Silver Snow Line [Criminal Investigation]

The question of the murderer's motive for opening the door was raised again at the meeting the next morning.

"For safety reasons, if we still haven't identified the murderer after Guo Weiqiang's three-day detention period, Shaohui will take a few plainclothes officers to guard near his home to see if there are any suspicious people."

Xie Qingfei lined up the photos of the three known deceased persons in a row and wrote the corresponding numbers under the photos. A question mark was drawn in the blank space of area number one with a red marker.

Cheng Buyu brought the autopsy report of the old man, which proved that the old man was knocked unconscious by someone on the back of his head, and then put into a woven bag and taken to the edge of Zhuque Lake and thrown into the water. After entering the water, the old man woke up and tried to struggle to escape, but the bag was sealed so tightly that he could not break free, so he eventually drowned.
The preliminary examination report from Zheng Yuxuan also basically determined that he died from a skull fracture during the fight.

Xie Qingfei: "Xi Ming, tell me what we have in common."
"Ah? Let me think..." Xi Ming stared at the three local anatomical drawings and studied them for a while, "So, it wasn't a torture? The murderer didn't intend to torture their bodies, so even the markings were done after they died?"
Xie Qingfei did not comment and raised his chin towards Zhao Chongyun.
"Both the old man and Zheng Yuxuan were attacked from behind, and although Kang Wenxia was poisoned and fainted first, the handprints on her neck showed that the murderer pushed her into the water from behind." Zhao Chongyun thought for a moment and said immediately, "Since he killed everyone, he definitely didn't do this because he was afraid that the three of them would see his face - did he just not want to face these three people?"

"In addition to the scars, the most obvious thing that the criminal left on the body is actually his personal emotional consciousness. So when we see a body with whip marks, we will first suspect whether the murderer has a tendency to sexually abuse. When faced with random beatings, we have to guess whether it is a case of manslaughter during a dispute."

After Xie Qingfei finished speaking, he saw that Zhao Chongyun was still standing, so he motioned for him to sit down and listen. Zhao Chongyun realized that his point of view was recognized, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up.
Seeing his worthless appearance, Xi Ming frowned speechlessly.

Xie Qingfei: "So I think Xiao Zhao's view is correct. He doesn't want to face these three people, or rather, he doesn't want to witness the death of three people. This mentality is a bit too docile for a serial killer, but if he really takes "doing justice for the heavens" as his creed, it means that he is at least a person with a sense of right and wrong. Such a person will not kill people at will even if he does not have the legal common sense that killing is against the law before committing a crime. Morality does not allow him to do so."

What would a person say when facing a murderer? Whether he is a good man or a villain, death is in front of him, and the first reaction is definitely to beg for mercy in order to awaken the murderer's conscience.
I'm sorry, I know I was wrong.
Please, let me go. I will correct whatever I did wrong.
I have elderly parents and young children to take care of. What will happen to my family if I die?
Please, please spare me!
Crying, confessing, begging for mercy, the most vulnerable state of a living being will be most truly revealed at this moment, and human beings' innate basic emotions determine that they are naturally compassionate to the weak.

Xi Ming thought for a moment, "That is to say, although he was determined to kill these three people, this process was not in line with his own human nature, so he had to avoid making eye contact or verbal contact with them to prevent himself from not having the heart to do it."
Zhao Chongyun continued, "Both No. 2 and No. 3 were killed after they lost consciousness. When it came to No. 4, Zheng Yuxuan, this boy was young and strong, so he didn't faint immediately after being injured. This is why he and Zheng Yuxuan were the only ones who had a physical conflict. But in the end, he still managed to subdue Zheng Yuxuan."
Xie Qingfei suddenly glanced at him.
Zhao Chongyun paused: "What's wrong?"
Xie Qingfei shook his head: "It's okay, you guys continue talking."

"A murderer with humanity," Lu Shaohui also said, "His so-called 'doing justice for the heavens' is not to whitewash his murderous behavior, but he really thinks he is not wrong, and thinks... only death is the end these people deserve?"
Xi Ming slapped his thigh and said, "Oh no! I met Batman."
Lu Shaohui: "This can also explain why he saw Fang Yutong on the morning he killed Zheng Yuxuan but didn't kill her, because Fang Yutong was the victim of Zheng Yuxuan's evil deeds, she was innocent. As for Guo Weiqiang, he is even less of a threat. He still thinks he has successfully caught an adulterer, so he is just a fool."

"Thank you, Captain. We have found out the master's identity." Dai Lin knocked on the door and said.

"Qin Guodong, born in 1957, is a widower with a permanent address." Dai Lin sent the address to Xie Qingfei's phone. "I also found out that he has a 34-year-old son named Qin Haiyang. When he was 22 and in college, he was sentenced to four years in prison for rape. After he was released from prison, his relationship with Qin Guodong became very bad, and they haven't had much contact in the past eight years."

Xi Ming asked curiously, "Why? Is it Qin Guodong's fault that he went to jail?"

