Tiger Police

Chapter 234 How Did He Die?

The office fell into silence for half a minute.

Suddenly, Liao Qiu slapped his thigh suddenly: "Yeah! Why didn't I think of this? Even if the scene is chaotic, even if the incident is sudden, Zhang Ligen, the culprit, can't escape at all. The other three people playing cards with Zheng Qianshan will definitely trouble him Just don't talk or ask... This is not normal!"

Li Jianbin also suddenly realized: "If it was a normal game of cards, and Zhang Ligen made such a fuss, Yang Dafu and the others would never let him go."

Chen Xinhong was listening beside him, and he also had some concerns in his heart.He turned to Hu Pingtao and asked suspiciously: "Xiaohu, according to this, Wang Qingguo, Yang Dafu, and Tao Xingzheng are also accomplices?"

Hu Pingtao stood up from his chair, walked to Liao Qiu, picked up the notes he had placed on the table, and said seriously: "There are a few details in it. First, it is Zheng Qianshan's last card. , he already has two kong. According to the rule of "bloody battle to the end", as long as there is one kong in hand, no matter whether the kong is down or not, as long as it is glued, it is considered a full card, that is, eight fan. This is a bit like the Q Ma rule on the mobile phone It's not the same, but under normal circumstances, the folk game is up to eight times, and one is added for self-touch."

He asked Liao Qiu: "Brother Liao, if you were the one who got such a hand and already listened, what would your reaction be?"

Liao Qiu opened his mouth and answered without thinking: "I definitely want to play cards! Everyone wants to win in mahjong, let alone such a big card."

Hu Pingtao smiled: "Anyone who plays mahjong often knows that three points depend on skill and seven points depend on luck in playing cards. Let's take the example of Wanzi all! Thirteen cards, as long as you get seven Zhang Wanzi, after halfway through, he will have the opportunity to become bigger and stronger."

"The transcripts of Wang Qingguo, Yang Dafu, and Tao Xingzheng show that none of them wanted ten thousand sons at that time. According to the "bloody battle to the end" style of play, this is called "three offerings". Only Zheng Qianshan wanted ten thousand sons. The chances of making a card or a card are very high.”

"Playing mahjong requires concentration, especially when you encounter such a rare opportunity suddenly, you will be even more nervous and concentrated. From a physiological point of view, when the nerves are highly concentrated, the pupils of the human body will dilate and the eye fissures will increase. Wide, protruding eyeballs, constriction of visceral and skin blood vessels, accelerated breathing, and then lead to sympathetic nerve excitement. If these symptoms intensify, it will also cause numbness of the limbs, dizziness, sweating and trembling. The most direct manifestation is the rapid heart rate, causing high blood pressure .”

"It can be imagined that when Zheng Qianshan got the cards, his mood instantly became excited. In addition, the other three people didn't want Wanzi. In his opinion, it was a perfect opportunity that couldn't be missed no matter what."

"But he is old after all. The old saying is good: 73, 84, the king of Hades doesn't invite you to go. The elderly are most afraid of great sorrow and joy, especially symptoms like stroke, which are often fatal at this time."

"Zhang Ligen chose a very good timing." Hu Pingtao emphasized his tone, sounding a bit serious: "Wang Haokun and Meng Hui just came from the side of the commercial street. He reported to them at the entrance of the alley, and then ran into the mahjong parlor by himself first. , with a very high volume and an extremely exaggerated tone, shouted the phrase "the police are coming". But at this time, Tao Xing was playing a card of "2". All this happened in less than [-] minutes, is it really such a coincidence?"

"One thing, it may be a coincidence. For example, Wang Haokun and Meng Hui met Zhang Ligen as soon as they walked to the entrance of the alley."

"The two things may also be coincidences. For example, when Zhang Ligen ran into the mahjong parlor and shouted, Zheng Qianshan happened to play cards."

"The third coincidence is that Zheng Qianshan's hand of cards happened to be the same."

"Don't you think it's weird in all of this?"

Li Jianbin heard the cold sweat dripping down his back. He looked at Hu Pingtao with wide eyes, and asked in disbelief, "Xiaohu, this... is this premeditated murder?"

Hu Pingtao nodded: "It should be like this, otherwise it would be impossible to explain so many coincidences. Moreover, there are too many matching points in the various links of this case. If the plan was not made in advance, it would not be so perfect."

