Siheyuan: Why is my crossing so ugly?

Chapter 549 Murder in the Chamber of Secrets

There is freshly boiled, ready-made boiling water at home.

Du Weiguo made a cup of tea for Hou Shengli. He didn't have good tea at home, just ordinary jasmine tea.

After sitting down on the opposite side and lighting a cigarette for Hou Shengli, Du Weiguo shook out the match and asked softly:

"Brother Hou, what's the situation? Tell me, what trouble did you encounter?"

Hou Shengli took a long breath of smoke, glanced at Du Weiguo, and smiled helplessly:
"Heh, Wei Guo, I'm ashamed to say that I only found out about your recent vacation because of Corey's wrongful conviction."

"Huh? Hongxing Machinery Factory, the case of Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong?"

Du Weiguo's thoughts changed sharply, and he immediately realized that Hou Shengli was originally working in the criminal investigation department of the Municipal Bureau, so he was the chief of the second department.

The world is so small!
Hou Shengli smiled wryly and nodded:

"Yeah, as soon as I got to work today, the team leader of our department told me that the 5th Division of the Secret Services Division took the initiative to contact our department.

Remind us that a murder case that Corey is supervising is suspicious, so I immediately called Section Chief Lei Qianjun back.

Alas, I’m ashamed to say it, Wei Guo, thank you, otherwise, we might have really neglected human lives~~”

"Hahaha!"

Du Weiguo smiled, with a sincere tone:

"Brother Hou, don't make fun of me, I don't believe that when this case file is in your hands for review, you won't find out?

I was also forced to do nothing, the suspect and the victim are old neighbors in this yard.

My child is big at night, kneeling at my door to beg for mercy, I have no choice but to meddle in other people's business like dogs and mice. "

Du Weiguo explained in a very sincere tone, what he said was perfect and beautiful, and he took care of his face, Hou Shengli couldn't help but feel emotional.

Otherwise, why would Du Weiguo be able to be promoted like a rocket? Not only is he superb in skill, but he is also impeccable in his work.

Convinced!

"Wei Guo, this is what you do. I am convinced, brother!"

Hou Shengli gave him a thumbs up, and his tone was extremely sincere. He is a straightforward man with a clear distinction between likes and hates. Although he has experienced some setbacks, his nature has not changed!
"Ha! Brother Hou, we are all brothers of our own family, so don't praise each other. You also have a straightforward temper. Let's talk about business, shall we?"

Du Weiguo smiled, and his tone was straightforward, Hou Shengli nodded, his face became serious, and his tone became serious:
"Alright, Wei Guo, to be honest, I'm here to ask for help today, and I have a case in hand, a murder case in a secret room!

This case has been under pressure for more than a week. I have been gnawing at this case recently, and I have no clue at all! "

"Murder in the secret room!"

As soon as he heard this, Du Weiguo's interest was immediately raised. To be honest, he has not debuted for a while now, and the ordinary cases he has experienced are extremely limited.

The reason why he gained the reputation of Nuo University was all because of his superb skills and reckless journey all the way. He really had never seen such a high-level murder case.

Du Weiguo dusted off the cigarette ash, licked his lips subconsciously, and said curiously:
"The murder case in the secret room? Brother Hou, you know, I'm on vacation now, can I talk about this case? Isn't there a principle of confidentiality?"

"Ha! Wei Guo, you have been working with Hu Si in a secret unit for too long, and the rules are too big.

Ours is just an ordinary criminal case. You are on vacation now, so you can help us solve the case as a special consultant! "

Du Weiguo raised his brows with joy, but said somewhat guiltyly:
"Brother Hou, we are brothers in our own family. I have nothing to say. In fact, I have not experienced many cases. I have been reckless all the way, so~"

"Hahaha!"

Hou Shengli was immediately amused by Du Weiguo, he finally stopped laughing, patted Du Weiguo on the shoulder, and spoke lightly:
"Brother, you are the famous Du Yan Wang! The snakes, rats, rats and ants in the four or nine cities dare not wander around your hat alley.

If it were someone else, they would definitely think you were being modest and shirking, but brother knows that you really don't treat me as an outsider.

However, Wei Guo, you are still underestimating yourself. All the cases you have experienced are serious and important, and they are all major cases with a confidentiality level.

So before you know it, your vision and ability have far surpassed that of comrades in ordinary positions. I am now a fan of the authorities! "

Hou Shengli paused, put out the cigarette butt, and said sincerely:
"Wei Guo, I'm a rough person, I don't know how to talk about those twists and turns, and I probably know why you are suspended from work.

Don't worry, brother, I won't mess with you. This case is still a case of our criminal investigation department. You are just a consultant for details, which is reasonable! "

Du Weiguo: Uh~~
Two hours later, Du Weiguo followed Hou Shengli to an old two-story apartment building in Nanluoguxiang.

