Detective: Open your eyes, I am handcuffed in the interrogation room.

Chapter 479 Meeting, Viewing Files

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

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

It was already very late, so the two did not go shopping. Instead, they returned to the hotel to rest and gather their energy for tomorrow's provincial department meeting.

He Shixin and the others seemed to have not returned yet, and Chen Yi was too lazy to care. He just kept it in mind and didn't let it affect his mental state the next day. Work came first.

After washing up and getting into bed, Fang Shuyu couldn't help but ask, "Why do you suddenly suspect that the guide did it on purpose? Do you have any definite evidence?"

Chen Yi leaned against the bed and played with his phone, saying, "What definite evidence do I have? I just intuitively feel something is not right, so I'll ask Han Yuedong if he can remember any details that he has overlooked. We must go to Yuluo Village, and we'll know when we get there. Go to sleep."

Fang Shuyu: "Yeah."

Silent all night.

The next day, Chen Yi and his companions had breakfast at the hotel. When they went out, a special car was waiting for them, and everyone got in the car and headed to the provincial department.

Xia Lanshan is not here. He must have gone to the provincial department in advance to make arrangements and gather the task force members.

The other party mentioned that, given the seriousness of the case, the number of members of the task force has exceeded 50, and after Han Yuedong was injured, the team is leaderless and is currently in an awkward situation.

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

It seems that the owner does have some status in Mingcheng, enough for the provincial department's task force to send someone to investigate.

Having said that, a theft case worth 100 million is already considered a particularly huge amount of money, which is reasonable.

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

After receiving the news from Xia Lanshan, Chen Yi arrived at the provincial department and walked up the stairs to the third floor under the guidance of the police. Everyone along the way looked at him. The news that Dongzhou Chen Yi came to Yunzhou was no secret.

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

"Team Chen."

Some people who are cheerful and courageous greeted them directly.

"Hello."

Chen Yi responded with a smile, without stopping.

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

"Team Chen."

"Team Chen."

People with relatively high positions spoke up one after another, including the captain of the Mingcheng City Bureau.

After sitting down, Xia Lanshan repeated what he had said before: "I invited Chen Yi from Yangcheng to take over Han Yuedong's leadership of the special task force to continue investigating the mysterious murders of the four victims in Ruicheng and the theft. Do you have any objections?"

"no!"

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

After all, they are "outsiders" and lack prestige, so some people may still have resentment in their hearts.

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

He doesn't care about these things. He will leave after investigating the case. It is unlikely that they will have any intersection in the future. He came to investigate the case, not to make friends, and certainly not to mess things up.

Just handle your interpersonal relationships normally.

Xia Lanshan continued, "The others are all colleagues from Yangcheng. Please introduce yourselves so that we can get to know each other first. We will need to fight side by side for some time in the future."

When He Xin and others told each other their names and positions, they became acquainted with each other.

Most of the personnel in the task force are from Ruicheng, and a small number are from Mingcheng. The police officers investigating the homicide are mainly from Ruicheng, as it is more convenient for local people to do things.

Liang Qidong, the head of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Ruicheng City Bureau, was sitting on the right hand side of Chen Yi. The two nodded and greeted each other.

Hu Qingzhi, the captain of the Mingcheng City Bureau, is in charge of the theft case, while the captain of the Ruicheng City Bureau is in charge of the homicide case. Han Yuedong is in charge of the overall guidance of the case.

Originally, Han Yuedong did not personally take part in the case, but as time went by, the case progressed very slowly. He became anxious and went to the front line to do his old job.

It is possible that the people below may be negligent when conducting visits and investigations.

But no one would have thought that Han Yuedong would be suddenly injured. Liang Qidong, who was waiting outside at the time, was so regretful that he rushed Han Yuedong to the hospital out of fear.

If I had known this would happen, I should not have let Han Yuedong go into the mountain and stopped him.

If something happens to Han Yuedong, he will have no chance of success.

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

Liang Qidong was a little dumbfounded. What were the different personalities of these two team leaders? Why did they have to do it themselves? Just tell him what orders you have and we will do it.

If Chen Yi was also injured and hospitalized, that would be a lot of fun.

Don’t you believe in the ability of Ruicheng police officers?

