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Chapter 3 Deadly Dangerous Bridge (1)
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Detective Old Wei has been a bit annoying recently.

Old Wei has been a policeman for most of his life, and he is definitely a veteran criminal policeman in the criminal investigation team of the Qingyang City Public Security Bureau.Old Wei is in his fifties and is about to retire. He has spent his whole life in revolutionary work, and he should spend the rest of his life in peace. His wife suddenly fell ill. Although he recovered in the end, the old couple spent most of their life savings. up.At this time, the son who was working in Beijing wanted to buy a house and get married again, and asked his family for 50 yuan.Lao Wei is so angry, this unfilial son, even if he drags your father to the market to sell, it is not worth so much money!

As soon as Lao Wei got angry in a hurry, the old problem of "Huoya" happened again, and his cheeks on both sides swelled up.

It was the winter season, and the weather was surprisingly cold.

This morning, Lao Wei was wrapped in winter clothes and clutching his cheeks. He was stopped by the team leader Fan Zetian as soon as he arrived at work in the Criminal Investigation Brigade.Fan Zetian told him that someone found a dead body under the Qingyang Bridge this morning. Because he had a big case in his hand and couldn't get away with it, he asked Lao Wei to lead a team to see the situation.

Old Wei puffed out his chest and said, "Yes."

Qingyang Bridge is located on the Qingyang River in the east of the city, two-way four-lane, completed three years ago.More than a year ago, half of the bridge was crushed by an overloaded truck, and the bridge became a dangerous bridge. Cement and stone piers were erected at both ends, and vehicles were strictly prohibited from passing.But for the sake of convenience, there are still pedestrians or cyclists passing on half of the dangerous bridge from time to time.

When Lao Wei arrived with his men, many people had already surrounded the river beach under the dangerous bridge.

Lying on the ground was a body dripping with water. The deceased was a middle-aged man, about 40 years old, wearing a thick cotton coat.

Old Wei looked at the pale face of the deceased, feeling familiar.

Interpol Xiao Li exclaimed in surprise: "Hey, isn't this the boss of Great Wall Construction Company, Wan Changcheng?"

Great Wall Construction Company is one of the largest private enterprises in Qingyang City. It not only undertakes many municipal projects, but also engages in real estate development.

Old Wei had also seen Wan Changcheng on TV, and upon closer inspection, it was really him.

Lao Wei told Xiao Li to contact Wan Changcheng's family immediately, and asked who found the body.

An old man in a leather cap with earflaps stood up and said, "It's me."

According to the old man, he is a fisherman on the Qingyang River. Today, when the river was not frozen, he came to cast a net early in the morning. He didn't want to cast a net, but he dragged a dead body.

Old Wei asked where the corpse was found. The old man put his hands in his sleeves and raised his elbow towards the Qingyang Bridge, saying that it was under the middle pier.

The forensic doctor conducted a preliminary examination at the scene and found that the deceased had a blunt force trauma to the back of the head, but it was not fatal. There were mushroom-shaped foam attached to the mouth and nose, and there was fluid in the lungs. It can be confirmed that he died of drowning.The time of death was approximately between 7:10 and [-]:[-] last night.A more specific time of death can only be confirmed after an autopsy.

Old Wei asked, "Is the blunt trauma to the back of the deceased's brain caused by an external force?"

The forensic doctor said: "The shape of the wound is irregular. It is estimated that it was caused by the impact of a blunt object such as a stone. It may be that someone attacked him with a stone from behind. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that it was caused by the collision during the falling into the water."

Old Wei frowned and nodded as he listened.

"Hey, there seems to be something in his pocket." The trace inspector suddenly called out.

Old Wei hurried over. The trace inspector, wearing white gloves, took out a large stone from both pockets of the deceased's padded coat. The edges and corners were sharp and heavy in his hand.The deceased was wearing a thick padded overcoat, and someone had put two stones in his pocket, which he couldn't tell at the moment.

"This is murder!" Old Wei originally suspected that the deceased might have committed suicide by jumping into the river or slipping into the water, but now he can basically confirm that it was homicide.

He looked around.

Now is the dry season, the surface of the Qingyang River is half narrower than when it was flooded in summer, and the cold wind blows from the surface of the river, making people shiver uncontrollably.

The river was barely flowing, and the body fell into the water only overnight, so it shouldn't have been washed away very far, so the deceased most likely fell into the water not far from where the body was found.

Old Wei walked up the dangerous bridge with his hands behind his back.

The construction unit of this Qingyang Bridge is the Great Wall Construction Company of Wan Great Wall.

After the bridge collapse accident, someone reported it as a tofu project.I don't know what kind of tricks Wan Changcheng used, and finally let the experts of the accident handling team sent by the above to characterize the cause of the accident as the serious overloading of large trucks, which has nothing to do with the quality of the bridge construction.

