Chapter 73 Missing
When he heard about the new case, Gong Weiguo immediately became alert: "The serious crime team has been busy with the two murder cases recently. Did Captain Yue just assign this missing case to you?"
Xia Mufan nodded. "Yes, the bus station police station received a report yesterday. Because the missing person was only sixteen years old and a pretty girl, they immediately reported it and filed a criminal case. It has just been transferred to me."
After experiencing the disappearance of Shen Yitong, Feng Xiaoyu's heart immediately tightened when she heard that a girl was missing: "Then let's quickly familiarize ourselves with the situation and try to find her as soon as possible."
Sun Xianbing quickly opened the file: "The missing case is a battle of time, we have to be quick."
A photo fell on the table, and everyone's attention was attracted by the pretty girl in the photo.
The slightly dark face is delicate and plump, like a ripe cherry. His lively big eyes are filled with a bright smile and a beautiful vision of his future life.
Yu Jing picked up the photo and looked at it carefully, with pity in his eyes.
After arriving at the Criminal Investigation Brigade, Yu Jing learned more about the evil of human nature. What does the disappearance of such a beautiful girl mean? They may be trafficked, raped, or even brutally murdered.
Xia Mufan briefly introduced the process of the incident.
On July 10, 1996, Lu Pingping, a student of Class 1995 of Huishi Health School, finished her last final exam. She had lunch in the school cafeteria at noon, took a short rest, said goodbye to her roommate at around 1:30, and took bus No. 35 to Huishi Long-distance Bus Station, intending to take the afternoon bus to Hedi Town to return home.
Lu Pingping lives in Wufang Village, Hedi Town. She has dreamed of becoming an angel in white since she was a child. She has excellent grades and was admitted to Huishi Health School after graduating from junior high school. The little girl has two older brothers and she is the youngest. She is innocent, cute, positive and very much loved by her family. She did not become arrogant because of her favor. Whenever she was free, she helped her parents with farm work and housework. After her eldest and second brothers got married, she helped her brother and sister-in-law take care of their nephews and nieces. She was a well-known good girl in the village.
According to her roommate, when Lu Pingping set out, she was wearing a red shirt with short puff sleeves, a pair of jeans, and a pair of red plastic sandals. She was carrying a one-shoulder denim backpack containing her clothes and two professional books borrowed from the library. She was holding a red nylon bag filled with gifts for her parents, brother and sister-in-law, and nephews and nieces.
Huishi Medical School is located in the north of the city, which is relatively remote. It takes about an hour to get to the bus station. It takes about an hour and a half to get there by bus from Huishi to Hedi Town. Lu Pingping had contacted her family yesterday and agreed to arrive in town around 4:30 p.m. on the 10th, and her second brother would come to pick her up on his bike.
Lu Pingping's second brother Lu Pingmao arrived in the town at 4:20. He waited at the bus stop until six o'clock, but when it was getting dark, there was still no sign of anyone. He felt a little nervous. My younger sister always keeps her word. Even if plans change, she will call the village committee in advance to let them know. It is impossible for her to just not come back.
Lu Pingmao discussed the matter with his family and everyone was very worried. A family in the same village had bought a small truck, so he took his two brothers to Huishi Medical School to inquire.
We arrived around eight o'clock in the evening, and after asking we found out that Lu Pingping had already left the dormitory at 1:30 in the afternoon. The brothers were now worried, and the roommates who had not yet left the school also panicked. They quickly reported the matter to the teacher, and then called the police. They followed the route Lu Pingping took home and found the bus station.
A day passed and nothing was found.
The bus driver remembered the little girl Lu Pingping, and she did get off the bus at the bus station. However, after arriving at the bus station, due to the dense crowds and high mobility, the conductor, ticket inspector, driver, passengers, etc. were unable to provide any relevant clues.
The comrades at the police station felt that the situation was tricky and immediately reported it to the Public Security Bureau and transferred the case to Xia Mufan.
