Criminal Investigation Bureau, Serious Cases Unit.
"Lai Xiuliang's hometown was in Ganqing Town, Han Province. His family was poor since he was a child. His father died early, and his mother supported him by farming and studying. More than 20 years ago, Lai Xiuliang came to Dongye City to work hard. Because he only had a high school diploma , at first it was difficult, and he could only work for people in small companies. But he is shrewd and business savvy. He took advantage of the east wind of e-commerce, and later entered the game field, which can be regarded as a 'creative generation'."
Yi Fei summarized Xu Chun's investigation in Ganqing Town and continued: "Lai Xiuliang's wife was his partner back then. Soon after Lai Cheng was born, the two divorced because of business differences. Lai Cheng has always followed Lai Xiuliang. Lai Xiuliang's mother is reluctant to leave her hometown, so she lives alone in Ganqing Town."
Mingshu looked at the video that Xu Chun sent back. Ganqing Town is a poverty-stricken town in Han Province. After Lai Xiuliang became famous, he donated money to his hometown for construction every year. The townspeople praised Lai Xiuliang and said he was a great man.
In the central area of Ganqing Town, there is even a garden named after Lai Xiuliang.
Mingshu frowned and said in a low voice, "The great man?"
It's true that Lai Xiuliang donated money to his hometown, but the reactions of these townspeople seemed to be brainwashed.
"Xu Chun has a piece of news that has not been verified yet - Lai Xiuliang colluded with the officials in the town, helped the other party 'eat' a lot of money, and at the same time got the desired discount from the other party." Yi Fei said: "This may be the only way This is the real purpose of his charity work in Ganqing Town."
Mingshu nodded, "However, Lai Xiuliang's development focus has always been in the city. I guess he values the psychological comfort of 'homecoming' more. How is Lai Xiuliang's interpersonal relationship in Dongye City?"
"Businessmen must be tactful in life." Yi Fei said: "Lai Xiuliang's partners have good comments on him, but from my personal experience in Liangchen Technology, his employees are very dissatisfied with him."
"Oh?" Mingshu raised his eyes, "Why are you dissatisfied with the law? Squeezing employees? Or messing around with stupid things?"
Yi Fei said: "You haven't worked in the company, but you know the way in the company."
Mingshu laughed, "Everyone hates encountering incompetent leaders."
Yi Fei pondered for a while, "Xiao Ming, are you trying to praise yourself or Xiao Bureau?"
"Tsk—" Mingshu said, "No small talk is allowed during the meeting."
Yi Fei cleared his throat, "Lai Xiuliang is a 'creative generation'. His achievements now depend not only on opportunities and brains, but also on hard work day and night when he was young. He often talks about the hardships of starting a business in the company, and why he doesn't sleep. Ah, what's the point of being a 'slave' for the big boss. Because of his early experience, he asked his employees to work as hard as he did. If they couldn't do it, they would name and criticize them, sneering at them, and in severe cases, they would reduce their salary and demotion. For those who could not continue because of physical reasons Not only did he not help the old employees who were working hard, but he also swept them out of the house regardless of their past feelings."
Mingshu raised his hand, "Wait a minute."
"Ok?"
"How many people were kicked out by Lai Xiuliang? How many people left because they couldn't bear his humiliation?"
Yi Fei rummaged through the documents, took out two and handed them to Mingshu, "I know what you're thinking about. Lai Xiuliang's interpersonal relationship is complicated and complicated, and ordinary and ordinary. He knows a lot of people, but as of now we have It is his employees who have a strong hatred for him."
Yi Fei tapped the paper with his index finger, "In terms of motives, these people and their families are indeed suspect."
Chen Jian, who used to be Lai Xiuliang's secretary and the veteran of Liangchen Technology, was just like Lai Xiuliang a few years ago, and he was too busy to die.
Two years ago, Chen Jian was diagnosed with pancreatitis. This disease is not a terminal illness, but it may develop into pancreatic cancer in the later stage. Chen Jian could no longer work as usual, so he asked Lai Xiuliang for a period of sick leave and was hospitalized for recuperation.
On the surface, Lai Xiuliang cared deeply for Chen Jian, and he should have given him a lot of condolences, but during Chen Jian's recuperation, he transferred Chen Jian to an idle position in the branch in the name of "care".
