Chapter 10 Clues
"Old Wang, all the case information you want is here."
Officer Black Bear smashed a stack of encrypted hard drives on the coffee table in front of Wang Ze, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm.
Wang Ze thanked him and continued to play with the retro-style portable computer in front of him.
Most of the instruments used in police stations emphasize safety, efficiency and confidentiality. Whether they are fashionable or not is not important.
Soon, Wang Ze touched a hard drive and skillfully inserted it into the expansion card slot. Directories appeared on the screen in front of him, displaying various information related to the case.
He Qiu sat slumped on the sofa, looking at Wang Ze who was still full of energy, and stopped to persuade Wang Ze to rest first.
He understood why Wang Ze was so anxious.
Not only Wang Ze, but also the entire police department involved in the investigation of this case felt a sense of urgency at this moment.
'You're the first. ’
The murderer appeared blatantly in the virtual community, broke the boundaries between virtuality and reality, and killed the deceased. He also threatened that this was only the first time.
Then there will most likely be a second victim.
The police and the Weixing Company worked hard for three or four days. Not to mention finding traces of the murderer, they couldn't even figure out the murderer's modus operandi.
What can be done to stop criminals from continuing to commit crimes?
He Qiu took out a harmless refreshing potion in his pocket, sprayed it into his throat a few times, and his body was quickly filled with energy.
The brain that was already on the verge of going on strike became active again.
"Aren't you afraid of side effects?" Wang Ze asked without raising his head.
"Hey, hasn't this thing been proven harmless a long time ago? It's an old product."
He Qiu replied nonchalantly: "After finishing the case, sleep well for a few days and just catch up."
Wang Ze didn't say much, and stared at the screen. The screen was divided into four parts, and the surveillance video of the deceased's home a week before the incident was played at 32 times speed.
Of course, Wang Ze's naked eyes cannot process so much information without special modifications.
He relies on the capture tool that comes with the instrument. When moving objects appear in the video, the machine will automatically mark them.
Half an hour later.
Wang Ze covered his neck and leaned on the sofa chair.
He Qiu immediately turned off the projection screen in front of him: "How's it going?"
"I haven't found any valuable clues yet," Wang Ze moved his sore neck and curled his lips slightly, "This case is interesting."
"How to say?"
Wang Ze stood up and walked to the writing board on one side, and drew two columns arranged one above the other.
"We first deny the possibility of virtual killing that has no scientific basis.
“This case is divided into two parts, online and offline.
"We look at online and offline independently. What happened online is very clear. The murderer appeared in the virtual community and killed the murderer with a gun. - Let's ignore the technical difficulties here for the time being.
"The offline murderer simultaneously killed the deceased in the game state, and then mysteriously disappeared from the crime scene.
"Now we erase the part on the line and only remember one time. At 9:31 pm, the murderer committed the murder in the deceased's home and then disappeared.
"Old He, what can you think of?"
Wang Ze stared at He Chou with burning eyes.
He Qiu thought carefully for a while and said in a deep voice: "Based on the existing information, first of all, we can confirm that the deceased's bedroom is the scene of the first crime."
"Not bad, what next?"
"Based on my years of experience in handling cases, I can only think of three possibilities.
"The first is that the murderer has a way of leaving the scene that we don't know about.
“The second is to fake the time of death to create opportunities to commit murder, such as making a delay device, or using special techniques to keep the body fresh, so that the actual time of death is earlier.
"Third, the murderer did not leave the scene."
"Very professional," Wang Ze gave a thumbs up.
He Qiu sneered: "This is very unprofessional. The police cannot use the word hypothesis when handling cases. We must be based on evidence."
"We are just exploring ideas," Wang Zedao, "but in these three aspects, we can't find clues now."
He Qiu sighed: "That's why it feels so tricky.
"First, the ninety-eighth floor, five sealed and unbreakable windows, and peripheral surveillance all prove that the murderer has no way to leave.
"Second, the time of death of the deceased was determined by the forensic doctor. Although it cannot be too precise, the deceased was active in the virtual community before 9:30 and the port equipment was operating normally, so it must be between 9:30 and 9:45. were killed during this time.”
"Third, Lin Xiaoxia has a record of the server login and logout time in the sealed nutrition warehouse, which provides her with a perfect alibi."
He Qiu spread his hands and said: "If I count, they will all lead to dead ends."
"Can't the server time be modified?" Wang Ze asked rhetorically.
He Qiu said: "We also asked Weixing Group this question, and the other party gave a very firm answer. The server information can never be tampered with. They also said that this is the underlying logic, black box technology and so on.
"They have a saying that if the murderer could do this, the entire virtual industry would have collapsed long ago."
"The virtual industry...can't just listen to what they say."
Wang Ze shook his fingers, raised his head and thought for a few minutes.
This case is like a round ball. At first glance, there are no flaws or focal points.
Ghosts that come and go online;
The murderer who mysteriously disappeared offline;
There are only two doors apart, but the wife of the deceased has a perfect alibi.
"There must be clues here that we have missed."
Wang Ze whispered, sat back in the sofa chair, and repeatedly watched the video materials and various information collected by the police.
Half an hour later, He Chou huddled on the sofa and started snoring loudly.
Two hours later, a police officer brought hot coffee outside the door.
The night outside the window seems to have not changed much. The suspended pipes extending in all directions maintain a warm light, and colorful three-dimensional advertising walls can be seen everywhere.
