The summer in S city is always so hot. It is so hot that even if you hide under the air conditioner, you will feel hot all over. Although it is after four o'clock in the afternoon, the temperature outside is still very high. You can feel it when you walk out of the room.
There was a scalding heat wave, but all the members of CSY felt cold all over their bodies at this moment.
In front of them, there were seven files placed, and these seven files were reports of sexual assault of underage girls sent from various police stations. Zhou Jiamei's case was the eighth, which made everyone feel...
Unprecedented pressure.
Judging from the file analysis of eight cases including Zhou Jiamei's, as well as the previous investigation results of the police station, these eight cases were probably committed by one person. In just four months, eight similar cases occurred consecutively.
This is a very bad case, and the victims are all minors, the oldest is only fourteen years old, and the youngest is just eleven years old.
Due to the seriousness of the case, Xu Lang and Ding Haoqiong reported the matter to Tian Yongchun after discussing it. When Tian Yongchun learned about it, he immediately slammed the table and requested the establishment of a 6.22 serious crime team, led by CSY and others.
Each branch will assist in the investigation. If any department is found to be uncooperative, it will be severely punished and held responsible afterwards.
So, on June 24th, the 6.22 Crime Team was officially established.
In the afternoon of that day, Xu Lang asked the chiefs of the police stations in each district to come to CSY for a meeting and held the first meeting.
At the meeting, the focus of the discussion was whether the eight sexual assault cases that have been filed now can be handled together.
Regarding the handling of combined cases, the people present were divided into two different views. One believed that it was impossible for one person to do it. After all, these eight cases were distributed in all the jurisdictions of S City. Except for Zhou Jiamei’s case, it was clear after all.
Except for the other cases, it is not particularly clear. There seems to be insufficient basis to rush to combine the cases now.
Another point of view is that judging from the murders of the eight victims, the suspects' methods of committing crimes are very similar, and the targets are all minors between the ages of 11 and 14. The targets are similar and can be combined.
case handling,
Faced with these two voices, Xu Lang pondered for a while and decided to first find the other seven victims except Zhou Jiamei and ask them to understand the situation. If he could get some useful information from the victims themselves,
Based on the clues, combined with Zhou Jiamei's case, we will determine whether the case can be combined and handled.
Everyone agreed with Xu Lang's opinion, so after a simple meeting, everyone started to take action.
The seven members of the CSY criminal investigation team, each corresponding to a victim, followed the police from the local police station to find the victim and inquire about the situation.
Xu Lang is no exception. His corresponding victim is the case of Wang Xinhu that occurred in Chengzhong District on June 14th.
Wang Xinhu, male, 40 years old, is the owner of a lottery store in Chengzhong District. His family is in good condition. According to the file records, Wang Xinhu is divorced and lives alone with his daughter Wang Yuyan.
Xu Lang followed Ma Fenghua, a police officer from the city police station, and under Ma Fenghua's guidance, found Wang Xinhu's lottery shop.
It was after five o'clock in the afternoon when Xu Lang and the others found Wang Xinhu. It was the rush hour after get off work. The lottery shop that should have been open for business was now locked and closed. There were still many people waiting at the door of the lottery shop. People who buy lottery tickets more or less hold lottery tickets in their hands and discuss quietly what lottery tickets they are going to buy next. Some people are talking about their so-called experience of winning lottery tickets, and others are also talking about it. Open your ears and listen.
Xu Lang and Ma Fenghua drove a police car to the lottery shop, attracting the attention of many people. When they saw Xu Lang and the others in uniform, they instinctively felt a little afraid. Most of them were still confused and did not understand that the police came to the lottery shop.
What are you doing at the store? Are you here to buy lottery tickets too?
After Xu Lang got out of the car, he ignored the doubts and puzzled looks from around him. Instead, he looked at the locked lottery shop in front of him and frowned. Why wasn't Wang Xinhu there? Where did he go?
Xu Lang thought for a while, then turned his head and asked a man next to him who was waiting to buy lottery tickets: "Where is the shop owner? Isn't it open for business?"
The man was a little nervous by Xu Lang's question, but he still said bravely: "Old Wang, he went to school to pick up his daughter from school and will be back in a while."
"Pick your daughter up from school?"
Hearing what the man said, Xu Lang frowned again and asked curiously: "Isn't today Saturday? Do you still need to go to school?"
"Oh, that's it. Lao Wang has signed up a class for his daughter, and she will go to class on Saturdays and Sundays." The man explained.
Hearing the man's explanation, Xu Lang suddenly understood what was going on. Today's parents, in order to let their children learn better, often enroll their children in many classes. They want their children to win at the starting line. For
Xu Lang didn't agree with or object to this kind of behavior, he just got used to it after seeing it too many times.
Seeing that Xu Lang stopped talking, the man asked curiously: "Officer, are you looking for Lao Wang?"
Xu Lang didn't speak, just nodded.
Seeing Xu Lang nodding, the man became even more curious and asked: "Did Lao Wang commit something? Was it a lottery fraud? If so, you must tell me, damn, labor and capital were spent here.
