CH 76

On February 19, 3021, in the meeting room of the criminal investigation team, seeing that everyone had arrived, Jiang Chengyan said, “everyone is here, then let’s discuss  the clues we currently have.”

Seeing everyone’s attention was focused, Jiang Chengyan looked at Su Ke and said, “Su Ke, tell me about the autopsy first.”

Su Ke nodded, he opened the autopsy report and said, “the deceased, Liang Yijun, male, was 179 cm tall and weighed 70 kg. The cause of death was excessive blood loss caused by cutting the radial artery. The time of death was between 10 and 11 o’clock on the evening of the 16th. It has been confirmed that the murder weapon was a razor from the deceased’s house. A large amount of alcohol was found in the deceased’s body, and its composition was consistent with the red wine in the bottle placed beside the bathtub. In addition, sevoflurane was also found in the food in the deceased’s stomach. It was an inhalation anesthetic. According to the amount of drugs in the deceased’s body, coupled with the effect of alcohol, the deceased can quickly enter a state of anesthesia. Looking at how odd his wound was, it can be inferred that this case was a homicide, not suicide.”

Jiang Chengyan nodded and said, “looking at the situation at the scene, the deceased should have the habit of taking a bath while drinking red wine. The murderer knew his habit, so they added sevoflurane to his red wine. While the deceased was anesthetized, they cut his radial artery with a razor, making it looks like a suicide before escaping.”

Su Ke agreed and added, “this is the most reasonable inference at present.”

Jiang Chengyan looked at Qin An and said, “Mr. Qin, what did you find there?”

“The door lock of the room is intact, there is no sign of damage, and the windows are also closed. His home is on the seventh floor, so the possibility of the murderer entering and leaving through the window can be ruled out. There are many fingerprints in the room, which can be confirmed. Besides the deceased, it belonged to Liang Zhaolan and Sun Ting. We also found a hidden secret door behind the closet of the deceased’s bedroom, which is filled with many sex toys. We found bloodstains and secretions on the leather whip and needles in different lengths, identified as not belonging to the deceased.”

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Jiang Chengyan asked, “Is that belong to Sun Ting?”

Qin An shook his head and said, “No. There is no match result yet.”

“Then, what Sun Ting said may be true.”

Yao Min asked curiously, “Captain, what did Sun Ting say?  I heard that it wasn’t Chen Miao who went to do the visit yesterday, so who did the captain go with?”

Jiang Chengyan’s face became hot, and he snapped, “Damn girl, are you the Captain or me? Do I still need to report to you when I do things?”

Yao Min teased, “Oh, such a big reaction is obviously a guilty conscience of being a thief.”

“You big-headed ghost1!” Jiang Chengyan threw the notebook on the table, looked at the people around him who were laughing, and said, “We are in a meeting now, so give me some seriousness!”

Yao Min stretched out his hand to catch the notebook, held back a smile, and said, “serious, let’s be serious. Then, Captain, what did Sun Ting say?”

Seeing this, Jiang Chengyan couldn’t help laughing, then coughed twice, “Sun Ting said she and Liang Yijun never had sex.”

Yao Min widened his eyes in shock and said, “What? This…it’s  impossible.”

“It’s not impossible.” Su Ke continued, “from those things in his room, Liang Yijun has a fetish for sexual abuse. Such people get pleasure from the pain of their sexual partners; otherwise, it’s difficult to have an erection or a sexual relationship. And if Liang Yijun really had sex with Sun Ting, with their relationship like the usual couple, it must not be done just once. It is impossible for Sun Ting’s DNA couldn’t be detected on those things.”

After Su Ke’s explanation, everyone looked at each other. Only Su Ke could have said such a private and shameful thing so frankly.

Jiang Chengyan coughed embarrassedly twice, and said, “Well, Mr. Qin,  apart from these, what else did you find?”

“In the bathroom, we also found some hairs belonging to the deceased and another woman. The DNA on the sex toys also belonged to the same person. The murder weapon only has the fingerprints and blood of the deceased, but the location of the fingerprints is different from the normal person holding a knife, which can confirm Su Ke’s suspicion. It should be someone holding the hand of the deceased and printing fingerprints on purpose. In addition, we also found a footprint at the bathroom door, size 43, which does not belong to the deceased. These are the only findings so far.”

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Li Tong guessed, “Size 43, male shoe prints, appeared in the bathroom. This is obviously not in line with common sense. Maybe it was left by the murderer.”

Jiang Chengyan frowned and said thoughtfully, “according to the scene layout, the murderer is a thoughtful person. How can he leave footprints, and it’s only one, which seems a little deliberate.”

Li Tong then said, “Captain, I think you overthink. A hundred secrets must lead to negligence. Maybe the killer left it accidentally.”

Jiang Chengyan didn’t deny it, then looked at Yao Min and said, “What did you find?”

Yao Min took a photo from her notebook, stood up, and pinned it on the whiteboard, then said, “Wang Ran, 26 years old, born on February 14, 2995, lives in Luohe Community, Bincheng.  Because of family reasons, she went out to work after graduating high school. She came to Huacheng two years ago. Before, she worked as a waiter in a coffee shop. Later, she was introduced to Hailan trade by Sun Ting and worked as a clerk. She forged the academic information she submitted to Heilan.”

“Where is she now?”

“Missing.”

“Missing? When did it happen?”

