Chapter 91 This clearly shows that during this 16-minute interval...
With a head full of questions, Guan Xia sat back in her seat and continued watching the surveillance video.
Over the next hour, everyone made discoveries.
First, Jiang Yingyao found the criminal suspect Wu Zhiming's sister holding a child entering the community in the surveillance video at the south gate of Meilin Community. Then Xu Nian tracked the criminal suspect all the way along the main road of the community. He saw him appear in the surveillance video 30 meters away from Building 11, but when he appeared in the next surveillance video, 16 minutes had passed.
The two surveillance cameras are not too far apart, only about 70 meters apart. According to the normal walking speed of an adult, 16 minutes is obviously too long. In the previous surveillance video, the suspect was still holding the heavy-looking luggage bag in his hand, but in the next surveillance video, although the luggage bag was still in his hand, it seemed empty. It cannot be said that the suspect was carrying it, but was just holding it casually in his hand. This clearly shows that the suspect disposed of the body during the 16 minutes.
Everyone's first reaction was to try to confirm it from the surveillance videos of the three units in Building 11, but unfortunately, nothing was found. The surveillance camera at the side door had broken down a few years ago, and the nearest surveillance camera on the two-lane road outside the side door was also about 100 meters away, forming a T-junction with another road, and could not confirm the truth either.
Guan Xia recalled, "I remember observing the crime scene. There was a fair distance between Building 11 and another building, and there seemed to be a small plaza. There were a lot of onlookers, so I couldn't see it clearly, but I vaguely saw it. Since the surveillance cameras in the three units of Building 11 didn't capture anyone, I guess the suspect left through that small plaza. I wonder if there are any surveillance cameras there."
As soon as Guan Xia finished speaking, Wang Yu had already flipped through all the USB drives that contained surveillance videos. They were all labeled for easy identification. A few minutes later, Wang Yu shook his head and said, "There's nothing here. If it's not leaked, then it's very likely that it wasn't installed."
Although he really hoped that it was missed, Guan Xia thought about the surveillance coverage of the community and the fact that the camera was broken for a long time before being repaired, and he already had a hunch that it was not installed.
Sure enough, Xu Nian made a phone call and said, "I asked Captain Tan, and he found the colleague in charge of this area to confirm that it was indeed not installed."
Everyone felt helpless, but it wasn't all bad news.
Pang Le suddenly spoke up, "I just watched the surveillance video and the suspect dumped the body but didn't throw away the bag. Do you think he could have taken it home directly?"
Wang Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Logically, after committing a murder, the suspect would dispose of the murder weapon and the tools used to dispose of the body. However, since the suspect was so panicked that he didn't even close the manhole cover where the body was temporarily stored, he might have taken it home directly."
"That's indeed a possibility," Xu Nian added. "We previously speculated that the suspect was merely temporarily storing the body in the sewer. If he truly planned to dispose of the body later, he would have needed the bag, and he most likely wouldn't have discarded it."
Hearing this speculation, Guan Xiagang was somewhat excited, but then a question came to his mind, "But now the body has been found."
She looked up and saw similar expressions on other people's faces, and she realized that everyone had thought of the same thing.
Pang Le and Guan Xia looked at each other in confusion, and said dryly, "Isn't he going to discard or destroy it?"
No one answered the question, so Xu Nian stood up and said, "Brother Jiang, let's go over there."
Jiang Yingyao responded and followed Xu Nian. When the two of them went out, Guan Xia saw Xu Nian making a phone call, thinking that he was communicating with Captain Tan.
The three of them sat down again until the two people were out of sight. Guan Xia glanced at the time. It was already past three in the morning. If their guess was correct, the suspects must have disposed of the luggage bag after such a long time. They hoped that they would not go through the garbage at night.
Wang Yu also glanced at the time and said in surprise, "It's already this late. We don't know when Captain Xu and Brother Jiang will be back. Are you still going to continue watching? Guan Xia's injury hasn't healed yet. Why don't you go back to the hotel and get some sleep? I'll drive you there."
