Chapter Seventy-Eight: Alibi

The outlying islands police station is under the management of the Marine Police, and the last thing the Marine Police lacks is boats, so it didn't take long for the Marine Police to send a boat to send forensic doctors and forensic evidence.

Since the Marine Police Corps does not have a special forensic department and forensic doctors, the forensic doctors and forensic doctors who did so this time were all transferred from Kowloon.

Ho Ka-fai personally ran to the pier to pick up people, and when the marine police's boat docked, Ho Ka-fai immediately greeted him.

"I'm Sheriff Ho Ka-fai, and I'm here to pick you up." He Jiahui said.

"How are you! You're a sheriff! I remember last summer, I was still a police officer! A voice rang out.

He Jiahui turned his head to look and found that it was an old acquaintance, the young forensic Gao An.

When He Jiahui was still in the police academy before, the case of the son-in-law pushing his father-in-law off the cliff was solved, and the forensic evidence that came at that time was Gao An.

This time I was going to go to the island, and it was estimated that those old forensic witnesses didn't want to come, so I sent Gao An over again.

"Sir Gao, we're meeting again." He Jiahui stepped forward, intending to take the forensic toolbox from Gao An's hands.

"Lady first, you better help the lady in the back get something." Gao An smiled and pointed behind him.

Behind Gao An is a tall beauty, dressed in professional clothes and looking very capable, and also holding a toolbox in her hand.

"This is Dr. Wen Jiaxi of the forensic department." Gao An opened his mouth and introduced.

"Female forensic doctor! It's not ordinary. He Jiahui sighed secretly in his heart, as an old criminal policeman, of course he knew that it was not so easy for women to practice medicine.

The forensic doctors in Heung Kong do not belong to the establishment of the Police Force but to the Department of Health, but are usually under the management of the Police Force. The Forensic Medicine Division is headquartered in Kowloon, but there are also forensic examination centres on Hong Kong Island and the New Territories.

He Jiahui stepped forward and said, "Doctor Wen, I'll help you get the toolbox!" ”

probably seeing that He Jiahui was very young, Wen Jiaxi wanted to tease him, so he said: "He sir, I am a forensic doctor, and these are all things used to dissect the dead, aren't you afraid?" ”

"I'm not that superstitious." He Jiahui smiled slightly, and then said: "Besides, find out the truth for the deceased and bring the murderer to justice, the deceased should thank us under Jiuquan." ”

The strangeness in Wen Jiaxi's eyes flashed, according to her cognition, the young police officer had never seen much of the world and could not withstand the scare of the forensic doctor, but He Jiahui in front of him was calm and relaxed, completely like an old police officer of the serious crime team.

Gao An spoke; "Doctor Wen, you can't scare him! When He Sir saw the corpse, he rushed ahead of you forensics! The cliff falling case I encountered last time, the condition of the deceased was ugly enough, and the other people present at the time were all hiding far away, but He Sir stared at the corpse several times and kept watching. ”

"I can't see it, Sir He is quite bold." Wen Jiaxi said with a smile.

He Jiahui explained: "I have learned a little forensic knowledge before, so I can't help but want to see the corpse when I see it. Of course, all I learned was some fur, compared to a real forensic doctor, that is, Guan Gong danced a big knife in front of him. ”

There were no cars on the island, so several people had to walk to it, but fortunately, the apartment where the crime occurred was not far from the pier.

While walking, He Jiahui also introduced the case by the way.

"At present, it can be determined that he was killed, on the surface, the deceased was hanged, and the clothes on her body are very complete, and she should not have been violated before her death, of course, the specific situation needs to wait for the forensic doctor to determine.

Since the doors and windows in the room are intact and there are no signs of damage, there is a high probability that an acquaintance committed the crime. At present, we have identified several suspects, and if we can confirm the time of death of the deceased, it will be very beneficial for our next investigation. ”

He Jiahui said, looking at the forensic doctor Wen Jiaxi.

Wen Jiaxi understood what He Jiahui meant, and she said, "He sir, I will determine the time of death of the deceased as soon as possible." ”

Several people came to the B&B where the crime occurred, forensic Gao An and forensic doctor Wen Jiaxi immediately entered the working state, and He Jiahui continued to follow Gao An as an assistant.

Gao An picked up a lady's purse and found the identity card of the deceased Zheng Jiazhen, as well as thousands of bills.

"The luggage has not been turned over, and there are still thousands of dollars in the wallet, it seems that it is not a robbery." Gao An said.

He Jiahui said: "Sir Gao, first help me check whether there are any shoe prints of the deceased on the suitcase." ”

"Do you suspect that you were hanging yourself on your suitcase?" Gao An looked at the room and said, "Indeed, there is nothing in the room that is suitable for hanging except for this suitcase. The sofa was the same height, but it was too big and too much to move into the bathroom. ”

Gao An said and took out the reagents and began to inspect the suitcase.

