SOTC Chapter 40

“Old Sun, aren’t you going to interrogate this Zheng Baoshuan?”

Standing outside the one-way mirror of the interrogation room, Xue Yan asked Sun Tao with a puzzled expression.

Sun Tao shook his head upon hearing this and said,

“No interrogation. I can tell from Zheng Baoshuan’s eyes that he won’t say anything. I’m not wasting my time. Besides, dealing with this kind of person, the more you let him think you can’t do anything to him, the more he’ll be at an advantage. Instead of that, it’s better to just leave him hanging, let him not figure out what we want to do, the effect will be better.”

“But he can’t be detained for too long. Once the time is up, won’t we have to release him?”

Xue Yan pretended to be troubled and said.

Sun Tao smiled,

“That depends on how capable Old Xue you are. What discoveries were made during the search of room 1201 in Huating Residential Area?”

“I found Wang Nongxin’s fingerprints on the sliding door of the toilet, so we can at least prove that Wang Nongxin had been there. But it is not yet possible to confirm that room 1201 was the primary crime scene of Wang Nongxin’s death. Old Sun, what are your thoughts?”

“What thoughts can I have? I just know that our current opponent is particularly knowledgeable about criminal investigation and doesn’t do anything extra. I think, we can now prove that Wang Nongxin came to room 1201, but we can’t find evidence that he lived there. The cabinet for moving the body was carefully wiped, but the simulated bloodstains are still there. These people know what is most important and what traces need to be completely cleaned. But fortunately, the devil is one foot tall, but the Tao is ten feet tall. Old Gu and I proposed a hypothesis. He believes that the person who injured Zheng Baoshuan was likely Wang Nongxin, and later Wang Nongxin was drugged, and finally, the height difference principle was used to fake suicide. Do you think this possibility is high?”

“Drugged? But the autopsy report did not find any sedative drugs in the deceased’s stomach. And Wang Nongxin’s body has been cremated. Even if we really find what you said at the scene, we can’t prove that Wang Nongxin took similar drugs at that time.”

“If that’s the case, then why would someone look for Xie Hu to interrupt our on-site investigation? Old Xue, you’re too hypocritical. That’s right, Wang Nongxin was cremated. No matter what we find, it can no longer be used as evidence for comparison. However, the absence of evidence doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. Those of us in this line should all know that blood is the hardest to deal with. It easily adheres to the surface of certain objects, and simple rinsing cannot completely erase the traces. Perhaps they are afraid that we will find these things. Let me think, Old Xue, how could it be such a coincidence that Wang Nongxin’s fingerprint comparison had just come out when Old Gu’s service weapon was taken away? Assuming there was something in Wang Nongxin’s stomach, why wasn’t it found? Also, how did the forensics department know about 1201 as soon as they arrived?”

Sun Tao didn’t raise his voice when he said these words, but that didn’t stop the questioning in his last three sentences.

Xue Yan is not a newbie, and of course, he knew what Sun Tao meant.

But adhering to a cautious attitude, he still asked one more question,

“But the problem is, since these people have already framed Old Gu, why not just make it solid?”

“How to make it solid? Old Xue, it’s not that I’m criticizing you, you’ve investigated too many ordinary cases, and now you seem to be unaccustomed to this situation. Don’t use past thinking to consider this problem. Think about it this way, if you were the murderer. Old Gu’s appearance was unexpected. At this time, if you don’t follow the original plan to disguise Wang Nongxin’s death as suicide, what would the result be?”

Sun Tao looked at Xue Yan with extremely sharp eyes.

“Then assume that Wang Nongxin didn’t commit suicide. We found sedative drug components in his gastric fluid, and we can have evidence to prove that he was disguised as suicide in an unconscious state. Then first, we will look for ways to ingest sedative drugs.”

Xue Yan replied thoughtfully.

“That’s right, but there is no such thing at the scene of Wang Nongxin’s death, so the murderer must return to the scene again and tamper with the monitoring again. At that time, Wang Nongxin’s body has been discovered, and attempting to change the original method of committing the crime is tantamount to suicide. That’s why the current situation appears. Wang Nongxin didn’t give his death a conclusion until the body was cremated. The autopsy result was clearly suicide, but Old Gu was pulled in, and they dared not say that Old Gu killed the person, nor did they dare to say that this matter had nothing to do with Old Gu. Even because of the money transport vehicle case, all of our targets were forced to lock on the money transport vehicle, until the other two bodies appeared, Old Gu’s killing became a certainty, and Wang Nongxin’s death was no longer paid attention to.”

“Reasonable, too reasonable. Old Sun, you are a genius. According to this reasoning, the whole case has become justified.”

Xue Yan looked at Sun Tao with admiration. This was the first time he had truly cooperated with Sun Tao. In the past, he had only heard that this guy liked to stay in the office, but now it seems that he is really on par with Team Gu, difficult to tell who is better.

“Then you go back to the scene once now. Many sedative drugs are directly swallowed. If they are forcibly injected, there is also a high possibility of external marks due to struggling. You were the one who surveyed the scene at that time. I can be sure that Wang Nongxin didn’t have similar marks on his body. So, it is very likely that it was mixed in beverages and alcohol. In this way, I will now have someone check all the places where liquids can be poured, including the indoor drainage pipes, all dismantled and taken back for identification. I don’t believe that even a little clue can’t be found.”

Xue Yan said to Sun Tao through gritted teeth.

Sun Tao smiled. He admired Xue Yan’s drive.

It was truly enviable for Gu Zheng to have such a subordinate.

“I’ll keep this matter confidential from the higher-ups, and don’t notify the forensic department either. The things that are dismantled will be quietly sent to the city for identification. I have a friend there. If you mention my name, this matter can be settled. By the way, don’t make a mess of the scene, restore it slightly, so people can’t tell at a glance that you got angry and started dismantling the house.”

