Notes From A Criminal Investigation Chapter 5

Forensic Pathologist Tian Tian

After hanging up the phone, Li Chao cursed a few words, called Owen, and prepared to go to the place where the case was reported.

Owen finished his meat bun in a few bites and said, "I'm afraid we need to collect physical evidence for this case. I'll go get some evidence bags."

"Go get the extraction bag. I have diarrhea."

Li Chao walked into the bathroom, holding his stomach, and when he came out, he had adjusted his mood. He saw Owen wearing a single police equipment, laughed at him, and threw the car keys to him.

The location of the report was at Yongfa Electric Appliances Store. The boss, Fatty Sun, was cursing, calling people "pig" and "dog" all the time. Several women in store uniforms lowered their heads and dared not say anything back. The factory deliveryman stood nearby with a gloomy face.

Fatty Sun handed Li Chao a cigarette and said, "Officer Li, these women are so stupid that they fell for it."

Li Chao was full of complaints when he received the call, but when he arrived at the scene, he just "made the best of it", put his housework aside, took a deep puff of cigarette, pulled himself together, and said, "Fatty Sun, scolding people won't solve the problem. What's going on? Who can tell me?"

The waiter who lost the goods was scolded and lost his mind. He talked about the case in a confused way. Li Chao and Owen listened for a long time before they understood what was going on.

Since he came to the Second Squadron for internship, Owen has encountered only boring and small cases. Today's case is slightly different, and there is an intellectual factor in it: In the morning, Yongfa Electric Appliances Mall received a batch of goods, including freezers, refrigerators and air conditioners. The delivery manufacturer was delivering goods to the warehouse, and a man drove a truck marked with Yongfa Electric Appliances Mall to the warehouse, claiming that the mall was spot-checking products and randomly selecting one of each variety. The delivery worker did not suspect anything and took the initiative to put a freezer, a refrigerator and an air conditioner into the truck. At the final inspection stage, after the delivery party and the mall quarreled, they finally realized that someone had taken away a freezer, a refrigerator and an air conditioner.

Li Chao found it very strange and said, "There are people from the mall on the scene, and outsiders are pretending to conduct random inspections. Are you blind?"

The waiter said aggrievedly: "I and another warehouse manager were both inside the warehouse at the time and didn't pay any attention to what was happening outside."

Li Chao then asked the factory deliveryman, "You let someone take the things away without leaving any evidence?"

The factory deliveryman also felt aggrieved, saying: "The man was wearing work clothes, the words '永发電器' were printed on his car, and he was next to the warehouse. Who would have thought he was a liar?"

After asking about the basic situation, Li Chao asked: "Da Li, you are a top student in the Criminal Investigation Department, what do you think?"

Owen stood at the door of the warehouse and looked around, observing the details of the scene, and said: "First, there are many surveillance videos near the mall. He came in a truck, so he must be in the video. This person is either a fool or well prepared. Second, there are people coming and going near the warehouse, and many people should have seen it. While we are still fresh, we should quickly investigate and check the video. The two of us can't handle it, so we have to transfer more people from the team. Third, there are marks on the truck, which can be used to fix the traces. The man was smoking, and there should be fingerprints and saliva on the cigarette but.t. If this person is a veteran fraudster, he will most likely have fingerprints or DNA information stored in the database."

In his mind, this case was extremely simple and solving it should not be difficult.

"Stop, stop. The first two points are acceptable. Fingerprints can be collected, but forget about DNA. Is it necessary to make a big fuss over such a small case? Don't think that criminal police use high-tech methods. That's for major cases. We in the Second Squadron still have to rely on old-fashioned and local methods to handle cases. To use a literary phrase, it's called combining specialized agencies with the masses. Don't underestimate this method. It's a little bit rustic, but it's actually very effective."

Li Chao went aside to make a phone call and reported the case to Ding Hao.

Less than ten minutes later, another group of criminal police officers, Ma Bing and He Ethan, arrived at the scene. The Second Squadron had only twelve investigators, four of whom were working in other places, leaving eight police officers. In addition to the police officers on duty in the squadron and the police officers attending meetings in the brigade, only Ma Bing and He Ethan could be sent.

After a brief discussion at the scene, the four people divided the work: Ma Bing and He Ethan visited nearby residents and businesses; walking out from the warehouse were banks, karaoke bars and other units, most of which were equipped with surveillance systems. Li Chao had worked in public security for several years and was familiar with these companies, so Li Chao and Owen retrieved the surveillance video.

Owen picked up thirteen cigarette but.ts with tweezers at the truck stop and put them into a pre-prepared evidence bag.

