Chapter IV: Prison Investigations

"Okay, I'll tell you a rough story about what's going on." Yan Junli cleared his throat and said, "This is a very sensational case five years ago, a total of six people died, all young and beautiful women, all of whom were killed by the murderer with sharp weapons. It took us a lot of effort to catch the murderer, Xiao Yang, who has now escaped from prison. At that time, Xiao Yang was just an ordinary college student, and we found him through a ticket. More evidence was later recovered, including bloody knives in his dormitory, as well as some of the girls' underwear...... But Xiao Yang never pleaded guilty, and until he was imprisoned, he was still shouting, saying that if he could get out one day, he would definitely take revenge on the person who made him suffer. He was referring to the presiding judge who tried him at that time, who is now the warden of the city prison, Ke Yan. ”

"No wonder you're so nervous. He'd been threatening for a long time. Yang Wenbin muttered, "So how did the warden Ke Yan die?" ”

"Cut your throat." Yan Junli replied, "It's the same as everyone thinks." ”

Yang Wenbin remembered the little girl he met in the hospital with an injured arm, and couldn't help frowning.

"That little girl, Ke Yueqiu, is Ke Yan's only daughter, and she is only six years old this year. Yesterday, she and her mother Cao Huaiping went to bring food to Ke Yan, which was supposed to be a happy thing for the family to reunite, but they didn't expect the food to be delivered, and there were no people. Yan Junli sighed softly.

"What about the corpses?" Yang Wenbin asked.

"Where do you guess Ke Yan's body was found?" Yan Junli paused, and deliberately sold a pass, "It's in Xiao Yang's cell." ”

The city jail and police station in City C are not far away, perhaps because the city really needs a pair of eyes to keep an eye on this fortress of criminals at all times. It didn't take much time for the two of them to come to the prison. The prison in front of them is the largest prison in City C, both the guards and the closed building structure give people an airtight feeling, as long as they stand in front of it, there is an eerie atmosphere.

"I haven't been here yet." Yang Wenbin muttered.

"It's not normal if you have something to do, and you keep coming here." Yan Junli smiled and walked in with Yang Wenbin.

"Gentlemen, what are you doing?" The guards politely stopped them.

"We are ......" Yan Junli habitually took out the police badge in his pocket, but he felt empty, and he remembered that he was no longer a police officer.

It's very embarrassing. Yan Junli was sweating profusely and pondering how to change his rhetoric when suddenly a voice came.

"It's okay, they're with us."

Yang Wenbin and Yan Junli looked in the direction where the voice came from, and sure enough, it was Li Hong who spoke.

The guard nodded and gave up his position. As soon as Li Hong saw Yang Wenbin, his eyes immediately lit up, and he almost didn't have a bear hug and pounced.

"Doctor Yang! You're back! Hey, I knew Team Yan would do it! ”

Yang Wenbin had to interrupt the excited Li Hong, "I didn't persuade him to come back, I ...... because of it"

"Team Yan, say it quickly! What did you do to persuade such stubborn Dr. Yang to come back? Let's be honest, isn't it**! ”

Yan Junli knocked on Li Hong's head with a chestnut, "Bastard boy, what are you talking about!" …… I am so handsome and still need to be seduced? ”

Yang Wenbin laughed with a "flutter" and whispered, "Shameless." ”

The three of them walked side by side, and soon went deeper into the depths. A thick, heavy iron door slowly opened for them, and inside were the cells of various felons. Not long after I walked in, a foul smell and damp feeling came to my face, and countless malicious eyes flashed at the other end of the iron railing in the darkness.

“…… If it weren't for you guys with me, I would have thought I was in hell. Yang Wenbin said in a low voice.

"It's not much worse in a way." Li Hong replied, "This area is full of cells for death row prisoners and felons sentenced to life imprisonment, except for the devil who is crazy. ”

Yang Wenbin asked as if he had suddenly thought of something, "Is Xia Baiyan also locked up in this prison?" ”

Li Hong nodded, "But not here." We specifically asked the prison authorities to isolate that madman in solitary confinement, otherwise he might have set off some kind of bloodshed in the prison. ”

Yang Wenbin nodded, inexplicably relieved.

