Notes From A Criminal Investigation Chapter 10

Fan Yong retorted: "That's not necessarily true. With my power, I can also create similar wounds."

Tian Tian rolled her eyes at Fan Yong.

Fan Yong said innocently: "You don't have to roll your eyes. The captain told us to talk as we like."

Marcus said, "This kind of unsolved murder case requires thinking outside the box. Grandet, you can talk about it too."

Ge Xiangdong stayed up all night last night, yawning repeatedly, and said: "When the case happened, the city bureau mobilized elite troops and worked for several months without any results. Now that it has been so long, it is a waste of effort to try again. This is my honest opinion."

Marcus glared at Ge Xiangdong, raised his voice and said, "Your attitude is wrong. If we give up, then these cases will never be solved. Think about the victims' families, they suffer every day, hoping that the truth of the case will be revealed. We can't give up, absolutely not."

Ge Xiangdong secretly complained: "Even though he has been relegated to the second line, he is still talking big. He is allowed to speak freely, but in the end he is not allowed to tell the truth."

Owen was the only person at the scene who knew that Marcus was not just talking big. The murderer who killed Leo was at large, enjoying a good life, while Leo passed away forever in the best years of her life. Every time he thought of this, his heart would shrink in pain.

Tian Tian continued to ask, "Why does the file say 'cut open' the neck instead of 'cut open'?"

Fan Yong argued: "Is there a difference between 切 and 切? It's just a word I chose when I wrote the report."

"It's definitely different. Subconscious words can often reflect the real situation." Tian Tian said.

In Owen's impression, Tian Tian was very cold and spoke in short sentences. Now that he has joined the special investigation team, he finds that Tian Tian is still willing to talk, and her topics are very tough, which is very consistent with her identity as a forensic doctor.

Marcus was very familiar with the Ding Li case. When everyone was discussing it, their thoughts flew to 1994.

At that time, Marcus was the deputy chief of the criminal police detachment and concurrently the chief of the first brigade. After receiving the alarm call, he left the meeting place and rushed to the scene. When he entered the room, the floor was covered with blood and the stench was strong. In a relatively closed environment, the bloody stench rose up, rushed into his nose, and attached to his hair and the corners of his clothes. Marcus had just put on the new clothes his wife had given him. After entering the scene, he realized that the new clothes had to be thrown away, otherwise they would always have that smell.

The first young detective to arrive at the scene turned around and ran out, vomiting violently.

Marcus was deeply impressed by the scene: Ding Li was naked, her throat was cut, and her head was almost severed. The murderer left calmly and took a shower after committing the crime. A fingerprint that did not belong to Ding Li or her family was found on the iron railing of the bathroom shower, as well as a few strands of hair.

The police will first focus their investigation on Ding’s relatives and acquaintances, followed by Ding Chenguang’s business competitors, and finally people with criminal records and bad deeds.

When Ding Li was murdered, Ding Chenguang was already a well-developed entrepreneur in Jiangzhou. The Jiangzhou Public Security Bureau attached great importance to the murder of his daughter, set up a special case team, and mobilized the elite criminal police to carry out the investigation. After encountering obstacles in the investigation, the provincial criminal investigation experts came to Jiangzhou, but still no breakthrough was made.

This was the first time the task force had come into contact with a specific case and the discussion was not in-depth. Owen then described the basic circumstances of the remaining four unsolved cases.

The second case happened on November 20, 2001. Jiang Changsheng was hit in the skull with a round iron hammer, fell into the river and drowned. Gender: Male; Occupation: Farmer, Production Team Leader; Age: 46 years old.

The third case happened on December 17, 2001. Wang Tao was stabbed to death. Gender: Male; Occupation: Bank clerk; Age: 32 years old.

The fourth case happened on February 7, 2002. Zhao Bingru was slashed in the throat. Gender: female; Occupation: teacher; Age: 27 years old.

The fifth case happened on December 23, 2006. Zhang Hong was strangled to death. The autopsy showed a large dose of sleeping pills in the body. Gender: Female; Occupation: College student; Age: 20 years old.

These five cases were not investigated together. Joint investigation refers to a method of investigating and solving cases in which the investigating subject analyzes and identifies two or more serial criminal cases that occurred in the same or adjacent areas as being committed by the same criminal or the same group of criminals, combines these cases, conducts a combined analysis and investigation, finds out the regularities and characteristics of their criminal activities, and organizes and implements the investigation in a comprehensive and unified manner.

In order to achieve the goal of solving a case quickly, joint investigation must have a prerequisite, that is, these cases must be committed by the same criminal or the same group of criminals. In essence, it is a process of making the same identification of the criminals in each case. According to whether the criminal subject can be directly identified, objective facts can be divided into two categories: the first category is specific joint case conditions, that is, objective facts that can directly and conclusively prove that several cases are committed by one person or a group of criminals. The characteristics of the criminals it reflects are generally special and unique; the second category is general joint case conditions, which are made through comprehensive analysis and comparison of the same or similar physical characteristics, methods of committing crimes, etc. in the cases.

