Chapter 239 Jia Dongming’s promise!

At about 3:00 p.m., two policemen knocked on the door and walked into Wu Guangrong's office, reporting respectfully, "Report! Captain! According to what we learned from the subdistrict office, there is a courtyard with two entrances over on Jintong Road. It was blown down by a plane a few years ago and has been abandoned there ever since."

When Jia Dongming heard the police officer's report, he immediately stood up from the sofa and said with a smile, "Captain Zhang! Captain Wu! Why don't we go to the abandoned second courtyard and take a look!"

When Zhang Huanchun heard what Jia Dongming said, he immediately stood up from the sofa and replied, "Okay! Then let's go to the abandoned yard and take a look."

Soon, a group of five people, sitting on two sidecars from the Chaoyang Branch, arrived at the gate of the abandoned two-courtyard building that the neighborhood office mentioned. Jia Dongming looked at the two-courtyard building in front of him, where even the wall had been blown down. His intuition told him that this two-courtyard building should be the first crime scene.

Pushing open the crumbling wooden door, a weed-covered yard appeared in front of Jia Dongming and others. Looking at the dilapidated yard in front of him, Jia Dongming immediately used his Eagle Eye skill to search the yard.

Jia Dongming swept his eyes around the yard and finally stopped at the east wing, because he found bloodstains and some traces in the east wing, and then he walked towards the direction of the east wing.

Before Jia Dongming reached the door of the east wing, a drag mark appeared in his sight. A faint smell of blood came out of the room, which made Jia Dongming shout: "Captain Wu! Captain Zhang! Look at the marks and footprints left on the ground. If I'm not mistaken, this should be the first crime scene."

Zhang Huanchun and Wu Guangrong, upon hearing Jia Dongming's shout, immediately walked towards where Jia Dongming was. When they saw the traces left on the soil on the ground, they were all shocked.

Jia Dongming pointed at the drag marks on the ground and said, "Based on the drag marks on the ground, the murderer should have covered the victim's mouth and dragged him into the yard from the collapsed wall."

Jia Dongming said this and then continued, "Also, smell it and see if there is a strong smell of blood in the east wing."

Wu Guangrong heard Jia Dongming's introduction, looked at the traces left on the ground, and then tried to smell the air. He smelled a familiar smell of blood, so he instructed a police officer beside him: "Xiao Ruan! Go back to the bureau quickly and ask the third team to come here immediately. Also notify the forensic department and ask them to arrange someone to come here."

Jia Dongming followed the drag marks on the ground to the collapsed part of the wall. He saw traces similar to those left by a cart tire outside the wall. He could almost conclude that the scrap collector was the murderer of You Liyun. As for whether he was the real culprit of the serial murder case in the Dongcheng Branch, further confirmation was needed.

After Jia Dongming saw the wheel marks outside the wall, he turned around and walked back into the yard. In order to protect the scene, Jia Dongming did not immediately enter the east wing. Instead, he introduced Wu Guangrong and Zhang Huanchun: "Captain Wu! Captain Zhang! I just took a look outside the yard. There are obvious wheel marks outside, and they are the wheel marks of a cart. If my judgment is correct, the scrap collector should be the murderer of You Liyun."

"Of course, this is just my preliminary judgment. Everything must be based on facts and evidence."

After hearing Jia Dongming's judgment, Zhang Huanchun immediately asked Jia Dongming, "Dongming! Could the murderer of this case be the same person as the murderer of the Dongcheng District serial murder case?"

There was no DNA extraction technology in that era. If there was, it would be very easy to determine whether the murderer in this case was the serial killer based on the DNA left by the murderer.

After hearing Zhang Huanchun's question, Jia Dongming pondered for a while before speaking, "Captain Zhang! I haven't read the files of the serial murder case in Dongcheng yet, so I can't confirm this for now." Everyone waited for more than half an hour, and the police and forensic doctors from the Criminal Investigation Team 3 of Chaoyang Branch finally arrived. When Wu Guangrong saw his subordinates coming, he pointed to the east wing not far away and ordered in a serious manner, "Zhou Xianlong! Take your men and start investigating this house to determine whether this is the first crime scene."