"Listen to Chen Yi in everything, don't question it." Xia Lanshan said, looking at the police officer in charge of the big screen, "Pull out the files, and look at the murder case in Ruicheng first."

"Yes!"

The projector lit up, and Chen Yi and others turned around to understand the full picture of the murder case.

The murders all occurred last year, with relatively close time intervals. The entire case lasted two months.

Within two months, the murderer killed four people in four crime scenes. His modus operandi was exactly the same. Apart from the identities of the victims and the crime scenes, there were almost no other differences.

Penetrating wounds to the skull, "rituals" at the scene, and drugs to the respiratory tract and lungs.

The murderer had a very strong anti-reconnaissance capability. The police couldn't even find the place where the victim disappeared. It was obvious that the murderer had scouted out the location in advance and suddenly attacked the victim on the route he must have passed, and took him to a deserted wilderness and killed him.

There were strange footprints and tire tracks of a tricycle at the crime scene. These were the only clues. The murderer must have armed himself very tightly.

The file is extremely detailed, covering everything from on-site investigation to autopsy, from surveillance to interviews. 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 and there was no online connection.

Second, the murderer is a stranger.

There is no basis for judging which is more likely.

Chen Yi was mentally prepared. Since the investigation by the Yunzhou Provincial Department's special task force had not made any progress, it meant that the difficulty was still relatively high. Routine criminal investigation methods were ineffective, and there was no specific scope for investigators to investigate.

A real dead end, there is a wall in front of you and you need to find a way to break it open.

The first victim was named Hao Zhenlun, 28 years old, a native of Ruicheng, and he opened his own travel agency.

The second victim was Tu Xiangnan, 32 years old, a native of Ruicheng, who opened his own hotel.

The third victim was named Midli, 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 victim was Rao Jiawu, 32 years old, a native of Ruicheng. Like Mi Deli, he had a stall in the largest jade mall in Ruicheng, mainly engaged in the business of mid-to-high-end jade bracelets. A bracelet could easily cost tens of millions, with a turnover of tens of millions. They all seemed to be relatively young and successful people.

The four of them have known each other for more than ten years and often hung out together. Each of them dropped out of high school and entered society, doing a lot of odd jobs. With the passage of time and the accumulation of experience, they have gradually developed to where they are now.

After going through the victims' basic information, Chen Yi's attention immediately focused on the career success of the four people.

Now that he has thoroughly reviewed the interpersonal relationships, when he came to Yunzhou to take over the case, he had to take a different approach and approach from other less-probable directions. The key to this approach is to look for possible doubts.

For example, how did these four people succeed?

Judging from their experiences...to put it bluntly...the four of them are all street urchins with no education, no background, and no skills. It would be fine if one or two of them were lucky enough to succeed, but it feels a bit unrealistic that all four of them have achieved some success.

Is there another reason behind the success? Is it at the expense of others?
If the interests of others are sacrificed, then this case is most likely a revenge murder.

Just because nothing is found doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Such things will definitely not be publicized to everyone knows about it. The more low-key the better. Making a fortune in silence is the right way to go.

Chen Yi paid special attention to it. The file mentioned the development process of the four people. They all built up bit by bit. There was no mention of anyone becoming rich overnight. Therefore, it did not become the main direction of investigation.

Han Yuedong should have already thought of everything he could think of, but he didn't know whether he had checked it thoroughly and without any omissions.

What if the four of them were very careful? They understood the principle of not showing off their wealth, and on the surface, it seemed that they had made their fortune through hard work and opportunities, but in fact, they were actually very wealthy?
The one who once appeared near Yuluo Village and attracted Han Yuedong to visit and investigate was Tu Xiangnan among the four.

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

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

Revenge is only a possibility, and the possibility of a stranger committing the crime cannot be ruled out. Han Yuedong has already mentioned folk taboos, which he also needs to consider.

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

"Yes, Captain Chen."

The police officer retrieved four photos of the scene and arranged them in a shape of a field on a page.

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

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

That was the scene of Hao Zhenlun’s death.

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

After getting the confirmation, Chen Yi said, "The directions of the deceased's heads are all different. One is facing east, one is facing west, one is facing south, and one is facing north. Is this a coincidence or intentional?"

