Chapter 62 6. Snowstorm

"Chen Kaizhong was hit by an arrow. Judging from the direction of the shot, the murderer seems to be standing in this position." Lao Ding measured five meters north from the position of Chen Kaizhong's arrow, and there was a pair of quite clear footprints there. "It's not easy to keep such footprints. There are footprints of villagers everywhere." "This footprint is so big, the murderer must be a tall man." "From the point of view of the shot, the murderer is more than 1.85 meters tall. The footprints are deep in the snow, and the weight of this person is also very large, a typical strong man. The skull is very hard, and it takes a lot of effort to let the arrow go through the skull. The power of ordinary bows cannot be achieved, and I don’t know what kind of bow this person used. I have never found such footprints in other places, because they have been messed up by people.”

"Aren't there any other places in the village?" "No." Wang Dui said to himself: "A strong man over 1.85 meters old...you can ask the village chief if there is such a person in the village." After Lao Cheng took the order, he went to the village chief. Team Wang asked Lao Ding if he had any other valuable clues.Lao Ding told Team Wang that the equipment he brought was relatively crude, and he could not conduct a thorough examination of the corpse. He needed to take the corpse to a laboratory with better conditions. "Do you need to go back to the city?" Team Wang said, "It's too far from the city, I hope it can be faster."

"It takes a day's journey to return to the city, but the nearest county is tens of kilometers away. There are better laboratories and staff there. It will take a few hours to get there, but I will take the body away." Team Wang worriedly looked at the gloomy sky outside. The north wind rolled up the snow particles on the treetops. The big speakers in the village were broadcasting the weather forecast: "...With the cold air from Siberia moving southward, there will be snowstorms in the next few days The weather, please do a good job of preventing the cold..." Team Wang asked Lao Ding, "Is it okay for you to drive to the county seat by yourself?"

"You look down on me, you think I can't drive! But you, be careful in this village, I always feel that there is something wrong here." Lao Ding frowned, "There is an indescribable smell here, which makes people sick. Fear." "Is it the smell of a corpse? Your nose is most sensitive to that." Team Wang joked. Lao Ding said: "It is more appropriate to say 'the smell of death'." Dui Wang patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, be careful on the road!" "clear." Lao Ding got into the car, Wang Dui suddenly approached him, stuffed a paper bag into his arms, and whispered a few times.Lao Ding nodded, started the car, and left with the corpse.

Behind him, large groups of dark clouds hit the village. I was full of suspicion, not knowing what Wang Dui had stuffed into Lao Ding. The temperature dropped suddenly, and the thin police uniforms were difficult to keep out the cold. Team Wang took the coats from the car and gave them to us. "Who should I ask next?" "The person in charge of the guest house, Sun Sijue." At this time, Lao Cheng returned from the village chief, and he said that there is no one taller than 1.8 meters in this village. We came to the guest house against the north wind, but after entering the door, we felt that we had come to another world. The guest house is warm as spring. It is a pure wooden structure, and even the walls and roof are made of wood. It is amazing that every day There are oil paintings hanging on the walls, which is not at all in harmony with this dilapidated mountain village.In the middle of the room, red charcoal flames are glowing in the clay stove, and steam is gurgling in the copper tea pot.

"Comrade policeman is here? Please sit down, please have a drink of hot water." Sun Sijue, the person in charge of the guest house, greeted him. Lao Sun secretly said to Team Wang: "Captain, why don't you 'stay' here tonight? It's warm and romantic here." Wang Dui ignored him, just staring at a painting on the wall. "This is "The Crystal Boy of the Wind"?! It can't be authentic! I didn't expect to see it here." Sun Sijue showed a smile on his face: "This is indeed that painting. The little comrade also has research on paintings?"

"There is a leader who likes to collect famous paintings. He often went to his house to play when he was a child, and he was quite educated. This piece of green wind, with a touch of sadness, I didn't understand it when I was a child. Looking at it now, it really feels like a lifetime away. But His painting is an imitation, yours is..." "This is the real work." The old man said triumphantly. "Huh?! Can I take a picture!" "Of course." Dui Wang stood in front of the painting and motioned for Lao Mu to take a group photo with him.Old Mu's nose almost turned out of anger, this camera is for on-site inspection.He was about to shake his hands away when Lao Ding tugged on his sleeve and motioned him to clap.

