Chapter 48 The best sympathy is to reveal the truth
Chapter 48 The best sympathy is to reveal the truth
It was already late at night when the autopsy was completed, and it was raining heavily outside.
Zou Yi should have gone to bed long ago, and didn't know that her husband had been confirmed to be killed. So Xu Yiqing and Du Yu discussed and decided to wait until dawn before visiting, so that He Yunke's wife and children could have a good night's sleep.
Du Yu sat on the sofa and leaned back, letting the back of his head rest on the backrest, and placed one hand across his forehead to cover his eyes with the back of his hand.
He felt that the light from the ceiling was a little dazzling and subconsciously wanted to escape.
“It was a huge blow to them.”
Listening to the sigh of his long-time friend, Xu Yiqing knew why Du Yu was in such a heavy mood.
Du Yu is also a father, he is about the same age as He Yunke, and he also has two children at home, but Du Yu's children are identical twins, and they are a pair of young boys.
Therefore, he felt especially sympathetic towards He Yunke's son who pretended to be strong. Thinking about his wife's hard work, he couldn't help but start to worry about how He Yunke's widow would raise the two children alone in the future?
Even if she remarries, her children are already so grown up, and family harmony in the future will be a big problem.
This is an unsolvable problem. Since things have already happened, there is no such thing as "if". Logically speaking, as long as criminal police do their job well and solve the case and arrest the criminals, they will be worthy of the police uniform.
But people are all made of flesh and blood. Du Yu thought that he had seen enough joys and sorrows over the years and should be able to adapt to it just like Xu Yiqing did when facing the dissection table.
After all, the dead are different from the living. The living will cry, make a noise, and stare at you with their lifeless eyes to make you creepy.
Xu Yiqing gave the sofa to Du Yu, and took out the folding recliner bought by Lin Sheng from the corner, unfolded it, lay down near the door, and turned off the lights in the office with one hand.
If they set out at seven, they can still get five hours of sleep.
There was no sound in the room except for the crashing of rain outside.
After a long silence, Xu Yiqing said: "The first corpse I saw on the dissection table was a cadaver teacher in school. He died in a car accident and signed a body donation agreement before his death. He was a great man."
Du Yu didn't say anything, but Xu Yiqing knew he was listening, so he continued.
"Unlike all the other students, I didn't feel uncomfortable, nor did I pretend to be calm. Instead, I was thinking about what happened to him in his last moments, whether he was in pain, whether he was scared... In fact, until I performed the autopsy on He Yunke just now, I couldn't help but think so. The more I thought about it, the more I put myself in his shoes, and in the end, I couldn't help feeling bad."
His eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness in the room, Xu Yiqing turned around and saw Du Yu looking at him.
"But I've never seen this kind of pain in you." Du Yu said, "To put it bluntly, it's sympathy for the dead."
Xu Yiqing said: "Because I know sympathy is useless. The only way to be worthy of them is to find out the cause of death as soon as possible and give the deceased the truth. So for Zou Yi, the best comfort is to catch the murderer who killed He Yunke as soon as possible."
Du Yu has been a criminal policeman for many years, how could he not know this truth?
But being comforted by others' words is completely different from thinking about it in your own mind.
So Du Yu's tone relaxed a little, and he said with emotion: "Old Xu, I feel more and more that you can't be transferred away."
"No." Xu Yiqing also smiled softly: "Everyone I know is in Jiangcheng, and there is also a ghost serial killer provoking me. If I really transfer, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
"If we solve the He Yunke case, we will definitely gain something."
"Everything I can do is already in the autopsy report. The murderer is suspected to be an acquaintance. The first crime scene may be his home. He has been in and out of the construction site many times to dump corpses..."
Before Xu Yiqing finished speaking, Du Yu joked, "Not going to sleep anymore?"
This sentence is like calling friends in school days, "Do you want to play ball?" "Do you want to eat?" "Do you want to go for a walk?"
So Xu Yiqing turned over and sat up, turning on the office light again, "Just massage for a short while. Sleeping a little longer won't make you live a hundred years longer, and sleeping a little less won't shorten your life either." Du Yu turned over and sat up almost at the same time. After finally getting used to the darkness, he suddenly turned on the light. The strong light made him squint.
But he felt that the light was not as glaring as before.
Xu Yiqing placed the autopsy report on the table and began to explain the details to Du Yu in detail.
"An acquaintance... and was able to enter Fumei Group's construction site multiple times to dump the bodies. In fact, this social circle is easy to investigate."
Du Yu thought for a moment after listening to the report and said, "If we find the construction team at the time and they say they didn't see any strangers during the construction period, then the investigation will be even easier."
Xu Yiqing hesitated for a while, but finally decided to speak directly: "It fits the characteristics of an acquaintance and the first crime scene may be at home, so Zou Yi is also a suspect."
We cannot rule out Zou Yi as a suspect just because she was the one who called the police and appeared to be in pain.
On the contrary, in many criminal cases, the person who reports the case is often the murderer. They have the mentality of covering their ears and stealing the bell, and think that calling the police will elevate their status. Such murderers all have a certain level of brains and strong psychological qualities.
Du Yu nodded: "The process must be followed, and I think Zou Yi will understand. But if it was Zou Yi, what was her motive for committing the crime?"
Xu Yiqing couldn't answer the question either. Through interviews and investigations, everyone who knew He Yunke said that they had a harmonious relationship and that they were childhood sweethearts during their school days, and had worn the same clothes from school uniforms to wedding dresses.
Zou Yi also strongly supports He Yunke's work. She would follow him when he went abroad for further studies, and when he went to other provinces to gain experience. When he was transferred back to Jiangcheng, she was busy taking care of the family without any complaints. She is truly a good wife.
Would such a wife kill her husband?
There is another factor that Du Yu has always felt that Zou Yi can be ruled out - Xu Yiqing's autopsy report clearly stated that He Yunke died two months ago, and even if there was a freezing factor, it would not be much different.
It will be a year since Zou Yi first went to the police station to report her disappearance in a few months.
This directly ruled out the possibility that Zou Yi killed He Yunke and then reported him missing. Du Yu believed in Xu Yiqing's professional ability and that his judgment of the time of death would not be so inaccurate.
The next morning.
[Accomplices] The three members of the task force agreed to meet at the gate of the community and go to Zou Yi's home together to tell her the sad news.
Lin Sheng also accompanied them. According to the procedure, He Yunke's home also meets the characteristics of the first crime scene, so the forensic duo has to conduct an on-site investigation of He Yunke's home.
Zhou Shi didn't actually have to be included. Although everyone only suspected that the "accomplice" was related to this series of cases, there was no actual evidence at present.
But she thought that since they were a team, they should advance and retreat together. They investigated together last time, and they should do it together this time. To put it bluntly, she couldn't leave the matter of reporting the death to two grown men. After all, she was a woman and was proficient in psychology. Maybe what she said would make Zou Yi feel better.
Du Yu rang the doorbell of the villa.
"coming!"
Soon, Zou Yi's voice came from the video doorbell at the door: "Who are you looking for?"
"It's me." Du Yu said, "I'm Du Yu from the Criminal Police Brigade."
The door opened quickly and Zou Yi's timid face appeared at the door. When she saw clearly who was following Du Yu, a trace of fear flashed across her face.
(End of this chapter)