Time: 2013-03-14 12:44 Source: Story China Author: 10255008322\1. Sudden Incident\On January 4, 2013, at 12:00, on this day symbolizing a lifetime of love, Liu Wenze's wedding took place as scheduled, held at his home. The bride was Li Ruilin, and the bridesmaid was her twin sister, Li Ruiqian.\ Wedding process: ………… (10,000 words omitted here).\ After the wedding, friends gathered to drink. During the gathering, the bride suddenly said she had a headache, and her sister sent her back to the room, staying with her for half an hour. Afterwards, the bride's family left Liu Wenze's home around 10 o'clock, and everyone had drunk quite a bit. At that time, a friend said, "Wenze, we specially prepared N ways to tease you in the wedding room, you probably won't be sleeping tonight." Just after that, another person said, "Enough, it's the couple's first night, such a beautiful day, let's leave them some time!"\ While the group was cheering, suddenly someone outside shouted, "Fire! Come and help put out the fire!" At that moment, everyone in the room rushed out. Fortunately, the fire was small and was quickly extinguished.\ When everyone returned, they saw bridesmaid Li Ruiqian standing at the bride's door knocking. Seeing everyone had returned, she said to Liu Wenze, "Brother-in-law, I forgot my phone inside, but when I knock, my sister neither opens the door nor responds." At this moment, someone said, "Wenze, looks like your wife won't let you into the wedding room!" "No problem, I always keep a trick up my sleeve, this little matter won't stop me," he said, taking a key out of his pocket.\ After opening the door, the room was empty. Li Ruiqian rushed in, and immediately a scream was heard. Ouyang and Wenze quickly ran to the bed, only to find the bride Li Ruilin's dress, which she had worn at the evening banquet, on the bed, covered entirely in blood. "Everyone, leave the room. Wenze, call your wife."\ Wenze immediately took out his phone and called, but a very familiar voice came from the phone: "Sorry, the number you dialed is turned off…"\ "Hurry and call the police. Everyone stay in the living room, do not go anywhere else," Ouyang said. Just after, someone asked, "Who are you, minding other people's business?" "I happen to be a police officer. Any objections?" Everyone was sweating profusely.\2. Initial Investigation\ Half an hour later, the police arrived, and the bride's family also came. Han Yu came over and said, "Boss, any instructions?"“Han Yu, you take people to record everyone's statements; not a single person can be missed. Leave a few people to go into the room with me for investigation, and let the others check elsewhere.”
After Ouyang Yilang entered the room, he first went to the bed and put the blood-stained clothes into the evidence bag. Just as he was about to leave, he noticed a key under the bed and casually put it in his pocket. On the table, he found a mobile phone. Nothing else was found. Upon exiting, he discovered a lump of black burnt material behind the door. After storing it, he tried the key he found on the door lock and found it fit perfectly.
Arriving at the hall, he saw Liu Wenze and the bridesmaid Li Ruiqian comforting the bride's parents. Seeing Yilang come out, they quickly asked, “How is it?”
“Sorry, there's no result yet, but I swear on my honor to solve this case. Usually, does Rui Lin have anyone she has offended?”
The bridesmaid said, “My sister is usually kind to others, gentle in character, and absolutely wouldn't have offended anyone.”
At this moment, the bride's father suddenly started coughing violently. The bridesmaid hurriedly said, “Dad, don't worry, take care of your health.”
Ouyang said to Liu Wenze, “How many keys are there for your room?”
“Two.”
“Give me one of them, and also the memory cards from today's photos and videos.” Then he said to the bridesmaid, “Give me the photos of you two sisters. This must be your phone, right?”
At this moment, Han Yu came over and said, “Boss, everything is done. Is there anything else?”
“No, let's prepare to wrap up. Everyone has worked hard tonight, organize the materials, and we'll use them in tomorrow's meeting.”
Just as they were about to leave, they heard the bridesmaid say, “Inspector, you dropped something.” She handed over the two keys.
“Thanks. Dismissed.”
3. A Case Full of Mysteries
The next day, in the police station meeting room, Ouyang said, “Everyone, let's first talk about the situation.”