He Jiahui said: "The sofa should not have been moved. I looked at the position of the couch legs, and there were no traces of dust. If the sofa is moved, there will be dust marks. ”

Gao An quickly completed the inspection of the suitcase, and then he spoke;

"There are fingerprints on the suitcase, but they are all in places such as handles and switches, which can leave marks when you hold the suitcase normally. No shoe prints were found on the outside of the suitcase. ”

"So the deceased didn't hang herself on a suitcase, she was most likely held and hung on a rope." He Jiahui's brows furrowed slightly, and the doubts in his heart were a little more.

He Jiahui then walked to the bathroom, at this time the body had been put down, and Wen Jiaxi was conducting a preliminary autopsy on the deceased.

Seeing He Jiahui coming, Wen Jiaxi said: "I have conducted a preliminary examination, and there are no obvious injuries on the deceased's body, and no fatal injuries have been found on the head.

There was only one strangulation mark on the neck of the deceased, and judging by the appearance of the deceased, as well as the strangulation marks on the neck, the deceased should have been hanged. ”

"When she was hanged, was she awake or unconscious? Can this be tested? He Jiahui asked.

"No, you have to go back to the forensic department for an autopsy, and then through pathological experiments, confirm whether the deceased was poisoned or took drugs." Wen Jiaxi said.

At this time, the deceased's originally tied hands had been untied, and He Jiahui looked at the strangulation marks on the deceased's wrists, and there was already blood.

So He Jiahui spoke; "At present, it can be confirmed that when the deceased was tied up, he had a very violent struggle."

"How so?" Wen Jiaxi asked.

"Her wrists have been bled from the rope, which shows that she tried very hard to break free from the rope, and she must have been awake at that time."

He Jiahui pointed to the rope that hung the deceased again, and then said: "And if you want to know whether the deceased was awake or not awake when he was hanged, it is actually very simple, just check the wear and tear of this rope."

If the deceased had been awake before her death, she would have struggled violently, and the rope would have been worn out to the ceiling. ”

Hearing this, Wen Jiaxi glanced at He Jiahui with some surprise, He Jiahui didn't look like a young police officer at all, but more like a veteran in handling cases.

He Jiahui's eyes looked at the deceased's feet again, and the rope that tied the deceased's feet had also been untied. And she wears socks on her feet and a pair of ordinary sneakers over them.

"What Sir Gao said is right, you are really not afraid at all, you have to go around a few times." Wen Jiaxi said teasingly.

"I'm looking for clues, too!" Ho Ka-fai then asked, "Can the time of death be determined?" ”

"The liver temperature was measured, and the preliminary judgment was that the time of death was between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m." Wen Jiaxi replied.

"The temperature of the air conditioner in this room is relatively low, will it affect it?" Ho Ka Fai then asked.

"To say that it doesn't have an impact at all, that's impossible. But if it is just an air conditioner, the impact is not big and can be almost ignored, because the liver is located inside the human body and is not easily affected by external temperature changes. Moreover, the time of death of the deceased was less than 12 hours, and the liver temperature measurement was relatively accurate at this time. Wen Jiaxi replied.

"Thank you, Dr. Wen." He Jiahui smiled with satisfaction.

The time of the deceased's death has been determined, and it is time to ask for a confession.

……

The owner of the homestay, Aunt Xian, and three friends of the deceased were all taken to the police station for questioning.

The first to be questioned was Aunt Xian, who found the body.

"Aunt Xian, you don't have to be nervous, I have a few questions to check with you." Ho Ka Fai then asked, "Where were you and what were you doing from last night to this morning?" ”

At this time, He Jiahui used some means of inquiry, although he already knew that the time of death of the deceased was between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m., but when he interrogated, he still limited the time range to the evening to the next morning.

Aunt Xian thought for a moment and replied, "After dinner last night, I have been staying at home, which is another homestay I run, and I usually live there. It wasn't until after eight o'clock this morning, when I had breakfast and went out to buy groceries. ”

"Is there anyone who can prove it?" He Jiahui continued to ask.

"My husband can attest, and there are two guests staying at the B&B. They were a couple, and the four of us were playing mahjong together last night, and we played until about one o'clock before we went back to sleep. Aunt Xian replied.

"Are the couple still living with you?" He Jiahui asked again.

"It's still there, they haven't checked out yet, you go now, you should be able to find them. By the way, I still have their contact information there. Aunt Xian said.

"Aunt Xian, please provide us with their contact information, and we will go to the real situation later." He Jiahui said.

In He Jiahui's eyes, although Aunt Xian was the first person to find the body and the person who reported the case, she was the least suspected. As a homestay owner, even if he has a motive to kill, he is unlikely to commit murder in his homestay.

