Xinjian Village is one of more than a dozen villages located around Longjiang Road.
The population is not large, and the entire village only has a total of more than 2,000 people.
Because it is close to the urban area, most of the villagers in Xinjian Village grow cash crops, such as strawberry picking.
There are also many people who have opened farmhouses and engaged in rural-themed tourism business.
Winter has just entered in November, the picking season has passed, and the business of the farmhouse is not particularly good.
Many farmers in the village go out to do odd jobs.
But the older villagers are not physically strong enough and have no skills.
So, when winter comes, we start to sit in the village in twos and threes and chat.
The sun is just right today, and Wang Chengshun is sitting on the stone pillar in front of his house to bask in the sun as usual.
"I saw it this morning. The front of the car seemed to have hit something and it was heading west."
When asked by the traffic police, Lao Wangtou told everything he knew and described it vividly.
"About what time?"
"It was only two hours ago. I just came out of home and happened to see it."
Wang Chengshun pointed to the neighbors who were sunbathing next to him: "They all saw it too, Lao Zhang, is it the white car?"
"Yeah, the off-road vehicle must have hit something and headed towards the west village."
The tracking of the vehicle involved in the accident soon became clear.
The criminal police officer following the traffic police along the way was none other than the squadron leader of the High-tech Zone Criminal Police Brigade, Song Kun's apprentice Li Kai.
"Go, chase!"
As long as there are traces of the other party, the possibility of catching up is very high.
The fact was just as Li Kai thought. Less than half an hour after they left Xinjian Village, they discovered the vehicle responsible for the accident.
To be precise, it was the remains of a vehicle.
Li Kai's face was ashen as he left and looked at the off-road vehicle that was burning in the ravine with only its iron frame left.
1:20 noon.
Lu Chuan and others rushed to the scene.
"Is this the car?"
Liu Guodong arrived first, opened the discovery box, and prepared for work: "The car was burned and there is no license plate, but the engine frame number can still be identified. The traffic police have found the owner of the vehicle."
Lu Chuan put on his gloves and made preparations for the on-site investigation: "Has the identity of the driver been confirmed?"
Liu Guodong shook his head: "No, the car was stolen last night. The owner reported the case this morning. The Youhao Road Police Station received the case and has confirmed it."
Qin Yong also arrived at the scene and was discussing the next step of handling the case with Ren Qiang and Yuan Shaokang.
Lu Chuan and Liu Guodong had a heavy task and needed to investigate the burning vehicle.
Lao Bai and Yang Sen are already on their way.
"There is a strong smell of gasoline. The other party had a premeditated plan."
Lu Chuan sniffed and could smell the smell of volatile gasoline.
The murderer was so cunning that he had no intention of hiding the vehicle.
In a ravine about fifteen kilometers away from Xinjian Village, the car was doused with gasoline and completely burned.
"The vehicle was badly burned and it was very difficult to extract the murderer's fingerprints, footprints and other evidence."
Liu Guodong has experienced similar on-site surveys.
Burnt scenes are generally very difficult to deal with.
The murderer's purpose is to make his traces disappear through fire.
"This place is so remote. How did the other party leave after burning the car?"
Lu Chuan put on three layers of gloves and began to adjust the camera, preparing to take pictures: "Walking or taking a car?"
Liu Guodong shook his head: "We don't know yet. Let's survey the scene first."
"Whether the other party left on foot or in a car, there should be traces left behind."
This is why the current survey must be carried out first.
Although the murderer burned the vehicle, all traces of himself in the vehicle were destroyed.
But there are few people around here, so the other party will definitely leave other clues.
It depends on whether Lu Chuan and the others can discover it.
The first step is to take photos.
This is a routine process. The burning vehicle is still steaming, and the smell of burnt rubber is very unpleasant.
Lu Chuan began to mark all the scattered items.
Falling car doors, burned gasoline barrels, half-melted car lights.
At the same time, after the fuel tank exploded, fragments of the vehicle were ejected from the impact.
This is why Li Kai and the others were able to find the burned vehicle.
They were attracted by the sound of explosions and smoke.
"Master, the vehicle has just burned and fallen off the ground. We need to wait for the temperature to drop before conducting investigations."
"I'll go check out the perimeter and see if I can find anything."
Liu Guodong nodded: "You go first, Lao Bai and the others are also here. Let's collect the surrounding debris first."
It’s different from what’s shown in movies when police investigate cases.
In reality, every detail must be taken into account, such as the debris around the vehicle.
Liu Guodong and the others wanted to find them all piece by piece, take pictures with numbers, and carefully check and analyze each one.
Maybe one or two fingerprints can be collected.
It's tedious and boring, and it can be completed quickly in an afternoon.
In the ravine, Lu Chuan followed the tracks of the off-road vehicle and touched it inch by inch.
Turning from the asphalt road into the ravine, there were only tire marks from a car.
Therefore, the murderer must have left the ravine on foot after lighting the fire.
Lu Chuan hoped to find some shoe prints, which would help identify the murderer's physical information.
The first criminal policeman to discover the burned vehicle was Li Kai from the High-tech Zone Criminal Police Brigade, who was also Song Kun's apprentice.
Although Li Kai was very emotional about the death of his master, when it came time to handle the case, Li Kai showed the professional qualities of a senior criminal police officer.
When they arrived at the scene, the vehicle had almost burned, with basically only the skeleton left, and all the interiors burned away. Although they could still put out the fire, Li Kai gave up.
To put out a fire, you must use a fire extinguisher.
The fire extinguishers equipped on police cars are all dry powder fire extinguishers. If this thing is sprayed on the car, it is equivalent to a thorough cleaning of the vehicle.
Spot inspection can find useful information on vehicles that have been on fire, but basically nothing can be found on vehicles that have been sprayed by fire extinguishers.
Although Li Kai is a squadron leader, he does not have any rights. He is equivalent to a team leader with an action team under him.
Li Kai himself also has to work, even more than others.
And this kind of position is not linked to the police rank.
Song Kun is actually the criminal policeman of Li Kai's squadron, and his police rank is higher than that of Li Kai.
Li Kai, who has been solving crimes on the front line all year round, sometimes has to play the role of an investigator or even a forensic doctor.
In short, in the criminal police brigade, everyone is just an animal. They can be used as soon as they are picked up. It doesn’t matter what type of police officer you are.
In addition, other traces at the site are also well preserved.
After Li Kai and others found the vehicle, the traffic police braved the high temperature and checked the chassis number, but nothing else was touched.
The land in the ravine is soft and elastic, and the footprints left behind are quite clear.
Lu Chuan collected more than a dozen sets of footprints without much effort.
Of course, many of these footprints were left by the criminal police investigating the case and must be eliminated during post-processing.
Lu Chuan held an ultraviolet searchlight and climbed up from the ravine.
When they reached the roadside of the lower ravine, Lu Chuan looked more carefully.
There were also some discoveries.