Surprise and appreciation flashed in Liao Qiu's eyes at the same time.He thought for a moment and asked, "Xiaohu, you said just now that there is more than one detail in this case. Apart from Zheng Qianshan's last hand, what else did you find?"

Hu Pingtao replied: "I think Zhang Ligen's purpose is to kill Zheng Qianshan. This is very clear, and it can also be felt from his notes. The hatred between him and Zheng Qianshan can be said to be irreconcilable, and these Everything is public, as long as you ask casually in Sanshan Village, you will know, so there is no need to hide it."

"Killing people is not a simple matter, especially scaring people to death by means of "scare". Although there are cases of death from fright at home and abroad, in practice, it may make people sick, crazy, or even frightened. Suffering from insanity leads to paralysis... But if you really want to scare people to death, the difficulty is not so high."

"Although the evidence and clues we have so far are not many, we can basically confirm that Zhang Ligen wants Zheng Qianshan to die, and this idea is extremely strong."

"So here comes the question—what method can be used to ensure that Zheng Qianshan must die while shouting the words "the police are coming"?"

"Poisoned?"

"This is unlikely. Zhang Ligen is a farmer with a low level of education and has not received relevant training. He knows nothing about pharmacology and chemistry, not to mention that the onset of poisoning is uncontrollable. If it is really necessary to poison the Zheng Qianshan retaliated, he has already done so, and there is no need to wait until now."

"Violent killing is even more impossible, otherwise Zhang Ligen would not have thought of using the name of the police to intimidate Zheng Qianshan."

Liao Qiu understood: "You mean, Wang Qingguo, Yang Dafu, Tao Xingzheng conspired with Zhang Ligen?"

Hu Pingtao nodded: "Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why Zheng Qianshan was able to get all the cards, and it was at such an accurate time."

Chen Xinhong frowned and asked, "How can things like taking cards be controlled?"

Hu Pingtao said with a smile: "Brother Chen, you don't usually play mahjong, so you don't know that the doorway here is also very normal. Now they use smart mahjong tables, and the machine automatically codes the cards. To put it bluntly, it is controlled by a chip and operates according to a specific program. This The gadget can be controlled by remote control, whether you want a good card or a bad card, just press the remote control, and you can operate it within five meters. Not to mention that it is uniform, even if you pick it up every time, it is no problem."

Liao Qiu interjected: "Yes! According to Wanwan's style of play, the sky is a hundred times, the highest."

Hu Pingtao continued: "Without the cooperation of Wang Qingguo, Yang Dafu, and Tao Xingzheng, Zhang Ligen would never have been able to scare Zheng Qianshan to death with just one word. Judging from this, there must be something wrong with these three guys."

"The third doubtful point: Zheng Qianshan's real cause of death."

"I think shock is only a part of it, but it is not the main reason. When people get old, all aspects of body functions decline, and chronic diseases occur frequently, especially heart disease and high blood pressure. Many elderly people have to carry various medicines with them when they go out. Pills and antihypertensive drugs must be taken on time."

"When concentrating on something, the human brain will experience selective forgetting. For example, forgetting to take medicine on time when having fun. Zheng Qianshan's autopsy report has not yet come out, and there are some things I can't be sure about. But an old man of his age Many of them are heart disease patients, assuming that Zheng Qianshan is the same, then during the process of playing mahjong this morning, it is very likely that Wang Qingguo, Yang Dafu, and Tao Xingzheng consciously obstructed him, so that he did not take his medicine on time."

Hearing this, Chen Xinhong couldn't help exclaiming: "If this is the case, the nature of this case will change."

Hu Pingtao's face was calm, and he thought of more than this: "If the people involved are not only Wang Qingguo, Yang Dafu, and Tao Xingzheng, it will continue to expand within the scope of reason, such as Zheng Qianshan's family, especially his wife He Yuxian."

Li Jianbin was confused: "Xiaohu, what does He Yuxian have to do with this matter?"

Hu Pingtao continued to talk about his speculation: "Taking medicine on time will form a habit. Even if Wang Qingguo, Yang Dafu, and Tao Xing tried to persuade Zheng Qianshan to dissuade him, it would be impossible to achieve the goal fundamentally. If Zheng Qianshan insisted on taking medicine at that time , others cannot forcibly stop it."

"If it's another situation, suppose that Zheng Qianshan didn't bring any medicine when he left home this morning? Or, when he went out, someone secretly took away the medicine that he usually carried in his pocket?"

