Chapter 162 Not Just Liu Jianshe
When Zhou Yi called Wu Yongcheng, Wu Yongcheng had just arrived home.
He hadn't been home for a few days and there was a strange smell in the house. He just opened the window to ventilate the house when the cell phone on the table rang.
Wu Yongcheng suddenly had a bad feeling and muttered to himself, "I hope it's not Zhou Yi."
Because apart from finding a job for Lu Xiaoshuang, Zhou Yi had never contacted him for personal matters. Whenever he called, it was always because of a case.
Wu Yongcheng picked up the phone and looked at the small screen. He said helplessly, "It's over. Another job."
Press the call button: "Zhou Yi, what happened again?"
"Captain Wu, Qian Lailai has been kidnapped." Zhou Yi's voice on the phone was hurried, and he was obviously running.
Wu Yongcheng thought he had misheard and instinctively said, "Are you half asleep? Didn't Sun Kun finish the interrogation?"
"It's not Sun Kun. Qian Lailai was kidnapped again, and this time the situation is much more dangerous than last time." Zhou Yi quickly explained the current situation.
Wu Yongcheng also reacted immediately. It was because he had not thought that Qian Lailai would be kidnapped again. Who would have thought that a child would be kidnapped for the second time in less than a week.
"You should go to Qian Hongxing's house right now to take control of the situation. Remember, go there in disguise to prevent the kidnappers from having spies following you." Just as Zhou Yi said, the kidnappers this time are no ordinary people and are not comparable to Sun Kun, an amateur kidnapper.
Just from the fact that he called but didn't even mention paying a ransom and instead chopped off a hostage's finger, you can tell that this is something only a professional criminal would do.
"I will notify everyone to return to the bureau immediately and wait for you to synchronize the circumstances of the incident before conducting an analysis."
"Okay, Captain Wu, I'll rush to Qian Hongxing's house now."
"Zhou Yi, do you think Liu Jianshe did this?" Wu Yongcheng asked.
"I don't think Liu Jianshe is someone who could do such a cruel thing. He's been Qian Hongxing's driver for four or five years. The problem found with Qian Hongxing is just a minor one, like falsifying expenses. But this incident seems to be closely related to Liu Jianshe. I think we should start with him."
Wu Yongcheng nodded: "Well, you are right, let's focus on investigating this Liu Jianshe first."
"Captain Wu, I think this isn't just a Liu Jianshe issue. We should thoroughly investigate all of Liu Jianshe's social connections."
"Don't worry, we will definitely get rid of this guy thoroughly."
Before hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi casually asked a question, that is, when Qian Hongxing donated mobile phones that day, did he understand the distribution and use of these machines, because he did not ask him how he knew his number.
Wu Yongcheng's answer cleared up the confusion. He said that when Qian Hongxing made the donation, he took out one of the mobile phones and specifically gave it to Officer Zhou because he had chosen the number specially and it was a very auspicious token of his appreciation. He also knew that it was inappropriate to thank Officer Zhou alone.
That is the one that Wu Yongcheng gave to Zhou Yi.
Combined with what Qian Hongxing said in the hospital at that time, it seems that he sincerely wanted to make friends with Zhou Yi, but he did not expect that an unintentional action at that time would come in handy so soon.
Zhou Yi did not go directly to the Hongcheng Baodi Villa District, but found a shop on the roadside to borrow a set of maintenance worker's clothes and hat, and also brought a toolbox.
The hired master was a good man and offered to get Zhou Yi a clean set of work clothes, as this one was too dirty. Zhou Yi refused, as this was exactly what he wanted. If he was truly a professional criminal, then there was a high possibility that someone was stalking him near Hongcheng Baodi.
Moreover, if this matter is really related to Liu Jianshe, and Liu Jianshe himself knows himself, the risk of exposure will be even greater.
The more realistic it is, the better.
After disguising himself, Zhou Yi called Qian Hongxing and asked him to inform the guard and ask him to let him in.
Zhou Yi soon entered the villa area smoothly. When entering the community, Zhou Yi took the opportunity to observe his surroundings. At the intersection in the distance, there was an inconspicuous small truck parked. It looked like it was loading goods, but there was no cargo to be seen.
However, Zhou Yi didn't dare to check. For now, he could only play it safe and avoid affecting the safety of the hostages.
There was no need to worry once he entered the villa area. Zhou Yi had seen the security and surveillance here. He went straight to Qian Hongxing's villa.
In the garage next to the villa gate, he saw the Audi. It seemed that Qian Hongxing had not found a new driver yet.
Zhou Yi knocked on the door, and it opened immediately. Qian Hongxing nervously looked outside, then back at the disguised Zhou Yi, fearing she'd made a mistake. "Officer Zhou, you haven't been discovered, have you?"
Zhou Yi walked into the house and immediately closed the door, saying, "Don't worry, I checked and no one found me."
As soon as Zhou Yi came in, Yao Yuling stumbled over and fell to her knees in front of him, crying, "Officer Zhou, please save him! You've already saved him once, please save him again. He's still so young, why is he suffering like this?"
Zhou Yi quickly calmed Yao Yulin down. Usually in criminal cases, it is not appropriate to inquire about the case details with such overly emotional family members of the parties involved, because they lack the psychological endurance and are prone to provide inaccurate information or omit information, thus affecting the investigation and analysis.
Zhou Yi didn't say it explicitly, but Qian Hongxing could see that his wife couldn't help much, so he asked Sister Yang to help her go upstairs to rest.
