Chapter 9: Footprints
On the other side of the cold storage, Xia Liang and Expert Jiang were still talking.
"After the autopsy results came out, were there any clues about the identity of the deceased?"
"It's hard to say. However, it can be determined that the deceased was around 40 years old, had relatively serious muscle degeneration, a wide pelvis, a mild strain on the spine, and ...... And the mouse hand. ”
Expert Jiang stretched out his right hand and tapped the part between the palm of his hand and the pulse with his left hand: "The marks left by the long-term friction of this skin against the mouse pad should be a clerk who does paperwork, sits in front of the computer all the year round, and lacks exercise." ”
"Is the man bald?" Zhu Ansheng didn't know what to mess around within, and suddenly interjected. Xia Liang smiled bitterly:
"Brother-in-law, what are you asking for?"
"If you don't go bald, you may be a clerk, and if you don't go bald, you may be a programmer, or a writer."
“…… Brother-in-law, the dead are the greatest, can you stop making such low-level jokes? ”
"Oh."
Expert Jiang took off his gloves, pinched his chin and groaned slightly, and said seriously:
"It's hard to tell if it's bald, because the deceased's skull was smashed with the upper part of his face, and his scalp was no longer visible......"
"What did you say?"
Zhu Ansheng poked his head out from behind the shelf, still holding a frozen fish in his hand, and his face was full of surprise:
"What about the lower half of the face?"
"Intact."
"How's the teeth?"
"Basically there is no damage, after the forensic examination, it was found that there were signs of caries that had been treated within three months, and now we are comparing the dental records of all hospitals in Guangzhou, and I believe that the results will be available soon......
"I'm in trouble now......" Zhu Ansheng's expression suddenly became serious.
"What's the trouble?" Xia Liang was puzzled.
Expert Jiang looked at him thoughtfully and said, "Do you think it was deliberately left by the murderer?" ”
"Perhaps."
"Senior brother, your thinking is too old-fashioned. If the murderer wanted us to know the identity of the deceased, there was no need to burn the fingerprints at all, and if he deliberately left a dental record, his intentions would lack consistency, which is not valid. The offender deliberately left a flaw to challenge the police, which is something that only happens in detective novels. ”
"I think so." Xia Liang added:
"At that time, it was dark in the cold storage, maybe the murderer couldn't see clearly, thinking that he had smashed the whole face, leaving a flaw."
Zhu Ansheng continued to reach out and pull the frozen fish in the plastic box, and said flatly:
"Don't forget he has fire."
Xia Liang was stunned, and suddenly realized that the murderer should indeed have something like a lighter, otherwise he would not be able to burn his fingerprints. He pondered for a moment, and then said:
"Maybe the killer didn't know that modern technology could investigate identities through dental records?"
"Never take a prisoner who can create a double chamber murder for a fool." Zhu Ansheng paused and continued:
"One more thing...... Murder in reality is only more bizarre than in detective fiction. ”
His hand rested on the shelf, and on the edge was the plastic box that he had somehow emptied of the frozen fish, looking like he was playing handsome. As a result, the plastic box fell off the shelf, making a deafening sound in the cold storage, and the sound was so loud that the dead could wake up.
Xia Liang and Expert Jiang were taken aback. A sudden look flashed on Zhu Ansheng's face, and he picked up the box in embarrassment:
"Mistakes, mistakes."
At this time, there was a commotion outside the cold storage door, vaguely accompanied by scolding. The three of them turned their heads, and Zhu Ansheng heard the familiar voice, and he had already shrunk his neck unconsciously.
"What are you doing, what are you doing?"
A police officer who was nearly fifty years old broke in regardless of the dissuasion of Lao Lin at the door, this person was stocky, and his appearance looked quite honest, from the facial features, he may be handsome when he was young, and even his angry face when he saw Zhu Ansheng lacked a bit of anger.
"Who let him in? Who let him in? Do you want to do it anymore? I said you can't let him in, you two don't understand, do you? ”
"Hey, Team Xing, you dissipate your anger, dissipate your anger......" Lao Lin took his hand, sweating profusely.
This person's name is Xing Guangkun, he is the veteran captain of the criminal police force, and he has been friends with Zhu Ansheng for more than ten years.
Xia Liang saluted the Xing team, but when the Xing team didn't see it, he hurriedly went deeper, and pulled up Zhu Ansheng, who was squatting on the ground and pretending that nothing happened:
"What's that? What is it? What are you? Who let you in? Crime scene! Experts can enter! Police dogs can enter! Those who have nothing to do with people and surnames can't enter! How many times have I said it, you don't understand people, do you? Do you have to torture you back to the bureau to drink tea before you get acquainted? Well? ”
Zhu Ansheng was carried to the back collar, where was there still a little detective bearing, panting like a husky.
"Brother Xing...... Brother Xing, Brother Xing, listen to my explanation......"
"What Brother Xing, I don't know Brother Xing, no big or small."
"Captain Xing, Sheriff Xing, Brother Kun, Master Kun! You let me go first...... I'm going to die......"
"I won't let it go! I'm telling you, I'm going to make arrangements for you today, and I'm going to be lawless every day, and I ......have to clean you up."
Xia Liang and Expert Jiang held back a smile over there, and they didn't have the idea of going up to dissuade them. First, with Xing Guangkun's temper, no three or five people can't hold it, and secondly, Xing Team actually has no ill will towards Zhu Ansheng, on the contrary, he is well-known in the bureau for protecting his shortcomings, and he is a first-class good to the policemen, but this Zhu Ansheng has not acted properly all day after he left office, which made him angry.
