Diary of a Criminal Investigator-Chapter 256: Framed on Purpose

Ma Shaowen nodded; he already knew about this matter and had called his old classmate, Song Jiangguo, early this morning.

"But whether the fingerprint comparison can be successful is still uncertain."

Neither Hu Guoqing nor Ma Shaowen held high hopes for this.

After all, even the fingerprint analysis experts at the provincial level couldn’t solve it. Although Lu Chuan from Haizhou City excelled in the fingerprint battle, no one could guarantee a successful match.

"So, our current plan is to start investigating from Wang Shunyi’s interpersonal relationships."

"Particularly the interpersonal relationships between Wang Shunyi and people related to the deceased, which are key targets for investigation."

Ma Shaowen nodded again.

It was already confirmed that Wang Shunyi had been framed.

So, why did the killer frame Wang Shunyi?

If there was no enmity between them, why would the killer devise such a meticulous plan to frame Wang Shunyi?

Additionally, there was the identity of the deceased.

From the current investigation results, there was no direct contact between the deceased and Wang Shunyi, and they didn’t know each other.

Thus, there are two possibilities: the killer either killed at random, or deliberately chose the victim.

"The crime scene was the deceased’s home, and the door lock was violently broken."

"Considering the process and difficulty of committing the crime, it is unlikely that the killer chose the victim randomly."

On this point, Ma Shaowen agreed.

If it were a random killing, it would be easier to choose someone arbitrarily on a street, in a place without cameras and with few people, rather than breaking in to kill.

"Therefore, we suspect the killer had a grudge or other relationship with the deceased."

"The killer also had a grudge against Wang Shunyi."

"Kill and frame, achieving two goals at once."

Although Hu Guoqing made some radical mistakes during the case, leading to irreparable tragedy,

as an old criminal investigator, his analysis of the reasons behind the case after discovering the problem was very accurate.

Ma Shaowen acknowledged these analyses.

However, precisely because he acknowledged them, his anger inside intensified.

Because people like Hu Guoqing clearly had the ability to handle the case well.

Yet, the incident of Wang Shunyi’s suicide still occurred.

As for the head of the detention center, he was dismissed immediately after the incident.

Regardless of whether the case is solved, he’s not going to have a good outcome.

It is uncertain whether he can continue to wear that police uniform.

A murder suspect managed to commit suicide in a detention center; an escape wouldn’t even be this serious.

As the director of the Taizhou City Public Security Bureau, Ma Shaowen prided himself on having decent self-control.

Moreover, having already lost his temper once, doing it again would be pointless for solving the case.

Could he really slaughter these guys?

Ma Shaowen was a doer, having worked his way up from being a grassroots detective to his current position.

Ultimately, Hu Guoqing was a disciple he had mentored.

Many of the detectives present had even been mentors to Ma Shaowen.

With a silent sigh, no matter what, all the focus had to be on solving the case now.

"Does anyone still have any other opinions?"

The heads of the Crime Scene Investigation, the Forensic Doctor, and the Action Team had no opinions.

The Crime Scene Investigation team wished they could shrink their necks under the table because the bloody fingerprints on the murder weapon were collected by them.

The evidence pointing directly at Wang Shunyi was determined by them.

Now that it’s confirmed that Wang Shunyi was wronged, and that he died in the detention center, Crime Scene Investigation had an undeniable responsibility.

Of course, the specific situation was that Taizhou City’s Criminal Investigation Team’s Crime Scene Investigation truly lacked the ability to identify and analyze the fingerprint.

After all, the provincial experts couldn’t figure it out, and it was understandable they hadn’t detected the fingerprint anomaly.

But the law speaks not of reasoning, but of process and result.

The result was the work error of the Crime Scene Investigation team, which directly led to the subsequent death of Wang Shunyi.

The Forensic Doctor also had no opinions; the cause, time, and identity of the victim’s death were clear, with no special circumstances.

As for the Action Team, not to mention.

Due to work negligence, they were somewhat rude and eager for results during the interrogation of Wang Shunyi.

Combined with failure to carefully verify Wang Shunyi’s alibi, this also partly contributed to his suicide.

Before Ma Shaowen arrived, the team had actually had a meeting all night, and the analysis just provided by Hu Guoqing was the conclusion after a unified opinion.

Looking around, Ma Shaowen understood that Hu Guoqing’s report was the collective opinion of the Criminal Investigation Team.

"In that case, we need to proceed from three aspects."

"First, thoroughly investigate the interpersonal network of the deceased and Wang Shunyi, Chen Desheng, you take the lead."

Chen Desheng, deputy captain of the Taizhou City Criminal Investigation Team.

"Yes!"

"Second, focus on the vicinity of the victim’s home, sweep all surveillance cameras within five kilometers, and identify suspicious individuals; leave no stone unturned."

"The killer couldn’t have left without a trace; cast a wide net and investigate thoroughly."

"Sun Juan, your image investigation team must fully cooperate; Hu Guoqing, notify the involved police stations to mobilize fully and cooperate completely."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Third, the murder weapon from the crime scene was brought by the killer and intentionally left behind after the murder. Hu Guoqing, assign someone to track the source of the murder weapon and see if we can identify the real killer through it."

However, this time, Ma Shaowen did not receive a definite response from Hu Guoqing.

Turning his head, he saw someone whispering by Hu Guoqing’s side.

Seeing this, Ma Shaowen felt a headache coming on.

Now he understood why the incident of Wang Shunyi’s suicide happened.

Not to mention the negligence at the detention center, just look at now.

While he was arranging and planning the next steps for investigation, the head of the Criminal Investigation Team was listening to others’ reports.

"Hu Guoqing!"

Hu Guoqing turned his ear, expression dazed, seemingly not hearing Ma Shaowen’s words.

Bam!

"Hu Guoqing!"

Ma Shaowen slammed the table: "Are you really not interested in this job anymore?!"

Deputy captain Chen Desheng quickly nudged Hu Guoqing.

Only then did he react.

Seeing Ma Shaowen’s angry and twisted expression, Hu Guoqing realized something was wrong.

Before Ma Shaowen could erupt, he quickly stood up: "Director Ma, the killer has been found!"

"If you don’t want the job, just say the word, and right now..."

Huh?

The about-to-be-angry expression on Ma Shaowen’s face froze for a moment.

"What did you say?"

Hu Guoqing hurriedly got up: "Director Ma, the identity of the suspect, the real killer, has been confirmed!"

For a moment, Ma Shaowen even wondered if he was hallucinating.

He was just deploying investigation directions, and hadn’t even finished speaking, yet Hu Guoqing said the killer had been found?

"Director Ma, the identity of the real killer has indeed been confirmed."

The person who had just reported to Hu Guoqing was the office director of the Criminal Investigation Team, Chen Xiao.

Having just received the fingerprint identification analysis report from Haizhou City, he rushed to the conference room to report to Hu Guoqing.

"What exactly happened?"