Chapter 2: Murder in the Cabinet
Conference Room 311 is at the innermost point on the third floor of the Municipal Bureau, next to the fire safety ladder.
There are many old smoking guns when they can't help it, they will smoke in the corridor, and over the years, although the window is open, there is also a smell of cigarettes that cannot be dispersed.
Summer in Nanjiang City is exceptionally hot, like a stove.
Chen Mo held the dossier, stood at the window and took a deep breath, he had quit smoking.
It was still early at this time, the door of the cafeteria was open, and if I didn't go down to see Chen Mo, I knew that it was a bun with vermicelli stuffing and sauerkraut stuffing, as well as a dry mix of noodles without sesame sauce.
Chen Mo retracted his gaze and pushed open the door of Conference Room 311.
The first four of them had already arrived.
Chen Mo pulled out the stool and put the file on the table.
"You all know each other, right? Zhao Xiaomeng, responsible for network security; Qi Huan, local pass; Li Yuan, who used to be a special police officer; Shen Ke has been seconded to Nanjiang New Area before, a criminal investigation expert. ”
"You've all seen the video you posted earlier, right? I heard that Shen Ke, you went to the police at that time, tell me about the case. ”
Chen Mo said, looking up at Shen Ke who was sitting at the door with his head down.
From here, all you could see was the top of her head, her short, curly hair that was fluffy like seaweed soaked in water.
Her skin is very white, and the blue blood vessels on the back of her hands are very distinct. On this hot day, she was wearing a black motorcycle suit, and just looking at it, Chen Mo felt that she was sweating on her back.
Shen Ke raised her head when she heard this, perhaps because she was not forced to smile, she looked much more natural than in the ID photo.
"Yesterday happened to be near the scene of the crime."
Shen Ke explained expressionlessly, and his thoughts had drifted back to 12 o'clock last night.
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Nanjiang New Area is a new development zone.
Compared with the four old towns in the southeast, northwest and northwest, there are many high-rise buildings here, which is more urban.
In the past two years, the old city has been renovated, and many factories that do not meet the standards for energy conservation and emission reduction have been relocated. And because the rent is cheap, many new industries like to take root here.
Shen Ke looked at the live broadcast room with a black screen, put his phone in his pocket, put on a helmet and turned the head of the motorcycle, and galloped towards Chaoyang Apartment.
Just ten minutes ago, she was still wandering around there, investigating the case of Lilith, a female influencer, who fell to her death in Donggui Mountain a week ago.
Lilith is a beauty blogger who has made a name for herself on the internet by shooting videos that mimic big-name photos. Just a week ago, she went to Donggui Mountain to shoot the scene, and fell off a cliff and died in front of everyone's eyes.
After the incident, a rapid rainstorm fell in Nanjiang City, which almost drowned out all traces, and the on-site investigation did not find any useful clues.
Witnesses testified that Lilith was standing alone by the bluestone at the time, with no one approaching. The medical examiner's autopsy report was also not suspicious. If there were no new developments, the case would have been closed due to an accidental death.
Chaoyang Apartment is a newly built Internet celebrity apartment on Qingnian Road, with a total of 18 floors.
Shen Ke parked the motorcycle and went straight to 1304.
The apartment is long, narrow, with doors on both sides, and freshly painted walls, making it look like you're standing in the hallway of a hospital ward. Because the new decoration has not long been renovated, there is still a smell of formaldehyde.
1304 had already set up a cordon, and the aisles were crowded with people poking their heads out to see the excitement.
Shen Ke pushed aside the crowd, and before he showed his police ID, he received the police officer Xiao Zhang, who came to the police, and called with a happy face, "Deputy Shen!" You're coming so fast! The deceased's name was Zhu Zhumei, and she was a police officer from her agent, Wang Haibin. ”
Shen Ke nodded, took the shoe cover and gloves handed over by Xiao Zhang, and glanced at it.
At the end of the hallway, by the window, a man of about twenty-five or sixteen years old was crouching and smoking, with a pile of cigarette butts piled on the ground.
