Tsa Chapter 16 (1/2)
Chapter 16: Leap
Despite preparing hiation tea Chi had expected They had to be on alert day and night
In their jurisdiction there was a case involving lary, and rape DNA collected at the scene matched the characteristics of the main suspect from a case aburglary and arson The same suspect was implicated in both cases
Zhang Chi received the call at eight o’clock on a Saturday night He was just finishi+ng a nice shower and wrapping a towel around hio see a tone of his cell phone sounded melodiously Immediately he heard Gu shi+’s low, but stern voice “Did no one tell you your twenty-four hour police cell phone should never leave your side?”
His heart skipped when he heard her voice He checked the unanswered calls on the phone and saw “Gu Zhichang 3, Chen Ting 5, Gu shi+ 2” He took a deep breath before he responded “What’s up, tella shower and didn’t notice the calls”
Zhang Chi learned that while he was taking a leisurely shower, Gu shi+ and a special investigation tea its investigation By the ti nonstop for five hours When he entered the rooarette, but he declined when he saw Gu shi+ Gu Zhichang was stooped over exa some evidence He smiled at him from across the table, not a trace of reprimand on his face He didn’t say it in so many words, but everyone seemed to have set their hopes on him He composed himself and calmed himself inwardly
“One fatality, another raped repeatedly Loss of valuables totalling around 80,000 RMB Several people saw the suspect flee Here’s the witness list” Gu Zhichang handed him a sheet of A4 paper
Detective Wu, the officer in charge of questioning the victim, said, “The victim claims the suspect entered the house, unforced, at around two in the afternoon, pretending to be a repairood physical shape, very strong Neither husband or wife had time to resist before he quickly took control At first he was just afterdecorations pasted on the closet and the glass s, and saw the woée, he told the woman to stab her new husband with a knife When she refused he immediately stabbed the man to death, then proceeded to forcefully have intercourse with the woht hours While he was there he also forced the wos so he could replenish his strength, and forced her to watch a pornographic video with him The victim’s parents, who also live in the area, came over to visit Their knock on the door alarmed the suspect He didn’t have time to dispose of the witness, so he quickly jumped out of the third-storyThe victi this ti overtiistration officer heard the cry and iave chase”
Zhang Chi listened to the instroductions as he read along on the witness list There were eight or nine witnesses Aside from the cops, most of the others were local residents, all adults Now he had a pretty good idea of the situation
Then it was Gu shi+’s turn to give her report She turned on the co with the slides “According to the biological traces found on the scene, in combination with preliminary forensic analysis, the victim’s time of death conforms to what the wife described First of all, the wound was clean, so the suspect showed no hesitation when he acted One stab through a vital area The suspect’s mental state was relatively stable, not much vacillation or fluctuation, typical of a premediated plot Secondly, aside from semen collected from the victim and footprints found on the scene, there were no other valid biological traces He showed no pity or feeling toward the victi in his le, he said he was only after money and would not kill them But once he truly had the the woman he intended to kill her too The suspect was extremely cold and ruthless, and intensely covetous of material possessions and women He must have committed other crimes in the past Third, as we can see the victiher up than nors We ran simulations and it would be difficult for someone to escape directly without some equipment, yet the suspect not only landed safely, he even clih wall in his escape from the policemen’s pursuit”
Zhang Chi had never seen such bloody photographs in his two years since graduating from the police academy It was such an assault on his eyes he couldn’t help staring at the screen as if in a trance The coolheaded Gu shi+ continued her h there wasn’ther specialty in trace analysis, she still explained the suspect fro no eh it was clear she took this case very seriously The nor Chi quickly sat up in attention Perhaps through this case he could help her get over her prejudice toward him?
“Right, I want to add so said “Fro the suspect’s prior crimes, he was not only more violent toward any resistance fro stabbbing with a dagger, strangling with a towel, or asphyxiation with a seat cushi+on” Once he finished, Gu Zhichang gestured for her to continue
“Mm With that inforood physical condition, capable of very violent attacks That’s our situation”
“Which of the witnesses are here now?” Zhang Chi asked
Chen Ting proarette s while another person anxiously paced back and forth It was after nine o’clock at night, all because Zhang Chi had received the call too late He cauilty
He swept his eyes over the asse to the side to consult with him “Mr Gu, today I will select three people and make a sketch with each of them individually Should take about two hours It’s a waste of tio ho I can get the rest tomorrow What do you think?”
Gu Zhichang would grant just about anything to his favorite pupil He looked up at the lighting in the roo Chi to use his own office instead “The lighting in there is good, and it’s quiet Just focus on sketching, don’t worry about anything else”
Zhang Chi nodded gratefully Gu’s tone was a bit like his iven hih school entrance exams She would say to him, “Chin up, don’t stress out too h school his parents were busy with their trading cohai
The sketching started out all right He finished the first one in half an hour The eyewitness kept nodding, saying “it’s al Chi relaxed