Chapter 12 of the Second Case: Voluntary Surrender
My sister stared at me with a smile, and then said indifferently, "Do you think of me as your mother?" If you call me Mom, I'm fine. β
"If I call you Mom, what will Dad do, so you still can't take advantage of this bargain."
My sister slapped my arm like a coquette, looking at my sister's smile like this, I really hope that you can be my mother at this moment, although I really want to call it like this, but it still doesn't feel appropriate, in short, I hope you can hear my "mother" in your heart.
After lunch, my sister and I flirted and returned to the police station, and Team Chen saw the two of us and said with a smile: "What is the situation of you two, it seems that you two have changed after eating." β
"It's okay, Team Chen, I'm busy first." My sister returned to the office satisfied.
"What's wrong with your sister?" Team Chen asked embarrassedly.
"I guess I heard that sentence in my heart."
"What, I felt that something was wrong with the two of you before eating, what the hell is wrong, look at your sister's appearance, are you in love?"
"How can there be, it's just that we talked about things when I was a child, and then my sister may have touched the scene."
"Well, by the way, I heard your sister say that you went to look for Wang Tong in the morning, did you find anything?"
I hurriedly reacted and told Team Chen what I knew, and Team Chen itself was already suspicious of her, and after listening to my statement, I told me that I was going to focus on investigating her, and I also proposed to re-investigate Zhong Zhengqian.
"Okay, I'll pay attention to what you say, go see if your sister is back in shape." Team Chen's tone was very kind.
When I came to the office, my sister flipped through Wang Tong's information, and it seemed that the state was returning quickly, professional is professional, I gently walked to my sister and sat down, leaned on the back of the chair and swayed from side to side, staring at the ceiling, maybe my sister noticed me, so she looked at the information in her hand and said, "What do you think?" β
"I think about how Brother Chen Hu investigated, I haven't been there for two days, I don't know how many clues I missed." After saying that, I puffed out my cheeks and looked out the window regretfully.
"Want to see it?"
"I kind of want to."
"Ask people to go and see when it's convenient, anyway, you can keep an eye on our side at any time, and pay attention to safety at any time when you go out."
My sister didn't forget to remind me to pay attention to safety at any time, I lay on my sister's table, turned my head to look at my sister's serious expression, my sister smiled at me, didn't say anything, and continued to look at the information in my hand.
"My sister coiled her hair and looked very handsome when she got serious."
"Okay, don't bother me, I'm going to work, if you're bored, go home first, and wait for me to cook at night."
"Oh, I'm so moved, wait for me to come home and cook at night, this sentence doesn't sound like a sister-brother relationship." I laughed.
"Alright." My sister smiled and begged, "Give me some quiet space." β
I got up and left the office, and the moment I walked out the door, I seemed to hear my sister's happy laughter. Before leaving, I said hello to Team Chen, and it was a long time to mix, and I felt that it was rude to leave without saying hello.
Walking on the way home, I looked at the group chat in the class, there was no other news for so long except for a few check-ins, and the number of members has decreased, it seems that everyone is busy preparing for their lives in the next four years, maybe this is the last time I pay attention to this group, I turned on the option to quit the group chat, after hesitating for a moment, I began to press the exit group chat, for me, no matter how my past life was, how my friends were in the past, I didn't have to linger more if I didn't have too many good memories, The road to the future still needs to be broken by yourself, and the people in the past are just passers-by in life.
After leaving this environment where I had lived for three years, I entered my university complex, ready to learn about the place where I would live in the future, a city by the sea, Dongcheng. Of course, the seniors in the group are also quite enthusiastic, and I see that many new students have joined in their interactions, talking about everything except business. Seeing that everyone was so "improper", I turned off my phone with peace of mind and waited for face-to-face contact.
At night, I watched the movie in a dull mood, and my sister sat on the sofa with a mask on, crossed Erlang's legs with a proud look, and I asked, "You said, if you poison the mask, will it cause death after a long time?" β
"Then it depends on what kind of poison, why are you asking this?"
"I watched this movie that one of the things the deceased did every day before he was killed was to put on a mask, and I think the problem should be in the mask."
"As long as you check it, you will find out the toxins from here, how can it be so simple."
