Chapter 289: The Corpse of a Man in the Well
"Captain Wu, what's the matter?" Zhou Yi pulled over a chair and sat down, asking curiously.
"Based on the Long Zhiqiang series of cases, two issues are being discussed within the provincial department."
Wu Yongcheng raised his finger and said, "First, the establishment of a computer case database not only conforms to current technological development trends, but also allows cities across the province to more conveniently share case information, avoiding mutual blindness."
When Zhou Yi heard this, he said excitedly, "This is good news."
He didn't remember exactly when Hongcheng realized the informatization of file documents, but it was definitely not as early as it is now.
This shows that the Long Zhiqiang case has to some extent promoted the rapid development of this matter.
"Don't be too excited. This won't happen overnight," Wu Yongcheng said. "First, we have to submit a special report to provincial leaders, apply for funding, get budget approval, and then set up a dedicated department to implement it. It won't happen quickly."
"It doesn't matter. The provincial department is starting to take it seriously, so that's the best thing ever. Just like the DNA lab, it must have been in preparation for a while, and we just happened to catch up."
This means that after the computer database is established, there will be no need to call each person one by one to check old case information, criminal records, and wanted criminals in the province, which greatly improves efficiency.
Of course, computers are not people after all, especially in this era when computers have limited computing power. The hidden connections and analysis of some cases still need to be understood by colleagues in other cities.
Wu Yongcheng nodded: "Anyway, it can be used. We will definitely be equipped with computers when the time comes. And the second thing is a bit similar to this."
"What?"
"The provincial department plans to establish a virtual mechanism within the public security systems of twelve cities across the province. The initial concept is to call it a cross-regional joint law enforcement support team for major criminal cases."
"Joint Law Enforcement Support Team?" Zhou Yi thought the name was interesting.
"Well, it's mainly about a mechanism whereby police forces across the province can quickly support investigations when difficulties arise in solving major criminal cases."
Zhou Yi understood it instantly. This was actually a derivative of the Long Zhiqiang case. It meant that if a similar big incident happened in the future, the police force in the province could be quickly mobilized for support without having to report to the provincial department.
Because the rules are already there, it is a "one side in trouble, all sides come to support" model.
However, this situation should be rare. The next time someone faces a similar level of danger, it will probably be the gangster Huang Jinbao.
Wu Yongcheng then added, "But this situation is rare after all, so this virtual team has a mechanism called rotating case handling in different locations."
Zhou Yi didn't understand: "Off-site rotation? What does that mean?"
"Simply put, it's like doctors and nurses rotating through different departments in a hospital, spending a few months here, then a few months there. Within the province's twelve cities, some outstanding criminal investigation personnel will be transferred to work in other areas in the short term, aiming to strengthen the comprehensive capabilities of the criminal investigation team."
Zhou Yi understood it immediately. It was different from a transfer, but more like further study in another place. He might stay here for three to five months and then go back.
Zhou Yi speculated that the provincial department did this for the purpose of creating a certain catfish effect, allowing outstanding criminal investigation talents from other places to stimulate and activate the local criminal investigation system and improve the overall level.
The leader naturally considers it from a macro perspective, but for Zhou Yi, this means that he has the opportunity to get in touch with criminal investigation work in other cities in advance, so the case information in his mind will have more places to be used.
"Captain Wu, do I have a chance in this rotation case?" Zhou Yi asked hurriedly.
Wu Yongcheng chuckled and said, "If I had known you were willing to do this, I would have already registered you and Chen Yan for the positions. But it won't be that quick. It will definitely require a lot of research and discussion, and it probably won't be done for several months."
"Thank you, Captain Wu."
"Hey, you're so happy to know that you have the opportunity to join this team, which will be more beneficial for your promotion."
Zhou Yi was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Oh, you can get a promotion, that's great."
This time it was Wu Yongcheng's turn to be stunned: "Huh? Then why were you so happy before?"
"No, I'm not a bit reserved."
"However, promotions will depend on your performance. Director Xu said that rewards will be based on merit, and no comrade with merit will be treated unfairly."
After Wu Yongcheng finished speaking, he continued to look down at the case file.
But when he looked up, he found Zhou Yi still sitting next to him and looking at him.
Puzzled, he asked, "Why, is there something else?"
"Captain Wu, you seem to be smoking less recently."
Wu Yongcheng said calmly, "Ah, aren't you complaining about being exposed to secondhand smoke? This is for your own good."
"Oh, then Captain Wu is really considerate of his subordinates." Zhou Yi said with a long tone.
"No, what do you want to say? Just say it if you have something to say. If you have something to say, just fart."
Zhou Yi paused for a moment, then asked seriously, "Captain Wu, have you been feeling unwell or anything wrong lately?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Yongcheng's expression changed slightly, but he immediately said seriously: "Why, comrade Divine Doctor, what brilliant ideas do you have?"
