flstandardbreds Chapter 1362 Clues Provided by Wang Lei
Chapter 1362 Clues Provided by Wang Lei
To verify this information, Xiao Wang divided his team into two groups: one group investigated the true identity and whereabouts of "Long-faced Scarface Qiang," while the other group went to the homes of farmers around Qingling Lake to check if any farmers had asked Zhang Jianguo to repair their tractors on the evening of July 10th. Meanwhile, the technical department also expedited the comparison of Zhou Jianjun and Wang Lei's footprints, as well as the DNA sampling and comparison of Zhang Jianguo's relatives.
Around 7 p.m., the team investigating "Long-faced Scarface Qiang" reported: "Team Leader Wang, 'Long-faced Scarface Qiang's' real name is Zhao Zhiqiang. He has a prior record of provoking trouble. On the evening of July 10, from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., several people did see him leading three people to cause trouble in front of 'Old Zhou's Auto Repair' shop. The surveillance video also captured them smashing the shop, which is consistent with Zhou Jianjun's confession."
Another team member also made a discovery: "Liu Changgen, a farmer on the west side of Qingling Lake, confirmed that around 8 p.m. on July 10, he asked Zhang Jianguo to repair his tractor. Zhang Jianguo came on a blue electric bike and didn't leave until around 9:7 p.m. When he left, he said he was going to find someone at an abandoned dock near the reeds to collect a debt. Liu Changgen also said that Zhang Jianguo was in a bad mood when he left, muttering curses and sounding very angry."
At this time, the DNA comparison results from the technical department also came out: "Team Leader Wang, the deceased's DNA matches the DNA of Zhang Jianguo's relatives perfectly, confirming that the deceased is Zhang Jianguo. The brown stain on Zhou Jianjun's coat is indeed blood, but after testing, it does not match Zhang Jianguo's DNA. Instead, it is Zhou Jianjun's own blood. We retrieved Zhou Jianjun's medical records. He injured his right hand with a wrench while repairing a car on July 8. The wound was stitched up with three stitches, and the blood should have splashed onto his coat at that time."
More importantly, the footprint comparison results showed that: "The size 41 wavy sneaker print extracted from the scene did not match the footprints of Zhou Jianjun and Wang Lei at all. Zhou Jianjun wore size 43 shoes, and the outer forefoot of his footprints was severely worn. Wang Lei wore size 40 shoes and his gait was slightly outward-pointing. However, the footprints at the scene were size 41, and his gait was slightly inward-pointing. Whether it was the shoe size, pattern, or gait characteristics, they did not match the two men, so their suspicion of committing the crime can be ruled out."
This result surprised and excited Xiao Wang. He was surprised that two major suspects had been ruled out, but excited that the case had taken a new turn. He immediately reported the situation to Li Ming, who, after listening to the report, convened an emergency case analysis meeting: "Although Zhou Jianjun and Wang Lei have been ruled out, they provided an important clue—Zhang Jianguo went to a man named 'Zhao Laosan' to collect a debt before his death, and the two had a debt dispute. This 'Zhao Laosan' is very likely the real culprit in this case."
“We have investigated the identity of ‘Zhao Laosan.’ His real name is Zhao Yonghong, 52 years old, unemployed, with prior convictions for gambling and theft. He has been active around Qingling Lake for a long time, making a living by lending money at high interest rates and collecting debts,” Li Rui reported. “According to Zhou Jianjun and Wang Lei, Zhang Jianguo lent Zhao Yonghong 30,000 yuan three years ago for Zhao Yonghong’s son’s tuition, with an agreement to repay it in a year. However, Zhao Yonghong has been making excuses to delay repayment, which has led to several arguments between the two.”
“Zhang Jianguo left Liu Changgen’s house at 9:7 p.m. on July 10 to go to the abandoned dock to collect a debt from Zhao Yonghong. The crime scene was in the reeds near the abandoned dock, so the crime must have occurred between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m.,” Xiao Yang added. “The copper alloy button retrieved from the scene, although it belonged to Zhou Jianjun, was likely picked up by Zhang Jianguo from Zhou Jianjun before and accidentally dropped at the crime scene. The plastic bottle cap and the iced tea drink were probably left behind by Zhao Yonghong and Zhang Jianguo during their argument.”
"In addition, the fingerprints on the cement slab of the abandoned dock had grease residue on the edges. Zhao Yonghong had worked as a frugal worker in an auto repair shop and had long-term contact with engine oil and lubricating oil, which matches the characteristics of 'contact with oily substances'," Xiao Sun said. "We have entered Zhao Yonghong's fingerprint information into the database for comparison, and at the same time retrieved the surveillance video around Qingling Lake to find his activity trajectory on the night of July 10."
Li Ming immediately deployed the next steps of the investigation plan: "First, the technical department should speed up the fingerprint comparison process and re-analyze the physical evidence extracted from the scene, such as plastic bottle caps and black fibers, to find clues related to Zhao Yonghong; second, Li Rui should lead the team to investigate Zhao Yonghong's social relationships and whereabouts, focusing on his whereabouts on the night of July 10 and whether he had the opportunity to commit the crime; third, Xiao Wang should continue to interrogate Zhou Jianjun and Wang Lei to learn more details about the conflict between Zhang Jianguo and Zhao Yonghong, especially the details of their most recent argument; fourth, the scope of surveillance footage should be expanded, focusing on the surveillance footage around the abandoned dock at Qingling Lake to find Zhao Yonghong and Zhang Jianguo."
When Xiao Wang interrogated Zhou Jianjun again, Zhou Jianjun's emotions had calmed down considerably. "Zhang Jianguo and Zhao Yonghong had a deep conflict; they almost came to blows at the scrap market a few days ago," Zhou Jianjun recalled. "Zhao Yonghong called Zhang Jianguo a 'death trap' and threatened to make him 'disappear.' Zhang Jianguo was not willing to give up and said he would sue Zhao Yonghong in court and have him imprisoned."
"Did Zhang Jianguo ever tell you what he would bring when he went to collect debts?" Xiao Wang asked.
“He carried a black canvas bag containing an IOU and a wrench—he said he would fight Zhao Yonghong to the death if Zhao Yonghong dared to lay a hand on him,” Zhou Jianjun said. “That wrench is from my shop; it’s a size 19 open-end wrench. He took it with him when he came to pick up his tools on the evening of July 10.”
This information caught Xiao Wang's eye. During the on-site investigation, a size 19 open-end wrench had been found lying in the reeds. At the time, it was thought to have been left behind by a fisherman, but now it seemed very likely that Zhang Jianguo had brought it. He immediately had the technical department re-examine the wrench, looking for fingerprints and bloodstains.
Meanwhile, Li Rui led his team to conduct a covert search of the area near Zhao Yonghong's rented house. The house was located in an urban village east of Qingling Lake, a chaotic environment with frequent population movement. "Zhao Yonghong returned to the house around 11 pm on July 10th. He was covered in mud, and his clothes were torn. When a neighbor asked him what happened, he said he 'fell down,' then closed the door and never came out again," said a neighbor. "The next morning, before dawn, he left with a black backpack and hasn't returned since."
Li Rui immediately searched Zhao Yonghong's rented room and found a dark coat covered in mud and green algae under the bed in the bedroom. The coat had obvious tear marks at the cuffs, which were completely consistent with the black fiber composition extracted from the scene.