Chapter 178 Never give up!
Qin Provincial Department.
The sky is filled with snow, and the snow is boiling.
Zhao Changgen quickly parked the car. After he and his deputy got out of the car, he saw a middle-aged woman standing outside the gate.
This sign hangs around her neck, and it says: Please catch the murderer.
Zhao Changgen knew this woman as the mother of an eight-year-old girl.
The girl was killed in 1998. If she is still alive now, she would be seventeen years old now, the age when she is about to go to college and in her prime.
However, her life stopped permanently in 1998.
She will never grow up!
At the end of each year and the beginning of the year, a middle-aged woman would come to the provincial department and beg the police not to give up and to catch the murderer of her daughter!
She just stood on the street, letting the snowflakes float on her head and shoulders.
Traffic was flowing in front of her eyes, but she kept staring at the National Palace Museum in the center of the building opposite.
Years of grief and insomnia have made the woman look particularly old, and her hair has turned gray.
In such a cold weather, she was like a sculpture, motionless.
Zhao Changgen stood inside the gate and kept watching her.
The deputy behind him urged: "Old Zhao, let's go, Hall Li is still waiting for us!"
Zhao Changgen didn't seem to hear anything. He walked straight to the gate, then crossed the street and came to the street. Opposite, standing in front of the woman.
The woman looked at him in uniform, her eyelids fluttered slightly, she opened her chapped lips, but said nothing, still looking ahead.
The skin on her face was red from the cold, her fingers were bent, and the back of her hand was cracked.
Zhao Changgen quickly took off his sheepskin gloves and picked up her hand...
The woman struggled and was unwilling, but Zhao Changgen forced her to wear it.
Then, he took out a pile of money from his briefcase, and stuffed it into the woman's hand.
Because the woman persisted in chasing the murderer, she often wandered to the place where her daughter was murdered, and she already had mental problems.
The husband blamed her and abused her. Finally he couldn't bear it anymore and finally divorced her.
She has no job and makes a living by picking up scraps in exchange for money.
After all these years, she has never given up!
Finally, the woman turned her head, looked at Zhao Changgen indifferently, and then threw the money in the snow.
Zhao Changgen picked up the money again, walked to the snack bar at the back, and said a few words to the boss.
The boss looked at him wearing a police uniform and nodded quickly: "Don't worry, she won't be hungry. Apart from you, many police officers are helping her!"
Zhao Changgen nodded: "Thank you. ! ”
After saying that, he took a deep look at the woman again, and then prepared to leave.
But who knows, a woman's voice reaches his ears in the blowing wind and snow.
"Can...catch it?"
Zhao Changgen's body suddenly froze, and he did not dare to look back. Although the briefcase contained major clues received this morning, every time All hopes are in vain.
He cannot guarantee and dare not make a promise!
But facing this mother who stood firm in the wind and snow, he couldn't just walk away indifferently.
So, Zhao Changgen turned around and nodded heavily: "We will definitely do it! We will definitely catch this heinous murderer! We will never give up!"
The woman's eyes became brighter, but His eyes immediately dimmed again.
Zhao Changgen sighed and then strode away.
Not long after, he and his deputy walked into the director's office.
At this time, it was already full of people.
Li Hui is very old and is about to retire. He does not have the seriousness and coldness of his superiors.
Seeing Zhao Changgen, he smiled and said: "Old Zhao, you two called me early in the morning. Why are you so anxious about something and you still have to ask me to wait for you in the office?"
< br>Zhao Changgen greeted everyone, then without saying a word, took out the envelope from his briefcase and handed it to Li Hui.
“This is what I received this morning, take a look.”
Li Hui stood up from his chair. After taking the envelope, he took a deep look at Zhao Changgen, then took out the letter and looked at it carefully.
Like Zhao Changgen, as soon as he read the beginning, his body froze immediately.
The cheeks that were originally loose became tense and the pupils were constricted.
A group of people in the office noticed his expression and became curious, but due to their status, they were unable to ask.
After Li Hui read the letter, he remained silent and then handed the letter to others.
The snow outside the window was falling harder and harder, and at this time, she had become a snowman.
After everyone in the office read the letter, the captain in charge of criminal investigation stood up from the sofa.
"Old Zhao, where did this letter come from?"
