Chapter 34 Cold Case
Because of the injury, Luo Xun approved Chi Xia for a day off and asked her to think carefully about whether she should go to the Propaganda Department.
Of course, the arrogant Captain Luo spoke very vaguely, still looking insincere.
With nothing to do, Chi Xia went to the cemetery to pay tribute to his parents, and then returned to the Lin family villa.
After the incident that year, the fire was quickly brought under control. Later, Chi Xia hired someone to renovate the house, and the villa has been empty in the past few years.
Chi Xia would occasionally come back and stay for a day or two, but because this place was a bit far from the police station, Chi Xia returned to Dongzhou this time and lived in his current small three-bedroom apartment.
The house was a gift from her parents when she came of age. In their eyes, Chi Xia would eventually return to Dongzhou, and with their daughter's personality, she would definitely work in the police station, so they bought the house. However, they didn't expect that it would take five years for Chi Xia to move in.
Many things were destroyed in the fire, and most of them were restored by Chi Xia later according to his memory. No one had lived in the house for a long time, and the huge house had an eerie feeling when you entered it.
No one would ever come out with fruit for her to eat, and no one would run out to greet her without even putting down the brush in their hands upon hearing her return.
Chi Xia entered the Lin family when she was twelve years old. This house carried countless warmth and happiness for her. Now, everything was covered with white cloth, carrying her heavy guilt. They seemed to be waiting for an opportunity, waiting for the truth to be revealed, waiting for the white cloth to be lifted.
When Chi Xia was still in the Lin family villa, Luo Xun had just come out of Chang Youwei's office and turned to go to the forensic room to find Ning Yi.
Seeing him come in, Ning Yi glared at him with disdain and was too lazy to talk to him.
Luo Xun chuckled, took out a bag of snacks from behind, and moved closer to Ning Yi as if presenting a treasure: "Zhang's peach cakes, I lined up before dawn this morning, to honor the old lady."
Ning Yi's weakness is his mother. If it weren't for staying with his mother, he would have had a better development.
So Luo Xun would sometimes make fun of him for being a mama's boy, but Ning Yi didn't get angry and just accepted it calmly.
But he is definitely a good husband, and Luo Xun knows this better than anyone else.
Hearing that it was Zhang's peach cake, Ning Yi looked up at him, still in a bad tone: "You have a conscience."
Now that he had calmed down, Luo Xun put the snacks on the table and patted it: "Remember to take them after get off work, don't forget."
Ning Yi hummed, stood up from the autopsy table, gave his assistant a few instructions, took off his gloves and walked over: "Want to ask about the deceased in the prison?"
Luo Xun nodded: "Old Ning, you really understand me."
"Come on."
Ning Yicai was not impressed by his flattery. He picked up the thermos and drank the water. After finishing it, he said, "It's almost the same as what you said. It was the same way he died. What is certain is that the deceased must have been in great pain before he died. I heard that he was a death row inmate?"
"Well, there's still one week until the execution."
Ning Yi was a little shocked: "One week? This shouldn't be possible."
"So I was wondering if there was anything new to discover from your autopsy."
Ning Yi shook his head: "No, I am sure the deceased committed suicide and ruled out the possibility of homicide."
Luo Xun was silent in deep thought.
"Is your task force in charge of this case?" Ning Yi asked again.
Luo Xun regained his composure and said, "No, the prison investigation is still in charge. I will assist in the investigation, and the task force will not be involved."
Ning Yi pulled over a chair and sat down: "Is there a possibility that he was forced to death?"
Luo Xun frowned: "The fight in the cell was initiated by the deceased. The surveillance video shows that the deceased deliberately injured himself in the end just to get a chance to go out for medical treatment."
"Did you find anything strange while you were out?" Ning Yi asked again .
Luo Xun breathed a sigh of relief: "The prison detectives are investigating, but I don't think they can find out anything. This person created this series of things, it seems that he just wanted to commit suicide."
Ning Yi finished drinking the water in the thermos, covered it with the lid and stood up: "If he really wanted to commit suicide, then he really took great pains. Luo Xun, you have to know that committing suicide in prison is a very difficult thing. This method of suicide is probably the answer he got after much thought."
"Maybe."
Luo Xun also stood up: "Okay, then I'll leave and won't bother you anymore."
Ning Yi: "Thank you so much."
"Need not."
Luo Xun pointed at the snacks and said, "Remember to take them. They are from my heart."
Ning Yi laughed: " I can't forget it . Please leave now and don't disturb me while I'm working!"
