Chapter 34: First Scene
Zhou Ning finally got rid of the siege of several old ladies. He also walked towards the direction of the guard. After all, Zhao Xinli had not returned for a long time.
As soon as he walked to the entrance of the property, he ran into Zhao Xinli head-on. Zhao Xinli had a happy look on his face and held up his mobile phone to Zhou Ning.
"Mr. Zhou, can you please take a look? Is this the deceased?"
Zhou Ning took it and found that it was an ID photo with very high clarity. Compared with the restored image of the deceased, the person was a few years younger. However, the fact that they could find the photo meant that they had verified the identity.
"It's the deceased."
Zhao Xinli slapped himself in the face.
"Yes, he looks like the deceased. We found out his identity, contacted the unit, and obtained relevant evidence. The boss is on the way and will go to his house to check in a while.
His name is Chen Zhenya, he is 61 years old and he has been retired for three years. He used to be a section chief in the Finance Bureau. His daughter lives abroad and his wife has been dead for almost 20 years. People in the Finance Bureau said that he was forced to retire due to illness because he harassed female colleagues.
Zhou Ning breathed a sigh of relief. If he wanted to confirm that the deceased was Chen Zhenya, this alone would not be enough. He needed to collect DNA for comparison. He didn't know if he would have enough time.
After waiting for ten minutes, a police car stopped at the gate of the community and Zhou Ning and his friends walked out quickly.
When Xu Dayuan saw Zhou Ning, his eyes sparkled blue and he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
"You are great, kid. I didn't expect the restored model to be so powerful. It actually found the clue directly."
Zhou Ning didn't dare to be careless, after all, nothing was concluded yet.
"It's not certain yet, but we need to go to the deceased's home to check."
Xu Dayuan nodded.
"This is necessary. Let's go and take a look. I have brought the locksmith with me."
Everyone got in the car and headed straight for Building 18 at the back, arriving at Unit 202. Zhou Ning walked to the door first and was delighted to see a purple-black rubbing mark on the inside of the fingerprint lock handle.
He quickly raised his camera to take a picture and then collected samples. Zhao Xinli came over, locked the door and carefully collected fingerprints. However, as the brush swept over, some streak-like marks appeared, which made Zhou Ningxin worried again.
There were traces of wiping, indicating that someone had deliberately cleaned it, but two remaining fingerprints were still found on the fingerprint lock.
Xu Dayuan then waved his hand and asked the locksmith to come forward. He broke into the room as expected and after ten seconds of struggling, the door lock opened with a click.
As the door opened, a bloody smell hit my nose.
Zhou Ning was the first to enter the room. Wearing gloves and a mask, he carefully observed the ground in front of the door. There were two marks there, evenly spaced, coming out from the direction of the bedroom and disappearing at the door.
This is a suitcase or a two-wheeled cart. The distance was measured to be 46 cm. Zhou Ning turned around and looked at Xu Dayuan.
“Search online for this 46cm gap. Is it a suitcase or a two-wheeler?”
Without Xu Dayuan's instructions, Zhao Xinli started searching.
"On the market, 26-inch and 28-inch suitcases are closest to this, but the wheel spacing is 42 and 49 respectively. This is not a suitcase."
Zhou Ning nodded. The deceased was not thin, and it was quite difficult to wrap him in a bed sheet and stuff him into the suitcase. It looked like a small two-wheeled vehicle, which was also something the elderly liked to use.
Without stopping, he put down the number sign and walked towards the master bedroom. The layout of this room was exactly the same as Room 102 where the body was found before. When Zhou Ning arrived at the bedroom door, his hair stood on end.
The bed was very messy. A kitchen knife was thrown on the bedside table. The wall near the head of the bed was covered with blood. It was not the kind of small splattering blood drops, but a group of splattering blood drops with obvious tracks. The murderer chopped the victim's face here.
Moreover, the murderer committed such revenge just after the death, which shows how much he hated the deceased.
The wardrobe door was open, and many sheets and quilt covers were scattered on the ground, with a two-wheeled trolley thrown on top. Zhou Ning took a deep breath, quickly took a photo, and then collected a blood sample.
Just as he squatted down, a line of words popped up on the large transparent screen in front of him.
Does the binder submit the second item of the advanced task?
