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

Chapter 410 The Death of a Coal Boss!

After Wei Ming's technical team took photos of the scene, the Mercedes was towed back to the branch office at 4 a.m.

Yang Jinwen returned to his office, put down his cot, and took a quick nap to avoid being tired during the day.

Now that the victim's identity has been confirmed, there is no doubt that the investigation must begin with examining the victim's relationships.

At 7:30 a.m., Yang Jinwen was woken up by Wen Ling.

She was wearing a white robe and a disposable hat, and she was holding a steamed bun in her hand. She broke it open and ate it little by little.

Yang Jinwen rubbed his eyes: "Is the autopsy finished?"

Wen Ling shook her head: "Not so fast, we just took the body out of the car."

"I'll go take a look." Yang Jinwen stood up.

"Have some breakfast before you go. Yuxin will get it from the cafeteria for you."

"you eat first."

Wen Ling pulled his arm and whispered, "All the leaders from the provincial department and bureau are here, so be careful what you say."

Old Wei examined the traces on the road; the bullet casings were all picked up by the murderer, leaving nothing behind. This case is difficult to investigate. If Yue Hongdong wants to hand the case over to someone else, you must not say a word.

"I see."

Yang Jinwen rubbed his face and went out of the brigade building. He saw that the courtyard was full of people, and the one with his hands behind his back was Yue Hongdong.

Wen Mo and Wu Kai stood beside him, and several leaders from the provincial department also came.

The bodies, a man and a woman, were placed on a stretcher covered with a white sheet.

The First Brigade, the Second Brigade, and Yao Weihua, Cai Ting, and others were all in the courtyard.

Upon seeing Yang Jinwen, Yao Weihua jogged over and pulled him aside, exclaiming, "Damn Yang, Captain!"

Yang Jinwen frowned slightly.

Yao Weihua quickly corrected himself: "Hey, that's not what I meant. I spoke too quickly and didn't pause. Let me tell you, I know this victim!"

"Male or female?"

"Zhu Gui, don't you recognize him?"

Seeing Yang Jinwen's confusion, Yao Weihua licked his lips and said, "Zhu Gui, the big boss of our An'nan coal mine, is a very powerful person."

Yang Jinwen glanced at the corpse, but it was surrounded by people, and he couldn't see their faces.

"Did you tell Director Wen?"

"Do I need to explain?" Yao Weihua said, "Director Wen certainly knows him too."

"Is this person very rich?"

"Extremely rich!"

"Okay, I understand." Yang Jinwen nodded.

When Cai Ting and Maozi saw him coming, they made way for him.

The two corpses lay flat on the white sheet, a truly gruesome sight.

The victim, named Zhu Gui, had a large amount of congealed blood on his face, making him almost unrecognizable. It's unclear how Yao Weihua recognized him.

The female victim's head was completely unable to be straightened. After the vehicle rolled over, her head was hit and twisted beyond recognition.

The most horrifying part was her left neck, where the skin and flesh were turned inside out, revealing a bloody hole, and her brown mink coat was covered in thick, black bloodstains.

Forensic pathologist Li Yuanquan squatted beside the body and pointed to the victim, Zhu Gui's, left cheek: "One gunshot wound on the left cheek, one on the shoulder..."

"The second victim..."

Li Yuanquan turned around and pointed to the female victim: "...The bullet passed through the left side of her neck and pierced the artery. She only had this one gunshot wound."

Yue Hongdong frowned: "I checked the situation inside the car. There was a lot of blood splattered on the windshield in front of the passenger side. If he was shot in the left side of the neck, it shouldn't be like that..."

Wen Mo continued, "At the time of the incident, neither of the victims was wearing a seatbelt. In addition, the vehicle overturned, and after the female victim was shot, her body would also have rolled to the side. The splattered bloodstains on the passenger side windshield may have been caused by this."

Yue Hongdong wasn't a frontline criminal investigator. Besides, he was in charge of everything, so he knew how criminal homicide cases were investigated. But when it came to trace evidence examination and judgment, he wasn't qualified.

So he nodded and said, "Director Wen's analysis makes sense."

Wen Mo then added a compliment: "Director Yue is a veteran criminal investigator; he can spot suspicious points at a glance."

Yue Hongdong's lips twitched. He couldn't tell if Lao Wen was mocking him or genuinely flattering him.

How many shots were fired at the scene?

Wu Kai quickly called over Wei Ming, who was inspecting the situation inside the car.

Wei Ming held an evidence bag in his hand, inside which was a bullet that had just been removed.

"Director Yue, Director Wen, we have already examined the traces at the scene. Because it was raining at the time, there were no footprints or tire tracks left on the road."

And most importantly, no shell casings were left behind.

Wen Mo frowned: "Did the murderer pick up the spent cartridges?" "Probably, not a single one was found."

Wei Mingyang held up the evidence bag in his hand: "We pried a relatively intact bullet out of the car. It should be some type of handgun. To find out the specific type, we need to hand it over to the provincial department's evidence center for ballistic testing."

Yue Hongdong asked again, "How many shots did the killer fire?"

Wei Ming shook his head: "We need to re-examine it carefully to know for sure. I reckon at least six shots were fired."

"A six-round magazine?" Wen Mo exclaimed in surprise. "A pistol that can hold six rounds, and the magazine was emptied, and the spent cartridges were even picked up from the scene? This gunman was very calm after killing the person."

