Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 963 Assistance in the Investigation!

"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

The next morning around nine o'clock, the phone in Jia Dongming's office suddenly rang. Hearing the ring, Jia Dongming picked up the receiver and politely greeted, "Hello! This is Jia Dongming. May I ask who this is?"

"Good morning! Chief Jia! This is Li Xianjin from the Fengtai Branch!" As soon as Jia Dongming finished asking the question, Li Xianjin's polite greeting came from the phone.

Upon hearing Li Xianjin's greeting, Jia Dongming immediately recalled the headless female corpse case that occurred in the FT district yesterday. He then smiled and asked Li Xianjin, "Captain Li! You're calling me so early in the morning, could it be that you've successfully solved the headless female corpse case from yesterday?"

When Li Xianjin heard Jia Dongming ask about the headless female corpse case, he remembered why he had called Jia Dongming and immediately reported to Jia Dongming: "Captain Jia! Here's the situation: After we determined the location where the body was dumped yesterday, we immediately began to investigate the surrounding area, using that location as the center."

“From yesterday until now, we have not only investigated the surrounding area, but also arranged for each police station to investigate the residents in their jurisdiction in order to confirm the identity of the deceased. After we have investigated the entire jurisdiction, we have not found any missing persons recently. Therefore, we suspect that the deceased may not be a resident of our jurisdiction. We hope that the Municipal Bureau can help us contact other branches and ask our colleagues in other units to help us investigate the identity of the deceased.”

After hearing Li Xianjin's explanation, Jia Dongming pondered for a moment, then asked Li Xianjin with a serious expression, "Captain Li! What were the specific physical characteristics of the deceased?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Li Xianjin immediately picked up the autopsy report given to him by the forensic doctor and reported to Jia Dongming with a serious expression: "Captain Jia! According to the forensic doctor's autopsy results, the deceased was about thirty years old. Apart from ligature marks on his wrists, no other wounds were found on his body."

"Based on the semen found in the deceased's body, the deceased had been sexually assaulted before death. Finally, the deceased's hands were very clean, which did not suggest that the deceased was a manual laborer."

After hearing Li Xianjin's explanation, Jia Dongming pondered for a moment before asking Li Xianjin, "Captain Li! What about the oil drum where the body was hidden? Have you investigated the origin of that oil drum?"

When Li Xianjin heard Jia Dongming ask about the origin of the oil drums, he immediately explained to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! To be honest, in our jurisdiction, many households keep oil drums at home for heating. Trying to start an investigation from the oil drums is harder than climbing to heaven."

Upon hearing Li Xianjin's reply and sensing the helplessness in his words, Jia Dongming asked Li Xianjin, "Captain Li! Did the deceased have any special physical characteristics? Otherwise, even if other branches assist you in the investigation, it will probably not be an easy task to find out the deceased's identity."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, and recalling the deceased's physical characteristics, Li Xianjin immediately said to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! I haven't paid attention to the deceased's physical characteristics. I'll arrange for the forensic doctor to examine the body now and see if there are any valuable features."

Upon hearing Li Xianjin's reply, Jia Dongming smiled and instructed Li Xianjin, "Captain Li! You guys first determine the specific characteristics of the deceased, and I'll contact other branches to see if any other branches have had missing women cases in the past few days."

After hanging up Li Xianjin's call, Jia Dongming stood up from his desk, strode to the next office, and instructed a police officer sitting there, "Zhang Jun! Immediately call the criminal investigation teams of each branch bureau and have them send people to check if any women under the age of thirty have gone missing in their jurisdictions in the past few days." Upon hearing Jia Dongming's instructions, Zhang Jun immediately replied respectfully, "Chief! I'll call each branch bureau right now and have them confirm this."

Upon hearing Zhang Jun's reply, Jia Dongming reminded him, "Don't call the Fengtai branch, because it was the Fengtai branch that requested our team's assistance in investigating this case."

Around 3 p.m., Zhang Jun walked quickly to Jia Dongming's office door. He saw Jia Dongming sitting at his desk, knocked on the door, and then quickly entered the office. He respectfully reported to Jia Dongming, "Chief! I just received a call from the Dongcheng District Branch. They said there's a female comrade named Wen Wanhong in their jurisdiction who hasn't returned home since asking for leave from work yesterday morning."

Upon hearing Zhang Jun's report, Jia Dongming asked him with a serious expression, "Zhang Jun! What's the situation with Wen Wanhong? When did her family discover she was missing?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Zhang Jun recalled the information he had received from the Dongcheng Branch Bureau during his phone call and immediately reported to Jia Dongming: "Chief! Wen Wanhong is 29 years old this year. She is a dancer in the Municipal Cultural Troupe, and her husband, Guo Hui, is a surgeon at the People's Hospital. They have a son and a daughter."

"Guo Hui was on duty at the hospital last night, so he didn't know that Wen Wanhong hadn't come home all night. When Guo Hui got home from get off work this morning, he heard from his daughter that Wen Wanhong hadn't come back yesterday. At first, he thought that Wen Wanhong had gone to her parents' home, so he didn't take it too seriously."

"This morning, Guo Hui heard that a headless female corpse had been found over the Yongding River, so he went to Wen Wanhong's workplace. He learned that Wen Wanhong had taken the day off yesterday, so he went to Wen Wanhong's family home. Her family said that Wen Wanhong had not returned home at all yesterday, so they reported the case to the branch office."

Upon hearing Zhang Jun's description, Jia Dongming recalled the physical characteristics of the headless female corpse and felt that it was very likely the missing Wen Wanhong. He reached for the phone on his desk, shook it vigorously a few times, and then picked up the receiver, saying with a serious expression, "Is this the switchboard? Could you please transfer me to the Criminal Investigation Division of the FT District Public Security Bureau?"

"Hello! This is the Criminal Investigation Division of the Fengtai Branch. Who are you looking for?" The call was quickly connected, and a young man's polite voice came through the phone.

Upon hearing the young man's question, Jia Dongming introduced himself with a serious expression: "Hello! I am Jia Dongming from the Municipal Bureau. Is Chief Li here? Could you please have him answer the phone?"

"Deputy Chief Jia! Hello! Our branch chief Li just went to the restroom. Please wait a moment, I'll go and call him back to answer the phone." The young man replied respectfully upon hearing Jia Dongming's self-introduction.

Upon learning that Li Xianjin was not there, Jia Dongming immediately instructed the young man: "Comrade! You don't need to go and call for Captain Li. When he comes back, remember to tell him that someone from the Dongcheng Branch reported that his wife, Wen Wanhong, went out yesterday morning and has not returned. Tell him to contact the Dongcheng Branch."

Upon hearing the news from Jia Dongming that there was a lead in the case of the headless female corpse, the young policeman immediately said to Jia Dongming with great joy, "Deputy Chief Jia! I will definitely tell our branch chief this news as soon as he comes back from the restroom."

(End of this chapter)