Reborn in 97, I solved a cold case at the Municipal Bureau

Chapter 305 The Case of the Male Corpse in the 422 Well (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Fu Daqing didn't start an ordinary fruit shop; he was a fruit wholesaler. He would buy fruit and then sell it to other fruit shops for retail, making a profit from the price difference.

That's why he frequently travels to other places to purchase goods; for example, buying watermelons from Anyuan is one of his biggest products.

That's why the tax bureau has records to check.

After writing down the information, Zhou Yi hung up the phone.

I wonder what progress An Yuan's investigation has made. I'll have a good discussion with them tomorrow.

After tidying up, Zhou Yi went to sleep.

The rain outside the window seemed to have lessened a bit, but it was still pouring down.

Zhou Yi gradually fell asleep to the sound of the rain.

When Zhou Yi woke up the next morning, he found that it was still raining outside the window, and the rain was still quite heavy.

I realized I'd forgotten to watch the weather forecast on TV, and I wondered how long this rain would last.

Most importantly, this heavy rain will definitely affect the reconnaissance work in Anyuan.

After breakfast, seeing that it was almost time, Zhou Yi went to the hotel front desk to ask if they had any umbrellas to borrow.

The receptionist shook her head, then pointed to the side and said, "The convenience store next door sells them."

Zhou Yi braved the rain and went to the convenience store next door, where he bought an umbrella and, after thinking for a moment, a pack of good cigarettes.

When paying, the shop owner couldn't help but curse, "With this damn rain, the melon farmers are going to starve this year."

"Boss, did the weather forecast say how long the rain would last?" Zhou Yi asked.

"How could we know? It's like the weather—if it's going to rain, it's going to rain; if a mother wants to get married, there's no stopping her."

March and April are the time for melon farmers to plant seedlings. With such heavy rain, the seedlings that have just been planted will be washed away and ruined. Even if greenhouses are built, they probably won't be able to stop the rain from continuing. In the end, the melon farmers will have no harvest at all.

Making a living by farming means relying on the weather.

Zhou Yi, holding an umbrella, determined the direction and then walked forward.

When he arrived at the gate of Anyuan City Public Security Bureau, his trouser legs were soaked, and his shoes were filled with water, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

After Zhou Yi identified himself to the guardhouse, showed his credentials, and registered, he finally entered the Anyuan Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Following the directions, he arrived at an office and knocked on the door.

The door opened, and a young man with a crew cut looked at him, asking with a puzzled expression, "Who are you looking for?"

"Excuse me, is this the office of the Second Detachment of the Anyuan Criminal Investigation Brigade?"

"Yes, is there anything I can help you with?"

“I’m here to see Captain Pan Hongjie. I’m from Hongcheng. My name is Zhou Yi, and I’m from the Hongcheng Criminal Investigation Detachment.”

Upon hearing this, the man with the crew cut exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, it's Officer Zhou! Welcome, welcome!"

Zhou Yi shook hands with the other party.

"Oh my, I just heard Captain Pan mention yesterday that Hongcheng was going to send someone, and I didn't expect them to arrive today. You're incredibly fast."

The man with the crew cut said enthusiastically, "Officer Zhou, please come in. My name is Xia Yu. I was the one who contacted Officer Chen from your office before."

Zhou Yi immediately remembered that he had indeed mentioned the person in front of him before, so he quickly exchanged a few polite words.

Zhou Yi looked around the room and saw that Xia Yu was the only person there. He asked, "Officer Xia, where is your Captain Pan?"

"Oh, Captain Pan hasn't arrived yet. He checked the weather forecast yesterday and knew it would rain for several days. He was worried it would affect the search for the murder weapon, so he took a few senior officers to the crime scene." Xia Yu said, pouring a cup of hot water for Zhou Yi. "Officer Zhou, warm yourself up."

Zhou Yi sighed when he heard that the rain was going to last for several days.

However, Pan Hongjie was quite experienced and knew that in this situation, it was indeed necessary to hurry up and search for the murder weapon.

Because the body was found in a remote, sparsely populated farmland, several days of heavy rain of this magnitude would greatly increase the difficulty of searching for the murder weapon. If there is a river near the farmland, the weapon could also be swept away by soil erosion.

"Did Captain Pan and his team find the murder weapon?" Zhou Yi asked.

Xia Yu scratched his head sheepishly and said, "I'm sorry, Officer Zhou, I might not be able to say this..."

"It's alright, I understand." Zhou Yi sized up Officer Xia Yu in front of him. He was very young and seemed quite inexperienced in dealing with people. He guessed that Xia Yu was a "greenhorn" like himself.

"Officer Zhou, should I page our Captain Pan?"

Zhou Yi waved his hand and said, "No need, no need. It's raining so hard outside, safety comes first. I'm not in a hurry."

Xia Yu nodded, then rubbed his hands together, seemingly trying to find a topic to break the awkwardness, but not knowing how to start. In the end, he could only smile and say, "Officer Zhou, please have some water."

Zhou Yi really wanted to ask about the case and whether there were any clues, but he figured Xia Yu wouldn't dare tell him, so he had to give up.

"Officer Xia, you're busy, don't worry about me."

"Okay, then please do as you please."

Zhou Yi walked around the room with his hands behind his back, but because his socks were wet and uncomfortable, he sat down again.

