At six o 'clock in the afternoon, as the team members had found new evidence, Zhao Yu and the others gathered in front of the whiteboard to conduct a new round of case analysis.
In order to have more clues, they also set up a video call at the scene, so that Miao Ying and the forensic doctor Zhang Peipei, who were far away in Yuezhou, could join in.
Zhao Yu pointed at a photo on the whiteboard and said, "Now, we can be sure that this bag belongs to Kang Ziqing!
"So, the items in the bag could very well belong to him, including the videotapes of the murders!"
"This means that the case has returned to the starting point," Zhao Yu placed his finger on Kang Ziqing's photo. "Is this person the real murderer?"
"My subconscious is the same as yours," Miao Ying said from the other end of the video call. "I also think that Kang Ziqing's personality doesn't match that of the murderer!
But, what we need to do now is to speak with the facts. "
Miao Ying then said, "After getting the news, I personally went to the advertising company that Miao Xiaowen worked for to ask the people involved. But, they had no memory of the film and television company coming to shoot the advertisement!
They didn't even know who the model that the film and television company used was, let alone an ordinary employee like Kang Ziqing! "
Zhao Yu nodded, then turned around and said, "Zeng Ke, tell us the latest news from your side!"
"Everyone, through Cui Lizhu's efforts, the Xijiang police found Kang Ziqing's video record in one of the advertising company's promotional videos, which allowed us to finally get Kang Ziqing's physical characteristics."
"But, due to the angle and the short amount of time, it was inevitable that there would be some errors in the data that we obtained!" Zeng Ke turned on the big screen and played the video record. He then said, "After technical experts compared Kang Ziqing's arms, hand shape, and body proportions with the external characteristics of the murderer in the video, they could only confirm that the similarity was about 50%, which was far from the standard of comparison!"
Zeng Ke shook his head helplessly. "So, if we can't find clearer and more effective video data, then we won't be able to use video comparison!"
"Mm …" Miao Ying creased her eyebrows and said, "According to my experience, if we can reach a 50% similarity, that's already very high! This at least means that there is no obvious difference between Kang Ziqing and the murderer!
So, Kang Ziqing's suspicion is still very high! "
"Indeed!" Zhao Yu nodded and said, "Now, other than personality factors, there are no other obvious clues that can eliminate Kang Ziqing as a suspect!
"At first, I suspected that Kang Ziqing's personality had changed after he started working with the film crew.
"However, according to Cui Lizhu's interview, although he was somewhat restrained when he was on set, he still had a fiery temper and bad habits like drinking and gambling.
"Because he often drove after drinking and was scolded by the management of the company. He was almost fired!"
"The key is …" Miao Ying said. "Kang Ziqing's work has nothing to do with cameras. He couldn't have gotten those expensive high-definition cameras, nor did he know how to use them!
"But the murderer in the video clearly has some experience in filming …"
"Wu, tell me the latest news from your side!" Zhao Yu gestured to Wu Xiumin.
"Okay." Wu Xiumin picked up the information in her hands and introduced it to the crowd. "After finding out about the film company, I sent people to follow up on the information of the eleven victims and investigate whether they have any connection with the film company.
"Now," Wu Xiumin said, placing a piece of information on the display stand and playing it on the big screen. "In addition to Miao Xiaowen and Wu Aoshan, we found another victim who is related to the film company."
"She is the second victim, Cao Yiran. According to Cao Yiran's family's memory, before she disappeared, Cao Yiran participated in the audition for a certain commercial, but she didn't make it."
"Cao Yiran …" Zeng Ke took a look at the information on the whiteboard and said, "Is she the dairy product salesperson?"
"Yes," Wu Xiumin said. "Because of her outstanding appearance, she was selected by the unit to participate in the audition. I just sent someone to verify it. The crew that was responsible for shooting the commercial was sent by the film company, and Kang Ziqing was working in that crew!
"However, in addition to Cao Yiran, the information of the other victims is still under investigation. So far, we haven't found any information on whether they are related to the film company!"
After Wu Xiumin's introduction, Miao Ying pondered for a moment before saying, "Although only three of the victims are related to the film company and Kang Ziqing, if you add in Zhang He from the flyer and Cao Lejiao from the business card …
Miao Ying weighed the situation carefully, then said heavily, "We can basically confirm that the murderer is in this film company!
If it's not Kang Ziqing, then it must be someone who has a close relationship with Kang Ziqing, and it matches the trajectory of the video murder case! "
"But, it seems that Kang Ziqing is the most suspicious person!" Zeng Ke glanced at Ran Tao, then said, "If it's not Kang Ziqing, then it must be someone who has a close relationship with Kang Ziqing."
"If it's someone else, we still can't explain why the videotape of the murder case would appear in Kang Ziqing's backpack."
"Yes!" Ran Tao nodded in agreement.
"Wait a minute …" Just as Ran Tao nodded, Zhao Yu suddenly raised his arm, then took out his vibrating mobile phone from his pocket and said, "Lil Cui has a call!"
Then, Zhao Yu turned on the hands-free mode and pressed the answer button.
"Hey, Boss, Boss." Cui Lizhu's voice was always crisp and full of energy. "Let me tell you a piece of good news. Today, I sent someone to turn the finance department of the film company upside down. In the end, I found their internal accounting list from back then. This list is f * cking complete!
She then added, "It contains the salary records of all the employees from the time the film company was founded to the time before the restructuring and transfer. I don't know if they were trying to evade taxes or something, but they hid it like a thief!
Fortunately, I have a good sense of smell, so I found it just by smelling it! Wahaha … "
Everyone was speechless, as they all felt that Cui Lizhu's words and actions were becoming more and more like Zhao Yu's.
"I'm sorry …" Cui Lizhu laughed and said, "I reported to you a little late, because I found out that the salary statement was much more detailed than the ones I had received before. Not only was there the amount of money, but there was also a very detailed time and place. After all, the salary was paid on a daily basis, so it was very detailed!
"Take Kang Ziqing for example. The day he arrived, where he went, and what he did were all recorded!" Cui Lizhu was almost crazy as she said, "This thing is like a supreme magic weapon that God gave us to help us solve the case!
"I just … just checked Kang Ziqing's salary bill carefully. Starting from 1998, all the way until the car accident in 2006, every sum of money was clearly recorded.
She then added, "With this, we can accurately restore Kang Ziqing's work track!
"Boss," Cui Lizhu said excitedly, "I can tell you now that Kang Ziqing should be the real murderer of this video serial murder case!!!"
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