Wang Dui poses in front of the painting, but his eyes are full of meaning. "How did the old man get this painting? I thought it was destroyed during the 'Cultural Revolution'." "Haha, this is a long story." The old man started talking, and began to talk about how to verify the authenticity of paintings. When Wang Dui asked about Chen Kai, the old man scratched his head and smiled wryly, "The boy came with a girl named Ren Xiaoyu. I thought they were a couple, so I said there was a nice double room. Xiangyang’s. But Ren Xiaoyu refused, she said she wanted two single rooms. Chen Kai seemed very disappointed, but there was nothing he could do.”

Wang Dui asked again: "What does that girl look like?" Sun Sijue replied: "It looks very beautiful, and its height is about 1.57 meters. Although it is wearing a thick cotton coat, it still looks small and exquisite." Team Wang asked, "Where are their rooms?" "Chen Kai lives in 104, and Ren Xiaoyu lives in 106." Sun Sijue took the room key and took us to the room of the two of them. Both of their luggage are still in the house. Chen Kai's luggage is quite simple, including clothes, tools for painting, and a few boxes of candy. Wang Dui ordered the candy to be put away, and when the forensic doctor came back, he could examine it for signs of poisoning.

Then I came to Ren Xiaoyu's room. Girls had a lot of things, except clothes and painting tools, as well as cosmetics, feminine hygiene products, and snacks... Lao Cheng and I classified those things, and Team Wang asked Sun Sijue: "When did this Ren Xiaoyu go out?" "I don't know, it should be the night when the accident happened. She went out without dinner, with a nervous expression on her face, as if something was on her mind. Chen Kai went out later, as if to find her." "So you're not only dead here, but also missing?" Sun Sijue said: "It's not that I didn't report it because I knew about it. I also told Wang Tianxiang about Ren Xiaoyu's disappearance. Old Wang said that the report can only be reported after 48 hours of disappearance. This is a tourist area, and tourists often don't come back all night. Don't make a fuss."

