There was no evidence to indicate that Chen Ge was related to the archway case. He had only appeared in surveillance footage, and the police had only come to conduct routine inquiries with a try-it attitude, but they had not expected that the development of the matter would exceed the expectations of all the police officers.
"Mr. Chen, you said you went to those places to investigate Dr. Fang's disappearance?"
"Yes."
"Let's put this matter aside for now. Did you enter the archway last night?" Captain Cai was more concerned about the archway case. After the archway collapsed the night before, the body buried underground was exposed.
Some of the bodies died a long time ago, but two of them died in recent months.
After investigation, the police found that the deceased were all homeless people, and they were probably killed while resting at the archway at night.
According to police analysis, there was no conflict or interest between the murderer and the victim, which means that the murderer was a pervert who enjoyed killing!
Such a dangerous person must be caught as soon as possible, otherwise he will definitely commit the crime again.
"I entered the archway the night before yesterday and saw some things. If you want to solve the archway case, you can't ignore the disappearance of Doctor Fang." Chen Ge leaned against the back seat of the police car: "Before Doctor Fang disappeared, his mind seemed to be stimulated by something. He was in a trance all day and often mentioned some creepy and strange events."
Chen Ge took out his notebook and said, "I spent two nights investigating more than 20 strange stories in Xinhai, trying to find out the reason for Dr. Fang's disappearance. I actually found something."
Chen Ge took out a few pieces of paper from the backpack and showed them to Captain Cai: "I found this at some of the places where the strange stories happened."
Looking at the strange words on the note, the young policeman next to Chen Ge was a little confused, but Captain Cai's reaction was very strange. He subconsciously said, "This sentence again?"
"You have seen it too?!" Chen Ge wanted to rely on the power of the police, but it was not easy to convince the police. After all, this was not Hanjiang, and the two sides had never cooperated before, and no one trusted anyone.
But Chen Ge didn't expect that Captain Cai had also seen the words on the note. This way, the two sides had a basis for further conversation.
"More than half a year ago, there were two murders in Xinhai. The victims died in extremely strange ways. We saw similar words at the crime scene." Team Leader Cai put on gloves and took the note from Chen Ge's hand: "Although the case was successfully solved later, how can we say it? When we found the murderer, the murderer had already gone crazy. Various evidences showed that the madman was the murderer, so we did not conduct an in-depth investigation."
"The words on the note appeared half a year ago?" Chen Ge calculated the time, which was exactly when his parents disappeared: "The words on the note appear again now, does that mean there was more than one murderer?"
Chen Ge had already given face to the Xinhai Police. He did not say that the Xinhai Police had missed the real murderer, but only euphemistically indicated that there might be more than one murderer.
"Based on the motive and method used, this is indeed possible." Captain Cai became more serious than ever before: "Mr. Chen, you have provided us with very important clues this time!"
Ten minutes later, three policemen took Chen Ge into the Xinhai City Branch.
Because he was involved in multiple murders, Captain Cai attached great importance to Chen Ge and took him directly to the internal meeting room.
Pushing the door open, Captain Cai didn't expect that there were other people in the meeting room.
A middle-aged policeman sat at the table with a serious expression. Opposite him stood a male teacher who had the temperament of an ancient Confucian scholar. The two of them were arguing over a certain issue.
"Captain Yang?"
"Teacher Wang?"
Captain Cai and Chen Ge spoke at the same time, and they looked at each other.
"Who is he?" The middle-aged policeman called Captain Yang looked at Chen Ge and said, "Old Cai, how could you bring someone into the internal meeting room?"
"The night before yesterday, the archway collapsed and we found the bodies of two homeless people. The cause of death was determined to be cardiac arrest due to strong stimulation, which was obviously homicide. During the visit, we met Mr. Chen, who provided us with a very important clue." Captain Cai took out the note: "There was more than one murderer in the two vicious murders half a year ago! This murder of the homeless people and the previous case were probably done by the same group of people!"
"The murderer who killed the homeless man at the archway is the same group of people as the murderer who committed the vicious murder half a year ago?" Captain Yang fell into deep thought. After a moment, he looked at Teacher Wang and said, "Old Wang, it's not that I don't want to help you. You can see that Xinhai has been in turmoil recently. Various cases have popped up. We can't put police force on a case where the murderer died 20 years ago. I hope you can understand us."