Zhou Yi was sure that there was something wrong with Wu Yongcheng's reaction.
"Captain Wu, I'm not some miracle doctor. At best, I'm just a charlatan. If I guess right, I'm a miracle doctor. But if you ask me, it's most important to go to the hospital for a comprehensive checkup, especially for someone as old as you, who's prone to overthinking."
"Hey, you're getting really bold, who are you talking about so sarcastically?"
Zhou Yi immediately stood up and walked out, saying with a smile, "I'm going to the bathroom."
Wu Yongcheng sat there with his head down, but he could no longer concentrate on the files.
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly stood up and picked up the car keys on the table.
As soon as Qiao Jiali entered the Municipal Bureau, she saw Wu Yongcheng and greeted him, "Captain Wu, are you back? Do you have a mission?"
Wu Yongcheng waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you guys go about your business."
Then Qiao Jiali saw Zhou Yi walking towards the office with his hands waving.
"Zhou Yi, where is Captain Wu going?"
Zhou Yi peeked into the office and saw that the Santana keys on the table were gone. He smiled and said, "Hospital."
"Hospital?"
Zhou Yi smiled but said nothing.
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A few hundred kilometers away from Hongcheng, there is a city in the neighboring province called Anyuan.
In an office of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Anyuan Municipal Public Security Bureau, several people were sitting together with worried looks on their faces.
Two days ago, a farmer working in a farmland in the far suburbs of Anyuan City smelled a foul odor and followed the smell. Finally, after removing a stone slab covering a well, he found a body in the well.
The old farmer was terrified and called the police. The Anyuan Criminal Investigation Detachment immediately rushed to the scene.
The person in charge of this case was Pan Hongjie, captain of the second team of Anyuan City Criminal Police Detachment. He was in trouble after he led his men to the scene.
Because the mouth of this well is very narrow, with a diameter of only 35 centimeters, and the depth is estimated to be four or five meters.
Observing from the entrance, the body inside was upside down and had already been severely decomposed, because a strong stench could be smelled just by approaching the entrance.
Many veteran detectives couldn't bear it and wanted to vomit, and the old farmer who discovered the body was so frightened that he became incoherent.
Judging from the size of the well opening, it can almost be ruled out that it was an accidental fall.
Because of the size of the well, a thin person might fall in by stepping on something, but it is absolutely impossible for him to fall in headfirst.
The old farmer also confirmed that there was a stone slab covering the well before he discovered the body.
Pan Hongjie contacted local officials to learn about the well and learned that it was abandoned and had not been used for several years. The stone slab was also covered by the local authorities to prevent people from falling accidentally.
The well was more than five meters deep, and it was impossible to pull the body out with bare hands.
Finally, I had no choice but to ask the fire department for help.
After the fire brigade arrived, they discussed it for a long time and finally came up with a solution: to send a thin firefighter, tie a rope to him, and hang him upside down.
Then grab the feet of the corpse and pull up both the person and the corpse together.
Finally, this method was used to successfully pull the body up.
What was even more horrifying was that the body was completely naked.
Not only was it severely decayed, but the face was also severely damaged.
The murderer not only dumped the body, but also destroyed it before dumping it.
It was obvious that this was a vicious homicide, and the forensic doctor immediately performed an autopsy on the body.
Preliminary autopsy results showed that the deceased was a male, 1.71 meters tall, weighed about 55 kilograms, and was between 40 and 45 years old.
The deceased was naked and had no obvious features on the surface.
Based on the degree of decomposition of the body, it is preliminarily determined that the time of death was at least more than twenty days.
There were many small scars on his body, the fatal one of which was a blunt force injury to the back of his head.
As for the facial scars, they were also caused by blunt force trauma, but the forensic doctor determined that they were inflicted after the death of the deceased.
In other words, after killing the victim, the murderer deliberately destroyed the victim's face before disposing of the body in order to prevent it from being discovered and recognized.
Considering that the place where the body was dumped was a remote farmland, Pan Hongjie concluded that the murderer had rich anti-reconnaissance capabilities and should be an acquaintance. He destroyed the face of the deceased in order to avoid being discovered and then finding himself.
So according to this idea, Pan Hongjie led people to sort out the missing persons in the city.
Because the first step in investigating a homicide case is to confirm the identity of the deceased.
Only when we know who the deceased is can we start an investigation.
Within two days, they sorted through the city's missing persons report records and found all those whose gender and height matched the requirements.
Then screen and check them one by one.
But after two whole days of hard work, the missing persons could only be eliminated one by one.
In the end, nothing was gained and we were back to square one.
Pan Hongjie and his team members all had unshaven beards and smelled strange.
"What are your ideas? Tell me." Pan Hongjie said, rubbing his face.
Someone said, "Captain Pan, if all else fails, how about expanding the missing persons search to the entire province?"
Pan Hongjie nodded, because this was the only way.
Suddenly someone said, "Captain Pan, I think I remembered something."
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