Chapter 77 Burnt Vehicle
Xinjian Village is one of a dozen villages scattered around Longjiang Road.
The population is not large, and the entire village only has a total of more than 2,000 people.
Because it is close to the urban area, most of the villagers in Xinjian Village grow cash crops, such as strawberry picking.
Many people have also opened farmhouses and engaged in rural-themed tourism business.
Winter has just entered November, the picking season has passed, and the business of the farmhouse is not particularly good.
Many farmers in the village go out to do odd jobs.
But the older villagers are not physically strong enough and have no skills.
So, when winter comes, we start to sit in the village in twos and threes and chat.
The sunshine is just right today. As usual, Wang Chengshun sat on the stone pillar in front of his house to bask in the sun.
"I saw it this morning. The front of the car seemed to have hit something, and it was heading west."
Faced with the traffic police's questioning, Lao Wangtou knew everything and described it vividly.
"About what time?"
"It was only two hours ago. I just came out of home and happened to see it."
Wang Chengshun pointed to the side Neighbors who were sunbathing together: "They all saw it too, Lao Zhang, is it the white car?"
"Hmm, the off-road vehicle must have hit something and headed to the west village."
The tracking of the vehicle that caused the accident soon became clear.
The criminal police officer following the traffic police all the way was none other than the squadron leader of the High-tech Zone Criminal Police Brigade, Song Kun’s apprentice Li Kai.
“Go, chase!”
As long as there are traces of the other party, the possibility of catching up is very high.
The fact was just as Li Kai thought. Less than half an hour after they left Xinjian Village, they discovered the vehicle responsible for the accident.
To be precise, it is the remains of a vehicle.
Left looking at the off-road vehicle that was burning in the ravine with only the iron frame remaining, Li Kai's face turned pale.
Twenty past one noon.
Lu Chuan and others rushed to the scene.
"Is this the car?"
Liu Guodong arrived first, opened the discovery box, and prepared for work: "The car was burned and there is no license plate, but the engine frame number can still be identified. The traffic police have already The owner of the vehicle was found."
Lu Chuan put on his gloves and prepared for the investigation: "Have you confirmed the identity of the driver?"
Liu Guodong shook his head: "No, the car was stolen last night. The car owner reported the case this morning. The Youhao Road Police Station received the case and confirmed it. "
Qin Yong also rushed to the scene and was discussing the next step in handling the case with Ren Qiang and Yuan Shaokang.
Lu Chuan and Liu Guodong had a heavy task and needed to investigate the burning vehicle.
Lao Bai and Yang Sen are already on their way.
"There is a strong smell of gasoline. The other party has already planned it."
Lu Chuan sniffed and could smell the smell of volatile gasoline.
The murderer was very cunning. He had no intention of hiding the vehicle.
In a ravine about fifteen kilometers away from Xinjian Village, the car was doused with gasoline and completely burned.
"The vehicle was severely burned, and it was very difficult to extract the murderer's fingerprints, footprints and other evidence."
Liu Guodong had experienced similar on-site investigations.
Burned scenes are generally very difficult to deal with.
The murderer's purpose is to make his traces disappear through fire.
"This place is so remote. How did the other party leave after burning the car?"
Lu Chuan put on three layers of gloves and began to adjust the camera, preparing to take pictures: "Walking or taking a car?"
< br>Liu Guodong shook his head: "We don't know yet. Let's survey the scene first."
"Whether the other party left on foot or in a car, there should be traces left behind."
This is The reason why it is necessary to enter the site first during the current survey. Although the murderer burned the vehicle, all traces of himself in the vehicle were destroyed.
But there are few people around here, so the other party will definitely leave other clues.
It depends on whether Lu Chuan and the others can discover it.
The first step is to take photos.
This is a routine process. The burning vehicle is still steaming, and the smell of burned rubber is very unpleasant.
Lu Chuan began to mark all the scattered items.
Falling car doors, burned gasoline barrels, half-melted car lights.
At the same time, after the fuel tank exploded, fragments of the vehicle were ejected from the impact.
This is why Li Kai and the others were able to find the burned vehicle.
They were attracted by the sound of explosions and thick smoke.
"Master, the vehicle has just burned and fallen off the ground. We need to wait for the temperature to drop before we conduct an investigation."
"I'll go check out the perimeter to see if I can find anything."
Liu Guodong nodded: "You go first, Lao Bai and the others are also here. Let's collect the surrounding debris first."
It is different from what is shown in the movie when police investigate cases.
In reality, every detail must be taken into consideration, such as the debris around the vehicle.
Liu Guodong and the others wanted to find them all piece by piece, take pictures with numbers, and carefully check and analyze each one.
Maybe we can collect one or two fingerprints.
It is tedious and boring. It can be completed quickly in one afternoon.
In the ravine, Lu Chuan followed the traces of the off-road vehicle driving in, inch by inch.
Turn into the ravine from the asphalt road, and there are only the tire marks of a car.
Therefore, the murderer must have left the ravine on foot after lighting the fire.
Lu Chuan hopes to find some shoe prints, which will help identify the murderer's physical information.
The first criminal policeman to discover the burned vehicle was Li Kai from the High-tech Zone Criminal Police Brigade, who was also Song Kun's apprentice.
Although Li Kai was very emotional about the death of his master, when it came time to handle the case, Li Kai showed the professional qualities of a senior criminal police officer.
When they arrived at the scene, the vehicle had almost burned, with basically only the skeleton left, and all the interiors burned away. Although they could still put out the fire, Li Kai gave up.
To put out a fire, you must use a fire extinguisher.
The fire extinguishers equipped on police cars are all dry powder fire extinguishers. If this thing is sprayed on the car, it is equivalent to a thorough cleaning of the vehicle.
Current inspections can find useful information on vehicles that have been on fire, but basically nothing can be found on vehicles that have been sprayed by fire extinguishers.
Although Li Kai is a squadron leader, he does not have any rights. He is equivalent to a team leader with an action team under him.
Li Kai himself also has to work, even more than others.
And this kind of position is not linked to the police rank.
Song Kun is actually the criminal policeman of Li Kai's squadron, with a higher police rank than Li Kai.
Li Kai, who has been solving crimes on the front line all year round, sometimes has to play the role of investigator or even forensic scientist.
In short, in the criminal police brigade, everyone is an animal. They can be used as soon as they are pulled up. It doesn’t matter what type of police you are.
In addition, other traces at the site are also well preserved.
After Li Kai and others found the vehicle, the traffic police braved the high temperature and checked the chassis number, but nothing else was touched.
The land in the ravine is soft and elastic, and the footprints left behind are quite clear.
Lu Chuan collected more than a dozen sets of footprints without much effort.
Of course, many of these footprints were left by the criminal police investigating the case, and they must be eliminated during post-processing.
Lu Chuan held an ultraviolet searchlight and climbed up from the ravine.
When they reached the roadside of the ravine, Lu Chuan looked more carefully.
Some discoveries were also made.
(End of this chapter)