In an ordinary community in Yu'an District, Lu'an City, Anhui Province, a shocking murder occurred on a rainy day in 2017. Jiang, 37, was brutally murdered in his home.
The case initially seems to be just an ordinary homicide, but as the police investigation deepens, an inconspicuous detail - a pink umbrella, becomes the key to solving the mystery.
01 The appearance of a suspicious man
On October 17, 2017, in Yu'an District, Lu'an City, Anhui Province, a seemingly ordinary morning was forever remembered because of a sudden tragedy.
In the early morning after the rain, the streets were crowded with pedestrians, and the air was still fresh from the rain. Jiang, a 37-year-old mother of two, started her day busily as usual.
After dropping her children off at school, she returned home alone. This simple and calm picture was quickly shattered.
"It's strange, which neighbor is still wearing an umbrella so early in the morning?" the security guard in the monitoring room inadvertently noticed a man in the picture.
The man was wearing a raincoat and carrying a blue umbrella over his head, which he held tightly even though the rain had stopped. The man's steps were hurried, and he seemed a little uneasy.
He lingered at the entrance of the stairs for a while, and then made a surprising move: instead of choosing the elevator, he turned and walked up the stairs.
"Take the stairs? In such weather, don't most people choose the elevator?" the security guard's doubts swirled in his mind. The man's behavior is particularly abrupt, and his movements seem to deliberately avoid being captured by the camera.
The man walking in the stairwell appeared to be extra cautious, pausing at each staircase and looking around, as if to make sure no one noticed him.
On the floor where Jiang's house is located, the man's figure is shown in the surveillance screen. He paused at the door for a moment, and then knocked lightly on Jiang's door. The door opened, and Jiang's face looked a little surprised: "Are you ......?"
"Hello, I'm ......" Before the man's words fell, the picture suddenly blurred, and the image on the surveillance screen began to distort.
When the picture was clear again, the man had disappeared into the door of Jiang's house. All that was left was a blue umbrella standing quietly at the door.
02 The exchange of clues revealed by surveillance and umbrellas
On the day Jiang was killed, there was a drizzle on the streets of Yu'an District, Lu'an City. The gloom of the weather seemed to foreshadow an impending tragedy. After receiving the report of the murder, the police immediately launched an investigation.
They first checked the surveillance video of the community on the day of the crime, hoping to find traces of the suspicious person. After careful investigation, a man wearing a raincoat and carrying an umbrella attracted the attention of the police.
The man's behavior during surveillance appeared very suspicious. He didn't walk into the elevator like an ordinary person, but walked directly to the stairs, his steps hurried, and he looked a little nervous.
Moreover, he was still wearing an umbrella when he entered the corridor, a detail that made the police even more suspicious of his motives. The umbrella seems to have become a tool for him to hide his identity.
"This man is acting strangely, why is he holding an umbrella all the time?" said one police officer while reviewing the surveillance.
"Yes, he didn't even get into the elevator and went straight to the stairs. This is uncommon. Another officer replied.
Subsequently, the police continued to investigate the surveillance of the gate of the community, and they found that the man had entered the community earlier, wearing a raincoat and a blue umbrella.
However, to the confusion of the police, the surveillance showed that after the man left the unit building where Jiang was, he suddenly disappeared, and the blue umbrella was nowhere to be seen.
That is until they notice another umbrella - a pink one.
"Look here, this pink umbrella is very different from the previous blue umbrella. A police officer said, pointing to the surveillance footage.
And, according to Jiang's husband, they had a pink umbrella at home, but now it's gone. Another officer added.
The discovery immediately focused the police's attention on the pink umbrella. They speculated that the murderer may have replaced the original blue umbrella with a pink umbrella in Jiang's house in order to cover up his identity after committing the crime.
The exchange of umbrellas is not only a clever disguise for the murderer, but also inadvertently leaves a crucial clue.
Police then continued to investigate surveillance footage in the vicinity, and in one of the surveillance footage, it was found that the man with a pink umbrella got into a black Nissan sedan and then disappeared from the surveillance range.
