There was no evidence to prove that Chen Ge was related to the Cards Archway case. He had only appeared in the surveillance footage, and the police were only there to give it a try, but the development was beyond the police's expectation.
"Mr. Chen, you said you went to those places to investigate Doctor Fang's disappearance?"
"Yes."
"Let's put that aside for now. Did you enter the Cards Archway last night?" Captain Cai was more concerned about the Cards Archway case. After the Cards Archway collapsed two nights ago, the bodies that were buried underground were exposed.
Some of the bodies had died a long time ago, but two of the bodies had died in recent months.
After investigation, the police discovered that the victims were all homeless people. They were probably killed when they were resting at the Cards Archway at night.
Based on the police's analysis, there was no conflict or mutual benefit between the killer and the victims. In other words, the killer was a madman who killed for fun!
Such a dangerous person had to be captured as soon as possible, or he would definitely commit the same crime again.
"I entered the Cards Archway two nights ago and saw some things. If you want to solve the case at the Cards Archway, you cannot ignore the disappearance of Doctor Fang." Chen Ge leaned against the backseat of the police car. "Before Doctor Fang disappeared, he seemed to have suffered some kind of mental trauma. He was in a trance all day long, and he kept coming up with scary ghost stories."
Chen Ge took out the notebook that he used to record things. "In the past two nights, I've investigated more than twenty ghost stories in Xin Hai, trying to find the reason behind Doctor Fang's disappearance, and I did find something."
Taking out several pieces of paper from his backpack, Chen Ge showed them to Captain Cai. "I found these at some of the ghost stories."
Reading the strange words on the paper, the young officer next to Chen Ge was confused, but Captain Cai's reaction was weird. He said subconsciously, "This sentence again?"
"You've seen it before?" Chen Ge wanted to borrow the power of the police, but it was not easy to convince the police. After all, this was not Jiujiang. They had not worked together before, so no one trusted the other.
However, Chen Ge did not expect Captain Cai to have seen the sentence on the paper. This way, they had a basis to continue their conversation.
"About half a year ago, there were two murder cases in Xin Hai. The victims died in extremely strange ways. We saw similar words at the crime scenes." Captain Cai put on his gloves and accepted the note from Chen Ge. "Even though the case was successfully solved, how should I put this? When we found the murderer, the murderer had already gone mad. All kinds of evidence pointed to the madman as the murderer, so we didn't investigate further. "
"The words on the note appeared half a year ago?" Chen Ge calculated the time, and that was around the time his parents disappeared. "Now that the words on the note have reappeared, does that mean that there was more than one killer?"
Chen Ge had already given the Xin Hai police a lot of face. He did not say that the Xin Hai police had missed out on the real killer, but he did say in a roundabout way that there might be more than one killer.
"In terms of motive and technique, it is indeed possible." Captain Cai had never been so serious before. "Mr. Chen, you have provided us with a very important clue this time!"
Ten minutes later, three officers led Chen Ge into Xin Hai City's police station.
Since he was involved in multiple murder cases, Captain Cai paid a lot of attention to Chen Ge, so he led him directly to the internal meeting room.
Pushing the door open, Captain Cai did not expect there to be other people in the meeting room.
A middle-aged officer sat at the table with a serious expression. Standing across from him was a male teacher who had the presence of an ancient scholar. The two of them were arguing over a certain question until their faces were red.
"Captain Yang?"
"Mr Wang?"
Captain Cai and Chen Ge spoke at the same time, and the few looked at each other.
"Who is he?" The middle-aged officer who was called Captain Yang looked at Chen Ge. "Ol 'Cai, why did you bring someone into the internal meeting room?"
"The night before yesterday, when the archway collapsed, we found the bodies of two homeless people. The cause of death was determined to be cardiac arrest due to intense stimulation. It was obvious that they were murdered. During the investigation, we ran into Mr. Chen, and he provided us with a very important clue. " Captain Cai took out the note. "The two murders from half a year ago, there was more than one killer! The murders of the homeless people and the previous cases were probably done by the same group of people! "
"The killers who killed the homeless people at the archway are the same group of people who committed the murders from half a year ago?" Captain Yang fell into deep thought. Moments later, he turned to Mr Wang. "Ol 'Wang, it's not that I don't want to help you, but as you can see, Xin Hai has not been very peaceful recently. Many cases have popped up. We cannot focus our attention on a case where the killer from twenty years ago is already dead. I hope you can understand. "
Mr Wang seemed to have expected this result. His expression did not change. "You guys continue to talk. I'll be leaving now."
