Chapter 100 The Flower of Gaoling in Criminal Investigation (4) (1/2)

No matter how hard she tried to hypnotize herself, Shui Wei, who had never had much experience in love since she was a child, still had a brain freeze after saying this.

Fortunately, Lin Shiheng didn't say anything else. He nodded, and his cold expression showed a bit of satisfaction, and then he fell silent.

When he arrived at Longhai Restaurant, he saw uniformed police standing at the door from a distance. There was a cordon inside, and passers-by looked at it curiously from time to time.

Because the body had been taken away, no one stopped to watch, and Lin Shiheng led his men into the cordon smoothly.

"Captain Lin, the owner of Longhai Restaurant has sent his daughter to school, and he should be back in a while."

Yuan Fang stood outside and made a phone call to confirm before entering the hall to report.

"Does he have a daughter?"

Feng Kaiming was checking the structure of the restaurant. When he heard Lin Shiheng's question, he answered very smoothly: "Yes, the owner of the restaurant is Zeng Longhai, 40 years old this year, married, his wife is Zhang Mei, the owner of the hot pot restaurant upstairs, and they have an eight-year-old only daughter."

"Wow!"

Yuan Fang was surprised: "Deputy Captain, how do you know so much?"

"Didn't you ask this when the deceased fell last night?" Feng Kaiming couldn't help but praise. Once he was praised, he immediately boasted, "I am known as an information collector. Collecting this little information is not a piece of cake."

Lin Shiheng stood under the lamp, looked up at the headlight that fell the body, and said in a neutral tone: "Then the information collector Device, do you know why this lamp has not been removed yet? "

"Remove? Why should it be removed?"

Feng Kaiming asked in confusion: "This lamp is expensive, and because of its huge size, it is also very heavy and installed very tightly. The people from the Trace Inspection Department have climbed up the ladder to study it clearly, so there is no need to remove it."

He said it clearly, but Shui Wei still didn't understand. She also looked up at the headlight: "But this is where the body was once stored, and it was also the last place the deceased stayed before his death. Maybe there will be some information left?"

"Oh my Awei, you don't understand this. Come, Brother Ming will teach you a good lesson."

Feng Kaiming came to Shui Wei and explained to her in detail: "We, although we are police/ Police officers look very impressive, but in fact, they are just public servants. When handling cases, it is inevitable to encounter some difficult people, so everyone tries to avoid conflicts over money, so as not to be reported behind the scenes tomorrow after investigating a case today. "

As he said, he felt that he should give an example, so he took out his mobile phone and flipped out the design of the lamp, pointing it to Shui Wei: "Look, like this lamp, it looks like the body fell from the lamp, but in fact, she fell from the groove under the lamp, because the body fell, and the groove also fell, in fact, it has nothing to do with the other structures of the lamp. The trace inspection only needs this groove, after all, it fell intact, so we There is no need to dismantle the whole thing which has no value. "

Feng Kaiming usually looks very unreliable, but he is very patient in guiding newcomers. After he finished speaking, he added: "Another point, this lamp has a complex structure. The overall length of the groove is 165 cm, but the actual length of the lamp is 300 cm. It is troublesome to dismantle it. Not only will there be no place to put it, but the groove will fall off. It is useless for investigating the case. Why dismantle it?"

Shui Wei nodded in understanding, "I understand, deputy captain, can you show me this design drawing?"

"Okay, you can take it and have a look."

Feng Kaiming just handed over the phone happily, and when he turned around, he saw the man who was standing under the lamp just now standing silently behind him. His hands trembled and he was almost called out.

After seeing who it was, he held his heart that was almost stopped by fear, and took a long breath: "Captain Lin, can you stop being so elusive? This is a murder scene. It's scary to suddenly do this."

Lin Shiheng was unmoved: "You didn't kill the person, what are you afraid of."

Feng Kaiming rolled his eyes and thought he shouldn't waste his breath to explain to this person what it means to be afraid of things suddenly appearing.

Lin Shiheng didn't look at him at all, but went to Shui Wei and looked at the design drawing with her.