Li Chao disapproved of collecting cigarette but.ts, but he did not stop Owen.

The first stop was the Red Moon Karaoke Bar. The Red Moon Karaoke Bar was located at the throat of the street corner from the warehouse. The surveillance camera installed at the door should be able to cover the street corner. The waiter recognized Li Chao, called him "Brother Li", and handed him cigarettes and made tea.

Li Chao was smoking, drinking and chatting with the pretty female manager. Owen was watching the surveillance video alone. The surveillance clearly showed a truck driving out from the warehouse. The side of the truck had the words "Yongfa Electric" printed on it, and the license plate was clear. The driver was only seen in profile, wearing a hat, and his face was blurred.

It was quickly determined that the truck was using fake license plates.

It can be basically concluded that this vehicle is the truck used by the scammers.

Li Chao had been prepared for this result, and he and Owen checked the videos of the other two karaoke bars. Through the three videos, it can be judged that the truck was heading west.

After watching the videos of the three karaoke bars, it was already noon. Li Chao and Owen were very hungry, so they found a random restaurant and ordered shredded pork with Beijing sauce, twice-cooked pork, stir-fried loofah and three-fresh soup, and two large bowls of dry rice. Li Chao and Owen devoured the food like a whirlwind.

After dinner, Li Chao slapped his head and shouted, "Oh no, I forgot to call!" He hurriedly called his wife, but her phone was turned off. Thinking that his daughter was still having a high fever, he suddenly panicked.

There were still more than two hours before the afternoon meeting, so Li Chao hurried home.

At 2 pm, Ding Hao called investigators Li Chao, Ma Bing, He Ethan, Owen and others to meet in the conference room to analyze the case. Li Chao had a fresh scar on his face, and he claimed that it was caused by a tree branch. The investigators in the second squadron all knew that Li Chao was a henpecked man, and every family has its own problems, so no one joked about the scar on his face.

Owen projected the photo of the truck onto the wall and drew a map of the truck route on the blackboard.

Ma Bing, an investigator from another team, talked about the on-site investigation and interview: when the incident happened, several nearby warehouses were at their busiest, with many trucks coming in and out, and no one paid special attention to a truck that stopped there briefly.

After the two teams of investigators finished discussing the basic situation, Ding Hao cleared his throat and said, "The situation is very clear. There is only one suspect. He is familiar with the scene and has made careful preparations in advance. His vehicle and appearance are disguised. I ask a question, who will answer it? This person went through so much trouble to get a refrigerator, a freezer and an air conditioner, with a total value of 7,000 to 8,000 yuan, less than 10,000 yuan. Is he a psychopath? What is his motive? This is very critical."

Owen has several photos of trucks on his desk. When he closes his eyes, the trucks appear in his mind, including the external details, which are clearly "copied" in his mind.

Li Chao said: "Let me describe this fraudster. He is an old thief, bold, cunning, greedy, and stupid. He may have been in prison, has little education, and is somewhat out of touch with the times. The latter is a hunch, without any basis."

Ding Hao said: "Da Li, what do you think? Talk about it in more detail."

Most of the criminal police officers in the criminal police squadron came from Shannan Police College and Qinyang Public Security School, and a few were retired soldiers. College students from the Criminal Investigation Department of Shannan University of Political Science and Law rarely go to the grassroots level, and the criminal police officers all want to see the level of criminal investigation students in the Criminal Investigation Department in solving cases.

Owen was not afraid of the stage, and said: "I agree with Master's judgment, this is indeed a stupid old thief. He got these three things because they are needed at home. In nine out of ten cases, his family happened to lack these three things, so he got them. This old thief does not understand high technology. There were thirteen cigarette but.ts in the parking lot, and I collected them all. There are fingerprints and saliva on the cigarette but.ts. The fingerprints can be compared in the fingerprint database of the provincial department. If it is the old thief, maybe we can solve the case. There is DNA of epithelial tissue cells in saliva. This old thief may also leave information in the DNA information system of the provincial department."

Ding Hao said slowly: "The cigarette but.ts that Owen retrieved were most likely thrown away by the suspect. But most of them probably didn't belong to the suspect. The suspect was here for a short time and wouldn't have left so many cigarette but.ts. Ma Bing, did the deliveryman mention that the old thief smoked?"

Ma Bing shook his head and said, "I asked the old thief if he smoked, but the deliveryman had no impression."

Owen explained: "The cigarette but.ts were scattered around where the truck stopped, and three of them were very new. I noted in the handover of physical evidence that these three cigarette but.ts should be checked first."

