51. Investigation continues to deepen

Gu Ming continued: "The second time he went out to do something urgent, he went out after dinner, and it was already getting dark. I saw a bearded taxi driver smoking in front of the hotel and waiting for customers, Xiao Qiang said a few words to him, and got into the car. He didn't come back until about midnight that night. The next morning, I saw that Xiao Qiang had long strips of scars on his hands and arms, so I asked him what was wrong? He said it was a tree branch scraping. I thought, why did you go out on an errand and make so many scars on the branches? And the scar didn't look like it was scraped by a branch, it looked like it was scratched by a woman. After breakfast, the bearded driver was waiting in front of the hotel again, and I happened to be smoking in front of the door, and he came to borrow fire from me, and we chatted a few words. Out of curiosity, I asked him where did you drag that handsome guy with long hair last night? He said that he went to the Red Leaf Hotel, and he went to the girls. I said, how do you know he's going to meet the? He said I pulled him there, and he stopped in front of the hotel and waited for the guest. But after a while, he and the girls came out of the hotel and walked up the mountain. I asked what the girls looked like. He said that she was very rich and richly dressed, and she looked like a noble lady at first glance. She wears a ruby ring on her hand, which is very valuable at first sight. She also had a mole between her eyebrows. As soon as I heard it, I knew that this girl was Miao Li, and I wondered how she chased her to Red Leaf Valley? Why did you go up the mountain with Xiao Qiang at night?

Xiao Qiang was going back to the city in the evening, and I said that I would not be able to get home until the second half of the night tonight, how tired I was. Anyway, the hotel tonight's accommodation fee has been paid, and it can't be refunded, so it's better to sleep in the hotel for a night and leave tomorrow morning. He said that he had to go back and ask Boss Miao in person if he had something urgent, and he had to leave tonight, or Boss Miao would be on a business trip, and it would be difficult to have a face-to-face interview if there was something. I thought at the time, didn't you see Boss Miao at the Red Leaf Hotel last night, and went up the mountain together. Why did you say that you had something urgent to rush back to ask her for instructions? I thought it was strange, but I didn't dare to ask more. Soon after returning, there were reports that Miao Li had committed suicide in Red Leaf Valley. Xiao Qiang said, didn't Boss Miao go on a business trip to Tianjin, how did he get to Red Leaf Valley? I listened and thought to myself, didn't you meet in the Valley of the Red Leaves? How did she get to the Valley of Red Leaves, you should know! But how dare I ask, it's just a soul in my heart. Later, I thought that Miao Li's death must have something to do with Xiao Qiang. Gu Ming looked at Tian Chunda and said, "You can go to Red Leaf Valley to investigate this matter, investigate Red Leaf Hotel, investigate the bearded taxi driver, see if I am talking nonsense, and I can also find out the truth about Miao Li's death." ”

After talking to Gu Ming, Tian Chunda immediately sent the criminal police to Red Leaf Valley to investigate the situation with the bearded taxi driver.

Walking on the way to the Municipal Public Security Bureau, Xiao Qiang thought, didn't you arrest Gu Ming, why did you interrogate me again? Could it be that the police have discovered something new? He walked into the gate of the Public Security Bureau nervously.

It was Tian Chunda and Hao Dong who interrogated him.

"On the night Miao Li died, did you see Miao Li in the Red Leaf Valley?"

Xiao Qiang was shocked when he heard this, why didn't he ask Bai Haiyan's case and mention Miao Li's case again? Did the police find any new clues? But he quickly calmed himself down.

Xiao Qiang's expression changed in the eyes of Tian Chunda, a seasoned master of solving crimes, and Xiao Qiang's psychological activities revealed that he was related to Miao Li's death.

After calming down, Xiao Qiang pretended to answer easily: "I didn't see Miao Li when I was in Red Leaf Valley. I don't know how she got to Momiji Valley, what she did there, and why she committed suicide there. ”

After listening to Xiao Qiang's answer, Tian Chunda stared at him and said, "Now is the time to give you a chance, you have to tell the truth." ”

"I'm telling the truth. I'm not going to lie. ”

"Whether you lie or not depends on the facts. We think you're lying. ”

"I'm not lying!" Xiao Qiang shouted.

"Listen to me! Why do you lie again and again, saying that you didn't see Miao Li in Red Leaf Valley, because you killed Miao Li in Red Leaf Valley, and you are afraid that your crime will be exposed. Tian Chunda asked Hao Dong to show Xiao Qiang the oral records of Gu Ming, the waitress of the Red Leaf Hotel, and the bearded taxi driver.

Xiao Qiang lowered his head after seeing it, and after being silent for a while, he said again: "I saw Miao Li in Red Leaf Valley, but I didn't kill her. ”

"Then why don't you admit that you've seen Miao Li in Red Leaf Valley?" Tian Chunda asked.

"I'm afraid of involving me and Miao Li's death, and I don't want to get into trouble."

"Then what are you doing on the mountain with Miao Li after dark?"

"Miao Li said that she wanted to see the night view of the mountain, so I accompanied her."

"Then why did Miao Li die on the mountain that night?"

"We didn't stay in a guesthouse and we broke up halfway down the hill and I went back to the hotel where I was staying. I don't know how Miao Li died. Later, I heard that her husband said that Miao Li owed a large amount of money for gambling and was mentally abnormal. She committed suicide because of this! ”

"Then why did you have several blood marks on your hands and arms the next day?"

"When I was going down the mountain, because it was dark, I fell in the bushes, and it was a branch that cut it."

"You also read Gu Ming's dictation just now, and he said that your blood marks don't look like they were scratched by a branch, but like a woman's scratch."