These five cases clearly did not fit the first category. The first case and the last case were separated by twelve years, and no internal connection was found in terms of trace evidence, targets, methods, physical characteristics of the criminals, etc. Marcus, an experienced criminal policeman, had always believed that the five murders must be related, but his intuition was not supported by evidence, so he could not merge the cases.

Although there were still criminals who escaped from other murder cases in Jiangzhou during this period, the criminals and motives for the crimes were clearly identified, and the only thing left was when they would be arrested and brought to justice. Only these five cases were confusing and became unsolved cases.

When Owen introduced the case, Tian Tian was a little distracted by his eyebrows. The young man in the special case team had eyebrows all over his eyelids, which looked very strange. If it weren't for the weird thick eyebrows, he would be very handsome. With thick eyebrows, his handsomeness was greatly reduced, but it gave him a weird charm, reducing the awkwardness that new criminal police often have, and increasing the vicissitudes of senior criminal police.

After introducing the basic situation of the five unsolved murders, it was time for lunch. Liu Zhan left the old criminal police building just after listening to the introduction, and the Chinese restaurant opposite delivered lunch for five people. It was nominally a working meal, but in fact it was rich in content. There was a main dish every day, either fish, chicken, duck, beef, lamb or seafood, with good ingredients, good cooking skills, and great taste. The five people flipped the food with chopsticks, which was very refreshing.

If we follow the standard, we will never be able to eat such quality food for lunch. The reason why we can taste the delicious food is related to the restaurant opposite the old Criminal Police Building. The restaurant opposite was recently bought by the liaison Chang Zong, renovated, and hired a senior chef. The task force paid according to the dining standards set by the Municipal Bureau, and the restaurant delivered lunch on time according to the "standard".

Today's lunch was braised beef. Everyone was enjoying the meal when Tian Tian suddenly put down her chopsticks and said, "The cut on the victim Ding Li's neck was very deep and the knife technique was sharp, and it was a vein. Owen, you graduated from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Political Science and Law University, so you have learned something. If I let you do it, can you tell whether it is an artery or a vein?"

"Can you chat? What do you mean by learned something? I can distinguish arteries and veins." Owen did not put down the bowl and ate with relish.

Ge Xiangdong thought of the photos of the scene in the file, retched several times, and said: "Don't look at me, I can clearly distinguish arteries and veins."

Owen graduated from the University of Political Science and Law, so it was normal for him to be able to distinguish the arteries and veins in the neck. However, Ge Xiangdong's ability to distinguish them was somewhat beyond Tian Tian's expectation: "Why can you distinguish the arteries and veins?"

Ge Xiangdong said: "I studied fine arts and studied the structure of the human body."

Tian Tian asked: "Why do you want to be a police officer if you study fine arts?"

Ge Xiangdong rolled his eyes viciously on his fat face and said, "Why do you want to be a forensic doctor when you are such a beautiful girl?"

Fan Yong chewed the braised beef and listened to the debate with great interest. When Tian Tian turned her gaze, he took the initiative to admit: "I can't tell the difference between arteries and veins."

Tian Tian said: "Fan Yong, who graduated from the police academy, couldn't tell the difference between the carotid artery and vein, let alone ordinary people. From the on-site investigation report, the murderer was very calm and not panicked at all. From this point of view, it is very likely that he did it intentionally. So I judge that this person is a doctor, a butcher, or has worked in a related industry."

The muscles on Ge Xiangdong's fat face twitched, and he said, "Please, don't discuss the case while eating. If you want to discuss the case, you can, but don't discuss it in such a disgusting way."

Marcus ate in silence, seemingly not hearing anyone's discussion.

Tian Tian originally wanted to annoy everyone during dinner time, but only Ge Xiangdong felt a little uncomfortable, and everyone else ate calmly, not frightened by the "blood". After she stopped talking, the scene of her father squatting in prison eating cabbage buns emerged in her mind, and her mood suddenly became low and she lost her appetite.

After lunch, Owen returned to the archives room.

The archive room is a combination of an inner and outer room. The inner room has a new door and a new lock, and is used to store archives. The front room has six chairs and a large table, where members of the task force can read archives.

After Owen entered the archive room, his smile disappeared. He seriously put the four sets of files into the cabinet, leaving only the Jiang Changsheng case file.

Shortly after Leo was killed, Jiang Changsheng fell into the water near Shi'an Bridge and died. The forensic doctor found that Jiang Changsheng's head collapsed and he was hit by a blunt object before falling into the water and then drowned.

When talking about Jiang Changsheng's case in the small conference room, Owen had a calm expression and described it objectively from the perspective of the police officers in the special case team. Facing the case alone at this moment, he pressed his forehead with both hands, and the red color of that year emerged in his mind.

There are photos of Jiang Changsheng's body in the file. Jiang Changsheng's body was completely swollen after being soaked in water, which was very similar to the condition of Leo after falling into the water.

