Cop Universe

Chapter 112 It's Water's Turn
The ten suspects whose identities had been confirmed were all taken to the police station to make statements on the grounds that they had been at the scene of the crime on the day the victim disappeared.

At the same time, so many people were called to record statements, and it was clear that it was a routine questioning, and no one doubted it.

Zhang Xingjie entered the interrogation room and sat down. He Jiahui handed over a glass of water and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, are you thirsty after waiting for a long time? Our conditions here are simple, and we only have plain water. Take a couple of sips first to quench your thirst."

"Thank you sir." Zhang Xingjie took the paper cup and took a sip.

He Jiahui gave Ma Jun a wink, and Ma Jun understood, and asked, "Mr. Zhang, we watched the video and found that you had been to the building where the crime was committed at [-]:[-] p.m. last Saturday afternoon. May I ask you?" What are you doing there?"

Zhang Xingjie thought for a while, and then answered: "I'm a computer student, and a friend of mine, his laptop always freezes and freezes for no reason, as if he's infected with a virus, so he asked me to help him take a look.

We met at a seminar room on the fifth floor of the building at about 03:30 on a Saturday afternoon. I arrived 10 minutes early. After helping him with his computer problems, he bought me a drink and we chatted again. After a while, I left. "

"How long have you been chatting, and when did you leave?" Ma Jun then asked.

"I think we chatted for a long time. My friend is an anime fan, and I usually like to watch some anime, so we have been chatting about anime."

Zhang Xingjie paused, then continued; "It should be 04:30 when I left! The elevator surveillance must have recorded my appearance when I left."

Zhang Xingjie's statement is consistent with the surveillance video in the elevator, which shows that he left at 04:30.

Ma Jun continued to ask, "Who is that friend of yours?"

"His name is Yang Lixin, and he studies law." Zhang Xingjie replied.

Ma Jun looked at the documents in his hand, and found that Yang Lixin was also among the suspects who made the statement this time, so he continued to ask, "Are you familiar with this classmate Yang Lixin?"

"Actually, they are not very familiar, they can only be regarded as ordinary friends. If we meet, we will say hello, and if we happen to meet together, we will chat." Zhang Xingjie said.

"Mr. Zhang is an enthusiastic person. If ordinary friends ask for help, they are willing to go there in person."

Ma Jun smiled slightly, and then said: "You can bring your laptop with you. If I were to ask you for help, I would definitely come to you with my laptop."

Ma Jun has discovered doubts from Zhang Xingjie's confession.

Laptops are not big items like refrigerators or air conditioners. If you ask someone else to repair your laptop, you must come to the door with the computer. How can you ask someone to help you repair it?
What's more, the two are just ordinary friends.

The two have a good friendship, so it is reasonable to take the initiative to come to the door. If it is a dog licking, it is normal to take the initiative to repair the computer.It's a little strange that they are just ordinary friends who nod to each other.

Ma Jun has already begun to guess that going to repair the computer is just an excuse Zhang Xingjie designed for himself to appear at the scene of the crime. The purpose is to cover up that he and the deceased also met at the same place.

Zhang Xingjie explained; "Yang Lixin, who asked me to repair the computer, has good grades and is among the best in the entire law school. I heard that the tutors of the law school also appreciate him. He will definitely be able to enter a famous law firm in the future. It is very big." Probability to become a big law firm.

I think it would not be a bad thing to have a friend who is a barrister. Maybe there will be times when I need help from others.So I also deliberately want to make friends with Yang Lixin. "

What Zhang Xingjie said was more euphemistic. In layman's terms, he was going to be a barrister in the future, and he wanted to curry favor in advance.

Ma Jun nodded silently. Zhang Xingjie's confession sounded reasonable, and the evidence the police had could not prove that he was the murderer.

"Mr. Zhang, thank you for your cooperation. If necessary, we have to ask you to assist in the investigation." Ma Jun said.

"No problem, I am willing to cooperate with the police. Sirs, I will leave then." Zhang Xingjie stood up, turned and left the room.

