TFS Chapter 7

After Yuan Guobin left the Criminal Investigation Brigade office, Shen Qing displayed the relationship diagram and existing clues on the whiteboard, and everyone was brainstorming.

“According to Cai Shujuan’s statement today, we know that the location of the garbage station in the property is where they get their tools before starting work each day. A man followed her into the building and gave her money before she even started working, asking her to follow his instructions. Cai Shujuan said that this person was wearing a hat, mask, and gloves, so she couldn’t see his real face. He was about 180cm tall, with a well-proportioned build, weighing 65-70kg, and she could only estimate his age to be a young adult between 25-40 years old. The profiler did a character profile this afternoon, and I made several copies for you to take a look at.”

Zhang Shun received a copy of the character sketch in his hand, and he stared deeply at the man’s face in the portrait.

Chen Can said, “Can we now determine that these seven people all died at the hands of this man?”

“Go find Lin Tan and see if the autopsy report is out yet.” Zhang Shun instructed, and Chen Can nodded, getting up to leave.

He continued to look at the others, knowing that everyone was waiting for him to give a definitive answer, “Before we see the autopsy report, we can only confirm that the way Cai Shujuan described transporting the person is the same as we envisioned. The man in the picture must be the murderer who killed Yan Haoyu, and there was no third person at the scene. What was special about the statement of the girl Yan Haoyu met at the bar that night?”

Shen Qing quickly flipped out Chen Xin’s statement record, “I marked the strange parts this afternoon, Chief. When Yan Haoyu was drunk, Chen Xin tried to subtly ask for a role in the crew, but Yan Haoyu said that he wouldn’t write any scripts at all, and if she had that kind of ambition, she should go and seduce his father, saying that Chen Xin had approached the wrong person.”

As she spoke, she handed the statement document to Zhang Shun, who glanced at Chen Xin’s scribbled signature and carefully pondered her words.

“Is the credibility high? Is she sure she didn’t hear it wrong? Could it be that Yan Haoyu was dissatisfied with his father and it was just a drunken remark?” Chi Zijian questioned.

Shen Qing thought, “Chen Xin today, she didn’t want to get involved in these things. After all, people are inclined to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Now that this crew is like this, she doesn’t need to lie for the sake of her future, right?”

“Reconfirm the authenticity of the statement, and make sure Chen Xin tells all the details verbatim. It’s best to recall the specific time, and even what drinks they were drinking should be recorded clearly. Then, pull up the bar’s surveillance footage to see if there are any overlapping parts, and pay attention to her whereabouts in the past few days.” Zhang Shun paced back and forth, still planning to be cautious. He couldn’t miss any possibility.

Immediately, his steps froze, “Yan Dongcheng’s wife, Li Ru, didn’t she also say that Yan Haoyu wouldn’t write scripts?”

“Yes, Chief, doesn’t that match up? Although Yan Haoyu graduated with a degree in television directing, he never had any works after graduation. Invisible Intentions/The Unseen Motive is his first work, and it has received such good ratings. It can be said that there is a bright future ahead of him, and he will soar to the sky.” Shen Qing analyzed.

“I will investigate Yan Haoyu’s graduation work. What did the information department find on Yan Haoyu’s computer? Is there any actual evidence that can prove that Yan Haoyu has the copyright of the script? If Li Ru’s statement is true, and Yan Dongcheng bought a ghostwriter for Yan Haoyu, then the situation of the hidden screenwriter is dangerous.” The atmosphere in the entire office became tense again with Zhang Shun’s words. Now that there are already seven lives, no one wants to see that number continue to decrease.

“I’ll go to the information department now.” Shen Qing quickly left, and Zhang Shun looked at Chi Zijian again, “How many episodes have you watched? What are your feelings?”

Chi Zijian was a little embarrassed, “Chief, I’ve mainly watched half of it. I haven’t seen what the important parts have to do with this case. This series has 40 episodes, and it may take a while to finish watching it.”

“Look at the film reviews online. Some self-media bloggers who are good at reasoning may also have explanations and analyses. Find the context of related cases, and finish watching the rest as soon as possible. I will also take the time to watch it. We need to know what story is in this TV series.”

“I’ll continue watching now, and tomorrow’s social relationship investigation…”

Zhang Shun thought for a while, “I’ve applied to Director Yuan for manpower. Sun Yang will be temporarily mobile. Determining the motive for the crime and further narrowing the scope of suspects is now the top priority.”

“Yes, Chief!” Chi Zijian and Sun Yang said in unison.

