Chapter 1221

Hot pot.

Tender beef, rolled in a bright red soup pot, then dipped in a dollop of tender yellow minced garlic, wrapped up and stuffed into the mouth, brought an intense sense of satisfaction to the heart.

People need to be rewarded, and police officers are no exception.

However, for the current Jiang Yuan cold case task force, solving a missing person case or a murder case is already difficult to obtain direct rewards.

Even within the Zheng Guang Bureau, there is a sense of being quite accustomed to it.

Jiang Yuan therefore took everyone out in plain clothes to eat hot pot.

The steaming soup base and fresh beef could at least provide everyone with brief solace.

Many people present had actually not slept for over 20 hours. Including Jiang Yuan, who spent most of last night soaking in the physical and chemical laboratory.

Liu Jinghui was one of the members who had sufficient sleep, but his mood was not very good either. He had no interest in talking at all, just kept stuffing beef into his mouth.

Regarding this missing person case, Liu Jinghui had originally hoped to be able to rescue the victim. As the investigation deepened and the body was subsequently discovered, Liu Jinghui was actually able to accept it.

The victim of a missing person case becoming the victim of a murder case is a situation that police officers dislike but often have to face.

However, the interrogation of the perpetrator caused Liu Jinghui to break his composure.

He is extremely skilled at reasoning, so he could construct in his mind the various choices of the missing girl and the various choices of the murderer. The vast majority of them should not have ended with the death of the missing girl.

The murderer didn't need to kill at all!

He shouldn't have robbed, nor should he have hastily decided to rob. And after entering that alley, the murderer actually still had many choices. He could have checked the victim's phone first—Liu Jinghui knew very clearly that if the murderer hadn't tied the victim up first, upon discovering there was no money in the victim's phone, he would have had a high probability of letting her go, rather than choosing to take her out, eventually feeling the victim's ribs, and slowly stabbing the knife into the victim's heart.

"His wife is also an idiot!" Liu Jinghui suddenly couldn't help but curse, which drew agreement from everyone.

The person who killed that day was the stall owner himself, but his wife was actually present.

During the busiest time every morning, the couple often set up the stall together, and that day was no exception.

And when the stall owner Wang Chunguang suddenly decided to rob a female college student, his wife actually agreed. The two even decided on this matter after only a very short exchange. Liu Jinghui could even imagine that the two might have discussed this plan many times before.

Wang Chunguang was the one who ultimately acted, but it was because his wife was there that the girl followed the tricycle to the alley without concern, and it was also because his wife was there that Wang Chunguang chose to simply kill.

"The two of them run such a scallion pancake stall and earn more than I do, yet they still felt it wasn't enough, and the method they came up with was actually to rob a female college student..." Mu Zhiyang also sighed with emotion. Unlike Wang Chuanxing and the others who receive Changyang City wages, he receives Ningtai County wages. Even with more bonuses and performance pay in the last two years, the base value is still a bit lower.

Cui Qishan hummed twice: "They wanted to go home, so they wouldn't be able to earn this money."

"The female college student didn't owe them anything." Xiao Si picked up a piece of beef and retorted to the brigade captain.

Cui Qishan frowned: "I wasn't defending him..."

"There's nothing to say about this kind of person." Liu Jinghui interrupted their words and said again: "You should try to investigate the situation of the stall owner's wife; conspiracy and being an accomplice are still different. In addition, this kind of theirs is not a crime of passion, but a premeditated robbery and murder, just without a fixed target. Make sure to organize the confession and evidence well."

In domestic criminal law, there is actually no distinction between premeditated murder or non-premeditated; murder is simply the crime of intentional homicide. But when sentencing specifically, if only one person is killed, premeditation can lead to a death sentence, while if it is classified as a crime of passion, it is often sentenced to less than 10 years.

However, "crime of passion" in judicial terms has strict requirements, one of which requires the victim to be at fault and to reach a "serious" degree.