"In the movie, it is said that the deceased should have ingested a small amount of poison for a long time, and it reached a lethal dose after a long time, and the deceased had no rules for anything other than applying a mask every day, so it was not clear if it was not a mask, but the movie has not checked the mask until now, it is estimated that it is to shoot more plots."
"After all, it's a movie, and sometimes it's actually a stupid case, and in the end, it can be made into a 90-minute bubble drama."
"Then do you think Li Yan's case is actually very simple, it's just that the previous police officers have been getting the wrong direction, so there will be no progress for a month."
"What I learned is that they just stuck to Li Yan's quarrel, after all, it was the only dispute, Li Yan's rental has not been complained, and the hospitality is also warm, anyway, from where he looks at him, he is a very honest person, except for drinking."
"But they didn't find out Li Yan's marital status, they didn't know that Li Yan couldn't have children, this is also a potential motive, why didn't they find out?"
"I guess it's too narrow, don't be complacent, although it has brought a new direction to this case, but it's not sure that the person was killed by his wife." My sister's tone is very steady, probably because she is afraid that her speech will affect the mask too much.
"Hey, it's not impossible, I'm embarrassed to chase them all day long, anyway..."
Seeing that it was Team Chen calling, my sister immediately took off her mask and said, "Team Chen, is there something wrong?" β
"Are you busy now, if you are not busy, please come over as soon as possible, Zhong Zhengqian has surrendered."
"What!" My sister stood up with an incredible expression on her face.
And I was also surprised, it happened so suddenly, I didn't dare to guess what was going next. And Team Chen continued on the phone: "He admitted the fact of killing Li Yan and is now confessing. β
"I'll rush over right away."
After saying that, my sister quickly put on her uniform, and I was already dressed and waiting to set off with my sister.
"What are you doing here? In the evening, let's have a good rest at home. β
"I'm more curious than you about the reason why Zhong Zhengqian turned himself in, do you think I will sit at home?"
"It's not too much trouble, I don't know what time I'll be home today."
"It's okay, I can't sleep anyway, I'm very energetic."
My sister sighed helplessly, and set off together, on the way, I couldn't think of how Zhong Zhengqian's alibi was designed, because his alibi was almost perfect, and the time of death judged by the forensic doctor would not be too wrong, how did he do it?
After arriving at the police station, I saw him in the interrogation room, his face was sallow, and he felt as if he was much older, and after seeing us coming, Team Chen said, "Okay, our team is all here, you can hear how he killed Li Yan." β
At this time, the police officer inside asked, "Tell me how you designed the alibi and how you killed Li Yan." β
Zhong Zhengqian exhaled first, then sat upright and replied calmly: "Li Yan's upstairs family moved out before, and there were no new residents, so I rented it, and then when Li Yan was drunk, I carried him upstairs and let him sit on the balcony against the window frame, so that as long as the people outside didn't pay attention, they wouldn't find a person sitting across the windowsill, and then I wrapped a spring rope around his waist, and tied a big ice cube through the cabinet on the other side, and finally I pushed him out a little to ensure that the center of gravity was outward, so that the ice would melt after a long time, He'd fall, the rope would stay in the house through the cupboard, and I'd go out for a drink, and I'd just have to come upstairs and clean it up when the time came. β
After listening to his narration, Team Chen looked at me, and I shook my head, I didn't think this method was feasible, it felt a bit like it was made up, so I said, "Why did he suddenly turn himself in?" β
"I said that it was too much pressure, and I felt that I would be found out sooner or later, so I turned myself in." A police officer said.
"Didn't the toothbrush detect the saliva of the deceased at that time, do you want to ask from the side?" I said to Team Chen.
"I'm going to ask."
The police officer in the house repeatedly emphasized that what he just said was not the whole process of the crime, and there was no omission, Zhong Zhengqian thought for a while, and added: "When Li Yan was drunk, he simply brushed his teeth, causing him to wake up halfway. β
"Thisβ" I froze.
"Maybe he's the murderer." My sister sighed helplessly.
"You haven't looked for him in this time, have you?" I said, "It's been a month, and the previous police officers have been checking for a long time without a breakthrough, so it stands to reason that I think the matter is almost over, how can I suddenly become more stressed." β
"Who kills someone without pressure, and worries that he will be caught every day, can the pressure not be too great?"
