Chapter 19 Special Project Meeting
This sentence was purely to give Zhou Ning a way out. After all, Xu Dayuan and his men were searching within the time range given by Zhou Ning. The subtext was that if there was any change in your situation, tell us now.
Zhou Ning sorted out his thoughts and saw that He Chunyang, who had gone out, had also returned. Then he said:
"No changes. Let me tell you about the autopsy results. After all, the final autopsy report still needs to be compiled."
Zhou Ning connected the camera to the computer with a data cable. Many photos of the scene appeared on the projector. Zhou Ning kept clicking on the computer and found the corresponding photos. Then he said seriously:
"The autopsy of the female deceased, Zhu Meifeng, revealed that there was no content in her stomach, her mucosal lesions had bleeding spots, and she had been starving for more than 48 hours before her death.
There was subcutaneous hemorrhage on the chest, with marks similar to shoe prints. It was also discovered that Zhu Meifeng was about three months pregnant, and samples of the fetus had been taken, which would be compared with those of Li Delin later.
The autopsy of the male victim, Li Delin, was found to have seven knife wounds, including a cut on the neck that injured the carotid artery, five wounds on the abdomen, and the fatal wound on the back, where the knife pierced the heart and caused death from hemorrhage.
There were resistance wounds on his hands. Although the murderer had a weapon and launched a surprise attack, his physical strength was not as good as Li Delin's. Li Delin's vomit has been sampled and will be compared with the ingredients on the shopping receipt.
As for the time of death, Zhu Meifeng died within 48 to 72 hours, that is, between October 24 and 25; Li Delin died within 5 to 9 days, that is, between the evening of October 18 and October 22.
After saying this, Zhou Ning looked up at Xu Dayuan.
"Alright, I've heard what Xiao Zhou said. Please continue reporting. What did Wang just say?"
Wang Zhouning had met him this morning. He was the director of Tieshan Police Station. He looked old with his silver hair. He put down his pen, looked at the contents of his notebook and said:
"Liu Wangcai, 37 years old, worked as an auxiliary police officer in Linhai Police Station for one year and worked as a clerk in the village for two years. He was dismissed from his post because of unclear accounts, but no other responsibilities were pursued. He was idle for several years and started to do odd jobs in 2005.
Neighbor Liu Bingyi said that Liu Wangcai was a quiet person. He only went home for about ten days during the Chinese New Year and did not come back during the wheat harvest. Zhu Meifeng took care of everything in their home. The boy's IQ was about that of a teenager, but he never lied.
Liu Wangcai and Zhu Meifeng have a son named Liu Tianlong, who is 12 years old and studies at the county experimental primary school. He usually lives in the school dormitory and comes back once every two weeks. Their family has never had any grudges with the villagers.
Liu Bingyi's wife Wang Chengjuan said that on the morning of October 21, she saw Zhu Meifeng going to the market. They chatted briefly and she said that she wanted to visit her brother in her mother's family during the slack season. After that, she never saw Zhu Meifeng again, nor did she see Li Delin go to her house that day.
On the morning of the 27th, she went to Zhu Meifeng's house to borrow a wheelbarrow and discovered the accident. She went home and called Liu Bingyi, who then called the police.
According to her, at the beginning of February this year, Liu Wangcai came back and had a fight with Zhu Meifeng. He cursed her very badly, saying that she was a slut and always flirting with other women. The couple even tried to separate them, and Zhu Meifeng's face was swollen from being slapped.
As for the villagers, they gossiped a lot, but when we investigated and asked them who saw Zhu Meifeng interacting with whom, no one could say anything.
Before leaving, Wang Chengjuan came to me and said that she had seen Li Delin go to see Zhu Meifeng, but he usually went there in the afternoon to have a meal and left at around seven or eight o'clock, and occasionally helped her pick up the children who lived in the school dormitory.
Zhu Meifeng has only one brother left in her family. Her parents passed away last year. Her brother said that when Zhu Meifeng was in high school, she was a classmate of Li Delin, but at that time Li Delin's family was poor and he had four younger siblings to support, so his parents did not agree.
Wang said a lot, but there was nothing useful. It just proved that Zhu Meifeng and Li Delin did know each other, and they might be childhood sweethearts with a good relationship.
Xu Dayuan nodded and raised his chin towards He Chunyang.
"Chun Yang, go on."
