Chapter 99 The truth behind the missing person notice
When Zhou Yi heard the rope, he immediately became alert.
He asked for the photo he had just handed to someone else, continued looking at it, and sure enough, he saw the photo of the rope.
It was a red nylon rope, probably a prop used to play some kind of game.
Among the photos taken, there are two close-up photos.
One showed some tiny dark red marks on the rope, suspected to be blood.
In another photo, the rope seemed to be stained with some whitish stains, but the area was very small and not easy to find.
Seeing his reaction, Chen Yan asked quietly, "What's wrong?"
Zhou Yi shook his head: "It's okay."
Qiao Jiali continued, "Also, we found the missing person notice in Xu Jiaguang's home. It must have been nailed together by Xu Jiaguang himself using wooden boards. We discovered that there was a small wooden layer on the inside of the notice."
"Small mezzanine?" Wu Yongcheng keenly caught something.
Qiao Jiali nodded. "We suspect Xu Jiaguang used this small compartment to take out the bones that Zhang Hui couldn't handle and then discard them."
Everyone was shocked, especially Zhou Yi, who was the only person present who saw Xu Jiaguang standing on the street with the sign hanging on his head.
At first, he thought Xu Jiaguang was protesting against the inaction of the Qishan Road Police Station.
Later, when he began to doubt Xu Jiaguang, he thought that Xu Jiaguang was deliberately confusing the public and pretending to be affectionate.
But Qiao Jiali's discovery and suspicion made him shudder.
If this hypothesis is true, then the fundamental reason why Xu Jiaguang ran around with a missing person notice in the days after Zhang Hui disappeared was actually to dump the body.
The interrogation could not continue because Xu Jiaguang was extremely excited. Otherwise, the next question would be about the specific process of dismemberment.
But a question has always lingered in Zhou Yi and Wu Yongcheng's minds, that is, what was salvaged from the septic tank were all human tissues.
What about the bones?
How were Zhang Hui’s bones handled?
The human body has a total of 206 bones. Small bones such as finger bones can be flushed into the septic tank along with human tissue, but most bones cannot be flushed away by the toilet.
It is impossible for Xu Jiaguang to keep these bones at home, and no abnormal bones have been found in the nearby trash cans.
So where did these bones go?
Qiao Jiali's words can explain all this.
At this time, Jiang Biao stood up. As soon as his big body stood up, Zhou Yi felt that the light above his head went out.
"Let me tell you the story. After Xiao Qiao discovered the trick behind the missing person notice, he immediately informed me. I was originally leading people to search for Xu Jiaguang nearby, but after receiving this information, I immediately changed the direction of the investigation."
"I led my men to conduct a large-scale search of the river and wasteland within a three-kilometer diameter, centered around the Donghai residential complex. If Xu Jiaguang wanted to dispose of the remains, these areas would be the most concealed, especially the river."
"But unfortunately, no one has been found so far. All the brothers in the first team have been dispatched."
Wu Yongcheng ordered, "Expand the area to five kilometers and have all nearby police stations assist in the investigation. Director Xie said this case is extremely serious and must be solved with all our might."
"Yes!" Jiang Biao and a team of participating representatives responded immediately, and the team immediately went to make arrangements.
This is a huge workload, especially for the rivers. Although Hongcheng is an inland city, there is a Nansha River that runs through the entire Hongcheng from north to south and directly flows into the main river in the province, so Hongcheng has quite a lot of tributary rivers.
"Master, I have a question." Chen Yan raised his hand.
"explain."
"The compartment on the back of the missing person notice might be enough to smuggle out most of the bones, but there are some bones that can't be smuggled out that way, right? Like the skull, for example."
Wu Yongcheng took out a cigarette and lit it with a snap.
He nodded. "Yes, Xiao Chen, that's a very good question. Xiao Qiao, did you find any sledgehammers or bone-crushing machines in Xu Jiaguang's house?"
Qiao Jiali shook her head.
Wu Yongcheng thought for a moment, cigarette in hand, and muttered to himself, "It's unlikely I can handle it at home. Whether it's a hammer or a machine, the noise is too loud and will definitely attract the attention of the neighbors."
Zhou Yi stood up and said, "Captain Wu."
"Um?"
"Auto repair shop."
"What?" Wu Yongcheng was stunned.
But he understood instantly and clapped his hands, saying, "Yes, the auto repair shop. I remember Zhang Lechao said that Xu Jiaguang recently volunteered to work overtime. It must be to deal with Zhang Hui's skull."
"Has Zhang Lechao, the security officer at the auto repair shop, left?"
Zhou Yi said: "After taking the statement, he left, but left his phone number."
"Call him immediately and ask him to continue cooperating with our investigation. We're going to search the auto repair shop."
"yes!"
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After the security officer of the auto repair shop finished taking the statement at the municipal bureau and learned that he could leave, he was very reluctant to leave.
When I was taking the bus back home, I met my wife who had just come home from get off work and bought some groceries.
His wife looked at him curiously and asked, "Where's your motorcycle?"
Zhang Lechao slapped his head and then remembered: "Oh, the motorcycle is still in the factory."
"Then how did you get back?"
"In a police car." Zhang Lechao said proudly.
His wife was shocked: "What did you do?"
"You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth. What do you mean by 'I've committed a crime'? I'm the security officer of our factory. How could I do anything illegal?"
Seeing Zhang Lechao's back straightened, his wife asked suspiciously, "Then why are you riding in a police car?"
"I helped the Municipal Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment with a case today."
"Pfft, you?" My wife laughed.
"Hey, what's the matter? Do you look down on your man so much?"
As the two of them walked home, Zhang Lechao was dancing and boasting about how powerful he was today and how he was about to get promoted and make a fortune.
But his wife obviously didn't believe it. She suspected that he must have skipped work again to play cards with someone, or that he had lost too much and had pawned his motorcycle to someone else.
The two of them had a few words about this.
In the evening, Zhang Lechao washed up and went to bed in a depressed mood.
Just as my wife turned off the light, the phone in the outer room rang.
"Zhang Lechao, answer the phone." His wife pushed him impatiently.
Zhang Lechao didn't move at all.
"Look at you, you're still helping the Criminal Investigation Team with their cases. Just brag. If you don't bring the motorcycle back tomorrow, I'll show you how I'll deal with you."
My wife cursed and had no choice but to get up and answer the phone.
A few seconds later, his wife rushed into the room and said, "Zhang Lechao, hurry...get up."
Zhang Lechao turned over and turned his back to his wife.
"The police from the city bureau called and said they need your assistance with a case. They were wondering if you're available right now."
Hearing this, Zhang Lechao jumped up from the bed and said excitedly: "Yes, yes, yes, it must be!"
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