Chapter 907: Case Analysis Meeting

After returning to the office building of the Criminal Investigation Team, Lu Chuan went directly to the technical appraisal center.

Trace evidence analysis is currently underway, and Lu Chuan wants to go over to see how the progress is going. If necessary, he wants to get involved personally.

However, the advancement of work here cannot be rushed; the experiments require time, and we likely won’t have any results until the afternoon at the earliest.

Meanwhile, Li Donglin, accompanied by Wang Chuanmin, went with several members of Tianzhou City’s Criminal Investigation Team to the neighborhood where Wang Jingya disappeared.

That is, the perimeter of the district where Wang Jingya was supposed to meet Chen Yang that night.

Li Donglin places significant importance on the suggestions provided by Lu Chuan.

If the first crime scene isn’t at West Family Valley Village in Beiwang Town, then where is the primary location where the murderer killed?

"It’s this supermarket."

Wang Chuanmin brought Li Donglin to the supermarket where Wang Jingya bought condoms and drinks.

The surveillance at this very supermarket captured the last sight of Wang Jingya.

And after leaving this supermarket, she was no more than 100 meters from the entrance to the neighborhood.

The surveillance at the neighborhood entrance only covers the entrance itself, and the sides are not filmed.

"This means that after Wang Jingya left this supermarket, she disappeared within the 100 meters toward the neighborhood entrance."

Wang Chuanmin nodded: "Exactly."

"On the walk from this supermarket to the neighborhood, there are streets on the right-hand side and several shops on the left-hand side that we’ve already thoroughly investigated."

From the supermarket where Wang Jingya exited to the neighborhood entrance, there are eight shops within the 100-meter distance.

Among these eight shops, there is one selling baby products, a noodle restaurant, a vacant store for rent, a hair salon, and other shops.

"At the time, no one noticed Wang Jingya outside, except for one person waiting for a haircut in the hair salon who saw her walking past."

Wang Chunming, along with Li Donglin, walked from the supermarket where Wang Jingya bought goods toward the neighborhood.

The hair salon was 50 meters from the neighborhood entrance.

"However, they did not see anyone accompanying Wang Jingya at the time."

Wang Jingya is tall and attractive, so a girl like her walking outside would surely catch many’s attention; thus, the person in the hair salon waiting for a haircut had a deeper impression.

"That means the victim disappeared in the last fifty meters."

Logically speaking, Wang Jingya was supposed to meet Chen Yang, which is indisputable; otherwise, she wouldn’t have entered the supermarket to buy drinks and condoms.

Yet, she never entered the neighborhood, so something must have happened in those final 50 meters.

Killing in broad daylight probably wouldn’t happen because there’s significant foot traffic on this street.

Thus, on the last 50 meters of the road, Wang Jingya likely encountered someone familiar.

Because only a familiar person, someone she knows, would make her agree to leave with him.

Moreover, the person in the hair salon said they only saw her pass by once and didn’t witness her with anyone else.

This suggests that at the time of her disappearance, Wang Jingya likely left in a vehicle.

Li Donglin frowned slightly: "Have the traffic police retrieve surveillance footage from both ends of this street; I want details on all vehicles that passed by when Wang Jingya disappeared."

"Alright, we’ll get on it immediately."

Since Li Donglin could determine someone left by vehicle, then the car that entered this road during that time might include the suspect’s vehicle.

Of course, there’s also the possibility that the suspect wasn’t driving but rather hired a taxi, which complicates matters.

However, if the investigation is detailed enough, finding information about Wang Jingya through taxi drivers might be possible, given her striking features that easily attract attention.

The various investigative directions are developing favorably.

Though the suspect has strong counter-detection awareness and handled the crime scene very well, it doesn’t mean there are no flaws or gaps.

Time quickly approached evening.

Li Donglin already issued a notice at noon that there would be a case analysis meeting tonight at 8 p.m., with each team reporting the current status of the investigation.

The people had gradually gathered in the meeting room, with Li Donglin sitting at the head, and Lu Chuan still seated beside him.

At eight o’clock, the meeting started punctually.

Li Donglin personally chaired the meeting.

"Wang Song, you can report first."

"Okay."

The scope of investigation for Wang Song’s team is quite broad. Since receiving the command yesterday afternoon until now, Wang Song hasn’t closed his eyes, and his eyes are bloodshot, now looking exhausted.

"I have compared the people near Wang Family Valley Village and their relationships with Wang Jingya."

After setting up the projection, Wang Song stood aside to introduce his team’s findings.

"Three suspicious points have been found so far."

"The cleaning staff at the model studio where Wang Jingya works is from Beiwang Town, although not from Wang Family Valley Village, but from the neighboring village. He is an elder familiar with the situation."

"We are currently investigating this cleaning staff and have not found anything suspicious for now."

Wang Song continued to introduce the other two situations.

"Another person is one of Wang Jingya’s college classmates, whom I briefly discussed with Captain Song and shared some intersections; this person’s name is Li Baowei."

When it came to Li Baowei, Captain Song Mingguang frowned.

After chatting with Lu Chuan in the morning, his suspicion of Li Baowei increased significantly.

But his subordinates soon told him about Li Baowei’s alibi.

The investigation and suspicion regarding this person thus reached a halt since he had an alibi, making further action pointless.

However, Wang Song proactively mentioned Li Baowei later in the afternoon.

It turns out Li Baowei attended junior high in Beiwang Town.

Although not originally from Beiwang Town, he grew up at his grandfather’s house, with his grandfather living in East Family Valley Village, very near West Family Valley Village, less than two kilometers away.

Now, despite having an alibi, Li Baowei’s suspicion is increasing.

On one hand, his height matches the analysis of the suspect’s physical characteristics conducted by Lu Chuan.

On the other hand, he indeed has connections with Wang Family Valley Village in Beiwang Town.

Wang Song and Captain Song Mingguang’s investigation directions differ, yet this person crosses paths in both their scopes, indicating something unusual.

Wang Song continued his introduction.

"Although, from Old Song’s investigation results, this person has an alibi, I believe we should continue to further explore his background."

Then, Wang Song introduced the third suspect’s situation.

This suspect was once the owner of a photography studio where Wang Jingya used to work and is a resident of West Family Valley Village.