"What's the situation?"
"According to Mr. Gu, the deceased looks like Peng Yongren, a student from the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering. We asked Mr. Gu to call him to confirm, but Peng Yongren's phone has been turned off," Zhao Ming said.
Han Bin hesitated for a moment. "Get Peng Yongren's information from the school and contact his family."
"Okay," Zhao Ming answered and left.
Han Bin lit a cigarette and took a deep drag. Someone died in school, and it was a strange method like mosquito torture. Once the case spread, it would definitely cause a sensation.
"Da da …"
The sound of footsteps could be heard. Qin Rongxiang walked over and said apologetically, "Officer, I just contacted Xu Siyuan. He didn't meet with any accident on the train back to school. I made a mistake."
"It's good that he's fine. Thank you for your help," Han Bin said.
The deceased's face was swollen, so it was normal to make a mistake.
"It's my pleasure."
The two chatted for a while more before Qin Rongxiang left.
After a while, Tian Li and Zhao Ming returned to the lecture hall with Peng Yongren's information.
Han Bin put out the cigarette. "How's the investigation?"
"We contacted Peng Yongren's parents. They live in the nearby county. Peng Yongren's parents said that he returned to school on the afternoon of October 2nd. They can't contact him now," Tian Li said and handed Peng Yongren's information to Han Bin.
Han Bin opened it and saw a photo of Peng Yongren in the upper left corner. Han Bin looked at it carefully and compared it with the photo of the deceased. He was 70 to 80% sure.
When ordinary people saw another person's appearance, they would look at the overall appearance. Many men would intuitively feel that the other party was beautiful when they saw a beautiful woman, but they might not be able to describe the beauty's appearance later.
In layman's terms, they were face blind.
However, the police had their own method of identification. Simply put, it was based on the shape of the facial features, proportion, and structure of the face.
For example, the size of the eyes, single or double eyelids, the length of the eyelashes, the distance between the eyes, the depth of the eye sockets, and so on. According to the characteristics of the facial organs, a person's appearance could be analyzed.
This was only one organ. There were also the nose, ears, mouth, eyebrows, as well as the proportion and distance between them.
The deceased's face was a little swollen, but the degree of swelling was not enough to affect the proportions and structure of the organs. If a highly decayed giant was formed, the face would change greatly, and the difficulty of distinguishing it would increase.
"Tian Li, call Peng Yongren's parents and ask them to contact Peng Yongren's friends and relatives. If they can't contact Peng Yongren in half an hour, ask them to come and identify the body," Han Bin said.
"Alright."
"Where's Teacher Gu Jiayu?" Han Bin asked.
"Mr. Gu has gone to Peng Yongren's dormitory. He wants to ask Peng Yongren's roommates if they know where he is."
"Let's go to the dormitory too and see if we can find any useful clues," Han Bin said.
The group rushed to the male dormitory. Today was the first day back to school, and there were many people going in and out of the male dormitory. It was a mess, and Han Bin could faintly hear someone discussing the case.
"Ah, I haven't been to the university dormitory for a long time. I miss it," Zhao Ming said.
"There are dormitories in the police station. If you like, you can apply for one," Tian Li said.
Zhao Ming shook his head. "That feels different."
"People live in the police dormitory to save money and convenience. You're the only one who is unreasonable," Tian Li snorted.
Zhao Ming showed a look of curiosity. "Sister Tian, I want to ask you something."
Tian Li glanced at him. "What is it?"
"Let's make this clear first. A gentleman uses his mouth, not his fists. Don't be impatient."
"Go ahead."
Zhao Ming narrowed his eyes. "Have you been to the male dormitory in university?"
"Yes," Tian Li said calmly.
"What for?"
"Come here, I'll tell you." Tian Li waved.
Zhao Ming hesitated for a moment, but he couldn't suppress his curiosity and moved closer.
Tian Li reached out and twisted his ear. "It's to beat up guys like you. Do you think I won't chase you if you run back to the male dormitory? I'll beat you until you look for your teeth on the ground."
"Ouch, it hurts … my ear …"
"Stop it. Captain Zheng will kill you two if the students take photos and post them on the Internet and the police officers flirt in the male dormitory," Han Bin warned.
Only then did Tian Li loosen her grip and make a threatening gesture.
Zhao Ming hurriedly begged for mercy.
Peng Yongren lived in Dormitory 305. After the four of them found the door, they found it ajar. Han Bin symbolically knocked on the door.
"Knock knock."
"Come in." A woman's voice came from the dormitory. It was Teacher Gu Jiayu.
