Chapter 479 Meeting, Viewing Files

After midnight, Chen Yi and Fang Shuyu left the hospital.

Yushu was the name of the guide. I didn’t know what his surname was, but Chen Yi remembered it in his mind.

It was already very late. They did not go shopping and returned to the hotel to rest and recharge their batteries to prepare for the provincial meeting tomorrow.

It seems that they haven't come back yet, and Chen Yi doesn't bother to care. He just needs to know what's going on, and don't affect his mental state the next day. Work comes first.

After washing up and going to bed, Fang Shuyu couldn't help but ask: "Why do you suddenly suspect that the guide did it on purpose? Is there any definite basis for it?"

Chen Yi was leaning on the bedside, playing with his mobile phone, and said: "What definite basis can I have, but my intuition is that something is not right, so I asked Han Yuedong to see if he could recall any overlooked details. I must go to Yuluo Village. You’ll know when you get there, go to sleep.”

Fang Shuyu: "Yeah."

A night of silence.

The next day, Chen Yi and others had breakfast at the hotel. When they went out, a special car was already waiting for them. Everyone got on the car and headed to the provincial office.

Since Xia Lanshan was not there, he should have gone to the provincial department in advance to arrange and assemble the task force.

The other party mentioned that in view of the seriousness of the case, the number of members of the task force has exceeded fifty. Han Yuedong was leaderless after being injured, and the current situation is quite embarrassing.

The bracelet theft case was also within the scope of the task force's work, and was personally led by the captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Mingcheng City Bureau.

It seems that the owner does have some status in Mingcheng, and can allow the provincial department's task force to send special personnel to investigate.

Having said that, a theft case worth 100 million yuan is already considered a particularly huge amount, and it is reasonable.

[Chen Yi, come directly to the conference room. 】

After receiving the news from Xia Lanshan, Chen Yi, who arrived at the provincial office, walked up the stairs to the third floor under the guidance of the police. Everyone along the way looked at him after seeing it. The news that Dongzhou Chen Yi came to Yunzhou was not a secret.

Most people are curious about this man who has become a legend in the police force in recent years. The real person seems to be younger than imagined.

"Team Chen."

Some of them were cheerful and bold, and greeted them directly.

"Hello."

Chen Yi responded with a smile and kept walking.

When they arrived at the conference room, the entire task force was already waiting. When they saw Chen Yi arriving, everyone except Xia Lanshan stood up.

"Team Chen."

"Team Chen."

People with relatively high positions spoke one after another, including the detachment leader of the Ming City Bureau.

After sitting down, Xia Lanshan repeated what he said before: "Chen Yi was invited by me from Yangcheng to replace Han Yuedong and lead the task force to continue investigating the mysterious murder and theft of four victims in Ruicheng. Do you have any objections?"

"No!"

The voices were quite harmonious. Chen Yi knew that Xia Lanshan was doing it for him, so he had already ventilated his breath in advance to relieve his psychological pressure.

After all, it is "foreign" and lacks prestige. Some people may still have grudges in their hearts.

Of course, even if there was, it wouldn't show on his face. Chen Yi didn't see it anyway.

He didn't care about this and left after investigating the case. There was unlikely to be any intersection in the future. He was here to investigate the case, not to make friends, and not to cause trouble.

Just handle interpersonal relationships normally.

Xia Lanshan continued: "These others are all colleagues from Yangcheng. Let's introduce ourselves. Let's get to know each other first. We will need to fight side by side in the future."

When Xin and others said their names and positions, they had a preliminary acquaintance.

Most of the personnel of the task force were recruited from Ruicheng, and a small number were from Mingcheng. The police officers investigating the murder were mainly from Ruicheng, and it was easier for locals to do things.

Liang Qidong, captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Ruicheng City Bureau, sat on Chen Yi's right hand side, and the two nodded and greeted each other.

Hu Qingzhi, the captain of the Mingcheng City Bureau detachment, is responsible for the theft case, the captain of the Ruicheng City Bureau detachment is responsible for the homicide case, and Han Yuedong is responsible for the overall guidance of the case.

Originally, Han Yuedong did not end the case personally, but as time went by, the case progressed very slowly. When he became anxious, he returned to his old job and went to the front line.

It is possible that the following people were negligent when conducting interviews and investigations.

But no one would have thought that Han Yuedong would suddenly be injured. Liang Qidong, who was waiting outside, regretted it and rushed Han Yuedong to the hospital in fright.

If I had known this, I shouldn't have let Han Yuedong enter the mountain without stopping him.

If something happened to Han Yuedong, he wouldn't be able to do it.

"Captain Liang, we have to go to that village again. I will take two people to go there myself." Chen Yi told Liang Qidong in advance.

Liang Qidong was a little dumbfounded. How could these two team leaders have the same character? They had to go out personally. If you have any orders, just give them and we will do them.

It would be great fun if Chen Yi was also injured and hospitalized.

Do you not believe in the abilities of Ruicheng police officers or what?

