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Chapter 34 The Longtan Island Massacre (5)
So far, all clues have been interrupted, and the case has come to an impasse for a while. Originally, the police had placed their hopes on the stolen jewels and hoped to start the investigation from this aspect, but except for the 100 million jewels found on Shen Xuliang, the rest The whereabouts of the jewels are still unknown, especially the jade piece "Qin Niangzi" worth 3000 million yuan. There is no news about anyone wanting to sell the jewels. Since the jewels were robbed, but they were not sold, This is one of the main reasons why the case has remained unresolved.

And just one month after the robbery, Lu Yonglin quit his job, went into business, and gradually became prosperous.

"Captain Yao, do you think Lu Yonglin is related to the robbery? But haven't you investigated Lu Yonglin before? If he was suspicious, he should have discovered something at that time!" Zhao Guangjun said in surprise.

"Now I can't say for sure, but I have a vague feeling that Lu Yonglin's death is indeed a bit strange. According to the preliminary investigation results, although he is not a very good person, there is no one among the people he knows. Had a deep grudge against him and wanted his life, and his death didn't look like suicide, and he couldn't have killed himself, because he had no motive for suicide at all."

"What about Liao Fang? According to the investigation of Lu Yonglin at this stage, it is indeed his wife Liao Fang who hates him the most and wants to kill him the most. Although she has proof of her alibi, it is possible to hire a murderer to kill him." Yes." Zhao Guangjun asked.

"Well, there is indeed such a possibility. Let's assume that Lu Yonglin did not commit suicide, but that Liao Fang hired a murderer to kill him. If the assumption is true, then I think Liao Fang is too stupid."

"How do you say that?" Zhao Guangjun asked puzzled.

"It stands to reason that there should be many opportunities and methods for her to kill Lu Yonglin, but why did she choose Longtan Island? Everyone knows that there is only one wharf to get in and out of Longtan Island, and all of them need to go in and out of the island by ferry, and the ferry is half a hour away. It runs every hour, and it takes at least an hour to wait in line. This firstly creates certain troubles for the murderer to escape after the murder; secondly, it is the place where the crime occurred. Less, but there is no guarantee that the body will not be found soon, not to mention that Ma Jucai, the person in charge of the beach at the time, was still there. If Ma Jucai had discovered the case at the first time and called the police, the police would definitely be on the pier immediately. Deploy control, investigate the people leaving the island, or simply block the pier and prohibit anyone from leaving the island until the case is solved, so that the murderer is like a bird in a cage or a turtle in a urn. It is only a matter of time before the murderer is responsible for his murder. The method is very sure, but it is impossible for him to predict the time when the body will be found and the actions that our police will take. Then there is Liao Fang. Since she bought the murderer, she naturally does not want any conflict between the death of herself and Lu Yonglin. She was implicated, and she had a boyfriend to prove her absence at the time of the crime, which is also the most favorable proof that she can keep herself out of the incident, but if the murderer is caught, can she guarantee that the murderer will not confess her? Then no matter how perfect the alibi is, it will be self-defeating. Since there are too many unforeseen circumstances after the murder, how could Liao Fang hire a murderer to attack Lu Yonglin on Longtan Island? "

"It makes sense, it makes sense, Team Yao, your analysis is so wonderful, you really deserve to be an old criminal investigator!" Zhao Guangjun gave a thumbs up and praised.

"Hehe, I can't talk about old criminal investigation, it's just that I have accumulated some experience after working for so many years." Yao Shun said modestly.

"Then the next step is to investigate together with the jewelry robbery that year?"

"I think we can try to start from this aspect to see if we can find some clues. After all, the robbery case has not been solved yet, and the jade artifact "Qin Niangzi" worth 3000 million yuan is still missing. Lu Yonglin has searched for this clue for a long time. The only valuable clue is that he used to work in the jewelry store that was robbed, and I always feel that there is something wrong with it."

Yaoshun didn't think about it any more, he quickly contacted the scouts outside the island and asked them to obtain the specific information on the jewelry robbery that year as soon as possible.

