Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 427 Environment
We can only take it one step at a time and see what the results will be.

Seeing their serious expressions, Li Yancheng thought for a moment and then told them the topic he had just discussed on the phone with Director Chang, a footprint expert from the Public Security Headquarters.

After hearing that the case might have been committed by an insider, Jin Zhihai and Director Zhang looked at each other, and there was no surprise on either of their faces.

This also made Li Yancheng realize that they were thinking in this direction as well.

"Dacheng, I have asked the bureau to retrieve the list of members of the special investigation team. As for the list of people who participated in the investigation of the case at the beginning of the Dianhai Branch, we can only ask some retired old comrades who participated in the investigation of the case at that time to recall them."

The victim of the last case that year reported the case to the local police station, which then reported it to the branch bureau.

It was only later when previous victims came to report the case that the Dianhai Branch realized that this was a series of cases and reported it to the Municipal Bureau.

So, at the beginning, there were many police officers from the Dianhai Branch who participated in the investigation of the case, and many people knew about the case.

But those who know the case may not necessarily understand footprint identification.

Ugh……

"Take your time. Since the eyewitness, Comrade Chen Guohua, did not lie, and he did see an unconscious female comrade being pulled by a cart that night, and her appearance was exactly as he described, then we can only follow the clues he provided and investigate further."

Director Zhang of the Dianhai Branch spoke up and directly got to the point.

No one wants to guess about people around them, and no one wants to doubt their own people.

The key information provided by Chen Guohua was that he had a bald head, with bald spots visible on the back of his head even when he wore a hat. Also, he looked similar to Lu Daming, but younger, at least without such obvious wrinkles on his face. Then there was his approximate height and body shape.

According to the prescription, with so much information already available, theoretically, it should be very easy to find this person.

But Beijing is a big city with a population of nearly ten million. It is not easy to find someone among so many people, even if that person has obvious characteristics.

What's more, Li Yancheng and the others have now figured it out. That person might have deliberately revealed so many features to passers-by.

In other words, the information provided by Chen Guohua was the information that person wanted the police to know, in an attempt to induce the police officers in charge of the case to take another path.

If it is false, and some of the information is disguised, then if they continue to follow the clues, they will really go into a ditch.

But which information is false?
"Bald-head" Li Yancheng spoke.

"That man's bald head is probably fake. The light is not good at night, and with a quick glance, no one should be able to tell that his bald head is deliberately made by himself.

Also, the witness Chen Guohua was most likely chosen by the murderer on purpose.”

"Why do you say that?"

Director Zhang asked with some curiosity.

Deliberately choosing witnesses, but the two of them are not in the same group, this...

"Director Zhang, according to Chen Guohua himself, he is very good at recognizing people. It took only a few words and a few days. If it were you, would you still be able to remember it clearly... Let's not say five or six days, but three days. Can you remember clearly what a stranger who asked for directions you met on the road three days ago looked like?"

It was Jin Zhihai who spoke this time. After all, he and Li Yancheng were childhood friends and they had known each other for decades, so he immediately understood what he wanted to express.

"You're really good at recognizing people? A stranger I met three days ago."

After listening to Jin Zhihai's explanation, Director Zhang murmured to himself.

Soon, his eyes, which had seemed a little confused, brightened.

"I understand, Director Jin. Does that mean the murderer is familiar with Chen Guohua? At the very least, the murderer knows him well and knows that he is very good at identifying people."

"Yes," Jin Zhihai nodded, "but Chen Guohua probably doesn't know him."

"Reason, why do you think the murderer knew Chen Guohua, but Chen Guohua didn't know the murderer."

Director Zhang set his eyes on Jin Zhihai's face.

"It's because Chen Guohua said that he is very good at identifying people. If he has seen the murderer, or even knows the murderer, he should be able to react."

“No, no, no,” Li Yancheng, who was sitting on the other side, waved his hand: “Zhi Hai, don’t forget, the murderer is likely to have deliberately dressed up, and he let Chen Guohua see Lu Daming.”