Ding Hao waved his hand and said, "The detachment has been in a tough time recently. A young girl was r@ped and murdered, but the case cannot be solved and the explanation cannot be given. The technical room is so busy that the inspection materials for such a small case will most likely be delayed. Let's use the old method first. If the old method cannot solve the problem, we will send the evidence within three days as required by the detachment. Now I will make a division of labor. The group of Dazui and Owen will do two things. One is to ask the traffic police to cooperate and confirm the final destination of the vehicle; the second is to continue to watch the surveillance tomorrow to see if anyone has stepped on the spot. I feel that they will definitely step on the spot. If they haven't stepped on the spot, the situation will not be so accurate. The group of Ma Bing and He Ethan will also do two things. One is to continue the on-site investigation to see if there are any omissions; the second is to check the prisoners who have been released after serving their sentences. I agree with the opinions of Dazui and Owen. This person is most likely to have a criminal record. Most of them are prisoners who have just returned from prison and are in need of electrical appliances at home."

After the meeting, Li Chao complained, "I hate these kinds of petty cases. If I solve them, it's not glorious. If I can't solve them, my boss will think I'm just a freeloader because I can't even handle such a small case. Moreover, I can only rely on myself to handle such cases. The technical department has no interest and no power to support me."

Complaints aside, handling cases is the job of a criminal police officer, so Li Chao immediately watched the surveillance video again with Owen.

Watching surveillance videos is very boring and especially tests one's patience. Videos are not movies. There is no music, no performances, no plots, only endless traffic and people. After watching for a long time, Li Chao and Owen's eyes hurt and their chests felt stuffy, but they gained nothing.

The Ma Bing group also made no progress.

A small case stumped a group of veteran investigators from the Second Squadron.

This is a common occurrence in the criminal police squadron. Ding Hao made a decision and said, "There are still many things to do. You can't all be stuck in one case. Put it aside for now. There are new tasks."

Owen was a little surprised and said, "The case is not solved yet, so I can't let it go. I suggest checking the cigarette but.ts, which should be effective."

Ding Hao reached out and patted Owen on the shoulder, saying, "The total case value is less than 10,000, which is a small case. A dozen cigarette but.ts need to be checked for fingerprints and DNA. The suspect may be in the database or not. What's more, the suspect may not be found after the investigation. You can calculate how much energy each department has to devote to this. As the squadron leader, I have to consider efficiency and cost. Five out of ten small cases like this cannot be solved. Human resources are limited. Criminal police are not gods. You have to accept this reality. Good steel should be used on the blade. We are going to open a bureau today and invest all the police forces of the second squadron. Everyone should focus on this matter. After this matter is handled, you continue to investigate this fraud case."

Although DNA technology is a relatively mature technology, it is rarely used by grassroots squadrons, who mainly rely on fingerprints and footprints. Ding Hao felt that it was ridiculous to use DNA technology to check a dozen cigarette but.ts in a small case.

As the squadron leader, I am worried about not being able to solve the case, and I am also worried about the squadron having no money. The squadron is currently running short of funds, and gas is tight, so many of the team members have to pay for their own expenses when they go out to handle cases. Tonight's game has been running for a month, and it is the critical period for closing the net, and we cannot delay because of this case.

Li Chao is an old man and understands Ding Hao's difficulties, so he doesn't say anything more.

After leaving the squadron leader's office, Owen asked in a low voice: "Master, Captain Ding said he wanted to start a game, what does that mean?"

Li Chao patted Owen on the shoulder and said, "The game is a gambling game. If we catch the gambling house, we will get a portion of the funds, which will benefit the country, the people and the squadron. A buddy has been squatting there for the past two days. I think they have found a solid foundation. We will take action tonight. We really need to put the Yongfa Electric Machine case aside for now."

"I found that Captain Ding likes to pat people on the shoulder, but never on the master's shoulder." As the prince of Guolong Group, Owen has never worried about money. With a wave of his little finger, he can let the second squadron live a life like a god without worrying about money. However, this will expose his identity. He decided not to change his living status in the second squadron for the time being and put the money problem aside.

"You are very observant. You can see the subtleties. Captain Ding has the same problem. He always likes to pat people on the shoulder like a big shot. If he says 'little devil', he will look like an old Red Army soldier." Li Chao put his hands on his H!ps, imitating the big shot's posture, and then said, "I was shot in the shoulder, and it hurts when the weather changes. Captain Ding was at the scene with me at the time."

