The new victim's autopsy report was delivered to Team Zhang's office the next morning. At the same time, we also found out the victim's identity based on some information.
The cause of death of the deceased this time was completely different from the previous two cases. We have now begun to think about whether his death should be combined with the previous cases.
“Death from pufferfish??”
"The poisonous amount of pufferfish can cause death if it reaches a certain level, but how did the murderer think of using this method to kill the victim?"
This method of death was something none of us had thought of. Although it was strange, it was a way of killing that was difficult to detect. There are many places to buy puffer fish in the market.
"I've seen quite a few cases in the past few years, but this is the first time I've seen someone die from puffer fish." Zhang Kai stood in front of us and said with an autopsy report in his hand.
Wang Zhiyi and I were equally puzzled by this method of murder. We had heard of various poisonous substances causing death in previous cases, but this method was rarely seen.
How did the murderer come up with the idea of committing crimes in this way?
"You said we should call him a genius or a fool. This method is difficult for the victim to discover. In other words, the victim may not know how he died until his death. However, this method of being murdered did not appear in our later investigation. And it’s easy to find out.” Wang Zhi faced the whiteboard that was almost full and found a gap to write the victim’s method of death as he spoke. As for the victim's identity information, it may take some time.
"What are we going to do next?" I asked. The reason why I asked such a question was that my brain was in a state of abandonment due to the continuous rotation in the past few days. I didn't know how I could ask such a sentence. , Secondly, now I really have no idea how to deal with this case. Well, I now admit that I am a mediocre waste.
"We still have to find Lin Sen. This body was found in his house. He disappeared a few days ago. Now he is the most suspected. Let's not say whether the previous serial cases are related to him. At least this case is related to him. He can't escape the connection. Since we have reached a bottleneck in the previous investigations, we must seize this clue now, maybe this is the key point."
"So we just ignore the clues about the first few victims?" I asked.
"Other colleagues in the team will naturally be responsible for these."
Zhang Kai stood in front of the whiteboard and looked at what was written on it and fell into deep thought. After all, as the captain, he has to bear much greater pressure than us. Even though this person sometimes acts carelessly, he just doesn't want others to know his difficulties.
Now all the leaders of the whole situation are paying attention to this case, and as Zhang Kai is the main person in charge of the case, the dissatisfaction and pressure of all leaders fall on him alone.
When I thought about it, I realized that it would be easier for minions like us to work than the leaders.
Wang Zhiyi and I thought about it and decided that we still had to ask the agency guy about where Lin Sen was. We called the agency guy again because he was the last person to see Lin Sen.
"Hey~~Hey~~ Officer Yang, well, I'm still busy showing people the house." The man on the other end of the phone seemed to be in a place with poor signal, and the voice on the other end of the phone was intermittent. .
I just remembered that I still don’t know the person’s name. When we met, I only asked questions. Wang Zhiyi and I always called him the agency guy. I know this is somewhat disrespectful. Others, but then again, we were too focused on the clues of the case, so we temporarily forgot to ask the little brother's name.
"Hey, you still remember us. As our key person, there is something I want to ask you about in detail." I replied to him, and successfully avoided mentioning his name.
"No, no, no, no, I don't want to hear anything about that house now. I've been having nightmares every night these days. It's such a fucking evil place. I've said everything I need to say." , if you ask me again, I can’t tell you anything, so why waste your time here.”
It could be heard that the person on the other end of the phone was a little anxious. After all, to be honest, this matter is indeed a very difficult thing for an ordinary person.
"Beep~~beep~~beep" before we could say anything, the agency guy hung up the phone.
Thinking about the situation now, we can only visit at home. It is really impossible to ask the brother to come to the police station. From the phone call, it can be heard that his opinions on this matter are not ordinary, and he is somewhat taboo. However, if this matter were not due to my work, I would be extremely shy if it were brought up to me. I take back what I said before about not being superstitious.
"Go to an agency??" I tentatively asked the two people standing in front of me, because I always felt that he must have forgotten something.
Don’t ask me why I say that, it’s a man’s sixth sense! !
Then Wang Zhiyi and I hit the road again.
Not to mention that since taking over this case, Wang Zhiyi and I have either been on the road or on the way there.
I don’t know when this kind of life will end.
This time Wang Zhiyi and I went there on foot, and their agency was not far from our police station.
"It's been a long time since I've walked on the road." I said as we walked on the road.
