Chapter 1288: Alibi

Hasan came to the police station again, his steps hurried, his expression serious.

Jiang Yuan didn't let him get close to the task force and chose the meeting room outside.

Hasan didn't have time to dwell on these details. Upon meeting, he asked eagerly: "Is it Faris? What is the probability that it's him?"

"We don't know yet. Faris has no alibi, but there is no further evidence to support that he is the killer." Jiang Yuan first explained the case to Hasan, then looked at his face and said: "From the beginning of this case, you should have considered a similar situation, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Hasan's anxious expression indeed faded by more than half.

"Worthy of being a Detective God." Hasan wiped his face, took a sip of tea, his expression calmed down a bit, and then said: "However, I wasn't pretending. I did think about it in advance—it could be one of our own. But Faris is different. Although our two factions have some differences of opinion, most of the time we are in a cooperative relationship, and compared to other factions, we are closer..."

Hasan said, entering a state of recollection: "I have even met Faris twice. I have a good impression of him, and I have talked to him. I recognize him as a down-to-earth and hardworking guy, and I support some of his work."

In Hasan's mind, Qikeli, as a member of society, actually had no reason to die. What would truly lead to his death was precisely the fact that he was his son.

So, the fact that Qikeli might have died at the hands of his own people—if Hasan hadn't thought about it beforehand, that would be underestimating him.

But as Hasan said, one's own people are also divided into three, six, and nine grades. Faris was clearly the kind of person who shouldn't kill Qikeli. At least, that's how Hasan saw it.

Jiang Yuan thought about Hasan's words and silently included them in his consideration.

Although he had previously excluded Hasan and his people from the task force, now he was using Hasan as an insider.

If he were in a specialized interrogation room or even an interrogation room, using criminal police methods to interrogate Hasan, that would be a completely unfeasible route.

And now, he just happened to need Hasan to provide some information.

Just regarding Faris's situation, the information Hasan provided was extremely important. Even if it was his subjective idea, if it was true, it was also very valuable.

Because if Faris was the real killer, then the reason and purpose for him killing Qikeli must be closely related to Hasan. It could even be said that it was closely related to Hasan's subjective ideas.

This is like a government official, under normal circumstances, not going to assassinate a high-level official who likes them.

The subjective view of the ruler is, in many places, an existence that transcends material interests. Hasan's view of Faris was at least friendly. For many people in the sect, this is a wealth more precious than gold; they would protect it in time, so how could they take the initiative to destroy it? Unless...

Unless Qikeli significantly hindered Faris, or even threatened Faris...

"Qikeli and Faris have no relationship. Even if they have met, it is unlikely they are familiar with each other." Hasan seemed to have guessed Jiang Yuan's thoughts and said it first without him asking.

Jiang Yuan nodded slowly: "We are still continuing the investigation. If you also think Faris is not the real killer, we will continue to investigate."

Since Jiang Yuan began investigating this case, this was the first time he had truly listened to Hasan's opinion.

Hasan was touched, and then he fell into deep thought.

After a long time, Hasan said: "From my perspective, Faris has no reason to kill Qikeli. However, from my perspective, Qikeli shouldn't have been in danger in the first place, otherwise, I would have called him back long ago. So, what the specific situation is, you still have to make the judgment. I believe in your investigation conclusion."

Although there was a suspicion of shirking responsibility, Qikeli was Hasan's son. Even if there was a slight possibility, Hasan would probably be willing to kill Faris.

The fact that he was now willing to let Jiang Yuan investigate was already giving him great trust.

Jiang Yuan's expression also softened. Regardless of the original intention, in the process of handling this case, Hasan at least cooperated very well, and could be considered to have great trust in him.

This is actually very difficult. People with Rolls-Royces are essentially not too kind. Thinking they are kind is just because interests haven't been touched. If one thinks "rich people" or "truly rich people" or "old money" or "nobles" will become kind because of money, resources, and power far exceeding ordinary people, look at the British royal scandals or stories of other royal families; that should be an excellent refutation.

Hasan's trust naturally had conditions, but from the perspective of handling the case, it was still very helpful to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan pondered briefly and said: "I will have people sort out Faris's time. On the day of the incident, although he had no definite alibi, we were originally prepared to check the surveillance around the crime scene. I will have people pay attention to that car. Hmm, if there is enough manpower, I will also check the surveillance around Faris."

