Chapter 98 Footprints
Xia Mufan felt his eyes were opened.
Tang Rui obviously does not have enough control over the members of the serious crime squad. His subordinates are not very proactive in their work, just like the beads on an abacus, which move only when you pull them.
Tang Rui's report was very logical, but he was not familiar with many details and always had to find the responsible person to answer, as if he had just taken over the case not long ago and had not yet fully gotten into the situation.
Lack of leadership authority.
There is insufficient collective cohesion.
It's no wonder that such a team is in such a mess when it encounters the constraints of acquaintances.
If it was the Serious Crime Unit 7 led by her, the more difficult the situation, the more united they would be, and everyone would have rushed forward as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
However, the serious crime team led by Tang Rui seemed like a group of loose sand.
Yue Yuan and Gu Shaoqi also looked at the question and cast doubtful eyes at Nie Weida.
Chief Nie felt ashamed to see his soldiers so exhausted. He glared at Tang Rui and said, "How could there be so many oversights? Hurry up and cooperate with Captain Yue and Forensic Doctor Gu to do the necessary inspections!"
Tang Rui smiled bitterly: "Yes!"
Tang Rui also had his own troubles.
Because he had to take care of his parents, he had just been transferred from the Public Security Bureau in the neighboring county. He was considered young in the bureau and had just taken over the serious crime squad, and everyone under him was not convinced.
There was also some discord between the technical team and the serious crime team, and they kept making excuses and procrastinating on the tasks he assigned.
This feeling was very bad. Even though Tang Rui was experienced in criminal investigation, the power of one person was too small and the case progressed very slowly.
Yue Yuan tried to smooth things over: "Old Nie, let Tang Rui take two people with us and go to the scene to take a look."
Yue Yuan also worked his way up from the grassroots level and knows that it is not easy to be a good person and do good things.
Tang Rui's working status is obviously that he is being "bullied" by the serious crime team. The more people there are, the worse things will be. It would be better to streamline the team, focus on handling cases, and after establishing a foothold by solving a major case, slowly expand the situation.
Nie Weida understood what Yue Yuan meant and stood up immediately: "Okay. Tang Rui, take two people with Captain Yue and work with them."
Tang Rui secretly breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the team members: "Zhuang Zixuan, Huang Yi, follow up."
Although Zhuang Zixuan is a bit of a chatterbox, he is young and energetic, and he is usually quite proactive in doing things. Huang Yi is capable and willing to work hard. He only focuses on solving cases and never takes sides.
These two young men are the ones he can command at the moment, so he feels more at ease having them around.
Walking out of the conference room and heading to Xiangyangchun Community, Xia Mufan asked Yue Yuan: "Master, what's going on with this Tang Rui? Why are you helping him?"
It was also the first time that Yue Yuan met Tang Rui, but he was experienced in society and could get a general idea of the situation after just one meeting.
"I remember that the former Chief Wang of the Serious Crime Unit was a criminal policeman in his fifties. I didn't see him at the meeting. Maybe he retired to the second line due to his age. Tang Rui is not familiar enough with the team members. I guess he was parachuted in as the team leader, and the intimacy of fighting side by side was not established. When everything is fine, everyone laughs it off and everything is fine, but when a major case comes, the problems are exposed."
At this point, Yue Yuan looked at Xia Mufan and said, "Disciple, you are the leader of the Serious Case Team 7. You should be able to understand the importance of the team, right?"
Xia Mufan nodded: "Yes, no matter how strong a person is, he can't do the work of a group of people. No matter how good the idea is, it has to rely on the team to implement it. Trivial things like checking phone records, checking social relationships, and communicating with family members can only be completed by the team."
Yue Yuan was relieved to see that she really understood. "Tang Rui must have the ability to be the team leader. It's just that the team didn't cooperate, which led to his performance today. Now that we are here, let's break down the original structure and rebuild an efficient team. Take this opportunity to let Tang Rui cultivate his own trusted team. Once the case is solved and his authority is established, he can slowly gather the strength of the entire team."
Xia Mufan smiled: "Master, you are doing two things at once. It not only makes it easier to solve the case, but also helps Tang Rui."
