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After simplifying things with Luo Jinbao, cold sweat began to bead on his forehead.
"No wonder when I saw her, her face was so pale. I thought she just had good skin..." The thought of having stolen a dead person's phone made Luo Jinbao shiver uncontrollably.
Jiang He shared his perspective: "Based on the current information and making a probabilistic deduction, I already know who the most likely murderer is. One thing I don't know if you've noticed is that there were no blood spatter marks next to He Hui Juan. The knife must have been pulled out after it was stabbed into He Hui Juan's abdomen for a while."
"And," Jiang He glanced at Wang Chao, "when we saw the body, half of the blanket was covering He Hui Juan while the other half was hanging down by the bed. However, there was a bloodstain on the inside of the blanket, which makes it easy to deduce that the blanket must have been fully covering He Hui Juan at one point."
Wang Chao nodded in agreement. "That's right. If it was covering her neck, then the position of the bloodstain on the blanket aligns with that of her abdomen."
"This means that the murderer stabbed He Hui Juan by inserting the knife under the blanket first," Jiang He reconstructed the scene. "At that time, He Hui Juan was wearing a set of seductive lingerie. Although I have no sexual experience, based on what I've read, I have a sixty percent probability that this woman had just engaged in sexual activity, which is also confirmed by the autopsy report."
Those details were vividly clear in Jiang He's mind. "Another point is that when we examined He Hui Juan's body, there were more bloodstains on the right side of the bed than on the left, yet He Hui Juan was lying flat on her back. I have a fifty percent probability that someone who had a good relationship with He Hui Juan was lying on the right side of the bed, causing the blood to flow more towards that side due to gravity."
"Is that true?" Wang Chao found it hard to believe; he didn't recall such a detail.
A detective brought over photos from the crime scene. Wang Chao looked at them and indeed saw what Jiang He had described.
Wang Chao asked, "You can remember all those details?"
Jiang He pointed to his head and replied, "Yeah, I have a condition where anything I see or hear, I will never forget."
Wang Chao envied him greatly. "Who wouldn't want to have such a condition?"
However, Jiang He surprisingly shook his head and said, "I used to think like that too."
"Don't you think that way now?" Wang Chao asked again.
This time, Jiang He did not respond; instead, he closed his eyes.
With his eyes shut, Jiang He reconstructed the scene from the available information: "The person was on the right side of the bed, his right hand touching He Hui Juan's face while his left hand held a Serrated Knife. He reached under the blanket and stabbed He Hui Juan in the stomach, simultaneously covering her mouth tightly with his right hand."
"In just a few minutes, He Hui Juan was dead." Jiang He opened his eyes. "After He Hui Juan died, the Murderer did not pull out the knife but hurriedly covered her with the blanket before leaving. Perhaps he was nervous; he didn't notice that the door wasn't properly closed when he left, which allowed Luo Jinbao to walk in."
Upon hearing Jiang He's analysis, Luo Jinbao exclaimed, "You're my father!"
"Huh?" Jiang He looked at Luo Jinbao.
Luo Jinbao continued, "I really didn't know that woman was a corpse! If I had known a murder had occurred, even if you gave me ten times the courage, I wouldn't dare to steal anything from a dead person."
"How long have you been lurking around?" Jiang He asked.
Facing a serious matter of life and death, Luo Jinbao felt no need to hide anything.
"I've been in this area for about a month, but this particular house... maybe ten days," Luo Jinbao replied.
Jiang He nodded and continued, "Earlier at Li Weiyi's house, you knew that He Hui Juan had a lover, right?"
Luo Jinbao nodded vigorously. "That's right. I've seen a man go in there more than once. But I only saw him from a distance; he was built similarly to you. I never saw his face; otherwise, I wouldn't have mistaken you for him. I understand now; the rules in this line of work are indeed true—one can't steal from the same place twice, or else they'll really face retribution."
"What else do you know about this lover?" Wang Chao asked.
"I knew this," Luo Jinbao said, nearly in tears. "I'm a thief, not a relationship expert."
Although Luo Jinbao had no idea who this lover was, the phone provided everyone with a clue.
According to the investigation by the Forensic Science Division, two sums of money had been transferred into He Hui Juan's account—one was thirty thousand, and the other was fifty thousand. Shortly after this money was deposited, He Hui Juan withdrew it. As for where that money went, it remained a mystery.
