Shen Ting closed the video of Song Xiaoqian's parents, feeling a bit flustered, and turned down the electric blanket by one notch.
He then found a photo of Song Xiaoqian!
She was wearing a sun hat, standing under a cherry blossom tree.
The spring breeze rustled the cherry blossoms, her long hair, and her white long dress.
The smile on her face was gentler than the spring light, and it carried a hint of playfulness and cuteness!
What a beautiful girl she was, and now she has become...
Shen Ting's mood became even more complex.
In the Case Solving Group, messages also flashed rapidly.
Forensic Doctor Qin Ming: "The forensic doctor handling the case has concluded, and I'll summarize it.
At the body disposal site, a total of sixty-four body parts have been found so far.
The murder weapon is presumed to be an axe, and the dismemberment tool was also an axe.
Thirty-nine chop wounds were also found on the victim's body.
The victim was not sexually assaulted!
The cause of death was craniocerebral injury combined with massive hemorrhage from mechanical internal organ damage!
The time of death was around eleven o'clock last night. According to investigations, the victim had left the Huihuang Wood Industry factory dormitory and was out for a night run at that time.
The key points are basically these!"
Guan Hongfeng: "The trace evidence and physical evidence identification room also found something.
They collected a lot of physical evidence and traces on the surface of the body parts and in the wounds.
There are two relatively important types!
First, in the victim's right palm, there were several strands of hair, suspected to be from the murderer.
Among them, one strand of hair had a natural knot, suspected to be trichonodosis, which is very rare!
There were also two strands of hair with hair follicles, which can be used for DNA testing!
And then!
In the wounds caused by the axe on the victim, many special crystals were found, suspected to be minerals, and from the murder weapon, the axe.
The identifiers are currently expediting the identification!
Besides that, there are some common pieces of evidence like sand, grass clippings, and aquatic plants.
Their effectiveness is hard to guarantee!"
Qin Feng: "There's another suspicious point during the salvage process.
Song Xiaoqian's family background is very good; Huihuang Wood Industry was actually founded by her parents.
She personally enjoys luxury goods, especially jade.
The jade bracelet she usually wore was worth over a million.
The white jade pendant also cost six figures!
And her watch was also in the millions.
But none of these items were found at the body disposal site."
Shen Ting's brow furrowed, and he immediately used 【Data Sharing】 to obtain the surveillance footage from the gate of Huihuang Wood Industry last night.
Group Leader: "From the video, Song Xiaoqian left the factory for a night run at 10:30 PM.
At that time, she was indeed wearing these ornaments.
Moreover!
The clothes of Song Xiaoqian that were salvaged had their pockets and pant pockets torn.
Perhaps the killer didn't find money in the pockets and was very angry, thus tearing them?!"
Tang Ren: "Then it's easy to say~~
This must be a case of murder for profit~~"
Qin Feng: "Xiao Tang, don't... don't jump to conclusions too early.
This case is not that simple!
If it were just a simple murder for profit, would the killer need to chop thirty-nine times?
There might also be personal vendetta involved here!"
Qin Ming immediately added: "That's right!
From the forensic report, among the thirty-nine chops, more than ten were inflicted when the victim was already dead and her blood had coagulated.
I also suspect that the killer and the victim knew each other and had a personal vendetta!
Therefore, there was an act of venting anger!"
Hannibal: "The teeth might corroborate the 'vendetta, venting anger' point!"
Shen Ting's mind stirred, recalling the suspicious point he discovered beyond the body's origin during the first discussion—
No teeth of the victim were found on the 245 National Highway!
Not a single one was found!
The frogmen, however, found a small portion at the body disposal site in the afternoon.
Hannibal continued speaking:
"From the characteristics of the teeth found, they were all violently smashed off.
A tool should have been used!"
Jigsaw: "Looking at the teeth and the shape of the gum bed, I suspect the tool used to smash the teeth was also the murder weapon, the axe.
However, it wasn't the axe blade, but the back of the axe!"
Qin Ming: "Agreed!
Additionally, I judge that when the killer smashed the teeth, the victim was not yet completely dead!"
Hiss~~
Almost all the group members gasped.