The investigation is in full swing. All scouts have searched almost every suspicious corner of the island, but they still haven't found the mysterious woman similar to Ma Jucai's description, not even a suspicious clue. .The scouts who entered and exited the island's wharf monitoring content repeatedly checked more than ten times, but also did not make any progress.

That mysterious woman is like a ghostly ghost, coming and going without a trace, but compared to the ghost that haunts the night, this ghost that can wander around and take people's lives at will in the daytime makes people feel more mysterious and terrifying.

On the other hand, the investigator in charge of the city transmitted all the information of the jewelry robbery to the island through the Internet.

Among these materials, the most eye-catching one is the jade "Qin Niangzi" worth 3000 million.

Literally, it is easy for people to mistakenly think that "Lady Qin" is a statue of a hard-working person, but it is not the case. exquisite jade.

Maybe some people don't understand why the morning glory-shaped jade is called "Qin Niangzi"?Because morning glory is a hardworking flower, it blooms at four o'clock when the rooster crows in the early morning, so people gave it an elegant and appropriate common name "Qin Niangzi".

Judging from the photos, this "Morning Glory" carved out of suet jade is white, flawless, translucent and pure, giving people a feeling of elegance and freshness. The "hardworking" side is also inlaid with more than ten light pink pearls with crystal clear color, each with a diameter of 5 mm, to represent the dewdrops condensed on the petals. "Flower" looks more delicate and lifelike, and it can indeed be regarded as a high-quality work of art with great collection value.

"It looks so exquisite and attractive from the photos, I really don't know what the real thing will look like!" Zhao Guangjun praised.

"Well, it is indeed a very good piece of jade, which is extremely valuable for collection and appreciation. It is a pity that it fell into the hands of the robbers. To them, this is just an ordinary item."

"Is this jade artifact still missing?"

"Yes, after the robbery that year, the scouts quickly launched a rigorous investigation on the places where the robbers might sell jewelry, but except for the one million jewelry found on Shen Xuliang's body, the rest of the jewelry was There is no more. If the gangsters are afraid to sell the "Qin Niangzi" because this jade is too ostentatious, what about the rest of the jewelry? Those are very common gold and silver jewelry, I believe it should not be difficult to get through the black market It is right to make a move, but so far this batch of jewels and the 'Qin Niangzi' have disappeared without any news."

"This matter is indeed a bit strange. If the gangsters are worried about being caught, why do they need to rob? Since they have robbed the jewelry and don't sell it for money, can't they take it back and display it at home for appreciation?"

"It is true, and this is the most incredible thing about this robbery."

"But is this robbery really related to the murder of Lu Yonglin? The two cases are separated by ten years, and one is a robbery and the other is a homicide. Except that Lu Yonglin appeared in both cases, I really can't tell Is there any necessary connection between the two cases?"

"As far as the current situation is concerned, there is indeed no necessary relationship between the two cases."

Holding the information, Yaoshun shook his head helplessly. Based on the clues he had so far, he was indeed unable to be sure that the two cases were related. He just vaguely felt that there seemed to be some connection between the two cases based on his intuition. What is the point?

"It seems that the case of Lu Yonglin's death is really tricky!" Zhao Guangjun frowned.

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The investigation of the case is progressing extremely slowly. Although there is a new direction of investigation, the jewelry robbery has occurred for nearly ten years, and after the case, both the robbers and the jewelry seem to have evaporated. It's even harder to track down.

However, for the murderer hiding in the dark, this situation is exactly what he wants, because for him, he can continue to kill without restraint.

The second murder occurred without warning. The deceased was a 40-year-old man in a guest room of an apartment hotel on Longtan Island.

The deceased fell on his back beside the bed, and on the table beside the bed was a bottle of red wine and a wine glass filled with red wine.

After a preliminary autopsy by a forensic doctor, it was confirmed that the deceased died of cyanide poisoning. The time of death was between 8-9 hours, that is, around 11-12 o'clock the previous night, and a toxic reaction was found in the red wine.

"Cyanide again?" Zhao Guangjun asked in surprise.

And this also surprised Yao and Shun. Lu Yonglin died of cyanide poisoning, and now there is another death due to cyanide poisoning.

