Chapter 1271: Bloody Game (1)

Evening.

Hotel.

The hot wind blew gently over the man's skin, and the cold beer slid softly into the man's abdominal cavity. The two combined, just like the ice and fire that penetrated the texture, soothing the man's soul.

Liu Jinghui stood on the balcony blowing the hot wind, Huang Qiangmin sat on the room's sofa drinking beer, Zhong Renlong sat with his legs together looking slightly uneasy, and Jiang Yuan lay on a chair scrolling through his phone.

"This Nicha person is still very sensible."

Huang Qiangmin finished his fourth can of beer for the day and commented a bit tipsily.

Liu Jinghui coughed twice: "Don't evaluate people in front of Renlong."

"I'm saying good things," Huang Qiangmin took another sip of beer, then ground his teeth and said: "Aren't we obediently picking cases here? Nicha has solved two major cases here; I don't know how happy he is. Sometimes I envy these criminal investigators; having Jiang Yuan handle cases for them, the cost-effectiveness is too high!"

"Old Huang is drunk," Liu Jinghui explained to Zhong Renlong.

Zhong Renlong smiled and said: "Bureau Chief Huang makes sense. Moreover, as long as Bureau Chief Huang and God Jiang are willing to pick cases, it's a good thing."

"That sounds nice. Come, let's hear yours first," Huang Qiangmin put down the beer can.

"The robbery and murder case on Gelang Road, I wonder if the two of you have heard of it?" Zhong Renlong asked tentatively.

Huang Qiangmin shook his head.

"This is a case from last year," Zhong Renlong immediately pulled up the case information on the computer and said: "The victims were a husband and wife who were killed on their way home via Gelang Road. The husband was shot in the chest, and the wife died from a knife wound to the chest and abdomen. The cash and gold jewelry the couple carried were all lost."

Liu Jinghui listened while looking at the data on the computer. But he couldn't understand the text, so he just flipped through the photos, soon frowning and saying: "This Gelang Road is a suburban highway? Why did the victims stop here? Were they intercepted and robbed?"

Zhong Renlong shook his head and said: "The traffic on Gelang Road that day was very light. We released information in the newspaper, hoping to find witnesses, but we didn't succeed. If that were all... it might not be enough to make God Jiang take action, but we suspect the killer committed another case. The Stewart Villa home invasion robbery."

Zhong Renlong continued: "Stewart Villa is the country villa of Senator Stewart. A few months ago, someone broke into the villa and shot the Stewart couple to death. Moreover, similar to the Gelang Road case, Senator Stewart was shot in the chest, and his wife died from a knife wound to the chest and abdomen."

"What does the trace analysis of the bullets and casings say?" Jiang Yuan put down his phone. Compared to things like killing patterns, which are for liberal arts students, bullet and casing trace analysis is more physical and accurate.

"In the Stewart Villa home invasion robbery, the bullet passed through Stewart's body and shattered against the tile. No casings were found in either case, so ballistic trace comparison cannot be done. But both cases used 9mm bullets, the same model and type, and the propellant analysis also matches," Zhong Renlong paused, then added: "Forensic analysis shows the shape of the daggers also matches."

"So it's an armed robbery-murder case and an armed home invasion robbery-murder case," Liu Jinghui looked at Jiang Yuan and said to himself: "Such cases, if there's no surveillance information, are indeed very difficult to solve. It's normal that there's no surveillance on the road. You said Stewart Villa is a senator's country villa; didn't he install surveillance?"

"It was installed, but not really used; it broke and wasn't repaired. It's said Senator Stewart rarely went there; it was usually left empty. This time, he had just moved in for one day, and the killer broke in the next evening."

Liu Jinghui thought thoughtfully: "What did the killer take?"

"Similar to the Gelang Road robbery-murder case, cash, jewelry, etc.," Zhong Renlong said while flipping through his pad quickly.

"What about electronic products? There should be some valuable electronic products in the villa. Did the killer take them?"

"No, the victim's mobile phone was left behind, and things like the TV are all there."

Liu Jinghui looked at Jiang Yuan and said: "For a robbery-murder case, the randomness is very high. Do you feel there's anything to be said from the autopsy?"

The implication was that Liu Jinghui didn't think highly of this case.

Any case with high randomness is difficult to handle.

In other words, for a killer who kills without personal emotional bonds, not for a collective, and not for any person or thing, it is very difficult to catch their tracks.

A robbery case is a criminal act taken by the killer for the sake of money, so investigating this type of case often starts from the property, finding channels for fencing stolen goods, etc.

Many local foreign residents openly fence stolen goods; why aren't they caught by foreign police? It's because foreign criminal police often need to master local fencing channels so that when there are major cases of robbery, murder, or home invasion, they can definitely find the fences and ask for the information they need.

After all, when a major case presses down, solving it quickly is a merit; it's truly stressful when it's difficult to crack. By comparison, catching a few fewer shop owners who fence stolen goods is simply not a big deal.

Correspondingly, for cases like robbery-murder, local traditional criminal police actually have an advantage. "Iron feet" (footwork) and familiarity with people and territories are the most important.

As for forensic technology, there must be a subject to investigate.

"I'll look at the autopsy photos first," Jiang Yuan wasn't in a hurry to make a decision. Given the attitude here in Dama, he had to handle at least two or three more cases before leaving.

Not to mention that the Datuk title couldn't compare to titles like "Tun" and "Tan Sri," even in a county bureau, people would fight to the death to be promoted to deputy section chief.

Zhong Renlong hurriedly unfolded his PAD for Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan looked at a few pages, wanting to compare the two cases, but found the operation difficult after two tries, so he called Wang Chuanxing over with a phone call. The latter learned a little, then operated it skillfully.

Jiang Yuan was responsible for looking at the scene photos, Wang Chuanxing was responsible for operating the pad, Zhong Renlong was responsible for providing permissions, Huang Qiangmin was responsible for observing Zhong Renlong's expression, and Liu Jinghui was responsible for... thinking.

"The two cases are indeed very similar; the methods are similar," Jiang Yuan said suddenly after watching for a while.

Zhong Renlong was happy and hurriedly said: "Then shall we start with this case?"

Huang Qiangmin, who had drunk a lot of alcohol, said tipsily: "Is this case your first priority now? Because of this Senator Stewart?"

"Um... yes. However, this case wasn't in our hands before and wasn't handled by us. If God Jiang is willing to accept it, Nicha will ask for the investigation rights for the case."

"That's not bad," Huang Qiangmin smiled with the help of the alcohol: "A case others couldn't solve, you and Nicha solved it, and it's a case that has attracted national attention; this is still very beautiful."

Zhong Renlong accompanied him with a smile.

Huang Qiangmin looked at Jiang Yuan: "How about it? Do you have any ideas? Can you handle it?"

"Not sure either. Are there any clues about the gun?" Jiang Yuan asked, then shook his head: "This aspect should be a dead end; I guess many methods have been tried... Let's take it over and look at it first."

For Jiang Yuan and the others, most of the cases they received now were like this.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1272 =====