"Uh... yes... yes!" After hearing Li Yancheng's words, Jin Zhihai nodded in sudden realization.

"Chen Guohua doesn't know Lu Daming. This... uh... so, does that mean the murderer knows both Chen Guohua and Lu Daming?"

"Probably."

Li Yancheng and Director Zhang said in unison.

"The murderer deliberately dressed up as Lu Daming and let Chen Guohua see him, hoping to use this clue to lead us. Now it seems that his goal has been achieved."

Having said this, Jin Zhihai stopped.

Now that the murderer has achieved his first goal, what will he do next?

Is this even worth thinking about?

That guy definitely had a plan.

It is not difficult to guess what his plan is based on the case he just completed.

In an instant, the three people sitting in the office widened their eyes at the same time. Not only did Director Zhang widen his eyes, but cold sweat began to appear on his forehead.

If another vicious case like this happened in his jurisdiction, he couldn't imagine how angry the district leaders would be with him.

In the past two years, a large number of educated youth have returned to the city. Many of them have no jobs after returning. They are all young men in their twenties. Without a job, they can only stay at home. Staying at home every day is not a good thing. After a long time, their grandmothers and uncles will no longer love them, and they will be displeased with them.

Guys in their twenties have strong self-esteem. If they feel uncomfortable staying at home, they can only go out.

It's so boring to go out on the street alone, so you can call your friends and find those who went to the countryside to work as sent-down youths to lament about the sadness of being unappreciated, express the frustration at home, and then passionately and generously discuss the country's affairs.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. A group of twenty-year-old guys are together, and they are all very hot-tempered. When they express their views on some things, they will inevitably encounter different opinions. What should they do when they encounter different opinions? Debate, and they all want the other party to agree with their own views.

The end result is that the debate escalates into a heated argument, the argument escalates into a fight, and the minor fights escalate into the use of sticks, knives and other sharp weapons.

This triggered a series of public security incidents and the public security environment continued to deteriorate.

The public security work during this period was already very busy. In addition, biu had not yet been completely banned in the country. Air guns could even be bought in bookstores. The security departments of major factories and mines were equipped with standard weapons. According to regulations, they had to be stored in the warehouse after get off work and could not be taken home. However, regulations are dead, people are alive, and biu is very common.

In this case, if cases of rape followed by murder continue to occur, the public security department will definitely be held responsible.

Their worries were justified, but it should be said that their worries were a little late. On the evening of September 2, the same case happened again in Dianhai District.

At seven o'clock in the morning of September 3rd, after receiving a phone call, Li Yancheng hurriedly drove to Dianhai after receiving the notification that Luo Min would not be back home due to classes on the 2nd night. He could only make arrangements for his son and daughter, asking them to remember to lock the door and go to school by themselves.

When he arrived at the location notified on the phone, there was already a row of cars parked on the side of the road. There were cars from not only the Municipal Public Security Bureau, but also from the Dianhai Branch. Behind these cars, Li Yancheng also saw several cars from the Public Security Headquarters, as well as cars belonging to the Municipal Government and District Government.

He could understand that someone came from the Public Security Headquarters, as it was the duty room over there who called him, but the people from the municipal and district governments came here to exert pressure.

Li Yancheng thought so as he walked towards the cordoned-off scene.

Not only were there police officers maintaining order around the scene, but local residents had also surrounded the area in three layers.

After walking over, Li Yancheng took out the interrogation expert work permit issued by the Public Security Headquarters and asked the police officer who was maintaining order to check it before walking in.

The crime scene this time is a vacant lot that has already been demolished. It is not known what is planned to be built there, but some materials have already been brought in and the area is surrounded by walls.

The body was behind several stacked prefabricated panels, some distance away from the gate.

After entering from the wall gate, Li Yancheng could only see a group of people gathered there, some wearing police uniforms and some in plain clothes. Although there were a lot of people, he still saw Jin Zhihai at a glance.

Seeing his messy hair and unbuttoned uniform, Li Yancheng sighed in his heart. He knew that if this case could not be solved in time, or if another case happened, this good brother might also be in trouble.