Yue Yuan likes dealing with smart people. Seeing that Xia Mufan quickly grasped the key point, he couldn't help but smile with relief: "That's right. Tang Rui's work is blocked everywhere, which is not good for us. Do you want to stay in Yao City for more than ten days?"
Xia Mufan waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, I want to solve the case as soon as possible and go home early."
Arriving at the scene, Xia Mufan quickly got into work mode.
Putting on shoe covers and gloves, Xia Mufan followed closely behind Yue Yuan.
It was Yue Yuan’s first time taking on an apprentice, and he wanted to teach her everything he knew. He carefully examined her while communicating with Xia Mufan.
Instead of entering the house first, he squatted down to check the lock of the security door.
Yue Yuan told Xia Mufan: "The stainless steel door lock has a handle and there are no signs of damage."
Xia Mufan hummed, "I remember Hong Yuansi returned home at one in the afternoon and opened the door with a key. Before that, the neighbors also knocked on the door. It seems that the murderer had the key and remembered to close the door after killing someone."
Yue Yuan raised his eyes and looked at Tang Rui: "Team Leader Tang, are there any fingerprints left on the door handle?"
Tang Rui stood aside and answered: "No. There are only fingerprints of the couple on the door handle."
Yue Yuan asked: "Did Hong Yuansi close the door when he left home at half past six?"
Before Tang Rui could reply, Zhuang Zixuan answered, "Chief Hong said he didn't remember. He got up early every morning, went out for a run, exercised, had breakfast, and went straight to work. He would take a shower and change clothes at the office. Normally, he would close the door, but in the morning, thinking of his wife sleeping, he closed the door a little lightly, and it is possible that he did not close it tightly, which gave the murderer an opportunity to take advantage of him."
Yue Yuan glanced at Zhuang Zixuan and said, "Very good. It seems that you are very familiar with Hong Yuansi?"
Zhuang Zixuan said proudly, "I have been in the Public Security Bureau for seven or eight years, and I know everyone inside and outside. Section Chief Hong is a kind person, and he usually respects us young people. He is very good. This time his wife was murdered, and we all want to help him catch the murderer as soon as possible."
Xia Mufan asked Zhuang Zixuan: "Is Section Chief Hong popular in your bureau?"
Zhuang Zixuan talked more when he saw the pretty girl: "Yes, Section Chief Hong and Technical Team Leader Li Liangting are chess friends, and he is a fishing friend of Forensic Doctor Jiang. He also invites leaders of various departments to dinner and drinks from time to time. Everyone who sees him has to give him a thumbs up and praise him."
Xia Mufan said: "It seems that Section Chief Hong has many hobbies and is quite rich."
Seeing that she was interested, Zhuang Zixuan wanted to tell her everything he knew. As he followed the team forward, he continued to introduce Hong Yuansi's basic situation.
"Chief Hong has many hobbies. He likes playing Go, fishing, and drinking, so he has many friends."
"Section Chief Hong's wife owns several supermarket chains in Yao City and is very wealthy. The money his wife earns is considered the couple's common property, so Section Chief Hong usually smokes Zhonghua cigarettes and always goes to Qingming Hotel for dinner, which is very high-end."
"They are a well-known model couple in our bureau and are very loving. When Chief Hong was a community police officer in the police station, he met Liao Yingqiu, who owned a grocery store. The two fell in love at first sight and soon got married and had children. Later, Liao Yingqiu expanded the grocery store and became the female boss of a supermarket chain. The two still have a good relationship."
Standing at the door of the bedroom, Xia Mufan saw two bedrooms on the south side, one blue and one white, with very different decoration styles. He asked, "Do they sleep in separate rooms?"
Zhuang Zixuan didn't care: "Yes."
Xia Mushige asked: "Didn't they say that the couple had a good relationship?"
Zhuang Zixuan scratched his head and said, "We are getting older now and each has his own living habits. It's normal for us to live separately."
Yue Yuan was asking Tang Rui: "Were the doors of both bedrooms open when you came in?"
