Chapter 77: The Hanged Female Model(1/2)
Summer is coming, and the outlying islands are also ushering in typhoon season.
Coastal cities will be affected by typhoons to some extent in summer, not to mention outlying island areas. In the event of a relatively powerful typhoon, it is possible to lose water and power.
Moreover, the only way to get to the outlying islands is by ferry, which also increases the difficulty of typhoon rescue. Therefore, whenever the typhoon season comes, the police stations, fire stations and hospitals on the outlying islands will be on standby.
The residents of the island have lived here for generations and have experienced many typhoons every year. They have rich experience in dealing with typhoons. When humans face natural disasters, uniting together is still the best choice.
In the morning, after completing the first round of patrol, He Jiahui returned to the police station.
In the large office of the police station, everyone was still busy with their own affairs. Guan Gong was holding a small teacup and sipping the freshly brewed Gongfu tea; Liangbao was sitting at the computer sorting documents; Taishan was holding a dumbbell, sweating profusely, when Du Xiaohe passed by him.
At the same time, he also deliberately flexed his biceps.
At this time, the phone rang, and Du Xiaohe walked over and answered the phone.
"What? Murder? Okay, I'll check the notification right away." Du Xiaohe put down the phone and said to Liangbao: "Someone called the police and said that a murder occurred in the B&B. The details have been sent to the computer by the main station."
Liangbao immediately checked on the computer and found the report information sent by the main station.
"The reporter's location is Aunt Xian's B&B." Liangbao said.
"Let's go, leave two people on duty, and the others will go out with me!" Guan Gong said with excitement.
He Jiahui asked curiously: "Guan Gong, you usually stay at the police station drinking Kung Fu tea, why are you planning to go out to the police today?"
"This is a murder case!" Guan Gong continued; "I have been a policeman for more than 20 years, and I have never encountered such a big case!"
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Guan Gong did not lie. There is no such thing as a big case in a place like Liandao.
Not only Guan Gong, but also the other police officers at the Cheung Chau Island Police Station have never handled major cases. On weekdays, they only deal with disputes and help tourists with directions.
The biggest case handled by the Outlying Islands Police Station is probably the crackdown on stowaways. Some people who stowaway from Southeast Asia may stay on the outlying islands.
But most of the arrests are still carried out by the Marine Police. The Marine Police are well-equipped with not only boats but also heavy weapons. Generally, gangsters can only surrender obediently when faced with being rounded up by the Marine Police.
At this time, a murder case was encountered, and everyone in the Cheung Chau Island Police Station seemed very excited. Under the leadership of Guan Gong, everyone rode bicycles to the scene of the crime.
The crime occurred at a B&B. The owner of the B&B was a woman in her early fifties. Because her name had the word "Xian" in it, everyone called her Aunt Xian.
Aunt Xian is a native of Cheung Chau Island. Her children have all grown up and have left Cheung Chau Island. Aunt Xian and her husband jointly run two B&Bs.
Aunt Xian, a local aboriginal, was quite familiar with the police officers. When she saw the police coming, she immediately went to greet them.
"Aunt Xian, was it you who called the police?" the official asked.
"Yes, it was me who called the police. Guan Gong, please go in and take a look. The dead person is inside!" Aunt Xian said in a panic.
Under the leadership of Aunt Xian, everyone walked into the B&B and came to one of the rooms.
As soon as he entered the door, He Jiahui couldn't help but shiver. It was a bit cold in the room.
He Jiahui looked up and saw that the air conditioner was on and was blowing out cold air.
"Aunt Xian, why is the temperature of this air conditioner set so low?" He Jiahui asked directly.
"I don't know, I didn't turn it on. The air conditioner was like this when I came here." Aunt Xian continued, "It's really a bit cold in the house. Let me turn off the air conditioner!"
"Don't turn it off yet. Don't destroy the scene. Let's wait until the forensic evidence collection is completed before turning off the air conditioner." He Jiahui said.
Aunt Xian nodded, then pointed to the bathroom and said, "The person is right there!"
Everyone immediately walked to the bathroom door and saw a woman hanging from the ceiling with a rope tied around her neck. Her body was motionless and she had already lost her breath.
"He hanged himself again." He Jiahui muttered to himself.
"Again? Jiahui, have you ever encountered a hanging case before?" Guan Gong asked immediately.
"I solved a murder case before. It was quite bizarre. The deceased was hanged, and then pretended to commit suicide. His wife thought it was a real suicide, and then pretended to be an accident to defraud the insurance company." He Jiahui said and looked at the deceased.
The deceased was a young woman, about 24 or 25 years old. She was neatly dressed, including clothes and shoes, but her hands were tied behind her back, and her feet were also tied.
Looking further at her face, her mouth was sealed with tape, preventing her from asking for help, and there was a trace of eye shadow hanging from the corner of her eye, from the corner of her eye to her cheek. She had obviously cried during her lifetime, and her tears had dissolved the eye shadow.
, and then stayed on the face.
Considering that the deceased's hands and feet were tied, this was obviously a homicide. If he committed suicide, it would be impossible to tie his hands and feet first.
Looking further down the ground, I didn't find anything like a stool.