The accident sites were close and the conditions of the bodies were similar. The difference was that Leo was not injured, while Jiang Changsheng was attacked before falling into the water.

For a long time, there was no clue in the Leo case. After Owen went to Shannan University of Political Science and Law to study, as his level improved, he realized more and more that the chances of solving the case were slim and almost an impossible task.

He used to insist on walking in despair, like walking in a dark tunnel with no light in front of him. Although he tried hard to move forward, he could not help but feel despair. The Jiang Changsheng case was like a faint light in the tunnel. This light might be just an illusion, but it also gave him hope.

In the afternoon, the task force continued its meeting.

Marcus quickly "deformed" after joining the task force. Holding a thermos cup, he looked like a standard thin middle-aged greasy man. When he put down the thermos cup and talked about the case, he regained the temperament of an old criminal police captain.

"The scene, the scene, and the scene again. The scene is the source of solving the case. The five cases are backlogged, but it does not mean that the scenes have all disappeared. Only by combining the scenes with the files can we find the hidden truth behind the seemingly unseen images... The task force is equivalent to a detective team in terms of personnel. It is divided into two groups, one with Owen and Tian Tian,   and the other with Ge Xiangdong and Fan Yong. Starting today, we will read the case files, visit the scenes, and start the investigation from the beginning."

Marcus would be able to find psychological comfort if he could solve even one unsolved murder case before retirement. Solving "just" one unsolved case is not easy, because when the murder occurred, the Criminal Police Brigade gathered the strongest criminal investigation forces in the city. If the case was not solved, it means that the case was particularly difficult.

Because of the long history of unsolved murder cases, few people pay attention to them. In addition, such unsolved cases are particularly difficult to solve, so whether the task force solves the case or not does not have much social impact. In this case, if the task force cannot take the initiative to find tasks, the team will be idle, and the consequence of idleness is that the team will be disbanded. If the team is disbanded, the task force will become a real wall decoration.

After the symposium, Ge Xiangdong and Fan Yong went to the crime scene of Ding Li, and Owen and Tian Tian went to the crime scene of Jiang Changsheng.

The task force currently only had one police car, so Ge   and Fan's team drove the police car away, and Owen drove an off-road vehicle to the crime scene of Jiang Changsheng's case.

"Tian Tian,   you don't have to drive. I'll be the driver today."

Owen and Tian Tian are partners. If they use two cars to go to the scene, it would be too isolated.

Tian Tian hesitated for a moment and got into the E-class SUV.

"Luxury cars are luxury cars, they accelerate quickly."

"Not bad, accelerating to 100 mph in 6.1 seconds."

The two had only met a few times before they became partners and were not familiar with each other at all. After chatting for a few sentences, Tian Tian stopped talking and leaned back in her chair to look at the scenery.

The car window was half open, and the wind blew through the window, blowing her hair. Tian Tian was tall and beautiful, which was a huge contrast to her identity as a forensic doctor, and often shocked people who met her for the first time. When her suitors learned about her profession, they would definitely flee. After she came to the special case team, she was silent most of the time except for a few words when discussing the case.

As the off-road vehicle approached Shi'an Bridge, Owen's heart became as heavy as lead. This part of the memory of Shi'an Bridge was permanently engraved in the depths of his brain and could not be forgotten. "Forgetting" is a tool that emerged after natural selection and is an effective protection for the brain. Now all the details are vivid in Owen's mind. For people who have suffered psychological trauma, such vivid memories are cruel torture.

In autumn, the violent energy of the river disappears completely, and it turns from a vicious dragon into an ornamental fish, quiet and docile. The river surface can reflect the white clouds in the sky, elegant and lazy. But in that autumn many years ago, the weather was really abnormal, with lightning and thunder, and the river was rushing.

The SUV stopped on Shi'an Bridge and Owen got out.

Tian Tian was sitting in the car flipping through the criminal investigation files in Jiang Changsheng's files. She was not very interested in other materials and went straight to the forensic identification section according to the catalog.

Owen stood on the Shi'an Bridge for a while, feeling dizzy as the gentle river water flowed silently eastward. He looked away from the river, walked back to the SUV, and said, "Let's go to the crime scene."

Tian Tian got out of the car with the investigation work file and followed Owen.

According to file records, it was quite difficult to find the place where the person fell into the water.

First, Jiang Changsheng's family found the village party secretary and reported that her husband had not returned home after going to the city to sell vegetables. The village party secretary called the police station. The police station was quite responsible and asked a few questions: whether Jiang Changsheng had any major conflicts or disputes with other people; who could prove that Jiang Changsheng had been harmed; whether Jiang Changsheng had brought a lot of money; and other things that might have led to the accident. After receiving a negative answer, the police station said that the above conditions were not met and advised the family to look for him again.

Second, two days later, Jiang Changsheng’s body was found downstream in the river.

