Chapter 68 The suspect didn't even take the murder weapon with him? ...

Compared to the previous night, this night ended earlier because more people participated in reviewing the surveillance video, and good news came one after another.

Twenty minutes after Wang Yu discovered the surveillance video of Sha Junhao and Yuan Yue entering an alley one after another, Guan Xia also made a discovery. Based on the surveillance video of Yuan Yue leaving the urban village and taking a taxi at 12 o'clock on the day of the incident, as well as the time provided by Jiang Yingyao when she took a flight to Yongquan City on June 11, she judged that Yuan Yue would most likely not go anywhere else and would go directly to the airport. So she stared at the surveillance video near the airport until her eyes were almost blinded. Finally, she found Yuan Yue in the surveillance video at the door of a convenience store two kilometers away from the airport. She changed into the clothes she wore last night, but still wore the same clothes as before when she took a taxi. She walked straight to a trash can, first observed the surroundings, then took off her hat and mask and threw them into the trash can, finally revealing her face.

After Guan Xia, it was Jiang Yingyao who made a discovery. This time, it was a surveillance camera in a milk tea shop that came up with the discovery. On a sparsely populated road more than 200 meters away from the alley where Guan Xia and Pang Le had chased the thief, Sha Junhao and Yuan Yue were clearly photographed walking side by side, with their lips moving slightly, obviously communicating something. If photographing the two on the night of June 6 was a coincidence, then photographing them again on June 7 at a different location could no longer be a coincidence.

As soon as this surveillance video was found, Guan Xia suddenly felt as if a stone had fallen from his heart, and he felt relieved.

Pang Le squeezed out from the crowd surrounding Jiang Yingyao's table, quickly picked up his phone and said, "Hurry up, Sister Ji, we can leave early tomorrow morning and book the tickets now."

Guan Xia squeezed out upon hearing this. Just as she was about to touch her phone, she heard Ji An say, "It's already been booked. The moment Captain Xu said you got the suspect's biological sample today, the flight is at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning, Terminal 3. Don't be late."

Guan Xia and Pang Le were both a little surprised. After looking at each other, Pang Le ran to Ji An with a smile and hugged her shoulders tightly. "Sister Ji, you are so reliable. We must always be together in the future. What will we do without you?"

Pang Le rubbed Ji An's shoulder hard in a playful manner, wrinkling her shirt. Ji An was originally smiling slightly, but was eventually affected by Pang Le and could not help but reveal a helpless yet somewhat brilliant smile.

Guan Xia couldn't help laughing when watching this scene. As expected, no one could resist Pang Le's charm. She was so beautiful and cute.

When they left the Pingjiang District Police Station that night, the sun had just completely sunk into the horizon, the street lights lit up one by one, and the whole city was bathed in another kind of bright light.

Pang Le first drove Ji An back to the hotel where he was staying, and then drove home to pack his things.

Because he was not sure how many days he would stay in Fu'an City, Pang Le brought a lot of things with him, including more than a dozen sets of clothes. He almost turned his entire wardrobe upside down before filling the suitcase with clothes except for skirts.

Guan Xia, who was helping her, couldn't help but say, "Aren't you exaggerating a bit? We went there just to find clues to reopen an old case, not to help solve it. We can't stay for more than ten days."

"No, you don't understand," Pang Le said without raising his head. "I have a feeling that our trip to Fu'an City might not be so smooth. I'm not talking about the Yuan Yue case, I'm talking about something else."

Guan Xia was stunned for only a second before she understood what she meant. She felt a bit amused and helpless. "So, when I go back later, I have to bring a few more clothes and a pair of comfortable shoes."

Pang Le stopped what he was doing when he heard that, and showed an expression that said, "I knew it." "See, you have the same intuition. Besides Yuan Yue's case, there's a high probability that we'll encounter other cases this time."

Guan Xia had never thought about it in this way before, but when Pang Le mentioned it, she also had this feeling. After all, since binding the system, whenever she went out, she rarely encountered anything and returned home with nothing to worry about.

Just in case, Guan Xia also brought a lot of clothes, but unlike Pang Le, all her clothes were loose and comfortable, so she just took anything from the closet and it only took her half an hour to pack.

In the evening, Guan Xia fulfilled her promise and cooked wontons in sour soup. Pang Le also ate wontons early the next morning, which completely satisfied him.

After meeting up with Ji An at the airport, the three of them boarded the plane smoothly. More than three hours later, they arrived at their destination smoothly. However, just after leaving the airport, they were hit by a sudden heat wave, which was much hotter than the temperature in Yongquan City. Guan Xia found it difficult to breathe, and her skin, which was fresh a moment ago, became sticky in an instant.

