Chapter 48 Chapter 48 New Discovery Look what I discovered...
With the help of the files and the missing person notice left by the female corpse's parents, Qiu Jiang and his team successfully contacted the deceased's parents.
However, they are not in Anxi at the moment, but in the provincial capital, but they will arrive around this afternoon.
After hanging up the phone and leaving the police station, the heart-wrenching cries of Fang Huiwen's mother on the other end of the phone seemed to still ring in their ears. Qiu Jiang and Deng Xingwang felt depressed and stared at the blue sky in a daze.
"Jiang Jiang, do you think they can bear it?"
He had been able to hold on to the illusion that his daughter had simply disappeared, but in the end, their daughter had been murdered more than ten years ago, and now only a pile of bones remained. Even though he had not yet reached the stage of being a parent, he could imagine how cruel this would be for any parent.
"Whether they can bear it or not, I think they all need the truth and justice."
Even if the truth is extremely cruel and makes people want to die, it is their right, and no one can deny their right to know.
Moreover, so many years have passed, and perhaps Fang Huiwen's parents have imagined their daughter's fate thousands of times. Death is indeed the cruelest of all, but everyone must face reality and seek justice.
Their daughter died so cruelly in a river not far from their home. She had been living in the mud for more than ten years and could not come back to them. Rather than being sad, she thought that now they wanted to see the murderer of their daughter arrested and pay with his life.
"Xingwang, it's time to remove the stone that has been weighing on them for more than ten years." Qiu Jiang pursed her lips and said with a firm look in her eyes.
Deng Xingwang's expression hardened. "Yes."
To help them get out of this dark period, the best way is undoubtedly to hand the criminal over to them personally.
On Lu Jianian's side, even though she saw the skull, she didn't see any images. She didn't know if it was because the time was too long or because she didn't see the complete corpse. But it was obviously closer to the river from here, and Qiu Jiang wanted to go there to see if she could see the black shadow.
So the two drove to the blocked section of the river. Now that a murder had been discovered in the river, the dredging work had to be temporarily stopped and all efforts had to be made to search for other evidence.
The foul-smelling air is everywhere, leaving no place for people to hide. Such a bad environment has caused complaints from nearby residents.
"When will this be finished? I'm almost suffocating."
"The police are so slow! It's been two days, and they still haven't solved the case?"
"I'm so annoyed. I'm really going to die."
Since Qiu Jiang and the others got off the car, all they heard were complaints.
It's already uncomfortable to be smelled, and hearing their complaints is even more frustrating.
"No way, it's only been two days. This case has been going on for more than ten years. It's normal that it can't be solved." Deng Xingwang was speechless.
Qiu Jiang pinched her nose and said in a muffled voice, "That's true, but this atmosphere is really quite challenging. I understand."
"I know, but it's really uncomfortable to be scolded." Deng Xingwang was very depressed.
But when he saw Captain Guo still standing there and several of his brothers vomiting continuously, Deng Xingwang stopped talking.
He was even a little scared. After all, he couldn't stand it even before he reached the place where the silt was most accumulated, let alone actually reaching there.
Now I think it’s normal that people around him can’t stand it.
The two of them walked over there holding their breath. Guo Kai spotted them when he glanced over here, waved at them, and threw two gas masks to them as they walked over.
"Put it on to avoid internal injuries."
The two couldn't wait to put them on, then held the masks tightly and took several rapid breaths before slowly calming down.
"Brother Guo, have you found anything?" Deng Xingwang asked curiously.
"Well, we found a leg bone in the mud. It must have leaked out from the hole in the woven bag."
"Leg bone?"
Qiu and Jiang were both shocked. They had only briefly learned about the case yesterday and hadn't realized that the remains hadn't been found yet. Upon hearing this, they immediately asked, "Are all the remains found now?"
"The finger bones haven't been found yet."
Speaking of this, Guo Kai's head hurts.
Other large bones are easier to find, but the finger bones are so small, how long will it take to find them?
Maybe it has already flown away with the current.
It’s one thing for them to find it or not, not to mention that the people around them have already started complaining. If they still can’t find it, it’s very likely that their superiors will ask them to stop looking.
But they...
"Didn't you two go to investigate the identity of the deceased? What are you doing here? Did you find anything?"
"Well, the deceased's name is Fang Huiwen, from Anxi. Her parents now live in the provincial capital and travel back and forth frequently. They've received the news and will probably arrive this afternoon."
Guo Kai nodded, "Finally, there is good news."
"Then we'll help look for it too."