What a brutal criminal!
And specifically targeting the teeth, the probability that the killer and the victim had a personal vendetta and were specifically venting anger is indeed higher!
Shen Ting pondered for a moment: "Let me summarize!
The current case is that last night at 10:30 PM, the victim, Song Xiaoqian, left the Huihuang Wood Industry dormitory for a night run.
Around 11:00 PM, she was controlled by the criminal, killed with an axe, and dismembered!
Afterward, the killer put the body parts on an electric bicycle and went to the upstream river channel of the reservoir to dispose of the body!
However, the electric bicycle might have bumped on the 245 National Highway, causing the head to fall onto the highway.
At 4:30 AM, it was run over by a passing large truck!
The case progression is basically these!"
"Then there are clues and suspicious points.
There are quite a few clues: the murder weapon, cause of death, time of death, all count.
It's worth mentioning!
The victim's clothes pockets were torn, and the valuables on her body were not salvaged.
The killer might have trichonodosis, and the hair that can be DNA tested is also very important!"
"There are also many suspicious points!
First is the suspicious point left from the last discussion: the teeth!
Currently, it's speculated that the teeth fell out due to the killer smashing them with the back of an axe.
But the reason the killer did this is still unclear!
And then, the killer chopped 39 times, even chopping more than ten times after Song Xiaoqian died.
Why did he do this? Did he and Song Xiaoqian have an old grudge...?"
Shen Ting messaged and thought at the same time:
"These two suspicious points can actually be It comes down to one—
Motive!
What was the killer's motive for knocking out the teeth?
What was the motive for continuing to attack after death?
Or rather!
What was the killer's motive for murder?"
Kiko: "Amazing ●▽●!"
The Group Leader's summary is so specific and detailed!
Before listening to your analysis, my mind was all muddled!"
Guan Hongfeng also praised:
"The Group Leader's summary is indeed very good!
You're not from a criminal police background, are you?
Looking at this summarizing ability, you're not a criminal police captain, are you?!"
Shen Ting didn't want to reveal his identity and directly ignored Team Guan's question:
"Combining the current case, known clues, and suspicious points, the subsequent investigation direction is actually very clear.
Even the answer to the motive as a suspicious point is almost at hand!
The core is just one word—
Money!"
"Song Xiaoqian's missing jewelry, torn pockets, and the killer using an electric bicycle to transport the body—all this information indicates that the killer's economic situation is not good.
I judge that this case might be a revenge killing triggered by money!
The killer and the victim most likely had a financial dispute!
And the dispute was very serious, which led to the continued chopping even after death!
As for the killer smashing the victim's teeth, I speculate that the root cause is not the teeth themselves, but the entire mouth!
Perhaps!
The victim had said very offensive, self-esteem-damaging things to the killer regarding money, and the killer held a grudge, found an opportunity to commit the crime.
And paid special attention to Song Xiaoqian's mouth!"
"Regarding the subsequent investigation direction, we can start from several aspects:
First, and most important, is to investigate Song Xiaoqian's social circle.
Look for people who had financial disputes with her and had intense arguments.
This can be done by examining Song Xiaoqian's communication records and chat logs, which I will provide later.
Secondly!
Find the primary crime scene!
Huihuang Wood Industry is already in a remote location.
Song Xiaoqian also took a small path for her night run.
There aren't many surveillance cameras, but there are a few scattered ones.
Combining the time of death with the surveillance, it might be possible to confirm the specific area where Song Xiaoqian was attacked, and then find the primary crime scene.
More clues might be left there!"
Actually!
Visiting and investigating Song Xiaoqian's friends, business partners, etc., is also a good approach.
But Shen Ting is understaffed, so he'll leave it to the investigation team!
Group Leader: "Does anyone else have anything to add?"
"No!"
"No!"
"I don't either!"
"The Group Leader has already summarized it very specifically!"
Amidst a flurry of replies, only Hannibal was unique: "I have no additions to the main content of the case.
However, I want to add a suspicious point—
The victim's leather shoes, salvaged by the frogmen, have a problem!
The leather texture is very peculiar!
It's very much like... human skin!"