Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2448 Investigation
Since the person involved can't remember, it's up to the bystanders to investigate. Pedestrians on the road can't investigate, but businesses near the incident are easy to find.

Gao Chongjiu came to Dashi Street, first called Pai Jia, and accompanied by Pai Jia, he walked through all the stores within 20 meters of the scene of the fight on the day of the fight, and asked the shop owners to call and ask them to identify the Chen Ding's photo.

Now I found a clue.A clerk at a paper shop on a big street said he had seen this man.Because there was no business in the paper making shop that day, he sat at the door and watched the street scene.He did see the man pass by the door of the shop when the brawl happened.

Gao Chongjiu hurriedly asked about the situation at that time.The guy said that there seemed to be nothing special, and he saw him walking with another person.

This immediately aroused Gao Chongjiu's interest, and he immediately asked what this person looked like.The clerk said that he couldn't remember clearly, but he only remembered that he was a man with a similar build to Chen Ding, and he was also dressed in the Ming Dynasty. He also looked like a shopkeeper, a big clerk, a cashier or something like that.

Moreover, the guy's attention was attracted by the fight at the time, and he was naturally not interested in passers-by, so he couldn't tell the specific details of the clothes.

"Did he have a head injury?"

"Wearing a hood, you can't tell."

Gao Chongjiu didn't give up, remembering that Chen Ding said that he brought 200 taels of silver - even if he didn't have any silver, he would have to bring a few replacement clothes when he came here from Sanliang, and he should have carry-on luggage.

"Did he have any baggage or anything on him?"

"Not really," said the man. "Empty hands."

"Where is the person with him?"

"It seems to be empty-handed..." The man suddenly remembered something, "By the way, this person has a bag on his shoulder, made of purple flower cloth!"

Gao Chongjiu was refreshed: Chen Ding's dictation said that he lost a purplish cloth bag, and the money was contained in it!
"Is it heavy? Bulky?"

"I can't remember that. I didn't pay attention either."

These testimonies proved at least two points: Chen Ding went to Guangzhou not alone, but with another person; he indeed brought a rucksack—although it cannot be said that there was really money in the rucksack.

The question is who is this person?Chen Ding's record did not mention that he had any companions, and he repeatedly said that he was beaten unconscious outside the city.

According to Chen Ding, he landed at Li's Wharf and was attacked near Wuyangyi, so the gate to enter the city was either the Wuxian Gate or the South Gate.So he immediately went to the two city gates and asked the police on duty that day.It is a pity that there is too much traffic in and out of these two city gates, and the policemen on duty said they couldn't remember whether they had seen Chen Ding and his purple flower cloth bag.

Then, he went non-stop to the merchants near Lijia Wharf and Wuyangyi to learn about the situation.Obtained some sporadic eyewitness testimony of Chen Ding's whereabouts.Finally, he found the boss of the inland river boat that Chen Ding was on. The boss of the boat said that he had indeed carried such a guest from Sanliang to Guangzhou with a purple cloth bag.There were no companions on board.

"He got off the boat at Li's Wharf."

"Anyone pick him up?"

"No, he walked away alone when he landed."

Gao Chongjiu asked if there was anything suspicious or unusual about this person.

"This man is brave enough to go out alone with so much money!" Said the boss of the boat.

"How do you know he brought a lot of silver, you saw it?"

"His purple cloth bag is heavy, and it is naturally filled with silver. Could it be stones?" said the boat boss. .”

Gao Chongjiu returned to the criminal department, sorted out the materials obtained from a day's running, and came to three conclusions:
First, Chen Ding did come to Guangzhou alone, but he had a companion when he arrived at the scene of the incident; second, Chen Ding brought a large sum of money; In, just on the back of the other.

"It seems that this matter is not simple." Gao Chongjiu said to himself.

In the evening, he reported the investigation and his own views to Li Ziyu.

"Obviously, something must have happened from his self-report of being knocked out to when he was witnessed on Dashi Street." Gao Chongjiu said, "I think it is necessary to talk to Chen Ding again."

"The key is this fellow." Li Ziyu said, "The problem is that Chen Ding never mentioned this person from the beginning to the end. Could it be that the buddy misunderstood him? He was just walking very close to Chen Ding. Don't know each other? After all, apart from this guy, there is no other witness testimony."

"It's also possible," Gao Chongjiu nodded, "but since he is a stranger, why is Chen Ding's bag on his shoulder?"

"Steal it?"

"If you steal it, you should hide in the crowd immediately after you succeed. Instead of walking with the victim swaggeringly - according to the buddy, both of them walked very calmly."

