Chapter 690: Doubts

Some people die, and by the time they smell of rot, they are only treated as large dead rats; some people live, and are asked every day, "Are you dead yet?"

Being beautiful or handsome makes it easy to become the object of everyone's attention. Just like in school, there will always be people mentioning the name of a beautiful classmate, asking "Where did XX go?", while other inconspicuous classmates, if they ask for leave for three days and return to school, will be asked "So you haven't been here these past few days?"

"Looking so beautiful, yet no one reported her missing; it must be the husband who did it." Zhan Kan, sitting behind Jiang Yuan, speculated boldly.

He had gotten used to speaking in the office these past few days, and unconsciously said it in front of Tao Lu.

Wang Chuanxing was querying relevant information on the computer opposite and said slowly: "None of the three have husbands. 29 years old."

"Boyfriend?" Zhan Kan guessed again.

"That can't explain why no one reported the disappearance." Liu Jinghui paused, frowned slightly, and asked: "Do they all have parents and brothers? Any relatives?"

"Let me see..." Wang Chuanxing looked quickly, made records on paper, checked and crossed out, and soon said: "I'll number them 1, 2, 3. Number 1's parents are both alive, Number 2's father passed away, and Number 3's mother passed away..."

"All 3 have parents alive." Liu Jinghui frowned slightly and soon continued: "Check the mobile phones, look at the call records, WeChat, chat records." Liu Jinghui had done too many cases. He actually already had ideas in his heart; now he was just excluding and looking for evidence step by step.

This is actually similar to a doctor. What to do when encountering a patient for consultation? Just ask and exclude symptoms one by one. In most cases, there is no need for a genius or creative brain.

The situation of criminal investigation is more special, but for some common situations, old criminal police like Liu Jinghui have long had their own summaries.

Wang Chuanxing clicked the mouse and typed on the keyboard. This time it took longer.

Liu Jinghui closed his eyes to rest, didn't talk to anyone, just did his own thinking silently.

Jiang Yuan recalled the case, beckoned Pang Jidong over, and checked the part of the work he did on botany.

Tao Lu started making phone calls with a "moo-moo" sound.

After a long time, Wang Chuanxing gave a light "Eh" and said: "I found something strange with Number 3."

"Tell me." Liu Jinghui sat up.

Wang Chuanxing: "The call records and chat records of Number 1 and Number 2 can't be seen for the time being. As for Number 3, she has call records with her father, but the frequency is very low, once every three months. The last time was five months ago, at which time the victim had already been dead for half a year! In addition, Number 3 had no other call records besides calls with her father. WeChat, QQ, and other software had not been logged into for a week after her death."

This time, there was no need for Liu Jinghui to reason; everyone present heard that something was wrong.

"Old Cui, this clue is handed over to you." Branch Chief Tao turned his head and arranged the task.

"Um, I'll go personally." Cui Qishan, this captain, had a higher rank than Huang Qiangmin, but the content of his work and the number of subordinates were about the same as the squadron leaders of the Ningtai County Bureau. When encountering such accumulated homicide cases, it was very normal for the captain to lead the charge.

"Number 1 and Number 2 also need to be contacted. It's best to contact them in person, verify their ID cards and appearance." Tao Lu arranged again.

"Remember to take DNA, including Number 1 and Number 2. If you can find the person, take DNA on the spot to avoid situations where people look similar and impersonate others." Liu Jinghui reminded very much like a detective drama, but said very seriously: "Don't underestimate the imagination of murderers."

Cui Qishan nodded solemnly. Liu Jinghui had been in the Guangju Bureau for a period of time, and his reasoning level had been recognized by everyone.

Since he said so, Cui Qishan certainly couldn't take it lightly.

Liu Cheng watched from the side with envy. In the past, these were all his tasks.

Thinking about it, Liu Cheng asked: "How to explain this phone call after death? Did the murderer make it?"

"Very likely. Only in this way can the murderer stabilize the victim's father. As for the specific content... actually, there are many ways, it just depends on whether the victim's father can be fooled." Liu Jinghui guessed casually: "You can record in advance, you can also intercept and reorganize the sound, and you can also use AI voice."

Speaking of this, Liu Jinghui's expression changed slightly, and he added: "Now you can also change faces, and some can even change faces in real-time. Although there are still flaws, for ordinary people who are not on guard, this is a big killer."

Recording in advance or intercepting sound clips is actually good enough. Decades ago, it could also produce explosive effects, but compared to AI, it is still far behind.