Guo Kai was worried about the lack of people, so he waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Go ahead."
"Xingwang, come on over here and help me for a while."
"Hey, here I come."
Deng Xingwang walked quickly in front of her, but Qiu Jiang did not keep up with him. Instead, she walked slowly from left to right along the cleared river channel.
She covered her lower abdomen with her hands, looking forward to the moment of reaction. After walking for about ten minutes, a moving black shadow on her upper right was curled up in a rectangular object and fell straight into the river on her left.
As the rectangle slowly sank, the black shadow struggled more and more vigorously. However, the more the black shadow struggled, the greater the resistance of the water. Soon, the stones on the bag carried the rectangular object straight to the bottom of the river.
Qiu Jiang covered her slightly aching stomach, absolutely certain that the rectangular object that fell was the woven bag, and that Fang Huiwen was inside. However, she did not see the murderer. She looked hurriedly towards the shore, and suddenly saw a black shadow glance down and then ran away quickly.
Don't run.
She screamed in her heart and ran to the shore anxiously.
However, this was not a cleared passage to the shore. Qiu Jiang glanced at the slightly sloping concrete slope on the shore, jumped up with a single step, grabbed the top railing as if walking on flat ground, and then flipped over and successfully jumped onto the road.
This scene happened to fall into the eyes of Deng Xingwang and others. Their mouths opened wide and their jaws almost dropped to the ground.
"It's not an exaggeration to call this a special forces soldier."
"No wonder I heard Jiang Jiang was very good at fighting."
Some of them murmured.
Suddenly, someone asked in surprise from behind them, "Oh my God, are all you detectives so skilled?"
The person who was asking the questions was a member of the municipal government who stayed behind to help, and at this moment he was simply amazed.
Before Deng Xingwang and others could recover from their shock, they were dealt such a fatal blow.
Can we say that Jiang Jiang is an exception? They don't admit that they have this level, and they really don't have it. If they misunderstood, their work as criminal police will be too difficult in the future.
"No, no, no, you're overthinking it."
They all retorted excitedly, leaving the city council member stunned.
I have no idea why they are so eager to refute.
"Hey, here's a discovery—"
Someone shouted behind them, and there was no time to chat, so they hurried back to see what it was.
After Qiu Jiang jumped ashore, there were almost no pedestrians around, except for the occasional passing bus and other cars.
The reason why there are so few pedestrians is partly because a murder occurred here and the stench is so strong.
But the more important reason is that this place is close to the university town, which is located relatively far outside Anxi City and is a newly built place. The population has only increased in the past decade or so. In addition, it is now the time when students are in class, so the largest group of people do not go out, and other residents are troubled by the stench and are too lazy to go out.
Due to various reasons, there were very few pedestrians. The two pedestrians that were occasionally encountered were gathered together to complain about the smell here. Although it seemed a bit lonely, it made it easier for Qiu Jiang to track the black shadow.
In fact, there was no need to track. She looked at the shadow of the tree over there and saw a long-haired female figure pointing in a direction excitedly as if cursing something. Qiu Jiang took two quick steps and saw another figure hidden behind the tree.
Just as she reached here, the male shadow behind her knocked her down with a punch, and then rushed forward and grabbed the girl's neck tightly.
Qiu Jiang waved his hand to stop him, but his fingers passed through the two shadows. He could only watch the girl cough violently because of his pinching, and fell to the ground without any strength to get up.
But it didn't end there. The dark shadow looked very anxious, pacing back and forth restlessly. Suddenly, he threw the backpack on his back aside, then leaned over and violated the girl directly.
Even more terrifying is...
Qiu Jiang watched in horror as he finished and then slashed at the girl's body like a madman. Even though he didn't have much strength and his movements were a little slow due to his lack of skill, he refused to stop, as if he had some deep hatred for the girl.
At this moment, she had no time to watch him take out something from the backpack thrown beside him, stretch out the object, stuff the still struggling girl into the rectangular object, and drag her to the river.
All that was circling in her mind was the movement of him raising the knife to chop at the dead man's abdomen. They were obviously of different body shapes, obviously one was older and the other was younger, and obviously one's movements were clumsy and the other's were skillful, but she inexplicably felt that the two men were very similar.
It was so similar that it made her think about it with horror.
She was afraid that she had guessed wrong.
But she could still clearly remember the bones that the season team showed them yesterday. The ribs were almost all broken, with irregular wear marks, as if the murderer was not strong enough to cut them open completely.
