Chapter 4 Chapter 4 The Destroyed Head

On the playground of a university of science and technology in Xi'an. A group of freshmen are sweating profusely on the football field. Next to the football field is a girls' dormitory building.Perhaps to attract the attention of the girls upstairs, this group of students are all energetic and lively.A long-haired boy was particularly conspicuous. At this time, he was like Ronaldo possessed, with agile feet and agile body. He quickly swayed past several opponents' chasing and blocking, and then slammed a big kick at the goal. I saw the football flying out from the top of the goalkeeper's head, drawing a beautiful arc, and with a bang, tragedy happened. I saw the football hit the window glass on the third floor of the girls' dormitory next door, and the glass shattered. , the football landed on the balcony.

The long-haired boy who caused the trouble stood there dumbfounded, waiting for the window to be opened, and the girl inside poked her head out and roared like a lion from the east of the river, but everything was calm and nothing happened. The long-haired boy took a closer look at the dormitory. There were spider webs hanging on the iron wires for drying clothes on the balcony, and the windows were also dusty, as if no one had lived in it for a long time. "The ball is gone, how can I still play?" The teammate next to him muttered. "Yes, what a disappointment." The long-haired boy was a little embarrassed, hesitated for a while and said, "You wait, I'll go pick up the ball." After speaking, he ran to the girls' dormitory.

He bypassed the administrator's sight and sneaked up to the third floor.When the girls upstairs saw him, a handsome guy with seductive eyes came over, and they all stared "peeping" with wide eyes, even walking a little unnaturally. The long-haired man found the dormitory by feeling, and there was a rusty lock on the door.He knocked hard on the door, but there was no answer. Soon, a girl in pajamas from next door came out. "What are you doing?" The girl looked at him in astonishment. His scalp was a little tingling, and he quickly explained: "Oh, it's like this, our football was accidentally kicked on the balcony of this dormitory, I want to go in and pick it up."

"Handsome guy, I suggest you don't ask for it." "Why not?" "People have died in this dormitory." The sudden words startled the long-haired man. The girl continued: "Everyone in the girls' dormitory upstairs knows that two years ago a girl hanged herself because of a broken relationship." "No?" "I didn't lie to you. After the accident, no one wanted to live in the dormitory, so it was always empty. To tell you the truth, we felt very uncomfortable living next door. One night, I... I heard Someone is moving." The girl in front of him spoke clearly, and the long-haired man couldn't help but gasp, but he was a boy after all, so he had to show some courage in front of the girls, so he said, "Don't be superstitious, this is what age, The football is on the balcony, how about I crawl through your dormitory?"

The girl hesitated for a while and said, "Okay then, but you have to be careful." The long-haired boy smiled disapprovingly: "What can happen in broad daylight, you girls are just cowards." The girl didn't say anything, and led him to the balcony. The long-haired man stretched his hands and climbed up to the edge nimbly. Then he held the wall with his hands, stretched his right leg and stepped on the balcony next door, and finally took a few steps cautiously and jumped over. The ball was in a corner of the balcony. The long-haired man picked up the ball, shouted excitedly at the football field downstairs, and threw the ball down with one hand.Then, he was about to climb up the edge of the balcony again.

At this moment, he saw something under his feet, which was packed in a black plastic bag. He kicked it with his foot, and the plastic bag rolled a few times. Is it still football?The long-haired man was a little curious, so he squatted down and untied the black plastic bag with his hands. At that moment, his pupils suddenly dilated and froze as if frozen.He finally saw clearly what was in the plastic bag, it was a human head! To be exact, it was a horrible head! My name is Meng Yao, and I am a people's policeman.When I was very young, I was very envious of those heroines on TV who could eradicate violence and uphold justice, so I resolutely chose the police academy when I grew up.After graduation, I got my wish and was hired by a public security agency in Xi'an.I thought that I would be able to show my strengths when I joined the police force, but I didn't know that I have been in the agency for two years.

In the third year, after unremitting application, I was finally transferred to work in a criminal police team at the grassroots level. Xu Da is our team leader. He is about 35 years old. Although he is burly and looks like an old man, he is actually as thin as silk and has a meticulous mind. There are many complicated and weird cases in the city. For my fledgling little girl, he has always taken good care of me and let me study hard by his side. The case of a university of science and technology in Xi'an is the first case I really came into contact with.In fact, I have participated in many cases before, but most of them were just running errands.

When the murder in the girls' dormitory happened, the criminal police team was dealing with another serious case, so Xu Da handed over the case to me for the time being.After receiving this order, I was ecstatic and glad to have such a rare opportunity to display my professional level. When we arrived at the scene of the crime, the girls' dormitory had been quarantined, and several forensic doctors in white clothes and masks were carefully collecting evidence around.At this moment, many girls gathered in other dormitories, watching from a distance.The homicide was like a bomb exploded in the girls' dormitory building, and everyone looked panic-stricken.