Xia Mufan said: "Comrades from the Chengbei Police Station and the Bus Station Police Station are still searching for clues at the scene. After the case is handed over to the Criminal Investigation Brigade, we will also start investigating immediately. Let's discuss the follow-up plan first."
Gong Weiguo took out a marker and wrote the three words "Lu Pingping" on the whiteboard: "She has contact with her family and said goodbye to her classmates when she left, so she can be ruled out as a runaway."
Sun Xianbing stepped forward and wrote the word "bus station" on the whiteboard: "Yes, she disappeared at a bus station with high mobility. She may be related to a trafficking gang. We can investigate the migrant population that often hangs out near the bus station, focusing on visiting grocery stores, restaurants, small hotels, etc."
Feng Xiaoyu frowned and said, "The girl is young and beautiful. Maybe a man was attracted by her beauty and lured her to a remote place, knocked her out or knocked her out and took her away. Then we need to search the remote area of the bus station to see if we can find some clues. Even a piece of cloth cannot be left out."
Yu Jing suggested: "If that's the case, then we can apply for the special police team to join and bring police dogs for search and rescue."
Xia Muchan pondered for a while, thinking in his mind about the remote locations of Hui City Long-distance Bus Station.
After thinking it through, Xia Mufan began to assign tasks.
"Gong Weiguo, Sun Xianbing, you will form a team with the comrades from the bus station police station. Take Lu Pingping's photo and visit businesses near the bus station to find out if anyone has seen her. Ask if any strangers with unusual behavior have appeared nearby recently. Check on the guests staying in small hotels. If you find any problems, bring them back to the brigade."
When it comes to work, Xia Mufan always calls people by their first names.
Gong Weiguo and Sun Xianbing looked serious and answered at the same time: "Yes!"
Xia Mufan was from Hui City and was very familiar with the layout of the long-distance bus station. He drew a floor plan on the whiteboard and circled several remote locations with relatively less traffic.
"Yu Jing, Feng Xiaoyu, you two will form a team and contact the SWAT team to request police dog support. Get Lu Pingping's belongings and search the area around the bus station with her family. Focus on the public toilet in front of the station square, the car wash southeast of the station entrance, the parking lot on the north wall, and the stairwell on the first floor of the comprehensive office building."
Yu Jing and Feng Xiaoyu carefully examined the figures drawn by Xia Mufan and silently memorized those positions: "Yes!"
The five people from Serious Crime Unit 7 got ready and went out together.
Sun Xianbing looked at Xia Mufan: "What about you? What are you doing?"
Xia Mushige: "I'll take Coal Ash with me and go around the bus station to see if we can find anything."
Walking out of the Criminal Investigation Brigade's small building, Xia Mufan put his right hand to his lips and whistled.
With a slight sound, coal ash fell from a sycamore tree in the parking lot and landed lightly on Xia Mufan's shoulder.
[Xia Xia, are you calling me?] 】
[What's the matter?] 】
Xia Mufan raised his hand and patted its little paws: "Let's go to the bus station and find someone to go with us."
Coal Ash suddenly became interested and meowed.
【good! 】
The five people quickly got on the bus and arrived at Hui City Long-distance Bus Station.
The comrades from the police station had received the news long ago and were waiting there. When they saw them, they came over as if they had found a backbone, introducing the case and discussing the progress.
Behind the crowd stood a plump girl in a yellow dress, holding a cloth bag in one hand, her face full of tears, looking around anxiously.
Xia Mufan walked up to her and asked, "Who are you?"
The girl in the yellow skirt wiped her tears and choked up, "I'm Lu Pingping's classmate, Dai Qiao."
Xia Mufan looked at the cloth bag in her hand: "What are you holding?"
Dai Qiao: "Pingping's clothes."
Xia Mushige: "Why are you holding this?"
Dai Qiao's eyes were filled with sadness and worry: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid Pingping will be bullied..."
Girls love girls. When Dai Qiao heard that Lu Pingping was missing, her first reaction was that she had been bullied and her clothes might have been torn. She had to bring some clean clothes with her so as not to let Pingping get too embarrassed.
