CHAPTER 296: CHAPTER 189: NOT A CAR HITTING A PERSON, BUT A PERSON HITTING A CAR!

Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhang suddenly felt a jolt in his heart.

After a long pause, he comfortingly said, "Even if we don’t find anything, don’t be discouraged."

"Because we have already found the location where the body fell."

"The location where it fell?"

"So soon?"

Mr. He asked with a look of surprise.

He was very familiar with this case, having participated in it from the beginning.

Mr. He always believed it was a death from a high fall.

He had often led teams to investigate the scene, searching through every floor.

However, he still hadn’t found a clear falling location.

Unexpectedly, they found the high fall location, as he had imagined.

Li Lan indeed died from a high fall.

Suddenly, Mr. He’s mood brightened considerably.

Finally, he said, "Mr. Zhang, rest assured!"

"We will thoroughly inspect the last vehicle from start to finish."

After hanging up the phone, Mr. He immediately shared the good news with the other three people.

"Guys, Mr. Zhang just said they found the location where the deceased fell."

Upon hearing this, the three of them were momentarily stunned, looking incredulous.

"Where is it?"

"Building 1, 7th floor."

One of the officers recalled and said, "I was responsible for recording scene investigation data at the time, and Building 1 is quite a distance from the body, at least several hundred meters."

Mr. He smiled.

"Perhaps it’s really as Jiang An suggested, the deceased fell onto a moving object."

"But at the moment of contact with the moving object, gained initial velocity."

The continuous inspection of 79 vehicles yielded no findings, making them doubt Jiang An’s analytical skills.

Now, the four of them had renewed confidence in Jiang An’s abilities.

Mr. He’s lips twitched, "This young man really has some skills."

Immediately, the three stood up and left for the second-hand car market.

Meanwhile, in the criminal investigation team’s conference room.

Jiang An, Zhang Yean, and Wan were looking at the case file.

The document before them was Li Lan’s personal WeChat Moments record.

Wan glanced at it and said, "She was a really good student."

"Her WeChat Moments, from Monday to Friday, are mainly in the library, study room, and on weekends, going hiking, watching movies, and doing volunteer work."

"This clearly shows the behavior of a model student."

Zhang Yean said with a look of envy, "Indeed!"

"I think her university life is more hardworking and diligent than mine."

After observing for a long time, Jiang An suddenly said, "Senior brother, senior sister, Li Lan posted on Moments almost every two days, filled with positive energy."

"However, when I saw the autopsy photos, Li Lan was stylishly dressed with nail art and tattoos."

"Isn’t this somewhat contradictory?"

Wan gently patted Jiang An’s shoulder.

"Junior, are you out of date?"

"Beauty and wisdom can coexist; we need to keep opening our minds."

After thinking for a while, Jiang An shook his head.

"Despite there being many posts on her Moments, basically there are no people, only objects."

"I’m not sure about its authenticity."

"I suspect these Moments might be for creating an image."

Zhang Yean speculated, "You mean she has multiple WeChat records?"

"That can’t be ruled out."

"After all, for girls with complex social circles, having multiple WeChat accounts isn’t surprising."

"Moreover, Li Lan is from an art school."

With Jiang An’s analysis, Wan also suddenly understood.

"You can’t say that! Art college girls have very deep waters."

After thinking for a moment, Jiang An said, "I think it’s necessary to investigate if she has any other registered WeChat accounts under her name."

At this moment!

Mr. He and his team arrived at the second-hand car market in a police car.

Just at the entrance, they saw a large truck with license plate Jiang A3857 parked at the roadside ahead.

"Mr. He, that’s the last suspicious vehicle."

Mr. He nodded.

"Park the police car next to it, go over and check; try not to waste too much of their time."

Two minutes later, the police car parked beside the truck.

Mr. He and the three officers got out.

"Hello! We are from the criminal investigation team."

"Because of the case investigation, we need to inspect your vehicle."

As he spoke, Mr. He showed his police badge.

Upon hearing it’s the police, the driver suddenly defended, "I haven’t broken the law!"

Knowing they had found the falling point, Mr. He was in a good mood.

He softly said, "We are not investigating you; we are investigating your vehicle."

"My vehicle hasn’t had any traffic accidents either."

Mr. He patted the driver’s shoulder and softly said, "No worries! Our investigation is not about who you hit but what hit your vehicle."

The driver was further bewildered.

He couldn’t understand what this police officer was trying to express.

Just as he was looking puzzled, Mr. He opened the truck door and climbed up.

First, he checked the top of the driving cabin for any signs of deformation.

Next, he turned to check the cargo bay.

He found no deformation or bending in the vehicle’s cargo bay.

At this moment, Mr. He stepped down and dusted off his hands.

Then he asked, "What does this truck usually transport?"

The driver replied, "Mostly used cars."

"Do you have transport records?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

"Next to the seat in the driver’s cabin, I’ll get them for you right away."

Two minutes later, a freight record book was handed to Mr. He.

After quickly browsing it, Mr. He found the freight record from the night of the incident.

He then pointed to a particular line.

"On that night, you were also transporting used cars?"

The driver glanced at the record and shook his head.

"Officer, don’t bring it up!"

"That night was really a waste!"

"I transported two used cars from Han City over here — over 400 kilometers."

"Originally, I planned to earn about 5000 yuan."

"But unfortunately, in the end, I lost 3000 yuan."

"Oh? What happened?"

The driver shook his head, "I remember when loading, the exteriors of the two used cars were intact."

"But when I got here to unload, one car’s windshield was shattered, the hood severely deformed."

Upon hearing this, Mr. He and the other three officers’ hearts skipped a beat.

Words came fast, Mr. He quickly asked, "On that night, when you passed the abandoned office building in the development zone, did you hear any noises?"

The driver shook his head.

"Driving at night, to prevent drowsiness, I had the music turned up to the maximum."

The three looked at each other, Mr. He asked, "Where is that car now?"

The driver raised his hand to point, "It’s here in the second-hand car market, waiting for repairs."

"That night was really unlucky, no idea what it was hit by."

Five minutes later, led by the driver, the four arrived at a black midsize car.

Indeed, the car’s hood was severely deformed, sunk in, and the front windshield was heavily cracked.

After taking a look, Mr. He circled around the vehicle.

The front bumper showed no deformation, indicating the object didn’t collide from the front but was an aerial object; moreover, the impact was quite strong.

After thinking for a while, Mr. He smiled and said, "Thank you, driver!"

"Please, if you have time tomorrow, go to the nearest police station and provide some statement material."

Then, Mr. He picked up his phone and dialed Mr. Zhang’s number.

As soon as the call connected, Mr. He excitedly said, "Mr. Zhang, I report good news."

"Tell me!"

"We found the last vehicle; it’s a large truck for transporting used cars."

"That night, one of the used cars on the truck showed clear signs of a collision, with a deformed hood and broken glass."

On the other end of the phone, Mr. Zhang looked surprised, "Really?"

Mr. He nodded in response, "This impacted used car is right in front of us."

"Great! I’m coming over right away."