When the higher-ups finally gave the order to retreat, it was already 10: 30 in the morning.
The previous night, the forensics department had dug out a few human skeletons from the collapsed mine. As the skeletons were buried under the rocks and soil, they were scattered and disorderly, and there was also water at the scene, so the search was extremely difficult.
Even though the team outside had already retreated, Section Chief Wang Fei still asked some of the investigators to stay at the scene and continue to work, so as to not miss any clues.
Zhao Yu learned from Hu Bin that the skeletons at the scene were scattered and badly damaged. According to the experts' estimates, the corpses had suffered a serious impact. The experienced engineers also said that there were obvious traces of an explosion in the mine!
From this, it seemed that the collapse of the mine was most likely caused by someone.
Furthermore, Hu Bin also told Zhao Yu that although it would take a long time to sort out and identify the skeletons, the skulls found at the scene were very complete. Based on the skulls, the skeletons at the bottom of the mine belonged to at least five people!
Five people?!
Could it be …
"Sigh!" Hu Bin could not help but sigh. "Among the five skulls, at least three of them, from the size, belong to children! So … "
Hu Bin couldn't bring himself to finish his sentence.
Even though everyone was mentally prepared, it was still hard for them to accept such a sudden piece of bad news. Just like that, five teenagers and children died tragically in the dark mine, and they were buried deep for 26 years. It was truly a pity.
At the same time, the police detectives could not help but be enraged. They were filled with righteous indignation. Who had harmed these children? Who had done such an inhumane, infuriating thing?
At that moment, everyone was secretly determined to thoroughly investigate this shocking case from twenty-six years ago. They had to bring those evil, heartless bandits to justice!
But no matter how anxious the investigators were, the most important task at the moment was still on the shoulders of the forensics department! Only after they had confirmed the skeletons could the investigators begin the follow-up work.
Therefore, the higher-ups decided to temporarily let the Key Case Investigation Unit's investigators retreat and return to the police station to formulate a preliminary investigation plan. Then, when the forensics department came out with the results, they would move together again.
Indeed, this case was complicated and involved many people. Even though they might have found the skeletons of the kidnappers, the autopsy report was not out yet, so they could not make a firm decision.
Everything had to be considered at length!
Since people had been waiting for 26 years, they might as well wait patiently. Perhaps, the time to reveal the truth was not far away!
Zhao Yu naturally followed the police back. However, on the way back, he kept thinking about a strange problem, which was the bag of ransom money he got from the mine.
That's not right!?
If the five corpses in the mine were all the students who were kidnapped and killed back then … Then … what was with this bag of ransom money?
Were the kidnappers stupid?
He had already killed the person, but he had left a bag of money there. That didn't seem right, right?
Why leave money at the scene of a murder?
Did he feel guilty?
Or did something unexpected happen?
Also, didn't they say that another driver was also kidnapped?
Where is the driver?
Including him, there should have been six people, but there were only five skeletons at the scene. Could it be that Niu Weiguang might have colluded with the kidnappers and participated in the kidnapping?
No wonder this case was the number one cold case in Qinshan. Even before it officially started, there were already many mysteries.
When he drove back to the police station, it was almost time to get off work.
Originally, Zhao Yu had planned to have lunch with the provincial leader, Su Yang. But in the morning, Section Chief Su had sent him a text saying that he would be going on a business trip, so he wouldn't be able to have lunch. He would treat Zhao Yu another day!
Zhao Yu thought that it was better not to be able to eat. Firstly, he was exhausted and wanted to rest. Secondly, Section Chief Su had a weird temper. If he didn't get along well with Zhao Yu and became angry out of humiliation, then it would not be worth it!
It was almost lunchtime, and there were not many people on Shun Feng Street.
When he came downstairs, Zhao Yu bumped into Jiang Xiaoqing, who was staring at a fruit stall. The little girl was holding a bowl of instant noodles and eating while reading a book.
Zhao Yu then remembered that it was Sunday, and Jiang Xiaoqing was off.
"Little girl, where's your dad?" Zhao Yu asked with a smile.
