Based on the license plate number, it was easy to find the taxi company.
At seven in the evening, the woman in the bowler hat arrived in a Lu.B75V25 belonging to the Mingrui Taxi Company.
At eleven in the evening, the woman in the bowler hat left in a Lu.Bu3H55 belonging to the Jinlang Taxi Company.
Han Bin and Zhao Ming went to the Jinlang Taxi Company.
Li Hui and Sun Xiaopeng went to the Mingrui Taxi Company.
Tian Li went to the traffic police surveillance center to track the taxi's trajectory.
After Han Bin and Zhao Ming arrived at the taxi company, they found the driver of the Lu.Bu3H55 taxi through Manager Chen.
The driver was a man in his forties called Wu Mingyong. He seemed a bit reserved in front of Han Bin and Zhao Ming.
"Mr. Wu, we're here to ask you about something," Han Bin said.
"Officer, please go ahead."
"On the night of October 27th, were you the driver of the taxi with the license plate number Lu.Bu3H55?" Han Bin asked.
"Yes, it was me."
"Around eleven in the evening, did you go to Jing 'an South Road and pick up a female passenger?"
Wu Mingyong frowned and thought for a moment. "I remember now. There was such a thing. The woman was wearing a hat and sunglasses. She covered herself up well. I was a little confused at the time, so I remember it more clearly."
"Where did the woman get out of the car?" Han Bin asked.
"Oh, I can't remember now. I have to check the GPS."
"Did you see the woman's face?"
"No, she was wearing a hat and had her head down. It was night, so I couldn't see her face at all." Wu Mingyong shook his head.
"Where did the woman's accent come from?"
"She didn't speak much. I can't remember."
"What about the payment method?"
"I think it was cash," Wu Mingyong said.
"Are you sure?" Han Bin asked.
The method of payment was very important. If the payment was made through software, the identity of the payer could be traced.
"Yes, I remember she took out a black leather bag to pay. I'm still a little puzzled. Nowadays, young girls pay with mobile phones, and not many use cash," Wu Mingyong said.
After Han Bin asked a few more questions, Manager Chen of the taxi company came over. Through the GPS data, he found that the woman's destination was near Ba Xinlu and Yong 'an Street.
After leaving the taxi company, Han Bin called Tian Li. Through the traffic police monitoring center, she found out that the woman got out of the car near Baxin Road and Yongan Street.
At the same time, Tian Li also found out that the woman also took a taxi from here to Jing 'an South Road at around six o' clock in the evening of October 27.
However, the Skynet could not track the woman's whereabouts after she got out of the car.
Han Bin and Zhao Ming drove to the vicinity of Ba Xinlu and Yongan Street.
There, they met Li Hui and Sun Xiaopeng. The two of them also found out that the woman got into the car from another taxi company.
According to the clues found by Tian Li from the surveillance, the woman walked north along Yongan Street after she got out of the car. She never appeared in the surveillance.
Han Bin and the other three were divided into two groups. One went east, and the other went west. After checking the surveillance of the shops along the way, they finally confirmed that the woman entered Tan Gu's neighborhood.
Tan Gu's neighborhood was an old neighborhood. It was somewhat similar to the residential buildings around Jing 'an Alley. The entire neighborhood had nearly fifty buildings, and each building was separated by a separate courtyard. This kind of open neighborhood in the last century had no surveillance, no property management, and it was all handled by the neighborhood committee. It was very difficult to investigate.
There were no surveillance cameras in the neighborhood, so they could only collect the surveillance cameras of the surrounding shops and the Skynet surveillance cameras around the neighborhood. At the same time, they visited the neighborhood and asked the residents if they had seen the woman.
The visit lasted from four o 'clock in the afternoon to seven o' clock in the evening. Because there were no clear photos of the woman, they could only see her clothes and figure from the surveillance cameras. Therefore, they did not find any new clues during the visit.
At eight o 'clock in the evening, Team Two met at a restaurant near the police station.
A bowl of spicy lamb trotters, an egg and chives box, and finally, each of them ordered a bowl of noodles.
Han Bin first ate a chives box to fill his stomach. Then, he chewed on the lamb trotters while discussing the case with the others.
"We have been investigating the woman this afternoon. Tell us what you think," Han Bin asked.
"I think this woman has been hiding her identity on purpose. She paid for the car in cash, and no one saw her face clearly. She's purposely avoiding the surveillance cameras. Based on my experience, there's definitely something wrong with her," Li Hui said vaguely as he ate the box.
"I found a problem from the surveillance cameras. When the woman arrived at Jing 'an South Road at seven o' clock at night, she was carrying a shoulder bag. When she left Jing 'an South Road at eleven o' clock at night, she was only holding a small purse in her hand," Tian Li said.
"This means that she must have left something behind at Jing 'an Alley," Zhao Ming said.
"Actually, there's one more thing we overlooked. The victim was stabbed to death from behind. There was a lot of blood, and there were traces of blood splattering at the scene. The murderer might have been stained with blood, but the woman was clean when she left at eleven o 'clock at night," Han Bin said.
"Could it be that we guessed wrong? This woman isn't the real murderer, and it's just a coincidence?" Sun Xiaopeng said subconsciously.
"There's another possibility. The woman brought spare clothes, discarded the bloody clothes after the crime, and changed into a clean set of clothes before leaving," Li Hui guessed.
"From the surveillance cameras, the woman was wearing the same clothes when she arrived at Jing 'an Alley and when she left. The difference was that the big bag was replaced with a small bag. Her big bag might have contained the same spare clothes." As a woman, Tian Li was more sensitive to the style and color of clothes.
"Brother Bin, if the bloody clothes were really left at Jing 'an Alley, then it will be very important to investigate Jing' an Alley," Li Hui said.
"Captain Zheng has been coordinating this matter. There should be a result soon," Han Bin responded and continued to analyze.
"The woman came from Tan Gu District and returned to Tan Gu District after the crime, which means that she probably lives in Tan Gu District. After finishing the noodles, let's go back to the office and continue to check the surveillance cameras around Tan Gu District to see if we can find any traces of her."
"If this woman is really the murderer, what's her motive? She wouldn't kill for no reason, right? "Zhao Ming wondered.
"That's a good question. Let's investigate the acquaintances around Fan Zhenye. Maybe we can find out the woman's identity," Han Bin praised.
Li Hui touched his chin and made a bold guess, "Do you think this woman is Fan Zhenye's lover?"
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