Qiu Jiang swallowed hard. Although the temperature was still warm today, she was covered in cold sweat. The inside of the gas mask was covered with layers of small water droplets formed by the breath she exhaled. When the water droplets gathered together, they formed a string and slid down, like someone's tear marks.
If her feeling was true, if her guess was correct, then it meant that these two people were the same person.
From the naivety of this case to the sophistication of the murder of the girl in the mountains, and even wanting to use the police to kill people, I wonder if this murderer has committed other crimes in the past ten years.
The more he thought about it, the more likely this idea seemed to be, so Qiu Jiang quickly called someone.
"Brother Wang, I'm Qiu Jiang. We met last time. I want to ask you for a favor."
…
Fortunately, after enduring the stench and searching for a long time, they actually found several finger bones in the mud. Everyone continued to search along the mud where the finger bones were found, and they actually found the rest.
At this point, the search for the deceased's bones was completed.
And apart from this, no other evidence was found.
But they were no exception, because the bodies had turned into bones, and it would be difficult to find evidence even if there was one before after such a long time.
So after Guo Kai called to explain the situation, they were finally able to escape the fate of rolling in the mud.
Everyone's face was filled with genuine excitement.
It was at this moment that Deng Xingwang remembered his friend. He immediately looked around and was overwhelmed. "Where's Jiang Jiang? Why is Jiang Jiang gone?"
The others also realized that they were missing someone.
Everyone rushed to find someone. "Excuse me, have you seen a pretty girl in her twenties wearing a police uniform?"
Everyone who was asked shook their heads until Guo Kai came over and asked them to get in the car.
"Brother Guo, Jiang Jiang is missing." Deng Xingwang said anxiously.
"Jiang Jiang called me and said she went back to the police station. She also said she called you, too. Check your pager."
Deng Xingwang quickly took out his pager and actually saw an unread message with her message on it.
Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
But...what was she doing in the archives?
Could it be that Captain Ji has assigned her another task?
Fortunately, the person was found, so he felt relieved.
The group couldn't wait to take off their marinated protective suits, quickly got into the car, and leaned back in their chairs, staring blankly like dying fish.
When they came back, Ji Mingcheng was not there, but was with Lu Jianian.
Amidst the disgusted voices of their colleagues, they quickly ran to the dormitory building to take a shower. When they came back from the shower, Ji Mingcheng had just entered the room. Seeing them like this, he knew where they had gone.
But when he saw Deng Xingwang, he became a little suspicious. "Aren't you waiting for that couple? Why are you all wet?"
"Hehe, aren't we thinking about whether we can be of any help?" Deng Xingwang touched his still slightly wet hair, looking as if he was waiting for praise.
Ji Mingcheng never hesitates to praise his subordinates who work hard, and immediately gave him a thumbs up, "Very good."
It was the first time that Deng Xingwang was praised by him. He was so happy that he wanted to die for him and find out something else.
But unfortunately, there is no place to send him yet, and...
"Where's Qiu Jiang?"
"Qiu Jiang went to the archives room."
Ji Mingcheng felt a little strange, but although Qiu Jiang was younger, she was inexplicably reliable and was definitely not the type of person who acted without purpose.
Ignoring her for the moment, he said, "The two truck drivers pointed out by Chen Abao have been sent to Anxi by the local police. Chen Da and Wang Li are currently interrogating them."
"Chen Abao is still identifying the new videotapes he got from the supermarket. Xingwang, wait and see if he can point out the new people."
"Yes." Deng Xingwang took the order and left.
"Guo Kai, the deceased's parents will be here soon and will likely be very emotional. Find two friendly female colleagues to accompany them."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Qiu Jiang was in the archives room at this time.
Wang Mingyu sat next to her and searched through the archives for the past ten years, starting the search with just a click of the mouse.
He said with emotion, "Fortunately, we required all information to be input into the computer two years ago, otherwise it would not be so convenient now."
Qiu Jiang agreed with what he said.
If it were an ancient government office, the efficiency of checking files would be even lower, not to mention that sometimes files were lost or the handwriting was unclear.
The convenience in this era is far superior to that of her previous life. Even an ordinary person can enjoy far more conveniences and services than before. Therefore, even though she has only been here for two months, she has fallen in love with this place uncontrollably.
She thought this in her mind, but stared at the computer without blinking, watching the progress gradually increase from 8% to over 90%.
Another two or three minutes passed, and the progress finally reached 100%.
Wang Mingyu searched for a total of twenty-six files and made space for them to be reviewed by her.
"Just watch first, I'll get some water."
"OK."
Qiu Jiang opened the documents and went through them one by one.