Xiao Qiang said: "Give me some water, I'm very thirsty." ”

Hao Dong poured Xiao Qiang a glass of water. He drank slowly, and after a while, he drank all the glasses of water.

Tian Chunda said: "You have drunk enough water, you can say it!" ”

Xiao Qiang spoke again: "I read Gu Ming's dictation just now, he is talking nonsense and framing me!" ”

"Why did he frame you?"

"He molested Bai Haiyan, I reprimanded him, he held a grudge against me and took the opportunity to frame me."

"Is there such a thing? You're making up stories, aren't you? ”

"I'm not making it up. Once Gu Ming came to my house to repair the sewer, and after repairing it, he said to Bai Haiyan with a smile, "The sewer has to be dredged often to be smooth, and the passage of people must also be dredged frequently, especially women." Bai Haiyan felt that what he said was not authentic, but for the sake of face, she didn't say anything to him. Another time, Bai Haiyan was making dumplings at home, and Gu Ming helped cook, so he stepped forward to pat Bai Haiyan's buttocks, saying that her buttocks were stained with glutinous rice flour. Although Bai Haiyan was unhappy at the time, she didn't say anything. But the more I thought about it, the more angry I became, so I told me about the two times I was molested. I was very angry after hearing this, and I wanted to fire Gu Ming. He knelt down and begged me for forgiveness, saying that he would never dare again. I also felt that it was not good to publicize this matter, so that people would listen to the jokes, so I suppressed it. ”

Tian Chunda listened to it and felt that this Xiao Qiang was really able to argue. It is worthy of being a person who graduated from college and worked as a manager. He also thought that in order to completely expose Xiao Qiang's crime and make him speechless, he had to come up with more powerful evidence, especially physical evidence. Walking out of the interrogation room, he told Hao Dong this idea. Hao Dong said that Xiao Qiang's crime can now be convicted with a few witnesses. Tian Chunda said that if he wanted to settle the case and completely block Xiao Qiang's mouth, he still had to search for evidence again. The best place to produce evidence is the scene, so we should also go to the scene of Miao Li's death to search. Hao Dong said that more than half a year has passed, and the traces of the scene are afraid that all traces of the scene have been eliminated. Tian Chunda said that there may also be physical evidence that cannot be eliminated, such as buttons, hair, or something. Hao Dong said the local police station said it had searched the scene. Tian Chunda said: I think they are not meticulous and serious enough in handling this case.

Tian Chunda led his subordinates to the Red Leaf Valley to search for the scene of Miao Li's death. But on the day of arrival, I searched for an afternoon until it was dark, and found nothing.

At dawn the next day, he went up the mountain to search until it was dark, and still did not find any suspicious items and evidence.

Xiao Qiang's cousin Xiao Long is now like Xiao Qiang, eager to get rid of the "burden" attached to his body. And now that Wu Chen is in his hospital because he is in a hurry and on fire, this is an opportunity to start. What he didn't expect was that Shi Yunfeng wanted to help him.

On this day, Heavenly Master Yunfeng quietly came to his office, closed the door tightly, and whispered to him, "Are you in big trouble?" Want to get rid of the baggage? ”

Xiao Long looked at her hesitantly: "You ......"

"Yes, I know your situation, and I have been keeping a close eye on you."

"So what do you say you should do?" Xiao Long is also anxious to find a helper now.

"If you want to get rid of Wu Chen's 'burden', you have to start while she is still in the hospital."

Xiao Long nodded slightly.

Shi Yunfeng said again: "I can help you." ”

"You ......" Xiao Long looked at her with some disbelief and some gratitude.

"Yes." Shi Yunfeng nodded firmly. "Your father entrusted me with your care on his deathbed. For the sake of your father's entrustment, for you, and for the sake of this hospital, I will help you. Cheng Wu Chen is now hospitalized here. ”

Xiao Long thought, it was really a woman, and he didn't think about the consequences. She must have thought that Wu Chen was within reach now, and it would be easier to kill. But what after that?

"But," he said, "kill her here, and I will probably be exposed." He spoke out of his concerns.

"No, it won't." Shi Yunfeng shook his head, "Wu Chen is in a special situation, he has neither a husband nor children. If you want to talk about relatives, there is only the little uncle who has a bad relationship with her. If she died, it would be too late for her brother-in-law to be happy. ”

Only then did Xiao Long understand that this woman had thought more carefully than herself, and she wanted to take advantage of Wu Chen's special situation.

"What to do?" He asked tentatively.

She slept alone in Ward 8, which was empty across from her and next door. I've given her a sedative, and she'll sleep until tomorrow morning, and if she wakes up, she'll get a make-up shot. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Long was startled. Could it be that Shi Yunfeng planned to use this method to keep Wu Chen asleep?

"It's not about killing her now, it's just to reduce the trouble, and I'm going to give her a sedative. In this way, it is no problem to let her sleep for twelve or thirteen hours. ”

Xiao Long became silent for a while.

"We can use this time to call her brother-in-law over and ask him to come and visit."

Xiao Long listened silently.

"Her brother-in-law must have wondered why she came to the hospital without saying hello, and then we said that she came to the hospital when she was walking on the road and suddenly felt unwell. After the examination, it was found that her heart was a little abnormal, and she was temporarily arranged to be placed in the ward for observation, and then, we found a suitable opportunity to inject quinidine into her, as you know, quinidine is an antiarrhythmic drug, but improper use can cause cerebral infarction or myocardial infarction. ”

Xiao Long felt that her words were ridiculous, "Do you think that this childish assumption will not be seen through?" It's stupid. You can say that she has a heart attack, and give her a sedative, and the layman doesn't understand, and it doesn't matter, but what about after the injection? If she died, a doctor's certificate was not enough, and only a forensic autopsy could complete the relevant legal procedures. ”