Chapter 320 A Leaf
"You're right," Pan Hongjie said. "I just had them identify Jiang Wei's photo. He's the one who abandoned the car."
Standing in front of Pan Hongjie were the owner of the repair shop and several young guys. The youngest one looked like he had just reached adulthood.
"See if you have any other questions." Pan Hongjie said attentively.
"Okay, Captain Pan." Zhou Yi looked at the people in front of him and asked, "Who was responsible for washing the car that day?"
The youngest boy raised his hand and said, "Yes...it's me."
"Could you please recall if there was anything special when you were washing the car?"
The young man asked awkwardly, "What...what do you mean by a special situation?"
"Let me put it this way. When you were washing the car, did you find anything in the car, like red marks or anything like that? Or did you smell any unusual odors? Also, when the person asked you to wash the car, did he or she specify any specific areas to be cleaned?"
Zhou Yi did not ask the other party to repeat what happened that day. He believed that Chen Dejiang must have asked before.
If he wants to ask something, just ask the key points directly.
The young man nodded immediately and said yes. "The boss told me to clean the trunk thoroughly and flush it with a water gun. He said he forgot some pork in there, so it stinks. I opened the trunk and it almost made me vomit."
Zhou Yi and Pan Hongjie exchanged glances immediately. It seemed that the trunk was where the body was hidden.
"Have you washed?" Pan Hongjie asked hurriedly.
The young man nodded seriously and said, "I washed it. I used a high-pressure water gun to rinse it carefully inside and out twice."
Pan Hongjie immediately stamped his feet: "Why are you so serious?"
The young man glanced timidly at the boss next to him and said, "If the cleaning is not done properly and the customer complains, the boss will...will deduct money."
The boss gave Pan Hongjie a helpless smile and said, "We opened the business, and we didn't...know that something like this would happen."
"Captain Pan, have the technical department take the car back and use the luminol test on it. I suspect this car may be the initial scene of Li Youqiang's death."
Pan Hongjie nodded, "Xiao Xia, go talk to Lao Ding."
"Okay, Captain Pan."
Zhou Yi asked the young man, "Anything else?"
"Well... I'm not sure if I saw it wrong..." the young man said hesitantly.
"It's okay, just tell us and we will make a judgment." Zhou Yi encouraged.
"It was... when the boss got out of the car, something fell out of him. It was wrapped in cloth and looked like... a gun."
"Gun?" Pan Hongjie and Zhou Yi were both shocked.
"Are you sure?" Pan Hongjie asked.
The young man shook his head: "I...I don't know, he picked it up immediately, I didn't see it clearly."
Pan Hongjie directly took out his Type 54 rifle and asked, "Is this the gun?"
"No...it looks much bigger..."
Zhou Yi said seriously, "Captain Pan, it seems that Li Youqiang's homemade rifle has fallen into Jiang Wei's hands. We need to adjust our arrest plan for tomorrow."
If the arrested suspect has a gun, the nature of the situation changes completely.
Pan Hongjie nodded solemnly, but this also fully confirmed Zhou Yi's previous analysis and judgment. Li Youqiang's gun fell into Jiang Wei's hands. Jiang Wei was undoubtedly the biggest suspect in the murder of Li Youqiang.
After the questioning, the technical department completed the preliminary inspection of the vehicle.
The luminol reagent needs to be taken back to the car for further testing. The preliminary investigation has yielded two results.
First, the color of the surface car paint is basically the same as the color of the paint extracted from the thorns outside Xiaoqiushan Park. The specific composition still needs further chemical analysis to be confirmed.
Second, a leaf was found under the passenger seat cushion, with a grayish-white dot with a diameter of five millimeters on it.
"Off-white?" Pan Hongjie was stunned when he heard this. "Old Ding, are you sure it's not red?"
The old policeman in charge of the on-site investigation said: "Nonsense, I'm not blind, why don't you see for yourself."
As he spoke, he raised the evidence bag in his hand, which contained a leaf.
Pan Hongjie and Zhou Yi took a closer look and saw that the leaves in the evidence bag had turned yellow, obviously having been there for quite some time.
On one side of the leaf, there is a slightly irregular grayish-white spot that looks like a trace left by thin mud.
Pan Hongjie touched his chin and said, "I can't tell what this is. Lao Ding, let's take it back for testing first."
Zhou Yi frowned as he looked at the small gray dot and suddenly said, "This must be the mark left by brain matter splashing onto the leaves."
"Brains?" This question shocked everyone else.
Zhou Yi continued, "Normal brain matter is light pink, but when it is removed from the body or after death, the blood supply stops and the hemoglobin in the brain matter breaks down. After oxidation, it becomes this dark grayish-white color."
After Zhou Yi finished speaking, he looked up and found that the people around him were looking at him in surprise, so he joked: "The guy just now didn't wash the car carefully, otherwise he wouldn't have left this leaf behind."
At this time, the tow truck arrived and attracted everyone's attention.
After the tow truck pulled the red car away, Pan Hongjie casually asked, "Old Ding, since you discovered that the leaves might contain human brains, why didn't you say so earlier?"
