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He was killed yesterday, but what is puzzling is that he had already died the day before.
His death was strange, resembling a suicide.
However, adhering to the principle of wanting to see the living and the dead, the police decided to dig up the grave for an autopsy.
Upon investigation, they found that the body buried there was not his, but rather another person he had killed.
So where was that other person?
He was also dead, found in a narrow alley on the street, but it was unclear whether it was a suicide or a homicide.
So who killed whom? Who was murdered by whom?
Location of the incident: Sichuan Province, Daxian.
On December 24, 2010, a local villager named Old Chen returned home after tending to his cattle when he suddenly saw his nephew, who was in his fifties, lying on the ground.
Old Chen initially thought his nephew had fallen asleep or fallen ill. As he attempted to help him up, he suddenly noticed a large wound on his nephew's neck and realized that his body was already cold; it seemed he had been dead for several hours.
Heartbroken, Old Chen quickly called the police.
After receiving the report, the officers trekked through mountains and rivers to reach the crime scene.
Through investigation, it was found that Old Chen's nephew was named Chen Shiping. He had been living with his uncle since he was six years old. Both of them were now dependent on government assistance, and the bond they shared was tragically severed as one of them had been murdered.
After examining Chen Shiping's body, the police determined that he had been killed between noon and 2 PM. At the crime scene, they discovered a bloody knife, which was clearly the murder weapon, along with a yellow folding umbrella.
The killer had changed into a pair of men's leather shoes and a jacket before leaving. Further investigation revealed that four pig trotters and two ribs were missing from their home. Based on this evidence, the police speculated that it was a case of robbery and murder.
"They had just slaughtered a pig two days before the incident," one officer noted.
However, the missing pork suggested that it might have been taken by someone who couldn't resist stealing.
"It seems we call it 'stealing a bite' around here—someone who steals anything they can get their hands on. You know, someone who would take whatever they could carry away. They probably aren't very sophisticated."
Following this lead, the police began investigating outsiders in the area.
After extensive inquiries, they received an important tip from a villager. On the day of the incident, a man had asked him for directions to Yaotang Township. This man was wearing a black jacket and was holding a yellow umbrella.
Additionally, a motorcycle taxi driver reported that around 3 PM on the day of the murder, a man had flagged him down in Yaotang Township while carrying a bloodstained snake-skin bag.
The police concluded that this bag likely contained the stolen pork from Chen's home.
The motorcycle driver mentioned that the man got off at the town's agricultural market, prompting the police to head there for further investigation.
While canvassing the market, officers overheard vendors discussing a recent transaction. One vendor mentioned that he had scored a great deal yesterday when a man sold him four pig trotters and a pig's head for just over 100 yuan. The police quickly approached him for more information.
Upon inquiry, they learned that the seller was named Tang and was known to be an addict who frequently sold chicken and duck meat. After showing Old Chen a photo for identification, it was confirmed that Tang had indeed sold him the stolen pork.
After extensive verification, the police confirmed that the suspect in this case was Tang Mingyue, a 33-year-old with a history of theft and multiple stints in rehabilitation centers for drug addiction.
However, when the police arrived at the suspect's home to apprehend him, the the Tang Family informed them that Tang Mingyue had already died and was buried on the 25th.
"They said that Tang Mingyue's body was buried on the 25th, and his brother also reported that he had been buried. The Village Government Secretary stated that he had been interred," one officer recounted.
This left the police puzzled. How could Tang Mingyue have died so quickly?
What further confused the police was that Tang Mingyue had committed suicide on December 23. Yet, in previous investigations, he was identified as the suspect who murdered Chen Shiping on December 24, with multiple witnesses confirming this.
Could it be that a dead man rose from his grave to commit a crime? That was clearly impossible.
Through Brother Tang Mingyue, they learned that on the evening of the 22nd, neighbors had reported hearing screams coming from their pig farm, leading them to suspect that Tang Mingyue had succumbed to his drug addiction and taken his own life.
When his brother arrived at their pig farm, he found a man lying on the ground on the second floor. Although the man's face was unrecognizable, his brother identified him by his clothing as Tang Mingyue.
