Chapter 24 He is growing
Shao Yin Ping raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Su Liuyue for a while, and then said: "The person in charge of this case was the former Minister of Justice who has been dismissed. His Kang family is suspected of colluding with the Lu family, the family of the former queen, to oppress the people and extort their wealth. He is now being interrogated in the Dali Temple.

Fifteen years ago, he was serving as the Shao Yin of Jingzhao in Jingzhao Prefecture.

Miss Su is going to meet the former Minister of Justice?"

Su Liuyue shook her head. "Didn't Shao Yin Ping teach me just now that it's best to understand the case situation before interrogating the relevant personnel? I want to take a look at the relevant files of the cases fifteen years ago, as well as all the relevant documents of the recent cases."

Ping Shaoyin glanced at her indifferently.

If she was really that obedient, he would have less to worry about.

He turned around and said, "Okay, follow me."

Su Liuyue followed him all the way to a deep and quiet room. The layout of this room was similar to the room that Lu Shaoyin had taken her to before. There was a desk in the middle, two chairs side by side on each side, and a small table next to each chair.

Su Liuyue had been sitting in the room for a while when four yamen runners walked in in unison, each holding a tray full of files in their hands, which formed four small hills on the small table beside her.

Su Liuyue looked at it silently for a while, then turned to Ping Shaoyin and said, "Ping Shaoyin, there are so many files that I can't finish reading them in a short time. I would like to trouble Ping Shaoyin to send someone to inform my uncle's family so that they don't worry."

The man sitting in the main seat chuckled, "Miss Su looks completely different from an ordinary lady from a wealthy family. It's already late at night, and you're staying in the same room with a man you don't know, but you're planning on staying out all night?"

Is this guy looking for trouble on purpose?
Su Liuyue resisted the urge to roll her eyes, raised her chin and said, "I thought that when Master Ping asked me to help you with the case, he knew that I was different from other ladies. It was Master Ping who proposed to help with the investigation, and I was just doing my best. Is Master Ping dissatisfied with anything?"

Besides, don't think she doesn't know. From the moment they met, this guy has never been less than three steps away from her. He is afraid of having any contact with her!

How is being in the same room with a man like this different from being in the same room with a man who is sexually oriented?
The bailiffs who brought in the files opened their mouths wide and looked at the woman beside them as if they had seen a ghost.

This... this woman actually dared to speak to that person like this, is she really that bold? !
Feng Yang, who was standing aside, was inexplicably immune to this scene.

Shao Yin Ping looked at her with a half-smile and said, "Of course I'm not dissatisfied. Miss Su, please do as you please. I will send someone to talk to your family in a while. If you have any needs, please feel free to ask."

Su Liuyue glanced at him and ignored him, then picked up the file beside her and began to read it carefully.

The case fifteen years ago involved six lives. Even if the people at the time tried to be perfunctory about it, there was still a lot of relevant information.

Most of these files are about cases from fifteen years ago.

For Su Liuyue, investigating a case was as common as eating and drinking. She was soon immersed in the case and did not even notice that Feng Yang gently placed an oil lamp next to her.

Ping Shaoyin looked at her with deep eyes for a while, then looked away and went back to his own business.

Su Liuyue first looked at the files related to the case fifteen years ago. After a quick glance, she understood why others thought that the current case was related to the case fifteen years ago.

Whether it is the choice of victims or the behavioral patterns of the murderers, these cases are almost exactly the same!
Soon, she discovered some...very interesting places.

"The first victim fifteen years ago was strangled to death with a long object. The coroner judged based on the marks on the body that it might have been something like a belt. In addition, there were obvious finger marks on the victim's neck.

The second victim was stabbed to death with a knife.”

Su Liuyue suddenly spoke in a deep voice, "Except for these two, all the victims were strangled to death with hemp ropes, and the same is true for the three cases that happened now."

Ping Shaoyin raised his eyes slightly in surprise and said, "Indeed."

Of course, he has read all these files.

Su Liuyue raised her eyelids, and there was a strange light in her eyes. "Do you know what this means?"

Ping Shaoyin was stunned. What could this mean?
He thought for a moment and said, "Does this mean that the murderer later realized that he didn't want to dirty his hands when he killed someone?"

Su Liuyue: “…” This is your own idea!

She couldn't help it, rolled her eyes silently, and ignored it: "This shows that the murderer tried to strangle the victim with his bare hands at first, but it is not easy to strangle a person with bare hands. It requires a lot of strength. During this process, the victim may have struggled. In desperation, the murderer grabbed something and strangled her to death. It could be a piece of cloth next to him, or it could be his own belt.

The second time he killed someone, he learned from his first experience and stabbed the victim directly with a knife. However, when killing someone with a knife, the victim would bleed a lot, which would be difficult to clean and would also easily leave flaws.

So later, he learned his lesson and always prepared a hemp rope before killing someone, and strangled the person to death with it."

Su Liuyue raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said word by word: "This shows that the murderer is not very strong, and... he is growing."

Su Liuyue spoke the last four words softly and slowly.

Feng Yang suddenly felt a chill on his back.

What is this? Could this murderer be a baby or a young animal that can grow up slowly?!
Ping Shaoyin stared into her eyes unconsciously, "Miss Su, what do you mean by this?"

This woman was indeed extraordinary. When she spoke of these extremely cruel and feared murderers, she felt an indescribable excitement.

“He’s growing.”

Su Liuyue repeated it again, saying: "When he committed his first crime, he obviously had never killed anyone before, so he had no experience in killing people. His methods of committing crimes were gradually improved over time.

However, in the three cases fifteen years later, the first victim was strangled with a hemp rope, and the whole modus operandi was very mature, with no signs of the murderer's growth. "

Ping Shaoyin tapped the table with his index finger, thought for a moment and said, "If the case fifteen years ago and fifteen years later were committed by the same murderer, it is normal that you cannot see any signs of his growth fifteen years later."

"If it was really the same person, it would be normal, but what if it wasn't? If Ping Shaoyin was sure that they were the same person, why did he arrest my cousin?"

Ping Shaoyin raised his eyebrows slightly.

He finally understood that the woman was indeed mocking him in some way.

Su Liuyue said calmly, "After all, there was a gap of fifteen years between these two cases. If it was really the same person who did it, then why did he suddenly stop fifteen years ago? Why did he suddenly start killing again after being silent for fifteen years?
Generally, serial murderers like this won't stop for no reason."

Feng Yang's mind was completely confused by Su Liuyue's words.

Ping Shaoyin's eyes were still clear, and he suddenly chuckled, "Miss Su seems to know this kind of murderer very well."

Su Liuyue: “…”

This guy is trying to trick her again.

She said with a fake smile: "This is just my guess and feeling. It's up to Ping Shaoyin to believe it or not.

But one thing is clear, there must be some connection between these cases fifteen years ago and fifteen years later.”

After a pause, she continued, "Besides that, there is another very obvious clue."

There are discoveries yet?

Ping Shaoyin couldn't help but ask with some interest: "What is it?"

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