I made a copy at the police station

Chapter 124 Arresting the Suspect

Two clues were broken in succession, and the case suddenly fell into a dead end.

Whose DNA data is in the condom?
This question became the key to solving the case.

The deceased's mobile phone was not found. Many messages on the chat software were only stored on the mobile phone terminal. The police did not know how many people she contacted on there.

Therefore, the criminal investigation team once again looked at the remaining mobile phone numbers.

It seems that the lazy method will not work. Li Xiang and they have to use stupid methods to verify the identities of the owners of these numbers one by one, extract their biometric materials, and compare their biometric information.

This work is tedious, and everyone in the criminal investigation team is involved in this work. Some people make phone calls, some ask for information, and some collect biological samples.

Another week passed before the work was basically completed.

All that remains is to enter all their biometric materials into the database and wait for the final comparison results.

Three more days passed, and good news finally came from the database. One of the data was compared.

"Great, all the hard work has paid off, and it's finally time for the case to come to light."

Zhou Man happily took the comparison results to the office, and the person who had sex with the deceased finally came to light.

"Zhang Lihui, taxi driver, 37 years old."

"This person is highly suspicious and we are applying for an arrest warrant."

"Yes."

The criminal investigation team immediately divided into two groups. One group immediately locked the car driven by Zhang Lihui based on the taxi company's vehicle positioning system. The other group immediately applied for an arrest warrant. Once the specific location of the suspect Zhang Lihui was locked, they immediately arrested him. catch.

Because strong evidence of Zhang Lihui's biological materials was found at the crime scene, the arrest warrant was quickly approved.

Li Xiang quickly located Zhang Lihui's location through the taxi company's positioning system. The criminal investigation team immediately notified the traffic police team to intercept Zhang Lihui's vehicle, and they drove to the target area.

At this time, Zhang Lihui didn't seem to realize that he had been targeted by the police. After seeing off a guest, he was stopped by several police cars and forced to stop on the side of the road.

"Comrade, I drive a taxi. I didn't make any mistake, right?"

"Whether you made a mistake or not, you'll know later when the criminal police comrade comes over."

In about 10 minutes, Li Xiang and the others arrived, took over Zhang Lihui from the traffic police, and at the same time impounded his vehicle.

Before impounding his vehicle, Maoji and the others conducted a routine inspection of the taxi and found a bundle of nylon ropes in the trunk of the vehicle.

"Li Xiang, come and see."

After hearing this, Li Xiang came to the trunk and recognized the bundle of nylon rope at a glance: "This rope seems to be the same as the nylon rope around the deceased's neck."

"I think so too. Let's take it back and test it again."

This discovery further intensified Zhang Lihui's suspicion, and he himself was taken back to the detention center.

Li thought they did not interrogate him immediately, but sent the bundle of nylon rope to the laboratory for identification.

The results of the appraisal came out quickly.

The bundle of nylon rope found in Zhang Lihui's taxi was made of the same material as the nylon rope around the deceased's neck.

The identification results immediately gave everyone reassurance. Li Xiang took the two identification results and came to the interrogation room unhurriedly.

"Comrade police, did you make a mistake? Why did you arrest me?"

Zhang Lihui received a call from the police before, asking them to come over and cooperate with the investigation. He came over, but unexpectedly they arrested him directly this time, which made him wonder what happened.

"Don't you know what you did?"

"I really don't know!"

Mao Ji saw that Zhang Lihui was not crying without seeing the coffin, so he said: "You are still stubborn now. Let me give you a hint. Where were you at 4 o'clock in the evening on April 25? What did you do?"

After hearing Mao Ji's reminder, Zhang Lihui was shocked after briefly recalling: "I don't blame me, she asked to use her body to pay for the bus fare."

"Still making excuses, do you recognize this bundle of nylon rope?"

"I know, this is what Miao Xiuhui put in my car."

When Mao Ji heard that he was still quibbling at this time, he was furious. He slapped the table and said: "At this time, you are still quibbling. I think you have no repentance at all. Miao Xiuhui is sick. Here you go." The rope asked you to strangle her?"

"What? Miao Xiuhui is dead?" Zhang Lihui was a little surprised when he heard the news of Miao Xiuhui's death, and then showed a sudden expression: "No wonder she ignored me when I came to see her."

