Since the person involved cannot remember, the only option is to investigate the bystanders. Pedestrians on the road cannot investigate, but the merchants near the incident location are easy to find.
When Gao Chongjiu came to Dashi Street, he first called Pai Jia, who accompanied him and visited all the stores within 20 meters of the scene of the fight on the day of the fight. He called in all the store owners and clerks and asked them to identify them. Take Chen Ding's photo.
This time, I really found a clue. A man who ran a paper-making shop in a big market said he had seen this man. Because the paper shop was closed that day, he sat at the door and watched the street scene. He did see this man walking past the door of the shop when the fight occurred.
Gao Chongjiu quickly asked about the situation at that time. The guy said that there seemed to be nothing special, and he saw him walking past with another person.
This immediately aroused Gao Chongjiu's interest, and he immediately asked what this person looked like. The clerk said he couldn't remember clearly, but he only remembered that he was a man, about the same size as Chen Ding, and that he was also dressed like a man. He looked like a shopkeeper, a clerk, or a cashier.
Moreover, the guy's attention was attracted by the fight at the time, and he was naturally not interested in passers-by, so he couldn't tell any specific details about the clothing.
"Did he have any head injuries?"
"Wearing a headscarf, you can't tell."
Gao Chongjiu refused to give up and remembered that Chen Ding had said that he had brought two hundred taels of silver - even if there was no silver, he would still have to bring a few changes of clothes from Sanliang to here, so he should always have luggage with him.
"Does he have any baggage or anything like that?"
"That's not true," said the boy. "Empty-handed."
"Where's the person he's with?"
"It seems that he is also empty-handed..." The waiter suddenly remembered something, "By the way, this man has a gauze on his shoulders, made of purple cloth!"
Gao Chongjiu perked up: Chen Ding's oral transcript said that he had lost a purple cloth bag, and the money was contained in it!
"Is it very heavy? Is it so bulging?"
"I can't remember this clearly. I didn't pay attention either."
These testimonies prove at least two points: Chen Ding entered Guangzhou not alone, but with another person; he indeed brought a robe - although it cannot be said that there was really money in the robe.
The question is who is this person? Chen Ding's transcript did not mention that he had any companions, and he repeatedly said that he was knocked unconscious outside the city.
According to Chen Ding, he landed at Lijia Wharf and was attacked near Wuyangyi, so the gate into the city was either the Wuxian Gate or the South Gate. So he immediately went to the two city gates and asked the police on duty that day. Unfortunately, there was so much traffic in and out of these two city gates that the policemen on duty said they could not remember whether they had seen Chen Ding and his purple cloth trousers.
Then, he went non-stop to the merchants near Lijia Wharf and Wuyangyi to learn about the situation. Some sporadic eyewitness accounts of Chen Ding's whereabouts were obtained. Finally, he found the boss of the inland river ship that Chen Ding was riding. The boss said that he had indeed carried such a guest, carrying a purple cloth bag, from Sanliang to Guangzhou. There were no companions on board.
"He got off the boat at Li's Pier."
"Is anyone picking up the guests?"
"No, he walked away alone after getting ashore."
Gao Chongjiu asked again if there was anything suspicious or unusual about this person.
"This man is brave enough to travel far alone with so much money!" said the boss of the ship.
"How do you know he brought a lot of silver? Did you see it?"
"His purple cloth bag is heavy, and it is naturally filled with silver. Could it be stones?" said the captain of the ship. "He is also very careful. He never leaves his hand. He always sits under his buttocks and carries it in his arms when sleeping. He is alert. very."
Gao Chongjiu returned to the Criminal Division, sorted out the materials he had obtained after a day of work, and came to three conclusions:
First, Chen Ding did come to Guangzhou alone, but he had a companion at the scene of the incident; second, Chen Ding brought a large amount of money with him; third, the money was at least in Dashi Street when he was witnessed. Yes, just on the other's back.
"This thing seems not simple." Gao Chongjiu said to himself.
In the evening, he reported the investigation and his opinions to Li Ziyu.
"Obviously, something must have happened from when he said he was knocked unconscious to when he was witnessed on Dashi Street." Gao Chongjiu said, "I think it is necessary to talk to Chen Ding again."
"The key is this fellow traveler." Li Ziyu said, "The problem is that Chen Ding never mentioned this person from beginning to end. Could it be that the guy saw it wrong? He was just very close to Chen Ding when walking. In fact, Don’t they know each other? After all, there is no other eyewitness testimony except this guy.”
"It's possible," Gao Chongjiu nodded, "But since he is a stranger, why is Chen Ding's robe on his shoulders?"
"Steal it?"
