英文版:
The Case of Noe River University
The following story is one of the few I have heard from Su Hon that interests him. So I put it on record, now informing the public, which reveals the truth of the unfolded events and many secrets unknown. In order to spare the reader waste of time on unnecessary details, I sincerely remind you that, in the article, the descriptions from the police are factual, and therefore, there is no need to question the veracity of the evidence therein.
Good luck and happy hunting!
Han Mukhe
"So, what brought you here?" Su Hon asked as he sat by the fireplace, smoking his pipe, "I'm just an old man in retirement, falling behind the times."
"It was Bureau Zheng who sent us to find you." Detective Liu and Constable Li, sitting opposite, replied cautiously.
"That old bastard."
"And this case is extremely horrific. If we can't solve it, it’ll come to light soon."
"Keep the public in dark. You are good at doing this, hum?"
"Journalists are buzzing around, and if there is no more substantial progress, I'm afraid that we shall get into trouble."
"Then, tell me in detail what happened." Su Hon rose slightly from the chair.
Constable Li began his narrative.
"I'm sure you've heard of the vicious poisoning incident that took place at Noe River University a month ago. Fang Yang, son of local tycoon Fang Hongrui, was poisoned to death at a party. The matter has been suppressed by the local government and the Fang, but recently it seems that some related reports have appeared on the internet."
"I’ve heard something about this." Su Hon slowly said, "What did the autopsy analysis say?"
"Arsenic poisoning," Constable Li took out the autopsy report, "Arsenic trioxide in his coffee cup. Fang Yang was found unconscious in the toilet. All rescue measures proved ineffectual."
Su Heng frowned, "What about the scene?"
"The party was held in a very remote cafe in the school. Monitoring showed that no one were approaching at the time. If there is no wrong judgment, the murderer could only be among them. According to police investigations, under that situation, only three service personnel were present, and the other ten classmates and their head teacher Wei Changjian had a chance to poison the coffee."
"Yes," Su Hon nodded thoughtfully, "Yes, if your information is not wrong. The possibility of suicide was ruled out, the only suspect homicide."
"Suicide can be dismissed," Detective Liu said. "Fang Yang is a first-year student in the chemistry and chemical experiment class of Noe River University. A sunny boy, although he is a rich second-generation, he had no bad habits and no enemies at ordinary times. He treats others easily. There is no possibility of suicide."
"There is no motive for homicide?" Su Heng said lightly.
"The regular motives have been evaluated, but no valuable information has been found." Constable Li said, with embarrassment in his voice.
"Probably understand." Su Heng said, "Does the interview report of other people have anything interesting?"
Constable Li did not speak and looked at Detective Liu.
"You may also know," Detective Liu said tentatively, "that matter."
"The witness was murdered?" Su Heng asked, "I have heard something. You know it better than me, and no fire can be in paper."
"Yes, three days after the case happened, we received an anonymous letter saying that the writer had essential clues to the Fangyang incident, and we agreed to meet at the Noe River Ferry Port warehouse area at 12 o'clock that Saturday night. When we got there, an accident happened."
"The NOE River Explosion was claimed to have been caused by operational errors." Detective Liu murmured, "There are indeed major problems in the management of the reservoir area. It can be regarded as a reminder for them."
Su Hon said nothing, waiting for them to continue, quietly.
"We sent a commissioner to meet it that night, and just before the meeting, the fuel tank near the storage area exploded." The detective said, "It is reasonable to believe that this was a premeditated murder of the witness."
"So the identity of the witness?" Su Hon asked.
"The scene was all in mess, and it was very difficult to do identity authentication. Although we failed to get direct identity evidence, we finally found a gold pendant there. The information carved on the pendant indicated that it was a necklace of Wan Yuying, a classmate of Fang Yang. Her family claimed that it was indeed carried by her since she was a child."
"Wan Yuying's message."
Constable Li took out another document.
"Wan Yuying, female, the classmate of Fang. According to the evaluation of people around, Wan Yuying is not the social one, usually dull, boring, unknown, and belongs to the kind that can't be found in the crowd. Apart from providing information, we can't find out other reasons why she happened to be there at that time."
"There are four suspects now," Detective Liu took out more documents.