I walked over, crouched in front of that head and couldn't help shivering. I had never seen such a disgusting scene before. My chest felt tight and I felt like I was about to vomit.Only the head remained of the deceased, the hair was gone, the face was completely blurred, and even the eyes could not be seen, and only a piece of carrion remained.According to the preliminary judgment of the on-site forensic doctor, the head should have been corroded by concentrated sulfuric acid and other chemicals.My work has given me a great mental strength that is almost immune to most gore.But today, this situation makes me feel depressed.

The deceased could not be identified, his face was unrecognizable, and his body shape was featureless. Who is so cruel? The reporter was a handsome, tall, long-haired boy. When I asked him what happened, he was so nervous that he was sweating profusely, and he seemed to have not fully recovered from the panic.According to him, he found the head by accident while picking up footballs.And other students testify to it. I went to the dormitory next door to investigate again. The girl was still in shock and said tremblingly, "People have died in that place before. It's a haunted house. I wouldn't dare to go in even if I was killed..."

The principal of the school also confirmed that a student committed suicide a few years ago in this dormitory, so it has not been opened for these years. According to the on-site investigation, the room known as the "haunted house" was covered with thick dust everywhere, and there were no clues such as footprints and fingerprints around, and even the door lock was rusted to the point of being unable to open. The forensic doctor told me with certainty that no one had been in this dormitory for at least a year. I went to the balcony and twisted my neck to look up.This girls' dormitory building has six floors, and the incident took place on the third floor, that is to say, in the dormitories above the third floor, it is possible to throw this head from the balcony.Usually, there are many girls who like to throw garbage downstairs, and no one will pay attention to what is on the balcony on the third floor.The cunning murderer probably thought of this. The first priority now is to determine the identity of the deceased. However, these days coincided with the seven-day long holiday, and many students either went out to play or returned to their hometowns, which brought considerable difficulty to the elimination work. Generally speaking, the purpose of the murderer is to increase the difficulty for the police to judge the identity of the victim, so as to hinder the investigation.And what is certain is that the murderer and the deceased must have some deep hatred, otherwise they would not have committed the crime with such a cruel method of cutting off the head and disfiguring the face. How much hatred does that require? Back at the police station, a policeman held a transparent plastic bag and said, "Look at this thing, it was found under that head. Captain Gang said that this is our only clue." I took out the tweezers and took a closer look. It was a thin piece of metal that had been burned or corroded, and the original prototype was unknown. What exactly is this?Why is there this thing on the head? I couldn't figure it out, so I had to ask him to take it for a detailed test. When I came to the bathroom, I washed my face to make myself more awake. I brushed my hair in front of the mirror, and suddenly a flash of inspiration came to my mind: that metal sheet is a hairpin!The deceased was a girl. The murderer and the dead may be upstairs in that dormitory. Judging from the traces of burnt and corroded skulls, it should be possible to lock it into the Department of Chemistry, and only they will come into contact with some chemicals. My confidence increased greatly, and I decided to check one by one from the girls' dormitories, but the problem right now is that most of the girls in the dormitories are not there.And that building is full of chemistry students. Just when I was in a temporary predicament, a boy named Gu Feiyang suddenly found me. From a girl's point of view, Gu Feiyang is definitely a handsome guy who everyone loves, with a handsome face, sharp edges and corners, and a very standard model figure.It's just that his face was so pale that it was sickly, and the sunken eye circles were slightly dark, which was caused by lack of sleep at first glance. After an introduction, I learned that he is a junior student in the Biology Department of our school. "Did you come to see me today for anything?" I asked. Gu Feiyang hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "My girlfriend is missing." My heart suddenly moved: "Can you be more