"Did you see anything?"

Shui Wei nodded, "The design of this lamp is like a sandwich, with the lamp on the top layer and glass underneath. The groove is placed in the middle, connecting both the upper and lower layers, so the murderer was able to let the deceased go up alive and drown with only the face submerged."

"Yeah."

Lin Shiheng responded indifferently, "Did you find anything wrong?"

"Yes." Shui Wei hesitated for a moment, stared at the design, and nodded: "There is something very strange."

"The information about the deceased we saw this morning showed that she was 160 cm tall, which was five centimeters shorter than this groove. Although the design of the lamp can open the groove from the bottom, the murderer carried such a big living person up and then pushed the person in from the bottom up. Because the deceased was only five centimeters shorter than the groove and there was no other support, how did the murderer stuff the person in?"

After she said this, Feng Kaiming and Yuan Fang also came to their senses: "Yes, it is not easy to operate from the bottom up, especially this is a living person. The forensic examination showed that she had taken tranquilizers before her death. It is very likely that she was sent up in a coma. How strong must the murderer be."

Lin Shiheng pondered for a few seconds, and suddenly said to Shui Wei: "Stretch out your hand. Now assume that your hand is the deceased in a coma."

Shui Wei was stunned and stretched out her hand obediently.

Then, her hand was lifted up by Lin Shiheng's outstretched fist. The two hands touched and transmitted the other's temperature. It was warm. Shui Wei's hand trembled and she almost didn't pull it back.

The next second, the man's calm and faint voice came to her ears: "In a coma."

Shui Wei quickly recalled, softened her control over the opponent, and drooped softly above Lin Shiheng's fist.

"Suppose Shui Wei's hand is the deceased, and my hand is the murderer's. People in a coma cannot control themselves. Even if the deceased used objects accumulated on the ground to reach the height under the lamp, there is no need to free up one hand to hold the deceased."

As he said, Lin Shiheng stretched out his other hand, pinched Shui Wei's hand with his fingers, and lifted it up. "After the groove is opened, it will be like two doors. There is no place in the middle of the groove to place the deceased to prevent her from falling from a high altitude. One hand is obviously not enough to control the deceased. Then, the murderer needs two hands to push the deceased in and close the groove door at the same time. The difficulty is not very great, and it is impossible to complete."

Yuan Fang took notes: "In other words, it is very likely that multiple people committed the crime."

"It's just a possibility."

Lin Shiheng He let go of Shui Wei's hand, "There are many ways to kill someone, but the murderer chose the most risky and difficult way, drowning in a lamp. There must be a reason. If we sort out the relationship network, it will be easier to find the direction."

"I have summarized the results of everyone's investigation so far." Feng Kaiming took out a small notebook from his arms, "The deceased usually stays at home, doesn't like to go out, doesn't play games, and at most goes out for shopping. She used to go out for a date with her boyfriend. Later, after she started to have an ambiguous relationship with Zhang Hua, the two began to go out for dates frequently, and she became more fond of dressing up than before."

"She is very good at dealing with people. Even if there are any conflicts, they can be resolved quickly and peacefully. According to the waiter who shared a dormitory with her, in such a long time, he has only seen the deceased and Zhang Hua quarrel. She is usually friendly to others. Except for Zhang Hua, she has no enemies in Zhongyuan City at least in the past two years. We have called her hometown. The deceased was very dissatisfied with her stepmother because of her father's remarriage. She ran away from home and never returned. Her hometown has not contacted her for more than three years. The hometown can be temporarily ruled out. "

Lin Shiheng read the name that has been mentioned many times: "Zhang Hua."

