Chapter 546: Chapter 516: Unexpected Gain_1
Xu Dayuan smiled.
"I’m not in a hurry, so you guys hurry home and rest. Come over early tomorrow. Mr. Sun or Mr. Zou, one of you stay to draw blood and collect fingerprints from Fang Shengping, don’t both stay here burning the midnight oil. We’ve really worked too hard today, even I’m starting to feel it."
Zhou Ning nodded, seeming to understand Xu Dayuan’s intention.
He wanted to play the long game. Once the person was brought in, he didn’t want to show his face just yet; find someone with a loud voice, then choose someone persistent for the night shift to educate Fang Shengping. After a whole night, the man’s mental state would definitely be different.
He turned to look at Mr Zhao and instructed:
"Call Mr Zou and tell him to stay for the night shift. As soon as the person arrives, take the blood and fingerprints immediately, then send them for testing. As for the reports, don’t rush Mrs. Cui."
Mr. Zhao quickly made the call, and the two of them walked towards the back building together. Tonight was going to be a sleepless night here.
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The next morning.
Zhou Ning drove to the technical department, and after getting out of the car with breakfast in hand, he pulled out his phone to check his email, only to find his inbox completely empty. This made Zhou Ning pause in his tracks. Could there be a problem with the samples sent for testing yesterday?
Zhou Ning frowned deeply. During the autopsy, they made sure the sampling from the wound on the victim’s head was complete, scraping cells and even cutting out a part for testing. As for the cervical swab, judging by the characteristics, it was unquestionably Miqing liquid; why was there no test report yet?
Confused, Zhou Ning went directly to the second floor’s testing department. He hadn’t even knocked when Cui Lili opened the door, catching a glimpse of the open window. Apparently, Cui Lili saw Zhou Ning enter through the window, and naturally, the act of him checking his phone was also captured by Cui Lili, making Zhou Ning feel a bit embarrassed for a moment.
"Mrs. Cui, I wanted to ask about the testing from yesterday."
Cui Lili nodded, picked up a large stack of files from the table beside her, and dropped them into Zhou Ning’s arms.
"The router had issues last night and couldn’t connect to the external network, so we printed out paper copies instead. We’re replacing the router now, I’ll email you in a bit, but take these and have a look first."
Zhou Ning let out a sigh of relief, looking at Cui Lili’s dark undereye circles, feeling somewhat guilty, he quickly said with a laugh.
"How were the comparison results?"
"The comparison results showed that we found DNA from two people in the remnants at the victim’s cervical orifice, Fang Shengping and Liu Tiesong. As for the difficulty in extraction, even I find it incredulous."
Zhou Ning squinted slightly; there seemed to be no problems with the characteristics, which made Mrs. Cui struggle to find the DNA information.
That means there’s something wrong with the Miqing liquid from these two men themselves. According to the household registration information we found on Liu Tiesong yesterday, his marital status is divorced, and his child lives with his ex-wife in Mi Country.
As for Fang Shengping, he’s the only son of Mr. Fang, spoiled to the point of lawlessness, and even perverse to such extent, which I suspect is related to some disease.
Thinking this, Zhou Ning realized:
"So you’re saying that no live or complete Miqing seeds were found in the extract. I guess Liu Tiesong has had a vasectomy, after all, he has a son who is studying in Mi Country. And perhaps Fang Shengping’s Miqing seeds are defective, or perhaps it’s due to a genetic disorder, causing azoospermia or necrospermia."
Cui Lili gave Zhou Ning a thumbs up and smiled. It was truly comfortable to talk to a clever person. A little hint and they could fill in all the blanks for you.
"Your analysis is brilliant. I had to run the DNA screening several times and used up all the samples before I was startled to find that not a single Miqing seed was found in these twenty-something samples. After the shock, I immediately analyzed both individuals’ DNAs.
I found that Fang Shengping’s DNA was defective, and I think he has Young’s syndrome. After all, with ordinary azoospermia or necrospermia, there would at least be a few malformed ones present, but his issue is definitively genetic, causing a blockage from the malformation.