But then, his expression changed again. In just a few seconds, his expression went from confusion, to surprise, to understanding, and finally he said anxiously: "Do you suspect me of killing someone? I didn't kill anyone. I was wronged. , Comrade police, you have to believe me."

"We only believe in science. The forensic autopsy report shows that the time of death of the deceased was between 4pm and 25pm on April 10. The cause of death was mechanical asphyxia. The murder weapon was a nylon rope with the same material as that found in your car. The bundle of nylon ropes is the same, how do you explain it?"

Many criminal suspects are tight-lipped after being charged. Even in the face of sufficient evidence, they will still say that they are innocent.

Mao Ji had seen many such people and became accustomed to them.

"I was wronged, what on earth is going on?"

"We are asking you, what is going on? You will be lenient if you confess, and you will be stern if you resist."

Hearing the conversation between Mao Ji and Zhang Lihui, Li Xiang couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Looking at Zhang Lihui's expression, he didn't seem to be lying. Is there any hidden secret in this?
Thinking of this, Li Xiang took out his phone and took a look at the system tasks.
Sure enough, the task did not show completion.

In other words, the murderer was someone else!
Li Xiang's mind suddenly became confused. After checking all three clues, none of them was a suspect. Is this reasonable?

it's unreasonable,

But it happened right in front of their eyes.

"You are still quibbling. Let me tell you, these physical evidence alone are enough to convict you. Now we are asking you to give you a chance."

"I didn't do it, what do you want me to explain?"

"Brother Mao, come out for a moment." Li Xiang stopped the interrogation. If he was not the murderer, there would be no breakthrough if he continued like this. It was better to slow down for a while.

"Think about it again." Mao Ji said to Zhang Lihui, and then left the interrogation room with Li Xiang.

After leaving the door, Mao Ji's expression immediately changed: "Li Xiang, what's going on? I'm the one who's the bad guy and you're the one who's the red face? Why am I the only one contributing? Now you're calling me out. What's going on?" "Brother Mao, I don't think Zhang Lihui is lying. The murderer may be someone else."

Hearing what Li Xiang said, Mao Ji was stunned and subconsciously said: "How is that possible?"

There is so much evidence in front of him at the scene. Now you tell him that Zhang Lihui may be innocent. How can he believe it?

But Li Xiang didn’t seem to be aiming for nothing. Ever since he joined the criminal investigation team, he had his own ideas, so he asked again:

"Do you have any basis for judgment?"

Li Xiang shook his head. He had no basis for judgment, only intuition, and the system task did not indicate completion!
But he couldn't explain these words!
"I think we need to take a look at his cell phone chat content first. We need to find out what the relationship between him and Miao Xiuhui is. If the murderer is really Zhang Lihui, then what was his motive for the murder? Was it robbery?"

Li Xiang is also very curious. Since so much evidence clearly points to Zhang Lihui, but judging from his performance and systematic judgment, the murderer is not him, is this evidence a coincidence or intentional?
Later, Li Xiang got Zhang Lihui's cell phone and came to the interrogation room again. Mao Ji also sat next to him with a calm expression.

"Comrade police, I was really wronged."

"You have to trust the police. They will never let a bad person go or wrongly accuse a good person. Unlock the password on your phone first. Answer whatever I ask. If there are any lies, you will bear the consequences."

Zhang Lihui's mobile phone had already been confiscated when he was arrested. Although technicians could also crack his mobile phone, it would be much more convenient and faster for him to unlock it himself.

"Yes Yes."

Zhang Lihui nodded repeatedly, unlocked his phone, and handed it to Li Xiang. He still doesn't know what happened, and he only hopes that the police can clear his name.

"When did you and Miao Xiuhui meet? How did you meet?"

"Two months ago, not long after the Chinese New Year, I was driving my car and saw her stopping the car on the side of the road. We got along well at that time, so I added her as a friend. Later, she wanted to use the car and I had time. Just come and see her off.”

Li Xiang looked at their chat records while confirming what he said. So far, there is nothing wrong with his words.

And through their chat records, Li Xiang found that the content of their chat was somewhat ambiguous.