Jiang Xiaoqing raised her head. When she saw Zhao Yu and the dog, she asked curiously, "You … why did you get a dog? My dad went to the hospital! "
"Oh, he went to the hospital!" Hearing that Jiang Dafeng was not there, Zhao Yu let down his guard. He grabbed an orange and started peeling it.
"This …" Jiang Xiaoqing was used to Zhao Yu's shamelessness and ignored him. She was interested in Zhao Yu's Malinois and asked, "Hey, is this … a police dog?"
"That's right, it's a police dog!" Zhao Yu made up a story as he commanded the dog, "Come, call me sis!"
"Go go go! You're not serious! "Jiang Xiaoqing stuck her tongue out at Zhao Yu and asked," Why did you bring a police dog home? If my dad knew, he'd be mad again! He hates dogs! "
"If he hates dogs, that's his problem. This dog is with me, and will be living with me from now on!" Zhao Yu did not care at all.
"Still with you? What kind of words are those? "
Jiang Xiaoqing giggled and reached out to pet the dog's head. The historian was quite sensible. He obediently moved closer to the little lass and allowed her to pet him. He even wagged his tail incessantly, displaying a fawning expression.
"As expected of a police dog, it's so obedient!" Jiang Xiaoqing liked it even more and asked, "Doesn't your police force have a place for police dogs? Why do you want to keep it at home? "
"Mm … About this …" Zhao Yu rolled his eyes and started to run his mouth again. "To tell you the truth, this is a meritorious police dog from our police station. A few days ago, it helped me catch a murderer on the run! Unfortunately, its leg was injured, and the police wanted to send it away. I couldn't bear it, so I brought it home! If I don't take it in, I'm afraid … "
"Oh … I see!" Jiang Xiaoqing was very caring. She thought about it and said, "Okay! If my dad gets mad at you, I'll talk to him! I should be able to convince him! "
"Oh? That's great! You're such a good bro! "Zhao Yu said and finished the orange in two or three bites, leaving only the skin.
"Mm, right." Jiang Xiaoqing stroked the dog's head and asked, "What's its name?"
Zhao Yu wanted to say historian, but he felt that the name was not very presentable. Plus, she was still eating! So he continued to make up, "The police force has numbers, and I'm taking care of it now. I really don't know what to call it. Why don't you give it a name?"
"Really? Can I? "Jiang Xiaoqing's eyes lit up and she said excitedly," That … that's great! Actually, I really like dogs. I had one when I was young, but it died! How about we call it by its previous name? Tycoon!? "
"Daheng?!"
Zhao Yu frowned. What kind of name was that?
"Actually, it's like this!" Jiang Xiaoqing said sadly, "My dad had a little brother, and my grandma named him Jiang Daheng. Unfortunately, he died not long after he was born! So, when I gave the dog this name, there was also some nostalgia in it! If you named it this way, my dad might not object to you having a dog! "
Jiang Dafeng!
Jiang Daheng?
Blood brothers?
Wahaha …
Zhao Yu could not help but laugh and clapped his hands, "Good, good! That's a great name! " As he said this, he kicked the Maltese's butt. "Alright bro, you have a name from now on. You'll be called Jiang Daheng … oh … no, Daheng!"
It was unclear if the dog understood, but the dog responded to the two of them with a few barks.
"Daheng …" Jiang Xiaoqing said to the dog warmly, "Have you eaten? I'll get you something to eat … "
Seeing how much Jiang Xiaoqing liked her Maltese, Zhao Yu was quite pleased. Just as he was about to say a few more words to the little lass, he suddenly saw three people aggressively walking over from the opposite side of the street.
When the three of them reached the stairway next to the fruit shop, they stopped and looked up.
At this time, a tall and skinny guy on the right said to the fat guy in the middle, "Bro, I checked. That little girl lives here! She's upstairs at Yang's dry cleaning shop! "
As he said this, he put a woman's handbag under his armpit.
The fair fatty in the middle had a ferocious-looking face. He wore a conspicuous large gold chain around his neck, and he held a walnut in his hand that rattled noisily. There was even a cobra tattoo under his ear. He was obviously a ruthless character!
"Hmph, let's go!"
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