Li Chao is an old criminal policeman, unkempt, with long beard and nose hair, always laughing when he has nothing to do, and a chatterbox, and he is not particularly good at handling cases. Owen couldn't help but look down on his master. When he heard that Li Chao had been shot in the shoulder, he immediately realized that he had made a formalistic mistake, only seeing the surface and not grasping the essence.

Forced to drop the unsolved case, Owen felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly.

Li Chao could fully understand the anxious mood of the trainee criminal policeman and comforted him: "Even if the case is not solved, the world will still turn. You haven't rested since you reported to the squadron. After you finish your work tonight, go home and play for two days, visit your parents, and sleep with your girlfriend. By the way, do you have a girlfriend?"

"No." Owen shook his head.

"You are a handsome guy, why don't you have a girlfriend? Do you want to save all your sperm to give to your wife? Even if you want to save it, you can't. You should learn from your master, plant rice early and harvest early, have children early and enjoy happiness early."

Having worked in criminal investigation for a long time and often facing the dark side of society, Li Chao's dirty talk whizzed out like bullets from a machine gun.

Although his first suggestion was rejected by Ding Hao, Owen did not give up completely. This was the first interesting case he encountered since his internship. If he could not solve the case, it would be a pity for his upcoming police career. After repeated consideration, he found Captain Ding again and asked him to send the cigarette but.ts as physical evidence to the technical room in advance.

The old method did not catch the thief, and since sending physical evidence would not affect other cases, Ding Hao agreed to send the physical evidence.

Owen marked the time, place and reason for collecting physical evidence, and then sent the collected cigarette but.ts to the technical room. The technical room also had a sign of the Municipal Public Security Bureau Judicial Appraisal Center, located in the Criminal Police Building.

The technical room clerk was a young woman. She was tall, at least 1.7 meters tall. Her facial features were three-dimensional, and her eyelashes were long and slightly curved. She was a beautiful woman with a unique personality. She was pretty, but her work attitude was not good. After she finished the handover with Owen, she sat behind the chair with a cold face and looked out the window.

Owen introduced himself: "My name is Owen, and I'm a trainee police officer in the Second Squadron."

The young woman said "oh" and obviously had no desire to talk.

Owen asked again: "Generally speaking, when will the results be available?"

The young woman didn't raise her eyes and said, "Wait for notification."

Owen asked: "Is there anything else that the Second Squadron needs to do?"

The young woman still looked out the window and said, "No."

Owen has a special background, is tall and handsome, so he always attracts the attention of female classmates, including many beautiful ones. This time, he was completely ignored by the young female clerk in the technical room, which was a new experience for Owen.

After returning to the Second Squadron, he continued to read the "Jiangzhou Public Security Bureau Case Handling Guide."

Li Chao sneaked back with another cut on his face. Facing Owen's inquiring eyes, he said, "You know, this time I was scratched by a cat."

Owen did not ask much about his master's personal affairs, but chatted with the indifferent female clerk he had just met in the technical room.

Li Chao said: "That's Tian Tian,   the forensic doctor."

Owen was a little surprised and asked, "She is a forensic doctor?"

"Tian Tian used to be a quiet person, but she was OK with people. Her father is a famous lawyer in Jiangzhou, and he was arrested last year for being involved in a case. After this happened, Tian Tian suddenly became an ice beauty." Li Chao sighed and said, "Originally, there were two handsome guys in the bureau who overcame their psychological barriers to forensic doctors and wanted to pursue her, but now they are all frozen away. You don't have a girlfriend, so be brave and use your love to melt our ice beauty."

Owen had no prejudice against female forensic doctors, but he had no interest in cold beauties.

That night, the entire Second Squadron went out to fight and successfully destroyed a gambling den. More than a dozen people were trapped at the scene, and there was as much as 200,000 yuan in cash on the table.

After the scene was captured, the second squadron dealt with the dozen people who were blocked according to the circumstances. Some were released, some were punished, and some were detained. It was not until five in the morning that the handling was completed. Ding Hao was in a good mood and asked someone to cook a large bowl of noodles with eggs and ham sausage. The criminal police were hungry and scooped noodles from the bowl with large bowls. Suddenly, snoring sounded.

After eating noodles, everyone rested in the team. Owen was a trainee criminal policeman, and he was embarrassed to fight with the veteran criminal police for the sofa, so he lay on the table and fell asleep.

After this "breaking the situation" action at night, Owen truly felt what a "fighting collective" meant. Although this was just a simple gambling operation, it still demonstrated the power of the collective. Some colleagues got information, some squatted, some investigated, some controlled the lookouts, and some broke into the room. After close cooperation, the gambling den was successfully wiped out. After the battle, everyone gathered together to eat noodles and slept in the unit in a mess. This kind of collective life was rough, but also warm.

