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The Hejiang County Public Security Bureau quickly established a special investigation team, led personally by Captain Li Qiang.
During the on-site investigation, they encountered their first major challenge.
“Captain, the bloodstains are too old; many traces have been destroyed,” forensic expert Xiao Wang squatted on the ground, carefully observing. “Based on the degree of drying, it’s been at least half a month.”
Li Qiang frowned. “Half a month? That means around the time of the Spring Festival. It’s been so long since the discovery that all leads have gone cold.”
They found Old Liu's body in a cesspit.
“It’s too tragic…” one of the police officers involved in the retrieval couldn’t help but shake his head.
“What kind of hatred must one have to commit such an act?”
The forensic results came in quickly: Old Liu had died from blunt force trauma to the head, and the time of death was indeed about half a month ago, around January 24th.
“The key now is to find the murderer,” Li Qiang called all case personnel for a meeting. “Let’s discuss any leads we might have.”
Liu Yuanbiao proactively provided important information: “Officer, my aunt rarely interacts with outsiders, but she has a kind heart and often takes in travelers for lodging.”
“Can you elaborate?”
“Well, she would let some workers or business people from out of town stay overnight if they had nowhere else to go when it got dark. Everyone in the village knows about her habit.”
Li Qiang’s eyes lit up. “This is crucial! We need to focus on investigating people who have stayed at your aunt’s house recently.”
Subsequently, the special investigation team began the arduous task of visiting households.
Xiantan Town is remote with a small population, but finding clues proved difficult. After several days of visiting over ten families, the information gathered was limited.
“Old Liu did often take people in, but we’re not sure who exactly,” one neighbor said.
“Those who came would leave quickly and didn’t talk much with us neighbors.”
Just as the investigation hit a deadlock, a key witness emerged.
Old Liu’s neighbor, Uncle Zhang, recalled an important detail: “Oh dear, how could I forget! Just before the Spring Festival, there was indeed a young man who stayed at Old Liu's house.”
“What young man? Please tell me more,” Li Qiang immediately perked up.
"The young man said he came to see his master, who lives at the edge of our village. That night, he had nowhere to stay, so Old Liu took him in."
"Who is his master?"
"It's Old Chen, the carpenter."
The task force quickly located Master Chen.
"What is the name of the apprentice you mentioned?"
Master Chen thought for a moment. "His name is Zhu Fei, a Sichuanese. He works outside and came to see me once before the Spring Festival, saying he was going back home for the New Year."
"When did he leave?"
"Probably around the third day of the New Year. He said he was going out to look for work."
Master Chen paused. "What's wrong? Did something happen to him?"
Li Qiang didn't answer directly but continued to ask, "How much do you know about Zhu Fei?"
"Not much, he just comes to see me occasionally. He seems quite honest and doesn't talk much."
"Did he ever mention where he was going to work?"
"I think he mentioned going south, but I can't remember exactly where."
Next, the task force began a thorough search for Zhu Fei's whereabouts.
There was very little information on Zhu Fei; all they knew was that he was a Sichuanese, and his specific address was unclear. The situation was complicated by the fact that he had likely fled to another province.
"It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack," the investigating officers felt somewhat discouraged.
But Li Qiang did not give up. "Let's start by checking bank records to see if he's used a bank card."
This approach proved effective.
Through the banking system, they discovered that Zhu Fei had indeed made several withdrawals after the Spring Festival, and each transaction led southward, with the last record showing in Fujian Xiamen.
"Xiamen!" Li Qiang slammed his hand on the table. "This kid has run off to Xiamen!"
The task force then requested Zhu Fei's phone call records from the telecommunications company and found that he indeed had calls registered from Xiamen.
However, the difficulties were far from over.
Xiamen is a large city with a vast population; finding one person in such a sea of faces would not be easy.
"We need the assistance of the Xiamen Police," Li Qiang decided to lead the team personally to Xiamen.
On the afternoon of May 25, Li Qiang arrived at the He Shan Police Station in Huli District, Xiamen, accompanied by several officers.
"We have information that a suspect involved in a robbery and murder is currently hiding in Xiamen," Li Qiang stated directly.
The Xiamen Police immediately expressed their full cooperation.
Through further technical investigations, they pinpointed the approximate location of Zhu Fei: around Tong'an District and Lianhua Town.
"There are many factories in that area, and a lot of migrant workers, making it easy to hide," a local officer explained the situation.
Finally, after visiting various factories, they made a significant breakthrough.
"There is such a person!" said the owner of a Brick Factory. "His name is Zhu Fei, he's from Sichuan, and he came here in early May. He seems very honest and works diligently."
"Where is he now?"
"He should be resting in the dormitory. I'll take you there."
Thus, after more than three months of difficult investigation, the task force finally located Zhu Fei's hiding place.
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