Twenty years of the Republic of China.
Shanghai Police Detective Xu Zhiwen has been very busy these two days. A bizarre murder occurred in Shanghai the day before yesterday. As the main person in charge, he has been tracking the murderer, but has found nothing.
"Have the deceased's social relationships been sorted out?" the director asked.
"He is a tabloid reporter who likes to write some gossip news. It is certain to offend people. Moreover, he recently wrote about Daxiang Wang Yuanfang's emotional secrets. After the incident was exposed, although Wang Yuanfang strongly denied it, it had an impact on him. It's very big, we don't rule out the possibility of sending someone to kill him," Xu Zhiwen said.
"Has his relationship with his colleagues and neighbors been investigated?" the director asked, "These people are also suspected."
"I was about to go there in the afternoon. I planned to question his neighbors on the day of the crime, but that night the neighbors There is no one at home." Xu Zhiwen replied.
"That just shows that the neighbor is suspicious. Don't be stunned, hurry up and find clues." The director frowned and said, "You have to know that the death of a reporter is constantly being paid attention to by the newspaper society. The pressure we are facing is too great. ”
Xu Zhiwen and his colleague Wang Kun went to the scene of the crime again.
The deceased, Xu Huawen, was a journalist. He liked to write articles at night until early in the morning, then sleep until noon and get up to report social articles.
html On August 15th, he did not come to submit the manuscript at noon. His colleagues felt strange and still did not come at night. Some colleagues went to the apartment where he lived to look for him. They found that the door was unlocked. When he pushed the door in, Xu Huawen was sitting there. Behind his desk, there was a knife stuck in his chest. He was lying on his back, and he was already dead. Colleagues hurriedly called the police.The police found that this was a three-story building, with three households on each floor, and Xu Huawen's room was on the second floor. The police knocked on the doors of two other households, but no one responded. It seemed that no one lived in the house.
It was confirmed that no one lived on the first floor, and two families lived on the third floor. They did not know the residents on the second floor, and they had never interacted with Xu Huawen.
Later, forensic identification showed that the time of death of the deceased should be the evening of the 14th. The most obvious evidence is that there is an unfinished report manuscript on his desk, which can be concluded that he was killed while writing.
The police notified Xu Huawen's family, and then quickly searched the surrounding area, but did not get any useful clues.
"The most likely thing is this Daxiang." Wang Kun said as he walked, "Xu Huawen reported his underground love affair with the actress, which caused a strong reaction from him. We cannot rule out his revenge on Xu Huawen."
"Yes, But this Wang Yuanfang is a well-known figure in Shanghai. If there is no solid evidence, it is not convenient to summon him now." Xu Zhiwen also thought of the most likely suspect.
They walked upstairs and walked to Xu Huawen's door. Xu Zhiwen carefully checked the door lock. It was indeed intact. In other words, someone knocked on the door that night, and then Xu Huawen opened the door and let the murderer in, and then the murderer started to kill. Xu Huawen is dead.
The two men opened the door with the key and re-examined the crime scene. The chair was still there. It seemed that Xu Huawen did not resist, but was stabbed to death while sitting on the chair. Didn't he resist? It didn't look like he was a robbery or an enemy, but someone he knew, or someone who could make the deceased obedient.
When Wang Kun stretched his head to check at the window again, he saw clothes hanging to dry outside the window next door, which were women's underwear.
"Brother Xu, there is someone living next door, and she is a beautiful woman." Wang Kun said with a smile.
"Then let's go inquire now." Xu Zhiwen said, "This person is very courageous. There was a murder next door, and she still lives here quietly."
The two people looked at each other, Xu Zhiwen and Wang Kun He loaded the issued pistol and knocked on the door next door.
The door opened, and a sleepy-eyed woman stood inside the door. She was wearing pajamas and her hair was disheveled. However, she looked good and had a tall figure.
"Who are you?" the woman inside the door asked.
"Oh, we are the police. Your neighbor next door was killed the day before yesterday. Do you know?" Xu Zhiwen replied.
"What?" The woman was obviously a little surprised, "He was killed?"