Hasan didn't understand these things very well and couldn't help but ask: "Are you trying to see if the driver in the car is Faris through surveillance? If the killer intentionally framed Faris, they should pay attention to this point, right? And even if the driver is not Faris, it can't prove he is not the killer, right?"

Hasan didn't understand criminal police investigation, but he understood politics. When he considered it from a political perspective, he had already begun to consider the reasons for framing Faris, as well as the preparations and methods needed to frame such a person.

Of course, on the other hand, he always maintained a certain suspicion of Faris and maintained the ability to retaliate at any time.

Jiang Yuan said: "Being able to see the driver is also helpful. In addition, if this car was indeed lost by Faris earlier, then its driving route is likely not from Faris's home to the crime scene. If we can find relevant evidence, it can be used as indirect evidence for judgment."

Seeing Hasan listening carefully, Jiang Yuan continued: "The killer looks very rigorous, which means he must have a certain amount of criminal preparation. Then, what car did he drive during the criminal preparation period? It is very likely that it was also this car."

Jiang Yuan: "Finally. Even if the killer is very careful in using this car, we will extend the driving route of the vehicle as much as possible, which is equivalent to increasing the time interval of the crime, which helps to compare with Faris's time and increase the length of the alibi time."

"Assuming Faris is indeed not the killer." Hasan understood half of it, but understood the last part.

"If it was Faris's doing, we will also need to find more evidence." Jiang Yuan nodded.

Malaysia's surveillance didn't have the conditions for him to focus his attention on people. It wasn't that there weren't enough cameras, but that there weren't enough uniform, stable, and sufficient cameras. The large number of surveillance blind spots affected the investigation in this regard.

But it's not bad for searching for cars. After all, cars run on the road, and their volume is large. Plus, it's an old model vehicle, and the target is clear enough. Just searching for the car, the difficulty won't be too great.

Low difficulty means Jiang Yuan doesn't need to watch the surveillance himself, which means this task has strong scalability. As long as there is enough manpower, the goal can be achieved through a large number of image investigation personnel.

However, even for the task force that wanted to fully support Jiang Yuan, the manpower of the Malaysian police station was already stretched thin.

This time, Jiang Yuan could be considered to have experienced the true work mode of a task force. Malaysia didn't have pikemen to use, and there were no militia or various grassroots street organizations. Even if there were auxiliary police configurations, the personnel were ultimately limited.

And the investigation of the task force was essentially in a state where as many people as there were, that many people could be used.

Like investigating Faris's clues, the consumption was about the same as handling another case.

It just so happened that Faris's silver Crown, as a clue, was the strongest clue they had obtained so far, and it could even be said to be a real clue, so much so that Jiang Yuan had to make a choice.

Without needing too long to think, Jiang Yuan called Nizha and said: "Do you have any discoveries currently?"

"Trash is much smellier than corpses," Nizha replied.

Jiang Yuan gave a "Ha" and said: "There are animal corpses in the landfill. And kitchen waste."

"It's not as intense as a corpse, but it's smellier!"

"Hmm, it's probably because the human corpse can accumulate an excessive amount of gas in the abdominal cavity. The human corpses we encounter, especially the complete ones, have feces in their intestines. When they are opened during the decomposition process, the smell is particularly intense. Animal corpses are small in size and decompose quickly, which is equivalent to chopping people up. However, the aromatic substances contained in different animal corpses are different. There are many types, and the compound stench is heavier." Jiang Yuan gave an analysis seriously.

Nizha, standing in the center of the landfill, was silent.

"I called you to withdraw some people. I want to redeploy," Jiang Yuan said, giving a piece of good news.

Nizha's emotions were instantly mobilized, and he hurriedly asked: "No problem, we've basically sifted through it, and it's indeed time to withdraw. Where do you want to transfer us?"

"Some people help check the cars." Jiang Yuan explained the situation of the silver Crown and then said in one breath: "As for the phone, if it can't be found within the 500-meter range, I think we should also consider the possibility that the phone was transported to the landfill. As far as I know, it should be another landfill."

Nizha's silence was like bowel sounds.

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