The nurse I asked before said that the patients here complained about the insulated water tank for two reasons: first, the water tank was not stable, and second, it was too low. When standing up from a squat toilet, it is easy to hit your head. Although I have not seen the location of the bathroom water tank here, looking at the arrangement of the pipes on the wall and what the nurse said before, the location of the water tank should be a little more than one meter from the ground.
This distance is exactly the length of the inconspicuous iron rod on the ground. That is to say, if the murderer first used this iron rod to stand between the inside of the toilet and the water tank, and then destroyed the reinforcement points of the water tank, allowing the iron rod to bear the weight of the water tank, in this way, once someone wanted to go to the toilet, they would not be able to squat with this iron rod, and they would have to remove the iron rod. Once the support of the iron rod was lost, the water tank would definitely fall off the wall. In this case, Ning Fan, who had just squatted down to go to the toilet after taking away the iron rod, would surely die.
The inconspicuous mark inside the toilet could also explain this. Ning Fan looked hurried when he came in, as if his stomach really hurt. Naturally, he would not consider what the stick was used for, which was exactly what the murderer wanted.
I don't know if there are the murderer's fingerprints on this stick. In short, no matter how unwilling the forensic doctor is to pay attention to me, he should verify it carefully. I walked to the place where the pipe was broken and took a closer look. I found that the entire pipe had become rusty, and some places could even be broken by hand. It only relied on a thin layer of aluminum alloy on the outside to support the weight of the entire water tank. In my opinion, the murderer didn't need to do anything. It was only a matter of time before the water tank fell down. There was no sign that the murderer had tampered with it.
Although I have discovered the truth about Ning Fan's death, I did not tell Wang Hai and Qian Jun behind me. After all, such coincidental murders have happened twice in a row, and they probably no longer believe that it was intentional.
Now, I just feel that my whole brain is in a mess. Although I have discovered some things, I have no clue about the whole case. The first victim, Zheng Wei, leaned out of the window and fell to his death. The second victim, Ning Fan, went to the bathroom to use the toilet and was crushed to death. The cause of death of the two victims was ultimately due to themselves. However, these small actions that were usually insignificant have turned into two murders in just a few hours. Why is that? What is it that I haven't noticed yet
Ever since I came back from my dad's place last time, I felt like a complete idiot in front of him. I don't know if it's because of this thought or because this case is too difficult, but at this moment, I have no confidence at all in catching the murderer.
Things here have come to an end for the time being. Lin Yingxue naturally took me to the doctor and asked the doctor to check my wound again. The result was the same as I expected. Due to the anesthetic component before, I didn't feel any pain at all. When going up and down the stairs, I accidentally used too much force and broke the wound again.
Looking at the doctor's murderous expression and angry tone, I was really powerless to refute. After the doctor rubbed medicated wine and bandaged me again, I was forcibly escorted to my ward and told to lie down and not move. He also threatened me that if I dared to go out, I would be responsible if the wound broke.
When I returned to the ward, Lin Yingxue was the only one left by my side. I hurriedly asked her if she had found anything special in the luggage of these passengers.
Lin Yingxue shook her head and said, "No, their luggage looks normal, there is nothing suspicious. I also carefully searched for other people to hide cigarettes, but I still couldn't find any. It seems that this case should not have much to do with these passengers."
"How can there be no connection? Do you also think that we are all cursed by the god of death and will die sooner or later? There must be something I haven't noticed yet, and this thing is probably related to the background of this group of passengers. Why hasn't Brother Long come back yet? If Uncle Bai can find out the details of these people as soon as possible, perhaps there will be hope of solving the case."
Hearing what I said, Lin Yingxue seemed a little surprised. She looked at me in surprise and said, "Does that mean you have no hope of solving the case now?"
I nodded honestly and said, "Yes, this case is the most bizarre case I have ever encountered in my life. Almost everything happened right under our noses, and there is no murderer. Everything seems so normal. I have no clue at all. Although there are a few people I suspect now, I can only stay at the level of suspicion and have no way to proceed to the next step of reasoning."
As I was speaking, I felt my head starting to hurt, so I rubbed my temples hard to calm myself down.
