You're Guilty: Conspiracy Scene 2 crime escalation

Chapter 3 Reappearance of Broken Foot
Li Guanlan, Su Caixuan, and Xu Tianhua rushed back to the criminal police team at [-] o'clock that night, and Ma Jinglue kept the sneaker with the human foot bone intact in the evidence bag and presented it to them.

Li Guanlan looked at the foot bones and said, "Have you found any other human tissues near the scene?"

Ma Jinglue said: "According to your instructions, we searched 1000 meters away from the river bank in three directions with the place where the shoes were found as the center of the circle, but found nothing. We also organized a salvage team to search in the waters, and there were no human remains."

Li Guanlan said: "We can't file a case based on a soaked foot alone, but if a broken foot is found beside a bathing place with many tourists, if we don't give a satisfactory answer, it will cause panic among the public. The next step You need to start from several aspects. Caixuan, you should immediately test the broken foot to determine whether the cut was cut by a sharp weapon, and how long the broken foot was soaked in water, and then test the DNA of the broken foot. The matching comparison in the DNA library of the Municipal Bureau may be able to find the source of the broken foot. Lao Ma will lead someone to collect information on missing persons in Quzhou City and surrounding cities, especially those who were wearing sneakers when they disappeared. Missed. Tianhua, take someone to visit the relevant scientific research units in Quzhou City, and see if you can analyze where the shoe with the broken foot came from based on factors such as weather, wind direction, and water flow. It may not be easy, but as long as there is a slight possibility, try hard.”

After a pause, Li Guanlan added: "Try to keep this matter as secret as possible, and don't let the media know about it. The media practitioners in Quzhou City have rich imaginations, and they might make use of the topic to concoct some sensational news. "

The next morning, Su Caixuan took the lead in reporting the test results to Li Guanlan: "The sneakers with the broken feet are counterfeit Nikes. They were manufactured by a township enterprise in Quzhou City in 2003. They are size 38, women's shoes on the right foot, and are of high quality. It is fair to say that the upper material is cowhide and the sole is vinyl plastic. Judging from the degree of wear of the sole, the wearing time does not exceed two months. Because the waterproof function of the shoes is good, even though they have been soaked in water for a long time, they did not cause too much wear and tear. The blood type of the owner of the broken foot is AB, female, and based on physical characteristics, it is speculated that the age should be between 40 and [-] years old, and he has applied for a bone age test, and the result will not come out until three days later."

Li Guanlan said: "Can you confirm whether the broken foot was severed by a sharp weapon?"

Su Caixuan was silent for two seconds, and said: "I can't be sure, the bone section is uneven, and the skin and flesh tissue have melted into grease due to long-term immersion in water. I prefer that this foot is natural from a corpse in the water." For those that fall off, the soaking time is preliminarily estimated to be within two years, and it will take three days to get a more accurate figure."

Li Guanlan said: "Can you give me a general opinion, where did this broken foot come from?"

Su Caixuan said: "Maybe it comes from the remains of a suicide, maybe it may be a corpse abandoned after being killed, or it may come from the remains of a person who fell into the water. There are too many possibilities, and the evidence currently available is far from enough to draw a definite conclusion. The Juliu River Stretching for thousands of miles, the Lingbo Bathing Beach is in a low-lying area downstream, and the starting point of drifting of the broken foot cannot be determined.”

Li Guanlan said: "We have the same opinion. At present, there are many criminal cases. If the source of the broken foot cannot be found, the case can only be shelved temporarily. Otherwise, continuing to investigate will be a waste of police force, and the conditions for filing the case are not enough."

In the evening, Ma Jinglue and Xu Tianhua fed back the investigation results one after another.Eleven suspected women were found among the missing persons in Quzhou and five surrounding counties and cities.But three days later, the DNA matching was checked and all were ruled out.

Summarizing the opinions of the geography, water conservancy and geology experts they visited, they believe that the Lingbo bathing site is located in the lower reaches of the Juliu River, and the upper reaches have traveled nearly a thousand miles, with many branches, and the flow of the river is affected by various factors such as wind direction, temperature, and terrain. It is almost impossible to accurately determine where the broken foot came from.

Three days later, the results of the DNA matching test came out. Among the suspected missing persons in the five surrounding counties and cities, none matched the type of the broken foot.

The source of the deceased could not be found, and the cause of the broken foot could not be confirmed, so the investigation of the case could only come to an abrupt end.Major cases occurred frequently in Quzhou City, and the thin pages of materials on the case were quickly shelved on the top shelf, covered with dust.

But the incident did not stop there.Three months later, in the early autumn of 2008, another broken foot suddenly appeared on the shore of Lingbo Bathing Beach.

It is still contained in a sneaker, a Reebok brand imitated by a province in the south of China, a women's shoe size 36, and it is also the right foot. It can be confirmed that the broken foot found for the first time came from two people.The results of technical analysis showed that the broken foot had been soaked and drifted in water for about two years.Except for a complete pair of foot bones, the skin and flesh and blood have been turned into a mixture of oil and water.