"Didn't you know you were so close?" Xu Zhiwen acted incredulously, "Didn't you read the latest newspaper?"
"No! "The woman replied, "I didn't know."
The two of them felt particularly strange.
"Are you not at home usually?" Wang Kun asked.
"Stop standing at the door," the woman said, waving her hair, "Come in and talk."
The two of them entered her room. Xu Zhiwen could obviously smell the fragrance of rouge . There were popular cigarettes on the dressing table. Cosmetics, it seems like this woman pays great attention to grooming.
"Have you noticed anything unusual recently?" Xu Zhiwen sat on a wicker chair in her house, looked around, and asked seemingly casually.
"Oh, he is a very strange person. He is a night worker. He likes to work at night and sleep during the day. We are exactly the same and have no intersection." The woman said.
"Can you tell me where you were on the night of the 14th?" Xu Zhiwen asked.
"I go out at around eight o'clock every night and come back early in the morning. I work at the Paramount nightclub, so I often work at night and rest during the day, so I don't know anything about what happens at night." The woman He replied, "My life is so upside down that I didn't even know that a murder occurred next door."
Xu Zhiwen and Wang Kun glanced at each other. It turned out that this woman worked at night, so no one knocked on the door on the day of the crime. respond. The woman took out her cigarette box, took out a cigarette, and lit it.
"Do you smoke?" The woman took a deep breath on the cigarette, "There are a few more here."
Xu Zhiwen saw a gold ring on her finger and a jade bracelet on her wrist., and took a look at her life. Quite extravagant.
"No." Xu Zhiwen said, "We want to get some useful information. On the night of the 14th, did you meet anyone when you went out to work?"
"When you said it, I had an impression that there seemed to be someone there. They passed me by the way when I went downstairs. But I didn’t know the people upstairs, so I didn’t have any impression, so I didn’t care. I didn’t know if they were from the third floor,” the woman replied.
Xu Zhiwen's eyes lit up after hearing this. People on the three floors all took notes. At around eight o'clock, they were all resting at home and never went out, which meant that this person was most likely the murderer.
"Can you have any impression, or did he speak?" Xu Zhiwen asked, "Maybe you met the murderer. If you can provide more information, it will be very important for us to solve the case."
"I I have tried my best to recall it, but if you look at my mind, that person should be wearing a top hat, so I have the impression that he didn't seem to say anything," the woman recalled while pacing.
"Great!" Xu Zhiwen said, "May I ask your name, Miss?"
"Oh, my name is Li Menglian." the woman replied.
"The clue you provided is very important to us." Xu Zhiwen took out a business card and handed it to Li Menglian, "Miss Li, if you remember anything, remember to tell us. You can tell us at the police station or call us. This phone number."
Li Menglian said: "Okay, I'll try my best to think about it. My mind is a little confused. There was a murder case next door, which scared me so much that I didn't dare to live here anymore."
"Ms. , People are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of living people. I think the murderer will never come here again in his life, and it is too late for him to avoid it," Wang Kun comforted her.
The two people stood up to say goodbye, returned to the police station, and reported the information to the chief.
"It seems that the murderer is not an ordinary gangster, but a killer wearing a top hat." The director analyzed, "Now it seems that Wang Yuanfang's suspicion is getting bigger and bigger. Don't all his men always wear top hats? "
" Director, I'm afraid that there is no direct evidence and it is difficult to summon him. If something goes wrong, it will make a joke. After all, he is also a social celebrity. It will be easier if Li Menglian can identify the murderer. I am just afraid that the murderer will not be there anymore. Already escaped," Xu Zhiwen said.
At this moment, a police officer suddenly pushed the door open and entered.
"Director, the reporters outside have been waiting for you for a long time, waiting for you to be interviewed." The police officer said.
"Okay, the information brought by Xu Zhiwen and the others is very useful. It prevents me from handing in a blank paper. I'm going to deal with them." The director stood up and said. When asked by reporters, the director made a summary of the case:
The case is currently under investigation. An eyewitness has been found and the murderer is being traced based on his characteristics. I believe that the case will be solved soon and everything will be revealed.
