Silver Snow Line [Criminal Investigation]

"Huang Xuyao's condition was not serious when she was in junior high school, but leukemia is one of the serious diseases that ordinary people are familiar with. If you encounter it in daily life, you will definitely be curious, especially classmates in the class will be more interested. As for malice, it can't be said that Huang Xuyao ​​can't participate in group activities like other healthy children. She has to be hospitalized every now and then, which inevitably makes her out of touch with campus life. Classmates listened to the teachers and parents' instructions not to disturb her rest, so she didn't have many friends. Sometimes when she saw others in groups of three or five, she felt uncomfortable.

"Adolescents have many thoughts and are not close to their classmates. Whenever this happens, she would wonder, what are others talking about when they get together? Are they discussing her illness? Do they think she is different and disgusting, so they don't come to play with her? She thinks she is a monster in the eyes of others, so she is always in a bad mood and becomes resistant to communication. When her parents asked her, she told them the truth that she felt excluded, so her parents had to pay attention to her mental health on the one hand, and try every means to help her treat her illness on the other.

"When Huang Xuyao ​​was in high school, her condition worsened, and she basically had to ask a tutor to come to the hospital for extra lessons. Fortunately, she waited for a matching bone marrow and successfully completed the transplant operation. It can be said that she was reborn. Moreover, she was not like she was in college at that time. She was smart since she was a child, and her grades had never fallen behind. She resumed her studies during the recovery period, and was admitted to Shengzhou University of Science and Technology in the college entrance examination the following year.

"Because of past experiences, Huang Xuyao's parents were not surprised that she suddenly wanted to go home to rest, and they cooperated with her to hide it from the school. They really thought that their precious daughter was discriminated against again. They wanted to go along with her and comfort her first, and then contact the school to see if she should take a leave of absence or something else."

Zhao Chongyun explained the situation in full, and added: "Gan Tian is not only a good friend she met in college, but can be said to be her only close companion in the past 20 years. If it was really because of a man... she wouldn't want to take his life."

After Xie Qingfei finished reading the transcript, when Zhao Chongyun mentioned that Huang Xuyao ​​had known that Gan Tian would be hurt, Huang Xuyao's micro-expression gave the answer of admitting it. Even if her purpose was not to kill, she and the murderer had obviously colluded long ago. From her perspective, she wanted Gan Tian to learn a lesson, but the other party actually killed Gan Tian, ​​which was something she did not expect.

"Has she ever been in contact with other boys in school?" Xie Qingfei frowned and asked, "Has she ever been in contact with Jiang Ke?"
Xi Ming continued, "Really not. Apart from having a crush on Qin Jiashu, her relationships with other men and women are limited. With Qin Jiashu as a good guy, other suitors are not worth her attention. As for Jiang Ke, Jiang Ke probably doesn't like her type. He has been pestering Gan Tian for such a long time and has never thought about Huang Xuyao ​​who is beside her."
"How is she doing now?"
Zhao Chongyun: "She stayed alone. After she let the cat out of the bag, she started to resist communication. Maybe she thought we had no evidence, so she refused to speak. After all, even if she didn't know anything, she would be an accomplice if the murderer was caught. She would definitely not confess."

"Okay, let's leave her alone for now." Xie Qingfei said, "What did Shaohui find?"

"We've checked the interior of Huang Xuyao's rental house. The dismemberment scene was in the bathroom. She also had a kitchen, but it was just a decoration. There were no pots, pans, or anything like that. We also didn't find any knives that could be used to dismember the body. I also looked at the bedroom," Lv Shaohui projected the photos on the screen. "There's a scratch at the foot of the bed. It's not obvious and the murderer may have overlooked it. The forensic doctor found it was a bloodstain, and it belongs to the same family as the blood clot on Huang Xuyao's hair in the sewer."

Zhao Chongyun stared at the tiny black mark and suddenly felt a little surprised. Before he could figure out what was wrong, he heard Xie Qingfei say, "Isn't this room too tidy for Huang Xuyao's bedroom?"

After she mentioned this, Xi Ming, who had been to the girls' dormitory, also said, "Yes, Huang Xuyao's seat in the dormitory is as messy as if there had been a war, but the rental house is very clean. If you don't know, you would think Gan Tian has lived here."
"What if she really lived here?" Lu Shaohui also said, "Because the sheets on the bed are gone, I suspect that Gan Tian was killed on this bed, and then the body was taken to the bathroom to be dismembered, and the blood-stained sheets were taken away when the murderer was cleaning the scene. At present, the body parts have not been collected completely, and we cannot determine the specific time of death. It is very likely that Gan Tian was not killed on the night of the 2nd, but lived here for a few days-"
"Did she live there for a few days, or was she imprisoned for a few days?" Xie Qingfei said, "Her communication methods were cut off during the day on the 3rd. Even if she was not killed that night, her life must have been difficult."

