Chapter 115115 Come and see, who are these two people? ...
Because there were so many people and Chen Yuanwei's residence was small, the search went quickly. After collecting enough physical evidence, Xu Nian said, "Let's call it a day. Captain Yang and the others should have returned from the crime scene. We'll take the evidence back and hand it over to the technical team for examination."
Guan Xia glanced at the sky outside the window. The sun had already sunk below the horizon. Even though the sky was still bright, only a dim afterglow remained.
"Then let's go back," Guan Xia replied, then looked at Xu Nian. "I still have some doubts about Chen Yuanwei's case. Should we come back tomorrow?"
Xu Nian was also confused, but he nodded without thinking. "We've been busy for two days and one night, and we've barely slept. Go back home tonight and get a good night's sleep. We'll come back tomorrow when we're fully rested."
First, they sent the physical evidence collected from Chen Yuanwei's home back to the Tong'an District Police Station. After saying hello to Captain Yang, they returned to the hotel.
Guan Xia actually had many questions in her mind, but she didn't notice them when she was busy. Once she had some free time, she fell asleep almost as soon as she lay down on the bed.
When I opened my eyes again, it was already bright outside.
Pang Le had already gotten up and was putting on her makeup at a rapid speed. Guan Xia looked at her with admiration before putting on her slippers and going to the bathroom to wash up.
After coming out, Guan Xia casually applied some lotion and then vigorously applied sunscreen to her face. While applying, she carefully looked in the mirror. After making sure that she was not too tanned, she asked Pang Le with a relaxed mood, "What time is it? Did Sister Ji call?"
Pang Le was applying blush and said casually, "It's past 9 o'clock. Sister Ji didn't apply it, but Xu Nian sent a message in the group a while ago, saying that Captain Yang and his team stayed up all night again last night, and one of the field officers suddenly had low blood sugar and fainted for a while, and was almost sent to the hospital. Director Tian from the Tong'an Branch decided to give everyone half a day off, so they can have a good sleep and come back to work in the afternoon. Anyway, the two suspects are either dead or captured, and the rest is just about collecting evidence, so there's no rush."
Guan Xia thought about the intensity of the work over the past two days and nodded in agreement.
She hasn't stayed up all night in recent years, so she's in good health, but others can't. Every older criminal police officer has some health problems.
Thinking of this, Guan Xia couldn't help but think of Xu Nian and the others. Xu Nian and Wang Yu were okay, after all, they were not too old, but Jiang Yingyao was in his forties. He had been working so hard these days, and she didn't know if his body could handle it.
Guan Xia quickly packed up, Pang Le also put on her makeup, tied her hair into a perfect bun, changed into the most comfortable pair of flat shoes, and left the room with Guan Xia.
It was already past the hotel's breakfast time, so they had to go out to eat.
After sending a message in the group, Guan Xia knocked on the door of Ji An and Zhong Xiaoyu's room.
It was Zhong Xiaoyu who opened the door. She smiled and greeted the two of them as soon as she saw them. Then she said excitedly, "My aunt just called me and said she'd like to thank you for coming all the way here to help solve my uncle's case. She wants to treat you to dinner tonight."
Guan Xia and Pang Le were both surprised. After entering, they closed the door behind them. Guan Xia asked in surprise, "Chen Yuanwei died just two days ago, and your aunt already knows about it? She's so well-informed."
Zhong Xiaoyu spread her hands and said, "Ever since my uncle died, my aunt has been obsessed with his case. I don't know how much money she's spent. Although I don't know where she got the information, I think it must have been provided by the connections she's cultivated over the years. If she knows, then she knows. It won't interfere with our dinner tonight. My aunt said that she knows that police officers are afraid of dealing with people like them, so she won't be attending dinner tonight. She'll pay for our meal."
Zhong Xiaoyu's aunt is not only well-informed, but also unexpectedly considerate.
Guan Xia and the others did come for Zhong Xiaoyu's uncle's case, so they didn't hesitate and agreed after only thinking for two seconds.
It was just a meal. Since Zhong Xiaoyu's aunt wasn't attending, they didn't need to socialize, so they just treated it as a team-building activity.
