Detective Files II

Chapter 376 Close the door

Compared with Wang Chun, the words carved on Jiang Yujing's face obviously shocked Tian Mi even more. This was the first time she encountered a case where words were carved on the face of the deceased.Although it was the first time for Wang Chun to meet her, but because of the special profession of forensic medicine, it is easier to bear any form of corpse. The only thing that made her complain was that she was delayed for two full days in the hot house The stench of heaven's corpse.

Because no further examination was carried out on Jiang Yujing's body, only the inscriptions on his face were found, Tian Mi did not stay with Wang Chun for too long, and returned to the serious crime team with a complicated mood, and put Jiang Yujing's face on his face. Tell Mo Dou and Lu Xiangdong the content on the Internet.

Since Lu Xiangdong saw the scene of Jiang Yujing's corpse, his enthusiasm for it had increased significantly. Now that he heard about the engraving on Jiang Yujing's face, he became even more interested.

"Interesting." He swept away his depression for a while, and after hearing Tian Mi's words, his eyes almost shone with excitement, "China has had the punishment of tattooing the cheeks of criminals since ancient times. It has existed since before the Han Dynasty, and it has lasted for a long time. The purpose is twofold. One is to prevent criminals from being easily found after they escape. The second and most important point is to serve as a humiliation and warning. The more serious the crime, the more serious the tattoo on the cheek. The deeper the stabbing!"

"I can understand the humiliation. It is engraved on my face. I can be watched wherever I go. I will always be pointed at by others. I will bear the name of a thief all my life. Although it was taught in the elective course of legal history when I was in school. Almost all the things were returned to the teacher, but I still haven’t missed watching TV dramas in ancient costumes. Doesn’t that Song Jiang in Water Margin really care about getting tattooed on his face!” Mo Dou echoed with a little shame, and at the same time I wondered, "But what about the warning function? It means that every time the tattooed person sees the words on his face, he will think of the sanctions and punishment he has received?"

"To put it bluntly, it's just the words 'kill chickens to scare monkeys'. If you saw crimes such as 'thief', 'robber', and 'rapist' etched on someone's face, what would you think?" Lu Xiangdong proposed He asked Tian Mi and Mo Dou a question, but he didn't really ask Tian Mi and Mo Dou to answer. He paused for a few seconds, and then continued, "When I saw someone who had committed such a crime, their face was engraved, People will instinctively wake up to themselves and regard their predecessors who have committed crimes as a moral or legal example.”

"You mean, the murderer carved Jiang Yujing's face, in addition to further humiliating her, it may also be to alert the world?" Tian Mi thinks about the various aspects of this case from before the crime to the present. This statement is consistent with this case! After torturing and killing Jiang Yujing, the murderer did not try his best to divert our attention. On the contrary, he also took the initiative to send us a CD, giving us clues, and let us find out. This murder case! Could it be that his fundamental purpose is to use this as a warning to other teachers in the society?"

"Warning the world and insulting the dead, these two purposes can exist at the same time, but which one dominates depends on whether the murderer engraved those words when Jiang Yujing was alive, or after his death." Lu Xiangdong gave own point of view.

At this time, Tian Mi realized that she had overlooked an important question, and couldn't help but slapped her forehead: "Look at me! Seeing Jiang Yujing's face was engraved, she came back to tell you, even if it was an injury in her lifetime or not?" I forgot to ask about the injuries after death!"

"That's not urgent. Anyway, the autopsy report hasn't come out yet. Even if you don't ask, there will be a clear answer. I don't know what the result will be on Tian Yang's side! If this matter gets out, we will be under pressure again." No big deal! The bombing case a while ago made my nerves tense all the time, and before I relax a bit, this case may be directly brought to the media by the murderer!" Mo Dou lamented with a sad face, "I just hope God has eyes, so that we can investigate without external interference! Otherwise, there will always be such a great external pressure, and the nerves will always be so tense, and sooner or later we will be broken!"

"No, I still have to go to Ren Xuyang's house to see!" Tian Mi remembered that she had been shut down at the door of Ren Xuyang's house before she got the news of Jiang Yujing's death, so she stood up from her chair and walked out.

Originally, she also considered the misfortune of the family after Ren Xuyang's suicide, and planned to do a little bit of ideological work for Ren Xuyang's parents, so that they could cooperate with her investigation work, but now that Jiang Yujing was killed, the more she thought about what Lu Xiangdong did just now. Analyzing, the more I feel that Ren Xuyang's family members are more sensitive than others no matter what aspects they consider. If the investigation work is delayed simply because of pity for what happened to them, the consequences are definitely not something she can afford.

Lu Xiangdong was not surprised at all that she wanted to rush to Ren's house in such a hurry, he got up and followed without haste.

