Attending ex-girlfriend's wedding, arresting the groom's officer on the spot

Chapter 1078 The Dead Zhang Laoba
"I haven't seen Zhang Laoba recently."

"His things were all there, but he was gone. It was quite strange."

"We are not familiar with each other, but he also collects garbage here, and we have met a few times..."

Zhang Tao and his team found some clues while investigating in the back alley of Beigou Building.

In the past two or three months, there has been a man named Zhang Laoba who often picks up or collects junk and then sells it.

This Zhang Laoba is probably in his 60s. No one knows where he is from, but we haven’t seen him for a while.

"Nine times out of ten, it's this person."

Zhang Tao knew very well that these old people who picked up rubbish and scraps valued their little belongings more than anything else.

Moreover, they had no fixed place to live, so they carried their belongings with them at all times, and their clothes, bedding, etc. were also placed in fixed places.

But according to the current investigation, Zhang Laoba disappeared suddenly and his things have not been taken away, so it is highly likely that he did not go to another place or another city.

Otherwise, Zhang Laoba would definitely take away all his valuables.

But unfortunately, after a few days when no one came to pick up his things, they were dug up by this group of people.

However, Zhang Tao and others were not completely without gain. In the end, they found a coat that originally belonged to Zhang Laoba.

It was snatched away by an old lady who was picking up rubbish.

Zhang Tao gave the other party fifty yuan and got the coat.

At the same time, similar situations basically occurred in other places in Haizhou City.

Whether it is the group of scavengers or the group of garbage and rag collectors, although this group of people rarely come into contact with the general public, it does not mean that they are completely isolated.

Even if everyone doesn't know each other's names, or some only know a nickname or have only met each other once or twice, there are still some traces left behind.

Of course, under normal circumstances, everyone is not surprised if someone suddenly disappears or someone suddenly goes missing.

Many people have no fixed place to live. They may live here today and there tomorrow. They may disappear this month and come back next month.

Except for people like Zhang Laoba who don't want any of his own things, so it's a bit strange, others are generally not within the scope of police investigation.

Two days of the three days passed quickly, and the grassroots police stations and sub-bureaus had reported more than a dozen clues.

Like Zhang Tao's group of police officers, many grassroots police stations also sent some clothes or daily necessities that may belong to missing persons.

Lu Chuan quickly arranged for someone to do DNA information testing.

The body in the Dongfeng Canal had been soaked for a long time and its face could no longer be identified.

Therefore, its identity can only be confirmed by comparing DNA information.

It turns out that this city-wide search is necessary.

Among the eight victims, four have been identified in the past two days.

Now that the identities of the three people have been confirmed, Lu Chuan can carry out more investigative work.

The identities of the four people were gradually confirmed within the past two days, and Lu Chuan dispatched several teams from the Criminal Police Brigade to investigate the interpersonal relationships of the four people.

Zhang Laoba is one of them.

The police station only came to do basic inquiries and investigations, and after discovering Zhang Laoba, they went on to investigate other situations, so they did not continue their in-depth investigation based on Zhang Laoba's line.

They only got a basic picture. But after the DNA information was successfully matched, Wang Zhaokai sent a team to find out Zhang Laoba's basic situation.

"Before he disappeared, he would sleep in this bridge hole."

Soon, Wang Zhaokai and his team found Zhang Laoba’s former residence.

In fact, this so-called residence is very simple, it is just a bridge hole.

Moreover, when Wang Zhaokai and others came over, there were still a lot of other people's things in the bridge tunnel.

Obviously, this is not Wang Laoba's habitat alone.

"When did he disappear?"

An old man with dirty hair and a dirty face, whose age could not be seen but looked to be in his sixties or seventies, with a hunched back, knew Zhang Laoba. It turned out that they were "neighbors".

"It's been about two months. He went out to collect junk as usual that day, and then we didn't see him come back. After waiting for a few days, he still didn't show up. We thought he might have left, so we divided his things among us."

This is the tradition of their group.

If the person hasn't returned within three days, the others can deal with his property.

Of course, the so-called property is actually not much. They will carry cash with them and will not leave it at home. What is left behind are things that are inconvenient to carry at any time, such as some thick clothes, bedding, carts, etc.

Where did Zhang Laoba come from? Almost no one knows, but he has lived in this bridge hole for about a year and a half.

This person doesn't talk much, but judging from his accent, he should be from the north. No one asked where exactly he is from.

Having come to this point, there was no need to get to the bottom of things, so everyone just kept it to themselves and got through it in a daze.

"What was the specific day he disappeared? Do you know where he went that day?"

Wang Zhaokai asked.

The murderer dumped the body in Dongfeng District. Because there was no surveillance and no witnesses, nothing was confirmed. There was basically no clue found there.

However, the lack of surveillance and clues when the body was dumped does not mean that the victim’s disappearance location cannot be tracked when he disappeared.

Although the people here don’t have a deep understanding of Zhang Laoba’s situation, and Zhang Laoba himself doesn’t have any particularly complicated interpersonal relationships.

However, as long as the police find someone who has contact with Boss Zhang, they can at least determine the time of his disappearance or the approximate location of his disappearance.

In this way, the investigation can be focused on the location where the victim disappeared, and then some other visits and investigations can be conducted.

For example, discovering surveillance or having eyewitnesses can all be clues that can be tracked.

"This one……"

The old man thought for a moment and said, "I can't remember the exact time, but I know it was probably more than two months."

Wang Zhaokai frowned.

Zhang Laoba's body was the sixth body and according to forensic tests, he died or was thrown into the Dongfeng District between two and three months ago.

This time span is basically certain, but if the investigation here only locks on this approximate time, it will basically be of no use.

"May 2th."

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the bridge tunnel.

(End of this chapter)