Han Bin pondered for a while. "Captain Zeng, what should we do if we can't find Sun Qifeng?"
"Sun Qifeng left the car behind. He couldn't have gone far," Zeng Ping said.
"What if he's dead?"
"Dead!" Zeng Ping was surprised.
Li Hui wiped his mouth. "How is that possible?"
"I'm talking about what if," Han Bin said.
"You're saying that Sun Qifeng's accomplices might kill him?" Zeng Ping guessed.
"If you are Sun Qifeng's accomplices, and Sun Qifeng has been exposed, but no one knows of your existence, what will happen to you?" Han Bin thought from another perspective.
A crease appeared on Ceng Ping's forehead as he muttered, "Kill Sun Qifeng, and everything will be over."
"You can also keep the loot alone," Li Hui added.
"I think Sun Qifeng's accomplices planned to make Sun Qifeng the scapegoat from the beginning. All the clues point to Sun Qifeng. As long as Sun Qifeng is killed, no matter how hard the police search, they won't be able to find Sun Qifeng," Han Bin said.
Zeng Ping analyzed, "If we can't find Sun Qifeng, this case will be unsolved, and no one will ever suspect him."
"Of course, this is just my guess."
"To confirm this guess, we still have to find Sun Qifeng." Li Hui drank some water and continued eating.
"But the direction of the search is different. All the police are looking for Sun Qifeng alive, but we are looking for Sun Qifeng dead," Han Bin said.
"Although it's just a guess, we can't let go of any clues. How about this, the search team doesn't lack the two of you. There's me and Tian Li here, and if we catch the suspect, it'll be Team 2's credit. The two of you will follow Han Bin's idea and investigate," Zeng Ping said.
"What about Captain Zheng?"
"I'll talk to Captain Zheng. He will definitely agree."
"Yes."
…
With Zeng Ping's approval, Han Bin and Li Hui separated themselves from the search and arrest team and began to work on the case on their own.
"Brother Bin, where should we start investigating now?"
"The search team is looking for the living, but we are looking for the dead."
"When do you think Sun Qifeng is most likely to be killed?" Li Hui asked.
"At around ten o 'clock the night before yesterday, the surveillance camera at the entrance of Huilongguan District clearly captured that the driver was Sun Qifeng. In other words, he did participate in this case, and he didn't die at that time," Han Bin said.
"Sun Qifeng and his accomplices committed the crime the night before yesterday. They could have escaped immediately after committing the crime, but they waited for a day and escaped the next night. This is a little thought-provoking." Li Hui was puzzled.
"This is not difficult to explain. They were also waiting to see if the police could find the van as a clue. If the police didn't find it, it would be difficult to trace it back to Sun Qifeng, and there would be no need for them to escape. Sun Qifeng might not have died then," Han Bin said.
"It seems that Sun Qifeng's accomplices still cared about their friendship."
"It might not be because of friendship. If the police didn't find any clues about the van, and Sun Qifeng was killed by his accomplices, it would be troublesome to deal with the van. If they didn't deal with it well, and the police found clues about the van, it would be like painting a snake with legs and looking for trouble for themselves."
Li Hui rubbed his chin. "Based on this deduction, Sun Qifeng should have been killed after we put him on the wanted list."
"Let's go to the traffic police surveillance center and see if there are any photos of the driver last night."
Li Hui slapped his thigh. "Right, how could I forget about this?"
…
At the traffic police surveillance center.
Zhao Ming had been staying there, checking the surveillance cameras around Hengding Line and Dazhang Village to see if there were any suspicious vehicles and Sun Qifeng's whereabouts.
"Creak …" There was a muffled sound.
Han Bin and Li Hui pushed open the door and walked in.
"Brother Bin, why are you here?" Zhao Ming showed a happy expression. He finally saw his family.
"You're not welcome?"
"Aren't you searching for the suspect at Hengding Line?"
"There are a lot of people there, so we're here to investigate other clues," Han Bin explained.
"What clues?"
"Show us the surveillance video of the suspect's van last night. We want to watch it from beginning to end."
"You found other clues?"
"We suspect that Sun Qifeng might have an accomplice, and the driver last night is likely to be his accomplice," Han Bin said.
"I understand." Zhao Ming had been in the surveillance room for a long time, so he was familiar with the operation. Soon, he got the surveillance footage of the suspect's van.
He found a few surveillance cameras that were closer to the driver's seat, but they couldn't capture the back seat.
"The driver was wearing a cap, and he even put down the sun visor. Plus, the picture is a bit blurry, so I can't see his face at all." Zhao Ming pointed at the surveillance screen.
Li Hui thought for a moment. "This cap seems to have been placed on the passenger seat."
"Continue playing the video."
The three of them watched the video again, but they still couldn't recognize the driver's face.
"Damn it!" Li Hui was a bit annoyed. He thought it was a clue, but the suspect was prepared.
Han Bin was not discouraged and watched all the surveillance footage again.
Then, he watched it for the third time.
After watching it, Han Bin touched his chin and revealed a thoughtful expression.
"Li Hui, from the intersection of Qiming Road and Kaiping Street to the intersection of Hengding Line and Dazhang Village, how long did it take us?"
"About an hour, why?"
"The suspect took one and a half hours from the intersection of Qiming Road and Kaiping Street to the intersection of Hengding Line and Dazhang Village."
"Driving so slowly, could it be a new driver who is not familiar with the car?" Zhao Ming said.
"It's very likely that the owner was not driving himself. Sun Qifeng was already under control before this," Li Hui guessed.
"I watched the surveillance footage for the second time and thought so too. But when I watched it for the third time, I found something new," Han Bin said.
"What did you find?"
"From the intersection of Qiming Road and Kaiping Street to the intersection of Hengding Line and Dazhang Village, there are about ten surveillance cameras, and the distance between the surveillance cameras is about the same. Logically speaking, the interval between each surveillance camera should be about the same."
Han Bin pointed at the surveillance video and continued, "In fact, it's similar to what I guessed. Most of the surveillance cameras have intervals of five, six, or seven minutes. Only one surveillance camera has a gap of forty minutes."
"That's enough time to bury the body," Li Hui said.
"You suspect that Sun Qifeng was killed!" Zhao Ming said in surprise.
"Whether he was killed or not, won't we know when we go to the scene?"
"What are you waiting for? Let's hurry up," Li Hui urged.
Dozens of police officers were searching for Sun Qifeng in the forest. Every minute they wasted was another minute of manpower.
"Wait for me, I'm going too, I'm going too!" Zhao Ming ran out. He did not want to stay there and watch the surveillance cameras.
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