Shen Ting uploaded the data to the Case Solving Group and immediately opened it.
In the video, Ye Guofeng was very robust, his skin looked good, and he was dressed very appropriately, even wearing makeup.
It might be the result of attending a training class!
But as a man, Shen Ting felt he was a bit pretentious!
Police Officer: “Ye Guofeng, do you know why we called you here?”
“I know!
Xiaoqian, Xiaoqian is dead!
Why, why would someone kill her?
She was clearly so kind!”
Ye Guofeng looked heartbroken.
“Do you know if she had any recent feuds with anyone?
Especially feuds over money or possessions!”
“It seems… not!
Qianqian’s family is quite wealthy; she never argued with people over small amounts of money.
She didn’t really have a concept of things being cheaper or more expensive when buying them.
As for large sums, maybe she offended someone in business?
Her family’s business is quite large, so it’s normal to have conflicts with people!”
Ye Guofeng tried hard to recall.
“Where were you at eleven last night?”
“Sleeping at home!”
“You and Song Xiaoqian have had problems in your relationship recently, haven’t you?
You wanted to work at Huihuang Wood Industry?
Because of this, did you two often argue?”
Ye Guofeng wasn’t very bright; he only realized something was wrong at this point, and his eyes instantly widened:
“Wait, are you suspecting me?
Suspecting that I killed Qianqian?
Are you kidding me?
Even if Qianqian’s own parents wanted to kill her, I wouldn’t!
The person in this world who least wants her to die is me.
Do you know how much I put in and how much effort I spent to win her over?
I finally won her over, how could I possibly kill her?
If I killed her, where would I find such a good girl!
She’s beautiful, her family is rich, her personality is good, and she’s very kind!
If it weren’t for us being middle school classmates, how could I have possibly won over a girl like that?
Besides!
Last night on the phone, she was already considering letting me work at Huihuang Wood Industry; if I killed her at this time, what would I gain?”
…
“Ye Guofeng’s performance, however, was not problematic.”
Shen Ting let out a long breath, feeling even more conflicted.
Ye Guofeng seemed to be very sincere towards Song Xiaoqian.
But it was hard to say how much truth and how much falsehood were in his words.
Currently, the investigation team has already drawn his blood for DNA testing, but the results are not yet out.
Shen Ting opened the Case Solving Group to check everyone’s messages.
As a result, he was stunned at first glance!
Jigsaw: “This Ye Guofeng should not be the murderer!
He doesn’t have that… temperament!”
Hannibal: “Indeed!
This Ye Guofeng is more like a kept man, very different from the murderer’s temperament.
For example, a criminal might break down due to Song Xiaoqian’s insults and specifically attack her mouth.
But if this Ye Guofeng were insulted, he would most likely not want to retaliate.
Instead, he would try his best to please the other party and make Song Xiaoqian happy as soon as possible.”
The two top figures in the criminal world actually didn’t endorse Ye Guofeng?
Shen Ting scratched his head; he was truly in a difficult situation now!
Because he had previously been very “optimistic” about Ye Guofeng.
“His suspicion cannot be completely ruled out yet.
You can know a person’s face, but not their heart!
Perhaps this Ye Guofeng is a master performer, only appearing weak.”
“Whether he is the murderer or not, more corroborating evidence is needed!”
Shen Ting told the group members to continue sifting through the data, while he started his electric bike and continued towards the suspected crime scene.
The cool breeze brushed against his face, dispelling some of the anxiety in Shen Ting’s heart.
Huihuang Wood Industry is located in a relatively remote area, in the easternmost lumber processing and distribution center of Chongyang!
Behind the distribution center were mountains and wilderness!
Dead trees and fallen leaves seemed to drape the continuous mountains in a black and yellow coat.
From time to time, the calls of unknown birds and beasts echoed from deep within the wilderness.
It didn’t seem like much during the day!
But at night, it would definitely be very eerie!
“How brave!
At night, alone, she actually dared to come to a place like this!”
Shen Ting twisted the handle, and the electric bike immediately accelerated.
Soon, after passing through the winding mountain road, he arrived at the last surveillance location where Song Xiaoqian appeared.
But this area had already been cordoned off by the police!
Inside the cordon, many police officers were busy with police dogs.
Shen Ting shared the information he obtained from the investigation bureau and found that there had not been much significant progress.
