As the sirens sounded, the team leader appeared in front of me again with the forensic doctor. He reluctantly asked me if I needed any help, but I was in no mood to play a trick on him, so I asked him to take the forensic doctor into the house to examine the body, and then take the body and the suspect monkey back for record keeping and interrogation.
That’s right, the biggest suspect in the captain’s death this time is the monkey!
According to Monkey's account, after we left, he asked the captain for some toilet paper and went to the toilet. He had a stomachache, so he stayed there for about ten minutes. When he came out to the captain's room to find the captain, he saw that the captain had been beheaded and had died mysteriously. What's even more bizarre is that Monkey didn't hear any suspicious sounds during the entire incident!
The monkey was frightened after discovering the captain's body. He immediately called the police and called me to ask us to come back quickly. When we came back, we saw the same scene we had seen before.
The second victim in this case, the captain, was finally killed. Both the way of death and the degree of weirdness were exactly the same as when Dong Ge died before! Obviously, this was a serial murder case that used the curse of the copper coin as a cover-up.
After Monkey recovered from his panic, he realized what situation he was in. There were only him and the captain in the house. Now that the captain was dead, all the suspicion would naturally be put on him.
Even though Monkey kept explaining to us that he really knew nothing, there was nothing he could do. According to the procedure, he had to go through the record and give a confession. No matter how much I didn't believe that he had murdered the person, this was the criminal investigation common sense I learned in the special case team.
I didn't believe that the monkey would kill people. Although I felt that his sudden stay was a little abnormal, he wouldn't be stupid enough to kill people under such circumstances, right? Moreover, although there was blood on his body, it seemed that he had accidentally stained it, not because of direct splashing. In addition, judging from the monkey's reaction, he was not the murderer at all.
After the team leader took the people away, the captain's parents also came back from visiting their relatives. When they learned that the captain had been killed, the captain's mother fainted on the spot, and the captain's father was in tears. He helped the captain's mother and left the house in the police car. Only Lin Yingxue and I, as well as Xiaopang, who was at a loss and sad, were left in the whole house.
I have said before that the captain is my best friend in this village. Although this friendship has gradually faded over the years due to our respective development outside, no matter how much it has faded, I still find it hard to accept the captain's death. This pain is even stronger than when I learned of Dong Ge's death.
I was sitting alone on the steps of the captain's house in a daze. Lin Yingxue quietly sat beside me and comforted me, saying, "Don't be sad. The person is already dead. No matter how sad you are, he is still dead."
I found that Lin Yingxue, who has a cold personality, is really not suitable for comforting people. Although I know she means well, her words sound so awkward.
I sighed, looked up at the sky, and blinked hard, forcing back the tears that had already welled up in my eyes. Then I said, "I understand. There are still some questions that we haven't figured out. Once the monkey is released tomorrow and the autopsy report on the captain's body comes out, we can basically solve the case."
Although I don't believe that Monkey would kill anyone, he does have certain suspicions. He chose to stay in the captain's house to go to the toilet when there were no outsiders at home. This is a suspicious thing both morally and logically. Besides, Monkey told me before that the captain and Dong Ge had a conflict, and the captain also told me that Monkey and Dong Ge had a conflict. Now the captain is dead, so I am more willing to believe that the captain's words are more credible!
If it was really Monkey who killed someone, then the conflict between him and Brother Dong was the main reason for his killing. The death of the captain can only mean that Monkey knew about the conflict between him and Brother Dong, and the captain was an insider, so he killed him to silence him! As for the bloodstains on his body, I can also understand that he was not wearing this clothes when he killed someone, but he hid the real bloody clothes after killing someone, and deliberately pretended to be stained with blood to confuse us.
However, although this possibility exists, it is extremely low, because in my impression, Monkey is not such a smart person. I believe that when he is taken away by the police this time, they will definitely give me a satisfactory confession. When I see Monkey's confession tomorrow, I will naturally determine whether he is the murderer.
Of course, the biggest suspect in my mind at this moment is the fat guy who is sitting in the living room in a daze! He seems to be the least suspicious person in the whole thing, but he is the most suspicious person!
First of all, I have said before that the reason why this case was defined as a curse of copper coins is largely due to Xiaopang’s strange experience of selling copper coins. If the experience mentioned by Xiaopang is removed, I believe the credibility of this copper coin curse will be greatly reduced.
