Chapter 13 It’s time to work
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Zhou Ning came to the office early in the morning, humming a song with headphones on, and cleaning the office in a good mood. When the mop reached the door, a pair of leather shoes stepped on the mop.
Following the shoe, looking up, Xu Dayuan stared at Zhou Ning.
Zhou Ning quickly took off his headphones and greeted them with a smile. After all, he left like that yesterday, and he probably thought Cheng Li would go back and complain!
"Good morning Xu!"
"Morning!"
Zhou Ning shrank his neck.
Xu Dayuan stepped into the office, leaving several black footprints on the floor. Zhou Ning didn't dare to say anything. He put the mop at the door, closed the door, and waited for Xu Dayuan to explode.
“Why isn’t it on?”
Zhou Ning was stunned, then he remembered that he had not turned on his phone since it was turned off last night. He quickly took out his phone and turned it on. He secretly looked at Xu Dayuan with a guilty conscience.
Xu Dayuan rolled his eyes at him.
"Hurry up and take the investigation box with you to the scene. We can talk about your personal matters later."
When Zhou Ning heard there was work to do, he immediately became excited.
He grabbed his police uniform jacket, took his investigation box and camera, and then grabbed a large backpack. Inside it were things he had prepared based on the on-site investigation. He didn't know if he could use them, but it was always better to be prepared. He quickly followed Xu Dayuan out of the office.
If it were any other time, Zhou Ning would definitely follow up with, "What case is this, Xu Da?"
But he didn't dare to do it now. He rushed downstairs. There were already two police cars waiting below. Zhao Xinli was sitting in the driver's seat, grinning at Zhou Ning.
"Hurry up and get in the car. Doctor Zhou heard that you went on a blind date?"
Zhou Ning glanced at Xu Dayuan who was sitting in the back, then jumped onto the passenger seat and glared at Zhao Xinli, gritting his teeth.
Although Zhao Xinli is a little silly, he is definitely not a fool. He realized that he seemed to have said something he shouldn't have said.
He quickly shifted gears, turned on the police lights, and stepped on the gas as the sirens wailed.
Zhou Ning sat obediently and Xu Dayuan coughed.
"At 7:10 this morning, someone in Jiushanggou Village reported that two bodies were found in Liu Wangcai's home in the east of the village, a man and a woman. The woman was hanged from the beam. The Tieshan Police Station went to check and found the door was locked from the inside. They didn't dare to damage the scene, so they contacted us immediately."
Zhou Ning kept nodding, but after thinking for a moment, he raised his head in horror.
"The male deceased didn't say anything about his condition? Moreover, they could tell it was a corpse without even opening the door, which means he died in a very tragic way, or...he had already decayed to a great degree and turned into a giant[1]?"
Xu Dayuan smiled and gave Zhou Ning a blank look.
"Early in the morning, a neighbor went to their house to borrow a wheelbarrow. The door to the yard was ajar, and he saw the door was locked. He leaned out the window and saw a woman on the beam and a man's body on the ground, so he quickly called the police.
The male victim was lying in a pool of blood with his head facing the door. He was not wearing any pants and his body was covered with maggots and flies. You could tell he was dead without even going in, so no one tried to pry the door open.
The female victim was Liu Wangcai's daughter-in-law Zhu Meifeng, 32 years old. Liu Wangcai worked at a construction site all year round and was not at home. According to the neighbor who reported the case, strange men often stayed at Zhu Meifeng's house, and there were many rumors in the village.
Zhou Ning nodded slowly. This was how it was in the village. If a family had a young widow or a left-behind woman, especially one who was a little pretty, there would be arrangements about her. Everything could not be subjective and had to be done after investigation.
"Okay, now that we've finished talking about business, tell me how you could go on a blind date and run away while eating. Your second aunt was complained about all night and even learned to turn off her phone, right? No matter where you are, you should give the girl the money tonight."
Zhou Ning was originally thinking about the case, but when he heard this tone, he couldn't do it anymore. He stiffened his neck , looked sideways at Xu Dayuan in the back row, and said:
"I won't go. That Cheng Li is trying to trick me. She's not a decent person. Otherwise, I would be able to run away and turn off my phone!"
Xu Dayuan was stunned.
"Tell me what's going on."
Zhou Ning didn't hide anything this time and told her everything that happened last night, from being late, to the outfit worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and even the waiter's action of stopping Cheng Li from leaving.
After telling the story, Zhou Ning seemed to be exhausted and leaned back in the passenger seat. Zhao Xinli held back his laughter the whole time and secretly glanced at Zhou Ning from time to time.
"That's what happened. If you don't believe me, Mr. Xu can check the surveillance camera at Kaihua Western Restaurant to see if I'm lying. I roughly calculated that the six dishes cost more than 4,000 yuan according to the marked prices, and that doesn't include the service fee. I don't have the money!"
Xu Dayuan pursed his lips. This result was beyond his expectations. He directly made a phone call and started chatting with the man.
"Hey, I want to ask you something..."
