After walking out of the security circle, Lao Wang went to the car to get a bottle of water and handed it to Yu Guang. After watching him take it, he hesitated for a moment and asked: "Are you okay?"
Yu Guang nodded to say it was okay, and then said: "You are busy with your business, you don't have to accompany me."
Lao Wang looked at him and made sure that he had no other discomfort besides being in a bad mood, then turned around and went back.
As soon as he got back into the car with water in his peripheral vision, he saw Xu Mingzhi coming out of the warning circle. As soon as he came out, he walked towards the police car parked on the other side.
Looking over there from the corner of his eye, he saw two figures standing next to the police car. One was wearing a police uniform, and the other was a middle-aged man wearing short-sleeved trousers. They should be the callers.
The middle-aged man was obviously still in shock. When he saw Xu Mingzhi coming, he was so trembling that he didn't know where to put his hands.
"Don't be nervous, I will just ask a few questions and make a record. After completing the record, you can go back." Xu Mingzhi comforted.
"Okay! You ask! You ask!" As soon as the middle-aged man heard that he could go back, he felt a lot more relaxed.
Xu Mingzhi took out his cell phone to record, and then motioned to the policeman next to him to help take notes. When the police were ready, he started. At the beginning, they were all general questions, such as name, age, place of origin, etc. The middle-aged man answered them fluently. But as soon as the question came to the corpse, the middle-aged man immediately became a little incoherent.
However, this is normal. When an ordinary person encounters this kind of thing, it is estimated that they will not be able to get rid of this fear for at least a month. It's pretty good that this person can still stand here and talk to him at this time.
Xu Mingzhi didn't expect to get any clues from him, so he asked him to briefly describe his experience at the time and then asked the police to send him back.
After the people here left, Xu Mingzhi walked towards Yu Guang.
"How are you doing? Are you okay?" Xu Mingzhi asked while standing outside the car, motioning to Yu Guang to hand him the cigarette in the car.
Out of the corner of his eye, he picked up the cigarette case and handed it over. Xu Mingzhi pulled off his mask, lit a cigarette and smoked it, then said, "I may have to go upstream later to have a look. How about I have someone take you back first?"
"No need." Yu Guang refused. Everyone was very busy. He didn't have to go home to sleep this time. He was not that pretentious person.
Xu Mingzhi glanced at him and was about to speak when his cell phone rang suddenly. He took it out and saw that it was He Yu's call, so he hurriedly answered it.
"Is there any result?" Xu Mingzhi asked first as soon as the call came through.
On the other end of the phone, He Yu replied: "Well, at 3:45 pm on May 28, the surveillance outside Miaoshan Village captured his car entering the village, and he left at 7:07 am on the 30th."
Xu Mingzhi frowned when he heard this. This time obviously did not coincide with the time of burying the corpse.
Based on the moisture content of the soil on the graves on the 4th, and considering the concealment, the most likely time for the excavation and burial of the corpses would be the night of the 2nd, and it could not be earlier than the 1st at the earliest. But if Zhang Xueyi left on the 30th and never returned to Miaoshan Village, then at least he could not have done the digging and burying of the bodies. Could it be that his prediction was wrong and Zhang Xueyi still had help?
The first thing Xu Mingzhi thought of was Zhang Weishun, but no matter whether it was his performance on the scene on the 4th or tonight, there was nothing suspicious about Zhang Weishun. This is either because Zhang Weishun really has nothing to do with this case, or his acting skills are too good.
Xu Mingzhi believes it is the former.
Could it be that he thought wrong? Isn’t the murderer Zhang Xueyi?
But if it wasn't Zhang Xueyi, why would the murderer bury the body in someone else's grave and bury it so shallowly? That place is not easy to find, and it is even harder to move around with a corpse at night. If it is a nearby villager, wouldn't it be harder to find it if it was buried in one's own grave? If they are outsiders, wouldn't it be better to find a deserted mountain and wilderness where no one goes in this vast mountain?