When Owen first reported for duty, his impression of this group was vague or stereotyped. After arriving at the Second Squadron, he lived and worked closely with this group, listened to Li Chao's nagging, saw Ding Hao frowning over funding and assessments, and worked with his colleagues. His vague impression became concrete and vivid.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Owen still felt hungry.

"Master, let's go outside to eat pig intestine noodles."

"Okay, let's eat and go home."

The Feichang Noodle House is not far from the Second Squadron. It is always crowded every morning. The owner of the restaurant puts a row of plastic chairs and small stools on the street as temporary tables. People who eat noodles are not picky. They sit on the small stools and put the bowls on the plastic chairs. Everyone eats happily.

While sitting on a small stool waiting for the pig intestine noodles, Owen asked seriously: "Master, why did you let me wait in line last yesterday when you rushed into the room?"

Li Chao usually used a joking attitude to hide his true feelings. He yawned and said, "It's good to rush to the front and make a contribution."

Owen said: "Master, that's not the reason."

Li Chao said: "You are an intern rookie, should I let you rush to the front? You can joke about it at ordinary times, but it is impossible in actual combat. We are criminal police, and any action may encounter danger, including cases of sacrificing lives in catching gamblers. When you become an experienced criminal police in the future, you will also let the rookies follow behind."

Owen put down his bowl and ran to the supermarket next door to get two bottles of Xiao Wai Zui. Li Chao shook his head like a rattle and said, "If your sister-in-law smells the alcohol when I get home, I will have no chance of survival."

Owen said, "Let's drink one bottle each."

Under Owen's persuasion, the master and the disciple drank a bottle of Xiaowaizui.

I was having a drink when my mother Li Yongmei called me.

"My eldest young master has been interning for such a long time and he has not returned home. Don't go back to Yangzhou. Your father and I have something to do in Jiangzhou. You must take time to go back to Gaosen today. Why are you eating noodles outside? The small restaurant is so dirty. Master Yu will follow us back to Jiangzhou and let the first-class chef cook you a meal. It is much better than the small restaurant."

In front of outsiders, Li Yongmei is a senior executive of Guolong Group, but in front of her family, she becomes an increasingly nagging middle-aged woman.

Owen had been on duty for a long time and happened to have a day off. He said, "I'll be back later. Dad is back too? That's troublesome. Dad will have to teach me the truth of life when he comes back."

Li Yongmei said angrily: "I have two stubborn donkeys at home. The old one is stubborn, and the young one is also stubborn."

After leaving the Second Squadron, Owen went home alone with messy hair. Gaosen Villa is the top villa in Jiangzhou, located next to the nameless lake, surrounded by two gentle slopes and shaded by green trees. Each villa is an independent area with gardens in front and back, separated from other villas by paths, streams and fences.

After parking the car and entering the house, the slightly plump Li Yongmei raised a whisk that looked very fairy-like, and spanked her son's but.t hard, saying, "You didn't go home before graduation internship, and went straight to the criminal police team. Do you still have your parents in your eyes? If it weren't for Lucas, we wouldn't have known that you went to Jiangzhou for internship."

After being spanked a few times by his mother, Owen said, "It's just an internship. Dad hasn't gotten up yet?"

Li Yongmei picked up the whisk and said, "Your father went out early in the morning. He said hello and asked you to go home and not leave. He wanted to talk to you."

"Oh, another talk, what's there to talk about. Dad just wants to persuade me to go back to the company. I'll be a criminal police officer for a few years, and eventually I'll have to take over his job, so there's no rush for these few years." Owen muttered a few words, found a change of clothes and went to take a shower.

Li Yongmei knew what her son was worried about, and wanted to persuade him, but she didn't know where to start. She remembered the tricks that the master had told her, pointed her finger at Owen's head, and threatened him: "I'll give you five years to come back and take over, find a wife and have children, or I'll become a nun."

Owen turned around, looked his mother up and down, and walked over to test the temperature of her forehead with the back of his hand, saying, "Mom, you don't have a fever, do you? Your statement is a great turn of events. Now that you are in charge of the finances of the group, can you really bear to become a monk? Don't lie to me, I'm a criminal policeman."

Li Yongmei waved her whisk and said, "Becoming a nun and becoming Nun Miejue was just a joke. I got a conversion certificate and became a lay disciple. This is true. Xiaofan is so miserable. This is fate. I feel so sad when I think about it now. I have to chant Buddha's name every day."

