Pure Darkness

Chapter 6

Fang Qing was very worried.

On the surface, it seemed like great progress had been made with the case, but at the same time, there was no progress at all.

Although the killer was very careful, the Bureau of Forensic Identification still found an obscure blood fingerprint on the elementary school door handle, and the blood was from the victim, Fu Wei. With these fingerprints, they have enough evidence to convict the killer.

However, they were unable to find the killer.

When they compared these fingerprints to those recorded by the police, they could not match them. China's fingerprint coverage is currently limited.

Moreover, they were unable to find the killer's motive or his relationship with Fu Wei at all.

To be honest, Fang Qing had a premonition beforehand, that this case would most likely be a cold case. Even if they have found fingerprints in this case, there are many unresolved cases sitting in the Ministry of Public Security with DNA evidence and fingerprints.

But with Bo Jinyan's psychological analysis of the criminal and his profile, the situation seems very different. Fang Qing decided he would rather try and take risks with a seemingly vague solution, than let his case go cold*a horse doctor lives!

*TLN: Originally it was “Fang Qing decided he would rather raise this dead horse, and make it live and kick”, to emphasize the extent to which he would go to solve the case.

According to the statistics, after Fu Wei came to the ancient city, he was directly in contact with a total of 128 people. Among them, about half of them had an alibi for the night. Then, according to other factors in the profiling process, they had eliminated half of the people who clearly did not match those characteristics. In the end, they still had about 30 people left. These include: the boss of a small restaurant, the waiters, some customers of the bar, a taxi driver, a waiter at the inn, and some other guests at the inn …

Fang Qing told his subordinates to call these people to the police station for questioning again. To prevent someone from leaking information, he did not explain the circumstances of their interrogation, and found an opportunity to take each of their fingerprints. Then, they checked them one by one.

“How to compare all fingerprints coming?” Fang Qing asked.

An investigator shook his head, “We're almost done comparing all the fingerprints, but none of them match.”

“Did you hear something from Bo Jinyan?” Fang Qing asked again.

Everyone is silent. An investigator spoke up and said, “Jian Yao called us earlier. He requested information about the Yao family at the inn.”

Fang Qing asked, “Yao family's inn?”

The investigator nodded, “In addition to the owner, Yao Yuange, the only people in the house are a few women. His wife, his sister-in-law, his younger cousin, and the two women who run the restaurant.”

Fang Qing heard this and was caught in contemplation.

An old officer next to him snorted. “I used to be in charge of that part of town. Actually, there are some rumors about this Yao family ..”

Some police officers laughed condescendingly and judgmentally. Clearly, they had all heard this rumor before.

Fang Qing raised his head, “Survictim, Fu Wei stayed at the inn. As for the people he was in contact with, we only counted the workers at the reception desk, the waiter, and some guests in the surrounding rooms ... Do you think he would meet someone from the Yao family?

None of the researchers could answer this question.

Fang Qing continued, This “Fu Wei looks ordinary at first glance. However, according to everyone close to him, he was very lustful. All the Yao family in the back room were women. This living room is also connected to the garden. If Fu Wei met them or one of them, did this have anything to do with her murder?”

Fang Qing simultaneously realized, The back door to primary school was actually not far from the Yao family inn.

The investigation seems to have a new direction. However, everything is still just speculation. After Fang Qing thought about it further, he decided to go look for Bo Jinyan.

At this moment, Bo Jinyan was answering a phone call.

On the phone, An Yan asked indifferently, “Leader, when will you be back?”

Bo Jinyan replied with the same coldness, “After a few days.”

An Yan reported, “A new case of robbery and serial murder recently occurred in Shanxi. The criminal left no valuable clues, and he even fired about ten police officers. Should we take this case?”

Bo Jinyan replied, “Oh.”

While the two people remained silent, the other person spoke from the other end. It was Bo Jinyan's good friend, Fu Ziyu. He is a famous and highly skilled doctor. Jian Yao recently tried to convince him to join Bo Jinyan's small team as a forensic pathologist. He only heard the bright voice Fu Ziyu said with a laugh, “An Yan, you are really too unwise. Jinyan excitedly seduced Jian Yao. If he were to return now, wouldn't Jian Yao be banishing him permanently?”

An Yan says, “Oh ..”

Bo Jinyan immediately hung up.

Jian Yao was looking at the information available at a nearby table. When he looked up and saw her expression, he gently asked, “What's the matter?”

Bo Jinyan calmly shook her head. “Nothing, it's just two childish single men who have nothing to do.”

Jian Yao's eyes curved as she laughed.

He brought her a cup of green tea, and stayed beside her as they both looked at the data of the household dwellers who lived only a few meters away. The sky was bright, as the light from the setting sun floated around the room, and in the distance, the Yao family courtyard looked peaceful.

Yao Yuange's. They had already read through his archives at the police station, including the note Fang Qing had taken about his conversation with him that night. No need to elaborate.

Yao Yuange's wife was named Ming Lan, she was 45 years old, and they had married when she was old enough. From the photos, she was a dignified and graceful wife. Ming Lan was originally a local rich girl; when compared to Yao Yuange, her family's financial situation only slightly decreased. After marrying her, she did not work outside. Right now, he was helping Yao Yuange manage the bar by the lake. Both have no children.

Ming Yue was Ming Lan's younger sister. This year, she was 29 years old and also lived in Yao's house. After graduating from high school, she started working for the Yao family. Recently, he has not worked. It seemed that Yao Yuange was supporting his wife's little sister. Ming Yue was not married yet, but she had one son. He's five years old. It is unclear who his real father was. Judging from her picture, Ming Yue was not as beautiful as her sister. He looked very simple and naive, and pure and innocent.

Zhang Jufang was Yao Yuange's younger female cousin on his mother's side. She's so skinny and pretty. His skin is white and his eyes are fine. She is 30 years old and single. In the past, he was an actor for a theater treasury group, and he was good at singing Peking Opera. She currently lives with the Yao family, and reportedly helps her cousin manage the factory, with most of her time being spent leisurely at home.

Zhao Xia and Chen Mei were both the supervisors of the restaurant that Yao Yuange promoted. Their posts are not high. Zhao Xia had a smooth and round face and she was already 35 years old. On the other hand, Chen Mei was thin and wrinkled, and she was 32 years old. She can still be considered beautiful. The two men had no higher education background as they were all born in the countryside. Reportedly, both have never settled, and both are single. As Yao's courtyard was closer to the restaurant, they also started living there.

The only remaining suspects were the five maids in the courtyard. They were all middle-aged women in their forties and fifties. Sometimes, they also went to the front of the inn to help clean up.

…

Footsteps rang out, causing Bo Jinyan and Jian Yao to both look up. Fang Qing walked towards them in the hallway, with an extremely dark expression.

“Professor Bo, can we chat for a while?”

The moment the three of them entered the room, Fang Qing went straight to the point. “According to the profile you described, we have checked about a hundred people, but we have not matched his fingerprint.”

Bo Jinyan said, “That means the scope of her investigation is not wide enough.”

Fang Qing glanced at the file on the table, “Do you suspect the Yao family might be related to this case?”

Bo Jinyan simply replied, “They should also be included in the scope of the investigation.”