Following his line of thought, Wu Kai analyzed: "After killing someone, he still picked up the bullet casings. Does that mean he didn't want to leave any evidence?"

That's not right. The bullet casings can also be used to identify the type of gun used. If it's a habitual practice to pick up the spent cartridge cases, then the shooter's identity...

He didn't say it aloud, but people who frequently use guns have this habit, and when they kill someone, they still have the mind to pick up the spent cartridges. There are only a few types of people like that.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions grew increasingly serious.

Yang Jinwen sighed and muttered, "Luckily, they fired six shots."

"What do you mean?"

Yue Hongdong overheard his words and asked this question.

All eyes were on Yang Jinwen.

He didn't pay much attention and pondered, "I'm afraid the murderer wasn't after the victim."

Yue Hongdong blinked, still not understanding what he was trying to say.

He thought to himself, "You think the killer didn't fire enough bullets?"
Who is this?
Recalling Yang Jinwen's previous insurance fraud murder case, in which he fired three shots, killing the perpetrator, and each shot hit the head, it seems you and the murderer are the same kind of people.

Yue Hongdong became wary. He swallowed hard, looked at Wen Mo, and seemed to be saying, "Your son-in-law is a bit inhumane."

If I go against you, will he shoot me too?
Given this kid's counter-surveillance skills, we probably won't be able to catch him.

Yang Jinwen didn't explain to Yue Hongdong, but Wen Mo answered for him.

Yang Jinwen meant that he was afraid the gunman wasn't after the victim, but rather that they encountered each other on the road, had a conflict, and then the gunman chased after them and shot them.

If that's the case, then it's a random killing with no conflict of interest. Such cases are very difficult to investigate. Moreover, the fact that both victims had their wallets and valuables on them also corroborates this.

The gunman fired six shots, most likely intending to kill the victim, but it's still unclear whether the gunman was targeting the male or female victim.

Therefore, we can investigate through the conflicts of interest and the victim's interpersonal relationships.

After speaking, Wen Mo let out a sigh of relief. Damn it, explaining the direction of investigation to a leader who knows nothing about it was so uncomfortable. All he asked were some idiotic questions.

Wen Mo glanced up and noticed that the ordinary criminal police officers present didn't seem to understand Yang Jinwen's meaning either. However, Lu Ruixiang and Shen Wenzhu's expressions didn't change, and they didn't show any sudden realization, so they must have understood it long ago.

Yue Hongdong then asked, "Who reported the case last night?"

Wu Kai replied, "The Xingye District Police Station went to the home of the person who reported the case. The place was a residential area below Linping Road, and the person was an ordinary person."

Yang Jinwen asked, "What time is it?"

"At 10:30, the person who reported the incident heard the sound of the vehicle overturning, which was ten minutes earlier, at 10:20."

The person who reported the incident lived in a bedroom that faced a slope across the street. He shone a flashlight on the slope and saw a car rolled down it before calling the police.

Wen Mo nodded: "Then the time of the murder was around 10:20."

Upon hearing this assessment, Li Yuanquan, who was standing to the side, breathed a sigh of relief. This time would serve as evidence of the time of the victim's death.

The two most important determinations for forensic experts when examining a victim's body are, first and foremost, the time of death.

This is related to the time of the crime, the victim's movements, and the suspect's alibi, so this issue is crucial.

It is often the questions that front-line criminal investigators ask forensic doctors: the shorter the time of death of the victim, the more accurate the subsequent investigation will be. Even shortening the time by one minute can eliminate many suspects.

There's a reason why this method is often used to plan murders in detective novels.

Secondly, regarding the cause of death, both victims died from gunshot wounds, the cause of death is clear, and the weapon used in the crime can be identified, so the forensic department doesn't need to worry about it.

Subsequent ballistic tests to determine the origin of the gun are the responsibility of the technical team and the evidence center.

Li Yuanquan thought to himself, no wonder Wen Ling didn't pay much attention to the two corpses. After the preliminary examination, she went to have breakfast. It turned out that she already knew what was going on.

This was a serious matter. Yue Hongdong and several leaders from the provincial department discussed it for a while. Given the gunman's identity and the fact that he had calmly handled the scene when he committed the murder, they decided to take action.

Therefore, Yue Hongdong immediately made the decision to form a special task force to investigate the 105 major criminal shooting case.

Led by Wen Mo as the team leader, with Wen Hesong from the Provincial Department as the deputy team leader, Yang Jinwen's Third Brigade, together with personnel from the Provincial Department, thoroughly investigated the case.

Moreover, it was only five days into 1999, and such a case had a terrible impact.

Wen Mo knew that Yue Hongdong was giving him face, so he immediately said, "Director Yue, please rest assured, we guarantee to solve the case as soon as possible, catch the murderer, and clear the victim's name!"

He knew there would be further investigation meetings to be held, and that investigating the case would be a never-ending process.

So, while Yue Hongdong was discussing matters with the others, Wen Mo pulled Yang Jinwen aside and whispered, "Contact He Jinbo immediately and tell him to detain all of Zhu Gui's family members!"

Yang Jinwen nodded. It turned out that his father-in-law had recognized the deceased's identity long ago, but hadn't said anything. There was probably more to it than met the eye...

(End of this chapter)