of the lounge to feel better breathing, and the smell of sandalwood in the air made the smell of corruption less heavy. She gathered her breath and looked around. I saw two photos on Hong Ji's desk, one was a wedding photo of him and Li Su, and the two hugged and kissed each other in the photo, which was sweet. The other is a group photo of more than a dozen people, it seems that it should be some years old, and there are a few golden characters printed below the photo, "Group photo of 2002 clinical medicine graduates of Southwest Medical College".
In the graduation photo, Li Su and Hong Ji stood in the first row together, their faces were still a little childish at that time, but they were smiling happily, and their eyes were full of longing for the future. On the other side of Li Su was a man with some eyes, also smiling. However, Cheng Han found that the distance between Li Su and the man was even closer than the distance between him and Hong Ji, although there were only slight differences.
Generally speaking, only people who are in an intimate relationship will shorten their safe distance from each other. If the relationship between Li Su and Hong Ji is the intimate distance of a couple, then it is not so simple to be with that man. Cheng Han hurriedly took out his mobile phone and took a picture of this photo.
"Dr. Cheng, are you more comfortable?" Xiao Rongzheng walked out of the lounge, looked at Cheng Han's face and still didn't have much blood, and asked with some concern.
Cheng Han shook his head and smiled at him, "It's nothing, maybe the smell of formalin is too pungent, and there is no ventilation in the secret room inside, so I can't breathe all of a sudden." β
"Okay, that's no problem, let's go back!"
Cheng Han just wanted to nod, but saw that the incense in the incense burner in front of the Buddha statue was about to burn out.
"Wait a minute!" As she spoke, she stepped forward, took three sticks of incense from the side, and lit them on the candles on both sides. Raising his hand, he waved the lit sandalwood in the air a few times until a thin smoke came out. Cheng Han took the three incense sticks, respectfully bowed three times in front of the Buddha statue, and then carefully inserted them into the incense burner, for fear of accidentally breaking them.
After doing all this, Cheng Han walked to Xiao Rongzheng's side and said, "Let's go." Seeing Xiao Rongzheng looking at her with some doubts, Cheng Han had no choice but to explain, "Seeing that Li Su is so miserable inside, I just want to do something for her and let her rest in peace." Call me superstitious, but I can't bear it. β
Xiao Rongzheng nodded, looked at the curling cigarette on the case, and then looked at the kind eyebrows and kind eyes, as if overlooking the Buddha statue in the world, and sighed.
"There are some people who look like Buddhas on their faces, but they look like evil spirits behind their backs. I don't know if he is reciting this sutra for the deceased, or to cleanse his soul and recite peace of mind. β