There was a brief silence in the room.
"Ahem …" Han Bin coughed. "When will the DNA comparison between Lin Yuejiao and the victim come out?"
"When identifying the body, we have already collected Lin Yuejiao's DNA and sent it to the technical team for comparison. I estimate that it will be done as soon as this afternoon, or as late as tomorrow morning," Tian Li replied.
Although they could basically confirm that the victim was Xue Mengjiao, they still had to wait for the identification.
It was like a couple. No matter how much they loved each other, without a marriage certificate, the country would not recognize them.
Han Bin opened a bag and took out a stack of documents, throwing them on the table. "These are the information on the Snowman Case. Everyone, take a look."
"Are we going to investigate it together with the Snowman Case?" Tian Li was surprised.
"That's right. The genetic material in the victim's body matches the genetic material of the Snowman Case victim."
"Zhao Ming, put these on the projector. Everyone can watch and discuss."
"What about Lynch and Xiaopeng?" Li Hui asked.
"They have a mission," Han Bin said calmly.
Previously, when Lynch reported to Han Bin, Han Bin had given him a new mission.
The Audi had a driving recorder. Han Bin asked Lynch to contact the technical team to get the Audi's driving trajectory and compare it with the surrounding surveillance cameras to find the location where the victim had been held. Perhaps they could even find the suspect's trail.
Then, the projector began to play the information on the Snowman Case.
The victim's name was Gu Yuwen. He was a Leiping local, thirty years old, tall, and handsome.
The exact time of death was unclear, but the snowfall was on January 22nd, 2019.
The crime scene was located in the suburbs of Leiping. There were not many surveillance cameras around, and there were not many people. Coupled with the cold weather, the snowman only started to melt at noon on the 24th. The victim's body was found on the afternoon of the 24th.
The victim was hidden in the snowman. He was naked, kneeling on the ground, and his hands were tied behind his back.
The scene of the Snowman Case was not the primary crime scene. The victim in the Snowman Case was killed in a white Hyundai.
However, by the time they found the white Hyundai, more than half a month had passed since the discovery of the deceased. The scene around the car had been destroyed, and the surrounding private surveillance cameras had been blocked due to insufficient memory, making it even more difficult to collect evidence.
This situation was almost exactly the same as the murder cases investigated by Han Bin and the others.
The difference was that the face of the first victim of the Snowman Case was not damaged, so it was easy to identify the victim.
However, because the bodies of the deceased were found late, the scene was more damaged, and not many valuable clues were found.
After reading the information, Han Bin had a certain understanding of the first victim of the Snowman Case.
Of course, this kind of understanding was only the most basic. It was far less impressive than personally investigating it.
Han Bin glanced at everyone. "What do you think?"
Li Hui was the first to speak. "The modus operandi of these two cases are very similar, but there are some differences. The first victim's face was not destroyed after he was killed."
"I think this is normal. It means that the murderer did not have enough experience in the first crime, and had more experience in the second crime, which made it difficult for the police to investigate," Tian Li analyzed.
Zhao Ming turned off the projector and walked over. "There is one thing I don't understand. Why would the murderer of the Snowman Case choose these two targets? What did the two victims have in common that attracted the murderer?"
Han Bin picked up two pieces of chewing gum and popped them into his mouth. He was also thinking about this question.
The age difference between the two victims was eleven years. One was a young girl, and the other was a mature woman. They were two completely different types of victims.
Li Hui counted on his fingers and said, "One of the two victims was called Gu Yuwen, and the other was called Xue Mengjiao. There was nothing in common about their names. Their age and temperament were also very different. One lived in Yuhua District, and the other lived in Laiping City. The location of the crime was also different. Other than the similar modus operandi, I don't think there was much in common. "
"The murderer chose to commit the crime on a snowy day, and he even hid the victims in the snowman. What's the special meaning behind this?" Tian Li asked.
Han Bin frowned and thought for a moment. He could not answer these questions. "It's hard to understand the Snowman Case with just the information on the file. We have to go to Laiping City to investigate."
"Team Leader, this case has been going on for a year. Even if we go to Laiping City, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find any clues," Tian Li said.
"Let's go to Laiping City mainly to meet the families of the victims and understand the situation of the first victim in the Snowman Case from them. Now that the Snowman Case is no longer a single case, there is a second victim. Once some information overlaps with the clues, it will very likely become a breakthrough in the case, "Han Bin said.
Zhao Ming asked curiously, "Brother Bin, do you think the murderer will continue to kill?"
Han Bin did not answer, because they still did not have a clear understanding of the murderer. They did not know his motive, so naturally, they did not know his purpose of killing, and they did not know if there was a second target.
Next, Li Hui and the other two started to check the surveillance cameras near the Audi, looking for traces of the murderer.
Han Bin, on the other hand, continued to study the information on the Snowman Case.
Only by understanding both cases thoroughly could one find the common ground between the two.
At around six o 'clock in the evening, Lynch and Sun Xiaopeng returned.
The two of them looked travel-worn. Sun Xiaopeng took off his scarf and rubbed his hands.
Lynch put his briefcase on the table. "I'm freezing. This damn weather, it's colder than the snow from two days ago."
Li Hui smiled. "There's an old saying that melting snow is colder than falling snow. It's not just for show."
"You've worked hard. Sit down and warm yourself up," Han Bin said.
Lynch took a cup of hot water and held it in his hands. "Team Leader, we checked the white Audi's driving route."
"What did you find?"
"On January 17th, ten o 'clock the day before yesterday, the white Audi left Times Precinct (Lin Yuejiao's house). The driver was Xue Mengjiao. After that, the Audi went to Blue Whale Square and left Blue Whale Square at four o' clock in the afternoon. The driver was still Xue Mengjiao, and he arrived at Shimian District at four-thirty."
Lynch paused, then continued, "At five o 'clock in the afternoon, the white Audi left Shimian District. At that time, the driver changed to the man wearing a hoodie, sunglasses, and a mask. He went to the area near Yan Xi Road and Qinling Street. That area is rather remote, and he stopped there for about six hours until he arrived at the crime scene at around twelve o' clock.
"That means that Xue Mengjiao was not killed on January 17th at four thirty-five in the afternoon. The place where he was killed should be near Yan Xi Road and Qinling Street," Li Hui analyzed.
"We went there to take a look," Lynch said. "The place where the car was parked was very remote. There was basically no one around at night, and there were no surveillance cameras around."
"Did you find anything?"
Lynch shook his head. "No."
"If you ask me, the real murder scene is in the car. Even if the car was parked there, there was no need for the murderer to get out," Li Hui said.
"Then why did Xue Mengjiao go to Shimian District?" Zhao Ming asked.
"I'm not sure, but according to the GPS, she often drives to Shimian District."
"I think there's a need to go to Shimian District. The victim should have been subdued there," Han Bin analyzed.
"I agree with Brother Bin. I know Shimian District. It's an old district. Although the living environment is average, the population is relatively dense. If there really was a conflict between the two parties, it's very likely that the residents there saw it," Sun Xiaopeng agreed.
Li Hui started flipping through the notebook. "I remember when I did the statement with Lin Yuejiao, she said that Xue Mengjiao sent a WeChat message at around five o 'clock the day before yesterday. The original words were' I'm going to stay at my dad's place for a few days. 'According to our speculation, Xue Mengjiao should have been controlled by the murderer before five o' clock. That WeChat message was probably sent by the murderer."
"I'm going to stay at my dad's place for a few days." Tian Li muttered and analyzed, "To be able to say this, it proves that the murderer has a certain understanding of the victim's family situation. It's very likely that it was committed by someone familiar."
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