"What a horrible weather," Pang Le practically trotted into the car, taking out a tissue to wipe his sweat, "What's the temperature in Fu'an City today? How can it be so hot and humid?"

Ji An was the last one to get in. He fastened his seatbelt in the passenger seat and said, "It's 42 degrees. We arrived at a coincidental time, just in time for the high temperatures."

The Didi driver cranked up the air conditioning and chimed in, "It's been hot these past two days, but it won't last much longer. The news says the typhoon is moving north, and there will be heavy rain for several days. I hope there won't be flooding this year."

Guan Xia and Pang Le hadn't really paid attention to the weather before going out. They were shocked when they heard this and hurriedly took out their cell phones to check messages.

Sure enough, it was on the hot search that the typhoon had formed in the coastal area and was approaching our country's waters. Several nearby cities had begun to be affected. According to the typhoon route predicted by the authoritative agencies, although Guanglin Province was not included, the accompanying strong winds and rainstorms included half of Guanglin Province, and Fu'an City was among them.

"Looking at the predicted time, it will be about six days later," Pang Le said, "It looks like we have to speed up. I don't want to be trapped in the hotel."

"Six days..." Guan Xia recalled the time it took to reopen the backlog case twice before, and said hesitantly, "That should be enough. After all, we already had some information before we came here."

Pang Le also frowned and calculated, then relaxed after a moment, "Yeah, the slowest one took only four days. It was my first time and I had no experience, so it was all thanks to Sister Ji."

After fastening his seatbelt, Ji An kept his head down and tapped on his phone. When he heard himself mentioned, he looked up and said, "Don't worry, I've already communicated. We can go directly to get the things. If you are not tired, you can start working immediately."

Pang Le first turned his head to glance at Guan Xia, assessed her condition, and then said excitedly: "We are not tired. We can put down our luggage, take a shower, and start working right away."

Ji An also turned around to glance at Guan Xia. Seeing that she looked normal, not suffering from heatstroke or listless, he nodded and said, "Okay, then go back to the hotel and wash up first. I'll be back to find you guys soon."

"Do you want us to go with you?" Pang Le asked.

Ji An raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "I've been to Fu'an City several times, so I'm not unfamiliar with the place, so don't worry."

After returning to the hotel, Ji An put his luggage in the room and walked away with slightly hurried steps.

Guan Xia and Pang Le watched Ji An disappear at the end of the hotel corridor before opening the door.

Pang Le said as he inserted the room card: "Sister Ji is really in a hurry to get things done. She almost wants to run when she walks. I suspect she will definitely win a prize in a race walking competition."

After the lights in the room came on, Guan Xia immediately turned on the air conditioner before she could reply, "After all, Sister Ji was a former criminal police officer. In her eyes, the case is the most important thing."

The room quickly cooled down, and Guan Xia suddenly felt like she was alive again. Her steps became lighter, and she quickly took out toiletries from her suitcase and went to take a shower.

Pang Le applied a mud mask, and Guan Xia came out just in time. After washing it off, he took a shower and applied another facial mask. Lying on the sofa, Pang Le sighed vaguely, "Compared to that, our Yongquan City can be said to have a pleasant climate, thanks to the Cuiping Mountains."

Guan Xia also wanted to reopen the case and go back immediately. He was used to the weather in Yongquan City and really couldn't stand this stuffiness.

Ji An left in a hurry and came back quickly. Guan Xia and Pang Le had just blow-dried their hair and changed their clothes when they heard a knock on the door.

Pang Le asked, and after confirming it was Ji An, he opened the door. As soon as Ji An entered, he said, "I got the things, and I've found a place to start work. I also made a reservation at a restaurant that serves local specialties."

As expected of Sister Ji, Pang Le and Guan Xia gave her a thumbs up in conviction, then changed their shoes and followed Ji An out. After filling their stomachs, they went straight to a slightly remote residential area.

It was obvious that this was a newly built building with only high-rise buildings and a low occupancy rate. They didn't meet many people when they parked the car and walked inside. Of course, it might also be because the weather was too hot.

Ji An led them into a unit on the 8th floor. After taking out the key and opening the door, they found a large house. From the closed door, they could see that there were at least three rooms. All the normal furniture had been removed from the living room, and it was arranged like an office, with a long conference table, a whiteboard, a projector, and of course a computer and a printer.