Zhao Changgen quickly replied: "The anonymous letter has no name and no detailed address, but the postmark is from Guangxing City!"< br>
“Guangxing City? How could someone in Guangxing City send such a letter?”
Zhao Changgen shook his head. He couldn't figure it out: "Could the sender of the letter also be a policeman? Otherwise, how could he know so much about the 88 case?"
"It could also be an ordinary person. In recent years, it's not just you Platinum Police. Bureau, our provincial department also receives similar letters every year, vowing He said he knew the real culprit of the 1988 serial murders, but in the end he was all fabricated!"
Zhao Changgen disagreed: "Captain, I believe the letter writer. He mentioned in the letter that the murderer who committed the crime that year was not someone else! We are from Platinum City, but from the city next door. In the past few years, we admitted all the men in the city. The fingerprints do not match the fingerprints left at the crime scene. Doesn’t this just explain that the murderer is not from Baijin City?”
The captain frowned: “Old Zhao, the writer is just speculating! That's it, he has no specific and precise clues at all. I think we should be cautious. Going to collect fingerprints on a large scale, not to mention consuming police resources, is afraid that it will be in vain and the murderer will still not be caught. How will we deal with the families of the victims?
Furthermore, if it is really a waste of effort, The pressure from public opinion faced by our police is not small!”
Zhao Changgen insisted: "Captain, the letter made it very clear. Although it did not specify a specific location, it has narrowed the scope of the investigation to a certain county. As long as we collect the fingerprints of all the males in the county, we will definitely find clues. !”
“What if I can’t find it?”
Zhao Changgen was anxious and grabbed the letter. paper, pointed to the content in the letter and said: "Captain, the murderer left fingerprints at the crime scene, and also left sperm in the bodies of many female victims! The letter writer has told us that as long as the murderer is extracted, With the biological traces of close relatives, through DNA comparison, the murderer will definitely be caught..."
Zhao Changgen looked at Li Hui. "Director Li, our conditions were backward before, but now we are different. I believe we can do it this time! We can't give up. The families of the victims are still looking forward to it, and they have been looking forward to it!"
Li Hui He pondered and walked to the window of the office.
Zhao Changgen gritted his teeth and said: "Director Li, if the provincial department does not agree to restart, then I, the Baijin City Bureau, will investigate it myself! No matter what, I will not compromise! If anything happens, I, Zhao Changgen, will bear the responsibility alone!"
As soon as these words came out, the captain stopped talking, and the others were also silent.
It’s not that they don’t want to check, but they are afraid of failure.
There was a "stab" sound.
Li Hui opened the glass window, and the wind and snow outside immediately poured in.
Where he stood was facing the street opposite.
The mother of the eight-year-old victim girl was still standing there, with heavy snow covering her body, and she had become a snowman.
Li Hui stared at her blankly. At the end of every year and at the beginning of every year, this mother would stand there, waking up all the police.
Eighteen years!
Eighteen years have passed since the first victim!
Can't wait any longer!
Li Hui turned around suddenly, looking at everyone in the office with bright eyes.
"Restart the investigation! No matter what the result is, we must give an explanation to the victim's family!"
Zhao Changgen's tense expression immediately relaxed, and he looked at his deputy, who also All smiles.
Li Hui ordered: "Let's go to the conference room and notify the county branch director to let him participate in the video conference!"
Although everyone had many considerations before, the decision was made and everyone cheered up.
……
One day later, the local county seat.
The snow is still falling, and the whole county is covered with heavy snow, which is like a fairy tale world.
At this time, hundreds of police officers entered thousands of households to take male fingerprints and extract biological traces.
A few years ago, the police also did it once, but the location was in Shirogane City. At that time, the police believed that the murderer should be an adult, so men under the age of sixteen were ignored.
But the anonymous letter I received this time said that even if the murderer is hiding, the identity of the murderer can be found through the DNA of his collateral relatives, so no matter how young the child is, no matter how old he is, The elderly and all women also need to extract oral saliva.
The workload is huge and the police alone cannot complete it.
So the street offices and hospital nurses were also mobilized.
Even the police station in the jurisdiction went to the countryside to complete this work.
Zhao Changgen has not been idle. These days, he has been staying in the county seat and following the actions of the police below.
