There is a small commercial street near Tangzai Village. Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs, convenience stores, restaurants and bars. It is mainly engaged in the business of the students of the Academy of Fine Arts.
There are two roads leading to the Academy of Fine Arts in the commercial street. One is a secluded road passing through Chen's cemetery, and the other is a relatively spacious and bright road, but it takes more time to walk this road. Mai Qinghe's body was found on this road, about 500 meters away from the commercial street, in the grass beside the road.
When Zhen Zhen and I came to the scene, the first thing I saw was A Yang who kept smoking, Li Kaimin and another man and a woman were being questioned beside him. The men and women wore very fashionable clothes, and they were supposed to be rich dudes. However, the boy only wore a thin silk shirt on his upper body, which seemed a little thin in this cool season.
When A Yang saw our arrival, his frown slightly stretched: "You're finally here, I'll leave it to you to deal with it here."
I nodded to Li Kaimin, and then asked A Yang, "What's the situation?"
"This morning at four o'clock in the morning, the 110 police center received a call for help from Xu Zixuan." A Yang pointed to the boy beside him, "He reported to the police that his classmate Mai Qinghe was missing. The report center would not let us call the police, but he said that Mai Qinghe might be attacked by zombies, which frightened the girl who received the police. After all, there was a terrible case here a few days ago, so we rushed over to understand the situation immediately Something really happened."
A Yang threw the fireworks on the ground and stomped them off, and then lit another one: "When we arrived, it was about five o'clock in the morning, it was not yet bright, and there were more trees than people around here, so it's hard to find someone. It was easy. I first checked the situation with these three classmates, and then called the security room of the Academy of Fine Arts to confirm that Mai Qinghe had not returned. At about six o'clock, when the sky began to light up, I began to search for jobs. Hour finally found his body here."
The corpse was lying in the grass about five meters away from the edge of the road. Because the weeds were very dense and reached to the knees, I could not see the condition of the corpse. However, I didn't plan to go there for the time being, because Liu Nian was doing an autopsy, and Yue Tong and the technical team were also collecting evidence around the corpse. Therefore, my eyes fell on Li Kaimin and the man and woman beside him.
"Li Kaimin, have you met? These two are his classmates..." A Yang introduced a man and a woman beside me, "This is Xu Zixuan, this is Liu Jinglan." Both hands pushed the case onto me.
I took the three students aside and asked them about last night. They were a little excited, especially Liu Jinglan, who kept crying. This is also a matter of course, the companion who was alive yesterday is now lying in the grass five meters away. Fortunately, Xu Zixuan was calmer. After smoking a cigarette, he told me what happened—
Since Fang Shu's accident, Mai has been hiding in the dormitory and refuses to come out. As a friend, I really didn't want him to continue to be depressed like this, so I asked him to play on KTV last night. I wanted him to relieve his boredom and stop thinking about Fang Shu, but he refused to come out, so I had to force him out with Kaimin.
Wine is indeed a good thing. He was still frowning when he first entered the box. No matter how we teased him, he didn't say a word. But after a few drinks he came alive and started singing and boxing with us. After that, he drank more and more vigorously, and by the early morning, he was no different from usual.
Seeing him having such a good time, I felt a little more comforted in my heart, and I told them that it was rare to be happy anyway, so I would just play until dawn. I will skip another day of class tomorrow. I can play whatever I want, and I will cover the cost.
After I said it was all-inclusive, he got even more excited and kept fighting with us. Maybe it was because he was too excited. Although his alcohol intake was not that great at ordinary times, he could drink cup after cup at this time. Kaimin and I were not as good as him, so we hung up after a while and slumped on the sofa to rest. Lan Lan also drank a lot and leaned against me, but he still had a bottle of wine in one hand and a microphone in the other for fun alone.
Because I drank a lot, I felt a little sleepy, so I dozed off for a while. During the period, wheat pushed me a few times and said that the cigarette was exhausted. I clearly remember that before entering the KTV, I bought three packs of cigarettes outside the door, which should not have been finished so quickly. But I was so sleepy that I didn't think much about it. I took out my wallet and stuffed it to him in a daze, and went back to sleep. I don't know how long it took, and someone pushed me again. This time I was a little annoyed. Before I even opened my eyes, I yelled, "What's missing?"
However, when I opened my eyes, I found that the person who pushed me turned out to be Kai Min, so I asked him what happened? He asked me where the wheat went, and I said it seemed like I went to buy cigarettes. How long did he ask again? I scratched my head and said I don't know because I just fell asleep.
I looked at my watch and saw that it was already past three in the morning. In my impression, it was about 0:30 when we were drinking and hanging up, and it should be no more than a little when wheat went to buy cigarettes, and there is a convenience store outside the KTV door to buy cigarettes, so it is impossible to go there for more than two hours!
Thinking about Fang Shu, we all panicked and planned to check out the bill immediately and go out to find wheat. But then I realized that I just gave him the wallet, and I didn't even have a penny on me, so I had to let Lan Lan pay the bill.
