Hong Kong Movies: I am Hongxing, what the hell is the intelligence king?

Chapter 349 The Special Murderer

"This family annihilation case is unusual."

Abang was originally a member of Lin Haotian's group, but after the five tigers made mistakes one after another, Lin Haotian retired, and Zei Zai Ming Toupi and others were reassigned. Abang was also transferred to Yuan Haoyun's group.

He was originally a key member of Lin Haotian's group, and soon became a backbone member of Yuan Haoyun's group, as well as Yuan Haoyun's most important assistant.

"Two families were wiped out in two consecutive days, resulting in the deaths of more than ten people in total."

"Note that most of the deceased were elderly or children."

There were only four able-bodied men.

"That is, the couple from both families."

"The murderer committed the crime in a very cruel way. The scene was bloody and disgusting. There was a blender in the kitchen containing a part of the woman's liver, which had been blended into juice. Such a thing was found at both crime scenes."

"The killer must be a veteran; we've found virtually no clues."

"This is the basic information about the case."

Abang briefed the police officers in the conference room.

"Not a single clue? What are the neighbors saying?" Yuan Haoyun frowned deeply.

"It's a pity we didn't get any. Forensic investigator Ko said that the murderer was very careful with his own protection when he committed the crime. He wore gloves, so we couldn't get any fingerprints at all."

Abang remained expressionless, forcibly suppressing his anger.
"The killer seemed to have a mortal feud with both families; the victim's body was quite mangled, as if he was venting his anger."

"Venting hatred?" Yuan Haoyun frowned even more. "What are the neighbors saying?"

“That’s what we can’t figure out,” Abang explained. “The brothers investigated the victims’ neighbors, and the two families had one thing in common: they were all kind-hearted people in the neighborhood.”

Both families have three generations living under one roof, and one of them even has four generations living under one roof.

"The family is very harmonious; the neighbors say they don't even raise their voices."

"I have never seen the victim argue with anyone, and the other party will actively help when neighbors need help."

“Not surprising!” Yuan Haoyun said casually. “If they weren’t like that, how could they have four generations living under one roof?”

Everyone nodded in unison.

When a large family lives together, the atmosphere is the most important thing. If the atmosphere at home is bad, they would have fallen out long ago.

The fact that these two families have such a reputation among the neighbors shows that they are truly good people.

“We’ve also checked the financial situation of both families, and their finances are very healthy,” Abang said, glancing at his notebook.

"The murderer's methods were so brutal, could it have been a crime of passion?" Yuan Haoyun asked.

Generally speaking, family annihilation cases are either for money or for love, and rarely for other reasons.

Many people turn love into hate, and their hatred extends to everything connected to the house.

“The victim is completely innocent; there’s no such thing at all,” Abang shook his head again.

Yuan Haoyun frowned deeply and cursed under his breath.

He thought of a term—random killing!
If it really is such a case, then it's troublesome.

When the police are solving cases, the most difficult ones are those involving crimes of passion.

In these cases, the perpetrator and the victim often have little to do with each other, and sometimes they don't even know each other. Simply investigating their social relationships won't be enough to find them.

As a result, the case easily became an unsolved mystery.

Ordinary cases are one thing, but this is no ordinary case; it's a family annihilation case!

"Did anyone else make any progress?" Yuan Haoyun asked with a sliver of hope, but he was met with silence.

Yuan Haoyun's heart sank; this case was very troublesome.

"Now there's another problem." As if things weren't going well, Abang added insult to injury, "The current situation is making our investigation very difficult."

"With traffic jams now, when the brothers go out to investigate, they often only get a tiny bit of information in a whole day."

Everyone nodded in unison.

The things that the Da Fu Hao Group did were disgusting. Hong Kong people live at a fast pace, and once that pace is disrupted, people are easily irritable.

Yuan Haoyun himself is very irritable.

"There was nothing we could do about it. All the other brothers went to the streets to maintain order, otherwise this case wouldn't have fallen into the hands of our O-Division."

"Brothers, please bear with us. We still need to investigate further."

