Chapter 11 Hidden Mysteries
Gu Nankai squinted his eyes and looked at the body, then turned his head to look at the head on the closet. After a while, he said solemnly: "Atonement is for the sake of atonement."
"What? Atonement?" Shang Lu frowned even more tightly. Gu Nankai's face was serious and deep: "He cut off the dead man's head to let him see something. No, that's not right. It was to let him see something more clearly."
"But why did he dig out the eyes of the deceased?" Gu Nankai murmured again. If cutting off the head was to allow the deceased to see higher and farther, why did the murderer dig out the eyes of the deceased?"
"Perhaps, the murderer decided to dig out the eyeballs because the image of the murderer was left in the eyes of the deceased?" Shang Lu tilted his head to guess, but soon shook his head: "However, although there are cases where the deceased reflected the murderer's appearance in their pupils when they were extremely frightened, they are very rare. The murderer must have other purposes for digging out the eyes of the deceased."
"It's also a guess." Gu Nankai whispered following her words.
The environment at the scene was really depressing. Shang Lu had completed his inspection inside, and Gu Nankai also had an understanding of the situation. The two of them evacuated the scene and went to the window to breathe some fresh air. Only then did they feel their heads were clear again.
He stood in the middle of the living room and looked around. Although the Shanghuang community where Sheng Yuandong lived was one of the best communities in Longhai City, according to Sheng Yuandong's status, living here still seemed a bit inappropriate. In addition, the house he lived in only had three bedrooms and two living rooms. Although the decoration was gorgeous and the furniture was exquisite, Gu Nankai always felt that it was a bit unreasonable. From the interior decoration style, it can be seen that Sheng Yuandong is a person who is keen on enjoying life. The layout of three bedrooms and one living room is quite interesting compared with the decoration.
Cao Cang and others outside were also finishing up their work. Gu Nankai walked over and Cao Cang reported his progress: "The current useful information is that the technicians extracted a footprint at the scene. Judging from the size, it should be a male, and there should be something wrong with his legs and feet. It is preliminarily estimated to belong to the murderer. More information needs further identification. Other information will also need to be analyzed by the technical department."
"Very good." Gu Nankai nodded and patted him on the shoulder twice to show his recognition of his work. Cao Cang smiled with a little pride. Gu Nankai asked again: "Where is the person who reported the case?"
"She is Sheng Yuandong's wife. She went back to her hometown three days ago. She just came back today and encountered this incident. She fainted from fright. Several colleagues sent her to the hospital. We just got the news that she woke up, but she is still very emotional. If we go now..."
Gu Nankai thought for a moment and said, "We still have to go there. She has first-hand information. I'll call Teacher Wu. Our inquiry will go more smoothly with her. Send someone to clean up the scene. Once we confirm that there is no evidence left behind, we can leave."
He walked to a nearby place, made a phone call and spoke a few brief words before hanging up. Then he turned around and saw Li Meng standing with Cao Cang.
"By the way, have you checked the community's video surveillance? Did you find anything?" Gu Nankai walked over, raised his index finger, bent his arm and raised it slightly backward. Li Meng came over at the right time to answer his question: "I checked, and there was no surveillance video between 1 and 2 in the morning, because the security guard said that there was a problem with the community's circuit during that time period, and the surveillance system could not work."
Gu Nankai hummed with deep eyes: "This is quite a coincidence. Shang Lu said that Sheng Yuandong's death time is exactly in this range."
Li Meng tilted his head, looking a little anxious, and said, "More importantly, when the security guards reacted, they found that all the data in the surveillance hard drive had been deleted, so it was difficult for us to find clues from the surveillance."
This surprised Gu Nankai: "Did the murderer enter the monitoring room?"
"That security guard looked like a bad guy. I could tell something was wrong right away. I yelled at him a few times and he confessed everything. It turned out that this guy had drunk some wine last night and slept so soundly that he didn't even notice someone had entered the duty room. He was only awakened when a resident who stayed up late called to complain! When he woke up, he realized that something big had happened. He had wanted to use the power outage to get away with it, but he was so frightened that he told the truth in just a few words." Li Meng was very satisfied with the results of his inquiries and couldn't wait to tell Gu Nankai what he had learned.
"It seems that the murderer came here with sufficient preparation. The circuit problem and the drunk security guard gave him the opportunity to delete the surveillance. These were all in his plan!" Gu Nankai habitually pinched his chin with his thumb and index finger to think about the problem. At this time, several colleagues had already carried Sheng Yuandong's body out. He thought for a while and quickly gave an order: "Let's go, let's go to the hospital to check the situation. I guess Teacher Wu is almost ready."
Several people came out and when they were about to get in the car, Gu Nankai whispered to Li Meng, "Not bad, you've made progress."
Li Meng was a little shy, but he was very happy in his heart. He smiled and scratched the back of his head.
Li Meng was driving. Cao Cang looked a little tired. After getting in the car, he closed his eyes and thought about taking some time to rest. He usually didn't talk much and was serious about his work, but Gu Nankai always felt that the boy had something on his mind. Seeing that he was so tired, he didn't say much. At this moment, his cell phone rang. It turned out that Gao Yuan had sent more detailed investigation information to his cell phone.
Sheng Yuandong, male, 41 years old, chairman of Kaisheng Group, local household registration, founded Kaisheng with his partner Zhao Kaichuan ten years ago, and has grown and developed along the way. Under the leadership of the two, Kaisheng Group has gradually developed into one of the top business giants in Longhai City. His ex-wife died of illness five years ago, and he remarried two years later. His new wife Qin Lu was a senior white-collar worker in a company before marrying Sheng Yuandong. She retired from the business world after marriage. She and Sheng Yuandong have a son, Sheng Lei, who is now eight years old and in elementary school.
These materials did not arouse much interest in Gu Nankai, but the following information aroused Gu Nankai's strong interest.
Sheng Yuandong and Zhao Kaichuan had cooperated when founding Kaisheng Group. They had started businesses many times but all ended in failure. The worst one was when the company had good development prospects but investment problems led to bankruptcy. Afterwards, they received a large amount of compensation and started their business again. From then on, their careers flourished, and the status of Sheng Yuandong and Zhao Kaichuan also rose step by step in Longhai City.
Gu Nankai frowned slightly and swiped his thumb across the screen of his mobile phone a few times. The general situation of Sheng Yuandong and Zhao Kaichuan's bankruptcy came into view. It turned out that ten years ago, Sheng Yuandong and Zhao Kaichuan cooperated with a man named Zheng Yi, but because of Zheng Yi's operational errors, they lost everything. According to the contract, Zheng Yi should bear all the faults and losses of the two. Later, Zheng Yi could not bear the pressure and died in a car accident, leaving behind an orphan and a widow, but he received a huge amount of insurance compensation. Almost all of this insurance money was used to compensate Sheng Yuandong and Zhao Kaichuan. The initial capital for the two to establish Kaisheng Group was also this compensation.
After reading these materials, Gu Nankai had a doubt in his heart. Was there any hidden reason behind Zheng Yi's death? Was there any connection between Sheng Yuandong's death and Zheng Yi?
While he was thinking, the car had arrived at the hospital entrance.