We went to the convenience store outside the KTV and asked the owner if a man with glasses came to buy cigarettes just now. The owner said that a man with glasses came to buy cigarettes, but it was already two or three hours ago. After that, we went to look for Mai, and Kaimin called the classmates in the dormitory, but he neither returned to the dormitory nor found him nearby. In desperation, we had to call the police...
According to Xu Zixuan's description, Mai Qinghe should have gone to the convenience store outside the KTV to buy cigarettes at around one o'clock in the morning. After that, no one has seen him again. From this, it is inferred that he was probably attacked after buying cigarettes. However, he had always been afraid that Shen Tingyue would seek revenge on him, and did not dare to take half a step out of the door of the dormitory. How could he run to a secluded place alone at this time
Although compared with the path outside Chen's Cemetery, this road with street lights is much brighter. But after all, it is a remote area. Except for the students of the Academy of Fine Arts, few people will take this road, and there is not a single ghost in the middle of the night. It stands to reason that Mai Qinghe should not have come here independently. Could it be that his body was moved here after his death
Random speculation without evidence is just a waste of time. To know the truth, the most direct way is to find evidence, so I went to Mai Qinghe's body.
"Is this the first scene of the murder?" I asked Liu Nian, who was doing the autopsy, while observing the corpse.
Similar to the previous deceased Fang Shu, Mai Qinghe's corpse was also appalling. The clothes on his upper body were torn to pieces, his body was full of scratches, and the blood hole on his throat was obviously fatal. Although it is just a simple observation, the one who can basically kill him is the murderer who killed Fang Shu. The two methods of murder are basically the same, both are brutal beast-like bites, and it is difficult for ordinary people to do it.
"You can tell by looking at the bloodstains around." Liu Nian pointed to the coagulated bloodstains on the nearby weeds.
I carefully checked the surrounding weeds and found a bloody road about 20 meters long, extending crookedly from the edge of the road. There was a lot of blood in one place, and a bunch of blue cloth strips stained with blood were scattered next to the blood road. .
From this, it is inferred that the murderer should have attacked the deceased on the road, and the deceased fled to the grass in a panic. However, the coat was torn off by the murderer before he had gone far, and it was immediately torn to shreds. The deceased fell under the action of inertia, got up in a daze and continued to escape, but unfortunately he was quickly thrown down by the murderer and could not get up again.
This goes back to the question I just came up with - why did the dead come here alone
If he was chased by the murderer in the commercial street, he would definitely run into the KTV, or other places with many people. Although there are few passers-by in the middle of the night, at least the convenience store opposite the KTV is still open. How can they go to the grass more than 500 meters away from the commercial street
He only left everyone's attention when he went out to buy cigarettes. The problem should be here. Maybe I can get some information verbally from the owner of the convenience store.
Just when I was about to go to the commercial street with Zhen Zhen to investigate, Yue Tong who was talking to Xu Zixuan suddenly stopped me. I walked over and asked her what she had found, and she showed me a wet purse in a clip: "Found it in a nearby creek."
"It's my wallet." Xu Zixuan said.
I put on the gloves handed over by the technical team guy, checked it roughly, and found that the wallet was empty and there was nothing in it, so I asked Xu Zixuan, "What was originally in the wallet?"
"About 2,000 yuan in cash, three credit cards, student ID cards, KTV VIP cards, etc..."
"And our mugshot!" Liu Jinglan murmured and added, "I like this mugshot..."
"Don't you have one too? Just go to COPY one when you have time that day." Xu Zixuan took his girlfriend into his arms for comfort.
Liu Jinglan took out her wallet from her handbag, opened it to check, and said with a little comfort, "It's okay, I still have this one."
I suddenly felt that in this girl's mind, the loss of her favorite mugshot seemed to make her feel more sad than the sudden death of her companion. So I couldn't help feeling curious, and secretly glanced at her wallet. There was nothing special about the mugshot in the wallet, it was just that she and Xu Zixuan made non-mainstream expressions towards the camera.
Yuetong put the wallet into the evidence bag with a clip and asked, "What do you think?"
"The possibility of robbery is not ruled out." I said as I walked out.
Yuetong and Zhen Zhen followed behind me knowingly, pulling a little distance from Xu Zixuan and the others, she whispered, "I don't believe you are talking nonsense."
I laughed: "The murderer's purpose is definitely not to rob money, but he deliberately creates the illusion of robbing money."
"Since it's not for money, why do you take the money in your wallet?" Zhen Zhen asked in confusion.
"Then I don't know, but if you're just looking for money, you don't need to take anything other than cash and credit cards. And I don't think cash and credit cards can work against zombies."
"Do you still think the murderer is a zombie?" Yue Tong seemed to have something to say.
"Have you found something?" I cast an expectant look.
"Not yet." She smiled slyly, "I'll call you later."
When Yuetong had collected evidence at the scene, Liu Nian had also completed the preliminary autopsy work, and was ready to transport the body back to the forensic department for further autopsy. It doesn't seem that we will find anything if we continue to stop at the scene, so Zhen Zhen and I walked to the commercial street, hoping to find some clues here.
