Jinan Province was a large province in the central region. It had a large population and rich resources. Its gross domestic product had always been one of the top in the country.
Jinbian City was a large city in the southeast of Jinan Province. Although it wasn't the provincial capital, it was above the provincial capital in terms of population, area, and economic development.
Twenty-four years ago, the first Headless Female Corpses Case happened in this city.
On a wet and cold morning, an old man, who was fishing by the lake, went into the woods by the lake. However, under one of the pine trees, he saw a hair-raising scene. Under the pine tree, there was a headless female corpse!!
According to the police case report, the corpse was naked, leaning against the pine tree. Although it didn't have a head, it was lifelike and very creepy.
In the next five years, in Linfu, Leping, and other places near Jinbian City, there were a few more Headless Female Corpses Case, which shocked the whole country.
After the identification, the police found that the murderer's method of killing was exactly the same, so they classified the case as a major serial murder case!
Within five years, there were six corpses!
Such a serious criminal case naturally attracted the attention of the higher-ups. They sent a huge amount of manpower and material resources to carry out a few years of investigation. However, they still couldn't find the murderer, which made the case a century-old unsolved case!
Later, when Jin Zhenbang was a special investigator, he came into contact with the case. According to the records in the yellow notebook, Jin Zhenbang had been looking for a breakthrough in the case between 2003 and 2005. Unfortunately, he couldn't solve the case in the end, which became one of his biggest regrets.
The reason why Zhao Yu decided to make this the first case after he took office was because it had been nineteen years since the last headless female corpse had appeared!
Since 1998, there hadn't been any similar Headless Female Corpses Case. After nineteen years, the murderer hadn't committed another crime. People were worried that the cruel murderer was no longer in this world!
As time passed, if they couldn't find any clues, the real murderer would be like the infamous Jack the Ripper, who would forever be a nightmare!
Of course, Zhao Yu was under a lot of pressure when he reopened the case! Originally, the liaison officer, Chen Zhuo, wanted Zhao Yu to try some of the easier unsolved cases first, so that he could earn some merits first! However, Zhao Yu had already expressed his intentions in the application report, and he had also made his own specific description of the case, which had been approved by the higher-ups.
Plus, the reason why Zhao Yu had taken the test for the special investigator was because of the big case in the yellow notebook.
Before this, he and Miao Ying had discussed the investigation of the Headless Female Corpses Case many times, and they had developed a strong interest in the case!
That was why he insisted on investigating the case first.
At first, Zhao Yu thought that his team members would object, saying that the case was too difficult and that it would affect their income.
However, after assigning the tasks, none of the three team members objected, which was beyond Zhao Yu's expectations.
But later, he finally understood that the reason why the three team members didn't oppose him wasn't because they were confident in solving the case, but because they all thought that Zhao Yu had the support of the division chief. So, even if he couldn't solve the case, he wouldn't be sent home!
Just like that, with the three team members with different natures and the mysterious Headless Female Corpses Case, Zhao Yu's future was still unknown. However, Zhao Yu's belief never wavered. No matter what the final outcome was, he would definitely give it his all!
When Zhao Yu drove the three team members to Jingbian, he finally understood why everyone wanted to be a special investigator so badly!
Although he didn't have any official position, when he arrived, he received the treatment of a senior leader.
The bureau chief of the Jingbian Police Station personally led the team to welcome them, and the scene was extremely grand! Not only did they prepare a sumptuous banquet for them, but they also arranged for the four of them to stay in a luxurious hotel.
In order to cooperate with the work of the special investigation group, the Jingbian Police Station was swift and decisive. The next day, they set up a luxurious and well-equipped office in the police station building for Zhao Yu and his team.
In addition, the bureau chief also called all the local leaders who were in charge of the criminal investigation work and introduced them to Zhao Yu. He also expressed on the spot that no matter if it was forensics, forensics, missing persons, or even firearms management departments, as long as they were of use to them, they would definitely be at their disposal!
Zhao Yu and his team used to work on the frontline, so none of them had received such a high standard of treatment. They never expected the local police station to be so supportive of their work, so they felt very flattered.
Since there was nothing to worry about, they could only roll up their sleeves and work hard! The next afternoon, after all the preparation work was done, the work of the special investigation group officially began.
Facing a brand new office environment, with brand new colleagues, Zhao Yu didn't give any opening speech to boost morale, but simply said, "Let's get to work!"
As they were dealing with an old case, the first step that the four of them had to do was to organize the information.
Although there was a professional touch-screen analysis board in the temporary office, Zhao Yu was used to filling in the information himself. But Zhao Yu was used to filling out the information himself, so he asked someone to bring him a few old-fashioned whiteboards.
He felt that only the information that he had personally handled could leave an impression in his mind.
However, the Headless Female Corpses Case was a national level one case, after all. Plus, there were many victims, so it would take some time to organize the information.
Plus, as the six murder cases had all happened in different cities, they would have to constantly travel between these cities to investigate, which was quite troublesome.
"Actually, the biggest difficulty of this case at that time was that the deceased couldn't be identified!" While he was adding the information, Zhao Yu took the opportunity to express his thoughts and opinions to his team members. "The fingerprints on the deceased's fingers were all cut off by the murderer. Plus, there was no head. So, in that era where information wasn't developed, identifying the deceased was a big problem!"
"Indeed, if we didn't know who the deceased was, it would be difficult to investigate!" Ran Tao agreed.
"I remember that, besides the deceased in Linfu City, the identities of the other victims were confirmed, right?" Zeng Ke looked at the computer screen and said.
"That's what happened later!" Zhao Yu said. "Back then, as no one had claimed the bodies for a long time, the police could only follow the rules and leave behind some evidence, then cremate the bodies! It wasn't until after DNA technology was popularized that the police verified the identities of the victims one by one! "
"It's too late!" Ran Tao looked at the whiteboard and shook his head. "After so many years, even if we knew who the deceased were, it would be difficult to find out what happened to them! The murderer was very cunning … "
"Not only was he cunning, but he was also bold!" Zhao Yu pointed at the whiteboard and said, "Look, when the identities of the deceased were confirmed, the police were surprised to find that the deceased were not from the local area! They didn't live there, nor did they work there! "
Zhao Yu then said, "This means that the murderer kidnapped them from another city to the crime scene!
It's possible that the murderer killed them first, then transported them. Or, it's possible that he transported them first, then killed them! "
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