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If you suddenly touched a corpse while swimming, would you be so scared that your legs would cramp up?
"We stumbled upon the body while we were swimming, half-submerged..."
Location of the incident: Heilongjiang Qiqihar
Yu Guifu was supposed to go out for a business run and hoped his brother, Yu Guizhong, could help take care of his granddaughter.
By noon the next day, Yu Guifu had still not returned home, which made his brother Yu Guizhong anxious. He quickly called Yu Guifu's son.
Upon learning that his father was missing, Yu Guifu's son called him dozens of times but could never get through.
Then, Yu Guifu's son rushed back from Beijing. They searched everywhere they could think of but found nothing. In desperation, they went to the police station to report him missing.
It wasn't until a body was discovered in the Nenjiang River that the police noticed it bore a striking resemblance to Yu Guifu. They brought in Yu Guifu's family to identify the recovered body, and after extracting DNA for comparison, it was confirmed that the male corpse found in the Nenjiang was indeed Yu Guifu.
After confirming the identity of the deceased, the police began investigating Yu Guifu's social connections. While examining his call records, they found that on the day he went missing, six people had called him. However, after questioning these six individuals, the police discovered none of them had an alibi for the time of the crime.
What business did Yu Guifu attend to that night? And although his body has been found, where is his three-wheeled motorcycle that he used to supplement his family's income?
Following this lead, the police conducted a thorough search within a two-kilometer radius of the crime scene.
After several days of investigation, they still hadn't located the motorcycle. However, officers canvassing the neighborhood found a witness.
According to the witness, at that time, Yu Guifu's tricycle wheel had fallen into a manhole cover. He couldn't lift it out by himself and called his brother Yu Guizhong for help.
But when questioned, Yu Guizhong denied this incident ever happened, raising suspicions among the police.
Furthermore, Yu Guifu's son informed the police that after his father went missing, when he returned home to search for him together with Yu Guizhong, his uncle had taken him to the site where the body was disposed of in Nenjiang. This deepened their suspicions.
In response to police inquiries, Yu Guizhong claimed it was merely a coincidence. He explained that previously, when Yu Guifu had free time during the day, he often took his granddaughter to play in a park by Nenjiang. Thus, he thought it would be a good place to look.
The police learned from neighbors that Yu Guizhong had suffered from a cerebral thrombosis in the past and sometimes struggled to remember things over time. This could explain why his account differed from that of the witness.
Through further investigation, it was confirmed that Yu Guizhong also did not have an alibi for the time of the crime. The case once again fell into a stalemate.
During the investigation, it was discovered that Yu Guifu had a strong fondness for fish. On several occasions, he had even stolen fish from fishermen's nets. Could this be the reason for a conflict with the fishermen that led to his death?
However, the police noted that the location where the body was found was frequented by swimming enthusiasts and had relatively shallow water.
Typically, fishermen own boats, and if they were to dispose of a body, they certainly wouldn't choose such an obvious spot, as it would be too easy to discover. Therefore, the likelihood of a fisherman being the perpetrator seemed low.
At that moment, one officer recalled that there were signs of Yu Guifu's pockets having been rummaged through. What had Yu Guifu taken with him that day?
Upon further investigation, it was revealed that Yu Guifu had brought an Apple phone with him when he went out, but now that phone was missing. Could it be that someone had robbed him and then killed him?
Yet, Yu Guifu was dressed in work clothes, clearly not a wealthy man. Would a killer really murder someone over a single phone?
The police were uncertain about this theory. To solve the case quickly, they decided to conduct a more thorough investigation around the crime scene.
Soon, they uncovered some strange information not far from the crime scene: there were makeshift shelters built by swimming enthusiasts who often rested and ate there.
On May 6th, various food items and inexpensive belongings had gone missing from this area, and Yu Guifu had been there that day.
Was he a thief? If not, what connection did he have with the actual thieves?
The police reviewed all surveillance footage along the Nenjiang River and soon spotted a man in camouflage clothing carrying a backpack.
This man left Nenjiang at 4:48 AM on May 7th. Through Director Guo Peng, it was learned that this man was carrying Guo Peng's backpack when he left Nenjiang, indicating he was likely involved in the theft case against Guo Peng.
But what connection did he have to Yu Guifu's murder?
By examining surveillance footage along the route, police were able to determine where this suspect lived and learned that he frequently used the internet.
The police then visited an internet café for further investigation. At one café, they found out that the suspect often came to use their computers and was currently present there. However, they couldn't just arrest him until they spotted an Apple phone sitting beside him.
The police immediately took this man into custody for questioning.
Once at the station, he identified himself as Wang Zhenjiang, a 43-year-old who claimed he had been working in Qiqihar and had never committed any crimes. He shouted, "You have the wrong person!"
When asked about the Apple phone, he claimed it was one he had just bought. The police then questioned Yu Guifu's children, who confirmed that this phone did not belong to their grandfather.
When the police entered Yu Guifu's phone password in front of Wang Zhenjiang, the phone failed to unlock.
Was Wang Zhenjiang really not the murderer?
After Wang Zhenjiang unlocked his phone, the police found that all the information and photos had been deleted.
Yu Guifu's granddaughter recognized the phone as her grandfather's when she saw the games downloaded on it.
When the officers opened these games, they discovered that the usernames were all registered with Yu Guifu's granddaughter's nickname.
Faced with so much evidence, Wang Zhenjiang finally admitted to killing Yu Guifu.
Wang Zhenjiang explained that he had never held a steady job and often found himself either starving or on the brink of starvation. On the night of the incident, he went to a shack by the Nenjiang River, emptied its contents, and after eating his fill, he intended to take a nap.
However, he was soon awakened by the cold. When he ran out of the shack to warm himself up by jogging, he saw Yu Guifu burning wires by the riverbank. He then attempted to snatch those wires to sell for money, which led to a confrontation with Yu Guifu.
The two struggled, but due to the significant difference in strength, Wang Zhenjiang overpowered Yu Guifu and knocked him to the ground. When Yu Guifu tried to get up and fight back, Wang Zhenjiang found a wooden stick nearby and struck Yu Guifu heavily on the head. After several blows, Yu Guifu was brutally killed.
Afterward, Wang Zhenjiang rummaged through Yu Guifu's belongings but found nothing of value except for the phone. Fearing exposure, he tied a stone to Yu Guifu's body and threw it into the Nenjiang River.
As he left, he also took Yu Guifu's tricycle and sold it. The password for Yu Guifu's phone was too simple; Wang Zhenjiang cracked it easily and deleted all text messages, call records, and photos from it.
At last, the truth of the case was revealed, and Wang Zhenjiang would face severe legal consequences.
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