The writer narrowed the scope to this county, indicating that he must have found something.
Although the murderer is not in this county, his family members may live here.
This is what Zhao Changgen speculated, so these days, he was highly nervous and couldn't sleep at night.
A week later, the entire county has a population of 200,000, and all biological traces have been extracted!
During this period, no suspicious person was found.
Next, the biological samples were sent to the provincial department and handed over to the police from the Technical Investigation Division.
Due to the heavy workload, the technical investigation police officers from each branch put down their work and gathered at the provincial department.
Zhao Changgen also put down his work in the bureau and moved into the guest house next to the provincial office.
In fact, as long as something is discovered, the provincial department will notify him as soon as possible, but he is still worried. Even if Li Hui criticizes, he does not care.
The woman was still standing outside the police station. She had already learned from Zhao Changgen that the police had reopened the 1988 case.
Her originally gray eyes immediately regained their clarity, and she was no longer as indifferent to Zhao Changgen as before.
The snow was still falling, so Zhao Changgen dragged her into the nearby snack bar and ordered two bowls of mutton foam.
The woman no longer refused, she took off the cards hanging around her neck and ate them hungrily.
One bowl was not enough, so Zhao Changgen asked the boss for another bowl.
After eating, the woman wiped her mouth and smiled sheepishly.
Zhao Changgen put down his chopsticks and asked, "Are you full? If you're not, I'll scream again."
The woman shook her head, then nodded again, and said in a choked voice: "Officer Zhao, Thank you."
Zhao Changgen also smiled: "After dinner, go home and wait. Don't stand here. It will be bad if you freeze."
The woman shook her head vigorously.
She took out her daughter's photo from her arms and handed it to Zhao Changgen to see.
This photo is exactly the same on the clue wall of the Baijin Police Station. Zhao Changgen has seen it countless times.
But every time he looked at it, Zhao Changgen gritted his teeth, and this time was no exception.
The woman's tears fell silently, and the tears dripped on the table, spreading out.
She said in a hoarse voice: "No, I will always wait here, wait forever, My daughter cannot die in vain..."
Zhao Changgen's eyes were red and he turned his head away to prevent tears from falling.
He sniffed, stood up, and was about to go to the counter to pay.
The breakfast shop owner refused: "Officer, I can't accept this money. We have all heard that the case in 1988 has been reopened. You have worked hard. I can't do anything. It's okay to treat you to breakfast. , please catch the murderer! Let everyone know the truth!" Zhao Changgen looked at the still crying woman, opened his wallet, took out a few hundred yuan notes, and put them on the counter.
“Help me take care of her, don’t freeze and starve!”
After saying that, Zhao Changgen strode away and walked towards the majestic building opposite.
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Haidong Province, Provincial Department.
Wu Chaoxiong’s office.
Zhu Yong knocked on the door, and then led Cao Hua and Wei Qunshan into the office.
Wu Chaoxiong was sitting behind his desk, making a phone call. When he saw them, he pointed to the guest sofa opposite.
A few people nodded and then sat down.
Not long after, Wu Chaoxiong put down the phone, stood up, walked to the sofa, and looked at Cao Hua.
"Old Cao, I heard that your city bureau is checking the backlog of old cases over the years and has solved several cases. It has done a good job."
Cao Hua's face was red, hearing this He immediately smiled and said: "Thank you Wu Ting for the compliment. The people below are doing the work. I am just taking the lead. Wu Dahao's detachment is very active and serious about work. It is mainly due to his contribution."
Several people here didn't like hearing these words. Everyone knew Wu Dahao's identity, and Wu Dahao didn't get any credit for his achievements in the commendation meeting. He suppressed his energy to do this. Of course, it can be regarded as work performance, but he was most selfish.
As for Cao Hua, he supports Wu Dahao both openly and secretly. The meaning is self-evident.
The smile on Wu Chaoxiong's face immediately faded. A wolf that is not well-raised will eventually bite him.
He sat on the single sofa and looked at Wei Qunshan aside.
"I heard that you also solved many old cases? A few years ago, the owner of the two hundred thousand theft case sent a banner in recognition of our police to the provincial department."