“What’s with that bundle of nylon rope?”

Regarding the nylon rope, Li Xiang was a little confused. As the murder weapon that killed Miao Xiuhui, why was the same type used in Zhang Lihui's car?

He said before that Miao Xiuhui threw it into his car. Is this true or false?

"Miao Xiuhui put the nylon rope in my car before. She said to put it here first. I asked her what it was for, but she didn't say anything."

Li Xiang drew a big question mark on this issue with a marker.

Assuming Zhang Lihui did not lie, Miao Xiuhui put this bundle of nylon rope in his car, then what was her purpose?
Is it a frame-up for suicide?

Then he denied this speculation. He had seen the situation at the scene. As a master of forensic science skills, he ruled out this possibility with just one glance.

It would be almost impossible for a person to strangle himself to death with a rope, except with the help of some lever device, but there was no such device on site.

What is the reason?

If he can figure this out, he shouldn't be far away from solving the case.

"What happened on April 4th?"

"That night, around eight o'clock, I received a message from Miao Xiuhui, asking me to pick her up at Wuliqiao and go home. After I sent her back, she offered to pay the fare in person. I felt itchy, so I had sex with her. Lou, I went home after finishing the work, and I didn’t know anything else. Later, when I called her again, she stopped replying to my messages. I was busy driving, so I didn’t take it seriously.”

"Do you and Miao Xiuhui usually have any holidays?"

"No, you read the content of the chat, and there wasn't even a single quarrel. Some people believed that they were talking about love. How could there be any trouble!"

Li Xiang asked all the questions related to Miao Xiuhui several times in different patterns. Zhang Lihui answered almost fluently, and there were no obvious logical loopholes. He should not have lied.

After signing the transcript of the inquiry, Li Xiang and Mao Ji walked out. At this time, Mao Ji also felt that Zhang Lihui might not be lying.

But this case is too strange.

"Li Xiang, Mao Ji, I heard that you captured the suspect. How was the interrogation?"

After Cao Gang came back from the meeting, he saw Li Xiang and the others and asked curiously.

At the meeting just now, Director Song asked about the progress of his case. The superior leaders were very concerned about this case, and he also reported it. The suspect has been identified and is being arrested.

As soon as the meeting ended, he rushed over without stopping, just to see if the murderer had confessed.

"Well, Captain Cao, we may have made a mistake." Mao Ji scratched his head and said slightly embarrassed.

"What? It's a mistake? How is it possible? The murder weapon is in his car. How can it be wrong?"

Cao Gang thought he had heard wrongly. In the face of so much evidence, could Zhang Lihui reverse the case?

"Captain Cao, the case is a bit strange. I think we need to discuss it in a meeting."

The first person to think that Zhang Lihui was not the murderer was Li Xiang. At this time, he also felt that his CPU was a little hot. Only by pooling together can we figure out the trick.

"Let's go back to the meeting."

Cao Gang is also impatient. He made sure to give assurances to the leader today, but who knew there would be another accident? He urgently needs to know what went wrong.

In the case analysis room, people from the first squadron arrived quickly. Captain Cao pointed at Mao Ji and said, "Tell me, what's going on?"

"It's Li who wants to say it. He was the first to suggest that Zhang Lihui was not the murderer."

"Then Li Xiang, tell me."

"Okay, after Zhang Lihui arrived at the case, we immediately conducted a surprise trial on him, but he looked dazed, as if he had no idea what was going on."

"Is it possible that these are all his disguises? After all, the DNA in the condoms is his. And how do you explain the nylon rope on his car?"

Zhou Man objected. She and Mao Ji had the same idea before. There should not be too many quibble suspects. If everyone quibbles, they are all innocent.

"Don't be impatient, just listen to what he has to say."

Su Jiayi pulled Zhou Man and told her not to worry. Li Xiang's level had been proven through his performance in these cases. Since he raised this issue, he obviously had his reasons.

"Then let me continue. We have read all the chats between Zhang Lihui and Miao Xiuhui. They met by taking a taxi two months ago. Except for the ambiguous topic, everything is normal. His financial situation is also normal. There is no reason to put him Miao Xiuhui killed and then robbed her of her finances."

(End of this chapter)