“I understand, then I’ll go over first. Old Sun, be careful in everything.”

“Understood.”

Sun Tao tapped his chest, meaning that he had noted Xue Yan’s words.

But how much he actually remembered is probably difficult for anyone to know.

After Xue Yan left, Sun Tao walked slowly towards the forensics department.

The county is small, and the Public Security Bureau is not as big as those in the provinces. The so-called forensics department or evidence department is just a name that has been around for the past few years.

But in essence, it’s not much different from the past, just an old forensic doctor with a new forensic doctor.

It was only two years ago that the country promoted technology to solve cases, and this time they approved a 20-odd square meter space with a dedicated department name.

When Sun Tao came to the identification room, there was only one person inside.

He looked through the crack in the door and knocked on the door.

The door was quickly opened, and a young man stood at the door. He looked a little surprised when he saw Sun Tao and quickly said,

“Team Sun, why are you here?”

“It’s nothing, just came to take a look. There have been few cases recently, and I don’t know how I ended up here. How’s it going on your side? Have the blood sample comparison results come out yet?”

Sun Tao smiled and walked in casually.

“The complete identification report will take some time, but based on the current identification results, the bloodstains in room 1201 are basically consistent with Zheng Baoshuan’s blood samples, and it can be determined that it is the same person’s.”

The young man’s surname is Lin, and his given name is Shu.

He is considered an outstanding student in Yulin County, a small county town.

After all, the county is small, and the development space is limited.

Generally, graduates of provincial medical universities are not willing to come and work as forensic doctors.

Lin Shu was an accident. Four years ago, the old forensic doctor in Yulin County was about to retire, so they could only find a new one.

When he heard the news, he didn’t hesitate to resign from his job in the provincial hospital and resolutely joined the ranks of forensic doctors.

Many people in the bureau know this, and Sun Tao is one of them.

So, at this moment, his greatest wish is to hope that Lin Shu doesn’t have any problems, but often hopes and reality are vastly different.

After hearing Lin Shu’s answer, Sun Tao nodded silently and then scanned the bottles and jars in the room with his eyes, finally returning to Lin Shu.

“Little Lin, after Old Liu took a long sick leave, you’ve been the only one in the forensics department, right?”

“Yes, my teacher’s health has not been very good. I came to see him some time ago and told him not to worry about the work here.”

“So that’s how it is. When you went to see Old Liu, was he better?”

Sun Tao responded and asked again.

“Much better, but he still needs conditioning and can’t get out of bed often.”

“Can’t get out of bed often… Alas, people, you never know when they will suddenly fall down. You don’t know, when I first met Old Liu, I was still a greenhorn. Back then, it wasn’t like now, everything was clear. In the past, every criminal police officer had to know a little bit about forensic knowledge, otherwise, the case couldn’t be investigated. I want to know, in those days, talented students like me were as rare as national treasures. Old Liu can also be considered self-taught, from a criminal police officer to a forensic doctor. In this era, how many colleagues don’t envy that a small county town bureau can have a dedicated forensic doctor. So, Da Lin, if you have any problems at work, tell me. If you want any benefits, you can also mention them. I will try my best to apply for them for you, okay?”

Sun Tao stood up slowly from the chair, looking full of emotion.

Lin Shu didn’t know what he was singing, and he waved his hand in a somewhat nervous manner, saying repeatedly,

“No, no, there’s no need for that, Team Sun. I’m working here quite smoothly, and everyone is very polite to me. Actually, there’s really nothing I can ask for. Serving the people, that’s what I should do.”

“What a great ‘serving the people’, well said.”

Sun Tao seemed to still be full of emotion, but suddenly changed the subject,

“Da Lin, are the instruments used for on-site identification usually piled up with me? I see there are quite a few bottles and jars here. There are many meticulous people in the team, and it would be troublesome if they accidentally bump into something. How about this, I’ll apply with Team Liu and rearrange a space to pile up the instruments there, what do you think?”

“I…I don’t think it’s necessary, right? These instruments need to be maintained usually. It would be inconvenient for me to handle them in other places, so let’s just pile them up here.”

Lin Shu couldn’t figure out Sun Tao’s intentions and could only continue to follow his words.

Sun Tao smiled, walked over and patted Lin Shu on the shoulder,

“So that’s how it is, then what I say counts. Little Li will come over to get the identification report later. If you’re not busy, you should hurry up and get it out early, I have other uses for that thing.”

“Okay, I’ll do it right away.”

“Then I’ll trouble you, Da Lin. If there’s nothing else, I’ll leave first, I’ll continue to be idle.”

Sun Tao nodded and slowly swayed to the door. Then, just as he was about to leave, he suddenly slapped his forehead and muttered,

“Hey, people really do get old, I forgot what I originally wanted to say after saying so much. Da Lin, I was the one who dissected Wang Nongxin’s body, right? Today, Old Xue told me when he came back from 1201 that he found some spoiled food in the trash can at the scene. I suspect that Wang Nongxin may have come to room 1201 before he died, so can I get a copy of the test report of Wang Nongxin’s stomach contents at that time?”

When Sun Tao said this, all eyes were locked on Lin Shu, observing his every move.

He saw Lin Shu tremble suddenly after hearing this, and then pretended to be thinking, saying,

“The…the test report of the stomach contents? I understand, Team Sun, then I’ll go organize it, it may take some time.”

“It’s okay, just tell me, I’ll be as quick as possible. After it’s done, notify Little Li and have her bring it to me. Okay, then I won’t disturb you, I’ll continue to be idle.”

“Team Sun, take care.”

Lin Shu forced himself to say a polite goodbye, but when he turned around, he suddenly found that the clothes on his back were almost completely wet.

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