I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 337 - 214: He Runs, She Chases

"Wang Hongbin committed murder. A month and a half ago, he suddenly called me, saying he killed Zhou Haifeng and asked me to buy a bone chopper for him. I was terrified at the time, but I still went to buy the knife for him." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"Who is Zhou Haifeng?"

The victim’s name was finally known, but during the initial investigation, this name had never been heard before.

"Zhou Haifeng is a friend of Wang Hongbin’s who also likes to play cards. We’ve played together a few times."

"Why did he want to kill Zhou Haifeng?"

"Sigh~"

Dai Qiaoling sighed, looking desolate and very haggard: "He was the one who told my husband about my relationship with Wang Hongbin. Before marriage, my parents forbade me from dating, and after marriage, my husband also forbade me from dating."

Her words completely stunned Li Xiang and Mao Ji on the spot, leaving them unsure of what to ask next.

"Didn’t you meet your husband through dating?"

"No, we met through a blind date. He doesn’t understand romance at all. If it weren’t for the fact that he’s honest and can make money to support me, I wouldn’t have married such a boring person."

"Since your husband is boring, you can divorce him and then marry the interesting Wang Hongbin!"

"No way, Wang Hongbin is only suitable for dating, not marriage. He doesn’t have a stable job. If I marry him, would the kids and I end up starving in the northwest?"

"..."

For a moment, Li Xiang really didn’t know what to say. He genuinely didn’t want to listen to this woman babble on, so he changed the subject: "Where did Wang Hongbin escape to? Did he contact you afterwards?"

"He said he would lay low at a friend’s place, but I don’t know who he went to see. He wouldn’t tell me his address."

"After you bought the knife and came back, what did you see? What did you do?"

"After buying the knife, I went to his room and saw Zhou Haifeng already lying on the ground with blood all over his head. I was so scared I was stunned and didn’t move. He snatched the knife from my hand and ran to the bathroom. He called me to help, but I was too terrified to move. He then asked me to get a big bag. At that time, I just wanted to escape, but I ran downstairs to see Aunt Li coming back from Peach Garden. There happened to be an empty fertilizer bag in her tricycle, so I asked her for it."

"What happened next?"

"After I gave him the bag, he dismembered the body and went to dispose of it. He wanted me to go with him, but I didn’t dare. He then asked me to clean the bathroom. The floor was covered in blood, and I spent four hours cleaning it."

Since Dai Qiaoling had participated in the crime to a certain extent, Li Xiang immediately detained her.

The case had reached a significant breakthrough.

In the meeting room, Li Xiang immediately arranged the next deployment.

The team continued to be divided into two groups. One group was to immediately issue a warrant for Wang Hongbin’s arrest, pursue him online, and investigate his social connections to determine the direction he might have fled.

The other group started the investigation on Zhou Haifeng to verify whether Dai Qiaoling’s testimony was truthful.

Was the deceased really Zhou Haifeng?

Through the public security household registration system investigation, Zhou Haifeng’s identity was quickly confirmed.

To Li Xiang’s surprise, fifteen years ago, Zhou Haifeng and Wang Hongbin had worked in a labor camp together in Kunming, having been incarcerated for theft.

After Zhou Haifeng was released, his parents had already passed away. Without any skills, he wandered in society and remained unmarried for life.

With the cooperation of the local police station’s jurisdiction, Li Xiang and his team arrived at Zhou Haifeng’s home. The front door was tightly locked, and after applying for a search warrant, they broke in and began searching.

The house was in a state of disarray and filth, typical of a single man’s living conditions. Torn socks were scattered everywhere, and even used pots and pans were left unwashed in the sink, moldy and sour.

"It looks like he hasn’t been back for quite some time."

Forensic officers immediately began working, collecting hair or skin flakes from Zhou Haifeng’s living space as biological samples for comparison.

When they were imprisoned, DNA technology had not been widely used, so a database of the suspect’s biological information was not established, which made identifying the source of the body very passive.

Now, all suspects have their DNA profiles entered into a database, so in similar situations, comparing to the DNA database can quickly identify the victim.

Technology has changed the way cases are solved.

Based on the investigation at the scene, Zhou Haifeng’s departure was very abrupt. Afterward, a query of the telephone company’s call records confirmed that the last call Zhou Haifeng made was from Wang Hongbin.

Clues were collected piece by piece, and the outline of the case was pieced together by Li Xiang and his team.

Once Zhou Haifeng’s DNA matches, the case will be solved. The next crucial task is to capture the criminal suspect and bring him to justice.

Su Jiayi led the team tasked with capturing Wang Hongbin herself. She had spent a week without uncovering any traces, holding in a great deal of anger.

Now the suspect’s information is laid out on her desk. If she cannot find the person, it would be a disgrace to her name, Su Jiayi.

First, a wanted order was issued, then they began analyzing Wang Hongbin’s phone number, bank cards, and his social network.

Soon, a significant lead emerged.

A month ago, there was a withdrawal record from Wang Hongbin at a China Construction Bank on East River Road in Nanhua City.

The time was 12:40 AM.

This indicated that Wang Hongbin had already fled to Nanhua City.