While Lin Zixiao was reviewing the file of the 'College Girl Chemical Poisoning Case', Wu Guodong was also giving a brief introduction.
He had read this case so many times that he naturally remembered it very clearly.
"What a pity for this child..."
"As you can see from the information, her name is Zhou Xiaoran, a native of City C. She has been learning piano since she was young, and began learning guqin when she was 15."
"In 1992, Zhou Xiaoran had already shown his talent and was admitted to the University of City C, where he studied in the Physical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis Class 2 of the Chemistry Department. He was envied by many of his peers."
"Not only that, Zhou Xiaoran is multi-talented. She joined the folk music band of City C University and became a key player. In 1994, she won the second prize in the solo group of the National College Art Performance."
"He is even a second-level swimmer in City C."
"pity… "
Wu Guodong sighed.
“I went to their house a few years ago.”
"Zhou Xiaoran used to have plenty of food and clothing, but now his house is bare, with some walls peeling off, and the furnishings in the house are simple and even plain."
"All the furniture added up is just chairs, benches and beds. The only exception is the 'bookcase', which is piled with all kinds of medicines."
"The next room is even simpler, with just a small bed and a hospital bed. The oxygen cylinder next to it gives it a hospital feel. Zhou Xiaoran's life has completely changed in order to take care of her daughter. It's really miserable."
Through Wu Guodong's explanation and combined with the files he had seen, Qi Zixiao had a general understanding of the entire case.
The so-called "College Girl Chemical Poisoning Case" refers to the incident in which Zhou Xiaoran strangely developed symptoms of chemical thallium poisoning while at school, causing great harm to her health. She was finally diagnosed and treated with the help of the Internet.
At the same time, this is also China's first attempt to use the Internet for international telemedicine.
Since Zhou Xiaoran had no history of contact with thallium, the police determined that it was a poisoning incident. However, after investigation, the case has gone through several ups and downs, and the murderer is still at large, and there is no clear result yet.
And because of some abnormal behaviors of the police in handling the incident, the Zhou Xiaoran case became a public event, which led to various speculations about the family background of the suspect.
By April 2013, with the famous FD poisoning case solved, calls for a thorough investigation of the Zhou Xiaoran case emerged again, and the former suspect Chen Wei was also widely controversial in public opinion.
Half a month later, a celebrity donated 100,000 yuan to the Zhou Xiaoran Foundation.
In addition, many public figures including several celebrities and groups also expressed their support.
In May of the same year, Weibo officially blocked keywords of the case such as "Zhou Xiaoran", "thallium" and "Chen Wei", and related content was also deleted.
When searching for the keyword Zhou Xiaoran on Weibo, the message "Due to relevant laws, regulations and policies, search results are not displayed" is displayed.
Two days later, Weibo officials responded, saying that the case could not be solved due to the loss of evidence and that there was no interference in the process, and called on the public to view the case rationally.
In an official response, the police in City C stated that Zhou Xiaoran was hospitalized due to illness in December 1994, was diagnosed with thallium poisoning on April 28, 1995, and was not reported to the police until May 5 of the same year.
Because the interval was nearly half a year, although the task force conducted a serious investigation, there was no surveillance at the relevant locations, and the traces of the crime and physical evidence had been lost, so they still had not obtained direct evidence to identify the suspect.
The police said that some cases were indeed limited by the conditions for investigation and handling, and due to objective factors such as the loss of evidence, they could not be solved in the end. They hoped that the public would look at it rationally and respect the laws of investigation work.
As a result, the case has been shelved for more than 20 years.
"Is he still alive?"
Lin Zixiao spoke with some sigh.
“Alive.”
Wu Guodong gritted his teeth and said, "I have seen her before when I was there. It's a pity that the female college student who was both talented and beautiful at Tsinghua University 23 years ago is now severely paralyzed and completely demented. She can't even take care of herself."
"The family that was once happy and well-off has now been dragged down and is in a mess."
"Tell me, this person... why is he so bad?"
He sighed, "Unfortunately, there is really nothing we can do. The time span is too long, and it took half a year from the poisoning to the reporting of the case. Half a year is enough to erase too much evidence and clues. We really can't find out."
"At the beginning, we had already used every possible means."
"Now... it's been more than 20 years. If you want to solve it, you must rely on your 'science'."
“Huh?!”
Lin Zixiao was amused: "So now you admit that what I'm saying is scientific? I thought you would think I'm superstitious?"
"What is superstitious or not?"
Wu Guodong spread his hands and said, "To me now, I don't care about superstition. As long as it works, it's science!"
"At most, it is the 'science' that current science cannot explain. Can we call it a more advanced science?"
