Chapter 56: Masters from the same school

Chapter 56: Masters from the same school

Chapter 56: Masters from the same school
Now the first half of the statue corpse case is clear.

He Yunke killed Zou Yi, and [the cleaner] killed He Yunke.

To be precise, judging from the style of the homicide cases in the previous two episodes of "The Cleaner", it should be Zou Yi who took action and she was left to clean up the aftermath.

For unknown reasons, Zou Yi poisoned the food and planned to die together with her husband. When the cleaner went to collect the bodies, she found that Zou Yi had misjudged the effect of the sleeping pills and used an insufficient dosage.

Neither of them died, and He Yunke ruthlessly strangled Zou Yi to death, so the [Cleaner] had to kill He Yunke himself.

It just so happens that there are many empty houses in residential areas, and wealthy businessmen can afford to buy villas but may not live in them.

She found a perfect place to hide the bodies in the villa complex and froze the dead pair in a freezer.

At this time, there are less than two months left until the park's ribbon-cutting ceremony.

[Cleaner] pretended to be Zou Yi in order to drag the ribbon-cutting ceremony to insult He Yunke in a dramatic way and confuse the audience.

If it weren't for the murder, the police would have called the homeowners who were traveling every now and then, and they would not have rushed back early, and Zou Yi's body would probably have been discovered for a long time.

When Du Yu learned the news, he got angry in the Criminal Police Brigade.

"What are you doing for food!"

"The body was hidden in the same residential area... The straight-line distance was less than one kilometer! Zou Yi's body was frozen in there for two months, and you guys went to the residential area every day... Is this case going to remain unsolved until the owner of the house comes back?"

He pounded the table and yelled in the office.

"Since when have Jiangcheng police been unable to solve cases without the help of the public?!"

My colleagues were silent, but they actually felt a little aggrieved.

I thought if someone was home, I could knock on the door and search. If no one was home, could the police just barge in and search the house?
Moreover, He Yunke was just missing at the beginning. It was not a criminal case and it was impossible to search for him while the owner was away.

Ultimately, handling a case requires evidence, and checking door to door must be based on evidence.

Xu Yiqing was also in the office. He came to report the autopsy results to Du Yu. Seeing this, he sighed and comforted Du Yu.

"Old Du, don't blame them." Xu Yiqing said, "After He Yunke disappeared, even if we searched all the villas in the residential area, we couldn't find anything... At that time, He Yunke was hiding in Pan Yao's house, and Zou Yi was not dead yet. The room where the body was hidden was empty, and there was nothing inside."

Du Yu frowned, closed his eyes, sat down, and rubbed the corners of his eyes.

Why doesn't he know this?

I just felt depressed. If He Yunke who was hiding could have been found earlier, this series of cases would not have happened.

Zhou Shi was also called to the office. There was a puzzling point in Xu Yiqing's analysis of the case and she needed her help to reason.

That is, even if the [Cleaner] has the ability to disguise himself, wouldn't Zou Yi and He Yunke's children be able to tell that their mother has been replaced?
Zhou Shi said: "When I went to He Yunke's house to investigate, I felt that there was something strange about Zou Yi. At that time, I thought that she might know something and was playing a trick on us."

Just like in many classic plots where the person who calls the police is the criminal, Zou Yi may have killed her husband and called the police, pretending to be the victim.

She said: "Because many of Zou Yi's words and actions are too perfect, it's like she is strictly practicing a certain set character. Every word she said and every action she made was in line with what a wife who lost her husband should say and do, which is actually not normal."

"At first, I thought it was Zou Yi acting. I noticed Zou Yi's education background. She graduated from Capital University with a degree in acting... Now that I think about it, even her identity was fake. The cleaner was pretending to be Zou Yi, which made it feel awkward because it was too suitable."

"As for He Yunke's two children..."

Zhou Shi said: "Do you remember when we went to He Yunke's house to investigate, she tried her best to prevent us from contacting the child?"

After hearing what Zhou Shi said, Du Yu suddenly realized that this seemed to be the case.

Every time I went to their home to investigate, the fake Zou Yi would say things like "Don't disturb the children" and "Let the children stay in the bedroom."

The task force didn't think much about it at the time. They just thought it was a case of a mother not wanting her child to know that her husband was missing or even murdered, which would cause psychological trauma to the child's childhood.

Now that I think about it, that was preventing the police from getting any more clues from the children.

Zhou Shi continued, "And the [Cleaner] must be well versed in psychology. Psychological hypnosis is not something profound or mysterious. It is just a strong psychological suggestion. Children's minds are not mature yet, so it is easier for suggestions to take effect."

"Even if they feel their mothers have become a little strange, they will be psychologically suggestive that something bad has happened. For example, if their father disappears or their mother's temperament changes drastically, the children will only feel scared and afraid to communicate with others, and will not take the initiative to tell the police about this."

"Ultimately, in the minds of children, the police are strange and scary, and their mothers are safe no matter how strange they become, so they are more willing to trust their loved ones."