"I always felt there was something fishy about this."

"No matter what, we must find this murderer."

"Abang, stay behind. The rest of you, get to work."

Everyone agreed and went about their own business.

Yuan Haoyun took out a Marlboro cigarette and tossed one to Abang:
What's your opinion on this case?

Abang took a deep drag, his eyes gleaming coldly.

“This is a serial case; I don’t believe it’s a random killing.”

"There must be something in common here."

"We just haven't found it yet."

Yuan Haoyun stood in front of the blackboard, examining the bloody scene photos.

“There are bound to be commonalities in typical serial murder cases.”

"Human behavior habits are the result of growth and environment, and are subconscious behaviors that cannot be easily changed."

"The more tense the moment, the more I follow this instinct."

Abang nodded repeatedly.

"So what do these two families have in common?"

Yuan Haoyun fell into deep thought, the smoke enveloping him completely.

Abang worked quickly, taking out another blackboard. He quickly listed several points.

"The victims were all families gathered together. The victims in the first case were a large family of seven, and the victims in the second case were an even larger family of eight."

“The victim’s family are all good people, as confirmed by their neighbors and colleagues. They have no enemies, their financial situation is healthy, and they have not had any extramarital affairs.”

"The incidents all occurred during thunderstorms at night, roughly between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. The sound of the rain was so loud that it masked the victims' cries for help."

"The murderer was exceptionally cruel; a high-speed blender was found in a corner of the kitchen, containing the woman's liver."

Yuan Haoyun frowned:
"There's something wrong here."

"The sound of thunder and rain can mask the sound of the murderer committing the crime, but there's one thing I don't understand."

Abang said:

"what?"

"We didn't find any of the killer's footprints at the scene. What does that mean?" Yuan Haoyun frowned deeply.

“The murderer must have entered the crime scene before the thunderstorm; only then can we explain why there were no muddy footprints of his inside the house,” Abang said.

“That’s right. But then another problem arises.” Yuan Haoyun started brainstorming wildly, “If you were the male head of the household, would you let a stranger into your home around 11 p.m.?”

Ok? !

Abang was taken aback. At first, he didn't understand what Yuan Haoyun was referring to at all, but after he realized what he meant, his expression changed drastically.

"Yes, I have elderly parents and young children at home, and it's late. There's no way I would let a stranger into my house."

"But the murderer went inside!"

"This is unreasonable!"

"The murderer must have known the victim, or at least had business dealings with him."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have come in so late."

The two exchanged a glance and began flipping through the victim's file.

"No, something's not right about this case."

"One happened in West Kowloon, and the other happened in the New Territories."

"Postmen, plumbers, and the like will all be excluded."

A fierce glint flashed across Yuan Haoyun's face.

"It could be the same family doctor, or it could be someone else."

"This is definitely not a random crime of passion; there must be some common thread among them that we don't know about."

Abang carefully examined the victim's family photo and sighed:
"What a wonderful family they are."

"A harmonious family, young and old, a typical happy family."

"The killer is a real psychopath. How could he do this to two such happy families... Wait a minute!"

Abang suddenly jumped up.

Yuan Haoyun was taken aback:
"What did you think of?"

Abang stared at the family photo with a dark expression.

Why are you all so happy? Why am I the only one who's unlucky?

"God is so unfair."

You all deserve to die!

Yuan Haoyun frowned and said:

"What nonsense are you spouting? Just because someone is happy doesn't mean they deserve to die?"

Suddenly he understood, and looked at Abang in surprise.

"You mean... the murderer killed both families out of jealousy?"

Abang's face darkened further:

"That's right!"

"It's all because of jealousy!"

"Envious of others being happier than oneself."

The two exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Is this murderer insane?!"

Yuan Haoyun immediately said:

"The murderer must have specific connections with both families. He wasn't chosen randomly; he was carefully selected. We must bring him to justice."

Abang shook his head with a wry smile: "It's not easy to find!"

"The people from the Dafuhao Group have blocked the road. What usually takes twenty minutes now takes much longer and is inefficient."