This really doesn't make sense, Li Ziyu thought, this case is really weird!He stroked his chin with only a few short, sparse beards, lost in thought.I used all kinds of reasoning and cases I learned in the Lingao training class back and forth.The result is still unknown.

"Could it be that he messed with a woman or gambled, and lost his money in a game. He refused to say." Li Ziyu said, "The people in the company are gamers."

"It's not impossible." Gao Chongjiu nodded, "However, it took less than two hours from when he got off the boat to when he was spotted on the big market street. I'm a little nervous about the situation..."

"Two hours, I'm really a little nervous." Li Ziyu knew that this really didn't make much sense.

Gao Chongjiu coughed and said, "Why do I feel that this case is a bit familiar..."

Li Ziyu was at a loss: Familiar smell?Familiar taste?Suddenly he slapped the table violently:
"Old Gao, you are right! You are indeed familiar with it. Chen Ding has the way of patting flowers!"

Gao Chongjiu patted his thigh "suddenly realized", and said loudly: "It should be! Why didn't I think of it! I just feel that something is wrong, but I can't think of what is wrong! You are right when you say that!"

Li Ziyu was very excited, and said: "Thanks to your question, otherwise I really didn't expect it! This makes sense! No wonder Chen Ding insisted that he was injured outside the city! He was indeed outside the city He was injured! It was only when he got to Dashi Street that he was left behind—but," he suddenly doubted his reasoning, "since he was shot, why was he beaten again, and he was beaten so badly? It's so heavy, it's bleeding. It doesn't feel necessary."

"Patting flowers" is essentially drugging the victim, causing them to lose consciousness for a short period of time and obey the will of the perpetrator.But its effect is limited.If you lower it harder, you will fall into a drowsy sleep.

Since the murderer held Chen Ding hostage by patting flowers, why did he have to hit him on the head?

"Old Gao, I think there are still a lot of doubts."

He summed up the doubts: First, since the robbery outside the city has been successful, why did you deliberately bring Chen Ding into the city?Doesn't this increase the risk of discovery in vain?Secondly, since he was brought into the city, why was he discarded in Dashi Street.And beat him hard.

He put out his doubts one by one, Gao Chongjiu nodded again and again, and said, "Actually, there is one more thing that I don't quite understand."

"what's up?"

"Where was the stick beaten? Chen said it was outside the city, but if he really wanted to be beaten outside the city, how could he be controlled by drugs all the way to the city? He was unconscious in the clinic. It took several days to wake up. Besides, since the murderer wanted to use drugs, why did he use sticks?"

Li Ziyu was at a loss for words for a while, indeed, after thinking about it carefully, there are still too many inconsistencies...inconsistencies...inconsistent with "logic", yes, illogical!What did the instructor say?The investigation of criminal cases must first restore the scene, how did the criminal do it, and why did he do it.As long as the thinking of the criminals is clearly understood, the direction of detection will be roughly known.

"There are indeed many things that don't make sense here." Li Ziyu pondered, "Take flowers, shoot flowers..." He suddenly asked: "Do you think this case is related to the case at the Maojia Inn?"

In the Maojia Inn case, the children were abducted by a group of professional criminals who were good at "shooting flowers".It's hard not to connect the two cases.

"It's possible." Gao Zhongjiu nodded, "There are still many people involved in the case of the mao family who have not been brought to justice."

"Especially the leader of the Guandi Temple's troops escaped for him." Li Ziyu was a little unwilling, "If he could be caught at that time, many people in the Mao family case would probably not be able to escape."

"Ayu, have you ever thought about it? The case of the Mao family has only passed not long ago. Hundreds of people died because of this case. Even if those who escaped by chance are not frightened and flee Guangzhou, they should have hibernated and hid Limelight, why would you take such a risk? Once we find out, wouldn't it be announcing that they are still active? Could it be that their heads are so hard?" Gao Zhongjiu said leisurely.

"Of course there is a reason why they have to use it," Li Ziyu said.

What is the reason?His mind was spinning rapidly, and suddenly he realized something, and blurted out: "Because they want not only Chen Ding's money, but also him!"

Gao Chongjiu nodded silently. He also thought of this just now.Only in this way can these contradictions be explained.

"Ayu, you are right! Chen Ding is probably more important than money!"

"So," Li Ziyu became more energetic, "Chen Ding, take some time to fully understand him. Especially his social relations. See if there are any breakthroughs in this area. The shops and residences around Dashi Street, you Also send someone to investigate again to see if there is anything suspicious."

(End of this chapter)