Believing his brother had committed suicide, he did not report it to the authorities but instead arranged for a funeral and buried Tang Mingyue.
The police found this account suspicious.
They then proceeded to investigate the pig farm. The scene had already been cleaned up, and much evidence had been destroyed. However, they discovered numerous splatter patterns of blood on the ground and walls, leading them to conclude that the possibility of Tang Mingyue's suicide was low.
Further inquiries in the village raised more questions and made the police doubt their initial judgment. Before the burial, those who carried the body and cut its hair all claimed that the deceased was indeed Tang Mingyue.
"The bearers said it was him; those who cut his hair said it was him; even those who prepared him for burial confirmed it was him. So what's going on? Are we wrong or are they?"
As the police continued their investigation, they learned from Tang Mingyue's aunt that on the afternoon of the 24th, Tang Mingyue had eaten at her home. When she left, her aunt handed her a yellow umbrella, and then Tang Mingyue headed towards Yaotang Township.
Based on the police's deductions, Tang Mingyue was not dead.
But the question arose: where had Tang Mingyue gone? Who was the deceased that Tang Mingyue's family had buried?
Meanwhile, a woman arrived at the local police station to report that her husband, Li Hong, had mysteriously disappeared after leaving home on the 22nd.
Before Li Hong went missing, he had received a call from Tang Mingyue. Li Hong's wife claimed that Tang Mingyue owed them several thousand yuan and had called Li Hong that day to ask him to come collect the money.
Upon hearing this, the police felt an ominous premonition and speculated that the deceased buried by Tang Mingyue's family was Li Hong.
To get to the bottom of it, the police decided to excavate Tang Mingyue's grave. Once the grave was opened, they brought in those who had carried and buried the body for identification, only to find that the corpse inside did not resemble Tang Mingyue.
The police then called in Tang Mingyue's family for identification and confirmed that the body in the coffin was not Tang Mingyue. However, the clothes on the corpse were indeed what Tang Mingyue had worn that day.
After further identification by Li Hong's family and DNA testing, it was confirmed that the person buried as their son was Li Hong.
On Li Hong's clothing, the police discovered numerous fingerprints belonging to Tang Mingyue. It was clear that she had killed Li Hong and created a false narrative to mislead everyone.
But why didn't those who carried the body, cut hair, or even Tang Mingyue's family recognize whether the deceased was actually Tang Mingyue?
According to Tang Mingyue's family, the deceased had died on their pig farm, and due to severe injuries to his face, they could not see clearly. They assumed it was Tang Mingyue who had committed suicide after going mad from drug use.
Moreover, in her quest for drugs, Tang Mingyue had nearly sold everything in their home, leaving her family in torment.
Now that he was dead, they were eager to wrap things up quickly. They paid the villagers directly to help with the burial.
Due to Tang Mingyue's habitual drug use, he had become a nuisance in the village, often stealing chickens or harassing dogs. The villagers despised him and were unwilling to clean his body. Thus, they hastily buried him without much thought.
"We didn't even go to see him. Since no one was willing to help, we just put him in the ground. We wanted to get this over with as soon as possible. If we had to wash him, it would have been more trouble, and there was no one willing to assist with that either."
In just a few days, Tang Mingyue had committed two crimes in succession, leaving many lives at risk due to his actions.
The Daxian Public Security Bureau requested reinforcements from the city police. After posting numerous Reward Notices and conducting stakeouts, on the last day of 2010, the police spotted Tang Mingyue near a hotel.
However, just as they were ready to apprehend him, they discovered that Tang Mingyue had died in a narrow alleyway.
Although there were passersby nearby, he was like a rat in a sewer; no one wanted to help.
After transporting Tang Mingyue's body to the morgue for an autopsy, it was determined that he had died from a drug overdose.
Through interviews with numerous witnesses and DNA testing of physical evidence, it was confirmed that Tang Mingyue was the perpetrator of both murders.
Yet now that he was dead, there was no legal recourse left to punish him. Ultimately, he faced a different kind of "justice," ending his life of crime.
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