After a while, Li Hui, Lynch, and the rest returned.
Han Bin held a toothpick in his mouth. "Any clues?"
Li Hui took off his mask. "No, just a bunch of bystanders. When they heard that someone had drowned, they all came to watch."
"Did anyone know the victim?"
Li Hui smiled bitterly. "I took a picture of the victim for the bystanders to identify. One of the aunties tried her best to get closer. Seeing how excited she was, I thought she knew the victim, so I showed her the picture. When she saw that half of the victim's face was missing, she was so scared that she fell to the ground. Tell me, with that kind of guts, what's the point of watching a show?"
The group did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Lynch, is there anything on your side?"
Lynch sighed. "My side is even more unreliable. There's a man who isn't that old, and he kept saying that a woman had drowned two years ago, and this time, it was a man. He said that it was probably a water ghost looking for a companion. Don't you think he's just spouting nonsense?"
"You don't say. Our village has this saying as well. Every summer, people drown. That's how it goes in the village," Sun Xiaopeng said.
Wu Xia walked over and took off her gloves. "I don't know if there are water ghosts in your village, but this victim definitely isn't one."
Han Bin took out the toothpick in his mouth. "Sis Wu, how did the victim die?"
"There is no water in the victim's lungs, so his body should have been dumped into the river after he died. There are large areas of abrasions and fractures on his body. Initial speculation is that the victim was run over by a car. As for the cause of death, we'll need to dissect the body to confirm it."
"What kind of car ran over the victim?" Han Bin pressed.
"We'll need to conduct an autopsy to examine all the injuries on the victim's body and conduct a comprehensive analysis. When the autopsy report is out, I'll discuss it with you guys."
"Are there any clues that can prove the victim's identity?"
"The victim is a male, around 25 years old, about 1.75 meters tall. There are no other items that can clearly prove the victim's identity." At this point, Wu Xia changed the topic.
"However, there was a band-aid on the index finger of the deceased's right hand. I removed the band-aid to check, and there were no signs of injury on the wrapped area. I'm not sure why he wore the band-aid, but it might help you find out the identity of the deceased."
"What about the time of death?"
"Since the victim's body was thrown into the river after his death, the time of death can't be too precise. According to preliminary analysis, it should be between four and seven o 'clock yesterday evening."
Han Bin thought for a moment and said, "Sis Wu, can you confirm the location of the corpse? Or did the corpse move with the current after entering the river? "
"Whether the body has moved or not has something to do with the buoyancy of the body and the speed of the current. I've checked the stone tied to the body. It's heavy enough. Even if the body moves with the current, it won't be too far away," Wu Xia said.
"Understood."
After explaining the situation, Wu Xia brought the corpse back to the police station for the next step of the autopsy.
Han Bin and the others stayed at the scene.
Han Bin found Qiu Yiming and asked him to disperse the crowd.
Then, Han Bin called everyone into the police van and held a case summary meeting.
Other than the members of Team 2, the captain of Dew Police Station, Qiu Yiming, also attended the meeting.
Qiu Yiming took out a pack of cigarettes and distributed them around the van.
Han Bin took out a lighter and lit the cigarette for Qiu Yiming. He took a puff and said, "Everyone has checked the scene. If you have any thoughts, you can share them."
After he said that, there was a moment of silence in the van. No one from Team 2 answered immediately.
Han Bin rolled down the window and said, "Brother Qiu, what do you think?"
Qiu Yiming smiled and said, "Brother Bin, you know my situation. I've always been in charge of the police station, so I don't know much about criminal investigation. You make the decisions, and I'll be responsible for assisting you."
Han Bin nodded and glanced at the other members of Team 2. His eyes landed on Li Hui. "You're usually the most talkative. You go first."
"If the victim was hit by a car, then it's very likely that the victim was killed on the road. At the time, he was either walking, riding a bike, or riding an electric bike. I believe the victim's home shouldn't be far from the scene of the accident. I think we can check the missing people and perhaps find out the victim's identity," Li Hui suggested.
Han Bin nodded and looked at the others. "Any other suggestions?"
"I think we should first confirm the location of the accident and check the surrounding surveillance to confirm the suspect vehicle," Tian Li said.
"Go on."
"If the victim was involved in a car accident, there will definitely be a lot of blood stains at the scene of the accident. There will also be car fragments and other belongings of the victim left nearby. I suggest we search along the road to see if there are any traces of blood or vehicle fragments. That is most likely the location of the accident."
Du Qi took over. "Tian Li's idea is not bad. I think it's not only important to check the location of the accident, but also the location where the body was dumped. At the same time, we need to check the vehicles that passed by the location."
Han Bin flicked away the cigarette ash and thought for a moment. "Everyone's idea is good. I'll arrange the tasks."
"Tian Li, go back to the station to check the missing people."
"Du Qi, Xiao Peng, bring two officers from the police station to search the scene of the accident."
