Criminal Investigation Team 1: The Next Suspect

Lin Mo looked at the two people in the back seat, and said seriously, "Doctor Qiao, otherwise I'll just send her back. You go back and rest for a while? It's so late now, and I have to get up early in the morning to investigate!"

"It's okay, I promised her, I have to do what I say." Lin Mo saw from the rearview mirror that Qiao Li didn't even turn his head towards him when he spoke, and continued to communicate with the half-grown girl. I wonder if this kid really likes this hang!

Along the way, for some reason, he kept pulling his face and listening to the two talking and laughing without saying a word, only speeding up and driving towards Dongjiao Village.

Finally came to Liu Ting's home.

Qiao Li didn't seem to have any intention of leaving, he carefully looked at the furnishings of the room.The house faces south. It is not very big but tidy. The layout inside is similar to the layout of ordinary village houses. The east and west sides are bedrooms respectively. The place where he is standing is the lobby, while the kitchen and bathroom are outside. Designed and built by myself.

"Do you usually share a room with your mother?" Qiao Li asked suddenly.

"No. I've lived by myself since I was very young." Liu Ting didn't fluctuate much when she said this.

"Then when was the last time you saw your mother?" Qiao Li continued to ask.

Liu Ting was quite different from her performance in the interrogation room just now. She rolled her eyes first, and only then did she see some of the vivaciousness that a girl of this age should have: "It should have been yesterday morning!"

"Oh? Wasn't she at home last night?"

"Should be there. Our school usually has evening self-study at six o'clock, and at ten o'clock, I come back from evening self-study. Usually she sleeps in the room, and I wash up lightly and then go back to my room. It was about 10:30 at that time. "Liu Ting's voice is very small and soft, but she narrates fluently and her tone is still steady.

Qiao Li scanned the surroundings, his eyes stayed on a door with a picture of "Passion of Jesus", and he said firmly, "This is your mother's room?"

Liu Ting glanced at the door, then immediately averted her gaze, and gave a soft "hmm".

"Can you go to your mother's room and have a look?" Qiao Li smiled again and said to Liu Ting.

Liu Ting thought for a moment and finally nodded. It was obvious that Qiao Li had penetrated into the "enemy".

Lin Mo glanced at him from the side, not knowing how to arrange him in his mind, but followed him into Wang Fengxia's room.

Qiao Li put on the shoe covers and gloves, and handed back the same pair to Lin Mo, and the two began to search.

When I came in, I saw that there was a relatively large bed in the room, and the quilt was folded properly.Lin Mo began to check the clothes in the closet, while Qiao Li's eyes were attracted by a simple bookshelf beside the bed.He bent down slightly, and found that books such as "Hymns", "Systematic Theology", and "Bible" were neatly arranged on the bookshelf. Qiao Li looked through them carefully. Only "Hymns" and "Bible" were relatively old, and the others were very new. , the plastic wrapping film of some books has not been torn off.

Qiao Li was still searching next to the bookshelf, when he heard a deliberately lowered voice in his ears: "Did you find anything?" He was startled, turned his head too quickly and almost hit Lin Mo's chin, and hurried back , but behind it was a not-so-strong bookshelf. Qiao Li thought he was going to destroy the scene, but unexpectedly felt that the thing he was leaning on was a bit soft.

When he looked up, he found Lin Mo's face was close at hand, and his hands were pressing on his back to support his body.But Qiao Li shifted his gaze from Lin Mo to the wardrobe behind him with this strange posture.

Qiao Li's eyes lit up.

He pushed Lin Mo towards him with his arm, and said in a cold voice, "I found something."

Lin Mo withdrew his arm in time, stepped back a few steps and turned around, asking him, "What did you find? In the closet?"

"There are spare sheets in the closet and sheets on the bed." Qiao Li said this, and Lin Mo understood what he meant, "You want to say that the sheets on the bed belonged to the deceased's own home, and the spare sheets It is also in the closet. If the bed was the first scene of the crime, judging from the condition of the deceased before his death, the bed sheet should be disposed of by the murderer because of the blood, but now there are two sheets, so this is not the first case Found the scene." Lin Mo shook his head, "The observation skills are good, but the reason is far-fetched, and it may be that there were several identical sheets."