After listening to Zhou Shi's analysis, Du Yu sighed heavily in his heart.

He felt more and more that he, as the captain of the Jiangcheng Criminal Police Brigade, was extremely derelict in his duty. Not only did he let a serial killer go unpunished, but he also tricked him right under his nose.

Thinking of this, he no longer had the face to blame his colleagues.

"Everyone, listen up." He softened his tone. "From now on, missing persons cases must be taken seriously. Every clue in a criminal case must be investigated in great detail. The scope of visits should be expanded from the relatives of suspects and victims, and efforts should be made to not miss any interpersonal relationships... This case was caused by my incompetence. I will write a report to the director, and I hope you will all encourage each other."

Xu Yiqing looked at Du Yu's heavy back and felt that he was a little too strict with himself.

He stepped forward and patted Du Yu on the shoulder, saying, "Now is not the time to talk about this. Only when we figure out how the [Cleaner] stuffed He Yunke's body into the statue can this case be considered closed... maybe it will give us a decisive clue to catching her."

Du Yu nodded and said, "Come with me to the construction site in Jiaodong later. I finally have some free time after so many days."

Since it has been confirmed that He Yunke hid in Pan Yao's house for a long time after his disappearance, and Zou Yi's autopsy also showed that she was strangled to death by He Yunke two months ago, that means that He Yunke's body was not thrown into the cement by the "cleaner" before the base of the statue was completed.

He was dismembered and stuffed into the solidified concrete!
Du Yu said, "Before I go, I want to go see He Yunke's two children first...it's on the way anyway."

Xu Yiqing said: "I'll go with you."

The serious crime team meeting was over, and everyone had their own things to do. The police officers who went out with Du Yu went to make preparations, while the remaining logistics police officers recorded Xu Yiqing's autopsy report.

Xu Yiqing walked out of the office and saw Lin Sheng sitting in the stairwell in the corridor.

"Why don't you go back?" he walked over and asked.

Because he couldn't drive, it was Lin Sheng who drove him here after the autopsy of Zou Yi's body.

Lin Sheng looked up and saw that his master had finished the meeting. He smiled honestly and sincerely, "I was thinking that you might need the car again, Brother Xu. I can leave when I'm sure you won't need it."

Xu Yiqing smiled with relief: "It's okay, Zhou Shi is here too, she can take me there."

Lin Sheng suddenly realized and patted his forehead: "So the master's wife is here, I was ignorant...blame it on me."

Xu Yiqing didn't say anything about Lin Sheng calling Zhou Shi "Master's Wife", but actually tacitly agreed to it.

But he didn't want to discuss this issue too much, so he quickly changed the subject by saying something else: "What are you watching?"

"The autopsy report from the scene where the body was hidden." Lin Sheng said, "This report... Brother Xu, to be honest, this report looks very familiar to me."

Xu Yiqing asked: "How familiar?"

Mr. Lin replied: "It feels like copying classmates' homework when I was in school... Every teacher has his or her own teaching habits, so students taught by the same teacher will always have similar answering skills and habits. I have also been to forensic exchanges abroad. Anyway, I can tell which report is which between the reports written by other forensic doctors and the report written by you, Brother Xu, even if the names are covered." Xu Yiqing had this feeling when he and Du Yu were looking through the autopsy report left by the [forensic doctor] at the scene of the corpse hiding.

Familiar, very much like my own style.

If Mr. Lin becomes a capable forensic pathologist in the future, the reports he writes will also be in this style.

Then Lin Sheng’s disciples will still inherit it... In short, this is the anatomical habit passed down from master to apprentice through word of mouth.

[Forensic Doctor] Can he be from the same school as me?

Xu Yiqing was puzzled. He had noticed that his mentor's fellow apprentices were not the same as the man in the photo, not to mention their looks. Even their ages did not match.

If he was talking about his own mentor, that would be even more impossible. Xu Yiqing was not yet at the point where he could not recognize his teacher.

Just like Lin Sheng will definitely recognize himself no matter how many years have passed.

Du Yu was still in the office processing the procedures for canceling a business trip. During the ten minutes of waiting, Xu Yiqing sat in the corridor and chatted with Lin Sheng.

"Ah Sheng, how do you think the murderer stuffed He Yunke's body into the statue? Or to put it simply, how did they stuff a person into the wall?"

Mr. Lin thought for a moment and said, "Either we put people inside the wall when we build it, or we can just break the wall down and stuff people inside and then fix it. I can only think of these two solutions."

Xu Yiqing nodded after hearing this: "So the truth is that there is no such thing as stuffing a body into concrete. The [cleaner] must have used some method."

Mr. Lin sighed: "But it would make too much noise to break down the wall, put a person in and then patch it up. Not to mention a statue placed in the central square of a park, even if a human-shaped hole was punched in the wall of a public toilet, it would be very eye-catching."

Xu Yiqing was suddenly startled, and pondered over Lin Sheng's last words confidently.

Eye-catching...

The hole in the whole person is too conspicuous...

It was as if something exploded in his head, and a light flashed in the chaos.

