The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective

Chapter 263: Chapter 173: The Third Fingerprint

No match for success!

Mr. Zhao came over and shook his head helplessly.

Li Hongbing said, ”I didn’t expect the killer’s background to be clean, never having been in jail.”

Jiang An wasn’t surprised after hearing that.

Because, in his view, the killer of this case is very likely from a special group of people.

Then Jiang An said in a deep voice, ”Mr. Zhao, it doesn’t really matter that we didn’t get a match.”

”We can completely use this fingerprint as an important basis for ruling out suspects later on.”

Li Hongbing also encouraged, ”Exactly!”

”This fingerprint, although it can’t guide our initial investigation.”

”But after we identify a suspect, it can serve as an important basis for conviction and sentencing.”

After eating for a while, Zhang Yean suddenly asked curiously, ”Now, we’ve basically got all the information.”

”What was the process of the murder like, then?”

Mr. Zhao and Wan both showed looks of curiosity.

However, their eyes were on Jiang An.

Li Hongbing also slowed down his eating pace.

He looked up at Jiang An.

Slightly organizing his thoughts, Jiang An said, ”Just now, Senior Sister processed the fingerprint on the small courtyard door.”

”Now, we can basically deduce that the killer entered the crime scene via the front door.”

”After entering indoors, the two killers first interacted with the male victim.”

”The two of them were in the living room, punching the male victim’s right lower jaw.”

”Of course, simply hitting the right lower jaw won’t immediately kill someone; it will just daze them slightly, putting them into a light state of unconsciousness.”

”Once the male victim was unconscious, the killer then stomped on the male victim’s chest forcefully, leading to broken ribs and a punctured lung, causing pneumothorax death.”

”After laying the male victim down, the two entered the bedroom.”

”I deduce the female victim was on the bed in the bedroom at that time.”

”They used a towel to cover the female victim’s mouth to prevent her from shouting for help.”

Slightly pausing, Jiang An said, ”However, I believe the female victim had prolonged contact with the killer.”

”And this extended contact was meant to search for possessions.”

”As I analyzed earlier, the killer should be two people.”

”One was responsible for guarding the female victim while the other searched for money.”

”Then, after obtaining the money, the two of them hit the female victim’s head with a stool, causing her to collapse and die.”

”Finally, the two left with the money.”

Li Hongbing nodded gently after hearing this.

”Mr. Jiang, the analysis is excellent, I completely agree.”

Others also gave thumbs up.

However, at this moment, Jiang An suddenly said, ”I’ve been thinking about something.”

”Why did the two killers enter the scene without carrying any self-defense tools?”

Upon hearing Jiang An’s question, the others fell into thought once again.

After thinking for a while, Mr. Zhao was the first to speak, ”In this case, the killer didn’t carry any tools into the victim’s home; he’s really bold.”

Li Hongbing also nodded, ”Initially, I didn’t think much of it, but after Jiang An’s reminder, indeed, the two of them are a bit unusual.”

Wan clicked his tongue and said, ”Exactly! If there were other young people in the house, the two killers could have been injured.”

After thinking for a while, Jiang An said, ”From a general criminal psychology perspective, there are two reasons why the killer would go in empty-handed.”

”One possibility is that the two killers are immature and didn’t think it through.”

”The other possibility is that the killer is very familiar with the household, knowing full well that only two elderly people lived there.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Zhao analyzed, ”If it’s the second scenario, doesn’t that imply the killer is nearby?”

”But we’ve investigated all the households in the surrounding villages and haven’t found any suspicious people.”

Then, Mr. Zhao turned to look at Li Hongbing and said gravely, ”Personally, I think the first possibility is more likely.”

Instantly, Li Hongbing, Wan, and Zhang Yean all nodded.

Li Hongbing was even more in agreement, because before inviting Jiang An to Han City, they had systematically searched the surrounding households.

However, in the end, nothing was found.

Importantly, in Li Hongbing’s opinion, the two killers robbed a pair of rural elderly, which is not very conventional as a target choice.”

From this perspective, the killers didn’t think things through adequately, hinting that the two killers are likely juveniles.

At this time, Jiang An suddenly said, ”Mr. Li, my views differ from Mr. Zhao’s.”

”I, on the other hand, think the second possibility is greater.”

Suddenly, everyone was taken aback.

Mr. Zhao opened his mouth slightly, curiously asking, ”Mr. Jiang, the surrounding residents have been checked several times.”

Jiang An nodded, his expression unchanged, and said in a deep voice, ”Mr. Zhao, the reason why I believe it’s the second possibility is mainly because of the uniqueness in target selection by the killers.”

”Uniqueness in target selection?”

”This phrase sounds quite sophisticated!”

Shortly after, Jiang An stated, ”The crime scene is in a rural area, and this elderly couple’s house is very ordinary.”

”The three-tile house of the deceased is very common in the local village.”

”I remember when we got off the car, and look around, there are many small villas and self-built mansions in the village.”

”Without understanding the actual situation, just from the exterior of the buildings, this elderly couple wouldn’t be a prime robbery target.”

”If it were outside looters, why wouldn’t they choose the villas as crime targets?”

”If the purpose of the killers is to obtain money, choosing the villas area would be obviously better.”

”However, in this case, the killers chose this elderly couple, fully indicating they knew there was money in the elderly’s home.”

After Jiang An finished speaking, Li Hongbing’s face turned grave, falling into contemplation.

One has to admit that Jiang An’s point is also quite reasonable.

Then, Jiang An glanced at the bodies and continued, ”No venting injuries were found on the bodies, the killer’s purpose inside was solely to gain money, not to kill.”

”But why did the two elderly end up dead?”

After a slight pause, Jiang An said in a deep voice, ”Because the deceased might have known them.”

”The purpose of the two suspects’ home invasion robbery hadn’t changed, but killing was their way of self-preservation.”

While speaking, Jiang An emphasized the words ”way of self-preservation.”

Upon hearing this explanation, Li Hongbing didn’t find it unfamiliar; in past robbery cases, some victims were killed to silence them because they knew the robbers.

In this case, if the two suspects were familiar faces to the victims, the possibility of being killed was very high.

Jiang An concluded, ”In this case, I believe the killer’s purpose was to get money, and the murder was merely to silence.”

”Moreover, they must be familiar with this household to target this elderly couple for robbery.”

”On one hand, they knew there was money in the house, and on the other hand, they knew there were only two elderly people.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Hongbing said gravely, ”According to our preliminary investigation, this couple has a son and daughter, both doing business in the provincial capital, earning significantly.”

”Because the children are quite busy, they don’t have time to visit their parents, so they often remit money home.”

”Therefore, the two elderly have quite a lot of money.”

After hearing this, Jiang An nodded lightly.

He found the clues provided by Li Hongbing to be very valuable.

This further proves that the killer was quite familiar with the family.

Finally, Jiang An said in a deep voice, ”I think the killer is not far from the main scene, very likely someone from the same village.”