Chapter 317 Plant Alkaloids

Chapter 316 Suspected serial murder

The time came half a month later.

A murder case put the Hongzhong District Criminal Investigation Brigade into a busy overtime state. Everyone could not go to bed until early in the morning and had to get up very early. The entire Criminal Investigation Brigade looked exhausted from top to bottom.

The deceased's name was Li Yao, 26 years old, a foreigner living alone, and working as a receptionist in a company.

The cause of death was heart failure due to poisoning, and an obvious red rash was visible on the skin.

Time of death, between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. on April 2.

The type of poison is temporarily uncertain, but sedative drugs were detected in the body of the deceased. The method of ingesting the poison was injection. There were obvious pinholes in the neck of the deceased.

It was definitely a homicide.

A light blue teardrop-shaped pendant was also found at the scene, lying quietly next to the victim.

A week has passed since the police received the call. Lu Guangjun, captain of the criminal investigation team of the branch, is responsible for the investigation of the case.

The current progress is as follows:

The surveillance camera completely captured the suspect's murder at 12:30 in the morning.

The other party wore loose clothes and guarded Li Yao's only way home. He suddenly attacked from behind and inserted the syringe into Li Yao's neck, causing Li Yao to lose consciousness on the spot.

Subsequently, the suspect dragged Li Yao into a nearby alleyway, left at the other end of the alleyway, and disappeared from surveillance.

There was no financial loss and no signs of sexual assault. The suspect's purpose was to kill.

The time of committing the crime was 12:30 in the morning, and the time of death was later than 2:00 in the morning. The one and a half hours in between was the time of the toxic attack, which means that if he sought medical treatment in time, Li Yao might still have a chance to escape the danger of life.

Unfortunately, it was too late and no one found Li Yao who was unconscious.

The function of sedative drugs should be to put Li Yao into a coma, where she would wait for the onset of toxicity and death. This was used to infer that the poison did not have the ability to cause death in a short period of time.

The suspect is well disguised. He has no appearance and no gender. It is difficult to extract the footprints on the cement road. Currently, the suspect's height can only be measured through surveillance, which is about 1.78 meters.

The target of the crime was clear and the method of committing the crime was well prepared. This was a premeditated and vicious murder case.

For a week, Lu Guangjun investigated Li Yao's interpersonal relationships in detail, mainly including her boyfriend who had just broken up and her colleagues in the company. No matter whether they started from the motive or the time of the crime, they found nothing.

Those who have a motive have no time, and those who have time have no motive. There is no clue who the murderer is and why he killed a girl living alone out of town.

No fingerprints were found on the teardrop pendant. The suspect was wearing gloves, so it was impossible to determine whether it belonged to the suspect or the victim.

Judging from the victim's consumption records, no purchase records of related items were found, so the pendant is more likely to belong to the suspect.

Whether it was left on purpose or accidentally dropped at the scene, there is no way of knowing.

At this moment, Lu Guangjun was in Zhou Yebin's office, reporting on the investigation of the case.

"It stands to reason that love murder is the most likely possibility. She just broke up, and her ex-boyfriend Fu Tianlei's motive for committing the crime exists, but he has a sufficient alibi. He has been working overtime in the company before and after the crime. The company's surveillance can confirm this. "

"Moreover, before Li Yao was killed, he went to the company to find Fu Tianlei, and the two broke up on bad terms. This is why Li Yao didn't go home until early in the morning."

Lu Guangjun said.

Li Yao and Fu Tianlei work in the same company and have grown from colleagues to lovers.

At the desk, Zhou Yebin frowned. The murder was a serious case and the pressure was still considerable.

"You said before that the victim committed suicide half a month ago?" he asked.

Lu Guangjun nodded: "Yes, it was daytime. She was sitting on the window sill and attracted many people to watch. Firefighters and nearby police arrived and finally rescued her."

"I asked the police who handled the matter. The reason for suicide was broken love."

"She didn't want to break up with her boyfriend. She couldn't accept it and it was very painful. This incident can also indirectly prove that Li Yao's ex-boyfriend Fu Tianlei had no motive for committing the crime. It was he who dumped Li Yao, not Li Yao who dumped her."

Zhou Yebin: "What was the reason for the breakup?"

Lu Guangjun replied: "A divorced leader of the company is relatively close to Li Yao. I have asked about it and he is indeed pursuing him, but Li Yao has no interest in him and has clearly rejected him. However, some misunderstandings inevitably occurred in the process. This caused Fu Tianlei to become suspicious of Li Yao, so he proposed to break up. "

"Of course, Fu Tianlei is also afraid of being misled by his boss or even fired, so he doesn't dare to associate with Li Yao anymore."

Zhou Yebin: "There is no time to commit the crime?"

Lu Guangjun nodded: "No, I have checked the surveillance. The leader of the company has never come out since he returned home. What I checked was the surveillance inside the building. There is no possibility of sneaking out."

Hearing this, Zhou Yebin rubbed his forehead: "That's strange. Were there no doubts about previous interpersonal relationships?"

Lu Guangjun: “We haven’t found it yet.”

Zhou Yebin: "Continue to search. There are no clues left at the scene pointing to the identity of the murderer. At present, we can only start from the motive of committing the crime. It is deliberate murder. This person must have a very good reason."