Dai Lin: "On the contrary, Qin Guodong never stopped appealing during Qin Haiyang's imprisonment, because his son had excellent grades. When the incident happened, he was a senior in college, majoring in chemistry, and had been admitted to graduate school. He had a bright future, so he didn't believe that his son would do such a thing. He firmly believed that the victim's wife 'seduced' his son and everything was a frame-up. Because he went to the gate of the procuratorate every day to make trouble, and even asked relatives and friends to come and help hold banners, everyone in his hometown knew about this incident. After Qin Haiyang was released from prison, everyone in the village knew that this outstanding college student had been in prison for rape, so he hated Qin Guodong and refused to associate with him anymore."

"It means the court didn't make a mistake at all. He did commit a crime." Xi Ming said disdainfully. "I didn't want to talk about it because it was embarrassing. If he had served his sentence obediently and lived a decent life, he could have kept some dignity. Who knew that his good father would spread the news to everyone, causing him to be socially dead."
Lu Shaohui thought of the report in the newspaper last time: "I hope that the uncle didn't become obsessed because of this incident. From then on, every woman he saw was a vixen. That's why he deliberately said those words when the girl jumped off the building, causing a brave girl to commit suicide."

"There is one more important point," Dai Lin said solemnly, "Qin Haiyang is currently working in a craft glass manufacturing factory. The factory provides food and accommodation, but their factory director said that he has not been contacted for more than half a month."
Lu Shaohui was startled: "Could it be that he happens to be a cripple?"
Dai Lin nodded. "He was beaten up by a group of thugs the year he got out of prison. Because it was dark and the alley was narrow and there was no surveillance, he could only blame himself for his bad luck. His leg injury was caused by that time."
Xi Ming shouted, "It has turned dark!"

Xie Qingfei: "Separately, Xiao Zhao, come with me to Qin Guodong's house."

Qin Guodong lives in a self-built house in the countryside. Because a part of the area bordering their village was marked out for demolition, most of the originally crowded residents moved to the newly built community, so at first glance his house seems quite remote.

It really rained last night. The cement floor of the courtyard was wet. A few dry yellow weeds grew out of the cracks in the ground and were nodding in the cold wind. They looked very pitiful.

Several accompanying criminal police officers searched the house separately. Zhao Chongyun followed Xie Qingfei and was surprised to see her poke the wooden door with peeling paint twice and it opened.

The main room was empty. It seemed that because his son, whom he had painstakingly raised, had no future, Qin Guodong's living standard had stopped at the level of more than a decade ago. Zhao Chongyun entered the room that should be Qin Guodong's. On the damp and yellowed wall hung many of Qin Haiyang's awards, from the three-good student award in elementary school to the first prize in a certain competition in college. All of them were neatly sealed and pasted on the wall. At a glance, it was a golden patch. Zhao Chongyun thought: No wonder he couldn't accept his son being accused of rape.
After his wife died, Qin Guodong never found another partner. He raised his son alone, devoting all his efforts to him. His son did not disappoint him, and he succeeded step by step, bringing him glory and pride. But then something like that happened.

But under the urging of such a father who is eager for his son to succeed, will Qin Haiyang develop a rebellious mentality? He cannot fail, otherwise he will have to face his father's disappointed expression. He cannot relax at all, otherwise he will become a playboy and lose his ambition, which will be a shame for his father's years of hard work. The strict constraints he has to endure do not come from his father himself, but from the "favor" of the other party who sacrificed his life to support him. It is filial piety that makes him breathless and destined to be a dead end.

The ringing sound of the cell phone echoed loudly in the main room. Zhao Chongyun came out when he heard the sound, and Xie Qingfei simply turned on the speakerphone to answer the call.

Xi Ming has already read the verdict document from that year, which contains detailed information about the interrogation process.

"Qin Haiyang said that he was a day student in college and lived with his father all the time except for classes. He wanted to leave his father and live on his own. He had originally received an opportunity to work in another city, but Qin Guodong refused to agree when he heard that the place was so far away and forced him to stay in the city for graduate school. Although he was successfully admitted to graduate school, he was not happy at all. He said that he felt very depressed and could not see any hope in life."

Qin Haiyang has been aware of his father's strong desire for control since adolescence. His father has no partner and regards him as his only support, and he has high expectations of him. There is no female elder to teach him at home, so Qin Haiyang's gender awareness is very vague. Because of Qin Guodong's interference in his private life, he has never dated girls of the same age in his twenties. This kind of life makes him feel suffocated, so after being interfered with again in his senior year, he finally decided to "rebel" once.

"The victim was a female classmate of his from the same college. She had expressed her affection for Qin Haiyang, but Qin Haiyang had no time to communicate with her further, and they couldn't hang out after class, so the matter was left unresolved. This actually happened a long time ago, and the girl had lost interest in him a long time ago, but he still remembered it clearly," Xi Ming said, "so he thought she would be happy to be intimate with him, and that's how he targeted her."