Zhou Ning listened carefully and didn't expect that the man was the owner of Kaihua Western Restaurant. It seemed that he knew about this matter.
Xu Dayuan nodded twice, hung up the phone, sent a text message, and then made another call.
This time Zhou Ning didn't try hard to listen. Since what he said had been proven, he just had to listen honestly. After all, he was not the only one who felt indignant.
After the phone rang, Zhou Ning answered it. What he didn't expect was that Xu Dayuan was using the speakerphone.
"I'm Xu Dayuan from the Criminal Police Team."
The other party was obviously stunned for a moment, and then a woman's voice sounded, which was somewhat similar to Cheng Li's, especially the tone.
"Who was I at that time? What's wrong with Xu Da? You are the lobbyist yourself, trying to speak up for this young man, right? I tell you, no matter where we go, we are both right. It's just that young man, and my Da Man can't get along with him.
Tell him to send me the 5,000 yuan as soon as possible, or I will report him to the police and accuse him of fraud. Let's see if he wants to lose his iron rice bowl. What an ungrateful person! "
The woman's words, like a machine gun, filled the carriage, and Xu Dayuan's face turned dark in an instant.
"If you want to call the police, go ahead and call now. I've checked the surveillance footage and contacted the restaurant staff to find out what happened. Cheng Li arrived at the restaurant and before she even started introducing herself, she ordered dishes worth more than 4,000 yuan.
Zhou Ning left because he didn't want to pursue the matter. Your daughter didn't let the food be served and then left. You asked for 5,000 yuan. Are you trying to blackmail her?
I tell you, this amount has constituted the crime of extortion, which is extortion of public or private property. If the amount is large, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or control, and shall be fined or fined alone. "
Xu Dayuan's criticism made Zhou Ning feel much more comfortable. The woman opposite did not expect Xu Dayuan to say this. She was stunned for a long time before she said:
"Don't scare me. If we don't want to be together, then we won't be together. I'm not just angry and that's why I say things without thinking. Okay, I won't bother you anymore. If you want to sue me, let him sue me. Let's see who will be embarrassed in the end!"
After saying that, he hung up the phone. Xu Dayuan called again, but the phone was turned off.
Zhou Ning quickly turned around and looked at Xu Dayuan.
"Xu Da, let's not be angry with her. I just ran fast and didn't get tricked!"
Xu Dayuan rolled his eyes at Zhou Ning, then looked up and laughed.
"You're lucky you ran fast, brat. If a woman like this becomes your mother-in-law, your second aunt will regret it to death. It's a good thing that you don't get along with her."
Zhao Xinli pursed his lips tightly and his shoulders trembled. Xu Dayuan slapped him on the back of the neck.
"Stop watching the fun and drive your car. You are the same age as Zhou Ning, a few months older than him. You are not as educated as him, not as good-looking as him, but you weigh almost twice as much as him. What qualifications do you have to laugh?"
Zhao Xinli's face turned bitter instantly, he looked at Zhou Ning and complained:
"I am just an unknown person. Why did you mention Zhou Ning's blind date?"
Zhou Ning looked at Zhao Xinli apologetically. Zhao Xinli blinked and stepped on the accelerator harder and harder, and the car sped away.
After more than twenty minutes, we arrived outside Jiushanggou Village.
It's not about how far the road is, but the road to the sea is being repaved, and the road into the village is directly cut off. There is a large mound of earth across the road. If you drive in, you will crush the farmland next to it.
Seeing that the car from Tieshan Police Station was also parked here, Zhou Ning and the others got out of the car.
Xu Dayuan waved his hand, and everyone followed him and climbed over the mound and walked towards the village. He left one person to find the road construction party. If nothing else, they had to at least make a gap in the mound. After all, there were still two bodies that had to be sent back to the autopsy room.
Zhao Xinli helped Zhou Ning carry the survey box. Zhou Ning carried a large bag on his back and a camera hung around his neck. The group walked into the village. Without asking any questions, they headed towards the most crowded area. A courtyard with a black door appeared in front of them.
Zhou Ning followed Xu Dayuan and Zhao Xinli and directly lifted the cordon and entered, while the rest of the people evacuated the people outside.
There were quite a few people in the yard, and the cement yard was relatively clean. Xu Dayuan greeted the police on the scene and raised his chin towards Zhou Ning.
"Xiao Zhou, forensic doctor, go check the scene and see if we should break down the door or the window."
Zhou Ning paused, not because of Xu Dayuan's words, but because when he walked three or four meters away from the main house, he smelled a foul smell and the hairs on his body stood up instantly.
Damn, this is the stench of a corpse!
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PS: [1] Bloated cadaver/giant cadaver: Whenever a person dies , within 5 to 8 days, if the body has not been embalmed, the body will go from rotten to highly decomposed, producing a large amount of putrefactive gas that fills the soft tissues throughout the body, causing the entire body to swell into a gigantic mass.
important hint:
Don’t search for pictures of Giant View on Baidu!
don't want!
don't want!