According to Guan Xia's original plan, he was going to go to the Tong'an Branch after breakfast to share the latest news of the case with Captain Yang, but they were all on vacation now and were probably still asleep, so after breakfast, he went straight to the urban-rural junction where Chen Yuanwei lived.
The two police officers from the police station who were with them this time were the same ones from yesterday. After hearing Guan Xia and the others' idea, they thought for a moment and said, "We want to find Chen Yuanwei's hidden extra residence. If it's not rented under his name, it won't be easy to find."
Xu Nian thought for a few seconds and said, "What if it's around the trash can where the bodies of the abused cats and dogs were found? Chen Yuanwei deliberately hid it because he didn't want to be discovered. So when he disposed of the cat and dog bodies, there's a high probability that he didn't follow the rule of throwing them far away and burying them close by. It's a bit difficult, but the possibility of finding them is still very high."
The older officer pondered for a few seconds before nodding. "If that's feasible, wait a minute. I'll ask my colleagues at the station for the police records of recent reports of cat and dog abuse. We'll tally up the locations and split up to search. We might find something today."
The older policeman walked aside to make a phone call. Guan Xia looked up at the crowded and interconnected environment around him and couldn't help but be silent. It seemed that today's work would be another one that would wear out his shoes.
Nearly half an hour passed before the older police officer returned and said, "Everything has been delivered. There are so many locations. I even asked the community director, and she gave me the contact information of several landlords whose self-built houses are near those locations. Let's call them separately to see if there are any homes that meet the screening criteria."
A group of people found a shady place to meet and divide the work, then dispersed and started working on their own.
Guan Xia and Pang Le were still in a group, taking turns making phone calls.
It was not until noon that everyone gathered together again.
After compiling the long list of addresses after the screening, Xu Nian said, "We're making good progress. So far, there are 32 most likely locations. Let's move quickly and try to finish them in one afternoon."
Because of the uniqueness of the key, they could not form groups and had to act as a large group.
I spent the rest of the afternoon walking, climbing stairs, and then trying to open the door one by one with a bunch of keys.
At the beginning, Guan Xia was very much looking forward to it. She would even feel a little nervous every time she saw Xu Nian opening the key, just like the nervousness before opening a blind box. But as time passed, Guan Xia's legs became more and more sore, and her emotions gradually became numb.
Fortunately, the day they spent was not in vain. As the sun began to set, with a slight click, a room was finally opened by the key.
Guan Xia was originally standing aside with lifeless eyes, but the slight clicking sound sounded like the sound of nature to her, and she immediately perked up.
The same thing happened to everyone else, with a hint of anticipation on their faces. Almost the next second after the locked door was pushed open, everyone couldn't wait to walk in.
Even with some preparation, Guan Xia couldn't help but be shocked when she saw the room for the first time. Photos, photos all over the walls, photos everywhere she looked. There were so many that Guan Xia almost had claustrophobia.
Most of those photos were taken secretly, with enlarged side faces and backs. Some even only showed half a face, with a forehead and a pair of bright black eyes. At first glance, it seemed as if those eyes were staring at you.
As he watched, Guan Xia couldn't help but murmur, "Pervert, Chen Yuanwei is really a pervert."
After looking for a long time, Guan Xia finally took her eyes off the photos and began to look elsewhere.
Compared with where Chen Yuanwei usually lives, this room is obviously much simpler and dirtier.
In addition to the four walls covered with photos, there were many cages scattered in the corners of the ground. The cages made of rough iron wire were covered with bloodstains and hair that could not be seen in its original color.
Guan Xia could easily think of countless cats and dogs that had been locked in cages with wounds all over their bodies before, and they probably couldn't even make a sound.
Because of the high population density in this urban-rural fringe area, if there were any animal screams, the local police station would definitely have received a call.
Since the police officers who came with them did not discover it yet, it means that these animals may have had their vocal organs destroyed as soon as they were brought back.
Glancing over the cages, Guan Xia also saw all sorts of debris scattered across the floor, including scissors, utility knives, and tools like pliers and hammers. Without exception, these tools were covered in blackened bloodstains.