The appearance of this car provides a new breakthrough for this seemingly headless case.
"This black Nissan sedan could be the key, and we need to check the owner information. "The main investigator in charge of the case gave the order.
The police quickly found out the information of the owner of the car through the license plate number, a sixty-year-old man named Wang. The appearance of Wang made the whole case more confusing, but it also gradually approached the core of the truth.
03 Uncover the identity of the real murderer
At first, the police were suspicious of Wang, after all, there did not seem to be a direct connection between his age and the relationship between the victim. But the police decided to investigate in-depth to rule out all possibilities.
During the interrogation, Wang's attitude was unusually calm, and it can even be said that he was not shocked. When asked about his relationship with the victim Jiang, he not only did not deny it, but frankly admitted his crime.
"What I did, I know. Wang said calmly to the interrogator.
The police officer was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Wang to admit it so bluntly. He asked, "Why did you kill Jiang, and what kind of grudge do you have between you?"
Wang's confession uncovered the truth of the case. It turned out that he and Jiang met in a mahjong parlor. Although Wang is old, he has feelings for Jiang.
He began to frequently send red envelopes and gifts to Jiang in an attempt to win her favor. However, Jiang did not take Wang's behavior seriously, and even thought that it was just an ordinary friendship at one point.
It wasn't until Wang confessed to her that Jiang completely rejected him, which made Wang very angry.
"I just want her to be my partner. But she rejected me, which made me feel very humiliated. Wang explained to the police.
From Wang's confession, the police learned that his pursuit of Jiang was not out of pure admiration, but more of a possessiveness.
When Jiang resolutely rejected him, Wang couldn't accept this fact, and his psychology gradually distorted, which eventually led to a tragedy.
Wang described in detail the situation on the day of the incident. He chose to go to Jiang's residence on a rainy day because the raincoat and umbrella could serve as his disguise.
He knocked on Jiang's door and lied that he was here to apologize. But when Jiang rejected him again, he was impulsive and choked her neck with his hand until Jiang stopped struggling.
During the interrogation, Wang appeared unusually calm and did not seem to regret his crime.
He told the police that after the incident, he replaced the umbrella in Jiang's home with his own blue umbrella, and then discarded Jiang's pink umbrella to confuse the public.
04 The ruling of the law and the tragedy of the family
With Wang's confession and the conclusive evidence, the truth of the case finally surfaced. Wang's obsession with Jiang and the crimes he committed will be duly punished under the ruling of the law.
In the courtroom, Wang faced the complaints of the prosecutor and Jiang's family, his expression was calm, and he seemed to have accepted the legal punishment he was about to face.
When the judge asked him if he regretted his actions, Wang replied lightly: "I was wrong, and I should be responsible for everything I did." ”
Jiang's husband, Mr. Wang, and their two children appeared at the trial.
Mr. Wang's eyes were full of sadness and anger, and he said to Wang: "Because of you, my wife is gone, and my children have lost their mothers, how can you do this?"
The atmosphere in the courtroom was heavy and oppressive. In the end, according to the relevant provisions of China's Criminal Law, Wang was sentenced to a heavy sentence for intentional homicide.
Although this verdict cannot recover the loss of a family, it at least gives Jiang and her family justice.
When Jiang's family was outside the courtroom and interviewed by the media, Mr. Wang couldn't stop crying: "She is the pillar of this family, and now she is gone, leaving us alone." I just want my kids to come out strong through this. ”
This tragedy is not just a simple criminal case, it also reflects some deep-seated problems in society.
For the elderly Wang, his loneliness and distorted emotional needs eventually led to irreparable mistakes. For Jiang's family, this is a pain that can never be repaired.
epilogue
Through this heart-wrenching murder case, it is not difficult for us to find that the tragedies in life often stem from the complexity of human nature and the subtlety of social relations.
Jiang's tragic story reminds us how important it is to be alert in the face of excessive kindness from strangers in our daily lives.