Chapter 64 I didn’t expect this system to be used this way
Before watching the surveillance video, Guan Xia asked Xu Nian a question. She really wanted to know how the deceased Sha Guoliang found Cen Cuiman after he was released from prison. Could it be that after the rape, Cen Cuiman's relatives were so indifferent that they refused to move to another place?
After hearing Guan Xia's question, Xu Nian paused for a rare moment before replying, "After the incident, during our investigation and interviews into the 611 case, we learned that Sha Guoliang's family had been keeping an eye on Cen Cuiman's family since his imprisonment."
Guan Xia thought of several possibilities, but never expected this to be the case. She was so shocked that she was even speechless for a while.
Xu Nian added, "According to Sha Guoliang's relatives, before his arrest, Sha Guoliang repeatedly told them that they must not lose any contact with Cen Cuiman, or else, when he was released, he would burn down their house and leave them homeless."
Guan Xia was so shocked that his mind was full of question marks. How could someone be so evil? He had caused such great harm to Cen Cuiman and had even decided to ruin her life before going to prison.
Although Guan Xia knew Xu Nian wouldn't know the answer, she couldn't help but ask, "Why? Why did he do this to Cen Cuiman?"
Xu Nian opened his mouth but didn't answer. Pang Le was silent for a moment before suddenly speaking, "Because he knew he wasn't worthy of Cen Cuiman, and Cen Cuiman wouldn't even look at him with any legitimate means, he resorted to this despicable method."
Pang Le sneered as he spoke, his expression full of sarcasm and anger. Although Ji An's expression was not as distinct as theirs, the tightly pursed corners of her lips also showed that she was equally uneasy at the moment.
Originally, Guan Xia wanted to ask Cen Cuiman's then-husband why he agreed to divorce, but after Xu Nian said these words, she felt that there was no need to ask any further. Facing such a ruthless and cruel person who would do anything to achieve his goal, not everyone has the courage and determination to remain unchanged. Perhaps in the beginning, Cen Cuiman's ex-husband, a man named Sun Kangyu, had protected her.
After receiving the mobile hard drive containing the surveillance video distributed by Xu Nian, Guan Xia sat in her seat and calmed herself down for a while before trying to pull herself together and starting to watch the surveillance video.
I have to say that this was a novel experience, so much so that after opening it, I temporarily suppressed all the complicated emotions in my heart and quickly put in 100% concentration.
But after all, this is a very boring job. Guan Xia is better, at least she persisted for almost an hour, but Pang Le's eyes were dull and his expression was numb before forty minutes. He changed his posture every few minutes, as if there were nails on the chair.
After turning off a surveillance video that was recorded less than a kilometer away from the crime scene, thirty minutes after the incident, Guan Xia glanced at Pang Le and couldn't help but want to laugh. "Can't sit still anymore? Why don't you get up and walk around, or should I order you a coffee? I wonder if the nearby takeout can be delivered to the police station."
As soon as Guan Xia finished speaking, Wang Yu came in carrying two takeout bags, one large and one small. As he distributed them to everyone, he said, "Director Ren invited us. He wanted to come in and say hello, but thinking you might feel uncomfortable, he told me to take good care of you and left."
Guan Xia was a little surprised and a little at a loss. After all, that was the director of the Ping District Jiang branch in charge of criminal investigation. He not only remembered her, but also seemed to have a very deep impression of her.
Taking the milk tea handed over by Wang Yu, Guan Xia subconsciously replied, "Thank you."
Perhaps noticing Guan Xia's awkwardness, Wang Yu smiled and said, "You're welcome. You've helped us so much. You don't know how much we appreciate you."
Compared to Guan Xia, Pang Le was much more natural. After saying thank you, he inserted the straw and drank half a cup in one breath. His expression instantly became lively, as if he was alive again.
After handing out the coffee, Wang Yu pulled out several beautifully packaged cakes and desserts from a large takeout bag and placed them in the middle of the conference table. He said, "This is Captain Xu's treat. Everyone, please don't be polite. We're family, so feel free to take what you want."
Guan Xia was a little uncomfortable with Director Ren's concern, but Xu Nian didn't hesitate. Upon hearing this, she immediately picked up an egg tart and stuffed it into her mouth, saying casually, "Is this how you guys handle cases at night?"
Wang Yu thought for a moment and said, "About the same, but most of the time it's hamburgers, pizza, chicken legs, and other things because they're more filling. After all, we often stay up all night investigating."
