Chapter 43, Poppy 14
In the meeting room near noon at the Third Precinct, Luo Siwei and his subordinate police officers were still reasoning based on the clues.
"The police have checked Cha Junxi's identity information and have not found any recent ticket purchases. Based on his personality, there's a high probability he's still hiding in this city."
"The photo posted by Cha Junxi's account can give us some clues. He took the photo while standing under a tree. From the angle of the photo, we can see some of the scenery in the yard. The shadows cast by the sun on the objects in the photo and the nearby buildings can be used to infer the direction, location and time of the photo's shooting."
"According to another photo, some scenery outside the window can be seen. Judging from the height and the angle of the photo, he may live between the 7th and 10th floors."
"Also, I think the house Cha Junxi rents needs to have one thing in mind, which is that the room he lives in should be able to see Yu Wanying's residence through the window."
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"Based on the above information, we can conclude that Cha Junxi lives in Jinling Residential Complex, a residential complex adjacent to Yu Wanying's. Specifically, he lives in the middle to upper floors of the first row of buildings."
The method used by Luo Siwei is exactly the photo positioning method used by some stalkers to track their targets.
Stalkers can often infer the location of the person who posted the post based on some photos, pictures, and clues, and by combining this with stalking, they can follow the victim.
Now she uses this method for police reasoning, allowing the online information to lead them to the suspect's location.
Luo Siwei drew a circle on the community map to indicate the approximate range.
Her reasoning ensured that the police operation would not be like searching for a needle in a haystack.
"We've already contacted the property management and are monitoring the entrances and exits of several buildings in the complex. We'll then interview residents and nearby real estate agents to determine Cha Junxi's exact location," Luo Siwei said, closing the file in front of her. "I've already applied for an arrest warrant from our superiors. If Cha Junxi is found, he will be arrested immediately."
In the afternoon, near Jinling Community.
The police officers wore plain clothes and secretly began to monitor the buildings within the scope. They conducted inspections inside and outside the community.
Luo Siwei notified the neighborhood committee in charge of the community, and then she took Ni Xiang to find the agent at the entrance of Jinling Community.
Donglan's real estate agency industry is incredibly developed, especially with several large chain companies, which have practically monopolized the nearby housing supply. These days, if you want to rent an apartment, you can't go around them.
When they asked about the third company, a male agent carefully examined Cha Junxi's photo and recognized him: "I've seen this person before!"
Ni Xiang was a little excited: "Are you sure it's him?"
"Confirmed." The agent nodded. "He must have rented the house from us. This young man was very picky at the time. He looked at more than a dozen houses in a row. He would go to the balcony to check out each one before finally choosing one and making a deposit."
Then he walked over to the computer, pulled up the rental information, and found Cha Junxi's name among the client names: "That's him, the house he rents is Building 7, Room 801!"
This room is exactly in line with Luo Siwei's reasoning. It is the best place to observe Yu Wanying's room.
The agent searched for a while and said, "I still have a spare key left by the landlord."
After finally confirming Cha Junxi's residence, Luo Siwei led a team upstairs.
The leading police officer inserted the key and the door was opened. Han Zhaoming and several male team members broke in first.
The house had two bedrooms and a living room. The heavy curtains were drawn and the light in the room was extremely dim. As soon as the door was opened, a faint stench of rotten food hit me in the face.
The police officers first opened all the doors: "No one!"
"Safety!"
"Not here either."
Luo Siwei followed the police officers in and confirmed that the room was empty and Cha Junxi was not inside.
Han Zhaoming put away his gun and looked at Luo Siwei: "Did he escape?"
Luo Siwei said, "Let the other police officers search the area from top to bottom."
Soon, a police officer reported: "We've checked the top floor of Building 7, and there's no one there."
"There are no suspicious people downstairs."
"Let's search first." Luo Siwei looked towards the living room balcony and set up a telescope near the balcony for easy peeping. From this direction, Yu Wanying's room could be seen.
"We've found something here!" After hearing the police officer's voice, Luo Siwei walked into the second bedroom.
There was a faint smell of blood in the room, which had become a bit fishy after a few days, and flies were flying in the air.
Bouquets of roses dotted the corners and the floor, ribbons and balloons adorned the walls, and red candles flared around them. It looked like a meticulously arranged proposal scene, but everything had already happened seven days earlier.
The corner of the room was very messy, the gift box was torn, some gifts were smashed on the ground, the roses had long since withered and dried, the red candles were burned out, there were messy traces of struggle on the ground, and some small amounts of blood.
Ni Xiang squatted down and said, "Wax oil of the same color."
This should be the first crime scene. The wax on Yu Wanying's skirt was left here.
After killing Yu Wanying, Cha Junxi spent two days with her before dumping her body in a large suitcase. He did not clean up, and the scene was preserved.
Afterwards, Luo Siwei came to the master bedroom. The corner of the bedroom was full of trash and garbage, and the white wall facing the bed was covered with pictures, all of which were photos of Yu Wanying.