"Li Hui, contact the insurance company and the traffic police to see if there are any accident records around the area."
"Brother Qiu, bring the officers from the police station and follow me to search the location where the body was dumped."
"Yes." Everyone responded and split up to carry out their tasks.
Han Bin, Qiu Yiming, and Zhao Ming also got out of the car.
"Brother Bin, shouldn't we search upstream for the location of the body?" Qiu Yiming asked.
"This river flows from the west to the east. Brother Qiu, bring your men to search from the south side of the river, and I'll bring my men to search from the north side. We'll mainly look for blood stains, clothing, and vehicle fragments."
"Okay, I'll go arrange it now." Qiu Yiming put out his cigarette and walked to the side to gather a few officers.
Qiu Yiming brought four officers with him. He arranged for two to follow Du Qi to search the scene of the accident while the other two followed him to the south side of the river to search for the body.
Han Bin and Zhao Ming followed the north side of the river and searched upstream.
A few years ago, Dew River had just been renovated. Both sides of the river were paved with stone bricks, which reduced the difficulty of searching to a certain extent.
Han Bin and Zhao Ming, one at the bottom of the slope and the other at the top, followed the west side of the river.
After walking for about a hundred meters, Han Bin stopped. There were some blood stains on the stone slabs, and there were also traces of rocks rolling down.
The river was a slope. If the victim was tied to a rock, he could have rolled down the slope into the river.
"Zhao Ming, call the forensics team to come over."
"Yes."
If the body was dumped near here, then it meant that there were two possibilities. The first was that the victim was also nearby, and after the victim was hit, the suspect threw him into the river.
The second possibility was that after the victim was hit, the suspect put him in a car and drove him to a place far away from the scene of the accident to dump the body.
Han Bin checked the trajectory of the fall again and found a white sneaker above the river.
The victim was not wearing shoes. If it was someone else, they would not be able to tell if it was the victim's shoes. However, it was not a problem for Han Bin.
Han Bin put on the gloves and picked up the shoes to check the friction marks on the soles. He could basically confirm that the man was about 25 years old and about 1.75 meters tall, which matched the description of the deceased.
Han Bin could basically confirm that this was the place where the corpses were dumped.
Above the river was a highway, so it was very convenient to dump the body here.
In other words, the place where he was killed was nearby.
Either that, or the suspect's vehicle had transported the deceased here to dump the body.
Han Bin sent the location of the body to the group. This was a very important clue for Lynch to find the place where he was killed. It had a certain value as a reference.
Not long after, Qiu Yiming arrived with his men.
Han Bin briefly explained the situation, and Qiu Yiming stayed behind to wait for the technical team to come and investigate the scene.
Han Bin brought Zhao Ming to the Traffic Police Monitoring Center.
The time of death was confirmed, and the location where the body was dumped was confirmed. As long as they checked the cars that came here during the time of death, there was a high chance that they could find the suspicious car.
At that moment, it was already noon.
Han Bin and Li Hui were going to have something to eat before heading to the Traffic Police Monitoring Center.
The two of them checked, and there were not many people in the restaurants along the way. At this time, most people who could eat at home would not be loitering outside.
The two of them each ate a bowl of noodles and a basket of steamed lamb buns, then rushed to the Traffic Police Monitoring Center.
There was only one road at the location where the body was dumped, and it was called Qingbin Road.
This was the only road that led to the location where the body was dumped.
The two closest intersections to the location where the body was dumped were Pingxin Street and Linan Street.
There were surveillance cameras at the intersections of these two streets.
There were also three village roads between these intersections, and these three village roads were not monitored by Skynet.
Any car that passed by these two intersections between four and seven in the evening was a certain degree of suspicion.
When they reached the Traffic Police Monitoring Center, Zhao Ming showed a bitter expression. Just as he was about to say something, Han Bin glared at him, and he immediately shut up.
Han Bin was responsible for checking the surveillance cameras at the intersection of Pingxin Street and Qingbin Road, while Zhao Ming was responsible for checking the surveillance cameras at the intersection of Linan Street.
Han Bin poured a cup of tea, sat in front of the computer, and began to check the surveillance cameras at the intersection.
Zhao Ming glanced at Han Bin. He had already experienced Han Bin's speed and efficiency in checking the surveillance cameras, so he did not dare to compete with Han Bin. He began to check the surveillance cameras at his normal speed.
After twenty minutes, Han Bin suddenly hit the space bar.
"Pa!"
Zhao Ming trembled and turned his head to look at Han Bin. He thought to himself, 'Damn, so fast!'
Han Bin picked up the cup and took a sip of tea. He stood up and stretched his limbs, then continued to sit at the computer desk and check the surveillance cameras.
Zhao Ming: "…"
After another ten minutes, Han Bin hit the space bar again.
Zhao Ming glanced at it. At first, he did not think much of it, but he took a closer look at the screen. It was a black car with the front bumper and headlights broken.
"Damn, it's real this time!"
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