Chapter 17 Chapter Sixteen

The conference room was full of criminal police officers, and the law and order in King County was not bad, with few major criminal cases throughout the year.This time there was a kidnapping case, and the kidnapper cut off the hostage's ears and boiled them at the beginning. The method was cruel and bad in nature, and the kidnapper's brazen tone provoked the police, which completely angered the police! Wang Gedong briefed everyone on the case, and then said: "First of all, we need to find out how many kidnappers there are. At present, there is only one person who has contacted us, but he has always claimed to be 'we'. It is not clear how many people there are in this group. How many, and how many dens do they have?"

An old criminal policeman analyzed: "The other party claims to be 'us', but I think he is the only kidnapper and has no other accomplices." "Oh?" Wang Gedong looked at him curiously and said, "Why do you think so?" "The kidnapper said that he was the middleman of the kidnapping, and Jiang Xiaobing was not with him, but when he cut his ears and boiled them, the other party said that this incident made him very sick. If Jiang Xiaobing was not by his side, and other accomplices in another den Then how did he cut off Jiang Xiaobing’s ears? How could he feel disgusted? This shows that the so-called middleman is fake, Jiang Xiaobing is right beside him, and he calls himself ‘we’ just to make a big impact and put on airs.”

Another person retorted: "Your analysis is wrong. I remember that before the kidnapper wanted to cut off his ears for the first time, he said on the phone that they wanted to discuss it. After hanging up the phone, he called again after a few minutes to ask if Jiang Xiaobing's ears were right. There is a big black mole. This shows that Jiang Xiaobing is indeed not with the middleman. He first called the other kidnappers to confirm. As for the disgusting thing the kidnappers said, it does not refer to the matter of cutting off the ears, but to put the ears on the On Wangjiang Road. Jiang Xiaobing’s ears were cut by the kidnapper’s accomplice elsewhere. Then the accomplice handed over the ears to him, and he put the ears in a box and put them on Wangjiang Road.”

The old criminal policeman said: "But if Jiang Xiaobing is in the hands of other accomplices, why did the accomplice cut off his ears and cooked them, and hand them over to the middleman first, and then the middleman put them away, instead of putting them directly on Wangjiang Road?" The man said: "This shows that the kidnappers have a strict division of labor and cooperation. The others are only responsible for controlling Jiang Xiaobing. All contact with the outside world is done by this middleman. Even if the middleman is caught, they still control the hostages in their hands and can communicate with us." The police are around."

After hearing what he said, the old detective couldn't find a reason to refute it for the time being, because all their guesses are based on all the conversations of this "intermediary", and there is no way to determine whether this person's words are true or false. . Wang Gedong felt that their views were somewhat reasonable. During the phone call with the kidnappers, he called himself "we" and called himself a middleman, and Jiang Xiaobing was not by his side.But at least he has seen Jiang Xiaobing's ears, and he placed them on Wangjiang Road.If the kidnappers really had such a strict division of labor and cooperation, it seems that the other party has some background, and the case is not so easy to solve.

After thinking for a while, Wang Gedong said: "The only clues we have so far are just a few phone calls with the kidnappers. Based on these alone, we can't fully judge how many kidnappers there are. Let's consider the worst case and believe what the kidnappers say. Yes, he is a middleman, and another group is controlling Jiang Xiaobing. The most important thing now is to find out the location of the kidnapper. Whether it is this middleman or other groups controlling Jiang Xiaobing, as long as you find one of them, you can catch him in one fell swoop This group of gangsters. Hmm...Let’s follow the steps, Team Lin, first explain to everyone about Jiang Xiaobing’s disappearance.”

Lin Jie stood up and arranged the projector to cast a map on the wall. He took the antenna pole and introduced: "Jiang Xiaobing disappeared after entering this Anle Road with a length of more than 400 meters. As you can see, Anle Road The terrain is more favorable for our police to solve the case. On one side of this road is a river, which is very deep, and it is impossible for the kidnappers to enter and exit through the river. On the other side are residential buildings and storefront houses, with a total of more than 100 families. It is a green space and a section of the road that has been demolished. There is no partition between the houses, and there are no other small roads to enter and exit. On both ends of Anle Road, there is a surveillance probe, which means that the entire Anle Road is a closed section. The kidnappers must pass through Surveillance probes. Although the crime happened at night, and the clarity of the two surveillance cameras is not good, we initially checked it from beginning to end, only to find that after Jiang Xiaobing entered from the west probe, he never went out from any of the probes. Then There are only two ways for the kidnappers to make a living person like Jiang Xiaobing disappear from the closed area of ​​Anle Road: one is to load Jiang Xiaobing into a car and take him away; in one of the rooms."