Just imagine if someone died in the homestay you run, how dare the guests stay, and you don't have to do business in the future.

Next, He Jiahui called director Xue Chaohui over again.

"Mr. Xue, I have a question I want to check with you. How long have you known the deceased, Miss Cheng? He Jiahui asked.

"I've known her for about two years. I'm a director, she's an actress and model, and the circle is so big, even if people in the circle haven't worked together, they all know each other. Director Xue Zhaohui replied.

"And what about your relationship?" He Jiahui continued to ask.

"We're just ordinary colleagues. In our line of work, after receiving the project, we will get together to shoot, and when the shooting is over, we will separate. The director replied.

"Do you know if the deceased offended anyone during his lifetime? Or in debt? He Jiahui asked again.

"I don't know much about that. After all, we don't know each other that well, we just put together a temporary piece of shooting, and after the shooting is over every day, we are busy with each other, and we don't snoop on other people's privacy. The director continued.

"Where were you and what were you doing from last night to this morning?" Ho Ka Fai then asked.

The director immediately replied: "After filming was completed yesterday, I went back to the B&B to take a shower, changed my clothes, and then wandered around the island until it was dark, I felt a little hungry, so I found a food stall to prepare for dinner."

The owner of the food stall was named Fung Chi-keung, and I noticed that he wanted to run in the election, so I went up to him and said that if he was going to go into politics, I could help him shoot a campaign ad, and we struck up a conversation. ”

"Feng Zhiqiang, it's the strong brother who makes wonton noodles, right?" He Jiahui asked Du Xiaohe next to him in a low voice.

Du Xiaohe nodded: "Yes, it's him, he has always wanted to go into politics, but his wife and sister-in-law didn't let him go, saying that he was tossing around blindly, so that he could live a peaceful and stable life." ”

He Jiahui continued to ask: "Mr. Xue, what time did you talk to Brother Qiang about filming election advertisements?" ”

"It was about ten o'clock in the evening, when his food stall was no longer empty, so I helped him close the stall, and then we opened a beer and chatted for a while." The director spoke.

"Mr. Xue, you are quite helpful, and you also helped Brother Qiang collect the stall." He Jiahui asked with some suspicion.

The director smiled bitterly and explained: "I'm not the kind of big director who makes movies. A director like us who shoots commercials also needs to pull customers to find business by himself on weekdays, so I will help him collect the stall, I want to get close to him, and then win this business. ”

"After Brother Qiang closed the stall, how long have you been talking?" He Jiahui continued to ask.

"We chatted for more than an hour, and I proposed several advertising ideas, but Brother Qiang was not satisfied, the scene was too small, he disliked it not enough, and the scene was too big and he was too expensive.

At about twelve o'clock in the evening, I suddenly felt a lot of pain in my stomach and started vomiting, like food poisoning, so Brother Qiang took me to the hospital.

After arriving at the hospital, Brother Qiang also began to have a stomachache, and he was also recruited, so the two of us waited in the hospital to see a doctor, and after seeing the doctor, we took medicine, and it was dawn.

After tossing all night, we all collapsed, and simply rested in the hospital until I received a call saying that Zheng Jiazhen had an accident, and I rushed from the hospital to the homestay. The director recounted his experience last night.

"In other words, from last night to this morning, you have been with Brother Qiang, the owner of the food stall, and you have been staying in the hospital?" He Jiahui asked.

"Yes, we have been together, that is, we went to the toilet a few times during the period, and we were separated for a few minutes, sir, you know, people have three urgencies, especially when they have food poisoning, going to the toilet is inevitable." Director Xue Chaohui said.

The public medical care in Xiangjiang is free, and there is bound to be a problem with free medical care, that is, the waiting time is really long, such as CT, MRI and other examination items, it is normal to wait for ten months.

Although the emergency department will be faster, it is also common to wait for more than ten hours in the emergency room. The population of the outlying islands is relatively small, and it is already fast to go to the hospital in the middle of the night to go to the emergency department and see the doctor at dawn.

Therefore, it is reasonable for director Xue Chaohui to go to the hospital at 12 o'clock in the evening and wait until morning.

"Mr. Xue, thank you for your cooperation." He Jiahui said.

Immediately, He Jiahui called the cameraman Cai Mulin again.

"Mr. Cai, how long have you known the deceased, and how is the relationship?" Ho Ka Fai relied on the same opening statement.

"I've known her for a long time, maybe five or six years. When Zheng Jiazhen was a part-time model, I took a photo of her. As for our relationship, we are ordinary friends at best. In this circle, everyone looks down and doesn't see anyone looking up, as long as they have cooperated, they can be regarded as friends. Cai Mulin replied.