specific?" "My girlfriend's name is Han Xiaoxi, a third-year student in the Department of Chemistry, and she's pretty." "anything else?" "She...she lives upstairs in the girls' dormitory where the accident happened." After speaking, he tremblingly took out the cigarette case, and when there was no cigarette, he rubbed it and threw it on the ground. I asked my colleague for a pack of cigarettes, and I took out one and lit it for him. He smoked a few times vigorously, and continued: "On the fourth day of the National Day holiday, that night, she came to me suddenly. I I rented a house off campus, and she didn’t leave that night. When I woke up the next day, she had disappeared. I saw her message on my mobile phone, saying that she was in a bad mood and wanted to go to Lijiang alone Take a break and see you in a few days. I didn't care about anything at the time, because Xiaoxi is a girl who advocates freedom and has an unruly personality. She often goes out to play impulsively. This is not the first time." "Do you know why she is in a bad mood?" Gu Feiyang shook his head. "Then why are you sure she's missing?" "When she left before, she would keep in touch with me by phone or text message, but this time it was very strange. Her phone was always turned off. I wondered if something happened to her." "The purpose of your coming to see me today is to worry that she is related to the head case in Building No. 7?" "I... I don't know, I'm just... just too worried." Gu Feiyang's expression was a little excited, and he even lost his composure. "We will treat the clues you provide with caution. Don't worry, once there is news about Han Xiaoxi, I will notify you as soon as possible." "Thank you, thank you so much." The next day, the seven-day long vacation of the University of Science and Technology ended, and most of the students returned to campus and started their normal study and life. With the help of the Academic Affairs Office, I obtained a list of students who did not return to school, and then excluded them one by one.The list is very detailed. Apart from the students who asked for leave, I also found an important doubt. Han Xiaoxi did not return to school, nor did he ask for leave. In addition, a student named Zhang Yimei did not return to school.Before the National Day, she had asked for five days off.It stands to reason that it should be back by now. What's even more strange is that Han Xiaoxi and Zhang Yimei are both juniors in the Department of Chemistry and live in the same dormitory. It seems that the clues provided by Han Xiaoxi's boyfriend are very important. I was excited and decided to start with these two people first. Soon, I found the dormitory of Han Xiaoxi and Zhang Yimei. This is a four-person dormitory. Although it is large in size, it is clean and tidy.I knew in advance that besides Han Xiaoxi and Zhang Yimei, there were two girls in this dormitory, one named Qiao Hong and the other named Xia Linlin. When I entered the dormitory, Xia Linlin was not there, only Qiao Hong was alone. After I reported my police status, Qiao Hong was taken aback for a moment, and then warmly invited me to sit down.Although this girl looks ordinary, but there is a cleverness in her eyes, which is very cute. "Officer, you must have come here today because of Xiaoxi and Yimei's affairs?" Qiao Hong asked proactively. "Oh, how did you know?" "Needless to say, I have classes today, but neither of them came back. I haven't heard from them for several days. I think it's impossible for Xiaoxi's boyfriend not to call the police." It really is a smart girl, I smiled and nodded: "That's right, that's why I came here, so I want to know about them." "No problem, I will cooperate unconditionally." Through understanding, Xia Linlin seldom lives in dormitories, and only comes back a few times occasionally. She has been studying and starting a business since her freshman year, and has been renting a house with her boyfriend. Han Xiaoxi is a rich girl with a well-off life. It is said that her father owns several large chain supermarkets in the United States. In contrast, Zhang Yimei's family was poor. Her father died when she was very young, and her mother was sick and bedridden all year round.On the eve of National Day, Zhang Yimei's mother suddenly became critically ill, and she returned to her hometown after receiving the news. Qiao Hong found me a group photo of them together, with Xia Linlin and Qiao Hong standing in the middle, and Han Xiaoxi and Zhang Yimei at the ends.Everyone in the photo is innocent and lively, with a big smile. Qiao Hong sighed, "Yimei hasn't come back since she came home. I called her many times, but I couldn't get through. I don't know why." "How is the relationship between the two?" "This..." Qiao