No.14 Disciple: Death Puzzle

Chapter 35 Removal
When An Youlin and Zhuo Qingshan were on their way to Tangning's mansion, it started to rain.At first it was a little sporadic rain, and within a few minutes it rained so heavily that the wipers could hardly wipe it off.The cars on the road were moving slowly, and some novice drivers even parked their cars on the side of the road to wait for the rain to light up before leaving.It was already an hour after arriving at Tangning's mansion, but in the bad weather at that time, it was not easy to arrive in about an hour.

An Youlin followed Zhuo Qingshan and ran into the gate of the mansion. There were many police cars parked outside the gate of the mansion, and many policemen wearing rain capes came and went in a hurry.An Youlin's hair was stuck to his head after being wet by the rain. He carried an old black leather bag and scratched the dripping hair with his hands.

"You two are here. I'm still worried that something will happen on the road due to the heavy rain!" You Tao rushed over.

"What's the case this time?" An Youlin looked like he had nothing to do with himself.

You Tao lost his usual rascal spirit, his face was almost pale, and he looked at the stairs leading to the second floor: "Go up and have a look!"

Zhuo Qingshan followed An Youlin, not seeing the slightest worry in An Youlin.Zhuo Qingshan didn't know exactly what happened here. When she first came to the boys' dormitory of Xijing Normal University and met Li Xian, Luo Gang called and told her to contact An Youlin to come to Tangning Mansion immediately, saying There is a new case.

There are several security guards and policemen standing in the lobby on the first floor. The umbrella stand on the right side of the entrance is full of umbrellas with transparent umbrellas.However, it was pouring rain outside, and these umbrellas might not be able to carry them.

You Tao did not take them to the elevator, but walked directly up the winding steps.An Youlin praised the decoration of the mansion's stairs while walking: "Oh, the stones used for the floor are really good, the material is very good..."

An Youlin turned around and asked Zhuo Qingshan: "Xiao Zhuo, do you know why this place is called Tangning's Mansion?" : "Is it because of Downing Street in England?" "That's right!" An Youlin said cheerfully, "Oh, although the design here is very sophisticated, but well, it's a bit tacky to get a name based on Downing Street! Tut tut." You Tao led the way without saying a word, and came to the lobby on the second floor, where many people stood in the corridor.

Including some residents upstairs and downstairs, they all stood outside the cordon of the corridor and looked in.The three of them came within the cordon, only to see policemen constantly coming in and out of the apartment in Room 204.An Youlin followed You Tao into the door of the apartment. Inside the door was a spacious living room. Near the French windows leading to the balcony, a platform was built about [-] centimeters above the ground.

There are two columns under the stairs leading to the second floor, and the double doors between the columns lead to the dining room and kitchen.The door on the other side of the living room leads to the lounge and the bathroom. Standing cabinets are placed on both sides in front of the door, with exquisite vases and pendulum clocks placed on it.Sketch paintings can be seen everywhere on the walls, and all the paintings are framed in the same size frame.

A whole set of audio equipment is leaning against the wall on the left side of the platform, and a desk lamp is placed above the cabinet next to the audio system.In front of the platform, there are two single sofas, and the distance between the sofas is five steps away.

The corpse was on the uncarpeted floor tile in the center of the living room, and the forensic doctor Han Ruowei was leading people to examine the corpse.An Youlin was not in a hurry to step forward to check, but wanted to understand the situation at the scene first.

"It's really a wave of unresolved waves."

This was the first sentence An Youlin said after entering the door.Luo Gang didn't say much, he called Song Chunming to report the scene with a serious face.Zhuo Qingshan carefully discovered that even though An Youlin and Luo Gang experienced what happened at the top of Huangyin Mountain that night, he still refused to face Luo Gang squarely.

"The deceased, Yang Ping, female, 51 years old, unmarried, was the owner of apartment 204. At seven o'clock in the morning, Sui Yumei, who lives in apartment 203 next door, came back from her morning exercise and heard loud music, so she came to knock on the door to think Remind the deceased not to disturb the people. She knocked on the door and found it unlocked, walked in and found the deceased lying in the middle of the living room."

As he spoke, Song Chunming turned his gaze towards the direction of the corpse. "The current situation is like this." After listening to Song Chunming's report, Luo Gang said to An Youlin: "It has only been two hours since the discovery of the deceased, and other circumstances are still under investigation." An Youlin added a little After thinking about it, he asked: "Xiao Song, you just said that the reason why the deceased was found was because the apartment made loud music?"