"But in such a cold weather, spending the night outside is really too courageous." Team Wang ordered to collect Ren Xiaoyu's footprints and fingerprints. I checked Ren Xiaoyu's backpack, found a stack of letters, and handed them to Team Wang.Team Wang opened one of the letters, which read: "Dear Yu: You have ignored me for two days. Have you received the candy I bought for you? Knowing that you like candy, I bought some as an apology. I know I am very suspicious and jealous, but you are talking and laughing with other boys all day, I am really uneasy. How about going to see you tonight. ——Guo Hang." "Someone's note to Ren Xiaoyu." Dui Wang put the letter away and opened it to read the others. One of them had a strong smell of gunpowder: "Yu: You are staying with that kid again, I can't stand it! Even if he looks like your biological brother, even if his oil painting level is not high and needs your help, you can't stand it every night." Are you afraid of gossip after being with him for so long? My roommate told me that the two of you even eat together all day, and you will even sleep together after that... Sorry, I know I shouldn’t guess you like this, but you even None of the letters answered me, and I was so afraid. I must see you tonight.—Love you Hye." "This child is so crazy. If I were a girl, I would only be more disgusted with such a person." "Here's another one, without an envelope, which appears to have been hastily torn from a newspaper." "It read: 'Leave that boy or I'll kill him'. It was not signed, but it was in the same handwriting as the previous letters." Team Wang said: "Call Ren Xiaoyu's school and investigate the identity of Guo Hang." Suddenly, the window of the room slammed, but the eaves that blocked the snow were blown off by the wind and hit the window glass. A hole was opened in the window glass, and the biting cold wind immediately poured in.Everyone was blown straight trembling. "Oops! It's so windy!" Sun Sijue hurried to the window, grabbed a piece of rag and stuffed it into the hole in the glass.But the cold air still crept into the room. Wang Dui was sharp-eyed, pulled Sun Sicjue away and pulled off the rag again: "Look, there's blood on it!" On the blue cloth, the bright red bloodstains are very obvious. Sun Sijue waved his hands hastily: "I just picked it up from the window sill and thought it was a rag..." "Take it for testing!" Dui Wang ignored Sun Sijue, he copied the letters into his arms, and led them back to the small police station where Wang Tianxiang was. This time they were accompanied by two forensic doctors. After Lao Ding left, Lao Mu remained.Lao Mu took out tools from the box and tested the blood on the cloth. He said: "I'm sure it's human blood, and the blood type is B." Team Wang asked: "You should have tested Chen Kai's blood type, right? What is his blood type?" "Chen Kai has type O blood." "Is this the girl's blood or the murderer's blood?" I asked. "Maybe the two are the same person!" Lao Cheng said. I retorted: "Old Ding said that the person who shot Chen Kai must be at least 1.85 meters tall. Ren Xiaoyu is only 1.67 meters tall." "Has anyone been to Ren Xiaoyu's room?" Wang Dui said: "The hostel has only one main entrance. It's freezing cold here, and the door is often locked. If outsiders want to come in, they will definitely alarm Sun Sicjue. Sun Sicjue stands behind the counter that welcomes the door every day, and he can see whoever enters the door. Even at night, if someone knocks at the door and wants to come in, he has to open the door." Lao Cheng asked, "Could it have entered through the window?" Wang Dui shook his head: "It's freezing here, and the summer is very short. It is said that even in summer nights, you have to sleep under a blanket, so the windows should be well sealed. I checked the structure of the windows after entering the house just now. It is composed of integral glass embedded in the window frame. The advantage of this kind of window is that it is well sealed, but the disadvantage is that it can only be opened halfway. In the cold winter season, the water vapor in the room will condense on the window frame, and the window frame will be firmly frozen. Stop it, don't talk about opening it, it's impossible to even move it." Lao Cheng snorted and said, "It's too complicated, I just can't open it." Wang Dui looked at the snow outside through the window, and it was already covered with a layer of white, but this silver-clad world was no longer pure, but full of murderous intent. He asked Wang Tianxiang: "Comrade Wang, why don't you make your windows the kind of cold-proof windows similar to guest houses?" Wang Tianxiang replied: "I don't like the stuffy feeling. Even in winter, I will open the windows occasionally to breathe fresh air. This small house is ventilated through the windows, and the house is heated by a coal stove. Well, it's easy to get gas." "The house in the guest house is completely sealed, and the windows are airtight. It's almost stuffier than a coffin. Aren't they afraid of gas?" Wang Tianxiang replied: "They use boilers for heating. The boiler room is behind the guest house, and the heating pipes lead to each room in the guest house." Team Wang's eyes lit up: "You mean the guest house also has a boiler room? Is the boiler room the same as the guest house?" Wang Tianxiang said: "It is connected, you can go through the door behind the bathroom, and the hot water in the bathroom is directly provided by the boiler room." Wang Dui asked again: "The boiler room usually burns coal, right? How does the coal get in?" Wang Tianxiang said: "The boiler room also has a door leading to the outside, and that door is connected to the road behind the guest house. The coal truck unloads the coal directly behind the guest house, and people then transport it into the boiler room from that road." Team Wang said, "That is to say, from that door you can go all the way to the guest house?" Wang Tianxiang nodded: "Yes, it is equivalent to the back door of the guest house." "Understood!" Dui Wang clapped his hands, "Let's go and have a look at that place." "Do you still have to go out under such heavy snow?" I couldn't help shivering.Now the temperature in the room is minus one degree, and this is still with the stove on!It's only getting colder outside. "Prisoners never give people a chance to rest. After a heavy snowfall, more clues will be buried by the snow. Priority should be given to handling the case. Don't forget that we are the police." Team Wang put on his coat and was the first to go out. To