Han Yu said, “According to the recorded statements, the bride's family left at 8 o'clock and returned home at 9 o'clock. Around 10:30 the fire broke out, and by then everyone in the living room had gone out, all witnessed by others. Ten minutes later, at 10:40, returning to the hall, they saw bridesmaid Li Ruiqian. And what happened next, you already know.”
Ouyang continued, “The result of my investigation in the room is: the doors and windows show no signs of being broken, there are two keys for the room: one with the groom and the other found under the bed. There are no signs of a struggle or fight in the room; it can all be considered a locked-room incident.”"Zhao Fei said, 'We didn't find any suspicious traces in the other rooms or around the house.' Chen Dong said, 'I checked the items you collected last night, and the conclusion is: I found a few hairs on the bloody clothes, and the blood on them is from the same person. That black charred substance is a plastic product, but I don't know the specifics. The two keys showed no signs of being copied.' Ouyang Yilang summarized, 'At the time, none of the people present had the opportunity to commit the crime. That means the murderer only had about 10 minutes. In those 10 minutes, the murderer would have had to commit the crime and move the victim, and with all doors and windows locked, it was simply impossible. On the other hand, there were no signs of a struggle in the room, so the only possibility is that it was either the bride's friend or the person closest to her. Her closest people are only her parents and… Han Yu, how did the bridesmaid come into the picture?' Han Yu said, 'According to her statement, she returned home at 9:10 and found her phone left with the bride, then took a taxi to Liu Wenze's house and arrived at the bride's door around 10.' 'Alright, now let's assign tasks. Han Yu, check out the bride Li Ruilin's personal information and social connections. Zhao Fei, take a few people and find out who brought the bridesmaid last night and bring them back. Let's get started!' In the afternoon, Han Yu returned: 'Chief, I found it. Before, bride Li Ruilin was an actress in a local drama troupe. But she had already resigned before getting married. Here are her personal information and the drama troupe's information.' 'Alright, let's go take a look.' At the drama troupe, a person came over and asked Ouyang and Han Yu, 'Who are you looking for?' Ouyang showed his badge, 'We are police officers, here to ask your troupe leader some questions.' 'Please wait a moment.' After a while, the leader came over: 'What can I do for you two?' 'Was Li Ruilin one of your actresses?' 'She used to be, she had pretty good acting skills, it's a pity, I couldn't keep her no matter what I tried.' 'Did she have anyone she often offended?' 'I don't think so, I don't know the details, let me bring her close friend to ask.' After a while, the leader brought over a woman. 'This is Li Ruilin's close friend. Anything else?' 'No, you can go ahead with your work!' Then turning to the woman: 'What's Li Ruilin like in daily life?' 'She was a decent person, but I didn't expect she loves money too!' 'What happened?'“Originally she had a boyfriend, and they got along very well. They were about to get married, but during a performance, she caught the eye of a wealthy young man. Later, I heard she got married yesterday.” “That wealthy young man is called Li Wenze?” “I think so.” “What's her boyfriend's name? What does he do? Where does he live?” “I only know his name is Song Yutian, nothing else.” \ After coming out, Ouyang said to Han Yu: “You ask Li Ruiqian to find out information about Li Ruilin's ex-boyfriend.” \ Back at the police station, Zhao Fei came over and said: “Boss, I'm exhausted. We ran all over the city and finally found the driver who took the bridesmaid last night. Here he is.” A man beside him said: “My name is Duan Peng, is there something the matter?” Ouyang held up a photo of the bridesmaid and asked: “Did you drive this person last night?” “Yes.” “What time did you drive them, and how long was the ride?” “Around 9:10 last night, and it took about an hour.” \ In the afternoon, Han Yu returned from the investigation: “Boss, found something. Li Ruilin's ex-boyfriend is a doctor.” “Good, let's go meet this ex-boyfriend.” \ Outside Song Yutian's door, Han Yu knocked. When the door opened, they saw a man reeking of alcohol: “Two of you, what do you want?” “We are police officers and want to ask you a few questions.” “No time!” Then came the loud slam of the door. Han Yu asked: “Boss, who is this?” “It's normal human feelings. His girlfriend got married, but the groom isn't him. Watch me. Dr. Song, don't you want to get revenge for Li Ruilin?” At that moment, the door opened: “Come in!” \ When Ouyang and Han Yu went in, the place was littered with empty bottles. “Dr. Song, where were you and what were you doing between 20:00 and 22:00 last night?” “What do you mean? Are you suspecting me?” Han Fei said: “Aren't you? Li Ruilin abandoned you for money and went with the wealthy Liu Wenze.” “What do you know? She didn't do it for money. She doesn't love money. Her father needed a large sum for surgery. I'm just an ordinary doctor, and she's just an actress. We couldn't afford it. Then Liu Wenze liked her and was willing to pay the money, but on the condition that she must marry him.” “Sorry, but you have to answer our questions.” “I stayed at Tianle Bar next street all night!” \ After leaving: “Han Yu, check immediately.”"Ouyang was thinking about the problem on the street when a taxi stopped. After the window rolled down, it turned out to be Duan Peng: 'Chief Ouyang, where are you going? Do you want a ride?' 'I'll take a taxi this time too, I'm heading back to the police station.' On the car, 'Driver Duan, give me a business card, just in case taking a taxi is useful.'
