Tiger Police

Chapter 638 Used Cars

Hu Pingtao took a sip of the hot tea he had just brewed, and explained: "I have no choice. There are too few clues in this case. Except for the plastic bag on the deceased, I really can't find a breakthrough. Anyway, a dead horse is a living Horse doctor, I can only look for it from this aspect first, I didn't expect it to be really rewarding."

Xing Le went to the water dispenser to take another glass of water, and asked, "Boss, what do you think is going on with Chu Ruoying? Zhou Zhixin has such a good relationship with her, but he doesn't even answer the phone. There's no need to be so busy studying for the accounting exam!"

Speaking of this, Xing Le asked suspiciously and uncertainly: "Could it be...Chu Ruoying is really dead? The body found on the Panlong River is Chu Ruoying?"

Hu Pingtao replied: "We have to wait for Ding Jian's inspection results before we can draw a conclusion. The two clothes provided by Zhou Zhixin, one is a sweater and the other is a shirt. The shirt has been washed, I don't hold it What hope. But there should be Chu Ruoying's body tissue left on that sweater, and if you are lucky, there may even be hair. I will make a DNA later, and compare the two sides and it will be clear."

"When it comes to whether Chu Ruoying is still alive, I think she is probably dead. Think about it, Chu Ruoying is a young girl. Looking at the photo on her ID card, she looks good. Besides, she even knew her in the milk shop. All the female employees said that Chu Ruoying is very good-looking. A beautiful woman is a gentleman. The relationship between Zhou Zhixin and Chu Ruoying is also very close, so I talked about introducing her to her boyfriend. The guy Zhou Zhixin said is very good. It's a high-quality man, but Chu Ruoying doesn't even answer the phone, let alone come out to meet people, don't you think there's something wrong with it?"

Xing Le had considered this question before: "According to this, if the female corpse is really Chu Ruoying, then she died more than a week ago, but Zhou Zhixin has been in touch with her on WeChat...the last message on WeChat Who is that person?"

Hu Pingtao said seriously: "Chu Ruoying's mobile phone must have fallen into the hands of someone else, and this person is very familiar with her."

Xing Ledao: "If this is the case, it can explain why Chu Ruoying didn't answer the phone and refused to come out to meet Zhou Zhixin. But I don't think there is such a possibility——the person who got or took Chu Ruoying's mobile phone, actually I don’t know Chu Ruoying on the Internet at all, but it was just a coincidence that the mobile phone fell into his hands. Because Chu Ruoying set up additional information in WeChat friends, such as Zhou Zhixin, the additional information may be a good sister, store manager, best friend, etc., so I got her The person on the phone responds according to these messages?"

Hu Pingtao nodded slightly: "The possibility you mentioned is still very high."

Xing Le said: "If this is the case, then what is the reason for this person to pretend to be Chu Ruoying and reply to Zhou Zhixin on WeChat?"

Hu Pingtao smiled softly: "I used to handle a case when I was at the police station. At that time, Brother Wang was the captain. Two old men in the village in the city made an appointment to go out for a drink. When they drank too much, they talked too much. The children quarreled over trivial matters. One of them held a grudge. On the way home, seeing no one around, he found a secluded place and killed him. Because there happened to be a construction site nearby, the murderer carried the deceased into it. , and threw it into the concrete irrigation pond. When the body was found later, it was already the fourth day.”

"During these four days, the murderer used the deceased's mobile phone to send messages to prevaricate the family members of the deceased. In short, he deliberately created the illusion that the person was not dead and was still alive. This caused great misleading for our investigation, until the body was found later , All previous judgments were completely overturned."

Xing Le nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Then what should we do next?"

Hu Pingtao took out a copy of Chu Ruoying's ID card from the evidence bag, and put it on the table: "The deceased is probably Chu Ruoying, since we know the identity, it's easy to handle. It will take some time for Ding Jian's test, so let's go first." Check Chu Ruoying's social relations and personal information along the way. When the time comes to check for gaps and fill in gaps, it's basically the same."

Xing Le nodded and said, "Okay, I'll send the information later."

……

At night, the office of the criminal investigation team is brightly lit.

Zhang Yixuan opened the folder and reported the investigation situation on his side: "I checked the information from Chu Ruoying's hometown. Her parents were farmers in the early years. Later, the state expropriated the land. The old couple took subsidies to buy a house in the local town and lived in the city. Chu Ruoying My mother rented a house and opened a tea room, which is also a mahjong parlor. Chu Ruoying’s father rides an electric bicycle to solicit customers at the long-distance station every day, and the income of the two together is not bad, and there is no problem in life.”

