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

Chapter 363 [Case Closed] Victim's Identity Confirmed [2 Updates Today]

In the middle of the night on April 28th, Tang Wenli told everyone some good news.

After more than ten hours of intense work, Xu Nian finally succeeded in reconstructing a fingerprint from each of the two bodies found in Xiaoqiushan Park.

Although the fingerprint that was eventually successfully repaired was not complete, it was the limit of what could be repaired.

Furthermore, after comparing the fingerprints of Zheng Guangming and Bai Xiuxiu extracted from multiple on-site investigations by the technical department, it was confirmed that the two restored fingerprints matched the feature points of Zheng Guangming and Bai Xiuxiu's fingerprints by more than twelve points!
There are clear judicial provisions regarding the use of fingerprints as evidence in criminal cases.

Under normal circumstances, the number of feature points in a complete fingerprint is between eighty and one hundred and fifty.

However, a perfect match is not required in law, because fingerprints are inherently unique.

Therefore, the law stipulates that fingerprints can be used as key evidence as long as they match at least twelve feature points.

This means that Xu Nian's hard work was not in vain. Based on the results of her restoration, it can finally be confirmed in the legal process that the two corpses in Xiaoqiushan Park were Zheng Guangming and Bai Xiuxiu.

At this moment, the entire chain of evidence was truly closed.

Pan Hongjie was the happiest person, and he couldn't wait to go find Director Guo.

Zhou Yi suddenly felt that this Captain Pan was a bit like a child, always going to Director Guo for no reason.

So he casually asked Chen Dejiang and learned that Pan Hongjie was trained by Director Guo and had been following Director Guo since his first day as a policeman.

Zhou Yi suddenly realized.

No wonder, but he also knows that for most leaders, ability is secondary; the most important thing is to have their own people.

After all, this is the truth of society; wherever there are people, there is a world of its own.

Qiao Jiali asked Tang Wenli, "Where is Xu Nian?"

Tang Wenli smiled and said, "After the fingerprint matching results came out, she fell asleep sitting there."

Qiao Jiali said with heartache, "This girl has worked so hard."

"Yes, if it weren't for her, the most crucial link in this chain of evidence wouldn't be connected," Tang Wenli said with emotion.

The next day, Pan Hongjie led a group to seize all of Zheng Guangming's assets for two reasons.

Firstly, Fan Zhongliang confessed to tax evasion and falsifying accounts, and the matter will require joint investigation with relevant departments to handle.

Pan Hongjie found a ledger that hadn't been completely burned on the kitchen stove in Fan Zhongliang's house. This was the key evidence that Fan Zhongliang was eager to deal with after rushing home.

Secondly, it was to find the murder weapon used to kill Yang Jian.

According to Zhou Yi's analysis, Zheng Guangming kept the dagger used to kill Yang Jian in order to threaten and intimidate Fan Zhongliang.

Therefore, the item must be hidden somewhere, and we must find it.

Moreover, Zhou Yi had another idea, which he frankly told Pan Hongjie.

The hope is that Pan Hongjie can mention to the Anyuan Procuratorate that when filing the lawsuit in court, he should file an incidental civil lawsuit for compensation against Zheng Guangming's family and Fan Zhongliang on behalf of Yang Jian's daughter, Yang Lele.

Although Yang Jian was killed because he had the criminal intent to extort money, that does not mean he deserved to die.

Filing a civil lawsuit for compensation is the only way Zhou Yi can think of to help the little girl.

With both parents gone, every step of a five-year-old child's life will be incredibly difficult.

Zhou Yi couldn't do much, so he suggested to Pan Hongjie that at least Yang Jian's life could be used to exchange for some money for his daughter.

Pan Hongjie readily agreed and told Zhou Yi to rest assured that he would keep him updated on the latest developments in the case as soon as possible.

He also said very enthusiastically that An Yuan and Hong Cheng should visit each other more often in the future, learn from each other and take care of each other, which is also Director Guo's idea.

Zhou Yi smiled and replied, "I will definitely follow the arrangements of all the leaders."

On the afternoon of the 29th, Zhou Yi found Xia Yu: "Officer Xia, come with me to find someone."

Xia Yu was clearly reacting nervously, asking anxiously, "What's wrong? Is there some new information about this case?"

With five bodies found in one case, the entire Anyuan Municipal Public Security Bureau was terrified. This was practically the biggest case in Anyuan since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Moreover, this case also involves Anyuan's commerce and taxation, so the impact is considerable.

So Xia Yu was scared as soon as Zhou Yi opened his mouth.

Zhou Yi laughed and said, "No, there's nothing wrong with this case, don't be afraid."

Xia Yu was half-believing and half-doubting, and with a feeling of trepidation, he followed Zhou Yi into the car, this time with Zhou Yi driving.

Zhou Yi went to the supermarket first and bought rice, flour, cooking oil and everything else, which stunned Xia Yu.

Just as they were about to pay the bill, Xia Yu suddenly understood. "Officer Zhou, are you going to see Yang Jian's daughter?"