He Jiahui said, "Zhang Xingjie mentioned that Yang Lixin from the law department is waiting outside to make a statement. Let's ask him to come over and see if he can match Zhang Xingjie's statement."

"Okay." Ma Jun nodded, and then asked his subordinates to bring Yang Lixin in.

"Mr. Yang, according to the surveillance video, you went to the building at the scene of the crime at 01:30 p.m. last Saturday. What did you do?" Ma Jun asked.

"My laptop seems to be infected with a virus, so I asked a friend to take a look for me. We made an appointment to meet on the fifth floor." Yang Lixin replied.

"Who are the friends you're talking about?" Ma Jun continued to ask.

"His name is Zhang Xingjie. He is a computer student. Didn't you ask him just now?" Yang Lixin said.

"According to Mr. Zhang Xingjie, the time you agreed is 03:30 in the afternoon, why did you arrive at 01:30?" Ma Jun asked again.

Yang Lixin immediately replied: "Our legal studies are relatively heavy. In addition to a large number of legal rules to memorize, there are also many cases to analyze, so for me, there is no rest day. As long as I have time, I will will learn.

After lunch on Saturday, I went directly to the agreed place, read a few case studies, and waited for Zhang Xingjie to come over.I didn't arrive early on purpose, I just didn't want to waste time. "

"What happened after the computer was repaired? What did you do?" Ma Jun continued to ask.

"I went to the vending machine, bought a drink, and then chatted with Zhang Xingjie for a while." Yang Lixin replied.

"What did you talk about?" Ma Jun asked again.

"Let's talk about Naruto, this is a very popular Japanese anime, sir, have you watched it?" Yang Lixin asked back.

"I'm usually busy with work, so I don't have time to watch anime," Ma Jun replied.

"Oh, that's a pity. If you have time, sir, you can watch it. It's very exciting!" Yang Lixin turned into an animation salesman.

Ma Jun didn't want to talk about Naruto, so he asked, "What time did Zhang Xingjie leave?"

Yang Lixin thought for a while and said, "It seems to be four o'clock!"

"Are you sure it's four o'clock?" Ma Jun asked immediately.

Yang Lixin hesitated for a few seconds, and then said: "I'm not sure, I didn't look at my watch at the time. But I think we didn't talk for a long time, probably less than 10 minutes, and when he left, at most It's four o'clock."

"After that, when did you leave?" Ma Jun asked again.

"After Zhang Xingjie left, I continued to read the case studies. Maybe I was too absorbed. I didn't notice the time. I didn't realize until I was hungry that it was already six o'clock in the afternoon. Then I left quickly and took the bus back to the office. Home." Yang Lixin replied.

Yang Lixin's confession was consistent with the surveillance video. He did enter the elevator from the fifth floor at six o'clock in the afternoon, and then left.

After the questioning of Yang Lixin was over, He Jiahui and Ma Jun discussed the case again.

"Zhang Xingjie said that he left at 04:30, and so did the monitoring in the elevator. But Yang Lixin said that Zhang Xingjie left at four o'clock. There was a gap of half an hour between the two confessions. Could it be that When did Zhang Xingjie commit the crime?" Ma Jun asked.

"It's very possible!" He Jiahui nodded: "But Yang Lixin also said that when Zhang Xingjie left, he didn't look at his watch, and he couldn't confirm the exact time. Zhang Xingjie can definitely say that Yang Lixin made a mistake."

"Yes, the evidence we have so far can only show that Zhang Xingjie is suspected, but we have no evidence." Ma Jun frowned.

"Look for evidence if there is no evidence!" He Jiahui continued: "Let's start with Zhang Xingjie's interpersonal relationship. If he is the murderer, if he kills three people in a row, I don't believe there is no trace left behind!"

……

The next day, the suspect wearing the peaked cap and the two masks were also identified, and the three were called to record their statements.

Ma Jun came to He Jiahui's office with the information bag containing the confession, and asked, "All the confessions of the fourteen suspects have been recorded. Do you want to read it again?"