More importantly, I can guarantee that the so-called secret sauce of Fatty Xiao that I saw before was the sauce that was smeared on the face of the weirdo who appeared on my window in the middle of the night! All along, whether it was Fatty Xiao or the captain, the appearance of the weirdo that they instilled in me was relatively thin. With Fatty Xiao's physique, it was impossible for him to pretend. But the weirdo I really saw that day could not tell the exact fatness or thinness because the light was too dim at the time.
At this point, another question arises. This time, Xiaopang followed me the whole time. He had no time to kill the captain, let alone time to secretly dig out the copper coins. Why did I suspect him of being the murderer
That’s true, but the murderer may not necessarily be Xiaopang, he could also be one of Xiaopang’s parents!
This sauce is unique to Xiaopang's family, so it is easy for Xiaopang's parents to get access to it. Moreover, when I said that I would lock in the suspects, I also judged based on these insiders. Now it seems that not only these insiders, but also their parents should be suspected! Because of this kind of thing, maybe they have already told their parents.
When I thought of Xiaopang’s family, the first thing that came to my mind was the abnormal condition of Xiaopang’s father today. I vaguely felt that this murder case was closely related to the emotional changes of Xiaopang’s father.
Thinking of this, I looked at the dazed Xiao Pang in the living room, and then said to Lin Yingxue: "Accompany me to a place. I want to ask some questions."
Lin Yingxue nodded, and the two of us quietly left the captain's house and walked towards Xiaopang's house.
Soon we arrived at Xiaopang's house. The gate of his yard was useless. I pushed the door open gently, and then I saw Xiaopang's mother sitting by the stove in the yard sobbing softly.
Xiaopang's mother heard us come in and looked up at us. Her eyes were red and there were some clear palm prints on her face. It was obvious that she was beaten by Xiaopang's father.
Seeing this heartbreaking scene, I really want to persuade Xiaopang's mother to leave this home as soon as possible. If she continues like this, who knows what kind of abuse will be waiting for her.
Lin Yingxue was even more furious on the spot, but her anger could only be seen from her eyes. She stepped forward and asked Xiaopang's mother if Xiaopang's father had beaten her again. Xiaopang's mother obviously looked aggrieved but still stubbornly shook her head to deny it, which made me feel even more sorry for her.
Seeing that Lin Yingxue seemed to have the urge to go in and beat up Xiaopang's father, I immediately stopped her and asked Xiaopang's mother, "Auntie, I heard that your family has a special sauce that tastes very good, and only your family has it, right?"
Hearing this, Xiaopang's mother's expression eased a little, and she said gently, "Yes, this sauce is an heirloom in my family. Originally, my family made it for ourselves, but now our family situation has changed. We plan to make more of this sauce after the New Year and sell it out. If you like it, I'll give you a jar later."
After getting the affirmative answer from Xiaopang's mother, I became more convinced of the answer in my heart and said with a smile, "Thank you very much, Auntie. I wonder if Uncle is at home?"
Xiaopang's mother sighed again, "Of course he is at home. He has nothing to do now and can only sulk at home every day. You'd better not go to him. Who knows what he will do to you."
"Don't worry, we're just here to ask a few questions, and then we'll leave." After saying that, I took Lin Yingxue and walked directly into her house without waiting for Xiaopang's mother to stop me.
As soon as I entered the house, I saw Xiaopang's father, who was sitting alone on a wooden bench in the living room in a daze. When he saw us come in, his originally dull eyes suddenly turned into rage, and he stood up to chase us out. But perhaps he saw Lin Yingxue was also there, and was ready to take action, so he didn't dare to approach us, but just said in a very angry tone: "Who let you in? Get out!"
This guy was like he had eaten dynamite, and every word he said was so annoying, but I still suppressed my anger and said, "Uncle, I heard that you have a brown sauce at home, right?"
"Does it have nothing to do with you? Get out of here!"
I ignored his attitude and stared into his eyes and asked, "I wonder what effect this sauce would have if applied on the face?"
As soon as I finished speaking, before I could look at Xiaopang's father's expression, I suddenly noticed that on a small calendar hanging on the wall of the living room, tomorrow, the second day of the Chinese New Year, was circled in red pen for some reason. According to our custom, only on particularly important days will this method be used to circle something as a reminder. So what is so important about tomorrow to Xiaopang's family