Zhou Yi nodded. "This child has a hard life. Apart from buying her some things, there's not much I can do to help."

"No, you've already done enough."

Zhou Yi said, "It's not me, it's us."

When it came time to pay, Xia Yu insisted, and finally paid. The cashier couldn't help but roll her eyes as she watched the two young men arguing over such a small item.

On the way, Xia Yu suggested that the old lady and the little girl could move to the little girl's original home, where the conditions would be better.

However, Zhou Yi rejected this idea. The reason was simple: the old lady was obviously a stubborn person, and changing her environment might backfire, causing her to stop caring for the child.

This could be considered Zhou Yi's personal motive.

He didn't know how many more years the old lady would live, but he hoped she would live to be a hundred so that Lele wouldn't live alone and miserable in this world.

Compared to orphanages, children actually need psychological support more.

Soon, the car stopped in front of the small house, and the old man and the young man inside immediately looked over.

When Lele saw Zhou Yi get out of the car, she immediately jumped up and down, calling out "Uncle!" and ran over.

Zhou Yi patted her little head and asked her if she had been good these past few days and if she had listened to her mother-in-law.

Lele nodded, then asked a heartbreaking question: "Officer, have you found my dad?"

Zhou Yi was stunned. He knew the child would ask, but he didn't expect the child's first question to be this.

Zhou Yi squatted down, looking into the little girl's expectant eyes, and said, "Lele, your uncle found your father, but he went to find your mother because she needs your father's care. But your father also asked me to give you a message: 'Lele, you must grow up healthy and strong, listen to your grandmother, go to school hard, study hard, don't be picky about food, don't run around, and always look carefully before crossing the road to see if there are any cars. One day…'"

Zhou Yi paused, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He really wasn't good at lying, especially lies like this.

"You will meet again someday."

The little girl seemed to understand, but not quite; after all, at five years old, she couldn't comprehend what death meant.

But at least she already knows that she will never see her parents again.

Tears welled up in her big eyes, and Zhou Yi felt his own eyes sting. He hated facing the families of victims, especially the children; it was too heartbreaking.

He held Lele and comforted her for a while, then told her that he had bought her a lot of food, which distracted her.

He and Xia Yu carried everything from the car into the house, and Xia Yu spoke a few words to the old lady in the local dialect.

It wasn't until Xia Yu told Zhou Yi that he realized the old lady's surname was also Yang. Perhaps this was fate.

When it was time to leave, the little girl was reluctant to part with Zhou Yi, but Zhou Yi hesitated to say, "Uncle will come to see you again," because he knew he couldn't do it.

At this moment, Xia Yu suddenly spoke up: "Lele, how about Uncle comes to visit you often in the future?"

The little girl looked at him shyly and didn't say anything.

Xia Yu squatted down, took out his police ID and said, "I'm a police officer just like Uncle Zhou. Look, this is called a police badge. Feel it."

Upon seeing the identification, the slight fear in the little girl's eyes vanished instantly.

Because Zhou Yi had shown her the same ID, she reached out and touched the police badge on it, looked up at Xia Yu, and nodded.

On the way back, Zhou Yi said, "Officer Xia, thank you."

Xia Yu smiled and said, "Didn't you say it wasn't me, it was us?"

The fiery red sunset shone through the car window onto the ID in Xia Yu's hand, the police badge on it like a blazing sun, dispelling all evil spirits.

……

By the evening of the 29th, we had basically learned most of the main details.

There are only three things left.

The most important one is Lu Jiang's side, although Zhou Yi called Wu Yongcheng to report after interrogating Fan Zhongliang.

However, Pan Hongjie still solemnly held a formal case conference call, saying that he wanted to express his gratitude to the Hongcheng police and report the case to Deputy Chief Wu.

During the communication, Pan Hongjie was quite excited, saying that he had never solved such a big case before, and that it was something that could be recorded in history.

Then, somewhat excitedly, he casually asked: "Deputy Chief Wu, you must rarely see such a big case, right?"
Wu Yongcheng, who was on the other end of the phone, was silent for a moment before replying: "It's alright."

Pan Hongjie felt as if he had been doused with cold water, and muttered in confusion, "Not bad? What do you mean by not bad?"

These three words haunted him for a long time. It wasn't until one day, much later, when he saw a case file from inside the office titled "Long Zhiqiang's Major Kidnapping and Murder Series Cases," that he finally understood why it was "not bad."

Wu Yongcheng said that Fu Daqing is still in the ICU. The doctor said his vital signs are all normal, so if nothing unexpected happens, he can be questioned tomorrow.

Everyone in Anyuan was delighted to hear this, since all that was missing now was Fu Daqing.

The second issue is that the murder weapon used to kill Yang Jian has not yet been found, and Chen Dejiang is currently leading the investigation.

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　　That concludes today's update. Four chapters have been released so far. Two more chapters need some adjustments and are expected to be released this afternoon.

　　
　
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