"I'll watch it later, and I'll send it back to you after finishing it." He Jiahui continued to ask: "Tell me the result first."

"Through the transcripts, six more people can be temporarily excluded." Ma Jun took out the statements of three people, and continued: "These three people have an appointment to meet on the sixth floor at 02:30, and two of them came together , they can testify against each other.

Although the other person came alone, the three of them have never been separated since they met at 02:30, and they left together when they left.And the time when the deceased arrived was [-]:[-], so their time diverged from that of the deceased. "

Ma Jun took out three other statements: "These two people came and went together, and they can prove each other. So I ruled out their suspicion for the time being.

As for the last one, it was the one wearing the peaked cap. The reason why he wore the peaked cap was because he had a car accident before and had more than a dozen stitches on his head, so he wore the cap to cover it up.

Moreover, during the car accident, both his arms and legs were injured. One hand was fractured and he couldn't hold things. The ligament of one leg was strained. Although he was able to walk, it was difficult for him to go up stairs.

Given his physical condition, it is unlikely to move the deceased from the eighth floor to the rooftop, so I ruled out his suspicion. "

"Six out of fourteen, there are eight suspects left! The one with the most suspicion should be Zhang Xingjie, right?" He Jiahui asked.

"Yes, I have asked Uncle Hua to investigate his relationship." Ma Jun replied.

At this time, Yang Zi hurried over.

"Ma sir, good news. The technical department just called. They have been monitoring the dead Liu Baorui's mobile phone. They just found that the mobile phone is turned on. The location is Tai Kok Tsui!" Yang Zai said.

At the scene of the crime, only the wallet and keys of the deceased were found, but the mobile phone was not found. Obviously, the mobile phone should have been taken by the murderer, and the technical department of the police has been tracking the mobile phone of the deceased.

Mobile phones these days have positioning functions, and many brands of mobile phones have location tracking settings. As long as the mobile phone is turned on, the police can use technical means to easily lock the position of the hand.

Now that the deceased's mobile phone has been located, it is obviously a major breakthrough in the case.

Ma Jun immediately said: "Ask the technical department for detailed positioning, and we will go to Tai Kok Tsui immediately!"

……

The final location sent by the technical department was a shop selling second-hand electronic products in Tai Kok Tsui.

Looking at the second-hand electronics store in front of him, Ma Jun snorted coldly.

"Ma sir, do you know this store?" He Jiahui asked.

"Old acquaintance! The owner of this store not only collects stolen goods, but also sells parallel imports! I have caught him many times." Ma Jun said, striding in.

"You must have beaten him many times!" He Jiahui thought to himself, and followed.

The owner of the shop is a middle-aged man with a scruffy appearance. His hair is curled and dyed brown. At this time, he is lying on a chair, playing with his mobile phone and blowing on the fan.

Hearing someone coming in, the shopkeeper said casually: "Whatever you want, just look at it!"

Ma Jun went straight up without saying a word, just knocked on the counter with his fingers.

"Wait a minute, let me finish this round." The owner said impatiently.

Ma Jun was not polite, and directly reached out to snatch the owner's mobile phone.

"What are you doing..."

Before the word "What" was uttered, the shopkeeper had already seen that the person who took his mobile phone was actually Ma Jun.

"Ma sir!" The shopkeeper was startled, jumped up from the chair, and then said with a smile on his face: "Ma sir, what kind of wind brought you here!"

"Parallel importer Wu, are you taking stolen goods again?" Ma Jun asked directly.

"How dare you, Ma sir, I've already changed my ways." The shopkeeper said.

Ma Jun didn't speak, just stared at the owner coldly.

The shopkeeper put on an innocent expression and said, "Sir Ma, don't tease me. I know it's against the law to collect stolen goods. I haven't collected stolen goods for a long time."

Ma Jun still didn't speak, just stared at him coldly.