After the bridge became a dangerous bridge, it experienced wind and rain erosion and was left unattended. The guardrails on both sides were also destroyed and fell off. Riding a bicycle on the bridge is actually very dangerous.

Old Wei walked to the middle of the bridge and looked down. The bridge deck was nearly ten meters high from the river. Even though it was a dry season, the water in the middle of the river was probably three or four meters deep, and it was far away from the banks on both sides. If someone fell, it would be serious. There is only one dead end.

He looked carefully at his feet, and sure enough, he found a small pool of blood on the bridge deck above the middle pier, and there were some messy footprints beside the blood.

He called trace inspectors to investigate carefully. The footprints were too messy to extract, but after a quick test, it was confirmed that the pool of blood was left by the deceased Wan Changcheng.

Judging from this, it is very likely that the deceased was attacked here, and then pushed into the water.Before falling into the water, two large stones were stuffed in his pocket. It is estimated that the murderer was afraid that his body would surface and his crime would be exposed.

Unexpectedly, Wan Changcheng died on the bridge he built. Could it be God's will?

Suddenly a horn sounded, a black Toyota stopped at the bridge, and a young woman stepped out of the car, wearing a black silk skirt and high heels, with two exaggerated big earrings hanging from her ears, she looked beautiful and fashionable.

Interpol Xiao Li went up to ask, only to find out that her name was Zhao Hui, and she was Wan Changcheng's wife.

When Zhao Hui saw Wan Changcheng's body, she fell backwards and passed out.

The young driver who was following her hurriedly hugged her and pinched her. Zhao Hui woke up slowly, looked at the corpse on the ground, and wept with her face covered.

Old Wei knew that she would not be able to calm down for a while, so he called the driver aside and asked if the deceased was his boss.

The driver's eyes were red, he nodded and said, "It's our boss. I'm the driver for him."

Old Wei asked, "When was the last time you saw the deceased?"

The driver recalled: "It was noon yesterday. At that time, Mr. Wan was going to the provincial capital to handle errands, but the engine of the car broke down and was still being repaired in the repair shop. I wanted to send another car. Mr. Wan said no, and he could just go to the station and take a car." , anyway, the provincial capital is not too far away, and..."

Old Wei frowned and asked, "And what?"

The driver hesitated, and said, "And Boss Wan said he didn't want others to know that he went to the provincial capital."

Old Wei asked: "Do you know what he went to do in the provincial capital?"

The driver said, "I don't know. He didn't say anything, and we didn't dare to ask."

Old Wei asked, "Did he call back after he went out?"

The driver glanced at Zhao Hui and said, "I heard from my wife that Mr. Wan called her at around [-] o'clock yesterday evening, saying that he had come back and was at the gate of the station. The car had been repaired at that time, and my wife asked if I wanted to He sent a driver to pick him up, but Mr. Wan said no, he would walk home by himself and take a walk. Mr. Wan's family lives in Haojing Villa not far from the bridge. If you drive from the station, you have to walk along the Qingyang River. Go around a big circle. If you walk, you can directly cross the Qingyang Bridge. It’s very close. As a result, my wife waited all night, but she didn’t see him coming home. She also turned off her mobile phone when she called him. I was worried, so I picked it up this morning. Call the police..."

Seeing that Zhao Hui stopped crying, Old Wei asked her, "When your husband went out, what did you bring? Did you bring any valuables?"

Zhao Hui said: "He carried a messenger bag with 50 cash in it, a mobile phone, and a watch. He was wearing a Rolex diamond-encrusted watch worth more than 6. By the way, he likes to collect Jade, no matter what kind of bag you carry, you will hang a consecrated Jade Guanyin in the bag to protect your safety. That piece of jade is also worth tens of thousands of yuan."

Old Wei nodded.

He had asked the old fisherman just now that when Wan Changcheng's body was salvaged, there was no satchel or anything like that on him. The police also searched nearby, but found no discarded satchel.Moreover, the watch on Wan Changcheng's wrist and the mobile phone in his waist were also gone.

Old Wei rubbed his swollen cheeks, thinking that now it can basically be concluded that this is a vicious robbery and murder case, and it seems that he has another job to do.

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At the case analysis meeting in the afternoon, Lao Wei reported the situation of the on-site investigation and the clues the police currently have to Captain Fan Zetian.The police checked the surveillance video of the city bus station yesterday afternoon and found that Wan Changcheng still had his satchel on his body when he walked out of the station.

Fan Zetian pondered and said, "Judging from the clues we have so far, I agree with your investigation direction. This is likely to be a robbery and homicide case."

He patted Old Wei on the shoulder, "You are in charge of this case. Wan Changcheng is not only a well-known private entrepreneur in our Qingyang City, but also a member of the CPPCC. This murder case has attracted public attention. You must strive for an early date." Solve the case."

