Detective Files II

Chapter 346 False Suicide Scene
The scene of the crime was a group of mini villas located in a scenic spot in City C.

This villa area has been completed for many years, but because the price is expensive and the location is relatively remote, unless you rely on a private car, it is very inconvenient to go to work, school, or go shopping.

Therefore, even though the surrounding environment of the villa area and the appearance of the house itself are impeccable, only a few houses in the vicinity have been sold in the past few years, and most of them are bought by wealthy families in City C or surrounding cities. There are very few daily residents who are used as vacation homes, and they can almost be ignored.

Because of this, when Mo Dou told Tian Mi the address, Tian Mi was very surprised.

However, this is also beneficial. Generally speaking, high-end villa areas have relatively complete property facilities. If this suicide case is really not a suicide but a homicide, then the security and monitoring of the community can also provide important clues.

After telling Lu Xiangdong the address, Tian Mi and the others went straight to the crime scene without stopping.

The name of this villa area is Mirage. It is said that it is because the villa is built on a sloping forest. In the morning, the forest is foggy, and the houses in the middle are looming, like a mirage, beautiful and mysterious.

The car drove to the destination, and the entrance of the scenic spot and the entrance of the villa area were registered separately.

"Do you have someone on duty all day long?" Tian Mi asked another staff member of the scenic spot who was sitting at the window to check tickets for tourists while Lu Xiangdong was registering at the entrance of the scenic spot.

The staff held a stack of tickets in their hands as a fan, and laughed when they heard Tian Mi's question: "Who is staring at this place all day long? After six o'clock in the evening, all tourists have to leave. The gate of the scenic spot is locked. It's all off work!"

"Then you lock the gate, what about the people living in the villa area inside? Do you also ask them to go home before six o'clock?"

"How is this possible! They have a magnetic card," the staff member leaned out from the booth and pointed to the electric door next to it. "Isn't there a card reader next to that door! Just swipe the door and it will open."

"Then their magnetic cards."

"It's from the property company. It has nothing to do with us. You can ask over there!" the staff replied impatiently.

Tian Mi curled her lips. The attitude of the other party made her unhappy, but she was relieved after thinking about it. The weather was hot, and if she was sitting in that stuffy small ticket booth, she probably would not be in a better mood.

The registration of the property is much easier than that of the park, because something happened to the residents, and there was already a property manager who called himself Director Zheng waiting there.

"Are you from the Public Security Bureau?" Since Lu Xiangdong and Tian Mi were both wearing casual clothes and there were no signs on the car, Director Zheng was a little uncertain at first. After asking and getting an affirmative answer, he immediately shook hands with the two of them enthusiastically, " Police officer, can you not announce it to the public if you find out whether it is suicide? Go out and say that there was a murder case, and no one will dare to come and see the house in the future!"

"We will take care of it. We need to inform the family of the deceased about the nature of the case. As for the outside world, even if you don't tell us, we won't spread it around the world." Tian Mi said to Director Zheng.

While talking, the cars of criminal technology and forensic doctors also arrived. After Tian Mi greeted them, everyone rushed to the villa where the accident happened.

The villas in the mirage complex are all designed as single buildings. Even the two closest ones are separated by 50 meters.Dark red brick walls, high ridges, surrounded by lush and thick green trees, the contrast of colors, and the light and shade make this house look particularly eye-catching.

Approaching the villa where the body was found, Tian Mi looked at the three-story building in front of her, a little dumbfounded.
"How is it? Are you envious?" Lu Xiangdong glanced at her expression and asked aside.

"Envy?" Tian Mi was confused by his question, "Why are you envious? I was thinking, why would anyone want to live in such a house!"

Lu Xiangdong was a little surprised by her answer, and immediately asked with great interest: "What's wrong with such a house? I thought you women would think this kind of forest villa is dreamy and beautiful."

"I don't think so." Tian Mi pursed her lips and looked at the surrounding trees, "What I thought of was that at night, there are few people around here, and there are no street lights. How scary is such a big house alone? Home, the most important thing is warmth. If the house is too big, the distance between people will be far away, the temperature will be lower, and the human touch will be weak. In contrast, I prefer a small house, which is warm Incredibly!"

Lu Xiangdong looked at the longing on her face, smiled knowingly, and turned his head, but there seemed to be a touch of sadness between his brows.

Tian Mi didn't notice this, because the reporter of the suicide case was standing outside the house waiting for them.

According to the usual practice, the forensic doctors and criminal technicians who came to the scene today first went to inspect the scene and examine the corpse. In order not to affect their work, Tian Mi decided to communicate with the reporter outside the house first.

Tian Mi walked towards the reporter, and happened to pass by other colleagues who were about to enter the house. At this moment, she realized that the forensic doctor who came to the scene today was not Zhao Forensic, but Wang Chun, who hadn't seen her for a long time.