What would happen to a very beautiful girl who was locked in a strange room because she was drunk and incapacitated? Among the characteristics of the murderer they deduced, the only undoubted point was that he was male.

No one dared to speculate any further, and the atmosphere suddenly became much heavier.
After a long while, Lv Shaohui slowly spoke to break the silence: "Most of the residents in this unit are elderly people. The grandfather who lives next door to her is deaf. When asked if he heard any special noises on the 2nd of last month, he couldn't tell me. The guard also said that no outsiders had entered or left the community."
Xi Ming asked, "Could it be that the guard remembered it wrong? The murderer needs to move the body. Even if it is cut into small pieces and packed in small bags, it will take at least seven or eight times to move it. Wouldn't it be conspicuous?"
"That's what the guard said. There's no surveillance in this area, so we can't confirm it." Lu Shaohui pinched his philtrum and said, "But the good news is that we have the coordinates of the dismemberment scene. We can expand the search range with this place as the center. If we find the whole body, we won't be afraid of running out of clues."

Now that we have captured an accomplice and identified the crime scene, things will be much easier afterwards.

Xie Qingfei: "Okay, let's take a break tonight and make up for the sleep. The dark circles under your eyes are almost down to your chin. And you guys, how can you have the energy to work if you don't eat enough? I ordered takeout, you can go to the desk outside and get it later. After eating, you can go home and rest. Dismissed!"
After saying that, she took a step forward and walked towards the office.

Wei Cheng sent her and Xi Ming back to the bureau and left. Probably guessing that she would not be able to go home tonight, he came back halfway. Xie Qingfei saw the thermos box he sent on her desk, and when she opened it, it was hot food. It was really a "feast", all of her favorite things.

After taking a bite of salted egg yolk chicken wings, she chewed the bone and flipped through the file of Gan Tian at hand. A person with outstanding appearance can get a lot of invisible preferential treatment from childhood to adulthood. In normal social groups, people generally show kindness to beautiful people and things, are generous in expressing their praise, and will show this love with actions. So when Gan Tian was a child, she would be praised, hugged, and even taken out to play by neighbors. When she passed puberty and became a girl, she welcomed the attention of boys of the same age, but these could only be expressed implicitly under the education model that strictly prohibited early love. Only when she went to the free university without the constraints of teachers and parents, these undercurrents of affection would become straightforward pursuits. She had to distinguish alone which side was kind and which side was just coveting, and the most lacking of them was the risk factor.

For those who have strong personalities and the ability to protect themselves, the most direct way to deal with harassment is to fight back. People with bad intentions are actually more afraid of their dark side being exposed than ordinary people. Xie Qingfei tried to imagine how she would feel if she was not a police officer, but just an ordinary student with no background, facing such a strong pursuit by Jiang Ke?
She didn't want to cause trouble for herself, nor did she want her innocent family members thousands of miles away to worry about her, so she was afraid. However, no matter how much fear she had, she could only retreat to forbearance, which resulted in more and more embarrassment. She couldn't defend herself, and she couldn't resist. At this time, her beauty was no longer a merit to be proud of, but the most important indicator that she was classified as a disadvantaged camp, and a signal that others could discredit her at will.

Clicking on the webpage with the appearance ranking, there are many ambiguous remarks in the anonymous comment section of Gan Tian’s personal page, such as "Brothers, I have tried this", "Three thousand for a night package is very obedient", "Big contrast"... true and false, anyone can make a comment, as if their failed and mediocre lives can only rely on these two fantasies to show their existence, and in reality they probably don’t even have the chance to say a word in front of Gan Tian.
But this does not stop them from releasing malicious intent towards her on the Internet.
Once the malice reaches its limit, who can guarantee that no one will turn fantasy into actual action?
With a "click" sound, Xie Qingfei rubbed her cheek. She didn't expect that she was distracted and broke the bone. It was really painful. She simply moved the computer to the lunch box and watched Jiang Ke's whereabouts during the time of the incident while eating.

The personality of this playboy was maintained very stable. He left school at noon on the 2nd, holding a girl with big waves in his arms. He went into the city to have lunch and sent the girl away. While shopping, he met a man with long black hair. The two of them stayed in the hotel for the whole afternoon. When it got dark, he sent the girl to a taxi and turned to the bar street across the street. At around 3 a.m., he returned to the hotel in the afternoon with a new face in his arms. He slept until noon on the rd, when he slowly walked out of the lobby and took a taxi back to school.
His schedule was well organized, and no time was wasted. In the evening, he even had the energy to go to the school gymnasium to play ball with his roommates. Given his love for life, he probably wouldn't want to ruin the rest of his life by killing someone.

