Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 647 He had prepared for this day long ago.
“I didn’t even know the school bus driver when I was preparing this hiding place.”

"That's right, the further back in time we go, the more concealed this hiding place becomes."

Yu Dazhang's eyes slowly lost focus, and his thoughts began to race:

"There's no need for a rabbit to have three burrows; the more hiding places you have, the bigger the loopholes become."

"Therefore, I will only prepare a place to stay. Only in this way can I erase as much of the human trace as possible."

His fingers tapped lightly on the table as he continued:
“Going to other places is actually the riskiest. Even in neighboring cities, there will be differences in accents. If you go to a more distant city, you can tell that you are from out of town as soon as you open your mouth.”

"Rather than take such a risk, I'd rather just stay hidden in this city."

In familiar environments, people are more likely to blend in and go unnoticed.

Moreover, he has a better understanding of the city's geography, which allows him to better handle any potential situations.

With a resident population of over 700 million, it's impossible for the police to conduct a city-wide investigation.

"But how can I hide it?"

Yu Dazhang's voice was filled with doubt:

"Or rather, how to hide in order to avoid being tracked down by the police."

Exclusion.

He paused for a moment, then continued:

“Buying a house is definitely out of the question. Any property under my name will inevitably be subject to a police search.”

"Renting is not an option either. Nowadays, even renting requires an ID card. Landlords are unlikely to rent their houses to suspicious individuals without an ID card."

"Hotels and inns are the first places the police will check, without even thinking about them."

Yu Dazhang unconsciously shook his head:
“Living in the wilderness is not practical; that would only arouse suspicion. I am safest in the city.”

"But how can we solve the problem with this house?"

His brows furrowed tightly, and he then focused his gaze on the notebook.

He paused for a moment on the name "Xie Wei," then looked at the annotation below:

They are meticulous, adept at manipulating human nature, and like to use small favors to build relationships.

"I see!"

Yu Dazhang's eyes lit up:
"Actually, I don't have to do the renting myself. I can just ask my relatives and friends to help me rent a place, and I can pay for it."

“If I do this, even if the police check the property information of my relatives and friends, they won’t find any loopholes.”

The more he thought about it, the more likely this seemed.

There is another question.

How can I get my relatives and friends to help me willingly?

Very simple.

They exploit people's greed and then bestow small favors upon them.

For example, the money given to relatives and friends is far greater than the money spent on rent.

Then discuss the rental terms with the other party, and consider the rest as a tip for their hard work.

There's no such thing as helping for nothing. As long as a suitable house can be rented, the rest of the money will naturally go into the pocket of the person who helped.

Take what you need.

The longer the time span, the more secluded the house becomes.

In other words, the lease term for this house will be very long.

Why must it be relatives or friends who help rent a house?

When it comes to money, outsiders are not allowed.

If the relationship is not good enough and the two parties do not know each other well enough, the other party can easily take the money and run away.

Money is the ultimate test of human nature; there are countless people who take money but don't deliver.

Xie Wei, a master at manipulating human nature, naturally knew that human nature was the most unreliable thing.

Only a close, well-known relationship can make someone who takes the money somewhat wary. Why not use an intermediary?

Certainly not.

The agency keeps a record of every transaction and requires the renter to provide identification information, so for Xie Wei, it's better to just rent a place himself.

Therefore, the only option is to rent a house from relatives or friends.

Then the next step is easy.

Xie Wei's social connections have been thoroughly investigated. He only has a few relatives and friends, and it won't take long to interrogate them one by one.

In such major cases, interrogation doesn't require any reason; a simple "cooperation with the investigation" is enough to bring the person back to the station for questioning.

It's normal to be locked up for 24 hours if you're suspected of something.

After leaving the office, Yu Dazhang stretched to relieve his muscle fatigue.

When Captain Xu saw him come out, he immediately went to greet him:
"You finished reading so quickly? I thought you'd be reading until night."

Generally, people read and think about case files at the same time, so many people spend a long time reading case files.

Yu Dazhang went into the office and came out in less than an hour. In Captain Xu's view, he had only briefly reviewed the case.

"I'm learning about the case, not reciting a text."

Yu Dazhang said softly:

"This is your territory, and you'll need to solve the manpower issue from here on out."

Bringing back the fourth brother's relatives and friends for questioning is definitely not feasible; we can't call them one by one, as that would be too inefficient.

If we want to do it all at once, we definitely don't have enough manpower right now.

Time is of the essence now; the focus of this case is the safety of the missing persons.

The longer it drags on, the more dangerous it becomes for them.

"You mean, the task force doesn't have enough people?"

Captain Xu thought he had misheard. Their task force, including himself, had ten people, which was already the size of a major case.

Besides, now that all the leads have gone cold, what's the point of having so many people?
But he realized what he had just asked.

"You've found a new lead?"

Captain Xu was already used to this; in his experience, no matter how complicated the case was, this fat man never got stuck.

"It's not exactly a new lead."

Yu Dazhang adopted a serious expression:
"But from now on, you'll be busy."

Upon hearing this, Captain Xu's eyes widened, and he immediately echoed:
"Manpower is not a problem; they can be deployed at any time. You give the orders for the next steps."

The thing criminal investigators fear most is the loss of leads; once the leads are lost, all their previous efforts are wasted.

Having just experienced this firsthand, Captain Xu immediately became excited when he heard Yu Dazhang say that things were about to get busy.

"Bring all of Xie Wei's relatives and friends back to cooperate with the investigation."

Yu Dazhang said in a deep voice:
“Remember, it’s all of them, don’t miss a single one, and then ask them if they have ever helped Xie Wei rent a house.”

"You must ask carefully. No matter if it was a few years ago or more than ten years ago, as long as you have had this experience, you must ask clearly."

Since they were both criminal investigators, Captain Xu immediately understood the implication in his words:
"You mean Xie Wei is still in Xicheng?"

He believed that Xie Wei had already fled to other cities. After committing such a big crime, how could he dare to stay in the local area?

In fact, the provincial department had already issued an online wanted notice after obtaining Xie Wei's identity information.

Yu Dazhang didn't answer, but instead asked:
"Do you think a human trafficker who has been hiding in the local area for ten years would be easily frightened?"

Seeing that Captain Xu was in a daze, he continued:

“If he fled to another place, no matter how careful he was, he would still leave traces. You have already used the city's surveillance system for facial recognition, but you have not found anything.”

"His mental fortitude is stronger than you and I think, and he had long been prepared to go into hiding."

(End of this chapter)