Serious Crime Unit 1

Chapter 1144 Greed (37)
Zhu Jiaoxuan is a fisherman. He bought a 1-meter-long, 20-meter-wide diesel-engine fishing boat. He and his wife often go out to sea to fish. Because the fishing boat is too small, they dare not go to the distant sea and can only fish in shallow seas. He also hired Du Deqing, a young man from Beijing City.Under normal circumstances, Zhu Jiaoxuan is responsible for driving the fishing boat, while his wife Huo Yiran and Du Deqing are responsible for casting and collecting the net.

On October 2021, 10, the sun was as bright as a girl’s smile, but not hot. The sea was vast and clear, with only a second-level breeze. The waves were only 14 meters high. A few white clouds wandered leisurely in the sky. The sea view was very broad. It was a Very ideal fishing weather.

Zhu Jiaoxuan is 45 years old this year. He has been fishing in the East China Sea with his father since he was a child. After graduating from high school, he did not go to college and started fishing at the age of 20. He has been fishing for 25 years now, so he has rich experience. Almost every time You can return home with a full load when you go to sea.

His fishing boat was sailing from the offshore sea to the far sea. Suddenly, he saw a white object floating on the sea in front of him. He initially thought it was a dying whale drifting with its belly turned over, so he sailed the fishing boat towards it. Ten minutes later, the white floating object clearly appeared in front of him. When he saw it, he was shocked: it turned out to be a corpse!
The body was floating on the sea with its back turned, and it was greatly soaked by the sea water. He quickly called Huo Yiran and Du Deqing to take a look.When Huo Yiran saw it, his hands were shaking with fear, as if she had killed someone.Zhu Jiaoxuan was more courageous. He took a harpoon, stretched it out and stabbed the corpse several times. The corpse turned over and turned out to be a naked man.

His belly was swollen to twice the size of an ordinary person, and his face was swollen like bread, making it difficult to distinguish his facial features. He estimated that this man had been floating at sea for at least five or six days.It is very strange that the body was not wearing clothes. Generally, people who fall into the water will wear clothes. If a swimmer drowns, he will at least wear a pair of shorts.

He quickly took out his mobile phone to see if there was any signal. He found that the mobile phone still had two bars of signal, so he dialed 110 to call the police.After the police received his call, they inquired about the situation and asked him to guard the body and not leave or let other fishing boats approach. They would immediately send people to investigate.

Miao Jun, director of the 110 command center, called Jiang Yiming, explained the situation to him, and asked him to immediately send someone to the scene to investigate.When Jiang Yiming heard this, he immediately thought that the deceased might be Duan Fang.He called all the team members and set off to investigate the scene.

The Municipal Bureau's Criminal Police Team does not have a motorized boat, so it can only request help from the Maritime Rescue Team or the Marine Police Team when going out to sea for investigation.The first thing Jiang Yiming thought of was Chi Dadi. He was the deputy captain of the maritime rescue team. They helped find Wang Qianfei's body when he went to Yangwan Lake last time.

After Jiang Yiming got through Chi Dadi's cell phone, he explained the situation to him.He promised to prepare a boat immediately and send experienced team members to cooperate with them to recover the body.

The Maritime Rescue Team is an administrative institution under the jurisdiction of the State Maritime Safety Administration. It is responsible for the supervision and management of water traffic safety, preventing and controlling seawater pollution, and auditing ships or crew members. The Maritime Rescue Team is generally responsible for rescuing ships and crew members at sea, salvaging sunken ships, corpses, Protect large and rare fish, etc.

When Jiang Yiming and the others arrived at the Repulse Bay Pier, Chi Dadi and two team members were already standing there waiting for them.Repulse Bay Pier is located on the seaside about 100 meters above the Diamond Waterfront Villa area. This is where the Maritime Safety Administration is located and the Marine Police is also nearby.

In fact, Jiang Yiming can ask the Marine Police for help, because it is under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Public Security Bureau and is mainly responsible for public security in the main city's waters and handling various violent and terrorist crimes in the main city. However, Jiang Yiming believes that the tonnage of the Marine Police's ships is not as large as that of the Maritime Rescue Team. It was big, and the maritime rescue team had more salvage experience, so he called Chi Dadi.

The body appeared 15 nautical miles away from the coast. Chi Dadi drove a 100-ton rescue boat to the destination quickly. The boat was 20 meters long and 5 meters wide. It was a newly purchased boat with advanced navigation capabilities. There is also a variety of rescue equipment and even a satellite phone.

They arrived at their destination quickly. When the rescue boat stopped, the two team members, under the command of Chi Dadi, lowered the small hovercraft to the sea, then rowed the hovercraft to the body, dragged the body onto the hovercraft, and finally used a crane. , hoist the hovercraft onto the deck.This way the corpse watch will not be destroyed.