"Here, this is the original Xiao Yang's cell." Li Hong stopped in front of a cell where the cold railing was empty and empty. Li Hong took the key to open the door and said,

"The body was found yesterday by a guard, and when he found the body, the deceased's youngest daughter was lying on the ground crying. Ke Yan was lying here at the time. Li Hong walked into the cell, pointed to the open space against the wall in the center of the cell, and said, "The head is resting on the corner of the bed, and the legs are sticking out of the door." It was thrown in very roughly. The two of you missed the best time, and now the blood is almost cleaned up and the body has been taken for an autopsy. However, there should be no surprises, because a discerning person can see at a glance that it is a cut throat, suffocation and blood loss. ”

"Not necessarily." Yang Wenbin squatted down in the cell, put on gloves, gently picked up a small pinch of dust on the ground, and stood up again to carefully observe the furnishings in the cell, "So...... What about Xiao Yang? ”

"A wanted warrant has been issued, but," Li Hong shrugged, "Xiao Yang is a very smart person, as you can see from the cases he committed before. That's six people, what he did was called a clean one, leaving no trace at all, and the police at that time still caught him through a ticket. ”

"Another high-IQ criminal." Yan Junli teased, "Your dish." ”

Yang Wenbin glanced at Yan Junli helplessly, and before he could say anything, he was distracted by a sound of footsteps from the door.

The man was a man with glasses, his hair disheveled, and his clothes a little disheveled, but his uniform told the three that it was a prison administrator.

The man's expression was a little nervous, and he pushed his glasses and asked, "Several, ...... of you?"

"Hello Mr. Chen, I am Li Hong, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Police Department." Li Hong immediately greeted him and shook the man's hand warmly.

Yan Junli immediately made a stinky face, and clearly wrote "This should have been my line", which provoked Yang Wenbin to show a smile.

"Yan ...... Big brother," Li Hong swallowed the word "captain" back into his stomach, "Doctor Yang, this is the deputy warden of the prison, Mr. Chen Song. Mr. Chen, these two are ......"

"We are...... Police assistance. Yang Wenbin said affirmatively, stretching out his hand to shake hands with Chen Song.

"Police help?" Chen Song was a little confused, "Is there such a thing?" ”

Yang Wenbin poked Yan Junli with his elbow, and the latter came back to his senses and said more firmly, "Yes, yes, um...... Recently, the City C Police Department realized that it needed to recruit talents, so it would also find some supernumerary personnel to help. ”

For the serious nonsense behavior of the two people, Li Hong cast a contemptuous look.

"So, you're the deputy warden?" Yang Wenbin asked.

Chen Song nodded, his eyes revealing obvious anxiety and nervousness, "That's right. ”

"When Ke Yan was killed, you were ......"

"Honestly? I was playing cards with a guard in my office. Chen Song showed a wry smile and pointed to the place at the end of the corridor, "No one knows what happened, the alarm bell suddenly rang when we were playing cards." The guard and I immediately rushed out of the room, and I went to check the cell on the other side, and then the guard found the body of Warden Ke. It's miserable, this is retribution, retribution ......"

Chen Song shook his head sadly, and kept chattering about retribution in his mouth.

"You mean...... What happened five years ago? Yan Junli asked, "Do you think Xiao Yang killed Ke Yan in revenge for Ke Yan arresting him in prison five years ago?" ”

"Of course, what else could it be!" Chen Song became excited, "Xiao Yang is a mad devil, this must be revenge!" Please, such a dangerous murderer must not let him run around! ”

"Excuse me, we'll do our best to get him back." Li Hong patted the man's shoulder comfortingly.

The three did not stay in the prison for long, they questioned several prison guards and found the first discoverer of the body, but none of them received any valid information during the conversation.

"Looks like we've been here again for nothing." Yan Junli sighed, pinched his waist and said, "It's still a serious matter to study how to arrest Xiao Yang who escaped, otherwise everything else is in vain." ”

"Not necessarily." Yang Wenbin said abruptly.

"What? What did you find? Yan Junli looked at his partner.

"Discovery doesn't count...... At best, there are some doubts. Yang Wenbin frowned, "I don't know if it's a clue, but there are indeed some strange things in that cell." ”

"For example?"

"For example, the door, the floor, and the iron bars around the cell are very clean, and there is no trace of it." Yang Wenbin said.

"Are there supposed to be traces of those places?" Li Hong asked strangely.

"Of course. You see," Yang Wenbin stood aside and pulled Yan Junli across from him, "Suppose I'm Xiao Yang, and Yan Junli is the Ke Yan I want to kill." No matter whether the door of the cell was opened at that time or not, as long as I kill people in this place, the killed Ke Yan will always struggle, right? But I didn't find any signs near the cell door that could have been a struggle. You must know that the struggle of people when they are dying is very violent, and there is no reason not to leave some traces. ”

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