Chapter 253 Atavism
Even Curly, whose reaction time was so slow, thought of how injured Luo Xun would be at the first moment.
Chi Xia and Lin Wenjue didn't even dare to imagine how sad he would be when he knew the truth.
The master, whom he respected as both a teacher and a father, turned out to be the one who hurt him the most.
Lin Wenjue's cell phone rang a few times. It was a message from Luo Xun, asking him how he was doing.
Lin Wenjue looked at the message, sighed, and didn't dare to reply.
He put away his phone and asked Chi Xia: "Chi Xia, besides this, you should have other clues to prove that Zheng Yanbo is the murderer. After all, this is a serial murder case, and it's not just Sister Luo Xun who was killed."
He took a deep breath and asked, "What is the commonality among the other victims?"
Only then did Chi Xia understand why Grandpa Lin asked her to take a close look at the crime scenes.
He and Lin Wenjue's father should have been the first to discover the problem.
Chi Xia did not tell Lin Wenjue about her conversation with his grandfather.
"Luo Lingfei was isolated from the first five victims from the beginning to the end."
Chi Xia pointed at the photo on the case board and said, "I carefully studied the murder scene and the information about the victims' bodies. Luo Lingfei's murder scene...actually, it's more like a fake murder scene. There are subtle differences between her and the other victims."
"What's the difference?" Curly ran over and said, "If that's the case, then Zheng Yanbo is just a copycat?"
Chi Xia shook his head: "No, he is indeed the murderer, but Luo Lingfei was not the one he wanted to kill at the beginning."
"ah?"
Curly's eyebrows were about to be knotted, and he suddenly realized: "I know! Luo Lingfei went to see Zheng Yanbo that night without his knowledge. It is very likely that she happened to run into him when he was sick. Anyway, no matter whether he was sick or not, there must have been some unexpected situation at that time that prompted Zheng Yanbo to kill Luo Lingfei!"
"yes."
Chi Xia glanced at Lin Wenjue: "Except Luo Lingfei, the other victims were injured while in a coma. To be on the safe side , the murderer restrained their bodies with cloth... The victims were killed alive, which can stimulate his sense of accomplishment more."
"But Luo Lingfei is different."
Lin Wenjue continued her words: "There is a fatal wound on the back of her head. She was killed under a bridge, where there are many sharp stones. One of the stones is consistent with the wound on the back of her head. The scars on her feet also show signs of slipping. So the judgment at the time was that she slipped and was killed first, and then suffered those..."
"Who came to the conclusion that there was a mistake?" Chi Xia asked.
Lin Wenjue was silent for two seconds, then spoke with difficulty: "Teacher Zheng."
When asking this question, Chi Xia had already guessed the answer.
"And there is one more important point." Chi Xia paused: "Brother Lin, why don't you... why don't you sit for a while..."
"It's okay, just talk." Lin Wenjue said, leaning on the table.
Chi Xia continued: "The puncture marks on the other victims were all over their bodies, especially in their lower abdomens, but Luo Lingfei's puncture marks were more evenly distributed and much less in number. In addition, there were roses on her body."
Curly asked cautiously, "What's wrong with Rose?"
"The necessary condition for the murderer to commit the crime is a rainy day, but when the body was found, the roses on the deceased were intact. Have you ever thought about this problem?" Chi Xia asked.
"This means that the bloody rose was placed there afterward by the murderer." Lin Wenjue said.
Chi Xia nodded: "The murderer wants to return to his crime scene in this way, and he needs this flower to prove himself and provoke the police, so he always puts this flower after the rain stops, but in Luo Lingfei's case..."
She clicked on the photo of the bloody rose at the scene where Luo Lingfei was murdered. "The first few roses were very fresh, as if they were specially picked, but this one looked like someone just picked it up and put it there. Moreover, after being ravaged by the rain, the blood stains on it were all washed away. Don't forget, it was winter, roses were rare, and there was no time to carefully select it."
