Chapter 567: Stalemate

Qingbai City Conference Room.

Members of the special team from ministries and commissions, provincial departments, Changyang Municipal Bureau, and Qingbai Municipal Bureau quarreled. Everyone used to do things very harmoniously, and they even treated each other to dinner, chatted and drank.

Even when it comes to funding issues, everyone is very restrained. We can always reach an agreement on who has more and who has less.

Until I heard Xu Taining’s story...

"Our budget is maxed out!"

"We're full, too."

"Who can bear this?"

The situation at the scene was said to be exciting, which is a better adjective.

Liu Jinghui didn't need to discuss the budget issue. He sat and watched from a distance and whispered to Jiang Yuan next to him: "To be honest, I just ask Lao Xu for the trouble every time. If we can't use him this time, we will Don’t ask.”

"I don't have any ideas right now, do you have any?" Jiang Yuan asked back.

Liu Jinghui wiped his face with his hands: "I have many ideas, can you verify them?"

Jiang Yuan could only smile and shake his head. There are a lot of things accumulated 20 years ago, and there are really not many things that can be verified. However, the few lines that have been drawn now need to be investigated, and it is still necessary to investigate the people and things 20 years ago.

Only after investigation can this person continue to move forward. Or, we need to look for other clues again.

Members of the special team from various units also recognized this situation. Therefore, the main focus of the quarrel was on the issue of budget and allocation, and they did not say that Xu Taining would not be invited.

The noise in the conference room didn't end until Xu Taining arrived in Qingbai City.

Anyway, Xu Taining himself doesn't need money. What they are discussing now is mainly the expenses during the investigation period. Therefore, there is a high probability that the quarrel will continue until Xu Taining leaves.

"Xu Chu, thank you for your hard work." Jiang Yuan and others greeted Xu Taining at the door.

Xu Taining, who was wearing a white shirt, had some slight signs of fitness on his body. When they met, Xu Taining stared at Jiang Yuan and said seriously: "It doesn't matter whether I work hard or not, but you can't compete with me anymore."

"Unjustly accused. I discovered the clues during your investigation..." Jiang Yuan quickly explained.

Xu Taining let out a "hum" and said: "If you have any clues to break the eucalyptus, you should use it earlier. What is going on this time? Will you break the eucalyptus in advance?"

"If the three corpses on the Jingyang Line can be solved, I will definitely find a way to detect them immediately." Jiang Yuan shrugged: "However, there is a bit of a lag at the moment. We want to find people from 20 years ago. I don't know what else to do. Can it be checked?"

"As long as the strategy is properly arranged, people can always be found." Xu Taining said the experience he summarized, paused, and then asked: "How did you come up with this idea? It's not easy."

"It's quite difficult. I've exhausted all my means." Jiang Yuan said and began to introduce the situation to Xu Taining.

He first talked about the less successful surrounding investigation of No. 3's body, including the search for witnesses, the identification of a large number of footprints, the application of image enhancement technology, and the search and questioning of these people, etc., and then said that he would turn to No. 2 The methods used in the future on the corpse include the speculations of Liu Jinghui and others, as well as information obtained by applying forensic botany, botanical gardens, etc...

Xu Taining listened while walking and became very serious.

When they entered the conference room, Jiang Yuan was still introducing Xu Taining, so Xu Taining simply took out a pen and paper to take notes.

Liu Jinghui and others sat on both sides, with serious expressions on their faces.

"This job is very difficult." When Xu Taining raised his head again, his tone was very heavy.

Jiang Yuan was fine. The leader of Qingbai City felt a thump in his heart at first. Although they also want to break this eucalyptus, they really can't afford it for their small family and small business.

Xu Taining didn't even look at anyone. He made a few strokes on the paper with a pen, and then said: "Actually, it's pretty much what I thought before I came here. That's where the difficulty lies. If it's implemented in detail, I think it's okay. Let’s discuss it, but we can make a rough estimate now of the preparations we need to make.”

This is also Xu Taining's habit of doing things. He doesn't play the trick of cutting flesh with a dull knife, because ordinary units can't stand it.

When Xu Taining works here, he pays attention to using a sharp knife to cut through the mess, and a sharp blade to remove the bones and meat. When he cuts with one knife, it will be dripping with blood, and then he will keep cutting and bleeding...

Xu Taining thought about it and said: "First of all, the market where the victim is located. People who worked there at that time should be asked as much as possible. The investigation team should be composed of a two-person investigation team, which can be a civilian policeman and an auxiliary policeman. In the format, 50 groups will be enough..."