"Listen to Chen Yi and don't question it." Xia Lanshan said and looked at the police officer in charge of the big screen. "When the file is called, let's look at the murder case in Ruicheng first."

"yes!"

The projector lit up, and Chen Yi and others turned their heads to understand the full story of the murder.

The murders all occurred last year, and the time interval was relatively close. The whole case lasted two months.

Within two months, the murderer killed four people in a row, and the four crime scenes were exactly the same. Except for the identity of the deceased and the location of the crime, there were almost no differences.

Penetrating injuries to the skull, "rituals" at the scene, respiratory and pulmonary drugging.

The murderer's counter-reconnaissance ability was extremely strong. The police could not even find the place where the victim disappeared. Apparently, they had done a good job in advance. They suddenly attacked the victim on his way and took him to a deserted wilderness to kill him.

There were strange footprints and tricycle ruts at the crime scene. These were the only clues. The murderer should have been very well armed.

The file is very detailed. From the on-site investigation to the autopsy, from surveillance to interviews, there is no omission. It can be said that everything that should be investigated has been investigated, and no suspect has been identified so far.

There are two possibilities for this situation.

First, the murderer was an acquaintance of the victim, but outsiders did not know it and had no online contact.

Second, the murderer is a stranger.

There is no basis for judging which is more likely.

Chen Yi was mentally prepared. Since there has been no progress in the investigation of the Yunzhou Provincial Department's task force, it means that the difficulty is still relatively high. Step-by-step criminal investigation methods will not work, and there is no certain scope for investigators to explore.

A true dead end has a wall blocking it, and you need to find a way to break it open.

The first deceased was Hao Zhenlun, a 28-year-old native of Ruicheng who opened his own travel agency.

The second deceased was named Tu Xiangnan, 32 years old, a native of Ruicheng, who opened a hotel by himself.

The third deceased was named Mi Deli, 35 years old, a native of Ruicheng. He had his own stall in the largest Jade Mall in Ruicheng. When he was killed, he was preparing to expand his business and the new store was being renovated.

The fourth deceased is named Rao Jiawu, 32 years old, a native of Ruicheng. Like Mi Deli, he owns a stall in the largest jade shopping mall in Ruicheng. He specializes in the business of mid-to-high-end jade bracelets. A bracelet can easily cost tens or even millions. Tens of millions more.

It seems that they are all relatively young and successful people.

The four of them met more than ten years ago and often hung out together. Everyone entered the society after dropping out of high school and worked many casual jobs. Over time, they accumulated experience and gradually developed to the present.

After reviewing the basic information of the victims, Chen Yi immediately focused on the career success of the four people.

Now that the interpersonal relationship has been fully reviewed, when he came to Yunzhou to take over the case, he had to take a different approach and approach it from other directions with low probability. The key to entry was to look for possible doubts.

For example, how did these four people succeed.

Judging from experience... To put it bluntly, the four of them are all street kids, with no education, no background, and no skills. It's just one or two who are lucky enough to succeed. The four of them are neat and complete and have achieved a little bit, which feels a bit divorced from reality.

Are there other reasons behind the success? Is it sacrificing the interests of others?

If the interests of others are sacrificed, then the case is most likely a revenge murder.

Just because it hasn't been found doesn't mean it doesn't happen. This kind of thing will definitely not be publicized to everyone. The lower the profile, the better. Making a fortune in silence is the way to go.

Chen Yi paid close attention. The file mentioned the development process of the four people, and they all started little by little. It did not say who became rich overnight, so it did not become the main direction of investigation.

Han Yuedong should have thought of everything he could think of, but he didn't know if he had checked thoroughly and not missed anything.

What if four people are very careful? Understand the principle of not leaking wealth. On the surface, it seems that it is through hard work and opportunities, but in fact, secretly, the family fortune is very strong?

It was Tu Xiangnan among the four who once appeared near Yuluo Village and attracted Han Yuedong to visit and investigate.

Why should he go there? Is it related to this case?

"Arrange the death photos of the four victims on one page." Chen Yi spoke and continued to look for problems.

Vendetta is only a possibility, and strangers cannot be ruled out as committing the crime. Han Yuedong has already mentioned folk taboos, and he needs to take it into consideration.

When the photo flashed by just now, he seemed to have discovered a pattern.

"Yes, Captain Chen."

The police officers pulled out four photos of the scene and arranged them on one page.

Everyone looked at Chen Yi, wondering if he had discovered anything.

Chen Yi stood up directly, tilted his head left and right and looked carefully, then pointed at one of the photos and asked: "Captain Liang, is this direction the east?"

That was the death scene of Hao Zhenlun.

Liang Qidong looked over and replied, "Yes, it's Dongfang."

After receiving confirmation, Chen Yi spoke: "The deceased's head was facing in different directions, one to the east, one to the west, one to the south and one to the north. Is this a coincidence or intentional?"

Liang Qidong's face condensed slightly, as if it was true that he had not paid attention to this detail before. Combined with the candles and strange symbols left at the scene, the possibility of some kind of ritual was becoming more and more likely.