"Yes, he is the most suspicious at present. After all, he is familiar with the structure of the lamp, can enter and exit the restaurant freely, and has conflicts with the deceased. "

Feng Kaiming continued: "If you want to talk about the detailed network of relationships, then the only one left is the boss Zeng Longhai. According to the waiters, Zeng Longhai has always had a special feeling for the deceased. Once when everyone went to sing together, he took advantage of the alcohol to He tried to hold the deceased's hand, but was shaken off by the deceased. From the surface, it seems that he was unrequited love. "

"A waitress also said that because of the ambiguous relationship between the deceased and Zhang Hua, the boss Zeng Longhai was very dissatisfied with Zhang Hua. Once she got off work late, and when she came back from the toilet, she saw Zeng Longhai punching Zhang Hua at the door of the restaurant. At that time, she thought it might be because of the deceased, so she didn't show up and waited until the two left before leaving the restaurant. "

"But according to the time when Zou Mingfang disappeared, the hot pot restaurant upstairs was having a staff dinner, and Zeng Longhai, as the husband of the boss's wife, also accompanied them. After dinner, they went out to play all night. The next day, the building they came together was crowded with people and there was no opportunity to commit the crime. According to the approximate time when the deceased was placed on the lamp, Zeng Longhai has an alibi. "

Lin Shiheng asked: "What about Zhang Hua? Does he have an alibi? "

"He doesn't. "Feng Kaiming shook his head: "According to him, he was in a bad mood last night, drinking alone at home, and slept until dawn. "

If this is said, it seems that only Zhang Hua is left.

Shui Wei looked around and suddenly asked: "What about Zeng Longhai's wife?"

Feng Kaiming was stunned: "What?"

"It seems that the staff of Longhai Restaurant know that Zeng Longhai likes the deceased. Does Zhang Mei, who runs a hot pot restaurant upstairs, know about it?"

She analyzed seriously: "The most unacceptable thing in marriage is that the partner cheats, even if it is mental cheating. As long as there is affection for the partner, it will be as disgusting as swallowing a fly. Moreover, the two have a child. If Zhang Mei knew that Zeng Longhai had feelings for the deceased, what would she think?"

"Yes." Feng Kaiming clapped his hands: "Women's jealousy is very strong, but in the information collected by our colleagues, almost no one mentioned the boss's wife. It seems that the boss's wife rarely comes down, and it is always the boss who goes up."

Lin Shiheng lowered his eyes, took another look at the design drawing on the phone, and handed the phone to Feng Kaiming.

"Zhang Hua, the boss Zeng Longhai, and the boss's wife Zhang Mei, focus on checking these three for now. "

"Okay, then I'll go upstairs and ask the boss lady, Yuan Fang, if you want to come with me?"

Yuan Fang was walking around under the light, and looked up blankly after hearing this: "It's upstairs, can't you do it alone?"

"Have you forgotten that we need at least two people to go out on a police call? People nowadays are very vigilant. What if they don't believe I'm a police officer?"

"No, you've brought your ID."

"Don't talk nonsense, let's go."

Feng Kaiming urged him to walk out of the restaurant together. When he reached the door, he turned around and made a heart shape with his fingers to Shui Wei who was looking at him, and then waved.

Shui Wei actually understood what he wanted to express strangely.

——I'm creating an opportunity for you to be alone together, don't thank me~

Sure enough, just like everyone said, the deputy captain's brain circuit is always nine twists and eighteen twists.

She was sighing, and suddenly Lin Shiheng's affirmative voice came from beside her.

"I won't cheat."

Shui Wei didn't react for a long time when she heard this.

"What?"

Lin Shiheng looked at her seriously. Although his expression remained unchanged, his tone was a little heavier. This time, he was full of confirmation: "Even if I cheat mentally, I won't."

Shui Wei finally understood that he was responding to what she said before.

Suddenly, she felt sweet again, and a little bit amused: "Captain Lin, isn't it a bit too early for us to talk about this? That's the state of marriage."

Lin Shiheng paused and frowned slightly.

"Don't you want to marry me?"

Shui Wei blinked in confusion.

Question: How should I answer when my boyfriend, who I have just been dating for less than a day, asks me to get married?

Waiting online, it's urgent.

Lin Shiheng seemed to have lost his calmness of "You can talk slowly and I can listen slowly". Seeing that she didn't answer, he asked again in a calm voice.

"Don't you want to?"

Sometimes Shui Wei was really curious about how Captain Lin could say even words like a proposal so calmly.

