The police handled the case very quickly, and found the vehicle involved in the accident within 24 hours. They found the car in an abandoned factory yard.
Of course, the driver had already fled and disappeared.
It rained heavily that night, which was the most natural concealment barrier. The rain washed away many important traces, even the tire marks disappeared, which really made solving the case more difficult.
The owner's information was also found out. The owner's name was Han Dongsheng, the boss of a small construction team. He parked his car at the entrance of the construction site and then stayed in the construction site to play cards with the workers. He had no idea that his car was lost, and he had no idea that his car had become an accomplice to a serious murder case in the short time it was lost.
Han Dongsheng was cleared of suspicion of committing the crime because his fellow card players testified for him. But who stole his car? This remains an unsolved mystery.
The veteran detective in the police force retrieved the video footage taken while the car was driving for comparison and found that the driver in the cab was wrapped tightly in black clothes, a black hat and a black mask, and there was no way to restore his true appearance.
Moreover, because the weather was so bad at the time, with howling winds and heavy rain, the footage was too blurry and it was even difficult to tell whether the driver was a man or a woman.
"Can't find any clues?" Fang Yan asked.
"We can't find any clues." said Wang Dazhong, the captain of the criminal police in charge of the case. Because this case involves Lu Chaoge, Jiang Zhuliu has informed the leaders of the Huacheng City Bureau. With the pressure from above, the criminal police below dare not be negligent or careless. Fang Yan and Lu Chaoge who came to inquire about the case were also given twelve points of respect. "However, this is only temporary. Because the car is only one of the clues, our people are also investigating suspects with motives for committing the crime - several other lines are also being followed up at the same time. I believe that the criminal will be captured as soon as possible and an explanation will be given to Miss Lu."
Fang Yan glanced at Lu Chaoge and said to Wang Dazhong, "I want to see the surveillance video of Sky One at the crime scene, is that okay?"
Wang Dazhong looked embarrassed and said, "This-----"
"I'm one of the victims and an eyewitness. Maybe after watching the video I can give you some clues, right?"
Lu Chaoge glanced at Wang Dazhong and said, "Let him take a look."
"Okay then," Wang Dazhong said. "Let's review the video together again. We've already reviewed this video dozens of times."
Wang Dazhong invited Fang Yan and Lu Chaoge to the data room and instructed the staff to play the video of Lu Chaoge being hit in front of the Sky No. 1 Hotel on the big screen.
It took only two seconds from the time the Toyota suddenly appeared in Sky One's surveillance video to the time it mysteriously disappeared, and the content of the video only flashed before one's eyes.
The parking lot was on the dimly lit side of the hotel, and the surveillance equipment was not advanced enough, so the images they could see were indeed blurry. After watching the video, Fang Yan and Lu Chaoge felt that they saw nothing.
Yes, nothing.
"Can you play it in slow motion?" Fang Yan asked.
"Slow motion." Wang Dazhong said to the technicians.
Thus, the footage, which lasted only a few seconds in total, was slowed down and stretched out, and appeared in front of Fang Yan again.
"Stop." Fang Yan suddenly shouted.
The technician immediately pressed the pause button, and the image of the black Toyota that had just appeared in the camera was frozen in an instant.
It was pitch black, and the rain covered the glass, adding a layer of protection so that the driver's face could not be seen clearly.
Lu Chaoge, Wang Dazhong and other elites in the criminal investigation team were all staring at this scene. They didn't see anything special about it.
"Zoom in." Fang Yan said. "Zoom in the cab."
When the technicians heard Fang Yan's words, they immediately took corresponding actions.
As the image is constantly enlarged, the pixels are infinitely diluted, and the image you can see becomes increasingly blurry.
"Restore it to its original state." Fang Yan said again.
The technician adjusted the picture to a normal ratio again, and the pixels became clearer, but there was still nothing strange to be seen.
"Is there any problem?" Wang Dazhong asked puzzledly.
"Look at the steering wheel----" Fang Yan said.
"What's wrong?" Wang Dazhong looked at the steering wheel and said, "We have studied these two seconds of video countless times - have you found anything?"
"There's only one hand on the steering wheel." Fang Yan said.
"Only one hand?" Everyone's eyes were focused on the steering wheel. The technicians also zoomed in and out of the image at everyone's request, repeating the action over and over again. With Fang Yan's reminder, everyone realized that there was indeed only one arm on the steering wheel.
"What does this mean?" Wang Dazhong asked.
