Chapter 577

Director Chai Tong of the Chai Bureau arrived at the Criminal Investigation Brigade to preside over and participate in the case analysis meeting.

Several deputy directors and Huang Qiangmin were also sitting in the conference room, followed by a group of criminal police officers.

Everyone's mood seemed quite good; in fact, not only good, but even a little lively.

Jiang Yuan had returned to Ningtai!

After more than a year of familiarity and witnessing Jiang Yuan's prowess across the province, the Ningtai County Bureau, from top to bottom, felt only intimacy and peace of mind upon seeing Jiang Yuan return.

Even Director Chai Tong now felt only deep regret and remorse; as for Jiang Yuan's strength, he simply recognized it more profoundly.

In such an atmosphere, conducting a case analysis for a newly occurred homicide—although it was still a tragedy—the participating criminal police were high-spirited and full of hope.

After quickly going through the preliminary steps, Liu Wenkai, who was in charge of the main investigation direction, introduced: "Regarding the alibi of Guo Lushang, the current boyfriend of the deceased Mi Jia, we conducted a new round of investigation and found that the evidence he provided is still quite valid."

Without waiting to be asked, Liu Wenkai continued: "On the day of the incident at 12:30 PM, Guo Lushang entered the gym and, under surveillance video, gave private lessons to two guests. During this period, he left the surveillance video for a short time, not exceeding 15 minutes at most. Around 4:00 PM, Guo Lushang entered the changing room to shower and left the surveillance for 25 minutes. Neither time was sufficient to reach Mount Sining."

Everyone present nodded helplessly.

With this level of alibi, there was basically no need to consider Guo Lushang as a suspect in the crime. If this fitness coach could think of a way to kill his girlfriend in such limited time, that method would truly be a waste to use on his own girlfriend.

It's like being able to kill anyone in the world without punishment; who would you choose to kill? At this point, shouldn't you broaden your perspective and talk about some patriotism?

Liu Wenkai organized his thoughts and continued: "The other ex-boyfriends of the deceased Mi Jia also have corresponding alibis, and their motives are insufficient. From what we understand, the relationship between Mi Jia and Guo Lushang was relatively stable, and the two had reached the stage of discussing marriage."

"In addition, although Mi Jia dated 4 boyfriends, the timeline is basically clear; they all broke up for more than three months before she found the next one. There were also relatively few disputes in her relationships. In terms of the current dating status of young girls, it can already be considered quite decent."

"We are still going through Mi Jia's phone; many of her WeChat messages have been deleted, and verification is slow. In addition, we are also checking platforms like QQ and Momo, but there are no results yet, and it may still take some time..."

Liu Wenkai's tone still carried a bit of exhaustion. Checking phones and the like, just like checking surveillance, are activities that sound simple but are very cumbersome to operate.

If there is a specific target or a specific object to verify, it is relatively simple.

In the case of this kind of dragnet-style searching, looking at private messages is fine, but if you look at various groups, it really takes a long time. Liu Wenkai could endure the temperament, and his subordinates could also look carefully, but time waits for no one.

Everyone still hoped to solve the case as soon as possible. If it really passed 72 hours, it felt like an erosion of Jiang Yuan's reputation.

Jiang Yuan himself didn't care and smiled: "No need to rush, check more carefully."

Among the many cases he had solved, the victims had waited for many years, and cases that long could also be solved, so Jiang Yuan didn't feel that it mattered if the current case exceeded the golden 72 hours.

Jiang Yuan couldn't manage other people's cases, but for his own cases, he had his own rhythm.

Jiang Yuan asked: "For the first perpetrator, Mi Jia's mentally ill ex-boyfriend, has the motive been determined?"

"The breakup probably made Han Shengyan's emotions difficult to control." Liu Wenkai hesitated for a moment and said: "We also searched his home, the contents of his phone, etc., and talked to his attending physician. Currently, it seems that the degree of crime of passion is greater."

Huang Qiangmin asked: "What was his purpose for going to the restaurant on Mount Sining that day?"