Old Ding replied innocently, "I didn't find anything. I was just doing my routine work, taking the clues I found in the car back for testing."
"Damn it, once this case is solved I'm going to have to tell Director Guo that we need to start looking for talent. I can't keep up with them."
"Captain Pan, shall we go back?" Xia Yu shouted standing by the car door.
"Huihuihui!" Pan Hongjie ran over happily.
But this time, Pan Hongjie sat in the back row with Zhou Yi.
He also took the initiative to ask Zhou Yi if he smoked, and Zhou Yi quickly took out the good cigarettes he bought and handed them to him.
Along the way, Pan Hongjie chatted with Zhou Yi enthusiastically, and asked Zhou Yi a lot of questions in a roundabout way about his situation in Hongcheng, information about some cases he had handled, etc.
Although Zhou Yi had tried his best to downplay some of the information, Pan Hongjie was still frightened when he heard it.
As they approached the Municipal Bureau, Pan Hongjie asked with emotion, "Zhou Yi, which school did you graduate from?"
Zhou Yi scratched his head sheepishly and said, "Hey, I'm not some top student at all. I just graduated from our provincial Public Security Police Vocational School."
Although Pan Hongjie found this result a little unbelievable, he still silently memorized the name of Zhou Yi's school and told Director Guo that he would go to Zhou Yi's school to recruit people in the second half of this year!
"Zhou Yi, come have dinner with us later. You've been here for several days, and I haven't treated you well. I'm so ashamed. I also want to encourage everyone to work together and solve this case within the time limit set by Director Guo."
Zhou Yi smiled in his heart. The contrast between this Captain Pan and him was a little bit big.
"Captain Pan, I think it's inappropriate to eat here since the case isn't solved yet. If someone tells Director Guo about this and there's a misunderstanding, it'll be troublesome. How about trying your cafeteria today and see how it tastes?"
"You haven't eaten in our cafeteria yet?"
Zhou Yi nodded.
"Xiao Xia, this is where you're wrong. Why didn't you even take Zhou Yi to the cafeteria?" Pan Hongjie criticized.
Xia Yu was an honest child and apologized quickly.
"No, no, it has nothing to do with Officer Xia. I've been busy all the time."
"Okay, then let's eat in the cafeteria today. I'll do my best to be a good host once the case is solved."
Several people had just returned to the bureau, and Pan Hongjie was still thinking about how to adjust the plan to capture Jiang Wei tomorrow.
Although Jiang Wei only had a homemade gun in his hand, its lethality was unknown. The best outcome would definitely be to control the person before firing.
Just as he was thinking about it, Chen Dejiang ran over hurriedly with a slightly solemn expression.
"Captain Pan, we've found the owner of that car." He handed over a piece of paper.
When Pan Hongjie took it and looked at it, his expression became serious.
"Captain Pan, what's wrong?" Zhou Yi asked hurriedly.
"The owner of this car is actually Zheng Guangming..."
"Zheng Guangming? Isn't this the big boss who runs a chicken farm that we just mentioned today?" Zhou Yi asked.
Pan Hongjie nodded and said to Xia Yu, "Go find Tang Wenli and see how the autopsy went."
"Old Chen, check the phone numbers of Zheng Guangming's home and office and ask about his whereabouts."
After Xia Yu and Chen Dejiang left, Pan Hongjie paced back and forth, "No, I have to report this to Director Guo."
"Zhou Yi, go back to the office and sit for a while."
"Captain Pan, you go ahead and do your work. Don't worry about me." Zhou Yi thought about it and instead of going to the office, he walked towards the forensic room.
He knew why Pan Hongjie was anxious. If the male corpse in the park was Zheng Guangming, the largest breeding boss in Anyuan City, then the problem would be much more serious than just three corpses.
The city was about to hold an investment promotion conference, but the city’s largest businessman was found buried in the wilderness. It has been more than a month since he was killed and there has not even been a report of his disappearance. With such a security environment, who would dare to invest?
This is no longer an ordinary serious criminal case, but a serious case that affects public security and development.
Not to mention Pan Hongjie being anxious, Wu Yongcheng would also be furious if he were in this situation.
The police's duty is to solve cases and catch murderers, but the deeper purpose of solving cases is to maintain social order, improve social stability, and ensure the personal and property safety of the people, thereby better and more stably promoting productivity and promoting the overall development of society.
This is not a simple game of justice, it is an important part of social development.
Pan Hongjie may not have outstanding business skills, but as a team leader, he definitely understands this principle.
Zhou Yi came to the door of the forensic room and found Xia Yu standing there and Tang Wenli was writing a report at the desk.
He didn't disturb her, but stood there quietly waiting like Xia Yu.
After five or six minutes, Tang Wenli signed the report and handed it to Xia Yu. "Tell Captain Pan that this is all we can do at this stage."
"Thank you, Forensic Doctor Tang, for your hard work."
Tang Wenli adjusted her glasses and said with a smile, "Zhou Yi is here."
Zhou Yi, who had been leaning against the door with his arms folded, immediately walked in: "Hello, Teacher Tang."
Tang Wenli said, "The autopsy found something interesting. Can you analyze it?"
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