The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective-Chapter 389 - 233: Profiling the Perpetrator

Meanwhile, inside the interrogation room.

Li Jian and Wan’s patience had reached its limit.

With the irritation of staying up late, Li Jian said angrily, "Wang Shantao, I advise you to be honest."

"Stop trying to argue here."

"Otherwise, we will punish you to the fullest extent."

As he spoke, he slammed the table heavily.

Wang Shantao said indifferently, "Mr. Li, solving a case requires evidence, not shouting here."

"I’ll tell you again, it’s my husband who died, I didn’t kill him. You need to get that clear."

"Not only are you not helping us uncover the truth, but you’re also framing an innocent person."

"I have to go out and report you."

She straightened her body and looked at Li Jian defiantly.

Li Jian was extremely angry, clenching his fists tightly, he turned to look at the eight words on the wall.

He said, "You better look at these warnings, ’Confess and be lenient, resist and be punished severely.’

"Opportunities don’t always come, I hope you seize it."

After saying that, Captain Li Jian patted Wang’s shoulder, and the two of them walked out of the interrogation room with big strides.

Outside the interrogation room, Li Jian took out two cigarettes and handed one to Wan.

Wan also said angrily, "Captain, what do you think we should do next?"

He took the cigarette, tapping his foot irritably on the ground.

Li Jian took a few puffs of the cigarette.

"Forget it, this woman is simply stubborn, let her dry out for a while."

"Now, we can confirm that she is the suspect."

Li Jian mused, "I am internally very sure, there is something fishy about this woman."

"From her statements and condition, I believe there is something more to this."

He frowned deeply, falling into deep thought.

At this moment, Captain Li Jian’s phone rang.

He looked down at the caller ID.

"Hello, Jiang An, how is it going?"

Jiang An said on the phone, "Mr. Li, just to report, the scene investigation is over."

"Oh, any significant discoveries?"

"We found traces of movement on the bed, and judging by the quality and range of movement of the bed, it’s highly likely that the deceased struggled intensely before dying."

"In such intense struggle, I think it’s impossible for Wang Shantao to completely control it alone."

Upon hearing this, Li Jian suddenly realized what Jiang An wanted to say.

Then he guessed, "You mean, there is someone else behind this?"

He gripped the phone, leaning his body slightly forward.

Jiang An said solemnly on the phone, "Yes."

"Judging by the environment of the scene, the bed is very heavy."

"But there are obvious movement marks, which suggests the deceased struggled hard."

"With such strong struggle, I do not believe Wang Shantao could simultaneously carry out strikes and control actions alone."

"Moreover, there are no extra injuries on the head and face of the deceased, which sufficiently indicates that the strikes were not numerous."

"However, the force of the strikes was very strong, so I think the other perpetrator is very likely a male."

After hearing this, Li Jian nodded lightly.

"What you said makes sense!"

"Any other discoveries?"

He paced slowly in the corridor, listening intently on the phone.

Jiang An continued, "We also found the murder weapon at the scene."

"The murder weapon was found so quickly?"

"Is there any bloodstain?"

"No."

"Then how do you determine it’s the murder weapon?"

Jiang An said in a low voice, "We searched all the tools in the yard."

"Found a wooden stick, the lower end has some fibrous wadding, these fibrous wadding fibers are completely consistent with those on the pillow."

"Of course, this is just our preliminary judgment from the naked eye, the next step requires examination under a scanning electron microscope."

He explained every detail patiently.

Hearing this, Li Jian suddenly understood.

"Are you saying that the deceased’s head was wrapped in a pillow and struck?"

He stopped, eyes showing amazement.

Jiang An replied, "Yes, we infer it’s like this."

"Moreover, we found several prints on the other end of the wooden stick."

"That’s great, we can definitely match it in the database."

But just after Li Jian said this, Jiang An continued, "Mr. Li, although the print looks very obvious."

"But the perpetrator wore gloves, only some pattern structure can be seen, unable to present a real fingerprint."

Upon hearing this, Captain Li Jian felt somewhat disappointed.

He hadn’t expected that the case would have so many twists and turns, leading to such a result.

Then he asked, "Alas, if only there were fingerprints."

"We could match it in the library, maybe we could match the suspect."

He sighed helplessly.

As soon as he finished, Jiang An said calmly, "However, through partial analysis of the fingerprint imprint."

"There is a mesh-like grid structure at the terminal of this imprint, and there is damage in some parts."

"Therefore, we think the perpetrator very likely wore knitted gloves while striking, and the gloves are severely worn."

"Oh!" Li Jian fell into thought instantly after listening.

He rubbed his chin, flashing various clues quickly in his mind.

On the other side of the phone, Jiang An continued, "Just now at the scene, we had a discussion."

"Everyone unanimously thinks that the perpetrator is very likely someone engaged in a special physical labor profession."

"Moreover, this special profession very likely requires wearing gloves."

On the other side of the phone, Li Jian nodded and said, "Do you have suspects now?"

He was eager to know the next steps.

"We just communicated with Mr. Liu."

"Mr. Liu said there is a brick factory in their area, and the workers in this small workshop basically wear gloves, mainly to prevent calluses on their hands."

After listening, Li Jian was very happy, he said, "What you said makes a lot of sense."

"Starting with this professional habit can greatly advance the investigation progress."

Then, Li Jian said earnestly, "You all should investigate according to this idea, but our vision must also be broadened."

"We must not preconceive and look at this case with a limited perspective.

"While focusing on investigating this brick factory, we must further expand the scope."

"Look around if there are other people wearing gloves for work or farming."

"Yes, we understand."

"We will start this investigation first thing tomorrow morning."

"Good, thank you for your hard work, be safe on the road."

After hanging up the phone, Captain Li Jian’s tightly knitted brows relaxed slightly.

He turned to look at Wan.

"Earlier, we received very important clues from the front."

"Another suspect is very likely a local laborer."

"Oh, so soon?"

"Did Jiang An and his team find the murder weapon?"

Wan widened his eyes in shock.

"Yes, the murder weapon."

Wan was stunned for a moment.

"Wow! The cause of death and the murder weapon are clear."

"Isn’t the next step just close to solving the case?"

He excitedly waved his arm.

"Let’s hope so."

"However, we have to wait for tomorrow’s investigation results to know."

He turned to look at the interrogation room and said, "Now we only suspect Wang Shantao as a suspect."

"But we have no evidence."

"Without evidence, it’s likely that the holding time won’t exceed 24 hours."

He shook his head helplessly.

After saying this, Mr. Li sighed deeply.

"This is the current difficulty; if we can’t find evidence, it’s very likely that we will have to let her go soon."

Then, the two left the interrogation room one after the other, their footsteps somewhat heavy.