Serious Case Tracking

Chapter 38
Early the next morning, as soon as the principal Hao Longbin entered the office, he couldn't wait to read the newspaper of the day, for fear that there would be some content that would be unfavorable to the school. He originally wanted to use reporters to hype the school, but he didn't think about it halfway. Biting gold, there was such a farce for no reason, and he couldn't sleep well all night. Fortunately, there was no content about yesterday's interview in the newspaper. Although the hype failed, there was no negative negative news at all. News, how many can be regarded as a comfort!

"Principal, how is it? I have handled this matter fairly well, right? I spent a lot of money to settle the matter!" Guo Qiang came to Hao Longbin's office with a smile on his face, and said flatteringly.

"Do you want me to compensate you with the money, or do you want me to praise you?" Hao Longbin said displeasedly with a long face.

"Don't dare, as long as I don't tell me to pack up and leave, I will feel relieved." Guo Qiang said.

"Let me tell you, as far as the little money you spend is compared with the school's students, you know in your heart that if this incident has any negative impact on the school and causes the loss of students, then you will just pack up and leave. It cannot make up for the loss of the school." Hao Longbin scolded.

"I know, I know, I've done the job well!" Guo Qiang said with a smile on his face.

While the two were talking, there was a rapid knock on the door.

"Come in." Hao Longbin said.

"School, principal, no, it's not good." A security guard said panting.

"what's up?"

Hao Longbin glanced nervously at Guo Qiang, and Guo Qiang immediately understood.

"Another reporter came looking for trouble?" Guo Qiang asked hastily.

"No, no, something happened in the school's ceremony and auditorium, dead, dead."

"What?" Hao Longbin was shocked when he heard this.

The school auditorium was already surrounded by students. Apart from talking about it, they all stretched their necks trying to see everything that happened in the auditorium.More than a dozen police officers stood around the cordon to maintain order at the scene, while in the auditorium, forensic and technical investigators had already started their respective work.

In the center of the stage in the auditorium, a corpse covered in blood knelt there. The reason why it didn’t fall was because a wooden cross pierced through its front neck, and the bottom of the cross was supported on the stage. The kneeling legs of the dead body were tied together with hemp rope, forming a triangular support with the cross.The hands of the corpse were also tied together by hemp rope, and they hung down on the chest in a prayer shape. As for the gender of the corpse, judging from its long hair and clothing, it should be a woman. The reason for saying this is because of its appearance. It was impossible to determine her identity, because her face had been mutilated beyond recognition with some kind of murder weapon.And on the stage floor in front of the corpse, there are a few large red characters that are particularly eye-catching, "The devil atones with death!"

After Meng Shaohui, the captain of the Municipal Criminal Investigation Brigade, came to the scene, he was very calm after seeing all kinds of horrific murder scenes. He carefully observed the condition of the corpse, and finally just shook his head unconsciously, and did not show any discomfort. However, several young investigators who had just joined the work were not as calm as he was, and each of them ran to the side, gasping for breath, as if they had overturned a bottle of vinegar in their stomachs.

"Hehe, young man, you'll get used to it after watching it for a long time!" Meng Shaohui smiled slightly, and immediately asked the forensic doctor about the situation.

"The time of death should be about 9 hours according to the preliminary inspection, that is, between 11 and 12 o'clock last night, but because it is winter now, there is a certain difference in indoor and outdoor temperatures, and the specific time can only be concluded after the autopsy. The death of the deceased There were obvious traces of being hit hard by a hard object on the back of the head, but the preliminary judgment of the cause of death should be that the aorta in the neck was cut off by a sharp weapon, and he lost too much blood. In addition, it is certain that this is not the first scene of the crime, because if The deceased was killed here, so judging from the cause of his death, there should be a lot of bloodstains around the corpse, but the actual situation is that except for the large amount of bloodstains on the body, no bloodstains were found around the corpse .”

Meng Shaohui looked around, and did not find any obvious traces of blood.

