Chapter 34: Locating the Murderer
"Who is the murderer?"
Su He's words shocked the entire Public Security Bureau.
Police in Jinnan City are investigating everywhere to search for clues about the suspect, but so far there are no useful clues.
After the murder, the murderer took advantage of the cover of night and quickly disappeared into an urban village where there was little surveillance, and the police once again lost their target.
The search was still going on and the police were investigating with all their might. At this time, Su He was sitting in the interrogation room and asked to see the file.
"Do you know the consequences of doing this?" Wenjie had already made a mistake and wrote a self-criticism. He would not agree to Su He's request.
Su He smiled faintly and said, "This isn't the first time, Officer Wen. If you can't make the decision, you can go out and apply for it."
In TV dramas, when interrogating prisoners, there are always a few big guys watching in the next room. Su He risked breaking the law just to confirm his guess as soon as possible.
"Director Fu, this delivery man is quite interesting. I heard that he helped you solve two cases before. It seems that this time, he does know something." Qiu Qiang stood beside Director Fu and looked at Su He in the interrogation room. He wanted to see the files? He was really bold.
"What do you think?" Director Fu turned his head and glanced at Qiu Qiang. As a member of the special task force , Qiu Qiang obviously had more say.
"Since Captain Wen has already made an exception once, let him try again to see if he is really powerful and better than us old detectives."
Qiu Qiang has handled hundreds of cases, but he has never met a strange person like Su He, who appeared in the sight of murders again and again. If the information did not show that he had nothing to do with Su He, he really wanted to interrogate Su He.
"Captain Wen, the task force has unanimously agreed that you bring Su He to the conference room. Let's see how much he knows!"
The voice of Director Fu came from the headset. Officer Wen glanced at Su He and said, "Let's go to the conference room. We will tell you everything you want to know. However, if you can't tell us who the murderer is, we will not let you off easily this time!"
Su He looked at Officer Wen's serious face and sighed in his heart, please don't make any mistakes!
There were more than a dozen police officers sitting in the conference room. Even Director Fu was sitting on one side. Su He was sitting at the back, facing the projector.
Director Fu nodded and signaled to start. A policeman opened the prepared materials and began to explain them to Su He.
"At 9:52 am on June 1, 2021, the Ningdu Police Station in Huaihai City received a call reporting that a female body was found in Room 403, Unit 2, Building 5, Jinmen Community. The body had numerous knife and stick wounds, and three words were engraved on the back: informer. After forensic identification, a large amount of anesthetic residues were found in the body of the deceased... No fingerprints or DNA of the suspect were found at the crime scene, and the physical characteristics of the suspect could not be confirmed in the surveillance video..."
"Three days later, at 3:21 pm on June 4, the Chengxi Police Station in Huaihai City received a call reporting that a female body was found in Unit 12-5, Building 4, Haiyue Haoting Community. There were also dozens of wounds on the body, and three words were engraved on the back: informer. The modus operandi was the same as the first case, and the physical characteristics of the suspect could not be identified..."
"In August of the same year, the murderer appeared again in Funan City, killed three women, and then disappeared from the police's sight..."
"On January 3, 2022 , two women were killed in Jingyun City..."
"In April of the same year..."
"May…"
"June…"
Looking at the horrific photos of death on the projector, Su He felt a chill on his back. What kind of villain could kill thirteen young women!
The deceased was not sexually assaulted. Judging from the degree of damage to the body, the murderer's methods were extremely cruel!
Only a pervert could do such a cruel thing.
Photos of the deceased when they were alive, with beautiful smiles blooming like flowers. They were teachers, college students, bank employees, supermarket salespersons... They came from three provinces and six cities and had nothing to do with each other in life.
When you put all the photos together, you'll find that the women all have slightly similar facial features, and police believe that's why the killer chose his victims.
It can be seen that the murderer's methods are becoming more and more sophisticated, and his crimes are becoming more and more frequent. If he is not caught soon, more women will be killed.
"Let me use your phone..." Su He looked at Officer Yang beside him.
The phone was projected onto the projector. Su He opened the short video app and found Ah Cai's account. After clicking in, he found videos from May to June 2021. The check-in locations were Huaihai Junyue Restaurant, Wuji Scallion Pancakes, and Lavande Hotel...
In August 2021, in Funan City, Tianyi Canteen, Yulin Restaurant…
January 2022, Jingyun City, Tiege Country Hotel, Yaao Restaurant…
…
As Su He kept opening and closing the videos, the faces of the policemen gradually became surprised. One video was an accident, two, three, and even the crime scenes each time could correspond. This was not a coincidence. Ah Cai was the biggest suspect!
Officer Wen stood up, and Officer Qiu also stood up, with excitement in their eyes. Then another policeman began to search for Ah Cai's information.
Song Shan, male, born on August 27, 1993, 1.75 meters tall, from Litun Village, Caiyuan Town, Daqi County, Jingwu City . He was arrested on February 21, 2010 for intentional homicide. Because he was under the age of 18 and was an accomplice in the crime, he was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Song Shan has an older brother, Song Lin, male, born on July 4, 1990. He was arrested at the same time as Song Shan and was sentenced to death for intentional homicide and robbery.
In this case, there was a whistleblower, Song Shan’s girlfriend, Du Chunyan.
When the police contacted Du Chunyan, they found out that Du Chunyan's family had already reported the case and she was missing!
The motive for the murder was also found. The reason why Song Shan carved the three words "informer" on the back of the female victim was because he believed that his brother's death and his eight years in prison were all due to Du Chunyan's informing on the police.
He hated Du Chunyan, and other women were killed just because they looked similar to Du Chunyan.
So far, all the information points to Ah Cai, that is, Song Shan, but there is no substantial evidence. Director Fu stood up, looked at Officer Wen and Officer Qiu and said, "Immediately arrest Song Shan, search his residence, investigate his social relations, and bring all the suspicious persons back for investigation!"
"yes!"
Officer Qiu led his men out. Officer Wen glanced at Su He and asked, "You had already guessed that Ah Cai was the murderer, but you were not sure yet, so you asked to see the file?"
"I guess so. At the food competition, I happened to hear him say something. The sentence structure and tone were very similar to the man I met at the supermarket on Huanghuai Road. But I didn't have complete confidence to conclude that he was the murderer based on just one sentence, so I needed more information to prove my guess. It seems that my guess was right."
Su He replied honestly.
There was warm applause in the conference room, and Director Fu took the lead in expressing his gratitude to Su He.
