"The victim is a lawyer, now 35 years old. According to the medical examiner's judgment, the time of death was around 1 p.m. the day before yesterday. The body has been handed over to his family."
"cause of death?"
"Thirteen stab wounds were found, but the result given by the medical examiner was that he died of excessive bleeding."
"Did the murder weapon remain at the scene?"
"No."
"During the time of the incident, did anyone nearby hear the victim's cry for help?"
"nor."
Nothing at all.
Apart from the bloodstains that had not yet been cleaned up, there were only some small items that had been knocked over that could barely be considered evidence.
"Send me all the photos of the corpse." Lu Wen said.
"I know what you mean. There are some tear marks on the mouth of the corpse. The victim's mouth was sealed with tape." Wei Boyan sent some photos to Lu Wen.
Just as he said.
Although tools such as tape are gone, it can still be seen.
Gagged.
That would explain why there was no cry for help.
"There were strangulation marks on the wrists and neck. The victim was tied up and unable to resist, so there were no traces of large-scale chaos at the scene... Thirteen stab wounds, but none of them were fatal. The murderer wanted the victim to suffer severe pain before death. This could be a vendetta."
"It's not that simple. This lawyer has no apparent enemies."
Wei Boyan leaned on the balcony outside and spoke slowly.
They have already conducted interviews and surveys in the past two days.
"The victim seemed to be an honest and conscientious lawyer, but after our investigation, we found that he had other deals secretly."
"What?"
"Let me tell you a few crimes: accepting bribes, obstructing testimony, providing false evidence, helping to destroy or fabricate evidence... Do you understand?"
"Understood."
It turned out that he was a paid person.
Lu Wen next looked in the two bedrooms.
Nothing was found.
He returned to the living room.
Wei Boyan was still admiring a pot of orchids on the balcony outside the living room.
"Have any fingerprints, footprints, body fluids, stains, hair, etc. been detected? Even a little bit of skin flakes would be fine." Lu Wen didn't hold out much hope.
There is a very special case in the records of District 13.
The murderer's ability to deal with traces is quite strong, and he can also fake the scene.
The executives are at a loss at first, but in the end, a scrap of skin becomes the key to solving the case.
But now that Wei Boyan has come to him, the case is not that simple.
"No, nothing about the murderer has been found."
Sure enough, there was nothing.
"If I'm not mistaken, on the day of the incident, the surveillance here was also broken?"
"No, to be exact, the surveillance around here has been broken for several years."
"Never repaired it?"
"This is an old-fashioned community. If the street lights are broken, you have to wait a month or two to replace them. The property management relies entirely on self-consciousness, let alone monitoring."
The camera was damaged and the property management did nothing.
According to regulations, community residents can complain to relevant departments.
But maybe it's been relatively stable in the past few years and no one has used the camera, so I just ignored it.
"The valuables are all at home, there are no signs of rummaging through the cabinets, and the murderer was not looking for money."
This kind of situation can make inexperienced executives unable to do anything in the short term.
We can only continue to investigate further.
"Who should all the property go to after his death?"
"His parents."
"There's nothing wrong, it can't be his parents..."
Usually, it's either a vendetta, a love killing, or a relationship of interest. It's easiest to start from these points.
At least there must be a motive!
Even if it is none of these.
With current technology, as long as the murderer can leave any trace, he can peel off the cocoon and tighten the arresting net step by step.
but…
Many cases cannot be solved.
"Since he is a lawyer and has done secret transactions, we should start from the cases he has handled before, especially those cases where he has confused right and wrong. This can be regarded as a breakthrough."
"I have thought of this a long time ago. The relevant personnel in those cases have alibis."
"Are you sure you are really not there?"
"Sure."
No motive.
The person most likely to commit the crime has an alibi.
No clues were left.
Visits and investigations yielded nothing.
"No wonder you thought it was an unmotivated killing."
Lu Wen also came to the balcony and leaned aside.
Unmotivated homicide is recognized as the most difficult type of case to solve.
Such cases.
There is no direct connection between the murderer and the victim.
If it is a serial case, there is no potential connection between all the victims.
"Yes, but the murderer left us a clue."
"What?"
"This pot of orchids." Wei Boyan pointed to the plate of orchids on the window sill. "The people living next door said that the victim had never raised orchids before. This plate of orchids suddenly appeared the day before yesterday and they were not there even in the morning."
"Did the murderer leave this pot of orchid?" Lu Wen walked closer and observed it carefully, "Has its origin been found out?"
"No, we have investigated all the flower and bird markets around here. Everyone has been exhausted these two days, but the stall owners said it was not theirs."
"Probably online shopping."
"Online shopping is not too far away. We have visited flower and bird markets in several nearby regions. Some stall owners said that this pot of orchids has no ornamental value and the appearance has not been repaired."
"Wild orchid?"
The city of Mowu is too big.
A city with a population of hundreds of millions.
Suburban villages and towns stretch far and wide.
You can dig up wild orchids just about anywhere.
“What does a pot of orchids mean?”
Lu Wen thought about the tragic death of the victim.
Thirteen swords.
The number thirteen has a special meaning in some places.
"Is it because of religion?"
Lu Wen had no record of this information in his mind.
"In the history of Mowu City, are there any churches that use orchids as their totem or symbol?"
"Orchids are regarded as Zen flowers by many Buddhists."
"I mean... the more extreme kind."
"No."
Lu Wen looked at the orchid again and remembered the appearance of this potted flower.
The murderer left this pot of orchids to provide them with clues.
The man was not worried that he would be found.
And there is a high possibility that he will take action next.
confidence.
pride.
experienced.
A vague image of the murderer seemed to slowly appear in front of Lu Wen's eyes.
He looked through all the rooms again.
There is nothing special about the two bedrooms.
Still found nothing.
at last.
He still stayed in the study.
Most of the books on the bookshelf are books related to the law.
Lu Wen's eyes scanned every book.
Lots of books.
Heavy, thin, old, new.
Finally, my eyes rested on a book of poems.
"Pushkin's Collected Poems."
"A collection of poems, mixed in with countless books of legal knowledge, rather than a pile of miscellaneous books on the other side... The victim is an obsessive-compulsive disorder, and he will not allow this to happen."
For patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
If a red bean is suddenly found among a pile of green beans, they will remove the red bean without hesitation.
"This book of poems was left behind by the murderer?"
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