"Also, you have also seen the surface of the corpse. The face of the deceased has been destroyed beyond recognition. Judging from the scars, it should have been cut like this with a sharp weapon. In addition, the lower body of the deceased was also completely destroyed by the murderer. Whether he was sexually assaulted before his death still needs to be further tested."

"So cruel? If the murderer didn't have a deep hatred with the deceased, then the murderer was a pervert." Meng Shaohui frowned, "By the way, where are the bloody words on the ground?"

"Those words should not be written in blood, but should be written with red paint or other liquid. Judging from the death time of the deceased and the ambient temperature, the blood should have been solidified when the corpse was moved here, and it is impossible to use it for writing. Such a bright red font."

"The murderer fixed the body of the deceased with a cross, and put the deceased in a prayer position, and added a few words on the ground. Could it be that the deceased did something wrong to the murderer during his lifetime?" Meng Shaohui thought to himself, and then he turned to the side. The investigator asked: "Has the identity of the deceased been found?"

"This is the mobile phone and wallet found on the body of the deceased. The money and bank cards in the wallet are all there. The name written on the ID card is Yang Ling. We have verified it with the students. Judging from the physical characteristics they described, It basically matches the deceased, and according to Yang Ling’s roommate’s description, the clothes she wore when she went out last night were exactly the same as those worn by the deceased.” The investigator handed the mobile phone and wallet to Meng Shaohui.

"Check the call records of the deceased's mobile phone immediately to see who she had contacted with before she was killed." Meng Shaohui ordered:
Yang Ling's bedroom.In addition to her, there are four other girls, Liu Lin, Yao Yan, Lu Caixia and Chen Bing. Among them, Liu Lin also participated in the performance of the drama "Confession".At this time, they were sitting together talking and laughing. Judging from this atmosphere, Yang Ling's death did not seem to have any impact on their lives.

"It was your roommate who died, you are not sad at all?" Meng Shaohui looked back and forth at the four girls.

"Sad? Isn't it Uncle Policeman? She is not related to us, so she will die if she dies. Why should we be sad?" Yao Yan said coldly.

"That's right, is it possible that we still have to cry with tears and snot?" Lu Caixia said disdainfully.

"It seems that the relationship between you and Yang Ling is very ordinary!" Meng Shaohui continued.

"Uncle policeman, what you said is wrong. We are not in a normal relationship. We have no relationship with her at all." Chen Bing quickly corrected.

"That's right, that kind of bastard deserves to die, and give us a quiet world. To be honest, we are really worried that someday she will bring back some dirty diseases and infect us." Liu Lin said.

"What do you mean by that?" Meng Shaohui asked.

"Uncle Policeman, you are an adult after all, I already called her a slut, can't you understand what I mean?"

What Liu Lin said caused the other three girls to burst into laughter.

"Take it seriously. Are you kidding me? The police are investigating the case now. If you don't explain the situation to me, then go back to the police station and tell me slowly." Meng Shaohui stared seriously at the couple. girls.

"Don't! Let's talk about it. We haven't done anything bad, so we don't want to go back to the police station with you." Liu Lin quickly restrained her hippie smile, and the other girls didn't dare to be presumptuous anymore.

"Did you mean that Yang Ling's private life is very chaotic?" Meng Shaohui asked.

"No, although she looks pretty good, she is actually no different from 'Miss'. Boyfriends are never found in school, and they are all rich middle-aged men, and they change every now and then. , just in this dormitory, she can come back and live in it for less than half a month every semester." Liu Lin mocked.

"As far as you know, did Yang Ling have any enemies during her lifetime?"

"Enemies? Then I think there are too many. She seduces rich men everywhere. Most of those men are married men. The wife of that family is so angry that she wants to kill her!"

"Don't talk about these useless things with me, talk about specifics." Meng Shaohui reprimanded.

"We really don't know the details. We only know that she stays out all day and night, fooling around outside, but we really don't know who she has a grudge against."

"Then did anything special happen to Yang Ling recently?"

"Something special? Well..." Liu Lin thought for a moment, "If you want to talk about something special, it should be that during an interview with reporters yesterday, a reporter mentioned that the script of the play we participated in this time was written by Du Yuhan , but did not mention her before and after the competition, and said that Du Yuhan's suicide was forced by Yang Ling with despicable means, just to grab her position as the heroine. This made yesterday's press conference a failure. This is furious."