Zhou Ning quickly chose to submit. Although no blood type analysis was done, as long as the chain of evidence was complete, the system would still recognize it. Zhou Ning was satisfied with this, as it at least saved him time.
Sure enough, after submitting the task, the time above was frozen at 21:02.
Then the number fell into the upper right corner, and there was only 213:02 in the middle of the screen that kept jumping. Zhou Ning breathed a sigh of relief, put the kitchen knife in the evidence bag, and walked out with the investigation box.
"Master Xu, we have collected samples at the scene. We need to do a blood type analysis and comparison. We can send it to the county hospital. If the comparison is successful, this can be confirmed as the first scene. As for the knife, it has a curved blade. I will go back and extract fingerprints and then compare them."
Xu Dayuan's face relaxed instantly. He was under the greatest pressure. If they could find the identity of the deceased, it would be a major breakthrough for the next step of the investigation.
"The round trip distance is too far. Try to extract fingerprints here. If you need to enter the system for comparison, then go to the Port Police Station."
Zhou Ning didn't waste any time. He placed the kitchen knife on the table in the living room, which was covered with an evidence bag. Zhao Xinli came over with gloves on and started to help Zhou Ning extract fingerprints.
Fingerprints were found on the blade and the handle, two of which were complete, and two were bloody fingerprints on latex gloves. This discovery gave him a bad feeling.
After all, this fingerprint was covered on top of other fingerprints, and it was obvious that the murderer was wearing gloves.
They were placed on the table one by one, and Zhou Ning found the fingerprints of the deceased that had been extracted before. He examined them and became more and more discouraged. The two complete fingerprints were both of the deceased Chen Zhenya.
Zhou Ning stood up and shook his head slightly.
"Two complete fingerprints belong to the deceased, and the other two are from people wearing latex gloves. It seems the murderer had thought of this long ago . After all, the outer door had been carefully cleaned."
Xu Dayuan nodded.
"Don't worry. Now that we have found the first crime scene and identified the deceased, we can start with the deceased. Who did Xiao Zhou ask in the community just now and who identified the deceased?"
"It was a fat auntie in the community square. She was holding a one-year-old boy. These aunties were talking about the deceased Chen Zhenya. He found four partners in the past year, and they separated not long after."
Xu Dayuan paused.
"Four in a year?"
"It is said that the longest time he was in prison was three or four months. He was retired due to illness from the Finance Bureau. It is said that it was because he harassed a female colleague. Boss, can we go to the Finance Bureau to ask? I think we will find something."
Zhao Xinli came over and spoke rapidly.
"He Chunyang, take your people to the Finance Bureau to investigate this Chen Zhenya. I want the real situation. Don't bring back any biography. Understand?"
Captain He responded at the door and quickly took his men away.
Xu Dayuan rubbed his chin and looked at Zhou Ning and Zhao Xinli.
"You two are wearing casual clothes, so you won't feel too much pressure on others. Besides, these old ladies are no strangers to you. So you two can go over and talk to them. Turn on your headsets and we can communicate at any time."
Zhao Xinli looked excited. You know, in the team, he was just responsible for doing whatever he was told and was rarely assigned any important tasks. He smiled and pulled Zhou Ning's hand.
"Little Doctor Zhou, hurry up and follow me. With you around, I'll win the lottery. If we're slow, those aunts will have to go home and get them to sleep."
Zhou Ning did not refuse. After all, he was also anxious. If he completed the task earlier, the reward for exchanging the task would be increased accordingly, just like the portrait restoration technology he got last time, which would be used in this case.
The two went downstairs and took a look around. They didn't see those aunts. After looking at the time, Zhao Xinli sighed.
"Let's wait. It's almost twelve o'clock. They must have gone home. I wonder when they will take their kids out for a walk this afternoon?"
The two walked towards the guard. Xu Dayuan was waving his hand, so the two went over .
"It doesn't matter if the person is not here. I have left people at the East Gate and the South Gate to check the surveillance. We will take turns to eat, and then investigate door to door. According to the time of death of the deceased, the number of surveillance cameras that need to be checked is very large."
Zhao Xinli was a little worried.
"Boss, if we conduct such a high-profile investigation, aren't we afraid of alerting the murderer?"
Xu Dayuan shook his head.
"I just want to alert the enemy!"