Compared to the somewhat awkward Xia Yu, Zhou Yi was much more at ease and began to observe the office.

Finally, his gaze fell on a blackboard on the east wall, on which a bunch of case information was written in chalk.

The top few large characters read "The Case of the Male Corpse in the 422 Well".

Zhou Yi didn't stand up; he just sat there holding his water glass, watching, afraid of attracting Xia Yu's attention. One piece of information caught his eye: the blackboard stated that wells and farmland were not necessarily the primary crime scene.

They must have discovered something during their on-site investigation. Zhou Yi had actually suspected this before, because according to their description, the location of the well was quite open, in a large area of ​​farmland.

Luring someone to a remote, deserted area is a sure way to alert the victim.

The reason for using the word "deception" is that the forensic autopsy determined that Li Youqiang's cause of death was a blunt force trauma to the left back of his head, resulting in severe brain damage.

Simply put, it means someone shot him in the head from behind with a weapon like a hammer.

However, the possibility of someone who carries a knife and a gun being tricked into going to the wilderness and then being ambushed and shot in the head is quite small.

Therefore, Zhou Yi tends to believe that the well was the location where the body was dumped, and that the primary crime scene was not there.

Of course, this is just logical reasoning; it also needs to be combined with on-site investigation.

However, dumping a body in such a remote place requires suitable transportation.

Just as Zhou Yi was about to continue reading, the office door that Xia Yu had just closed opened, and a man who looked a few years younger than Wu Yongcheng walked in.

"Ugh, why is this damn rain so heavy?" the man said, shaking off the rain.

Turning around, she saw Zhou Yi and was immediately stunned.

"Who is this……"

Xia Yu quickly stood up and said, "Captain Pan, this is Officer Zhou Yi from Hongcheng."

Zhou Yi immediately stood up as well; the other party's leader had arrived.

"Hello, Captain Pan, I'm Zhou Yi. I've heard so much about you," Zhou Yi said with a smile.

Pan Hongjie looked at Zhou Yi, somewhat surprised, and reached out his hand, saying, "Oh, you're Zhou Yi. You got here so quickly."

"Speed ​​is of the essence in war," Zhou Yi said, extending both hands to shake hands with the other party.

“You look very young, even younger than you sound. How old are you?” Pan Hongjie asked.

"Twenty-three," Zhou Yi said with a smile.

"How much?" Pan Hongjie asked in surprise.

"twenty-three."

“Xia, he’s a year younger than you,” Pan Hongjie said to Xia Yu.

Xia Yu was also surprised, "I...I didn't notice."

Zhou Yi laughed and said, "I look old, that's what everyone says."

Pan Hongjie patted Zhou Yi on the shoulder and said warmly, "Please sit down, please sit down. You are young and promising."

But deep down, he was a little disappointed. At twenty-three, he was really too inexperienced, just like Xia Yu on his side, who was too green.

He thought to himself, "Hongcheng sent a young guy just to put on a show. I guess it's because this case is related to them, so they thought they'd send someone to help them and boost their performance."

Pan Hongjie didn't take Zhou Yi too seriously and exchanged a few polite words.

Zhou Yi followed the rules, first taking out the case cooperation letter, and then saying that before he came, Captain Wu had specifically instructed him to obey Captain Pan's orders.

Pan Hongjie immediately paired Xia Yu and Zhou Yi up temporarily, and even told Xia Yu to learn more from Zhou Yi.

But Zhou Yi guessed that Pan Hongjie probably didn't take him seriously and was just following the rules.

But Zhou Yi remained calm and collected. He didn't care about such superficial things; he just wanted to solve the case as soon as possible and then return to Hongcheng to deal with the major case.

Then, Pan Hongjie's group arrived one after another. In addition to Xia Yu and Pan Hongjie, there were four male criminal police officers, all in their thirties or forties.

After introducing the group to Zhou Yi, Pan Hongjie said that since people from Hongcheng had come, they should have a case analysis meeting and exchange information.

The biggest discovery in Anyuan was that yesterday, before the rain started, they retrieved a hammer from a riverbed more than 800 meters from the well, which is suspected to be the murder weapon.

Judging from the surface of the hammer, although it had been soaking in the river for some time, the metal hammerhead and the wooden handle did not show any signs of prolonged use.

Last night, the case was handed over to the technical department for testing to see if bloodstains could be extracted from the hammer, and then the forensic doctor would conduct a wound comparison.

This will confirm whether the hammer is the murder weapon used to kill Li Youqiang. Once confirmed, we can begin investigating the origin of the hammer.

Then, the on-site investigation found no footprints matching the deceased, but drag marks were found near the wellhead. A small amount of blood and human tissue extracted from the edge of the wellhead matched the abrasions on the body perfectly.

In conclusion, it can be determined that the well was the site where the body was dumped, not the primary crime scene.

This also corroborates Zhou Yi's speculation.

Therefore, the next step is to expand the scope of the investigation to see if any nearby farmers have seen any suspicious persons or vehicles.

The third point is the issue mentioned at the beginning: the whereabouts and social relationships of Li Youqiang and Fu Daqing after they came to Anyuan.

After listening, Zhou Yi sighed inwardly; all of Pan Hongjie's directions were correct.

The only problem is that it is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive.

“Zhou Yi, do you have any additional information?” Pan Hongjie asked.

"Have!"

(End of this chapter)