In the meeting room of the branch office.
No one expected this.
Officer Xing's words had actually brought up the pending case that had been sealed for eight years.
The 71 - 73 serial murders!
This case could be said to be a scar that could not be erased in the history of the city branch.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year eight years ago.
A young female corpse was found in an alley behind the Golden Sun Bathing City in Beijiang City.
The victim was tied up with hemp rope and died of suffocation.
There were no witnesses at the scene, and there were no traces of the murderer. Not even a strand of hair could be found. The case was in a stalemate.
At that time, the police immediately mobilized various criminal investigation experts to form a special task force to investigate the case.
However, he still could not find any traces.
However, this was only the beginning of the nightmare.
After the first case, only a month had passed.
The second case happened.
A young female corpse in a sack was found in a trash can in Si Long Old Alley. The crime methods were exactly the same.
This was not the end. Half a month later, the third case happened.
……
It was not until July 13th that the last case happened.
Other than a copycat crime, there were no other similar cases.
Among all the clues, the only valuable one was the DNA that could not be matched.
Murder cases occurred one after another, making the already panicked citizens completely unable to tolerate it.
They gathered in front of the branch office to demand an explanation.
The families of the deceased could not accept that their young relatives had died in such a humiliating manner. In the end, they could not even punish the murderer for them.
For a moment, the public's resentment soared to the sky, causing the higher-ups to pay great attention and order
Therefore, the headquarters directly ordered the mobilization of about 250,000 police and military soldiers, searched about 52600 suspects, and identified 654 sets of DNA, 1205 hairs, and 40116 fingerprints.
However, after three months, he still found nothing.
During that period of time, the bureau chief of the branch had been replaced by nearly ten people, and Officer Old Xing was one of them.
However, the murderer seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth. No matter how hard they tried, they could not find any clues, and the progress had come to a standstill.
Just like that, this serial murder case gradually became a painful unsolved case as time passed.
" It's been eight years. It's been eight whole years. I remember every detail of every case, every victim's information, and every piece of evidence I collected."
"Even if I forget my wife and children's birthdays, I can still remember all the murderer's crime dates, times, and methods!”
"But I'm too useless. Even if I try my best, I still can't catch him. I can't catch that bastard!”
"Crazy Piece of Sh * t!"
At this point.
The eyes of Officer Xing, who was about to retire, were already wet.
I still remember that day.
Outside the branch office, wreaths were arranged in rows, and paper flowers were like snow.
The family members of the seven deceased carried the coffins over one by one, crying and wailing.
Old Officer Xing, who was still the bureau chief at the time, knelt down on the spot and apologized one by one. He also made a blood oath and begged his family to give him time.
Betting all his future and fate, he would find the real murderer even if he had to risk his life!
From then on.
The painful expressions on the bodies of the victims, the cries of their families, the accusations of the people, and the real murderer who laughed at them in their fantasies.
All of this was like a nightmare that tortured him for eight years.
Facing such a situation.
Even Li Likai let out a long sigh. He walked to Officer Xing and patted him on the shoulder.
Back then, he had not been transferred to the Beijiang City Branch, but he had a good understanding of this matter. He had his own bitter experience.
All the police officers present had tears in their eyes as they bowed to the old criminal police officer.
Actually, they all roughly knew.
Officer Xing was once a criminal investigation expert who had solved countless cases. He was a respectable senior.
Right now, he was even more influenced by Old Officer Xing's professionalism, and his heart was also filled with an extremely firm fighting spirit.
Arresting the murderer was not only to comfort the dead and appease their families, but also to defend the law that they had protected for their entire lives!
When Officer Old Xing's emotions gradually calmed down.
All the veteran criminal police officers in the entire branch had already arrived at the conference room to attend an emergency meeting about Su Chen's relationship with the 713 serial murders eight years ago.
Li Likai, who was sitting at the head of the table, pointed at the map of Su Chen's escape route on the screen and went straight to the point.
"I'm sure you've already understood the basic situation of the case. Now, let's talk about your opinions on this matter.”
Hearing this.
The meeting room was silent for three seconds. Everyone had different expressions.
Then, a balding middle-aged criminal police officer said tentatively,"Do you think the serial killer back then was a 16-year-old teenager?”