In the school dormitory, everyone has a corresponding wardrobe. Dai Qiao took a set of Lu Pingping's clothes, including a cotton T-shirt, a short skirt, and even bra and panties.
Looking at the clothes in the cloth bag, Xia Mufan's heart seemed to be gripped by something.
She is also a woman, and can better understand the grievances, pain and despair that women feel when they are hurt.
Xia Mufan called Feng Xiaoyu and handed her the cloth bag: "This is Lu Pingping's clothes. Although they have been washed, they should still have her scent. But it's best to go back to the dormitory and find a pair of shoes she wore, so that the police dog can work more effectively."
When Dai Qiao saw the female police officer, tears welled up in her eyes again: "Police, police sister, you can find Pingping, right? She is very good, really very good, you must find her back."
As they were talking, Lu Pingping's second brother Lu Pingmao walked over quickly and knelt down in front of Xia Muchan with a plop. She was startled and hurriedly supported the sturdy man up with Feng Xiaoyu on both sides.
Lu Pingmao had no news since last night, and was almost mentally collapsed. When he saw the criminal police in charge, he begged: "Police comrade, please help me, help us! Pingping is only sixteen years old. She wanted to wear a white coat since she was a child. She was admitted to the medical school after graduating from junior high school. She studied very hard. She studied for a year and finally adapted to school life. How could she disappear?"
At this point, Lu Pingmao's eyes were red and tears were welling up in his eyes, but he tried hard to hold them back.
"Pingping called the village the day before yesterday. I answered the phone. She said that the final exam results of the school would not be announced until the next semester. She could go home for the holiday after finishing the last exam, so she asked me to pick her up in the town. When she first left home, I took her to school. During the winter vacation, she took a long-distance bus home by herself, and I also came to the town to pick her up. I thought there was no danger on this road, but who knew that something would happen this time? She will only turn sixteen in May this year. She is so young. Who took her away?"
Whenever he thought about his sister being abducted by human traffickers and sold to a poor mountain village, Lu Pingmao felt so painful that he couldn't breathe. He blamed himself: "I should have come to pick her up! I should have come to pick her up from school. She is only sixteen years old, still a child——"
At the end of the story, Lu Pingmao wished he could slap himself to death.
Xia Mufan tried his best to keep his tone calm: "Don't worry, Lu Pingping disappeared yesterday afternoon, and it has been less than 24 hours since then. We have a good chance of finding her."
Xia Mufan turned his head and looked at Dai Qiao: "Do you know what's in the red net bag that Lu Pingping is carrying?"
Dai Qiao and Lu Pingping spent a lot of time together at school and had a good relationship. She knew all this very well: "Pingping bought two kilograms of apples for my parents, cigarettes for my brother, and face cream for my sister-in-law. Oh, and a yellow water gun for my nephew and a red and blue toy phone for my niece."
Xia Mushige: "What kind of bottle is the vanishing cream in?"
Dai Qiao: "Glass bottle."
Xia Mushige: "How many packs of cigarettes do you have?"
Dai Qiao: "Two packs, one pack for each brother."
Seeing that she had a good memory and quick reaction, Xia Mufan nodded and said, "Okay, Dai Qiao, follow me. Let's go to the bus station and look for it together."
Apples, cigarettes, vanishing cream, plastic toys, these are all fragile items.
If Lu Pingping was kidnapped and there was a struggle, the items might fall out of the red net bag.
The apples may break, leaving juice behind.
Cigarettes may be crushed, leaving behind tobacco.
Once the vanishing cream hits the ground, it will inevitably break into pieces and the fragrance of the cream will overflow.
Once a plastic toy is broken, yellow, red, and blue fragments may remain at the scene.
These will become important physical evidence in the search for Lu Pingping.
After Xia Mufan gave a few instructions to the team members, he and Dai Qiao walked into the long-distance bus station from the entrance.
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