"Then what was the basis for his selection of other victims?"
Lin Wenjue sat down. His mind was in a mess and he didn't know how to explain to Luo Xun.
“The focus of the commonality is not Zheng Yanbo.”
Chi Xia brought over some information: "It's from Zheng Yanbo's uncle."
"Uncle Zheng Yanbo?" Curly-haired man also sat down: "What's going on?"
"Zheng Yanbo's uncle is a music teacher. He opened a music studio after school to teach people how to play the piano and violin. The other victims all took his lessons, although the time they took them varied. This gave the murderer the opportunity to choose his prey. As for whether there are deeper reasons, I don't know yet."
After a long silence, Curly slammed the table and said, "Oh my god, who would have thought of checking here?"
"Luo Xun once came close to the truth."
Lin Wenjue said solemnly, "Because of Luo Lingfei's murder, he attributed the problem to Zheng Yanbo. When he couldn't find any clues, he mixed a trace of personal emotion to target Zheng Yanbo. Teacher Zheng was admitted to the hospital because of this incident. Because of this, the master and apprentice almost broke up. In the end, it was Luo Xun who admitted his fault first."
He continued, "Later, Mr. Zheng confirmed that Zheng Yanbo was with him on the night Luo Lingfei was murdered."
Chi Xia looked at Zheng Yanbo's photo: "But Luo Xun's focus was on his sister at the time. He had already withdrawn from the entire case. Moreover, Luo Lingfei was murdered. According to the regulations, he had to withdraw from the case. In this way, he would only get further and further away from the truth."
Lin Wenjue pounded the table, his eyes turning red.
The phone in his pocket rang a few more times, and he knew it must be another message from Luo Xun.
Chi Xia exhaled the foul air that had been accumulated in his chest: "Luo Xun said that Zheng Yanbo's uncle was admitted to the hospital for a drunken assault case six months after the serial murder case, and later died in prison. After Teacher Zheng left the police station, he focused on studying natural criminals for a period of time."
"Born a criminal?"
Curly Hair had already taken out his phone to check: "I've heard that it seems like he was born with some chromosomal abnormality, and it might be hereditary... Then what about Zheng Yanbo...did he inherit it from...his uncle?"
"Very likely."
Chi Xia said: "Before his uncle committed the crime, he was a very kind man. He had no violent tendencies. The only time he got into trouble after drinking, the consequences were very tragic. I asked Xiao Fang to help me find relevant information. He died of illness in prison. Another point is that his family requested an autopsy after his death."
"Ah? Why?" Curly was puzzled.
"I suspect this is what Mr. Zheng meant. It was during that period when he was researching born criminals. According to the research conclusions of Lombroso, the person who proposed the concept of born criminals, this type of criminal not only has different emotions from ordinary people, but also has observable abnormalities in physiology and anatomy."
Chi Xia dragged over a small blackboard as he spoke , on which were several images of skull dissections.
She pointed to the picture and said, "There is a very obvious depression in their occipital bone area, which Lombroso called the occipital fossa. This phenomenon only exists in lower animals. In other words, these prisoners have the cruel instincts of primitive humans and lower animals. It can also be understood as a phenomenon of atavism."
Lin Wenjue spoke slowly: "So, Teacher Zheng suspected that Zheng Yanbo was this kind of person?"
"My guess."
Chi Xia nodded: "But why did he give up later, or give up on the surface, only he knows the reason. After all, this statement is still very controversial in the field of criminal psychology, and there is no definite answer at present."
"What about you? What do you think?" Lin Wenjue asked.
Chi Xia paused, and smiled bitterly: "I am very interested in this topic, but whether I believe it or not, Old K definitely believes it. His research over the years is also related to this."
Lin Wenjue's mouth was dry: "How do you explain that bouquet of flowers?"
"yes."
Curly agreed: "We still don't know why someone sent flowers to your father in the name of Luo Lingfei five years ago!"
"I already know." Chi Xia said.