At 3 pm, Hou Guolong came home drunk. Owen had already gone out.

Li Yongmei brought a homemade hangover soup and complained, "You knew your son was coming back, but you still drank so much. Who would dare to force you to drink when you got to Jiangzhou? You obviously just wanted to drink."

"When you are in the arena, you have no choice. We have a lot of money, but after all, we are a company, and we have to maintain good relations with the local government. We have to drink some wine." Hou Guolong drank his own special sour soup and asked, "This ba5tard, he eats and uses me, and I have to make an appointment to see his son."

Li Yongmei shook her head when she mentioned this and said, "My son is still thinking about Leo. It's useless for us to tell him. He is just like you, stubborn, with a granite head, two stubborn donkeys put together."

Hou Guolong with the big granite head felt a headache thinking about his son's small granite head and kept shaking his head.

The little granite head sat on the Shi'an Bridge, looking sadly at the river flowing eastward. A few years passed, and Owen went from a young high school student to a trainee criminal policeman, and from a teenager to a young man. This little time was nothing to the Shi'an Bridge. It did not change at all and still stood quietly on the river.

Sitting on the stone railing of Shi'an Bridge, Owen re-examined the "old case" from the past with the eyes of a criminal police.

From the perspective of criminal investigation, the autopsy has proved that Leo died of drowning. Taking all aspects into consideration, it does meet the requirements of not filing a case. However, Owen could not believe that Leo, who was rigorous by nature, would fall from the Shi'an Bridge. Someone must have used some means to cause Leo to fall into the river. This conclusion was not supported by any evidence and was based entirely on intuition, but Owen believed in his intuition.

This was an "old case" that had not been filed a few years ago. Solving this case was so difficult that it could be described as difficult as climbing to heaven. Owen sat on the stone railing and thought about the direction of the investigation with the mindset of a criminal policeman, and he felt even more confused.

Objectively speaking, the Criminal Police Brigade was right to determine the investigation direction as a murder of passion. However, all the suspects had definite alibis, so the murder of passion direction did not work.

Another possibility is that Leo was attacked by an unrelated passerby while riding his bike across Shi'an Bridge. The only reason for the attack was because of her youth and beauty. If it is the latter case, the chances of solving the case are even slimmer.

"If I hadn't been drinking with my friends in the provincial capital and sent Leo home, nothing would have happened." This thought jumped out from the deep sea of   consciousness countless times, giving a hideous smile and gnawing at Owen's soul. He stood by the bridge and roared at the river with all his might to vent his depression.

Solving fraud cases

At seven o'clock in the evening, Owen drove along the riverside road into the city. His mood was still immersed in the darkness, and the love letter written by Leo emerged in his mind, with the beautiful words arranged neatly and jumping out one by one. He read the love letter in this special way, and the chicness he showed in front of outsiders was gone.

When turning into a branch road, a truck was driving slowly in front of us, blocking the road.

The back of the truck swayed in front of Owen's eyes, and something in Owen's brain suddenly "clicked". After the sound, the dark switch in his mind was turned on, and a three-dimensional image of a truck with a perpetual generator printed on it emerged. There are two obvious differences between the crime vehicle in his mind and the vehicle in front of him: one is the different license plate, and the other is that there is no perpetual generator logo. But there are two similarities: one is the same model and color; the other is that there are two oval patches of paint on the back of the car, and the color, position and shape are exactly the same as the paint on the rear of the crime vehicle.

Compared to participating in the TV show "Super Troubleshooter" back then, finding the similarities between the car in his mind and the car in front of him was a piece of cake. Owen was sure that the car in front of him was the truck driven by the scammer. This really fulfilled the old saying that you can find it without any effort after searching for it everywhere.

When the alley became a little wider, Owen stepped on the accelerator, and the SUV roared and drove side by side with the truck.

Owen turned around and cursed: "Drive faster, you've been stuck in traffic for so long!"

The truck driver was about 40 years old, had no mustache, and was not wearing a sun hat. When he heard the scolding, he turned his head and said, "You have no eyes, this road is only this wide."

Owen pointed at the truck driver and said, "Get off. I'm going to take care of you today."

The truck driver thought the other party was just angry on the road, and never thought that the other party was a policeman. He had just graduated from the labor team, jumped out of the car with a wrench, and said arrogantly: "Driving an off-road vehicle is great, I specialize in dealing with all kinds of disobedience!"

"I'm good at dealing with people who don't obey me." Owen jumped out of the car and pointed at the other party arrogantly. He paralyzed his opponent with this gesture, and then took advantage of the opponent's unpreparedness, twisted the opponent's wrist joint, and suddenly exerted force in the opposite direction.