Lu Guangjun: "Okay, then I'll send someone to her hometown tomorrow to have a look. Maybe we can gain something."

Zhou Yebin: "Yeah."

That night, the criminal investigation team of the branch held a small meeting as usual to sort out the clues in this case, hoping to find a breakthrough.

The discussion lasted until 11 o'clock in the evening. Just as it was about to end, the ring of the police attracted everyone's attention.

"Hello, this is the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Hongzhong District Branch."

"Okay! I'll notify Captain Lu right away!"

The police officer must have heard very bad news, and his tone became urgent and solemn.

After hanging up the phone, the police officer immediately turned around: "Captain Lu! A body was found in the middle of Shunnan Street. It was a male. The local police station has arrived and is maintaining order at the scene. Request support from the branch!"

Hearing this, Lu Guangjun's face changed. He felt a headache. He had no clue about the case in his hand. How could another person die? ?

Now is not the time to think about these things. We must rush to the scene as quickly as possible.

"Everyone follow me!"

"Yes! Captain Lu!"

The police car drove out of the branch, the police lights flashed, and the sirens resounded throughout the street. The surrounding private cars didn't know what happened and quickly avoided it.

Shunnan Street is relatively remote and is a gathering place for barbecue and seafood food stalls. When Lv Guangjun led his men to the crime scene, the surrounding area was already full of people.

There is always no shortage of people drinking and partying at the night market. Eleven o'clock is still early for them. In addition, there are people coming out for supper, so the whole street is bustling and lively.

The cordon has been set up. This is a small piece of wasteland and dilapidated houses. The nearest barbecue restaurant is only within a hundred meters. There are piles of garbage on the ground, and disgusting excrement can be seen.

Many men who eat at food stalls will solve the problem of urination and defecation nearby. This is the norm in the market.

"Captain Lv."

"Captain Lv."

Seeing Lv Guangjun arrive, the police in the jurisdiction quickly set up the cordon and asked him to bring people in.

Lv Guangjun nodded slightly in response and strode to the location where the body was found, but did not approach.

The ground is soft soil. If there is a certain problem with this person's death, footprints are very important clues and need to be extracted first.

Without Lv Guangjun speaking, technical police officers and forensic doctors stepped forward carefully to ensure the integrity of the scene as much as possible.

Before he could do anything, a technical police officer seemed to have discovered something. He put on gloves and bent down to pick up a pendant.

It was a teardrop-shaped pendant, light blue.

It was a very familiar thing.

"Captain Lu!" The police officer looked serious and immediately signaled to Lu Guangjun, "Same pendant!"

Seeing the pendant in the police officer's hand, Lu Guangjun was obviously stunned, and his face sank the next second.

"Look at the wound!" Lu Guangjun ordered.

The forensic doctor understood what the other party meant, turned on the light source, squatted beside the body and specifically checked the entire neck, and finally found a tiny pinhole on the side and back.

When the forensic doctor nodded to him, Lu Guangjun's heart jumped. After realizing the possibility of a serial murder case, he took out his mobile phone without hesitation and called Zhou Yebin.

The phone rang for a long time before it was connected. The other party might have been asleep or washing.

"Hello?" Zhou Yebin's voice sounded.

Lu Guangjun: "Director Zhou, another person died, a male, the same pendant was found at the scene, and the same needle hole was found on the neck!"

He didn't say anything else, whether it was also poisoned is still unknown, but these two points are enough.

This sentence made Zhou Yebin silent for a long time, and he said: "Report to the Municipal Bureau, let Chen Yi handle it."

Lu Guangjun: "Yes!"

The cases in the jurisdiction are generally investigated by the branch bureaus, but if there are major cases and special circumstances, reporting to the Municipal Bureau is the best choice.

Two lives, and suspected serial murders, are a very big deal for a city. This cannot be hidden, and the Municipal Bureau must know.

At this time, Chen Yi had gone home and Fang Shuyu were ready to go to bed. After receiving the case call, he quickly put on his clothes and gathered the team, and it took forty minutes to rush to the crime scene on Shunhe Street.

The crowd saw more police cars coming and realized that there might be a murder. They didn't dare to stay and look, and retreated a lot.

"Chen Zhi."

"Chen Zhi."

The policemen and criminal policemen along the way saluted. The temperature was not high tonight, but Chen Yi only wore a dark jacket with his arms open, and he looked much more capable.

Everyone looked at the young man curiously, knowing that a higher-level leader must have come.

Because of this, it must be a big case. I can encounter a big case just by eating and drinking with friends. I don't know whether it is lucky or unfortunate.

"Old Lu." Chen Yi entered the cordon and came to Lu Guangjun, looking at the body not far away, "What is the specific situation?"

Lu Guangjun glanced around. Although the crowd was far away and couldn't hear his voice, he still subconsciously whispered: "Chen Zhi, the second one happened, the two features are exactly the same, it should be done by one person."

"Did it by one person?" Chen Yi raised his eyebrows and waved his hand: "Brother Qiang, Shuyu, take people to take over the scene and investigate carefully."

Lu Yongqiang: "Yes."

Fang Shuyu: "Okay."