Volume 1: Everything in the Name of Love (Typing with Hands) Chapter 8: Case Analysis Meeting

  The next morning after the case was reported, all members of the fourth criminal investigation team gathered in the conference room for a case analysis meeting.

  The deceased, Zhang Wei, female, 25 years old, was 13 weeks pregnant. The cause of death was stabbing with a sharp object, with a total of 7 stab wounds. Two fatal wounds were found on the chest and abdomen, while five post-mortem wounds were found on the abdomen. The time of death was between 5:00 and 6:00 on April 17th. The murder weapon was a fruit knife found at the scene, with no fingerprints on the handle. No other fingerprints were found at the scene except for those of the victim's family members. There were no other injuries or abnormal drug residues found on the body.

  Liu He continued: "Yesterday we didn't get any useful leads from the neighbors, and Jingchun Garden is a semi-enclosed old residential area with one main gate and two side gates. According to the security guards, they open the two side gates at 5 am every morning and close them at 9 pm in the evening. Only the main gate is open 24 hours and has security guards on duty. The community does not have any surveillance equipment, and the security guards did not find anything suspicious."

  "When I left the hospital yesterday, the victim's mother had already been out of danger but was still in a coma. In the afternoon, I checked the phone records and found that the victim usually made calls to her family, husband, and colleagues, about a dozen or so every day, nothing special. For the past month, I've called back the friends and colleagues she'd phoned, they all said there was nothing unusual, and several of the calls were to a private clinic called Antai Reproductive Hospital, probably for pregnancy consultations." Chen Chen rubbed his sore neck as he spoke.

  Li Kexin and Liu He also reported on yesterday's afternoon visit and inquiry.

  Xu Nuo tucked her falling hair behind her ear and asked, "Is there a projector?"

  Liu Ziyu got up and said: "There is, I'll go get it."

  Xu Nu connected her phone to the projector and started playing a series of photos she took yesterday: "The first one is the crime scene, I think the bloodstains on the ground are a bit strange. According to the autopsy report, the victim should have had a face-to-face confrontation with the killer, but there were no signs of struggle or fighting from the victim, and the bloodstains on the ground were also very regular, without any splashing or dripping blood marks. The fruit knife should have been thrown on the ground first, and the blood pool was formed after the blood from the bed flowed down along the victim's arm."

  "The second one is the room of the deceased's sister, Zhang Wei. I saw her diary in the drawer, and this page caught my attention. Let me zoom in, everyone can see that it says: 'Why am I inferior to my sister in every way? Mom always says she'd be satisfied if I could be half as good as my sister. And Brother-in-law is such an excellent person who dotes on my sister... Do I have to live under my sister's shadow for the rest of my life?' And yesterday, during the inquiry, Zhang Xin also revealed that she liked Wang Ming..."

  "I think Zhang Xin's suspicion is very high, she secretly loves Wang Ming and is jealous of Zhang Wei, it's easy for her to impulsively commit murder." Liu Ziyu analyzed.

  "Little Liu, then you say, if you were Zhang Xin, would you choose to take action when there are only two people, yourself and Zhang Wei? Wouldn't that be easy to suspect?" Liu He retorted.

  "Th...th..." Liu Ziyu was at a loss for words.

  "Nowadays kids are learning all sorts of things online, it's really confusing. Nobody can understand what they're thinking about now," Li Kexin said with a frown.

  "Even if she was the murderer, would she stab her own sister five times in the stomach and then fake the scene and call the police? That little girl is too terrifying." Liu He continued to refute.

  Everyone nodded in agreement, Xu Nuo saw that there were no other opinions and continued to play the photos: "The remaining photos are just some strange places I took randomly, take a look at them, if you have any ideas, let's discuss them."

  Liu He suddenly burst out laughing and said sarcastically, "Xu, you're really something, even taking pictures of the nursing pads in someone's closet."

  "Nursing pad?" Xunuo seemed to think of something, but before he could grasp it, his train of thought was interrupted by Liu He's next words.

  "Nursing pads are what hospitals use to lay on beds for postpartum women, to prevent blood and other things from staining the mattress. You see, in the relationship materials I sent earlier, Wang Ming has a cousin who works at the city center hospital, so he must have brought some back to keep for his wife to use when she gives birth." Liu He looked like he knew what he was talking about.

  Everyone's attention suddenly shifted to Liu He: "Huh? Liu He, you know a lot!"

  Liu He's face turned slightly red as he scratched his head: "When my sister was giving birth, I went to the hospital to see her and saw that all the beds were occupied, so I knew."

  Chen Chen joked: "I thought you had a son behind our backs, Brother Liu!"

  "You little brat, if I had a son, would I still be hiding it? I'd want the whole world to know! The problem is who's with our poor and powerless little detective!" Liu He grabbed his notebook and slapped it against Chen Chen's head, and the two of them started fighting.

  Lv Cong slapped the table: "There is no clue at all, what are you still making a fuss about!"

  The two of them hastily returned to their seats and continued with the meeting.

  Xu Nuo continued: "The last doubt is Liu Yun. When I talked to her this afternoon, she said that since learning about Wang Ming and Zhang Wei being together, she had become indifferent to Wang Ming and started to distance herself from them. However, Liu He just said that according to Zhao Ying's recollection, Liu Yun had attempted to take her own life by cutting her wrist and almost died, such a big thing she wouldn't have forgotten, right? Moreover, she also concealed the fact that she had been in constant contact with Wang Ming."

  Li Kexin opened the notebook and said: "Liu Yun's alibi is after 6:10, I checked their school's dormitory building, there are no security guards or surveillance cameras. From Liu Yun's home to Zhang Wei's neighborhood where she was murdered, it only takes a taxi 10 minutes, so Liu Yun's suspicion of committing the crime cannot be ruled out for now."

  Lü Cong thought for a moment and said, "Then what was Liu Yun's motive for murder? Was it because of love turned to hate? Then why didn't she make her move before they got married? Why choose now?"

  Liu Ziyu said: "Could it be that she knew Zhang Wei was pregnant and couldn't suppress her jealous psychology?"

  Li Kexin nodded in agreement: "I also think Liu Yun is suspicious, and since she was a classmate of the deceased, it should be easy for her to get him to open the door."

  "Yes, that's possible. When women get jealous, they can be quite ruthless." Liu He's comment earned him a big glare from Li Kexin.

  Lü Cong suddenly asked: "Liu He, does Wang Ming have an alibi?"

  "Ah?" Liu He was stunned for a moment and replied irrelevantly: "Wang Ming would not be so crazy as to stab his own child 5 times, would he?"

  Lü Cong's fingers lightly tapped on the table: "What if that child wasn't Wang Ming's?"

  "Liu He slapped his forehead exaggeratedly: "Ah, no wonder you're the captain! How could I not have thought of this?!"

  Chen Chen also slapped Liu He's forehead and said: "You have a dog brain, can you compare with our captain?"

  Liu He suddenly jumped up: "I'll go find Wang Ming to get a DNA sample!"