Serious Crime Unit 1

Chapter 286 The mystery of freezing to death (2)
Director Zhen Yanggang felt that they did not have the conditions and ability to investigate the scene. Under normal circumstances, such murder cases are handled by the criminal police of the Jiangbei District Branch. However, Director Zhen knew Jiang Yiming and had heard about the name of the No. 1 Crime Unit for a long time. It would be better to let the No. 1 Major Crime Team handle the matter, so he called Jiang Yiming.

After Jiang Yiming received the call from Zhen Yanggang, he asked everyone to put down their work, bring their investigation tools, and drove two police cars, blaring sirens all the way, and rushed to the scene.

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Tianluo Ridge is a small mountain valley, extending from north to south in the shape of a tower. It is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. There are hundreds of acres of terraced fields in total. There are soft peaks on both sides. The mountains are full of mature green pines and some moso bamboos. These mountains are The villagers’ own mountain in Yeling Village.

Tianluolong is nearly 5 kilometers away from Yeling Village. Yeling Village has a total population of 1500 villagers and more than 300 households. It is a medium-sized village because it is relatively close to the provincial capital and has good natural and economic conditions. Except for a few Apart from the childless households living on minimum living allowance, there are almost no poor people.

After the No. 1 crime team arrived at the scene, they laid the investigation steps and began to investigate the scene.

Jiang Yiming turned on the altitude meter on his mobile phone and measured the altitude of Tianluo Ridge. The meter showed 821 meters, because the temperature at night can be determined by measuring the altitude. He then opened the thermometer and took out the temperature meter to measure. The real-time temperature was 1 degree Celsius, it is 08:25 at this time, and the weak morning sun shines in the snail ridge, which will increase the temperature.The temperature is at its lowest at 5 a.m., which should be around minus 2 degrees, because there is a thin layer of ice in the paddy fields.

Ye Liang was probably walking on Township Road 809 at night when he accidentally fell from the road into a paddy field. The paddy field was nearly 4 meters away from the road. The roadbed was made of some rocks and soil, with a slope of about 65 degrees. If Ye Liang had fallen from If you fall down on the road, you have the ability to get up and get back on the road again.But why didn't he have the strength to crawl back to the road?

Unless Ye Liang was drunk and suffered a brain injury when he fell and fell into coma, there was another possibility that he was injured and thrown into a paddy field, causing him to freeze to death or accidentally fall to death.

At this time, Ye Liang's body had been carried from the paddy field to the ridge. Luo Jin conducted a preliminary inspection on the body. Jiang Yiming walked to Luo Jin and squatted down. He looked at the body for a while and asked, "What did you find?"

"There are no documents on the deceased to prove his identity, and necessities such as mobile phones and wallets are missing. It may be homicide." Luo Jin said.

"Approximate cause and time of death?"

"The corpse is in a naturally curled state, which is a sign of freezing to death. We know that before a person freezes to death, the central nervous system is suppressed and the whole body is paralyzed. Although the body temperature is gradually declining, the temperature regulation center in the hypothalamus sends out an incorrect response. Signal 'Abnormal Heat Sensation' Before freezing to death, people died in a hazy feeling of warmth, so most of the corpses were in natural positions with very peaceful expressions. The corpses had already formed light body spots that were bright red, which are typical freeze-death corpse spots. In addition, the body is partially frostbitten. When the ambient temperature is around zero, the process of freezing before death develops gradually. The parts of the limbs that are not covered by clothes have mild or moderate frostbite, which is purple-red and swollen, and blisters can be seen during it. It indicates that he died of freezing. The time of death should be around 2:[-] to [-]:[-] this morning. The specific cause and time of death cannot be accurately judged until after the autopsy, because some appearances can conceal the truth." Luo Jin said patiently .

"If it was a homicide, why did the murderer take away Ye Liang's ID and mobile phone?"

"This can interfere with our search for the source of the corpse."

"But Ye Liang is a villager in Yeling Village and was immediately recognized by the police from Yecai Yamahe Police Station. There is no such possibility." Jiang Yiming said while thinking.

Luo Jin shook his head: "This is not what I am good at, it is what you are good at." Jiang Yiming did not respond to Luo Jin. He was thinking: Why did Ye Liang walk home or go out in the middle of the night?Look at Ye Liang wearing an Aimus jacket and Levi's jeans. These clothes cost thousands of dollars. Even if he doesn't have a private car, he should have money to take a taxi. How could he be traveling in the dark?
Jiang Yiming was puzzled and came to Wu Jiang and asked: "Have you found anything?"

"In addition to the two police officers from the Longtou Township Police Station and Ye Caida's shoe prints, there is also a fresh footprint that is more suspicious. It may be Ye Liang's accomplice or the suspect who killed Ye Liang."

"Do you think Ye Liang committed suicide?"

"Yes, very likely."

"But Luo Jin said that Ye Liang had no other fatal injuries except skin abrasions. He froze to death."

"I am only making a preliminary judgment. If I want to make a more authoritative judgment, I should conduct an in-depth investigation to get results," Wu Jiang said.