Pedestrians were playing around in the night, adding to the bustle of the home star city in the second half of the night.
The lights above and below the police building gradually became scarce.
"Lao He? Lao He?"
"Huh?"
He Qiu opened his eyes in a daze, and what he saw was Wang Ze's somewhat pale face, and his bright and bloodshot eyes behind his glasses.
This shocked He Qiu: "Are you okay?"
Wang Ze smiled and said: "There is a discovery."
"What discovery?" He Qiu suddenly became energetic.
Wang Ze threw his cube-shaped mobile phone on He Qiu's chest. The light intertwined and projected a three-dimensional picture on its own.
This is a fan-shaped cake.
He Qiu had some impression that this was a cake stored in the corner of the refrigerator in the deceased's home, and most of it had been eaten.
"What's wrong? Lin Xiaoxia likes to eat sweets. We have asked before, and the cake has been sampled and tested. It is confirmed that Lin Xiaoxia's biological information is on it." He Qiu answered very confidently.
"Test all traces of consumption on the cake to see if there is any biological information of the deceased... This is not a clue."
Wang Ze read a little tiredly:
"If it can be confirmed that both people have eaten this cake, then it can be roughly confirmed that Lin Xiaoxia lied to us before, and we can continue to explore in this direction."
He Qiu immediately said: "Okay, I will make arrangements right away. The results will be available in about half an hour... You can take a rest first."
"Well, I can't hold it any longer. I'll sleep here for a while."
Wang Ze staggered towards the single bed in the corner.
This is the witness dormitory, and the accommodation conditions are naturally not very good. Wang Ze was exhausted at this moment. He took off his shoes and socks, pulled over the quilt, and breathed quickly and evenly.
He Qiu put Wang Ze's phone aside and tiptoed out of the house.
……
Qi Ming got up early.
With a pair of dark circles under her eyes, she opened the gap in the blinds and stared at the rising sun in the eastern sky with great concentration, trying to find any trace of a pilgrim mentality.
After a few minutes, Qi Ming shrugged angrily.
There is absolutely no "blood throbbing feeling" described by writers.
After briefly washing up, Qi Ming tied up her hair in a ponytail, put on a smart sportswear, checked the data on her watch several times, and hurried to the boss's room next door.
‘Does the boss get up earlier than me? Did you go for morning exercise? ’
Qi Ming looked at the wide open door of the next room and Wang Ze's suitcase placed on the coffee table, and hesitated whether to go in.
"Is Qi Ming right?"
The young police officer who came from the side greeted him gently.
"Yes, I am."
"Mr. Wang has told you to go to the conference room to attend the meeting after you have rested. He needs an assistant to take meeting minutes."
Qi Ming suddenly became nervous: "How long has my boss been here?"
"The conference room will be over here in about five minutes."
"Please take me there, thank you, brother!"
Half a minute later, Qi Ming hurried to the door of the fully enclosed conference room, put his hands together and thanked him repeatedly.
The lighting in the conference room was dim, with only a few faint lights coming from the edges of the curtains. More than a dozen people were sitting around the conference table, with two projection screens on the left and right showing several photos.
Several eyes followed the sound and looked at Qi Ming.
The air pressure in the conference room is a bit low, and most of them are older police officers with higher police ranks.
This made Qi Ming a little nervous. He lowered his head and walked quickly around Wang Ze.
"Boss, I'm sorry, I'm late."
"Well, sit down," Wang Ze raised his chin to the empty seat next to him, "Just make a simple meeting record."
"Okay," Qi Ming agreed. When she sat down, she straightened her body, revealing her exquisite curves in her loose sportswear, adding a bit of youthful vitality.
Wang Ze glanced at He Chou opposite him, and then began to close his eyes to rest.
He Qiu cleared his throat and stood up, looking at the two men and one woman sitting at the end.
The two men were both formally dressed in suits and leather boots, and the woman was wearing a professional skirt and the group emblem of the Weixing Group.
We have just introduced each other. These three people are the "working group" of Weixing Group stationed in the police station to assist in handling the case.
——These guys were scolded by He Chou before.
The leader is called Els. He has obvious mixed-race ancestry. He has dark skin, deep-set eye sockets, and a pair of light blue eyes with sharp light. He is 1.9 meters tall and has a strong physique. , and his title as Vice President of Weixing Group, all made him exude confidence.
He Qiu withdrew his gaze and said in a hoarse voice:
“Today’s meeting is to gather together the current progress.
"We have just introduced ourselves to each other, so we will go directly to the topic.
"Ahem, does the leader have anything else to add?"
One old police officer couldn't help but yawned, and several other old police officers shook their heads, all looking tired.
He Qiu made a gesture, and the pictures on the projection screen changed rapidly.
"Several previous investigation ideas have come to a dead end. No murder weapon was found at the scene. The deceased's wife had server time to provide a sufficient alibi, and there were no loopholes in the surveillance..."
"Captain He!"
The vice president at the bottom of the conference table raised his hand to interrupt He Qiu's words, frowned and said:
"Why did you ask someone other than the police to assist you without notifying us? We need an explanation."
The update time is modified to: 12 noon, 6 pm.
Thanks to the leader of the alliance on the 24th of last month, Xiaochong 66666, and Braised Duck for their strong support!
(End of chapter)