Chapter 685 Fatal Cigarette Butt!

Chapter 685 Fatal Cigarette Butt!

Chapter 685 Fatal Cigarette Butt!
Soon Jia Dongming arrived at the small courtyard mentioned by Wang Bin. When he walked into the courtyard, he saw more than a dozen cigarette butts scattered in front of the half-collapsed wall facing Liu Jiangping.

Seeing these cigarette butts, Jia Dongming immediately guessed that these were probably the cigarette butts left behind when Zhou Gang and Wang Zhi smoked to stay alert while performing surveillance tasks. At the same time, Jia Dongming also had a vague feeling that the exposure of the two was probably caused by smoking. After all, in the dark night, the flickering light could easily arouse suspicion from someone with ulterior motives.

With this thought in mind, Jia Dongming walked to the wall littered with cigarette butts and looked outside the courtyard. At first glance, he saw the courtyard with a cordon and some surrounding buildings. He said to Wang Bin and Chen Yu slowly, "Wang Bin! Chen Yu! If I'm not mistaken, the murderer must have come to scout the area very early last night. When Zhou Gang and the others were smoking to refresh themselves, the bright light from the cigarettes happened to be seen by the murderer, so the murderer found two thieves to lure Zhou Gang and Wang Zhi away."

When Wang Bin and Chen Yu learned the news of Liu Jiangping's murder, they had been wondering how the murderer discovered Zhou Gang and the others. Now, after hearing Jia Dongming's words and seeing the cigarette butts scattered on the ground, they felt that Jia Dongming's analysis was not unreasonable. At the same time, they secretly warned themselves that they must not smoke in the open when performing similar surveillance tasks in the future.

Jia Dongming said this, looking around the buildings outside, and continued slowly, "The place Zhou Gang and his men chose is indeed quite secretive. If they hadn't been smoking at night, the murderer probably wouldn't have discovered Zhou Gang and his men even if they had come to scout the place in advance."

Jia Dongming pointed to a few places in front of him and said, "Although the bright light produced by Zhou Gang and his men smoking can easily attract some people's attention, there is a wall blocking the way. Except for the poplar tree in front and the ruined temple, you can see the scene behind the wall. It is impossible to see it from other places."

"Captain Jia! According to your analysis, I think that dilapidated temple is the most suitable hiding place." Chen Weiguo was wondering why Jia Dongming came here. Now after hearing Jia Dongming's analysis, he finally understood Jia Dongming's intention. Chen Weiguo looked at the dilapidated temple in front of him and immediately responded.

Jia Dongming nodded in agreement after hearing what Chen Weiguo said, and replied, "Captain Chen! You are right. If the murderer is hiding behind that poplar tree, he will definitely be discovered by Zhou Gang and his men. So I think the same as you. The most likely place for the murderer to hide is that ruined temple."

As Jia Dongming spoke, he took the lead and walked out of the courtyard and headed towards the dilapidated temple not far from the courtyard.

"It seems that these police officers are really capable. They were able to find my hiding place." Just as Jia Dongming was leading everyone towards the ruined temple, a middle-aged man in the crowd saw the scene in front of him. Surprise flashed in his eyes and he murmured to himself in his heart.

Soon Jia Dongming arrived in front of the dilapidated temple. He looked at the dilapidated temple that had completely collapsed in front of him, turned around and looked in the direction of Liu Jiangping's home and Zhou Gang and their monitoring point. Although the dilapidated temple was a bit far from Liu Jiangping's home, from this position, he could not only see these two places, but also clearly see the situation at the entrance of the alley.

Jia Dongming walked into the ruined temple and looked at the overgrown weeds. He immediately activated his Eagle Eye skill and began to investigate the temple, hoping to find valuable clues.

Soon, with the help of his eagle eye skills, Jia Dongming found some clues in some trampled grass. After finding the footprints left in the grass, Jia Dongming immediately shouted to Chen Weiguo: "Captain Chen! Send someone over immediately to collect the footprints here. If I'm not mistaken, these footprints should be left by the murderer."

When Chen Weiguo heard Jia Dongming's shout, he immediately looked towards the ground where Jia Dongming pointed. When he saw the footprints left in the bushes, his eyes suddenly brightened and he quickly replied, "Captain Jia! Please wait a moment. I will call someone to collect the footprints right away."

Jia Dongming looked at the trampled weeds and the footprints left in the grass. His first feeling was that these footprints were a little strange. He then said to Wang Bin and Chen Yu, "Wang Bin! Chen Yu! You two should also look at these footprints. Why do I feel that these footprints are a little strange?"

When Jia Dongming pointed at the footprints in the bushes, Chen Yu had been staring at them intently. It was not until he heard Jia Dongming's words that he said to Jia Dongming, "Captain! Looking at the footprints left in the bushes, I feel that the owner of these footprints should have a slight disability."

After hearing Chen Yu's analysis, Wang Bin immediately stared at the footprints in the bushes and asked Chen Yu curiously, "Brother Yu! I don't think there's anything wrong with these footprints. How did you know that the owner of the footprints was slightly disabled?"

When Chen Yu heard Wang Bin's question, he immediately pointed at the footprints on the ground and introduced them to Wang Bin: "Wang Bin! Look at the footprints on the right. There are obvious drag marks. This means that the owner of the footprints has a little inflexibility in his right foot, so there are slight drag marks when he walks."

After hearing what Chen Yu said to Wang Bin, Jia Dongming nodded in agreement and said to Wang Bin, "Wang Bin! Chen Yu is right. Although the owner of this set of footprints is not truly disabled, his right foot was once injured, which is why there are slight drag marks on his footprints when he walks."

"Although we are not sure yet whether this set of footprints was left by the murderer, as long as we can confirm it, this clue will be of some help to us in finding the murderer."

Having said this, Jia Dongming activated his Eagle Eye skill again and began to scan other places in the ruined temple, hoping to find more valuable clues.

Jia Dongming followed the extension of this set of footprints and soon found two more sets of footprints behind the ruined temple. This reminded Jia Dongming of the two thieves caught by Zhou Gang and his team. He then ordered Wang Bin, "Wang Bin! There are two more sets of footprints here. After collecting all these footprints, take these two sets of footprints back to the Municipal Bureau and immediately compare them with the footprints of the two thieves caught by Zhou Gang and his team. If the footprints match, it will be enough to prove that the first set of footprints we found belonged to the murderer."

(End of this chapter)