After Lu Chuan learned of Li Yang's abnormal behavior when facing the inquiry, his face instantly became solemn. He knew very well that this seemingly inconspicuous flaw might be the key to solving the entire mystery. "Send more personnel immediately to conduct a comprehensive investigation of Li Yang. Don't let go of any details from his daily life to social relations!" Lu Chuan stood in front of the conference room, his eyes firmly scanning every team member. The loud voice echoed in the room, exuding unquestionable majesty. The team members acted quickly and took their own orders, and a tense investigation began.
As the investigation gradually deepened, an astonishing clue emerged - there was frequent economic exchanges between Li Yang and Zhao Yu, who was previously listed as a key investigator but disappeared. Xiao Zhang, who was responsible for investigating the flow of funds, rushed into the conference room excitedly: "Lu Zhi, there is a major discovery! There have been many financial transactions of varying amounts in the past few years between Li Yang and Zhao Yu's bank accounts, and these transfer times seem to be related to the key time points of our investigation!" Lu Chuan quickly walked to Xiao Zhang, stared at the information in his hand, and frowned: "Collection of these transfer records in detail in chronological order to find out the possible reasons behind each change in funds. Remember, any small detail may be the key to solving the case." Xiao Zhang nodded solemnly, turned around and devoted himself to the intense work.
At the same time, new progress has also been made regarding the relationship between the two deceased and Li Yang and Zhao Yu. Xiao Wang, who was responsible for sorting out interpersonal relationships, ran in excitedly: "Lu Zhi, find out! The two deceased opened a factory with Li Yang and Zhao Yu five years ago!" Lu Chuan was slightly stunned, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes: "The factory five years ago? This is definitely not a coincidence. The factory is immediately investigated, and no detail can be left out from registration information, business conditions to personnel composition."
Investigators found that the factory was an ordinary electronic equipment processing factory on the surface, but after in-depth investigation, they found many suspicious points. Xiao Li, who was responsible for reviewing the information, reported with confusion: "Lu Branch, the operating data of this factory is very unreasonable, some accounts are unclear, and the actual business volume and scale are seriously inconsistent, and it feels like he is deliberately hiding something." Lu Chuan pondered for a moment and said, "Continue to dig deeper, there must be a problem, and maybe it is closely related to the case we are investigating now." After further digging, the police were shocked to find that the factory was suspected of smuggling electronic components.
"The smuggling case back then is likely to be closely related to the current arson case." Lu Chuan said with a serious expression at the case analysis meeting, "We must follow this clue to find out the full picture of the smuggling case back then and how it is related to the current case. Everyone cheer up. This is the key turning point in our solving the case!"
In order to investigate the smuggling case, the police first launched an investigation into the factory's employees that year. They found several former employees who were still living in Haizhou City and asked them one by one.
Zhang Hui and Wang Shuai came to the home of a former employee. Zhang Hui asked politely: "Hello, we are policemen. I want to know the situation of the factory you worked in before. Did you notice anything abnormal when you were working in the factory?" The former employee hesitated for a moment, a hint of nervousness in his eyes, and subconsciously rubbed his hands: "I... I'm not sure, I just feel that the time and process of some goods are not formal, but I dare not ask too much. After all, I work there and don't want to cause trouble."
"Have you seen some electronic components of unknown origin?" Wang Shuai continued to ask.
The former employee frowned and recalled for a while: "It seems... it seems that there have been several times when some components that have never been seen in the brand were transported into the factory, but they were quickly transported away. I don't know where they went. Everyone was tacit at that time, and no one dared to talk too much."
Through inquiries with several former employees, the police gradually pieced together some clues about the smuggling case. They found that the factory's smuggling activities seemed to have strict organization and operational processes, and Li Yang and Zhao Yu played an important role in it.
Police then began to investigate the transportation channels of smuggled goods. They retrieved logistics records, traffic monitoring and other information from that year, and tried to find the transportation route and handover location of the goods. Among the massive data, investigators found some suspicious transport vehicles and personnel. The driving routes of these vehicles avoid regular checkpoints and often stay in remote places. "Tract the driving trajectories of these vehicles and find their place." Lu Chuan instructed.
Investigators followed the vehicle's driving trajectory and found that the vehicles eventually drove to some abandoned warehouses and remote docks. When the police arrived at these locations, they found that the warehouse had been empty and the dock did not leave too many useful clues. But the investigators were not discouraged and they continued to conduct visits and investigations in the surrounding areas.
During the visit, a resident near the dock provided an important clue. He recalled that some mysterious ships were often seen docking at the docks a few years ago, and some people would unload their cargo from the ships and transport them away with those suspicious vehicles.
"What do those people look like? Do they have any special characteristics?" Wang Shuai asked anxiously.
The residents scratched their heads and tried hard to recall: "I was far away and couldn't see clearly. I only remember that they were all wearing hats and masks, and they were in a hurry and felt very mysterious. And every time people came, they were very alert, and they would be very nervous when they found someone approaching."
Although this clue did not point directly to the suspect, it provided a new direction for the police to investigate. Police began investigating information on ships docked at the pier that year, trying to find out the ships related to the smuggling case. After some effort, they locked in several suspicious ships and launched an investigation into the owner and crew of the ship.
However, the investigation process was not smooth. Most of these ship owners and crew members have left Haizhou City, and some have even lost contact. The police contacted several of the crew members through various channels, but they all said they were not aware of the smuggling and just worked according to the owner's instructions.
"Continue digging deeper, these crew members must know some inside information, but they are not willing to say it." Lu Chuan said to the investigators.
Investigators have stepped up their investigations into crew members and tried to find a breakthrough by investigating their social relations and economic conditions. Finally, while investigating a crew member's bank account, he found a financial transaction with Li Yang. The discovery gave the police hope and they questioned the crew again. (This chapter ends)