Qian Hongxing pointed at the box on the dining table with a mournful look on her face. "Officer Zhou, it's... right here. My son's finger."
Zhou Yi took a look and saw a box on the table. It was a very common shoe box with the lid connected to the box. It was now open and there was a tiny finger inside.
Zhou Yi moved closer to observe, but did not touch it. He did not have gloves or evidence bags to avoid damaging the evidence.
"Has anyone touched this box?" Zhou Yi asked.
"It should be the security guard of the community and me. No one in my family has touched it."
Zhou Yi nodded, as he would have the technical department extract the fingerprints from the box for investigation. "Mr. Qian, first, tell me about this box."
"Okay, okay. According to the security guard, a motorcycle passed by the door and suddenly dropped the box. The security guard was standing guard at the time and immediately picked up the box. It was written on the box that it was handed to me, so the security guard quickly brought the item over."
"Is there anything written on the box?"
"It's not a word. Officer Zhou, you'll know once you take a look."
Zhou Yi pulled a tissue from the side, touched the edge of the box lid with it, and turned it over. There were five words taped to the lid: Give it to Qian Hongxing.
These five words were obviously cut out from a newspaper. The font size is very large and they should be the title of a news report.
The two words "handed over" were on one piece of paper, and the three words "Qian Hongxing" were on another piece of paper, which were obviously cut out from different newspapers.
Compared with Sun Kun's "alternative" method of disguising handwriting, using newspapers to piece together information is obviously much more professional.
Because newspapers are distributed in large quantities, it is impossible to trace the source and the handwriting will not be exposed.
"Has the community security guard seen the box?" Zhou Yi asked.
Qian Hongxing nodded and said, "I've seen it. Security usually checks items of unknown origin first and only releases them to the owner after confirming they are safe."
"Call the property manager. First, tell him to tell the security guards to keep this a secret, let alone spread the news. Speak sternly to put pressure on the management team. Second, have the manager pull up all the surveillance footage from the entrance and surrounding areas of the complex for the past 48 hours. I want to see it."
"Okay, okay, I'll call the property management right away."
In this kind of wealthy villa complex, the property management would be more respectful of the owners. Moreover, the kidnappers could not spy on the internal situation, so Zhou Yi's movements in the complex would not be restricted.
Qian Hongxing went to make a phone call, and Zhou Yi began to carefully observe the severed finger.
The length of the severed finger was about four centimeters, and it was broken at the junction of the third knuckle and the palm. Judging from the thickness of the appearance, it was indeed a child's finger, and the little finger of the left hand.
The fracture is smooth, it must have been cut with a knife.
The pain of a severed finger was unbearable for a child who had just been frightened. The kidnappers were so cruel.
Qian Hongxing came back from the phone call. "Officer Zhou, the property manager has already made arrangements. He's going to arrange for the surveillance footage to be retrieved right now. He told us to go there in twenty minutes."
Zhou Yi nodded, pointed at the severed finger in the box and asked, "Mr. Qian, are you sure this is Qian Lailai's finger?"
Qian Hongxing was stunned.
Zhou Yi asked again: "Are there any features that can confirm that this is your son's finger?"
Qian Hongxing shook his head a little confused.
"Then don't worry. Without any features, we can't be sure it's the hostage's finger. Maybe the kidnappers are just trying to scare you."
When Zhou Yi said this, hope suddenly appeared in Qian Hongxing's eyes, and he nodded repeatedly: "Officer Zhou is right, why didn't I think of it."
But in fact, Zhou Yi knew very well that he was just giving the other party some psychological comfort.
While the severed finger certainly lacks identifying features, its size suggests it's the same age as Qian Lailai. Who else could it belong to but the hostage? A severed finger isn't a chicken claw, so it's easy to find. If someone had just grabbed a child's finger and had it chopped off, they'd have already called the police. The kidnappers wouldn't have taken that risk.
Normally, with Qian Hongxing's intelligence, he wouldn't have failed to see through this. But concern was causing him confusion, and the severed finger had already made him lose his composure.
When people are in despair, what they need most is a glimmer of hope, even if it is false hope.
Zhou Yi looked at his watch. "Mr. Qian, we still have twenty minutes. Please tell me everything that happened before Qian Lailai disappeared. The more detailed the better. This includes your investigation into Liu Jianshe and his dismissal. Tell me anything you find useful or strange."
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At the Municipal Bureau, Wu Yongcheng hurried into the Criminal Investigation Detachment building.
He had immediately notified everyone in the Third Brigade and made arrangements.
Chen Yan and Jiang Biao didn't need to go back to the bureau. They should go to Liu Jianshe's residence immediately to look for him. It would be best if they could find him. If not, they would try to investigate his interpersonal relationships.
Wu Yongcheng advised that the investigation should be low-key and try not to attract attention.
Qiao Jiali returned to the Municipal Bureau, collected and organized all the information related to the case, and waited for Zhou Yi's call. She recorded the case and synchronized it with everyone.
Wu Yongcheng called Xie Guoqiang immediately because Qian Hongxing had just donated supplies and banners to the Municipal Bureau not long ago, and Qian Hongxing also bought media resources to report it himself. Now that such a sudden incident has occurred, he must report to the director.
However, no one answered Director Xie's phone call, so he had no choice but to come to the bureau and try, but it was unlikely that the director would be there on Sunday.
As expected, there was no one in the director's office.
Wu Yongcheng was walking down the stairs when he ran into someone head-on.
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