At that time, not only Mr. Tao but also the criminal police officers in charge of the case did not expect that the kidnappers would be so cunning and would use this method to obtain ransom.
What made them even more unexpected was that when they followed the tracker, they found that only the tracker was left at the scene and the money had long since disappeared!
Since then, the five kidnapped children and the driver Niu Weiguang have never returned.
Although the police invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the search afterwards, not only the kidnapped person was not found, but not even the van Niu Weiguang drove.
The ransom was collected, but they were not released. In the end, the police didn't even know how many kidnappers there were. At that time, the case caused an uproar. The police leaders were furious and gave the criminal police officer in charge of the case severe punishment.
However, since the children have not come back, there is no point in punishing anyone!
Since it was Mr. Tao who threw away the money, Mr. Tao himself lived in deep self-blame for many years. If he hadn't thrown money away back then, would the children still have a chance of survival
At this moment, Zhao Yu was listening carefully below. Although he had read the information many times, when he heard Qu Ping's story, he still noticed some things that he had not noticed before.
He felt that there seemed to be something unreasonable in the course of this case, and there were some slight discrepancies with some of his previous perceptions.
But where exactly it was, he hadn't figured it out for a while.
Tsk tsk…
Zhao Yu stroked the leather bag that Mr. Tao handed him. None of the money in the bag had been touched. It was all his now! Although he later gave in a few times, Mr. Tao insisted on giving the money to Zhao Yu to express his gratitude.
It was such a twist and turn. He thought he would pass by this huge sum of money, but he never expected that it would eventually fall into his own hands.
It seems that today's "Dui" hexagram is quite powerful.
In addition, Mr. Tao also told Zhao Yu that he was working in a bank and held an important position. This ransom was withdrawn directly from the bank vault. Not only were they all new bills, but they also had consecutive numbers.
At the beginning, the police recorded the banknote numbers and took photos of the money and the wallet. After the children disappeared, the police worked with the banking system to trace these numbers, but found nothing.
However, no one could have imagined that the robbers had not touched the money at all and had buried it in the collapsed mine.
money…
ransom…
Zhao Yu thought hard and felt more and more that the ransom was a bit strange. Why would the robbers leave it next to the children's bodies
"Back then, the police checked every aspect they could think of, including phone numbers, fingerprints, interpersonal relationships, etc.," Qu Ping continued, "But in the end, not even a single suspect was found, and how many kidnappers were there? It is unknown. The only person who has been included in the suspect list is the driver Niu Weiguang!
"At that time, some people suspected that even if Niu Weiguang was not a kidnapper, he was very likely to have planned the kidnapping together with the kidnappers! However..."
Qu Ping shook her head and gestured to Liu Changhu, which meant that she had finished telling the story of the case.
"Oh," Captain Liu hurriedly pointed to Wang Fei, who was already standing in front of the big screen, and said, "Next, Chief Wang, could you please explain the general condition of the bones to everyone! Thank you for your hard work!"
As soon as he heard that the corpse was about to be discussed, Zhao Yu quickly put away his thoughts and listened carefully. He wanted to see what unexpected things they discovered during the autopsy
Due to the heavy work in the past few days, Section Chief Wang Fei looked pale and looked a little haggard. However, she still started her explanation with full energy and professional tone.
After the screen opened, the first thing that appeared was a black-gray corpse with a green head.
Because the bones are very small, even a layman can tell that the bones belong to a child!
"Dear colleagues, we have found a total of five complete skeletons from the collapsed mine. DNA comparison has confirmed that four of them are from kidnapped children, namely Liang Meili, who was 9 years old, and Liang Meili, who was 12 years old. Liang Shuhan, 11-year-old Tao Xiao and 10-year-old Liu Hongxiang!
"In addition, there is a body belonging to the van driver who disappeared that year - Niu Weiguang!!"
As soon as Wang Fei said this, the scene couldn't help but burst into an uproar. The detectives were all stunned!
Zhao Yu was no exception. He did not expect that the comparison of bones would lead to such a result!
If Niu Weiguang was killed by robbers, it might not be a surprise, but why... is there one missing person
Zhao Yu compared the information and found that Liang Sisi was not among the names Wang Fei read just now. Liang Sisi had just entered the first grade and was only 7 years old!
how…
Where is Liang Sisi
Was she not killed, or was her body not found
"No information related to Liang Sisi was collected from the five corpses." Wang Fei continued, "According to the latest news, the collapsed mine has been completely cleaned up, and no other corpses have been found at the scene!