But his tone was calm, and the information revealed by his eyes showed that he was serious.

Shui Wei pursed her lips nervously: "It's not that I don't want to, but we just..."

"Hey, police comrade!"

A slightly hurried voice interrupted Shui Wei's words. It was Zeng Longhai, the owner of Longhai Restaurant, who came back.

Shui Wei could only stop talking for the time being and quietly followed Lin Shiheng to watch him ask.

"Zhang Hua?"

When mentioning this name, Zhang Longhai's expression was ugly for a moment, and then quickly hid it, "I have a little grudge against him, but it's because of work. This kid likes to be lazy at work. The day before yesterday, I asked him to work overtime, but he didn't want to, so he got angry and started fighting."

This is different from the waiter's guess that the dispute was caused by Zou Mingfang.

Shui Wei had some questions in her mind, but she didn't say anything because she was a novice. However, the man beside her seemed to see what she was thinking, and said calmly: "Shui Wei, go on."

"Okay."

Shui Wei was stunned for a second and quickly adjusted her state, speaking clearly: "Mr. Zeng, what is your relationship with the deceased?"

Zeng Longhai paused: "It's the relationship between a boss and a subordinate. Mingfang has been helping me since I opened the restaurant. I remember her kindness, so I pay her a high salary. We usually eat and sing together, and we have a good relationship."

Shui Wei continued: "But according to what we have found out, your relationship with the deceased is not that simple."

Zeng Longhai's expression froze.

"Actually, they are just rumors. I have a wife and children..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Shiheng beside him had already continued calmly: "We are investigating the case now. If what you said is not true or you deliberately lied, can we assume that you are related to this x-i0ng'sh-a case?"

"No, no, no, no!"

Zeng Longhai, who was originally thinking about the past, waved his hands and gritted his teeth and said, "I admit that I have a good impression of Mingfang. She is young and beautiful. Although she has no education, she is daring and daring. When I opened the restaurant, I knew nothing. If it weren't for her help, I wouldn't be able to survive. So after settling down and saving some family property, I I confessed to her."

"But she rejected me, saying that I was not compatible with her, so I gave up the idea and didn't dare to expect anything else."

Shui Wei didn't give Zeng Longhai a chance to relax, and continued to ask: "Does your conflict with Zhang Hua have anything to do with her?"

Since he admitted that he had feelings for Zou Mingfang, it didn't matter if he kept it a secret from Zhang Hua why he had a dispute with her. Zeng Longhai lowered his head dejectedly, and his temperament became decadent: "I thought she rejected me because she thought I was too old and my family was not that good. After all, Mingfang's previous boyfriends were all relatively wealthy. As a result, she rejected me and turned around to be with Zhang Hua."

As he spoke, his face showed anger.

"What else does Zhang Hua have besides a good face? ! A pretty boy, slick, not doing his job, and can't even be a waiter. Can he give Mingfang a future! "

Shui Wei asked again: "Then you and Zhang Hua had a conflict?"

"Yes, I liked Mingfang and never concealed it in the store. Zhang Hua should know it clearly. I kindly kept him in the store to provide him with food, lodging and money, but he actually stole my woman. He is a poor boy with no education and is not good at work. If it weren't for me, he would have been a hard laborer! The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. I couldn't hold it back. I took advantage of everyone getting off work and blocked Zhang Hua at the door and asked him why he wanted to steal my woman."

Zeng Longhai gritted his teeth when he said the last sentence , it can be seen that he really hated Zhang Hua: "That guy was probably in the wrong, and seeing that I looked scary, he kept apologizing to me and said he would never dare to do it again. I punched him and left. I thought Zhang Hua would know how to break up with Mingfang, but the next day..."

At this point, his eyes were red, and his face showed sadness. He stretched out his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes, "Sorry, I lost my composure."

This expression of being very painful about Zou Mingfang's death, as if he was deeply in love, made Shui Wei frown.

She did not forget that Zeng Longhai, who was so-called in love with Zou Mingfang, had a wife and children.

