The special operations team led by Captain Zhang has solved countless cases, and every member of the team is an elite selected from various bureaus.
In the original script, Captain Zhang was the one who found the missing child from the Ye family, but he was two days late, and the child died. They also solved the serial arson case, but also a little late, as two more cases of arson occurred.
But such cases are extremely rare. In the past two years, almost all the cases they encountered were solved quickly. The ones that could not be solved were usually cases from a long time ago where no evidence could be found, or cases where the criminals were lucky and it was difficult to find evidence.
Tao Rui now had three eyewitnesses who provided the most crucial clues, which greatly reduced the difficulty of the case for their department. Investigators from all sides quickly sent back feedback, and in just three days, they found the car that persecuted the missing woman, found the suspect, and linked the suspect to the missing woman.
It turned out that the suspect and the missing woman lived in the same community. A month before the incident, the missing woman had shared a car with the suspect on her way to work.
This is quite common. Sometimes people without a car have to catch the bus or subway to get to work, which is inconvenient and uncomfortable. Those with cars, on the other hand, spend money on gas every day commuting. Two or four people carpooling together saves those without a car a few extra bucks for the comfort, while those with a car save on gas by sharing a ride and enjoying the convenience of a hatchback.
Further inquiries from the victim's family, colleagues, and close friends revealed that she disliked squeezing on the subway and often carpooled. Sometimes, when she couldn't find a ride, she'd take an illegal taxi, which was cheaper than a taxi. Carpooling requires finding the right car, driver, and companions to maintain a stable relationship. The victim had changed carpoolers several times, having just found one before the accident. She said the driver was a very elegant university professor, and the companion was a woman she got along well with. She planned to continue carpooling with them.
But before that, she'd casually complained to her friends and family about a carpool she'd found with someone who sounded nice and quiet and steady. But when they met, the car was dirty and beat up, the guy reeked of cigarettes, and kept looking at her in the rearview mirror. She'd quit after the first ride and looked for another.
When the police asked, they had this impression because it was just a one-time incident. They thought of many suspects at the time but did not consider the carpooler as one of them.
Another reason why this man was identified as the suspect was that he had worked as a security guard in that abandoned factory.
After arresting the suspect, the police applied for a court search warrant and raided the suspect's home. After a four-hour search, Captain Zhang called Tao Rui and said, somewhat gravely, "The suspect has several video recordings at home. One shows the victim in his car, and several others show the victim in various locations: in the residential complex, at the entrance, near the victim's workplace, and even while jogging at night. However, this only proves he was a peeping Tom, not direct evidence of murder."
Captain Zhang stood in the suspect's house, looked around, and asked, "Do you have any solution?"
Tao Rui was unsure and replied, "I'll be there soon, wait for me."
Tao Rui was looking around the village where the family was murdered. He immediately rushed to the suspect's home after receiving the call. As soon as he entered, he said to the system, "Brother, I'm counting on you. This is your strong point."
[System: Don't worry, Brother Rui! I'll take care of it!]
The system immediately and energetically combed through the house. This kind of perceptive scanning method would detect anything hidden anywhere, unless there was nothing hidden at all.
But Tao Rui analyzed the criminal's psychology and felt he was very likely to leave behind some spoils. After all, he had done it so efficiently, and hadn't been caught for three years, and he was still living so leisurely in this neighborhood, clearly feeling quite proud. This state of mind must have been what fueled his excitement when he committed the crime.
This guy even knocked someone unconscious and moved them across half the city, which shows that he is very brave, so he is likely hiding something.
【System: Found it! 】
The system soon reaped the rewards and projected what it had found onto the virtual screen for Tao Rui to see. It was a small folded plastic bag with a hairband tied to it!
The thing was hidden in the back cover of an old mobile phone.
Tao Rui asked a colleague from the forensic department for a razor blade, cut through the adhesive on the back cover, and took off the phone cover. He held the phone up to show everyone, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the plastic bag that caused the victim to suffocate and go into shock, as well as the hairband the victim was wearing that day."
A police officer had already opened the photo of the victim running at night and looked at it. "Yes, it's the one she wore to tie her hair that day. It has two red beads on it. It's exactly the same!"
Found it!
Everyone smiled, and the forensic colleague immediately and carefully took the phone and placed the plastic bag and hair tie inside it into the evidence bag. Of course, the phone was also placed in the evidence bag.
Captain Zhang speculated: "This phone was most likely used by the suspect three years ago. He later changed his phone, and this phone, which had been used to contact the victim and recorded many videos, became his souvenir."
"This guy is a psychopath!"
"You wouldn't do such a thing unless you're a pervert."
With this crucial discovery, everyone immediately returned to conduct tests and verification. The forensic team extracted DNA from the hair tie and the plastic bag, which matched that of the victim.
