Chapter 457: Corpse Identification
Wang Mingshan has been missing for 5 years, with no trace or information during that time. Why did Ren Qiang suddenly receive a text message at this moment?
Is there really a mole in their organization, or is there some other reason?
In any case, the responsibility of the Public Security Bureau of Haizhou City is to solve the case, disregarding everything else.
Qin Yong! It’s up to you now!
No. 94 Market, North Second Lane, Qingguo Road.
No. 94 Market was named after the year of its construction, about 30 years ago.
Originally, No. 94 Market was the only farmer’s market near Qingguo Road.
With the urban development of Haizhou City, No. 94 Market gradually evolved from a comprehensive farmer’s market into a fresh produce market primarily focusing on fresh goods.
In Haizhou City, there are not many farmer’s markets purely focusing on fresh goods, and No. 94 Market is the largest among them.
Sun Jun and Zhang Hui entered from North Second Lane, Qingguo Road, conducting what could be considered an on-site investigation.
"Brother Sun, these sides..."
Zhang Hui frowned; both sides of North Second Lane on Qingguo Road were self-built houses, and many small factories.
After entering from the alley entrance and walking less than 300 meters, Zhang Hui saw three trailers.
Sun Jun had never been to this side of Qingguo Road before, so he didn’t understand the situation on North Second Lane. Now it seems the opponent chose to drive the trailers into North Second Lane as a cover.
"Can we apply for a search here?"
Sun Jun thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Given the current state of the case, applying for an investigation is okay, but investigating the entire lane will surely be difficult."
Zhang Hui understood Sun Jun’s implication.
If it’s just a one- or two-house investigation, it’s manageable, but if it’s the entire lane with hundreds of households, it’s indeed challenging.
Moreover, this matter should not be carried out openly; if there’s a large-scale search, the other party will surely be alerted, and if they become vigilant and take actions, it will be troublesome.
"Without a specific target, we should temporarily avoid a large-scale operation. Let’s check out No. 94 Market first."
"Okay."
"Fresh fish for sale, big and fresh catfish!"
"Selling abalone! Big, plump abalone! Juicy and delicious!"
"Live shrimp! Thirty yuan per pound!"
Inside No. 94 Market, it was bustling with people, the crowd was enormous, and everywhere were vendors shouting about seafood sales.
"Boss? How much for this fish?"
"That fish, 180 per pound, just caught this morning."
"This kind of thing is rare, isn’t it?"
"This is deep-sea fish, Boss! It’s all about luck catching these, it’s not available every day. You could walk all over No. 94 Market, and it’s only at my stall."
"Boss, want to buy one?"
Buy one?
If Lu Chuan were investigating here, not only buying one, but clearing out the stall wouldn’t be a problem. However, with Zhang Hui and Sun Jun’s salary, buying one of those fish... buying a loach sounds more plausible.
"Boss, we wanted to ask you about someone."
"Oh yeah, you still buying fish, Boss?"
"Uh..."
The boss rolled his eyes, continuing to shout, "Deep-sea fish, 180 per pound, only three left, grab it quick!"
Zhang Hui and Sun Jun exchanged a glance and had to leave first.
Interviewing is like this; encountering someone talkative might yield a lot of information, but encountering someone solely in for the money, totally focused on business, leaves you at a loss.
While the two of them wandered around aimlessly in No. 94 Market, the Crime Scene Investigation office made significant progress.
"The identity of No. 1 skeleton has been confirmed!"
Old Bai and Yang Sen matched the skeletal DNA information and identified the owner of skeleton No. 1 in the database.
Wang Yajuan, female, accountant at Tianhe Audit Firm, missing for eight years.
Records regarding Wang Yajuan’s disappearance were quickly transferred from the local Criminal Investigation Team to the Criminal Investigation Team.
Liu Guodong reported to Qin Yong.
"Wang Yajuan went missing eight years ago, and it was reported in the High-tech Zone Criminal Investigation Team."
"Back then, her parents reported the disappearance. Wang Yajuan was single and never married."
This correlates with the skeletal identification analysis done by Lu Chuan; Wang Yajuan had no record of bearing children.
The specific disappearance event, according to the records, was on July 2nd, 8 years ago.
"Green Rattan Jewelry?"
"Yes, back then, Wang Yajuan’s disappearance was regarded pretty seriously by the High-tech Zone Criminal Investigation Team because as an accountant at Tianhe Audit Firm, she was involved in auditing Green Rattan Jewelry before she disappeared eight years ago."
Flipping through the case files of Wang Yajuan’s disappearance back then, Qin Yong read carefully.
"Was there something wrong with Green Rattan Jewelry?"
"I had people check it out; eight years ago, Green Rattan Jewelry was a well-known chain jewelry enterprise in Haizhou City."
"But five years ago, this Green Rattan Jewelry company suddenly disappeared; all their stores were wholly sold and seemingly withdrew from the jewelry market overnight."
"Okay, leave the file with me. I’ll have someone investigate what happened back then, as well as check out Green Rattan Jewelry."
Liu Guodong nodded, acknowledging that while they were skilled at the technical side, investigating required professionals to do the job.
An accountant from an audit firm suddenly going missing when auditing a company, what does this suggest?
Qin Yong’s first instinct was whether Green Rattan Jewelry, audited by Wang Yajuan back then, had any issues?
After some thought, Qin Yong called upon other members of the action group.
"Old Chen, check out this jewelry company. If there’s a problem, ask our colleagues in Economic Investigation to assist."
Chen Wu, the head of Action Group 3, had a temporary role in the Economic Investigation Team and had a fair number of connections.
"Alright, Captain Qin, I’m good at this, don’t worry, give me at most two days."
"Two days is a bit too long, the sooner the better, preferably with a result by tonight."
"Alright, I’ll investigate personally!"
"Hey, keep the scope small. It’s best not to let others know, carry out the investigation quietly."
Investigate quietly?
Chen Wu understood upon hearing it. It should be because there wasn’t sufficient evidence yet, which is why they weren’t making a big move.
"Got it, understood."
Using the Economic Investigation Team to look into a company, let alone a previously popular one, even if the company had merely been registered but never publicly visible, they could track everything down clearly.
Before closing time, Chen Wu had already investigated the circumstances of Green Rattan Jewelry back then thoroughly.
"Captain Qin, Green Rattan Jewelry was a partnership company. The legal person was Song Junwu holding 51%, while another partner named Zhang Chi held 49%."