Teacher Wang seemed to have guessed the result long ago, and his expression did not change at all: "You guys chat, I'm leaving first."
He was not in a good mood. When he passed by Chen Ge, he whispered, "Boss Chen, when you come out of the police station, remember to contact me."
"Me?" Chen Ge didn't know why Teacher Wang suddenly came to him, but he nodded anyway. Everyone came from Hanjiang, so they should help each other.
After Teacher Wang left, Team Leader Cai closed the door of the conference room and began to ask Chen Ge some questions in detail.
Chen Ge has accumulated rich experience in handling cases at the Hanjiang City Branch. He is familiar with the case handling system of the entire criminal investigation team. At the beginning, two policemen were questioning, but later Chen Ge gradually took the initiative. He took a carbon pen and listed all the clues on the board. Those who didn't know him might have thought he was a senior lecturer hired by the police station.
With clear thinking and logical logic, Chen Ge used the most understandable words to completely clear himself of suspicion, and then sorted out all the information of the two homicides.
The cases spanning half a year were linked together, and the link was the words on the note.
"The real murderer is not crazy, or they are a team. They know they can't escape your pursuit, so they sacrifice the car to save the driver and push a madman as a scapegoat." When Chen Ge said these words, he was also observing the changes in the expressions of the two policemen.
Where there is light, there is darkness. A case from more than half a year ago needs to be reopened. This result is not acceptable to everyone. Some people may deliberately obstruct it in order to evade responsibility.
But fortunately, Captain Yang and Captain Cai are not that kind of people.
After they determined that the two cases were related and knew that the real murderer was still at large, they immediately activated the emergency plan and called the Xinhai City Branch Criminal Investigation Team in front of Chen Ge.
The police were having a meeting, but there was a stranger in the room. The young policemen who had just entered the room were all surprised, but Chen Ge was not surprised at all, and even consciously found a seat for himself to sit down.
"Mr. Chen, we need to discuss some internal cases. According to regulations, these materials cannot be leaked, so please wait outside for a while." Captain Cai saw Chen Ge preparing to listen in and showed a helpless smile on his face: "Yueji, take Mr. Chen to the lounge to wait."
A baby-faced policewoman came over, and Chen Ge left the meeting room reluctantly.
"It seems that they still don't completely believe me. That's right. After all, I'm just a stranger from Hanjiang." Chen Ge stretched lazily: "But it doesn't matter. Once is strange, twice is familiar. We will have many opportunities to meet each other in the future."
After not sleeping all night, Chen Ge entered the lounge, put a few chairs together, and then lay down on them with his backpack as a pillow and fell asleep.
During the whole process, the female police officer stood by and watched Chen Ge drag the chair and fall asleep.
"Going to the police station to sleep? What kind of confusing human behavior is this?"
Yue Ji did not dare to disobey the order given by her superior. She also guessed that the man in front of her might be a key suspect and she had to keep an eye on him.
There was no choice but to lean against the table and stare at the sleeping Chen Ge.
An hour later, Chen Ge was shaken awake, and Captain Cai and Yue Ji were standing beside him.
"Have you finished your discussion?"
"Well, we are going to combine the case from six months ago and the case from the night before into one investigation." Captain Cai poured Chen Ge a glass of water. "Also, we will keep the note for the time being. We will return it to you when the case is solved."
"No need, you can keep the note, but I advise you not to stare at the words on it for a long time." The note was not a good thing, and the police were willing to keep it for safekeeping, so Chen Ge naturally would not refuse.
"Thank you for your cooperation." Captain Cai handed the disposable cup to Chen Ge. "We may summon you in the near future. I hope you don't leave Xinhai for the time being."
"Why don't we just exchange contact information? If you need any help, just let me know. I'm also very worried about Dr. Fang's safety and want to get information about him as soon as possible." Chen Ge took out his mobile phone. Captain Cai couldn't find an excuse to refuse, so he exchanged phone numbers with Chen Ge.