Old Wei said, "Yes."

After the establishment of the task force, the investigation began immediately.

The police discovered from the surveillance video of the station that Wan Great Wall walked out of the station at 11:14 p.m. on November [-], that is, last night. It took about ten minutes to walk from the station to the east bank of the Qingyang Bridge. Wan Changcheng was attacked on the bridge at about [-]:[-] p.m.

The police launched a detailed investigation at the east and west ends of the Qingyang Bridge, hoping to find witnesses at the time of the incident.

In addition, apart from the cash in the satchel, Wan Changcheng was robbed of a mobile phone, a watch and a piece of jade.

According to past experience, after the murderer has snatched something, he may rush to make a move.

Zhao Hui has sent the photo of the Jade Guanyin to the police. It is a piece of jade with a very special shape, which is easy to identify.The three letters "WCC" are engraved on the back of the diamond-encrusted watch, which are the initials of Wan Changcheng's name in pinyin.

The police notified the situation to pawnshops and second-hand markets throughout the city, and if they found someone selling these two items, they would call the police immediately.

The police have been busy for three days, but they still haven't found any useful clues. They were discouraged, and suddenly received a call from a pawnshop on Huangshu Street in the east of the city, saying that a guy took a piece of "WCC" engraved on the back with three capital letters. Rolex watches come as collateral.Old Wei's spirit was lifted, and he immediately led people to rush.

The pawnbroker stood up from behind the tall counter and said, "You guys are late, the guy is gone."

Old Wei was furious, and asked, "Why didn't you hold him back?"

The shopkeeper said with a bitter face: "He is leaving, can I stay?"

Old Wei asked, "Where's the watch?"

The boss said: "This is stolen goods registered with your police. How dare I accept it? I took a look and lied to him that it was a counterfeit product. He confiscated it and left."

Old Wei stared angrily, and the owner smiled slyly and said, "But I have surveillance here, and his face has been photographed."

Lao Wei immediately checked the surveillance video and found that the person holding the watch was a 25-year-old young man with a dark and thin face, messy hair, and a dirty old woolen sweater.

The shopkeeper said that the other party spoke Mandarin with a Sichuan accent, so he probably wasn't a local.

Lao Wei immediately sent a screenshot of the guy's face back to the bureau, and asked the household registration department to check to see if there was any information on him.

The household registration department quickly called back. This guy had applied for a temporary residence permit at the Public Security Bureau. His name was Tong Liang, a native of Ya'an, Sichuan. He came to Qingyang City four years ago. According to the information on the temporary residence permit, he rented in Wenhua Street, Taipingfang. Room 21, No. 303.

Taipingfang is in the old city. Old Wei found No. 21 Wenhua Street and found that it was a gray four-story old building. Lock.

Old Wei led people to climb up to the third floor, and found Room 303. The door was closed, and there was noise from the room.

Judging from the sound, there was more than one person in the room.

Old Wei subconsciously touched the gun in his waist, and winked at Xiao Li.

Xiao Li suddenly kicked open the door, and Old Wei rushed into the room. There were three men in the room, two young men and an old man, playing cards together.

Lao Wei recognized one of the young men as Tong Liang, who he had seen in the surveillance video of the pawnshop, and immediately took out his gun and shouted: "Police, don't move!"

The three people in the room were stunned for a moment, but when they saw that it was a group of policemen with live ammunition that descended from the sky, they couldn't help but change their faces, kneel down with their heads in their hands, and shouted: "Don't shoot, don't shoot, we admit that , we robbed the Great Wall..."

Lao Wei and Xiao Li looked at each other, and were very surprised. First, they did not expect the suspect to be recruited so quickly. Second, they called themselves "we". It seems that Tong Liang was not the one who robbed and murdered, but a gang.

The three were taken back to the Public Security Bureau, and the interrogation began immediately.

According to Tong Liang, the three of them are fellow villagers. They came to Qingyang City from their hometown four years ago and have been working in the Great Wall Construction Company.They also participated in the construction of Cheongyang Bridge.They have worked in the construction company of Wanchangcheng for four years, but the boss has never settled their wages.Every Chinese New Year, Wan Changcheng will give them 2000 yuan in travel expenses, and the rest of the salary will be paid later. This wait will last for several years.Now the wages owed by Wan Great Wall to each of them has exceeded 5 yuan.The end of this year is approaching, and the three of them discussed that they should settle their wages with Wan Changcheng and go home for the New Year.But Wan Changcheng ignored them at all, and even recruited local hooligans to threaten them.The three of them were both annoyed and helpless.