Liu Jinghui suddenly raised his head, so little? It doesn’t look like Xu Taining’s style!

Xu Taining noticed Liu Jinghui's expression, raised his neck proudly, like a black truffle gooseneck burning, and said proudly: "We can make something delicate, too."

Liu Jinghui smiled and nodded.

Xu Taining nodded in response, and continued: "The first site of the Botanical Garden is very important. I think the tree species given by Jiang Yuan are ginkgo trees or something. This kind of tree is generally not cut down. The tree 20 years ago should now be It’s still there, let’s see if we can find any evidence left over from that time, such as buttons on clothes or even hairbands, it should all be useful.”

The police officer sent by Huo City to contact him responded.

"The staff of the botanical garden will check it out." Xu Taining knocked on the table: "What else is there?"

Liu Jinghui helped to add: "You can check whether there were vehicle registration forms or something like that. If there were vehicles entering or leaving, is there a registration form? Because generally speaking, the distance that people are willing to abandon the body on foot is usually no more than 100 meters. If there are no cars entering the botanical garden, I think the murderer is more likely to choose to abandon the body on the spot."

"Unless the body is hit by a train, this matter itself is meaningful." Li Haochen checked the remaining parts and said, "Why did the murderer have to put the body on the railroad tracks?"

"It's mainly to cover it up. Turn the murder case into an accidental case." Liu Jinghui said: "After the first case happened, the Railway Bureau did not publish the specific details. From the outside, it seems that the first case was avoided."

Xu Taining nodded slightly: "If there is this possibility, then we have to search the Railway Bureau. I think we can ask all the employees at that time to see if there are any results..."

Just this sentence exposed Xu Taining's true nature.

Investigating part of the clues of a case, he investigated the entire Railway Bureau, and they were all from 20 years ago. It's just bullying because they have a list of people and can find people.

Although it feels wasteful, no one raised any objections, because this clue may be useful. Even if the previous investigations by the special case team must have checked here, 20 years have passed, who knows.

For a case like the Three Corpses Case, the main point is that there is no omission.

If you want to get cost-effectiveness and play with probability, it's best not to touch this case, because the most likely situation is that the money is wasted, the manpower and material resources are wasted, and the case is still not solved in the end, which makes it more difficult for the successor.

"What are your plans for the other two victims?" Xu Taining changed the subject and circled back.

The leaders of the Qingbai Municipal Bureau became nervous instantly, fearing that Jiang Yuan's words would increase the expenses by 3.

Fortunately, Jiang Yuan's plan is to make progress day by day, so he heard him say: "For now, focus on investigating No. 2."

"Don't check the connection between each other?" Xu Taining was a little surprised.

In normal serial murder cases, most of them need to look at the relationship between the cases, such as whether the three people have common friends, participate in common friends, or participate in common activities and common hobbies, which may be the cause of death.

However, according to the analysis of Liu Jinghui and others, the three victims in this three-corpse case have very little connection with each other. The most important thing is that the previous special case team has already traced far in this direction, and Liu Jinghui and others have not found any loopholes for the time being. This is different from investigation, and it is a completely different concept to do it again.

Liu Jinghui explained in a low voice, and Xu Taining sighed with a little regret. This is a bit small compared to his expected scale.

Of course, Xu Taining’s goal is not to pursue scale...

Xu Taining said: "Then visit more relatives and friends of the victims. I don’t know if they can be found now."

The captain of the Qingbai Municipal Bureau quickly agreed. As long as the three directions are not engaged in it at the same time, this is still acceptable... Relatively speaking...

Xu Taining organized the manpower that day.

For him, this scale is ordinary among ordinary levels. It is not only effortless, but also feels like a warm-up exercise.

The ordinary policemen are the ones who are really tired. Each of them received several lists. If they can find the corresponding person in the city, they are lucky. If they can't find it, they have to find a way to video chat. If that doesn't work, they can only fly over to find it.

When Jiang Yuan made footprints before, the same situation occurred, but the number of people in the footprints was too small. Xu Taining marked too many people this time.

Therefore, although the total number of people is small, the total cost is climbing up.

Before anyone could make an opinion, a brand new clue broke the dull deadlock:

"Victim No. 2 seems to be in love."

When the news came, Liu Jinghui didn't even need to summarize it. A big emotional battle had already exploded in everyone's mind.