Volume 2 "Vampire" Visit Chapter 6 Overnight Case Analysis Meeting

  At one o'clock in the morning, the people of the fourth detective team returned to the office exhausted, planning to take a short rest at their desks. Unexpectedly, as soon as they opened the door, they saw Yu Taizhe sitting at his desk with two black eye circles, smoking. Judging from the smoke in the room and the full ashtray on the table, he had been waiting for them for half the night.

  As soon as he saw everyone was back, he stood up: "Don't sit down, go straight to the conference room and have an analysis meeting first."

  Ignoring the crowd's pleading voices, he turned his back and walked into the adjacent conference room first. The crowd had no choice but to pick up their cups, some brewing tea, others making coffee, and then rushed into the conference room at incredible speed.

  He took a deep drag on his cigarette, stubbed it out in the ashtray, and looked at the exhausted faces before him. "I know you've just finished dealing with the car theft case and haven't had a chance to rest, and now you've been busy all night and are already very tired, but I have no choice. This case has already attracted the attention of the city leaders, and the victim is a well-known private entrepreneur in our city, as well as an overseas Chinese returnee. The fact that he was murdered at his villa during a banquet tonight means the news can't be contained, and it's had a very bad impact on society. The pressure on the bureau leadership is huge!"

  "The municipal leaders put pressure on the bureau leaders, and then the bureau leaders put pressure on us. Who are we supposed to put pressure on?" Liu He muttered to himself while rubbing his face to refresh himself.

  Yu Tai Zhe slammed his hand on the table: "Liu He, you've been in the bureau for 6 or 7 years and are considered a veteran, so why haven't you been promoted? It's all because of that rotten mouth of yours."

  Liu He slapped his own mouth lightly: "I'll slap this rotten mouth of mine, it's preventing me from getting promoted!"

  Li Ke Xin was teased by him and burst out laughing with a "pu ci" sound, then quickly put on a serious face and held it in.

  Yu Taizhe helplessly shook his head and said, "The bureau leaders have decided to set up a 5.10 special task force for this case, I'll be the leader, Lü Cong will be the deputy leader, with your team as the main force. When there aren't enough people, we'll draw from other teams. Alright, who's going to brief us on the case first?"

  "We arrived at the scene and the police station had already organized a search of the second and third floors of the villa, but no one was found. According to Dr. Wang's on-site examination, it appears that the deceased died from cyanide poisoning, but there are two wounds on the deceased's neck that resemble bite marks, which require further autopsy and examination to confirm. The three people who last saw the deceased have clear alibis at the time of the incident, and according to their statements, we can narrow down the time of death to between 7:40 and 8:00. Additionally, the security guard reported that the villa's surveillance cameras did not capture anyone else going upstairs at the time of the incident. We have retrieved the surveillance footage and will review it as soon as possible. The deceased had also left a very unusual will, which we have obtained a copy of from the lawyer for reference."

  Liu He had already projected the photos he took onto the screen through a projector, and he pointed to the photo as he explained to Yu Taizhe: "After we entered the scene, the main light in the study was broken, only the desk lamp was on. After asking others, it was found that the light in the study had been broken since the night before the incident and hadn't been repaired yet. The deceased died with his head on the desk, his hands stiffly grasping the edge of the desk, his face pale, and this photo clearly shows the wound on his neck."

  Yu Tai Zhe looked at the strange mark and couldn't help but think of a vampire's fangs.

  Liu He continued to explain: "At the time, the window of the study was open, and some things on the table were pushed to the ground by the deceased. A suspicious note suspected to be left by the murderer was found under the body."

  Tai Zhe read the signed text and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "If I report to my superiors tomorrow that this murder case was an enforcement action by a vampire, I estimate that the director will strip me of my police uniform!"

  "We collected multiple fingerprints from the door handles, window sills, and tabletops at the scene. After a detailed comparison, we can draw conclusions. The windowsill had recent wiping marks, so we initially suspected that the killer entered through the window. However, it's strange that the infrared alarm device in the flower bed outside the villa didn't go off, and there were no signs of trampling on the flowers either. Therefore, we still need to conduct further investigations to reach a detailed conclusion."

  Meng Xinyuan continued: "The laptop on the deceased's desk has been brought back for a detailed examination, and the phone records will have to wait until tomorrow to be checked."

  "After inquiring about the security guards, servants and waiters invited today at the villa, no abnormalities were found. Their activity range is limited to the garden and the first floor of the villa. Except for one person who delivered lunch to Xun Wen at noon, no one else has been to the second floor."

  Liu Ziyu was even more stingy with his words: "I didn't get any valuable leads from the people who asked me questions at the wine party."

  Then everyone fell silent and was about to fall asleep, when Yu Zhe was just about to knock on the table, Xu Nuo, who had not spoken all along, spoke up: "Deputy Director Yu, let me summarize."

  Everyone cast grateful glances at Xu Nuò.

  "First, the identity of the perpetrator. We believe that the probability of an outsider committing the crime is higher because from the will left by the deceased, family members almost didn't gain anything. Second, the Starlight Welfare Institute mentioned in the will is worth investigating. Third, the note left at the scene with ambiguous words seems to be conveying some kind of information, so we will thoroughly investigate the victim's social relationships..." Xu Nu said as he trailed off, himself almost unaware of what he was saying, only feeling his eyelids increasingly unable to withstand the gravitational pull."

  Lü Cong hastily intervened: "Based on the current situation, we have several doubts. Firstly, why did the murderer pretend to be a vampire and leave a note? Was it to confuse the police or does it have some special meaning? Secondly, how did the murderer enter the Yin family villa with its extremely secure security system, and how did they escape? Thirdly, why did the deceased hastily leave a will on the night of the incident, donating most of his property to a welfare institution? Fourthly, according to lawyer Guo Ming's description, the deceased dictated the will based on a draft, but we didn't find that draft at the scene. Fifth...” Lü Cong got stuck and couldn't continue.

  Liu He lay on the table and said weakly: "Fifth, if we all die of exhaustion, who will the bureau send to take over our work?"

  Yu Tai Zhe looked at the people scattered all over the conference room and felt a pang of sympathy. He stood up, habitually reaching for his cigarettes, only to discover that the entire pack he had just picked up before leaving was now empty.

  "Alright, I'll go report to the director tomorrow morning, you all hurry up and sleep."

  The only response in the conference room was the sound of heavy breathing.