The more Ma Jun remained silent, the more nervous the shopkeeper became. Finally, the shopkeeper couldn't bear the pressure brought by Ma Jun, and he said helplessly: "I just took an old mobile phone, and it was picked up by others, not stolen goods! "

Ma Jun didn't talk nonsense, he just stretched out his hand, and the shopkeeper immediately rummaged through the box and obediently handed over the old mobile phone to Ma Jun.

Ma Jun turned on the phone and clicked on the user information.

"Borry Lau. It's Liu Baorui's English name, and this phone belongs to Liu Baorui!" Ma Jun said.

Liu from Xiangjiang is spelled in English according to the Cantonese pronunciation, spelled "Lau", not Liu. "Borry" is the English name of the deceased Liu Baorui.

"Parallel importer Wu, where did this phone come from?" Ma Jun then asked.

"It was sold to me by Granny Zhou, who picked up scraps. She said that she picked up this phone when she was picking up scraps. As for whether she is telling the truth, I don't know."

The shopkeeper paused, and then said; "This mobile phone is a model from last year, it is relatively new, I opened it and checked, there is no damage inside, I am also worried that it is stolen.

But Grandma Zhou didn't know this phone, and didn't know how much it could sell for. I was also greedy for a while, so I gave her 800 yuan and sent her away! "

"You didn't lie to me, did you?" Ma Jun continued to ask.

"Absolutely not, Ma sir, how dare I lie to you! If you don't believe me, you can ask Mrs. Zhou!" the shopkeeper quickly replied.

"Forgive me, you dare not lie to me!" Ma Jun turned his head and said to his subordinates; "Go and ask the neighbors around, where can I find this Granny Zhou!"

……

The police officers of the serious crime team asked the nearby uniformed patrol officers, and soon found Granny Zhou who was picking up the waste.

The uniformed patrolman in charge of this area is familiar with the surrounding neighbors, and also knows Granny Zhou. With him as the middleman, the serious crime team's interrogation is much smoother.

"Grandma Zhou, this is Sir Ma of the Serious Crime Squad. He has a few questions for you." The uniformed patrolman said.

"Sir, what do you want to ask! Hurry up, don't delay me picking up the scrap!" Grandma Zhou said impatiently.

Ma Jun directly took out the mobile phone and asked, "Grandma Zhou, did you sell this mobile phone to the parallel importer Wu?"

"What kind of mobile phone, I didn't sell it, it's none of my business! I'm going to pick up scraps." Grandma Zhou showed a vigilant expression, pushing the cart to pick up scraps and planning to leave.

Obviously, Granny Zhou's behavior is a guilty conscience.

In Xiangjiang, if you pick up valuable property belonging to others, if you do not hand over the property to the police, but take it for yourself without authorization, you will be guilty of picking up and not reporting it, and you will commit the crime of theft.

Grandma Zhou picked up the mobile phone and sold it privately. Obviously, she found it as a lost item and did not report it. Therefore, when the police asked her about the mobile phone, she instinctively wanted to escape.

Ma Jun also guessed Grandma Zhou's thoughts, and he immediately said: "Grandma Zhou, I know you picked up this phone, as long as you tell me where you picked it up from. You can keep the money you sell the phone for yourself. We're not going back."

Next to him, the uniformed patrolman also said, "Grandma Zhou, Sir Ma is a senior inspector and the chief of the police force. He won't lie to you."

Grandma Zhou hesitated for a few seconds, maybe out of fear or out of belief, but she finally chose to tell the truth.

Grandma Zhou said: "I picked up this mobile phone from a garbage dump. I am so old and I don't know how to use this kind of thing, so I sold it to a second-hand mobile phone collector for 500 yuan. "

"500 yuan? Isn't it 800 yuan?" Ma Jun asked directly.

Grandma Zhou was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "I'm old and my memory is bad, maybe it's 800 yuan!"

It is obviously impossible to sell a mobile phone without remembering how much it cost.

Grandma Zhou said that the mobile phone was only sold for 500 yuan, probably because she was worried that the police would take the money away, and as long as she handed over 500 yuan to the police, she would still have 300 yuan left.