Xu Mingzhi frowned, confused.
"What's wrong?" Yu Guang didn't hear what He Yu said and saw that Xu Mingzhi looked wrong, so he asked.
Xu Mingzhi repeated what He Yu said to him.
After hearing this, Yu Guang was silent for a moment, and then asked him: "Are you sure that the murderer is Zhang Xueyi?"
Xu Mingzhi thought for a while and replied: "I'm not sure, but judging from the current situation, Zhang Xueyi is the most suspicious, and the location of his home is also very conducive for him to bury the body at night. The cemetery at his home, You have also been there. For ordinary outsiders who come at night, it is difficult to find the spot right away even if they have stepped on it before, let alone bringing a frozen corpse in a sack. Therefore, the person who buries the corpse, He must be someone who is very familiar with that place. But if it is other local villagers, then why are they buried in his family’s cemetery? You have also heard from Zhang Weishun that his two sons often go to his mother’s grave. If It would be easy to tell if there was something strange about his mother's grave, and the local villagers must also know this. If the murderer was someone else, it would be impossible for him to bury the body in his family's graveyard."
"Then why can't it be Zhang Liangcheng?" Yu Guang asked him.
Xu Mingzhi couldn't help but be stunned.
Yes, why can't it be Zhang Liangcheng?
Why did he exclude Zhang Liangcheng? Is it because of his identity or something else?
Zhang Liangcheng was very cautious in his words and actions, which was very consistent with the murderer's character they inferred. Moreover, they also felt that the murderer had a certain awareness of anti-investigation, and Zhang Liangcheng was from the Discipline Inspection Commission. The Discipline Inspection Commission had always had training in this area, which fit the bill.
From these two points, it seems that Zhang Liangcheng is more likely to be the murderer than Zhang Xueyi. But why did he think it couldn't be the case?
Xu Mingzhi frowned, trying to find a reason, but for a while he couldn't find it.
At this time, Yu Guang said again: "Even if the murderer is really Zhang Xueyi, just because he left Miaoshan Village on the 30th does not mean that he never came back. With the murderer's caution, if he wanted to transport the body, he would have to It is impossible to use his own car. Also, the body may be hidden near Miaoshan Village, which will reduce the possibility of being discovered during the transportation of the body."
Xu Mingzhi's eyes suddenly lit up at his words from the corner of his eye.
He looked at Yu Guang and praised: "You will be in trouble if you don't do criminal investigation."
Hearing this, Yu Guang's eyes suddenly flashed, and then he said: "Then how about you give me a supernumerary identity?"
Xu Mingzhi was startled at first. Based on his understanding of Yu Guang, he shouldn't have said such a thing, but after thinking about it, he figured it out. He thought about it very seriously and said, "I'll look back and think of a solution."
Yu Guang didn't expect that Xu Mingzhi would give him such an answer, and he couldn't help but be slightly surprised. He looked at Xu Mingzhi and saw that he didn't seem to be joking, so he said, "Okay, then I'll wait for your good news."
Xu Mingzhi nodded and dialed He Yu again.
Soon, He Yu picked up. Xu Mingzhi ordered on the phone: "Check the surveillance cameras around Miaoshan Village carefully, focusing on the nights of the 1st and 2nd to see if any cars have stopped around Miaoshan Village. Anyone who has stopped must be checked." It’s clear.”
After He Yu responded one by one, he asked again: "How is the situation at the scene?"
Xu Mingzhi replied: "It's not that good. The whole body has become waxy. It has been dead for at least half a year. It is estimated that it has been soaked in the water."
After He Yu was silent for a while, he suddenly said with emotion: "I have never seen a corpse whose whole body has been waxed!"
"How about I ask you to help Director Yuan when the body is sent back?" Xu Mingzhi snorted.
When He Yu heard this, he hurriedly begged for mercy.