A noisy quarrel came from the headphones. Xie Qingfei was halfway through picking up the food and quickly turned down the volume. Then he glanced at the screen and saw that Jiang Ke had met his mortal enemy Qin Jiashu again. Qin Jiashu also came out to play basketball with his roommates. The court was so small that when he saw Jiang Ke, he naturally turned around and left. As a result, a ball hit the back of his head. Fortunately, his roommate next to him was quick to pull him back. The fuse was lit. Jiang Ke walked out and pushed the boy contemptuously. If you zoom in and look at his lip shape, you can see that he said "You are his dog, you are meddling in other people's business", and then Qin Jiashu rushed over and opened his hand.

The two groups of people started fighting. There were many people in the gymnasium in the evening, so they were quickly separated. Qin Jiashu was obviously not a combative person. He would only suffer in a group fight. However, the roommate who helped him block the ball at the beginning was always in the front. Although he was not very tall, he beat Jiang Ke so badly that his nose and face were swollen and he spat blood foam on the ground. After being pulled apart, Jiang Ke cursed and said a few unpleasant words. Because of the crowd, his mouth shape could not be fully seen, but the word "sweet" did come out of his mouth. The boy wanted to rush forward, but Qin Jiashu stopped him and led him back, saying "forget it".

Severe fights in school will result in disciplinary action, and Qin Jiashu's conciliatory approach prevented this group of people from making things worse. In addition, Jiang Ke and Qin Jiashu were well-known in the school and were frequent visitors to the basketball court. Everyone in the venue knew them and were used to such disputes, so the matter did not spread.
The roommate who fought bravely for Qin Jiashu was captured by the surveillance camera as having an unprepossessing face. The reason why he was not ignored was that his mediocre and shabby appearance was quite eye-catching. He was not on the same level as Qin Jiashu. No wonder Jiang Ke did not take him seriously from the beginning.

Xie Qingfei turned around and wrote the two big words "roommate" with a red marker under Qin Jiashu's name on the notepad behind her. Just as she put down the pen, she received a message from Wei Cheng on her phone - eat at ease, and heat it up before eating if it gets cold. She glanced at the steaming rice that was about to be put to her mouth, and wondered if this man had installed surveillance in her office, and he could even guess this. Feeling a little guilty, she still picked up the lunch box and replied "OK, OK, OK" before leaving.

Outside, Xi Ming finished tinkering with the projection equipment and slid over to Lu Shaohui. “Here’s some gossip. Do you want to hear it?”
Lu Shaohui raised his chin: "Tell me."
Xi Ming looked around, leaned over to his ear and whispered, "My master and my brother are back together! You never thought about it! It is impossible to succeed in practicing the ruthless way, especially since my master is still a master. It is her fate to be conquered by a demon man! I saw it with my own eyes today..."
He finished talking about his important discovery in the car in one breath. Lu Shaohui was stunned for two seconds and hesitated, "You just found out?"
Xi Ming opened his eyes wide: "What do you mean you just found out? Did you know it a long time ago?"
"I thought everyone knew it." Lu Shaohui smiled.

"...Impossible! Didn't I notice it?" Xi Ming didn't believe it. He thought it was because Lu Shaohui was a seasoned man with sharper eyes and better observation skills than the average person. If it was an ordinary cop, he would definitely not notice it. Lu Zhiheng happened to come back to get something, and Xi Ming stopped him, "Little Brother Lu, let me tell you a piece of gossip."
Lu Zhiheng looked at his expression and raised his eyebrows: "Could it be that someone in our team is single again? I don't want to know. I can't stand the excitement."
Xi Ming: "Why do you say 'again'?"
Lu Zhiheng ignored him and complained to himself: "Captain Xie and Doctor Wei have only been together for a short time, and single people are saving up their time to meet their KPIs? Too much."
Lu Shaohui signaled to Xi Ming with his eyes: Look.
Xi Ming: “…”

He went out feeling a little depressed and opened a can of coffee and drank it without any taste.
Zhao Chongyun came out of the tea room. When Xi Ming saw him, he didn't believe it. He immediately approached him and casually said, "Master and my brother got back together. Did you know that?"
Zhao Chongyun nearly got his fingers scalded by the boiling water. He was originally worried about having no place to vent his worries, and the only person in the bureau who knew about it besides Xie Qingfei, the person involved, took the initiative to deliver it to his door. He put the cup heavily on the table and glared at him fiercely: "You don't need to emphasize it to me again!"