The results of the investigation repeated the scene three months ago. There was no body source, and the cause of the broken foot could not be found. The senior forensic doctor believed that there was no sharp weapon cutting marks at the broken foot, which could rule out the possibility of human dismemberment.

It can only be filed, but cannot be filed.

The difference is that this time the news of a broken foot on the shore of Lingbo Bathing Beach was learned by the media, followed by reports full of imaginative and exaggerated techniques, which caused an uproar among the citizens.Is it murder?Is it the remains of a suicide?A plane crash victim?Is it the long-lost crew?Is it a prank by aliens?The media's guessing rendering made the case even more confusing and full of weird atmosphere.

Even so, the investigation of the case was still unable to continue, and the imagination of the media could not bring any progress to the case. The Quzhou Criminal Police Team under great pressure sealed the case.

But things are far from over.About three months later, at the turn of autumn and winter in 2008, the north wind was already piercing, the river had not yet frozen, the leaves were rustling, and the world was desolate.On the shore of Lingbo Bathing Beach, another broken foot floated!
Still the female right foot, from the third person.Three right feet, three dead (or possibly alive).

Under tremendous pressure from all sides, Li Guanlan led criminal police, forensic doctors, and criminal investigation technicians to fight continuously for a week, but manpower, energy, intelligence, and ability were sometimes poor. No matter what talent, experience, wisdom, sense of responsibility, and drive to gear up, nothing can be done so far.

Media speculation is even more bizarre. The legal edition of "Songjiang Evening News" imagined a bizarre story about a foot-fetish murderer, which attracted the attention of many readers.With three broken feet and a bold imagination, the circulation of the evening paper increased by [-]%.

The negative effect caused by the increase in newspaper circulation is the great panic in the society.There are many rumors in the market, and the more they spread, the more strange they become.Parents with daughters locked their daughters at home when it got dark and were not allowed to go out.For the safety of their lives, young women and professional women who are keen on entertainment and communication have to restrain themselves.And some husbands worried about the bad luck of their late-returning wives, so they worked tirelessly to greet them outdoors in the dead of night, which accidentally revealed the truth about extramarital affairs and caused many family disputes.

The situation intensified, and finally attracted the attention of the Provincial Public Security Department, Quzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal People's Congress.The three "mother-in-laws" put pressure on the Municipal Public Security Bureau, demanding that the case-handling personnel give a satisfactory answer to the higher authorities and the citizens of Quzhou in the shortest possible time.

Standing Committee Member Xu of Quzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau did not know about the broken foot case at Lingbo Bathing Beach until the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee talked to him. He hesitated in front of the secretary and couldn't answer.After returning to the Public Security Bureau, he was furious, called Qiao Lei, the deputy director of criminal investigation, and Li Guanlan, the head of the criminal police detachment, to the office, and gave them a sharp reprimand without asking any questions about injustice.

Li Guanlan was smiling all the time, and it was not until Committee Xu’s outburst did he explain tepidly: “The report on the case was submitted to the party committee of the bureau four months ago, and that meeting was just in time for you to go to Las Vegas, the United States. Vegas inspection, just missed it."

Standing Committee member Xu turned his head to the side and scolded Qiao Lei again: "Even if I didn't hear the report when I went abroad, as the director in charge, if you don't report such a big case to me, it is a serious dereliction of duty."

Qiao Lei was somewhat conflicted: "The latest case report was handed over to you three days ago, and I handed it over to your secretary Yin Shijie."

Xu Standing Committee became more angry, but it was really wrong to continue to attack. He wanted to call Yin Shijie over and scold him. Thinking of his powerful backer, he was a little apprehensive, so he had to swallow this breath, thinking in his heart to get rid of that when he went home. The obtrusive yellow-faced woman is the object of catharsis.

Standing Committee Member Xu straightened his neck and swallowed, and said, "Now the province and the city have to agree. No matter what, you are not responsible for the victims and citizens by suspending the case for no reason."

Li Guanlan said: "This case is now in a dilemma. If there is a clear victim, even if the difficulty is greater, we can try to solve it. But at present, the three broken feet alone are not enough to determine that it is a homicide. Perhaps, as some people have speculated, they are the remains of victims who capsized or crashed. Moreover, the geographical scope of this case is too wide and the number of people involved is too large, which will inevitably consume huge manpower and financial resources. There are frequent criminal cases in the area, if I transfer all the main personnel to this case that has not yet been determined, I will lose everything and lose more than the gain.”

Xu Standing Committee looked at him with some surprise: "Li Guanlan, you are in the middle-level leadership position, why don't you have any awareness of political cases? No matter how many cases you have in hand, this case has such a big impact that the secretary of the municipal party committee has personally intervened. You should have concentrated your energy, manpower and financial resources on this long ago. You come up with a plan now and do it freely. No matter how much money is spent or how many people are used, the bureau will support it."

Li Guanlan wanted to explain a few words, but took it back, thinking that he couldn't communicate with this kind of ignorant chief, as long as he grasped the measure when executing it, he agreed to leave.

(End of this chapter)