Only I Have the Law: A Fantasy Daily Life

Chapter 58 The Police Who Were Completely Misled
One p.m.

The sunlight in the Criminal Investigation Division office was a bit glaring. Veteran detective Zhou Jianjun spread out the case files related to the victim, the petty hoodlum Guo Feiyang, on the table.

His gaze fell on the crime scene investigation report on the table, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "A handprint on the face, a fractured right tibia. The attack was ruthless, clearly revenge. The preliminary time of death is estimated to be between 10 PM last night and 1 AM this morning, and during that period..."

As he spoke, he pinned the surveillance screenshot of the bald man to the whiteboard. The burly man was wearing dark overalls, with broad shoulders and a strong build; his bald head gleamed coldly in the night.

This is undoubtedly the most suspicious person at the moment.

The timing of entering and leaving Building 1 was too coincidental, and among the people who entered and left Building 1 that day, this was the only one who was not a resident of Building 1, as shown in the surveillance footage.

"This kid entered the building at 11:55 and came out of the unit door at 12:10, heading straight for the west gate of the community. But when we got to the alley outside the west gate, the surveillance stopped, and we didn't see him come out again, nor did we see anyone else come out. That alley is clearly a blind spot, and the cameras at the three intersections around it didn't capture him. It's like he vanished into thin air."

"I really doubt he can scale walls and rooftops."

The rookie police officer, Xiao Wang, said from the side.

Zhou Jianjun nodded and tapped the table with his fingertips: "Continue the investigation. Pull up all the surveillance footage within a three-kilometer radius of the community and watch it frame by frame! A living person can't really disappear; there must be some omissions."

"By the way, are there any results from the big data comparison?"

"Even facial recognition using big data didn't yield any results," Xiao Wang added. "We compared our data with the national population database, the criminal record database, and even the registration records of cosmetic surgery hospitals, but we couldn't find a match. Could it be that someone used disguise?"

"It's possible, but such a realistic disguise is not something an ordinary person can do."

"It's also possible that he's not actually in the database."

"Go and continue investigating this surveillance footage. I don't care how that bald, muscular man disappeared right now. I need to find out who Guo Feiyang has offended."

Zhou Jianjun rubbed his temples and reached for Guo Feiyang's network of contacts.

Tucked inside the file was a stack of records of grudges, ranging from loan sharks who owed gambling debts to small vendors who had stolen business from them, filling two whole pages.

Now working for some shady online lending companies, he often goes to people's homes to throw feces and paint.

When the penalties for sexual harassment were not so severe, he harassed many respectable women.

In this neighborhood, fights and brawls break out with people every few days.

It even seems that he had some connection with Scarface Qiang, who was arrested in a previous crackdown on organized crime, many years ago. The police who handled the case at the time suspected that he was one of the gangsters who handled dirty work, but they never made a real arrest because they had no evidence.

In short, he's a terrible person.

He was a frequent visitor to the police station, but he always tried to teeter on the edge of legal sentencing.

According to the common moral standards of the general public, this guy might even be deserving of the death penalty.

Looking at this personal information.

Zhou Jianjun felt somewhat unwell and thought that Guo Feiyang, that scumbag, was only alive now because he was somewhat blessed by God.

But now...

It seems like God has finally opened his eyes?

Did Light Yagami come along and take him in?
Think of this.

Zhou Jianjun quickly shook his head, abandoning those thoughts that a public official shouldn't have, and entered a working state where the law was the top priority.

Regardless of whether the petty thug deserved to die.

He needs to investigate the truth.

Zhou Jianjun continued browsing the complex personal information. Suddenly, his finger stopped on the name "Chen Baiyu," followed by a line of small print: "Police intervened to mediate a conflict caused by a dog bite."

"Is this Chen Baiyu the latest target of conflict?"

Zhou Jianjun asked instinctively.

Xiao Wang, whose workstation was right next to him, peeked out.

After thinking for a moment, he seemed to remember something and said, "Yes, we were dispatched yesterday evening. I remember it was Old Xu and his team who responded to the call."

As Xiao Wang spoke, he pulled out the police dispatch record and said, "That Chen Baiyu is a tenant from out of town. She has a small dog, which she recently entrusted to her neighbor before going to Beijing for a trip. Last night, the small dog was bitten by Guo Feiyang's wolfhound, and we intervened to mediate the situation."

Zhou Jianjun stared at the three characters "Chen Baiyu" for a few seconds, and was about to speak when female forensic doctor Li Jingyi walked in with the autopsy report.

He slammed the report down in front of him: "Old Zhou, the autopsy results are in, and they match the on-site investigation."

"The fatal wound wasn't from the beating?"

Zhou Jianjun then quickly scanned the report.

“No.” Li Jingyi pulled up a chair and sat down, pointing to the pathological analysis in the report. “The handprint on the face was a blunt force injury, strong enough but it didn’t damage the skull; the fracture in the right leg was caused by an external kick, a comminuted fracture, but neither of them are fatal.”

"The real cause of death was cardiac arrest caused by excessive fright. Guo Feiyang had mild coronary heart disease, and the intense fear directly triggered ventricular fibrillation."

"So, this is almost considered manslaughter? There was no direct physical contact that resulted in death."

Zhou Jianjun raised an eyebrow and added a sentence.

Li Jingyi paused and said, "Yes, but all the external injuries point to the bald, muscular man in the surveillance footage."

"Analysis of the force angle of the slap print indicates that the perpetrator was about 185cm tall and weighed at least 100kg, which perfectly matches the physique of the strong man in the surveillance footage; the force calculation at the fracture site also matches the strength characteristics of the strong man."

"The hair samples taken from the scene, as well as the skin flakes remaining on Guo Feiyang's clothes, all belong to the same person, who should be the bald, muscular man. They are currently comparing the samples to the database, and the results are expected by this evening. He may be able to disguise himself, but DNA cannot be faked."

“By the way, we can rule out the person who reported the crime,” Li Jingyi added. “It’s Guo Feiyang’s crony, Qin Hao. He’s skinny and only 160cm tall. He’s not strong enough to cause this kind of injury. Besides, he was at an internet cafe all night at 8 pm last night, which was clearly captured on the surveillance footage. He also went directly from the internet cafe to Guo Feiyang’s house this morning. He didn’t have time to commit the crime.”

Zhou Jianjun nodded, pushed the autopsy report aside, and picked up Guo Feiyang's network of connections again, saying to his longtime forensic partner, "This scoundrel's background is more complicated than I imagined. He used to be 'Scarface Qiang's' henchman, but he escaped during the crackdown on organized crime. He's made a lot of enemies over the years. But whether it's gambling debts or old grudges, none of them match the image of 'Bald Strong Man'."

He tapped the table: "I plan to go to Jinxiuyuan again later. First, I'll ask the residents, especially the neighbors in Building 1, to see if anyone heard the noise or saw that bald man; second, I'll ask all the residents who have a grudge against Guo Feiyang. Although it's basically certain that it was that bald, strong man who did it, it's always good to be cautious, just in case someone hired someone to do it?"

"Okay, I'll go with you!"

Li Jingyi nodded and said.

Zhou Jianjun stood up and picked up his coat: "Okay, we'll go together. Xiao Wang, you stay here and keep an eye on the surveillance and the database. Call me as soon as you have any results."

Say it.

Xiao Wang nodded.

Li Jingyi then said, "I'm going to change my clothes."

See this.

Zhou Jianjun slowly walked to the office door. He looked back at the bald man's screenshot on the whiteboard. The strong man's back stood out in the picture.

He then pushed open the door and strode towards the parking lot.

(End of this chapter)