Upon hearing this, Guan Xia subconsciously exchanged a glance with Pang Le. They were both just curious for a moment, but didn't plan to spend the entire night watching.
Xu Nian easily saw through the glare between the two. He walked over, picked up a cup of coffee and said, "If you're tired, you can go home anytime. I can also take you home."
Guan Xia looked at Xu Nian in surprise. She noticed the word "send". Since it was not "take with you", it meant that after sending her to the community, he would come back to continue investigating the case.
Pang Le also noticed it, and said vaguely while eating, "No need for you to send us off. We will go back on our own when we can't bear it anymore. I will definitely send her and Sister Ji home safely."
Xu Nian said: "It's all fine. It's up to you."
After replenishing some sugar and caffeine, their sleepy eyes suddenly became bright again, and several people sat down in their seats and continued watching.
Time always passes quickly when you are busy. Before Guan Xia knew it, she felt pain in her cervical spine and shoulders. She didn't come to her senses until Pang Le's chair suddenly creaked. When she looked at the time, it was already past 10 o'clock.
Pang Le looked at Guan Xia again with a confused look in his eyes. He was a little slow to look at her and asked, "What's wrong? Did you discover something?"
Guan Xia shook her head. Pang Le asked Ji An again, but Ji An didn't react much. He kept his eyes fixed on the computer screen and said casually, "I haven't found anything yet. What about you guys?"
Guan Xia was about to speak when, to her surprise, the system interface suddenly popped up.
You are being questioned by the police, and you suddenly remember that at 9:07 pm on June 13th, while watching surveillance footage with a friend, you saw a familiar figure in a dashcam video of a taxi driver passing by the roads around the crime scene. Although her clothes were very different from the last time you saw her, her similar height and build, as well as the nervousness expressed by her hurried walking gait, made you recognize her keenly, and you decided to tell the police.
As Guan Xia was surprised, the system interface changed and a video popped up again.
It was a slightly blurry surveillance video, taken from a vehicle's dashcam, viewed from a parallel, not very high angle. The taxi driver seemed to be waiting for passengers to get on or off the car and was not driving. On a narrow sidewalk about ten meters away from the taxi, a thin figure wearing a very loose black T-shirt, black loose casual pants, white sneakers, a black baseball cap and very short hair was walking quickly. Without any specific reference, it was impossible to tell how tall he was, but judging from the residential area wall on the other side of the sidewalk, he should not be more than 1.7 meters tall. Although there was only a back view, the system still diligently marked an unusually bright red frame on his head.
Guan Xia was still in a daze until the system interface disappeared. She couldn't help but scream in her heart. She didn't expect that this system could be used in this way. The figure didn't even show his face in the middle of the night with only the dim light of the street lamp. How could he be recognized under such circumstances?
Guan Xia once again refreshed his understanding of the system. No wonder it was a plug-in. It was indeed a bit unreasonable.
After sighing twice more, Guan Xia hurriedly said that he had made some discoveries, and then quickly found the surveillance video that the system had just played in the folder. He fast-forwarded it again and again, and finally, when everyone in the office gathered around, he found the footage that had been played on the system interface and pressed pause.
"Look at this figure," Guan Xia tapped the computer screen with her finger, "Does it look like Yuan Yue?"
Including Xu Nian, several people stared at the figure Guan Xia pointed at and looked carefully. After a few seconds, they shook their heads in unison, "I can't tell."
As soon as these words came out, Guan Xia was stuck in what she was going to say next. After all, she had a systematic confirmation, but in the eyes of others, this figure had nothing to prove Yuan Yue's identity except that he was similar in height to Yuan Yue, especially since Yuan Yue obviously had long hair, but her hair was very short in the video.
After thinking about it for a long time, Guan Xia finally said, "I see it's her. My intuition tells me that this figure is Yuan Yue."
Guan Xia wanted to find one or two logical arguments to prove that the figure was Yuan Yue, but after thinking for a long time, he could only attribute it to intuition.
Fortunately, no one investigated further. After a few seconds of thoughtful expressions, they chose to believe Guan Xia. Pang Le patted Guan Xia's shoulder in conviction and said with emotion: "As expected of you, I knew you would find something when watching the surveillance tonight."
Guan Xia was speechless and subconsciously looked at Xu Nian and Ji An. One of them had a faint smile on his face, as if saying you are great, and the other had no obvious change in expression, but the admiration in his eyes made Guan Xia feel a little numb.
Although she had figured out a way to use the system, Guan Xia had a hunch that her reputation in Xu Nian's Second Squadron might change again.