The truck driver was pinned to the ground before he could resist and screamed like a pig being slaughtered.

Owen stopped the truck driver and before he could come to his senses, he said, "You hit my dog   in front of the Yongfa shopping mall and ran away like that."

The truck driver was confused by the sudden blow and blurted out, "Who hit the dog?"

"A few days ago you parked your car at Yongfa Shopping Center. When you came out, you hit a dog next to the Red Moon and ran away without stopping. Don't deny it, or I'll break your hand." Owen spoke quickly, setting a trap for the truck driver step by step, and twisting the driver's wrist hard at the same time.

"Ah, ah, ah, be gentle," the truck driver said, "You are blackmailing me, I didn't hit the dog."

Owen relaxed a little and said, "It must have been you who hit the car. There were boxes in the car, I saw them clearly."

The truck driver saw that the other party's words were convincing, and said: "There are many trucks loading goods on the Red Moon side. Why do you say that I hit it? You have the wrong person."

Except for two oval patches of paint on the rear of the truck, there was no evidence to prove that the truck driver was a fraud. Owen had been trying to test whether he had made a mistake through language. Judging from the truck driver's answers and his appearance and temperament, he was definitely a fraudster.

People who like to watch the fun are always present in Jiangzhou. They are usually invisible, but once something happens, they will jump out immediately and gather together to watch the fun.

Owen decisively took out handcuffs and handcuffed the truck driver.

When the truck driver learned that the person in front of him was a policeman, he became arrogant and shouted: "Why are you arresting people without evidence? This is against human rights. I want to file a complaint!"

This was a very reckless move, but the opportunity was fleeting, and Owen was not ready to stop. He was calling Li Chao when a long series of sirens came from the street, and several police cars with flashing lights drove into the branch road at lightning speed, with an amazing momentum.

The truck driver opened his mouth and said, "Officer, it's just a small case, but you have so many police cars. It's too much."

Owen was surprised at first when he saw so many police cars, but then he realized that a major crime must have happened somewhere. He was worried that he had no reliable evidence to identify the truck driver, but unexpectedly, the truck driver was frightened by the string of police cars and took the initiative to confess. He couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

The truck driver said with a bitter face: "Officer, my confession now should be considered as surrender. I also reported that the sugar factory safe was made of hemp seeds."

Several police cars were parked in the alley, and uniformed and plainclothes police hurried past without even glancing at the two men. The uniformed policeman who walked to the end complained that Owen's SUV was blocking the road, and said, "SUVs and trucks, please move out of the way." He saw Owen showing his ID, glanced at the handcuffed suspect, nodded slightly, and hurried away.

Marcus, the captain of the detachment, and another slightly fatter police officer walked into the branch road. Marcus had experienced countless major cases and had developed a heart of steel. He walked with a blank expression as usual. When he saw Owen, he stopped and asked, "Why are you here?"

Owen stepped forward to report the situation.

Marcus glanced at the handcuffed man, said "Hey", and said: "Tusun, it's you, how many times have you been to the palace?"

Tusun smiled awkwardly and said, "Officer Zhu, you've been to prison for the third time."

When Marcus was a young policeman, he once caught a habitual thief nicknamed "Tusun". As time went by, the young policeman became Captain Zhu, and Tusun became an old thief after being imprisoned for the third time. Marcus knew that Tusun would never change his bad habits, but he still said earnestly: "You have been imprisoned for the third time, are you ready to stay in prison for the rest of your life?"

Tusun smiled innocently and said, "When I get older, I really want to stay there. I have a regular schedule, a guaranteed life, free medical care, and healthy food."

Marcus glanced at Owen and said, "The case was handled well."

Tusun realized that the police were not doing this for him, and he regretted what he had just said. He started shouting again, "Officer, what right do you have to arrest me? I studied law in the labor team."

Owen glared and said, "Stop talking nonsense and be shameless!"

Tusun smiled and said, "What you just said is invalid. You can't arrest people without evidence."

After waiting for a while, Li Chao drove to the branch road. Owen could not suppress his curiosity, whispered a few words to Li Chao, and then followed the direction of the criminal police to the crime scene. The on-site investigation of the crime scene was not yet completed, and many people stood outside the cordon and stretched their necks.

After listening to the discussion for a while, Owen returned to the branch road.

"What case?"

"Master, a young female teacher was murdered."

"Alas, another murder. You will experience more cases in the future, and you will not be willing to go to the crime scene at all. Let's go to Tusun's house to take a look."