"We have to find him, even if it's hard," Yuan Haoyun said immediately. "This guy committed such a brutal crime. If we don't bring him to justice soon, who knows if there will be another victim?"

Abang fell silent.

Yuan Haoyun was just being diplomatic; if the murderer isn't caught soon, there will definitely be a third or even a fourth victim.

Ding-ling-ling!
Yuan Haoyun picked up the phone:

"Boss!"

Abang felt a tightness in his chest.

"What? Lin Sheng said that? Okay, let's go right away!"

After hanging up the phone, Yuan Haoyun said to Abang,
The murderer has been found!

Abang's eyes almost popped out of their sockets:
"Has the murderer been found?"

"Are there other teams in the police station handling this case as well?"

Normally this is impossible, as it would be a serious waste of police resources and would cause internal friction due to conflicting orders.

“It’s not our police station.” Yuan Haoyun’s expression was inscrutable.

Abang's expression was also not good.

This was a family annihilation case that was urged by the police station, but it turned out that the police station wasn't the one who solved the case?
That's a complete slap in the face!

"News about Lin Sheng..."

Abang was stunned:

"Lin Sheng? Lin Feng?!"

Yuan Haoyun nodded:

"Yes, that's him."

"The boss found Lin Sheng, who said that the two victims had a common photographer, and all we had to do was find that photographer."

"He's the murderer!"

Abang thought for a moment and said...

"That does align with our predictions."

"The murderer was not chosen randomly; he was carefully selected."

"The two victims are located in West Kowloon and the New Territories respectively, so it's normal that they share the same photographer."

“However…” Yuan Haoyun took a deep breath, “Lin Sheng said that this murderer is not ordinary; he is mentally ill.”

“That guy must be mentally ill,” Abang said dismissively. “If he wasn’t mentally ill, how could he possibly wipe out someone’s entire family out of jealousy?”

“Let’s go, let’s bring that photographer back.” Yuan Hao clapped his hands.

"Just the two of us?" Abang asked in surprise. "Don't we need to call some more brothers?"

This guy is a murderer who wiped out an entire family, and only two people went to arrest him?

It wasn't that Abang lacked confidence in his own skills, but rather that the other party's identity was unusual.

The serial killer who murdered entire families—if he gets away, what kind of impact will that have?
"It's alright, Lin Sheng said that this guy has a mental illness."

Yuan Haoyun explained casually.

However, this explanation confused Abang.

"Just come, Mr. Lin won't make a mistake."

Abang nodded repeatedly.

Lin Feng's reputation is impeccable, almost like a golden word.

Sure enough, following Lin Feng's directions, the two successfully found the photographers from both families—one of whom was an honest and kind-hearted photographer named Wang Zhaoxiang.

"Officers, what can I do for you?" Wang Zhaoxiang was very honest and simple. He wore glasses and had a peaceful expression.

Yuan Haoyun and Abang are both veteran members of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB), and they have seen countless criminals.

However, upon seeing Wang Zhaoxiang, the two exchanged bewildered glances and couldn't help but have a thought:
"Is this guy really the killer of the serial family annihilation cases?"

"Is Lin Sheng giving us false information?"

No matter who looks at it, no one would associate this guy with the murderer.

Do not!
This guy probably doesn't even know how to run a red light!
Yuan Haoyun made a firm decision:
"Wang Zhaoxiang, don't be afraid. We have a case that requires your assistance in the investigation."

"Okay, I'll go back and tell the boss. Officer, I will definitely cooperate with the investigation." After getting their consent, Wang Zhaoxiang got up and went to ask the photo studio owner for leave.

Abang had a strange look on his face:
"Didn't the two of us even think of following them to check?"

Yuan Haoyun shook his head:

"This guy looks like a coward. No one would feel any danger from him."

Abang suddenly stood up:

"I gonna go see!"

Yuan Haoyun asked curiously:

"Don't worry, this guy will definitely come back."

"I've seen far too many guys like that."

Abang's expression changed:

"Inspector Yuan, what kind of strangers do you think those two victims would let into their rooms so late at night?"