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Wei Qunshan nodded: "It took a lot of effort to catch this thief. Who knew that the thief back then would suddenly transform into a supermarket owner with a net worth of tens of millions.
When we caught him, he was still He thought we were from the economic investigation and that his tax evasion had been exposed, so after we asked for a confession, we handed him over to the economic investigation.”
Wu Chaoxiong was very satisfied, and his smile reappeared. face.
"That Luo Rui didn't participate?"
Wei Qunshan shook his head: "These days, he has been in school and shooting gallery. I heard that after Liao Kang went to work, this kid spent time again. Qian hired a retired special forces soldier as a coach, and his marksmanship became better and better. "
Zhu Yong smiled and said sarcastically: "This is too exaggerated. Luo Rui is smart, he can't progress so fast, right?"
Wei Qunshan also smiled and said: "I don't believe it either, but I heard Cai Xiaojing say it is true. This guy has money, and he spent it all on the Criminal Police Academy. Those professors have been teaching him, and his academic progress has been rapid. I estimate that by the beginning of next year, this kid will be one of ours. "
Wei Qunshan said, "We are. "people" instead of saying that Luo Rui will be a policeman in the future.
Wu Chaoxiong and Zhu Yong could both hear this, and Cao Hua was still smiling stupidly.
Wu Chaoxiong tapped his fingers on the armrest of the sofa. After pondering for a while, he said: "At the beginning of the year, no major cases occurred in the municipal bureau branches. This is a good thing. Just follow your path and solve the cases. Clean up old cases.
By the way, I just heard on the phone that the major case of 1988 was restarted in Qin Province. "
As soon as these words came out, several people were stunned.
Zhu Yong immediately asked: "Did they find any clues? "
Cao Hua also said curiously: "If we don't find the exact clues, we will definitely not dare to restart. If we still can't catch the murderer, we will be infamy! "
Wei Qunshan was suddenly stunned. He was in a daze and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Wu Chaoxiong smacked his lips and replied: "It was Li Hui and Director Li who called me just now. They said that the Platinum Branch received an anonymous letter a week ago, and the content of this letter was important clues about the 88 case, so , Director Li and the others immediately made a decision to restart the investigation of the case."
Hearing this, Wei Qunshan felt a storm in his heart.
He grasped two key points, a week ago? anonymous letter?
A week ago, Luo Rui returned to Haijiang Branch and reviewed the detailed information of Case 88. At that time, he thought that this guy had found some clues, but he did not explore it in detail later.
Could it be...
He didn't dare to think about it. Who knew that Wu Chaoxiong's next words would knock him unconscious.
“The envelope did not include the name of the sender or the mailing address, so Director Li asked us to find out who sent the letter. This person knows the details of the case very well. , most likely someone within our police force.”
Zhu Yong frowned: "Our people?"
Cao Hua also shook his head: "Who has nothing to do and cares about other people's affairs?"
Wei Qunshan was stunned. , then I woke up and couldn’t stay here any longer.
But Wu Chaoxiong was still talking, and he didn't dare to leave casually.
After staying up for an hour, the conversation ended. Zhu Yong asked him to go get a drink after get off work if he had nothing to do, but he refused on the spot.
Zhu Yong felt puzzled: "Old Wei, what's wrong with you? I just thought something was wrong with you. Why are you sweating profusely in such a cold weather."
Wei Qunshan hurried back He said: "I guess I have a cold. Captain, next time...next time I will drink with you!"
After saying that, he hurriedly walked out of the way.
His steps were fast and his heart was beating fast.
He didn't dare to express his doubts about Luo Rui. Don't think it was a good thing.
This matter is too big. Qin Province has spent so much police force. If nothing is found, Luo Rui will be in bad luck.
Wei Qunshan got into the car and quickly urged the driver to drive faster.
An hour later, it was already dark.
When he returned to the branch, he did not go to his own office, but went straight to Cai Xiaojing's office.
At this time, Cai Xiaojing was just getting ready to get off work. Seeing that her leader was in a hurry, she felt very uneasy.
"Director Wei, what's wrong with you?"
Wei Qunshan immediately closed the office door, and then asked in a low voice: "A week ago, Luo Rui came to us and transferred Qin Do you know about the 88 case in the province? "
Cai Xiaojing nodded blankly, not knowing what the leader meant.
