Chapter 30: Bottlenecks
"You see, it's easy to find a flaw. Purple Pavilion," Yang Wenbin said a little impatiently, "Chen Hongfu was killed in the bathroom of his apartment, and the scar on his neck was so deep that it was not necessary at all; Although Tang Yuankai was dismembered, have you noticed? Not a single piece of the corpse was pieced together. If it was really Tao Mingming, the ogre, who killed him, he would at least eat a bite or two, right? As for Tao Mingming, he was beaten to death, but you see, judging from the condition of the corpse and the wrinkles of his clothes before his death, he did not resist at all. Is he just standing stupidly waiting to be beaten to death by Zhu Bo? So all of this is unreasonable, and apparently the killer who killed these four people was the same person, a person we haven't been exposed to in this game. He and the Joker have teamed up to set these traps in order to trap the next-"
Speaking of this, Yang Wenbin's voice suddenly stopped, and he just stared at the air blankly and then froze.
"Doctor Yang? What's wrong? Li Hong asked strangely.
"Oh my God...... "Yang Wenbin muttered, "I know what's going on." β
"Wait...... What did you say? Yan Junli was a little confused.
"Whether it is fingerprints or evidence, they do not point to the murderer!" Yang Wenbin's breath became short, "It's true that this is a frame-up, but it is also a crime teaser." Don't you understand? We rely on these so-called clues to find the murderer, but it is the next victim that we find! So if we think about it differently, if these people were all killed by a murderer whose identity we don't know, then the fingerprints or other clues left at the scene of the previous murder are not indicative of the murdererβ"
"It's a foreshadowing of the next person the killer is going to kill." Yan Junli understood almost immediately, "But in this case, you are the last person, that is...... The murderer was trying to kill you? β
For a moment, no one spoke, and the already cold coroner's room became even colder.
"I'm afraid so." Yang Wenbin muttered, "That murderer originally wanted to kill me, but you quickly locked me up, and a series of things that happened after that also made the murderer unable to do it." Oh my God, Yan Junli, you really saved my life. β
Yan Junli couldn't help but show a smug look, "No guest-"
However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted again by Yang Wenbin.
"And the Joker!" Yang Wenbin shouted angrily, "Now I know why he suddenly appeared, he didn't want me to die, but the murderer insisted on killing me." That's why the clown made such an incident, making it difficult for the murderer to start. I can't believe I was saved by him! β
Yan Junli hugged his arms, "I'm sorry, I seem to be the one who saved your life, right?" β
Yang Wenbin took a deep breath and calmed down, "But who would want to kill Chen Hongfu, Tang Yuankai, Tao Mingliang, Zhu Bo, and me at the same time?" I can't think of any connection between the few of us at all. β
"That's why we have to start investigating the plan instead of sitting back." Yan Junli said, "The doubts you pointed out should be enough to convince the director." Without further ado, you commanded, I investigated, and that's it. β
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"You have the posture of a boss." Li Hong looked at Yang Wenbin, who was sitting at the computer desk, and quipped, "Your water." β
"Thank you for not disliking me as a boss." Yang Wenbin teasingly took the hot water, his eyes were still scanning the computer screen, and he touched the miniature walkie-talkie in his ear, "Yan Junli, are you still there?" β
"Yes, I'm almost at Chen Hongfu's law office, but there's a bit of a traffic jam here." Yan Junli sat in his black crowd, his index finger beating the steering wheel impatiently, "Why don't you take advantage of this time to tell me what you found at the police station?" β
"Okay," Yang Wenbin adjusted the position of his seat, "I used the police department's database to try to find out what the four of them had in common, and I did find something." These four men may seem unrelated on the surface, but I suspect they are inextricably linked to a military dispute a decade ago. β
"Military disputes? That's really ...... Quite unexpected. Yan Junli pondered, "They don't look like people who can have something to do with this word." β
"That's not necessarily, haven't you heard the saying that people can't be good-looking?" Yang Wenbin put one hand on his cheek and the other hand on the mouse to browse the information, "2005 was the time when the Iraq war was inextricably fought. At that time, the Iraqi side recruited some Chinese mercenaries. Tao Mingliang was a mercenary who was recruited back then - although he was very cautious after returning to China, I still found out his identity through a car of the same model, and I blame him for his old thing. The remaining two people, Chen Hongfu and Tang Yuankai, were war correspondents and war doctors respectively ten years ago, and went to the battlefield in Iraq to help soldiers and civilians out of their own volition. β
"Sounds a bit too kind, the Chen Hongfu we know won't do this kind of thing." Yan Junli said, "What about Uncle Zhu?" β
"Oh, didn't I tell you?" Yang Wenbin shrugged his shoulders, "When Zhu Bo was young, he was the leader of that Chinese mercenary army. β
Yan Junli grew his mouth, and Li Hong, who was beside Yang Wenbin, put on the same expression.