"What you said makes it sound like how good the treatment in our bureau is, yet you travel by car every day."
Having said that, we as people in the company know very well about the treatment of the company. Others may think that we are glamorous, but only we know how miserable our lives are.
I have no intention of complaining about my job. I love my job. After all, it took a lot of effort for me to get to this point.
In about twenty minutes we walked to the agency door.
This is a small facade, and there are not many workstations inside, but they are all empty. Logically speaking, they should all go out to run business. In their line of work, they have to travel around. Our work is much easier.
I looked at the prices of houses for sale posted on the wall. I didn’t expect houses in small counties to be so expensive! ! Now I feel that my mother is too awesome. If it weren’t for her saving money over the years, my father and I would have spent so much money. I don’t know how long it would have taken to buy a house.
"Are you two here to buy a house??" The man standing in front of us was wearing exactly the same clothes as the agent we had seen before, and even had the same hairstyle. We couldn't tell who we were looking for at the moment. Which one is it.
"No, we are here to find someone."
"Find someone???"
"When will the guy who was in charge of XXX's house come back??"
"You guys are looking for Xiao Mu. He is the best one here. He basically spends the whole day showing people around the house and doesn't know when he will come back. By the way, I heard that the house he was responsible for selling was not Too clean, do you know why you say that?" Obviously, this man has not discovered our identity yet.
Xiao Mu, it turns out that the agency boy’s name sounds nice, but this is not the focus of our attention now. Since we don’t know when he will come back, we can’t stay here forever, so Wang Zhiyi and I decided to Find a place to eat nearby to solve our food and clothing problem first. After all, people are like iron rice and steel. If we don't eat for one meal, we will be hungry.
Wang Zhiyi and I have always maintained the same idea when it comes to eating, and we always have both work and dinner, although we are often delayed by work.
"Old Wang, how come the house prices are so ridiculously high now? I can only buy a house in this year." I couldn't help but sigh after coming out of here.
"Don't you have a house at home?"
"That's true, but as an adult male owning your own house, isn't it super cool?"
I used to never understand what people are pursuing in life. When I was young, I thought that when I started working, I would pursue freedom. Now that I have started working, I find that I have no time to pursue freedom. I might as well just buy a house. Be more realistic about what you pursue.
We found a nearby noodle shop, and sitting here we could clearly see whether Xiao Mu had returned.
I ordered a bowl of home-cooked noodles. I have a habit of not eating noodles first, but drinking soup first. In my opinion, this bowl of soup is the highlight.
We finished our meal in less than ten minutes. Regarding the speed at which I eat, my mother has told me countless times that she always thinks that if I eat like this, I will lose a few years from my life. However, I still live a healthy life until now. As for my future It’s hard to say what will happen.
"That is to say, you can't eat faster." After I had finished eating and drinking the soup, I looked at Wang Zhiyi opposite who was still eating slowly. The rice in his bowl seemed to have not been touched. This man was definitely walking in At the forefront of health care, he is the one soaking wolfberry in the thermos cup, and he is the one chewing slowly while eating.
"Isn't this all just to stay in the store for a while, otherwise we would have the nerve to stay in the store after eating." I listened to Wang Zhiyi's serious excuse for his slow eating.
"You eat slowly, you eat slowly, and you always make excuses for yourself. Let me tell you, this is not the first time I have noticed that you eat slowly." I don't know when I started to be so nagging. , I mostly learned it from my mother (I would like to apologize to my old mother in advance, I didn’t mean to nag her, it was just a metaphor.)
"Yang Yaozu, don't start chasing me down now that we've become familiar with each other. I'm telling you that I haven't disliked you yet!" In fact, what Wang Zhiyi said is not unreasonable. Face-saving people like me and him, after dinner, I will definitely get up and leave, but we are here to squat for a while. If this person can't squat out and smell something today, we don't have to go back to the bureau.
Just like this, I watched Wang Zhi finish the bowl of noodles in front of him one by one. I really can't exaggerate that he just finished the bowl of noodles one by one, but it only took more than half an hour. , we ate out wave after wave of food in the store.
Still not seeing Xiao Mu come back, Lao Wang and I left the noodle shop and sat on the street. Although this was indeed a bit unseemly, who could care less at this point.
It feels amazing to sit on the street, with the traffic and people coming and going, and the sun shining just right on me.
I truly feel like this is the most amazing thing in the world.
Just when Wang Zhiyi and I were discussing that we couldn't wait and eat this noodle again if we got hungry, that familiar figure appeared where our eyes were.