There are about a few hundred photos, many of which are high-definition and have been enlarged, showing people smiling, walking, sleeping, singing, and even their backs...
The girl’s youth is so bold and beautiful, and her smile is as beautiful as a flower.
There is a desk in the corner of the bedroom. On the desk are several mobile phones, desktop computers, and two laptops next to it.
Shen Qing quickly confirmed: "Captain Luo, we found Yu Wanying's phone and computer!"
Then he opened some of the phones, and the lock screen background of each one was Yu Wanying. These were the tools Cha Junxi usually used to brush his small accounts.
In addition to the desktop computer, there is also a laptop and a tablet on the table.
Luo Siwei quickly judged that if Cha Junxi had not escaped in a hurry, it would have been impossible for him not to take these "treasures" with him.
Thinking of this, she walked forward and reached out to touch the desktop computer: "The host is still hot. He just left not long ago..."
Then Luo Siwei suddenly looked up, and she keenly noticed something. On a bookshelf above her head, there was an ordinary-looking Gundam model, but one of the model's eyes was subtly different from the other.
"There's a surveillance camera..." Luo Siwei said, unplugging the cable from the back of the camera. Cha Junxi was aware of counter-detection, and he had been hiding since the police entered the corridor and began their operation.
Luo Siwei arranged: "All police officers, intensify the search near the community. Prevent him from breaking into other houses and causing danger to others."
The police force quickly dispersed, and Luo Siwei and several evidence collectors stayed upstairs to search.
Luo Siwei walked to the balcony and opened the curtains. Then she found that there was a gap by the window facing east and it was not completely locked.
Luo Siwei opened the window and looked up at the building. The glass on the tall building reflected light and shadow, and the sunlight was a bit dazzling.
Then Luo Siwei made a discovery. Buildings 7 and 8 were connected side by side, and Building 8 was slightly shorter.
The balcony next door is not sealed, so you can climb over from this side.
People who are lighter can climb along the balcony next door to the air-conditioning station nearby, and then jump onto the rooftop of Building 8.
Climbing over like this would be very risky and dangerous. If you are not careful, you might fall to your death, so Luo Siwei did not discover this escape route at the first time.
But that young man has long been a madman with no bottom line. Maybe he is hiding on the top floor of Building 8 now.
Thinking of this, Luo Siwei hurriedly turned around and quickly went up and down the stairs. She ran all the way to the top floor of Building 8, panting and reaching out to push the door, which creaked open.
The wind on the roof was obviously much stronger than downstairs. It was already afternoon, the sky was blue, and light clouds covered the sky.
There was a person standing on the rooftop, with the light behind him and his whole body shrouded in shadow.
He was a young, thin man, hunched over. He looked down at the building not far away, as if hesitating whether to jump down. When he heard footsteps, he turned around and looked behind him.
The man was the suspect the police were looking for, Cha Junxi, and he was holding his last cell phone in his hand.
When the police came upstairs, Cha Junxi hid here. He had just seen the police searching his residence from the surveillance video. His legs were shaking. Everything was about to end...
Luo Siwei said on the police intercom: "Found it, the suspect is on the top floor of Building 8."
"clear!"
"We'll get there as soon as possible."
"Cha Junxi!" Luo Siwei touched the gun behind her, hesitated for a moment and didn't draw it. She decided to calm the man in front of her first, "Police, don't move!"
Cha Junxi seemed to have not yet decided whether to jump. He held a knife in his hand and slashed at the air in front of him: "Don't come over here, don't come over here! If you come over here, I will kill you and then jump!"
As he spoke, Cha Junxi staggered and looked down. The edge of the top floor was not far behind him.
"Calm down," Luo Siwei said. "Do you know what the consequences of falling from here might be? You might not die immediately, but you'll end up living a life worse than death..."
Cha Junxi's eyes were red, his hair was messy, and his face was covered with stubble. He backed away, muttering to himself, "Yu Wanying is dead! You're here to arrest me. I'll be sentenced..."
When that name was mentioned, Cha Junxi's face turned grim. "No, it's all her fault, it's her fault! I was obviously... obviously so good to her. I spent so much time with her. I had prepared a birthday surprise for her and wanted to celebrate her birthday..."
Tears welled up in the corners of Cha Junxi's eyes, and he wiped them away with his hands. "In this world, there's no one who loves her more than I do. I'd do anything for her. I can recite every one of her Weibo posts, I know every one of her good friends, I know what she likes to eat, I know every one of her habits, I chat with her until late at night. Why... why doesn't she want me to be with her..."
Luo Siwei looked at him with a cold expression. This pervert did not realize that what he said was just his wishful thinking. It was an invasion of Yu Wanying's privacy and caused harm to her.
The unlucky person was never him, but Yu Wanying who met him.
Seeing Cha Junxi's agitated mood, almost reaching the edge of the top floor, Luo Siwei stepped forward and reached out to grab the knife from Cha Junxi's hand...
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