Chapter 11: The Train Murder Case

Case Name: The 528 Train Murder Case

Time: 4:23:16 am on May 28, 2010

Location: Carriage 16 of XX Express Train

Recorder: Huang Tao

Interviewee Information:

Name: Song Han

Gender: Male

Age: 16

ID Number: xxxxxxxxxxx

Address: XXXX, XXX County

Contact Number: 158xxxx4720

Record Text:

Interviewer: Huang Tao.

Interviewee: Song Han.

Interview Matter: The Train Murder Case

Answers of the Interviewee to the Interview Matter:

Question: Do you know the victim?

Answer: No.

Question: Why did you change berths with the victim?

Answer: It was too crowded for the two of them to sleep on the upper berth, and it didn't matter to me where I slept.

Question: When the victim was killed, someone heard the murderer shout the name Song Han. After hearing the victim's response, the murderer confirmed and then took action. What do you have to say about this?

Answer: Silence. 

Question: What is your relationship with the murderer?

Answer: Silence.

Question: Was the murderer's original target you?

Answer: Silence.

Question: Why would someone want to kill Song Han?

Answer: Silence.

Supplementary Question by the Interviewer to the Interviewee: Do you have anything else you want to add and explain?

Answer: Can you not tell my guardians about this?

Answer of the Interviewee to the Supplementary Question: That depends on your cooperation.

Answer: Silence.

End Time of the Transcript: 7:30:20 am on May 28, 2010.

Signature of the Transcriber: Huang Tao.

Signature of the Interviewee: Song Han.

The police captain frowned as he looked at the statement in his hand.

This statement could be said to be the most valuable part of the train homicide case they were in charge of.

However, when faced with this 16-year-old teenager who remained silent, a student who had just recovered from a serious illness and was returning to school from the coastal area, many methods that could help the suspect regain his memory were not very convenient to use. 

He instinctively tapped on the line regarding the guardian and asked, "Not letting the guardian know? Can we get around this?"

"It's tough if he keeps quiet."

"What about the autopsy results? Are they out yet?"

"Yeah, they're out. Both victims died from massive blood loss caused by a ruptured heart! The kind where even if they were rushed to the emergency room, they couldn't be saved! One punch and one kick, and the broken ribs penetrated straight into the heart! So accurate! A truly lethal strike!" 

From the information currently available, the father and son who were killed had been working in a neighboring city and were on their way back from a trip to the coastal area. So far, there seems to be no connection between them and the murderer, and their social networks are still under investigation. Captain, how could there be such a powerful person in the world? And why would they commit such a crime?

Ignoring the team member's chatter, the team leader pondered and said, "Do you think the murderer might have killed the wrong person?"

"Song Han?"

"Yeah! But why? A crime of passion? A vendetta? A money dispute? It must cost a lot to get such a capable person to take action, right?"

"That's right! But why?" The team leader murmured subconsciously.

At this moment, a loud voice came from the door. "If you want to know why, catch the murderer as soon as possible!"

"Chief!"

"Right! This case is of extremely bad nature. The railway police will cooperate with us to solve the case and strive to catch the suspect within 72 hours."

The team leader said with a headache, "The suspect jumped off the train halfway, and it was on a railway viaduct in the wild. There are no surveillance cameras and no witnesses. It's very difficult to investigate." 

With a slap, a file was thrown in front of the team leader. "These are the materials of key people on the train retrieved by the railway department. There are three people in total. Two of them have been verified as ticket evaders and were intercepted by ."

The team leader's eyes lit up when he heard this. He opened the file and saw a young face.

Name: Hao Ren

Gender: Male

Age: 12

Height: 182 cm

Weight: 110 KG

Phone Number: xxxxxx

Studying in Grade 6, Xishan Primary School,.

The team leader rubbed his eyes for a long time before realizing that he wasn't seeing things. "A 200 - pound primary school student????"

"The investigation materials from the assisting police haven't been sent back yet, but we'll get the news soon. This time, you have a heavy task! There's a young suspect out there who dared to kill in public, with brutal methods, outstanding abilities, and is suspected of having an antisocial personality, without a sense of good and evil. You know how dangerous that is! So, no matter what means you use! I want to see the suspect in front of me in 72 hours!"

The team leader suddenly stood up and said firmly, "Yes! Guaranteed to complete the task!!"

After the chief left, a team member beside him asked, "Captain, what about that Song Han inside...?"

The team leader thought for a while and said, "Detain him for a full 24 hours and see if we can get anything more." 