But... I'm sorry, I haven't found any similar rumors. Han Yuedong began to doubt religion before he was injured, but he didn't have time to explore it in depth.

While everyone was silent, Chen Yi asked: "Is it true that there are no similar rituals in Ruicheng or even the entire Yunzhou? This thing must not be self-invented."

Liang Qidong said: "It is indeed not found."

At this time, Qin Fei said: "Is it possible that the strange book came from the street and the murderer got the letter?"

Many eyes are focused on Qin Fei. The person who can follow Chen Yi to Yunzhou will not be a simple character, and the points he puts forward are very thoughtful.

Cheng Hanjun beside him said: "You don't want to say that the murderer is a cultivator, right?"

Qin Fei: "It has been shown in movies. Reality will only be more outrageous than fictional movies and TV shows. The interpersonal relationships have been investigated, so we have to consider whether it is a small probability event. There is no shortage of lunatics in the world."

Everyone knows what Qin Fei wants to express. The murderer in a certain movie wants to cure his terminal illness by killing people. The two cases have something in common.

Is it necessary to check the zodiac sign, the five elements and gossip, the birth date and time of the deceased... to see if there is anything special?

It feels like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Chen Yi did not continue this topic. You can't guess blindly unless you can meet someone who understands.

"Captain Liang, what is the direction of the follow-up investigation now?" he asked.

Liang Qidong said: "The victim's past and whether the victim's previous generation had conflicts. We are pushing the timeline forward to find clues. The workload is huge and there is no harvest for the time being."

Chen Yi nodded. This direction needs to be investigated in detail. There is no doubt about the interpersonal relationship at present, but there may be in the past.

"Go, look at the theft case."

Hearing about the theft case, Hu Qingzhi straightened up. This case was his responsibility.

A photo of a bracelet appeared on the screen. It was icy and moist, full of green and transparent. Even laymen thought it was very beautiful.

Below the photo is the process of the incident.

"Is it really a high-ice, glass-like, full-color imperial green?"

When he came, Chen Yi had already consulted experts to learn in detail. For a bracelet worth over 100 million yuan, this is the only possibility.

He was very surprised at this moment, but what surprised him was not the quality of the bracelet, but the process of losing it.

This bracelet was actually lost on the wrist of a girl who is about to graduate from high school this year.

Bracelets worth hundreds of millions are collectibles and ornaments. Only rich people would wear them. It's like a piece of cloth on their heads, right?

Expert Bai Jiangbo said that jade bracelets are divided into collectibles and hard currency.

Collectibles are those bought for collection but not for wearing. They are expensive and can be waited for appreciation.

Hard currency is those bought for wearing. The most expensive is full ice green or high ice green. The color and water are not up to the top level. Most celebrities wear them. The value ranges from hundreds of thousands to hundreds of millions.

Hundreds of millions, that is the top-level thing at the international jewelry exhibition. Who would wear it? How much they love their daughters.

Even with Chen Yi's wealth, he couldn't understand it at this moment.

No wonder it was lost. If a teenager was wearing it, who else would steal it?

"Captain Chen." Hu Qingzhi said, "The bracelet was swapped. It was lost at a campus social dance. The three major aristocratic schools in Yunzhou held a social dance this year. Many people wore cartoon masks. The owner Jiang Yanyan was approached and had physical contact at the time. She only found out that the bracelet was wrong when she went home."

"According to the professional terminology of jade, Jiang Yanyan was exchanged for a bean-type full-color bracelet for a high-ice full-color bracelet. The value difference is a thousand times. Because the color is the same, she didn't notice it at the time."

Chen Yi listened to Hu Qingzhi and read the file while he had a clear understanding of the bracelet theft.

At the same time, he took out his mobile phone and searched the school where the incident happened.

Jiang Yanyan studied at Yunzhou Huamei International High School. Most of the students were foreign children. The tuition was high. The total cost of completing twelve years was about three million.

For rich people, spending three million in twelve years is not a lot. It’s mainly about qualifications. Ordinary people can’t get in.

The social hall where the crime occurred has surveillance, which is very clear and has night vision function. Therefore, even if there was a dim light during the event, the whole process was still recorded completely.

The surveillance shows that a man in a dress, mask and gloves deliberately approached Jiang Yanyan, and a few words made the other party happy. He also stretched out his hand for the man to read his palm. Taking advantage of the dim light, the man skillfully replaced the bracelet, and Jiang Yanyan didn’t notice it at all.

The reason why she didn’t notice it was that the bracelet was originally too big and didn’t fit Jiang Yanyan’s wrist perfectly. Although it couldn’t fall off normally, it was still easy to take it off.

After committing the crime, the man quickly left the social hall and the school, and disappeared in the blind spot of the surveillance.

At present, Hu Qingzhi’s results are: the suspect is not a student, a teacher, or a school staff member. He is an outsider and hid in the school in advance, waiting for the social dance to start.

No one knows how or when he got in. The management of Huamei High School is indeed strict, but it is just a school after all. People with bad intentions can easily sneak in.