He was not in a good mood. When he passed Chen Ge, he whispered, "Mr Chen, when you come out from the police station, remember to contact me."
"Me?" Chen Ge had no idea why Mr Wang would suddenly come to find him, but he still nodded. They were all from Jiujiang, so it was only right for them to help each other out.
After Mr Wang left, Captain Cai closed the door of the conference room and started to ask Chen Ge some questions in detail.
Chen Ge had accumulated a lot of experience at the Jiujiang police station. He knew the whole investigation system like the back of his hand. Initially, it was two officers who were asking questions, but later, Chen Ge slowly took control of the conversation. He used a carbon pen to list all the clues on the board. Those who did not know better might have thought that he was a senior lecturer hired by the police station.
His thought process was clear and logical. Chen Ge used the simplest words to clear his name and then organized all the information about the two murders.
The cases that spanned half a year were linked together, and the link was the sentence on the paper.
"The real killer is not crazy, or rather, they are a team. They know that they will not be able to escape from the police, so they threw away the car to save the king and pushed out a madman as the scapegoat." When Chen Ge said those words, he had been observing the change in the expressions of the two officers.
When there was light in the world, there would be darkness. The cases that had happened half a year ago needed to be reopened. This result was not something that everyone could accept. Some people might purposely obstruct the investigation to avoid responsibility.
But thankfully, Captain Yang and Captain Cai were not people like that.
After they confirmed that the two cases were related and knew that the real killer was still at large, they immediately activated the emergency plan and summoned the Xin Hai police station's investigation team in front of Chen Ge.
It was a police meeting, but there was a stranger in the room. The young officers who just entered the room were all surprised, but Chen Ge was not surprised. In fact, he even found a seat for himself.
"Mr. Chen, we are going to discuss some internal cases. According to the rules, this information cannot be leaked, so please wait outside for a while." Captain Cai saw that Chen Ge was going to listen in, and a helpless smile appeared on his face. "Yue Ji, bring Mr. Chen to the breakroom to wait."
A female officer with a baby face walked over. Chen Ge left the room unwillingly.
"Looks like they still do not fully trust me. Then again, after all, I am just a stranger from Jiujiang." Chen Ge stretched lazily. "But it doesn't matter. We will get to know each other more often in the future."
He did not sleep that night. After Chen Ge entered the breakroom, he pulled a few chairs together. Then, with his backpack as his pillow, he lay on top of them and fell asleep.
Throughout the whole process, the female officer stood beside him. She watched as Chen Ge dragged the chairs and fell asleep just like that.
"He purposely came to the police station to sleep? What kind of human behavior is this? "
Yue Ji did not dare disobey the orders given by her superior. She even suspected that the man before her might be some important suspect, so she had to keep an eye on him.
With no other choice, Yue Ji leaned against the table and kept her eyes on the sleeping Chen Ge.
One hour later, Chen Ge was shaken awake by someone. Captain Cai and Yue Ji were standing next to him.
"You've finished your discussion?"
"Yes, we plan to combine the case from half a year ago and the case from the night before yesterday." Captain Cai poured a glass of water for Chen Ge. "Other than that, we will temporarily keep the note. After the case is solved, we will return it to you."
"There's no need for that. You can keep the note, but I advise you not to stare at the words on it for too long." The note was not something good. Since the police were willing to keep it, naturally, Chen Ge would not reject them.
"Thank you for your cooperation." Captain Cai handed the disposable glass of water to Chen Ge. "In the near future, we might summon you. We hope that you will not leave Xin Hai for the time being."
"Why don't we exchange contact numbers directly? If you need any help, just let me know. I am also very worried about Doctor Fang's safety, and I want to know more about him as soon as I can. " Chen Ge took out his phone. Captain Cai could not find an excuse to reject him, so he directly exchanged phone numbers with Chen Ge.