Hong's expression seemed difficult to express. I smiled and said, "It's okay, there's no one else here, just tell the truth." Qiao Hong said slowly: "Xiaoxi, she is not very popular among her classmates. Maybe she thinks her family is rich, and she usually talks and walks arrogantly. She doesn't pay attention to anyone. Many people can't stand her kindness." The eldest lady has a temper. Yimei, although her family is difficult, she is quite sincere to others, likes to help her classmates, and never plays tricks. It's just..." "What is it?" "It's just that sometimes she has a strong personality and a stubborn temper, and she won't compromise on anything." "Then she must not get along with Han Xiaoxi?" "You guessed right. The relationship between the two of them is really not very good. They turn their faces from time to time. They see each other in the dormitory without looking up and down. There is almost a small quarrel every three days, and a big quarrel every seven days. It was just last month. They The two even moved hands. At that time, Xiaoxi said something in the corridor, Yimei rushed up and slapped her unceremoniously. In the end, the two of them scuffled. Several girls struggled for a long time before pulling Open. It may be that Xiaoxi has suffered a bit, and clamored that he must show Yimei a good look... This matter has caused a lot of trouble, even our department head knows about it." My heart moved, and I asked, "Why are they doing this?" Qiao Hong hesitated for a moment and said: "The relationship between the two of them wasn't so stiff at first, but the reason why it became like this may be related to Gu Feiyang." "Gu Feiyang?" I was stunned for a moment and asked, "What does it have to do with him?" "You probably don't know yet. Gu Feiyang was Yimei's boyfriend at the beginning. At that time, he often came to our dormitory to play and tell us jokes. After about half a year, the two broke up suddenly. Not long after, Gu Feiyang Feiyang is dating Xiaoxi again." I was a little curious: "Why did they break up?" "According to Yimei herself, she and Gu Feiyang broke up because of personality differences. But we privately feel that it was Xiaoxi who robbed Yimei's boyfriend. After all, Xiaoxi has a rich dad. Can you resist the temptation of money?" I was secretly surprised: "So Zhang Yimei will hate Han Xiaoxi?" "Maybe. However, most of the time, it is Xiaoxi who takes the initiative to provoke Yimei." "why?" "Although Gu Feiyang fell in love with Xiaoxi, he still has contacts with Yimei occasionally, presumably because he can't forget the previous relationship, and the relationship is broken... This makes Xiaoxi very annoyed, and he often finds trouble with Yimei, making troubles. It made her unable to step down. So the two became incompatible, and the relationship became more and more rigid." I thought about it in my heart, I never thought that Gu Feiyang was still a playboy, no wonder girls nowadays say that you must stay away from handsome guys when you are in love. I thought for a while and asked, "When was the last time you saw Han Xiaoxi?" "Probably on October 4th, I went back to my hometown for 3 days during the November holiday, and it was almost 11 o'clock when I returned to campus on the 4th. I ran into Xiaoxi downstairs in the dormitory. She was carrying a backpack. , seemed to be in a hurry to go somewhere, I called her, but she ran away without even looking back, I felt very strange." "Where is she going?" "I do not know then." "Can we talk about Charlene?" "Linlin, she doesn't know what to do. She has been doing business and is busy." Qiao Hong took out her mobile phone and said, "I have her number here, you can contact her directly." "Okay thank you." After receiving the mobile phone number Qiao Hong gave me, I left the girls' dormitory. After contacting Charlene, she didn't give me any new clues. On this day, I got some identification results from the Public Security Bureau. The deceased with the mutilated head was a woman in her early twenties, matching the ages of Han Xiaoxi and Zhang Yimei, and the time of death was determined to be during the two days of the National Day holiday. The thin piece of metal stuck under the skull was also confirmed to be a damaged hairpin.Relevant experts also restored and repaired it. The hairpin is in the shape of a butterfly. Also, Han Xiaoxi's father just recently suffered a heart attack in the United States and is currently recuperating in the ward.In order not to irritate the patient and at the same time avoid alarming others, the police did not tell him about Han Xiaoxi. In addition, the police also investigated some things about Zhang Yimei. After arranging her mother's funeral, she disappeared.The relatives all