Perhaps because it is still early, the commercial street with dozens of shops seems very deserted. Except for a few restaurants selling breakfast, most of the shops have not yet opened for business. Fortunately, our trip was not in vain, and the convenience store Xu Zixuan mentioned was still open.
When we entered the convenience store, we didn't see the owner. After a few calls, a middle-aged man climbed out from behind the cashier. He's the owner, and he's been sleeping on the cot behind the cashier.
After I identified him, I asked him what happened last night.
"My name is Chen Feng, and I'm a villager from Tangzai Village..." His answer was the same as what A Yang said. At about one o'clock in the morning, a man with glasses came over and bought two packs of Soft Zhonghua. Apart from that, he didn't provide any updates. much information.
During the conversation, occasionally a student came to buy things like cigarettes or drinks. After he was free, I smiled and said, "It's not easy if you want to take a long rest."
"I can't help it, a bum like me who hasn't studied for a few years can only eat hard." After yawning, he gave me a simple and honest smile, "Don't think that I'm just a room here. Small shop, if there is no special event, it will not be closed all day long." Afterwards, he told me a lot of trivial things, including the origin of the commercial street.
It turned out that the commercial street was not planned and built by the government, but was built spontaneously by the villagers of Tangzai Village. Since the establishment of the Academy of Fine Arts, many students have rented rental houses in Tangzai Village, and some villagers saw the business opportunities and opened shops in the places where they must go to the Academy of Fine Arts. Over time, it has become the current commercial street.
After chatting with him for a while, I didn't get any useful information, so I decided to leave.
However, just as we were about to leave, a fifteen or six-year-old boy walked into the store and said to Chen Feng, "Dad, after I went back last night, did something go wrong?"
Chen Feng nodded and said, "Yes, someone died on the way to the Academy of Fine Arts, so you didn't go there if you were okay."
The boy opened his mouth wide in surprise: "Damn, I just went back to sleep, why is it dead again."
"Is this your son?" Zhen Zhen asked Chen Feng.
"Yeah, this useless brat is my son A Guang." Chen Feng nodded honestly.
"Who are they?" Ah Guang looked at me and Zhen Zhen with an unfriendly look.
Chen Feng stretched out his hand and tapped him hard on the head, cursing, "What's your attitude? They are policemen."
"You know you hit me." Aguang rubbed his head and stared at his father, "If you don't go back to feeding the pigs, the pigs will starve to death. Let's see how Mom will deal with you!"
Chen Feng raised his hand and wanted to hit him again, but he cleverly fled behind Zhen Zhen and asked Zhen Zhen for help: "hitting someone, beating someone, I want to call the police and arrest him."
Chen Feng's eyes widened in anger, and he scolded, "I only want to call the police and arrest you, you stinky brat, stealing my money every day to go to the Internet cafe, when did you fool around again last night?"
Aguang stuck his head out from behind Zhen Zhen and glanced at him disdainfully: "Last night, sir, my RP broke out, and I burst out with two top-quality preparations. I went home and went to bed around one o'clock."
Originally, it was inconvenient for outsiders to talk much about the sparring between father and son, but when I heard Ah Guang say to go home around 1 o'clock, I couldn't help but ask: "Did you see this boy when you came home?"
I took out a photo of Mai Qinghe for him to identify, he glanced at it and said, "Oh, it's Mai, I saw him last night!"
"So you still know him?" I was a little surprised.
"I thought of him for a long time. He and I belong to a trade union. He keeps pestering me to take him to fight BOSS. It's annoying." He raised his head arrogantly, "However, I heard that something happened to him a few days ago. I haven't seen him come to an Internet cafe to level up for several days, and he suddenly appeared last night."
"When did you see him, did anything special happen at the time?" That's my biggest concern.
"It was about one o'clock at the time. I just came out of the Internet cafe and saw him coming out of here, and then walking towards the KTV." He took us outside the store and showed us the location at that time, "When he walked to the KTV door, inside Someone came out and put his arm around his shoulder, not knowing what to say to him, and then they went to the Academy of Fine Arts."
"Who was with him at that time? Do you know him?" The impatient Zhen Zhen asked this crucial question for me.
"I just came out of the Internet cafe at that time, and the distance from the KTV was a bit far." He pointed to the Internet cafe 100 meters away, "And the man kept his back to me, I didn't see what he looked like. But his back It looks familiar, probably one of those people who often hang out with Wheat!"
Strange, when Mai Qinghe went to buy cigarettes, his friends should all be drunk in the KTV box, so who came out to find him? Judging from Ah Guang's account, Mai Qinghe left KTV voluntarily with the other party, and then probably went to the scene of the murder. With his mental state, it is impossible to follow others to secluded places, unless the other person is someone he trusts very much.
Although Aguang didn't know who took Mai Qinghe away, I didn't want to give up this key clue, so I asked, "Do you still recognize that person's clothes at the time?"
Aguang thought for a moment and said, "He seems to be wearing a blue coat."