After leaving the meeting room, Tang Rui was obviously much more relaxed and his reaction became faster. After a brief thought, he replied, "Yes, the bedroom door is not locked. It was open when we came here."
Yue Yuan asked again: "Where are the footprints?"
Huang Yi answered, "Chief Hong entered the room with two colleagues, and the footprints were a bit messy. After investigation, we found a group of unfamiliar footprints, wearing size 42 sports shoes, which have been marked. However, this group of footprints is also very strange."
Yue Yuan turned to look at Huang Yi, his eyes encouraging: "Tell me, what's so strange about it?"
Huang Yi had not spoken before, and looked a little restrained with his lips pursed. But now when he talked about the footprints, his eyes suddenly lit up: "The footprints went from the door to the bedroom, and then from the bedroom to the door. The route is clear. But the strange thing is that the footprints disappeared at the door of the victim's bedroom. No footprints were found on the side of the bed near the window, and there were no repeated footprints, nor outside the door or at the stairs."
Tang Rui said: "This set of footprints is too clear, it may be a disguise."
Huang Yi looked at the new team leader and nodded, "Yes, I think so too. Li Liangting, the technical team leader, insisted that this set of footprints was left by the murderer, but I think the murderer left them there on purpose to disrupt our police's vision."
Tang Rui patted Huang Yi on the shoulder and said, "Yes. If these are really the footprints left by the murderer, he committed the acts of tying up, raping, and killing in the bedroom, and stayed there the longest, so there should be messy and repetitive footprints in the bedroom. Now these footprints are in and out, perfect and clear, which shows that the murderer left them intentionally after killing."
Huang Yi straightened his back and his dark face glowed: "Team Leader Tang, do you believe me?"
Finally having a good interaction with his subordinates, Tang Rui was a little excited: "Of course, I believe in your own judgment."
Huang Yi was very interested in footprint science, but had never been taken seriously in the serious crime squad. This time, he received Tang Rui's affirmation, which ignited his confidence.
He squatted down and pointed at the marked footprints and analyzed: "Team Leader Tang, Captain Yue, look. The front of this footprint is heavy and the back is light. There is an indentation on the outside of this footprint, one side is high and the other side is low, which means the shoes don't fit well."
Xia Mufan became interested and bent down to take a closer look.
It is indeed as Huang Yi said, this set of footprints gives people a "floating" feeling, perhaps a person deliberately walked around in a circle wearing shoes that are too big.
Xia Mushige asked: "It seems that the murderer's shoe size is smaller than 42?"
Huang Yi said, "Yes! The murderer wore a pair of shoes that were too big for him, and he created confusion after killing someone."
Xia Mufan asked again: "Can we find out the characteristics of the other party's footprints?"
Huang Yi heard her professional question and answered excitedly, "Yes! This person has a bit of pigeon-toed feet, and when he walks, the tip of his right foot occasionally taps the ground."
Zhuang Zixuan blurted out: "Chief Hong?"
Everyone's eyes turned to Zhuang Zixuan.
Zhuang Zixuan is a bit of a crowd pleaser. The more people pay attention to him, the more excited he gets. "Chief Hong has a special way of walking. I don't know if you have noticed it. He is not tall and a bit thin. He always likes to wear his belt very tightly. When he walks, he takes big steps and unconsciously stands on tiptoe, as if this will make him look taller. Look, just like this."
As he spoke, Zhuang Zixuan gestured as well.
He put his hands on his waist, puffed out his chest, and walked forward with big strides. Not only did he walk with his feet turned outward, but he also stood on tiptoe of his right foot after every two steps. It was amusing to see him jumping around like a monkey.
Huang Yi observed Zhuang Zixuan's gait and stared at the footprints on the ground thoughtfully: "We can compare them with Section Chief Hong's footprints. If the footprints have the same characteristics, we can preliminarily judge that this set of footprints was left by him intentionally."
Tang Rui took a breath and said, "If Chief Hong left these footprints to deliberately interfere with our vision, then doesn't that mean..."
Zhuang Zixuan's eyes widened as well: "Did Section Chief Hong do it? No way!"
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