Xing Le seemed very excited. As soon as Zhang Yixuan's words fell, she immediately stood up and said excitedly, "Guess what I found?"

Because they are very familiar with each other, Gu Dewei joked: "Aliens will attack the earth tomorrow?"

Tang Yuan also joked together: "Are you planning to respond to the call of the country, have three or four children, and become a hero mother?"

Hu Pingtao also joined in: "You have an appointment with the owner of the restaurant across the street, and invite us to dinner tomorrow?"

"Good idea!" Xing Le snorted coldly, and the expression on his face immediately became mysterious: "Let me tell you, Chu Ruoying bought a car last month."

"What?" Gu Dewei felt that there might be something wrong with his ears and he heard it wrong.

"Didn't Chu Ruoying come to the provincial capital to work? Did she get the money to buy a car?" Zhang Yixuan expressed doubts about this.

Hu Pingtao's question was straightforward: "What kind of car did she buy?"

"BYD." Xing Le replied: "It's an old white model. I checked the relevant records. It's a second-hand car. The original owner bought it for three years, but he doesn't usually drive it very much. The mileage is less than [-]." .”

Hu Pingtao frowned slightly, feeling that Xing Le obviously meant something, and asked, "How much did Chu Ruoying pay for this car?"

Xing Le made a fool of himself on purpose: "Guess."

Hu Pingtao thought for a while: "I remember that the price of this new car last year seemed to be about 12. The price of the old model was getting lower every year. I really didn't pay attention to the car market. I guess the price of the new car this year It should be lower than last year. After all, the overall economic environment is like this now, and the market is sluggish. If I plan to buy this car, I should have a good talk with the salesman. On the premise of not affecting the basic performance of the car, 10 yuan should be able to get it.”

"A car is different from other commodities. Even if it is a new car that has just transferred ownership, it will be immediately discounted as soon as you buy it."

"I have a friend who works in a car dealership. He has encountered such a thing before-a customer went to his shop to see a Mercedes-Benz, and the two sides finally negotiated for 95 yuan. Because there happened to be a car in the warehouse. In stock, the customer paid at the time and picked up the car two days later. But the car has been driven for less than a month. The customer encountered financial problems and needed cash urgently, so he asked the car dealer if he could help return the car. Anyway, the customer thinks he is unlucky, as long as the car dealer gives him 90 yuan. But the car dealer will not agree to anything, only willing to take the mortgage, and only give 50 yuan."

"So the second-hand car that Chu Ruoying bought has been driven for three years, and the mileage is less than 3 yuan. I estimate that it can be bought for about [-] to [-] yuan."

Xing Le laughed loudly when he heard it: "I knew you would say that."

Hu Pingtao looked at her suspiciously: "meaning I guessed wrong? Impossible! That kind of car is only worth so much, at most a few thousand dollars. But if you say it costs 5 to [-] yuan , I don’t think many people will do this. Think about it, the entire auto industry is in a downturn now. Instead of spending so much on buying an old car, it’s better to add some more and buy a new one.”

Zhang Yixuan also nodded in agreement: "Yes! And you have to pay taxes for the transfer of the car, which is another expense."

Xing Le was very happy, because everyone's appetite was whetted, and no one guessed right: "Okay! I won't let you guess. The real answer is—9 yuan."

"What?" Hu Pingtao exclaimed in surprise, shaking his head subconsciously: "This is impossible. How could it be [-]?"

Zhang Yixuan was also full of doubts: "This is too much, it can't be justified!"

Gu Dewei frowned, and asked puzzledly: "Isn't this Chu Ruoying out of his mind? He actually paid [-] yuan? If you are more casual, you can buy a new car."

Hu Pingtao immediately asked: "Xing Le, who was the original owner of that car?"

Xing Le replied: "The owner of the car is from another place, Yuqing City, Nanjiang Province. His name is Jiao Gang, and he works for the Railway Bureau. I checked his file. This person has a clean background and no criminal record. Before he sold the car, he just Having inherited a large amount of inheritance, I guess it is because Jiao Gang no longer wants this old BYD car, so he sold it for a new one.”

Hu Pingtao continued to ask: "Is there a new car purchase record from Jiao Gang?"