Xu Zhiwen and Wang Kun did not listen to the director's interview, but went directly to secretly investigate Wang Yuanfang's men to see if there was anyone or anything particularly unusual.
Xu Zhiwen found several informants who were related to Wang Yuanfang and inquired about their recent activities. He did not hear that any of the brothers acted abnormally.
"Only Wang Yuanfang's driver, Zhou Xianren, goes out frequently recently. Because Mr. Wang recently went to Peking for business, he can drive out privately." An informant said.
"You said Wang Yuanfang left Shanghai?" Xu Zhiwen asked.
"Yes, I will go to Peking on the 13th." the informant said.
Xu Zhiwen and Wang Kun thought that this Wang Yuanfang was rigorous enough, so that he would have alibi and deny all involvement in this matter.
"It is common sense for this driver to use the car privately when his boss is away, and there is nothing unusual about it." Wang Kun said.
"The more normal they appear, the more abnormal they may be." Xu Zhiwen said.
Although investigating for a day, still found nothing.
The next day, Xu Zhiwen came to the office and found a newspaper to read. When he saw the reporter's report on the case, his face changed drastically and he hurriedly found Wang Kun.
"In order to deal with reporters, the director falsely said that there was a witness. This betrayed Li Menglian and put her in danger." Xu Zhiwen said. "The murderer must remember having seen her."
"Yes, the murderer doesn't know that she has unclear memory. Now is when Li Menglian is resting at home. We quickly notify her and apply to the police station to strengthen surveillance of her residence. , to prevent the murderer from assassinating, "Wang Kun said.
The police rushed to Li Menglian's residence as quickly as possible, but they were still late.
Li Menglian fell in a pool of blood, with a knife stuck in her chest just like Xu Huawen.
"The murderer was one step ahead of us. The murderer inserted the knife straight into the heart and did not pull out the knife. He was afraid that the blood would fly away, so that he could walk back to the street cleanly." Xu Zhiwen said, "The murderer was very "Sophisticated."
"The murderer shouldn't be far away now. Let's go to Wang Yuanfang to check on his people." "We should be able to find something now."
Xu Zhiwen and Wang Kun rushed back to the bureau to report. After learning about the situation, he obtained the search warrant and led the team to Wang Yuanfang's residence.
The director sat alone in the office, his face flushed. Because of his mistake, the witness was killed, which was beyond his expectation. He did not expect this impact. All he wants now is to catch the murderer and cover up his mistake. Failure to protect witnesses in time is a very big mistake.
Xu Zhiwen and others arrived at Wang Yuanfang's villa, asked all the personnel about their activities from morning to now, and took confessions. After verification, they found that none of them had been to Li Menglian's residence. There is only one exception. The driver Zhou Xianren drove out in the morning and has not returned yet. The driver
was too suspicious. They decided to search all over Shanghai because he drove a car and the target was relatively obvious.
They finally found the car driven by Zhou Xianren in the suburbs. Zhou Xianren was not in the car, but in the grass not far from the car. All they found was Zhou Xianren’s body. Zhou Xianren was dead!
Zhou Xianren’s face was blue, his lips were purple, and there was saliva residue at the corners of his mouth.
"It should be that he died from poisoning." Xu Zhiwen said, "Let the forensic doctor examine it."
"It seems that he committed suicide after committing the murder." Wang Kun said.
"Something feels wrong!" Xu Zhiwen said, "Since he wanted to kill the witnesses, there is no need to commit suicide."
"Maybe he was discovered by others?" Wang Kun said, "Or he thought we already knew it was He killed someone, and he committed suicide in order to protect his boss. The investigation of the case can only end here. "
now has a complete story.
The case has been solved, the murderer has been identified, and he committed suicide out of fear of crime.
The problem now is that there is no confession from the murderer.
Back at the station, the forensic test results came out. Zhou Xianren was indeed poisoned and died, and there was a contusion on his waist. It should have been caused by a collision when he got off the car or ran away in a hurry. Director
was still deep in self-blame. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they had identified the murderer.
"Has Li Menglian contacted her family?" the director asked, "She should be rewarded. She provided useful clues and cannot be sacrificed in vain."
