novelraw Chapter 482 - 285: Five Homicides
Chapter 482 - 285: Five Homicides
Ma Chengjun seemed dissatisfied with the number, but Li Xiang and Lan Huina were already shaken inside. It turned out he didn’t only commit the case in Yun Province, but long before that, he had already committed two murders in Hui Province. And these two cases have not even listed him as a target until now, showing how deeply he concealed himself.
"Now talk about it, what happened with those two cases in Hui Province?"
Back in 2008, after returning to the country, he successively worked in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Hui, but despite moving through multiple cities, he still didn’t make much money. Instead, he spent almost all of his own money.
One night, he just left the construction site, drinking to drown his sorrows, which only made them worse. He had an inexplicable fire in his heart when he thought about how unlucky he was finding a job after returning.
Just at this moment, he saw the first victim.
The other person wasn’t dressed provocatively, just alone at night, which made Ma Chengjun see an opportunity.
After humiliating him, he directly threw the body into a cement column that was about to be poured and used the cement on site to pour it in.
"Hiss~"
Hearing Ma Chengjun describing his murder process so lightly, even the experienced Lan Huina, who had dealt with countless crimes, was a bit shocked by Ma Chengjun’s nonchalance when killing.
This might also come from his previous experience as a mercenary abroad, having killed before, making this forced murder give him a strange thrill.
The pressure of life was greatly relieved all at once.
He found interest in life again.
In this way, it wasn’t bad.
Having had the first experience, Ma Chengjun quickly targeted the next person, using the same method, and did it to another person.
After the construction site ended, he didn’t earn much money, which was quickly squandered.
After killing people domestically, his mind became wild, thinking working at a construction site was slow money and hard work, better to do something big.
To do big things, one needs confidence, so he detoured to Yun Province, using his old contacts to get a black star.
At this time, his heart started to stir again.
With nothing to do at night, he wandered the streets, looking for opportunities.
At this time, he had a weapon in his chest, fearless.
Once he found an opportunity, he wanted to have a bang there and then found a random place to bury the body.
Unexpectedly, the random place he found was someone’s vegetable garden, the preparation work was inadequate, the pit he dug wasn’t deep, and the soil looked fresh after being turned, which was found by an old farmer.
The next day, when he returned to the crime scene, he found that the burial site had been cordoned off by the police.
He quickly changed his name and started his escape.
Along the way, he reflected, thinking that in his current state, he hadn’t robbed any money and had even killed someone, so if he were to kill, why not kill someone rich?
Just when he was about to take action, his mother suddenly fell ill, so he had to put the plan aside and take her to the hospital first.
And it was at this time that he met Li Xiaofang, the nurse who was taking care of his mother.
Young, beautiful, and wealthy, she perfectly fit his target, so he began to pursue her.
This led to the later events.
At the end of the interrogation, Li Xiang asked Lan Huina to organize the transcripts, and then he said to Qi Liyan, "In the name of the guidance group, notify the Hui Province and Yun Province public security to report, merge the other three cases, and according to Ma Chengjun’s provided addresses, have them exhume the bodies of the first and second victims."
"These bodies are sealed inside cement pillars, how do we exhume them?"
So many years have passed, and there’s certainly construction over the cement pillars. To dig them up now would undoubtedly disturb the walls themselves.
"Smash them if you must, get an architectural assessment company to provide a plan. This major case must be solved."
Li Xiang’s stance was also very firm. Without finding the bodies, these two cases couldn’t be concluded, and the lives trapped in cement columns wouldn’t get justice, nor could they give an explanation to the families of the victims, which far outweighs any economic loss from the buildings.
Moreover, the provincial department has the funds.
Li Xiang didn’t care either.
"Understood!"
As the Fuhui case approached its end, all evidence was secured, and Li Xiang and others prepared to return to Nanchong first.
Nonetheless, the guidance group and the task force were divided into three teams, one heading to Yun Province to bring back the case files and physical evidence from the incident there.
Another group went to Hui Province, bringing with them an architectural assessment company, to demolish the building.
The last group, led by Li Xiang, headed back to Nanchong first.
It was almost the end of the year, and Li Xiang was preparing to close this case before the New Year.
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Somewhere in Hui Province.
Jiang Tuo personally led the team to the construction site where Ma Chengjun had stayed before, and under his recording, detailed which cement column he dumped the body into after the murder.
The building involved was a plant office, only four stories high, which made Jiang Tuo breathe a sigh of relief.
At least it wasn’t some major project.
If it were a hundred-story building, that would be a real headache.
They found the property owner and obtained the architectural plans.
Under expert guidance, they came up with a feasible demolition plan.
The entire building didn’t need to be demolished, first securing the structure, then removing the cement column hiding the body, and finally restoring it to its original state.
The most miserable was the building’s owner who almost fainted when he heard the news.
Originally, it was said that after the new building was completed, business would boom, but things did not go as hoped, and business had been declining over the years. He always felt he had bad luck, and the new building always had a dead rat smell, which he now found the reason for.
He naturally had to cooperate with the police to remove the stuff.
"Stair reinforcement support complete, evacuate miscellaneous people, engineering vehicles enter the site."
Under the demolition of engineering vehicles, the rebar concrete was like tofu, removed quickly.
Every section removed was checked by a special person to see if a body was found.
This couldn’t be rushed.
Every step was cautious.
The demolition site also attracted many onlookers, who discussed daily.
Big cases like this didn’t happen every year, and it had been a long time since such a heinous case occurred here.
Now happening at their doorstep, they condemned the murderer, sympathized with the victims, and still didn’t forget to be spectators.
"Found it!"
Finally, after four hours, a foot of the first body was unearthed.
Everyone persevered, breaking the cement, ultimately retrieving a horribly decayed corpse.
"There’s another one over here, dismantle it too."
Finding one body invigorated the crowd; it seemed Ma Chengjun wasn’t bluffing, and the second body was likely real too.
They worked from morning until dark, and with flashlights in hand, they found the second body too.
After exhuming the bodies, Jiang Tuo called Li Xiang to report the situation.
Upon hearing the news, Li Xiang said, "Bring the bodies back, and notify the victims’ families for identification. Oh, right, don’t forget to fix the building."
"The building owner said he’d fix it himself, as the dead rat smell is gone, and he’s comfortable in his office now."
"That works too."
After this was over, Jiang Tuo returned to Nanchong as well.
With Li Xiang managing things at home, the case progressed quickly.
They finally closed the case by the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.
[Ding, mission accomplished, experience +2500, diamonds +12500]
[You have upgraded to Lv.9, gaining 1 Free Attribute]
After transferring the 8·12 tycoon kidnapping case to the prosecutor’s office, Li Xiang advanced to level 9 as desired, adding the attribute point to intelligence.
Intelligence: 14.
Adding the attribute point to intelligence showed immediate effect.
In an instant, his ears were sharp, his mind was clear, and his logical thinking ability also improved.
Many problems that previously required deep thought now only needed slight consideration to have answers.
"Have I taken a step closer to Einstein?"
Human development relies on wisdom.
Li Xiang was very curious about what human exceptional intelligence is like.
After the case concluded, Li Xiang returned to the provincial department with the guidance group. When Fan Yonglin saw them return, he smiled and said, "You all have perfect timing, knowing the year-end summary and commendation meeting is next week, and since the guidance group was established, you’ve solved major cases one after another. You have become the most famous unit in our provincial department, congratulations!"