Cao Yang was stunned and said, "Officer, don't joke with me. I'm fine."
"Come with us to the police station. I'll tell you the details," said Li Hui.
"I can't leave now. I'm running my shop." Cao Yang was in a dilemma.
"Is your life more important or your shop? You don't know what's good for you." Li Hui snorted.
"Officer, if you really have something to say, just say it. Why do you have to go to the police station?" Cao Yang frowned.
"What we're going to say is related to a criminal case. There are so many people coming and going in your store. What if they hear us?" Han Bin asked.
"Okay. Wait a minute. I'll go change." Cao Yang said and turned to walk to the backyard.
Han Bin and the other man followed them into the backyard one after the other.
After entering the backyard, Li Hui couldn't help but complain after a few steps, "It's the end of the month. Why are there still so many flies?"
Han Bin frowned and found that there were indeed a lot of flies in the yard. He took a closer look and found that many flies were surrounding the empty space on the left of the yard.
There was a small vegetable field on the left side of the yard with coriander and spring onions, but there was an empty space on the south side. There was nothing planted there, but there were more flies.
Han Bin walked closer and smelled a faint stench. He could see some maggots in the soil.
Flies were flying in the sky and maggots were crawling on the ground. Han Bin was keenly aware of the problem. He pointed to the ground and winked at Li Hui.
Li Hui understood and picked up the shovel leaning against the wall.
"Officer, let's go." Cao Yang walked out of the house.
"Cao Yang, why is there an empty piece of land?" asked Han Bin.
"Oh, the previous one was chives. My daughter was too naughty. She pulled out the chives and didn't plant them again," Cao Yang explained.
"The spring onions and coriander are on the side. They look good. Why didn't your daughter pull them out?" Han Bin asked.
"My daughter doesn't like chives," Cao Yang said.
This was too perfunctory. It was possible for a child to pull out vegetables, but it was very unlikely for him to only pull out one type of vegetable and not destroy the other vegetables.
Shortly after discovering the headless body, the task force had been looking for Li Tao, but there was no news of Li Tao. Previously, Team Three had discussed and analyzed that Li Tao might be worried that the matter of hiring a killer would be exposed, so he absconded to avoid punishment.
Han Bin felt that the possibility of this was not high. Li Tao was very persistent in killing Cao Yang. If hiring someone to kill didn't work, he would probably use other means.
Now it seemed that there was another possibility. Li Tao was already dead.
Thinking of this, Han Bin said to Li Hui, who was beside him.
"Dig."
Li Hui walked to the side of the clearing and started digging with a shovel.
"Police comrade, what are you doing? Why are you digging my land? "Cao Yang hurriedly walked over and questioned.
"We are investigating a murder for hire. Please cooperate with the police," Han Bin said.
"Don't frighten me." Cao Yang grabbed the shovel and stopped him from digging.
At this time, there was no need to be polite. Han Bin touched the baton on his waist and shouted, "Go to the wall."
"Don't … don't do it. Let's talk about it." Cao Yang waved his hands and retreated to the wall.
"Put your hands on your head and squat down." Han Bin said.
"Yes, yes." Cao Yang was scared and his forehead was already sweating.
With Han Bin watching Cao Yang, Li Hui could dig without worry. The shovel dug more maggots. Li Hui dug a few times and dug about half a meter deep before the shovel could not go further.
Removing the soil layer, a black plastic sheet covered with maggots was revealed. Cutting the plastic sheet with the shovel, a rotten human leg was revealed.
Although Li Hui was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but step back a few steps. The smell was too strong.
Seeing Li Hui's action, Cao Yang stood up and looked around.
"Pa!"
With a sound, Han Bin's baton came out and pointed at Cao Yang's nose. "Don't move. Get down."
"Ah! What's wrong? "Cao Yang was a little panicked.
"Get down," Han Bin ordered sternly.
"I, I …"
Cao Yang wanted to say something, but when he saw the baton in Han Bin's hand, he gave in and lay on the ground according to Han Bin's order.