However, the source of this money was quite suspicious. The Forensic Science Division discovered that it came from an unfamiliar account, belonging to someone who was not from Dragon City and was located far away from it, with no apparent connection to He Hui Juan.
This meant that the person sending money to He Hui Juan did not want to be discovered.
This created significant challenges for the investigation. The most important task now was to identify who this lover was.
"What do you think?" Wang Chao asked, glancing at the silent Jiang He. "Who do you think this lover is?"
Wang Chao didn't really expect Jiang He to answer that question; he just had a habit of asking Jiang He seemingly impossible questions. Additionally, Wang Chao had a bit of a mischievous streak—he enjoyed seeing Jiang He struggle when he couldn't answer a question. After all, working with someone too intelligent on a case could be quite uncomfortable.
However, Jiang He disappointed Wang Chao by responding, "I want you to find someone. First, check He Hui Juan's QQ and various communication devices. Next, look for her classmates currently in Dragon City. He Hui Juan is a very lazy person; aside from playing games, she does nothing else. This person must either be a gaming friend or one of her classmates—there's no way they could be anyone else."
"In that case, the range is narrowed down significantly," Wang Chao said. "But is this reliable?"
"Reliable," Jiang He replied. "He Hui Juan wouldn't even go out for an affair; her only way of meeting people is online. I have an eighty percent certainty that this lover is among those people. Moreover, this person must be from Dragon City; otherwise, the frequency of their affair wouldn't be so high."
Jiang He added, "You can also eliminate some individuals—those earning less than four thousand don't need to be considered. This lover not only gave He Hui Juan eighty thousand but likely bought her many in-game items as well. Their age should be between thirty and forty and they should have some disposable income in Dragon City."
Wang Chao immediately arranged for A Team members to investigate the matter.
"What's next?" Wang Chao asked. "What are we going to do now?"
Jiang He rubbed his temples and replied, "Right now, all we can do is wait for this person to be caught. I have a sixty percent chance of believing that this lover is the murderer. However, I have many questions, and I want to ask you."
"Me?" Wang Chao pointed at himself, surprised. "Is there something you still don't understand?"
Jiang He nodded seriously. "Yes, and there are many. I really don't understand why Li Weiyi, who is not the murderer, would take the blame for the murderer. Analyzing the information from the scene, this case isn't complicated, but because two people are involved, it appears very complex."
Wang Chao hadn't expected Jiang He to ask this question. In fact, he didn't understand it either. Although he was stronger in this area than Jiang He, he still couldn't grasp it. Who would take the blame for their wife's lover? It was clearly a bitter enmity. Why would Li Weiyi do such a thing?
To clarify this issue, Jiang He and Wang Chao questioned Li Weiyi again.
Li Weiyi's suspicion was cleared; he no longer needed to wear handcuffs.
At that moment, Li Weiyi was smoking one cigarette after another. However, according to the data Jiang He had gathered, the probability of someone developing a smoking addiction in just three days was almost zero. He didn't understand why Li Weiyi was chain-smoking.
"Does your wife spend money extravagantly?" Jiang He asked.
"No," Li Weiyi shook his head. "Although she doesn't work, she generally doesn't spend much of my money. My monthly salary isn't high; I have to pay the mortgage, buy groceries for the family, and get medicine for my mother. The money left over isn't much; my salary barely covers our expenses."
Jiang He nodded and said, "Do you know that a complete set of computers at home costs around ten thousand yuan? Do you know that those genuine cosmetics on your wife's desk cost over six thousand yuan? And your wife's Apple Phone also costs over six thousand?"
Li Weiyi shook his head. "The Apple Phone was bought by me; I'm not sure about the others."
"I have a sixty percent chance of believing that these things were likely purchased with that lover's money," Jiang He said to Wang Chao beside him.
Li Weiyi trembled, "Do you really have to bring this up in front of me?"
Jiang He looked puzzled, "What's wrong? Do you know your wife has a lover?"
Li Weiyi replied, "You are such a bastard."
This was the second time Jiang He had heard someone call him a bastard, but he didn't understand what he had done wrong.
Wang Chao tapped the table, "Watch your emotions."
Li Weiyi gritted his teeth and said, "I know that my wife, who sleeps in the same bed as me, has been unfaithful. No matter how deep she hides it, how could you not know? I wish I could go my whole life without knowing this, but I can't. For the past month, I've known that my wife has someone else."
"I just hoped she was only playing around and would eventually come back to me."
With that, Li Weiyi shed tears.
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