Luo Jin observed the corpse and found that it had become a giant.After a person dies, since the density of the human body is approximately equal to that of water, the body will sink to the bottom first.As the body gradually decays, more and more decaying gases accumulate in the body. After the body is filled with decaying gases, it turns into a human-shaped balloon, and then it gradually emerges from the water.

At this time, the corpse will undergo huge changes due to the extrusion of gas. Even if the deceased is a thin person, he can become a big fat person. Usually at this time, the corpse will have everted lips, fat head and big ears, The phenomenon of ferocious appearance is called Giant Viewing.

"Luo Jin, can you tell whether the deceased was dumped after death or drowned in the water?" Jiang Yiming asked, looking at the foul-smelling corpse.

"The corpse spots and rigor mortis have disappeared, but there is mushroom-like foam in the mouth and nose of the corpse. When the lungs and abdomen are pressed, there is a large amount of fluid and accumulation. It should be drowned in the water, not dumped. If the body is dumped after death, , after being soaked in sea water, the skin and muscles can only be swollen, and it is impossible for a large amount of sea water to enter the stomach of the deceased."

"Can you tell the time of death of the deceased?"

"During the Spring and Autumn Period, the corpse will form a giant view 3 to 7 days after the deceased. Judging from the giant view phenomenon, the deceased died about a week ago, that is, October 10. The specific time will not be known until after the autopsy, but , it can only be judged within 7 hours.”

"How much do you think the deceased weighed before he died?"

"About 60 kilograms." Luo Jin has dissected many drowned corpses, and also dissected corpses that have become giants, so he can judge the weight of the deceased from the corpses.These are judgments based on accumulated experience and have no calculation method.

"The outline of his facial features and weight are very similar to Duan Fang. Zhong Lili said that Duan Fang's hair is short, which is consistent with this. I think he is Duan Fang." Jiang Yiming said.

"Your judgment is correct. I also think it is Duan Fang, but to make a rigorous judgment, an autopsy is still required. Only DNA comparison is the most scientific." Luo Jin said as he took out a body bag and Zhou Ting and Xiao Ke worked together to put the body in, and then told Chi Dadi to return home.

Two days later, Luo Jin's autopsy report came out.The report proves that the deceased was Duan Fang. He died from 10 o'clock on October 7 to 12 o'clock at night. He was drowned in the sea because most of his stomach contents were sea water and only a small amount of food. He had no fighting or resistance injuries.

"No external injuries? Is it possible that he committed suicide?" Jiang Yiming asked Luo Jin.

"Suicide? Who would go 15 nautical miles to commit suicide?"

"If he was pushed into the water, was it possible that he was pushed into the sea on the coast?"

"This is almost impossible. I asked Chi Dadi, and he said that it has been very windy in the past week, with the maximum wind force not exceeding level 4, and the winds are all from the east. The bodies will only float from the outer sea to the coast. It is absolutely impossible. Floating out to sea from the coast.”

"In other words, Duan Fang might have been killed further away from the coast, and then floated from east to west, towards the coast?"

"Yes. Judging from the wind direction and water flow direction this week, it is like this."

"We assume that the murderer pushed Duan Fang into the sea and drowned. Then, this must be his relative and friend. Otherwise, how could he go to sea with him?" "You are right, but we need to investigate whether Duan Fang has any Suicidal tendencies, although this possibility is very small. Some suicides do not want their relatives to know that they have committed suicide, thereby causing pain to their relatives, so they will secretly go to a place where no one will find them to commit suicide." Luo Jin felt that he had just done something unusual. The judgment of suicide is premature.

"I think Duan Fang most likely committed suicide. Because when Zhonglili and he were playing in Wuyi Mountain, they were still discussing when to get married. Duan Fang wanted to get married on New Year's Day this year, and Zhonglili wanted to get married on the sixth day of the first lunar month next year. Right How can someone with a beautiful vision for the future commit suicide?”

"Well, let's open a case and investigate."

Jiang Yiming called everyone to a meeting and told everyone the contents of the autopsy report. Everyone agreed to open a case for investigation.Wu Jiang said: "I think the murderer is Duan Fang's friend, and he owns a motor boat or yacht. Is it not difficult to find such a suspect?"

"Not necessarily. A person who knows how to trick Duan Fang into boarding a boat, and then unexpectedly push him into the sea and drown him, has a very strong counter-investigation ability. Don't forget, Luo Da and Xu Dongfang are still on the run and have never been caught. Arrest and bring him to justice," Jiang Yiming replied.

"Generally, fishing boats or private yachts are moored at the docks, and all docks are equipped with surveillance cameras. You can find the suspect who went to sea with Duan Fang by reviewing the surveillance video," Zhou Ting said.

"It's easier said than done? There are nearly a thousand large and small piers along the city's coast and Qianjiang River. Where can we find them? Moreover, our province's coastline is more than 3000 kilometers and there are thousands of piers. How many years will it take to find out? What's more, we don't know which one It's a suspect ship, it's just a headless fly, this method won't work." Lu Yingying objected.

