Chapter 159: Fork in the Road

The mop sticks on the 28th floor of Wanghe Building were all confiscated.

Just in case, the mop sticks in the restrooms and utility rooms on the 27th and 29th floors were also confiscated.

Just in case of the case, the mops on the first and second floors, including the two used by the security room, were also collected.

The murder weapon is highly valued in the trial of murder cases, and it is an indispensable part of the evidence chain.

As long as it can be obtained, the investigation agency will get it as much as possible.

Soon, the mop stick from the restroom that originally belonged to the 28th floor and was extremely close to the fall scene stood out from the half-car of mop sticks without accident.

In the foreseeable long period of time, it will be properly kept. If lucky, it can still exist for decades.

At the same time. The discovery of new evidence allowed the case to advance a big step.

The special task force was finally officially established.

The special task force also submitted the case filing report.

This report must be reviewed by the legal department and signed by the deputy bureau chief in charge before it can be officially filed. It is best to have sufficient clues.

At this moment, Huang Qiangmin is slightly relaxed.

Regardless of who tossed the case to the current level, he at least has to be praised for having the ability to recognize people. If a clearer-headed person comes, he will say that Comrade Huang Qiangmin has foresight.

The employees of the travel company where the deceased worked before his death, who were originally just simply inquired, were sorted out again, like passing a level, and questioned one by one.

The employees of a small branch of a travel company opened in the county town have never seen such a scene, and soon they were all crying and explaining their life stories.

Liu Wenkai, the squadron captain of the Second Squadron responsible for the inquiry, was dull when he came out.

"How is your side?" Wei Zhengguo just came out of the interrogation room next door and asked by the way.

"Toads play with frogs, ugly and fancy." Liu Wenkai shook his head and said: "But nothing big. How about your side?"

Wei Zhengguo thought for a moment and said: "Peacocks dry wild chickens, fancy and ugly."

Liu Wenkai, the captain of the Second Squadron responsible for the interrogation, felt his head spinning when he came out.

Liu Wenkai shook his head helplessly, and reacted in a flash: "You are quite relaxed, did you find anything?"

"Hmm, the deceased took 3,300 yuan in cash half an hour before the incident. Cash. Because it was a violation of regulations, the finance department didn't dare to say it in front of others during the last inquiry." Wei Zhengguo said, and went to the small conference room with Liu Wenkai to report to Huang Qiangmin who was sitting in the town.

Huang Qiangmin heard Wei Zhengguo's report and immediately asked: "No money found at the scene?"

"Not found, the deceased had no money, and there was no money at the fall scene."

Huang Qiangmin said: "Then the money is likely given to the murderer. And, if the deceased took the money actively, this shows that there is a financial transaction between the deceased and the murderer..."

"Usury!"

"Collection!"

Once considering the aspect of money, plus the factor of threat, the term "violent collection" immediately entered the field of vision.

In fact, the situation of the deceased's family owing money and the deceased owing online loans has always been noted, but it has not been considered as a main item.

The reason is very pure, not worth it.

Criminal police have a deeper understanding of the situation of online loans and usury.

Although violent collection exists and often happens, the online loans owed by the deceased are only tens of thousands, most of which are formed by interest and late fees. This amount, although it makes the deceased breathless, has not reached the level of violent collection.

Especially since the deceased, although owing money, constantly borrowed new ones by borrowing from different online loan platforms, at most he was urged by phone, and it didn't reach the level of violent collection.

As for the money owed by the deceased's family, although the amount is not small, it is as high as 300,000, but that is mainly for the deceased's brother to get married, build a house, pay bride price, etc., and the money borrowed is mainly from relatives, and it didn't reach the level of violent collection.

However, now it must be considered.

Huang Qiangmin thought about it and ordered: "Check which websites the deceased borrowed money from, organize a table, and see if there are any small websites that are intentionally owed or forgotten to be returned."

Some extremely small lending institutions, through extremely high late fees and liquidated damages, as well as head-cutting interest, can create huge debts in a very short time.

If the time is a little longer, it is also possible to accumulate enough violent collection amounts.

In addition, some debtors have been borrowing money for a long time, and they have actually gradually discovered some "loopholes" in small lending apps, often intentionally overdue, waiting for the lending app to go bankrupt, hoping to die with the debt.

Huang Qiangmin felt that the latter possibility was greater.

Otherwise, it shouldn't be intense to the point of killing.

Jiang Yuan followed other technical personnel to check the deceased's mobile phone, and by the way, helped him check his credit report and bank flow.