"It is entirely possible for He Yuxian to do so."

Liao Qiu, Li Jianbin and Chen Xinhong looked at each other in blank dismay, all of them were shocked.

Li Jianbin muttered to himself: "Your brain is really big, you can think of so many questions."

Chen Xinhong's face was full of doubts: "I think... I'm afraid this is not the case! It's nothing more than a conspiracy between a poker player and murderer. Why did you suddenly bring Zheng Qianshan's wife into it?"

Liao Qiu asked in astonishment: "Xiaohu, your thoughts... I mean, how true is it?"

Hu Pingtao said frankly: "I just analyze it from the perspective of rationality. At present, all these are assumptions."

Liao Qiu had a clear understanding: "The premise is to wait for the autopsy report from Ding Jian's side?"

Hu Pingtao nodded: "But before that, we can continue to interrogate Wang Qingguo, Yang Dafu, and Tao Xingzheng."

Liao Qiu narrowed his eyes: "Do you think you can get something out of them?"

Chen Xinhong raised the question with Liao Qiu almost at the same time: "Why don't you continue to interrogate Zhang Ligen? He is the main suspect!"

Hu Pingtao turned to Chen Xinhong and shook his head: "This is different. It is precisely because Zhang Ligen is the most suspected, so I put him last. If the case is exactly as I imagined, then Zhang Ligen must have made preparations in advance. Brother Chen Think about it, death from fright also needs to go to court, but it is not as severe as "intentional homicide". I think Zhang Ligen went for "manslaughter" from the very beginning. He planned all this, the first time During the interrogation, he voluntarily admitted that he had made a false report. Judging from the current situation, it is best not to startle the snake before we have actual evidence."

"Wang Qingguo, Yang Dafu, and Tao Xingzheng are different. I can be sure that they are Zhang Ligen's accomplices. But they only played an auxiliary role in the case. This can be seen from their respective transcripts. .”

Li Jianbin asked with interest: "Where is it? Xiaohu, please show me."

Hu Pingtao opened the transcript and pointed to the words on it: "Look here, they all mentioned the issue of betting on mahjong by coincidence. In fact, they played a game with Zheng Qianshan this morning, and they played for 20 yuan a shot. But Wang Qingguo , Yang Dafu, and Tao Xingzheng all said that they only play one or two cents. From this, it can be inferred that Zhang Ligen should have promised some kind of benefit, and they agreed to help murder Zheng Qianshan."

"But doing this kind of thing has a great psychological burden on them. It is no exaggeration to say that it is murder for money. So they subconsciously want to remove responsibility from it and minimize their guilt. From time to time, he opened his mouth to talk nonsense, saying that he only played for a dime."

"Actually, gambling is just gambling, no matter how big or small the amount is."

"The key to the retrial of Wang Qingguo, Yang Dafu, and Tao Xingzheng lies in the previous game."

"Zheng Qianshan is an old gambler, and he was arrested for gathering people to gamble before. He has been in a detention center and has had such experiences. His mental quality is beyond ordinary people. He is subconsciously afraid of the police, but because of frequent contact, his fear is gradually fading away. So it's hard to scare him to death just by saying "the police are here."

"Big ups and downs will affect emotions. If you want to achieve a one-hit kill through shouting, you must create a strong enough atmosphere in advance."

"Didn't you find out that the transcripts of Wang Qingguo, Yang Dafu, and Tao Xingzheng only mentioned Zheng Qianshan's last hand, and none of them mentioned the previous ones. What I want to know most now is that Zheng Qianshan started at ten o'clock in the morning. , How is his luck? How much won or lost?"

Liao Qiu suddenly realized: "That's right! If Zheng Qianshan has been losing before, or if he loses more than he wins, the last full hand is equivalent to a shot in the arm for him, and it is the kind that exceeds the normal tolerance."

Chen Xinhong also nodded again and again: "After great sorrow, great joy, when I suddenly heard "the police are coming", even if I can't scare people to death, the chance of stroke is very high."

Li Jianbin also understood: "I'm going to arrange a retrial for the three of them."

Hu Pingtao raised his hand to stop Li Jianbin: "Brother Li, don't panic. There are three more things."

"First, you immediately send someone to the mahjong parlor and bring the boss back."

"Secondly, seal the mahjong parlor, especially the room where the incident occurred. It is double-blocked and no one is allowed to enter."

"Third, search Zhang Ligen's body and count everything."

(End of this chapter)