No.14 Disciple: Death Puzzle

Chapter 31
"You don't suspect him at all?" Zhuo Qingshan recalled what she found in the deceased's dormitory on the day of the crime. "Or, did you suspect him when you found the condom under the deceased's bed?"

"I do doubt him, but we can't scare the snake out now. Have you investigated Feng Xiaojie's whereabouts on the night of the incident?"

"Song Chunming went to check. He was indeed singing outside with his classmates, but many people were drinking too much. No one noticed whether Feng Xiaojie was there all the time. Moreover, Sun Haiyi said that Feng Xiaojie was already lying in bed when he woke up. It's time to go to bed, the exact time to return to the dormitory..."

"Come on, that's it for today!" An Youlin stretched vigorously, "Let's leave too, there are lovers around, let's not be an eyesore here."

"Go to the Normal University to continue the investigation?" "Investigate what? Go back to sleep, who is it so late to investigate?" "Then let's not investigate Feng Xiaojie's line?"

"Check it out! I don't have class tomorrow, so let's go to the Normal University early tomorrow morning and talk to Ma Duanni first."

Early the next morning, Zhuo Qingshan went to the team to report to Luo Gang about her and An Youlin's investigation yesterday. She had just arrived in front of Luo Gang's office when Luo Gang hurriedly walked over from the director's office.

"Xiao Zhuo, come with me, the deceased's car has been found!" It turned out that after discussing with You Tao and Song Chunming in the office of the Criminal Investigation Brigade yesterday, Guo Junfeng thought that the reason why the deceased's car was hard to find was probably due to Because after transporting the deceased, they did not drive back to the urban area, but were discarded in the suburbs near Huangyin Mountain, which explains why the street surveillance around Huangyin Mountain failed to find the car.

So Guo Junfeng told the captain Luo Gang of this idea, and that night Luo Gang took Guo Junfeng and others to the suburbs near Huangyin Mountain to search.After a night of unremitting efforts, the suspicious dark car was finally found near an old road leading to a nearby town in the eastern suburbs of Xijing City.Through the cooperation of the traffic control department in the investigation, it was found that the car belonged to the deceased Zhao Chen.

On the way to the scene, Zhuo Qingshan kept calling An Youlin, but she couldn't get through.In desperation, Zhuo Qingshan sent a text message to An Youlin.

The case has never progressed, the discovery of the corpse transport vehicle is very encouraging, and the most direct intersection with the murderer finally appeared.

The car drove off the road and into a small, potholed road surrounded by demolished buildings and abandoned factories.Due to the re-division and construction of the national road, some nearby factories have moved away in order to take advantage of the traffic, and this road is almost abandoned except for the occasional nearby townspeople passing by.

The deceased's car was in the bushes next to a small river, and the bushes were still a hundred meters away from the abandoned road. Even passing by on the road, it was difficult to notice the car in the bushes.When Luo Gang brought Zhuo Qingshan to the scene, the cordon had already been pulled up.

Outside the cordon, a man over fifty was talking to Guo Junfeng in a low voice.That man was the head of a nearby village, and he was the one who helped Luo Gang and the others find the vehicle last night.Luo Gang came to Guo Junfeng and asked him what he had discovered after he left.

"The investigation team just arrived and opened the trunk of the car. Inside was the car's license plate and found a trolley."

With that said, Guo Junfeng led Luo Gang to check the trolley.The trolleys are a bit old and are used by smaller supermarkets for loading and unloading, and they can be folded. "Under the exterior of the trunk of the car, several obvious scratches were found. After comparison, it was left when the trolley was pulled out of the trunk. In addition, there are new friction and impact marks on the metal wheels. Are they specific? It was formed by the collision with the stones on the gravel road at the top of Huangyin Mountain, and further comparison is needed."

"What was found in the car?" "The clothes, wallet, and mobile phone that the deceased was wearing when he disappeared were found in the car. The clothes included basketball uniforms, sneakers, socks, wristbands and underwear. The wallet contained the deceased's ID card, bank card, hotel membership card and 5000 yuan in cash. A condom was also found in the middle of the deceased’s wallet.”

Zhuo Qingshan looked at the opened dark car, picked up the phone and wanted to continue calling An Youlin.Unexpectedly, the phone rang before she dialed, and it was An Youlin calling.On the phone, Zhuo Qingshan fully described the process of discovering the car and the situation at the scene. She wondered if the drowsy An Youlin had listened to her words.

"Send me the photos of the scene!" "Wait a minute."

The photo of Zhuo Qingshan coming to the scene was sent to An Youlin, An Youlin did not hang up the phone, Zhuo Qingshan could still hear his panting.