"No, it won'tβ"
Yang Wenbin showed a brief smile, "yes, it's quite surprising, right?" After he adopted me, I went to the battlefield once, and I didn't stop until I was wounded on the battlefield and sent home. He himself seems to think that this is not a good thing to promote, and has always kept a low profile. β
"Okay, go ahead."
"So, I further investigated what happened in Iraq 10 years ago, and it took me a long time to find a minor military dispute." Yang Wenbin continued, "It was the mercenary army that Zhu Bo and Tao Mingliang belonged to who failed in a sneak attack and was captured by the US military. And it is likely that Chen Hongfu and Tang Yuankai, who are non-war personnel, were also captured. The U.S. military seems to have ignored the laws of war and abused these Chinese, and I think there must be a reason for racial discrimination. β¦β¦ The newspapers and news of the time did not mention much detail, but judging by the scars left on their bodies, the abuse must have been inhumane. According to the information at the time, the Americans who abused them went to court-martial, but the matter did not give any clear conclusion, and it passed vaguely. I couldn't find any more detailed information. β
Saying that, Yang Wenbin sighed.
"Well, what you say sounds like it, I don't even know if I should believe you or not." Yan Junli's voice was full of suspicion, "Even if the situation is like what you said, then we still have a problem to solve." You're the fifth person on the list of murderers, have you also been court-martialed? β
Yang Wenbin was stunned for a moment, and this question asked him down, "...... No. β
"You've never been to Iraq either, have you?" Yan Junli asked.
"Of course not." Yang Wenbin said eagerly, "But I'm Uncle Zhu's adopted son, maybe the murderer is because of this-"
"I don't think that's a reason for the killer to chase you." Yan Junli said, "You have also analyzed it before, the clown showed up to prevent you from being killed by the murderer. Then this murderer must have enough reason to want to kill you, so that the clown can't stop you. How do you explain this? β
"I ......," Yang Wenbin said.
Yan Junli sighed, "Forget it, I'll think about what you think." Now I'm almost at Chen Hongfu's office, and I'll contact you after I've done my investigation. β
With that, Yan Junli cut off contact.
After a whole day of investigation, Yan Junli did not have any tangible gains.
"I went to Chen Hongfu's office and Tang Yuankai's company to confirm that what you said ten years ago was true. I asked their colleagues and family and friends, and they did work as war correspondents and war doctors 10 years ago, but they didn't know each other before. Yan Junli took a sip of warm water and put the water cup on the table, "Tao Mingliang and Zhu Bo are the same, although they are both from that group of mercenaries, but it's a pity that they are not in the same team at all, so they didn't know each other before." β
"What?" Yang Wenbin was taken aback and said in disbelief, "But...... And what's going on with their injuriesβ"
"It is true that they were abused by the US military, but in that incident it was the entire team of captured mercenaries who were abused, if not hundreds, but dozens." Yan Junli waved his hand, "They just happened to ......"
"I don't believe anything like this is happening in this world." Yang Wenbin said bluntly, as if he was sulking with himself, and sat on the chair.
"Hey, I said, it's good for me to let you sit in my place, what kind of temper are you playing." Yan Junli rolled his eyes, "Isn't this obvious?" This road doesn't work, let's find other clues. β
"Doctor Yang, maybe you can think about what you have to do with these four peopleβ" Li Hong was interrupted impatiently by Yang Wenbin before he could finish speaking.
"I know if I have anything to do with them!" Yang Wenbin frowned and said in a bad tone, "I haven't seen those three people at all, could it be that the murderer wants to kill me because I am Uncle Zhu's adopted son?" That's either he's crazy or I'm crazy! β
"Here we go again......" Yan Junli sighed and held his forehead.
"What?"
"Yang Wenbin's irritability syndrome when he couldn't solve the case." Yan Junli kindly explained, "Young's syndrome is referred to as short. β