She withdrew her gaze and looked at the door, leaning against a bamboo pole the thickness of a little finger.
Even if you stand in the doorway, you can smell the smell of blood.
Shen Ke frowned slightly, and walked straight towards the white three-door wardrobe where Zhu Zhumei was hiding in the video.
All three doors of the wardrobe are open. The double-door cabinet on the left was empty, and Zhu Zhumei didn't know when it was moved to the single-door cabinet on the right. Her body seemed to be supported by a kitchen knife around her neck, standing in the cabinet.
Her eyes were bulging, and blood was splattered everywhere, staining her white short-sleeved shirt red.
On the white wardrobe door, it was red, and blood flowed from the cabinet to the floor.
Shen Ke wore a mask and leaned closer.
The handle of the kitchen knife, attached to the corner of the cabinet, is embedded in the back wall. In order to fix it, the murderer also deliberately nailed two iron sheets to the handle of the knife to fasten it.
She crouched down and looked at the partition between the double-door cabinet and the single-door cabinet, where there was a trail of fresh wood chips.
Shen Ke had a flash of inspiration in his mind, stretched out his hand, and gently pushed the partition, which moved like a revolving door.
There is blood on both sides of the partition.
"Why is Deputy Shen here? Didn't you say that you were going to the special case team of the city bureau tomorrow? When the time comes, let's go to the cafeteria and eat dry noodles together! ”
Shen Ke followed the sound and saw three people walking in at the door.
Nanjiang City says that it is not big or small, and there are often murders, but it is impossible to happen every day.
Each sub-bureau has a criminal investigation detachment, but the on-site evidence collection team and the forensic doctor are all staying in the city bureau, and they will only be dispatched if necessary.
The man who spoke was wearing a blue and white striped shirt with buttons up to the top, and his face showed white teeth with a smile. His name is Yan Xiulin, and he is one of the only two forensic doctors in the city bureau, and he is an old acquaintance to Shen Ke.
Shen Ke nodded and walked towards the door without saying a word.
When passing by Yan Xiulin's side, he said to the person standing behind him, "The murder weapon is a kitchen knife, and there is a thin white line accidentally left in the fixed place. It looks like the gloves are hanging up. ”
"You can pay attention to whether there are any marks left on the top of the cabinet, if the murderer is not wearing a hat, the hair may be pushed up to the cabinet, leaving dandruff."
With that, she took off her gloves and walked towards the man at the end of the hallway.
The evidence collector carrying the toolbox twitched the corners of his mouth and muttered with some dissatisfaction, "It's still this cold old look, how can such a person go to eat dry noodles with you?" That is, Xiulin, you can still laugh. ”
Yan Xiulin looked at Shen Ke's distant back, "Sister Wang, you still don't know Shen Ke?" Her nickname is Robot. ”
Robots that are as cold as iron sheets, meticulously investigate all cases, and never know tired.
Sister Wang smiled helplessly, "Yes, we live in Nanjiang New District, and we were called out of the bed." She is good, she is always the first to arrive at the scene, I am afraid that she is still investigating the case of Dongguishan so late. ”
Seven days ago, Donggui Mountain was also where she went with Yan Xiulin, as well as Shen Ke.
"Are you the informant Wang Haibin?" Shen Ke's voice was cold, reminding people of the mechanical female voice in the live broadcast video "The lock has been unlocked".
Wang Haibin pressed the cigarette butt to the ground, patted the dust on his body, stood up and nodded at Shen Ke.
"It's me! I had a cold, so I took a leave of absence to rest at home. Zhumei suddenly started the live broadcast at night, and after I saw that something was wrong, I immediately rushed over. But I didn't expect Zhumei to ......"
Shen Ke looked at Wang Haibin seriously, "As soon as you found out that Zhu Zhumei was dead, you immediately called the police, what time was it at that time?" ”
Wang Haibin hurriedly picked up his mobile phone and looked through the call logs.
"It's about 12:10 o'clock, I also live in this apartment, there is a police station next to here, Officer Xiao Zhang has just arrived on the front foot, and you are here on the back foot."