"Who is Du Yuhan?"

"She is the pillar of our drama troupe. If she hadn't died, Yang Ling wouldn't even be worthy of carrying her shoes," Liu Lin said.

"Then why did she commit suicide?"

"Three months ago, he committed suicide by cutting his wrists on the stage of the auditorium."

"what reason?"

"Then I don't know. You should be clearer than us about these things! And after the incident happened, the school covered up everything related to it. We don't know much about it." Liu Lin shook her head and said.

"Then when was the last time you saw Yang Ling?"

"9:35 last night." Liu Lin blurted out.

"How do you know such details?"

"Yesterday, the teachers and classmates of our drama troupe celebrated the award together. After dinner, it was about 9:10. I went back to the dormitory with her. She changed her clothes and went out again, saying she was going on a date. I'm going to find that man named Wang Zhi." Liu Lin said.

"Wang Zhi? Who is it?"

"It seems to be the boss of a real estate company. He looks handsome in his thirties. Some time ago, Yang Ling took him to the school to show off, asking if there is any parent who wants to buy a house. She can find him. Give me a discount."

In the school's conference room, the principal Hao Longbin and the relevant teachers were all gathered together. They all sat solemnly, and Hao Longbin's expression was even more ugly, and he was desperately smoking cigarettes one after another.

"I won't talk nonsense about what happened." Meng Shaohui said after walking into the meeting room, "We have just learned about the situation through the students, and now I want to confirm a few things with you. I heard that a reporter was there yesterday. During the interview, one thing about your award-winning play was disclosed, what is the specific situation, can Principal Hao tell me in detail?"

"It's all my fault! I didn't do a good job in leading the job, and such problems only happened when I was negligent for a while. I will definitely reflect deeply..." Hao Longbin said in an official tone.

"Okay." Meng Shaohui stopped impatiently, "I'm not the leader of the Education Bureau, nor a judge of a drama competition, so don't talk to me. Now our police are investigating the murder case, so I don't have time to listen to you say such things here. Nonsense, if you don't want to talk, just shut up."

"I, I said." Hao Longbin was obviously startled by Meng Shaohui's aura, and hastily changed his words, "Actually, it's not a very big thing, it's just that the script of the participating drama was written by a girl named Du Yuhan , but she committed suicide before the competition, so during the competition, in order not to cause negative impact, the teacher did not write her name on the entry list, and this matter was singled out by a reporter yesterday .”

"There should be one more thing! The reporter said that Du Yuhan's death was forced by some despicable means by Yang Ling in order to become the heroine. Is that true?"

"No, absolutely not! Our school pays great attention to the moral education of students, and this kind of thing that kills students for the sake of competition will never happen. Even if there is competition, it is benign. And the police have also investigated Du Yuhan's suicide. , There is nothing suspicious at all, this matter is definitely the reporter spreading rumors and maliciously slandering our school, we will resolve this matter through legal means." Hao Longbin once again played an official tone.

"Teachers, I don't know what kind of student Yang Ling is in your eyes?" Meng Shaohui ignored Hao Longbin and turned to several teachers to ask.

Several teachers first glanced at Hao Longbin, and then you looked at me, I looked at you, it seemed that no one wanted to say this first.

"Xiao Zhang, take Principal Hao out to make a detailed transcript. I'm here." Meng Shaohui saw the embarrassment of several teachers, so he ordered the investigators on the side to take Hao Longbin out, "Now you can Say it! You know, this is a homicide case, and the deceased is still your student, you must tell the truth you know and help our police solve the case."

"Actually, it's not that we don't want to say it, it's just that it's a bit embarrassing to say it in front of the principal." The teacher He Hong opened the mouth first, "Actually, the student Yang Ling said that our teacher's face is shameless, but there is no way. She didn't make any big mistakes, it's just that her private life is indiscreet, and she can't be driven away just because of this!"

"Yes, yes." The other teachers said in unison.