As for the other DNA, it’s the Liu Tiesong you mentioned. Everything about him is normal. Seeing his age and after I contacted Director Xu, my conclusion was the same as yours—he has had a vasectomy or it’s due to an injury, an unintended result of vasectomy."
"What about the other samples, then? Is there anything special about them? For example, the nasal and oral cavities of the victim. Judging by the morphology, I think the victim was suffocated by someone covering the mouth and nose. Were there no findings?"
Cui Lili rolled her eyes.
"Go read the report yourself, my head is all muddled right now. I stayed up all night and my blood pressure shot up to 180. I’ve just taken my medicine, I need to rest a bit."
Zhou Ning felt embarrassed and quickly waved to Mrs. Cui.
"You rest, I’ll go find Director Xu."
Zhou Ning turned and went upstairs. On the way, he sent a message to Xu Dayuan. As he entered the office and found everyone had already arrived, Zhou Ning subconsciously glanced at the wall clock; it was only seven o’clock. He hurried over to Liu Yongxin.
"Master, what brings you over so early?"
Liu Yongxin waved his hand, took the report from Zhou Ning’s hands, glanced at his breakfast and hurriedly said:
"You eat first, I’ll summarize the test report with Zhu Xingxing. Once I’ve finished, I’ll tell you about it, just listen."
Zhou Ning didn’t argue, sat down quickly, and Mr. Zhao also took out his egg-stuffed pancake, constantly bringing it to his mouth. He nudged Zhou Ning’s arm, glanced around, and said:
"Mr. Xia didn’t come? Didn’t you two leave together yesterday? Why didn’t you come together?"
Liu Yongxin turned sharply, giving Mr. Zhao a glare.
"Really sticking your nose into everything—you just can’t keep your mouth shut even with food in it."
Mr. Zhao quickly shut up. Zhou Ning smiled and whispered:
"She went to Qin University for a seminar on the new software feature, regarding cooperation with the archaeological team."
Realizing his mistake, Mr. Zhao quickly finished the pastries he was eating and thoughtfully opened the window to air out the smell.
Liu Yongxin had finished sorting through the materials and, after reviewing the results, pushed his flower-patterned glasses down his nose and peered at Zhou Ning over the top.
"Did you tell Director Xu that the test results are out? This doesn’t seem like his style."
Before he finished speaking, the office door opened, and Xu Dayuan and Fang Mu, with red-rimmed eyes, walked in. Seeing the report in Liu Yongxin’s hands, the weariness on their faces vanished, replaced by a glimmer in their eyes.
"I could hear you all the way from down the hall, talking about me. Hurry up and tell me, what are the test results? I’ve been waiting all night and didn’t expect the results only this morning."
Liu Yongxin put his glasses back in place and looked at the flagged content as he began to explain:
"Giving you the results in the middle of the night was pointless because we still had to make comparisons. Let me read you the report:
1. In the cervical swab sample from the victim, what is suspected to be Mi green liquid was found, but no Mi green kernels were detected. DNA from two males was found, identified as Liu Tiesong and Fang Shengping. Additionally, it was found that Fang Shengping’s DNA has a defect, suspected to be Young’s syndrome;
2. On the victim’s lips, inside the mouth, on the hair, on the slice from the missing part of the skull, on the neck surface, on the bedsheet wrapping the body, and other extracts, DNA from Liu Tiesong and Fang Shengping were detected. Tape collected bore Ma Decai’s fingerprints and DNA;
3. On the surface of a sample extracted from victim Shen Shuyi’s suitcase, DNA and fingerprints from Liu Liwei and Li Mubai were identified. In other submitted items, most samples contained only the victim’s DNA, but on the power bank, ID card, and wallet, numerous traces of Shen Caijun’s DNA were found;
4. On the Maybach Zeppelin, fingerprints and DNA from multiple people were collected, including from Li Mubai, Shen Shuyi, Liu Tiesong, Fang Shengping, and of course, Fang Jinquan’s fingerprints were also found, along with four unknown DNA samples, one of which has a genetic relationship with Fang Shengping, presumed to be Fang Jinquan’s DNA;
5. Numerous samples were taken from Villa No. 24, revealing eight DNA profiles including that of the victim, Shen Shuyi, Fang Shengping, Liu Tiesong, and Ma Decai. Two of them were female;
6. In the samples submitted from the villa in Mashan Scenic Area, nineteen DNA samples were found, including Shen Caijun, Fang Shengping, Liu Tiesong, and Ma Decai, with fourteen being female. After comparison with the DNA database, one of them was identified as a missing person from Qindao City."
