Chapter 223: Drowning in Hot Water
The two of us just glanced at each other, and Huang Lao had already asked, "Ren Ju, is this a little strange?" If today's case is also suicide after taking sleeping pills, it is even more strange, why should suicide choose two ways? โ
"We've also analyzed it, it's a little inexplicable!" Ren Ju also said a little dazedly: "Even if you feel uncomfortable in your stomach and plunge into the water after taking the medicine, this statement may not be correct, and in addition, we can't explain it." โ
I couldn't help but ask: "Ren Ju, is there any trace of Lin Xianjun and his house ever entering?" โ
"No, the door is locked." Ren Ju shook his head and said, "And the time of death is also daytime, and no one has seen the deceased go back with others." โ
Dong Lao and Huang Lao glanced at each other, and then said: "Let's go and see if today's suicide is the same way as the previous case, if it is still this way, it will be a little strange!" โ
Everyone nodded, at least I think this case may not be a suicide, of course, it is just a thought in my heart, I haven't seen the scene, no one knows what's going on.
Da Leizi drove fast, and according to the guidance of Ren Ju, he quickly caught up with the car of Team Liu and others in front, but in twenty minutes, he stopped in front of a relatively secluded residential building.
I have been with Leng Tong for a long time, and I have long developed a good habit of observing the terrain, there are a total of four buildings in this vicinity, two in front and two in the back, all side by side, and the two buildings in the back are the direction we came from, which looks better than the two buildings in front, and should be a three-bedroom building.
The two buildings in front are two bedrooms and one living room, and the other two buildings are not too far apart, there are forty or fifty meters of appearance, you can vaguely see the opposite building, the front two buildings are facing a downhill, there seems to be a building under construction under the downhill, it is very open.
Further to the left, there are some residential buildings, but they may not be the Forestry Bureau's family buildings.
Our car was parked in front of the second unit of the building on the right side of the front, and there were already several people around, among whom there was a woman in her thirties who was crying not far from the door, which should be the wife of the deceased.
Team Liu got out of the car and walked over to the crying woman: "You called the police?" What floor do you live on? โ
"On the fourth floor, I called the police!" The woman cried and said, "My husband was killed, not a suicide at all!" Let's go up and take a look, how can we commit suicide for no reason as a family of three? โ
Team Liu looked at a few of us, frowned and said to the woman, "Follow us up, I may want to ask you about something." โ
The woman choked up and nodded, and followed us up.
The woman must have been so frightened that she hurriedly ran down, and the door was not closed, and when we came in, we felt a burst of warmth, and it seemed that there was still moisture, rushing to our faces.
Leng Tong seemed to be about to say something, and his little mouth opened and followed in.
The house comes in with a living room, with the kitchen on the left, facing the small room, the master bedroom on the right, and the bathroom next to it, and the bathroom door is open, and the warm and humid air comes from the bathroom.
Team Liu couldn't help but look at Ren Ju, and hurriedly took the lead to walk to the bathroom.
Sure enough, there was a person lying in the bathtub in the bathroom, and we didn't rush in, the police took pictures, and the forensic doctor quickly took his assistant in and took a closer look at the bathtub.
Suicide cases are usually not carried by a forensic doctor, but this is the second case, and the reporter also said that it was not a suicide, and the Liu team also felt a little strange, so they brought a forensic doctor.
After a forensic examination, he turned his head and said: "The specific time of death of the deceased is unknown, but according to the water temperature, it should not be more than three hours old, that is, between two and three o'clock in the afternoon, and the water is still a little warm." โ
Team Liu nodded, looked inside, and then asked the deceased's wife: "What is your name, what is your husband's name?" Is it also from the Forestry Administration? โ
"My name is Chang Minhua, and my husband's name is Shi Changtao." The woman choked up and said, "My husband works in the Forestry Bureau and is a clerk. โ
Team Liu then asked, "Is your bathroom hot and cold?" โ
"Well, they are all family buildings of the Forestry Bureau, and we are also borrowing the light of the leadership." Chang Minhua nodded and said: "There is hot water twenty-four hours a day, but it is impossible for my husband to commit suicide at all, how can we commit suicide if our husband and wife live a good life?" โ
Team Liu nodded slightly, then looked at Bureau Ren and said, "I'll take a look at the bedroom, and the sleeping pills that started the case are on the bedside table in the bedroom." โ
As soon as I heard this, I hurriedly pulled Leng Tong to follow.
Sure enough, on the bedside table in the master bedroom, there was a bottle of Valium!
Next to the medicine bottle, there is also a glass of water, which looks like half drunk.
Team Liu didn't touch the cup, looked at the two of us, and then said: "Xiaoxiao, Tongtong, similar to the previous case, the basic process is the same, it's really strange." โ
Leng Tong looked at me, came out and asked for a pair of gloves to put on, then returned to the bedroom, carefully picked up the medicine bottle and opened it, the medicine in it was already more than half missing.