In the sexual concepts conveyed to men, they are always in a dominant position. If a woman says no, it means she wants it. If a woman resists, it means she is playing hard to get. The uncontrollable physiological reactions of women are a manifestation of enjoyment... If this girl once liked me, then she must be happy to accept everything I bring her.
Qin Haiyang completed the crime with this idea in mind. Afterwards he was arrested by the police and only then did he vaguely realize that he had done something wrong.

On the day of the verdict, he cried bitterly. He realized that his life was ruined. He felt wronged and regretful. He began to reflect on what he had done wrong. Finally, he came to the conclusion: Isn't Qin Guodong the culprit of all this? It was Qin Guodong who had pushed him to the brink of death.

He cried even harder.
Qin Guodong, who was sitting in the family area, saw his son crying and felt that he must have suffered a great injustice. How could his well-behaved and sensible son commit a crime? He must have been wronged, so he decided to seek justice for his son.

"Then, after finally finishing his jail term, Qin Haiyang thought he would just make do with his life, but Qin Guodong came back and said, 'Dad knows you were wronged, and dad will definitely clear your name.' Qin Haiyang hated him so much that he didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore. In a rage, he severed the father-son relationship with him." Xi Ming paused and said, "So maybe he really did kill his father."

Zhao Chongyun asked: "What is the relationship between Kang Wenxia and Zheng Yuxuan and him?"
Xi Ming: "Last year, Qin Haiyang was detained again for harassing a woman. The person who bravely stepped forward was Zheng Yuxuan. The girl ran away before the police arrived. However, from the surveillance screenshots in the file, it can be seen that the person was Kang Wenxia."
Xie Qingfei: "..."
Zhao Chongyun also laughed angrily: "You still haven't learned your lesson?"

"Thank you, Captain, we found something." A criminal police colleague shouted.

The two followed to the backyard and found that the mud next to the dry toilet had become soft due to last night's rain, and the stench was overwhelming.
Zhao Chongyun subconsciously covered his mouth and nose, and the smell was blown into his face by a cold wind that came from nowhere.
"Master, I seem to be unable to open my eyes." He didn't know the difference between a dry toilet and a nuclear weapon.
Xie Qingfei: "Open it and take a look."
Zhao Chongyun listened to her very much and tried hard to open his eyes. Xie Qingfei raised his hand, broke off a branch and scratched the soil a few times. A human hand stretched out from the scorched yellow soil.
His eyes widened: "This, this, this..."
Xie Qingfei glanced at the wall and said, "Give me the shovel."
Zhao Chongyun looked back at the row of farm tools and scratched his head in confusion.
“You don’t even recognize the shovel?” Xie Qingfei said helplessly, “The third one from the left.”
"Oh," Zhao Chongyun hurriedly took it and handed it to her, "I'm sorry, Master, I know it now."

Xie Qingfei didn't say anything and started digging with several other colleagues. The body was not buried very deep and was soon exposed to everyone.

Xi Ming was still saying on the other end: "Maybe our initial inference was wrong. Although Kang Wenxia and Zheng Yuxuan had both done bad things, this could also be a coincidence. Qin Haiyang killed them just to avenge himself."
Xie Qingfei: "That's not necessarily true."
Xi Ming: "What do you mean?"
Zhao Chongyun: “Hmm…”
Xi Ming heard this familiar movement and seemed to know something: "Could it be that Qin Haiyang's body is right in front of you?"

Xie Qingfei bent down to identify the face of the corpse that had begun to decay, and took out a small reddish-brown square shell from his nasal cavity.
Zhao Chongyun didn't want to embarrass himself in front of his master, so he suppressed his nausea and asked, "What is this?"
"The pupa of a big-headed golden fly."
Zhao Chongyun took a decisive step back, thinking that being embarrassed was not a big deal.
Xie Qingfei looked at the recent weather and temperature and said, "Qin Haiyang is not the murderer of these three cases. He has been dead for at least half a month."

"Ah..." Xi Ming said on the other end of the phone, "So before me, he was number one?"

His question was soon verified. After Qin Haiyang's naked body was completely dug out of the soil, everyone saw the familiar "No. 1" knife mark on his chest, and also saw the "×" mark below his groin.
Zhao Chongyun: "Why is it engraved here? The reason is obvious."
Although Xi Ming couldn't see the screen, he probably guessed what he meant: "He still refuses to change his bad habits after being released from prison. Isn't this courting death? Those people shouldn't have broken his second leg. If they had broken his third leg, maybe he could have been saved now."
Xie Qingfei: "That may not be the case. I have seen a case before. A man was a sea king when he was young. After marriage, he had an affair and his wife cut off his penis. But later he was caught for soliciting prostitution. The forensic examination showed that although only three centimeters were left, it was still usable."
Zhao Chongyun: “…”
Xi Ming: "Hey, Dinghai Shenzhen."

(End of this chapter)