You're supposed to be a security officer, what case are you solving?

Chapter 179 Similar cases have occurred.

7 PM on June 12nd.

Wen Mo took the seat at the head of the conference table without hesitation. He took out a thick stack of documents from his briefcase and handed them to Wan Feng, the director of the county bureau.

Wan Feng glanced at it briefly and then immediately handed it over to He Jinbo and Zhang Yong.

At this moment, Wen Mo spoke up: "On August 5th, 1996, a family was murdered in apartment 203 of the Lishui Community in Yuncheng. The deceased was named Zhuang Qian, the director of the street office, divorced, and 30 years old."

The murderer broke into her home at 8 p.m. on August 5th. In addition to Zhuang Qian being murdered, her six-year-old son and her mother, Liu, were also killed.

Zhuang Qian was also assaulted and died in her bed. Several perpetrators broke into Zhuang Qian's home around 9 p.m. on the 5th and left around 8 p.m. the next day.

The Yuncheng Criminal Police Detachment found a witness at the time. The neighbor next door heard Zhuang Qian shouting and thought that Zhuang Qian was arguing with her mother.

In other words, these murderers stayed in Zhuang Qian's house for 23 hours!
During that time, they cooked at the crime scene. According to feedback from the Yuncheng Criminal Police Detachment, there were leftover cold eggplant salad, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, a plate of cured meat, and leftover beer bottles on the table.

The night after the incident, the perpetrators left and, as usual, erased their fingerprints and footprints.

As for the cause of death, Zhuang Qian died from strangulation and mechanical asphyxiation.

Zhuang Qian's six-year-old son was stabbed three times, all to vital areas.

Zhuang Qian's mother, Liu, resisted and was stabbed eight times, with her heart being pierced.

Regarding the time of death, Liu died first, around 9 p.m. on the 5th, shortly after the murderer broke into the house.

Next was Zhuang Qian, who died around 4 PM on the second day, the 6th.

Finally, Zhuang Qian's son died around 6 PM the following evening.

Wen Mo paused, glanced at everyone in the conference room, and continued, "After investigation and interviews by the Yuncheng Criminal Police Detachment, around 10:00 a.m. on the second day after the incident, that is, August 6th, a woman appeared at a savings bank not far from Lishui Community."

The woman took Zhuang Qian's deposit slip and seal, and withdrew 20,000 yuan.

These words immediately caused an uproar in the conference room.

It is obvious that the murder of the entire family in the fertilizer factory's residential building ruled out the possibility that it was committed by someone known to the family.

If the modus operandi is similar to the family annihilation case in Yuncheng Lishui Community, then the perpetrators are likely mobile criminals.

This greatly reduces the scope of the investigation, eliminating the need to waste investigative resources on Wang Jian and Li Xiumei's interpersonal relationships.

Wen Mo looked around and saw that quite a few people had raised their hands to ask questions.

He looked at Yang Jinwen and nodded: "Captain Yang, you go ahead."

Yang Jinwen pondered for a moment and asked, "What I want to ask is about the murder weapon. In the case of the Lishui residential area in Yuncheng, what strangled the victim, Zhuang Qian,?"

At this moment, He Jinbo took out a qualification certificate from the documents and handed it to him.

At the same time, Wen Mo replied, "The hemp rope was used by the victim's family to hang cured meat. It was half a meter long and very thin."

You can look at the ligature marks on Zhuang Qian's neck. It's the same way Li Xiumei died, but the difference is that the murder weapon used to strangle both people seemed to have been randomly found by the killer, not something fixed or used consistently.

At this moment, Wen Ling, who was sitting to the side, spoke up: "In this case in Yuncheng, two victims were stabbed to death. What kind of weapon was used?"

Wen Mo asked, "Are the autopsy results out?"

Wen Ling nodded: "Li Xiumei, Wang Yu, and He Xiao all died from mechanical asphyxiation, that's correct."

The difference is that Li Xiumei was strangled with a 1.5cm wide white nylon strap, while Wang Yu and He Xiao were strangled with a blue scarf made of synthetic fiber.

The manner of death of the first victim, Wang Jian, was different, and his body was the first one we dissected.

He was stabbed three times with a sharp weapon. The three cuts to his abdomen were seven to eight centimeters deep, and the blade penetrated his abdominal cavity, causing his colon and bladder to rupture.

Judging from the condition of the wound, the murder weapon was a double-edged dagger, somewhat like a sword. The length of the weapon is hard to determine, but it should not be too long, no more than 20 centimeters.

The weapon was very sharp, and the assailant pulled the knife out quickly after stabbing, suggesting that one person subdued the attacker while another carried out the stabbing.

After Wen Ling finished speaking, He Jinbo and Zhang Yong searched through the printed case files.

If the murder weapon was the same sharp weapon, then the two cases were definitely committed by the same group of criminals, which is the key to the joint investigation.

Wen Mo frowned and asked, "How could you be so accurate in your judgment of the murder weapon?"

Wen Ling smiled and said in a low voice, "I asked the old man for a favor."

Wen Mo nodded and said, "In the case of Yuncheng Lishui Community, the forensic doctor's judgment on the murder weapon was not very accurate at the time, and he could not determine what type of murder weapon it was."