"How did she hang herself without anything like a stool?" He Jiahui looked into the room to see if there was anything suitable for hanging.
There is a sofa in the bedroom area, which does not seem suitable for transportation. There is also a suitcase, which is visually high enough to be hoisted by stepping on it.
Of course, He Jiahui cannot rule out that the murderer picked up the deceased and hung him on the rope.
At this time, the public relations officer next to him asked: "Jiahui, you are the only one here who has ever handled a murder case. What should you do now?"
He Jiahui immediately replied: "First we must determine the cause and time of death."
"Didn't she hang herself?" Guan Gong asked subconsciously.
"On the surface, it looks like he was hanged, but the real cause of death still needs to be confirmed by the medical examiner, and the time of death can only be known by the medical examiner. So the first thing to do now is to notify the forensic department and send the medical examiner and forensic examiner to
Come and prove it." He Jiahui replied.
"I'll contact the forensic department immediately." Liangbao said, turned around and left, returning to the police station to contact the forensic examiner.
"The next step is to find a way to confirm the identity of the deceased." He Jiahui turned to look at Aunt Xian: "Aunt Xian, you run this B&B, so the deceased should also be your guest, right?"
Aunt Xian nodded, and He Jiahui said: "Okay, let's exit first and don't destroy the scene. Aunt Xian, you need to provide information about the deceased."
Everyone exited the room, He Jiahui took Aunt Xian aside, and then asked: "Aunt Xian, please tell me everything you can think of about the situation of the deceased."
"Her name is Zheng Jiazhen, she seems to be a model. They came to my place three days ago and said they would stay for a week to shoot some promotional video." Aunt Xian answered.
"They? Do you mean the deceased had other companions?" He Jiahui asked.
"Yes, there are three men and one woman in total. They have requested four rooms and they all live here." Aunt Xian replied.
"Is it in another room?" He Jiahui asked immediately.
"Yes, it's that room, that room, and that room." Aunt Xian pointed to the room next to her, and then said, "But there is no one inside. I knocked on their door, but no one came out."
"Go and see if anyone is there, and then get the registration information for these rooms." He Jiahui immediately ordered.
Du Xiaohe immediately followed the instructions, and the licking dog Taishan followed him to help.
He Jiahui continued to ask, "Aunt Xian, please tell me how you found the deceased."
"This morning, I came over to clean the tenant's room."
"What time is it in the morning?" He Jiahui interrupted Aunt Xian.
"I own two B&Bs. My family lives in another B&B. At ten o'clock in the morning, I walk here from home and ride here, which takes about ten minutes.
Cleaning the guest's room should not be too early or too late. If it is too early, the guest will not have gotten up yet. If it is too late, the guest will have come back to rest, so it is usually between 10 and 11 o'clock." Aunt Xian said.
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"Okay, Aunt Xian, continue talking." He Jiahui said.
Aunt Xian continued: "After I arrived, I knocked on Miss Zheng's door, but no one opened the door and there was no sound inside. At that time, I thought there was no one in Miss Zheng's room, so I opened the door with the key and prepared to go in.
Clean the room.
I usually start cleaning the bathroom first, but as soon as I entered the bathroom, I saw Miss Zheng hanging inside. I screamed in fright, and then I hurriedly went out and knocked on other doors, but no one responded. Then I called the police
Call the police and you will come."
"Aunt Xian, since you started cleaning from the bathroom, that means you haven't touched the things in the room or cleaned them?" He Jiahui asked immediately.
Aunt Xian nodded: "I was scared out of my skin at that time and didn't move anything."
"Also, you just said that you opened the door with a key and came in. In other words, the door was locked when you came." He Jiahui continued to ask.
"I pushed the door and it was locked!" Aunt Xian nodded firmly.
He Jiahui walked to Guan Gong and whispered: "I just saw that there are no signs of damage to the door locks and windows, and the windows are locked from the inside.
This also shows that the murderer did not break in through the door or window, but the deceased took the initiative to open the door and let the murderer in. This can almost be concluded that this was an acquaintance who committed the crime, and the deceased opened the door because he knew the murderer.
The deceased came to the island with her friends, so her friends were very suspicious. Of course, there was also Aunt Xian, so the possibility of him committing the crime could not be ruled out.
What we have to do now is to find the friends of the deceased, and then wait for the forensic department to come over. If the forensic doctor can determine the time of death of the deceased, it will be of great help to us in identifying the murderer."
Guan Gong nodded. This was his first time encountering a murder case, and he was all under the command of He Jiahui.
At this moment, a man crossed the police cordon and walked into the B&B.
"Sir, this is a cordoned off area, you can't come in." A police officer immediately stopped the other party.
"I live here." The man said.
Aunt Xian saw the man and immediately said, "Mr. Cai, why did you come back? Something happened to your friend Miss Zheng!"
"What happened to Zheng Jiazhen? What happened?" the man asked hurriedly.
"Is he a friend of the deceased?" He Jiahui asked Aunt Xian.
"Yes, he is Mr. Cai, and he came with Miss Zheng." Aunt Xian nodded.
He Jiahui immediately stepped forward: "Mr. Cai, right? I am Sheriff He Jiahui. Now I need you to cooperate with the investigation. Please show me your ID card first."
To be continued...