After Pang Le and Guan Xia came in, Ji An closed the door and said, "This is our meeting point in Fu'an City. It's a friend's house. People don't come here very often, and even if they do, it's because they need to meet up for something. So we just made it the meeting point."

It can be seen that although the house is a bit empty, it should have been occupied by people all the time. At least there is no obvious dust. There are some residual words on the whiteboard at the end of the conference table. The handwriting is very sloppy. Guan Xia glanced at it and could only vaguely recognize the three words "Zhuo Xuan Ya".

Pang Le also looked around curiously and couldn't help asking, "Sister Ji, do you have many friends like this? Is there a gathering point like this in every place?"

Ji An turned on the lights in the living room and drew the blackout curtains. He answered casually, "I don't know the exact number, but from what I know, there must be seven or eight. As long as the case we're investigating remains unsolved, the gathering point where the crime took place will not disappear."

Guan Xia understood something. "That is to say, if Zhuo Xuanya's case is solved this time, this gathering point will also disappear."

Ji An nodded and started fiddling with the projector. Guan Xia simply walked over to the whiteboard and carefully read the text.

Pang Le also came over with interest, but it was a pity that the person who wrote it must have been too anxious at the time, and the words were written like cursive. Until Ji An turned on the projector, the two of them could not recognize many of them.

Ji An glanced at the two of them and smiled, "This was written by Zhuo Xuanya's father, Zhuo Mingyan, last time. He was sorting out his thoughts, so no one else could understand it. There's no important information in it, so it won't be of much help to our investigation this time."

Pang Le asked Ji An, and after getting a positive answer, he picked up the eraser and wiped out all the writing.

Ji An pulled up a chair and sat down, saying, "You guys sit down too. I'll show you some photos of the scene first."

"There are also photos of the scene?" Pang Le was a little surprised. "Is Xu Nian's classmate so righteous? He is willing to provide such confidential information?"

Ji An projected the photo onto the screen and said, "This isn't Captain Xu's classmate. It was provided by Zhuo Xuanya's father, Zhuo Mingyan. He's a professor at a local university, and the case involves his daughter. Plus, he has some connections in the local area, so he was able to get something we wouldn't normally get."

"No wonder." Pang Le's doubts were answered, and he focused his eyes on the screen.

Guan Xia was also watching carefully. The first photo was taken from a top-down angle. A girl with a ponytail was lying face down in a pool of blood. It was late at night when the photo was taken. The girl was wearing sportswear and a dagger was stuck in her back where her heart was.

"The suspect didn't even take the murder weapon with him?" Pang Le was a little surprised. "But since the murder weapon wasn't removed from her body, even though I'm a layman, I know that blood flow would be greatly slowed down. But there's a lot of blood flowing out in this photo. Was her heart pierced?"

Ji An nodded. "Yes, the murder weapon was a boning knife with an extremely sharp blade. Zhuo Xuanya was also very frail, standing 1.65 meters tall and weighing only 43 kilograms. The murder weapon penetrated her entire chest. Furthermore, it was late at night, near the park's closing time, and she died on a small path away from the main road. Therefore, there was no chance of rescue. She was already dead when she was later discovered by witnesses."

"As for the murder weapon not being taken away," Ji An said, "we infer that the suspect was afraid of being spotted by blood and not having enough time to deal with it, so he simply left it at the crime scene."

"That means there are definitely no fingerprints," Guan Xia said. "It's possible the suspect wasn't disguised. There are definitely surveillance cameras at the entrances and exits of parks in downtown areas. Zhuo Xuanya died around 10 PM, which is close to when people are asleep, but there wouldn't be no one around. If she was disguised, the detectives investigating the case would likely have become suspicious."

Ji An nodded affirmatively. "The criminal police team responsible for solving the case at the time did not find any suspicious persons when they checked the surveillance footage. No one was wearing a hat and a mask and was fully armed."

Pang Le understood and said excitedly, "Then, if we look at the surveillance video later, won't it be easy to find Sha Junhao? He has such a handsome face, he really stands out in the crowd."

Guan Xia was excited to receive such good news on the first day of arriving in Fu'an City.

Ji An said, "If everything goes well, we might be able to return to Yongquan City in two days at most."

Guan Xia didn’t think it mattered before, but with the hot and humid weather in Fu’an City in front and the impending storm behind, he tried to go back as early as possible.

Just as she was getting excited, Guan Xia remembered the flag that Pang Leli had set before they came here, and her mood immediately calmed down. She couldn't help but pray in her heart, hoping that the system would be quieter this time and not be triggered once before they returned to Yongquan City.