Luo Xun came out of the forensic room and suddenly remembered that he forgot to ask about Chi Xia's situation when he went to see Chang Youwei. Thinking of what she said at the dinner table yesterday, Luo Xun couldn't help but wonder, is she really planning to go to the Propaganda Department?
Thinking of this, Luo Xun was planning to go to Chang Youwei again to ask about the situation, but after taking just two steps, he received a call from his teacher Zheng Jinghuai.
"Luo Xun, I'm at the door of the police station. Do you have time to come out and see me?" Zheng Jinghuai said on the phone.
Zheng Jinghuai is a very principled person. After he retired from the police station, he never stepped into the door again. Even if Luo Xun and others wanted to ask him some questions, he would rather stand at the door of the police station than go in. After a long time, everyone just let him do what he wanted.
Luo Xun went downstairs while talking to him: "Master, it's been ten years. Is there any hidden weapon in the door of the police station? You said you don't want to come in, so don't come in."
Zheng Jinghuai looked at the eight characters "loyalty, wisdom, courage, and impartiality" hanging on the door of the police station and retracted his gaze: "Aren't you tired of asking me this for so many years? Come out quickly, I have something to tell you."
He hung up the phone after he said this. When I looked at those words again, my heart was filled with turmoil.
Loyalty, integrity, wisdom and courage.
Can he deserve these four words?
Luo Xun ran out quickly.
"Let's talk in the car." Zheng Jinghuai asked Luo Xun to go into the car.
"You don't have class today?"
As soon as Luo Xun got on the car, he took out a box of cigarettes as if he was familiar with the place. Just as he put it in his mouth, he was slapped by Zheng Jinghuai.
“Smoking is harmful to your health!”
Zheng Jinghuai snatched the cigarette from his mouth and put it back in his mouth: "Your Bureau said that a death row inmate in the First Prison committed suicide?"
"Director Chang called you?" Luo Xun rolled down the window again: "Are you going out?"
Zheng Jinghuai shook his head: "I didn't come to you for this matter, I just heard Lao Chang mention it and asked casually."
Luo Xun leaned back in his chair and said, "Master, do you think it is necessary for a prisoner who is scheduled to be executed in a week to try every possible way to commit suicide, and that method of suicide is very painful?"
“Almost nothing.”
Zheng Jinghuai gave him a positive answer: "Unless he has some purpose."
"What is the purpose of that..."
Luo Xun murmured, unable to figure it out: "Forget it, let's not talk about this. What do you want to talk to me about?"
"I heard that your case this time involves psychology?" Zheng Jinghuai got back to the point: "So, you still insist on your empiricism? Do you look down on psychology?"
Luo Xun knew that he came here for this matter, and he held his head with his arms behind his back: "I never said that I despise it, I just don't like it very much."
Zheng Jinghuai snorted and laughed: "Luo Xun, but you can't deny that criminal psychology plays an important role in today's case investigation."
Luo Xun curled his lips and said nothing.
"Especially when facing a serial killer."
Zheng Jinghuai's voice became serious: "Luo Xun, psychological weapons, if used properly, can be like a sharp steel knife. Moreover, criminal psychology is not just about catching the murderer..."
Taking advantage of Zheng Jinghuai's pause, Luo Xun continued, "It is also to reduce and control the means of crime. Old Zheng, you have said this eight hundred times..."
Zheng Jinghuai was angry and amused: "You kid! I've said it a thousand times and ten thousand times, but the most important thing is that you have to remember it, practice it, and recognize it! You have to let this thing help you!"
“I am endorsing it, and I am also taking advantage of it.”
Luo Xun suddenly thought of something and sat up again: "Old Chang sent a psychology intern to my group. Was it your idea?"
Zheng Jinghuai was surprised: "Psychology intern?"
"Yeah." Luo Xun knew it had nothing to do with him when he saw this, but he still explained: "Miss Yi is quite good at attacking people's minds. She helped a lot in solving the case this time."
"Bah! What a psychological trick! Speak nicely! I'm telling you, you have to treat others nicely."
Zheng Jinghuai's eyes lit up, but he soon looked guilty: "If I had this awareness back then, your sister's case wouldn't have remained unsolved for so many years...
When the topic came to this, Luo Xun knew that he had to escape quickly. His sister Luo Lingfei's case was not only a source of worry for him, but it had also been tormenting his mentor Zheng Jinghuai over the years.
Back then, it was Zheng Jinghuai who was responsible for investigating the 1.25 serial murder case.
The last case he handled had been kept in the cold case storage for the past ten years.