"New technology is a new situation; we'll talk about it when we encounter it." Tao Lu adjusted the rhythm of the small meeting, not wanting to be distracted by things that hadn't happened yet.

If you only worry without acting, anxiety is not far away.

"How are the victim's family conditions? Does the victim's father understand these technologies now?" Pang Jidong sat on the side listening and asked coldly.

"The victim, Zhang Lizhen, her father lives in Balitang Township, Ding'an County, Shu Province, Zhanggang Village." Wang Chuanxing said, opened another webpage, looked at it roughly, and said: "Mother died early, father is alive, mainly farming, family conditions should be quite average. The father receives a minimum living allowance and has a primary school education level. It is likely that he doesn't know how to play with computers and the like."

"It means it's possible to be deceived." Tao Lu summarized two sentences, quickly ended the meeting, and sent people out.

The most important thing now is to determine the identity of the victim. Even if this Zhang Lizhen looks very similar, criminal police need solid evidence.

When the various evidence here is gathered, everyone will have a brainstorming session, and the efficiency will be much higher.

Of course, if the case is solved directly during the process of collecting evidence, that would be the best.

Once the order was given, everyone acted extremely quickly.

Tao Lu said a few more nice words and returned to his office.

When people were almost gone, Zhan Kan picked up the victim's reconstruction image and photo again, looked here, then looked at the skull still covered with small cylinders, and couldn't help but say: "She counts as a beauty. If you go on a blind date now and encounter this kind, you have to keep 8 more hearts. It's really a pink skull."

"The appearance is of the cold and beautiful type. If you use a little medical beauty and makeup, the 'licker' (sycophant) could fill a car. Yet no one reported her missing." Liu Jinghui also thought for a long time, then slowly said: "It can only be a scam. The situation of this victim, Zhang Lizhen, is estimated to be very complicated."

"Could it be a close relative murder?" Wang Chuanxing was looking at the data, followed Liu Jinghui's train of thought, and said: "If the murderer is a villager, or even Zhang Lizhen's father, 'relatives hiding for each other'... I heard that some villages have something similar to private courts, just like human trafficking villages, where the whole village helps watch the women bought..."

"The corpse was found in the capital. Although it floated down the river, the first scene won't be very far away. It's impossible to die at home and then transport the corpse across provinces." Although Liu Jinghui felt that Wang Chuanxing's ethical drama was unreliable, he still explained it patiently.

After all, he had also seen many unreliable things.

If everything followed logic and everyone was a reliable person, homicide cases shouldn't happen, at least they shouldn't happen in this form.

At this time, Pang Jidong listened to the discussion of several people and said: "If even the victim's disappearance is unknown to anyone, then where the victim disappeared is probably unclear. Looking at it this way, forensic botany is not a waste. Right, Master?"

Jiang Yuan smiled and said: "The deceased floated down from the upper reaches. If it's just forensic botany, the range is too large, and it's not easy to determine the location. It's best to match it with other information."

"You can look for it based on the victim's work circle and life circle." Pang Jidong answered with experience, and then said: "However, if the conditions of pollen spores are not good, it may not be possible to find the first scene."

The last sentence, Pang Jidong also said full of experience.

Liu Jinghui heard it all at once and smiled: "Pang Da, when you do botany in Baijiang, will there be times when you run empty?"

"Half and half. In the half, there is more than half that is not enough to be used as evidence; it can only be used as an investigation clue. But it is also very powerful. The best thing about this technology is that it doesn't involve previous technology and has no correlation. Previous accumulated cases might have no clues at all, but when you look at the old evidence under a microscope, the pollen is fine..."

"Specially solving accumulated cases?"

"It's just a bit slow; it might not be finished in a month or two for one case." Pang Jidong got a little excited when talking about this topic, then calmed down and said: "However, we are all specially selected cases. Zhang Lizhen's corpse floated all the way from the upper reaches; I'm afraid it's not easy to determine the position."

"No, through the algae attached to the suitcase, you can know which river sections it passed through and where it floated from. By then, with the river entry point as the center, examine the pollen and spore situation in the surrounding area; it is highly probable that the location can be found."

Jiang Yuan chuckled, and then explained in detail to Pang Jidong.

In Pang Jidong's eyes, heart, and mind, countless similar images suddenly surged.

Second Senior Brother Zhan Kan was also like being hit by a freezing spell; he hurriedly lowered his head and walked back stealthily. ===== CHAPTER 691 =====