"Have you found out the identity of the deceased?" Yao Shun asked.

"The name of the deceased is Guo Peng, 41 years old. This is the ID card of the deceased. From the hotel registration book, it can be seen that this Guo Peng checked in here four days ago. In addition, there is no trace of the door being pried. There were no signs of fighting or being turned over, and the belongings of the deceased are still there." The scout briefly replied.

"Four days ago? That's the same day that Lu Yonglin went to the island." Yao Shun thought about it in his heart, and then asked, "Who discovered the corpse first?"

"It's the waiter. According to the waiter, she went upstairs to clean up this morning. She knocked on the door of the deceased for a long time but there was no response. In addition, there was no sign of 'Do Not Disturb' on the door, so she just When I opened the door and entered the house, I saw this scene."

"Have you checked the surveillance video before and after the incident last night? Did you find any suspicious people entering or exiting the deceased's room?"

"Captain Yao, this hotel is indeed equipped with a surveillance camera, but it is only installed at the gate on the first floor, but it has already broken down, so there is no way to find out anything about it."

"There will always be a waiter on duty that night! Didn't she find any suspicious people or situations?"

"According to the waiter on the night shift, she felt a little sleepy at around 11 o'clock last night, so she squatted on the table for a while, and then vaguely heard the sound of the door being opened, but when she looked up , that person has already turned into the corridor on the side, at that time she thought it was the person staying at the hotel who came back, so she continued to sleep without asking any further questions."

"The time this person appeared was very close to the time when the deceased died. Did the waiter see the appearance of that person clearly? Is it male or female? How tall is it? Is it fat or thin?"

"The waiter said that it was because the man had already turned into the corridor when she looked at it, and she just woke up, and she was still a little dazed, but she could vaguely see a figure from the back, but she couldn't see her face clearly, so she couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman , I just vaguely saw that the person seemed to be wearing a hat, and the hair exposed at the back of his head seemed to be short, and he might be a male, about 1.75 meters tall, with a thin build."

"The management of this hotel is really bad, and it has caused a lot of trouble for our investigation work." Yao Shun said dissatisfied.

"There is no way. The apartment-style hotels on the island are all run by the aborigines on the island, and the waiters are also relatives of the operators, and the number of them is limited, so most of them have similar management defects." Zhao Guangjun said helplessly. .

"Team Yao, we found something." The inspector who was in charge of checking the fingerprints on the wine bottle and glass shouted excitedly.

"What's the situation?" Yao Shun quickly walked to the surveyor and asked.

"I have carefully checked the wine bottle and wine glass. Except for the fingerprints found on the wine glass, I can't find any fingerprints on the body of the wine bottle."

Yao Shun picked up the wine bottle and glass and looked at it for a while, then went to the corpse to look at it, and even rummaged through the trash.

"The deceased used a wine glass to drink, and the fingerprints on it should belong to the deceased. As for the wine bottle without any fingerprints, this is completely unreasonable. Even if the deceased had a cleansing habit, he wiped the body of the wine bottle clean before drinking But how can he avoid getting his fingerprints on the wine bottle while pouring the wine? Even if he wipes off his fingerprints after pouring the wine, what does he use to wipe it? Whether it is on the table or No paper towels or handkerchiefs for wiping were found in the garbage, and the deceased did not wear gloves, which means that there should be another person at the scene." Yao Shun said.

"So the deceased didn't commit suicide?" Zhao Guangjun asked back.

"The possibility of suicide should be ruled out, at least no one will deliberately wipe off the fingerprints on the bottle when committing suicide." Yao Shun said affirmatively.

"Both Guo Peng and Lu Yonglin died of cyanide poisoning. Is there any connection between the two cases?"

"It's not easy to say for the time being. If their deaths are really related, the case is much more complicated than we imagined."

"Could it be a serial murder case!" Zhao Guangjun said in surprise.

"I best hope not."

Although Yao Shun said so, he felt uneasy in his heart. The two murders happened so close to each other, and both were located on Longtan Island, and the cause of death was exactly the same. He felt that it was impossible for the two cases to be unrelated.