thought she was back at school, not to mention that these relatives had little contact with their family. After getting these materials, I decided to talk to Gu Feiyang again, and my intuition told me that he must still be hiding something. In order to relieve his pressure, I asked him to meet at a coffee shop in front of the school. Gu Feiyang was even thinner than when I saw him before, his face was pale and his eyes were sunken. "I want to talk to you about Han Xiaoxi in detail." I said straight to the point. "Okay." Gu Feiyang said, holding the coffee cup in both hands, "It was very late when Xiaoxi came to see me that night, it should be close to 12 o'clock. I was tired and sleepy because I played basketball for half a day. So I didn't say anything to her. But I still think she's weird, she seems to be in a hurry, she usually likes to be clean, but that time she went to bed without washing her feet." "Think about it again, what else is suspicious?" "She carried a bag." "Did you see what's in the bag?" "I was so sleepy that I didn't bother to ask this." I took out the picture of the card that had been restored and asked, "Have you seen this?" "This... this is..." "You recognize it right?" "This card seems... It seems to be a birthday present from me to Zhang Yimei. She has worn it several times." My heart was shocked: "Are you sure it's Zhang Yimei's?" Gu Feiyang picked it up, examined it carefully, and said firmly, "That's right, I'm sure." It seemed that the truth of the case was about to surface, and I couldn't restrain my joy and said, "Thank you." Gu Feiyang seemed to realize something suddenly, and asked tremblingly: "You...why did you show me this, could it be..." "Yes, we found fragments of this thing from the dead man's head." "The deceased is Yimei? Yimei..." Gu Feiyang almost sat down on the ground, and tears flowed out instantly. I quickly comforted her and said: "Gu Feiyang, don't do this, the matter is not clear yet." After a while he calmed down, stared at me and asked, "Tell me, could Xiaoxi be the murderer?" His words also showed my doubts.First of all, Han Xiaoxi has a motive for killing. She and Zhang Yimei are rivals in love and have irresolvable conflicts. But Zhang Yimei's mother died of illness, and she went back to attend the funeral, so how could she appear on campus again? I calculated the time, Zhang Yimei's mother passed away on the third day before the National Day, and Han Xiaoxi passed away on the fourth day after the National Day.During this period, Zhang Yimei has the possibility of returning to school. Then, Han Xiaoxi would have time to kill. After killing someone secretly, Han Xiaoxi was worried that the face of the deceased would be recognized, so he cut off the head viciously, treated it with chemicals, and threw it into the "ghost" dormitory where no one dared to approach. After doing all this, Han Xiaoxi was a little scared, and then made up an excuse from her boyfriend to travel to Lijiang, left in a hurry, and disappeared from sight.To be sure, she was trying to avoid the limelight and escape. "Officer Meng, you haven't answered my question yet?" Gu Feiyang asked anxiously. When I came back to my senses, I was not in a hurry to answer his question, but asked, "Can you talk about the story between you, Han Xiaoxi and Zhang Yimei?" Gu Feiyang was startled, and his lips trembled a few times before he opened his mouth and said: "Actually, there is nothing to say. Yimei and I were lovers before. We had a good relationship at first, but as we got closer, I realized that we She and I were both the kind of people who would not give in, and we would often break up because of a small dispute... Later, Han Xiaoxi took the initiative to pursue me. At first, I was not tempted, but Yimei always thought that I was with you. She had something, so she proposed to break up. In this way, Han Xiaoxi and I are together." "Then do you still love Zhang Yimei?" Gu Feiyang had an uncomfortable expression on his face: "Actually...in fact, I have always loved her." "Then have you ever thought about Han Xiaoxi's feelings?" "I regret it now. If I hadn't been obsessed with accepting Xiaoxi, this ending would not have happened." Gu Feiyang scratched his hair, "I really deserve to die!" "The last time you took the initiative to look for me, it must not be because of Han Xiaoxi's disappearance, right? Did you suspect something?" Gu Feiyang's body suddenly trembled from the inside out. He gritted his teeth and said, "Xiaoxi has been in a bad mood recently, moody. She has fought with Yimei several times, and she often fights with me. Gritting her teeth in front of her, she said that she wanted to kill Yimei. Once she even shouted in a dream that she wanted to kill Zhang Yimei. To