"Yes." Xing Le opened the folder, took out a document and handed it over: "Jiao Gang has just bought a Toyota, and the purchase price is 28."

Gu Dewei asked: "It means that Chu Ruoying asked Jiao Gang to buy a car, and Jiao Gang deliberately lied to her and sold it at a high price?"

"That's the problem." Xing Le laid out the folders in his hand on the desktop: "Jiao Gang sold the car in February last year. It was sold through Nut.com at that time. I checked, and Nut.com sent someone to look at it For the car, the two parties finally negotiated a transaction price of [-] yuan. It’s a little low, but Nut.com is responsible for all the aftermath procedures. I guess Jiao Gang is afraid of trouble, so even if the car is several thousand yuan lower than the market price , he also recognized it, and then signed it to complete the transaction."

"Later, this BYD was sold online by JMGO, with a price tag of 100. I looked at the relevant records. From the end of February last year to the beginning of last month, there were a total of more than [-] people leaving messages expressing their interest in this second-hand car. I'm interested, but I think it's too expensive. The highest bid is [-]."

Hu Pingtao analyzed: "I know Nut.com, which is a website that specializes in buying and selling second-hand cars. Overall, Nut.com has a good reputation, and the price difference between buying and selling cars is not very big. They mainly sell , After all, as long as the trading volume increases, although the profit is not so much, it is better than the large volume and the quick return of funds.”

Xing Le said: "Chu Ruoying didn't buy the car from Nut.com. I checked on the website, and the car purchase record is from April this year, and the car buyer's name is Sun Mingxin."

Zhang Yixuan asked: "Where is this Sun Mingxin from?"

Xing Le picked up a document from the folder and read: "Sun Mingxin, male, 27 years old. He is from Dongdian, Yunchuan Prefecture, Yunnan Province. His registered permanent residence is Erlihe Village, Changshui Township, Yunxian County. He graduated from a motorcycle technical school. He majored in auto repair."

Hu Pingtao nodded slightly after hearing this: "This is the right number. A student who studies auto repair, buys second-hand cars on Nut.com... By the way, Xing Le, did you check by the way, this Sun Mingxin and Nut.com What is the transaction price?"

Xing Le replied: "No more, no less, exactly [-]."

When Gu Dewei heard this, his brows frowned even deeper: "Didn't you just say that someone left a message on the Nut website, would you be willing to pay [-]? Why did you sell it for only [-]?"

Hu Pingtao interjected to explain: "You don't understand this. The person who left the message may not necessarily buy the car. Maybe this person was interested at the time and thought the car was in good condition, so he kept the price of [-]. Outcry, not necessarily actual trade.”

Zhang Yixuan also nodded, agreeing with Hu Pingtao's statement: "Business is free, leaving a message on the Internet does not necessarily mean that you will definitely buy it. This is the same as when you go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. For example, if you fancy a piece of pig hind leg, sell it. The asking price for pork is [-], but you think it’s too expensive, so you can bargain for [-]. Whether to sell it is his business, and you have the right to choose.”

Hu Pingtao raised his finger to Zhang Yixuan: "You're right. Face-to-face transactions are like this, not to mention just leaving a message on the website. This is a car, not a small cabbage that costs three yuan per kilogram. And the car is a bulk transaction. Even if the asking price is [-] yuan, there must be an essential link of seeing the car in person. If the customer is not satisfied with the car, he can still negotiate the price face to face, so the actual transaction price must be lower than the online message."

Zhang Yixuan added: "In addition, this car was originally owned by Jiao Gang. Xing Le also said just now that Jiao Gang is from Nanjiang Province, which means that he sold this car to Nut.com. The original location of the car must be there. And Sun Mingxin! He is from Yunnan Province, the price of the car has been negotiated, and there is still a process of transporting it from Nanjiang to here. The shipping fee has to be included, so the transaction price of [-] is normal."

When Gu Dewei heard it, he nodded again and again: "It makes sense. I really don't know the truth about it. Once you say that, I understand."

Hu Pingtao turned to Xing Le, and asked seriously: "You did a good job this time, and the investigation information is very clear. Since Sun Mingxin is the later owner of the car, that is to say, did Chu Ruoying buy the car alone with him?"

Xing Le nodded and replied: "Yes. The transaction records on Nut.com can only be traced back to Sun Mingxin. As for the subsequent transaction records between him and Chu Ruoying, I found them from the Provincial Vehicle Management Office."

(End of this chapter)