After an unknown amount of time, Wang Mingyu walked in from outside. Qiu Jiang immediately looked at him and asked anxiously, "Brother Wang, can I copy some documents?"
Wang Mingyu hesitated for two seconds. "Of course, I can, but you have to keep it a secret and never let anyone know."
She quickly agreed, "Of course, I know the consequences of spreading the news."
"Okay then. Write down the documents you want to copy on this registration form. Sign and fingerprint here."
"OK."
Qiu Jiang hurriedly sat down and signed, finally getting the file she wanted. After saying goodbye to him briefly, she quickly ran out.
"It's really hard to be a criminal policeman. It's too busy." Wang Mingyu drank the green tea slowly and was suddenly scalded.
"hiss……"
On the other side, at the gate of the Municipal Bureau, a black car drove into the Municipal Bureau compound after registration. After a gray-haired elderly couple got out of the car unsteadily, Guo Kai brought Wang Meilin and others to greet them.
"Are you Fang Huiwen's parents?"
The old couple's hands were shaking, but they nodded and responded, "We are, we Awen..."
Guo Kai sighed inwardly and invited them in first, "We'll take you there right away."
At least let the forensic doctors piece together the deceased's remains.
Although this doesn't change anything, it is the only comfort they can give them at this moment.
But the pain of losing a child is so intense that even if the bones are put together neatly, it is no longer a living person.
The beautiful daughter they had grown up with love finally passed away.
Heart-wrenching cries erupted in the forensic room.
As women, Wang Meilin and the others have strong empathy. When they saw this scene, their tears started to fall. After crying for a while, they remembered their mission. The two of them hurriedly stepped forward and helped Guo Kai, Jason and the others up.
Afterwards, he cried and comforted her at the same time.
"Uncle and aunt, the child is gone. She certainly doesn't want you to be so sad for her in heaven. She definitely hopes that you can live happily. Even for the sake of the child, please don't hurt yourself by crying."
They tried to comfort them again and again, but unfortunately they were still crying. These words of comfort were really not convincing at all. They broke down and actually started crying with them.
When they had cried until no more tears could flow, the couple sat on the ground, like puppets with their souls taken away.
Both of them felt a lump in their throats again.
Seeing that Wang Meilin and the other girl were about to cry again, Guo Kai felt really headache and told them to leave quickly.
The two of them wiped their tears as they walked back to the office of Team 5. They attracted a lot of attention along the way, but they didn't care about that anymore.
I just feel suffocated and twisted inside, and it's very uncomfortable.
I slowly digested my emotions as I walked along the way. When I reached the office door, I wiped the tears from my face, for fear that others would notice that I had just cried.
Ji Mingcheng was in the office outside. When he saw the two of them come back, he asked about the situation.
Wang Meilin said, "Captain Ji, the couple has identified the watch and proved it was a gift for their daughter Fang Wenhui on her 21st birthday."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Ji Mingcheng let them go without saying anything else.
Not even a few minutes later, Qiu Jiang came running in breathlessly. As soon as she saw Ji Mingcheng, she walked over intently and said, "Captain Ji, I have an important report to make. Could you please use your computer?"
Ji Mingcheng saw the USB drive in her hand and said without hesitation, "Follow me."
"yes."
The two of them entered his office one after another. Since they were of the opposite sex after all, Ji Mingcheng did not close the door. People outside could clearly see Qiu Jiang sitting in his chair, pointing at something on the computer to him.
"Captain Ji, look here... and this case..."
Her intermittent voice came from inside.
Because they were looking at the computer screen the whole time, people outside didn't know what they were talking about, but they clearly saw that their team leader was leaning against the table and turned to look at her after she spoke.
The more she spoke, the deeper the frown on his brow deepened.
It makes people more curious about what they are talking about.
There was a sense that something was amiss in their atmosphere, and many people, after glancing at the faces of their season team members, felt that the situation might not be good.
I always feel like something terrible might have happened.
Sure enough, after they made such a guess, their team quickly summoned all the main players who were involved in the murder of the girl in the mountains and the case of the female corpse in the river.
Guo Kai, Wang Li and others were urgently recalled and rushed into the small conference room in Ji Mingcheng's office.
When looking at Qiu Jiang, who was sitting in her usual quarterback position with a very different expression than usual, everyone had a bad feeling in their hearts.
Sure enough, as Qiu Jiang gradually revealed what she wanted to show, some people with keen senses frowned at the same time, their expressions became more and more solemn, and then they were shocked.
If her guess is true, then that means...
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