"If you steal it, you should immediately hide in the crowd after you get it. Instead of walking arrogantly with the victim - according to the guy, both of them walked very calmly."
This really doesn't make sense, Li Ziyu thought to herself, this case is really weird! He touched his chin, which had only a few short and sparse beards, and fell into deep thought. Use the various reasonings and cases that you learned in the Lingao training class back and forth. The result is still unclear.
"Could it be that he messed with a woman or was gambling, and was cheated and lost money? He refused to say." Li Ziyu said, "The people in the same company are the cheaters."
"It's not impossible." Gao Chongjiu nodded, "But it was less than two hours from the time he disembarked from the boat to the time he was witnessed in the main street. The game was a bit tense..."
"Two hours, it's really a bit stressful." Li Ziyu knew that this didn't make sense.
Gao Chongjiu coughed and said, "Why do I feel that this case smells familiar..."
Li Ziyu was confused: Familiar smell? Familiar smell? Suddenly he slammed the table:
"Lao Gao, you're right! It's indeed familiar. Chen Ding has a way of patting flowers!"
Gao Chongjiu "suddenly realized" patted his thigh and said loudly: "It should be! Why didn't I think of it! I always felt something was wrong, but I couldn't figure out what was wrong! You were right when you said that!"
Li Ziyu was very excited and said: "Thank you for asking, otherwise I really wouldn't have thought of it! This makes sense! No wonder Chen Ding insisted that he was injured outside the city! He was indeed outside the city He was injured! He was only left behind when he arrived at the main street - "But," he suddenly doubted his reasoning again, "Since he was the one who was photographed, why was he beaten with a stick and still beaten?" It’s so heavy and my head is bleeding. I feel it’s unnecessary.”
"Taking flowers" is essentially drugging the victim, causing him to lose consciousness for a short period of time and obey the will of the perpetrator. But its effect is limited. If it rains harder, you will fall into a deep sleep.
Since the murderer kidnapped Chen Ding by slapping flowers, why did he have to hit him with a stick on the head?
"Lao Gao, I think there are still a lot of doubts."
He summarized the doubtful points: First, since the robbery was successful outside the city, why did he deliberately bring Chen Ding into the city? Doesn't this increase the risk of discovery? Secondly, since he was brought into the city, why should he be abandoned in the main street. He also hit him hard with a stick.
He stated his doubts one by one. Gao Chongjiu nodded repeatedly and said, "Actually, there is one thing I don't quite understand either."
"What's up?"
"Where was this stick beaten? Chen Ding said it was outside the city, but if it was really beaten outside the city, how could he be controlled by the drug and walk all the way to the city? He was unconscious in the health center It took several days for him to wake up. Besides, if the murderer wanted to use drugs, why would he use a stick?"
Li Ziyu was speechless for a moment. Indeed, if you think about it carefully, there are still too many things in it that are inconsistent... inconsistent... illogical, yes, illogical! What did the instructor say? The investigation of a criminal case must first restore the scene, what the criminal did, and why he did what he did. As long as the criminal's thoughts are clarified, the direction of the investigation will be roughly known.
"There are indeed a lot of things that don't make sense here." Li Ziyu muttered, "Shoot the flowers, shoot the flowers..." He suddenly asked: "Do you think this case is related to the case at the Maojia Inn?"
The child abductors in the Maojia Inn case were a group of professional criminals who were good at "shooting flowers". It's hard not to think of the two cases.
"It's possible." Gao Chongjiu nodded, "There are still many people who have not been brought to justice in the case of cheating."
"Especially the leader of the Guandi Temple men and horses actually escaped because of him." Li Ziyu was a little unwilling, "If he could have been caught at that time, many people in the case of cheating would not have been able to escape."
"Ayu, have you ever thought about it. The case of Mao Jia happened not long ago. Hundreds of people died because of this case. Even if the people who escaped by chance were not scared out of their wits and fled Guangzhou, they should be dormant and hiding. Liangtou, why do you risk using this method? Once discovered by us, doesn't it mean that they are still active? Are they so stubborn?" Gao Chongjiu said leisurely.
"Of course there is a reason why they have to use it." Li Ziyu said.
What's the reason? His mind was spinning rapidly, and suddenly he realized something and blurted out: "Because they not only want Chen Ding's money, but also him!"
Gao Chongjiu nodded silently, he had thought of this just now. Only in this way can these contradictions be explained.
"Ayu, you're right! Compared to money, I'm afraid Chen Ding is more important!"
"In this way," Li Ziyu became more energetic, "take some time to fully understand Chen Ding. Especially his social relationships. See if there is any breakthrough in this area. The shops and homes around Dashi Street, you Also send someone to check it out again to see if there is anything suspicious."