be honest, Xiaoxi suddenly became so frightening to me that I didn’t even dare to talk to her. I was worried about what she would do stupidly, so when there was a murder at school, I was terrified." Her words further confirmed my judgment. Han Xiaoxi was suspected of a serious murder, and her so-called Lijiang trip was just a cover for absconding. In order to stabilize Gu Feiyang's mood, I said: "Don't worry, no one can jump to conclusions until the matter is clear. Maybe Han Xiaoxi is just playing crazy outside." "Officer, Xiaoxi is not a bad person." "I know." After walking out of the coffee shop, I repeatedly thought about Han Xiaoxi in my mind. If a person wants to escape, he must need money. So I decided to check Han Xiaoxi's account and withdrawal records. When I arrived at an industrial and commercial bank in front of the school, with the help of the staff, I found Han Xiaoxi's withdrawal records. Records show that at 23:28 on October 4th, Han Xiaoxi withdrew the highest amount of 20,000 yuan from the ATM. Not only that, when investigating Han Xiaoxi's account, I was also surprised to find that Han Xiaoxi had withdrawn 10,000 yuan from the Postal Savings that night. The total is 30,000 yuan. Based on this analysis, Han Xiaoxi is really ready to abscond.All signs indicated that Han Xiaoxi was undoubtedly the murderer!But for some reason, I have a faint feeling in my heart that things are not that simple, and there is something strange. When I got home at night, I lay in bed and retook the whole thread. First of all, Han Xiaoxi's family is so rich, and he has robbed Zhang Yimei's boyfriend, so there is absolutely no need to take the risk of killing someone.Besides, if a cunning murderer really wanted to kill someone, would he express his intention to kill so clearly?As the saying goes, a barking dog never bites.I think the "kill Zhang Yimei" that Han Xiaoxi said was just to vent his anger. Second, the problem is with that issuing card.It stands to reason that since a cunning murderer wants to hide the identity of the deceased, it is absolutely impossible to leave something as important as the card issuance, unless he deliberately confuses the police. But the question is, why did Han Xiaoxi withdraw so much money?Why did she run away in such a panic and disappear without a trace?Why?Thinking about all of this feels like a big head. I don't know when it was raining outside, and the raindrops were constantly beating on the glass.Standing in front of the window and looking out the dark window, I suddenly thought that it happened to be a rainy day when Han Xiaoxi went to Gu Feiyang's rental house, and according to Gu Feiyang, there was a power outage at that time. My mind clicked like lightning, and I quickly picked up the phone and called Gu Feiyang.After a long time, I heard the other party lazily "Hello". "Feiyang, I'm Meng Yao, can you describe in detail what happened when you met Han Xiaoxi that night?" "Haven't I already said that?" "Please tell me more about it, I found some doubts." "It was a rainy night and there was a power outage. I heard a knock on the door and opened it. Then I saw Xiaoxi come in with her clothes on. She hurriedly took off her raincoat and her backpack and went to the bathroom. I returned to the bed with sleepy eyes. After a while, she also lay on the bed with her back facing me. I was very sleepy at the time, and fell asleep with my arms around her back. When I woke up, I found that she had disappeared. Is there any problem?" "Didn't you light wax when the power went out?" "No, I just turned on the phone and used the screen light to make do with the lighting. It's so late anyway." I was shocked: "Can you be sure that the girl that night is Han Xiaoxi?" "Why do you ask that?" Gu Feiyang seemed to be taken aback. "Is it really?" "probably." "Gu Feiyang, so you can't even believe it yourself." I shook my head and continued to ask, "Did Zhang Yimei live with you when he was dating you before?" "I've lived there." "Are there any other girls besides this?" Gu Feiyang's tone was a little unhappy: "Of course not, I'm not the kind of person you imagined." "I'm sorry, I'm not prying into your privacy, I just want to clarify the matter. Let me ask you again, what is the difference between Zhang Yimei and Han Xiaoxi?" "Officer Meng, what exactly do you want to ask?" "Don't get me wrong, apart from personalities, there are differences in figure and appearance." "It's nothing. They are about the same figure and height. They both have oval faces. They are the type I like. Otherwise, I wouldn't accept Xiaoxi so quickly." "I see. Maybe you mistaken Han Xiaoxi and Zhang Yimei that night." "What's wrong? Please make it clear." "Maybe it wasn't Han Xiaoxi who came to your room