...

At the same time, in a strange city 800 kilometers away from Bajiang, an obviously underage boy looked at the electromagnetic mass projector he had built with his own hands. After comparing it with the detailed engineering materials and project papers handed over to him by his senior from his father's laboratory, he signed his name under the papers and muttered to himself, "With such a large amount of electricity, although it can only be used once, it should be able to make it into the fifth - grade primary school science competition, right?"

However, before he could conduct the first experiment on this strange projection device he built, a wave-like fluctuation, similar to the ripples on the water surface, suddenly appeared in front of him. As the singularity formed by the contraction of the fluctuation converged between his eyebrows, he lost consciousness in a moment of daze.

Silently, he stood up and disassembled the competition device in front of him. Then, he put on adult clothes, styled his hair like an adult, smashed open his piggy bank, took the pocket money inside, and the boy embarked on an unfamiliar journey.

At the boarding gate, the security inspector compared the ID card with the slightly immature face of the person in front of him, who had a side - parted hairstyle, several times. After confirming that the person just looked young for their age, he said, "Sir, battery - type products cannot be checked in for flights. If you need to send them, there are relevant express delivery outlets in our airport. You can go and inquire."

The person obediently turned around and walked towards the express delivery outlet. "How soon can it reach Bajiang if I choose the express service?"

"24 hours with express delivery!"

24 hours? 

The person frowned and left the express delivery outlet with the box in hand.

"How soon can I get to Bajiang at the fastest?"

"It's over 800 kilometers. It'll probably take 12 hours!"

Hearing this, the person walked towards the next vehicle without looking back.

"The fastest is 10 hours! But you have to pay 80% more for the fare. Driving too fast is dangerous! And it's easy to get your driver's license revoked!"

Just as the person was about to leave, the driver jeered, "If you can afford it, you can ask the unlicensed taxis outside. But I don't know if you can handle the price!"

Outside the airport, not far away, a GL8 that had caught wind of the situation stopped in front of him. The driver was holding a cigarette in his mouth, and the stubble at the corner of his mouth made his face look full of vicissitudes.

The young - faced boy asked with an unchanged expression, "How much?"

"Twenty thousand!"

"How long?"

"4 hours!"

"Let's go!"

...

At 6 am on May 29, 2010, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Still in that interrogation room, Song Han sat slumped in the chair, looking at the interrogator expressionlessly.

"Are you sure you have nothing to confess? You should know that if the other party really wants to kill you, cooperating with the police and giving us the details is your only way out!"

Song Han shook his slightly numb head and asked in a hoarse voice, "Have you caught that killer?"

"That's none of your business!"

"Can I see the person?"

"It's against the rules!"

Song Han didn't understand the implication in the other person's words and fell silent.

Several police cars sped towards the police station. Groups of armed police officers, with guns at the ready, escorted a tall and sturdy but confused - looking child, surrounded by a young couple, towards the police station.

Just as Song Han stepped out of the police station, he turned his head and looked at the eyes that were so different from last night's. He seemed to understand something, yet also seemed confused. 

Suddenly!

A dull sound rang out sharply!

A powerful kinetic energy pierced through the body, jerking Song Han's body and also that broken heart. Finally, it burrowed into the ground, sending up fragments of broken stones that scattered in all directions.

"Sniper!!!!"

A fierce roar echoed through the crowd. The armed police officers on guard around immediately tightened their defense to protect the suspect they had brought.

"It's not him! It's not him!!"

The team leader looked at Song Han who was leaning against the door frame with his head lowered and weakly, and stamped his foot in frustration. Then he drew out the small pistol at his waist and rushed outside!

"Team leader! Be careful!!"

As a solitary figure rushed out, one after another, the armed police officers, ignoring the threat of the sniper, swarmed out.

"There's only one open sniping spot around the police station! The rented residential building No. 36!"

When everyone rushed to the bottom of the rented building, the team leader of the criminal police detachment was pressing down hard on a thin and small figure dressed in a suit.

"Tell me! Where's the gun! Where's the gun!!!"

"On the sixth floor, room 604."

Everyone rushed up immediately. However, the things in the room left them somewhat stunned.

"High-density lithium batteries? Silver wire coils! A single-pole coil electromagnetic cannon?"

"Can this thing really be used to shoot people?"

"Seal off the scene! Evacuate the crowd! Arrange for experts to come and take a look!"

"What about the victim?"

"He has been confirmed dead."

"Who is he?"

"Song Han!"