investigative chronicle

Chapter 23
"What are you talking about, why is it taking so long?" Yuan Mu complained slightly.

Ji Si'an was immersed in the thought of whether to ask Yang Ningning for hypnosis, and didn't think about Yuan Mu's question.

"It's nothing to talk about." She sat in the car silently after she finished speaking perfunctorily.

Seeing Ji Si'an's ugly face, Yuan Mu thought she was worrying about the impending withdrawal of the guards in the team.She sighed secretly, but she didn't know what to say to comfort her.

Zhao Di looked at Ji Si'an worriedly, she put her little hand on Ji Si'an's hand gently, but Ji Si'an didn't give her any response.Zhaodi looked at Ji Si'an with a pale face, but she didn't notice it.

Yuan Mu shook his head at Zhao Di: "Don't worry, Sister Xiao An just hasn't slept well recently."

Yuan Mu turned to the front with a solemn expression. The investigators in charge of the criminal police team's protection were about to withdraw, and Zhaodi still couldn't think of anything.I thought seeing a psychiatrist would turn things around, but judging from today's situation, I can't hold out too much hope.

The silence of the two adults made Zhaodi, who was already extremely sensitive, even more uneasy, and she lowered her head.When they got to the place, Ji Si'an noticed Zhao Di's strangeness.

"Zhaodi, what's wrong with you?"

"Don't you blame me?" Zhaodi's eyes were red, as if she had been crying for a long time.

Ji Si'an looked at Yuan Mu, and Yuan Mu spread his hands to indicate that he didn't understand why Zhao Di was crying. "Why should I blame you?" Ji Si'an wiped away the tears on her face with a tissue.

"It's all because of me. I...can't remember anything..." Zhaodi said sobbing.

Ji Si'an and Yuan Mu put aside their respective concerns and hurried forward to appease Zhaodi.It was late at night when everything calmed down.

"I'll move here." Yuan Mu said suddenly.

Ji Si'an understood her worry. "No. I believe in the judgment of the criminal police. The murderer should have run away. Besides, don't you just live next door to me? What are you afraid of?"

Yuan Mu still wanted to win over Ji Si'an again, but changed the subject: "How is the investigation going? Has the suspect been identified?"

Yuan Mu said with some frustration: "The murderer did not leave any clues at the scene. We now speculate that he entered the house peacefully, and there is a high possibility that an acquaintance committed the crime."

"Although Zhaodi's mother is thin and small, she still has a certain strength due to long-term labor. If she resists? If she shouts, the conditions in the simple house should be heard by the neighbors." Ji Si'an expressed his thoughts. .

Yuan Mu took out the paper and drew a sketch on it. "Zhaodi's mother, Li Xiangqin, died on this double bed. The knife was inserted at an angle of almost 90 degrees. The murderer pressed her and then stabbed her body. In addition, a rubber-like substance was provided on the victim's teeth. The murderer must have worn it. Gloves, cover the victim’s mouth and nose with the left hand while she is asleep, and stab the vitals with the right hand.”

"The time of death was shorter than we imagined. He completed the whole killing process in a few minutes. Even Zhaodi, who was sleeping beside him, was covered under the quilt before he could react."

Yuan Mu looked at Ji Si'an when he said these words.She understood that Yuan Mu wanted to persuade her, and if she was really in danger, she was afraid that she would not be able to come over in time.

"You don't have to worry about me, there are so many institutions you have arranged here, I will be fine."

"And those sleep aids, I won't take them for the time being. With my shallow sleep, I will definitely be able to call for help in time if someone breaks in."

Ji Si'an's stubbornness exceeded Yuan Mu's expectation.Now she can only hope that the murderer will be caught as soon as possible.

"The murderer is very cunning. It took only ten minutes from the time he entered the scene to the completion of the crime. And he also brought shoe covers and gloves, leaving us almost no clues."

"You just said that Li Xiangqin was sleeping when the murderer entered the scene. Then how did he open the door? Does he still have the key?" Ji Si'an asked.

"We speculate that this is the case. The on-site inspection personnel have checked the door lock, and there is no sign of external damage." Yuan Mu said dejectedly.

"There are not many acquaintances who can have the key to their house, so it should be easy to check. Could it be Zhaodi's father?" Ji Si'an spoke out his thoughts.

"We have found Zhaodi's father. He has no time to commit the crime." Yuan Mu's news surprised Ji Si'an.

"When did you find it?" Ji Si'an looked at Zhaodi who was sleeping soundly in the bedroom, and asked softly, "Is he unwilling to come back?"

"I found it a long time ago. It's just...he didn't want to come back...I was afraid that Zhaodi would be sad...so I didn't say anything." Yuan Mu said in a low voice.

Another irresponsible person.Ji Si'an said unwillingly: "What about the dragon that day? Doesn't he want to seek justice for Tianlong?"

Yuan Mu shook his head. "The only son is dead, and so is his heart."

Ji Si'an sighed, feeling more and more pitiful for Zhao Di.

"The previous case... can it be merged?" Ji Si'an asked nervously.Now she is very conflicted. She hopes to join the case, but also fears that there will be no results after the investigation of the merged case.

"From the point of view of the modus operandi, the cases can be merged. But there is one point that cannot be explained. We have not found the connection between the three parties."

"If an acquaintance committed the crime, the three families should be connected. But we didn't find any connection, especially..."

Before Yuan Mu finished speaking, Ji Si'an had already fully understood her words.Especially her mother came to Chenghuang for the first time, she could not have acquaintances here, and her case happened in a hotel...

"The most likely is...the case from five years ago." Ji Si'an paused and changed the word 'your sister's case'.

Yuan Mu understood her kindness. "The same area, the same method, I also think that the two cases can be combined, but this is just speculation, and there is no evidence to support this view."

"Is there any clue in that case?" Ji Si'an asked.

"My sister...was strangled to death..." Yuan Mu said awkwardly. Although five years have passed, she still feels heartbroken when talking about the process. "After all, she has practiced a bit... If the opponent is facing...it may not be so easy to subdue her. He attacked from behind and strangled her with a rope..."

"I'm sorry." Ji Si'an held Yuan Mu's hand.

"My sister...is very brave, she grabbed the other party's glove..." Yuan Mu was choked up and couldn't make a sound.

Ji Si'an knew it was not easy for her to recall these things. "Now the police have the suspect's DNA. Haven't they been compared?"

Yuan Mu shook his head. "No. All we know is that he's a man."

"My sister is 168cm tall... From the perspective of him strangling her, the murderer's height should be around 175cm."

There are too few clues, they turn around, and their hope can only be pinned on Zhaodi.If she could recover her memory, even if she didn't see the murderer, at least she could provide some clues of acquaintances.

"I'm quite useless... I've been a community police officer for a long time... I can't even visit a single acquaintance." Yuan Mu blamed himself.

Ji Si'an understands this feeling of powerlessness...it can really overwhelm people.

After Yuan Mu left, Ji Si'an came to Zhaodi's bedside.This little girl is under a lot of pressure... just like everyone put their hope of catching the murderer on her back then....

Ji Si'an silently put away the traditional Chinese medicine, and now the only ones who can help them are themselves.She wants to continue that dream... If it still doesn't work, maybe she can ask Yang Ningning for help.

(End of this chapter)