Lin Yingxue sighed and said, "Don't worry, there will always be a way. If you can't find it out, then no one can. You should heal your injuries first. If you want to check something or need to know any information, I will ask for you."
I suddenly discovered that Lin Yingxue's attitude towards me seemed to be much better than before. Although she still couldn't change her cold appearance, her tone was obviously much softer when she spoke to me, and she said more than usual. More importantly, she cared more about me. Although I don't know if all this was my illusion, I always felt warm in my heart.
"Thank you very much. Also, please tell me when the autopsy report comes out. It would be best if the remaining passengers stay together today to prevent the murderer from taking advantage of the opportunity to kill again."
Lin Yingxue nodded gently and said, "Don't worry, I'll watch over them tonight, you can rest in peace."
After that, Lin Yingxue suddenly lowered her voice and said to me, "Do you remember the note someone posted on your door the night before we came? Do you have any clues now?"
If Lin Yingxue hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten about it. But now that something weird has happened, how could I possibly think about it again? He shook his head helplessly and said, "I still don't have a clue. We'll slowly investigate this matter after we go back. In short, only you and I know about this matter for now. Don't tell anyone else."
Lin Yingxue nodded and said, "Then do you think Bai Longfei is a trustworthy person?"
I don't know why Lin Yingxue suddenly asked this. I nodded without even thinking about it and said, "It's absolutely believable. Even if Uncle Bai really has a problem, Brother Long will never have any intentions towards me. Just like I believe in you, I believe in him too!"
Maybe I was too emotional when I was explaining it, and I don’t know why I said such a thing. Before Lin Yingxue could react, I quickly interrupted and said, “By the way, where is Pan An? Why haven’t I seen him since I woke up?”
Lin Yingxue looked at me strangely and said, "I haven't seen him either. I was just watching you in the ward before and didn't pay attention to his movements. I just wanted to tell you about this. Didn't you say yesterday that you suspected Pan An? Now he's suddenly missing. Do you think he has any connection with this matter?"
After Lin Yingxue said this, I realized the problem. I immediately sat up from the bed and carefully recalled Pan An's every move before the bus exploded. As I was recalling, the door of the ward suddenly opened. I immediately turned around and saw Bai Longfei walking in carelessly.
"Brother Long, how is the situation over there with Uncle Bai?" Seeing Bai Longfei coming back, I immediately asked him about the situation over there.
Bai Longfei sat on the bed next to him and said with a sigh: "I told my dad about the situation, but this is not easy to handle."
When I heard Bai Longfei's words, my heart skipped a beat and I hurriedly asked what was going on. Bai Longfei reluctantly told me what he had just said on the phone.
Just now after Bai Longfei left, he called Bai Qi and briefly told him what happened here, but Bai Qi said that he could do nothing about it. Bai Qi, who has always been omnipotent, actually said at this time that he could not help us investigate the background of that group of passengers. This immediately surprised Bai Longfei.
According to Bai Qi, he had a conflict with the people of the Dengfeng City Police Department. This incident originally happened in Dengfeng City. According to the authority of the special case team, this matter could have been taken over completely. However, the chief of the Dengfeng City Police Department protested to his superiors and asked the special case team not to interfere in the matter. Now that the protest has not been approved, both sides cannot act rashly, so Bai Qi cannot find out anything.
According to Bai Qi's investigation channels, he must first know the name, hometown and ID card information of the person being investigated before conducting further investigation. However, this information has now been completely sealed up by the Dengfeng City Police Station. So even if Bai Qi has great abilities, he cannot conduct an investigation without this information.
Originally, Bai Longfei was going to quietly find out these things from these passengers and then hand it over to Bai Qi for investigation. However, Bai Qi did not allow Bai Longfei to do so. After all, it was still unclear whether the special case team could directly intervene now, and any secret operation would only bring trouble.
After listening to Bai Longfei's words, I also felt helpless. Without this information, I would not know what the most promising clues for this case were. Just when I was depressed, Bai Longfei continued, "Also, my father asked you to finish the things here as soon as possible and go back after you recover from your injuries. It is said that a strange case has also occurred in the imperial capital, and Pan An has been transferred back to help."