Chapter 897: Song Mingguang’s Doubts

Although Wang Song hasn’t been involved in the investigation process recently, he has learned a lot about the case through many friends.

"I’m personally inclined towards a crime of passion."

There’s no evidence or clues to support whether it’s a crime of revenge or passion.

Wang Song believes that Wang Jingya, after all, is just a young girl, and the possibility of her forming such deep hatred with someone is relatively small.

"So my personal suggestion is to conduct a thorough investigation into the men associated with Wang Jingya."

"Including those who have pursued her or admired her but haven’t expressed it."

"Start by listing the men who have known Wang Jingya."

Since Wang Song is himself in Tianzhou City, and although he wasn’t directly involved in these cases early on, he has spent more time thinking than others.

"Sorting out this list is not to identify the criminal suspect, but to make a comparison."

The more Wang Song spoke, the more serious his expression became; he felt that this investigation might work.

"The murderer chose West Family Valley Village in Beiwang Town as the site to dispose of the body, I personally think it’s not a coincidence."

"Firstly, the murderer must be quite familiar with the situation in West Family Valley Village, knowing that the area is in the process of merging villages and towns, leaving only two or three elderly residents behind."

"Therefore, he could handle the body and prepare the scene without any scruples there."

"Who would be so familiar with the situation there?"

"Either they are locals or have been involved in the construction project; I think these two types of people are the most likely."

Everyone agreed with Wang Song’s words.

The choice of location for the murderer to handle the body was certainly not made randomly; it must have been carefully planned and selected.

At this point, Wang Song took out a piece of paper from his pocket: "Wang, project this piece of paper."

Moments later, the information on the paper was displayed to everyone.

"This is a screenshot I took from the satellite navigation map, a current aerial view of Beihong Village."

"Everyone can take a look at the spatial relationship between the murderer’s choice of household and the three other occupied households."

On the map, the crime scene was marked with a red dot by Wang Song.

The other three households of elderly residents were marked with blue dots.

"Average distance...the farthest?"

Luo Qiang noticed the issue the moment he saw it.

"Yes!"

Wang Song walked over to the projector: "The murderer’s choice of West Family Valley Village for the crime isn’t accidental; it must have been selected after surveys and meticulous planning."

"Why do I say this? Because nearby villages are all undergoing mergers, but only Xin Family Valley Village now has the fewest personnel remaining, with only some elderly there."

Wang Song continued to explain: "A few days ago, I contacted a friend at the police station near the crime scene."

"They visited the elderly in Wang Family Valley Village and found their lifestyles to be quite regular."

"The elderly usually go out for walks in the morning and after dinner; during the day they rarely go outside."

Wang Song pointed to the red dot: "I think the murderer might have grasped this situation; it facilitated his crime, so he chose West Family Valley Village to handle the body."

"Director Li, my analysis is complete."

After Wang Song sat back down, including Wang Chuanmin, several key members of the Criminal Investigation Team of Tianzhou City nodded silently.

Wang Song is indeed the only officer from Tianzhou City’s Public Security Bureau selected for the provincial task force; his analytical skills are impressive, experienced with thorough analysis and keen attention to detail.

Li Donglin didn’t anticipate that Wang Song had done such detailed investigative work.

Furthermore, comparing Wang Jingya’s associates with the personnel familiar with West Family Valley Village and the village merger project is a good approach.

Although this comparison investigation might be somewhat complicated, given the current situation, it should still be a highly feasible option.

"Very good, Wang Song, you will lead this work forward, and I will ensure full cooperation from the Chenzhou City Public Security Bureau."

"Yes!"

After Li Donglin finished speaking, he looked towards the others.

"Does anyone else have any ideas?"

"Director Li, let me share my thoughts."

The speaker was Song Mingguang.

Seeing Li Donglin nod, Song Mingguang turned to the young man who had just helped Wang Song with the projection: "Brother, could you flip to the photo regarding the deceased’s identification documents at the crime scene?"

"Sure."

This young man was responsible for handling technical matters.

Quickly, they found those photos.

"I have a question here."

Song Mingguang pointed to the identification, jewelry, and other items in the photos.

"Let’s set aside the murderer’s motive for the moment and talk about why the murderer treated Wang Jingya’s body in such a manner."

"I think it’s not just about destroying evidence."

Song Mingguang stood up and went to the projector: "If the other party intended to hide identity by destroying evidence, he wouldn’t have left the deceased’s identification documents and jewelry on-site."

Since going through the dossier, Song Mingguang has been pondering this issue.

Typically, destroying evidence is meant to erase traces of the victim, thereby concealing the possible interpersonal connections between the victim and the deceased.

This means making it so that the police don’t know who the deceased is; if they don’t even know who died, it’s much less likely that they can find the murderer.

"Given that the murderer didn’t want to conceal Wang Jingya’s identity, why did they handle the body this way?"

As for hiding Wang Jingya’s identity, it would be relatively simple; if the murderer had placed her ID in the stove and burned it, it would have caused great trouble for the police investigation.

However, the murderer did not do this.

"Let’s set aside this issue for now; on the contrary, since the murderer dared to leave Wang Jingya’s identification at the scene, isn’t it possible that they are not afraid of her identity being revealed?"

"That is, the murderer isn’t afraid of the police investigating Wang Jingya’s interpersonal relationships."

"Because he knows they simply won’t be able to find him."

"Of course, what I’m saying is one possibility; after reviewing the dossier, this point puzzled me."

Wang Chuanmin listened thoughtfully to Song Mingguang’s analysis.

Indeed, what Song Mingguang said made good sense; why would the murderer leave the victim’s identity for the police to discover?

Clearly something that could be easily destroyed, increasing the risk of exposure; yet the perpetrator chose not to do so.

Was it an oversight?

Wang Chuanmin thinks that’s unlikely.

At the crime scene, the murderer conducted a very thorough cleanup, a point that Wang Chuanmin studied for a long time at the scene, so he knows it well.

From this point, it can be seen that the murderer is quite meticulous, so would they carelessly leave the ID at the scene?