After hearing Wu Guangrong's instructions, several police officers immediately carried out an on-site inspection of the east wing. As a result, the remaining clothing fragments in the room indirectly confirmed that this was the first scene of the crime.

In order to confirm whether the real culprit of this case was the real culprit of the serial murders in Dongcheng District, Zhang Huanchun took Jia Dongming on foot back to the Chaoyang Branch, and then rode a bicycle back to the Dongcheng Branch with Jia Dongming.

When the two returned to the Dongcheng Branch, it was already past four in the afternoon. Zhang Huanchun placed a large stack of case files in front of Jia Dongming's desk and immediately said to him, "Dongming! Take a quick look at these files and see if the serial murder case in Dongcheng and the murder case in Chaoyang Branch were committed by the same murderer."

When Jia Dongming saw the files that Zhang Huanchun had brought to the office, he felt Zhang Huanchun's anxiety, and then he picked up a file and began to read it carefully.

It took Jia Dongming more than half an hour to finish reading the files of the three cases. Through these three early files, Jia Dongming clearly discovered that the murderer was obviously unfamiliar and even afraid when he committed the crime for the first time. It was not until the third case occurred that the murderer's methods gradually became much more sophisticated, and he even cleaned up the crime scene.

"Dongming! The Chaoyang branch just called and said that they compared the footprints left at the scene and found that the scrap collector who had an argument with You Liyun was not the murderer of You Liyun." Just as Jia Dongming was pondering the murderer's changes in his mind, Zhang Huanchun walked into Jia Dongming's office from outside and told Jia Dongming the results of the Chaoyang branch's investigation with a serious face.

After hearing what Zhang Huanchun said, Jia Dongming showed a puzzled expression on his face. He asked Zhang Huanchun in confusion, "Captain Zhang! The traces left outside the wall are obviously those left by a cart. Ask the Chaoyang Branch to ask someone how many waste collectors there are nearby, and then check them one by one. I believe we will be able to find the real culprit soon."

Zhang Huanchun nodded subconsciously when he heard Jia Dongming's reminder. When he saw the files Jia Dongming placed on the table, he immediately asked Jia Dongming: "Dongming! You have just read several files. Do you think the serial murder case in Dongcheng was committed by the murderer in Chaoyang District?"

When Jia Dongming heard Zhang Huanchun's question and thought of the contents of the file he had just read, he introduced it with a serious face: "Captain Zhang! According to the murderer's method of committing the crime, it is 70% similar to the case in Chaoyang Branch."

"At the same time, I also found from these three files that the murderer's methods gradually became more sophisticated during the process of committing crimes. As for whether the murderer of this serial murder case is the murderer of the Chaoyang murder case, I need to read all the files to be sure."

Zhang Huanchun was a little disappointed when he heard what Jia Dongming said, but he also knew that he couldn't get what he wanted in a hurry, so he nodded and replied seriously, "Well, Dongming! You can take your time. I'll go back to the office and report your situation to the Chaoyang Branch, and ask them to arrange someone to continue the investigation."

How could Jia Dongming understand Zhang Huanchun's inner thoughts after hearing what he said? He smiled and replied, "Captain Zhang! If the case is not solved, we cannot comfort the dead, and we cannot explain to the people. Regardless of whether the murderer from Chaoyang Branch is the serial killer, I will find a way to catch the murderer and give an explanation to the dead and their families."

Zhang Huanchun nodded with satisfaction after hearing Jia Dongming's promise, and said to Jia Dongming: "Comrade Dongming! If you can solve this case, I will personally pay for you to go to Quanjude to eat roast duck!"

When Jia Dongming heard Zhang Huanchun's big promise, he showed a confident smile on his face and reminded Zhang Huanchun: "Captain Zhang! You said this yourself, don't regret it when the time comes."

(End of this chapter)

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