After Han Yu returned: 'Chief, according to the bartender, Song Yutian stayed at the bar drinking from 6 p.m. to midnight, without even going to the restroom during that time.'
4. Clouds Clear, Fog Dissipates
On the third day, Han Yu and Zhao Fei were organizing the photos, while Ouyang Yilang was pondering the problem: Everyone was together that night, leaving no time to commit the crime. The perpetrator would have had to use the ten minutes when everyone went out to both commit the crime, move the victim, and create a locked-room scenario, which is impossible in ten minutes. Bridesmaid Li Ruixian had no time to commit the crime, so what exactly happened?
Just as he thought about this, he heard the argument between Han Yu and Zhao Fei: 'Old Zhao, all the photos I painstakingly organized are messed up by you!' 'What are you talking about? I was trying to help you, and I messed it up? Besides, these two sisters look exactly the same, how am I supposed to tell them apart?'
'Wait, I got it! Gather everyone for a meeting!'
At the meeting: 'Our investigation over the past two days was completely misled. Our investigation was based on the assumption that the victim was dead! We only found the blood-stained clothes on the bed and assumed the bride Li Ruilin was killed. But we completely forgot one thing.' 'What?' 'Why did the victim disappear? I was inspired by the argument between Han Yu and Zhao Fei just now. The matter should be like this... Let's proceed with the investigation. Han Yu, return these photos to Li Ruixian and Song Yutian, and make sure they sign for them, then head to the fire station. Hurry, here's a business card, take a taxi going there. Zhao Fei and the others go check every hospital in the city, no matter how big or small. At the same time, have someone monitor Li Ruixian, Liu Wenze, and... take action.'
On the fourth day, Ouyang received a call from a subordinate: 'Chief, Song Yutian is lost!' 'What?!' 'This morning after Song Yutian came out, he took buses and the subway, then a taxi, but later N taxis appeared, and then—' 'Stop, fortunately there are still two left.'
Meanwhile, Li Ruixian was strolling in the mall today with a bag while a few plainclothes officers followed. Suddenly, Li Ruixian turned to the officers and said: 'Everyone, thank you for your hard work.'"Pervert!" The plainclothes officer hadn't even reacted when several men surrounded him and started beating him up. It took the officers a great effort to prove their identities before they could finally escape, but Li Ruiqian was already gone.\5. The Truth\ At a certain place in the train station, two men and two women were talking. Woman A said to Man A, 'Brother-in-law, my sister is counting on you.' Man A replied, 'Of course, this success is thanks to all of you. Especially you,' he said to Man B, 'and also, thank your colleague for me.' Man A added, 'Don't mention it, what are friends for? The train is about to leave, let's go quickly.'\ In a private compartment somewhere on the train, Man A and Woman B were sitting inside when suddenly Man A's phone rang. 'Who is it?' 'Ouyang Yilang!' 'Chief Inspector, what's the matter?' 'Your plan was excellent, I was completely fooled! But to think you could reach me here by phone, truly a remarkable detective!' 'I want to talk to you,' said Ouyang. Man A replied, 'Sorry, I'm leaving this city. I probably will never come back. Whatever it is, we can talk about it on the phone.' 'I think it's better to meet...'