"Yes, because the sound is too loud, it has been turned off." Then, Song Chunming shouted to the young policeman who was checking near the sound system, "Xiao Zhang, music!"

The young policeman with a baby face nodded knowingly, and pressed the switch of the stereo while wearing gloves.In an instant, the huge music burst out like a raging flood.

An Youlin felt a wave of sound coming, and he covered his ears and was almost knocked down.All the policemen handling the case in the living room were startled, and the young policeman who turned on the stereo couldn't help covering his ears.

All eyes turned to the audio system, Luo Gang waved to the young policeman, and the young policeman covered his ears with one hand and turned off the switch with the other hand.

Luo Gang's cheeks bulged, and he didn't say much. "Come on."

An Youlin walked quickly towards the stereo, took out white gloves from the black leather bag, put them on his hands, and handed the black leather bag to Zhuo Qingshan beside him.

This set of speakers is very professional and is a classic product of a well-known brand.An Youlin first adjusted the volume down, and then turned on the switch again.The sound of the music came out, and An Youlin squatted on the ground and listened silently.The music is played by a symphony orchestra with a soft and cheerful rhythm.After the music is played once, the single cycle starts again.

Zhuo Qingshan frowned and said, "Why does this song sound so familiar? But I really can't remember it..."

""Radesky March"!" An Youlin and another voice said at the same time.Zhuo Qingshan turned her head and saw Guo Junfeng walking over.

""Radetsky March", a work created by Austrian composer Johann Strauss Sr. in 1848." An Youlin stood up and continued, "What is the name of the person who found the dead?"

"Sui Yumei." Luo Gang reminded. "Oh, yes, Sui Yumei! She found the deceased when she came back from morning exercise. Everyone heard it just now. The sound is so loud. It is impossible for Sui Yumei to go out for morning exercise after hearing such loud music. Other residents will never allow it. Yes. I’m afraid the stereo has been set to play at the maximum volume at a fixed time to attract the attention of the neighbors.”

An Youlin was thoughtful, and after a long time, he moved towards the corpse.Zhuo Qingshan followed closely behind, carrying An Youlin's old black leather bag.

"I'm really sorry, excuse me," An Youlin said to Han Ruowei who was examining the corpse, "Group Leader Han, has the corpse been moved?"

Han Ruowei stood up, took off her mask and said, "If you don't count the person who found the deceased touching the body, he hasn't moved it yet. The photos of the scene have been taken, and I'm about to turn the body over for inspection."

An Youlin asked Han Ruowei to wait a moment, he noticed that the scene was very special.The body of the deceased, Yang Ping, was lying among the flowers in a pale yellow evening dress. The hair of the deceased was smooth and shiny, and should be maintained regularly.At this time, the dead man's hair was coiled up, and he wore a garland of finely divided flowers.

The deceased's head is tilted towards the right side of the body, and a large bouquet of flowers is placed in the direction of her face.The flowers of various colors in the bouquet complement each other, and they are particularly dazzling and beautiful against the backdrop of green leaves. If the bouquet hadn't been placed next to the corpse, one couldn't help leaning down to smell the sweet fragrance of the flowers.Looking closely, the petals under the corpse were soaking in blood, and there were some bloodstains on the part of the light yellow evening dress near the back.

When the deceased's body was turned over for inspection, through the thin, blood-soaked evening gown, it could be seen that there was a huge blood hole on the left side of the deceased's back, and it was empty inside.

Han Ruowei sighed and said, "The deceased's heart was taken out." Everyone looked at the blood hole on the back of the deceased in surprise. "Is the cause of death caused by the removal of the heart?" An Youlin frowned and asked in doubt. "It should be like this, but we need to take the body back for further inspection to confirm." Han Ruowei replied, "From the inspection just now, the time of death of the deceased was probably between ten o'clock and eleven o'clock last night."

The deceased, Yang Ping, had been dead for almost twelve hours?An Youlin took two steps back, his ears ringing, and his temples kept shrinking.He felt a gas colliding in his body, and he was almost out of breath.An Youlin took a few deep breaths, but the uncomfortable feeling didn't ease at all.

(End of this chapter)