"The clothes are all neatly folded and placed on the passenger seat, other items are placed on top of the clothes, and the car is parked beside the river where no one can notice." An Youlin muttered thoughtfully, "It seems that the murderer The state of mind has not escaped the circle we drew..."

Before An Youlin finished speaking, Zhuo Qingshan felt that the phone was connected again. "I've got another call from here, I'll call you later!" Zhuo Qingshan took a closer look and saw that it was Teacher Qian. "Hi! Is this Officer Zhuo?" Teacher Qian was panting there, sounding very nervous, "Listen to me..."

Zhuo Qingshan's head was full of black lines, and she couldn't figure out what was going on over the phone. "Are you with that police officer surnamed An? Can you come over here, something happened at the school! But please don't say anything! I know you are a policeman, but don't say anything!"

Zhuo Qingshan was even more at a loss. She quickly asked what happened, and Teacher Qian quickly said, "It's Feng Xiaojie! Feng Xiaojie... You better come here quickly! It's in Feng Xiaojie's dormitory! Dorm 321!"

After Zhuo Qingshan hung up the phone, she immediately called An Youlin and told An Youlin what Teacher Qian said.An Youlin said that he would rush to the Normal University soon.

"Should I report this to Team Luo?" Zhuo Qingshan asked.On the other side of the phone, An Youlin hesitated for a few seconds, and said, "No need, I'll go to the Normal University to see the situation first, and you should come here as soon as possible." Luo Gang suddenly appeared beside Zhuo Qingshan: "Xiao Zhuo, what do you want to report to me?" "Oh, Teacher An said that the Normal University has something to investigate, and asked me to go with him. I said that I was at the scene of the discovery of the car, and I wanted to report to you first." Luo Just waved his hand: "Go quickly, and tell Teacher An about the situation here." After receiving Zhuo Qingshan's call, An Youlin immediately left for Xijing Normal University. Fortunately, his residence is not far from the Normal University. Arrived in 10 minutes by car.And Zhuo Qingshan arrived at the Normal University an hour later.

An Youlin parked his car in the parking lot outside the gate of Normal University, and he hurried to the boys' dormitory building with his old black leather bag.An Youlin heard from Zhuo Qingshan's report that the matter seemed to be very serious, but it didn't look like any major incident happened at the Normal University at this time, and the students were all preparing for the final exam step by step.

Downstairs in the boys' dormitory, Li Xian stood pale at the door of the dormitory.He changed his usual greasy hair and pink face, his hair was disheveled, and his eye circles were darkened. When he saw An Youlin, he rushed to meet An Youlin as if he had found a savior.

"Officer An, it's good that you're here, something happened!" Li Xian said in a low voice, "Didn't Officer Zhuo come with you?"

"I'm not a policeman, I'm just a helper." An Youlin replied politely, "Xiao Zhuo has a case to deal with, and I'll be here later. Let me know in advance."

While leading An Youlin to the dormitory floor, Li Xian briefly told the story of what happened in the morning.

Yesterday afternoon, Feng Xiaojie, who had been depressed all the time, suddenly proposed to have a drink with Li Xian and Sun Haiyi in the dormitory.After ten o'clock in the evening, the three of them bought beer and side dishes in supermarkets and small restaurants near the Normal University.

Hearing this, An Youlin remembered the meeting with Sun Haiyi last night. It turned out that Sun Haiyi was in a hurry to leave because he wanted to drink with Feng Xiaojie.

Li Xian said that he knew that Feng Xiaojie wanted to drink because of Zhao Chen's death, and he drank the wine last night very solidly, drinking one can after another.Feng Xiaojie was very depressed, he didn't talk much, he just picked up food and drink with chopsticks.The three chatted about many things in a daze, from the eight-person dormitory they entered as a freshman, to dormitory gatherings where everyone drank and had fun together, and helped classmates chase girls... Zhao Chen was more or less involved in these things, but Feng Xiaojie did not. He didn't mention a word about his intersection with Zhao Chen.

The three of them drank a lot, and just before dawn, Li Xian lay on his side beside the bed, overwhelmed by alcohol.At this moment, Feng Xiaojie burst into tears, and Li Xian couldn't get up, but squinted at the crying Feng Xiaojie, and fell asleep after a while.

Li Xian was woken up by the sound of scuffling. When he woke up, he found that Feng Xiaojie had pressed a fruit knife against Sun Haiyi's neck.Li Xian was so frightened that he sobered up. Feng Xiaojie's eyes were red and he said to Sun Haiyi viciously, "You saw it? You saw it? Who else did you tell? Tell me!"

(End of this chapter)