Third, the autopsy concluded that Jiang Changsheng suffered a blunt force trauma to the skull, specifically a fracture caused by a round hammer hitting his brain. After he was injured, he did not die after falling into the water, but rather a typical drowning death, which is consistent with the characteristics of drowning death.

Fourth, through meticulous search, a cucumber picked from a private plot was found in the grass by the river near Shi'an Bridge, and a shoulder pole was found about two meters away from here, thus confirming that this was the place where the person fell into the water.

"This is the place where I fell into the water." Owen's eyes kept shooting like a high-definition camera, taking in all the scenes of the place where I fell into the water. When he looked at the river, he felt a little dizzy, so he quickly moved his eyes away from the river and tried not to stare at it too closely.

Tian Tian said: "The file is in my hand. You haven't read it. How can you accurately find the place where you fell into the water and picked up the cucumber?"

Owen said: "The photos in the file are very clear. The Shi'an Bridge can be seen at the point where the man fell into the water, near this electric pole. To be precise, the crime scene is 417 meters away from the Shi'an Bridge, and there is an electric pole at the point where the man fell into the water."

Tian Tian raised her eyebrows and said, "Do you remember the details of the photo?"

"The photo is very clear, and the two reference objects are obvious. There is no change from before." Owen looked around, his eyes patrolling the surroundings like searchlights, trying to completely overlap the surrounding environment with the photo in his mind.

Tian Tian compared the file pictures with the scene and asked: "We are all new to the case team, and you haven't seen the files many times, so how do you remember it so clearly?"

Owen did not answer Tian Tian's question. He stood at the point where he fell into the water, looked around, and seemed to have a strong sense of transcendence. His body became transparent and slowly rose into the air, looking down at the entire scene from top to bottom.

In the process of looking down, a dynamic picture is formed: Jiang Changsheng is walking from the direction of Shi'an Bridge with a basket of vegetables, and there are a few cucumbers left in the basket. When he reaches the electric pole, the murderer jumps out of the bushes opposite, swings a blunt weapon, and hits Jiang Changsheng on the top of the head (to the right). The blow is fierce, Jiang Changsheng is seriously injured, loses the ability to resist, and is pushed into the river by the murderer.

After forming a picture in his mind, Owen opened his eyes and said to himself: "The Jiang Changsheng case and the Ding Li case have one thing in common. The murderer has very good physical strength and agility. I suspect he has a military or police background, or has practiced martial arts, or has an athlete background."

"This commonality is too common to constitute an identical identification." Tian Tian had been observing the partner who was behaving strangely. When the partner arrived at the scene, his eyes suddenly lit up and kept flashing.

After Owen entered the scene, the information in the files and the on-site information intertwined and entangled in the air, underwent chemical changes, and merged together again.

"The first scene was found three days after Jiang Changsheng disappeared, and no blood was found at the scene. I checked the weather records at the time, and there was no rainfall in those days. The file specifically mentioned that no blood was found at the point where the water fell. In summary, I judged that the murderer hit Jiang Changsheng on the head and pushed him into the river immediately. The actions of hitting the skull and pushing were very coherent and very fast. After being beaten, Jiang Changsheng fell directly into the river, so there was no blood on the trail or on the river bank. The river was not flowing fast at the time, and Jiang Changsheng was washed about 100 meters and sank to the bottom of the river. He was not found until he swelled and floated up."

Owen said this calmly, his heart froze a little: Leo and Jiang Changsheng had very similar experiences, the difference was that Jiang Changsheng drowned after being injured, while Leo drowned without being injured. With this difference, the former was filed, but the latter was not. Jiang Changsheng was a strong man who did physical work and carried a shoulder pole, so it was difficult for the murderer to subdue him without a weapon, which was the reason for the skull injury. Leo was a girl riding a bicycle with average physical strength, and the murderer could easily push Leo into the river with his bare hands.

He associated the case of Jiang Changsheng with the case of Leo and thought that this reasoning was feasible. Then, he raised another unsolvable problem: Leo and Jiang Changsheng were two completely different types of people. If the same murderer committed the crime, what was the motive? From the existing materials, it is impossible to speculate on the motive.

Tian Tian saw Owen suddenly lost his mind and said, "Why do you look like that? We are just here to take a look at the scene. We can't solve the case by just taking a look. Your expression is weird."

Owen then returned to reality from his "soul ascending" state and said, "Was the murderer's motive a murder of love, revenge or money? He was a vegetable farmer and had no money. From the analysis of the crime scene, it was definitely not for money. Similarly, we can rule out a murder of love, and it is most likely a murder of revenge. The first team of investigators made the same judgment back then."

Tian Tian said: "What you said just now is not rigorous. It is possible that bloodstains were left on the trail. The hammer smashed the head, and there is a high probability that blood drops were left. There are many reasons why blood drops cannot be found, such as a small number of blood drops, the investigators ignored the blood drops, or passers-by destroyed the blood drops. This happened many years ago, and we can only reconstruct the scene with limited materials. Time is irreversible, and no one can restore the scene absolutely and truthfully."