"Huang Zandao, male, 24 years old. Fang Yang’s classmate, according to other people’s comments, he and Fang Yang are not very harmonious. He had trouble with Fang Yang because of scholarships and honorary titles. When interrogated, he was also noncommittal about these things."
"The second is Wang Kai, male, 54 years old. The coffee cleaner, this person was withdrawn, and it was difficult to interrogate him."
"The other is Luo Linrong, female, 25 years old. Fang Yang's classmate, Fang Yang's ex-girlfriend, has excellent academic performance."
"The fourth is Kong Yue, female, 23 years old. She is also a classmate of Fang Yang. She had conflicts with Fang Yang because of some issues. She was also a tough guy and had a bad reputation in school.
"None of the suspects had an alibi on the night of the fourth." Constable Li added.
"Huh?" Su Hon snorted, "Is everyone monitored?"
"We only monitored these key personnel because of the shortage of manpower," the detective explained.
Constable Li thought for a moment and said, "Wei Changjian was also within the scope of our investigation."
"Wei Changjian?" Su Heng asked, "What kind of person?"
"Associate professor of Noe River University, he looks elegant and easy-going, but there is a lot of rumors among the students. Some people say that his thesis is falsified, and that he had affairs with his students. He was poor in constitution with a serious heart disease in retrospect. Leaving the drug is like giving him a sentence."
"Has the casualties of the explosion been counted?" Su Heng suddenly asked a question that was not very relevant to the case.
"Because it was late at night and was not a working day, fortunately there were no major casualties. Only three employees had burns of varying degrees. Among them was one of our commissioners, but Wan Yuying" Constable Li paused, reluctant to say more. Went on, "She is too close to the explosion."
Su Hon continued concentrating on smoking his pipe.
"Things seem to have a clue, go ahead. It must not be because of this." Su Heng looked at the two young men sitting opposite him, "You came to me because something else happened."
"Yes..." the police officer murmured, lowering his head.
"Yesterday we found the body of Wei Changjian."
Su Hon motioned to the constable to continue.
"We received this news this morning. In the alley near Wei Changjian's home, several naughty children found him. We went to the scene and found Wei Changjian with a hideous face, fell to the ground. He was sent to the doctor but finally died. Information is under lockdown. The death was between 12 o'clock and 2 o'clock in the evening. The cause of death," Constable Li sighed, "arsenic poisoning."
"It was caused by injection. Although the autopsy report has not come out, it has been confirmed that the death was caused by arsenic trioxide injection."
"In other words," Su Hon touched his chin and said, “He died in slow agony.”
"Yes, a terrifying way to die." Constable Li said.
"Has the casualties of the bombing been announced to the public?" Su Heng asked suddenly.
"Ah..." Constable Li was also obviously caught off guard by this question. "Information on casualties has been announced, and claims by families of the casualties were also finished. Noe River University students spontaneously initiated activities to commemorate Wan Yuying a few days ago, saying she is a fighter for justice."
"It can't be suppressed anymore. We are afraid that large-scale social unrest will occur if this continues." Constable Li sighed and shook his head.
"I see." Su Hon sat back, "I already know the basic information. Leave the documents and you two can go."
"Well..." The police officers looked at each other.
"I will give you the answer tomorrow." Su Heng said.
After sending away the two police, Su Hon immediately called me.
"Mukhe, this is Su Heng. Please publish a message in your newspaper and post it on the front page tomorrow."
"Associate Professor Wei Changjian of Noe River University survived miraculously from arsenic poisoning."
☆ Reader Challenge
At this point in the plot of the story, I inserted a few words to test the reader's wisdom, which really made me selfishly entertained, beyond description. Why is it joyful? Because this case does have many details worth thinking. It's indeed a pleasure for someone who is often teased by readers. It is a real pleasure.
"Is this a difficult case?" They asked, "Oh my God, I will solve it all at once!" If you can use the following sentence to respond to the above statement, it will be a lot of fun: "Okay. Well, readers, you may think that the solution is just right, but unexpectedly you have been fooled!"
I may be overly optimistic. In any case, the overall situation is set. Careless readers, you should know that you now have all the facts and can accurately answer this question: what is the truth of the story?
I dared to say with all my heart: Garde à vous, go to your brain!
Han Mukhe |