Han Bin opened the door and glanced around the dormitory. There were two beds and bunk beds inside. Gu Jiayu and a young man were sitting opposite each other. The room was messy. There were melon seed shells, cigarette butts, drink bottles, and so on on the ground.
"Officer Han is here. Please come in." Gu Jiayu made a gesture of invitation.
"Thank you." Han Bin responded and put on his shoe covers before entering the dormitory.
Tian Li, Zhao Ming, and Sun Xiaopeng followed suit.
The young man's expression changed slightly. He asked Gu Jiayu, "Teacher, what's going on?"
Han Bin looked at the young man and said, "We're from the criminal police team. We want to know about Peng Yongren."
"What happened to Peng Yongren?" the man asked.
"What's your name?" Han Bin asked.
"My name is Mu Jinshan. I'm Peng Yongren's roommate."
"When was the last time you two met?"
"September 30th. I went home after the holiday. I didn't return to school until after 10 o 'clock this morning." Mu Jinshan responded and continued,
"Officer Han, I heard that someone died behind the school pond. Did something happen to Peng Yongren?"
Han Bin did not hide it. He replied, "We suspect that Peng Yongren is the deceased, but we haven't confirmed his identity yet."
Mu Jinshan was a little confused and said, "Teacher Gu, you should know him."
"Peng Yongren was bitten by a mosquito before he died. His face was a little swollen. It's not easy to identify him," Han Bin said.
"How big can a mosquito bite be? Let me see. I should be able to identify him," Mu Jinshan said indifferently.
Tian Li took out her mobile phone, found the photo of the deceased, and showed it to Mu Jinshan.
Mu Jinshan took a look and quickly shrank his neck. "Damn it. How could it be like this? How big the mosquito was."
"Too many mosquitoes bit him, which caused an allergic reaction. The swelling is more serious," Han Bin responded and continued to ask.
"Is it Peng Yongren?"
"No … I didn't see it clearly." Mu Jinshan shook his head. His palms were already sweaty.
"We have so many people with you. There is nothing to be afraid of. Identify it carefully," Han Bin encouraged him.
Mu Jinshan took a deep breath, glanced at Teacher Gu Jiayu next to him, rubbed his face and smoothed his hair. "Let me see it again."
Tian Li was afraid that he would drop his mobile phone, so she did not dare to hand it to him. She held the mobile phone and showed him the picture.
Mu Jinshan frowned and stared at the mobile phone for a while. "It should be Peng Yongren."
"Are you sure?"
"I can't be wrong. This hairstyle was just cut two days before the holiday. He even asked us if it looked good. In fact, it is really ugly."
"How is Peng Yongren's financial situation?"
"Not bad. He is richer than me. He rents a house outside," Mu Jinshan said.
"Does Peng Yongren usually live in the dormitory?"
"Yes."
"Where does he rent a house?"
"I heard that he rented a house with his girlfriend. As an old bachelor, I don't have the nerve to ask. If I say more, I will cry." Mu Jinshan shrugged his shoulders.
"Do you know his girlfriend?"
"I don't know her."
"Does Peng Yongren have any enemies?" Han Bin asked.
Mu Jinshan shook his head. "I'm not sure."
"Are there any of his belongings in the dormitory?"
"He usually doesn't live in the dormitory. His belongings are placed in the cabinet with a label with his name on it," Mu Jinshan said.
Han Bin walked to the cabinet and pointed at the cabinet with Peng Yongren's label. "Teacher Gu, can you help us open the cabinet?"
"Officer Han, this is a lock bought by the student himself. We don't have a spare key," Gu Jiayu said.
Han Bin looked at the lock carefully and said to Sun Xiaopeng, "Take a picture and pry it open."
Sun Xiaopeng nodded and borrowed a hammer from the dormitory manager to break the lock.
Han Bin opened the cabinet and looked inside. There was a mattress under it, a few thick clothes were piled on the right side, a brown school bag in the middle, and a row of books on the left side.
Han Bin put on his gloves and took the brown bag down to open it.
There was a book, Human Weakness, a box of cloud cover, a bottle of odorless mosquito repellent, some change, and a glasses case with brown sunglasses inside.
It was a test of one's observational skills to quickly identify valuable clues from a pile of random items.
"Ha, there's even a box of cloud cover," Zhao Ming mumbled.
"Human Weakness? I have a book like that too. Dale Carnegie wrote it, and it's very inspirational." Sun Xiaopeng felt like he had met a friend in a foreign land.
Han Bin took out the bottle of odorless mosquito repellent. The outer packaging was gone, and a large portion of the repellent was missing. It had clearly been used.
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