"What, suspected murder?"

"Shui'an Flower Love Hotel, right? Wait, I'll go over now!"

As the captain of the Binhe City Criminal Investigation Detachment, after a day's work, I received a police report as soon as I got home and had two sips of wine. It was still a murder case!

Because I just had a drink, I called a car using a taxi app.

Coincidentally, my order was picked up in seconds.

Looking at the prompt on the app, the driver who took the order is Qin Feng, a new driver who has just registered for three days, and my order is his first order after he registered as an express driver.

When I walked to the gate of the community, I saw a white Volkswagen SUV coming from not far away, parked beside me, lowered the window and asked with a smile, "Hello, is this the passenger with tail number 3366?"

The hitchhiker driver Qin Feng was in his early thirties, with a pair of narrow-rimmed glasses on his chubby face, and he looked polite.

I hurried to the scene, opened the car door quickly and sat in the back row, saying, "Shui'an Flower Love Hotel."

As soon as the car started, I found Qin Feng looking at me through the rearview mirror, and at the same time asked, "Are you a policeman, go to Shuianhua to handle the case?"

"Huh?" I have been a police officer for more than 20 years. I have a very keen intuition. Thinking of the order I received in seconds, I pointed to my casual clothes and asked deliberately, "Look at me like this, it doesn't look like I'm going to open a room. guests?"

Qin Feng grinned and said, "Don't be serious, bro, I just came from there, and there were a lot of police and people gathered at the gate of Shui'an Flower. It is estimated that people have been killed. Seeing that you are upright, with majestic facial features. When you go to Shui'an Flower now,I just guess, if I guess wrong, please forgive me."

I didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "Heh, why did you be the driver?"

Qin Feng said: "I'm free, I want to make some money to spend, and I can relax by the way."

There is still a period of time before the crime scene. On the way, Qin Feng and I were chatting with each other, and I always felt that something was wrong.

When he arrived at the Shui'anhua Love Hotel, he saw Qin Feng parked the car behind a police car, lowered the glass of the co-pilot and shouted to Niu Xiaolong, who was maintaining order at the scene, "Xiaolong, are you free later? "

Hearing the call, Niu Xiaolong walked over quickly: "Mad, you came just in time, before you..."

But before Niu Xiaolong finished speaking, seeing me sitting in the back seat, he hurriedly opened the car door: "Captain, you are here."

I want to hear what he will say to Qin Feng, forget it, I'll ask later.

I got out of the car and went straight to the subject: "Xiaolong, talk about the case."

At the same time, I noticed that Qin Feng made a phone call gesture to Niu Xiaolong and drove away.

Waterfront flower love hotel

More than a dozen policemen from the police station are maintaining the scene, the isolation belt has been pulled up, and there are still several policemen from the city's criminal investigation detachment busy.

Niu Xiaolong walked in with me, reporting as he walked: "An hour ago, the Xiguan Police Station received a report that someone had died suddenly in the hotel, and it was just about to be treated as an accidental death. Coincidentally, Chief Yue of the Technology Department just in ,briefly checked the deceased, and questioned the deceased's companions a few more times, determined that this was a premeditated murder, and notified our criminal investigation team."

"Senior Yue is here?" My expression changed slightly and quickly returned to normal.

Where to go after get off work is a personal matter. As for Yue Lina's private affairs, it's not my turn to do anything.

I talked to Niu Xiaolong all the way and came to room 206 of the hotel.

In the room, a middle-aged man's body was curled up naked on the bed, his lips were purple, and his hands were clenched into fists, as if he had suffered great pain before his death; several technical officers were taking pictures of the scene and extracting fingerprints...

Yue Lina, who was over 40 years old, was wearing a white dress and light makeup. When she saw me coming in, there was a hint of embarrassment on her face, but she still bravely stepped forward: "Captain Chen, I have already conducted a preliminary examination on the deceased. I suspect that the deceased is because of Sudden cardiac death caused by concomitant use of sildenafil and nitrates."

"Sudden drug death? Wasn't that an accident? Why do you think it was murder?" I asked again and again.

Yue Lina raised the vacuum bag with the plastic bottle in her hand: "This is the medicine bottle that the deceased took. It smells like sildenafil, mixed with nitrates. I asked the deceased's partner. The medicines taken by the deceased were found on the bedside table. The deceased had no history of diseases such as angina pectoris or long-term use of sildenafil."

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After speaking, Yue Lina lowered her voice again: "As far as I know, this hotel never provides any medicines."

"Really?" I nodded without further questioning.

Yue Lina took the initiative to say, "Old Chen, I hope you will keep this matter a secret for me, don't tell Lili. You also know that although Kuncheng has been gone for more than ten years, Lili has never been able to accept my relationship with Lao Wang. "

When it came to Jiang Kuncheng, I sighed and said, "Don't worry, I'm not a troubled person." After that, I asked Niu Xiaolong again, "Has the identity of the deceased been investigated clearly?"

Niu Xiaolong immediately dug out the information on his mobile phone and replied, "Investigated. The deceased's name was Li Yongchang, 52 years old, and he was in the wholesale business of building materials."

"The one who came with Li Yongchang was his lover, Zhou Yao."

"Now Zhou Yao has been sent to the bureau for a detailed statement and further interrogation."

"..."

After listening to the brief report, I carefully checked the scene again, and after explaining a few words, I turned around and walked out.

"Xiaolong, you come back to the bureau with me."

In the car, I sat in the passenger seat and asked Niu Xiaolong, "You know the driver of the ride just now?"