"Small, this dose is not small, it can be completely fatal, adults can't exceed five milligrams each time." Leng Tong looked at me and said, "There's no need to go to the bathroom again and fill it with water to lie inside." โ
"And it's hot water." I also stared at Leng Tong and said: "Although we didn't go to the bathroom, but judging from the warmth of the bathroom and the temperature of the water, when the water is released, it is hot water, and people are uncomfortable in the stomach, or they can't toss it, and they won't put hot water?" โ
"Yes!" Leng Tong blinked with big eyes and said, "This is not suicide, it should be murder!" โ
When the two of us came out, the body had already been carried out, and the forensic doctor should have seen it, so he was waiting to go back for an autopsy, which had to be agreed by the family, and he was communicating with Chang Minhua.
A few of us got together, and Huang Lao looked at the two of us and asked, "You guys and Team Liu went to the bedroom, do you have a medicine bottle and a water cup?" โ
"Yes!" Team Liu immediately said: "It's exactly the same as last time, I haven't looked at the medicine in it, and last time it was less than half." โ
I took it and said, "Tongtong has seen it, and this time it is less than half." โ
Dong Lao looked at Team Liu and asked, "So did you conduct an autopsy last time?" โ
"The family thought that he had killed him, so they naturally conducted an autopsy." Team Liu said without hesitation: "A large amount of diazepam was detected in the body, it was drowned after taking Valium was taken, and the time of the crime was roughly the same, he died in the afternoon, and he was found and reported at about five o'clock in the evening." โ
"It's not suicide!" Huang Lao quickly said: "According to the temperature of the water and the warmth and humidity in the room, when the deceased enters the bathtub, it should be hot water, and no one will drown in the hot water." โ
Dong Lao quickly said: "There is a lot of water in the bathtub, but there are not too many water stains on the ground, since you can release water to commit suicide, it means that the medicine has not yet come up, if you still have this ability, people will enter the hot water and drown, they will instinctively struggle, then it will also overflow some water, unless it is ยทยทยทยทยทยท"
Team Liu hurriedly asked, "Elder Dong, unless what?" โ
"Unless it's when you enter the bathtub, the medicine also happens to come up." Dong Lao shook his head and said, "There shouldn't be such a coincidence, right?" โ
"Team Liu, you also went to the scene of the crime last time, right?" Huang Lao looked at Team Liu and asked, "Is it hot water too?" Pay attention to the ground? โ
"Hot water too!" Team Liu thought for a while and said: "The situation was a little different last time, the deceased's wife rushed in and took her husband out directly, and then called the police, when we arrived, there were already a lot of water damages." โ
Dong Lao looked back at the deceased's wife, Chang Minhua, and asked, "You ran out after you found the body?" โ
"No, I came over to say hello, thinking my husband was taking a shower!" Chang Minhua choked up and said: "How do you know that when I came in, I saw my husband immersed in water, his eyes were open, and I remembered the case a few months ago, which scared me so much that I ran out in a hurry." โ
We all nodded with relief, after the first case, Chang Minhua felt a shadow in his heart, after seeing this situation, he was so frightened that he couldn't do it, and it was normal for the wife of the first deceased to have a different reaction.
Leng Tong asked at this time, "Then when you came back, was the door locked?" โ
"Lock it up!" Chang Minhua cried again: "I thought my husband had come back a long time ago and was waiting for me at home, how did I know that he would die like this?" My husband was killed, and he definitely didn't commit suicide! โ
Everyone saw that Chang Minhua's eyes were swollen from crying, and they also felt a little bad and continued to ask, so Leng Tong persuaded Chang Minhua not to cry first, calm down, and assist the police in solving the case, and soon pulled me out and looked carefully on the ground at the door.
When I went upstairs, I felt that Leng Tong looked a little speechless, and asked at this time: "Tongtong, what are you looking for at the door?" You had something to say when you came up just now, right? โ
"I saw that someone had already walked in, so I didn't say anything." Leng Tong whispered: "I'm looking for some clues on the ground, there may be pencil powder." โ
"Oh!" I immediately understood: "Do you suspect that someone opened the door of the deceased's house without a key?" โ
At that time, the door lock was not as complicated as it is now, and the technology of unlocking was not as powerful as it is now, generally using some steel wire, iron sheets and the like, often need to be lubricated with pencil powder, and it will also leave some traces.
"I just wanted to find out, this is very necessary." Leng Tong said while staring at the ground: "If you find it, then it can reduce the suspicion of many people, and if you can't find it, forget it." โ
I immediately understood what Leng Tong meant, if I found something like pencil powder, at least the possibility of an acquaintance committing a crime or Chang Minhua committing a crime would be much smaller, even if Chang Minhua had a lover outside, he should get the key from Chang Minhua, and he would not use the way of unlocking.
In some cases in the past, Leng Tong would always look at the door lock.
I also followed Leng Tong to see, there was such a big place under the lock, and there were people walking back and forth, and I couldn't find anything at all, so we both stood up helplessly.
Suddenly, I had an idea: "Tongtong, although there won't be one on the ground, what about Chang Minhua's key?" โ
"Yes!" Leng Tong nodded and said: "If you have used pencil powder, there may be it in this lock cylinder, try it, forget it if you don't have it, I'll go find Chang Minhua." โ