"South Second Alley, West Heping Road," Xu Nian quickly found a map. "Looking at the direction the suspect was walking, he was going from south to north. The end of this alley connects to North First Road, Wanshou Street. I remember that the surveillance cameras in this alley were also destroyed by Sha Junhao before the incident. But there is a 24-hour convenience store at the intersection, and the surveillance camera at the door may have captured the suspect."
Before Xu Nian finished speaking, the three of them were already searching diligently on the screen, occasionally switching to a portable hard drive. After about ten minutes, Ji An said, "Found it. It's here with me."
The rest of the people quickly gathered over. Ji An decisively dragged the progress bar and pressed pause, and adjusted it twice, fast-forwarding the time in the surveillance video to 2:10 a.m. on June 11. After replaying it, the four of them stared at the screen intently. Two minutes later, a thin figure wearing the same clothes as in the previous surveillance video appeared. Due to the angle, this time the front was captured. Unfortunately, in addition to wearing a black baseball cap, the suspect also wore a black mask and kept his head down the whole time, so people could not see his face at all.
"It's covered up really well," Pang Le suddenly said, "If it wasn't taught by someone, then they must have done a lot of homework before committing the crime."
Xu Nian quickly glanced at the map and said, "The suspect turned right at the intersection. Further ahead is Heping East Road, a six-lane intersection. She's likely trying to get a taxi."
Upon hearing this, everyone started looking again towards the screen and soon found the suspect's figure in the surveillance video again. Just as Xu Nian said, the figure walked onto Heping East Road and walked from east to west for more than 100 meters. They found several surveillance videos in a row and finally saw the figure in the surveillance video of an express delivery station. He took a green taxi and quickly disappeared from the surveillance video.
Due to the angle, the surveillance camera did not capture the license plate number, so they had to search for a while. It was not until after 11 o'clock that they finally confirmed that the license plate number was WT2372.
With a clear goal in mind, Xu Nian looked at the map again. "Heping East Road used to be Huanghe Road."
This time, Pang Le was the first to discover the situation. He said excitedly, "Found it. Turn right at the intersection and drive on Huanghe Road from west to east."
Like a relay, everyone was busy until almost dawn. From the existing surveillance video, they determined that the last place the suspect appeared was Taibaishan Street from north to south. The suspect still did not get out of the car. After that, because it was beyond the range of the surveillance video retrieved by the Second Squadron at the time, their work tonight was forced to be suspended.
"This night's work was truly worthwhile," Pang Le was the first to jump up as soon as it was over, stretching his shoulders and saying, "At this rate, can we reopen the backlog of cases tomorrow?"
Guan Xia looked over at Xu Nian, who was gathering his scattered external hard drives. He estimated, "If the rest of the investigation goes smoothly, that's about right."
Pang Le's eyes lit up immediately. "So, we can set off for Fu'an City, Guanglin Province, the day after tomorrow. There are even more mysteries in this case. I'm so curious about Yuan Yue's motive for murder. I really can't imagine why he would kill such a good friend."
Ji An said, "I checked the air tickets earlier. It's not the peak season yet, so there are plenty of tickets left. We can still book tickets that morning."
"Fu'an City, Guanglin Province?" Xu Nian suddenly asked, "Do you know anyone in the criminal police team there? If you need any, I know a classmate who got admitted there."
Guan Xia was very surprised, "You have acquaintances so far away?" Dingyuan Province and Guanglin Province are thousands of kilometers apart.
Ji An smiled faintly and said, "The police forces of the world are all one family. Moreover, Dingyuan Provincial Public Security University is the most famous school for criminal investigation in several nearby provinces. It's not surprising that students are all over the place."
Guan Xia understood. No wonder Ji An and Lu Tingfeng were still able to run around investigating after leaving the police force. It seemed that these classmates would provide some help within the permitted scope.
This sentence also reminded Xu Nian. After a pause, Xu Nian asked, "When you go to Fu'an City in Guanglin Province this time, will Lu Tingfeng come with you? He and I are classmates. If he is with you, I think it will be more convenient for you."
Guan Xia and Pang Le were also waiting for Ji An's answer curiously.
Ji An thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't know about that, but he has something very important on his hands right now, so he probably won't be able to spare the time."
Guan Xia immediately remembered what Ji An said during the day, that one of their friends was missing. Compared to this case, the disappearance of the friend was obviously more important. If Guan Xia had not contacted Ji An, she would probably still be in the search team.
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