"The target appears!!" I said solemnly.
We just walked over, and Xiao Mu didn't seem surprised by our arrival.
"I knew that you policemen would not give up and would come back to ask again."
"Then why don't you hang up on us?"
"That's not because I'm working. I want people who buy houses to know that there was a murder in the last house I took over. Do you think I can still buy a house?" Xiao Mu said as he put the information in his hand on the on the table and took one out and handed it to us.
The information above shows that it is Lin Sen's house.
"I've told you everything I know. If you don't believe me, look at the information here. It's exactly what I said. I'm just a house seller. Why are you holding me back? This person handed over the house to you. He just moved away to us, and he has no obligation to tell us where he moved. During this period, he only called me twice and asked me if the house was sold. After that, you asked me to contact him, but I haven't contacted him yet. On top of that, I have already taken over selling other houses.”
"By the way, the discovery of the body in the house must have caused quite a fuss. Why is there no movement at all from Lin Sen's side? Haven't you found him yet?" Xiao Mu took a sip and put it on the workstation to cool down. Good water.
"That's right. If you find him, why are you looking for me?" He put down the water glass and continued. His speaking speed did not allow us to interrupt.
It's quite embarrassing to tell the truth that we haven't found Lin Sen yet. We have such a big situation and we can't find anyone. Is it possible that he can still go to heaven?
"We are trying our best to find him. After all, in such a big city, you can't find someone easily. Besides, aren't you the key person for us to find him?" Now the way we talk to Xiao Mu is more like They are friends. After all, we have known each other since the beginning and now we have a lot of connections.
"Okay, let me think about what else I haven't shaken off for you." He turned back and took out a piece of bread from the work station, and was polite to us in a symbolic gesture.
"We ate at the noodle shop opposite."
"Let me tell you, how could you appear in front of me so quickly? I dare you to guard me on the opposite side!"
"This can't be called squatting, this is called caring for you."
"Just fart." Just after Xiao Mu said this, the ringtone of his cell phone came up.
Xiao Mu glanced at the phone with a surprised expression, then looked back at us, and we immediately understood that this call was not simple. We signaled him to record his voice.
"Hey, Xiao Mu, have you sold that house for me?" The voice that came from the other end of the phone was indeed Lin Sen's.
"Uh, this house..." Xiao Mu didn't know what to reply for a moment. He could only look at us. We gestured on the paper for him to tell Lin Sen that the house had been sold, and we just waited. Bring him over to sign the contract.
Where is Lin Sen? From his words, it can be heard that he doesn’t know that we have found the body. This has to make us more confused about where he is now. Logically speaking, the county seat is indeed It's not big. Even if we blocked the news in time, it wouldn't be enough for those old ladies to talk to each other.
"Hey, Brother Lin, I haven't been able to contact you before. Your house has been sold, and I'm just waiting for you to come over and sign the contract and deposit the money into your account. You can see when it's convenient for you!" Although he is timid, he can still play his role at critical moments.
The person on the other end of the phone lost his voice.
"Hey~~Hey~~Hey, Brother Lin, are you still there?" Xiao Mu asked
"See if I can sign it when I come over later."
"Hey, Brother Lin, I'm afraid this is a bit too hasty. We still have to contact the buyer, and you all have to be present to sign the contract." I admire Xiao Mu's adaptability.
We write on paper tomorrow afternoon.
"Brother Lin, do you think I'll contact the buyer now and ask him if he's available tomorrow afternoon? I'll reply to your message when it's done. Do you think that's okay?"
"Just say hello and send me a text message." After saying this, the phone was hung up.
Xiao Mu put down the phone in his hand with a proud expression.
"Hey, Officer Yang, don't tell me. I have had a dream of being a police officer since I was a child, and this time I really met it. Although it is a bit unlucky, it counts. Now that you have helped me realize my dream, just tell me what you want me to do tomorrow."
Now it can be said that Xiao Mu's interest in this man has been completely aroused.
"Tomorrow I will find someone to pretend to be a house buyer. You have to ask him where his current residence is. Don't let him see that his affairs have been exposed."
"If there is anything else, we will tell you before he comes to meet tomorrow afternoon." After all, this matter requires us to go back to the bureau to discuss a reasonable plan, whether to arrest the person directly, or to let the tiger return to his old place first.
Tomorrow is a critical moment, I just hope there won't be any mistakes.