"Here's the evidence." Qiao Li pointed to the folded quilt above, "I've noticed this way of folding the quilt since I came in, and it's exactly the same as the folding method of the quilt I just found in the closet."

Lin Mo observed carefully and found that there was a small groove in the middle of the quilt. He felt that ordinary people could not make it like that by folding it casually. He finally agreed with Qiao Li's deduction.Looking at him again, he found that this guy was looking at himself with a sly and complacent face and said, "The quilt on the bed is still folded, which means that the deceased may have been away from home a long time ago."

"So, we still have to start with acquaintances." Lin Mo was also lost in thought.What kind of people will the dead associate with?

"Could it be that there is someone outside her? Love killing?" Lin Mo deduced according to the usual steps.

"That's also possible." Qiao Li's tone was tinged with lightness, "But we have clues to investigate."

Lin Mo knew that Qiao Li was referring to the identity of the deceased, and he discovered it when he approached the bookshelf just now—the deceased was indeed a Christian.

The two searched the room carefully again, but did not find any strong clues for the time being. Qiao Li comforted Liu Ting when they left, and Lin Mo sent someone to guard her door.In this way, the two were ready to drive back to the police station.

"Do you think Liu Ting is suspicious?" Lin Mo asked seemingly casually.

"Yeah." Qiao Li closed her eyes and rested, "She did lie."

Lin Mo became interested: "Oh? How should I say it?"

Only then did Qiao Li open her eyes: "From the interrogation room in the afternoon until the three of us came to her house, she behaved indifferently. Although it was different from the grief and despair shown by ordinary family members, it was not a suspicion of her. The reason may be that she is quieter and precocious than her peers."

"Well, I agree with you on this point. Her reaction can only tell that the relationship between her and the deceased is not ordinary, but she cannot be regarded as a suspect. Besides, she is not bad in terms of her size and strength. Kill people on this condition." It was already dark at night, and there was no car on the road, but Lin Mo still stopped outside the zebra crossing at the red light, and he slightly let go of the steering wheel, "Actually, what makes me suspicious is that she answered you later. Those words at that time."

"Huh?" Qiao Li became interested, his sleepy eyes lit up, and he recalled what Liu Ting said: "How do you say?"

"Did you notice that there were three times in the simple sentence when she answered you?" Lin Mo didn't notice that the light ahead had turned green, so he continued.

"Well, it's true, but isn't this normal? There is no doubt in the answer. If there are witnesses to prove that the alibi is established, her suspicion will have been ruled out long ago."

"It's because it's too normal." Lin Mo said, "It's because it's too normal that it looks abnormal. If you are Liu Ting at this time, I'll ask you to answer, when was the last time you saw your mother?"

"Yesterday morning."

"What about that night? Didn't you see it?"

"No. We have evening self-study at night. We usually go home very late. She usually sleeps in the room. I go to the room after I come back to wash up..." Qiao Li noticed the difference between the two answers before he finished speaking.It is said that most people will answer concisely when asked questions, and they will ignore some small details because they are afraid that the police will suspect that they ask the key points first.And Liu Ting's answer at that time was very logical, with fluent sentences, and even three time points were inserted into the passage in an orderly manner, and the case was inadvertently cleared up.Anyway, her answer was like... like...

"Is it like it was prepared in advance on purpose?" Lin Mo asked.

"Indeed, I don't feel right when you say that, but it's the eyes that make me doubt her."

"What look?"

"Fear, contempt, and..." Qiao Li said, "hate."

Lin Mo fell silent.Qiao Li went on to say: "When I pointed to the door with the picture on it, her eyes came out."

"So, we can't conclude that she is the murderer yet, but she is very likely to cover up the truth."

Qiao Li didn't answer, and pointed to the front, "Three green lights have passed, don't you want to go?"