"Then I'll wait for Tian Yang's letter here, and check Jiang Yujing's other relationships by the way!" Of course, Mo Dou couldn't be idle, so before Tian Mi left, he first talked to her.

It was already noon when Jiang Yujing was found murdered. After collecting evidence at the scene, taking notes for neighbor Xiaowei and other trivial matters, it was already evening before he knew it. Lu Xiangdong drove Tian Mi back to Ren Xuyang On the way home, there was a traffic jam due to the rush hour of the next train.

Tian Mi was impatient, her body twisted back and forth on the seat, and she stuck her head out of the window every few moments, wanting to see if the road ahead had become a little smoother.

"Don't worry, if you go to Ren Xuyang's house, the worst result is that you get rejected, they won't run away." Lu Xiangdong didn't need to ask Tian Mi why he was anxious.

These words did not make Tian Mi feel at ease. From what she heard, Lu Xiangdong was just trying to comfort herself at the moment.

"I know it's useless to be anxious. Even if Ren Xuyang's family is really the murderer and they are packing up and preparing to flee, I can't grow wings and fly there, or turn your car into a helicopter." Tian Mi said. As he spoke, his face was still full of anxiety.

"I didn't try to comfort you, I'm just seeking truth from facts." Lu Xiangdong had no choice but to tell her seriously, "If Ren Xuyang's family members are not the murderers, they naturally don't need to escape, even if some of them are really the murderers of Jiang Yujing, according to this case With the characteristics presented, the murderer will definitely not escape at this juncture."

"Why? Instead of running away, why are you sitting at home with your hands outstretched, waiting for us to grab them with handcuffs?" Tian Mi was restless, and Lu Xiangdong's understatement made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Lu Xiangdong sighed, and asked Tian Mi patiently: "Let me ask you, if you were in a bad mood and wrote an article, but you didn't want others to see it, where would you write it?"

"In the diary."

"If you want to publish this article on the Internet, what is your purpose?"

"I hope someone sees it and seeks comfort!" Tian Mi replied casually, and only after she finished speaking did she realize the metaphor Lu Xiangdong gave herself, "Oh! I understand! You mean that the murderer has done so much to expose his crime. The result is nothing more than wanting this murder case to get attention! Since the murderer wants the case to be noticed, he will naturally not hide early, on the contrary, he will pay close attention to the reaction of the outside world!"

Seeing that Tian Mi understood, Lu Xiangdong nodded in satisfaction, but at the same time couldn't help "damaging" her: "When you get impatient, you don't turn your head. Fortunately, you still have a little understanding."

Tian Mi's face turned red slightly, and when she was with Lu Xiangdong, she often played impulsive and ill-considered roles, while Lu Xiangdong was always the calm, thoughtful side, which made Tian Mi often produce a kind of conflict. On the one hand, she felt that Lu Xiangdong was by her side as a comparison, which made her pale in comparison. On the other hand, from the perspective of a woman, her boyfriend was smarter and better than herself, which made her feel faintly proud.

"I often feel that you are like my teacher, and I can learn things all the time by your side." Tian Mi's heart is at ease, and her emotions are also relaxed. Thinking about her impatience just now, The tone of his speech seemed to be as if he had taken gunpowder, and he felt a little sorry, and when he spoke again, there was some kindness and flattery in his tone.

Lu Xiangdong sighed helplessly: "Fortunately, you are not my student."

"why?"

"Because I would never fall in love with such a stupid student."

Tian Mi wrinkled her nose and made a face at him.

After spending another four or ten minutes in the traffic, Tian Mi and Lu Xiangdong finally left the downtown area where the traffic jam was the worst. When they approached Ren Xuyang's house, the road conditions became very smooth.

Just came here once in the afternoon, this time even if Tian Mi didn't check the address given by Ren's old neighbor, she is already familiar with the road.When she reached the door of Ren's house, she took a deep breath, silently praying in her heart that she would have the opportunity to persuade Ren Xuyang's parents to open the door for her this time, then reached out her hand and knocked on the wooden door that didn't look very strong.

Squeak——.

The door was opened a crack, and the middle-aged man he had seen before poked his head out of the door, and when he saw that it was Tian Mi, his brows immediately became pimples: "Why are you again!"

"Are you Ren Yi? I'm a policeman, not a reporter. I came here today to find out..."

Before Tian Mi finished speaking, the middle-aged man once slammed the door shut with a loud bang.

"Let's go! You couldn't do anything when the police were needed! Now that you've been dead for so long, what are you doing pretending to do!" The man's angry voice came from behind the door.

After that, no matter how Tian Mi knocked on the door or discussed with her, there was no reply from inside.

(End of this chapter)