After Chen Jian was discharged from the hospital, he found Lai Xiuliang many times and asked to return to his original post, thinking that although he was ill, his ability was sufficient.
In order to impress Lai Xiuliang, Chen Jian even offered to take a moderate salary cut.
However, Lai Xiuliang did not change his mind because of Chen Jian's past contributions to the company. Chen Jian stayed in his idle job until the second half of last year, and finally could not bear to leave.
"Where is Chen Jian working now?" Mingshu rubbed his temples, "He is not a native of Dongye City. He used to focus on his work, and he was not married. After he left, he has almost nothing left. Let's check it out."
"At present, his whereabouts are unknown." Yi Fei said: "I learned about his situation from Liangchen employees. As for him, after he left last year, no employees have seen him again."
Ming Shu drew a stroke on the information, "Then we have to check it more carefully."
In winter, the conference room has sufficient heating, and the meeting is dizzy. In the second half, Mingshu has been standing by the window, opening the window glass, blowing the cold wind, while listening to everyone reporting the clues they just got.
After further autopsy, Xing Mu determined the time of Lai Xiuliang's death on January 28, which coincided with the call records of Lai Xiuliang's mobile phone number.
Lai Xiuliang once told Lai Cheng that he was very busy throughout the Spring Festival, which was true.
Liangchen Technology launched a new game before the Spring Festival, and the whole company is working overtime, and Lai Xiuliang, a "desperate Saburo", is even more of a leader.
Liangchen's monitoring showed that from New Year's Eve to the fourth day of the first day, Lai Xiuliang appeared in the company every day.
On the fifth day of the first month, Lai Xiuliang attended a wine tasting party, and there was no abnormality during the banquet. After the tasting, he went back to the company.
On the sixth day of the sixth day, on the 28th, Lai Xiuliang made a total of 24 calls from the morning to 1 noon.
"The communication records and contacts have been verified." Zhou Yuan said: "It's all work and business calls. After 3 p.m. on the 28th, Lai Xiuliang's mobile phone was turned off, and his social account has never been updated."
"Wait a minute." Mingshu said, "Lai Xiuliang was working even on New Year's Eve, and regarded the company as his home. After he suddenly disappeared, did no one call the police on Liangchen?"
"I found that Lai Xiuliang sent a message to his secretary Lu Haoyong at 2:19 pm on the 28th." Zhou Yuan showed this message, "Lai Xiuliang said that after the game was launched, it has stabilized, and he has not been with him for too long. Son, I feel guilty and plan to take my son to travel abroad in the remaining few days of winter vacation."
"Also give everyone a vacation." Mingshu read the message and shook his head, "This can't be written by Lai Xiuliang. The murderer had already controlled Lai Xiuliang around 2 o'clock."
"The murderer's trick is very clever. It takes advantage of the employees' desire to have a holiday." Yi Fei was also too hot, and walked to the window as he spoke, "If it is to send other information, Lu Haoyong may confirm with Lai Xiuliang again and again. , I may contact Lai Xiuliang in the next few days, but the boss, who has always been strict with others and himself, offered to take a vacation, and this kind of 'good thing' is earned."
Mingshu said, "Can you be sure now, where is Lai Xiuliang on the morning of the 28th?"
"In a company like Liangchen, there are not many people who work overtime in the morning." Zhou Yuan tapped on his laptop while talking, and then turned the screen to Mingshu, "At 10:59 a.m. on the 28th, the camera in the garage of the community where Lai Xiuliang lives was shot. When it got to him, he was on the phone."
"Judging from Lai Xiuliang's reaction before he was killed, this day was very ordinary for him, and he had no particularly important arrangements." Mingshu folded his arms, "There was no suspicious phone call he made. From this point of view, the murderer was quietly following him, Appeared suddenly and kidnapped him."
Fang Yuanhang said: "Lai Xiuliang originally had a driver and left Dongye City on holiday before the Spring Festival. Lai Xiuliang is not as strict with drivers as he is with other employees. Recently, he has been driving by himself."