"This case is not as simple as you think. The murderer is a team. They are very dangerous. You must pay attention to safety." Chen Ge's purpose of coming to the Xinhai City Branch has been achieved. He has contacted the police and asked the police to start targeting the cursed hospital. Next, as long as he slowly gains the trust of the police, he will get another great help.
"Okay, we'll pay attention, and you should go back to sleep."
"See you tomorrow."
Watching Chen Ge leaving, Yue Ji was full of doubts. She couldn't help but ask, "Captain Cai, who is this guy? This is the first time I've heard you speak so softly."
"His name is Chen Ge. He is the only ordinary citizen in Hanjiang who has won the Public Security Medal of Honor. He has participated in solving dozens of serious cases involving more than 20 lives." Team Leader Cai's eyes were solemn. "I am a classmate of Li Zhen from the Hanjiang Criminal Investigation Team. I have heard about this person's story a long time ago, but I didn't expect him to come to Xinhai so soon."
"Could it be a rumor? Involved in dozens of serious cases, involving more than 20 lives? Is he Conan?" Yue Ji became interested in Chen Ge and kept staring at Chen Ge's back.
"Hurry and get back to work, Xin Hai might be in big trouble."
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As soon as Chen Ge walked out of the police station, Teacher Wang, who was standing on the side of the road, came over.
"Teacher Wang, have you been waiting for me?" Chen Ge had a good impression of Teacher Wang. To be more precise, he had a good impression of everyone in Hanjiang Forensic Medical College.
"Yes." Teacher Wang hesitated, staring at Chen Ge for a long time before saying, "I heard from Zuo Han that you are a legend. In order to find your missing parents, you almost turned half of Hanjiang upside down and solved countless major and serious cases."
"I don't deserve it. I'm just lucky."
"Being able to solve one murder case after another is not because of good luck, but because of extremely bad luck." Teacher Wang sighed: "Death, despair, pain, struggle, behind every murder case lies the evil of human nature. In peacetime, we are the people closest to evil."
Teacher Wang was very serious, and Chen Ge also became serious: "Teacher, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"More than 20 years ago, a serial murder case occurred in Hanjiang. At that time, surveillance was not yet fully popularized, and the murderer specifically chose to commit crimes in the suburbs, which made it extremely difficult to solve the case." Teacher Wang looked at the vehicles coming and going on the road, as if talking to himself.
"In order to avoid causing panic, all information related to the case was blocked, and a death order was issued that the murderer must be caught within a week."
"We did catch the murderer on the seventh day, but we suspected there was more than one murderer." Teacher Wang sighed softly: "The murderer couldn't even utter a complete sentence. He was the murderer simply because all the evidence pointed to him."
"All the evidence points to him. Doesn't that just prove that you didn't arrest the wrong person?" Chen Ge vaguely guessed something.
"But what if some of the evidence was deliberately fabricated by the murderer?" Teacher Wang clenched his hands together: "The murderer was very cunning. He must have thought of a way to get away before killing the first person."
The atmosphere was heavy, and both sides were silent for a while. Then Teacher Wang spoke again: "That case has become a thorn in my heart. I always think of the face of the deceased, his eyes, and his last struggle to ask me for help."
While Teacher Wang was talking about this, he kept his eyes on Chen Ge: "Do you know the name of the last victim in that serial murder case?"
"What's your name?"
"Chen Ge, that child has the same name as you." Teacher Wang took a deep breath and said, "Captain Yan may be taking good care of you because of this. You two are obviously not the same person, but your eyes are very similar."
"Also called Chen Ge?" Chen Ge was stunned: "Teacher Wang, can you tell me in detail about the case from more than 20 years ago?"
"The first victim in that case was a tourist from another place. He accidentally took a photo of the murderer killing a child in the eastern suburbs. The murderer was wearing a white coat and the victim was probably only five years old." The case that Teacher Wang mentioned made Chen Ge feel very familiar.
"After the foreign tourist died, we began to investigate and gradually discovered that the murderer was extremely crazy and cruel. He used different methods to kill several children of similar age and size. Although we did not find the bodies of those children, the surveillance and eyewitnesses can prove it."
"What happened next was even more outrageous. Two witnesses were killed one after another, and the murderer in a white coat even destroyed some physical evidence."