Only some bloodstains were found, suggesting that this was likely the primary crime scene!
He pretended to be a passerby, riding past while also observing.
“It will be difficult to find a suspect from the surveillance footage near here.”
Because on the road segment between the two surveillance cameras, there were two small paths.
Cars couldn’t pass!
But electric tricycles could!
And the two small paths later merged and separated, forming many bifurcations leading to nearby villages.
The key is!
There were no surveillance cameras on these small paths.
Shen Ting randomly chose a small path to drive into and soon received even worse news—
The DNA identification results from the investigation team were out.
Ye Guofeng’s DNA did not match the hair found in Song Xiaoqian’s hand.
“This guy’s suspicion is even lower.
However, he doesn’t have an alibi.
Therefore, a group crime or hiring someone to commit the crime is not impossible.”
But both of these would require contact with the outside world.
Even if Ye Guofeng was smart enough not to use his current phone to contact a killer or a group.
He would still need to buy another phone, a SIM card, etc.
In short, he would definitely leave traces and suspicious movements!
But the group members had thoroughly reviewed Ye Guofeng’s movements for the past week and found no suspicious points.
Kiko: “This guy seems very obsessed with success studies.
Unemployed, with nothing to do at home, he takes online success courses.
He can watch them all day, which is quite impressive!”
Qin Feng: “I also haven’t found any clues that Ye Guofeng might be involved in the case.”
Qin Ming: “What I looked at were Song Xiaoqian’s chat records, and the evaluations of her from her classmates, friends, and teachers.
I haven’t found a suspect, but I have a relatively complete impression of Song Xiaoqian herself.
She was a very good girl, with a strong sense of morality!
Optimistic, enthusiastic, generous, and willing to help others!
When her college roommate faced financial difficulties, Song Xiaoqian not only helped her roommate.
She also thought of other students in need!
She established a foundation at the school!
To date, it has funded over a hundred students.
Some people, upon learning of Song Xiaoqian’s death, are already on their way to mourn her.”
Guan Hongfeng: “Same here!
Besides Ye Guofeng, I haven’t found anyone else with significant financial disputes with Song Xiaoqian.”
This means there are no new suspects?
Shen Ting took a big bite of the roasted sweet potato he bought by the roadside, but it severely burned him.
He also had a sudden inspiration and left a message:
“What if the murderer didn’t have a financial dispute with Song Xiaoqian?
But with her parents?
Or with Huihuang Wood Industry?”
Hannibal: “That’s also possible.
Especially given that no suspect has been found yet, this possibility is high.
However!
Huihuang Wood Industry is not small in scale.
Over the years, the number of dealers, partners, and competitors it has offended is definitely not small.
Even among the factory employees, there are probably many who have been scolded and feel unhappy.
If we have to investigate, it will be truly difficult!”
Jigsaw: “I have an idea!
Do you remember that the murderer specifically attacked Song Xiaoqian’s mouth?
Even if he didn’t have a direct financial conflict with Song Xiaoqian.
But since he committed such a specific act of venting anger by attacking her mouth.
Then he must have had some interaction with Song Xiaoqian.
As long as we cross-reference the call records of Song Xiaoqian, her parents, and Huihuang Wood Industry.
The overlapping individuals might be the suspect!”
That makes sense!
Indeed, more heads mean more ideas!
Shen Ting immediately shared the communication records of Song Xiaoqian’s parents and the company.
But as everyone compared them, they were surprised to find that it wasn’t that there were no overlapping individuals, but that there were too many.
If not a hundred, then eighty!
Most of them were business contacts!
To investigate them one by one, the workload would be terrifying.
“Is there any other more direct, simpler method?”
Shen Ting was a bit afraid of trouble.
Unless absolutely necessary, he didn’t want to waste time sifting through data.
Qin Ming: “Re-examining the existing physical evidence is also an idea.”
Physical evidence?
Shen Ting recalled.
The physical evidence in this case is actually not much at present.
The most important is the hair with follicles and suffering from pili annulati.
Secondly!
There are some crystalline particles possibly from the axe, the murder weapon!
“Right, those particles were being identified by the technical personnel before, but there haven’t been any results yet.
I wonder how it’s going now?”
Shen Ting immediately shared all the data from the technical personnel.
The technical personnel had completed the identification of all suspicious particles.
But they hadn’t completely finished…