Immediately after, the police of the special investigating team rushed to the hotel where Lu Fang worked for an investigation. A colleague of Lu Fang said that she had dated several boyfriends through online chatting. One year before, she had a boyfriend from Luan area, but later when hearing that he already had a child, she felt deceived and broke up with him. Thereafter, she dated another boyfriend who was recently arrested by the police. The night before Lu Fang left the hotel, she spent the whole night on the Internet via her mobile phone. Based on all these factors, the police in charge of this case judged that the murderer might be hidden among the numerous netizens that the victim knew. Therefore, the police asked her colleagues for Lu Fang’s QQ number and started a thorough investigation.
The flower-age girl was brutally raped and murdered while trying to save her boyfriend.
According to the introduction of the police, the suspect Li Qiang (male, 21 years old, from Tongye Town, Luan Area) is the only son of his parents. Two years ago, though he didn't reach the legal age for marriage, his parents held a wedding for him. Now he has a daughter who is less than two years old. Unable to endure loneliness, he secretly went online and met Lu Fang. After some time of interaction, Lu Fang found out that Li Qiang already had a wife and a child, so she decided to leave Li Qiang. Not long after, Lu Fang met another man online named Li Dong (male, 20 years old, from Shangzhuang Town, Luan Area). However, after meeting Li Dong face-to-face, Lu Fang was not satisfied with him and refused to interact further. Later, Lu Fang met another netizen, and they hit it off, eventually establishing a romantic relationship. But what Lu Fang could never have imagined was that Li Qiang and Li Dong, both from Luan area, were actually friends.
The withdrawal slip proved the victim's identity
Life is precious! With the great assistance of the Xinnle police, at 9 pm that night, the police of the special investigating team took Lu Fang's father to the funeral home in Luan area. After identification, Lu Fang's father confirmed that the deceased was indeed his beloved 19-year-old daughter, Lu Fang.
The weak girl was double-crossed by two male netizens
Based on the terrain at the scene and the weight of the victim, the police deduced that the victim was very likely lured into the cave by someone familiar and then killed. Subsequently, the police conducting the on-site investigation discovered a bank withdrawal slip not far from the victim. It showed that the slip was from a certain bank in Xinnle area, and the withdrawer was named Lu Fang (a pseudonym).
On December 8, 2011, Mr. Wang from Yuanshi County, working in Longfeng Lake, Luan area, went mountain climbing with three other fellow townspeople on the north shore of the lake. When almost reaching the top, they discovered a cave and out of curiosity went inside. The cave was pitch black, and they slowly moved forward with the help of a pen-style flashlight. This was an abandoned air-raid shelter artificially excavated. When they reached about 200-300 meters from the cave entrance, they saw something lying on the ground resembling a plastic female mannequin. Out of curiosity, Mr. Wang lifted the burlap bag covering it, only to be shocked by the sight of a female corpse. Terrified, the four quickly fled the cave and reported the incident to the Luan police.
Three days after the crime, the two sent a text message in Lu Fang's name to her father, defrauding another 1000 yuan. Just as they were gloating over their success, the police arrived. According to the Luan police, on February 13, this intentional homicide case has entered the legal trial process, and the two will face severe legal punishment.
On November 23, 2011, Li Qiang called Lu Fang, lying that her boyfriend had been released from the detention center and asking her to open two bank cards and deposit 1000 yuan to thank those who helped. Lu Fang believed him without knowing the danger approaching.
At around 9 am on November 25, Li Qiang called Lu Fang, saying: "Your boyfriend has been released and is at Longfeng Lake." Believing it, Lu Fang hurriedly went from the provincial capital to Longfeng Lake. Li Qiang told her that her boyfriend was hiding in a cave on the mountain, waiting for the wind to die down before going home. Thus, the naive Lu Fang followed Li Qiang up the mountain and entered the cave. After entering more than 200 meters into the cave, Lu Fang realized something was wrong and turned back, but was immediately bound by Li Qiang and Li Dong. Li Dong then brutally raped Lu Fang and stabbed her to death in the cave. After committing the murder, Li Qiang and Li Dong emptied Lu Fang's backpack of money and belongings before fleeing the scene.
In late October 2011, Lu Fang's newly-dated boyfriend was criminally detained by the police on suspicion of committing a crime. Feeling distressed, Lu Fang called Li Qiang to vent her frustration and seek help to release her boyfriend. In fact, Li Qiang had always harbored resentment towards Lu Fang for her 'betrayal'. To take revenge, he lied that he had a way to release her boyfriend. Knowing that Li Dong had always liked Lu Fang but was rejected, Li Qiang then approached Li Dong, indicating that Lu Fang currently needed his help, providing an opportunity to deceive her financially, while Li Dong could seize the chance to violate her... Hearing the opportunity to possess Lu Fang, Li Dong followed Li Qiang's instructions completely.