Hearing this last sentence, everyone gasped. Xu Dayuan quickly came over.
"A missing person?"
At this moment, the computer beeped a few times—the electronic version of the test report was received. Liu Yongxin nodded and gestured towards Mr. Qu:
"Let Mr. Qu check it out."
Everyone gathered around Mr. Qu. Shortly after, Mr. Qu found the comparison result and, of course, the information about the missing person.
"The missing girl is named Luo Chenying, 19 years old, a sophomore majoring in Tourism Management at Qindao Vocational and Technical College. She’s from Panshan Village in Jingkou District, Qindao City. Her parents divorced when she was one year old, and she lived with her father.
On February 15, 2013, Jingkou Branch Bureau received a report from Luo’s father stating that Luo Chenying had been out of contact since the previous day. He then provided a comb, preserving DNA, and his DNA was also stored in the database."
Then, Mr. Qu pulled up Luo Chenying’s identity information. The moment everyone saw the photo on the identity card, they inevitably thought in the same direction, as the girl was incredibly beautiful, with delicate, expressive features and an enchanting natural charm.
Zhou Ning glanced at Xu Dayuan and, pointing at Liu Tiesong’s name, said:
"Director Xu, according to what Shen Caijun said, she escaped from the villa in Mashan Scenic Area in the early hours of February 12, 2013. This person was found missing on February 15, 2013. I believe she may have been murdered, as Shen Caijun would have met the same fate if she hadn’t escaped.
Moreover, this missing person, Luo Chenying, is local to Qindao. If she were not a local, and her family wasn’t closely in touch, her father wouldn’t even be aware of her whereabouts, and even now no one would have reported it. Besides, with the Huajin Film and Television Company as a calling card, there wouldn’t be a shortage of people aiming for stardom or offering themselves on a silver platter."
Xu Dayuan’s expression grew more serious; he hadn’t anticipated such rapid developments.
"Stop the chatter and come with me to interrogate Liu Tiesong and Fang Shengping. These two seem to be far too confident. I fear that Mr. Fang, the chairman, is likely to exert pressure. I’ll update Mr. Hu first."
Xu Dayuan quickly took out his phone, grabbed Zhou Ning and Liu Yongxin, and followed him and Fang Mu out. During the descent down the stairs, Xu Dayuan finished updating Mr. Hu, then ended the call.
Xu Dayuan exhaled deeply, his expression solemn.
"Yesterday I discussed this case with Mr. Hu. However, after Fang Shengping was brought in, we didn’t receive a call from Fang Jinquan, nor were there any pressures from city leaders. Just now, Mr. Hu said that someone from the provincial department called to reprimand him, and Mr. Hu simply hung up.
He said, given the far-reaching implications, we should investigate thoroughly and meticulously, check recent missing persons’ information from various provinces and cities from the past two years, and compare those with DNA available. As for the villa in Mashan Scenic Area, he will dispatch armed police to secure the surrounding area, and we’ll organize manpower, material resources, and K-9 units to conduct a comprehensive search."
Zhou Ning rubbed his nose, knowing Mr. Hu was angry. This unexpected discovery caught everyone off guard, but happening to these two individuals, Zhou Ning was not surprised at all; after all, according to Shen Caijun’s description, both were more twisted than the other.
"I’ll now organize all on-duty trace examiners, have Mr. Zhao lead the team to the villa in Mashan Scenic Area for an inspection, and that cliff area must be searched thoroughly again. Perhaps below, there’s something we haven’t seen yet."
