Chapter 379 The First Major Case Meeting
In the main conference room of the Municipal Bureau, all the main members of the Hongcheng Criminal Investigation Detachment were present.
Sitting in the middle is Xie Guoqiang, with Ni Jianrong and Wu Yongcheng on his left and right respectively.
Then came the main members of Team One, Team Two, and Team Three. Logically, Shi Tao had nothing to do with this case, but when he received the notice and rushed back to the bureau, he knew that the case must be very serious.
Xie Guoqiang looked at Wu Yongcheng and said, "Let's get started."
Wu Yongcheng nodded and said loudly, "Comrades, it's 4:20 p.m. on May 1st. Today is Labor Day, and it should be a day for everyone to rest. But as you all know, we received a report last night that a bag of body parts had been found. Today, after a large-scale search, we have discovered several more bags of body parts. This is an extremely serious case of dismemberment, and happening at such a time is undoubtedly a huge challenge to Hongcheng's security."
"So today is the first case analysis meeting for the 430 dismembered body case, chaired by Director Xie himself. We will share all the clues we've discovered so far, and then proceed with the next step based on those clues."
Wu Yongcheng said to Jiang Biao, "Biaozi, tell me about the search first."
Jiang Biao stood up and said, "Okay. Today, we're expanding our search from the eastern section of Nansha River, where the first bag of body parts was found, focusing on trash cans, garbage bins, and more secluded corners of the city. Later, based on the possibility that the deceased was a student at Hongda University, we adjusted the search area and expanded the search beyond Hongda University."
"So far, in addition to the initial bag of body parts in the travel bag, we have found five more bags of body parts in black garbage bags, including one in a trash can next to the Hongqi Road bus stop and at a construction waste dump near Xiaohong Bridge. The search is ongoing. First, we will continue to deploy police forces to expand the search scope. Second, we will conduct secondary searches in areas already searched, focusing on idle construction sites, abandoned old residential areas and factories, sewers, and land where body parts may have been buried."
"Oh, so far, we've found six bags of body parts, all of which are human tissue. We haven't found the head or bones yet."
Xie Guoqiang nodded and praised, "Well done! Comrade Jiang Biao is very experienced in large-scale searches and has thought things through very carefully. The arrangements for the second search were particularly well done, avoiding any slacking of vigilance in the areas already searched."
"But I also have a suggestion. The deceased's head and bones haven't been found yet. Compared to human tissue, these are the most difficult parts to deal with in a dismemberment case. So, the secondary search shouldn't just focus on the location, but also the person."
"Our police officers must keep their eyes open and be alert to any suspicious vehicles and people on the road. They must conduct inquiries at any time, as the murderer may have disposed of the body a second time."
Wu Yongcheng nodded continuously as Xie Guoqiang spoke. When he finished, Wu Yongcheng immediately said, "Biaozi, remember this. Arrange and implement it quickly."
Jiang Biao nodded: "Okay, thank you for your guidance, Director."
Zhou Yi, who was sitting nearby, felt that Director Xie's suggestion of secondary disposal of the body was very likely.
There are two reasons.
First, in the previous life, an old snakeskin bag weighing fifteen pounds was found in the grass at the side door of Pinghe Road Hospital. It contained the bones of the deceased and larger human tissues that were difficult to dismember.
But in this life, the snakeskin bag was not found.
Before the meeting, he specifically asked Jiang Biao privately, reminding him that there was a large flow of people and a complex personnel situation near the hospital, and asked whether there was a search.
Jiang Biao pointed directly at the map and said that he had checked the area near the hospital, including the hospital on Pinghe Road.
This hospital is not a municipal Grade 3A hospital, but a Grade 2B hospital in Nanming District. However, it is the closest to Hongda University, so Hongda University students and nearby residents will go there for minor illnesses.
Since the search has been conducted, it means that the murderer in this life did not directly dispose of the deceased's bones, or the plan to dispose of the body may have changed due to changes in the method of dismemberment.
Then there is the possibility of secondary disposal of the body.
Second, there was no movement on Shangguan Street, which basically meant that the murderer did not throw the victim's head into the sewer on Shangguan Street in this life.
Otherwise, with such a large-scale salvage operation, it would have been discovered long ago.
The condition of the head and bones may be consistent, because the changes in the murder case in this life have led to a certain degree of changes in the subsequent body disposal behavior.
Wu Yongcheng continued, "Apart from the deceased's skull and bones, what we've found so far are mainly slices of human tissue and some internal organs. This means there are other body parts that haven't been found yet, so Biaozi needs to work harder."
