Chapter 17 (1/2)
The car went out of the ring to the provincial road leading to Lu county.
”Tell me about the case,” Aoki said.
”Oh, you have to listen to the case. I thought you had a plan.” Hu Xing joked, ”this case was reported by Lu county and put on record in our bureau, but Lu County criminal police team has closed the case and is waiting for the judgment of the Municipal Intermediate People's court.”
”Someone caught it?”
Hu Xing said, ”yes, but I checked the file. There were many doubts. With your reminder, I said hello to team Shi and he agreed to let me go down to investigate. This is the first time I have been on a separate mission since I joined the criminal investigation team. You have to help me!”
”What doubt?” Aoki asked.
Hu Xing said: ”the case happened two months ago. A headless female corpse was found in an abandoned fish pond in Lu county. The characteristics are the same as what you told me. There is a mole on the left chest. There are sperm spots on the body. After DNA comparison, the murderer was quickly arrested. The final conclusion of the case is a zero confession, and the suspect has not admitted that he killed.”
”Don't you admit it with DNA?”
”Yes, this is the biggest doubt in this case. Generally, with conclusive evidence, the suspect will confess in order to strive for leniency. Otherwise, the judge will only impose a heavier punishment if there is no confession. In addition, there is no trace at the scene except for the seminal spot. When the suspect refuses to explain, of course, there is no crime tool and the head of the deceased.”
”Has the identity of the dead been determined?”
”No, there are no eligible people missing in the whole Wuzhong area in the past two months. It is difficult to determine their identity without finding their head. We have further expanded the scope of assistance through the provincial department. There is no news yet.”
Aoki couldn't help thinking. He is not a criminal investigation expert, but he can think of it with the most common logic. The murderer is either wronged, or he is carrying a bigger case, or even a gang case. Otherwise, he has no reason not to say anything.
”Does this murderer know Ma Fuqing?” Aoki asked.
Hu Xing shook her head and said, ”the suspect's name is Yang Baoguo, from Lu county. I checked Ma Fuqing, who is from Tongxian county. There is no communication between the two. As for whether they know each other or not, I don't know.”
”What are we going to do today?”
”The first instance of the Municipal Intermediate People's court has ended and no judgment was pronounced in court. It is estimated that there are doubts. Although DNA is hard evidence, it is only solitary evidence and does not form a chain of evidence. However, because the suspect has a criminal record, the judge is likely to find guilty. I want to check whether there are other clues before the judgment is written. Since you can know the characteristics of the woman's body through Ma Fuqing Zheng, I think we can also find the identity of the female corpse. And... ”
Hu Xing said with a meaningful look at Aoki, ”by your means, no matter how cunning the criminal can only be caught without a hand.”
Aoki was alert and said, ”do you want me to go to the detention center to try the prisoner?”
Hu Xing said, ”that's smart! I just want you to repeat your old tricks. Is that all right?”
Aoki sighed and said, ”I wanted to ask you for help, but I was called by you first. I'll try it, but I'll state in advance that my skills are not in Turin every time.”
”What can I do for you?” Hu Xing asked.
Aoki said, ”forget it. I'll talk about it later.”
Hu Xing was a little strange, but he didn't think much.