I have spent tens of thousands and have never won a big prize. I have always thought that Lao Wang’s lottery tickets were fake...
..."
Listening to the man's rambling and indignant words, Xu Lang felt irritated for no reason. He interrupted the man and said directly: "We came to Lao Wang just to find out some information. It has nothing to do with the lottery, and whether the lottery is fake or not, it doesn't matter.
It is not under the control of our police."
"Oh, that's it."
When Xu Lang said this, the man immediately shut up and felt a little resentful.
While Xu Lang and the others were talking, a man in his forties came over with a battery cart and a little girl carrying a small schoolbag.
The man parked the car and took his daughter out of the car. Then he took out the key from his pocket and walked towards the lottery shop. However, the little girl's face did not have the innocence and romance that her peers often had. Xu Lang discovered that the little girl
There was a gray fog in her eyes, and there was no expression on her face. After she got out of the car, she tightly grabbed one of the man's hands and followed him step by step, like a little pug.
When passing the crowd, the little girl was instinctively afraid. She pressed closer to the man, not daring to look at the faces of the strangers. She kept looking down at the ground, as if there was something novel on the ground.
generally.
"Team Leader Xu, he is Wang Xinhu."
When the man came over, Ma Fenghua, who was standing next to Xu Lang, said.
Xu Lang looked at the man and nodded, indicating that he understood.
When Wang Xinhu saw Xu Lang and Ma Fenghua in police uniforms, he was stunned for a moment. Then, a trace of anger that he couldn't suppress appeared on his face. He stopped a few steps away from Xu Lang and the others.
Holding the key in his hand, he stared at Xu Lang with his eyes wide open, and shouted loudly: "What are you doing here?"
This sudden roar startled everyone present.
Those who often come here to buy lottery tickets are all familiar with Lao Wang and know that Lao Wang is a very honest and responsible person. He is kind to everyone and is easy to talk to. He rarely blushes with others, even if others say something bad about him.
When the lottery tickets were found to be fake, he just smiled without any excuse. And when those regular customers sometimes made fun of him, Wang Xinhu was not angry and even laughed along with them. However, what happened today? Faced with the police who came to the door,
Why was he so angry? It seemed that the two policemen were the same men who stole his wife, and there was a deep hatred between them.
Surprised, confused, puzzled, more of a curiosity and a theater-watching mentality.
The man who was interrupted by Xu Lang just now felt gloating when he saw Lao Wang scolding Xu Lang and the others. You deserved to be yelled at now because you were so cruel to me just now.
Others watched this scene, first at Wang Xinhu, and then at Xu Lang, waiting for Xu Lang's reaction to see whether the two policemen would angrily scold Wang Xinhu, or directly take out the handcuffs and take Wang Xinhu away.
Woolen cloth?
However, the scene they wanted to see did not appear. Faced with Wang Xinhu's angry roar, Xu Lang was neither angry nor retorted, nor did he take out the handcuffs. Instead, he calmly asked: "Are you Wang Xinhu?"
Wang Xinhu looked at Xu Lang and frowned. He didn't know Xu Lang, but he knew Ma Fenghua standing next to Xu Lang. After all, Ma Fenghua was a policeman at the city police station. When he went to the police station to report a crime, he saw
Although the two people did not speak, he still knew each other, but he did not recognize the policeman with long snow-white hair who opened his mouth. Ma Fenghua was standing next to Xu Lang. It seemed that Xu Lang had a higher position than the other person.
He should be an official, probably a deputy director or director or something like that.
Thinking of this, Wang Xinhu nodded gloomily and said in a sullen voice: "I am Wang Xinhu. Tell me, what do you want from me? If it is to buy lottery tickets, just stand aside and queue up."
As he spoke, Wang Xinhu was about to take the key and open the door.
"We don't buy lottery tickets, we just want to find out some information from you." Xu Lang said again.
Wang Xinhu stopped and turned to look at Xu Lang, his brows furrowed even more tightly. He looked at Xu Lang and asked, "What do you know? Do you police also suspect that my lottery ticket is fake? Haha...
.”
At the end of the sentence, Wang Xinhu made a sneer.
Xu Lang narrowed his eyes subconsciously and did not immediately answer Wang Xinhu's question. Instead, he shifted his gaze and looked at the girl who was holding Wang Xinhu's hand tightly. The little girl's body was pressed tightly against Wang Xinhu's thigh. At this moment, she was
He raised his head and looked at Xu Lang with deep vigilance and vigilance, as well as inexpressible fear in his eyes.
When she saw Xu Lang looking at her, the little girl quickly lowered her head. Her originally rosy face suddenly turned pale, and her body began to shake. It was obvious that the little girl was very uneasy, nervous, and scared.
"Is this your daughter?" Xu Lang asked.
Wang Xinhu's pupils shrank suddenly, he turned around, stared at Xu Lang, and asked word for word: "Who are you?"
Xu Lang took out his police card from his pocket, handed it to Wang Xinhu, and said: "Xu Lang, leader of the CSY Criminal Investigation Team in City S."
