Detective From the Future

After half an hour, Zheng Kaixuan called the police team from the hallway of the apartment, took out a box of 'Hardgate' cigarettes, and walked them around. Once the cigarette case was empty, he opened a hole for an ashtray and placed it on the table by the window.

Zheng Kaixuan inspired: "You all saw the scene, let's talk about your thoughts."

"Captain Zheng, I think the two cases can be studied together," Han Bin suggested.

"For which reason?"

"First, the timing of the two cases was similar, and the doors of both cases were taped," Han Bin said.

"Are these two reasons too simple," Tian Li frowned slightly: "In the second case, we don't know the exact time of the crime. We can only tell the time of the crime is similar."

"These are the photos of the two doors I just took. The first is the 2704 door and the second is the 2903 door," Han Bin took out his cell phone and showed them to everyone.

The doors are installed evenly by the builders of the building, and the appearance is similar as well as the style, and the place where the tape was attached is the lower-left corner of the door, and the position is similar.

Zheng Kaixuan took a glance and immediately picked up the phone, zoomed in on the picture, and watched carefully for a moment: "It's broken."

"Captain Zheng, what's wrong?"

Zheng Kaixuan did not speak and walked towards the doors of Apartment 2901, Apartment 2902, and Apartment 2904. The three doors were all taped up and they were all in the lower-left corner.

"This... these doors are covered in scotch tape!" Li Hui opened his mouth wide, looking surprised.

Zheng Kaixuan looked solemn: "It may be a series of thefts."

"Captain Zheng, are you saying there are other cases?" Puzzled, Zhao Ming shouted.

"If I guessed correctly, most of the doors in this building should have a similar tape. The tape is less than an inch wide and is difficult to notice, as the position in the lower-left corner is uneasy to detect when the door is opened," Zheng Kaixuan said.

"Unless someone is very careful or has a suspicious conscience, even if they see duct tape on the door, it wouldn't be so bad," Han Bin added.

Li Hui guessed: "Did the suspect use duct tape to determine if there was anyone in the house?"

Zheng Kaixuan nodded: "If my guess is correct, there will be other thefts in this building."

"So what to do?"

Zheng Kaixuan hesitated for a moment: "Zhao Ming, you are going to see the village committee and ask them to inform the owners of this building, especially those who are not at home, to go home immediately to check if there has been a theft in their apartments."

"Captain Zheng, I still haven't given my report on the situation here. Should I go now or report first?" Zhao Ming said.

"What is the situation?"

"I inspected the stolen chamber and found a window was broken."

"Are there signs of a fight?"

"I did not find."

"Are there any blood stains?"

"No."

"Can you see what criminal tool was used to break it?" Zheng Kaixuan asked.

"I don't know, should I ask the tech team to check it?"

"Captain Zheng, this is the 29th floor. The suspect is very unlikely to come through the window," Tian Li said.

"Let the tech team check the glass for fingerprints."

"I see," Tian Li replied.

"Captain Zheng, I suggest letting the tech team collect the tape, maybe fingerprints can be collected," Han Bin suggested.

"Yes." Zheng Kaixuan responded and said to Han Bin: "You and Zhao Ming go to the village committee together. No matter what they think, you should notify the owner of each apartment as soon as possible."

"Yes, Captain."

......

At the instigation of Han Bin and Zhao Ying, the village committee sent several people to help the criminal police team in the investigation. People from the village committee started to visit each owner from the bottom to the top; someone explained the situation to them and asked them to guard against theft. If no one opens the door, he is contacted by phone. Explain to him the possibility of theft and ask him to come home to inspect his apartment as soon as possible.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the third case of theft was detected, in apartment number 503. At 3:40 pm, the fourth case of theft was found, apartment number 2001. At four o'clock in the afternoon, the fifth case of theft was detected, apartment number 1803.

......

Successive cases continued to be discovered, and by six in the evening, there had been up to eight burglaries.

The office members of the Qingdao Third Group Second Group Branch Office were just too busy, so Zheng Kaixuan urgently allocated a First Group support group.

Zhao Ying personally led a team of the first group consisting of four players in the Linfang community. At seven in the evening, another ninth case of theft was discovered, apartment number 702.

It was only after nine in the evening that members of the Third Criminal Investigation Team completed all on-site investigations. At that time, everyone on the team had only one thought in their hearts, tired.

Very tired, Zheng Kaixuan packed the police to a ramen restaurant. A dozen people seated, each in front of him a large bowl of ramen, ordered four large plates of chicken, four cold dishes, one hundred skewers, and four grilled naans.

Li Hui yawned: "Your sister, finally is over."

Sitting on the stool Li Hui prepared to take the bowl of ramen from the table but Han Bin reached out his hand and slapped him on the arm: "What are you doing?" Eat noodles," and Li Hui instinctively narrowed his hands.

"Where are the noodles?"

"A bowl of braised beef and a bowl of simmered chicken with mushrooms. Captain Zheng just soaked you," Han Bin said.

"Ahahaha..."

The police officers who knew about this thing couldn't help but laugh.

"Brother Bin, please stop making trouble, I'm almost starving," Li Hui rubbed his stomach and begged for mercy.

"Han Bin, Li Hui, Lu Wen, the three of you come to this table," Zheng Kaixuan asked.

"Captain Zheng still loves me," Li Hui pretended to be pitiful.

Because dinner is ordered in advance, the dishes are already prepared and the ramen bowls can be eaten during the meal.

The police were hungry, and there was a sound of noodles being eaten. Zheng Kaixuan, Zhao Ying, Han Bin, Li Hui, and Lu Wen were seated at the same table. The first group, the second group, and the technical team are all there. As long as someone with a little vision knows, it's not just about dinner, and it should be about discussing the case.

Zheng Kaixuan waved his hand: "Why are you dazed? Move your chopsticks, eat and talk."

Han Bin had been eating poorly for quite some time. Today, he first took two big bites of noodles, mashed up a bunch of mutton, then ate a piece of chicken and potatoes with roast nang and took a sip of noodle soup, which made him feel a lot more comfortable.

The eating habits of others were not much better than Han Bin's, yet they were very hungry. After breaking a few mutton skewers, they had enough food in their stomachs and their eating speed slowed down.

After eating for a while, seeing everyone was no longer hungry, Zheng Kaixuan said: "Don't just eat, talk about the business."

Zhao Ying took a sip of tea: "Captain Zheng, let me speak first."

"Okay."

"Our team inspected three apartments and found no obvious signs of trespassing or any signs of fighting in the house. However, two apartments' windows were shattered. The suspect may have entered the apartments through the window," he said.

"Our team also found out about this situation. Either the window glass was broken, or the owner had opened the window originally," Li Hui nodded.

Zhao Ying directly ignored Li Hui and continued: "Captain Zheng, do you remember the high altitude flight case we investigated three years ago?"

"Do you mean 'Spiderman'?"

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