Zhang Shun stood in front of the whiteboard, looking at the character relationship diagram of the seven people on the whiteboard, lost in thought.

*

Forensic room.

Lin Tan and several other forensic assistants were also speeding up the examination in the laboratory. Chen Can knocked on the door, but no one noticed. It wasn’t until he stood in front of him that he whispered, “Forensic Doctor Lin, has the autopsy report been released?”

Lin Tan, who was focused on looking at the slides, finally came back to his senses. He looked at the clock on the wall, it was already 10:55 pm, he clapped his hands and stood up, “Xiao Zheng, don’t stay up too late, you guys go back first, there’s still work tomorrow, I can do the rest.”

Xiao Zheng and several other forensic assistants looked at each other, “Master, there are still so many dead people, I’ll do it myself, and it will be another night.”

“Enough talk, I told you to go back, so go back. You can take over tomorrow. Hurry up and leave.” His expression was indifferent, but it warmed the hearts of the forensic assistants.

After the others left the laboratory, he began to print the autopsy reports one by one, “Except for Yan Haoyu’s, the other six have been released. I’ll take them back to Captain Zhang first.”

“Thank you for staying up late again.” Chen Can was a little embarrassed, helping Lin Tan organize the information.

“What’s so hard about it? It’s just what I do for a living. People are dead, so it’s not hard.” As he spoke, his movements were methodical.

Chen Can didn’t know what to say. Forensic Doctor Lin… habitually had the cold face of a forensic doctor, and many people secretly said that he was a cold-faced Yama, but his words could always make people feel his heat.

As he walked back with a stack of forensic reports, he secretly thought that this was the first time since he became a police officer that he had faced such a major case, and the thickness in his hand was a deviation to the lightness of life.

…

“Chief, the information department has cracked Yan Haoyu’s email and social software. There is indeed no direct evidence pointing to who the creator of the script is. This is his graduation work.” Shen Qing opened an audio and video file on a laptop.

Zhang Shun looked at it carefully, “It is indeed a large-scale production. It seems that Yan Dongcheng started working hard from graduation in order to let Yan Haoyu take this path in the future. This audio and video effect… probably cost a lot of money.”

He pondered for a moment, “Also open Yan Dongcheng’s email and social software to see. If this script was created by someone else, it is more likely that Yan Dongcheng handled it.”

As they were talking, Chen Can entered from outside the door.

“These are the autopsy reports of the six people at the first crime scene. Yan Haoyu’s will be out tomorrow at the earliest.” Chen Can touched his nose and placed the autopsy reports on the desk closest to Zhang Shun.

Zhang Shun’s movements stopped, and he opened the autopsy reports to read them.

“Name: Shang Chao, gender: female, age: 39. Cause of death: The heart was injured by a sharp weapon, and the organs ruptured. Benzodiazepine was extracted from the oral cavity, and it was determined that she was killed while unconscious. Autopsy situation: There was a fracture injury on the skull, and damaged cerebellar tissue was near the fracture. It was determined that she was hit by a hard object while alive…”

The lines at the corners of his eyes became more and more obvious. Benzodiazepine was no stranger to old criminal investigators. It is a diazepam tranquilizer, which is mainly used for the treatment of depression and anxiety in the field of mental illness, and excessive use will cause poisoning, affect blood circulation, and induce short-term arrhythmia, thereby causing heart failure.

“Then all six of them accidentally took diazepam?” Shen Qing asked.

Zhang Shun looked at them one by one, and varying amounts of diazepam components were extracted from their bodies. Some people had hallucinations and visual hallucinations after taking the medicine, so that the murderer could better control the scene.

“Everyone has drug residues in their bodies, the murderer went prepared.” Zhang Shun said firmly, “According to the portrait simulated by the profiler, expand the monitoring search range, and look for similar people or suspicious vehicles within four hours before and after the time of the crime, entering and exiting all the streets and dark alleys near the Huasheng Film and Television Base.”

“Chief, should we check the source of the drinks and meals delivered that night? Maybe there will be an opportunity and possibility to put drugs in them.” Shen Qing asked.

“Don’t forget that there are some crew members who left early, and they did not feel uncomfortable, nor did they have any symptoms of poisoning. So the problem should not be in the drinks and meals. Ordinary hospitals cannot release such a large dose of diazepam. This is a controlled prescription drug. We must find the source of the drug to find clues.” Zhang Shun said, his eyes once again staring at the seven photos under the blackboard and the profile sketch of the suspect with only one pair of eyes.

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