So, in the early hours of the morning, a cleaner in Mount Jing found a black plastic bag on the side of the road when he was cleaning the street. It seemed that someone had lost it because the handle of the plastic bag was broken. It must have been accidentally dropped on the ground.
Cleaning the road would often pick up some valuable things. Old Li had already found out the experience. Especially in the early morning shift, he could pick up the most things!
Although it was tiring to get up early, Old Li still insisted on working the morning shift. For decades, even if his wife didn't have a job, he still relied on cleaning and tidying to feed his family. Among them, there was this secret manual of picking up things that wasn't passed on.
The road was dark at night, and there were more people drinking. The probability of losing things on the road was higher, especially when it was hard to see clearly, so the possibility of being picked up by others was relatively low. Unlike during the day, if something fell, the passers-by and the scavengers would pick it up without waiting for you to take action.
Old Li saw the black plastic bag on the side of the road and was a little excited. What would be inside? A bag of banknotes? However, Old Li shook his head. Banknotes should not be wrapped in this broken plastic bag. What would it be?
Old Li looked around and found that no one was around. He quickly picked up the black plastic bag and opened it, but he found that it was a videotape!
In this era, videotapes were already very rare. Old Li took out the videotape and carefully looked back and forth, but he found that there was no label on the videotape. He didn't know what kind of tape it was.
Thinking of this door that was popular on the Internet recently, Old Li's heart tightened. Could this be a door that someone knocked on and intended to blackmail others?
Thinking of this, Old Li's heart thumped. Could it be that there was a video of passion inside? Thinking of this, Old Li felt that it was very possible!
He hid the videotape close to his body. He planned to go to Old Wang's house next door to enjoy it together after work. Old Wang lost his wife in his middle age. His children were already married. He was the only one in the family, so it was just right for him to watch this kind of video.
So after Old Li got off work, he bought half a catty of pig head meat and a bottle of Red Star Erguotou and ran to Old Wang's house. He was going to enjoy it together.
Old Wang was watching the morning news at home when Old Li pushed the door open and walked in. Seeing the wine and meat in Old Li's hands, he wondered, "I say, Old Li, why did you bring wine and meat here so early in the morning?"
"Hehe." Old Li smiled mysteriously and put the meat on the table. Then, he took out the videotape from his pocket and said, "Look, what is this?"
"Video tape?" Old Wang was stunned, then he saw Old Li's mysterious smile. He was shocked and said, "It can't be that kind of belt, right?"
"Hehe, what do you think?" Old Li had already determined in his heart that this videotape was some kind of erotic film.
"No wonder you came here so early in the morning. I thought you had something urgent. It turns out you were in a hurry for sex!" Old Wang laughed.
"I'm horny? It's as if you're not in a hurry. " Old Li curled his lips. He picked up the videotape and was about to put it into the recorder, but Old Wang stopped him.
"Wait a minute, look at this news first! It's talking about a murder case in our Mount Jing City! " Old Wang pointed to the TV screen and said, "Hey, the victim, Sui Yuejin, is the boss of the Sui's Group. He was shot to death. You see, how tragic. No one in the building survived."
"Sui Yuejin, isn't he a celebrity in our city?" Although Old Li was just a cleaner, he also knew about Sui Yuejin. Especially the Sui's Group's building, which was near the street that he cleaned, he naturally paid more attention.
"Yeah, he was killed by someone. I don't know who he offended, but he was actually shot to death. The other people in his group were also killed together with him, including the security guard and secretary …" Geezer Wang pointed at the TV screen and said, "Look, their family members are so rich. They offered a reward of 500,000 yuan to anyone who provides clues. I say, Geezer Li, aren't you sweeping the streets over there? Did you see anything unusual in the early morning? "
"I didn't pay attention!" When Old Li heard that the reward was five hundred thousand yuan, he regretted it. "If I knew earlier, I would have stared at the entrance of the building. Now, it's useless. We don't have that kind of life. We just need to drink some Erguotou and eat some pig head meat. That five hundred thousand yuan, I don't even dare to think about it!"
"Ai, yeah, but my children are married. You still have a son who is studying. Your life is tight enough." Old Wang sighed. "You missed an opportunity to make a fortune."
"If I really got five hundred thousand yuan, I would give you two hundred thousand yuan directly without saying anything!" Old Li sighed and said, "I have been borrowing money from you for many years, and you have helped me a lot. Unfortunately, you don't have that kind of life."
After watching the news, the two people commented for a while and put the matter of Sui Yuejin being shot to the back of their minds. Old Li stuffed the videotape into the video recorder, then switched the TV to the video recorder's picture and pressed the play button.
Old Wang had already poured the wine and cut the pig head meat on the table. The two people were ready to enjoy the movie while eating and drinking.
"What is this place?" Old Wang looked up and saw the content on the TV screen. It seemed to be a corridor of some unit.
Old Li sat back on the sofa and looked at the TV screen. Sure enough, he saw a picture of a corridor. It seemed to be a company or an office.
