Chapter 80 - Extremely Quick Train 13: The Second Death (1/2)
Chapter 80 – Extremely Quick Train 13: The Second Death
The 6th carriage’s case had been solved.
In order to confirm it, Yu Hanjiang called Liu Yuming and asked him if Shu Ping went into Room 2 in the early hours of the morning to steal Li Zhemin’s insulin. Liu Yuming was worried for a moment but he probably knew he couldn’t hide it anymore and had to nod. “Yes, I saw Shu Ping opened the door and take something from Old Li’s bag…”
Yu Hanjiang asked, “Apart from taking the things from the bag, did she touch Old Li’s bed?”
Liu Yuming was very certain. “No, she just took the bag from the luggage rack and then put the bag back.”
Yu Hanjiang asked, “What about Mrs Mei? Did she go to Room 2?”
Liu Yuming was silent for a moment before bowing his head. “Yes.”
“Did you see what she came in to do?”
Liu Yuming took a deep breath, his voice trembling slightly. “It was too dark and I didn’t see what she was doing. Just based on the sounds she made, she seemed to have opened Li Zhemin’s quilt and clothes, looking for something on Li Zhemin’s body….”
This testimony was enough to determine that it was Mrs Mei who killed Li Zhemin.
Yu Hanjiang called Zheng Weiguo again. This gambler was probably at ease after swallowing the note last night and fell asleep. he didn’t hear the follow-up movements. Niu Dapeng next door also said he didn’t hear anything.
Liu Yuming and Shu Ping were witnesses to Mrs Mei killing Li Zhemin. Her fingerprints on the syringe and insulin were physical evidence. Although Yu Hanjiang knew hat Shu Ping was involved, there was a confession and Shu Ping insisted that she only bought the insulin for Mrs Mei. She didn’t know Mrs Mei’s plan and the police had no way to arrest her.
He returned everyone to their rooms and Yu Hanjiang frowned as he fell into contemplation.
Xiao Lou asked softly, “How did we choose for this case? Do we need to catch Aunt Ping as well?”
From an emotional point of view, Xiao Lou didn’t want to catch Shu Ping. She had been badly hurt by Li Zhemin and not to mention, Mrs Mei had protected Shu Ping at the last moment, personally taking on all the blame. However, from an objective point of view, Shu Ping was the one who planned everything.
Yu Hanjiang replied in a low voice, “We all know that Shu Ping is an accomplice but there is no physical evidence. The testimony of several witnesses is also favourable to her. Yu Xinxin only saw her shadow and this could be explained as her looking for her earrings. Zheng Weiguo heard her and Mrs Mei chatting and this could be explained as Shu Ping giving her insulin to Mrs Mei. Liu Yuming proved that she went to Room 2 to steal insulin but didn’t attack.”
These testimonies linked together could only prove that Shu Ping stole Li Zhemin’s insulin in the middle of the night. The murderer was Mrs Mei.
Xiao Lou wondered, “Group Leader Yu, does this mean we only need to catch Mrs Mei?
Yu Hanjiang nodded. “The person who directly led to Li Zhemin’s death was here. The murderer we need to catch should be her.”
Xiao Lou sighed with relief and smiled. “I thought you would catch Aunt Ping.”
“There is no actual evidence that Shu Ping is a murderer. Mrs Mei is a smart person and should be the one who guided Shu Ping to steal the insulin. It is because many people have found her actions. If she doesn’t have a reason then it would be hard to explain why she was up for so long in the middle of the night. Furtively stealing the insulin is the best reason to fill all the holes.”
Yu Hanjiang added, “Losing two lives for a sc.u.m like Li Zhemin, I also feel it is worthless.”
Xiao Lou agreed. “Then we will let Shu Ping go. In any case, there is insufficient evidence and we can’t catch her. Mrs Mei has decided to take responsibility and resist everything so… we should satisfy the old lady’s last wish before she dies.”
Yu Hanjiang nodded.
A prompt appeared on the floating boxes in front of the two men at the same time.
[The murderer who killed Li Zhemin in the 6th carriage is: A. Old Lady Mei, B. Shu Ping, C. Niu Dapeng, D. Zheng Weiguo, E. Liu Yuming. Please select the murderer and lock the murderer in the security room of the 9th carriage. Wait for the train to arrive and hand the murderer over to the police.]
Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou chose Option A together. This option proved that clearing 4 of Hearts didn’t require all the people involved in the murder to be caught. It was enough to catch the person who did it.
The two men walked out of the office and into Room 1. Mrs Mei was packing up. Seeing that Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou were coming over, the pa.s.sengers consciously cleared the corridor for them.
Yu Hanjiang requested in a low voice. “Aunt Mei, come with us.”
Mrs Mei looked at them. “Wait two minutes for me. I have something to account for.”
She divided the food in her bag to the rest of Room 1 and handed the photo in her pocket to Shu Ping, gently shaking Shu Ping’s hand. Realizing that this old lady was leaving, Shu Ping’s eyes were full of tears as she refused to let go.
Mrs Mei smiled. “It’s okay, your daughter will be fine and you have to live well. You are only 60 now and the most beautiful old lady I have every soon. It is enough to live to at least 80 years, you know?”
