Chapter 340 The murderer
Zhou Yi said calmly, "We can't rule out this possibility. If the interrogation of Huang Yanli reveals that she wasn't the one who called Fu Daqing from Hongcheng, then we'll probably have to conduct a large-scale city-wide investigation. Of course, if everything goes well with Captain Wu, we'll probably be able to dig out the identity of the person who originally hired him from Fu Daqing tomorrow."
Guo Yuanchao's face was solemn, and the feeling of relief he had felt at the progress of Pan Hongjie and his team's case had now disappeared.
If this is really the case, I don’t know if the seven-day deadline given by the city to solve the case is enough.
He made up his mind that if it really came to this, he would have no choice but to take the case that had been investigated to the city and cry bitterly, asking the city leaders to give him another two days.
Pan Hongjie couldn't stand it anymore, so he asked someone to go to the door to see if Lao Chen and the others had brought people back.
Guo Yuanchao asked if anyone had anything to add. If not, the meeting would be adjourned and they would hurry to check and confirm what needed to be checked.
A room full of people walked out one after another.
Guo Yuanchao called Pan Hongjie out and talked to him alone.
Xia Yu looked at Zhou Yi with admiration, obviously wanting to express his gratitude.
Just as he was about to speak, Zhou Yi patted his shoulder and smiled knowingly.
Zhou Yi turned around and walked out of the municipal bureau building to breathe some fresh air.
There were too many people in Team 2's office just now, and we stayed there for a long time. The turbid air made my head feel dizzy, and even my thinking became slow.
It was already dark outside. Zhou Yi took a deep breath and suddenly felt the air was a little moist.
"Is it going to rain again?" Zhou Yi looked up at the sky, which was dark.
He really didn't like the weather in Anyuan. The rain kept falling and it made people irritable.
However, the moisture in the air made his mind clearer. He took out a cigarette, lit it, and began to think about his previous speculation.
If someone else hired Fu Daqing to come to Anyuan to kill people, there are two possibilities.
First, this person may be Zheng Guangming.
It is possible that Zheng Guangming knew about the affairs of his wife and eldest son, and the property issue, as well as the appearance of Bai Xiu Xiu, led him to kill Huang Yanli.
No matter how useless Zheng Tianlan is, he is still his biological son after all.
Even if Zheng Tianyu is not his son, he is still his grandson.
Only Huang Yanli is an outsider.
You can kill!
If Zheng Guangming wanted to hire someone to kill someone, it shouldn't be difficult for him to find someone like Fu Daqing.
But judging from the final result, it is very likely that when Fu Daqing and Li Youqiang went to kill Huang Yanli, the killers lacked professional skills and were bribed by Huang Yanli at a high price.
Then he turned around and killed Zheng Guangming and Bai Xiu Xiu.
If this is the case, Zhou Yi feels that this case is a bit far-fetched, comparable to the plot of a TV drama.
However, he had seen many more outrageous cases in his previous life. The fact is, no matter how great the screenwriter is, he can't come up with something as absurd as reality.
The second possibility is that the person who hired the killer is someone else.
And it should be someone who had some dealings with Fu Daqing five or six years ago. Only in this way would Fu Daqing be willing to take this job.
After all, killing is not the same as beating someone. A killer who changes career path needs psychological construction and a foundation of trust.
Zhou Yi actually prefers the second option, but if that is the case, then the case may not be closed at this point unless Fu Daqing takes the initiative to confess.
When he thought of Fu Daqing, he thought of Wu Yongcheng and the others. According to the time, they should have arrived in Lujiang.
I wonder if that person is Fu Daqing? If so, he should be under interrogation by now.
He took out his phone and prepared to call Chen Yan to ask about the situation.
Just as I was about to dial, the phone rang.
It was Qiao Jiali calling.
"Hello, Sister Qiao."
Zhou Yi just shouted, and then he found that the background sound on the other end of the phone was a bit noisy and familiar.
"Zhou Yi, we're already on the train to Anyuan." Qiao Jiali said, "Xu Nian and I are together."
"So soon?" Zhou Yi was surprised. "I thought you guys would come early tomorrow morning."
"Originally, I didn't have a ticket and had to wait for the earliest train tomorrow morning, but Xu Nian said I should come as early as possible because she wasn't sure about the fingerprint collection. So I thought of asking the railway police for help, and the person I asked said he knew you."
"Do you know me?" Zhou Yi felt strange.
"Well, they said you helped them catch a few pickpockets not long ago, so you helped us solve the problem right away. We are now in the railway police lounge because Xu Nian brought equipment."
Zhou Yi suddenly realized that Qiao Jiali was probably talking about the railway policeman who did not leave his name and whom he met on the train when he came to Anyuan.
"Sister Qiao, what time will you arrive in Anyuan? I'll pick you up."
"About 4:30 in the morning."
"Okay, I understand. You guys take a good rest in the car."
On the train, after Qiao Jiali hung up the phone, she said to Xu Nian, who was sitting opposite her: "We'll be there soon, Zhou Yi will pick us up."
Xu Nian nodded, looking at the dark night outside the car window, thoughtfully.
"Xu Nian, you should get some sleep. You need to be well rested so that you can handle the case properly."