"The engineering team has sent a professional search team to search nearby mines. We still have to wait for any other results."
After saying that, the camera on the screen switched and the leather bag picked up by Zhao Yu appeared.
"This is the leather bag that Comrade Zhao Yu picked up. It contains the ransom from that year." Wang Fei introduced, "We have thoroughly inspected it. Due to the long lapse of time and the serious damage, we can no longer extract valid evidence!"
oh…
Zhao Yu patted the bag. It seemed that the money had lost its effectiveness as evidence, so it was returned to the owner so quickly.
Since the bag contained valuable banknotes, all the agents on the scene cast envious glances at Zhao Yu, lamenting that Zhao Yu was so lucky.
Not only did Zhao Yu find the money, he was also given it back by the owner in a fair and open manner.
Although the banknotes in it were only 200,000, they were all old banknotes with serial numbers. If they were sold in the market, it would cost hundreds of thousands more. Wouldn't this kid make a fortune instantly?
However, Zhao Yu didn't think much about it. His mind was still stuck on the bones just now, and he couldn't understand why there was one missing bone
Following the operation of Section Chief Wang Fei, the big screen switched again, and pictures of five corpses suddenly appeared.
"We have examined all the bones," Section Chief Wang Fei explained. "Due to the age and erosion from the water, we are unable to find out the exact cause of death of these people.
“However, the five corpses were scattered and buried, and there were obvious traces of explosion impact on the corpses, as well as signs of being dumped on the rocks, and we also detected the components of sulfur and saltpeter from the rocks.
“Judging from this evidence, there was indeed an explosion at the site, which caused the mine to collapse.
“It’s just that we can’t tell whether these people were buried when they were already dead, or whether they were killed by the explosion while they were still alive!
"We also found some rough fibers close to the bones. After restoration and comparison, we have determined that they are an old-fashioned hemp rope material.
"We suspect that the deceased should have been tied with this kind of hemp rope before his death, and when the explosion occurred, the rope was still tied to the deceased."
When Wang Fei said this, the detectives at the scene all felt heavy in their hearts. Among the deceased, four were children. It is really outrageous that the murderers used such cruel methods to kill him.
As the screen switched, the picture changed to a larger skeletal remains.
"These are the bones of the driver Niu Weiguang," Wang Fei pointed at the screen and said, "We also found some things on his bones! There were obvious stab marks on Niu Weiguang's left ribs.
“One of the ribs was directly broken, and the two adjacent ones had neat cuts.
"It is inferred from this that Niu Weiguang was stabbed with a sharp instrument before his death. This place was very close to the heart. Although it did not directly stab the heart, the possibility of death is very high!"
As soon as Wang Fei finished speaking, the agents couldn't help but started talking again.
Zhao Yu heard someone whisper next to him: "Niu Weiguang is dead. It seems that he is just an innocent victim. He should have nothing to do with the kidnapping case, right?"
"That's not certain!" Another person said, "What if someone kills someone and silences them because of uneven distribution of the spoils?"
"Yes!" Another person said, "I heard that Niu Weiguang has been suspected of being one of the kidnappers over the years. His family has been driven out of Mianling Town. I don't know if there are any family members left this time. Will you come to claim his body?”
"Alas..." the first person to speak sighed, "One case has torn so many families apart. I really don't know who those nasty kidnappers are
"I just heard that the family of the deceased is publicly offering a reward! The reward is a total of 10 million! Brothers, work harder! The time to change your destiny has come!"
While these people were discussing, the door of the conference room suddenly opened, and a man who walked a little staggeringly walked in from the outside.
After Director Luan Xiaoxiao saw this person, he immediately waved his hand and asked him to come to the front. After seeing this, Liu Changhu also stood up and welcomed this person to his seat next to him.
Zhao Yu turned his head and looked, but he knew the person he saw. He was the real leader of his group A - Mao Wei! !
PS: Thanks to linian40, I heard you are beautiful, and people who look forward to happiness for your rewards and encouragement! Thanks to Juju34 for the 500 reward! Special thanks to Brother Mengzhong for his huge reward of 2,000 yuan! Thank you!
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