Wang Xinhu's body trembled when he heard the word "criminal investigation". He first glanced at Xu Lang in surprise, and then carefully looked at the certificate in Xu Lang's hand. After confirming that it was Xu Lang himself, he looked back and looked at Xu Lang.
He became a bit softer and his tone became kinder, but when he spoke, his tone was still a bit unkind and distrustful.
"Tell me, what are you asking me for? I haven't done anything illegal or criminal," Wang Xinhu said.
Xu Lang took back the certificate and put it into his pocket. Then, he shook his head and said with a smile: "I know you have not committed any crime. We came to see you for other reasons."
"What's going on?" Wang Xinhu asked.
"About your daughter."
Hearing Xu Lang mention his daughter, Wang Xinhu's body trembled violently again. He raised his head and stared at Xu Lang. His expression became ferocious and twisted again, his eyes began to become bloodshot, and he almost roared and said
: "It's been so long, and you came to me to inquire about the situation. Is this how your police usually handle cases? Ah?!"
Xu Lang looked at the excited Wang Xinhu and remained silent. He did not defend himself, but just said: "Can we find a place to talk? I think you don't want more people to know about this, right?"
Wang Xinhu was stunned. What he had not finished speaking suddenly stopped. He turned his head and looked at the regular customers who often came here to buy lottery tickets. Looking at their confused and curious faces, Wang Xinhu hesitated.
Then, nod.
Wang Xinhu turned around and said to the people waiting to buy lottery tickets: "We are closed today. Come back tomorrow."
"Ah? Why is it closed? I'm still waiting to buy lottery tickets?"
"Yes, I have selected the number. How can I say that it will not be open if it is not open?"
"That's right. I've been waiting here for half an hour. You didn't tell me if it wasn't open. If you had told me earlier, I would have bought it elsewhere."
"..."
As soon as Wang Xinhu's words came out, the scene suddenly became noisy, with voices of dissatisfaction and complaints rising one after another.
Wang Xinhu had no expression on his face. He looked around and said coldly: "I have something to do today. I'm sorry for the big job. We are really closed. Come back tomorrow."
After saying this, Wang Xinhu took the little girl to the front of the battery car, carried the little girl to the car, and rode on the car himself. Then, he asked Xu Lang: "Where should we talk? The police station or my home?"
Xu Lang ignored the people watching around him, but glanced at Wang Xinhu, then at the trembling little girl, hesitated and said, "Let's go to your house."
Wang Xinhu nodded without saying anything and started the battery car. Xu Lang and Ma Fenghua also got into the police car and followed Wang Xinhu away from here.
This sudden scene made everyone at the scene feel confused. At first, they thought that when the police came here, there must be something wrong with Wang Xinhu's lottery ticket. However, when Wang Xinhu came back, they found that it didn't seem to be the case. The lottery ticket was not there.
Question, the police came to see Wang Xinhu because of his daughter. So what happened to Wang Xinhu’s daughter? Will it attract the attention of the police?
Could it be that someone was caught stealing something? However, they knew Wang Yuyan more or less, and knew that this child was not the kind of person who stole things. Besides, Wang Xinhu was divorced, and she had such a daughter. She usually felt very distressed, but she never
Stingy, Wang Yuyan's pocket money has never been missing, and the little girl can't steal anything.
Even if the little girl really stole something, it would be a matter for the police. The strange policeman just now said that he was the leader of the CSY criminal investigation team. They didn’t know what department CSY was, but they knew the word criminal investigation.
Criminal investigation means criminal cases. What criminal case can a little girl be related to?
Everyone felt confused and confused, but now Wang Xinhu and his daughter had left, and the two policemen had also left. No one gave an answer. The lottery ticket could not be bought. After a few words of discussion, they dispersed.
They went and cursed as they left, saying that it was delaying their dream of winning the jackpot and becoming millionaires.
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The community where Wang Xinhu lives is not far from the lottery shop, and it only takes ten minutes to get there by bike.
After arriving at the community, Wang Xinhu parked the car and took his daughter to wait for Xu Lang and the others at the stairwell. After seeing Xu Lang and the others, he turned around and entered the stairwell, and Xu Lang and the others quickly followed.
The four people arrived on the fifth floor in silence. Wang Xinhu took out the key and opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, the little girl was the first one to rush in. She ran directly into the bedroom without changing her shoes. Then, there was a bang and the sound of the door being closed and locked. Xu Lang saw this
At this scene, Wang Xinhu frowned again, while Wang Xinhu shook his head helplessly. Obviously, this was not the first time the little girl had done this.
"Come in."
Wang Xinhu walked in first and went directly to the living room without changing his shoes.
Seeing this, Xu Lang and Ma Fenghua entered the room without changing their shoes, went to the living room, and sat down on the sofa.
After both parties sat down, no one spoke first.
Xu Lang didn't know where to start. After all, when Wang Xinhu reported the case, he didn't receive it himself. He only learned about Wang Xinhu's case through the files. Now that he saw the person who reported the case, he didn't know what to do.
ask.
Wang Xinhu looked at Xu Lang and Ma Fenghua with a gloomy face, his face full of anger and distrust. Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with the police's move to come to him ten days after he reported the crime, so he did not speak.