"Take this drama competition as an example. In fact, the script was created by Du Yuhan, and her performance level is unmatched in the drama troupe. A good script and good actors can be used as perfection. To describe it, but who would have thought that Du Yuhan committed suicide, and Yang Ling would replace her in the end. When it comes to the level of performance, compared with Du Yuhan, she is simply a sky, a place, and there is no way to compare, but compared to the rest Student, her level is not bad, and her appearance is comparable to that of Du Yuhan, so after Du Yuhan died, we let her replace the heroine. We didn't expect to win the championship at the beginning. Thank God for being in the top three." He Hong continued.

"But the fact is that you did win the championship!" Meng Shaohui said doubtfully.

"That's because you don't know the truth. If it weren't for her rich boyfriend to bribe the judges in order to make her happy, how could we possibly win the championship? This kind of thing is just to tell you, we don't have any chances with others. I don’t even want to mention it, it’s embarrassing to say it, if it’s really based on strength, the achievements are real, but now? The champion is bought with money, and it’s just a superficial appearance, which doesn’t prove anything at all. But let’s be honest , if Du Yuhan is not dead, I believe we can take back this trophy without a penny, because Du Yuhan not only has good acting skills, but also her performance can drive all the students who participated in the performance, which is why she has always been the heroine of the drama troupe The reason." As He Hong spoke, her eye sockets became moist unconsciously, it seemed that Du Yuhan was indeed a very important student in her eyes.

"Is Yang Ling's boyfriend Wang Zhi?"

"Yes, she brought that man to school. He was a real estate agent. She even asked us if we wanted to buy a house. We could get a discount. But the man was very low-key and didn't talk much. You could tell that the man was a married woman. Husband, Yang Ling is actually his mistress."

"Then based on what you know about Yang Ling, has she ever had any enmity with anyone?" Meng Shaohui continued to ask.

"Then we don't know. We are only a teacher-student relationship with her. After class, we basically don't have much communication. We really don't know much about personal matters."

He Hong's statement was unanimously agreed by several teachers.

"What about Du Yuhan? From the tone of your speech just now, I can feel that she is not as simple as an ordinary student in your heart."

"This..." He Hong hesitated with a look of embarrassment on his face.

"Speak directly if you have anything to say, the police will never disclose what you said to the outside world." Meng Shaohui said with certainty.

"Du Yuhan is a very talented student in acting. To be honest, I am proud to have a student like her, and she is also very humble and simple. In the drama troupe, she is very popular with our teachers and She is the favorite of the rest of the troupe, and she plays the heroine in all dramas, and she has never failed our expectations of her, and every performance can achieve very good results. But don't look at her superficial beauty, in fact, her But her background is very pitiful. Her father died early, and her mother single-handedly brought her up. Just at the beginning of this year, her mother unfortunately suffered from leukemia. On the one hand, she had to take care of her mother, and on the other hand, she had to take care of her studies , It was really not easy, but she never had any complaints. However, the treatment of leukemia required high medical expenses, which was undoubtedly a big blow to her, so when she heard that there was a national drama competition , she is more active than anyone else, and she even created the script herself. She was very serious during the rehearsal before, and every detail strived to be perfect. We all know that she very much hopes to win an award in the competition, she said I hope that my mother can see the greatest honor she has won through hard work, so as to increase her confidence in overcoming the disease. But who would have thought that before she participated in the competition, she would..." He Hong said with a choked voice.

"Then why did she commit suicide?"

"We really don't know much about this. We didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her before the incident happened. Otherwise, we would definitely pay more attention."

"Could it be because of emotional problems?"

"She doesn't look like she has a boyfriend, but I don't know much about the specific situation. After all, this is a personal matter, and we will never ask about it."

"Last question, who told the reporter that the script of your competition was written by Du Yuhan?"

"We are not very clear about this. There are many people who know it. All the teachers and students in this competition know it. It is normal for the student to tell other students, because it is not a secret. But although this award is disgraceful, But it’s also a happy thing, so why would we casually publicize this to discredit ourselves?”

(End of this chapter)