Chapter 183: The Thousand Mile Journey Home 05: Leniency for Confession
Chapter 5
"Then according to you..." Yue Fanglin looked at Lu Changfeng.
Lu Changfeng said: "We checked old cases, picked out cases of this type in the past, combined with the reports from various places and the descriptions of them by local residents, and re-created a portrait to find this group of people."
Yue Fanglin thought about it and felt that there was not much use in investigating like this. "After all, it's been more than 20 years since the incident. Even if we can find these people, they may not admit it, and we don't have enough evidence."
Lu Changfeng waved his hand and said, "You misunderstood me. Thieves don't stop after stealing once. It's impossible for this group of people to be so lucky that no one has ever been caught. If they have been caught before, they must have been recorded in our system. We only need to compare the images of these people with the photos of the suspects recorded in our system one by one, and we should be able to find clues about them. In this way, we can quickly understand what happened at the time through them."
"Of course, if we can solve an old case at the same time, it will be an unexpected bonus."
Lu Changfeng knew very well that their main purpose now was to find out why Lin Cuiying was killed and who the murderer was.
The reasons for Lin Cuiying's murder have already been revealed, and every next step should confirm their guess.
Zhou Yu also felt that there was no need to go through so much trouble. "We only need to test the DNA of Yao Wangsheng and Kong Xiaolian to find out if it was Lin Cuiying who abducted Yao Wangsheng. As long as their DNA matches, we can prove that Lin Cuiying's death was caused by her abducting Kong Xiaolian's son."
Lu Changfeng shook his head and asked them: "What if they don't match?"
"Even though there are various signs that Yao Wangsheng is very likely the missing child of Kong Xiaolian, the DNA comparison results have not come out yet. We cannot assume that Yao Wangsheng must be Kong Xiaolian's son."
Jing Jue also felt that it was too hasty to make a direct judgment. "I support Captain Lu's opinion. The people who know best what bad things Lin Cuiying did to offend Kong Xiaolian's family are the thieves who worked with her to steal things. Finding them will allow us to know the whole story."
Yue Fanglin thought about it seriously and decided to support Lu Changfeng.
This would undoubtedly increase the workload, but after all, so many years have passed, the most critical figures have died, and the judge is unlikely to come forward to reveal the truth of the matter, so they can only rely on them to investigate.
In case Yao Wangsheng is not Kong Xiaolian's child, and Lin Cuiying really abducted Kong Xiaolian's child, we have to find out where Kong Xiaolian's child went, and where she got Yao Wangsheng from.
The cause of Lin Cuiying's death and the murderer who killed her are important, and who Yao Wangsheng's biological parents are is also important.
"Okay, I'll do as you say and check it out thoroughly. But if the comparison doesn't yield any results, then we can only leave it to fate."
Lu Changfeng nodded.
After Yue Fanglin contacted his superiors, all levels of government responded positively soon, reviewed the original files, and found a series of similar cases.
At that time, criminal investigation technology was not well developed, communications were not well developed, people were not very vigilant, and most people were kind-hearted and willing to accept these people who traveled around the country to perform, so many of them were robbed.
After summarizing the files at all levels, it was found that their footprints were almost everywhere in South China.
They may not necessarily be performing artists, but could also be vendors selling goods. They have various reasons to go to the countryside to steal money.
Looking at the files marked everywhere is really infuriating.
"It's not easy for people in the rural areas of these places to save money. Most of the money is saved by their children who work hard in other places. Don't they feel guilty?" Jing Jue pounded the table angrily.
Lu Changfeng patted his shoulder, signaling him to calm down, "These people have already become thieves, don't expect them to have humanity."
Yue Fanglin told Jing Jue: "Pickpockets were really rampant in the past. When I was a soldier in the frontier, my ex-wife took the children on the train to visit relatives. The money she had on her was stolen by a thief, and her cell phone was also stolen. If they had a conscience, they would not be thieves."
"It's incredible that this group of people were not caught at all back then."
Yue Fanglin said: "This is normal. Twenty years ago, criminal investigation technology was still very backward, phone cards were not real-name registered, and inspections were not strict. This group of people has not been caught, which shows that they have a certain degree of anti-detection awareness. They are smart enough to move to another place after making a move. By the time the police received the alarm call, they had already moved to the next place. They were as difficult to catch as loaches. Now they can be caught within 72 hours."
After detailed investigation and comparison, it was found that most of them had been arrested several times.
The petty thefts were recorded, but they never mentioned their past, and the local police just treated them as petty thieves.
One of them has very obvious characteristics. He is nicknamed Six Fingers. He was sentenced to 19 years in prison for robbery causing serious injury and is still serving his sentence in prison.
In 2009, Liuzhi was driving at a mine and took the mine's finance officer to the bank to collect wages. Liuzhi had evil thoughts and planned to abscond with the money while the finance officer got off the car on the way back. The finance officer reacted quickly and grabbed the car window frame to stop Liuzhi. After being dragged for a distance by Liuzhi, when the car turned a corner, Liuzhi threw the finance officer off the mountain.
Caijing did not die immediately after rolling down the mountain. He met someone who was grazing sheep in the mountain and called the police. Caijing fell down the mountain again due to excessive blood loss, causing internal bleeding. He was sent to the hospital but could not be saved.