Xu Zhiwen and the others were only busy investigating the case, and other police officers were already handling it. Li Menglian’s body. They didn't know what happened behind Li Menglian.
"Xiao Xu, now I just put Li Menglian's body in the funeral parlor. It is up to you to contact the family and reward her." The director continued.
Xu Zhiwen could only obey orders.
"Let's go! Wang Kun." Xu Zhiwen said, "I will take you to see the beauties at Paramount."
Wang Kun had no choice but to follow Xu Zhiwen to find out about Li Menglian's life experience.
The two people arrived at Paramount and found that it was not business hours yet. The two of them had to go to the cafe to drink coffee and wait for the Paramount to open.
"I'm curious, why did Wang Yuanfang not hire a professional killer, but let his driver do it?" Xu Zhiwen asked.
"Perhaps the most reliable driver is the person who works with him every day and can work hard for him." Wang Kun said.
"I don't think so. The closer the person is, the greater the suspicion." Xu Zhiwen took a sip of coffee and said thoughtfully, "This is unreasonable."
...
Paramount finally opened its doors Open for business.
Xu Zhiwen and Wang Kun dressed in plain clothes, found a booth and sat down, then called the waiter over and asked: "Who among you is familiar with Miss Li Menglian?"
"You can ask Sister Mo." The waiter held the wine tray, While putting the wine on the table, he said, "Sister Mo knows all the girls and the dancing ladies."
"Please let me know and ask Sister Mo to come and meet us." Xu Zhiwen reached out and handed a banknote to the waiter.
After a while, a fat woman walked towards their booth.
"Do you two gentlemen want to meet Menglian?" the fat woman said with a smile.
"Yes! Please introduce me." Xu Zhiwen said.
"To tell you the truth, she hasn't come yet today. Please wait a moment until she comes and let her drink with you." The fat woman said with a flattering smile.
"Is Miss Menglian so popular?" Xu Zhiwen said, "Can you reveal her secrets to me?"
The fat woman's expression froze.
"Is this gentleman really interested in Menglian?" the fat woman asked.
"Our young master wants some real information and will never treat you badly." Wang Kun took out a wad of banknotes and slapped them on the table.
"Oh, look what this young man said, there is nothing unspeakable." The fat woman looked at the money on the table, and a flattering smile appeared on her face, "Tell me, what do you want to know?"
" "What man has Meng Lian been involved with recently?" Xu Zhiwen asked, "Please tell me the truth."
"Recently, Meng Lian had a dispute with an officer. You also know that Meng Lian's profession will inevitably have connections with some men." , this officer was a bit overbearing and did not allow her to interact with others, so we quarreled several times. This officer, like the young master, was deeply moved and wanted to take her back as his wife. I advise you all to give up. "The fat woman introduced.
Xu Zhiwen listened and looked at Wang Kun.
"Do you know the name of this officer?" Xu Zhiwen asked.
"I don't know about this. I seem to be a military doctor in the army. Why do you ask this?" the fat woman asked doubtfully.
"It's nothing. Let me tell you the truth, we are the police, and Li Menglian was killed this morning." Xu Zhiwen said.
"Ah!" The fat woman was obviously startled, "How could this happen?"
"Does Li Menglian's family live in Shanghai?" Xu Zhiwen then revealed the original purpose of coming here.
"She has a cousin working in Shanghai." The fat woman said, "Why did you ask so many questions just now? I thought you were really customers here."
"Please inform her cousin that Li Menglian's body is at the funeral parlor. Let him and his family deal with it," Xu Zhiwen said.
"Why are you police trying to trick me? Damn it." The fat woman complained, "Meng Lian... is so pitiful... who would kill her..."
Xu Zhiwen and Wang Kun returned to the police station. The director was still in the office preparing a speech for reporters' interviews tomorrow.
"Director, the murderer is not Zhou Xianren." Xu Zhiwen said, "There is someone else."
"What?" The director was shocked when he heard this, "Didn't he commit suicide out of fear of crime? Why is there still a murderer?"