This apartment building is already a product of the Republic of China period. It has been more than 50 years ago. It has been weather-beaten, disrepaired and dilapidated.

It can be vaguely seen that this apartment building should have been a white painted building at first, but now the original blue bricks have been exposed, and there are even many signs of damage.

At first, it was the family building of the post office, and now it is a dormitory building for the staff of the Nancheng District Party Committee and government agencies.

Although this building is old and dilapidated, it is still very popular. Why?

First of all, although the building looks ugly, the location is very good, because it was built with solid materials, so it is not only strong, but also warm in winter and cool in summer.

Secondly, the housing area of ​​this apartment building is large enough! In the 2-story U-shaped apartment building, the area of ​​each room is no less than 60 square meters.

It’s not easy to live in the capital. A building with an area of ​​60 square meters is already treated as a department-level one, so this place is still very popular!
(It should be emphasized again that there is no so-called shared area in the residences of this era, so 60 square meters is really big.)
The murder case in the secret room happened in the central part of the U-shaped building, room 2 facing south on the second floor. Du Weiguo followed Hou Shengli into this room.

Before entering the door, he smelled a rancid stench mixed with blood, lingering in the house, even though Du Weiguo was well-informed, he also wrinkled his nose.

Standing at the door, I looked at the house. The layout of this apartment is very simple. As soon as you enter the door, you will find the living room, and then there are two bedrooms on the left and right.

There is neither a kitchen nor a bathroom in the house. In this apartment building, the big guys usually cook in the corridor outside, and there is a communal sink in the corridor.

To go to the toilet, you need to go to the public toilet outside, or empty the urinal, which is also a characteristic of Sijiucheng.

Until the 90s, it seemed that many people still lived like this.

The room is very simple, the walls are mottled, and the furniture is very simple. In the living room, there is only a set of old Eight Immortals table and chairs, and a lame and faded cupboard.

Perhaps because the family has a large population, there is a broken wooden bed and an old cabinet in the corner of the living room. In addition, there are wooden washbasin shelves and water tanks and ladles at the door.

There are two windows in the living room, and the joints of the window frames are still pasted with rags of various colors. This is a unique way to keep warm in northern winter.

In winter, every household will use cloth strips dipped in batter to paste the gaps in the windows, and they will not be opened until the spring and early summer of the following year.

Those who have the conditions will also use putty to repair the wall gap between the window frame and the wall to resist the cold wind. The whole process is called paste window gap.

Most people would tear off these seals in mid-April, but the residents of this apartment did not, and the seals were still tight.

The floor of the apartment is made of blue bricks, and white lime powder is used to outline the outline of a human figure, which can be roughly distinguished in a prone posture.

On the blue brick floor, there is a large pool of solidified blood stains on the upper abdomen of the human figure, which has soaked into the blue bricks, showing a dark reddish color.

The humanoid silhouette was very close to the bed, and there were some sporadic blood splatters on the bed and the ground. From these basic traces, Du Weiguo could preliminarily judge.

The life of this family is very difficult. The deceased should be a male, about 172 in height, and the approximate time of death.

It should be in the middle of the night, someone stabbed him on the bed while he was asleep, he jumped out of the bed, and then threw himself on the ground.

The deceased should have been pierced into the upper abdomen by a sharp knife. Judging from the location, the spleen or liver should have been punctured, resulting in massive bleeding to death.

The murderer should be a veteran, but the strike was very decisive, and the strength should be very strong, the wound was deep, and he was killed with a single knife.

The deceased only had time to struggle to get off the bed, then fell down and died, without even the strength to call for help.

Du Weiguo looked normal, raised his footsteps, stepped over the outline drawing, crossed the living room, walked to the door of the north and south bedrooms, and looked carefully.

The furnishing of the two bedrooms is also very simple. It can be said that the walls are bare and there is very little furniture. You can see the bottom at a glance, and there is not even a dead corner.

The only thing worthy of attention is a few photos posted on the wall of the North House, which should be a group photo of the head of the household and the child in the past.

The seals on the windows of the two bedrooms were not removed. It is estimated that the door was locked when the crime happened, so it was called a murder in a secret room!

After watching the scene, Du Weiguo walked out of the room, stood at the entrance of the corridor and lit a cigarette without saying a word.

He lowered his eyelids, replaying the process of the case in his mind. Hou Shengli also understood and didn't bother him.

At this time, a capable young man with a vigorous face walked in from the door hurriedly, and Hou Shengli, who was beside Du Weiguo, waved at him.

"Xiao Zhou, come here, this is the King Du Yan that you miss so much, Wei Guo, this is my group leader, Zhou Nan, he usually admires you the most! He talks about it every day."

(End of this chapter)