"You said you ...... If you leave your job, you will leave your job, you can't hold your pension for the elderly, and you will come to me all day long to make trouble! It's really against you...... These bunnies are also two who don't know what to do, they don't follow the rules at all, and they are terrible things......"
"Brother Kun...... I'm an informant...... I have intelligence ......"
Xing Guangkun let go, and Zhu Ansheng lay on the ground like a dead dog.
"You have 30 seconds to explain the matter, and then get out of here."
"Brother Kun, you don't meet the rules of the matter, the informant is qualified to stay at the crime scene."
"Is it your word or my word now? Believe it or not, I'll tell Xia Liang to arrest you in the bureau now......"
Zhu Ansheng took a deep breath and said:
"I think there's something strange about this case."
Xing Guangkun glanced down at his watch and said coldly: "29, 28, 27......"
Zhu Ansheng didn't dare to make another mistake, stood up on the ground, and walked to the row of footprints on the ground.
"Lao Kun, pay attention."
Xing Guangkun lowered his head and frowned.
"Any questions?"
"The footprints are messy, but you can basically tell where you are walking." He bowed his head and pointed with his fingers one by one:
"This is the shoe print of the leather shoe, it's the security guard's, right?"
"Hmm."
"Then this pair of water shoes should be Zhang Jianhong, the owner of the aquatic product shop."
"Hmm."
"Wait," Xia Liang asked aloud, "Brother-in-law, you didn't ask who the footprints belonged to, how did you know that Zhang Jianhong was wearing water shoes?" ”
"The sole of the water shoes is easy to identify and dense, because it is a non-slip design...... That's not the point. ”
Zhu Ansheng slowly raised his head:
"Didn't you notice? The footprints of Security Liu and Boss Zhang were all towards the door, not towards the inside of the cold storage; And this, belonging to the footprints of the deceased, is the opposite, only towards the inside of the cold storage, not towards the door. ”
After saying this, everyone else was shocked. Expert Jiang quickly reacted and muttered:
"That is, the two suspects are the footprints left when they walked to the door, and the deceased is the footprints left when he walked from the door to the cold storage......"
Xia Liang groaned for a while, and let out a "hiss":
"This ...... It's weird too. ”
Zhu Ansheng took off his rubber gloves, stood up, and put his hands in his pockets:
"The retention of footprints has a temporality, that is, footprints will only be left when the temperature of the cold storage rises to a certain extent and the ground is wet. The two suspects did not leave footprints to go to the cold storage, indicating that after the three of them worked together to block the shelf at the door, when they returned here to rest, the ground had not yet begun to flood. ”
"What do the footprints of the dead mean?" Xia Liang asked.
Expert Jiang said:
"Logically, the more consistent situation would be...... After the three of them finished moving the shelves, the two suspects returned to the middle of the cold storage before the ground flooded, while the deceased somehow remained at the door...... It wasn't until the ground was damp that he returned to the vicinity of the two and was killed. ”
Xia Liang was stunned, and his expression slowly became solemn:
"This detail...... Neither of them had heard of it. ”
"That might mean someone is lying." Zhu Ansheng spread out his hands and smiled.
"If that's the case, what happened when the deceased was left alone at the door after the three of them pushed the shelf should be the key to cracking this case." Jiang expert said.
Captain Xing was silent for a few seconds, and suddenly shouted at the door:
"Lao Lin, come in. Drag Zhu Ansheng out. ”
Zhu Ansheng raised his eyebrows: "Lao Kun, what do you mean?" What about unloading the mill and killing the donkey? ”
"Go, go, go." Team Xing kicked him: "It's enough for you to say a few words, you are an unrelated person, don't come to interfere with official business." Stay where it's cool. ”
"Is there a cooler place in Guangzhou?"
Xing Guangkun didn't look at him either:
"Lao Lin, bring me the handcuffs."
The corners of Zhu Ansheng's mouth twitched, he raised his feet and left, passing by Lao Lin and patting him on the shoulder: "Please go back and drink tea." ”
Xia Liang watched him walk with his front feet when he heard Team Xing shouting to him:
"Xiao Xia, you come along, don't let him come over and stir up again."
Xia Liang was stunned, saluted the Xing team again, and followed with his hind feet.
As soon as he walked out of the alley, Zhu Ansheng took out the half-smoked Double Happiness from his pocket.
"Brother-in-law, why do you say Team Xing doesn't let you see the case?"
"He owes me a debt of affection."
"Huh?"
"Nothing." I wish Ansheng to light a cigarette. "Liang, do me a favor."
"What do you want me to do?"
"You drive, go to the bureau and get a roll of blockade tape. I'll call you in the evening. ”
"Brother-in-law, you have to apply for that thing to get it."
"Let's just say that Lao Xing asked for it, you are already a mature policeman, you have to learn to figure it out by yourself."
"Didn't you want me to steal it......"
"It's all for justice." Zhu An Sheng patted him on the shoulder with righteous words.
"......" Xia Liang was speechless for a while, and then asked: "Brother-in-law, what do you want to do, is it related to the clue you put forward just now?" ”
Zhu Ansheng shook his head.
"What I just said is all."
Xia Liang's eyes widened:
"Huh?"
"The footprints are really strange, but I don't think the point is on the two suspects."
"What does that mean?"
Zhu Ansheng was silent for a while.
"There is a possibility...... If that possibility is true, this so-called 'secret room' should not exist at all. ”
Xia Liang was stunned, and he felt an inexplicable chill spread down his spine. Zhu Ansheng turned his head with a solemn look in his eyes.
"Xia Liang, I want to retract what I said before. You're not just running into hard stubble......"
"I'm afraid this case is countless times more difficult than you think."