Dongye City, like many cities, has been vigorously engaged in the construction of science and technology parks in the past few years. With the support of policies, the Beicheng District has built a network technology industrial park. Almost all enterprises in Dongye City that eat the Internet have moved there. Because it is located on the edge of the city, it covers a vast area, and the industrial park is very large. Compared with the situation in the city center where people are crowded with every inch of land and money, it is desolate. The houses are built relatively low, and there are gardens and green belts between the buildings. . During the Spring Festival, the industrial park is even more deserted.
"Lai Xiuliang's car is still in the industrial park. He disappeared near the company." Mingshu looked at the panorama of the industrial park and said after a while: "The industrial park has many blind spots for surveillance. The east side is expanding and entering and leaving the industry from there. Garden, don't worry about being caught by the camera."
Fang Yuanhang said: "Now the time and place of Lai Xiuliang's disappearance can be determined. At around 12 noon on the 28th, he was still arranging work in the afternoon before he disappeared. He was forcibly taken away in a place he was used to. The murderer was familiar with him. I know him very well, and his employees are more likely to retaliate. But I didn't figure it out."
Mingshu looked at Fang Yuanhang, "Why is the murder scene at the 'Chunchao River', and why is the murder weapon a dismantled steel frame."
Fang Yuanhang rubbed his face, probably because he felt that his face was a little dirty, and frowned in disgust, "The clues show two possibilities - first, the scene points the suspicion to the conflict between the rich and the poor 'by the Chunchao River', and second , The investigation around Lai Xiuliang's interpersonal relationship and what happened on the 28th led the suspect to the employees who were bullied by him. I feel a sense of logical separation. "
Yi Fei said: "I think this way, 'By the Chunchao River' may be an illusion. The murderer deliberately drew our attention to the conflict between the rich and the poor in this community some time ago."
"Theoretically, yes, but the premise of your analysis is to determine that the murderer is Lai Xiuliang's employee, for example, Chen Jian." Mingshu said, "Is it okay?"
Yifei nodded.
"It brought into the psychology of Chen Jian and others. What they were looking for was to vent their anger and use the 'spring tide riverside' to create an illusion. It was too 'luxury' for them." Mingshu said: "Especially the ones that were dismantled secretly. The iron gate is very likely to expose the murderer—since the murderer wants to use an illusion to protect himself, why would he do such an easy thing to expose?"
Yi Fei pressed his eyebrows, "Then how should this logical separation be explained?"
Mingshu came to the "Spring Tide River" again, along with Xiao Man and Xing Mu.
The security tape outside the tool room has not yet been removed, and the stench of the corpse has been blown away by the violent river wind. From time to time, there are still residents on the greenway who stop and watch. "The rich are killed by the poor" has been widely spread throughout the community.
When Ming Shu passed by the community, he felt that the conflict between the southern district and the northern district was even more acute. The gates of the villas and bungalows in the southern district were closed, and there were large and ferocious dogs in many yards.
There is a sense of impending conflict.
"I think there is more than one murderer." Xiao Man squatted at the door of the tool room and looked up: "Lai Xiuliang weighed 160 pounds and was thrown alive and stabbed to death. Even if his hands and feet were tied, it was very difficult. He struggled. With such a large range, someone must hold the shelf steady below, and someone must pay attention not to fall off. There must be at least two people."
Mingshu has thought about this for a long time, "It is difficult for one person to transport those steel frames."
The riverside has a wide view, and there is a greenway across the villa from the villa in the community. Mingshu ran a few steps on the cobblestone, turned to look at the villa, and said to himself, "It's too difficult not to be seen."
Xiao Man asked, "What?"
"Come and take a look." Mingshu said, "The position we are standing in now is completely unobstructed by the owner, whether it is transporting the steel frame or bringing a large living person into the tool room, it is possible to be seen. If you meet someone with a heart, you will be photographed. Why did the murderer put himself in this situation?"
Xiao Man shook his head, "I don't understand."
Xing Mu said, "Do you know about field warfare?"
Mingshu: "…"
Xiao Man: "..."
Who doesn't know this
Xing Mu said: "Knowing that you may be exposed increases the excitement of the field warriors."
Mingshu frowned, "Is this the kind of excitement the murderer is after?"