During work, Shui Wei did not express these personal thoughts that were not related to the case, but only recorded what Zeng Longhai said.

"Captain Lin, I've finished my questions. Do you have anything else to ask?"

Lin Shiheng nodded and asked, "Where were you from 7pm the night before yesterday to 6am yesterday? What were you doing?"

Zou Mingfang was still working normally the day before yesterday and got off work at 7pm. The forensic doctor speculated that the time of death was around 5am the next day, which means that the time period from 7am to 5am was when the murderer put the person in.

"I was in the store at 7pm the day before yesterday, and the waiter got off work. Because my wife and her friends were having a dinner party in the store, and there were still guests in the hot pot restaurant, we had to wait until the guests left before we could start, so I played games with my friends in the store. We played until about 10:30, and my wife asked me to go up, so I went up."

"After that, I ate hot pot in my wife's hot pot restaurant. After eating hot pot, a group of us went to sing again. Everyone drank too much and played in the KTV all night. We came back together at around 5am in the morning, and then I went back to the store, cleaned up, and went to catch up on sleep when the store staff came. Then, Mingfang got into trouble...they came to call me.

Shui Wei listened to him quietly, something flashed through her mind, and she asked, "Did you turn on the power switch when you came to the store in the morning?"

"Yes."

Zeng Longhai nodded, "I am usually the first one to come to the store. After all, it is my own store, so I pay more attention to it. I come early every day to turn on the power, and then start mopping the floor. Because the floor has been mopped the night before, it is not difficult and can be mopped in a few minutes."

Shui Wei raised her eyes and looked at Lin Shiheng, and they both understood the meaning in each other's eyes.

The time of death of the deceased matched.

That is to say, Zeng Longhai returned to the store all night, and after turning on the power switch as usual, the water under the lamp began to soak in front of the groove. Zou Mingfang, whose limbs were bound and locked in a small space, could not struggle and could only watch herself drown.

Shui Wei suddenly thought of something and turned to walk towards the light. When she reached the side of the light, she said, "Mr. Zeng, when you mop the floor, do you mop this side?"

"Of course I will." Zeng Longhai answered very straightforwardly: "Because there is a large space over there, I always put the mop trough there."

I always put the mop trough there...

Shui Wei returned to Lin Shiheng: "Captain Lin, can we go back and take a look at that groove? I have some ideas in my mind that I want to confirm."

"Okay."

Lin Shiheng's tone did not change, but he agreed without hesitation.

Seeing that he turned around and was about to leave, Shui Wei hurriedly grabbed him and smiled politely at Zeng Longhai:

"Mr. Zeng, thank you for your cooperation today. We will go back first and contact you if we have any questions."

"Okay, okay, I understand, please make sure to solve the case as soon as possible."

After being sent out of the restaurant by Zeng Longhai, Shui Wei called Feng Kaiming again to explain that they were going back to take a look at the groove, and then went downstairs with Lin Shiheng.

When she stood in the elevator and got out of work, Shui Wei's tense shoulders relaxed slightly.

It was her first time dealing with such a case. It would be a lie to say that she was not nervous. She had just been trying to pretend to be calm.

After temporarily stopping thinking about work, she couldn't help but sneak a glance at the man standing next to her.

He was tall, well-dressed, and handsome. Just standing there, he seemed to be shining. Even his expressionless face made people want to look at him because of his good-looking features.

Shui Wei didn't want to do anything at first, she just subconsciously raised her eyes to take a look, and as a result, she couldn't help but take two or three glances.

Just like being addicted, this sentence flashed through Shui Wei's heart.

Then, another four words flashed through her mind.

I am happy with it.

No, no, what are you thinking about.

Shui Wei despised herself in her heart for a second, and hastily looked away, thinking of her previous doubts. She looked around and saw that there were no acquaintances. She hesitated and asked: "Captain Lin, do we have to keep our relationship a secret from the bureau?"

"Why keep it a secret?"

Lin Shiheng's tone, which was always calm, was a little surprised. He turned slightly to look at Shui Wei, and there was also doubt in his eyes.