Yao Min sighed and said, “I don’t know when exactly. We asked our colleagues in Bincheng to investigate Wang Ran’s information, only to learn that Wang Ran did not go home, and his parents did not know about Wang Ran’s whereabouts. They couldn’t contact her because her mobile phone had been deactivated. They reported her missing to the local police station yesterday.”

“When was the last time they contacted Wang Ran?”

Liu Ran sighed and said, “about three months ago, Wang Ran was adopted, and the couple in Bincheng were her adoptive parents.  After getting married, they had no children for several years, so they went to the orphanage to adopt Wang Ran. Later, Wang Ran’s adoptive mother accidentally became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Since then, they have been indifferent to Wang Ran. If we hadn’t investigated Wang Ran’s information, I guess they probably wouldn’t know when they will notice Wang Ran had disappeared.”

“Three months ago… it was after Wang Ran claimed to have been assaulted by Liang Yijun.” Jiang Chengyan was silent for a while, then looked at Yao Min and said, “you contact Bincheng police and ask them to help provide Wang Ran’s DNA, then give it to Mr. Qin for DNA comparison.”

Yao Min was startled, then reacted and said, “Captain, do you mean that Wang Ran is the one who Liang Yijun sexually abused?”

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“It’s just speculation. It depends on the comparison results.”

“Captain, I found a nude photo of Wang Ran in Liang Yijun’s laptop.” Li Tong interjected, “not only Wang Ran but also the nude photos of five other women.”

“The other five? Who are they? Do you have their information?”

“I haven’t had time to investigate them yet. Just when Yao Min took out Wang Ran’s photo, I noticed that Wang Ran was one of them.”

Yao Min cursed, “Damn pervert, deserved to die!”

Jiang Chengyan glanced at her and said, “Girl, pay attention to your attitude, don’t forget that you are a police officer.”

“I know. If I wasn’t a police officer, I would applaud when such a person dies.”

Jiang Chengyan shook his head helplessly, looked at Li Tong, and then asked, “How is the surveillance video investigation of Yihe Apartment, has the middle-aged man been found?”

“No, but we have confirmed his identity.” Li Tong also took a photo and pinned it on the whiteboard, “Gao Mingqiang, 53, was born on April 18, 2968. He is from Bincheng, is divorced, and has an adopted daughter. Gao Mingqiang came to Huacheng to work three years ago, worked as a cleaner, and worked as a porter. He lives in Liujiazhuang in the east of Huacheng City. Because we just got the information, the investigation has not yet been verified.”

Jiang Chengyan nodded, looked at Guo Hai, and said, “have you found out the whereabouts of Liang Yijun on the day of his death?”

“Liang Yijun went shopping with his friends in the morning, ate lunch together at noon, and then went to the game hall. He returned home at 3 p.m., and his friend stayed with him until about 6 p.m. When his friend left, Liang Yijun sent them downstairs, returned to his home, and never went out again.”

“Has the whereabouts of the person who went to his house been confirmed?”

“Yes, because it’s New Year’s Eve, they basically had dinner at home and didn’t go out.”

“Is there anything else?”

Everyone shook their heads one after another, and Jiang Chengyan continued, “then I will arrange the next task. You guys, Li Tong and Zhang Liang investigate more about Wang Ran. The more detailed information about her, the better, including before she was adopted. How about this, you guys go to Bincheng, Sun Ting, and Gao Mingqiang, also from Bincheng, go investigate them in detail.”

“Yes, captain.”

“Yao Min, Liu Ran, you are responsible for finding the five women who were photographed naked. Conduct the interview and investigation.”

“Yes, captain.”

“According to Sun Ting, Wang Ran left the company on September 21. Chen Miao, Guo Hai, you go to retrieve surveillance videos at Heilan then ask the traffic control department to cooperate to find Wang Ran’s whereabouts that day.”

“Yes, captain.”

“Wang Bin and I will go to Liujiazhuang to find Gao Mingqiang. Everyone take your place. The meeting dismissed.”

Everyone left one after another, and so did Jiang Chengyan. He drove to Liujiazhuang with Wang Bin to the rental house where Gao Mingqiang lived. This is a farmhouse compound, and many small rooms have been built in the yard, which is specially used for rent. Most of the people who rent here are migrant workers.

Wang Bin stepped forward and knocked on the door. After waiting a long time without seeing anyone answer the door, he knocked several times in a row, alarming the neighbors who lived next door.

“Don’t knock. I haven’t seen him go out for two days. I guess he’s going back to his hometown.”

With a frown, Jiang Chengyan pushed the room door and said, “the door is locked inside.”

Jiang Chengyan went around to the window, looked in through the gap in the curtain, and faintly saw a figure inside, his face changed, and he said, “Wang Bin, open the door!”

Wang Bin was stunned for a moment, then responded, stepped back a few steps, and kicked the door ruthlessly. Under the continuous heavy blows, the door was kicked open with a ‘bang,’ and the small room was immediately clear at a glance.

There was a hook on the roof used to hang the light bulb and the electric fan, and Gao Mingqiang’s body was hanging under the electric fan. The cold wind blows, making the body swing slightly.

“Aiya, he’s dead.” The next-door neighbor yelled in fright.

Jiang Chengyan glanced at Wang Bin, and said, “call someone.”

Wang Bin hurriedly took out his mobile phone to make a call, notified his colleagues in the forensic department and the trace examination department then isolated the residents who were enjoying watching a bustling scene. 

Jiang Chengyan put on his feet and gloves before entering the room. He looked at the hanging body, hesitated for a moment, and called Ling Hua’an.

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