Cui Qishan responded and said: "It must be premeditated. A scallion pancake stall doesn't need a dagger. The fact that they carried that knife in the car shows that it was a premeditated robbery and murder. The woman also helped tie her up. When submitting for inspection, I will talk to the prosecutor again."

The case is still with the Zheng Guang Bureau. Although it is said to be solved now, just organizing the documents and so on, one or two weeks would be considered fast. Subsequent work such as submitting for inspection will naturally be handed over by Cui Qishan.

Liu Jinghui recalled the case again and commented: "This case is actually not difficult, mainly the step of finding the body. If the body hadn't been found, or if it had been found a few days later, it wouldn't necessarily have been easy to find clues. It's a pity there was no chance to save the person. The murderer is truly cruel; he probably didn't intend to let the victim live."

"If she survived, he would definitely go to jail. If she died, maybe he could have gotten away." Cui Qishan shook his head as he spoke: "This kind of person probably didn't think that much. He was crazy about money."

"The son is getting married, the two of them are old, they don't want to work anymore, and they feel their retirement money isn't enough, and they don't know if the rural medical insurance is enough for them if they get sick in the future..." Liu Jinghui had seen too much. Describing it at this moment was mostly a statement, with very little sympathy.

Whether it's the son getting married, being old and wanting to retire, or worrying about not having enough money for illness, these are all personal subjective expectations. If society, the country, or the individual doesn't have the ability to satisfy them, then they don't have the ability to satisfy them. It is not a prerequisite for murder, and it is certainly not a problem caused by the victimized female college student.

This is basic logic. For Liu Jinghui, he doesn't even need to think about it.

Xiao Si picked up a piece of beef and said: "The more cases committed by this kind of person, the harder they are to solve. Once the case is solved and you look back, it never feels difficult..."

The case came from him, and Xiao Si felt like he was defending himself.

Liu Jinghui laughed and deliberately poked Xiao Si's sore spot: "Actually, you don't need to consider motives or anything, and you don't even need to talk about finding the body. Anyone can apply for the step of using dogs..."

"Apply for a police dog brigade?" Xiao Si definitely didn't have the qualifications to request this level of support. Even if Cui Qishan came forward, he would have to prove the necessity.

"Find a few dogs, and you could find it a bit slower."

"That would require confirming that the victim is within the range, and that she is dead." Xiao Si looked at Liu Jinghui calmly and said: "Even you, Director Liu, wouldn't be able to make this judgment alone."

This sentence was full of provocation. Even for Xiao Si, it was eye-catching.

Liu Jinghui sneered: "If it were just me alone, I would naturally have other ways of playing."

"That's perfect, we still have a murder case here that hasn't been solved..." Xiao Si said as he looked at Liu Jinghui, picked up another piece of meat, and ate it while swinging his cheeks.

Liu Jinghui was so angry he laughed: "Your provocation is too weak."

"Just say whether you'll take it or not." Xiao Si looked at Liu Jinghui unscrupulously.

If it were anyone else, such provocation would only offend people. But what was Xiao Si afraid of offending people for? He offended people in his daily speech anyway.

And if Liu Jinghui didn't take his provocation...

Liu Jinghui understood reasoning. He instantly thought that Xiao Si, who wasn't afraid of offending people, wouldn't just mention this to others later. Even if the two met, Xiao Si would prick him with this every time. Would he have to explain it every time? No need to doubt whether Xiao Si would prick him—just this XXX, who could get bristled over nothing, pricking people was like an instinct.

"Solving cases alone is no longer a thing of this era." Jiang Yuan spoke at this moment and said: "Let's take a look at the case."

"I'll create a group and send it on WeChat." Xiao Si put down his chopsticks and started working, smiling at Cui Qishan: "Captain Cui, should I add you too?"

"What else?" Cui Qishan glared at Xiao Si, then sighed, looked at Jiang Yuan and Liu Jinghui, and said: "I didn't teach him that."

"I believe you." Liu Jinghui answered sincerely.

(End of chapter)