"We know that when a person is doing something very important, he will concentrate all his energy on one point. When driving a car and hitting someone, even if he is a professional killer, with such strong winds and heavy rain, blurry vision, and the wheels may slip at any time, in order to increase the success rate of the mission, shouldn't he keep both hands on the steering wheel at the same time?"
"Is he a disabled person?" Wang Dazhong asked in disbelief. Their detective work had never considered this direction. They had never thought that a disabled person would have such a deep hatred for Lu Chaoge that he would drive a car to hit someone to death.
"Yes." Fang Yan nodded. "A disabled person."
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Rain is the city’s natural cleaner. After a heavy rain, the whole city looks clean, clear and green.
It was already a little chilly in the Flower City in November. Lu Chaoge put on a long windbreaker, Fang Yingxiong and Fang Haohan put on sports jackets, and Fang Yan tied a plaid scarf around his neck - he was not cold, he just thought it looked more artistic.
Lu Chaoge still couldn't drive, so Fang Yan became her full-time driver. Under Lu Chaoge's guidance and the guidance of the driving navigation, Fang Yan finally parked the car safely and not quickly at the door of the Jiang family villa.
Hearing the sound of a car horn outside the villa, the villa's nanny ran over to open the door.
Seeing Lu Chaoge get off the car, the nanny ran over and greeted her warmly, saying, "Miss Lu, you're back? Madam didn't go out to play mahjong today, and has been waiting for you at home."
Lu Chaoge nodded and walked towards the hall with the support of Fang Yan.
Ren Jin was sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV. When he saw Lu Chaoge coming back, he quickly went to greet him and said with a smile, "Chaoge is back?"
"Aunt Ren." Lu Chaoge greeted Ren Jin expressionlessly.
"Chaoge, come and sit down." Ren Jin walked to Lu Chaoge, stretched out his hand and held her palm, and said, "Let's sit down for a while and chat. Your uncle and Zhuliu are still in the company. They said they were going to hold an emergency meeting. Chaoge, where have you been these days? Your uncle Jiang came back and said that you had a car accident. I was scared. How come you didn't come back to tell your aunt about such a big thing as a car accident? Do you know how worried I am? Your mobile phone is always turned off, which really makes people anxious. Are you hurt? There are several cuts on your face. Are you okay elsewhere?"
On the surface, the Jiang family did their best to treat Lu Chaoge. If one did not know the inside story, no one who saw this scene would doubt that the mother and daughter were not biological.
"I'm fine." Lu Chaoge said.
"That's good. I'm relieved." Ren Jin looked relieved and said, "Chao Ge, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you can't do this again. When something happens, you should discuss it with everyone, and never take it on alone. Aren't we a family? Why are you being so polite to us?"
"I will."
"This accident has also taught us a profound lesson. Chaoge, you must be careful when making friends in the future, and never bring people of unknown origin around you. The most abundant thing in this world is those toads who want to eat swan meat and want to get rich overnight. Working hard is too hard, who doesn't want to get something for nothing?"
"You can only know a person's face but not his heart. Some people will do anything to achieve their own ulterior motives. You are still young and have no emotional experience, so you don't understand - some people cheat on money, some cheat on sex, and some cheat on feelings. What's the point of cheating on feelings? It's just to achieve their own economic goals."
From beginning to end, Ren Jin never glanced in the direction of Fang Yan and Fang Yingxiong and Fang Haohan who were standing on his left and right.
She completely treated the three of them as invisible people, and her attitude also affected the nanny. According to the family rules, when guests came, the nanny should immediately make tea to entertain the guests - but now, should she not make tea or not
Ren Jin ignored the existence of Fang Yan, Fang Yingxiong, and Fang Haohan, but when she was chatting with Lu Chaoge, she targeted and condemned Fang Yan with every word. In her heart, Fang Yan was a conspirator who was "a toad who wanted to eat swan meat without knowing the truth."
For some unknown reason, she was extremely hostile towards Fang Yan.
Fang Haohan looked at Fang Yan, then at Ren Jin, and pulled Fang Yingxiong's arm and said, "Yingxiong, I'm hungry. I want to eat."
"Then let's eat something to fill our stomachs." Fang Yingxiong said.
So Fang Haohan walked to the coffee table, took the glass that Ren Jin had just used to drink tea, bit off a large piece, and started chewing it with a crunching sound.
(PS: Just settled down and started updating!) (To be continued)