"Yes, the whole person is too big!" Xu Yiqing was very excited, "It was because the whole person was too big that the [Cleaner] dismembered He Yunke!"

Lin Sheng was also stunned, then he understood what his master meant. He frowned and asked, "Brother Xu, you mean, she smashed the statue and put He Yunke's body parts in it, and then covered it up again? That doesn't make sense. Let's not talk about whether there will be a difference in the color of the concrete. Before the ribbon-cutting ceremony, there were workers working on the site every morning. If there is suddenly a new part on the concrete base, it will definitely arouse suspicion."

Xu Yiqing's eyes were firm: "So the problem lies in the design drawings of Tongque! I remember that when the design drawings of Tongque were mentioned, the fake Zou Yi's face changed unnaturally, which means that the design drawings are very important... We have to go to the construction team quickly."

Just as he was thinking, the sound of high heels came closer. Zhou Shi poked her head in front of the corridor door and looked at Xu Yiqing: "So you are here, Boss Du is looking for you, you can leave now, I will go with you... Hello, Mr. Lin."

Seeing Zhou Shi turning around to greet him, Lin Sheng quickly stood up and said, "Hello, Master's wife. I'm going to go back first, Brother Xu. I still have to arrange a cabinet for Zou Yi's body at the Forensic Department and negotiate with the crematorium about the subsequent cremation time. I'm going back first!"

He patted his butt and hurried downstairs with a copy of the [Forensic] autopsy report.

Seeing this, Zhou Shi looked at Xu Yiqing playfully and chuckled with her hands covering her mouth.

"Your colleague thinks much faster than you do."

"You said Mr. Lin is smarter than me?"

"Not that smart, but at least he's not a fool." Zhou Shi teased Xu Yiqing, then hooked his finger at him: "Let's go, let's meet at He Yunke's house. Boss Du probably went there first if he can't find you. Come with me."

Xu Yiqing sat in the passenger seat of the Panamera and fastened his seat belt.

Suddenly a key was handed to him.

He was stunned, his eyes focused on the key in front of his nose, looking a little funny: "What is this?"

"Here." Zhou Shi pushed with two white fingers, and the key fell into Xu Yiqing's arms, "Car keys."

"I can't drive." Xu Yiqing thought Zhou Shi wanted him to drive.

Seeing this, Zhou Shi smiled happily, "What are you thinking about? I don't want your colleague to suddenly receive a notice to dissect two bodies that died in a car accident shortly after returning home... It's your birthday present."

"It's not my birthday yet." Xu Yiqing looked at the car keys in his hand: "And you're not going to give me a car, are you?"

"What's wrong with that? It's not expensive, just tens of thousands of dollars." Zhou Shi touched her hair and said, "Since you can't drive, your first car is too expensive and you'll feel bad if it gets bumped or scratched. You should practice with a cheap car first."

Xu Yiqing knew that Zhou Shi's family was rich, and a car worth tens of thousands of dollars was nothing to her.

If it was a gift of equal value, he wouldn't be so hypocritical and would just say thank you and keep it in mind.

But Xu Yiqing didn't want this car.

Zhou Shi immediately saw through Xu Yiqing's psychology, or rather, she had the same concerns before choosing this gift.

So she drove to the villa residential area while whispering to comfort him: "It's not like you won't need me after you learn to drive... You can drive with me... How can a woman always be a driver for a man?"

Listening to her pouting and mumbling as if complaining, Xu Yiqing smiled and finally accepted the car keys.

"I understand." He said, "I will drive you from now on."

When Zhou Shi saw him accept the key, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

In fact, there was another reason she didn't say. Even Du Yu could feel that Xu Yiqing might be targeted by the [Cleaner], so how could she not analyze it?

If you can drive, at least you will have some safety guarantees and you don't have to work overtime until late at night or walk on the city streets in the early morning.

The two of them quickly arrived at He Yunke's home.

The two children were without their parents' care, so Du Yu arranged for two female police officers to help take care of the two children at He Yunke's home while waiting for the children's grandparents to arrive.

He Yunke's parents are old and live abroad. It takes time to apply for passports and travel long distances. So the police will have to temporarily take charge of the children's safety for the next few days.

Perhaps realizing that something had happened to their mother, the two children became even more silent.

Du Yu felt that the psychological suggestion left by the [Cleaner] might have become more serious, so he quickly asked Zhou Shi to take a look.

After Zhou Shi looked at it, he found that the two children did have some psychological problems, but the main reason was not caused by the [cleaner].

My sister didn't say anything. She didn't answer anyone's questions. She was very shy and hid in the corner of the room, looking at everyone with fear in her eyes.

Although the older brother was not as scared, he kept his head down and stared at his feet with a look full of negative emotions.

The first sentence he said made Zhou Shi feel that there was something wrong.

Zhou Shiwen: "Don't be afraid, mom and dad are just out of town, grandpa and grandma will come to pick you up soon."

The elder brother heard this and said in a mosquito-like voice: "It would be better if Dad died."

(End of this chapter)