Unbelievable! The Blond Rookie Is the Chief Detective - Chapter 26

Jiang Qing hadn’t expected things to go so smoothly.

The forensic report came out today, revealing that something was extracted from the wound on Sun Hongxia’s neck, and the test results showed it to be fish scales.

There is only one possibility for this situation: it was caused by the murder weapon.

What kind of murder weapon would have fish scales on it? They thought of a fish scale knife, which could both cut open the belly and scrape off the scales.

The forensic doctor, Dr. Sun, also said it was very likely a fish scale knife. Since a fish scale knife can cut open a fish’s belly, it would be no problem to cut open a person’s neck.

This type of knife is not commonly used in households. Nowadays, people usually ask fishmongers to clean the fish for them, and even if there are some areas that are difficult to clean, they can just use a kitchen knife to scrape them off. They don’t buy a special fish scaler.

Therefore, the murderer is very likely the fishmonger.

Su Xiaoxiao suspected that the crime was committed by someone she knew, and Zhang Fusheng happened to live near Sun Hongxia’s house. He must have known that Sun Hongxia had argued with Wu Xuejun that night and was kicked out of her house.

Zhang Fusheng was an old widower who had harassed Sun Hongxia multiple times, but was rejected by her. It is said that Wu Xuejun even got into a fight with him because of this, and the two families had a long-standing feud.

That night, Zhang Fusheng likely followed Sun Hongxia, intending to take advantage of her vulnerability and commit illicit acts. When Sun Hongxia refused, he killed her in a fit of rage.

A neighbor saw Zhang Fusheng washing a bloodstained fish-scale knife on the morning of the incident.

Why was there blood on the knife when it wasn’t yet market opening time?!

Most importantly, Zhang Fusheng is left-handed, which matches the characteristics of the murderer.

They have now taken his fish-scale knife for testing to see if human blood can be detected on it. If Sun Hongxia’s blood can be detected, then there’s basically no doubt about it.

Seeing Jiang Qing’s excited expression, Su Xiaoxiao hesitated to speak. After listening to Jiang Qing’s description, she felt that Zhang Fusheng was unlikely to be the murderer.

Seeing that she seemed about to speak but hesitated, Jiang Qing quickly composed himself and asked, “Xiao Su, is something wrong with you?”

Su Xiaoxiao thought about it and felt that she should still say it, so that their greater hopes would be met with greater disappointment and their self-confidence would be further damaged.

“Based on the situation you just described, Team Leader Jiang, I think it’s hard to say whether Zhang Fusheng is the murderer. There are two points of doubt.”

First, you said that Zhang Fusheng followed Sun Hongxia that night intending to take advantage of her in her vulnerable state. Then why did he carry a knife? Did he already have the intention to kill her when he was following her?

Secondly, if Zhang Fusheng had repeatedly harassed Sun Hongxia, then Sun Hongxia would have been wary of him and might have even argued with him. However, I witnessed the scene that day, and Sun Hongxia did not resist at all when she was killed, meaning she did not expect this person to harm her. But Zhang Fusheng should not be an example of this.

Oh, right, it’s not two points of doubt, it’s three.

“There’s a third point?” Jiang Qing was surprised. He had only heard a few words from Su Xiaoxiao, yet she had already found so many suspicious points.

“Yes, the third point is, why did he wash the knife in the morning after killing someone at night?”

I think the reason he washed the knife in the morning was probably because he had just seen blood on it and heard about the murder. He was afraid he wouldn’t be able to explain himself clearly, so he wanted to wash the blood off. It’s more likely that the knife was the murder weapon.

Actually, it’s not that you couldn’t think of these points, but because you’re so eager to find the murderer, you hope that anyone who fits the criteria is the murderer. However, once you calm down, you’ll definitely realize that there are suspicious points here.

I’m taking an outsider’s perspective, so I can understand this point more quickly. And what I say may not be entirely correct; just keep these points in mind when you review the case later.

Jiang Qing breathed a sigh of relief. Su Xiao was right; they were too eager to catch the murderer. They should have thought of these suspicious points themselves.

“Wait a minute, aren’t you going to be interrogated with us?”

“Oh, I was originally planning to search Liu Jie’s house and come back to get the paperwork.”

“Liu Jie, he’s still being held by us, why are we searching his house?”

They were all busy with their own things all morning and didn’t know each other’s situation.

Su Xiaoxiao then told them that their interrogation of the insects had uncovered a theft case, and that Liu Jie was a suspect.

At this moment, Ye Jiuzhou also heard Wan Yan talk about Liu Jie. They thought that Liu Jie was at most just tipping off people, but they didn’t expect that it would lead to a theft case with a huge amount of money involved.

Su Xiaoxiao has already had Xia copy all the hotel’s surveillance footage, and the search procedures have been completed. Wan Yan said he can just take people to search the place; Su Xiaoxiao doesn’t need to go, she can stay and listen to the interrogation.

Su Xiaoxiao felt that Ye Jiuzhou and the others were enough to interrogate Zhang Fusheng. Time was tight and the task was heavy. She wanted to go to the hospital again because she still had some questions for Shiyi.

Outside the ward, Xiao Yu was chatting with Qin Guan. The ward door was open, and they could see Shi Yi lying on the hospital bed.

Qin Guan was a former criminal police officer, so the two of them had quite a few things in common.

Because people can’t leave this place, Xiao Yu ordered takeout for lunch. A meal can build friendships between men.

As they ate, Qin Guan and Xiao Yu started chatting, reminiscing about embarrassing moments when they first became criminal police officers, both feeling that they were quite naive back then.

Qin Guan envied Xiao Yu, who came from a big city. If it weren’t for his parents’ burdens, he might already be a key member of the criminal investigation team.

“It’s okay, there are opportunities everywhere. Haven’t you been transferred to the criminal investigation team now?” Xiao Yu patted his shoulder.

“It’s just temporary. I might have to go back to the station later.” Qin Guan’s tone was helpless. He was temporarily transferred and was only doing guard work, which was nothing compared to being a regular criminal police officer.

There’s nothing Xiao Yu can do about this. He can’t help Qin Guan with his affairs, and even if he could, their relationship isn’t that close. Everyone has their own way of living, and he’s not a savior; there’s no need for him to interfere in other people’s fates.

Seeing Su Xiaoxiao and Xia Xia arrive again, Xiao Yu put down her chopsticks and went to greet them, “Senior Sister, why are you back again? Have you finished your work?”

He was in such a rush today that he didn’t even have a proper chat with his senior.

“Not yet. I came to see Shiyi. There was something I didn’t understand earlier.”

“Senior sister, have you eaten yet? If not, I’ll order some more for you.”

“Sure, you can order food for us. I’ll come out to eat right after I finish asking Shiyi.” Su Xiaoxiao didn’t stand on ceremony with him; there was no need for formalities between them.

She led Xia into the ward and closed the door.

“Shiyi, I have something else I want to ask you.”

“Go ahead and ask.”

Actually, after telling the police in the morning, Shiyi regretted it a little. He didn’t know why he was moved by his own identity. But he had already said it and made a statement, so there was no use regretting it now.

“You told us that the girls you chose to deceive were all greedy or had done bad things. Specifically, was Wang Jue greedy or had she done bad things?”