Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 220 First-degree criminal case
Yu Dazhang didn’t know what to say.

This is the care of the leader.

Be considerate to your subordinates and win them over with virtue.

"correct."

Director Wu seemed to remember something and turned his gaze to Yu Dazhang again:
"Your backlog team doesn't have an office yet, right?"

Yu Dazhang nodded instinctively, not understanding why his leader suddenly asked this.

"Go find an office to serve as the backlog team's office." Director Wu ordered Li Jun:

"Computers and office supplies must be fully equipped."

"Okay." Li Jun agreed.

Why does it feel like the two of them are performing a double act...Yu Dazhang quickly discovered something was wrong.

The scene before my eyes seemed like it had been rehearsed.

Surprises come one after another.

It was obvious that this was something Director Wu and Captain Li had discussed in advance.

Matters like reimbursement of fuel expenses can indeed be decided by Director Wu with just one word.

But arranging an office is different.

First of all, there must be a vacant office available.

Li Jun agreed without even thinking about it, he must have found one.

There is also the issue of funding. According to Director Wu, all computers and office supplies must be brand new.

At this moment, Yu Dazhang felt flattered.

Sometimes being given special attention may not necessarily be a good thing.

These cares will unknowingly turn into shackles, binding people and making it impossible for them to break free.

The bureau leaders are so good to you, do you have the nerve to transfer?

We have set up a separate office for you and reimbursed your gas expenses. If you don't work hard on the case, how can you be worthy of the trust of your leaders?

Yu Dazhang even felt that he had been a little slack at work recently.

This is not taking care of subordinates, this is attacking their hearts!
Time flies.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

Although the backlog case team had its own office and received special attention from the bureau leaders, there was no real progress in the case.

Yu Dazhang was also helpless about the three cases on hand.

There are two missing cases, the most recent of which dates back two years.

Moreover, the missing persons are not local residents of Songhai, but migrant workers from other places.

One was that he lost contact with his family on the day he arrived in Songhai.

Another situation is that the family had not contacted the person for more than two months. When they remembered to contact him, they found that he had been missing for more than a month.

The two cases have one thing in common: the final place of disappearance was in Hongkou District.

Disappearance cases like this are actually not uncommon.

Especially in super first-tier cities like Songhai with high mobility and dense population, the probability of missing cases is much higher than those in second- and third-tier cities.

Another case of an unidentified corpse also occurred two years ago.

The body was found in an old residential area that had just been demolished.

According to forensic identification, the cause of death was multiple organ failure due to prolonged starvation.

In simple terms, they starved to death.

Because the deceased was not a resident of the original residential area and was suspected to have been dumped there, the police decided to open a case for investigation after preliminary investigation.

The investigation lasted two years.

The old residential area where the body was found has been replaced by high-rise buildings.

The body was cremated 15 days after it was announced on the official website of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Therefore, the clues left for Yu Dazhang at present are pitifully few, and there is no way to start investigating.

Over the past month, he, Ma Jian and Liu Miao have been searching for clues.

Analyze the case file and check the surveillance video at the time...

Watch it over and over again, trying to find some new clues.

However, they didn't gain anything, so much so that they have been wanting to give up recently.

Inside the backlog team office.

"Da Zhang, it's been over a month. It's probably useless to continue investigating. Let's just forget it."

The person who spoke was Ma Jian.

His suggestion was not without reason. If they continued, the others in the team would think they were deliberately slacking off. After more than a month of investigation, there was still no progress. In this case, they must stop and let it go.

Three on-duty criminal police officers can't keep wasting time on unsolved cases.

"Yes, Da Zhang, I think Lao Ma is right." Liu Miao also echoed:
"If you continue like this, other people on the team might have opinions."

In fact, there are already rumors in the team.

The reason they didn't say it explicitly was to save Yu Dazhang's face.

“Why are we investigating this case?”

Yu Dazhang glared:
"Is it for our colleagues to see? If we give up when we encounter difficulties, then what are we doing?"

He was more anxious than Ma Jian and Liu Miao.

But that's how case handling works, nothing goes smoothly.

What's more, such unsolved cases are difficult to investigate in the first place, and given the long time that has passed, evidence becomes even more difficult to find.

"Then... let's do it."

After following Yu Dazhang for a long time, Ma Jian has already regarded him as his leader.

Moreover, the two were willing to follow Yu Dazhang in handling the case.

The reason why I proposed to give up temporarily was also for his sake.

"Well," Yu Dazhang thought for a moment and said:

"Let's investigate for another half a month. If we can't find any new clues, I'll explain the situation to the team, and then the three of us will return to the detachment."

This is also a helpless move.

Even if he didn't bring it up, the team wouldn't let them investigate indefinitely.

The leader has never asked about it, which shows his trust in the backlog case team.

But this trust also has a time limit.

Another day passed.

Yu Dazhang received a call from Li Jun as soon as he arrived at the office.

"Come to my office."

His voice was a little hurried and his tone was not very good, as if something serious had happened.

Based on his understanding of Li Jun, Yu Dazhang did not dare to delay and immediately went to the captain's office.

"Captain Li, what's going on?" Yu Dazhang asked Li Jun.

As he spoke, he came to the desk and sat on the chair.

"First-degree criminal case."

Li Jun looked serious. He put the cigarette in his hand to his lips, took a deep breath, and exhaled a puff of smoke.

"It happened in our district?" Yu Dazhang's face changed.

Logically speaking, he should have heard about such a big case in Hongkou District a long time ago.

To be classified as a first-degree criminal case, it must be a criminal act that seriously endangers public safety.

The starting point must be a major or extremely serious case, or even a case that endangers national security.

"It started out as a kidnapping case."

Li Jun took another puff of his cigarette and then said slowly:

"Four days ago, a team received a suspected kidnapping case."

"The victim was kidnapped on his way home and disappeared."

"The surveillance camera captured the murderer knocking the victim unconscious and then dragging him into the car and leaving the scene without any communication with the victim."

Simple and crude...Yu Dazhang immediately made a judgment in his mind.

The murderer must have planned the location in advance and then ambushed the victim on the route he would take to return home.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be so easy to kidnap the person.

Knocking someone out is easier said than done.

This can only be achieved by having overwhelming force and mastering certain fighting skills.

A friend asked.

It’s not that complicated, can’t you just hit him on the back of the head with a stick?

If we really do that, it will cost lives.

The brain stem is located at the back of the brain. Once the brain stem is damaged, it is a fatal injury.

Seeing that Li Jun had started smoking again, Yu Dazhang urged:

"What happened next? How did it become a first-degree criminal case?"

(End of this chapter)