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Why did this deranged killer call me? The more I think about it, the more terrified I get. Am I his next target?
Once I figured it out, I felt completely weak and sat on the ground, unable to move, not knowing what to do.
Has the murderer already reached the door? Sure enough, footsteps came from downstairs coming up the stairs.
Sweating profusely, He Fangmei suddenly thought of Brother Ma. A thought flashed through her mind: Brother Ma! Why don't I go to Brother Ma? With him, I have nothing to fear!
She quickly called Brother Ma's cell phone, but when he answered, she couldn't speak and just kept crying.
Only after she had finished crying did Brother Ma say:
"Xiaomei, tell me first, where are you? Is it convenient for me to come see you? Is that okay?"
"Brother Ma, come quick! Come quick! I'm at home!"
Brother Ma is really something. Maybe he learned his lesson from his divorce, because even in such a hurry, he still remembered to bring a bouquet of red roses to see He Fangmei.
After listening to He Fangmei's explanation for a long time, Lao Ma finally understood what was going on and immediately called Wang Liguo:
"Brother, great news! It's about your case! Come pick us up right away, it's the building where the incident happened this Saturday! The sooner the better!"
The date was July 8th.
Wang Liguo quickly brought them to the Criminal Investigation Brigade.
After hearing what He Fangmei said, Wang Liguo was very excited, but he still calmly asked her repeatedly about the details of answering the phone, especially asking her repeatedly if she could guess what the rumbling sound was.
He suddenly stood up from behind his desk, took two steps, then sat back down. When he stood up again, he was smiling.
"Sister He, could you do me another favor?"
He Fangmei stared blankly at him, wondering how she could help him. Seeing Old Ma nodding seriously at her, she turned and nodded to Wang Liguo as well.
Wang Liguo asked her to call Sister Chen's cell phone.
The call went through, and the other person said one sentence in a southern accent before turning off the phone.
She couldn't understand what the other person was saying.
Wang Liguo told her to call again, but she couldn't get through.
Why did it switch to a southern accent? Has the phone already been sold? Wang Liguo couldn't help but be anxious:
"Thank you, Sister He. Can you get in touch with Sister Chen's daughter? Is there any way we can find her?"
"Yes, I have her maternal grandmother's phone number, and I know where her maternal grandmother lives."
Wang Liguo drove He Fangmei and Lao Ma straight to the suburbs. The high-rise buildings in the city were quickly left behind, and the dilapidated bungalows in the suburbs gradually increased. Seeing this, Wang Liguo couldn't help but think of the popular rhyme: The city is like Europe, the countryside is like Africa, where is it like China?
They found Tingting's maternal grandmother's house in a suburb that resembled Africa, where Tingting was waiting for them.
Wang Liguo asked Tingting:
Do you know whose phone numbers are in your mother's phone? Do you even know those numbers?
“I know that my mom often calls my cousin and two of her classmates, and I have their numbers in my phone.”
After obtaining the phone numbers of the three individuals, Wang Liguo first took He Fangmei and the others home, then returned to the brigade office and immediately dispatched criminal police officers to search for them.
Gao Ge was buying snacks at the supermarket, preparing to go to her mother's house to visit her son, when her phone rang. The caller ID showed it was Sister Chen. She answered and Sister Chen asked:
"Where have you been all this time? You haven't even called me! You always call when there's nothing wrong, but now I'm constantly on edge, and you don't even let me know you're safe. I'm always worried about you!"
There was a lot of static on the phone, and she couldn't hear what the other person was saying. Later she said:
"Speak louder, I can't hear you!"
"Did you hear what I said?"
She hung up after saying that. This time Gao Ge heard it clearly, but the voice didn't sound like Sister Chen's at all; it was rough and strange. Just as she was wondering about it, the phone rang again. It was her old classmate, who was also a good friend of both her and Sister Chen.
"Gao Ge! Did you answer Sister Chen's call?"
"I just finished the call, and I was wondering about it!"
"What's bothering you?"
"That voice was quite deep, it didn't sound like Sister Chen at all."
"Sister Chen has been murdered by this perverted demon for three days! I just..."
She couldn't hear anything as the song continued, and she collapsed in the supermarket.
When the criminal police found Gao Ge at her home, she widened her eyes and said:
"This is so strange! The phone was ringing, and I couldn't hear what the other person was saying. It didn't sound like Sister Chen's voice at all. I couldn't understand what they were saying. It sounded like they were asking if I had heard any news about them. Later I found out that Sister Chen had an accident. I thought she had appeared to me, and I was so scared that I didn't know what to do. You guys are amazing! How did you know she was calling me?"
Things took completely unexpected turns.
It turned out that Wang Liguo just wanted to see if any of the people who frequently contacted Sister Chen would answer the phone. Unexpectedly, all three of them received calls from Sister Chen's cell phone today, just like He Fangmei did.
Tingting's cousin's uncle was out of town and unaware of his cousin's murder. He told the police:
"No wonder! I did receive a call, and as soon as I saw the number, I asked my cousin what was wrong. But it turned out to be a man! He had a southern accent, I think it was Cantonese. He said my sister was going to Harbin with me on business and asked me to pay her phone bill. I was completely confused, and before I could ask what was going on, the other person turned off the phone. There was so much static on the line, not from the phone itself, it sounded like it was coming from a market or a main street."
The three police officers quickly determined the exact time and location of the four calls. It turned out that the callers in all four calls were not in the city, but were heading towards Shenyang, with the last call already completed in Shenyang. They further determined that during that time period, both long-distance buses and train number 641 were traveling to Shenyang.
Upon hearing about the new developments, the bureau chief immediately rushed to the Criminal Investigation Brigade. After some discussion, he decided to have Wang Liguo and his team drive to Shenyang the next day to conduct a simulation experiment based on the time the person made the phone call, in order to identify the mode of transportation used by the person who made the call using the deceased's phone.
The director instructed Wang Liguo: