Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 767 Crime Scene!

Around 7 a.m., just as Jia Dongming finished breakfast and was about to go to work at the steel rolling mill, Chen Qiang rushed into the courtyard and respectfully reported to Jia Dongming: "Chief! I just received a call from the Criminal Investigation Division of the HD District Branch, saying that the head of the security department of the HD District Hardware Factory was murdered early this morning. The comrades from the HD District Branch want you to go to the scene immediately."

"What! The head of security at the hardware factory has been murdered?" Jia Dongming was shocked when he heard Chen Qiang's report. He looked at Chen Qiang in disbelief to confirm the news.

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question and seeing the incredulous expression on Jia Dongming's face, Chen Qiang nodded with certainty and replied, "Director! If the comrade who made the call didn't misrepresent the situation, the deceased should be the head of the security department of the hardware factory. The comrades from the HD District Branch said that the head of the security department's home is in the alley behind the hardware factory, and they want you to go to the scene immediately."

Yesterday, while Jia Dongming was at the police station, he wondered if Guo Liang, if he were the murderer, would continue to commit crimes and seek revenge against the culprit who had ruined the Guo family and caused their deaths.

At the time, Jia Dongming considered various factors and ultimately rejected the idea. After all, Guo Liang had just killed several people, and to avoid the police suspecting him, Guo Liang would definitely not continue to commit crimes in the short term. However, to Jia Dongming's surprise, Guo Liang not only did not stop there, but also killed the head of the security department of the hardware factory.

Upon hearing Chen Qiang's very affirmative answer, Jia Dongming immediately instructed Chen Qiang, "Chen Qiang! I need to go to the site right away. When you return to the office, please inform Comrade Haibo that this morning's meeting has been postponed. We will decide on the specific time after I return to the office."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's instructions, Chen Qiang immediately nodded and replied respectfully, "Director! I understand. I'll go back to the department right away and tell Director Wang about postponing the meeting!"

After watching Chen Qiang push his bicycle away, Jia Dongming quickly walked to the jeep, opened the door, and then drove the jeep towards the HD district.

More than half an hour later, Jia Dongming's jeep stopped at the entrance of the alley behind the hardware factory. Jia Dongming pushed open the jeep and got out. A policeman from the Criminal Investigation Division of the District Bureau immediately stepped forward and greeted Jia Dongming respectfully, "Captain Jia! Good morning!"

Upon seeing the visitor, Jia Dongming immediately greeted him, "Comrade Liu Bing! Good morning! What's the situation at the scene? Could you tell me in detail?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Liu Bing led Jia Dongming into the alley and explained, "Captain Jia! Here's the situation: this morning, a milkman from the street's milk station was delivering milk to residents who had subscribed, as usual!"

"What! The deceased wasn't just the section chief from the hardware factory, but an entire family? Has the forensic doctor determined the cause of death?" Upon hearing Liu Bing's report and learning that there was more than one deceased person, Jia Dongming's face showed shock, and he asked Liu Bing in a very serious tone.

When Liu Bing heard Jia Dongming's question and saw the shocked expression on Jia Dongming's face, he was not surprised. After all, their team leader had the same reaction when he received a call from the police station, and even flew into a rage over it.

Faced with Jia Dongming's questioning, Liu Bing respectfully reported, "Captain Jia! The deceased's name is Song Guangzhong, a recently retired security chief from the hardware factory. The forensic doctor's preliminary determination is that the murderer likely poisoned the drinking water in the deceased's home first. After the entire family was poisoned, the murderer then killed them in a very cruel manner. In particular, the deceased's one-year-old grandson was thrown directly into the water tank and drowned. In addition, the murderer stole all the family's valuables, but we are not yet certain of the exact amount." Upon hearing Liu Bing's account and learning that the deceased's grandson had been thrown into the water tank and drowned, Jia Dongming was basically certain that Guo Liang was responsible for the case. This was because Guo Liang's sister, Guo Lili, died by accidental drowning after Guo Liang was sent to the countryside.

Soon, Jia Dongming arrived at the courtyard where Song Guangzhong lived. The courtyard was surrounded by neighbors who had come to watch the commotion. Zhou, the deputy director of the hardware factory, rushed forward to greet Jia Dongming and said indignantly, "Captain Jia! You've come! The murderer's methods are simply too cruel. You must find the murderer and avenge Old Song!"

Upon hearing Deputy Factory Director Zhou's words and seeing the indignant expression on his face, and recalling the Guo family's experience, Jia Dongming revealed a meaningful expression and said to Deputy Factory Director Zhou, "Deputy Factory Director Zhou! Please rest assured, when the police investigate a case, they will never let a bad person go unpunished, nor will they wrong an innocent person."

Having said that, Jia Dongming ignored Deputy Factory Director Zhou and strode into the courtyard.

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words and seeing Jia Dongming's retreating figure as he walked into the courtyard, Deputy Factory Director Zhou's indignant expression quickly vanished, replaced by an extremely solemn look.

Thinking of the case of the bombing of the hardware factory dormitory building and the case of the murder of Song Guangzhong's entire family, and combined with Jia Dongming's answer just now, Deputy Factory Director Zhou suddenly had an ominous feeling.

"Captain Jia! You've arrived! The murderer first used drugs to render the victim's family unable to resist, and then killed them in a very cruel way." Jia Dongming walked into the courtyard. Captain Peng, who was standing in the courtyard, greeted Jia Dongming with a solemn expression.

Upon hearing Peng's words and seeing the solemn expression on his face, Jia Dongming immediately asked Peng, "Brigade Leader Peng! Let me take a look at the scene first."

As Jia Dongming spoke, he immediately took the shoe covers and gloves from Liu Bing. After putting them on, he walked toward the murder scene.

Upon entering the crime scene, Jia Dongming first saw a corpse bound hand and foot in a kneeling position. The victim's fatal wound was a cut to the carotid artery. However, the victim's fingernails and toenails had all been cruelly removed by the murderer before death, indicating that the murderer had subjected the victim to severe torture before killing him.

Of the other four victims, the youngest child drowned, while the other three were all bound hand and foot. Apart from the knife wound on their carotid artery, there were no other signs of abuse on their bodies. This made Jia Dongming even more certain that the murderer was Guo Liang.

(End of this chapter)