"It is said that he saw Mi Jia's social media circle." Liu Wenkai looked at Jiang Yuan and added: "Mi Jia said the restaurant was about to close and she would be homeless again. Han Shengyan claimed to be touched, as if he saw the various things during his time dating Mi Jia, so he went up the mountain to see Mi Jia. In addition, the restaurant owner is Mi Jia's fellow villager who took care of her for several years, which should also be one of the reasons for Mi Jia's bad mood."

"The restaurant owner doesn't have a wife, how does he take care of a teenage girl?" Huang Qiangmin frowned.

"There are several fellow female waitresses who came with Mi Jia, so there is no need for the restaurant owner to take too much care; just provide food and housing and pay wages." Liu Wenkai said.

"Are there any news about the female waitresses together?" Huang Qiangmin asked naturally.

Liu Wenkai slowly shook his head: "There is nothing useful at the moment. Moreover, because the restaurant is about to be transferred, many waitresses have found other jobs, and it is not very convenient to contact them now."

"This line must be taken seriously. The waitresses may have conflicts with the deceased, especially the fellow waitresses, who may have some history we don't know about, eventually leading to this tragedy." Huang Qiangmin pondered and said: "Those who resigned and found other jobs must also be found, and the situation must be asked. Even if they returned to their hometown, we must follow them to find them. The more they hide, the more likely there is a problem."

Liu Wenkai immediately agreed.

Chai Tong laughed twice at this time and said: "Girls nowadays date four or five boyfriends and still say it's normal. I don't know what they are thinking in their heads. Could it be that there was actually cheating before, and then it was discovered by which boyfriend, or is there still a boyfriend in the hometown?"

"We will send someone to the hometown to check." Liu Wenkai could only accept Chai Tong's guidance.

Others also began to put forward ideas one after another.

Some case analysis meetings are to guide the direction of the case, and some can be said to be brainstorming.

Like today's case, without looking at Jiang Yuan's situation, everyone basically speaks freely.

Jiang Yuan also felt it was difficult. After everyone talked for a while and didn't hear anything of value, he said: "The case this time is not simple in itself, the possibility of the perpetrator is relatively high, and there is no obvious motive. Since this is the case, let's check everyone who has been to the scene one by one."

Compared to guessing, this is a practical plan.

But compared to the plans guessed by most people, this plan is also relatively expensive.

The restaurant not only had traces left by the owner, waitresses, and the mentally ill person, but also received two groups of business, one large and one small, that day. There were always thirty or forty people who came in to eat.

Besides that, some shops next to the restaurant also had situations of entering and leaving the restaurant. It is not necessarily for eating or consumption; some are also aimed at guests.

These people can be found, but some are afraid that they have all gone home, and they probably won't be willing to come and contact the investigation again.

Liu Wenkai agreed gloomily. This kind of thing is to go on a business trip until his legs are soft, but there is no way.

Jiang Yuan started, and then continued: "Speaking of which, although the footprints in the restaurant are very messy, there are not many footprints near the body."

"Eh?" Liu Wenkai couldn't help but look over.

"Speaking of which, the restaurant owner's footprints are quite a few at the scene." Jiang Yuan summarized in his mind, following the information he just heard.

The footprints left by the restaurant owner are all over the restaurant, which is nothing strange. It's his restaurant, his footprints.

However, to say who could grab Mi Jia's head and hammer it to the ground, just in terms of footprints, the restaurant owner is one of them.

But the thing is, in a place like a restaurant, footprints are not stable.

If the soles of the shoes are very clean, plus the situation of the restaurant being swept twice a day, the hard ground cannot leave too many traces.

"After the case happened, the restaurant owner didn't seem to come out much?" Jiang Yuan asked.

"He should be quite busy. He wants to transfer the restaurant and has to deal with the restaurant's inspection. Maybe he will be detained and fined for selling expired food..." Liu Wenkai said, and couldn't help but mutter: "It seems to have that meaning."

"Check his phone." Huang Qiangmin ordered naturally. He is still the captain of the criminal police brigade.