The case study records at the time were included in the materials attached to the file. The investigators focused on investigating Jiang Changsheng's enemies. The investigation results showed that Jiang Changsheng, as the production team leader, was a decent person who handled things fairly. He rarely quarreled with his neighbors and had no deep hatred.

In the files, the serious crime brigade mentioned another incident: At that time, a boss wanted to build a factory in the production team, and Jiangyang District was negotiating with the town and village about land acquisition and demolition. Jiang Changsheng insisted that the demolition payment was too little, and led all the villagers in the production team to resolutely oppose the demolition.

An investigator cast his suspicion on Lucas, the boss of the factory, but after investigation, Lucas was cleared of murder suspicion. Lucas was the second-level corporate legal representative of Guolong Group, actually responsible for Guolong Group's business in Jiangzhou, and had a close relationship with Hou Guolong's family.

"The people who solved the case were all experts from the first team. I'm a forensic doctor, and you're a new criminal police officer. Your level of investigation is definitely lower than theirs. The possibility of finding clues in just one visit is zero, and you may never be able to solve the case." Tian Tian noticed that Owen looked pale and his eyes were a little dazed, so she asked, "Are you feeling unwell? Why do you look so bad?"

Owen rubbed his facial muscles vigorously and said, "I didn't sleep well last night."

Tian Tian looked at Owen with an inquiring look and said, "Not sleeping well is an excuse. You look like you've been mentally traumatized. Don't forget, I'm a forensic doctor. You can't hide anything from me."

Owen took a few deep breaths, tried to adjust his mood, and said: "It's really okay, it will be fine in a while. Tian Tian,   when I first met you, you were basically unwilling to communicate with me, and I thought you didn't like to talk. It must be uncomfortable to be a partner with a taciturn person. Now it seems that you talk a lot, but it's a little stiff."

Tian Tian said: "When you came to the technical room, I was in a bad mood. You were unlucky. Although I am not a talkative person, I am not good at chatting. I am OK with talking about hardcore topics, but I am bored when it comes to small talk."

Owen looked at his watch and said, "Let's go to the victim's home and maybe we can find some useful information."

Tian Tian nodded slightly to show her agreement. She noticed that Owen's watch was the same brand as his father's, costing more than 50,000 yuan, which was very expensive for ordinary people, but normal for Hou Guolong's son.

The second page of the investigation file contains the victim’s basic information and household registration information. Jiang Changsheng’s home is not far from the crime scene, about half an hour’s walk.

Jiang Changsheng's home was a bungalow built in the 1980s. It had no walls and the dam was an earthen dam full of small ponds. Shi'an Bridge was a suburban area, and the surrounding farmers were mainly vegetable farmers. Most of the houses were two-story buildings with sliding doors and windows, and the dam was made of cement. It was obvious that after Jiang Changsheng was killed, the Jiang family lost its pillar and fell into decline.

Jiang Changsheng's wife was in her fifties, with completely white hair and a sallow complexion, looking prematurely aged. She was washing sweet potatoes in the yard, and when she saw the newcomer enter the yard, she raised her eyelids and continued working.

After Owen introduced his identity, Jiang Changsheng's wife murmured, "In the past few years, you often came to ask whether the bad guys had been caught. The baby's father is a kind-hearted man who doesn't even want to step on an ant and has always done good things for the production team. Those bad guys were so cruel, God bless them, and the baby will have no anus."

"What are you doing now, kid?"

Owen was quite familiar with the farmers near Shi'an Bridge. Because of the suburban advantage, the farmers nearby could grow vegetables in addition to doing business and working, and their income was not bad, which was better than that of laid-off workers. The Jiang family had a son who was only in his twenties this year. He should be able to be independent in terms of age, and the Jiang family should not be so dilapidated.

Jiang Changsheng's wife said with a numb expression: "He was put in a drug rehabilitation center."

"drug?"

"The kid used to have very good grades. His teacher said he could get into university. But his father died. He missed him every day. He couldn't concentrate on his studies, so he went out to work. Later, he started smoking that drug." Jiang Changsheng's wife's dry eyes finally became moist.

After Leo's accidental death, Yang's parents were completely devastated and had to move out of the Shi'an Factory. Owen was heartbroken when he saw another family that was devastated by the murder of a family member.

Compared with Owen, Tian Tian viewed the victim purely from the perspective of the police and was relatively calm. She said to Jiang Changsheng's wife, "Don't think we are nagging. The fact that we are here to ask about the case again shows that we have not given up and want to give your husband justice. We hope that you can cooperate with our inquiries as much as possible."

Jiang Changsheng’s wife is a typical Xianglin Sao character, repeatedly emphasizing that her husband’s death was unjust, and then wiping away tears.

Owen asked, "Can I go into the house and take a look?"

Jiang Changsheng's wife said with shame: "The house is very messy and we can't entertain guests."