Wang Gedong added: "It is unlikely that the kidnapper's den is on Anle Road. Because after our preliminary investigation, we learned that Jiang Xiaobing's home route is not fixed, and most of the time he goes home with other students on the main road outside. He rarely crosses Anle Road. If the kidnapper’s den is on Anle Road, he needs to wait for three conditions to kidnap Jiang Xiaobing: first, Jiang Xiaobing is alone; second, Jiang Xiaobing chooses to go home on Anle Road; There were no other pedestrians at the time. The probability of the three conditions being met at the same time is very low. So I thought that the kidnapper wanted to rent a house on Anle Road in advance, and kidnap Jiang Xiaobing when these three conditions are met at the same time, causing the illusion that Jiang Xiaobing disappeared out of thin air. When the Year of the Monkey is around the corner, the possibility of such a crime is very small. So the kidnappers should have used a car to take Jiang Xiaobing out of surveillance."

Everyone agrees with Wang Gedong's analysis. Wang Gedong continued: "If the kidnappers transported Jiang Xiaobing away in a car, it doesn't matter whether the kidnappers parked their car on Anle Road before the incident, or after the incident, subdued Jiang Xiaobing before driving in the car to transport him away. In the end, the kidnapper's car must have left the surveillance on Anle Road after the incident. Team Lin, how many cars have left the surveillance on Anle Road after the incident?" Lin Jie said: "It was evening at that time, and there were few people and vehicles in winter. We counted, and within an hour after the incident, only nine vehicles left the monitoring on Anle Road. These nine vehicles all passed Anle Road, didn't they It was originally parked on Anle Road."

Wang Gedong said: "Can these cars be checked?" "The camera's resolution is low, and it's night, and the lights are on, and most of the cars can't see the license plate clearly. But I'm going to ask the image experts from the city bureau to help clear the picture. Even if the final result is unsatisfactory, we will pass through the car The main feature is that these cars can be found sooner or later, but the search work may be difficult to complete in three days." Wang Gedong stroked the stubble on his face with his hands, thought for a while, and said, "These cars may not be the kidnappers' cars. Can they park on Anle Road?"

"Yes, there is a parking lane on the right side of the road. We have learned that there are twenty or thirty cars parked every night." Wang Gedong said: "This time the kidnapper's tone was very firm and full of confidence. He obviously came prepared. A smart kidnapper would not leave the scene through surveillance in the first place, he would first control Jiang Xiaobing in the car, If we wait until the next day to leave, our investigation will be difficult." Lin Jie said: "I feel that these kidnappers are psychopaths, they won't be so smart and patient enough to wait until the next day." Wang Gedong said neither soft nor hard: "Don't handle the case with feelings." Although this is not said explicitly, it is also understandable. If Lin Jie hadn't acted smart based on his feelings, Jiang Xiaobing's two ears would not have been cut off and boiled.Wang Gedong always felt that Lin Jie was a bit frivolous, that he was not rigorous enough in handling cases, and that he couldn't make a big deal. Lin Jie pursed his lips, and had no choice but to say, "That's basically what happened to Jiang Xiaobing's disappearance. Boss, what should we do now?" Wang Gedong thought for a while, and said, "We only have two more days to identify the kidnappers before paying the ransom. Next, we have to do four tasks. One is to arrange plainclothes visits near the school and ask Jiang Xiaobing is a good classmate, and see if he has any abnormalities recently. Jiang Xiaobing usually goes home with a group of people. He was kidnapped just as he was alone that night, which means that the kidnappers must have been following for many days before they caught the opportunity Maybe some classmates noticed this follower. In addition, focus on social personnel who are close to Jiang Xiaobing, especially some adult hooligans, to see if it is possible that a few gangsters cooperated with the kidnappers to do the case. It is not easy to ask In other words, just catch those hooligans back and lock them up for a while, and then release them back when the case is clear. Second, plainclothes and the police in the area of ​​more than 100 households on Anle Road were arranged to conduct door-to-door investigations and visits, although the kidnappers It is unlikely that the den is on Anle Road, but we still have to do a good job in the process, just in case. By the way, the person who does this work is carrying a gun, because the kidnappers are very loud, I am afraid that there may be some tricks. Third, interview the residents near Anle Road to see if anyone heard the call for help or was an eyewitness on the night of the incident. Fourth, the investigation of the vehicle must be in-depth. This is Jiang Xiaobing who was brought under the watchful eye The most likely scenario for getting out of Anle Road. Although this piece of work cannot be completed within two or three days, but as much as it can be done, do it as soon as possible. Team Lin, you should arrange these four things right away. The police station in the jurisdiction dispatched a few experienced policemen to handle it together.” Lin Jie immediately agreed: "No problem, boss, what about Wang Liqin's house?" Wang Gedong said: "There are people watching this area. Once the kidnappers call again, they can answer me at any time. However, since the kidnappers have made a three-day war statement, if we can't solve the case during this period, it will not only be a matter of face for the police. , and when we have to pay the ransom, we will be very passive.”