Time passed quietly while working, and the sun had already risen unknowingly. Jiang Yiming looked at his watch and it was already 12:30. In order to get to the scene early, they didn't eat breakfast. They were all so hungry that their stomachs growled. Wu Jiang just happened to talk about the survey. The work was completed, so Jiang Yiming told everyone to call it a day.Zhen Yanggang said he would treat them to a work dinner and talk about the case.Jiang Yiming agreed to eat in the police station cafeteria.

During the meal, Jiang Yiming learned from Zhen Yanggang: Ye Liang, 31 years old, is from Yeling Village. He opened a shop next to the provincial capital train station and dealt in high-tech mahjong, directional dice, perspective poker, wireless detection cameras and other things.Ye Liang also takes apprentices and teaches them how to use various gambling equipment to make money. The fees are very high. Sometimes he also participates in gambling, winning a lot of money, and living a happy life.But Ye Liang has a principle: he will not take action without a casino with millions of gambling dollars, and he will bring a large group of bodyguards with him to ensure his personal safety, which means that if he misses, he can retreat calmly.Ye Liang is the target of the police station, but he is mostly in provincial capitals or out of town, so the police station has no chance to catch him.

Ye Liang never gambles with his fellow villagers, and is very generous to his brothers and sisters in the village. As long as they ask for something from him, he will more or less contribute money and help, so he is very popular. "Tao, so he is respected by the villagers.

Jiang Yiming felt that Ye Liang's behavior was very similar to that of a gangster. This kind of person is most likely to offend others, and he doesn't know when and who he offends. Once his opponent loses and loses everything, he knows that Ye Liang has made a fortune and will not get the money back. When the time comes, it is very likely that he will be killed.

On the third day, Jiang Yiming called everyone for a meeting.

Jiang Yiming asked Luo Jin to talk about the autopsy situation.Luo Jin said: "The alcohol content in Ye Liang's blood was equal to 90mg/100ml, indicating that he was in a state of drunkenness at the time. There were no poisons, hallucinogens, unknown drugs, etc. in his body, and one-third of the stomach contents were in a digested state. He died of freezing. The time of death was between 2016:1 and 30:1 a.m. on January [-], [-]."

"That means he was walking drunk and accidentally fell into a paddy field and froze to death? Was it an accident?" Xiao Ke asked.

"This is your business. I only use scientific methods to determine the cause and time of his death." Luo Jin replied.

"No, this is definitely not an accident, otherwise Ye Liang's wallet and mobile phone would not have been lost. Ye Liang's wife Xie Wan said that he was returning home from the provincial capital after eating supper, and called Xie Wan on the way home. He will be home in half an hour. And he is taking a bus home, so he is sure that Ye Liang has his cell phone and wallet with him," Wu Jiang said.

"Old Wu, did Xie Wan say what car Ye Liang took home?"

"Xie Wan didn't ask. She usually doesn't ask about these details. Because she believes that Ye Liang can do things reliably and she never has to worry." Wu Jiang answered Jiang Yiming.

"Zhou Ting, do you think this is a case or an accident?" Jiang Yiming likes to brainstorm ideas.

"I agree with Angkor's opinion. The deceased's mobile phone and wallet are missing, and the suspicious shoe prints mentioned at the scene all indicate to us that Ye Liang did not die in an accident."

"Old Wu, what are the characteristics of that suspicious shoe print? What message does it convey to us?" Jiang Yiming relied most on the experienced Wu Jiang.

"The suspicious shoe prints were deeply imprinted in the soil at the scene, which provided us with good judgment conditions. The shoe prints were on sneakers of size 41. Through comparison in the computer shoe sample library, it was found that they were shipped in January 2013. The owner of the Anta sneakers is about 1 centimeters tall and weighs about 170 kilograms. He is a thin man. The inner edges of the two shoes are particularly worn. He has a pigeon-toed foot. It may be caused by his occupation or it may be It's natural, just like many Japanese women are pigeon-toed," Wu Jiang said.

"This person is highly suspicious. He may be the man who went home with Ye Liang. As long as we find this man, the problem will be solved." Lu Yingying said.

"Could it be that this person saw Ye Liang lying drunk by the paddy field and originally wanted to rescue him, but found that Ye Liang had a large amount of cash and high-end mobile phones in his wallet, so he stole them without caring about Ye Liang's life or death?" Xiao Ke said.

"Are you stupid? It was still dark at that time. Who could see Ye Liang under the road? Besides, who would walk alone on a deserted road in such a cold morning?" Lu Yingying retorted.Xiao Ke didn't know how to refute her, so he smiled and held back.

"Old Wu, can you do something about the shoe prints?" Jiang Yiming asked.

Wu Jiang understood that Jiang Yiming wanted him to narrow down the scope of suspects. He thought for a while and said: "The suspect is definitely not a rich man. Rich people will not wear shoes that have been worn for three years. Of course, they are not likely to be elderly. Because the elderly generally do not buy domestic brand-name shoes. They should be relatively fashionable young people or middle-aged people. I prefer him to be a middle-aged person. Judging from the wear and tear of the shoes, he is someone who often wears these shoes. Otherwise, it would not have been worn to the point where the soles were almost gone in three years. Various signs tell me that he may be a villager in Yeling Village."

(End of this chapter)