Shu Ping nodded while sobbing.
Liu Yuming turned to look out the window while holding back his tears. Other people didn’t know what was going on and asked, “What happened to Sister Mei? Why are the train attendants taking her away?”
“Sister Mei?”
Mrs Mei waved her hand to the crowd and smiled. “It’s fine. My legs aren’t good and the two attendants are kind enough to let me go to a s.p.a.cious place to rest for a while.”
To put it bluntly, it was easier to be shot. The doctor said that for bone cancer patients, chemotherapy could be very painful. She was afraid of pain.
The sun was s.h.i.+ning outside the window. Mrs Mei stared at it and her face finally showed a smile of relief.
***
In the 6th carriage, Mrs Mei left and the atmosphere of the entire tour group was a bit depressed. The old people no longer spoke and watched in silence as Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou took Mrs Mei away, followed by them returning to take Li Zhemin’s body away.
The conductor said that the body in the carriage would affect the pa.s.sengers. Since the case had been solved, the body of Li Zhemin should be moved to the 9th carriage for temporary storage. The police would take him away at the next station.
The train conductor had contacted the police at the next station. Once the train arrived, the body, the murderer and all the suspects would be taken away by the police.
Originally, the secret room settings meant the police would come after the train arrived at the terminal. It was just that Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang finished the task ahead of them. Then the first case would be handed over to the police this evening.
It was lunchtime when everything was settled. The group of elderly people started to eat but everyone seemed to have little appet.i.te.
Mo Jiaran could finally run back to the 4th carriage. Previously, the carriage door was locked and she couldn’t get out. She had been a mess in her room and kept sending messages to her boyfriend. She ran back the moment the body was taken away and the carriage released.
Zhao Zheng held her hand and found it terribly cold. He immediately comforted her softly, “It’s fine. Don’t be afraid.”
Yue Xiaoquan saw her pale face and was concerned. “What’s wrong?”
Mo Jiaran lowered her voice and explained, “An old man in the 6th carriage died. Just now, the attendants finally removed his body. I listened to the group of elderly people and it seemed this old man had died of a heart attack…”
Only a few case-related people knew Li Zhemin’s real cause of death. The others were still confused and said that Li Zhemin suffered from a heart attack. Therefore, the version that Mo Jiaran heard was that an old man had died of a sudden heart attack.
Yue Xiaoquan asked, “A heart attack?”
Mo Jiaran had an ugly expression as she nodded. “I think so. I heard that the old man had coronary heart disease and a stent surgery.”
Yue Xiaoquan a.n.a.lyzed, “It could also be a sudden rupture of the artery in the heart.”
The two medical students actually a.n.a.lyzed the cause of death of the old man next door…
Zhao Quan interrupted them. “A 60 or 70 year old person having an accident while travelling isn’t rare. Don’t talk about this and let’s have dinner first.”
Mo Jiaran also didn’t want to continue talking about this matter and nodded. “Meeting this type of thing in the morning was my bad luck. I didn’t have time to wash or eat anything for breakfast. I’m starving to death…”
Zhao Zheng held her hand in comfort. “I wronged you. I’ll treat you to a good meal at noon.”
The four people set off for the restaurant, ordered several expensive dishes and ate a delicious meal. 8F’s Jing Weiguang took the initiative to run to the 6th carriage and asked Xiao Lou, “I heard that there was an accident in the 6th carriage. I am a doctor. Do you need any help?”
The doctor NPC seemed to be idle for a long time and finally couldn’t bear it anymore. He ran over to ask if his help was needed.
Xiao Lou smiled. “No, things have been resolved.”
Jing Weiguang scratched the back of his head, expression a bit shy. “You really don’t need help?”
Yu Hanjiang thought, ‘Professor Xiao is much more professional than you. He did a direct on-site autopsy and determined the cause of death.’
He said, “Thank you, there is no need.”
Jing Weiguang let out an ‘oh’ sound and turned back to the 4th carriage, continuing to cook instant noodles to eat.
***
Nothing happened in the afternoon. The pa.s.sengers of the 6th carriage didn’t leave their rooms and the corridor was empty. Yu Hanjiang was happy and went to the 4th carriage to have a leisurely lunch with Xiao Lou.
Yu Hanjiang frowned. “The case of the 6th carriage has been resolved but the 4th carriage still has so many people. They shouldn’t be simple plot characters. I have a bad feeling… there might be more dead people.”
“You mean, the next one to die will probably be in the 4th carriage?”
Yu Hanjiang nodded. “The two couples are currently completely useless. The group of five girlfriends might have a connection with Shu Ping’s daughter, Shu Xiaomeng and let us smoothly infer the clues about Shu Xiaomeng but I think… their role isn’t so little. Perhaps it isn’t finished.”
Xiao Lou agreed with Yu Hanjiang. “Next, we have to focus on the 4th carriage.” He tidied up the list of arrivals he previously made and said, “There are only 12 people heading to the terminal in the 4th carriage. The couples group, Dr Jing Weiguang, the five girlfriends group and two individual people going to the concert.”
Yu Hanjiang reminded him, “Tonight, the train will stop at the station at 9:40. New characters might board.”