Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 826 The Case Is Solved!

Back at Jiaodaokou Police Station, Jia Dongming immediately instructed Wang Dapao: "Dapao! You take some men to take Yan Jiefang's statement first. I'll call the bureau and ask them to send someone over to take over this case."

"Hello! This is the Municipal Criminal Investigation Department. May I ask where this is?" The call was quickly connected. Before Jia Dongming could even speak, a middle-aged man's polite voice came through the phone.

Upon hearing the inquiry on the phone, Jia Dongming immediately introduced himself, "This is Jia Dongming! Could you please ask Comrade Zhao He to answer the phone for me?"

"Hello, Captain Jia! Captain Zhao is in his office, organizing a case analysis meeting with the members of the special task force. Please wait a moment, I'll go and call him to answer the phone for you." The duty officer who answered the phone immediately replied respectfully upon hearing Jia Dongming's self-introduction.

"Comrade Dongming! This is Zhao He. Why are you calling me at this hour? Is there something you need?" Jia Dongming waited for about a minute or two before hearing hurried footsteps on the other end of the line, followed by a middle-aged man's strong voice asking questions.

Upon hearing Zhao He's question, Jia Dongming immediately smiled and introduced to Zhao He, "Captain Zhao! Regarding the missing persons case you are investigating, Jiaodaokou Police Station and I have transferred the case to a suspect. If I am not mistaken, this person should be the real culprit in this series of missing persons cases."

"What! Comrade Dongming! What did you say? You caught the real culprit in the missing persons case? Is that true? How did you find this guy?" Zhao He, on the other end of the phone, looked extremely incredulous upon hearing Jia Dongming's account of the situation and immediately asked Jia Dongming to confirm the news.

Upon hearing Zhao He's question, Jia Dongming replied with absolute certainty, "Captain Zhao! This is absolutely true. As for how I discovered the clues and apprehended the suspect, I'll tell you when you arrive. I'm at Jiaodaokou Police Station. Please bring your men over quickly!"

After Zhao He took on the task of investigating the missing persons case in the morning, he selected several of the most capable investigators from the Criminal Investigation Corps, as well as criminal investigators from various branches, to carry out the investigation of this series of missing persons cases. However, because these missing persons were scattered throughout Beijing, the difficulty of investigating this case was extraordinary for Zhao He.

To Zhao He's surprise, just as they were holding a case analysis meeting and thinking about finding some valuable clues from the statements of the missing persons' families, Jia Dongming's side had already caught the murderer.

Upon confirming that the murderer had been apprehended, Zhao He's face lit up with joy. He quickly said to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! You're at Jiaodaokou Police Station, right? I'll bring my men over right now!"

Upon hearing Zhao He's reply, Jia Dongming immediately smiled and said to Zhao He, "Captain Zhao! We haven't started interrogating the suspect yet; we'll wait for you to arrive before proceeding."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's reply, Zhao He immediately understood that Jia Dongming was giving credit to their task force. He thanked Jia Dongming with gratitude, saying, "Captain Jia! Since you've said so, I won't stand on ceremony. Wait for me at Jiaodaokou Police Station for half an hour, and I'll bring my men over right now."

"Ring ring! Ring ring! Ring ring!" Around nine o'clock in the evening, the phone at Chief Hong's house suddenly rang. Chief Hong, who was sitting in his study reviewing case files, instinctively put down the files upon hearing the ringing, quickly walked out of the study, went to the sofa in the living room, picked up the phone from the coffee table, and asked in a very serious tone, "Hello! Who is this?"

"Chief! This is Zhao He! The missing persons case has been successfully solved!" Chief Hong's question had barely finished when a middle-aged man's polite report came through the phone.

When Chief Hong heard Zhao He's explanation, a look of surprise appeared on his face. He asked Zhao He curiously, "Zhao He! I remember when I got off work this afternoon, I specifically asked you about the progress of the case investigation. At that time, you told me that you were looking for commonalities among these missing persons. How come you solved the case so easily in just a few hours?"

Upon hearing Chief Hong's question, Zhao He, recalling the process of solving the case, replied with a embarrassed expression, "Chief! This case wasn't solved by our special task force, but rather by Comrade Jia Dongming who unexpectedly obtained a clue and ultimately led the comrades from Jiaodaokou Police Station to solve it."

When Chief Hong heard Zhao He's explanation and learned that the person who solved the case was Jia Dongming, he showed a surprised expression and asked Zhao He with a smile, "Zhao He! Didn't Comrade Dongming say in the meeting this morning that he had a transport mission at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill recently and couldn't join the task force? How come he solved the case in just half a day?"

Upon hearing Chief Hong's question, Zhao He recalled the entire process of Jia Dongming solving the case and, with a face full of envy, explained to Chief Hong, "Chief! Here's the situation: the murderer in the missing person case was planning to target Comrade Dongming's neighbor."

"When Comrade Dongming was on his way home from get off work, he overheard a neighbor talking about getting rich and finding treasure. He became suspicious of the news and immediately contacted Yan Jiefang's parents to find out what was going on. He then led the officers from Jiaodaokou Police Station to Yan Jiefang's residence and finally brought the murderer to justice in a restaurant."

"Around 6 p.m., we received a call from Comrade Dongming and rushed to Jiaodaokou Police Station immediately. To avoid alerting the suspect, we interrogated him at the police station and eventually solved the case. However, just as Comrade Dongming had predicted, all the people who had been deceived had been murdered by the suspect."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's analysis, Chief Hong had already anticipated the outcome of the news that all the missing persons had been murdered. Thinking of the victims who had been deceived and killed, Chief Hong asked Zhao He with a serious expression, "Zhao He! Does the murderer have any accomplices?"

Upon hearing Chief Hong's question, Zhao He immediately reported to Chief Hong: "Chief! According to Jiang Yonghui's confession, he had no accomplices. The reason Jiang Yonghui was able to kill these victims was that he drugged them in their drinks or tea before killing them."

“We have found the victims’ personal belongings and more than 32,000 yuan at Jiang Yonghui’s residence. As for the victims’ remains, we plan to go to the place where Jiang Yonghui buried the bodies after dawn to retrieve them.”

(End of this chapter)