Wang Yu was about to stand up when he spoke. Guan Xia, not feeling quite sleepy yet, shook her head and said, "Forget it. We've already watched this much, so let's just finish it. I want to look for the surveillance footage from Building 17 to see if the suspect actually took the bag home. If not, I can call Xu Nian and the others to save them a wasted trip."
Wang Yu just raised his butt, but sat back down after hearing what was said. The three of them continued to watch the surveillance with a very clear goal this time.
More than ten minutes later, Guan Xia made a discovery. She first called out to Wang Yu and Pang Le, and then waited until they stood beside her before looking at it together.
Guan Xia glanced at the time in the upper left corner. It was 1:14 a.m. on June 27. She still remembered the previous surveillance time. When it appeared in the surveillance video closest to Building 11, it was 0:56 on June 27. When it appeared in the next surveillance video after handling the body, it was 1:12 a.m., and now the time it returned to Unit 1, Building 17 was 1:14 a.m. Two minutes was enough to show how quickly the suspect rushed home.
Guan Xia also stared at what was in her hand, and sure enough, it was not beyond their expectations. Perhaps because of panic, or perhaps because of the need for it next time, the suspect did not throw away the luggage bag, but took it directly home.
Guan Xia did not turn off the surveillance video but continued to play it. Six minutes later, the suspect's sister Wu Yue also appeared in the surveillance video holding her child. This clearly explained why Wu Zhiming was so panicked in handling the body.
With these few surveillance videos, it was enough to prove that Wu Zhiming was a major suspect and could be brought back for interrogation, so the three of them stopped watching. Wang Yu asked again, "Now that you're done, do you want to go back to the hotel and sleep?"
Pang Le subconsciously looked at Guan Xia. Guan Xia was quite concerned about whether the suspect would deal with the bag, but when she thought about the possibility of rummaging through the garbage and looked at her wounds that had not yet healed, she nodded and said, "Then let's go back to the hotel and sleep."
Wang Yu drove the two back to the hotel, said goodbye, and then turned around and drove away again. Although he didn't say it, Guan Xia knew that he was going back to the crime scene.
Pang Le and Guan Xia stood there and watched the car drive away before slowly walking back to the hotel.
While waiting for the elevator, Pang Le glanced down at Guan Xia's knee and said, "It looks a little inflamed. Don't forget to apply some more medicine before you go to bed. We're almost done with the two cases, and we'll have a long drive back home."
Guan Xia subconsciously glanced at her bag and found that she had brought the hydrogen peroxide and cotton swabs that Xu Nian had given her. Then she responded, "Okay."
Guan Xia originally thought that Pang Le was just reminding her, but a few seconds later Pang Le suddenly moved closer and said with a smile, "I didn't expect Xu Nian to look a little cold, but he's actually quite attentive. To be honest, if he hadn't said it, I wouldn't have noticed."
Guan Xia immediately realized what Pang Le was going to do and couldn't help but look at her helplessly.
Pang Le noticed Guan Xia's look, restrained himself a little, and said with a pout: "Okay, okay, I'll shut up."
After hurriedly washing up and going to bed, it was already past four in the morning when the two lay down on the bed. Guan Xia originally thought that she was not too sleepy and might toss and turn, but she fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow. On the contrary, Pang Le tossed and turned all night after drinking coffee. When Guan Xia's alarm clock woke her up the next day, she saw two big dark circles under Pang Le's eyes.
In order to cover up the dark circles, Pang Le used more concealer. Guan Xia was impressed and said while washing her face, "You are really amazing. We went to bed at 4 o'clock last night and got up at 8 o'clock in the morning. With such a short sleep time, you still got up early in the morning to put on full makeup."
"I'm already in a bad mood due to lack of sleep," Pang Le continued to move, saying confidently, "If I can't see my beauty when I look in the mirror, I'll be in an even worse mood."
The two of them quickly packed up and finally got out before 8:30. Considering that Xu Nian and the others might have stayed up all night last night, they bought breakfast near the hotel and then took a taxi to the police station.
As Guan Xia expected, when the two entered the office, all three of them were fast asleep on the table. The air conditioner was turned on a bit high, but fortunately they were all wearing clothes, so they didn't have to worry about catching a cold.
