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"We found heavy bruises from the back of the victim's neck to the shoulders. Judging from the size of the wound, it should have been injured by someone using the wooden chair that fell on the scene. The depth of the wound indicates that the force should be enough to make the victim unconscious."

After arriving at the Municipal Bureau, Ji Liao handed over the autopsy report to Jiang Huai and Zhang Jingze first, and told them the results of the on-site evidence collection at that time: "There was some unburned gasoline on the ground at the scene. , was poured gasoline on the body, ignited the gasoline and caused the clothes to catch fire, and the emergency rescue was not timely, a large amount of fluid in the body was lost, and carbon monoxide was inhaled and poisoned, resulting in death after the rescue failed.”

Jiang Huai looked at the photos taken forensics at the scene for a while, saw the severely burned skin near the wound, and couldn't help hissing: "The back of the neck? It's the back of the neck again?"

"Yes." Ji Liao nodded.

"What's the matter with this criminal suspect?" Jiang Huai asked, "Why do you only hit people on the back of the neck? Is there some kind of mental illness? Or is there some special purpose?"

"Not necessarily." Ji Liao analyzed, "The injury on the back of Shen Huanyu's neck is not the same as that of the other two. It is a little heavier than Wen Lianyi's, the range is wider, and the direction and position angle are also biased. Some—the suspect probably wanted to hit her on the back of the head at first, which was a fatal blow, but it should have been stopped and pushed by someone, and the position was a little bit off."

"Hmm..." Jiang Huai said, "So Lianyi wanted to save Shen Huanyu at the beginning, but she didn't hit her, and was knocked unconscious instead. That's why the scene mentioned by Yan Peifeng's testimony happened?"

"Well, it's possible." Ji Liao said,

"Wait, Team Jiang..." Xiao Chen, the new intern policeman, said, "Since the criminal suspects are planning to kill people with one blow, wouldn't it be faster to just make up for it again? Why bother?" What about pouring petrol on it? What good would it do him to make a big mess?"

"Well..." Jiang Huai said, "I asked Jingze to check all the social relationships of the victim in recent years. Although she has a bad temper and a quick temper, she is a little restrained when she goes out. Maybe it's just for those close to her. , on weekdays, she rarely has any conflicts with outsiders, especially after becoming a housewife, she basically has no friends, and the possibility of making enemies with others is relatively small."

"So...so his target...may not be just Shen Huanyu?" Xiao Chen asked.

"Yes." Jiang Huai said, "The target of the suspect is likely to be 'everyone who is close to Yan Peifeng'. The suspect may be more than one person. Maybe the group who set the fire and injured people were not the same group."

Xiao Chen responded, "Understood."

Jiang Huai nodded and continued to analyze: "A few days ago, Jingze and I found a sneaker print of about 42 yards on the lawn of the balcony outside one of the rooms. According to Ji Liao's analysis of the length of the shoe print and The in-depth analysis of stepping into the soil shows that the height of the owner of the shoe print should be between 1.7 meters and 1.8 meters, and it is speculated that he should be an adult male with a medium to thin body."

During the initial interrogation of Yan Peifeng, Jiang Huai tentatively asked him whether he had had any feuds with others in recent years, who he had offended, and whether he knew who he set fire to. All this has nothing to do with him.

For this reason, Jianghuai fire is about to come up.

The detachment was short-staffed, Jiang Huai, the person in charge of the case, had too many things to take care of, and Ji Liao was indeed a bit gifted at observing others, so Jiang Huai asked him to record interrogation testimony with Zhang Jingze.

Since he had talked about Yan Peifeng with Xiao Zhiyu before, Ji Liao had a little clue about the analysis of the case. It was probably the same as the factory fire before, someone wanted to lead the criminal case to Yan Peifeng's illegal business.

It's just that the focus of the investigation is not there now, the important thing is to find the murderer first.

Last time, after Shenlin finished following up the whole process of Yan Peifeng, Jiang Huai also asked Yan Peifeng what he was doing at the garment factory that day, and why he wanted to rush home in a hurry. However, Yan Peifeng did have a few orders to be resolved recently, and the factory was his It was under the name of a partner, and I happened to find someone to go there that day, and I went home because I saw that the rain was a bit heavy.

It is difficult to tell the truth from the testimony, but it can also find out part of the truth, and they will not be able to concentrate on investigating these things for a while.

That's the end of the morning work.

Shen Lin's injuries are still not fully healed, and his mental state is still the same as when he was interrogated in the hospital last time, a little bit depressed. I could see it too, didn't say anything, obediently didn't take the initiative to ask Jiang Huai.

After being discharged from the hospital ahead of schedule, he took the body back together with Yan Peifeng and Yan He, planning to take care of his aunt's funeral first.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Wen Lianyi's attending doctor also sent a message that she had woken up, but her brain was not fully awake and her injuries hadn't recovered, so she might not be suitable for any investigation yet.

So after getting off work in the evening, Ji Liao was eager to return home. After finishing his work, he stopped by and bought something to eat and went home.

Thanks to the little physical stimulation last night, Yan Cun sent him messages today at the same speed as in the past. After sending a few voice messages, he was able to speak intermittently, but he was still a little unresponsive.

