The case was not only reported to Mu Min's desk, but also directly to the desks of Liu Xiang and Wen Desi. Less than an hour after the report was made, even Ran Yao, who was far away in Lingao, knew about it.
He immediately made a phone call, so Su Wan was sleeping naked and stretched out in the dormitory when his secretary woke him up from the bed and informed him: "Bring your tools and take the earliest boat to Guangzhou for a business trip. There is an urgent mission." ".
At the same time, Liu San, who was already in Guangzhou, had to pick up his bag and go to the scene to act as a forensic doctor.
At this moment, neither Gao Chongjiu nor Li Ziyu underestimated the ripples caused by the case they accidentally discovered while pursuing the case of Zhen Nu. However, based on their knowledge, this case was enough to cause a stir in the Ming Dynasty.
The entire work of the Guangzhou Police Department seemed to revolve around this scene in an instant. Seeing Mu Min arrive at the scene, Li Ziyu knew that this was a big case, and she couldn't help but feel excited even though she was nervous.
Mu Min arrived at the scene and took a look around. The scene in front of her reminded her of the "Shaanxi Dragon Case" taught by her teacher when she was studying at the Public Security University. However, the "Dragon Case" is mainly about killing people for money, and may also contain some kind of mentally ill personality. It has nothing to do with cults. This case has obvious characteristics of a case of witchcraft and evil spirits.
The top priority is to figure out what the criminals are doing here. Why are they doing so much here as usual? However, these situations can only be clarified by relying on Lao Tolerance.
The corpse pit has been cleaned up, and the corpses have been placed on three floors, a total of eighteen corpses. After preliminary inspection by the witnesses present, all the deceased were women and children, mostly children. Like the "Corpse No. 1" excavated from the ground of House No. 3 in Tianzi, the corpses had been artificially destroyed to varying degrees. Not only were their facial features generally damaged, but their internal organs, limbs, genitals and muscles were also damaged. The tragic condition of the deceased is even difficult for an old man to look directly at.
Mu Min directed his assistant to register the location and number of each corpse. Wu Zuo sprayed the bodies with alcohol and put them in straw bags that served as body bags and transported them away from the scene one by one. Incense was added to the scene, and the police officers present were finally able to take off their masks and take a breather.
Although the number of homicides found in Guangzhou and the number of unknown corpses found on the streets and fished out of the water will exceed this number in less than two or three days, for homicides that occur in a small area, this is already a very serious case. .
Mu Min ordered the search area to be expanded. The National Army lined up in the entire inn, holding spears and stabbing into the ground to see if there were other burial sites.
Soon, the soldiers discovered "Pit No. 2" underground in the locker room.
"Pit No. 2" is located underground in the west wing of the cabinet room. Its shape is similar to "Pit No. 1". Two corpses were excavated from the north to the south. They were arranged neatly. They were a pair of male and female children, aged around four or five years old, and "Pit No. 2". "Pit No. 1" is different, the body is completely preserved and has clothes.
Then, "Pit No. 3" was discovered in the east wing, and nine more corpses were found. The condition of the corpses was basically the same as that of "Pit No. 1".
While the investigation work was going on, the news spread like wildfire among the people, shaking the city of Guangzhou like an earthquake. People poured in like a tide outside Zhenhai Gate. Although the National Army and the Coast Guard have blocked the surrounding areas from both land and water directions, and strictly prohibit residents outside Zhenhai Gate from going out, the walls of Zhenhai Gate and the roofs of houses are still full of people watching the excitement. Some people simply hired boats to watch the excitement on the river. Outside the coast guard cordon, there were densely packed boats of various sizes parked. The crowd was so loud that the police at the scene could hear it.
Li Ziyu was extremely nervous during the entire exploration. Every time a corpse was brought out, he ignored the stench and fear and insisted on going up to see if the victim was Mingnu. However, most of the corpses had already been decomposed due to their high degree of decomposition. Difficult to distinguish faces. Gao Chongjiu consoled him: "These have been buried for a while. It has only been a few days since Ming Nu disappeared? Don't worry."
Li Ziyu nodded. He knew that Gao Chongjiu was right, but no one could guarantee that there would be a body buried just now somewhere in this inn. If Ming Nu was also killed by them, how could he face Zeng Juan?
The work of cleaning up the scene continued until night, and no new bodies were found. Mu Min ordered the scene to be cordoned off and the cleaning to be suspended. She set off back to the city bureau and ordered the formation of a task force, named "6.5 Maojia Inn Major Murder Case", and began investigation work overnight.
Naturally, she personally led the task force, with Wu Xiang serving as the deputy leader. The criminal police officers from Lingao were recruited, and several veterans were transferred from the original fast class personnel, and Gao Chongjiu was naturally among them.
"All the suspects in the special case were sent to the former Guangzhou Yamen Prison, and all other prisoners in the prison were emptied. The prisoners were held in separate cells, shackled, and mouth-cuffed to prevent suicide!"