Which means he already knew it.

Xi Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "No, oh, that's not what I meant. How did you guys figure that out?"
So he is always the last one to know, right?
Zhao Chongyun didn't bother to pay attention to him. He walked around the crowd and went out, crossing the corridor and turning to go to the laboratory.

Xiao Xu, the forensic assistant on duty, had become familiar with him during this period. Seeing him coming, he joked, "Didn't Captain Xie give you guys a holiday? Why don't you go home? Why are you here for 'desensitization treatment' again?"
Zhao Chongyun smiled shyly: "Sister Xu, are all the blood samples that Big Mouth brought back from Huang Xuyao's house here?"
"Yes." Xiao Xu took him to the workbench, where the samples arranged on the table had been classified and stored. "They are all here. What's going on? Is there anything new?"

Zhao Chongyun himself was not sure, so he followed the label to the piece at the foot of Huang Xuyao's bed in her bedroom. "Can you help me compare this with Huang Xuyao's DNA separately?"
Xiao Xu looked at the place he pointed and said, "Okay, but I still have some work to do here, so I have to wait until tomorrow to give you the results."
"Okay, I'll come back then. Thank you, Sister Xu!"

The next morning, good news came from the teams that went out to collect body parts. New packages of body parts were constantly being found. By noon, most of the human bones in the body parts brought back had been collected, and a human figure could be gradually pieced together on the dissection table.

There are 3 plastic bags of various sizes with an average weight of 7 kg and the heaviest not exceeding 14 kg. They are arranged in order from head to toe. The first discovered No. 2 and the newly found No. 4 contain subcutaneous tissue and muscle tissue. Although the outdoor temperature is cold, they cannot withstand being buried for such a long time and are still in a highly decayed state. Only bones are left for reference.

"The victim's head is missing, five ribs are missing, and the pelvis is missing." Cheng Buyu asked in confusion, "But according to the packaging method, these two parts should be in bags 3 and 5. It seems like the murderer deliberately left them out."
Xie Qingfei glanced at the skeleton in front of him: "Breasts, and... reproductive organs?"
Cheng Buyu was stunned and said, "That's right."
"Can you confirm the cause of death?"
Cheng Buyu shook his head: "The organs have already rotted and liquefied, and it is very difficult to identify internal injuries. And the skull has not been found, so it is impossible to determine whether she died of mechanical craniocerebral injury. However, judging from the traces of muscle and bone sections on the body, the tool used to dismember the body should be a household kitchen knife. For the rest, please give me a little more time."
"Okay, thank you for the hard work."

Faking a person's voice and making a fluent response is not something that can be accomplished in one night. The murderer not only knew Gan Tian and understood her, but he probably had ill intentions towards her for a long time. Since all this was planned for a long time, clues would definitely be exposed at ordinary times. The only people who may have inadvertently come into contact with this emotional intention are Huang Xuyao, who is good friends with Gan Tian and conspired with the murderer, and her boyfriend Qin Jiashu.

Xie Qingfei was about to call Qin Jiashu to ask about the situation, but when she saw Xi Ming, covering his phone, hurriedly running to the stairs, standing at the end of the corridor. This man had always been childish, optimistic and cheerful. She had never seen him look so serious and anxious before, and she thought there were other clues to the case, so she followed him curiously.

"Tell me, what happened?
"What the hell is blood-borne occupational exposure? Don't use professional terms with me. He's not in the clinic!
"…What is the situation now?"

The corridor was full of echoes, and Xi Ming tried his best to control the volume, but his hands were shaking uncontrollably, and he could hardly hold the phone. The sweat on his palms created a cloud of mist on the screen, and his fingertips slipped and touched the hands-free button.

The voice on the other end of the phone rang clearly in the corridor: "Don't worry, our dean has already rushed over to check the situation. Doctor Wei arrived in time, the wound was disinfected immediately, and the blocking medicine was taken within half an hour. Now we are waiting for the inspection report of the exposure source..."

Xi Ming's breathing was disordered. He managed to respond to the other end calmly. He felt confused after hearing the busy tone.
He pulled his hair helplessly, wondering how to deal with this matter, and whether he should keep it secret from his master until the inspection report comes out. Then he received a message from Wei Cheng, who said that it was okay and asked him not to make a fuss - which also meant to keep it secret for the time being.
Xi Ming replied "OK" with a trembling voice, but when he turned around, he saw Xie Qingfei standing not far away. He didn't know how long he had been listening.

(End of this chapter)