In the middle of the night, Zhao Yu sat alone on the recliner in his office. He looked at the starry sky outside the window and thought about his own matters.
Originally, if Xi Mengna hadn't pestered him, he could have had a good night's sleep in the police station dormitory.
Unfortunately, Ran Tao's snoring was too loud, so he couldn't sleep well. So, he went back to his office and continued to think about the case.
Although, he guessed that the murderer might not have seen the real female corpse under the bridge, but had only heard about it. However, it was obviously very difficult to find such a person.
After all, the media was so advanced, so the murderer who imitated the female corpse under the bridge case might not have found out about it through any channels.
Now, it seemed that he still had to investigate the clues left at the scene, as well as the murderer's motive.
From the clues at the scene, the murderer had left footprints. Judging from the footprints, the murderer should be a man who was about 1.8 meters tall.
In addition, the police found fresh tire marks on the ice on the east side of the Red Flag Bridge. They suspected that the murderer used a small tricycle to transport the corpse.
Through Wu Xiumin's efforts, the police found a suspicious tricycle in Red Flag Town.
The tricycle belonged to a master in the boiler room. Because the people who lived in Red Flag Town were all factory workers, the master didn't lock the tricycle. He just left it in the boiler room's courtyard, so anyone could use it.
Through investigation, the police ruled out the possibility of the boiler master committing the crime. This was because he had just celebrated his 70th birthday this year, and he had suffered from hemiplegia.
Also, his height and weight didn't match the footprints left at the scene.
Therefore, Wu Xiumin deduced that the murderer should be someone who was familiar with Red Flag Town. The reason why he used a tricycle to transport the corpse was probably premeditated!
The boiler master said that sometimes, when the workers were in a hurry, they would borrow the tricycle from him. Wu Xiumin was looking for the relevant person according to the clues provided by the old master.
Tsk tsk …
Zhao Yu closed his eyes and thought for a while. He started to reconstruct the situation on the night of Chi Meixin's murder.
Chi Meixin had dinner at the factory cafeteria, then crossed the frozen lake to return to her dormitory in Red Flag Town.
However, for some unknown reason, Chi Meixin left the dormitory and went somewhere else.
On the way, the murderer caught Chi Meixin and killed her.
Then, the murderer stole the old man's tricycle under the cover of night and transported the body to the river. He lifted the tricycle onto the ice and put the body inside.
Then, the murderer rode the tricycle towards the Red Flag Bridge. However, when he was about to reach the bridge, a large patch of reeds appeared on the ice, and the tricycle couldn't cross it.
Therefore, he could only carry the corpse on his shoulder and walk through the reeds to the bottom of the bridge.
At that time, the murderer had already taken off Chi Meixin's clothes, so there were many scratches on the deceased's body.
After that, the murderer started punching holes and made a mess. In the end, he managed to hang the corpse under the bridge and left in a hurry.
The murderer's technique was very unprofessional. It could be seen that he was very flustered when he committed the crime.
However, other than the footprints, the murderer did not leave any other key clues. He did not know if this was due to good luck or if he had prepared in advance.
Moreover, the most important thing was that there was not a single surveillance camera in the entire Red Flag Town, and no one found anything suspicious that night. This undoubtedly gave the murderer a huge loophole.
Of course, Wu Xiumin also judged that the murderer must have a special understanding of Red Flag Town, which was why he committed such a murder.
Then …
The strangest thing was that Zhao Yu still had not found the murderer's motive!
Through the investigation, Wu Xiumin found that Chi Meixin did not have any enemies in her hometown. Her life was very simple. Although she was not very rich, she had never been in debt …
Therefore, according to Wu Xiumin's deduction, there was only one possibility left. The murderer killed the wrong person!
Then …
Did he really kill the wrong person?
If he killed the wrong person, then the person he wanted to kill must be a woman who looked like Chi Meixin.
However, Wu Xiumin looked for all the female workers in the dormitory, but did not find any suspicious person.
In this way, the murderer's motive for killing was even stranger!
Thinking about it, when the murderer heard that there was a female corpse under the bridge case nearby, he did not even take a closer look at the actual scene. Then, he rashly killed Chi Meixin. What did this mean?
It meant that he was very eager to kill Chi Meixin!?
Also, Chi Meixin's belongings were not touched. Killing someone should not be for money!
If the murderer caught Chi Meixin near Red Flag Town, then the murderer should have had a lot of time to control Chi Meixin. However, Chi Meixin was not violated.
In other words, the murderer did not do it out of lust?
Not for money, not for lust, then the only remaining motive was revenge …
But … Chi Meixin was an honest person and had never had any enemies …
Now, it seemed that there was only one explanation left, which was a crime of passion!
Chi Meixin might have been in a relationship with a mysterious man, but this man had a family. He was worried that Chi Meixin would expose him, so he killed him!
Chi Meixin quietly left the dormitory on the night of her murder. Maybe she was on a date with this mysterious man …
However, Wu Xiumin had already investigated thoroughly. Whether it was the phone records, online chats, or the confessions of her colleagues, there was no sign of Chi Meixin secretly dating …
They did not know if this man was hiding too deeply, or if there was a deviation in his thinking …
Other than that, Zhao Yu and Wu Xiumin seemed to be unable to think of any other reason for the murder!
However, Zhao Yu still felt that there seemed to be other reasons for the murderer's motive …
Could it be …
He glanced at the corner of the whiteboard, which had four big words: Female ghost in red!
Could it be …
Zhao Yu revealed a playful but extremely serious expression. He thought to himself, Could Chi Meixin's death really be related to the female ghost in red that she had seen?
Could it be that I have encountered another case that is related to ghosts?
But … A person can't be killed by a ghost, right?
Female ghost in red …
Tsk tsk …
Zhao Yu thought for a long time, but felt that he had no clue, so he closed his eyes again to rest.
It was only then that he finally remembered his system.
Due to the sudden end of the "Kun Gen.Qian" hexagram, the hexagram opening area had been frozen for seven days. Now that six days had passed, he could open another hexagram very soon.
However, in addition to the tempting points and devices, Zhao Yu no longer relied on the system as much as he used to.
Take the female corpses under the bridge case for example. Although the hexagram had ended early, it did not affect his final solving of the case.
Therefore, for the case in front of him, he did not look forward to opening another hexagram.
Zhao Yu was now more confident in himself. He believed that with his own efforts, he would definitely be able to draw a full stop to the female corpses under the bridge case …
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