"But he designed his alibi like this, even if there is pressure, it's not now, we don't have any doubts about his alibi, he himself turned himself in first, there is no reason. I think it's possible that our recent investigation spurred him on and forced him to turn himself in. β
"In the recent investigation, we went to investigate Wang Tong's classmates, and you went to see Wang Tong." My sister said suddenly.
"That should be the point, let's understand his relationship with Wang Tong from his mouth."
After listening to my words, Team Chen nodded, and then my sister walked into the interrogation room and asked, "Zhong Zhengqian, what is the relationship between you and Li Yan's wife?" β
"Huh? It's okay, it's just acquaintance, what's wrong. β
At this time, the police officer next to my sister said: "Zhong Zhengqian, this confession in my hand was taken when you and Li Yan and his wife were eating in the same restaurant before, that day was their wedding anniversary, and it was also the day you and Li Yan had a quarrel, the surveillance showed that after the quarrel, the people around you grabbed the two of you when you both wanted to do it, but Li Yan's wife Wang Tong was the first to rush to your side at that time, and according to the confession of the hotel owner, she was comforting you at that time, I want to ask, Why doesn't she comfort her husband first, but you first. β
"I've said it in the past, I know them."
"It's just that Wang Tong can stand on your side first and give up her husband?"
"I, what's this, it was the same when I had a wife, and my wife also stood on my friend's side first, after all, I can comfort me at any time, but friends don't see each other often, so it's wrong to comfort others first?"
Zhong Zhengqian's words surprised me very much, and at the same time, I haven't noticed what the police said just now, but it's nothing, and now that I understand it, I am even more interested in the relationship between him and Wang Tong.
"I did the whole case, if you don't bother, you can take me to testify now, the house where I committed the crime is still uninhabited." Zhong Zhengqian's words are vibrant.
"This Zhong Zhengqian is just a renter, does he spend money to rent another room like this?" I wondered.
"Who knows, but if he really wants to kill someone, he's definitely willing to spend the money." Team Chen said calmly.
"I think it may be more effective to bring Wang Tong over and let the two of them face each other, Zhong Zhengqian is not the kind of person with strong acting ability, he is just an ordinary person, it is easy for people to see his heart."
"I think so too, he may have some kind of underground connection with Wang Tong."
"But I remember in the hotel, it was written at the time that Li Yan said that his ex-wife was disgusted with his body, not because of an extramarital affair, Uncle Chen, you are a family person, I want to ask, being told that extramarital affairs and physical affairs are not good, which of the two is more exciting?"
"Of course, your body is not good, you can satisfy other women if you have an extramarital affair, and you are not even qualified to have an extramarital affair if you are not in good health."
"How can I hear that your tone is not quite right, as if there is nothing wrong with the extramarital affair."
"Didn't you ask me to compare these two, when there are no other factors, I can only say this, but extramarital affairs are also very hateful, because it means that you are a very irresponsible person, and a man who has no sense of responsibility for his family can make the people around him cold, so if you have a family in the future, you must be responsible for your family."
"You know, I'm not that kind of person, and besides, it's not certain whether I can start a family in the future." I sighed with a smile.
"Look at your sister's serious appearance, she is usually very serious and responsible at work, I really hope that your sister can meet the right person in the future, she has suffered too much, God should arrange a good man, after all, your sister's genes are good."
"I guess my sister's genes are too good, so my genes are... Hehe. β
"Don't say this kind of thing, your Uncle Chen and I are not good-looking, but my daughter-in-law is beautiful, when I have time to party, I will bring my family over, and by the way, I will show you my baby daughter."
"Oh, Uncle Chen, don't show affection at this time, you're such a big person."
"So what, I'm just giving you some advice for your future life, don't take the wrong path, don't take shortcuts, life is so long, if you often take shortcuts, you don't know what scenery you will miss."
"I know, Uncle Chen, let's solve the case in front of me first, but it's only Wednesday today, and the case I only learned about on Monday has made such a big breakthrough now, isn't the progress a little fast."
"It's not fast, the people in front of me have been checking for a month, basically those impossible situations have been ruled out by us, and now we look at it, we are basically ready-made, so don't say anything they checked badly, their sweat for a month is not in vain, and now it's time to repay them."