Hearing this, Jiang Ting immediately looked at the bald criminal police officer and said,"Are you saying that Su Chen is the murderer?”
According to the information, Su Chen was 24 years old. Back then, he was exactly 16 years old.
Hearing Jiang Ting's words, the bald criminal police officer immediately waved his hand and said seriously,"Don't, I didn't say that. I'm just expressing my opinion.”
Seeing this, Li Likai glanced at them and said,""Just say whatever you think of. Any guess must be reasonable. We need to talk about research."
"The higher-ups have given us a death order. We can't afford to waste any more time. We don't have a day now.”
As soon as he said this, everyone's expression became serious.
"I think we can make a hypothesis and analyze the connection between Su Chen and the 713 serial murders.”
Li Likai immediately started asking questions.
Hearing this, the police officer in charge of the file adjusted his glasses and said,"According to the records, eight years ago, Su Chen was studying for his PhD at Beijiang University, but because of his personality, he moved out of school.”
After hearing this, the bald criminal police narrowed his eyes and asked,"At that time, all the citizens were investigated. There should be Su Chen's statement at that time. Can you find it?”
Faced with such a request, the police officer in charge of the file shrugged helplessly and said,"Back then, all of them were recorded on paper. The notes piled up like a mountain. It would be difficult to find them without three or four days.”
Then, he frowned and recalled carefully,""However, the investigation of the teenagers was very simple at that time. There was almost no valuable information recorded. After all, who would associate a 16-year-old teenager with a serial killer?”
The bald criminal police revealed a thoughtful expression and couldn't help but mutter,""In other words, it's very likely that Su Chen didn't have any alibi at that time.”
At the side, Jiang Ting, who was frowning slightly, could not help but speak up.
"Isn't it too hasty to list Su Chen as a suspect just because he went to these crime scenes?”
"I'm afraid everyone here has been to these crime scenes before. Could it be…"
At this point, Jiang Ting stopped and let them understand.
She had always felt that Su Chen's actions were strange, but these superficial things covered up his true purpose. This was the case in front of her.
"Hey, Jiang girl, what do you mean? You even suspect us!"
The bald criminal police officer was instantly unhappy. He, who was already at odds with Jiang Ting, even spoke loudly.
Seeing this, Li Likai coughed lightly." This is a meeting.”
At this moment.
Officer Xing took out a notebook with a worn-out cover, opened it, and placed it on the table.
His originally turbid eyes seemed to have become much clearer, and his voice also had some strength as he spoke.
"These are all the details of the 713 serial killer's crimes. There is one point that is very similar to Su Chen's.”
As he spoke, he pointed at Su Chen's investigation report on the big screen.
"There was no DNA extracted from Su Chen's room at all. There was not a trace of hair or bodily fluids left. This is highly similar to every crime scene of the 713 Cold Case.”
"Their crimes are traceless. That's what they have in common.”
He then expressed his opinion."I have a hunch that Su Chen might know something. Perhaps he was a hidden witness back then, or perhaps he knew the murderer.”
"All in all, the location of the 713 Cold Case coincided with Su Chen's escape trajectory. This doesn't seem like a coincidence.”
Hearing this, everyone nodded.
Even Jiang Ting did not say anything and fell into deep thought.
"So now, should we extract Su Chen's DNA and try to compare it with the serial killer? It's easy anyway.”
The bald criminal police officer did not seem to give up his point of view and suggested.
However, someone immediately asked," But there's no DNA residue in Su Chen's room. He didn't commit any crime before, and there's no record in the system."”
"No, there's another place that might have Su Chen's DNA.”
Li Likai's voice sounded. His gaze was as sharp as a knife as he said,"There should be more in the central prison. Su Chen definitely doesn't have the ability to erase all traces in the prison.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately instructed a police officer to contact the central prison.
Everyone waited in silence.
The only sound left in the room was the ticking of the clock.
Three minutes later.
the police officer said after the call ended.
"The Central Prison responded that they still have Su Chen's unwashed clothes and can provide a DNA test.”
Hearing this, everyone's eyes moved.
They had finally caught a trace of Su Chen, which was undoubtedly exciting.
However, the DNA test would take at least eight hours, so they only had 12 hours left.
During this period of time.
Regardless of whether Su Chen was related to the serial killer, the police had to bring him to justice!
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