Xu Nian smiled faintly and said, "Sister Qiao, you go to sleep first. I'm not sleepy yet."
The train rumbled forward on the track. In the lounge, Xu Nian listened to Qiao Jiali's even breathing, but her eyes were particularly bright.
She had a question and would ask Zhou Yi in person later.
At the Anyuan Municipal Bureau, Zhou Yi hung up the phone and wanted to call Chen Yan, but he heard Pan Hongjie's voice calling him from behind.
"Zhou Yi."
He could only put away the phone, then waved to Pan Hongjie in the corridor and walked over quickly.
"Captain Pan, I'm here."
"Zhou Yi, do you think there is any way to get the forensic doctor from Hongcheng to come here with the equipment earlier?" Pan Hongjie asked.
Zhou Yi asked in return, "Is Director Guo worried about the identification of the deceased?"
"Well, if Director Guo says he can't be sure the deceased is Zheng Guangming, it's likely to spark controversy. After all, this concerns public opinion and public security surrounding local economic development, so Director Guo wants to confirm it. I'm also worried that if Huang Yanli insists on dying and we don't have conclusive evidence to prove it, the matter will be at a standstill."
Zhou Yi knew that Pan Hongjie's worries were not unfounded.
Under normal circumstances, there are several key pieces of evidence to confirm that the suspect is the murderer: alibi, witness testimony, and physical evidence.
From the perspective of judicial decision-making, the weight of these three types of evidence is also different.
Physical evidence is the most objective and stable evidence, and is most in line with the requirement clearly stipulated in Article 50 of the Criminal Procedure Law that "the sentencing of all cases must attach importance to evidence, investigation and research, and not easily believe confessions."
Human testimony is secondary, but it is easy for human testimony to be perjured or misidentified, so it needs to be confirmed in conjunction with detailed investigation and research.
In other words, just because a witness says he saw you kill someone doesn't mean you actually did it. Instead, you need to combine the facts of the case with other relevant evidence to prove that the witness is telling the truth.
Especially if the eyewitness testimony comes from a related suspect involved in the case, the likelihood of it being accepted in judicial proceedings will be even lower.
Testimony from witnesses that cannot be proven is considered solitary evidence, and the litigation law clearly stipulates that solitary evidence cannot be used to determine a case.
The last is the alibi, which is a kind of rebuttal evidence. During the investigation of a case, the police need the suspect to provide an alibi, and in a judicial trial it needs to be provided by the defense.
An alibi, like eyewitness testimony, requires investigation and confirmation based on relevant objective facts, and you cannot just say whatever you want.
Judging from the current case situation, the most powerful evidence in terms of physical evidence is the 50,000 yuan that Huang Yanli withdrew from the bank the next day.
After the money was handed over to Fu Daqing and Li Youqiang, it was placed in the car. Jiang Wei then killed Li Youqiang and drove away. The money was taken away by Jiang Wei and hidden.
There are two points of evidence regarding this money that can be accepted by the judiciary.
First, although banks cannot record the serial numbers of regular banknotes, if they are new banknotes with consecutive numbers, there will be a record.
Second, the money changed hands several times, so fingerprints could be extracted from it, including those of the bank teller, Huang Yanli, Fu Li, and Jiang Wei.
As long as the fingerprints of these people are extracted and matched to confirm that they have these people, they can become physical evidence.
In terms of human evidence, even if Huang Yanli refuses to admit her guilt, Fu Daqing's confession alone is not enough to serve as a human evidence, because Fu Daqing himself is a suspect involved in the case.
As for the alibi, since it was a murder for hire, the factual perspective has no reference value.
Director Guo’s concern is that if Huang Yanli refuses to admit that it was Zheng Guangming who died, things will become very difficult.
"Captain Pan, I just called. My colleagues are on their way to Anyuan with their equipment. They're expected to arrive around 4:30 in the morning. I'll pick them up then."
Pan Hongjie was overjoyed: "That's great! You Hongcheng really helped a lot this time. After this case is closed, I must find time to go to Hongcheng and thank Deputy Captain Wu and all of you."
"By the way, to pick someone up, we need a car. You can drive the one from our team." As he said that, Pan Hongjie took out the car keys and handed them to Zhou Yi.
"Where will your colleagues stay when they arrive?"
"Just stay at the hotel where I'm staying and get two extra rooms. But I think our forensic doctor Xu will get right to work once he arrives."
Pan Hongjie rubbed his hands and said, "Okay, I won't say anything else. If you need anything or have any difficulties, just tell me at any time. If you can't find me, just look for Xiaoxia."
"Okay, thank you, Captain Pan."
"We're all family, so don't be so polite. If it's 4:30, you should all be gone by 4:00 at the latest. Zhou Yi, how about this? You go to our duty room and take a nap. We have an alarm clock in the duty room, so you can set it and pick up your colleagues later."
"Then interrogate Huang Yanli..."
As soon as Zhou Yi finished speaking, a police car with lights flashing drove into the Municipal Bureau. Chen Dejiang and another policeman got out of the car, one on the left and one on the right, escorting a person.
As soon as people got off the bus, heavy rain poured down.
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