Chapter 175

Suspect number one was the most suspicious.

The criminal police officer who went out to investigate didn't hesitate to bring the person back.

When the person was brought under control, the atmosphere in the office visibly became more positive.

Although there were still some risks that might appear during the long-distance transport, generally speaking, the torture of this round for the Criminal Police Brigade felt like it had already ended.

It wasn't just the Criminal Police Brigade; the atmosphere inside and outside the district bureau became relaxed.

If this were a homicide case that couldn't be solved for a long time, or even worse, turning from a current case into a cold case, then none of the police officers in the district bureau would have a comfortable time.

Don't even think about getting off work on time or eating on time; wanting to have enough time to take a dump is a luxury.

If you disappear for a little too long, the way the captain howls will only make the door to constipation close tighter.

Yet, not eating on time easily causes constipation.

In short, a homicide case that cannot be solved quickly is a test of the lives of all the police officers in the bureau.

Just look at how fierce the acne on the girls' faces is, and you'll know how difficult the case is.

As for the distinction between administrative police and field police, it is also insignificant in the face of a homicide case.

In an environment where even police dogs have to be deployed, where would there be a position that makes people feel relaxed?

Jiang Yuan got a day off to rest, and by the evening, he received several boxes of gourmet food, including hand-torn beef jerky and braised beef shank, sent by his father, Jiangfuzhen.

Over a hundred kilometers away, an hour's drive, the meat products sent over seemed to still carry warmth.

Jiang Yuan took out his phone and glanced at it; sure enough, the bank's text message had appeared early on.

His father was always like this, not knowing how to express his emotions. If he missed his son, he wouldn't call to ask how he was; he would just send money or bring food over.

Now that Jiang Yuan had graduated and returned home, it had become both sending money and bringing food.

The hand-torn beef jerky weighed about five jin, and the braised beef shank also weighed several jin. Besides that, a cut-up pig ear and four pig trotters were more than Jiang Yuan could finish by himself.

Jiang Yuan simply took them to the Criminal Police Brigade to eat with the police officers on duty.

For a moment, the police officers who had instant noodles were instantly upgraded to high-level humans, using instant noodles with beef and pig trotters. It smelled so good that even Captain Lei Xin couldn't sit still in his office.

"When the case here is over, I'll treat everyone to a drink." After Lei Xin received the luxury set of pickled cabbage noodles with beef slices and pig trotters, he swung his cheeks and ate frantically, while also drawing a "pie" for everyone.

The police officers on-site naturally cooperated, and Jiang Yuan also laughed. He was very happy to be able to complete the case smoothly.

Lei Xin ate half a bowl of noodles in one breath, wiped his mouth, and smiled: "I originally thought about taking the guy down and then going out to eat something good. I didn't expect this kid to be thin as a rail and yet so tough."

Jiang Yuan frowned upon hearing this: "Is the suspect very thin? How about his height?"

"A 100-jin man, you can see his ribs. As for height... he's a little over 1.6 meters," Lei Xin said, shaking his head: "It's no wonder the girl had a change of heart. The guy from the 288,000 family is at least 1.75 meters tall and isn't fat either."

"Has the suspect confessed?"

"He's evasive. But it should be him; he can't run." Lei Xin's tone was firm; he made a living doing this, and he could tell if there was a problem with a suspect at a glance.

Jiang Yuan didn't doubt Lei Xin's judgment.

The position of Criminal Police Brigade captain is a very demanding post in the police bureau. Not to mention anything else, just taking the one or two homicide cases that happen every year as a major project requires organizing hundreds of people to complete the crushing of the intelligence and force of a peer who might have been planning for many years within a limited time.

Perhaps not every case is so thrilling, but in the life of a criminal police officer, there are always a few moments that are thrilling.

And these are all daily routines for a Criminal Police Brigade captain.

However, recalling the situation during the autopsy, Jiang Yuan said softly: "The muscle mass of the deceased, Zhang Ying, is quite significant."

Lei Xin was as sensitive as a stray cat; he instantly pulled his face out of the noodle bowl and looked at Jiang Yuan: "What do you mean?"

Jiang Yuan said: "My feeling is that Zhang Ying should belong to the type of girl who has done farm work and also frequented the gym. The muscles in her thighs, abdominal muscles, and upper arm muscles all have traces of exercise. If the suspect is only 100 jin, he might not even be able to beat this girl."

As soon as he said this, the criminal police officers who were burying their heads in eating meat all stopped.

Wang Lan, who had been holding a piece of hand-torn beef jerky and tearing at it for half a day, had also stopped her actions long ago. At this time, she said: "If Jiang Yuan hadn't said it, I would have forgotten. Indeed, this girl was quite strong; you can tell by looking at her abdominal wall—her abs are very good."

"In that case... was she knocked unconscious?" Although Lei Xin wasn't very willing, he still followed the line of thought of the two forensic doctors.

He also understood very clearly that although the victim was a girl, she was a strong girl.

And the suspect... was indeed excessively thin and weak.

"The deceased's skull is relatively well-preserved; there are no signs of being knocked unconscious," Jiang Yuan said.

Wang Lan also nodded in agreement.

"Is it impossible that she was knocked unconscious, or is it not excluded?" Lei Xin emphasized; these two concepts are completely different.

If it's not excluded, then he would prioritize the issue of being knocked unconscious.

As for whether she was actually knocked unconscious, it would be revealed after the interrogation.

Jiang Yuan and Wang Lan looked at each other, and Jiang Yuan said first: "Impossible. It's impossible for the skull to be relatively well-preserved if she had been knocked unconscious without it being visible."

"Hmm..." Lei Xin fell silent.

The toxicology test was just finished, and common poisons were all negative. As for uncommon ones, it would be very difficult for the suspect, a regular rural youth, to come into contact with them.

Moreover, the environment for using poison wasn't suitable either.

The murder happened in the deceased's home. Although the suspect was engaged to the deceased, they were in the middle of a bride price war; it's hard to say if they could even drink a cup of tea calmly. Poisoning wasn't easy to achieve.

Then, what did the small-statured person rely on to attack the large-statured person without using tools or poison?

It could only be a numerical advantage.

Lei Xin slowly figured it out, and looking at Jiang Yuan and Wang Lan again, they both had an air of high emotional intelligence.

So, Lei Xin said it himself: "You mean, there were accomplices?"

"I think it's very likely." Jiang Yuan's deduction was exactly this, and he added: "The body was not wearing clothes; I suspect she might have been raped before death. And there were no signs of violent beating on the body's head and face, which also fits the characteristics of a group crime."

Single-person rape is often accompanied by violent beating.

This is because it is relatively difficult and dangerous for a man to completely control a woman and take out his own vulnerable genitals to operate.

A simple experiment can be done at home: try to see how much force is needed to forcibly separate a girlfriend's two legs.

Under the condition of the woman's intense resistance, many criminals will use violent beating to force the other party to submit in order to complete the rape.

Or... it was a group crime, cooperating with each other to control the victim.

Lei Xin completely figured it out, dropped his chopsticks, and said: "I'll go ask."