Lock the Killer

"Who is the killer?"

Su He's words made the entire police station vibrate.

The police in Jinan City were searching everywhere, looking for clues about the suspect, but so far, there were no useful clues.

After committing murder, the killer took advantage of the night to quickly disappear into a village surrounded by the city. There were few surveillance cameras here, and the police lost track of him once again.

The search was still going on. The police were investigating with all their effort when Su He, sitting in the interrogation room, asked to see the case files.

"Do you know the consequences of what you're doing?" Officer Wen Jie had made a mistake once by letting him see sensitive information. He would not agree to Su He's request this time.

Su He smiled faintly. "It's not the first time, Officer Wen. If you can't make the decision, you can go apply for it."

In TV shows, when interrogating criminals, there were always a few bosses watching from the next room. Su He was willing to take the risk of breaking the law because he wanted to confirm his guess as soon as possible.

"Director Fu, this delivery man is interesting. I heard he helped you crack two cases before. It looks like this time, he does know something." Qiu Qiang stood next to Director Fu and looked at Su He's breezy appearance in the interrogation room. He wanted to see the files? He sure was gutsy.

"What do you think?" Director Fu turned his head and glanced at Qiu Qiang. As a member of the task force, Qiu Qiang clearly had more right to speak.

"Since Captain Wen has made an exception once, let him try again and see if he is really omnipotent as he claims, even more brilliant than us old detectives."

Qiu Qiang had handled hundreds of cases, and he had never met anyone as strange as Su He, who appeared in the line of sight of homicide cases repeatedly. If the information didn't show that Su He had no relationship with the cases, he really wanted to interrogate Su He properly.

"Captain Wen, the task force has unanimously approved. Bring Su He to the conference room and let us see how much he really knows!"

Hearing Director Fu's voice from the earpiece, Officer Wen looked at Su He and said, "Let's go, the conference room. We'll tell you everything you want to know, but if you can't tell us who the killer is, this time, we definitely won't let you off easily!"

Seeing Officer Wen's serious expression, Su He lamented in his heart that he must not make any mistakes!

In the conference room, more than ten policemen were sitting there, and even Director Fu sat to one side. Su He sat at the back, facing the projector screen directly.

Director Fu nodded, signaling to start. A policeman turned on the prepared information and started explaining to Su He.

"At 9:52 am on June 1, 2021, the Ningdu Police Station in Huaihai City received a report. A female corpse was discovered in Room 403, Building 5, Unit 2, Jinmen Community. There were many knife and stick wounds on the corpse, and three words were carved on the back: informer. It was later identified by forensic examination that there were large amounts of anesthetic residues in the victim's body..."

"There were no fingerprints or DNA of the suspect found at the murder scene. The surveillance video could not confirm the suspect's physical characteristics..."

"Three days later, at 3:21 pm on June 4, the City West Police Station in Huaihai City received a report. A female corpse was discovered in Unit 12-5, Building 1, Haiyue Haoting Community. There were also dozens of wounds on the corpse, and three words were carved on the back: informer. The method was consistent with the first case, and the suspect's appearance still could not be identified..."

"In August of the same year, the killer appeared in Funan City again, killed three women, then disappeared from the police's sight..."

"On January 3, 2022, he killed two women in Jingyun City..."

"In April of the same year..."

"In May..."

"In June..."

Looking at the terrifying photos of the deceased on the projector screen, Su He only felt chills down his spine. What kind of villain was it who could kill thirteen young women so cruelly!

The victims did not suffer sexual assault. Judging from the degree of mutilation of the corpses, the killer's methods were extremely brutal!

Only a psycho could do something so heinous.

One by one, photos of the victims while they were still alive, beautiful smiles in full bloom like flowers, they were teachers, college students, bank clerks, supermarket cashiers...they came from three provinces and six cities, with no connections in life.

When you put all the photos together, you'll find that these women's facial features were somewhat similar. The police believed this was why the killer chose the victims.

It could be seen that the killer's methods were becoming more and more skilled, and the crimes were committed more and more frequently. If he was not caught as soon as possible, more women would be killed.

"Let me use your phone for a bit..." Su He looked at Officer Yang next to him.

The phone was mirrored to the projector screen. Su He opened the short video app to find Ah Cai's account, and clicked in to find the videos from May to June 2021. The check-in locations were Junyue Restaurant, Wuji Onion Pancake, and Lifeng Hotel in Huaihai City...

In August 2021 in Funan City, there were Tianyi Canteen, Yulin Tavern...

In January 2022 in Jingyun City, there were Tiege Village Hotel, Aao Restaurant...

...

As Su He kept opening and closing the videos, the faces of the policemen gradually changed to surprise. One video could be a coincidence, but two, three, and even corresponding to every crime scene, this was no coincidence. Ah Cai was the prime suspect!

Officer Wen and Officer Qiu stood up with excitement in their eyes. Then another policeman began searching for Ah Cai's information.

Song Shan, male, born on August 27, 1993, 1.75 meters tall, from Litun Village, Caiyuan Town, Daqi County, native place Jingwu City. On February 21, 2010, he was arrested for intentional homicide. Because he was under 18 years old at the time and an accomplice in the crime, he was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Song Shan had an older brother named Song Lin, born on July 4, 1990. Song Lin was arrested at the same time as Song Shan for intentional homicide and robbery, and was sentenced to death with cumulative punishment.

In this case, there was an informant, Song Shan's girlfriend Du Chunyan.

When the police contacted Du Chunyan, they found that her family had reported her missing!

The motive for the murders was also found. The reason why Song Shan carved the three words "informer" on the backs of the dead women was that he believed his brother's death and his 8 years in prison were all because Du Chunyan informed the police.

He hated Du Chunyan. As for the other women, it was only because they looked similar to Du Chunyan that they were killed.

So far, all the information pointed to Ah Cai, who was Song Shan, but there was no substantive evidence. Director Fu stood up and said to Officer Wen and Officer Qiu, "Immediately arrest Song Shan, search his residence, investigate his social relations, and bring all suspicious persons back for interrogation!"

"Yes!"

Officer Qiu went out with people, while Officer Wen glanced at Su He and asked, "You had guessed early on that Ah Cai was the killer, but you weren't completely sure, so you asked to see the case files?"

"I guess so. At the food competition, I happened to hear him say something. The tone and wording were very similar to those of the man I met at the supermarket on Huanghui Road. But just one sentence wasn't enough for me to determine he was the killer, so I needed more information to support my guess. It looks like I was right."

Su He answered honestly.

There was warm applause in the conference room. Director Fu took the lead in thanking Su He.