"Yes, Luo Rui had read the information on this case."
Wei Qunshan asked hurriedly: "What was his expression at that time?"
She replied uncertainly: "After reading After the case, he seemed a little distracted ?”
“Did he write anything at that time?”
Seeing the leader’s anxious look, Cai Xiaojing guessed that something had happened. He hesitated and didn't dare to answer.
Wei Qunshan immediately urged: "Xiaojing, tell me, don't hide it for him!"
"Okay, he has written it."
Cai Xiaojing looked at Luo Rui's desk: "After he finished writing, he left, but I don't know if he wrote a letter."
Wei Qunshan walked behind Luo Rui's desk and saw a notebook on the table, which was still open. There is nothing on it.
He had an idea, picked up his notebook and walked out of the office.
Cai Xiaojing quickly followed behind him.
The two came to the office of the forensics department. Wei Qunshan grabbed a police officer who had not yet gotten off work and ordered: "Look, this notebook has two pages torn out. Please help me remove the bottom page. The pen mark is drawn out, I need it now, immediately!”
The police officer immediately put down his backpack, took the notebook, and started working on the machine.
During this period, Wei Qunshan waited restlessly.
In order not to panic, he pulled Cai Xiaojing into the corridor and explained the matter in detail in a low voice.
Cai Xiaojing was also frightened after hearing this.
No wonder Wei Qunshan was impatient and seemed particularly anxious.
After a while, the police officer showed the printed notes to Wei Qunshan.
After he took it, he immediately looked down.
Cai Xiaojing was also watching, her brows getting darker and darker.
After reading it, Wei Qunshan put away his notes and warned: "Xiaojing, this matter is only known to you and me, and must not be revealed. Do you hear me!"
Cai Xiaojing exhaled and nodded: " Bureau Wei, don't worry, I won't tell you. But what if the clues Luo Rui found are true? You know, he has never let us down."
Wei Qunshan thought for a while, exhaled, and replied: "It would be great if it was true! But I am afraid that the murderer will not be caught..."
……
The sun rises and sets, and the sun rises again……
Qin Provincial Department, outside the forensics department office.
At this time, the police officers were all standing in the corridor, crowded with people, looking into the office.
Fingerprint comparisons were conducted a few days ago and no suspects suspected of being the murderer were found.
Fingerprints are excluded and now only DNA screening remains.
The entire county has a population of 200,000 and 200,000 pieces of DNA, all of which have been screened.
That is to say, the results will be available today.
Zhao Changgen stood outside the corridor, feeling anxious.
Li Hui and several senior leaders were in the office of the forensic department. The door was closed because the corridor was too noisy.
Countless police officers have been busy for half a month, they are all looking forward to, looking forward to...
Eighteen years of waiting, just for this moment!
The murderer must be caught!
Definitely!
Zhao Changgen clenched his fists and did not dare to express his anger.
Last night, he stayed awake all night and kept staring at the ceiling.
Because as long as you fall asleep, the faces of the eleven victims will appear in your dreams.
Time passed by second by second, and towards the end, the corridor became quieter.
Hundreds of policemen held their breath, and you could hear a pin drop in the corridor.
The snow was still falling outside the provincial hall, and the mother stood in the wind and snow, also looking forward to it, waiting silently.
Finally, the door of the forensics department was pushed open.
Li Hui’s face appeared in front of everyone. He had red eyes and held up a report in his hand.
Veins popped up on his face, and he announced excitedly: "Comrades, we have found it. We have found the DNA that matches the murderer. This DNA comes from the murderer's collateral relatives!"
In an instant, hundreds of people in the corridor were The policemen immediately cheered.
Zhao Changgen also cheered along with the crowd. He blinked to prevent his tears from falling.
Although he knew the result, he still couldn't believe it, as if he was dreaming.
Then he turned around and ran downstairs, not caring if he fell on the stairs.
He quickly got up and ran out of the door.
Across the street, he came to the woman. After taking a deep breath, he said word by word: "Found it, we found the murderer of your daughter!"
When the woman heard this, her eyes suddenly froze.
She hesitated for a long time and was speechless. Her whole body was shaking and her strength was suddenly drained away.
She knelt down in the wind and snow and cried bitterly!
(End of this chapter)