After opening the door and entering the room, Ji Liao saw a mess of paper and pens on the table, and saw Yan Cun who was sitting on the table writing and drawing, and stayed there for a few seconds.

Ji Liao came back to his senses, put the lunch box on the table, and quickly stepped forward to pull the dedicated Captain Yan to eat, but he didn't.

"..." Ji Liao said helplessly, "What's the hurry, the case won't run away."

He thought for a while, and added: "Wen Lianyi just woke up not long ago, and she hasn't fully recovered yet. When she is well enough to accept the investigation and provide testimony, there will be enough time for you to recover."

Yan Cun paused at the tip of his pen, looked up at Ji Liao, threw the pen away and didn't want to write, grabbed Ji Liao with his backhand to use his strength to get up, and let others pull him forward.

As soon as he woke up this morning, he sent a message to Jianghuai, and Jianghuai wanted the case materials for these days. He took advantage of Ji Liao's work time to complete the class, and was so bored that he started to simulate the crime scene and drew it for a while. Ertu, remote typing and Jianghuai discussed for a while.

"I hope you are better." He spoke slowly, "Maybe it will be done today."

Ji Liao let out a "huh", pulled him to wash his hands first, and put him on the chair: "Huh?? I haven't seen you for a day, so it's so neat?"

"...?"

Captain Yan didn't want to talk to him very much, he always felt like he was doing rehabilitation training to help a vegetable regain consciousness.

Ji Liao chuckled, lowered his voice, leaned close to his ear, and said a little bit of ear-to-ear feeling: "Is it because yesterday's physical stimulation has an effect?"

Yan Cun seemed to be used to being teased, his ears were a little itchy from the breath, itching so much that he wanted to laugh, but he didn't hide.

"I just reacted a little slower, not stuttering."

Ji Liao smiled, and whispered "little fool", but the little fool was in a good mood at the moment, didn't say anything, didn't want to argue with him, just stretched out his hand and squeezed Ji Liao's head hard.

"Ah, that's right." He remembered something, "Then who... yes, Shen Lin, is he better?"

Ji Liao thought for a while: "Not too good."

"...Huh? How to say?"

"It seems that my mood is a little depressed and numb, maybe because I am too sad, but I can't express anything." Ji Liao said, "Yan Hezai seems to have held back for a long time, and finally broke down today, crying for a long time, Yan Peifeng... ...Yan Peifeng just pretended to be sad a little bit, and I don't know if he thinks it's a bit fake because he thinks he can't save face like this."

Yan Cun let out a "huh" and thought for a while.

Seeing Ji Liao opening the lunch box for him, he reacted and took apart the chopsticks.

Just when he was about to start eating, his stomach suddenly made a "goo", he stopped his movements, his expression froze, and his eyes unconsciously moved to Ji Liao.

Ji Liao met his eyes suspiciously, and reacted, looked at the tableware piled up in the sink, and asked tentatively, "Are you hungry?? Or haven't you eaten yet?"

"..."

Ji Liao instantly understood: "I won't eat until I remind you??"

"Oh...forget...no, no, I ate it! I ate a little...but I didn't throw it away, it wasn't wasted, I just put it in the refrigerator."

"Are you still reasonable?" Ji Liao raised his eyebrows, "Put it in the refrigerator and eat it?"

"No, the main thing is that I still hear those voices in my ears," Yan Cun said pitifully, without stammering, "I have a headache and want to vomit, and I'm afraid I'll have to spit it out after eating."

"...Can you still hear it?" Ji Liao didn't believe it. "It's so serious? It's hard? How about I take you to see a doctor after dinner?"

Jiang Huai told him before that Yan Cun was a bit resistant to the smell of disinfectant and didn’t like the hospital. There was an accident before and he refused to go. The reaction was very strong. If it wasn’t related to the case or he was seriously injured, it was almost impossible for him to go. The hospital only went there a few times last time when investigating Lu Xiaorui and asking about Shenlin's situation.

Ji Liao stared at him for a while, and he heard him say, "It's okay, maybe it will be fine in a few days, it's not a big problem", sighed, and motioned him to eat first, without saying anything.

Yan Cun let out an "um" and lowered his head to eat a few mouthfuls of rice.

By the way, he asked about the results of today's discussion during the day, and Ji Liao asked him to "discuss in the evening", so the two quickly finished their dinner, took a shower each, and then went back to the room to start analyzing the case.

Halfway through the talk, Ji Liao finally couldn't help but tentatively asked, "Why don't you like hospitals?"

"?? Ah?" The topic changed too quickly, and it took Yan Cun a long time to react, he hesitated and said, "Ah... just... I don't like the smell of disinfectant water."

After a few seconds of silence, he said again: "Nor...not...well, maybe it's because I'm afraid of seeing too many scenes of parting from life and death, afraid of seeing other people sad, and even more afraid of seeing some desperate scenes?"

"Well……"

Before Ji Liao could say anything, he racked his brains and tried to change the subject: "Then what... I, I have something to ask."

"?" Ji Liao glanced at him, the channel was on the right, and his heartbeat speeded up inexplicably, "What?"

Yan Cun thought about this for a day, and without hesitation, he asked casually: "What's so exciting today?"