Shui Wei had seen him indifferently for a long time. Now, when she suddenly saw the pure doubt on this handsome face, she almost had the illusion that she had abandoned him. She quickly blinked to drive away these illusions and explained: "No, I mean, we are superiors and subordinates. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to tell everyone about this kind of relationship?"

"The Seventh Branch allows colleagues to fall in love and get married."

Hearing her answer, the doubts in Lin Shiheng's eyes disappeared, and his tone returned to his usual calmness: "It's not against the rules, there's no need to hide it."

Seeing her new boyfriend's self-righteous look, Shui Wei was really a little surprised. When she came to the bureau today, Lin Shiheng didn't make any intimate moves to her, nor did he say anything in front of everyone. She thought he wanted to hide it from everyone.

Although the announcement of the relationship may become everyone's after-dinner gossip for a while, but...

Shui Wei raised her eyes, glanced at Lin Shiheng in front of her after answering, and her mouth curled up slightly.

Looking around, she reached out and held the man's broad and slender big hand.

Sure enough, it was not as tender as Shui Wei's, but it was nice to touch and warm.

Lin Shiheng's body was obviously stiff for a moment. Shui Wei blushed, her eyes were a little flustered and shy, but her tone was trying to remain calm and composed.

"Since we are boyfriend and girlfriend, it's okay to hold hands."

"Yeah."

Lin Shiheng responded briefly, looking ahead expressionlessly, but his big hand held Shui Wei's hand.

The elevator arrived, and the two walked out of the elevator hand in hand. From the back, they looked like a loving couple.

***

After entering the bureau, Shui Wei quickly got into work mode and stood in front of the groove with Lin Shiheng.

"This is specially customized. Because it has to be suspended in the air and in contact with water, it has a high density and is very strong, similar to a large rectangular box."

A staff member opened the groove and explained to them: "But there was a problem with the design at that time. Although this groove is very strong, a hole was opened on the front side to connect with the outside. Therefore, as long as there is water outside, it will flow into the inside. The inside of the groove is slightly inclined, and the height becomes narrower as it goes forward."

"We have measured the height inside and the height of the head of the deceased. The height of the front side of the groove is only less than three centimeters higher than the head of the deceased. This height prevents the deceased from even leaning her neck back, which avoids the possibility of her avoiding drowning by lifting her neck."

As he said, he picked up a notebook next to him, held it in his hand and tilted it to the left: "It's like this angle, except for There is water in front, and the rest is dry. The deceased was placed in the pit while still alive, face down, with both hands and feet tied tightly, so when the water flooded in..."

The staff member placed his hands flat on the notebook and slightly raised his fingertips, "There are bruises on the back of her head. It is currently speculated that the deceased had thought about saving herself before her death. In order not to be drowned, she had raised her neck, but it was useless. She was blocked from above and could not raise it very high. Instead, because she was too strong, the back of her head was squeezed and bruised. "

Shui Wei felt a chill in her spine after listening: "In other words, she was trapped in this groove and drowned while awake?"

"From the current situation, this is correct."

Shui Wei visually estimated the height of the front side of the groove. If it was filled with water and placed on the ground, it would be a small puddle.

But Zou Mingfang was drowned in this small puddle while awake.

It was like being locked in a small coffin. Because the space was too small and her hands and feet were tied, no matter how hard she tried to save herself, it was useless.

"Since the murderer has controlled her through drugs, there are many ways to kill her, but she chose such a way that can cause great pain and fear before death. It seems that she and the murderer have a deep hatred."

Lin Shiheng walked around the groove and made a judgment: "But why choose this lamp?"

Shui Wei followed and asked: "Can it be turned over?"

"Okay."

The staff called someone to turn the groove over together.

Shui Wei walked forward and carefully checked the position where the head of the deceased should have been.

Lin Shiheng stood beside her: "What are you looking for?"

"I was thinking, the murderer went to such great lengths to send the victim to the groove alive, it couldn't be just to let her drown, right? If he really wanted to kill her in this way, he could just find a puddle, even a basin."