At the meeting early the next morning, Team Lin arranged tasks for everyone: Ye Niannian and Si Shitang went to Liu Ting School to learn about the situation, Gao Ce went to Dongjiao Village to inquire, and he and Qiao Li went to a nearby Christian church , Come back and hold a meeting to gather information.

There is only one large church near Dongjiao Village.

Lin Mo and Qiao Li couldn't help being attracted by this building when they arrived.The outside of the church is surrounded by roses, and the nose is full of strong and slightly pungent aroma.The church itself is Gothic, which inevitably adds a touch of mystery.

After the two went in, they realized that their clothes and aura were incompatible with this place, especially Lin Mo, whose remnants of wanderlust in the early years combined with the stability of the police force for many years, and it did not match the tranquility and sanctity of this place. .

A middle-aged man stood in the center of the church, and he could be judged to be a priest from his clothes.At this moment, he was bowing his head and whispering silently, possibly telling a story from the Bible, and the people sitting there were also praying with peace of mind, and the colored glaze reflected the colorful light in the rising sun.After a while, these pious believers finished praying, and they were about to get up to find the godfather, but these people began to sing carols.

Lin Mo had no choice but to be patient and wait for someone to sing and leave.He was naturally active, so he couldn't help waiting impatiently, so he wanted to see how the new little forensic doctor would pass the time, only to find that this man got a small "Bible" from somewhere, and read it quietly beside him.

Lin Mo stared at him, and for some reason, his anxiety disappeared in an instant.It was the first time for him to observe the little forensic doctor so closely and for a long time.His hair is very smooth and soft, it smells of shampoo, looks good, his eyebrows are neat, his eyes are slightly lowered because of reading, his eyelashes are very long, the sun shines on them, and they glow golden. The skin is also good, but the cheeks look pale, and the lips are very thin with a touch of pink.

Lin Mo had nothing to do, so he kept his gaze on Qiao Li's face.In this way, others read books, he reads people, and finally all the praying people dispersed.

Qiao Li finally closed the book and raised his head. The captain who was staring at people upright just now shook his head. He was afraid that people would find that he had been staring at him for so long, but he calmed down immediately, thinking that he had a face full of embarrassment. Just for people to see?He kept his original posture and said seriously, "Dr. Qiao, it's time to handle the case."

Qiao Li glanced at him lightly, keeping his usual indifference and conciseness: "Okay." The sarcasm on his lips was not fake, and he didn't notice the strong gaze just now.He thought that Lin Mo just didn't like him.Generally, people in important positions have always been arrogant and conceited. Thinking about it, since he came, he also had a cold attitude. He didn't take the opportunity to flatter his horse, but he showed his edge everywhere and didn't show the stage.This person shouldn't avenge his personal revenge to give him a blow, after all, the look in his eyes just now was very unfriendly.

But after thinking about it, there are many people who think they are not pleasing to the eye since childhood, haven't they never cared about it?He should do whatever he is in. After thinking this way, he stood up and stretched, but the shirt at the back was wrinkled, revealing a part of his waist accidentally.

Lin Mo turned his gaze away after seeing it, and walked forward quickly.

The godfather inside is a benevolent middle-aged man, wearing a priest's uniform black robe, and holding a thick "Bible" in his hand. He looks about 50 years old.It might be because of the year-round prayers, but this man looked dignified and stable. He was a little surprised when he saw Lin Mo and Qiao Li. Obviously, the clothes and temperament of the two were quite different from here.

"The police are handling the case. I hope you can cooperate." Lin Mo took out his police officer ID and gestured to the man.

"God bless, what happened?" The priest pinched a small metallic cross in his hand.

"Is there a Christian named Wang Fengxia here? Has she been here these two days?" Lin Mo also went straight to the point, but deliberately didn't mention that Wang Fengxia was dead at the beginning.

"She is indeed a believer here. But she doesn't come here often, what's the matter? Has something happened to her?" Since the police have all come here, there must be a case. This man seems to care about the believers and asks.

"She's dead."