Liang Qidong's face condensed slightly, it seemed to be true. 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... it doesn't match up, 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.

When everyone was silent, Chen Yi asked, "Is there really no similar ceremony in Ruicheng or even the entire Yunzhou? This thing can't be self-invented."

Liang Qidong said: "I really haven't found anything."

At this time, Qin Fei said, "Is it possible that it came from a strange book that was made up on the street, and the murderer believed it after getting it?"

Many eyes were focused on Qin Fei. The man who could follow Chen Yi to Yunzhou was not a simple character, and the points he put forward were very thoughtful.

Cheng Hanjun beside him said, "You don't want to say that the murderer is cultivating immortality or something like that."

Qin Fei: "It's been played in movies. Reality is only more outrageous than fiction. The interpersonal relationships have been checked. Then we have to consider whether it is a low-probability event. There is no shortage of crazy people in the world."

Everyone knows what Qin Fei wants to express. The murderer in a certain movie wants to rely on killing people to become an immortal and cure his terminal illness. The two cases do have something in common.

Do we have to check the deceased's zodiac sign, the five elements, the gossip, the date of birth... to see if there is anything special?
It feels like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Chen Yi did not continue this topic. He could not guess the answer by blindly guessing, unless he could meet someone who understood.

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

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

Chen Yi nodded. This direction needs to be investigated in depth. There are no suspicious points in the current interpersonal relationships, but there might have been some in the past.

"Come and watch the theft."

Hearing about the theft, Hu Qingzhi straightened up. He was in charge of the case.

A photo of a bracelet appeared on the screen. It was icy and moist, full of green and transparent. Even an outsider would think it was very beautiful.

Below the photo is the incident.

“Is this really a high-ice, almost glass-grade, full-color imperial green?”

When he came, Chen Yi had already consulted experts for detailed information. For a bracelet worth over 100 million yuan, this was 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 its loss.

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

A bracelet worth hundreds of millions is a collectible, an ornamental item. Only very rich people would wear it. It's like a piece of cloth on the head, right?

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

Collectibles are those items that are bought for collection but not worn. They are expensive but you can just sit back and wait for them to appreciate in value.

Hard currency refers to those bought to be worn. The most expensive ones are pure ice green or high ice green. The color and water quality do not reach the top level. Most of them are worn by celebrities, and their worth ranges from hundreds of thousands to millions.

Hundreds of millions, that's top-level stuff at international jewelry exhibitions, who would wear it? That guy must love his daughter so much.

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

No wonder it was lost. If it was worn by a teenager, who would steal it if not you?

"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 with someone at the time. She only realized the bracelet was wrong when she got home."

"According to jade terminology, Jiang Yanyan was traded a bean-type full-color bracelet for a high-ice full-color bracelet. The difference in value is a thousand times, but because the colors are the same, she didn't notice it at the time."

While listening to Hu Qingzhi and reading the files, Chen Yi had a clear understanding of the bracelet theft case.

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

Jiang Yanyan attends Yunzhou Huamei International High School, where most of the students are foreign children. The tuition is high, and the total cost for completing twelve years is about three million.

For rich people, spending three million in twelve years is not a lot. The main thing is the qualification, ordinary people can't get in.

The social hall where the crime occurred was equipped with very clear surveillance cameras with night vision capabilities, so even though there was a moment of dim lighting during the event, the entire process was still recorded in its entirety.

The surveillance footage showed that a man in a suit, mask and gloves deliberately approached Jiang Yanyan, and made her very happy with a few words. She even stretched out her hand for the man to read her palm. Taking advantage of the dim light, the man skillfully replaced the bracelet without Jiang Yanyan noticing at all.

The reason why she didn't notice it was because the bracelet was too big and didn't fit Jiang Yanyan's wrist perfectly. Although it wouldn't fall off normally, it was still very easy to take it off.

After committing the crime, the man quickly left the social hall and the school, disappearing into the surveillance blind spot.

The results of Hu Qingzhi's investigation so far are: the suspect is neither a student, a teacher nor a school staff member, but an outsider who hid in the school in advance, waiting for the social dance to begin.

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.

(End of this chapter)