This time the evidence is conclusive, the murderer can't escape!
Faced with overwhelming evidence, the murderer confessed and explained the entire story. He had long noticed the deceased, who was young, beautiful, and fashionable, and often rode in cars with different men. He saw her chatting and laughing with them, and he felt that she was not a good girl either. He then tried his best to contact her and finally got her to share his car.
He said that he dressed up that day but forgot to wash the car. As a result, the deceased began to dislike the car as soon as he saw it. If he had not been in a hurry to go to work and couldn't get a taxi, he might not have taken his car.
He tried to talk to the deceased several times along the way, but she seemed unwilling to respond. He couldn't understand what was wrong with him. He used to be a security guard, not a teacher or a white-collar worker. Was he not even worthy of sharing a car with her?
He had been looked down upon since childhood. He finally landed a job as a security guard at a factory and even got a raise, but the factory closed down. He was unemployed for a long time and couldn't find a job with comparable pay. He fell in love with the deceased, but before they could even say a few words, she rejected him. He was filled with rage.
Later, the deceased did not delete his WeChat. While he was peeking at the deceased's circle of friends, he despised her in his heart, thinking that the deceased did not even delete the men she hated, which was simply unselfish.
He stalked the deceased several times, filming her and belittling her in his mind until he figured out her daily routine. Then, with a wave of rage, he took her to the abandoned factory and raped and murdered her.
He said he didn't think too much about it at the time, just thinking that this would make him feel better. And the quicker the crime, the better. He was strong, so he could knock the victim unconscious and take him to a remote place like that, and finally sink him in a sewage pit, where no one would find him.
He was very nervous when he committed the crime, but there was no one around, so he left two inconspicuous trophies, a plastic bag and a hairband. Even if someone accidentally saw them, they would not know what they were, and the people around him did not know the deceased.
He was lucky that no one saw what he did, but he was unlucky that a ghost saw what he did. Although it was three years late, the case was finally solved.
The entire department was happy that the case had been solved, but at the same time, they were saddened by the death of the missing person. The deceased's parents went to the police station to retrieve the body and cried uncontrollably.
"At least we could lie to ourselves when she disappeared, but now we can't lie to ourselves even if we want to. How could my daughter die so tragically?"
"What an unexpected disaster, what an unexpected disaster... What did our family do to anyone? Why did we have to deal with something like this?"
The police officer stepped forward and gently persuaded them, "Please accept my condolences, both of you. I'm sorry to bring you such bad news."
The deceased's father wiped his eyes, stood up, looked at everyone, bowed solemnly, and said with a sob, "Found her, that's good news. Thank you, thank you so much for bringing that evildoer to justice. I believe my daughter's soul in heaven... can rest in peace."
Several ghosts stood beside Tao Rui in silence. The headless ghost whispered, "Where are my parents? They must be so sad, right? It's sad that they can't find them, but if they find them... it's even sadder."
The hanged ghost cried sadly. She had a younger brother and a younger sister, so her parents were not immersed in grief all the time. But when she died, she saw them fainting from crying under the tree where she was hanged.
She still doesn't dare to look at them. If there is one person she feels most sorry for giving up her life, it is her parents. Why was she so stupid back then?
Parting with loved ones, or the difference between life and death, is the unbearable pain in life.
Sometimes it can be healed, sometimes it can't.
Even someone like Tao Rui, who had lived through more than a dozen worlds, still felt uncomfortable seeing this scene, which was why he had purchased a service to dilute his emotional memories long ago. Otherwise, the emotions of each life would become the weight of his life, and sooner or later, it would crush him.
Things are good like this now. Old friends have their new lives, and he has his.
I hope everyone is well.
The system sensed Tao Rui's emotions and comforted him gently: [Brother Rui, don't be sad. I will always be with you.]
Tao Rui turned and walked out, smiling, "Well, you are my partner, forever."
This was the first time Tao Rui promised "forever". He used to say "this life" or "this lifetime", but for the system he bought for the first time with points, he could expect "forever".
This is the partner he chose for himself, his eternal partner and brother.
The police escorted the deceased's family out the door. Just as they were about to get into the car, they saw Tao Rui walk out from behind a pillar. They were startled. The deceased's father said, "It's Officer Tao, Officer Tao. I heard from Captain Zhang that we were able to solve this case thanks to you. Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome. Solving the case is the result of the cooperation of all police officers. I'm staying here to give you a suggestion. The temple on the outskirts of the city has been very popular recently. When you are sad, you might as well go there to listen to the scriptures and ask for a fortune. It may bless you and your reincarnated daughter. It would be good to have a place that can soothe your sorrow." Tao Rui is a police officer now, so it is not convenient for him to give them talismans directly. It is the same to persuade them to go to the temple to ask for it, as it can indeed calm their minds there.