However, Ma Jun saw through her small thoughts in an instant.Ma Jun didn't dwell on these details either. He then asked, "Where did you pick up your phone from the trash?"

"It's the garbage dump of Changwang Building." Grandma Zhou replied.

"Grandma Zhou, can you take us there?" Ma Jun asked again.

"I still want to pick up scraps. I don't have time. The Changwang Building is not far away. You can just go there yourself." Granny Zhou refused.

At this moment, He Jiahui stepped forward and said, "Grandma Zhou, take us there and find the trash can where you found your mobile phone. I'll treat you to Shen Kee's roasted goose legs, how about it?"

"Really?" Granny Zhou's eyes lit up when she heard about eating roast goose legs.

"Of course it's true. I'll go to Shenji now and buy you roasted goose legs." He Jiahui then said to Ma Jun, "Ma sir, ask Grandma Zhou to take you there first. I'll go buy roasted goose legs. We grow goose legs." See you at Wang Mansion!"

There is only one street between Tai Kok Tsui and Sham Shui Po. He Jiahui used to be a patrolman in Sham Shui Po, so he is familiar with Tai Kok Tsui. He knows that not far from here, there is a Shen Kee Roast Goose. good.

He Jiahui bought roast goose legs and came to Changwang Building. Granny Zhou had already taken Ma Jun and the others to a place where garbage was piled up.

There are two trash bins there, which are full and haven't been cleaned up yet, and there are several piles of black trash around, which should be trash thrown by nearby residents.

He Jiahui handed the roast goose legs to Grandma Zhou, and Grandma Zhou left contentedly.

The uniformed patrolman introduced: "Changwang Building is a commercial and residential building. The lower floors are shops and the upper floors are residences. This garbage dump is where the owners of Changwang Building pile up their garbage."

He Jiahui raised his head, looked at the Changwang Building in front of him, and then said, "I remember, the residence filled in Zhang Xingjie's information is the Changwang Building, right?"

"That's right, it's the Changwang Building!" Ma Jun nodded, "The mobile phone of the deceased Liu Baorui appeared in the garbage dump where Zhang Xingjie lived. It is definitely not a coincidence. It seems that we asked Zhang Xingjie to record the statement yesterday, and it worked. .

After Zhang Xingjie killed Liu Baorui, he was worried about leaving clues for the police, so he took his mobile phone.Afterwards, we asked Zhang Xingjie to record the statement. He probably was afraid that we would find him, so he threw the phone into the trash, intending to destroy the evidence.

Unexpectedly, this phone was picked up by Granny Zhou who picked up scraps and sold to the parallel importer Wu. As soon as the parallel importer Wu turned it on, we locked the location of the phone! "

"But what you said is still only speculation!" He Jiahui sighed lightly, and continued; "Even if the deceased's mobile phone was found in the garbage dump where Zhang Xingjie lived, it still cannot prove that Zhang Xingjie lost it. Conclusive evidence to arrest him!"

Ma Jun smiled confidently, and said, "As long as we can find out that the murderer is him, then the matter will be much easier! We will send someone to monitor him 24 hours a day, and he will definitely show his feet!"

The suspect has been locked, but there is not enough evidence, so 24-hour tracking of the suspect is the most direct means of solving the case.

……

In the early morning, He Jiahui got up from the bed and was brushing his teeth and washing his face when his cell phone rang suddenly.

He Jiahui looked at it and found that the call was from Ma Jun. A bad feeling suddenly rose in He Jiahui's heart.

He Jiahui picked up the phone and asked directly: "Ma sir, calling so early, is there another case?"

"Just received a report that the Chinese University died again!" Ma Jun's voice was a little dignified.

"Could it be drowning?" He Jiahui asked immediately.

"You guessed it right, the crime took place in the pond next to the gymnasium, so the deceased was probably drowned."

Ma Jun continued: "You said before that the murderer killed people according to the five elements. Fire begets earth, earth begets metal, and metal begets water. Fire, earth, and metal are all dead. Now it's water's turn!"

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