After entering Jiang's house, Owen scanned the whole house with his eyes. After a circle, he stopped at the photo frame hanging on the wall of Jiang's house and asked, "Does Captain Jiang usually wear a hat?"

Jiang Changsheng's wife said: "He has lost a lot of hair and is now completely bald. He wears a hat to cover up his ugliness."

Owen asked: "Were you wearing a hat when you fell into the river?"

Jiang Changsheng's wife said: "He is the captain, he likes to save face, he has to wear a hat whether it is hot or cold."

After Owen and Tian Tian left Jiang's house, they went to investigate the neighbors. The neighbors' statements were quite consistent, Jiang Changsheng was a decent person, had a high level of vegetable growing skills, came from a wealthy family, and was a qualified production team leader. Owen asked about the land acquisition that year, and the villagers regretted that they had made such a big fuss back then. In recent years, the city has developed westward, and no boss has come to use their land.

Tian Tian said: "Money killing, love killing, revenge killing are all ruled out. If it is just passion killing, the case will be difficult to solve."

"This was a carefully planned murder, definitely not a murder of passion. The murderer had planned the murder beforehand and hid in the bushes. When Jiang Changsheng passed by, he jumped up and killed him in a very calm manner. There is also an answer to why no blood was found. Jiang Changsheng was wearing a hat, and the blood that spurted out was blocked by the hat, which then fell into the river and was not found."

A series of images formed in Owen's mind. The images were so realistic that they had nothing to do with murder in the heat of the moment.

After asking several neighbors, at twelve o'clock, the farmer's stove was lit and the smell of food wafted out. Owen and Tian Tian walked back to Shi'an Bridge and then drove back to the city. Having missed lunch time, Owen drove the SUV directly to Jiangzhou Hotel and asked for a private room in the restaurant on the third floor.

"This is the property of Guolong Group. Eating here will keep the wealth within the family." Owen no longer concealed his identity after it was exposed. He likes delicious food and can eat at cheap restaurants, but he prefers to return to this restaurant in Jiangzhou Hotel for dinner.

Tian Tian said: "No need to explain, I'm not hypocritical."

The hotel's vice president, Gu Ying, soon appeared in the small restaurant. Owen had been dining alone in this room for a long time, but today he brought a young girl with him. This was exactly the new information that the boss's wife, Li Yongmei, needed.

"Officer Tian,   this is my business card. Welcome to Yazhu for dinner." Gu Ying greeted Tian Tian warmly.

"Officer Tian is my partner. You can come here to sign the bills in the future." When Owen arrived at Jiangzhou Hotel, he was back to his own territory. He was no longer a new criminal policeman in the criminal police team, but the prince of the Guolong Group whose words were law.

Gu Ying was very tactful. After a brief greeting, he left and found a quiet place to report the "big news" to the landlady.

Six of Yazhu’s specialty dishes were served. There were not many dishes, but they were of extremely high quality.

Owen's mind once again flashed with the image of the murderer jumping out of the bushes. The image was so clear that it made him uncomfortable. He kept squeezing his temples to squeeze out these too realistic images.

Tian Tian fell into her usual silence, her mind was in a state of chaos, she was thinking about everything and nothing at the same time.

The two of them occasionally talked in the car, but now they sat opposite each other and fell into strange silence. Owen forced the shadow of the murderer out of his mind, picked up his chopsticks, and said, "Eat."

Since her father's accident, Tian Tian's mood has been greatly affected, and she has become less and less interested in the outside world. Her family has a close relationship with the police, and actually knows what happened to Owen. After the two became partners, she felt that the young criminal police were quiet and not pretentious, and secretly felt lucky. If her partner was the energetic Fan Yong, or the greasy Ge Xiangdong, it would be absolutely unbearable.

After lunch, the two went to the drug rehabilitation center.

Jiang Changsheng's son was as thin as a bamboo pole, with a gloomy face. He walked slowly, and after entering the door, he looked at the two policemen with empty eyes.

"Officer, I've told you my father's story many times. He's a suburban vegetable farmer with no money or anything. Who would rob him? He didn't have an affair, so who would be with him?" Jiang Changsheng's son talked about his father without any sadness, as if he was talking about Old Wang next door.

Owen frowned and asked, "Why do you take drugs?"

Jiang Changsheng's son said: "Everyone smokes, so I smoke too."

Tian Tian hated the young man in front of her and turned her eyes away, not looking at him.

Owen asked: "Do you know the consequences of taking drugs?"

Jiang Changsheng's son said calmly, "What consequences can there be? Life is just like this, it doesn't matter. My dad worked hard all his life, but in the end he died a horrible death."

Owen asked: "Does your father have any enemies? In other words, who does your father have conflicts with?"

Jiang Changsheng's son shook his head and said, "I don't know, probably not. A production team leader is nothing, and he can't make enemies with others even if he wants to."

After leaving the drug rehabilitation center and getting in the car, Owen kept shaking his head and said, "Jiang Changsheng's son gave up on himself and is ruined. His condition is directly related to Jiang Changsheng's murder."