that night, but Zhang Yimei!" Gu Feiyang exclaimed: "What? Isn't Zhang Yimei already killed? The issuing card has been found." "Perhaps the deceased was not Zhang Yimei, but Han Xiaoxi who was disguised as Zhang Yimei. We were all wrong at first." "This is impossible!" "Okay, you rest first, I'll see you tomorrow if there's anything wrong." I hung up the phone. This result surprised me a lot. I speculated that Zhang Yimei sneaked back to school after going back to finish the funeral for her mother.After she killed Han Xiaoxi, she disguised herself as Han Xiaoxi, then ventured to Gu Feiyang's house, and then escaped with a golden cicada... As for the issuing card, it was just evidence she kept to mislead the police. I remember Qiao Hong once said that she bumped into Han Xiaoxi downstairs in the dormitory and yelled, but Han Xiaoxi left without looking back.Perhaps the "Han Xiaoxi" she saw was just Zhang Yimei in disguise. The next day, I went to the bank in front of the school again, and called up the surveillance video in front of the ATM that night.The picture was gray and blurry. It was raining at that time, and the girl who was withdrawing money was wearing a raincoat that covered her head, so she couldn't see her face at all. I think it's just Zhang Yimei's disguise. Perhaps, the real murderer is Zhang Yimei.Especially after her mother died and lost her support, on the one hand she needed money, on the other hand she was full of hatred for Han Xiaoxi who robbed her boyfriend, so a bold trick was born... After returning to the police station, the DNA identification report on the head has come out. I found a piece of Han Xiaoxi's yellow hair at Gu Feiyang's house before. The identification results showed that Han Xiaoxi matched the DNA of that head.There is no doubt that the deceased was Han Xiaoxi. The truth of the case finally came to light.I excitedly took the report and hurriedly went to the captain's office to report the case.Since I joined the police force, I have never felt so relaxed and happy as I am today, and I feel an indescribable sense of accomplishment spontaneously. Seeing me coming in, Xu Da asked me to sit down with a smile on his face, poured me another cup of tea and said, "Xiao Meng, have you been working hard recently?" "No hard work, no hard work." "Hehe, your performance this time is very good, and your analysis and reasoning are also in place. I didn't spend so long with me." I was flattered to hear this, but pretended to be modest and said: "This is not all due to me alone, it was all accomplished under your great leadership." "Smelly girl, stop flattering." "Hee hee, boss, I'm now formally reporting the case to you." "Let's not go first." Xu Da waved his hands and said, "I've been following this case, and I understand all the facts of the case you said. I suggest you don't make a conclusion in front of me so early." My heart tightened, and I asked with some confusion: "Is there any problem here?" Xu Da said: "According to the general criminal psychology, we all want to erase all traces of crime, but some criminals are very clever, and they will leave traces on purpose, such as a hairpin. " "So, I won't be fooled easily." Xu Da nodded in agreement, and said, "But some problems are far more complicated than we imagined, and the criminals are also far more cunning than we imagined, so we cannot judge according to the general thinking." "I see." "Are you so sure that the murderer must be Zhang Yimei? Also, Han Xiaoxi's boyfriend, Gu Feiyang, would he lie? How reliable is his testimony?" Xu Da spoke extremely fast. Quick, "It is impossible for the police to draw conclusions easily based on one person's confession. What we need is evidence, convincing evidence!" "But the DNA test can't be wrong, right?" I said unconvinced. "That's right, DNA testing can't be wrong, but you can't trust it completely." I was even more confused: "Where is the problem? Boss, I really don't understand, so don't go around in circles." Xu Da smiled and took out a stack of papers, handed them to me and said, "We contacted the American hospital where Han Xiaoxi's father was hospitalized, and with the cooperation of Interpol, we got a few hairs from him. The DNA of that head was not a match." "Huh? What's going on here?" "This shows two points. Either the deceased was not Han Xiaoxi, or Han Xiaoxi's American father was not her biological father." Seeing my dumbfounded expression, Xu Da took out another stack of papers and said, "More strange things are yet to come. Here is another identification material, which is Zhang Yimei's hair extracted from the girls' dormitory. The identification shows that it is the same as that head. The DNA is also the same!" "What? How is this possible?" I was shocked