20demayo Chapter 1020 The Identity of the Deceased
Chapter 1020 The Identity of the Deceased
He heard that his son and daughter-in-law had returned from their in-laws' house yesterday, but now they were nowhere to be seen. After much hesitation, Ding Qihong finally reported the matter to the government office.
When the nearby patrol station saw that it was a murder case, they did not dare to delay and cordoned off the scene and reported it to the higher authorities.
Coincidentally, the person who was finally responsible for handling this case was Xiao Duan.
The Police Corps has thousands of people and is divided into many departments, the more important ones include the Supervision Department, Visits Department, Issuance and Review Department, Inspection Department, etc.
The above-mentioned ones belong to management agencies, and there are many parallel executive agencies, such as horse patrol teams, river patrol teams, standby teams, and dispatch teams.
After Xiao Duan hid in Tianjin from Peking, he was no longer suitable for a more prominent position. He certainly could not hold a position like the deputy captain of the detective team.
At that time, Zheng Xiaji was very troubled. He knew that Xiao Duan had a very special status in Lin Ye's eyes. If he didn't give him an official position, he was worried that people would think he was not giving face to Lin Ye. If he gave him an official position, where would he be assigned to?
Finally, an idea struck me: I could let him join the dispatch team!
The name of this task force is not very nice, and it is used to send people here and there, but its power is not small. Figuratively speaking, this task force is similar to the PTU in later generations, and is a mobile force.
Since it is a mobile force, it can do everything and handle everything. It can handle petty thefts and major cases. It can also stand guard on duty and provide security for important personnel.
This ensures that Xiao Duan can not only be exposed to front-line practical work, but also take the opportunity of security missions to show his face to Lin Ze.
I have to say that Zheng Xiaji is also a wonderful person.
There was a murder in the city, and the bored Xiao Duan finally perked up and led people to the scene.
After carefully observing the corpse in the main room, Xiao Duan found something wrong.
This person had no wounds on his body except for his face which was smashed to pieces. There was only a scratch on the base of his right hand.
Logically speaking, he had a head injury and suffered a heavy blow, so even if he was bleeding, it should only form a pool around his head on the ground.
But there was also a lot of blood on the body, and the body was wearing black clothes. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't see that many parts of the clothes were soaked with blood.
Xiao Duan stood up and asked, "Have you checked other places?"
The patrol captain of the local patrol station stepped forward and said, "Captain Duan, as soon as we saw it was a murder case, we didn't dare to disturb the scene. We directly sealed off the courtyard and didn't even check other rooms."
"Come here, check everywhere and ask the old man if there are any secret rooms or cellars here."
The world has been turbulent in recent years, and many places like these with shops in front and houses in the back will build dark rooms or cellars to hide things, and even people when necessary.
A few minutes later, a member of the dispatch team made a discovery. "Captain, the room is full of blood, and there are two bodies under the bed!"
Xiao Duan went over immediately and saw a man and a woman being dragged out from under the bed.
There was a long cut on the woman's neck, obviously caused by a sharp weapon. The man had signs of fighting on his body, with multiple stab wounds on his chest, waist and abdomen.
Ding Qihong, who was standing on the edge of the crowd, walked tremblingly to the door. He took one look and cried out in grief, "Son, my son! God is blind, God is blind, my poor son! Our Ding family will have no descendants!"
Everyone sighed. Old Shopkeeper Ding had a son in his old age, while Ding Chengze had only been married for a year and still had no child...
Xiao Duan skillfully consoled him, "Old Shopkeeper, the most important thing right now is to catch the murderer. Please accept my condolences. Does your son have any enemies? Do you recognize the body in the main hall?"
Ding Qihong burst into tears. "My son is devoted to business. Don't worry if you laugh at him. He used to have affairs with other women, but after getting married, he and his wife have been busy with the shop all day long. Chengze doesn't smoke opium or gamble. He occasionally goes fishing by the Haihe River, but he has to choose a time when the shop is not busy. My poor son..."
Xiao Duan touched his chin and said, "This shopkeeper Xiao Ding also likes fishing..."
A patrolman came over and said, "Captain Duan, Ding Chengze doesn't like fishing, he likes selling fish! Everyone knows this. Ding Chengze learned how to mix bait from somewhere, and every time he goes fishing, he won't stop until he has caught dozens of kilograms. He doesn't like to eat the fish himself, nor does he give them away, so he has people sell them at the entrance of a nearby alley. Everyone says that Ding Chengze is so rich, why would he care about such a small amount of melons and dates..."
Xiao Duan nodded. This is normal for a businessman!
"Do you know the recipe for the bait?"
Patrolman: …
Xiao Duan coughed and said seriously, "The most urgent thing is to confirm the identity of the body in the main hall. Come on, have the patrol officers check the area to see if anyone is missing or if there are any suspicious people wandering around recently. Also, report to the Assistance Bureau and the Military Police Headquarters. If they are unable to do so, you can ask them for help."
"Yes!"
The investigation lasted a whole day, during which time Lin Ze even made a special phone call to ask Xiao Duan to solve the case as soon as possible. Now the news has come out that the couple died in their own home and there was an unidentified body. There are all kinds of rumors, some even saying that Ding Chengze fished too much and the Dragon King sent shrimp soldiers and crab generals to take his life.
The next afternoon, there was finally a breakthrough.
There is a family in the alley behind the silver shop. There is only a blind old lady and her son in the family. The old lady's son makes a living by selling fish. According to the neighbors, the man's surname is Xue, and he doesn't have a real name. Because he is the only son in the family, everyone calls him Xue Da. Although he is taciturn, he is very filial and often carries his mother on his back to the door to bask in the sun.
The patrolman asked the old lady, "Old lady, where is your son?"
"My son went to his uncle's house yesterday and said he would be back at noon today. Why hasn't he come yet?"
When the patrolman heard this, he had an idea in mind and immediately reported the news.
Xiao Duan asked someone to find out about Xue Da's uncle's house and went to ask. Xue Da's uncle was very surprised because his nephew did not come to visit yesterday!
Xue Da's uncle was invited to the morgue to take a look. When the old man saw the body and the clothes, he immediately cried out in shock: "My dear nephew, who has hurt you so miserably?"
Everyone gathered together and reviewed the case again.
Judging from the bloodstains on Xue Da's body, he must have broken into the backyard of the silver shop and killed Ding Chengze and his wife.
Is he doing this for money?
Or is there some old grudge with Ding Chengze?
If he was the murderer, then who killed him?
The patrol captain at the patrol station also raised a question: "Captain Duan, the wound on Ding Chengze's wife's neck is clearly caused by a sharp knife, but there is no such sharp weapon found at the scene."
Duan Wenxuan called Ding Qihong over again and said, "Old man, your son went to visit Old Taishan to celebrate his birthday. Who knew about this?"
Ding Qihong said with a bitter face, "My son went to celebrate the birthday, but apart from informing me and bringing the gift I prepared, I didn't hear him tell anyone else!"