Chapter 25 The Murderer Returns from the Dead
In fact, the scene was exactly the same as Sheng Yuandong's death scene. Shang Lu verified Gu Nankai's guess after the inspection. She stood up, bent her arms, and curled her palms slightly upwards as she looked at Gu Nankai and Wu Qingluan: "Now it seems that Sheng Yuandong was also frightened to death. According to the degree of blood coagulation and corpse spots, it can be judged that the time of death was the same as Sheng Yuandong, between one and two in the morning. I will go back and check if there are any other conditions in the body, but I found a problem. Come and see." Shang Lu waved her hand, and Gu Nankai and the three boys quickly came over. Wu Qingluan was still a little scared, but she still bravely followed Gu Nankai.
"Look here." Shang Lu cleaned the bloody neck slightly. Gu Nankai moved closer and saw the mystery that Shang Lu mentioned. There was a tiny number "2" on the broken back of Zhao Kaichuan's neck. Gu Nankai frowned and looked at it: "It should be used..." He frowned and couldn't think of a suitable tool.
"Have you seen a knitting needle? I've seen my mother use one. It's a little longer and thicker than ordinary needles, but the tip is smoother. It's something of that kind." Shang Lu said, and Gu Nankai quickly understood. He added: "That means that when he carved such a small number, he must have used force. When his elbow touched the body of the deceased, would any information be left behind?"
Shang Lu chuckled at Gu Nankai's alertness and said, "No, but the murderer probably overlooked one problem. He can arm his hands without leaving any traces, but his tools cannot. I extracted some substances from the wound. They should be rust on the tools. I will definitely find something when I go back for identification."
"Very good, very good..." Gu Nankai's eyes lit up, and he seemed very excited about this progress. His gaze moved from Zhao Kaichuan's torso to where his head was. Opposite Zhao Kaichuan's window was a square cabinet, on which were placed some of Zhao Kaichuan's collected things, and at this moment Zhao Kaichuan's own head was in the largest grid in the center. The two bloody eye holes were looking at somewhere through the window, and his slightly opened mouth seemed to be telling the horrific scenes he had seen before his death.
The sticky blood slowly spread downwards along the cabinet, and a pool of blood had gathered on the ground. Gu Nankai avoided the blood flowing from the torso and walked towards the direction of Zhao Kaichuan's head. He stepped forward and stood on the small pool of blood, making sure that his direction was consistent with that of Zhao Kaichuan's head. His brows were always furrowed, and his eyes were fixed on the window in front of him to see what was outside.
What was the murderer's intention in making the two victims kneel on the ground and hold their heads high? If kneeling down was enough to atone for their sins, why did he cut off their heads and dig out their eyeballs?
I can't figure it out!
Gu Nankai stared at the window. His position was slightly lower than Zhao Kaichuan's head. From his perspective, it was not much different from Sheng Yuandong's. The only difference was that the view was wide with tall buildings. Facing...
Gu Nankai's eyes suddenly lit up, and an excited look quickly emerged on his face. He clapped his hands as if he was about to jump up, and looked excitedly at the people around him who were attracted by his actions: "I know! I know why the murderer created such a crime scene!"
Because of excitement, a slight blush appeared on his dim face, making him look energetic, and his eyes showed the excitement and joy of discovering the problem. He waved his hand to signal everyone to come over. Cao Cang and others quickly surrounded him around the large pool of blood on the ground. Wu Qingluan looked at the horrible head, and finally curled his lips and stood there without moving.
"Look, what can we see from this perspective?" Gu Nankai pointed at the window and asked everyone. Gao Yuan frowned and said, "There is only one road. Besides the road, there are pedestrians and office buildings and shopping malls around it ..."
Gu Nankai nodded and looked at the other people. Seeing that they were as confused as Gao Yuan, he reminded them, "Think about Sheng Yuandong's scene. From where Sheng Yuandong's head was, was it a similar scene, a road, office buildings, and shopping malls?"
"What's the common point?" Gu Nankai was a little anxious. He had already explained it so clearly, but these guys just didn't understand what he was trying to say?
"I understand!" This time it was Cao Cang who suddenly realized something and shouted. He was also excited and said, "The road, the scene where Sheng Yuandong and Zhao Kaichuan died, the location where their heads were, you can see this road!"
"Yes! That's the problem!" Gu Nankai nodded heavily. After Cao Cang said this, he believed that everyone realized the significance of the crime scene. He said again: "The murderer wanted the two dead to atone for their sins facing the road, but because of the windows, he chose to cut off the dead's heads so that their heads could see the road more clearly from a high place!"
At this moment, he finally calmed down a little, and then said to everyone in a low voice: "According to our investigation, Zheng Yi's car accident happened on this road. Now the murderer's purpose is undoubtedly to avenge Zheng Yi's car accident!"
The motive for the crime was so obvious that everyone was glad that their investigation had been on the right track. But soon Gu Nankai's face darkened again: "The murderer will definitely commit another crime!"
"Wasn't Zheng Yi's death planned by Sheng Yuandong and Zhao Kaichuan? Now that they are dead, who else can the murderer kill?" Li Meng answered from the side. Shang Lu glared at him and said, "Who else can he kill? The third person. The murderer didn't leave any number when he killed Sheng Yuandong, but why did he leave such a clue on Zhao Kaichuan? It's definitely not to tell us that this is the second person. What he wants to tell us is that there is a third victim!"
Shang Lu's explanation not only made Li Meng understand the matter, but also made the others feel the seriousness of the matter. Who could the third party be? Who would be the murderer's third target?
Gu Nankai felt that the situation was a bit tricky. Even now, the identity of the murderer could not be found out. This made everyone's work seem to have made progress, but in fact it was even more confusing. He silently stepped back from where he was standing and walked to Wu Qingluan: "Teacher Wu, do you still remember the profile of the murderer you drew when we were analyzing the case?"
"Of course, a man with a short stature, hunched body, disabled legs, and living in darkness all year round." Wu Qingluan said exactly what he had analyzed at the beginning. Gu Nankai nodded and paced back and forth. Countless images flashed through his mind. Finally, he stopped and said, "Check the surveillance cameras in Zhao Kaichuan's community immediately."
Li Meng quickly turned around to carry out his mission. Gu Nankai looked at Cao Cang again: "There is still no sign of the door lock being pried, right?"
Cao Cang nodded, and Gu Nankai touched his chin: "Now it seems that the two deceased are more likely to open the door voluntarily. The reason why the murderer was able to make the deceased open the door voluntarily is that the two deceased knew the deceased. And why did the murderer's arrival make the two deceased so frightened or even scared to death?"
"Unless..." Wu Qingluan suddenly thought of a possibility: "Unless the murderer who came to find them was Zheng Yi himself! Wouldn't it scare them to death if a person who had been dead for ten years reappeared in front of them?"