"Immediately conduct a survey of the tenants living here, especially pay attention to the tenants who are about 1.75 meters tall, regardless of gender, and find out what time they returned to the guest room last night. Another thing is to find out all the information of the deceased , and notify his family to identify the body, the more clearly the whereabouts of the deceased on the island, the better, and the most important thing is to pay special attention to whether there is any relationship between him and the previous deceased, Lu Yonglin." Yao Shun ordered .

According to the detailed examination of the forensic doctor, it was confirmed that the poison that caused Guo Peng's death was potassium cyanide, and the poisoning amount was about 0.3g, which was basically consistent with what was detected in the Lu Yonglin case, and the purity of potassium cyanide was also very high.

After comparing the fingerprints on the wine glass, it was confirmed that they belonged to the deceased Guo Peng, and no third party's fingerprints and residues were found on the wine bottle and wine glass.

Although the two cases were very similar in terms of poison, dosage and purity, there was a problem that bothered Yao and Shun. This problem was also the main reason why he was unable to investigate Lu Yonglin's case and Guo Peng's case together for a while.

In the first case of Lu Yonglin, it was a woman who appeared at the seaside with Lu Yonglin at the end. If Lu Yonglin did not commit suicide, then his death is probably related to this woman.

In the second case of Guo Peng, the waiter saw a figure from the back in a daze before Guo Peng's death. Since the other party was wearing a hat, the waiter only judged it based on the feature of short hair. It may be a man, and it is even less clear whether this person is a tenant attendant. Although the situation of this person is very vague, judging from the fact that the time of his appearance is similar to the time of Guo Peng's death, his suspicion Should still exist.

"If this person is a woman, it is not impossible for her to hide her hair in a hat and pretend to be a man, but if it is a man, the suspects in the two cases are different in gender. Are the two cases not the same? Is there no connection? Or is there more than one murderer from the beginning?" Yao Shun thought to himself.

The mysterious woman who accompanied Lu Yonglin to the beach had long hair and a round face, but because she always lowered her head, and was wearing long clothes, trousers, a hat and sunglasses, it was impossible to see her specific appearance clearly. Know her height is about 1.75 meters.

In the case of Guo Peng's murder, judging from the clues provided by the waiter, the suspect was a man with short hair, but his height was also about 1.75 meters.

"The suspects in both cases are about 1.75 meters tall. Could it be..."

Yao and Shun were thinking, when a knock on the door interrupted his train of thought.

"Team Yao, I have checked Guo Peng's phone call list, and one of the numbers is very suspicious. This is a new number without any call records. I only called a Guo Peng's phone number before Guo Peng's death. The time is also very short, only 1 minute and 10 seconds."

"It's the same as Lu Yonglin's case. A new number was used to contact the deceased. It seems that nothing can be found on this number." Yao Shun said.

"Also, the tenants in the hotel have basically been identified. At the time of the incident, they basically had an alibi, and their information has been registered in detail, and has been sent back to the city for in-depth investigation. Yes. These are the records of inquiries made by all the tenants, as well as preliminary investigation materials about Guo Peng, and Guo Peng’s wife, Hu Yun, has already arrived on the island.” After the scout handed a stack of materials to Yao and Shun, he briefly Said.

"Well, find someone to take her to identify the body first, and I'll be there in a while."

Immediately, Yao and Shun began to open the interrogation transcript and Guo Peng's materials, and read them carefully.

Judging from the transcripts of the inquiries made by the tenants, they are basically the same. Before and after the time of the incident, they were either sleeping or playing cards. Some people did not return to the hotel, but wandered around the island to enjoy the night view.Whether there are any suspicious persons among these people will not be known until the scouts in the city verify their identities.

Then Yao and Shun opened Guo Peng's information.Guo Peng does not have any bad records. He once opened a small gold jewelry processing shop in the city, but because of his gambling habits, he transferred the shop ten years ago. After paying off the debts, he opened another shop. I opened a small supermarket, and now the business is tepid.

"Ten years ago again?"

(End of this chapter)