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He Zhou and several members of the Criminal Investigation Division with leadership positions arrived at the scene, and by then, both banks of the Yan River were already cordoned off with police tape. Onlookers gathered from a distance, discussing and speculating.
"What's the situation now? Any leads on this homicide case?"
He Zhou put on white gloves, subconsciously covered his mouth and nose, and squatted down to ask the forensic doctor who was conducting the preliminary autopsy on the side.
"After the preliminary examination, it is determined that the deceased is a male, estimated to be between 30 and 45 years old. The deceased was stabbed a total of 22 times in the neck, chest, abdomen, and legs..."
"Additionally, we also salvaged a mineral water bottle that had contained gasoline from the river. A large amount of gasoline was detected in the victim's mouth, nose, and abdominal cavity, leading to the preliminary judgment that the victim had been doused with gasoline and set on fire before or after being murdered. There is no doubt that this is an extremely brutal murder case, and the cruelty of the method is appalling."
However, He Zhou quickly discovered a blind spot.
"Since the victim was doused with gasoline, why didn't the killer simply choose to destroy the body and cover their tracks, instead of throwing the victim's body into the river? This doesn't make any sense at all!"
"This..." The forensic doctor couldn't answer.
It's not surprising. In the field of criminal investigation, there are often things that are difficult to explain, and more evidence is needed to support them.
"Has the identity of the deceased been determined?"
He Zhou saw Sun Lei approaching with some documents and asked.
Sun Lei hurriedly replied, "We have identified the deceased as Tao Chenglin from Zao'er Village, Luzhou, through the deliberately damaged pager found on the deceased. This person's occupation is a train driver, who regularly transports goods between various cities, counties, and townships within the Handong area."
"We have already contacted the Luzhou public security bureau to request cooperation in the investigation, and they have agreed. They have also provided us with a series of information and data."
He Zhou frowned slightly and said directly, "Cut to the chase.
Also, focus on investigating whether anyone near the deceased, who was engaged in freight business in various cities, counties, and townships for a long time, knew the deceased and check if they had any motive to commit the crime."
Sun Lei said in a hurry, "Some people have reported seeing Tao Chenglin driving away near the toll station at the junction of 108 National Road."
"Then what about the car? It couldn't have just disappeared, right?"
He Zhou frowned and said, "The abandoned body site did not reveal any trace of this car. The car is very likely still at the actual first crime scene."
After some thought, he immediately ordered, "Now, we have several urgent tasks to carry out. The first is for the forensic department to quickly produce an authoritative autopsy report."
The second is to protect the second crime scene while quickly finding and confirming the first crime scene;
Fourth, immediately contact the bereaved family members, investigate whether the deceased had conflicts with relatives, neighbors, or acquaintances before their death, and further investigate whether they had a motive for the crime.
The fact is that the vast majority of homicide cases are actually committed by acquaintances.
Homicide cases between strangers are generally related to hired killings, robberies, and other crimes, and usually do not result in fatalities.
"Yes!!" The members of the detective squad immediately responded in unison.
He Zhou waved for Yan Su to bring over a few experienced old detectives, "Let's search up and down the Yan River to see where the dumping site might be located."
The location of retrieving the body does not represent the location of the dumping site.
Yan Su nodded and pushed back the bangs on her forehead. "No problem."
However, last night's heavy rain added a lot of obstacles to the detectives' investigation work. It took the Criminal Investigation Division over three hours to discover the dumping site about a kilometer upstream.
"Unfortunately, we couldn't find any more specific clues," said an old detective as he picked up a cigarette butt with white gloves and sealed it in a plastic bag for inspection.
Yan Su then raised another question, "We can preliminarily determine that there are no tire marks at the scene. If it was due to heavy rain, there shouldn't be a complete absence of tire marks."
And, I don't know why, but I have a vague intuition.
I always feel that this case, the method of committing the crime is so skillful, the murderer should not be committing the crime for the first time...
"Oh? This idea is very constructive," He Zhou said, stroking his chin.
The intuition of a detective squad member is often like a hound's nose, a rare talent that can provide unexpected help in solving cases.
At around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, with the assistance of comrades from the public security bureau, Detective squad member found traces of a small car on a remote road four kilometers away.
However, surprisingly, the small car had been burned to nothing but wreckage, and there were no more clues left at the scene.
"Now we can preliminarily conclude that the murderer should not have any experience in driving a sedan." Yan Su flipped open a small notebook and recorded briskly.
He Zhou stood up, clapped his hands, and smiled faintly, "So, the next focus of our work is to conduct investigation and visits."
The general process of investigation includes on-site investigation, autopsy, and conducting interviews. Of course, in order to form a more rigorous means and process of investigation, He Zhou specifically instructed the detective squad members to conduct a thorough investigation around the area where the body was found, the Yan River basin, including potential dumping sites and related locations and individuals, and to thoroughly collect physical evidence around the scene.
Suddenly, Detective squad member Sun Lei's expression changed, and he hurriedly ran over, "Captain, Director Gu called and gave us a one-month deadline to solve a case."
Many detective squad members looked at each other.
Sensitive cases like this, generally speaking, the organization will give a period of three months to two years for the case to be solved. But there are not many cases with a clear timetable like this.
For a moment, everyone had different thoughts.
He Zhou naturally knows that Gu Xuehong that fat bastard is taking advantage of the situation to retaliate, but he remains calm and composed. He solemnly says, "Since a decision has been made in the urban area, in order to honor the deceased and uphold justice in society, we must act swiftly, demonstrate our professional competence, and resolve the case as soon as possible."
"This is also a test of the professional standards and capabilities of our serious crime unit!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd couldn't help but get excited. Previously, although they had rescued many women from trafficking, there were almost no technical means to speak of. Even the detectives were embarrassed to mention their skills in solving the case, and their interrogation methods were definitely not superior to those of the police officers at the station.
They know that their own supervisor has high expectations for the "serious crime unit" within the Criminal Investigation Division. The attention from higher-ups means that this opportunity for meritorious performance could likely lead to a promotion within the Criminal Investigation Division.
This is the Criminal Investigation Division. Do not judge heroes by their qualifications. Only the ability to solve a case is of utmost importance.
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