Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 969 The Murderer's Provocation!
"Captain! I'm back!" Around 4 p.m., after the trainer, Lao Zhong, returned to the Municipal Bureau on his sidecar motorcycle, he immediately went to Jia Dongming's office and respectfully reported to Jia Dongming.

When Jia Dongming saw Lao Zhong walk into the office from outside, he remembered Li Xianjin's request to the headquarters for police dogs to assist in the case, so he asked Lao Zhong, "Lao Zhong! Didn't you go to the Fengtai branch to help Li Xianjin and the others find clues?"

When the trainer, Lao Zhong, heard Jia Dongming's question, he recalled the scene of Li Xianjin's exasperation when they dug up several dead rats from the ground following Hu Zi's instructions. He respectfully reported to Jia Dongming, "Chief! It seems that Captain Li has run into a tough opponent this time!"

Upon hearing Lao Zhong's report, Jia Dongming looked surprised and asked Lao Zhong curiously, "Lao Zhong! You just said that Li Xianjin and his men encountered a tough opponent. What exactly happened?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, and recalling the information he had gathered from the Fengtai branch, Lao Zhong immediately explained to Jia Dongming: "Chief! Here's the situation: a headless female corpse case has occurred at the Fengtai branch. Although the branch's criminal investigation team has successfully apprehended the suspect, the suspect refuses to admit to the murder."

"When Captain Li and his team arrested the murderer, they searched his residence. However, the murderer seemed to know that Captain Li and his team would come looking for him, so he cleaned his house thoroughly inside and out. That's why Captain Li asked me to bring Hu Zi over to help."

“Using the residual scent on the victim’s clothes, I led Hu Zi to search the murderer’s house. Eventually, Hu Zi found something suspicious in front of the jujube tree in the backyard of the murderer’s house. Captain Li immediately arranged for people to dig up the suspicious place, and they dug up several dead rats, which made Captain Li so angry that he cursed.”

"Realizing he had been tricked, Captain Li led his team back to the Fengtai branch and immediately began interrogating the suspect. When Captain Li asked the suspect why he buried dead rats under the jujube tree, the suspect pretended to be innocent and said that he found a few rats while cleaning and killed them. He said that he saw that the jujube tree in his yard was not getting enough nutrients, so he simply used the dead rats as fertilizer."

“Those rats were really fat. A normal person would take them to pay back the money or keep them to eat. But that guy just dug a hole in his yard and buried the rats. He obviously knew we would use police dogs to search his yard, so he deliberately buried some rats to annoy us.”

Upon hearing Lao Zhong's explanation and learning the whole story, Jia Dongming frowned deeply and said in a very serious tone, "Whether it's cleaning the house or burying dead rats in the yard, this suspect is very familiar with our case-handling procedures. The reason he did this is clearly to provoke us, and at the same time, he is very confident in his methods."

Having said that, Jia Dongming picked up his briefcase, stood up from his desk, and said to Lao Zhong with a smile, "Lao Zhong! I want to see what kind of background this murderer has that dares to challenge our authority. You go back to the kennel and rest first. I'm going to the Fengtai branch."

More than half an hour later, Jia Dongming drove to the Fengtai Branch Bureau. He parked his car, picked up his briefcase, and walked quickly toward the office of the Criminal Investigation Detachment.

"Chief! What brings you here so suddenly?" Li Xianjin was sitting in his office, looking utterly dejected, trying to figure out how to get the murderer to confess to the crime. He was startled when Jia Dongming walked in and immediately stood up from his desk, looking surprised. Jia Dongming, having just reached Li Xianjin's office door, saw his sullen expression. Responding to Li Xianjin's question, Jia Dongming smiled and said, "Chief Li! I heard from Lao Zhong that you've run into a tough case this time, so I came to check it out."

"I want to see what kind of person this murderer is, that he would deliberately set up small traps to disrupt your investigative thinking and challenge the authority of our police force by taking advantage of your investigative methods and characteristics."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, Li Xianjin recalled the contemptuous look in Zhou Tao's eyes during their interrogation. He then introduced Zhou Tao to Jia Dongming: "Captain! The suspect's name is Zhou Tao. He was once the deceased Wen Wanhong's boyfriend. Seven years ago, he got into a fight and beat someone into a vegetative state, for which he was sentenced to seven years in prison!"

After listening to Li Xianjin's introduction of the suspect's details, Jia Dongming pondered for a moment before saying with a serious expression, "Captain Li! Based on what you just said, the murderer did indeed have a motive for killing. After all, to cover up the fact that she was pregnant out of wedlock, the deceased married her current husband not long after the murderer was sentenced. In the murderer's subconscious, this was a betrayal. It is perfectly normal for the murderer to kill the deceased out of love turned to hatred."

"As for what you just mentioned, the fact that the murderer used a few dead rats to trick you shows that the murderer is a person with very strong counter-investigation ability. Otherwise, the murderer would not have deliberately used the method of cleaning the house and burying dead rats under the jujube tree to interfere with your investigation."

"But no matter how cunning the fox is, it can't escape the hunter's eyes. Since the murderer was driven by love turned to hatred, then tell the murderer the truth about the deceased's marriage back then. I believe that if the murderer knows the truth, his psychological defenses will definitely weaken. As for the crime scene, you can investigate the murderer's sister. Perhaps there will be some unexpected gains."

Li Xianjin, who was feeling depressed, suddenly felt a glimmer of hope when he heard Jia Dongming's two suggestions. The depression that had been building up inside him vanished instantly, and he muttered to himself, "Why didn't I think of Zhou Tao's sister?"

Having said that, Li Xianjin immediately said to Jia Dongming, "Captain! Please sit here for a moment. I'll arrange for someone to check on Sister Zhou Tao's situation and find out where she lived before she passed away."

Upon hearing Li Xianjin's words and seeing Li Xianjin's eagerness to implement the work, Jia Dongming immediately asked Li Xianjin, "Captain Li! Is the murderer still in the interrogation room? I'll go meet this guy. I want to see just how powerful he is, daring to challenge the authority of our public security."

(End of this chapter)