"All vacations will be canceled from tomorrow, and all mobile police forces will be concentrated at Zhenhaimen tomorrow morning."
"Early tomorrow morning, the National Army will cooperate with us to launch a house-to-house search of the situation outside Zhenhai Gate and the small boats of households."
She issued a series of orders and laid out the work. Later, he personally talked with Gao Chongjiu and Li Ziyu and inquired in detail about the circumstances of the discovery of the case.
When she heard that the case was due to the investigation of a "paihua" abduction case, Mu Min nodded appreciatively: "It's good that you can take such a case to your heart." She said, "I know that the past Yamen Such cases are generally not taken seriously. However, this case is closely related to the people. If it is solved, it will not only restore the happiness of a family, but also give the general public a sense of security."
Gao Chongjiu said yes in succession, while Li Ziyu was deeply touched. Although they worked so hard on the case entirely out of selfish motives. But today's scene greatly stimulated him, letting him know what kind of darkness would be hidden behind the indifference and indulgence of the yamen in the past.
"Lao Gao, you are a veteran policeman in this city. This case needs more of your efforts." Mu Min stared at him and said, "We have limited understanding of the underground society in Guangzhou. We have to rely more on your old connections. .”
Gao Chongjiu stood up quickly and said: "Chief Mu, you are too polite, this is just a matter of words! As long as you need my help, just give me my instructions."
Mu Min asked: "I heard that when the crime occurred, Gao Tianshi sent someone to tell you on the spot that he wanted you to silence the prisoner?"
Gao Chongjiu said: "It is true." He added, "I know the seriousness, what kind of case is this? Don't say that this is the world of the Song Dynasty, it is fair and honest. Even in the past, I would not dare At his request - to separate human flesh and blood, to commit a crime that is so heart-rending and corrupt, even if the government doesn't see it, even if there is a god standing three feet above his head, God will not let him go."
Mu Min said: "Very good." She stopped asking about the matter and continued, "You are an old police officer in Guangzhou Prefecture. You are well-informed. I want you to do more."
"What did the chief say? I will receive salary and be loyal to people. I will do my best." Gao Chongjiu said, "I asked a few old brothers to help me handle the case this time. This is somewhat against the rules. However, These people are quite useful, if the chief can agree."
Mu Min nodded and said, "Okay. If you want to find people, you can draw up a list."
Gao Chongjiu quickly stood at attention and saluted: "Thank you, Chief Mu!"
While he was talking, someone came to report: Mr. Liu Yuan had returned from Shuangshan Temple.
The Guangzhou police station does not yet have a dedicated morgue. All unowned corpses found on the streets and rivers and corpses awaiting inquest are sent to the Shuangshan Temple outside the Dabei Gate for temporary shelter. In order to preserve the body, all the ice cubes stored in the Great World Icehouse were transported to Shuangshan Temple.
Liu San has been working there with his apprentice since noon. Now I come back smelling of disinfectant and my face is gloomy.
Upon seeing this, Gao Chongjiu quickly retreated. Liu Sanyi sat down on the chair and said after a while: "This case is too evil." He shook his head, "It's too tragic!"
Mu Min stood up, poured him a glass of water, and added a few drops of Xue Ziliang's latest successful trial production of Shengli brand gin into it.
Liu San took it and drank it all in one gulp, saying, "I've seen quite a few scenes of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. I've never seen anything like this before!"
"What's going on?" Mu Min asked softly.
"I took a preliminary look and found that this case has a strong cult flavor." Liu San said, "You know, traditional Chinese medicine itself also has some theories about yin and yang and the five elements. Although I haven't seen it much, some of the contents are still similar. The facial features and mutilations of the victims’ limbs seem to have certain specialties, and these victims are likely to be victims of some kind of evil magic.”
Mu Min said: "The old government officials all said that this was a case of harvesting and harvesting."
"The case of harvesting and cutting is true, but don't forget that harvesting has the color of witchcraft." Liu San whispered, "The report said that some of the gourds at the scene were filled with amber. According to my guess, they should be It's not amber, but a man-made 'corpse elixir'. I've also heard a little bit about this evil art of harvesting souls. In addition to being used to cause trouble, it can also be used to change one's life, extend one's life, get tired of victory, etc. .Looking at the size of this inn, I’m afraid the plan is not small.”
"What do you mean?" Mu Min worked in the Political Department in the past, so she still has this awareness.
"It is very likely to be related to our activities in Guangzhou." Liu San said, "I can also say a little bit. From some traces, it seems that this matter involves combining medicine and refining elixirs."
Mu Min had also been exposed to underground cults in the old time and space, but had not really come into contact with such murder cases. Hearing Liu San's statement, he couldn't help but gasped and said, "I haven't thought about this, but the on-site investigation is not over yet." , how about you go to the site to see it in person tomorrow?”
"Okay. But I don't know much about it either." Liu San said,