"Maybe it's a secret shot? Isn't it popular to take secret shots now? This door and that door. "Old Li explained," You will know if you continue to watch. "
Old Wang nodded and ate a mouthful of pig head meat. He continued to watch. Not long after, Yang Ming appeared on the screen …
"Ah, I remember where this is! This is inside the Sui's Group building! " Old Li slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "I know. I cleaned up the trash for them. I went in. This is inside the Sui's Group …"
Old Wang just watched the news report. The report also showed some shots of the interior of the Sui's Group building. After being reminded by Old Li, he immediately said, "Yes, it is indeed. I just saw the news. It's this building … Aiya, look at the time written on it. Isn't it the day of the crime …"
Old Li also widened his eyes. Sure enough, the time on the screen showed the day of the crime. Moreover, it was the night of the crime! Then, isn't this videotape the most crucial evidence that the police are looking for?
The young man on the screen is probably the person who killed that night, right?
Thinking of this, Old Li couldn't help but be excited. I can actually pick up such an important tape while sweeping the street. This must be the criminal who took away the criminal evidence and accidentally lost it again!
"Old Wang, this time we are going to be rich. This videotape must be what the police are looking for. We are going to have five hundred thousand yuan soon!" Old Li shouted excitedly.
Old Wang also widened his eyes in surprise. "Old man, this time you are really going to be rich! You don't have to worry about your son's college tuition anymore! "
"I said that I will give you two hundred thousand yuan. I will do what I say. What's more, if it weren't for the news you just told me, I would have thrown this tape away as garbage after seeing it myself. I wouldn't have gotten this money!" Old Li said quickly.
"You don't need to. How about this? When you get the money, just treat me to pig head meat and sorghum liquor every day!" Old Wang saw that Old Li insisted, so he said it.
"How much money can that be? It doesn't cost much in a year! "Old Li waved his hand again and again.
"Okay, don't argue. This is a big deal. Let's contact the police first. It's a matter of life and death. We can't always think about the bonus," said Old Wang.
"That's true. I will call now." Old Li nodded and picked up the phone on the table. "Hello, is this the Mount Jing police station? I am looking for Police Officer Zhang who is in charge of Sui Yuejin's case mentioned in the news broadcast. "
After a while, Old Li heard a middle-aged man's voice on the phone. "Hello, I am Police Officer Zhang. Do you have any clues?"
"Yes, I am a sanitation worker. When I was cleaning the road on West Avenue this morning, I found a black plastic tape. After opening it, I found a videotape inside!" Old Li said, "I went home and put the videotape into the video recorder. I was shocked. It was actually the surveillance video of the Sui's Group building at the time of the crime …"
Old Li finished in one breath and breathed a sigh of relief.
When Police Officer Zhang heard that a sanitation worker had picked up such an important clue, his expression immediately became serious. "You mean, what you picked up is the surveillance video of the Sui's Group on the night of the crime?"
"Yes, there is also a young man in the video who went to the Sui's Group …" Old Li said, "Do you want this clue?"
"Can you come to the police station now … Forget it. I will go over." Police Officer Zhang was afraid that Old Li would have an accident on the way and lose the evidence. The clues that were hard to come by would be broken, so he said, "Where are you now?"
"I am … Wait, if I provide this clue, will there be a reward of five hundred thousand yuan?" asked Old Li.
"Of course. If it is confirmed that the video in your hand is indeed the surveillance video of the Sui's Group building that night, the family will fulfill their promise. After the case is solved, we will also give you a corresponding additional reward," said Police Officer Zhang.
"That's great. I am in the Nanwan Community, Building 3, Unit 2, 101. Come over quickly," said Old Li.
After hanging up the phone, Old Li said excitedly, "Five hundred thousand yuan. I heard that there are additional rewards. This time, I am really rich!"
Old Wang was also very happy. He didn't expect that Old Li, who had cleaned the streets for most of his life, could finally get such an unexpected fortune.
Police Officer Zhang was under a lot of pressure these days. Sui Yuejin was a social celebrity in Mount Jing. The group involved all walks of life, so whether it was the pressure from the city leaders or the pressure from his family, it made him breathless.
When he suddenly received this call today, Police Officer Zhang was excited. He didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly called his assistant and rushed to the Nanwan Community.
"Captain Zhang, do you think that we are happy for nothing?" asked the assistant, Xiao Tang, while driving.
"It shouldn't be. I heard that the sanitation worker was very conclusive. He should have seen such a videotape. As for whether it was from the Sui's Group on the day of the incident, it still needs to be identified technically."
Xiao Tang nodded. "This case is really stressful. Many people are watching! I really hope to solve the case as soon as possible. "
Captain Zhang nodded. He was the captain of the Criminal Investigation Team of the Mount Jing Police Station. The pressure on him could be imagined. He hoped that the clue this time was true and could help solve the case.