However, judging from the fact that the perpetrators scouted the location, committed the crime, assaulted women, wore work gloves and used condoms during the crime, cooked at the victim's home, and then wiped away the bloodstains and footprints with a mop, it's clear that the perpetrators were involved in the crime.

All the details indicate that this was done by the same group of people. We have contacted the Yuncheng Criminal Police Detachment, and they are on their way.

Moreover, our provincial department will soon send people down, they should arrive tomorrow, and then a special task force for the 1210 case will be established.

Therefore, at this critical juncture, everyone must be on high alert and strive to bring this group of criminals to justice!

At this moment, Yang Jinwen looked up and said, "This isn't their first crime." Wen Mo sighed, "Yes, but the only case like this that we can find is this one in Yuncheng."

After he finished speaking, he clapped his hands: "Two days have passed now. Everyone, tell me, have you found any useful clues?"

Wen Mo looked at Zhang Yong, the local bigwig, who touched his nose and replied, "Director Wen, we have already sent people to the bank to inquire, and no one has taken Wang Jian and Li Xiumei's deposit slips or passbooks to withdraw money."

His superior, Wan Feng, said, "Lingmeng County is so small, these people definitely wouldn't dare to withdraw money here."

Yang Jinwen frowned: "What if Wang Jian and Li Xiumei didn't have much money in their savings accounts? In the case of Yuncheng Lishui Community, the murderers stayed in the victim's home for 23 hours."

Why did they stay for so long?
It was nothing more than taking the money out of the victim Zhuang Qian's savings account and then killing her.

It's not hard to guess that the situation was that someone stayed at the victim's house and then asked their accomplice to go to the bank to withdraw money. After getting the money, they killed the victim to cover their tracks.

But in our case, the murderer never took the money from beginning to end.

He Jinbo asked, "But Wang Jian took away his passbook and seal. What if they plan to withdraw the money later?"

Yang Jinwen shook his head: "These criminals have certain counter-surveillance methods and are very clever at handling crime scenes. It's impossible for them to go and get the money after the crime; the risk would be too high for them."

Like in the Yuncheng case, the first step is not to kill the victim, but to control the victim, ensure that no one calls the police, and ensure that the crime scene is under control. Then, go to the bank to withdraw money. There is no risk involved.

"Killing someone, fleeing the crime scene, and then going to the bank to withdraw money is too risky."

He Jinbo gave Yang Jinwen a thumbs up.

Before Wen Mo could speak, Wan Feng looked at Zhang Yong and asked, "Have you checked the amount of money in Wang Jian's bank account?"

Zhang Yong sighed and shook his head: "I haven't had time to investigate yet."

"If this is confirmed, and it's really as Yang analyzed, then the bank shouldn't be stationed there, to avoid wasting manpower."

"Yes."

At this moment, He Jinbo's desire to make a name for himself vanished.

It wasn't appropriate to ask any more questions about what was on my mind.

But Wen Mo knew him well and could tell at a glance that he had something on his mind.

"Captain He, how's the investigation going with your Major Crimes Unit?"

He Jinbo countered, "You just mentioned that they discovered a woman in Yuncheng who withdrew money from a bank. Do they have a sketch of this woman?"

Wen Mo shook his head: "The case file is in your hands, you can take a look."

He Jinbo quickly flipped through the case file.

Wen Mo added, "The incident occurred in 96. The bank's surveillance cameras were practically useless; they didn't capture anyone on camera."

Furthermore, according to bank staff, the woman disguised herself when withdrawing the money, so all we know for now is that there was a woman among the criminals, but we're not certain; it could also be a man in disguise.

He Jinbo glanced through the file, then looked up and said, "We do have a sketch of this woman."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the conference room widened their eyes.

Both Wan Feng and Zhang Yong were surprised.

But the members of the Major Crimes Unit, including Yao Weihua, Qi Bin, Cai Ting, and Maozi, just smiled and didn't hold out much hope.

After all, how reliable can the two children's descriptions be?

He Jinbo also thought so. He said, "We revisited the residential buildings of the fertilizer plant and found out that on the afternoon of the 10th, before the incident, a woman came to our door to sell dishwashing liquid."

At the time, the residents of rooms 202 and 104 opened their doors and saw this woman.

Therefore, based on the eyewitness testimony, our team leader, Yang, drew a picture of the woman's appearance.

After He Jinbo finished speaking, he handed a sketch to Wen Mo.

The older folks in the meeting room immediately stood up and crowded around.

Once the identity of one of the criminals is confirmed, the case will have a breakthrough, and solving the case will be within reach.

Even if the identity cannot be confirmed immediately, as long as the sketch is accurate, clues can be solicited from the public and a reward notice can be issued.

After all, the Yuncheng Criminal Investigation Detachment had spent two years investigating the case that occurred in Yuncheng in August 1996 without making any progress.

However, when Wen Mo received it and glanced at the sketch, he frowned slightly.

Not only him, but Wan Feng and Zhang Yong also looked at He Jinbo with strange expressions.

Wen Ling glanced at him, then looked at Yang Jinwen, frowning as she asked, "Did you draw this female criminal based on the snake demon from Calabash Brothers?"

He Jinbo blinked, quickly glanced at the other sketch in his hand, and immediately exclaimed, "No, that one is a snake spirit, this one is the right one!"

(End of this chapter)