Chapter 28 Honey
When we turn on the light and think we can say goodbye to darkness, we forget that it is actually the darkest place under the light.
"This is a typical case of dismemberment and corpse dumping." Gu Xia said angrily, "This is an extreme provocation not only to the police, but also to the entire society!"
The appearance of Darkness Under the Lamp made Gu Xia particularly angry, especially after the human head was unearthed, the face was severely corroded and even Bai Ling found it difficult to determine the exact time of death of the deceased. The appearance of the news undoubtedly added fuel to the fire in his heart, making the fire burn even more vigorously.
"What should we do now?" Gao Feng looked speechless. "Since we discovered two cases at the same time, should we handle them together or one by one? Should we handle the honeycomb case first?"
Since the victims were made into beehives, the task force directly defined the case as a beehive case.
"No." Gu Xia's face was very ugly. "You guys continue to deal with the beehive case. I will handle this dismemberment murder case myself. Huamei, you assist me. "
"Okay." Huamei nodded without any further objections.
Soon, Gu Xia left with Huamei, and only Wang Zheng and the other two were left in the Public Security Bureau. They stared at each other, and everyone had a puzzled look on their faces. After discussing for a while, they finally decided that Wang Zheng and Gao Feng would go to the scene, while Bai Ling would stay in the Public Security Bureau, waiting for new news.
"Why is Old Gulu so angry this time?" Gao Feng turned the steering wheel with one hand, looking a little puzzled. Since he met Gu Xia, it seems that there has never been a case that could make this fifty-year-old man angry. This is the first time.
"What he hates most is death, and the second most is dismemberment and murder." Wang Zheng sighed.
"So where are we going now?" Gao Feng asked, "We can't just wander around like a headless fly, right?"
"That's definitely impossible." Wang Zheng said with a smile: "Let's go check out the honey distribution points and see if anyone has bought a large amount of honey recently."
"Yes!" Gao Feng said quickly, "The bodies and clothes of the five dead were all smeared with a lot of honey. If we find out who bought a large amount of it recently, maybe we can find the murderer!"
"I'm just guessing." Wang Zheng scratched his head. "Although honey can be used to determine the murderer's movements, if the murderer is a beekeeper, then our target will probably be expanded, which will increase the difficulty of handling the case."
Soon, Gao Feng drove Wang Zheng to a store that specialized in selling honey. The owner was a middle-aged man with a wealthy appearance and was very talkative.
"Hello, may I ask how much our honey is sold for?" Gao Feng walked into the store and asked the boss.
"The regular ones are 15 yuan per pound, and the expensive ones are over 100 yuan." The boss looked at Gao Feng and asked, "Which one do you want to buy?"
"Which one sells best?" Gao Feng asked with a smile.
"Fifteen." The boss said seriously, "Customers usually don't buy anything else but this. After all, this is made locally, and the reputation and quality are trustworthy."
"Oh? Do we have people doing breeding here?" Gao Feng asked.
"Of course." The boss said proudly, "I'm not bragging, the honey from our Shizi Township is exported all over the country. Now people from the capital have come to our place to conduct a pilot project, saying that they want to study how our honey is made to taste good and produce large quantities."
"That's amazing." Wang Zheng, who had been walking around the store, walked back to Gao Feng and asked with a smile, "Boss, have we purchased a large amount of honey during this period?"
"No." The boss shook his head. "We produce it ourselves in Shizi Township. Most people only buy a pound or two at most and leave them there. Besides, the township is not very big. It only takes a few steps to get to my store. People won't buy a lot at once."
"Oh, that's true." Wang Zheng nodded and said with a smile: "If I want to buy a lot of honey, can I find a beekeeper?"
"It's uncertain." The boss shook his head. "The only one who can still sell honey in this season is Old Wu, but he has a bad temper and his place of residence is not very good. We have to call him a month in advance to make an appointment to buy honey. Then we have to go there and pay and come back quickly, otherwise it will be impossible to walk on this road after dark."
"Old Wu?" Wang Zheng muttered, then pressed on, "Well, boss, I want to buy ten kilograms of honey from you, but can you give me Old Wu's phone number? I want to buy some fresh honey privately, so I can give some to my relatives and friends when I get back."
"This..." The boss hesitated and asked embarrassedly: "Which one do you want to buy?"
"Please weigh two kilograms for me as well. I'll try them all." Wang Zheng said with a smile.
When the boss heard this, he immediately smiled and quickly filled a few small bottles of honey and handed them to Wang Zheng. After Wang Zheng took the honey, he hurried back to the car with Gao Feng.
"Why did you buy so much?" Gao Feng frowned, thinking that with so much honey, it would take at least half a year to drink it soaked in water. He couldn't figure out what Wang Zheng meant.
"The message that the boss gave us was very clear," Wang Zheng said with a smile, "The honey production this season is very small."
"Then you don't need to buy so much." Gao Feng rolled his eyes.
"You are really... terribly stupid sometimes." Wang Zheng was speechless. "This honey is not for us to drink, but for testing. Have you forgotten that the corpse was smeared with a large amount of honey?"
"Oh, I understand!" Gao Feng suddenly realized, "Honey is rare in this season, and all the honey on the market comes from the same place. As long as we determine what kind of honey is on the body, we can directly identify the suspect!"
"Yeah." Wang Zheng looked at Gao Feng, his eyes revealing helplessness.
The two men quickly returned to the police station, but to their surprise, not long after, Gu Xia and Hua Mei also returned to the Municipal Bureau, and both of them looked very ugly.
"Professor Gu, what are you doing?" Wang Zheng handed the honey to Bai Ling and asked her to compare it. Then he quickly asked, "Are there any progress in the case?"
"No." Gu Xia shook his head. "I checked the police files and there is no record of missing persons in the past year. According to Bai Ling's examination results, the deceased is a male, between 25 and 28 years old."
"That's very difficult to deal with." Wang Zheng pondered for a while and said, "First of all, the identity of the deceased is unclear. We can't be sure whether he is a local or not. He may even be from another place. If he is from another place, it will be very difficult."
Indeed, the population of each city is at least hundreds of thousands. Finding the identity of the deceased among hundreds of thousands of people is basically like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"I have a suggestion." Wang Zheng said, "Search the police records of missing persons in nearby towns and villages. The time can be basically locked down within six months. Pay special attention to businessmen, the kind who often travel between the two places."
“You suspect…” Gu Xia pondered for a moment, then said, “It’s possible. If it’s a businessman, then the motive for the murder is more than we thought.”
"That's right. You can also look for hotels in the village and check the registration books for the past six months to see if the guests have never checked out, or checked out in a hurry and didn't even ask for the deposit." Wang Zheng said with a smile.
"Good boy!" Gu Xia stood up excitedly, patted Wang Zheng on the shoulder and said, "With your information, I have a direction for handling the case. Okay, I'll go and stretch my old bones right now. I don't believe there is a case that our task force can't handle."
"Come on!" Wang Zheng encouraged with a smile.
"Wang Zheng!" At this moment, Bai Ling suddenly ran out in a hurry and said to Wang Zheng in surprise: "There is something wrong with the honey you sent!"
"What?" Wang Zheng was surprised.
"Yes!" Bai Ling also said in disbelief: "Honey contains not only normal honey ingredients, but also human blood components, but it is diluted by honey, so it is difficult to detect with the naked eye and sense of smell!"
"This..." Wang Zheng was silent for a while, then asked quickly, "What are the ingredients of this honey and the honey on the deceased?"
"Not the same kind!" Bai Ling said confidently.