"This case is not as simple as you think. The culprits are a team, so they are very dangerous. You have to be careful." Chen Ge's purpose of coming to Xin Hai had been achieved. He had gotten in touch with the police and had them start to target the cursed hospital. Now, he only needed to slowly gain the police's trust, and then he would have another great help.
"Okay, we will be careful. You should go back to sleep."
"See you tomorrow."
Looking at Chen Ge's back as he left, Yue Ji's heart was filled with confusion. In the end, she could not help but ask, "Captain Cai, who is this man? This is the first time I've seen you speak in such a soft and gentle voice. "
"His name is Chen Ge. He is the only normal citizen in Jiujiang who has received the Public Security Medal of Honor. He has been involved in more than ten serious crimes, and more than twenty lives have been lost." Captain Cai's eyes were serious. "I used to be classmates with Lee Zhen from Jiujiang's Criminal Investigation Unit. I have heard about this man's story a long time ago, but I did not expect him to come to Xin Hai so soon."
"Could it be just a rumor? Involved in more than ten serious crimes, and more than twenty lives have been lost? Is he Detective Conan? "Yue Ji's interest in Chen Ge was piqued. She kept staring at Chen Ge's back.
"I need to get back to work. Something big is going to happen in Xin Hai."
…
Just as Chen Ge exited the police station, Mr Wang, who was standing by the roadside, walked over to him.
"Mr Wang, you have been waiting for me?" Chen Ge had a good impression of Mr Wang. To be more precise, he had a good impression of everyone at Jiujiang University of Law and Medicine.
"Yes." Mr Wang hesitated. He stared at Chen Ge for a long time before he said, "I heard from Zuo Han that you are a legend. To search for your missing parents, you have flipped over half of Jiujiang and solved many big and serious crimes."
"You flatter me. I am just lucky."
"To be able to solve one murder case after another, that is not good luck; it is the worst luck in the world." Mr Wang sighed. "Death, despair, pain, struggle, behind every murder case is the evil of humanity. In this era of peace, we are the closest to evil."
Mr Wang was very serious, and so did Chen Ge. "Teacher, why are you looking for me?"
"More than twenty years ago, there was a serial murder case in Jiujiang. At the time, surveillance was not yet common, and the killer purposely chose to commit the crime in the countryside. This made the case very difficult to solve." Mr Wang looked at the cars that passed by on the road, and it sounded like he was talking to himself.
"To prevent panic, all the information related to the case was locked down. The higher-ups even gave the order that we had to capture the killer within a week."
"In the end, we did capture the killer on the seventh day, but at the time, we suspected that there was more than one killer." Mr Wang sighed softly. "The killer could not even form a complete sentence. He is the killer because all the evidence points to him."
"All the evidence points to him. Doesn't that prove that you did not capture the wrong person?" Chen Ge had a hunch.
"But what if part of the evidence was purposely forged by the killer?" Mr Wang gripped his hands together. "The killer is very cunning. He probably came up with a way to escape before he killed the first victim."
The atmosphere was heavy, and both parties were silent for a while. Then Mr Wang spoke again. "That case has become a thorn in my heart. I will always be reminded of the victim's face, his eyes, and his last struggle to beg me for help."
When Mr Wang said that, he kept his eyes on Chen Ge. "Do you know the name of the last victim in that serial murder case?"
"What is his name?"
"Chen Ge. The child has the same name as you." Mr. Wang took a deep breath. "Perhaps that is why Captain Yan is so protective of you. You are two different people, but the way you look at each other is very similar."
"His name is also Chen Ge?" Chen Ge was startled. "Mr Wang, can you tell me more about that case from twenty years ago?"
"The first victim of that case was a foreign tourist. He accidentally used his camera to take a picture of the killer killing a child. The killer was wearing a white coat, and the child was about five years old." The case that Mr Wang mentioned sounded familiar to Chen Ge.
"After the tourist died, we started to investigate, and we slowly realized that the killer was very cruel. He used different methods to kill several children of the same age and size. Even though we did not find the children's bodies, the surveillance footage and eyewitnesses proved it.
"What happened next was even more ridiculous. Two eyewitnesses were killed one after another, and the killer in the white coat even destroyed part of the evidence.
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