Tian Tian disagreed and said, "Life cannot be assumed. But a sgumbag is a sgumbag. If he has good conditions, he is a playboy. If he has bad conditions, he is a sgumbag. Even if Jiang Changsheng is not dead, he is most likely still a social sgum."

After chatting for a few sentences, the two of them fell into silence.

Tian Tian's neighborhood is not far from the old criminal police building, which was the old family compound of the Jiangzhou Public Security Bureau. After her father's accident, Tian Tian had always wanted to move to the villa that had been vacant for a long time, but her mother refused to move. If she moved away, her mother would be left alone here, which was really unbearable.

Before her father's accident, she felt comfortable returning to the police family compound. After dinner, she would chat and take a walk in the yard full of trees, and her mood would calm down. After her father's accident, the smiles of the enthusiastic people in the past became fake, as if they were wearing masks. She gradually realized that everyone wears a mask, and uses different masks to meet different people, that's all.

When the car was about five or six hundred meters away from the police family compound, Tian Tian got out of the car.

Owen watched Tian Tian's tall figure walk into the family compound, turned the car around, and headed for Lucas's company office building. After seeing the file, he was ready to talk to Lucas privately. Today, after visiting the scene and meeting with the victim's family, it was the right time.

"I have a deep impression of what you said about Shi'an Bridge. I didn't expect you would be in charge of this case." Lucas has maintained a good figure. Although he is middle-aged, he does not look greasy at all.

"Why is it so impressive?" Owen pulled his shirt free from the control of his belt and unbut.toned his sleeves.

Lucas said: "Of course it is profound. Although your father is not a technical person, he is very sensitive to technology. He poached several experts from the Shi'an Factory, dismantled more than a dozen motorcycle engines, and produced a new engine with great results. When the municipal government learned that Guolong Group was going to build a motorcycle engine factory, Mayor Yang came to talk in person and asked for the new factory to be located in the urban area of   Jiangzhou, near the Shi'an Bridge. Mayor Yang is actually quite far-sighted and wants to build an industrial cluster based on Shi'an Factory and Guolong Group. To use a fashionable saying, ideals are full, but reality is skinny. Most of the demolition plots have been negotiated, except for two production teams that are sticking together and asking for a very high price. . Jiang Changsheng was the production team leader with the most resolute attitude. He had great prestige in the production team and could get a lot of support from everyone. If the demolition price was raised for these two production teams, the demolition market in Jiangzhou would be affected, which would cause too much trouble. Therefore, the municipal government could not make this decision and had to do ideological work at all levels. Land acquisition had nothing to do with the enterprise. The municipal government was responsible for obtaining the land and we were responsible for building the factory. As far as I know, Jiang Changsheng had been reassured, but he died suddenly. This stirred up a hornet's nest, and many people in society said that Guolong Group wanted to obtain the land for real estate development and hired gangsters to kill Jiang Changsheng. The Criminal Police Brigade asked me to verify this many times. "

Owen knew a little about the big things of Guolong Group, but he didn't know these details. He said, "The engine factory was later built in Yangzhou, and it was quite large. Could it be that it was moved to Yangzhou because of this incident?"

Lucas said: "The media followed up and hyped it up, and many people on the Internet publicly said that Guolong Group killed people. Bah, these people know nothing. We have technology, funds and markets. No matter where we go, we are always guests of the local government. Why do we need to kill people? They are really brainless. This matter caused a big fuss, and Mayor Yang was affected a little. Later, Mayor Yang was transferred to the province, and the engine factory was finally built in Yangzhou. Now that Jiangzhou Development Center is in the west, who would invest in Shi'an Bridge? Those people are now looking forward to demolition, and no one is going there."

The investigation file shows that the criminal police detachment quickly ruled out Lucas of Guolong Group as a suspect in the murder. After Owen and Lucas talked about some details, he realized that Lucas really had no motive for murder. Excluding love killing, revenge killing and money killing, why did the murderer kill? Was it really an unpremeditated passion killing? This is a difficult mystery to solve, which is very similar to the Leo case.

After finishing the business, Lucas said, "I have to attend a reception at the municipal government tonight. The vice governor in charge of industry will come to Jiangzhou. I have a new assistant, and she will accompany you."

"I need someone to accompany me back to Guolong Group. It will be a joke if it gets out. Brother Xia, take your time. I'm leaving now." Owen walked to the door and said, "Brother Xia, I need to install a high-definition projector for the data room. I think I need to go to the provincial capital to buy it. Please help me with it. It can be regarded as a joint construction between the police and the people."

Lucas smiled and said, "It's a small matter. I'll let my assistant Ning Ling handle it."

Owen went downstairs and got in the car. He hesitated for a while in the car. He felt that he had nowhere to go, so he drove to the office to continue reading the files. The old building of the criminal police had long been deserted. After closing the door, the task force was self-contained and a good place to find peace in the midst of noise.

