Chapter 494 Motive for murder
Chapter 494 Motive for murder
After listening to the forensic doctor's words, Bai Mengfei approached the body of the female victim, Qin Luoying, and carefully examined her neck.
Upon closer inspection, she noticed that the pinch marks were significantly larger than those on a normal person's finger.
"Besides the victim's fingerprints, no other fingerprints were found at the scene. It seems that the murderer was very likely wearing gloves when committing the crime," Bai Mengfei analyzed.
The forensic doctor nodded after hearing this and muttered to himself, "I see."
Bai Mengfei asked the forensic doctor to leave first, and then she and Xiang Yuntian stayed in the morgue to continue examining the body, while Wang Tian stayed outside.
Wang Tian stayed outside because she not only harbored a deep-seated fear of corpses, but also felt extremely uncomfortable with the smell they emitted.
Why was she so terrified?
Perhaps it was because she had done many bad things in the past and had a guilty conscience that she dared not face these corpses with a clear conscience.
After a thorough examination, the two men found nothing unusual about the three corpses.
Aside from the fact that they had been assaulted before their deaths, all that remained were the obvious strangulation marks on their necks.
After the examination was completed, Bai Mengfei turned to Xiang Yuntian and asked, "Do you think it was necessary to dissect the body?"
Xiang Yuntian shook his head secretly and said, "I don't think it's necessary. The forensic doctor here can handle this. I think even if we spend more than ten hours dissecting these three bodies, we might not find any valuable clues. Besides, we're here mainly to assist in the investigation."
Bai Mengfei felt that Xiang Yuntian's words made some sense, so she said, "Alright, let's go out first. Officer Wang has been waiting for us outside for a while now."
"Mm," Xiang Yuntian replied.
As the two walked out of the morgue, they saw Wang Tian already standing there yawning.
When Wang Tian saw the two finally emerge, she quickly went to greet them and eagerly asked, "How were the test results?"
“There were no obvious marks on the deceased’s body, and nothing suspicious was found,” Bai Mengfei said. “Let’s go, let’s go take a look at the crime scene now, and then we’ll investigate the deceased’s family together.”
Wang Tian had been looking forward to this moment for a long time, and immediately replied, "Okay!"
Following the address, the three first arrived at the home of the deceased woman, Qin Luoying.
After Qin Luoying divorced her husband, she lived with her mother-in-law.
Her mother-in-law is an elderly woman who is blind and deaf, making communication with her very difficult.
However, the old man was still able to spell out some words by hand based on his senses, and he could also feel some words by touch on the board.
Bai Mengfei and the other two spent the entire afternoon trying to communicate with her, but in the end, all she managed to utter was a few words: "Adam's apple... big... chapter!"
When they left Qin Luoying's house, it was already late, and the twilight was exceptionally beautiful.
The three walked along the road, pondering the clues the old woman had given them.
"She was probably talking about a man, right?" Wang Tian asked first.
Bai Mengfei pondered for a moment and said, "Possibly, because she mentioned Adam's apple. But what do 'big' and 'chapter' mean?"
Xiang Yuntian raised a question: "She is blind and deaf, how could she possibly see these things?"
“She couldn’t possibly have seen it, but her senses were incredibly sharp,” Bai Mengfei explained. “I believe she must have encountered the murderer and even touched him with her own hands. The words she spelled out for us must be what she felt.”
Wang Tian speculated, "With an Adam's apple, it must be a man. 'Da' and 'Zhang', could it be 'Da Zhang'?"
Xiang Yuntian immediately denied it, saying, "Impossible. After she spelled out the character '大' (da), she waited a while before spelling out the character '章' (zhang).
Bai Mengfei nodded gently and said, "That's right. So I think these two characters should represent different meanings: 'big' is 'big' and 'chapter' is 'chapter'."
“There are too many big things involved, it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what it refers to,” Wang Tian said, frowning. “And what could ‘Zhang’ mean? Could it mean that the person’s surname is Zhang? But how could she possibly know someone’s surname just by touching them?”
"And there's another question," Xiang Yuntian continued, "Why didn't the murderer kill her?"
“Yes. It seems that the murderer wasn’t as twisted as we thought. He still had some humanity, at least he didn’t target an old woman like this.” Bai Mengfei said thoughtfully. “Also, this ‘Zhang’ probably doesn’t refer to a surname. It could refer to a badge or something, perhaps a mark on the murderer’s clothes at the time.”
Xiang Yuntian suddenly interrupted Bai Mengfei, saying, "Wait a minute, I feel like something's not right here. Could the old woman have mentioned the police who investigated her later?"
Upon hearing Xiang Yuntian's words, Bai Mengfei and Wang Tian suddenly realized that they might have been working in the wrong direction all afternoon.
However, they did not give up because of this.
That evening, the three of them went to the home of the second female victim, Jiaxin.
Jiaxin originally lived in a happy family. Her husband, Wang Zhou, was an ordinary worker who worked in a factory.
Jiaxin's death was a huge blow to Wang Zhou; his eyes were swollen from crying.
When Bai Mengfei and the others arrived, they could tell at a glance that Wang Zhou was still immersed in grief.
"Have some water, all three of you!" Wang Zhou called out.
“No need, Mr. Wang, please sit down,” Xiang Yuntian said.
Wang Zhou is about 30 years old, a rural man, and Jia Xin's husband.
After listening to Xiang Yuntian's words, Wang Zhou slowly sat down.
After sitting down, he began to tell the three of them about Jiaxin: "My wife works for a real estate company. She's from the city and is also a college student. We met before she went to college; we met online. I never expected that she would actually marry me. I finally managed to buy this house, thinking that I could finally give her a good life."
At this point, Wang Zhou could no longer control his emotions, and tears streamed down his face.
Bai Mengfei quickly picked up a whole pack of tissues from the coffee table and handed it to him. Wang Zhou pulled out a few tissues and wiped away his tears.
She continued, choking back tears, "She was a very honest person. Otherwise, she wouldn't have fallen for a rough guy like me, kept her promise to marry me, and never dated any other boys. She never offended anyone, and even when she was bullied, she would just silently endure it. This time, she really died so unjustly!"
Seeing Wang Zhou crying so sadly, Xiang Yuntian and Wang Tian quickly comforted him.
To be honest, Jiaxin's death was truly unjust.
She was so kind and virtuous, yet she was murdered so cruelly.
Even Bai Mengfei felt indignant upon hearing this. The same was true of the previous victim, Qin Luoying; her mother-in-law was blind, deaf, and mute, yet she insisted on working at the supermarket and taking meticulous care of her.
Bai Mengfei couldn't help but wonder if the murderer's targets were women of good character like them.
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