Guan Xia and Pang Le put breakfast on the table quietly. Just as they were about to sit down and eat their breakfast, they saw Xu Nian seemed to have had a nightmare. He shook violently, his clothes fell to the ground, and then he opened his eyes.
Guan Xia happened to pass by and picked up his clothes. She asked Xu Nian, "Did you have a nightmare?"
He handed the clothes to Xu Nian. Xu Nian was a little dazed, perhaps because he had just woken up. He took it a few seconds later, rubbed his face and said, "I dreamed that I was climbing stairs and suddenly stepped on empty air."
No wonder he woke up suddenly. Guan Xia understood very well, as she had also had such a dream.
Passing a breakfast from a nearby conference table, Guan Xia simply pulled up a chair and sat next to Xu Nian. As they ate, she whispered, "How were you guys last night? Did Wu Zhiming dispose of the bag used to transport the body? Did you really go through the trash last night?"
Guan Xia spoke in a low voice, fearing to wake up Jiang Yingyao and Wang Yu. While asking, she also glanced at Xu Nian covertly. She saw that he was still wearing the same clothes as last night, but there seemed to be no stains on his clothes, so he probably didn't rummage through the trash can much.
Sure enough, Xu Nian replied in a low voice, "We didn't search the garbage. Team Tan was short-handed, and since Wu Zhiming was a strong suspect, they contacted their superiors and went through the necessary procedures to search Wu Zhiming's home. Perhaps because he lived with someone, Wu Zhiming hadn't had time to dispose of his tools. We turned Wu Zhiming's house upside down and found the luggage bag from the video under the bed. We also found biological samples of the deceased in the luggage bag and in Wu Zhiming's bedroom, but the specific results have to wait for the technical team to finish their inspection."
That's really good news. The body was found last night less than 12 hours ago, and we've already found crucial evidence. Once confirmed, the case will be solved.
"Has Wu Zhiming been brought back?" Guan Xia asked.
Xu Nian ate his hand-pulled pancake and tried hard to speak clearly. "Yes, they have been copied back. Captain Tan is interrogating them."
"What about the deceased?" Guan Xia asked again, "Has his identity been confirmed?"
"Not yet," Xu Nian said. "Last night, the Daqu County criminal police checked all the missing children in the county and found no matching cases. They'll run a match in Curry today. The deceased's face wasn't damaged, so we should have results this afternoon."
The two of them shared case information while eating breakfast. Halfway through their meal, Wang Yu and Jiang Yingyao woke up one after another.
Wang Yu stretched out his body, patted his face vigorously, and then said energetically as if he had successfully turned on his computer: "Thank you for bringing breakfast, it really saved my life. I smelled it while I was sleeping just now, and I even dreamed that I was eating egg pancakes."
"We only have hand-pulled pancakes, no egg-filled pancakes," Pang Le said after swallowing the food in his mouth. "I originally wanted to buy egg-filled pancakes, but the line was too long. Oh, and now that we've finished watching the surveillance video, what are we going to do today?"
Jiang Yingyao skipped breakfast and poured himself a cup of boiling water into his thermos. He tossed in the wolfberries and codonopsis he'd brought with him, saying, "Wait until Captain Yu from Daqu County returns with suspect Zhou Yiyang. The victim from the August 14th case 11 years ago remains unidentified. Maybe we'll know the whole story tonight."
Guan Xia hesitated. "It's been 11 years since the case. The suspect's psychological defenses are very high. It would be difficult to break through in one night."
"That's not necessarily true," Wang Yu said with a smile. "Many murderers who have been on the run for years react with relief when they are brought back to justice, especially those who committed crimes of passion. Most murderers have lived in fear for years on the run. I've seen several cases where confessions were obtained very quickly from suspects."
Hearing Wang Yu say this, not only Pang Le was cheered up, but Guan Xia also became excited. The identity of the deceased in the 814 case has never been confirmed. She has always been curious about what the relationship between the murderer and the deceased was, how they met, and what was his motive for killing someone at the doorstep. Could it be that, as Guan Xia guessed, the deceased was brutally murdered because he insisted on sending Zhou Yiyang home?
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