"Li Delin opened a company in the city with two stores, selling plumbing parts and environmentally friendly energy-saving stoves. He also represented several brands and did a good business. He rarely went to the company.
After investigation, it was found that the last time the company's finance department called him was at 16:22 on October 21. At that time, there was a sum of money to be transferred, so he asked Li Delin. After that, he called on the 25th, but the call could not be connected.
Li Delin divorced five years ago. His ex-wife and son moved to Maolin City, western Shandong Province, mainly because of conflicts between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law. We contacted each other, and Li Delin took the child over during the winter and summer vacations every year. We would call each other during normal times and provide child support in a timely manner.
The ex-wife also revealed that the last time Li Delin called in September, he said a few words and seemed to be preparing for marriage. Judging from his attitude, he has a good relationship with his ex-wife.
Li Delin's call records only lasted until 16:22 on October 21, and there were no more calls after that. As for Liu Wangcai's call records, there were one or two calls every day, but they were all within the provincial capital.
We contacted Liu Wangcai at noon today and asked him to hurry back to Qidong. He said that he would come back by bus at night at the earliest and worked half a day, but the construction site would not give him any temporary leave.
"What time will we arrive in Qidong? Have you sent someone to wait at the station?"
He Chunyang nodded and glanced at his watch.
"We have sent someone to wait at the train station. He took the 6281 train, which will take him from Ludong City at 18:16 to Qidong County at 23:37."
Zhou Ning paused. His wife died, and he took the slow train back. Was he not in a hurry?
Xu Dayuan didn't say anything else. He wrote something in his notebook, then put down his pen and looked around.
"So to sum up, according to the current investigation, Liu Wangcai and Zhu Meifeng have no enemies, their relationship is not good, Liu Wangcai has not returned home for many years, and he suspects Zhu Meifeng is having an affair.
Li Delin and Zhu Meifeng have known each other for a long time, and the baby may be Li Delin's. So Liu Wangcai is a big suspect."
Xu Dayuan's words made everyone look up, and Zhou Ning stared at him excitedly. This was also what Zhou Ning suspected, but according to He Chunyang's investigation, Liu Wangcai didn't seem to have the time to commit the crime?
He Chunyang quickly said:
"Boss, I thought so at first, so after I hung up the phone with Liu Wangcai, I contacted my colleagues in Ludong City and went to the construction site to ask someone. Liu Wangcai has been at the construction site these days, and someone has given him proof. After all, they sign in with their fingerprints every morning."
Xu Dayuan's face darkened.
"Why didn't you say it just now?"
He Chunyang looked embarrassed.
"Sorry, I forgot to say that."
Xu Dayuan frowned and glanced at the clock on the wall.
"The 10.27 case is of a very bad nature. I know that everyone is working hard, but a case is a big deal. Don't complain to me. Liu Wangcai will get off the car and be taken directly to the team for interrogation.
Then Liu Changhai took people to the provincial capital and drove there overnight. The time clock machine didn't count, and you could get away with it by asking someone to help input the numbers, so I had to see the surveillance footage. If there was nothing there, I would ask all the workers to check.
From October 20 to October 26, I want the most solid evidence from the people who were getting food from the surrounding shops and cafeterias. Oh, and there is also the surveillance footage from the ticket window at Ludong Railway Station. Send someone to verify each one.”
He Chunyang and Liu Changhai both nodded vigorously.
"Don't worry, boss. We will do it right away."
Xu Dayuan waved his hand.
"Okay, let's adjourn the meeting. Everyone, go home and rest. Those who don't have work to do are not free. There is more work to be done tomorrow. Zhou Ning, you stay for a while."
At the command, everyone started to move. Zhou Ning didn't know why he was asked to stay, so he just sat there obediently. However, Wang Suo refused to do so.
"Hey, Mr. Xu, you haven't assigned us any tasks. How can we sleep peacefully ?"
Xu Dayuan smiled.
"Don't worry, brother. Don't think you can just sit there and do nothing. I have a good job for you. I can't go into details at the meeting."
Wang Suo put away the flower mirror, approached Xu Dayuan, and asked in a low voice:
"Tell me in detail, what is the good job?"
Xu Dayuan put away his smile and rubbed his nose.
"Take Wang Chengjuan to your station and interrogate her. If necessary, scare her. It's best to go at night with the police lights and sirens blaring so that everyone in the village can get up and watch. After all, it's late at night and it's quiet."
Wang Suo was stunned, looking confused.
"Why?"
