Diary of a Criminal Investigator

Chapter 723: Cross-Regional Investigation

Neighborhood property surveillance room.Chen Jiang from the Second Team is responsible for retrieving the neighborhood surveillance.

The surveillance system at Taohua Villa District is quite advanced.

The property staff entered the license plate number registered by Chen Weiwei into the system and found the last recorded entry and exit of Chen Weiwei’s vehicle.

The time was at 7:28 PM four days ago.

Chen Jiang asked the property staff to directly adjust the surveillance to the time point four days ago.

"Stop!"

In the surveillance camera, it is clear to see Chen Weiwei driving the vehicle, but there is also a man in the passenger seat.

However, the other party is wearing a baseball cap, so his appearance cannot be seen clearly.

High-tech Zone Criminal Investigation Team.

In the conference room, the three teams reported their situations respectively.

"Chen Weixi doesn’t have a legitimate job. Eight years ago, she came from Tianzhou City to Haizhou City to work as a receptionist at the Changsheng Group."

"But three years ago, Chen Weiwei resigned from her receptionist position, and since then, she hasn’t gone out to work again."

Sun Biao began to introduce the interpersonal relationships of Chen Weiwei that he had investigated.

"However, a bank card of Chen Weiwei receives a monthly payment of 100,000 yuan from the Changsheng Group."

Lu Chuan sat at the head of the table, listening attentively to Sun Biao’s report.

"Since when?"

"Since Chen Weiwei resigned from the receptionist position."

"Has the Changsheng Group been investigated?"

"The financial department over there has been asked, and it was explained that this was instructed by the boss."

Lu Chuan nodded.

Judging from the current situation, there should be an unusual relationship between Chen Weiwei and the boss of the Changsheng Group.

Among the fingerprints collected by Lu Chuan at the crime scene, part of it has already been matched.

Among them are the fingerprints of the boss of the Changsheng Group.

However, the investigation team thinks that the boss of the Changsheng Group is not the murderer.

"We have already subpoenaed the boss of the Changsheng Group, Liu Yingchang, who is on a business trip in Tianzhou City, and can be seen tomorrow."

Chen Jiang continued to report: "By retrieving the neighborhood property surveillance, after 7:28 on the night four days ago, Chen Weiwei’s car hasn’t been driven out of the neighborhood again."

"The male in the passenger seat was wearing a baseball cap, but appeared to be slender in build, likely not Liu Yingchang."

"We still suggest tracking the man with the baseball cap; he is the most probable suspect."

Chen Jiang’s judgment was basically acknowledged by everyone.

The man with the baseball cap stayed in Chen Weiwei’s villa until the afternoon of the next day before leaving.

Also, from the surveillance when he left, he was seen carrying a large suitcase.

If he is the murderer, the suitcase likely contains dismembered body parts.

However, the problem is the identity of this man still hasn’t been determined.

Even though there were fingerprints collected at the crime scene, belonging to four people.

One belongs to Chen Weiwei herself, another to Liu Yingchang, and a third to a cleaning lady who visits often.

The remaining unfamiliar fingerprint hasn’t been matched successfully yet.

This unfamiliar fingerprint mainly comes from two places.

One was collected by Lu Chuan from the door handle at the passenger seat in Chen Weiwei’s car.

The other was found on the headboard in Chen Weiwei’s bedroom.

As for the dismemberment scene in the kitchen, it seems the other party was wearing gloves.

No fingerprints were left, and the blood-stained fingerprints were blurry, clearly showing marks of disposable plastic gloves.

"How’s the phone records check going?"

Since the man with the baseball cap was in contact with Chen Weiwei, it’s unlikely there are no phone records.

"The phone records from three days ago have been checked."

Sun Biao projected a phone record sheet on the screen: "On that day, Chen Weiwei made two outgoing calls."

"One was to her father at home, and the other to Liu Yingchang."

"She received two calls, both from the same number, from Tianzhou City."

"The name traced by the operator is Liang Hao."

Liang Hao?

"Immediately start investigating Liang Hao."

Lu Chuan made the final decision.

At the crime scene, aside from Chen Weiwei’s fingerprints, the prints of Liu Yingchang, the cleaner, and Liang Hao (suspected) are all suspicious.

But from the current perspective, the suspected Liang Hao is the most suspicious.

Having identified the target, the remaining investigation work is relatively simple.

First, Lu Chuan arranged to obtain some basic information about Liang Hao from the operator.

The ID number registered is genuine, making the follow-up investigation work much easier.

A frontal photo of Liang Hao was found in the residential registration system.

On one hand, Lu Chuan made a phone call to the Criminal Investigation Team in Tianzhou City, asking for assistance.

On the other hand, Lu Chuan arranged for several teams to visit businesses near the Haiman Hotel to identify Liang Hao.

The choice to dump the body in the alley behind the Haiman Hotel is likely not a random location.

It’s very possible the person lives or works nearby.

Soon, the message was transmitted back from Tianzhou City.

Liang Hao returned to his hometown in Tianzhou City two days ago.

Meanwhile, the relevant information was also found near the Haiman Hotel.

Liang Hao is a sous chef at the Haiman Hotel’s back kitchen.

He took leave to go home two days ago and hasn’t returned yet.

This timing coincides precisely with when the police searched the alley for the body.

It means that Liang Hao left Haizhou City immediately after discovering the police had found Chen Weixi’s death.

"Let’s go to Tianzhou City!"

Three hours later.

In the Tianzhou City Criminal Investigation Team, Captain Wang Chuanmin personally received Lu Chuan.

"Captain Lu, congratulations."

Wang Chuanmin had just learned that Lu Chuan had taken a position as the captain of the Criminal Investigation Team.

"Captain Wang, you flatter me, this time I will cause you some trouble."

"What trouble? We have troubled you a lot in the past two years. I’ll arrange for Zhao Ming to accompany you later."

"Thank you, Captain Wang."

After a brief chat, Lu Chuan, led by Zhao Ming, the leader of Action Group One of the Tianzhou City Criminal Investigation Team, set out to Liang Hao’s residence.

The two were old acquaintances; they had met when Lu Chuan helped solve the bone case with the Tianzhou City Criminal Investigation Team.

"Liang Hao lives in the suburban area. I have already contacted the local precinct, and we can conduct the arrest at any time."

This time, Lu Chuan came with only Second Team leader Chen Jiang and four team members.

This should suffice to handle a small scene.

However, for cross-region arrests, coordination with local police is necessary.

Soon, the group arrived at the urban village where Liang Hao resided.

"It’s that house; it’s confirmed, he’s inside."

The Detectives at the district police station have already scouted the area.

Arrests can begin at any time.

"Shall we start?"

"Okay!"

At this moment, the sky had completely darkened, and Lu Chuan and the others had crept to the base of the wall.

Lu Chuan picked up a stone at random and tossed it into the yard.

No dogs barked.

Zhao Ming signaled to one of the team members, who nodded, took a few steps back, ran up, and climbed the wall.

After opening the latch from inside, everyone except the three on guard rushed in all at once.