Tusun started shouting again: "Do you have a search warrant? The police can't take the lead in breaking into private homes."

"Stop talking nonsense, I will give you the procedures when the time comes." Li Chao tightened the handcuffs and threw Tu Sun into the police car.

Li Chao, Owen and the factory deliveryman who came to identify the lost goods found a refrigerator and a TV in Tu Sun's home, and found a freezer in use in the store downstairs. When the store owner learned that these were stolen goods, he turned pale with fear and stammered to explain: "Sun Weibing is an old neighbor, and everyone knows that he is a thief. He has many shortcomings, but the good thing is that he doesn't eat grass near his nest and doesn't harm old neighbors."

Li Chao said sternly: "Why did he give you the freezer? You are suspected of selling stolen goods."

"The old man from Sun Weibing's family has helped my family a lot. Although I asked him to sign when I owed him things on credit, I never asked him to pay back. A few days ago, he said he would give me a freezer to pay off the money he owed me." The store owner was scared and found an old notebook full of Sun Weibing's signatures for things he owed on credit, dating back seven or eight years, and the amount was not small.

The factory's shipper originally thought that he would be able to get the defrauded goods immediately, but when he learned that the Second Squadron was going to pull the refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners back to the base, his face looked very unhappy and he kept muttering to himself.

Li Chao was used to such things and pretended not to see them.

Owen was young and hot-tempered. He shouted, "The refrigerator, freezer and air conditioner are stolen goods and important evidence in solving the case. After the case is completed, we will definitely return them to you according to the regulations. We have tried our best to help you recover your property, but not only did you not thank us, but you gave us a cold shoulder. Do you have any conscience?"

As a second-generation rich man, he still has blind spots in his thinking and always thinks that this amount of money is not worth mentioning. For the factory's deliveryman, it is not only a matter of money, but also a matter of responsibility. The factory's deliveryman cried and defended himself: "Officer Hou, I didn't show any disrespect. If I can't get the things back, I will be fined, and the fine will be very high. I might even lose my job."

Li Chao tried to smooth things over and persuaded the factory's shipper to cooperate in completing the dismantling work.

Back at the Second Squadron, Ding Hao was very happy. He patted Owen on the shoulder and said, "You are really a pervert. You actually caught Tu Sun with evidence based on the repair marks on the truck."

"Captain Ding, you're lucky, pure luck." Ding Hao had a strong hand and great strength, and he hit Owen so hard that his shoulders shrank.

"It seems accidental, but careful analysis shows that the pervert has a serious work attitude. If he hadn't looked at the photos repeatedly, he wouldn't have remembered the details of Tu Sun's vehicle." Ding Hao praised him twice, put away his smile, and said, "But your approach is very risky. If you don't find the stolen goods, it will be really difficult to deal with. This kind of thing can only be done once, not next time. In addition, I always feel that Tu Sun is not so smart and can't design such a simple and effective method of committing a crime. There are two obvious characteristics of fraud criminals in Jiangzhou. One is that most of the perpetrators are habitual offenders, and the other is that they like to commit crimes in gangs. When interrogating Tu Sun, you should deliberately dig to see if there are other accomplices."

Tu Sun insisted that there was absolutely no one else involved and that it was done by just one person.

Owen carefully observed Sun Weibing while taking the statement and came to the conclusion: when Sun Weibing talked about a person committing a crime, his eyes were erratic and he was unwilling to look directly at the police officers in charge of the case, so there was a high possibility that he was telling lies.

After the first interrogation, Owen looked through the previously copied videos in the duty room.

Tusun should have been here before, and there must be traces left. When Owen repeatedly looked through the video provided by Hongyueliang, he indeed found a young man next to Tusun. When he saw this young man, Owen couldn't believe his eyes: the young man next to Tusun was Tyler, a high school classmate who had once pursued Leo.

After discovering Tyler, Owen was like entering a folded space, and was instantly pulled back to the day when Leo disappeared. He was stunned for a while, and then turned his attention to the case: Tyler had a criminal record, and he appeared at the scene with Tu Sun, so the suspicion of gang crime suddenly increased.

The current difficulty is that the video can only prove that Tusun and Tyler were present at the scene, but it cannot prove that Tyler committed the crime. Tusun is obviously not a strong-willed person, and he quickly explained the details of the crime in detail, which was exactly the same as the situation at the time of the incident. The only thing he insisted on when it came to Tyler was that Tyler went to Jiangyang District to drink Tusun's birthday wine and knew nothing about his crime.