Xing Mu shrugged, "I think the murderer's modus operandi has proved that he and they are perverted. I have dissected so many corpses, cases involving vendetta and venting of anger, and the corpses have also been severely damaged, but these Most of the victims were destroyed after death. From the perspective of ordinary people's psychology, he can vent his anger with peace of mind when the person he hates dies. The vast majority of murderers do not have such a strong psychological quality."
Mingshu vaguely felt something was caught.
"So in my opinion, the murderer this time is no different from Zhou Lan's three." Xing Mu said, "Perverts can do anything in order to find excitement."
Look for stimuli that seem to connect the sense of logical tearing that the case presents.
Mingshu pressed his right fist against his eyebrows.
But what is the root cause of this stimulus
Why is the victim Lai Xiuliang
The serious crime team dug up a clue in the intensive investigation of the "Chunchao River" - an owner of a house in the southern district said that when he saw a man dragging something into the tool room, he didn't see what it was. steel frame.
The man was quickly found, but frustratingly, he was an idiot.
Wang Chunkai, the son of the owner of a braised vegetable stall outside the community, is 20 years old, born with low intelligence, understands simple words, is gentle and kind, strong, willing to endure hardships, and delivers braised vegetables to the community every day.
The property management took pity on him and never embarrassed him, so that he could travel unimpeded in the community, pick up the waste in the community and sell it for money, and no one would say anything. Some people even offered to give the things that could be sold for money. he.
He was apparently taken advantage of by the murderer.
Mingshu asked, "Do you remember who sent you to the warehouse to carry those steel frames?"
Wang Chunkai talked nonsense for a long time, babbling, hearing Fang Yuanhang's forehead jumping, for fear that Mingshu would get angry.
Mingshu was patient from beginning to end, his words became younger, and he even discussed cartoons with Wang Chunkai.
Fang Yuanhang: "..."
The master is still awesome.
Wang Chunkai finally made it clear later - a man gave him 500 yuan and asked him to move the steel frame in the warehouse to the tool room. It is best not to be discovered in the middle. There is still 500 yuan behind the door of the tool room. , you can take it after completing the task.
As for the man's appearance, Wang Chunkai can't really describe it.
Seeing him burst into tears, Mingshu could only put him back temporarily.
On the other side, Yi Fei and Zhou Yuan finally found the "disappeared" Chen Jian.
He has moved away from the main city and lives in a small county town under the jurisdiction of Dongye City.
"Lai Xiuliang is dead?" Chen Jian's dark eyes flashed, "How did he die? When did he die?"
Yi Fei said, "Are you happy?"
"Of course!" Chen Jian drummed his eyes, "A bastard like Lai Xiuliang should have died thousands of times! I fucking want to kill him!"
"Since you've said it so directly, I won't beat around the bush." Yi Fei asked, "Did you go to Dongye City during the Spring Festival?"
Chen Jian was stunned for a few seconds, then pointed to his face, "You suspect that I am the murderer? Hahahaha! So you came to check on me?"
Yi Fei had to say: "Routine investigation."
"I fucking hope I killed Lai Xiuliang with my own hands! That shit! Don't treat employees as employees. When he was not developed, he was not a dog wagging his tail and begging for pity!" Chen Jian said, the more excited he became, "Now there are If you have money, you will look down on people who are not richer than him. He personally said that he does not treat his employees as equals at all. They are all dogs raised by him! But he also does not think about it, without us, where would he earn so much in a year? Rich?"
Chen Jian calmed down after roaring, "You found the wrong person, I didn't kill him, I'm different now. I'm running this steamed bun shop, and I haven't gone anywhere during the Spring Festival. If you don't believe me, you can ask my guests. , check my running water, I open a shop every day."
Yi Fei verified Chen Jian's words, but on the way back to Dongye City, he repeatedly thought about the phrase "he doesn't treat employees as equals at all".
equality.
people.
Zhou Lan and others killed Xiang Haoming in an extremely cruel way, wasn't it also because they didn't treat Xiang Haoming as someone equal to him
Dongye City, Xicheng District.
It's been a while since Liang Zhao took off his police uniform a few years ago. Without him, the Criminal Investigation Bureau is operating as usual, and he has lost his identity as a police officer.
Pushing open the door of a dumpling shop, he swept around and saw the person in the corner who was smiling and beckoning to him.
Zhou Shan.