Shui Wei frowned, and while speaking, she lowered her head and approached the groove to check, "So, the murderer should have other purposes, such as..."

Her eyes were fixed on the front of the groove: "Found it!"

The entire groove is made of tempered glass, but it is also wrapped with a layer of wood skin and painted. Now, Shui Wei simulated Zou Mingfang's state before death, lowered her head in front, and there was almost no distance between her eyes and the groove.

She stared at the small gap, which was very small, just like a crack in wood, with only a little bit exposed.

"Captain Lin, can you shine a flashlight inside?"

"Okay."

Lin Shiheng didn't ask her what she was going to do. He took out his mobile phone, turned on the flashlight, opened the cover a little, and shone it in.

Shui Wei really saw the light.

She raised her head suddenly and said to Lin Shiheng impatiently: "I can see inside from the outside, which means that when the deceased was trapped inside, he could also see outside."

Lin Shiheng also thought of it, and he immediately asked the staff: "Is this groove soundproof?"

"It should be soundproof, after all, the density is very high, let's do a test now."

With the new discovery, Shui Wei's steps were a little loose when she followed Lin Shiheng out.

She couldn't wait to share her thoughts with Lin Shiheng.

"The murderer went to great lengths to knock the victim unconscious, and then put her into the groove to drown her. It is very likely that the purpose was to let the victim experience the despair of watching herself die and asking for help but getting no response before she died."

She carefully traced the timeline, "Zeng Longhai returned to the store overnight. According to his habit, he turned on the power switch and started mopping the floor. The mop trough for mopping the floor was placed under the lamp. In other words, it is very likely that Zeng Longhai was standing underneath when the victim was panicking at the water slowly pouring in."

"Her hands and legs were tied up, so she could only twist her body and shout loudly, but the place was soundproof, and Zeng Longhai below could not hear her. The victim could only try her best to raise her head to slow down the speed of the water flooding her mouth and nose. Maybe she was still shouting for help until her mouth was submerged, until her entire face was submerged in water, she opened her eyes, and could still see Zeng Longhai mopping the floor below through the gap."

Shui Wei had just finished her analysis when she suddenly felt a chill on her body and couldn't help stretching out She touched her arm: "Why did it suddenly become cold?"

Lin Shiheng touched her hand: "Your hand is a little cold."

"How strange, wasn't the temperature just right?"

Shui Wei sighed, and with Lin Shiheng's touch, the chill just now seemed to disappear suddenly. She didn't think much about it, and then concluded: "The murderer must hate the deceased and Zeng Longhai. It is very important whether the murderer wants the deceased to feel the despair of shouting for help but no one saves her, or to make her feel the pain of shouting for help to Zeng Longhai but to no avail."

"That's right."

Lin Shiheng still held his girlfriend's hand, his hand was sticky, but his expression was still indifferent: "Knowing that the groove is soundproof, you can put people in it, and you know that there will be water only when the groove is powered on, and you can put the deceased in it without anyone noticing. Adding these together, there are not many people who meet the conditions, and you can start checking immediately."

After he finished speaking, he immediately notified other colleagues to start checking for candidates who meet these conditions.

Most of the police professions don't have a nine-to-five job. Since there was a murder case and clues were found, they had to solve the case even if they had to work overtime. As soon as these clues came out, a group of people immediately started to investigate.

When it was completely dark, the results came out.

"Captain Lin, there are only three people who meet all the conditions, the owner of Longhai Restaurant Zeng Longhai, the waiter Zhang Hua, and the boss's wife Zhang Mei."

"But Zhang Mei had a serious illness and has always been very weak, especially her legs. She can't walk much at ordinary times. It should be impossible for her to carry an adult body into the air again."

Lin Shiheng hummed: "It is not ruled out that there are multiple people who committed the crime, and it is not ruled out that they instructed others to commit the crime. Let's take them one by one."

"Yes!"

According to regulations, they can bring the person to the police station to take a statement. The three were immediately notified that they would pick him up during this time. Everyone who has been busy from afternoon to evening can finally take time to fill their stomachs.