"I know. His name is Qin Feng. We are high school classmates, and we have known each other for more than ten years." When Niu Xiaolong spoke, he was a little nervous, as if he was hiding something on his mind.

I didn't break it, and continued to ask, "How is the relationship?"

"It's good, we often drink together."

"Have you told him about the Shui'an Flower case?"

Niu Xiaolong hurriedly said: "Captain, I still have the discipline. How can I talk about a case casually?"

"Really? Then when you saw him just now..."

I could hear clearly, Niu Xiaolong's first sentence when he saw Qin Feng was "You came just in time, before you..."

Specifically, "what before", because Niu Xiaolong found me, he didn't continue to talk about it.

Niu Xiaolong said embarrassedly: "Chen team, the deceased is actually related to Qin Feng. But he is my old classmate. I know his personality and think this case should have nothing to do with him. I don't want to cause him trouble, so I didn't mention him. "

"We are criminal investigators! Cases are handled by investigation and evidence collection, not by feelings!"

When I said this, I was very serious. Because from the time I got into Qin Feng's car, I had a strange feeling: my community is relatively remote, and in the past it took at least ten minutes to get a taxi; but today Qin Feng appeared within two minutes of placing the order.

It may be a coincidence that Qin Feng came quickly.

But I have paid attention to the driver information on the mobile phone order - Qin Feng is a novice driver who has just registered for three days.

Is it a coincidence that I am the first customer after three days?

A person who needs to drive a car to make money will not accept orders after three days of registration?

And on the way here, during our brief conversation, Qin Feng not only knew that the "Shui'an Flower" was killed, but also knew that I was a policeman.

These kinds of doubts make me have to be suspicious.

As a police officer for more than 20 years, I have handled too many cases, and have been in contact with all kinds of criminals.

According to abnormal criminal psychology, 19% of murderers usually return to the scene after committing a crime: one part is to check whether they left traces when they committed the crime; the other part has a strong sense of expression and ritual, like appreciation Just like the work, I return to the scene, to enjoy the shocking expression when others watch my work, and use it to satisfy my vanity.

But like Qin Feng...

I can't figure it out.

If everything is a coincidence, it would be too coincidental; if everything is not a coincidence, Qin Feng is the murderer, then why is he waiting near my house?

Is it possible to pull a criminal investigation detachment captain back to the scene to enjoy the feeling of walking with the police?

If this is the case, then Qin Feng is an extremely arrogant criminal. He has strong confidence in his modus operandi, and nakedly provokes their criminal investigation.

I rubbed my temples and had a headache: "What is the relationship between Qin Feng and the deceased?"

"Former father-in-law... No, it was the deceased who almost became Qin Feng's father-in-law." Speaking of this, Niu Xiaolong exclaimed indignantly, "Li Yongchang and Qin Feng's father are old friends, and I heard from Qin Feng that when his father was still alive, , I helped Li Yongchang a lot, but this white-eyed wolf, as soon as he heard that Qin Feng's father was dead, he immediately turned his face and refused to recognize him, making him an ungrateful bastard."

"Wait, Qin Feng's father is gone?" I asked as if I had caught something, "He is so young, his father has gone!"

Niu Xiaolong sighed, "That's right, I left a week ago. At that time, I took a leave of absence to go to the funeral."

"Oh, I remembered. You said that day to attend the funeral, is that the funeral of Qin Feng's father?" I felt that my thoughts were gradually clear, and I signaled to Niu Xiaolong to let him continue.

While driving, Niu Xiaolong said one after another: "QingFeng is the only older brother in our circle who is single. When his father was still around, he worried a lot about his marriage. But his father is not in good health. Afraid of marrying a grumpy woman made his father angry, he was not willing to marry."

"Last year,his father and Li Yongchang asked the two children to have a blind date. QingFeng and Li Yongchang's daughter, Li Ying, got along pretty well, and they brought them to meet with us a lot. It is said that the wedding date is set. But Two months ago, Li Ying and the lunatic broke up."

Niu Xiaolong slapped the steering wheel violently and shouted loudly: "Li Ying is also a ruthless woman. For more than a year, QingFeng has devoted himself to her, cooking three meals a day, and buying her everything she wants. He also paid off the loan for her. How could any man be as meticulous as he? Just because he told her about the critical illness notice, expressing that he wanted to get married as soon as possible, and the father had one wish. The girl proposed to break up, her conscience is eaten by dogs!"

I looked at Niu Xiaolong who was yelling and didn't interrupt.

After working together for more than three years, I understand Niu Xiaolong's character.His sense of justice is overwhelming.

Now Niu Xiaolong is fighting for Qin Feng, maybe the situation is the same as what he said, that Qin Feng has been let down.

Emotional disputes, so intentional murder?

I am even more convinced that Li Yongchang's death is directly related to Qin Feng.

Is it normal for a person who came out to drive a taxi just seven days after his father died?

Shouldn't it be grief-stricken when a loved one dies?

I know that feeling. When my father left, I haven't come out of a bad mood for half a year. However, during the brief time with Qin Feng just now, I didn't notice any sadness in Qin Feng at all.

This kind of person is either extremely cold or heartless.

Niu Xiaolong drove the car scoldingly, constantly complaining for Qin Feng along the way. I listened quietly, my attention was highly concentrated, and I was looking for clues in Niu Xiaolong's words.

Until the police car stopped at the gate of the criminal investigation team, I walked to the office with a heavy heart.