Owen sat at the table, concentrating his mind. The picture of the victim Jiang Changsheng gradually became three-dimensional in his mind, moving and talking, combined with the real scene, like a movie. The murderer in the "movie" had a blurred appearance, and his body gradually became a solid, about 1.8 meters tall and strong. Only with such a body could Jiang Changsheng, who was about 1.74 meters tall and worked for a long time, have no ability to fight back.

There were footsteps outside the door.

Footsteps approached, and Marcus pushed the door open. His face was slightly red, and he smelled a little bit of alcohol. He said, "You haven't gone home yet? What do you think?"

Owen stood up and took a bottle of mineral water for the captain, saying, "Nothing was gained. The Serious Crime Squad has thought of everything we could think of. They also did things we didn't think of. The on-site investigation, autopsy, and clue investigation were all very standardized. I heard from the old criminal police of the Serious Crime Squad that Captain Zhu once proposed a joint investigation. I would like to ask for the reason."

Marcus took the mineral water, took a big sip, and slowly fell into recollection. After a while, he said, "I have been to the scene of five cases, almost all of which were the first to go. The murderers of Jiang Changsheng and Wang Tao were ruthless, went straight to the vital points, were neat and tidy, and had similar styles. Based on my years of experience and feelings, I think it was the same murderer. Unfortunately, I was unable to find the basis for merging the cases. You can focus on the Jiang Changsheng and Wang Tao cases first."

A good criminal police officer needs professional knowledge, common sense, keen intuition and the courage to face reality. These are the four elements repeatedly emphasized by the professors of the Criminal Investigation Department. These four points are parallel and equally important. Although Marcus did not find the basis for linking the cases together, the intuition of the old criminal police captain was very important to Owen.

After Marcus left, Owen picked up a business card given by Lucas and called his assistant Ning Ling.

The funding for the 105 task force was fully guaranteed, and Ding Chenguang, on behalf of General Chang, would meet the task force's requirements at any time. In order to get the projector and scanner as soon as possible, Owen called Ning Ling.

Ning Ling had a sweet voice. When she answered the call, the first thing she said was "Hello, Brother Owen." Owen put the phone in front of him, took a look, and reconnected the call to discuss his request.

"When do you want it?" Ning Ling's voice was magnetic and exceptionally gentle.

Owen moved the phone slightly away from his ear and said, "The sooner the better."

"The workers will be here within an hour." Ning Ling said readily.

About forty minutes later, two workers, led by a beautiful girl, came to the old building of the Criminal Police. While the workers were installing the equipment, Ning Ling smiled and said, "Brother Owen, if you have anything in the future, you can tell me directly. My name is Ning Ling, and I am Mr. Xia's assistant."

Ning Ling was in her early twenties, and looked a bit like Fairy Zixia, lively, pretty, and a bit innocent. Owen looked at her a few more times and said, "Thank you."

Ning Ling smiled, and two dimples appeared on her face, gentle and cute: "You're welcome, serving Owenge is also my job responsibility."

The woman in front of him was quite pleasing to Owen's eyes. She was gentle, lively and cheerful. The two chatted until the workers finished the installation and debugging. Ning Ling picked up the rag and wiped the table himself before leaving.

Owen is the prince of the Guolong Group. If he had not been so stubborn about being a criminal policeman, he would have become an important role in the Guolong Group. After issuing an order, tens of thousands of people in the entire Guolong Group would act upon it. His sense of accomplishment would surely far exceed that of being an ordinary criminal policeman in the task force.

However, life cannot be assumed, and this is Owen's fate.

Owen watched Ning Ling leave in the corridor. Ning Ling waved as he left. Owen wrote Ning Ling's number on his phone, and then began to scan the files of the five cases with the new equipment. At three o'clock in the morning, the front room of the archives had become a multi-purpose room with a projector. After finishing his work, he did not go home, but slept in the dormitory on the fourth floor. For a bachelor, there is no essential difference between Gaosen Villa and the dormitory on the fourth floor, they are just places to sleep.

That night, Li Yongmei received a call from Lucas.

Lucas said, "Da Li was working on a projector in the old Criminal Police Building. Ning Ling led people to install it. He didn't come back until 9:30."

Li Yongmei asked excitedly: "How is Ning Ling?"

Brother Xia said, "I was looking for someone with Leo's photo, and Ning Ling looked the most like him. This girl has a clean family background, graduated from a 985 university, has a high IQ, and didn't have any messy experiences in college."

Li Yongmei sighed and said, "Da Li has been greatly traumatized. I am most worried that he will no longer like women. That would be a real problem. It is abnormal for a normal man not to look for a woman for several years. I would rather he was a playboy, playing with cats and dogs everywhere, and I would clean up his mess. Now he doesn't even give me a chance to clean up his mess. He is really miserable."

Brother Xia comforted him, "I asked Ning Ling carefully, Ning Ling and Owen can talk to each other, and even sent them to the aisle."

Li Yongmei said: "That's great. We should create more opportunities for them to interact with each other."