The fire forty years ago, the homicide forty years later.

Xu Yufen was an obstetrics and gynaecology nurse at the hospital where the fire broke out 40 years ago, and after being brutally murdered by the murderer 40 years later, she sewed into a characteristic fist-like gesture that only fires can see.

The two cannot be said to be completely unconnected, but spanning nearly 40 years, is the connection really that big?

If the killer had personally experienced that fire forty years ago, and had loved ones killed in the fire.

Then under the most conservative speculation, the murderer is at least forty years old this year, and he is a forty-year-old surgeon or forensic doctor.

In the burglary murder, the murderer first smashed Xu Yufen's skull with a blunt instrument such as a strip-shaped stick, and then cut Xu Yufen's left jugular artery vein with a sharp blade, and then sewed Xu Yufen into a fist-like posture with medical sutures, and finally soaked in the bathtub and released water.

I rubbed my swollen temples with my hands, and I felt more and more incredible.

If the murderer is just for revenge for the fire forty years ago, it is enough to kill directly, why bother stitching and soaking?

What exactly did the murderer want to express in this way?

Just to express your so-called "justice"? Or is it what the deceased called "sin deserves"?

But there are simpler ways to express it, such as leaving graffiti at the scene, or leaving some information related to the fire of the year.

I really don't understand, after so many years as a police officer, the murderer's brain circuit has never been fathomable to us.

It's just that when I think of this, I suddenly feel less confident in my previous judgment......

Because I always had the strange feeling that the murderer must have wanted to tell us something, but we haven't found out yet, or haven't thought of it......

In particular, the murderer's behavior of putting the body in the bathtub at the end is really incredible......

Fire and water are incompatible, and fire is completely the same as fire......

But now, regardless of whether our analysis and speculation are in the right direction or not, at least one thing we can be sure of is that the murderer will definitely commit the crime again.

Li Meng and Lin Zifan are already investigating the information of the victims of the obstetrics and gynecology department in the fire and the information of the employees of the obstetrics and gynecology department at the time of the fire according to my deployment.

However, the fire occurred forty years ago, and such a long time ago information is now difficult to find, not to mention that the Xinling County Hospital has been abandoned and turned into a Xinling County Middle School, and even Xinling County has become a memory of a generation forever forty years ago. This name is only left in the memory of one generation.

After a while, Xue Hang walked quickly into the office of the Serious Crime Team and greeted me: "Team Qin, I've come back from my investigation." ”

"How's that, what's the clue?" I quickly sat up straight and asked seriously.

Xue Hang was still the same as when we first met him, with a serious face and an expressionless face and said to me: "I led a team to visit Xu Yufen's social relations, including her neighbors, some friends, and even her dance partners who often dance square dances with her. ”

"How did it turn out?" I asked.

Xue Hang shook his head, there seemed to be some doubt in his micro-expression, and there was a hint of unwillingness.

He said slowly: "It's a pity that we didn't find any valuable threads, because everyone's evaluation of Xu Yufen is surprisingly consistent. They all said that Xu Yufen was an absolutely good person, a warm-hearted person, very good to everyone, and everyone liked her very much. And I have never heard of Xu Yufen having conflicts with others, let alone any enemies she has. Xu Yufen never cares, she often cooks food at home, and brings it out to share with others, so many years, everyone has been helped by Xu Yufen, whether it is in life or medicine. Even when everyone is sick, their first reaction is not to go to the hospital, but to call Xu Yufen and ask what to do. ”

I nodded thoughtfully, Xue Hang's investigation was almost identical to our investigative guesses.

After being silent for a while, Xue Hang asked me again: "Team Qin, are Xu Yufen's daughter and son-in-law still investigating?" ”

I shook my head, waved my hand at him, and said lightly, "Don't check." ”

According to the conventional investigation direction of traditional criminal investigation, when a victim appears, we must investigate not only the social relations of the victim, but also the social relationship of the victim's family.

Because if the nature of the case is vendetta, then the murderer will not only do it to the enemy, but perhaps also to the enemy's family. So to some extent, it is very likely that Xu Yufen's family made a feud outside, and Xu Yufen was killed by some coincidence.

But judging from the current situation of this case, it is obvious that it is not, because the murderer's target is very clear, that is, Xu Yufen.

Otherwise, the murderer would not have bothered to stitch and soak it.

Xue Hang seemed to understand my thoughts, nodded as well, and said lightly: "Judging from the current situation, there is really no need to investigate my daughter and son-in-law." ”

Then, Xue Hang slowly spoke again and added to me: "By the way, Team Qin, I also led the team to investigate the surveillance video along the road, there is no surveillance video in the community, I can only simulate according to the murderer's murder and escape route, and investigate along the road, and there are no clues." However, I have copied all the surveillance footage back, and it has now been handed over to the Technical Investigation Section. ”

I nodded, looked at Xue Hang, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, you have done so many things in this day." ”

Xue Hang smiled and replied lightly: "It's all what should be done." ”

Taking advantage of his rest, I told Xue Hang about the investigation I went to Sanhe County People's Hospital today, as well as the discoveries of Li Meng and Lin Zifan, and the discussion of the three of us.

Xue Hang kept frowning, nodding contemplatively as he listened.

A simple frowning action can be said to be the biggest change in his expression. This shows that he was very surprised in his heart at this time.

"I think the case has something to do with the fire, but there is no absolute relationship." After listening to this, Xue Hang pondered for a moment and slowly spoke.

"Oh?" I looked at him seriously with a somewhat surprised expression: "Tell me carefully." ”

Xue Hang nodded first, and then shook his head, which made me feel even more strange.

"I can't say it, I just think that although it has something to do with the fire, it's a little strange to have revenge after 40 years. What kind of hatred will be put aside for forty years? Xue Hang said slowly.

To be reasonable, this is still a question that I haven't figured out.

According to common sense, one of the most direct reasons for revenge after 40 years is that the murderer finally found the enemy after 40 years.

Another point is that the murderer only learned about this hatred after forty years, and thus took revenge.

Alas, this case is really head-catching, not to say how complicated the case is, but the information from 40 years ago is really not easy to find.

Li Meng was able to find the map, and Lin Zifan was able to find the county chronicle, which was beyond my expectations.

The sun sets, the day passes again, anyway, we have been working hard, but time waits for no one.

Moreover, the murderer does not wait for anyone......