There are only three common online loan apps on the deceased's mobile phone. Although the interest is high, it still belongs to the unprincipled behavior with cover.

The credit report is naturally spent, but there is no strange source of income in the flow of several banks on the mobile phone.

Checking bank flow is actually to check online loan apps.

There are too many online loan apps now. Some will be on the credit report, and most will not be on it.

If the apps on the deceased's mobile phone are deleted, the most direct plan is to check the bank flow.

After all, online loan apps lend money, and they always have to lend to a bank card.

However, it is not easy to find more banks.

Feasible, but not easy.

Especially small banks often require police officers to go to bank outlets or designated places to check.

Some small banks are even more excessive, and even require going to the account opening bank or the handling bank to find relevant information.

From the four major banks to common commercial banks, to local and even provincial city commercial banks, the quantity is huge.

Huang Qiangmin sent another team for this, running for a day, but couldn't get anything useful.

"We have checked back for two or three years. That kind of small app that will send collectors can't persist for such a long time." At the case analysis meeting, Liu Wenkai was bearded and stubbled.

He hadn't shaved his beard for the past few days, and his beard grew up, shouting loudly, like a strong and powerful male baboon.

The orangutan must be at Wu Jun's level.

"If you don't borrow money, there is no violent collection." Wei Zhengguo spread his hands.

Huang Qiangmin frowned. This line is the most hopeful one. If it is lost, the clues will be broken, and it will have to start over.

Liu Wenkai coughed twice and said: "I have an idea, could it be a small app, maybe it's the app that Hu Lei borrowed before, it's been a long time, but before and after it went bankrupt, it sold the debt to other companies?"

Huang Qiangmin actually thought of this possibility early, only said "Hmm," and asked: "How to check?"

This line is not impossible to check. If you give it to the economic investigation, grasp the time to investigate, it will have results in a month or two. If you are lucky, it will have results in a week or two.

But

Liu Wenkai coughed twice and said, "I have an idea. Could it be some small app—perhaps one that the deceased, Hu Lei, had borrowed from? It's been a long time, but around the time it went bankrupt, they might have sold the debt to another company?"

Huang Qiangmin had actually thought of this possibility long ago. He just gave a grunt and asked, "How do we investigate it?"

It's not that this lead can't be investigated. If given to the Economic Crime Investigation unit, they could get results in one or two months if they hurry; if lucky, they might even get results in a week or two.

But for a homicide case, a week or two is enough to transition into another state. From the perspective of solving the case, the probability of success will be greatly reduced.

Liu Wenkai couldn't handle the Economic Crime Investigation unit either. He frowned, gritted his teeth, and said, "How about we ask the Technical Investigation unit?"

The Technical Investigation Brigade is like a big shot within the police system. For ordinary cases, everyone is too lazy to ask for their help.

Not to mention the procedures are too complicated, there are also many various confidentiality requirements.

Moreover, don't let the name "Technical Investigation Brigade" fool you; what they are actually responsible for is mainly radio technology and telecommunications technology. As for this case, perhaps we could list all the mobile phone numbers that were at the scene at the time...

Huang Qiangmin was noncommittal.

If there really are no other leads, this could be considered a method.

"Otherwise, should we follow the money?" Jiang Yuan had been helping to check mobile apps and the like for the past two days and had also done a lot of thinking.

Huang Qiangmin looked at his favorite subordinate and asked, "How do we follow it?"

"That 3,300 yuan in cash must have been taken by the killer," Jiang Yuan said in a low voice. "If it's a violent debt collector, it's definitely inconvenient for him to carry cash back. Could he have deposited the money, or spent some on the spot, such as using it to book a hotel room..."

"He could also use it for prostitution." Liu Wenkai quickly picked up where Jiang Yuan left off. Noticing everyone was paying attention to him, he hurriedly added, "I'm just relaying everyone's guesses; after all, there's big data catching prostitution and such now..."

"Then go ask the banks and find the video surveillance from ATMs that accept deposits." Huang Qiangmin made a quick decision and added, "Get the hotel surveillance footage too. Liu Wenkai, go look for the prostitutes."

Everyone responded one after another.

Having a lead is better than having no lead at all.

And this is likely the last time they will follow recent leads. In two or three days, if this lead is checked and they still can't find the person, the probability of this case turning into a cold case will be very high.

By then, trying to solve it will be very, very difficult.

This is the first time Jiang Yuan has followed a case from start to finish. He is under a lot of pressure, but he has done everything he could in all aspects. Regardless of whether there is a result, at least he has a clear conscience.