Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 37 A Cautious Person
The scope is getting smaller and smaller...Yu Dazhang should be happy, but he is getting more and more nervous.

This is the time when one is most likely to be careless. He had similar experiences in his previous life.

Whenever a case comes to an end, people naturally relax.

Subconsciously, I thought that as long as I let things take their own course, the case would be solved.

But reality is often contrary to imagination, and the closer we get to the end, the easier it is for clues to break.

Once it is disconnected, it is extremely difficult to reconnect it.

Therefore, as long as the real murderer has not been caught, Yu Dazhang dare not relax for a moment.

After a while, people from the technical department arrived at the scene.

After some explanation to Zhang Yan's mother, the survey work officially began.

Before this, Yu Dazhang had asked Qian Cheng to take photos of the entire bed in sections and take separate photos of some key locations for preservation.

Extracting traces, comparing and verifying, and restoring the scene are tasks that should naturally be left to professionals.

Qian Cheng was originally from the technical department, so naturally he joined them.

Yu Dazhang and Lu Zhongxin came to the living room and sat on the sofa next to Zhang Yan's mother.

"Auntie, is uncle at home?" Yu Dazhang asked.

"Inside the house." Zhang Yan's mother pointed to another room and said, "He fell ill."

Yu Dazhang felt a little nervous and asked with concern:
"Why don't you go to the hospital?"

As if she felt Yu Dazhang's concern, Zhang Yan's mother's tone was no longer cold:
"I've been there. It's nothing serious. I just had a fever. Someone from the community clinic will come to my house to give me an IV in the evening."

Lu Zhongxin just watched the two of them chatting casually without interrupting.

After handling the case for a few days, he found that his apprentice basically did not make any unnecessary moves.

As long as Yu Dazhang takes action, he will definitely reap rewards.

Just like the casual chat between the two people in front of him, Lu Zhongxin inexplicably had a feeling that this apprentice must have a purpose.

Sure enough, after chatting for a few sentences, Yu Dazhang suddenly changed the subject:
"Have there been any outsiders visiting your home these days?"

Perhaps the question came too suddenly, Zhang Yan's mother was stunned for a while before answering:

"My brother was the only one who came to our house once."

"My biological brother?" Yu Dazhang asked.

"Yes." Zhang Yan's mother nodded instinctively:

"He only found out about the child's accident when he came home."

When Lu Zhongxin heard this, his heart sank.

Could it be that Zhang Yan’s uncle is the murderer?
The apprentice would not ask this for no reason, he must have thought of something.

Unexpectedly, Yu Dazhang didn't dwell on Zhang Yan's uncle at all, but directly changed the question:
"Has anyone called to ask about your progress? Even if it's just to show concern."

"Well..." Zhang Yan's mother also heard that the fat policeman was looking for clues through her, so she tried hard to recall.

After a while, she shook her head and said:
"No, none at all."

He is really not an ordinary criminal...Yu Dazhang was secretly surprised.

Since the crime was committed by an acquaintance, he is likely to know Zhang Yan's parents as well. It's amazing that the murderer could resist the urge to inquire about the news for so many days.

A cautious person.

After that, Yu Dazhang didn't say anything else. He just sat there quietly, staring at the coffee table in front of him without focusing his eyes.

After a while, he patted Lu Zhongxin's thigh gently, then stood up and walked outside.

Lu Zhongxin knew that his disciple wanted him to talk outside, so he stood up as well.

In the corridor, Yu Dazhang looked at him and said quickly:
"Go check for vehicles that left the community between 2:30 and 3:00 p.m. on the day Zhang Yan disappeared."

"As long as it's a private car, write down the license plate number of every one of them, don't miss a single one."

Lu Zhongxin immediately guessed his apprentice's intention.

The most direct and convenient way to avoid surrounding surveillance and leave the community is to drive away.

The reason for targeting private cars is that taxi drivers will definitely call the police if they see a young girl being carried into a car unconsciously.

After all, no one wants to become an accomplice for no apparent reason. "Leave it to me."

Seeing that Lu Zhongxin was about to leave, Yu Dazhang immediately reached out and grabbed him.

"Wait, I'm not finished yet."

After thinking for a while, Yu Dazhang continued:
"Then exclude those who entered the community before 1 p.m. No, shorten the time to 1:30 p.m., and exclude all those who entered before 1:30 p.m."

"For the remaining vehicles, we will investigate the owner's information, exclude residents in the community, and only keep the information of outside vehicles."

After making sure that nothing was missing, Yu Dazhang let go of his hand and signaled his master that he could go check.

Why are residents in the community excluded?

The reason is simple. Yu Dazhang doesn't believe that any rich family would live in such an old community.

A wealthy family may not necessarily buy luxury goods, but they will definitely spend money in four areas... food, clothing, housing and transportation.

After Lu Zhongxin left, Yu Dazhang took out his cell phone and called the two team members who were investigating Zhang Yan's social background.

"Come to Zhang Yan's house. I'll be waiting for you here."

"We just found some clues."

"Come over and tell me that your mission is going to change."

Half an hour later, the three met downstairs.

The two team members looked at the police car parked downstairs.

"The technical department's car, what are they doing here?"

"Investigate the crime scene." Yu Dazhang replied.

"You mean, the crime scene is at Zhang Yan's house?"

"Yeah, I just discovered it today too."

"..."

The two men stared at the fat man in front of them as if they were a god.

After only two days of not seeing each other, he found the crime scene!
Do you really need to be so efficient?

You're putting pressure on us, okay?

"Tell me about the situation over there first." Yu Dazhang ignored their surprised expressions, just thinking they had never seen the world.

"Actually, we didn't find any particularly important clues." One of them replied.

It's not that they are modest. They have learned some information in the past two days.

But compared to the fat guy in front of me, it seemed like I had done nothing in the past two days.

"Then let's talk about things that are not so important." Yu Dazhang suspected that the two men were slacking off.

"Uh, that..." One of the team members thought for a moment and said:

"Let's try to find a breakthrough with Zhang Yan's classmates. Do you remember the boy from the next class named Zhou Yewei that I mentioned last time?"

"I remember." Yu Dazhang had a good memory, especially in this life. He said quickly:
"The one who has a somewhat ambiguous relationship with Zhang Yan."

"Yes, that's him." The team member continued:
"We found out some more things between them."

"Just a few days before Zhang Yan got into trouble, someone reported her and Zhou Yewei's affair to the teacher."

"Then the teacher invited the parents from both sides to supervise their respective children."

This trick of the teacher is quite mean... Yu Dazhang complained in his heart.

This not only saves trouble, but also solves the problem of children's premature love.

The only thing that was not taken into consideration was the feelings of the children of both parties. Isn't this tantamount to public execution?

You should first find out what stage they have reached before you take action.

Seeing that team member stopped and seemed to be thinking about what to say next, Yu Dazhang reminded him:

"Just tell me what it has to do with Zhang Yan's subsequent disappearance."

"This incident has no direct connection with Zhang Yan's disappearance, but there is something very suspicious next..." The team member got stuck again and seemed to be having trouble finding the right words.

(End of this chapter)