Chapter 776: It's Him

"Could it be that the tires were changed? He borrowed his uncle's motorcycle; does the uncle usually ride the motorcycle? Maybe the tires were changed in the meantime?"

Wu Junhao was still very concerned about this criminal suspect, Li Jiansheng. His mother's performance didn't seem like that of an ordinary old lady either.

Wang Chuanxing, who knew the situation better, came over and said: "Li Jiansheng's uncle only occasionally rides the motorcycle; he only goes out once every month or two. But the tires were changed before last year at a repair shop near his home. We've already gone to find the owner to understand the situation. So, unless the perpetrator changed the tires himself, this vehicle is highly unlikely to be the crime vehicle."

"There's no need to borrow a car to commit a crime," Liu Jinghui said. "A motorcycle is not a car; there are many ways to cover up its source. There's no need to borrow a car. A borrowed car is actually harder to change the appearance of. Moreover, in the process of using the motorcycle, the perpetrator wasn't too precious with it; he pushed it to the side of the road at will, and it would enter wild roads. He didn't care about scratching the car paint, which doesn't fit the logic of borrowing a car."

Liu Wenkai, who was nearby, said: "You can stand up and pedal a borrowed bicycle, but you can't damage the leather surface; it's easy to make the original owner unhappy."

Liu Jinghui looked at Liu Wenkai seriously and then said: "Similar logic. In short, the price of a motorcycle is not high relative to Li Jiansheng's income. If it's a motorcycle used for committing crimes, at least he wouldn't borrow the same person's vehicle at a fixed time for three consecutive years."

The last reason was easier to convince people. Wu Junhao couldn't help but nod. The perpetrator might not be aware of the refueling issue, but the concept of "time of crime" had long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Many innocent cases were determined because of "no time of crime." The perpetrator, logically speaking, wouldn't borrow the same person's vehicle before every crime, even if it was his uncle's; there was no need.

Buying a vehicle of his own, leaving it aside usually, and using it when committing a crime was the most suitable plan.

Wu Junhao's eyes narrowed, and he said: "Could he have noticed the refueling issue in advance? For example, siphoning gas from other vehicles?"

"That possibility cannot be ruled out." Liu Jinghui had obviously thought about this issue and looked at Xu Taining.

Xu Taining had been silent, and only then said: "Solving a case, especially screening, is looking for opportunities in the criminal's flaws. If the criminal has no flaws, then the case might indeed be unsolvable."

"Then should we change direction?" Someone immediately brought it up.

Solving a case is a bit like making a movie. Before filming starts, preparation is one part of the cost. Once filming starts and the crew (task force) is operating, it's another ten parts of the cost. The most expensive part might be when the finished product is produced—those romantic long shots, the fluttering red skirts and flames, the innocent smiles from a high-angle shot, and the fairyland that doesn't exist in this world—that's a hundred parts of the cost.

If the direction really went wrong, correcting it in time is always better than dragging it out without changing.

However, did the direction really go wrong?

This was a question Xu Taining needed to consider carefully.

"There are still quite a few people on the list who haven't been interviewed." Xu Taining first looked at the expressions of the Qianjin District Bureau police, then looked at Jiang Yuan, and said: "It's not that the perpetrator can't avoid these problems, but judging from the perpetrator's past experiences of committing crimes, he is probably still an emotion-driven person; it's just that he has mastered techniques and adopted special methods."

This was actually Xu Taining's profile of the perpetrator's identity, just not that detailed.

Based on Xu Taining's understanding of this case, if the perpetrator commits another crime, there is a high probability he will be caught. The failure to solve the previous cases had a certain randomness, especially since the victims showered every time, which was very inconvenient for the extraction of DNA and other evidence.

However, to say that the most inappropriate direction for this investigation is waiting for the perpetrator to commit another crime.

Thinking of this, Xu Taining said: "I don't think there's a need to adjust the current investigation direction. If we investigate to the end and still can't find clues to the perpetrator, that in itself is a clue."

"I thought you were prepared to provide a bottom line." Liu Jinghui laughed and said: "Then let's continue the investigation. There are still quite a few people on the list who haven't been fully investigated. Let's clean up the list first, then we'll talk."

"Then let's do that, Team Leader Lei?" Jiang Yuan looked at Lei Xin.

"Let's endure it." What else could Lei Xin say? If he had to talk about suffering, he was indeed suffering, but he was actually used to it. The investigation of this case had changed directions several times, so whether Xu Taining changed the investigation direction or not, Lei Xin could accept it.

"I'll go check another one who went abroad." Wu Junhao volunteered, took one of his team members, and pulled in a local criminal police officer.

On the list, there were two people abroad. Wu Junhao investigated one, and the other, Lu Xuekun, although he had settled in Qinghe City, had a mother who died early and a father who remarried, and he lived elsewhere all year round.

Lu Xuekun himself was a seaman, spending 10 months a year outside, only returning home during the New Year, staying for about two months, and then going to different ports to board ships.

The Lu family didn't buy a house in the city either; they built a five-story building on the homestead in the village, each floor about 120 square meters, with only a very small backyard, but it had been unoccupied for years.

For this situation, "In order to collect criminal evidence and apprehend criminals, investigative personnel can search the body, items, residence, and other relevant places of criminal suspects and people who may hide criminals or criminal evidence, but there must be no fewer than 2 people."

Among them, although a search warrant is required, in case of emergency, searches can be conducted without a search warrant, including those who may be carrying weapons; those who may be hiding dangerous items such as explosives or highly toxic substances; those who may be concealing, destroying, or transferring criminal evidence; those who may be concealing other criminal suspects; and other sudden emergencies.

This case existed as "possibly concealing, destroying, or transferring criminal evidence." Of course, for such a major case, there were "other sudden emergencies," which was also highly likely.

Wu Junhao led his people to the place, first found the village committee members, asked them to be witnesses, and then opened the door to Lu Xuekun's house.

A motorcycle was parked properly on the first floor, looking clean and washed.

Wu Junhao took photos, sent the pictures and videos to Jiang Yuan, and then went upstairs to check.

A village cadre followed, smiled and said: "There are fewer people living in the village now; everyone has gone to big cities to work. Lu Xuekun's family is considered to be in good condition in the village. He should earn quite a bit as a seaman. Young people used to follow him to go to sea, but they couldn't stand it after one trip. Only Lu Xuekun has been doing it for nearly 10 years."

"This person is also into outdoor activities." The accompanying police officer opened a room upstairs and saw all kinds of outdoor clothes, equipment, shoes, and other gear.

"A seaman's income is higher than ours; he can afford to play." Wu Junhao curled his lips.

"He even plays with drones." The police officer pointed to a transparent cabinet next to him, which indeed contained several drones.

"This thing must cost a lot of money." The village cadre shook his head: "Young people nowadays don't save money. I told him to save some before, at least save a hundred thousand or so, so he could pay the bride price and get a wife. He said no, so I said..."

At this moment, the phone rang.

Wu Junhao answered.

He heard Jiang Yuan on the other end say: "Determined to be the same, it's this vehicle!" ===== CHAPTER 777 =====