Seeing Wang Chun, Tian Mi froze for a moment, but Lu Xiangdong, who was following her, looked normal. In his experience, it is probably not uncommon for him to meet a woman he has rejected.

Wang Chun's reaction when he met the two of them was just the opposite. Seeing Tian Mi, she greeted her warmly, and when she glanced at Lu Xiangdong, she moved away abruptly, as if she didn't see him.

"I'll go in first, we'll talk later!" She waved to Tian Mi, and walked into the villa without looking back.

Tian Mi also quickly adjusted and focused on the reporter.

The reporter was a young girl who looked no more than eighteen or nineteen years old. She was sitting on the steps in front of the villa. She was wearing short-sleeved trousers. According to the current temperature, she should be sweating profusely. Folding his arms, trembling all over.

"Are you okay?" Seeing this, Tian Mi bent down, deliberately making her voice soft.

Even so, the little girl trembled exaggeratedly, and raised her head to look at Tian Mi.Only then did Tian Mi realize that the girl's face was as pale as paper, without a trace of blood, and she looked quite frightened.

I don't know if it was because I saw someone of the same sex who was about the same age, or because of Tian Mi's face-to-face affinity, the little girl burst into tears when Tian Mi asked her this question, tears dripping down her cheeks.

Tian Mi was taken aback by her sudden venting of emotions, and hurried to the steps, stroking the little girl's back while comforting her softly.

The little girl cried for a long time before she stopped sobbing. Tian Mi heaved a sigh of relief, and glanced at Lu Xiangdong who was standing aside. "Patience is exhausted" was clearly written on her face.

"You were the first to discover the corpse inside?" Tian Mi asked.

The little girl choked and nodded: "I'm scared to death! This is the first time in my life I've seen someone die violently!"

As he spoke, he shuddered again.

"Do you know the deceased?" Tian Mi saw that her mood did not fluctuate much, so she opened her notebook and prepared to record.

The little girl nodded while wiping her tears: "Yes, she is my employer, and I am the nanny of this family."

It seems that the deceased should be the head of the house.

"Is there anyone else in this house?"

"I don't know. Sister Na and I usually live here. Every Wednesday and Thursday, she gives me two days off to go home. I haven't seen anyone else come."

"Sister Na? What's your full name?" Tian Mi was taken aback for a moment. According to the information she got from Director Zheng of the property, the head of the household was indeed a woman, but there was no word "Na" in her name.

"I don't know. She asked me to call her Sister Na, so I called her Sister Na. I never asked her full name."

"Then what name did she sign on your labor contract? Did you sign the contract with her, or did she sign it with your housekeeping company?"

"I don't have a housekeeping company. At that time, I was standing on the side of the road, looking for a job. Sister Na saw me, asked me about my situation, and took me to her house—this is here. After looking at it, she hired me No, I didn't sign any contract!" The little girl looked bewildered.

Tian Mi helplessly raised her forehead, not knowing whether to criticize the little girl's innocence and defenselessness, or to thank her for not encountering an outrageous employer or any unpredictable danger.

"Then how much do you know about your employer, Miss Na?"

The little girl thought hard for a long time, with an expression of being unable to answer, she stammered and said: "I knew it, she is pretty, has a good temper, is generous, and never owes me wages!"

After hearing her answer, Tian Mi gave up her plan to ask the deceased for personal information from the little girl, and asked instead: "How did you find out that your sister Na is dead?"

"Sister Na gave me a week's vacation before. She said that she had something to do and she didn't want me to stay at home. I paid the holiday wages, so I went back. When I came back today, I couldn't find anyone when I entered the house. Later, I found that Sister Na was hanged by the window. Lower!" The little girl shrank instinctively as she said.

"When you came back, was there anything different at home from the past? Did you see anyone else around?" Tian Mi decided to ask more questions, even though she was still not sure whether the dead person in the house was a homicide.

The little girl shook her head.

"Then why do you insist that she couldn't have committed suicide?"

"Because she can't commit suicide!" The little girl said firmly, "She said happily a while ago that when she was old, it was time to think about starting a family and having a baby, and then she took a lot of those paintings from the decoration company. When I came back to see it, I even asked which one I thought looked better! How can anyone think about decorating a house even if they don’t want to live!”

Although the little girl's words were plain, they were not without logic, which made Tian Mi look a little different.

He comforted her a few more words and left her mobile phone number. Tian Mi told the little girl to go back to her home in the suburbs of the city first. Regarding the salary that the deceased had not yet paid her in full, she would let the family members contact her after contacting the family members of the deceased. Negotiate with her.

After seeing off the little girl who reported the crime, Wang Chun came out on the back, beckoning to Tian Mi: "Would you like to come and see? I think the scene of this person's suicide was faked."

(End of this chapter)