Han Bin quickly stepped forward and put his knee on Cao Yang's back so that he couldn't get up. He handcuffed Cao Yang's hands and let out a sigh of relief.
"Get up."
Cao Yang stood up and shouted, "You are the police. You can't handcuff people randomly. I'm going to sue you. You are insulting people!"
Han Bin took Cao Yang to the edge of the pit and asked, "What is this?"
Cao Yang glanced at it and his body softened. He sat down on the ground.
…
Half an hour later, Zheng Kaixuan came to the scene with the forensics and technical team.
The body had decayed so much that it was impossible to identify the face. They could only confirm the identity of the deceased through DNA identification.
Han Bin and the others took Cao Yang back to the branch office.
In the interrogation room.
Cao Yang was at a loss and his hands were trembling violently.
Han Bin opened the record book and routinely asked, "Name, age, gender, nationality …"
"My … my name is Cao …"
Cao Yang hesitated for a long time, but he couldn't say a proper sentence.
Han Bin walked to the table and waved his hand. "Don't be nervous. Take a few deep breaths."
After a while, Cao Yang calmed down.
"Cao Yang, my name is Cao Yang. I really didn't commit a crime. I'm 40 years old …"
"Whose body is in the yard?" Han Bin asked.
"I don't know. I really don't know."
"Is the deceased Li Tao?" Han Bin asked.
"Li Tao. I don't know him. How could I kill him?"
"You don't know him, but he knows you and hired someone to kill you. So, you have a good motive to kill him." Li Hui interrupted.
"I really didn't. I'm a coward. I don't even dare to turn off the light when I sleep alone at night. How could I kill someone?" Cao Yang sounded like he was crying.
"Then explain to me why there was a body in your yard." Han Bin asked.
Cao Yang hesitated for a moment, opened his mouth, and then lowered his head.
"Speak."
"I don't know what to say," Cao Yang said.
"Knock, knock." The door of the interrogation room rang twice, and then the door was opened. Qiao Ziming from the forensic medicine department came in and handed a report to Han Bin.
"Thank you."
Qiao Ziming nodded, glanced at Cao Yang, and then went out.
Han Bin looked down and carefully read the document. It was the autopsy report of the deceased. The time of death was around August 30th. The cause of death was poison.
After reading the report, Han Bin had an idea and asked, "Where were you on August 30th?"
"I don't remember."
"I think."
"That day, that day … I remember, I think I went to work."
"Where did you go? When did you leave? Who can prove it? "
Cao Yang recalled for a moment. "I left at eight in the morning with two people from the same village, one named Zhao Xuxin and the other named Wang Zishan."
"When did you come back?"
"Around September 10th."
Han Bin went back to the original topic and asked about the dead body. Cao Yang closed his mouth again.
Twenty minutes later, Han Bin stopped the interrogation.
The task force had been withdrawn, but because they still had to investigate the murder case, the office was still used by Team Three.
As soon as they entered the office, Zheng Kaixuan went straight to the point. "How was the interrogation?"
"Cao Yang refused to confess and gave an alibi. We need to confirm its authenticity," Han Bin said.
"As soon as we asked about the dead body, this guy pretended to be stupid. There must be something wrong," Li Hui snorted.
"Do you guys think that the deceased is Li Tao?" Sun Xing asked. With the previous mistake, he had become more cautious.
"From the current situation, there's a high chance that the deceased is Li Tao. But to confirm it, we still have to wait for the results of the DNA comparison." Zheng Kaixuan spread his hands.
"Tsk tsk, if the corpse is really Li Tao's, then this case is really awesome. Li Tao hired a killer to kill Cao Yang, but in the end, he failed to kill Cao Yang. The two killers killed each other, and in the end, they even lost their lives," Li Hui said.
"But this Cao Yang looks like a coward. He doesn't look like someone who dares to kill." Wei Zimo said.
Li Hui patted Wei Zimo's shoulder and smiled. "Brother, remember this. Don't bully honest people. Otherwise, it'll be too late to regret it."
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