go to the boiler room, you still have to pass the main entrance of the guest house. From a distance, you can see Sun Sijue wearing electrician's pole climbing boots, climbing up a pillar under the eaves, and repairing the snow shelter that was blown away by the wind.Although the old man is old, his skills are still vigorous.We left him alone and went straight to the boiler room. Outside the boiler room is a pile of coal, piled as high as a hill.There is a small door surrounded by this "coal mountain".Usually no one goes into the street from here, so it doesn't matter if the path leading to the back street is blocked by coal blocks, as long as the door can still be opened. Team Wang struggled to climb over the "coal mountain". It was really not easy for someone else to climb over these lumps of coal.He came to the wooden door, knocked on the door, and a gray-faced man opened the door. The man's eyes were wide open, as if he saw a fairy. "Why do you come here?" His voice was loud, almost like a shout. Wang Tianxiang introduced: "This is Master Li Kui. He and his younger brother Li Kan are chefs in the guest house, and they also work part-time as boiler burners." Wang Dui asked: "Master Li, can this door be opened normally?" Li Kui shook his head: "I don't open it very much, except when my brother and I pull coal inside, it is usually closed." "Will the door be bolted from the inside?" "No need. There are coals as high as hills piled around, like a wall. You enter the boiler room through the door, and there is nothing to steal. There is no need to lock the door." "But if you enter through this door, you will directly enter the guest house?" "Ah... I didn't expect that." On the way back, I asked Team Wang: "Do you suspect that someone has entered through the 'back door'?" "That's right, look at this note." Team Wang took out the last note Ren Xiaoyu received.It was a strip torn from a newspaper and written hastily. "This is "Sports Weekly"!" Lao Cheng is very familiar with this, he is a standard basketball fan. Team Wang said: "It is the latest issue of "Sports Weekly". The release date is the morning when Chen Kai and Ren Xiaoyu arrived in the village. I have inquired in the village, and the village is quite closed. The only way to know the news is through the big Trumpet. This note was left for Ren Xiaoyu by someone else. It was probably placed in her room when Ren Xiaoyu was away." Lao Cheng asked: "You think that someone entered the guest house through the back door based on this? Why don't you suspect that it was given to her by other tenants in the guest house?" Wang Dui replied: "I have checked the information of other visitors. They are all from other cities. They have never met Ren Xiaoyu and Chen Kai. What's more, the signature is Guo Hang. Ren Xiaoyu seems to have been avoiding Guo Hang. Guo Hang can't be swaggering." If you come to the guest house to find Ren Xiaoyu, you will scare her away." The snow on the road has already passed the ankles, and walking is a bit strenuous.We walked and talked, and returned to the small police station, where Xiao Hu was waiting for us.He had contacted Ren Xiaoyu's school by phone, and found out Guo Hang's identity. Guo Hang, male, 20 years old, 1.87 meters tall, center of the school basketball team.Both his parents are in the ocean company and rarely meet him.The family is well off.Irritable personality, strong desire to monopolize.It is rumored that he is Ren Xiaoyu's boyfriend. "'Irritable personality, strong desire for monopoly' is consistent with the information on the note!" Wang Dui pondered for a moment, and said: "I have a few things to send to Lao Ding now, please ask him to appraise it for me, and there is also a letter Give it to him. Which of you can take this trip? It’s snowing heavily now, and it’s dangerous to drive to the city, so don’t go if you have little driving experience.” I was the first to drop out and I was the worst driver in the team. Xiao Hu is also a newcomer, so we can't let him go. Although Lao Mu can drive, he is the only forensic doctor among the remaining people. If he leaves, there are many things he can't do, so he can't go either. In the end, only the old ones are left. Lao Cheng patted his chest: "No problem, leave it to me!" "Be careful on the road, use the radio to communicate on the road. Come back if you encounter danger!" Team Wang handed him a package. "Don't worry." Lao Cheng got into the car and left. The car radio can maintain a long-distance call, but it is unknown whether the signal can be maintained in such bad weather. "Safe journey." I looked at the shadow of Lao Cheng's car going away, and prayed silently. The north wind howled more fiercely, and the snow had already accumulated a foot thick. In the room, Lao Mu had already fallen asleep leaning against the wall, and the others had their own thoughts. Xiao Hu asked me: "Do you think Lao Cheng has arrived in the county?" I said, "No idea, he hasn't radioed us yet." Near midnight, the phone in the police station rang suddenly. Dui Wang grabbed the phone: "I'm Wang Fei, you are..." The other end of the phone shouted: "I'm Lao Ding! I've already checked the things you asked me to check..." Dui Wang shouted: "Slow down!" He covered the microphone with his hand.The two whispered for a while. As for keeping it secret from us, Xiao Hu and I feel very embarrassed.Wang Tianxiang blushed, and he said, "I'll go out for a walk and take a look around the village." I said, "Do you want me to go with you?" "No need, I'll just go by myself, and I'll be back in ten minutes." He closed the door outside, and his flickering flashlight could be seen from the window.The snowflakes flew, engulfing his shadow in an instant. Wang Dui and Lao Ding chatted more and more vigorously. Although they couldn't hear what they said, but Wang Dui's face turned red. It took a long time before he recovered his normal voice: "Okay, you wait until the old age passes, there are still a few pieces of evidence that you need to authenticate." He looked up at the wall clock on the wall, "Oh, it's strange, as usual He should be at your place by now. You can radio him." After hanging up the phone, Wang Dui showed anxiety on his face: "Strange, it should have arrived..." "With such heavy snow, it must be difficult to walk on the road. Even a police car is the same." I reminded him. Bei Feng screamed like a ghost outside the window, and after waiting for another hour, Xiao Hu and I couldn't take it anymore, and fell asleep on the table.Team Wang still stood by the phone.