Liuzhi was quickly caught by the police, and faced with irrefutable evidence he had no choice but to confess.
The robbery involved a huge amount of money and resulted in one death, so he was eventually sentenced to nineteen years in prison.
Because of his good behavior, his sentence was reduced and he will be released from prison next month.
Lu Changfeng contacted the prison where he was imprisoned, wanting to talk to him.
Yue Fanglin: "I'm afraid he won't tell the truth."
He will be released from prison soon, but now that an earlier robbery has been discovered, he might have to spend the rest of his life in prison.
It is unlikely that he would tell the truth in this situation.
Lu Changfeng thought so too. Without actual evidence, it was unlikely that the other party would tell the truth.
"Check his financial situation. Where did he spend all that money?"
"It's probably going to be even more difficult. In the past, people paid in cash, unlike now when they can get bank statements. Besides, bank statements are not very important in most cases. The longest you can get is five years ago, and the best you can get is fifteen years ago. Not only is it difficult to check bank statements from more than 20 years ago, but some small banks have even closed down."
"We can't let the clue end here." Lu Changfeng exhaled, feeling really uncomfortable holding his breath.
Zhou Yu said: "That's not necessarily the case."
He has been looking through the case files. It is difficult to catch roving thieves, so some places have handled them more carefully and with more attention. He has even collected fingerprints from the homes of the villagers whose money was stolen.
However, since the property in this case happened more than 20 years ago, it could not be recovered, and over time it became an unsolved case. No one investigated these cases, so the truth never came to light.
We can now take this opportunity to look up those cases where fingerprints have been extracted and compare them in the system. As long as the other party has changed their ID card in the past ten years or so, they will have left fingerprint information in the public security system to a certain extent.
"Then contact the local police immediately and ask them to do a comparison as soon as possible to see if they can match the fingerprint information of the six fingers."
Once matched, the six fingers can serve as their breakthrough point to further investigate the crimes they have committed.
While the serious crime squad was catching the roving thief, Captain Wang was also continuing to track Lin Cuiying's whereabouts after she arrived in Huaijiang and retrieving the surveillance video at the village entrance.
The police in Biluo City were also busy, investigating Lin Cuiying's whereabouts one month before she left Biluo City for Huaijiang City, checking who she had consulted for fortune-telling, and looking for suspicious people one by one.
The next afternoon, the police from Guizhou Province and Yunnan Province reported clues.
Not only did it match Liuzhi's fingerprint information, it also matched Lin Cuiying's information.
There are hundreds of fingerprints reported from many places that can be matched.
This is consistent with their analysis of the situation based on which this gang was roaming around and committing crimes.
With these evidences, I felt more confident when talking to Liuzhi.
Liuzhi is now almost sixty years old and has been in prison for half his life.
He seemed very nervous when facing the police.
Lu Changfeng could guess what he was thinking at the moment.
He was only one month away from being released from prison and reuniting with his family, and now the police came to his door again. Anyone would be scared.
The serious crime team has synchronized the case information to the local prison. Lu Changfeng asked Liuzhi if he knew Lin Cuiying.
Liuzhi looked at the photo of Lin Cuiying when she was young from left to right, and finally put it down and shook his head to deny: "I don't know her."
Lu Changfeng told him: "Since we were able to find you, it means we already have sufficient evidence. If you still want to be released from prison and reunite with your family as soon as possible, you should not lie to us police officers at this time, but tell us everything you know and strive to make great contributions. Otherwise, you may really be locked up in prison until you die."
Liuzhi's body trembled slightly. More than ten years in prison really scared him.
He didn't want to continue being locked up in prison in darkness.
At the same time, Lu Changfeng received another message.
The Yuedong police sent a report showing that Yao Wangsheng's DNA did not match Kong Xiaolian's.
Lu Changfeng's heart skipped a beat.
Does not match...
He pressed the phone and continued talking to Liuzhi.
"Do you know Lin Cuiying? This is your last chance."
Six fingers trembled nervously. As soon as Lu Changfeng finished speaking, he immediately replied, "I know him."
"Tell me the truth about how you and her know each other, and what your gang has done before."
"Does this count as a meritorious performance?" asked Liuzhi.
Lu Changfeng said: "If what you confess is of great help to us in solving the case, then you are guilty."
Six Fingers breathed a sigh of relief, and then immediately said, "I'll tell you everything. I'll tell you everything I know."
Lin Cuiying, Liuzhi and a group of other people met while working in a factory in Yuedong. They didn't earn much money working in a factory in a month, and there were many thieves in Yuedong, so gradually they started to cheat and steal money.
There are many gangs in eastern Guangdong, and each gang has its own territory. If they steal too much, they will be discovered. Naturally, others will not tolerate them if they rob other people's business.
These people had worked in factories before, and they knew very well that people who came from other places to work would send some money back home. They often went to the post office as a group to send money back home.
So I thought of going to the countryside to steal money.
First, they would bring some rare goods to the countryside, such as clothes and shoes, and try to get close to the children to find out how much money their families had. Then they would further implement their plan to steal their money.
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