He just glanced over there and didn't go over to join in the fun. Instead, he looked down at the ground. There were several places on the ground that had been circled with lime and marked with small flags. There were also police officers standing nearby to prevent the marked traces from being destroyed.

He walked carefully to the marked spot closest to the gate and squatted down.

What is circled here is half a footprint. Seeing the footprint, Li Yancheng took out two photos from the bag on his shoulder.

These two photos were photos of the footprints left by the murderer at the scene of the case on August 28th. He compared them with the half footprint on the ground.

The pattern on the soles of the shoes was different. Seeing this, he put the photo in his hand back into his bag.

He is not a footprint expert. If it is the same footprint and the same pair of shoes, he can still take a look. He can also take a look if it is barefoot. But if the shoes are changed, it is still a relatively blurry half footprint, so he does not have that ability.

After getting up, he walked towards another marked trace. After taking two steps, he stopped again, as if he had thought of something. He stood there with a frown, thinking for a second or two, then turned back and squatted at the first trace.

The police officer in charge of guarding nearby looked at him with some curiosity.

The policeman didn't know Li Yancheng either. Seeing that he was so young and not with the leaders over there, he thought he was from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Municipal Bureau, so he spoke.

"Comrade, are you from the Second Division of the Municipal Bureau?"

"what?"

Li Yancheng, who was looking down at the half footprint, raised his head and looked at the police officer who was guarding him in a daze after hearing the voice. His attention was on the half footprint and he didn't hear clearly what the man said.

"Comrade, you are from the Second Division of the Municipal Bureau, right? Your leader is calling for a meeting over there."

Seeing him looking over, the police officer on duty kindly reminded him and raised his arm to point to the other side.

Li Yancheng looked in the direction of his finger and saw that the leaders were still gathered together talking about something, while Wan Changyou, director of the Second Criminal Investigation Division of the Municipal Bureau, was calling his subordinates to hold an on-site meeting. Jin Zhihai had already walked to his side.

"Thank you for the reminder. I'm not from the Second Division."

After just a glance, Li Yancheng retracted his gaze, smiled and shook his head at the guarding police officer, took out his work ID from his shirt pocket and handed it over.

What he took out was the interrogation expert certificate issued by the Public Security Headquarters. The guarding policeman was stunned for a moment when he heard that he was not from the Second Division. Just when he was about to ask which department he was from, he saw his work permit.

When he saw the contents of his work permit clearly, he saluted quickly and smiled a little embarrassedly.

"I'm sorry, Specialist Li. I thought you were from the Second Division."

"It's okay." Li Yancheng shook his head indifferently. He was not a celebrity and it was impossible for everyone to know him. Besides, the guarding policeman didn't say anything but was just a kind reminder.

After putting his work ID back in place, his attention fell on the half footprint again, or to be more precise, on a small dark spot on the footprint.

He originally wanted to reach out and touch the small dark area, but he was worried about damaging the traces, so he simply knelt down on one leg, supported himself with both hands, put his head to the footprints, and sniffed carefully a few times with his nose.

His action stunned the guard. What was this expert doing? What was he smelling?

What are you smelling?

Li Yancheng also wanted to know what he smelled.

Judging from the direction, this half footprint is from the outside to the inside. There is no trace left at the door because the soil there is relatively hard. The place where the half footprint was left happens to be a small pit. Maybe the heavy rain more than ten days ago left some water in this small pit. The soil in this small pit is relatively soft.

When the man walked in, his heel just stepped into the small pit, so half a footprint was left. The forefoot stepped on the hard ground outside the small pit, so nothing was left.

He was smelling the small dark mark where the footprints were and wanted to know what it was.

I would like to know whether it was brought in or it was already here and was just stepped on.

Smell, he didn't smell anything because he didn't dare to use his hands, and he didn't know what it was.

By the way, let’s see if there is the next footprint. If this half footprint can be circled, it means there are more footprints ahead.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly stood up and walked quickly to the next place surrounded by lime.

(End of this chapter)