Jiang Biao responded angrily, "Please rest assured, sir. Even if I have to dig three feet underground, I will find the remaining body parts."
Wu Yongcheng nodded, looked at Song Yiming and Xu Nian and said, "The forensic doctor, please tell us about the autopsy."
Song Yiming opened the folder in front of him, which contained a large number of autopsy photos and information. He stood up and handed the photos and information to Director Xie across the table.
Jiang Biao immediately stood up and walked through the middle, took the information and handed it to Director Xie.
Xie Guoqiang lowered his head and glanced twice, his face gloomy.
Song Yiming said, "Currently, the forensic department has received a total of six bags of body parts. The weight of each bag and the number of slices are clearly stated in the initial examination report. You can take a look."
When he said this, Xu Nian had already handed copies of the prepared reports to the people present, and Zhou Yi also received one.
Each of the numbers above is shocking.
Song Yiming said, "I won't give you the individual numbers; you can look at them for yourself. I'll just give you the overall figures. So far, these six bags of body parts include slices of human tissue, liver, and four other internal organs, totaling 632 slices."
This number made all the detectives in the room feel their scalps tingle.
Song Yiming said with a pale face: "Based on the current situation, I estimate that the overall extent of the body may exceed one thousand pieces."
"One thousand?" This time, even Xie Guoqiang was shocked.
"There shouldn't be any dismemberment cases this serious in the history of the world, right?"
In response to Xie Guoqiang's question, Song Yiming answered directly: "No."
"Hiss..." Xie Guoqiang looked at the report in his hand and felt it was burning. This level of situation was not just a matter of reporting to the provincial government, it had to be reported to the ministry.
What happened to Hongcheng? Recently, the cases have become more and more serious. If any of them goes wrong, my career will probably be over.
Zhou Yi glanced at the director out of the corner of his eye. From his serious expression, he knew that he would have to call the provincial government after this meeting. It seemed that he didn't have much time left.
Song Yiming continued, "Let me say a few words about the preliminary autopsy results."
"First, we can confirm that the deceased was female, as we found tissue with female characteristics in the existing flesh. Unfortunately, due to the unique characteristics of the body, we, the forensic pathologists, cannot determine the deceased's specific age, height, and weight. We can only make a rough judgment based on the muscle texture and internal organ structure, and tend to believe that she was young."
When Song Yiming said this, everyone in the Third Brigade couldn't help but look at Zhou Yi.
"Secondly, the dismemberment method was extremely professional. We've measured and numbered all of the over 600 pieces of flesh we've discovered so far, so we can fully reconstruct and piece together the body. The thickest piece is two centimeters, the thinnest is only 0.8 centimeters, and the vast majority are under one centimeter thick."
Hearing this, Ni Jianrong asked, "Does that mean the murderer possesses considerable expertise in human anatomy and is likely a medical professional?"
Song Yiming said, "This brings us to the third point. All the body parts found so far, including the internal organs that were also sliced, have been deep-fried at high temperatures. In other words, all the human tissue we have discovered so far has been deep-fried by the murderer."
It's a chilling description.
As the son of a steel worker, Zhou Yi often heard his father talk about some accidents that gave him nightmares when he was a child.
For example, a worker accidentally fell into a ladle of molten iron at a temperature of thousands of degrees, and in the end not even a trace of slag could be found.
For example, someone was accidentally caught in a steel trimming scrap machine and was crushed into a meat paste and mixed with the steel coil scraps.
There was also a female worker whose long hair was accidentally caught in the machine, and her entire scalp was torn open.
These real accidents that occurred in the steel mill left a huge psychological shadow on the young boy and made him remember a saying: life first, safety first.
Perhaps this was one of the reasons why he did not choose to be a steel worker. After all, when he was a child, he was particularly worried that his parents would die tragically in the factory one day. It was not until later that he found out that one of them was driving a forklift and the other was watching the warehouse, and the level of danger was the lowest in the steel plant.
However, no matter how terrifying these things are, they are still accidents. They may be caused by improper operation, weak safety awareness, or force majeure such as mechanical failure.
At least these people were not killed by others, let alone murdered by others.
But now this horrifying method of dismemberment is full of great malice.
Especially Zhou Yi, only he knew how amazingly the method of dismemberment had changed.
In the previous life, it was broken into more than 300 pieces, which shocked the whole country.
This time, I went straight for a thousand yuan, and everything was fried in oil. It really proved what Director Xie said, there is no such case in the world.
Why?
Why is there such a huge change?
Is it the same murderer?
Is it the same deceased person?
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