Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Ran Tao asked, “Is it possible that Yang Zebiao was forced to kill people? Although there is a ‘Biao,’ which means fierce, in his name, according to his colleagues, his personality doesn’t match that of a murderous killer.”
“Also, Yang Zebiao has no criminal record or bad habits that we know about,” Miao Ying added.
Wu Xiumin didn’t agree with what Ran Tao had said. “If he was forced to do so, he would have been killed! But now, he’s shown up again… After 13 years!”
At this time, Zhao Yu suddenly thought of something, and he asked Gao Facai hastily, “If the guy who killed Wu Fangfang wanted to use Yang Zebiao’s skin to provide fake evidence, would that be possible?”
Gao Facai said, “I’ve thought about this before, and I examined the skin pieces carefully.”
He then took out the report and continued, “The amount of skin pieces that I found under each of Wu Fangfang’s left fingernails were all different. The middle finger and the index finger had the most skin underneath them, followed by the ring finger, then the little finger and thumb. This all coincides with the results of real scratches!”
Gao Facai paused for a moment, then continued, “There was not only skin tissue, but I also found blood under the nails. The only possible reason for this is that the Wu Fangfang scratched the killer fiercely when she was attacked.”
Gao Facai suddenly raised his head and said, “Because we are still having some technical problems regarding our skin tissue activity detection, it would not be impossible for someone to have deliberately framed Yang Zebiao as Leader Zhao just said!”
Zhao Yu stared at him, his eyes wide. “So… It is really possible?”
Gao Facai nodded. “Yes. The easiest way to do that would be to bring Yang Zebiao’s arm to the scene. Then, after killing Wu Fangfang, the killer could have used her hand to scratch the arm vigorously, so that Yang’s skin tissue and blood would be found underneath Wu Fangfang’s fingernails!”
Everyone was shocked by what Gao Facai had just said.
“Of course, there are some more complicated ways that one could have faked the evidence,” Gao Facai said earnestly.
He then added, “For example. The killer could have extracted Yang Zebiao’s skin tissue and blood in advance, then brought them to the scene in a sterile container. After killing Wu Fangfang, the killer could have then put the skin tissue and blood underneath Wu Fangfang’s fingernails. But, in order to do this, this guy must have had some extensive technological knowledge and enough time after he killed Wu Fangfang to pull it off.”
Gao Facai nodded, then continued, “For a murderer, who has just killed a person, he must also have been very calm under pressure to have been able to do that! Of course, this does not rule out the possibility of it being a group crime!”
Gao Facai then added, “We have carefully examined the scene, but we did not find any clear footprints, which shows that the murderer has a strong anti-reconnaissance skill set. At the very least, he knows police investigation procedures and methods!”
Zhao Yu thought for a moment, then said, “It looks like the murderer is not a random killer, but a real pro!”
Miao Ying nodded. “I agree, and the fact that the murderer used a blunt weapon may reveal that his purpose might be to mislead us, causing us to believe that his killing target is arbitrary! In that case, we might have missed the evidence underneath Wu Fangfang’s nails…”
“So…” Zhao Yu pondered for a moment, then asked, “Doctor Gao, can we say that Yang Zebiao was at least alive on the day Wu Fangfang was killed?”
“Well…” Gao Facai thought about it for a moment, then said, “It’s hard to say. As I just said, there are still some defects in our tissue activity detection. So, we can’t confirm whether Yang Zebiao was the killer or others used his skin tissue to frame him!”
“Ok… Well… Can you at least confirm that if he was dead, he hadn’t been dead for a long time before he was found?” Zhao Yu would not give up, so he asked again in a different way.
Gao Facai was very experienced in these matters, and he answered Zhao Yu by saying, “Leader Zhao, I understand exactly what you mean! This evidence does indeed show that Yang Zebiao shouldn’t have been dead for a long time! After all, if Yang Zebiao died a long time ago, it would be impossible to extract his skin tissue and blood at all!”
Gao Facai then added, “He could have been frozen after his death or something, too. Regardless, we’re sure to find out the truth of the matter! Regardless of our equipment’s defects, we can at least confirm that the tissue underneath his nails was fresh!”
Ran Tao smacked his lips from his position behind Wu Xiumin, then whispered, “This is so weird…”
Zhao Yu nodded, then said, “But, anyway, even if the killer was not Yang Zebiao, this guy must have had a close relationship with Yang Zebiao! So, if we can catch this murderer, we might be able to solve the Ziliu Case from 13 years ago! Let’s go to the crime scene now. Zeng Ke, you stay here in case anything happens.”
“Um… Wait a minute…” Ran Tao spoke with confusion, “Boss, didn’t you just say that the key to finding out Wu Fangfang’s killer was the Ziliu Case?”
However, Zhao Yu did not respond to his question at all, but instead, he told Zeng Ke, “Do an appearance comparison of the suspect rider and Yang Zebiao. See if you can find anything.”
Zeng Ke nodded, then everyone got up together and prepared to leave.
Wu Xiumin pushed Ran Tao behind him, then laughed at and taunted him, “Idiot! A holiday made you forget about your many years of experience? Our leader’s meaning is that we should organize the case first, then carry out the investigation. In that way, he can have a clear idea about what to do next. Can’t you see that we can only solve the Ziliu Case after Leader Wu’s killer is arrested?”
“You have a point. But, what about the robbery?” Ran Tao was still filled with questions.
“If Liu Zhanbing and Xu Hai can’t handle that, we’ll need to visit Jinhai ourselves. But, that’s not what we should worry about now…” Zhao Yu turned back, then said, “Let’s go.”
After that, everyone went to Changming Martyrs Memorial Park with Zhao Yu to investigate the crime scene. Just as Captain Wang had said, although the park was close to the downtown area, it looked extremely desolate.
Leader Wu was killed on the fifth day of the first lunar month, and because of the local traditional custom, few people were out and about that day, so the police did not find any witnesses nearby.
The footage showed that Leader Wu arrived at the park by taxi at about 8:50 a.m. that day. After the incident, it was not until 11 a.m. that an old man, who went to visit his comrade-in-arms’ grave, saw Leader Wu’s body and reported it to the police.
If she hadn’t happened been seen by the old man, no one knew when the police would have found out about her death.
Fortunately, because the body was found early, the forensics doctor was able to accurately identify that the exact time of her death was around 9 a.m. That was to say, she might have just arrived at her fiancé’s grave before she was murdered!
When Zhao Yu and the others arrived at the scene, they could still see the startling bloodstains in front of the grave. Also, the exact place where Leader Wu had fallen to the ground and died had been marked by police tape.
That tape figured showed that her head was facing the grave. After she was murdered by a blunt weapon, her blood splashed on the gravestone and stained the lilies in front of it!.