The car was parked downstairs in the Nanwan Community. Captain Zhang took Xiao Tang to the address mentioned by Old Li when he reported the case. He knocked on the door, and soon, the door was opened. Old Li was so excited that he couldn't control himself. He waited at the door. When he saw a police car parked nearby, he opened the door first.
"You are Police Officer Zhang, right? Please come in!" said Old Li quickly.
Captain Zhang nodded and said, "I am Police Officer Zhang. This is my assistant, Police Officer Tang. Are you Li Daxi?"
Old Li nodded quickly. "Yes, it's me. I called the police. You came really fast."
Captain Zhang confirmed the identity of Old Li and entered the house. Old Wang was ready and pressed the play button of the videotape directly.
Captain Zhang originally wanted to take a closer look at the videotape after going back, but since Old Wang had already played it, it wasn't too late to go back after watching it.
With Captain Zhang's many years of eyesight, he saw that the video should be real at a glance. Especially when he saw the time displayed on the electronic clock inside the Sui's Group building, he was even more convinced!
He couldn't help but be a little excited. It seems that the case is settled.
After making a statement for Old Li, Captain Zhang and Little Tang took the videotape and promised that he would redeem part of the family's reward as soon as possible.
Of course, all of this was a trap and strategy set by the behind-the-scenes boss and Huang Youcai. If this videotape was directly sent to the Mount Jing police station anonymously, it might have the opposite effect. The police would definitely have doubts about who sent this videotape. In that case, the effect would not be as shocking as this accidental acquisition.
The reason why it was necessary to copy it into the videotape instead of continuing to store it in the hard drive was that most people might not look at the contents of the hard drive when they picked it up. It was more likely that they would directly sell it or format it to continue using it. Moreover, not everyone knew how to connect the hard drive to the computer. It might be a waste of effort. It was better to make a more popular videotape. Most people would definitely be curious about the contents after picking it up. Even if they didn't have a videotape at home, they would play it at their relatives and friends' houses.
Recently, Sui Yuejin's case had become very big. Most people believed that as long as they watched this videotape, they would definitely Association to call the police.
In fact, Huang Youcai's method was not wrong. Sure enough, after Old Li picked up the videotape and watched it, he went to the police. This videotape fell into the hands of the police.
"Captain Zhang, isn't the surveillance data lost in the Sui's Group Building a hard drive? How could it be copied into a videotape? "On the way, Little Tang asked with some doubts.
"I am also a bit puzzled. The source of this videotape is very strange. That Li Daxi should have no problem. I have seen his work permit. I have also confirmed with the sanitation department in the bureau. He is indeed a cleaner in the section near the Sui's Group." Captain Zhang said, "Who threw this videotape on the side of the road? Whether it was intentional or unintentional, we need to have a meeting to discuss it. As for the authenticity of the videotape, we still need to do a forensic technical identification. It can't be seen with the naked eye."
Little Tang nodded. It seemed that the case was not very simple. It was not easy to solve the case. Even if there was this videotape, it did not mean that this videotape was real.
Back at the police station, Captain Zhang was not idle. After reporting the current situation to the bureau chief, he made a few copies of the videotape and sent them to the professional technicians for forensic identification to determine whether the images on the videotape had been modified and edited.
Captain Zhang himself went to the Sui's Group with Little Tang. They were going to investigate whether the perpetual calendar in the Sui's Group corridor had been touched. If there were no traces of tampering, it at least showed that this video did indeed happen on the night of the crime.
In the past few days, Captain Zhang and Little Tang had been frequent visitors to the Sui's Group. The two people easily entered the group and came to the place where the perpetual calendar was in the video.
"Little Tang, you go and find a ladder. I will go up and take a look." Captain Zhang instructed Little Tang.
This perpetual calendar was relatively high up. If one wanted to adjust the time, they must use external tools such as a ladder to achieve it. Therefore, it was still somewhat difficult for counterfeiting.
It didn't take long for the ladder to be brought over. Captain Zhang went up the ladder and carefully checked the surroundings of the perpetual calendar. Because the perpetual calendar was relatively high up, it had naturally accumulated a thick layer of dust after being hung for a long time. It could not be cleaned usually, so the adjustment buttons were also full of dust.
Captain Zhang shook his head. There were no traces of tampering on the dust, at least it looked like this with the naked eye. In other words, the perpetual calendar time shown on the videotape should be the real time at that time.
This perpetual calendar should not have been tampered with for a long time. This dust could not be faked. It was formed over a long time, and it was different from man-made. However, he didn't know if there was a master of counterfeiting, so Captain Zhang decided to let someone do another appraisal. He ordered Little Tang to set up a cordon around the perpetual calendar to prevent unrelated people from approaching. Then, he rushed back to the police station with Little Tang.
This videotape was originally recorded by switching between multiple sets of shots, so it was even more difficult to determine whether it had been edited. They could only compare the sequence of shots set up in the Sui's Group's monitoring video equipment to see if the images of this videotape could match one by one.
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