The two nodded, not in the mood to talk much. They shook Tao Rui's hand, thanked him, and left in the car.
Captain Zhang came over from behind, stood next to Tao Rui, and praised him, "I didn't realize you were so kind-hearted. You always look so calm, I thought you had a heart of steel."
Tao Rui smiled and said, "Kind people should be treated kindly. If I can help others by being a little warmer, why not do it?"
Captain Zhang smiled and reminded him, "A lot of people are privately discussing how you found the evidence in the phone. Have you figured out how to explain it?"
Tao Rui shrugged. "Is the name of a mysterious profiler enough? This kind of skill can't be learned. Knowing less can save you some trouble."
This is true, Captain Zhang agrees with it very much. If he hadn't seen Tao Rui do it with his own eyes, how could he feel like there was something wrong with his back even when going to the toilet?
Captain Zhang was also very curious. "Why are you so passionate about solving cases? I've noticed that you're only interested in cases involving lives. Perhaps it's better to say that you're passionate about redressing the grievances of ghosts?"
Tao Rui thought for a moment and patted his shoulder. "Just think of it as how much merit I must do to guarantee my reincarnation in the next life."
Captain Zhang suddenly realized that perhaps Tao Rui had calculated a debt he owed in his past life? So he needed to accumulate merit in this life, otherwise his next reincarnation might be a disaster.
It must be said that this method instantly made Captain Zhang feel more at ease. People who accumulate merits will never harm others.
Of course, his reassurance might also be due to the fact that after spending so many days together, no one would be worried about Tao Rui after spending time with him. Captain Zhang himself was too embarrassed to say it, as he and Tao Rui had become close friends, completely devoid of the seriousness and indifference they had at the beginning.
On the day the murderer was sentenced, the victim's parents, dressed in formal attire, presented a silk banner to the Special Operations Unit office. While public officials may not accept many gestures of gratitude, they appreciate them in their hearts. However, a silk banner represents a genuine and sincere thank you, the only kind they can accept.
The deceased's parents even went to find Tao Rui to express their gratitude, saying with emotion, "We've already been to that temple. It's easy to find peace there, and it makes us less sad. Thank you, Officer Tao. I hope you'll be safe and take good care of yourself in the future."
"Yes. Thank you." Tao Rui smiled and shook hands with them, and personally escorted them out of the police station.
The two ghosts who stopped the car, as the heroes who helped solve the case, watched from the side and sighed.
The old lady sighed, "It's really heartbreaking to think about the old sending off the young. "
The old man was silent for a moment, then said, "Master Tao, death is like the extinguishing of a light. We two old men shouldn't stay any longer. Please send us away. After drinking Mengpo soup, everything will start anew."
The old lady hurriedly said, "Before we go... let us see our son and grandson one last time."
"Okay." Tao Rui agreed to their request very straightforwardly, said something to Captain Zhang, and took them to the address they had already checked.
It was the afternoon after work, and the old couple's son had just picked up the child from school. He returned home and shared dinner with his wife. The family of three was in a happy mood. While watching TV, the child saw an anti-Japanese war drama and casually said, "Grandpa and grandma love watching anti-Japanese war dramas the most."
This sentence made the child's father silent. After a while, he said: "Yes, grandpa and grandma love watching it the most. They must be doing well in the other world."
The two elders couldn't hold back their tears. They took one last look at them, turned around and said to Tao Rui, "Let's go... If you don't leave now, we're afraid we won't be able to bear it..."
Sending ghosts into reincarnation is not an easy task, but fortunately Tao Rui has already established a foundation and has rich experience.
He set up a reincarnation formation on the rooftop of the villa and burned new burial clothes and many belongings for the two elders. When the time came, a vortex appeared in the air, and a heavy door slowly opened from the vortex. Nothing could be seen inside, but there was no feeling of fear. Instead, a new hope emerged from the bottom of his heart.
Tao Rui said softly, "Go ahead, don't linger, you should have a new life. Thank you for helping me."
"It was Master Tao who helped us. Thank you." The two elders smiled benevolently and bowed to Tao Rui to express their gratitude. Then they looked at each other, held hands and floated into the gate.
The door slammed shut and gradually disappeared, and the surroundings returned to peace.
Several ghosts ran to Tao Rui, looking at the place where the gate had appeared before with surprise and anticipation, and asked, "Brother Rui, is that the gate to the underworld?"
"It is the gate that leads directly to the path of reincarnation. Ghosts that enter this gate, if they do not need to be punished or forgiven, can directly drink Meng Po soup and be reincarnated without waiting."
"That's great. From now on...we will all enter through this door."
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