"Will Duan Fang go to sea on a cruise ship? If he goes to sea on a cruise ship, he must buy a ticket, and a valid certificate must be used to buy the ticket. We can search through the cruise terminal ticketing system to see if Duan Fang goes to sea on a cruise ship. .”

"The possibility of taking a cruise ship to go to sea is relatively small, but it is possible to check. I think Duan Fang probably went to sea in a boat with relatives and friends. And I am afraid that there were only the murderer and Duan Fang on the ship, because with one more person present, the murderer would not be able to attack. "

"Let's do this. Yingying led the visual investigation team to check the surveillance videos of various major terminals. Xiaorou continued to trace the whereabouts of Luo Da and Xu Dongfang. Lao Wu, Xiao Ke, and Zhou Ting and I went to investigate Duan Fang's social background. See Let's see if we can find the suspect." Jiang Yiming arranged the tasks and then announced the adjournment of the meeting.

On the day they recovered the body, Luo Jin had already notified Duan Fang's father to identify the body. Duan Fang's father was named Duan Hua. He was the office director of the Jiangdong District Government Forestry Bureau. He retired in just two years. Unexpectedly, His son would die tragically in the sea. He recognized the deceased as Duan Fang at a glance because he had a purple birthmark as big as a copper coin on his hip.

Luo Jin and Duan Hua went to his house to get Duan Fang's personal belongings, and found two fallen hairs from under his bed, which could be used for DNA.Luo Jin made the DNA from the hair and compared it with the DNA from Duan Fang's blood. The results were exactly the same, so it was certain that the deceased was Duan Fang.

When Shi Hua came to the forensic center to identify the body, Jiang Yiming saw that he was overly sad and burst into tears. He did not ask him for questioning, but kept comforting him and persuading him to cheer up and face reality, because people cannot be resurrected after death.Finally, Jiang Yiming asked the logistics staff to drive him back. Jiang Yiming was worried that he would faint on the road. This situation had happened before.

Jiang Yiming and Zhou Ting came to the door of Room 128, Building 4, No. 203, Xiangyun Community.Zhou Ting rang the doorbell and the door opened. Duan Hua saw it was Jiang Yiming and Zhou Ting and slowly opened the iron door on the outside to let them in.

Duan Hua's hair seemed to have turned half white in an instant, and he was listless. The bags under his eyes were deep and black, and tears still remained on his face, which made his face even more ugly.Jiang Yiming always had infinite sympathy and compassion for the relatives of the deceased.

After the two parties sat down, Jiang Yiming began to ask: "Director Duan, do you think it is possible for Duan Fang to commit suicide? For example, does he suffer from depression?"

"Captain Jiang, my son is not depressed, and he is even less likely to commit suicide! How did you come to the conclusion that he committed suicide?" There was resentment in his eyes.

"No, this is a routine inquiry. We have to make various assumptions and then verify the assumptions. We believe that Duan Fang is most likely to have committed homicide rather than suicide."

"My son must have been murdered! Because when he was 8 years old, my son fell into the sea and almost drowned. He was later rescued. From then on, he was afraid of the water and never dared to swim in the water. Even on luxury cruise ships, he I don’t dare to sit down, and I’m even scared when it rains heavily. How could someone like him go to the sea to commit suicide?”

"Will he still be afraid of water when he grows up?"

"When he grew up, he was not as afraid of water as he was when he was a child, but he didn't even dare to go into the swimming pool. So, even though he grew up by the sea, he still can't swim."

"Based on what you said, we think he was asked to go out to sea by a good friend or relative, but Duan Fang didn't know it was a ruse. Without any precautions, he was pushed into the sea by the murderer and drowned. You know Does any of his friends have a boat or yacht?"

"I don't know. He is in sales and has many friends. I don't know many of his friends. Why did the murderer want to kill my son?"

"Currently we don't know the murderer's motive, so we need to conduct an in-depth investigation to find out. Did Duan Fang offend anyone? Or does he have any enemies?"

"I really don't know. It stands to reason that my son will not offend anyone because he is highly educated, polite, friendly, tolerant, and generous. He would rather suffer a loss than leave a good impression on his friends... How could such a child offend anyone?" He shook his head in disbelief.

"Most murder cases are murders of passion, and they often kill people because of anger over trivial things. For example, there was a case two days ago where a woman driving a luxury car slightly scratched a man's car. It was not a big deal at first. , the woman spoke rudely and insulted the man, but the man unexpectedly took a knife from the car and stabbed the woman to death on the spot."

"This shows that that man is extremely uneducated. I guarantee that my son will never do such a thing. He is very rational and intellectual, otherwise he would not be the deputy manager of the company." He nodded, expressing that he believed in his son very much. .

Jiang Yiming questioned Duan Hua for almost three hours, but failed to get any valuable clues from him, so he had to say goodbye to him. When leaving, he handed him a business card and told him to call him if he had any doubts. Then left Duan Hua's home.

(End of this chapter)