A few days ago, on the evening of November 11, the three of them were strolling near the Qingyang Bridge and happened to see Wan Changcheng walking alone on the road with a bag on his back.The three of them felt dissatisfied, and suddenly became malicious: Since the wages are not paid, then they will be robbed. No matter what, they must earn some travel expenses to go home, right?When Wan Changcheng reached the dangerous bridge, the three of them saw no one around, so they followed closely, picked up a stone, and hit him on the back of the head.Wan Changcheng snorted and was knocked unconscious to the ground.Afraid of being seen, the three of them snatched his bag in fear, grabbed his watch, pulled the mobile phone from his belt, and ran away.

Old Wei asked sullenly, "You really just knocked Wan Changcheng unconscious?"

Tong Liang nodded and said, "Yes."

Old Wei stared at him and asked, "Don't you guys watch the news?"

Tong Liang said with a wry smile: "There is no TV or newspaper in the rental house. We never read the news."

Old Wei said: "Then let me tell you now, Wan Changcheng died, and he was killed on the night you robbed him, in that place."

Tong Liang was taken aback, and said: "Impossible, we didn't hit hard, we really just knocked him out. I was afraid of killing people, so I took a special look at it. When we left, he was breathing smoothly and had a headache. There was a little bleeding from the skin and flesh, but it stopped soon. We are only out to work, and we don’t want to kill people, we just want to get back the hard-earned money that belongs to us.”

Old Wei asked, "Where's the stone you used to commit the crime?"

Tong Liang said: "It was thrown into Qingyang River at that time."

Old Wei said: "We found Wan Changcheng's mobile phone, watch, and his satchel in your rental house. Where did the 50 yuan in cash go?"

Tong Liang opened his eyes wide and said, "What, 50 cash? No, there is only a few thousand dollars in it except for a broken jade Guanyin. The three of us split it up at that time. That watch looks quite valuable, who knows me? When I got it from the pawnshop, they said it was a counterfeit product.”

Old Wei frowned and said: "It seems that you are still dishonest. When Wan Changcheng went out, he clearly brought 50 yuan in cash in his bag. Now you have snatched it all. You still don't admit it?"

Tong Liang said with a bitter face: "Sir, I have already come in, how can I be dishonest? There is really no 50 in the bag. He brought 50 when he went out. Maybe he spent it before he came back? Also, If we had 50, we would have gone back to our hometown for the New Year, so why don’t we stay here and wait for you to catch us?”

Old Wei was right when he thought about it. If they really robbed 50 yuan, or killed someone, and they could still play cards in the rented house as if nothing had happened, then it would not be an ordinary psychological quality.What's more, the three people are now being interrogated separately, and there is no discrepancy in their confessions. It doesn't look like collusion or lying.If their confession is true, then Wan Changcheng's 50 yuan is likely to be taken to the provincial capital and spent.And the murderer who killed Wan Changcheng was also someone else.

After Tong Liang and the others robbed, the only thing left on the dangerous bridge in the night was the unconscious Wan Great Wall.At this time, the real murderer came out, and before Wan Changcheng was awake, he stuffed two large stones into the pocket of his cotton-padded jacket, pushed him down the Qingyang River, and killed him.

If robbery and murder are two separate cases, then who is the murderer?
3
In order to find out the whereabouts of the victim Wan Changcheng on the day of the crime, Lao Wei went to the provincial capital in person, but reported to Fan Zetian that there was nothing to gain.

The case was deadlocked.

At this moment, Xiao Li got an important clue from Wan Changcheng's driver. On the afternoon of the incident, someone had asked him about Wan Changcheng's whereabouts.

This man was called Huang Sanqiang, and because he was a dysentery, everyone who knew him called him San Laozi.

San Laizi was imprisoned for three years for wounding someone with a weapon a few years ago. After he was released from prison, he has no official job and has been living in society.In order to deal with migrant workers begging for wages, or intimidate those "nail households" who refused to be demolished during real estate development, Wan Changcheng once asked him to "help".The two are also acquaintances.

According to the driver's report, at around two o'clock in the afternoon on the day of the incident, he came across San Laizi riding a motorcycle at the gate of the auto repair shop.San Laizi stopped the car to strike up a conversation with him, and asked, "Where did Mr. Wan go? I just went to the company to look for him, but he's not here."

The driver casually said that he had gone to the provincial capital to do some errands.

San Laizi asked, "You are his full-time driver, why didn't you go?"

The driver said, "The car broke down. I'm fixing it. Mr. Wan drove to the provincial capital by himself."

San Laizi let out a thoughtful "Oh", the motorcycle hit the accelerator and left.

The driver didn't take it seriously at the time, but Wan Changcheng died unexpectedly. The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became, so he told the police about the situation.

Old Wei analyzed: "In this way, apart from his wife and the driver, only this three-sick man knows about Wan Changcheng going to the provincial capital alone."

(End of this chapter)