again. "So, your previous deduction may not be correct, it may be that something went wrong." "Is there something wrong with what I provided?" "Things are fine." "Then why are Han Xiaoxi and Zhang Yimei's DNA the same?" "As for why they are the same, we have to dig out their backgrounds. From a medical point of view, since their DNA is the same, they should be related by blood." I was stunned: "Could it be that Han Xiaoxi and Zhang Yimei are sisters?" "This possibility is not ruled out." "My God, how did this happen? I thought the truth had come out." "Remember, criminal investigation is not a child's play, and any mistakes are not allowed. Especially when dealing with major cases, don't just rely on subjective speculation... Yes, there is a deep conflict between Han Xiaoxi and Zhang Yimei, and there is a motive for committing the crime. But you should not always try to dig clues from them, otherwise you will fall into the misunderstanding of an 'established fact', getting deeper and deeper, and sometimes the truth often runs counter to what we see and think." "Ugh." "Don't be discouraged. This case is indeed too complicated. At least we have proved that the deceased is one of the sisters Han Xiaoxi and Zhang Yimei, and the other may be the murderer, or may be dead. It cannot be ruled out that the murderer is a third person." "Boss, what should I do now?" "Go to the University of Science and Technology to investigate all the people related to this case, including Gu Feiyang, Qiao Hong, Xia Linlin, etc. Find out where they have been and what they have done before and after the incident. Also, make sure The life experiences of Han Xiaoxi and Zhang Yimei." Next, the police learned from Zhang Yimei's relatives that Zhang Yimei had a younger sister when she was very young.但因为生活拮据，这个妹妹生下来没多久就送人了。具体孩子送给谁，如今人在哪儿已经无从知晓。 根据DNA检测，张一梅的这个妹妹就是韩小溪。老天真是给姐妹俩开了个天大的玩笑，或许两人都不知道这个秘密，否则也不会闹成那样。 我走访了化学系的其他宿舍，她们透露说，张一梅平时与乔红的关系是最好的，两人一直以姐妹相称，几乎无话不说，难道张一梅回家后就一直没跟她联系过吗？ 至于同宿舍的夏琳琳则很少回宿舍，基本与其他学生没什么接触。在放假那几天的时间里，她跟男朋友去了一趟上海世博会，并无作案时间与作案动机。 剩下的关键人物是谷飞扬，他放假期间白天常活跃于篮球场上，晚上则与男同学喝酒聚会居多，虽然此人有些可疑，但我实在找不出他的作案动机，至少我觉得他不会凶残到将女友割头抛尸的地步。 乔红国庆放假曾经回了趟老家，在这三天里她到底都做了些什么？为了慎重起见，我决定亲自去一趟乔红的老家。 乔红的老家在南方，从本市坐火车大概需要一天的时间。 到了乔红的老家，我暗中从她的邻居那儿打探到，乔红的确回来了，而且这三天里基本没出过门，一直在家陪父母。 那天下午，乔红的母亲坐在门口的大槐树下跟一群老人聊天。当时正逢人口普查的工作人员前去调查，于是我便说服他们，以普查员的身份跟乔红的母亲聊上了。 我很自然地将话题引入到乔红身上，老人一聊到女儿就特别兴奋，看得出来她很为这个考上大学的女儿自豪。 “您女儿国庆没回来看您吗？” “回来啦，在家待了三天就走了。” “那她没出去玩？” “我这孩子很孝顺，一直在家陪着我，我叫她出去转转，她硬是不去。” 听到这儿，我有些失望，还是耐着性子问：“您女儿这么优秀，在大学里一定很讨人喜欢吧？朋友应该很多吧？” "of course." 我自嘲道：“我也是从大学里出来的，不过那时我脾气挺大，没人愿意答理我。” 老人笑了笑：“我家小红人缘可好啦，她对别人都很照顾，听说有个同学的妈病死了，她还想去看看呢，我没让她去。” “电话慰问一下就可以了。” 老人点头说：“是啊。不过小红说打不通，人家电话停机了。” "yes?" 老人又说：“本来她说在家要待到6号的，但提前两天就走了，我估计跟她那同学有关。” 我心中猛地一震，却故作调侃地说：“你女儿一定是急着见男朋友吧。” 老人忙摆摆手：“没有的事儿，不可能。” 我追问道：“你怎么那样肯定？” “那天我无意间听到她在房间里接电话，好像是她那同学约她4号见面。” 终于到答了关键问题。我心中激动不已，原来张一梅已主动和乔红联系过了，但乔红隐瞒了这个事实。她为什么要隐瞒呢？ 进一步来推断，她们两人还约好了见面时间与地点。 得到这个重要线索后，我不动声色地向乔红的母亲告辞，然后往回赶去。 女生寝室里，乔红看到我进来笑道：“案子办得怎么样？” “差不多了吧。”我坐到她身边，说，“有些问题还要请教你。” “你问吧。” “张一梅回老家，手机停机了，但她回到学校以后，第一个给你打了个电话，对不对？” 乔红平静的脸色突然一变：“没有啊。” “我查过你的手机通话记录，她那天的确给你打了电话，用的是校外报亭的一个公用电话。而且我们拿着照片去咨询了报亭的主人，他确定就是张一梅。”我不紧不慢地说道。其实，报亭主人并没有认出张一梅。 乔红沉默了，我继续步步紧逼：“张一梅和你联系了，而且还跟你见面了。她一定还告诉你了，她与韩小溪是亲生姐妹。对不对？” 乔红额头上冒出了汗珠，浑身开始瑟瑟发抖。 我不给她任何喘息的机会：“乔红，我们已经掌握了证据，你就是那个凶手！” 乔红终于支撑不住了，颓然低下头道：“你是怎么发现的？” 我抑制不住喜悦的心情，说：“是你母亲提供的线索。” “我母亲？”乔红难以置信地抬起头望着我，喃喃地说，“不！不！这不可能！” “我去你老家调查过你，你母亲无意中透露了她曾听到了张一梅给你打电话。” 乔红苦笑着摇摇头，说：“不错，我就是杀死韩小溪的凶手！” “经过呢？” “那天张一梅给我打了个电话，说她4号要回去，并约我晚上见个面，她当时情绪很低落，所以我毫不犹豫就答应了。”乔红顿了一下，接着说道，“见到一梅以后，她向我吐露了一个秘密，也是她母亲临终前告诉她的，原来她还有一个妹妹，就是韩小溪。很早以前，她的母亲就将这个孩子送人了。虽然给了别人，但毕竟是亲生骨肉，她母亲一直在暗中关注着这个孩子。一梅听到这个消息后很震惊，不知如何是好，更不知道以后该怎么面对韩小溪，她让我帮她想解决办法……” 我静静地听着，没打断乔红的思路。 “知道这个秘密后，我除了震惊，更多的是失望，因为这三年来我恨死了韩小溪，她仗着家里有钱，一直看不起我，经常骂我，嘲笑我，侮辱我。后来因为谷飞扬，她和张一梅反目成仇，我这才找到了共同对抗她的同伴。可弄了半天，她竟然和张一梅是亲生姐妹，如果这两人将来和好如初，那我该怎么办？” 我忍不住问道：“你之所以跟张一梅关系那么好，就是为了对付韩小溪？” 乔红咬牙切齿地说：“没错，我恨死韩小溪了。而且……而且她还抢走了我最爱的人。因为……我也喜欢谷飞扬，每当见到他俩勾肩搭背走在一起时，我就想杀了她！” “我明白了，原来这就是你的作案动机。” 乔红冷笑一声说：“知道她俩是姐妹后，我就忽然间想到了一个计划，那就是杀了韩小溪，然后嫁祸给张一梅，最好是两人都死，那么也就死无对证了。” 我听了心里发冷，不敢相信这么温柔的女孩，却有着蛇蝎一般的心。 “我和张一梅见面的地点是在校园内的小树林里，当时周围没有什么人，在小树林不远处有一个防空洞，里面不仅又脏又臭，而且阴森森的，一般没人会去那儿，所以我趁张一梅毫无防备的时候，拿起一块石头从后面将她砸晕了，接着把她拖进了那个防空洞。最后我在防空洞里用绳子勒死了她。我寻思着先将尸体藏在那里，等以后肢解了再运走。” "and then?" “搞定了张一梅后，我找了个公用电话亭给韩小溪打电话，告诉了她和张一梅之间姐妹的关系，并让她带些钱立刻赶到张一梅的老家，给她生母办丧事，我定了凌晨两点的火车票，会在校门口等她，而且这件事儿要暂时保密。” 我忍不住问：“你就那么有把握韩小溪会相信你的话？” “我想她肯定会打电话向她美国老爸求证的，如果事实如此，她是绝不会袖手旁观的。而且这些年她那样对待张一梅，一定会很愧疚的。” 我恍然明白为什么韩小溪的父亲会心脏病发作了，原来是女儿忽然向他逼问自己的身世，刺激了他。 “我在暗中一直窥视着韩小溪，看着她去银行取了钱，然后回到谷飞扬的出租屋里。一点多钟的时候，我在学校门口等到了她。我找了个借口将她引到一个无人的角落杀死了她，搜出了3万元钱。为了毁掉她的身份，我拿出事先准备好的浓硫酸等化学制剂，将她的脸毁坏了，扔到了那个无人居住的'鬼屋'阳台上。” “其实头部也可以直接沉到河里，你为什么要扔到阳台上？那样岂不是暴露了吗？” “我是故意那样做的。两个大活人突然不见了，警方绝不会善罢甘休，他们早晚会找到突破口，也迟早会盯上我。所以我想，不如干脆将韩小溪的头颅伪装成张一梅。这样就能混淆警方的视线。但我没料到那颗头颅会那么早被人发现，更没想到你能这么快找到我。” 我苦笑道：“其实我真的差点儿就被你骗过去了，中间还绕了一个大弯子，好在峰回路转，拨云见日。” “自作孽不可活，也许这就是天意吧。”