He was a little proud: "You said, I use more advanced science to solve the case, and I hired you who can use 'more advanced scientific methods' as a scientific consultant. Isn't it scientific?"
Lin Zixiao: "…, science, very scientific! It's too scientific."
"Is it?"
Wu Guodong grinned: "That's what I think. This is indeed very scientific."
"… "
Lin Zixiao laughed for a while, then he sighed: "This case is indeed sad."
The talented girl in the past, with both talent and beauty, should have had a bright future, but now...
"Can it be broken?"
When talking about the case, Wu Guodong couldn't help but look serious.
"What do you think?"
Lin Zixiao raised his head and said, "I got it!"
“And this!”
As she spoke, she tapped on "The Mysterious Disappearance of Two People in a Car".
"This case..."
Wu Guodong hesitated: "This case is not easy to solve."
"It's really bizarre. Two people in a car. It's such a big car. It's not a motorcycle or something. How can it just disappear?"
"At that time, almost all local police officers were mobilized and a reward was offered. The price was definitely very high at that time, but still no one could provide any clues..."
"This is really strange, it's not easy!"
"I want to see how bizarre it is."
Lin Zixiao said he didn't believe in evil.
Is it difficult? That depends on who you are facing, right
Then, Lin Zixiao studied the file carefully and had a clear understanding of the case.
"The Mysterious Disappearance of Two People in a Car" happened one day in 1996.
Guo Baokun and Wang Guoqing, two employees of the Fendoudu Plastic Factory, drove a Santana sedan to a used car market in the city to sell it.
This was actually a very normal thing, and back then, Santana was very prestigious.
But in the end, on the same day, both of them and their car disappeared mysteriously, and their whereabouts have been unknown to date.
According to the records in the files, the police officers in charge of the case at the time invested a lot of manpower and material resources and visited a large number of people in order to find Guo Baokun and Wang Guoqing over the past twenty years, but to no avail.
Guo and Wang were both in their 20s when they disappeared, and their parents have been exhausted over this matter for 21 years.
They promised that if anyone provided valuable clues to the police and helped them solve the case, they would reward them handsomely.
The files show that Guo Baokun is a male of Han nationality, born in May 1971, 1.82 meters tall, with fair skin and yellow teeth. On the day of his disappearance, he was wearing a blue denim suit, a gray shirt, a brown vest, and brown leather shoes.
I carried with me my salary card from the plastics factory, my ID card and 1,000 yuan in cash.
Wang Guoqing, male, Han nationality, born on November 24, 1973, 1.75 meters tall, fat. On the day he disappeared, he was wearing a yellow shirt, a police vest, blue jeans, blue pants and brown leather shoes.
Guo and Wang were driving a dark grey metallic-painted ordinary Santana sedan with central door locks, automatic windows, and complete vehicle documentation. The license plate number was ****25CM.
The engine number and frame number are also clearly recorded.
The file also records that the relevant person in charge of the local branch said that the disappearance of Guo and Wang had not been solved after 21 years. They felt ashamed to face the parents and families of the missing persons, and they would never give up looking for the missing persons.
The person in charge said: We are now soliciting clues from the public to solve this case. If anyone can provide the whereabouts of missing persons or vehicles, or provide clues to solve the case, the bureau will reward RMB 50,000.
The strange thing about this case is that both the person and the car disappeared. It is easy to understand that the person is missing, and dismemberment and burial are also possible.
However, it is incredible that the car is completely clean. You have to know that the inspection is very strict, and it is very difficult to completely leave no trace of the car.
How to deal with the car
It's nothing more than a centralized approach.
For example, driving it to another place, burying it, burning it, cutting it up, crushing it, throwing it into the lake, etc.
But here comes the problem.
Of course, even if there aren't that many cameras, it's still almost impossible for a car to drive a long distance without being noticed.
Therefore, the option of going to another place is not very likely, and the police have checked it carefully, so it can basically be ruled out.
So, the remaining disposal method, burying it must leave traces, right? For such a large car, the police conducted a comprehensive search at possible burial sites, but still found nothing.
Fire? After the fire, there must be an iron frame left? There must be some traces
Cutting, that thing requires tools and sounds, right
Furthermore, during the visit, it was discovered that probably all the residents near the crime scene had not found any similar traces.
In the lake
Salvaged!
Squeeze and scrap
The police also checked places where there were related large instruments, but they did not find anything.
"well!"
Wu Guodong suddenly sighed and said, "That was back then. The conditions were really backward. If it were now, I don't believe we wouldn't be able to find it. There are surveillance cameras everywhere, and we can quickly determine the exact location."
"But back then, we could only estimate the crime scene manually and then investigate one by one. This was like looking for a needle in a haystack. It was too difficult."