"Where were you and what were you doing from last night to this morning?" Ho Ka Fai then asked.

"I'm going to take pictures." Cai Mulin then replied: "In addition to being a videographer, I am also a photography enthusiast, and the scenery here on Cheung Chau Island is very good, so after work yesterday, I went back to the homestay, took a camera, and went out to shoot the scenery." Didn't come back to the B&B until breakfast on the side of the road in the morning. When I went back, I saw you there, and I knew that something had happened to Zheng Jiazhen. ”

"You've been photographing the scenery all night?" He Jiahui asked questioningly.

"In fact, the night view of the island is also very beautiful, in addition to the night view, you can shoot the starry sky at night, you can also shoot the lights of Hong Kong Island opposite, and you can also shoot the sunrise when it is close to dawn." Cai Mulin replied.

"Is there anyone who can prove that?" He Jiahui asked again.

"When I was shooting, I met some people, but they were strangers and I couldn't find them. And in the second half of the night, I was alone. Cai Mulin replied with a distressed expression.

"That is, no one can prove it!" He Jiahui said.

"By the way, Sir, my photo can prove it!" Cai Mulin took out the camera from his bag and continued: "There are photos I took last night, which can prove that I have been taking pictures last night." ”

Cai Mulin said, found a few photos from the camera, and said: "Sir, you see, this one was taken at one o'clock in the morning, this one was taken at two o'clock, these photos were taken at about four o'clock, and these photos were taken when it was almost dawn."

If you don't believe me, you can connect the camera to your computer, and it will show you when the picture was created, and you can see that I have been shooting from last night until this morning. ”

He Jiahui took the camera and said, "Mr. Cai, this camera needs to be placed with us for a period of time, and after we confirm it, we can return the camera to you." ”

"No problem, as long as I can prove my innocence." Cai Mulin replied.

Subsequently, Zhang Shaoyu, the actor of the advertisement, was also brought in to make a record.

"Mr. Zhang, how long have you known the deceased? How's the relationship? He Jiahui asked.

"I only joined the industry as a model half a year ago, and I am a newcomer to this industry. Before filming this advertisement, I only knew that there was Zheng Jiazhen in the circle, but I had never worked with her. This is the first time we have collaborated on this commercial. Zhang Shaoyu replied.

He Jiahui then asked, "Where were you and what were you doing from last night to this morning?" ”

"My family lives on the island, and after the commercial shoot yesterday, I went home, went out for a walk after dinner, came home at about 8 o'clock, and then stayed at home and didn't come out. Since becoming a model, I have had fewer opportunities to go home, so I want to take advantage of this opportunity to spend time with my family. Zhang Shaoyu replied.

"Is there anyone who can prove that you've been staying at home?" He Jiahui continued to ask.

"My dad, my mom, and my sister, my family can all prove it." Zhang Shaoyu opened his mouth and replied.

"Mr. Zhang, please leave your specific address, we will check it later." He Jiahui said.

Just then, a young man with glasses walked into the police station.

"Sir, is there anything wrong?" The police officer at the front desk asked.

The other party replied, "It was your police who called me." My name is Chen Weiting, I came to the island to shoot commercials, I heard that our actress had an accident? So I'm back soon. ”

This Chen Weiting is the assistant of the crew, the one who went to Macau last night.

"Mr. Chen, please wait." The officer spoke.

A moment later, Chen Weiting was brought to He Jiahui.

"Mr. Chen, where were you and what were you doing from last night to this morning?" Ho Ka Fai is still that problem.

"After filming ended yesterday afternoon, the director gave us a day off, and I thought there was nothing to do on the island, so I planned to go to Macau. I left Cheung Chau Island on the boat at 6 p.m.

After arriving in Central, I took a boat across the sea and went to Macau, I played in Macau all night, about four o'clock in the morning, I was tired of playing and went to open a room, and slept until morning, and received a call to learn that Zheng Jiazhen had an accident, and then hurried back. ”

Assistant Chen Weiting said, took out a few tickets from his pocket, and then said: "Ah sir, I have yesterday's ticket here, which can prove that I left Cheung Chau Island and went to Macao, and you can also go to the immigration department to verify." ”

"Okay, Mr. Chen, we have to take this ticket away and verify it first, you have no problem!" He Jiahui said.

"No problem, you can take it." Chen Weiting handed over the ticket to Ho Ka-fai.

Several people who were related to the deceased had all ended their questioning, and for now, it seemed that each of them had an alibi.

Guan Gong leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Jiahui, Zheng Jiazhen's time of death was between two and four o'clock in the morning, and all these people had alibi during this period, what should I do next?" ”

He Jiahui has a calm expression; "Since everyone has alibi, then what we have to do next is, of course, to verify these alibis!"

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