"It looks like this place has been around for quite some time," Xu Nian said, squatting on the ground and picking up a pair of scissors while wearing gloves. He examined them carefully before putting them down and saying, "The reason Chen Yuanwei changes his residence so frequently is probably because he's afraid everything here will be discovered and he could be tracked down."
"What about his other keys," Guan Xia also speculated, "perhaps besides this one, there are also such keys in some of the urban villages where he used to live. If he moves back, he can continue to use them. If he moves away, they will be left vacant for the time being."
"So, his daily expenses are quite high," Pang Le said. "Even if he moves every six months on average, and even if many things can still be used and don't need to be repurchased, it still costs a lot of money, not to mention that he has to rent these rooms that cannot be discovered for a long time. But then again, since this place has existed for such a long time, how come the landlord didn't notice it? If no one lives there often, wouldn't they be curious and come up to take a look?"
The older police officer standing nearby said, "I just asked the landlord. She has an impression of this room. According to her, this house has been rented out for five or six years. The person who rented it at that time was a very thin young man. He seemed to have some disease and was very weak. He also wore a mask. He said that he often came to Jianyang City on business trips. Although the company had travel subsidies, he was reluctant to use the subsidies to stay in a hotel because he needed money. So he simply rented a cheap house and came to live here when he was on a business trip. The landlord was indeed worried that the young man would do some illegal activities. She also speculated that the young man might have taken drugs because he was so thin. But there were surveillance cameras installed in the corridor on this floor. She passed by those cameras several times and it was like someone was watching her in real time. She felt cautious and panicked. In addition, it is better to have less trouble than more. The young man really didn't come to live here very often. She thought it was just a warehouse at most, so she didn't pay much attention to it."
Five or six years ago, Guan Xia thought about it and felt that it was very likely that Wu Xiaozhen had discovered Chen Yuanwei and was tracking his time.
It seems that Wu Xiaozhen's behavior at that time scared Chen Yuanwei so much that he almost moved house overnight and even fell ill.
Imagining the scene at that time, Guan Xia's face suddenly showed a hint of sarcasm and contempt. Just as he was about to continue observing this room filled with countless physical evidence, Zhong Xiaoyu suddenly asked curiously, "Come and see, who are these two people?"
Guan Xia followed her instructions and walked over to stand next to Zhong Xiaoyu. She pointed at a few photos on the wall and said, "Look, this one, this one, and these are all front-facing photos. They're much smaller than normal. The marks on the edges don't look like they were cropped normally, but more like pieces torn from a photo. Most importantly, I've never seen either of these people before."
Zhong Xiaoyu explained, "Ever since I promised my aunt to investigate my uncle's case, I've made a point of looking into it. So, I've seen photos of all the victims Chen Yuanwei killed. I've only seen these two people, but they appear in the photo gallery. Does that mean that before these four victims, Chen Yuanwei had killed two more people, but they were never discovered?"
Guan Xia listened to Zhong Xiaoyu's speculation and moved closer to look at the photos carefully.
It is indeed different from other photos. These two people do not look like they were photographed secretly. They look like they are taking photos normally, with smiles on their faces and their body movements are very relaxed.
Judging from the actions of the man and woman, there was at least one other person standing next to them. Another thing was that Guan Xia always felt that these two people looked familiar.
Guan Xia was deep in thought when he suddenly heard Wang Yu say, "I know this person. I saw his photo last night when I was looking up information. He's Chen Yuanwei's father, Chen Maofeng."
Guan Xia suddenly realized that it was no wonder that she felt familiar. The person in the photo looked somewhat similar to Chen Yuanwei.
Guan Xia couldn't help but wonder, "Why did Chen Yuanwei mix his father's photo in with these photos of the deceased? And since this man is Chen Yuanwei's father, Chen Maofeng, then this woman, could it be his mother?"
Guan Xia was puzzled and had a somewhat outrageous guess: could it be that Chen Yuanwei's father, Chen Maofeng, had not committed suicide, and Chen Yuanwei was even so cruel that he might have killed his own mother?
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