No spicy food is allowed in the house. A bunch of men and three women sit outside, slurping their instant noodles.

"You can't eat spicy food, right? How can you eat peppers? Come on, let me exchange with you. My pickled vegetables are delicious."

"Go to hell. I don't eat spicy food, why should I buy peppers? Why don't you just say you want to eat it? You're beating around the bush. Really."

Shui Wei couldn't help but look back at the empty long corridor as her colleagues who had been busy all day laughed and made noises.

Lin Shiheng didn't eat instant noodles, so when everyone was eating instant noodles together, he was drinking water alone in the office.

How could he not be hungry after being so focused for so long?

When Shui Wei thought of this, she lost her appetite while eating. She stirred the noodles with her fork, but she didn't take the noodles up and put them in her mouth.

Let's think about the case.

Would Zou Mingfang really be like what she imagined, clearly seeing someone down there but getting no response no matter how she shouted, and eventually being drowned while still conscious?

Shui Wei was thinking when she suddenly felt a cold wind blowing, which made her shiver violently.

Feng Kaiming was holding noodles and coming over, "Awei, are you cold? You are wearing a lot of clothes. Here, I'll give you a sausage to replenish your body."

Shui Wei thanked him and took the sausage. She picked up the instant noodles and drank a mouthful of soup. The slightly hot noodle soup did not suppress the chill that seemed to rise from the inside of her body. Instead, it started from the soles of her feet and seemed to be cold all the way to the top of her head.

In just a moment, Shui Wei's face turned pale from the cold.

She put it down and felt her teeth chattering, "Why is it so cold suddenly? I'll put on more clothes."

"Is it cold?" Feng Kaiming stretched out his hand in confusion and felt the air: "Yes, a little bit. The weather is so changeable."

"Hey, Awei, if you are cold, I remember there is one in the lounge..."

——Dong.

The sausage in Shui Wei's hand fell to the ground, making a very shallow dong sound.

Feng Kaiming looked up at Shui Wei, who was standing in front of him with her back to him, puzzled: "Awei?"

Shui Wei could no longer hear what he was saying.

Her expression was blank, and she looked forward in shock.

A woman stood in the corridor that was empty a minute ago.

She stood straight, square, with her feet tied tightly with ropes, her hands behind her back, her hair messy and hanging around, and a pale and swollen face facing her.

It was clearly Zou Lifang, who was dead and Shui Wei had seen the corpse.

——Tick.

——Tick.

The water falling from her chin fell to the ground, making a ticking sound.

Shui Wei trembled her lips, stared at the scene blankly, and subconsciously took a step back.

As she stepped back, the woman standing quietly seemed to be blown by the wind and floated over.

How, how could it be...

Watching the pale and swollen face getting closer and closer to her, Shui Wei felt cold all over, her tongue was stiff, and she wanted to make a sound, but she couldn't make any sound when she opened her mouth.

Watching Zou Lifang coming towards her with a clear goal, Shui Wei's forehead was full of sweat, and she tried her best to move her legs, but her legs, which could run ten laps around the playground without shaking, seemed to have lost control. No matter how she ordered with her brain, they didn't move at all.

No, don't--

-- Bang!

Just as Zou Mingfang slowly approached and floated in front of the office door, the door suddenly opened, blocking her directly behind.

"Shui Wei."

The man in the white shirt rolled up his sleeves slightly, revealing a section of his white forearm, and his slender hand was still holding the door handle. Standing under the slightly dim light, his good-looking appearance seemed to brighten up the entire corridor.

"What is it?"

As if he felt something behind the door, Lin Shiheng frowned slightly and pulled the door back and closed it with force.

In Shui Wei's eyes, he stepped on the pale figure when he closed the door, and it disappeared in just a moment.

After closing the door, Lin Shiheng looked as usual, with a little indifference, and walked over with his long legs.

"The temperature is dropping, don't get cold"

He spoke with a caring tone, and under the shocked gaze of everyone, he shook the coat in his hand and put it on Shui Wei very naturally.