"What's wrong with this case?" The suspicious thing is that it is too perfect and forms a closed loop,” Xu Zhiwen said, “All this is to attract our attention, and then the murderer can perfectly avoid suspicion and achieve his goal.”
“You mean. "The murderer didn't actually want to kill Xu Huawen?" the director asked.
"Yes! The murderer killed Xu Huawen and Zhou Xianren to cover up his true purpose. What he wanted to kill was actually Li Menglian. He attributed Li Menglian's death to the reasonable explanation that the murderer wanted to kill the witnesses, and then he achieved The purpose of killing Li Menglian without being suspected. "
" Who is the murderer?" the director asked.
"We already know who he is," Xu Zhiwen said, "Now we have to use your connections, Director, to find a military doctor in the army."
"It's just that I still have questions about many details." Director said.
"Those questions, I will explain them clearly to you after the suspect is caught." Xu Zhiwen said, "Without further ado, find a military doctor in Shanghai who often goes to Paramount. Isn't it difficult for me? This range Shrunk down enough."
The director used his connections and found Wu Tianqi, a military doctor in the 19th Route Army who often went to Paramount.
Wu Tianqi was taken to the police station for questioning.
"I have no comment on everything you want to know." Wu Tianqi said very coldly.
"You don't need to tell me. Just say that your medical skills are really superb, you know the structure of the human body very clearly, and the position where you inserted the knife into the heart is very accurate." Xu Zhiwen said.
Wu Tianqi listened, but remained cold and silent.
"The conflict between you and Miss Menglian is only because you don't understand a sentence: 'A bitch is heartless, an actor is meaningless'." Xu Zhiwen said, "I think you are obsessed."
Wu Qitian heard this sentence, His face turned red, "Don't talk nonsense!"
"Your design is quite clever, but it's a pity that it was too clever, so it was revealed." Xu Zhiwen said.
Wu Qitian still said nothing.
"Okay, since you don't tell me, I will tell you this story." Xu Zhiwen said.
Wu Qitian smiled slightly, a little disdainfully.
Xu Zhiwen said: "You met Li Menglian at Paramount and you fell in love with her. But she is a promiscuous woman and her life is not simple. You gave her gold rings, jade bracelets and other items, but you still can't get her back. You quarreled many times, and you finally couldn't stand her behavior, so you became hateful and committed murder.
"His neighbor happened to be tabloid reporter Xu Huawen, and his recent report made Daxiang Wang Yuanfang famous. Very unhappy. You take advantage of this. You hired Zhou Xianren, who wanted to make some extra money, and asked Wang Yuanfang's driver to drive for you.
"The first time you killed someone, you tried to get Zhou Xianren to go upstairs when Li Menglian was coming downstairs to identify the door, so that you could form the impression that the killer was encountered by Li Menglian.After Li Menglian left, you knocked on Xu Huawen's door. He wouldn't expect someone to harm him, so he opened the door for you. You just enter the door with a gun. Of course, it is easier for people in your army to get guns. You threaten him to sit down in his seat, and then you suddenly insert a knife into his heart.
"The second time, it was Zhou Xianren who still took you to Li Menglian's house. You went up to kill her, and then asked Zhou Xianren to take you to the suburbs. You held a gun and forced him to take the pills you gave him. During the argument and reluctance, He also bruised his waist. Your design was perfect. This story could have ended like this, but it's a pity that being too perfect is also a flaw." After Xu Zhiwen finished speaking, Wu Qitian was already sweating on his face and trembling all over.
At this time, another police officer came and said: "Another knife that was exactly the same as the murder weapon was found at Wu Qitian's house."
"What else can you say?" Xu Zhiwen asked, "You still have a loophole, of course. It was only when I saw the autopsy report that I noticed that you actually took away Li Menglian's gold ring and jade bracelet. This shows that you value these two things more. I knew that this must be a gift from you, rather than a robbery. Killing out of love. "
"I have nothing to say, the worst is death!" Wu Qitian said.
When the director saw the real murderer arriving at the case, he said to Xu Zhiwen: "Damn it, I became a part of his conspiracy!"
Xu Zhiwen could only frown helplessly.