"Mingming has elderly parents and young children at home."

Yuan Haoyun casually said:

"Of course it's harmless to family members..."

The two stood up simultaneously and headed straight for the photo studio. To their relief, Wang Zhaoxiang happened to be back from leave. Just as Yuan Haoyun had predicted, this guy really had no intention of running away.

However, at this moment, neither of them was careless in the slightest.

Wang Zhaoxiang was taken back to the police station without any problems.

The two men quickly called their men back to conduct a background check on Wang Zhaoxiang. They conducted a preliminary interview with Wang Zhaoxiang.

Do you know Li Sheng from Tsim Sha Tsui and Lin Sheng from the New Territories?

“Yes, I know them! I was the photographer at Zhang Sheng’s wedding. They were all Zhang Sheng’s good friends who attended his wedding. I took their family portrait.”

"Did you give them the family photo?"

“Yes, I gave you the family photo of Li Sheng the day before yesterday, and the family photo of Lian Sheng yesterday.”

When did you meet them?

Around 10 PM?

Why so late?

"I'm so busy with work. These past two days, there have been protests that have blocked the traffic, so I can't get there quickly. I contacted them, and they said they would deliver it after get off work. But the protesters happen to cause the worst traffic jams right after get off work, so I don't know what to do. I don't get there until around 10 o'clock."

Yuan Haoyun and Abang exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.

When they said this, not only was Wang Zhaoxiang full of resentment, but they were all the same.

The police station deploys a considerable number of officers every day to maintain order. Only the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) is somewhat better, but even that is relative.

A large amount of police resources were wasted on the streets, and the number of cases handled by the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) increased exponentially.

Fortunately, the club was quiet during this time; otherwise, each of them would have been doing the work of ten people.

"When did you leave?"

"forgotten."

"That can't be right. You remember the time you entered clearly, but you don't remember when you left?"

"I really don't remember! I was already in bed when I woke up."

Yuan Haoyun and Abang exchanged another glance, and the former said:

"Wang Zhaoxiang, this matter is very important. Please think about it carefully."

"Officer, I've been cooperating with you the whole time, I've said everything I needed to say, I really forgot." Wang Zhaoxiang was quite distressed.

“That’s not right!” Abang automatically played the bad cop. “You remember exactly when you went in, and you couldn’t possibly forget when you came out. If you do this, we can’t exonerate you.”

"Don't even think about trying any tricks!"

"What tricks did I play?" Wang Zhaoxiang protested, then suddenly his eyes widened. "Sir, you said you'd exonerate me? What do you mean? What happened to Li Sheng and Zhang Sheng?"

Yuan Haoyun sighed:
"It's not that something happened to Li Sheng and Zhang Sheng, it's that something happened to their whole family?"

Wang Zhaoxiang was stunned:
"I don't understand!"

boom!
Abang slammed his hand on the table:

"Don't understand? Then I'll tell you."

"The Lai family in Tsim Sha Tsui and the Cheung family in the New Territories, a total of fifteen people, all died overnight!"

"Come on, tell me, when did you leave?"

"Dead?" Wang Zhaoxiang's pupils contracted, his head suddenly tilted to the side, and he lost consciousness.

Yuan Haoyun and Abang stood up immediately.

The two looked at each other, stunned by the sudden turn of events.

Abang quickly stepped forward and nudged him:
"Wang Zhaoxiang, Wang Zhaoxiang, wake up!"

As Abang nudged Wang Zhaoxiang, he said to Yuan Haoyun with a wry smile,

"I've never seen such a coward."

"Abang, be careful!" Yuan Haoyun shouted a warning.

Abang was startled, turned his head and was immediately shocked!
Wang Zhaoxiang's face was filled with murderous intent, his eyes seemed to want to kill, and he suddenly reached out to grab Abang. His voice seemed to have changed completely, filled with deep malice:

"You two bastards, how dare you hurt my brother!"

"I, Tan Zhaoliang, swear that I will never allow anyone to harm my brother!"

(End of this chapter)