Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 852 Robbery and Murder Case!

The next morning around nine o'clock, in a savings bank in Dongcheng District, several employees were chatting about everyday matters since they had no business to conduct.

At that moment, two masked thugs carrying guns suddenly ran into the savings bank from outside. Without the slightest hesitation, they raised their guns and pulled the triggers on several employees of the savings bank.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

As the gunshot rang out, screams and cries of agony instantly filled the savings bank.

"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

Around 10 a.m., the phone in Jia Dongming's office suddenly rang. Hearing the ring, Jia Dongming picked up the receiver and politely asked, "Hello! This is Jia Dongming. May I ask who this is?"

"Captain Jia! This is Sun Hua. I just received a report from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Dongcheng District Branch. A savings bank in Jiaodaokou, Dongcheng District, was robbed. The robbers shot and wounded one person and killed three others. They ultimately stole 3,652 yuan and fled towards the suburbs." Jia Dongming's question had just ended when a middle-aged man's polite report came through the phone.

Upon hearing Sun Hua's report that the Jiaodaokou Savings Office had been robbed at gunpoint, Jia Dongming immediately stood up from his desk and solemnly ordered Sun Hua, "Sun Hua! I'm going to the Jiaodaokou Savings Office right now. You bring your men to the savings office and meet me there immediately."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's order, Sun Hua immediately nodded and replied, "Yes! We'll head to the scene right away."

Jia Dongming put down the microphone, immediately picked up his briefcase, and strode out of the office.

"Director! Are you about to go out?" Jia Dongming had just stepped out of his office when he encountered Wang Haibo walking towards him. Upon seeing Jia Dongming preparing to leave, Wang Haibo immediately greeted him respectfully.

When Jia Dongming saw Wang Haibo walking towards him and heard his question, he immediately introduced him to Wang Haibo: "Comrade Haibo! There has been an armed robbery and murder case at the Jiaodaokou Savings Bank. I need to go to the scene. If there is anything else at the office, we can deal with it when I get back."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's account of the armed robbery of a savings bank in Jiaodaokou, Wang Haibo's face showed shock. He immediately replied respectfully, "Director! Don't worry, go to the scene! I'll keep an eye on things for you in the department."

A dozen minutes later, Jia Dongming drove his Jeep to Jiaodaokou Savings Bank. By then, a crowd of curious onlookers had already gathered outside the bank, all staring at the cordoned-off savings bank and whispering among themselves about the robbery that had occurred there.

After parking his car, Jia Dongming squeezed through the crowd of onlookers and finally reached the police cordon. The police officer in charge of the cordon immediately saluted Jia Dongming upon his arrival and politely greeted him, "Hello, Captain Jia!"

"Director Jia! You've arrived!" Xiao Jiaxiang, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Dongcheng Branch, immediately greeted Jia Dongming upon his arrival. Hearing Xiao Jiaxiang's words, Jia Dongming's attention turned to the ravaged robbery scene. Looking at the still-wet bloodstains, his brow furrowed, and he asked Xiao Jiaxiang with a serious expression, "Old Xiao! Have you found anything at the scene?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Xiao Jiaxiang immediately explained to Jia Dongming: "Director Jia! This savings bank has a total of four employees. Three of them died on the spot after being shot multiple times. The other employee was also shot twice, but the wounds were not in vital areas, so he survived."

"According to the injured employee, there were two robbers in total. After entering the savings bank with guns, they opened fire on them without saying a word. They then used a crowbar to pry open their vault and stole 3,652 yuan in cash."

Jia Dongming took the shoe covers and gloves from Xiao Jiaxiang, and after he was dressed properly, he walked into the devastated scene of the robbery.

As Jia Dongming entered the savings bank, the first thing he saw was a female employee slumped over the counter, her head hanging low, having been shot in the chest and abdomen.

Not far from the female employee, a male employee lay dead next to the counter, his body riddled with bullet holes, where his chair had overturned.

Another female employee was lying on the ground next to the vault, also shot several times. This shows that the two robbers did not hesitate at all when they shot and killed these savings bank employees. They were definitely vicious and ruthless.

Looking at the three corpses before him, and sensing the lingering scent of death in the air, Jia Dongming asked Xiao Jiaxiang with a serious expression, "Old Xiao! Did you find anything at the scene?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Xiao Jiaxiang immediately explained to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! We collected several shoe prints at the scene. One pair of shoes has a leaf-patterned sole and is 29 centimeters long, so we guess it should be a fashionable leather shoe. The other pair is a cloth-soled shoe with a circular pattern and thin horizontal stripes on the heel."

"In addition, we collected a total of fourteen shell casings and one bullet. On the ground outside the savings bank, there were identifiable, messy bicycle tracks. According to the survivors' descriptions, the robbers were one tall and one short. Because they were wearing hoods, their specific appearances were not clear. During the robbery, neither of them said a word, and we could not tell where their accents were."

After hearing Xiao Jiaxiang's explanation, Jia Dongming scanned the crime scene with his Eagle Eye skill before instructing Xiao Jiaxiang, "Old Xiao! The fact that the criminals fired so many shots inside the savings bank will definitely attract the attention of nearby residents. The other two criminals couldn't have kept their heads covered the whole time they escaped. We can start from this angle and conduct door-to-door inquiries with businesses and residents within a one-kilometer radius of this savings bank to see if we can find any valuable clues."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's instructions, Xiao Jiaxiang immediately introduced to Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! I have already arranged for people to do the visits, but there certainly won't be any results for the time being."

Upon hearing Xiao Jiaxiang's reply, Jia Dongming instructed him, "Old Xiao! So far, we don't know whether this robbery and murder case is a cross-regional crime. But the most crucial step right now is to block the suspect's escape route as soon as possible. Once he escapes out of Beijing, the speed of the investigation will increase exponentially."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's instructions, Xiao Jiaxiang immediately introduced to Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! We reported this case to the Municipal Bureau in the hope that the Municipal Bureau can notify all branches and police stations to arrange for people to increase patrols at the train station and bus station as soon as possible to prevent criminals from escaping to other places by means of transportation."

(End of this chapter)