Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 853 Thermos Cup!
After Jia Dongming and the other forensic doctors finished examining the scene and brought the three bodies back to the branch office for autopsy, they immediately instructed Xiao Jiaxiang: "Old Xiao! These two criminals were so cunning and ruthless in their methods, committing murder in one go without leaving a trace. They are probably seasoned criminals with prior convictions. Once the forensic doctors return to the branch office, immediately arrange for them to examine the bullets and shell casings found at the crime scene, and then compare them with the shooting cases that have occurred in our city in recent years to see if there is any connection between these two guns."

"If not, immediately send a notice to the surrounding provinces to investigate and see if these two guns have any history in other provinces. This way, we may be able to find the hometowns of these two criminals and related clues through this clue."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's instructions, Xiao Jiaxiang felt that Jia Dongming's approach to the case was very reasonable, and quickly nodded in reply: "Director Jia! Please rest assured, I will immediately instruct the forensic doctor to conduct an examination of the bullet and cartridge case as soon as possible, and then send the examination results to other branches to see if there are any cases related to these two guns."

"Report!" Around 5 p.m., a policeman strode into Xiao Jiaxiang's office and called out respectfully.

When Xiao Jiaxiang saw his subordinate walk into the office from outside, he asked with a serious expression, "Xiao Gu! Is there anything I can help you with?"

Upon hearing Xiao Jiaxiang's question, Xiao Gu immediately reported to him: "Captain! I just received a call from the train station police station. They found two abandoned bicycles outside a tobacco and liquor store near the train station. They suspect that these two bicycles may be the tools used by the criminals to escape."

When Xiao Jiaxiang learned that the railway station police station had found two bicycles that appeared to have been abandoned by criminals, his brows furrowed immediately. This indicated that the criminals had most likely infiltrated the station and escaped Beijing by train.

Realizing that the criminals might have already escaped Beijing by train, Xiao Jiaxiang immediately stood up from his desk and instructed Xiao Gu, "Xiao Gu! Go get the car, we need to go to the train station police station right away."

More than half an hour later, the jeep stopped in front of the railway station police station. Xiao Jiaxiang led the way into the station and, upon seeing the station chief, immediately asked him, "Old Huang! I heard you found two abandoned bicycles near the railway station. Where are these two bicycles?"

"Captain Xiao! I was just about to call you. A cleaner at the train station found a black faux leather handbag in the men's restroom on one side of the station. It had the pinyin 'YANGZHOU' written on it. Inside the bag was a black woolen Zhongshan suit and a red plastic thermos with a colorful towel stuffed inside. We suspect that this faux leather handbag may have been abandoned by criminals."

Upon hearing Director Huang's explanation, Xiao Jiaxiang's furrowed brows immediately relaxed. Based on their interviews with residents near the savings bank, they learned that the tall perpetrator was wearing a black woolen coat and carrying a black handbag. Combined with the fact that the bag was found in the restroom, they could roughly determine that the bag had been discarded by the tall suspect.

Although they still don't know who the perpetrator is or where he's from, this handbag is undoubtedly their biggest asset in solving the case. They quickly asked Chief Huang, "Old Huang! Where is that handbag?"

Upon hearing Xiao Jiaxiang's question, Director Huang immediately said to Xiao Jiaxiang, "Captain Xiao! Please wait a moment, I'll go get your briefcase for you right away."

Soon, Xiao Jiaxiang spotted the briefcase that Chief Huang had mentioned. Looking at the black faux leather briefcase and the pinyin letters on it, he took out gloves from his pocket and put them on before taking the contents out of the briefcase. Seeing the black woolen Zhongshan suit in front of him, Xiao Jiaxiang immediately introduced it to Chief Huang: "Old Huang! According to eyewitnesses near the scene, one of the taller criminals was wearing a black woolen jacket and carrying a black briefcase. If I'm not mistaken, this briefcase should belong to that taller criminal."

Upon hearing Xiao Jiaxiang's words, Chief Huang immediately suggested to him, "Captain Xiao! Since someone saw the criminal's clothes and the handbag he was carrying, we can find eyewitnesses to examine the handbag and clothes. We can also ask people from the department store to see where this handbag was made. Has our Sijiucheng Department Store ever sold this kind of handbag?"

The next morning around 8 a.m., Jia Dongming drove his Jeep to the Dongcheng branch. Just as he was about to get out of the car, he saw Xiao Jiaxiang leading two people out of the office building.

Upon seeing Xiao Jiaxiang and the others, Jia Dongming immediately opened the car door, got out of the jeep, and asked Xiao Jiaxiang, "Old Xiao! Where are you headed so early in the morning?"

Upon seeing Jia Dongming, Xiao Jiaxiang immediately introduced him: "Director Jia! Yesterday evening, the railway station police found bicycles abandoned by two criminals near the railway station. They also found a handbag abandoned by a tall criminal in a secluded toilet at the railway station. Inside the bag were the clothes the criminal was wearing during the crime, as well as a red-glowing plastic thermos cup."

“We contacted the purchasing staff of the department store overnight. According to the purchasing staff, none of the items abandoned by the thieves—the handbag, the black woolen Zhongshan suit, the red thermos cup, and the colorful towel—have ever been sold in Beijing.”

"However, the purchasing agent recognized a thermos cup abandoned by the thief as being produced by a factory in Fangshan, Beijing. So we are going to that factory to check this batch of thermos cups, which were mainly sold in various provinces."

Upon hearing Xiao Jiaxiang's explanation, Jia Dongming immediately realized that these two criminals were definitely itinerant criminals. This meant that identifying them would be virtually impossible. Realizing this, Jia Dongming asked Xiao Jiaxiang with a grave expression, "Old Xiao! Have the test results for the bullet casings and bullets come out yet? In the past few years, have there been any shootings in Beijing that match the bullet casings and bullets found at the scene?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question and recalling their investigation results, Xiao Jiaxiang subconsciously shook his head and replied, "Director Jia! There haven't been many shooting cases in Beijing in recent years. Based on our comparison of the shell casings and bullets, there isn't a single shooting case in our city that can be linked to this armed robbery and murder case."

Upon hearing Xiao Jiaxiang's explanation, Jia Dongming's face immediately showed disappointment. He said to Xiao Jiaxiang in a very serious tone, "Old Xiao! If there are no similar cases, then we can only pin our hopes on this thermos cup."

(End of this chapter)