National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 1164 - 1094: Waiting for a Surprise

"Check the serial number." Captain Hao was also extremely familiar with the Li Yaoji case. Patek Philippe’s complex function models are very rare watches. Anyone slightly familiar can recognize it at a glance.

The Patek Philippe complex function model lost in the Li Yaoji case not only had a unique serial number, but that specific number was also confidential, with very limited access to it. So, under normal circumstances, once the serial number is confirmed, it can basically be determined as the watch lost from the crime scene.

For the police team, this is an absolute major breakthrough.

"The serial numbers match." The nearby criminal police officer quickly flipped through the files on the computer.

"Looking at it this way, we can basically confirm Li Yujing is the murderer!" Captain Hao was greatly excited.

"In the end, it was greed that harmed him. No matter how valuable these things are, they are not worth more than simply discarding them," said one of the Lanyue City Bureau’s criminal police with a sigh.

Liu Jinghui chuckled now, saying, "Greed is right, but leaving these things behind wasn’t all for money."

"How so?" Captain Hao had some guesses but still asked Liu Jinghui for an explanation, after all, he is a detective genius from out of town.

Liu Jinghui understood Captain Hao’s thoughts and tagged him with "schemer X2," then continued, "Leaving those things was a decision made immediately after the murder. At that time, the murderer probably couldn’t be sure if he could really escape. If he was a bit smarter, instead of exhausting efforts to destroy these jewels and watches, it might have been better to leave them behind. Who knows, it might have framed someone else instead."

With this explanation, the criminal police present immediately understood.

Captain Hao’s expression became even more serious. To be fair, under the pressure of cracking a murder case, if someone were framed, the real culprit might truly have some chance of escaping.

Of course, the framing has to be done skillfully. In fact, when Li Yujing committed the murder, he should have already tried framing. The fingerprints left on the dagger at the scene were probably intended to confuse the police.

The effect was quite good; it wasted a lot of police resources. And this fingerprint never matched anyone; otherwise, who knows what chaos might have ensued.

Captain Hao couldn’t help but lower his head to scrutinize the iron box in front of him. If it was used to frame Li Yujing, then it could indeed be successful.

Jiang Yuan noticed his thoughts and said, "The iron box has Li Yujing’s fingerprints on it."

Captain Hao breathed a sigh of relief, "Exactly. Since he’s come into contact with this iron box..."

"In theory, someone framing him, such as fellow family members from the Li family, might have first let him come into contact with this iron box through other channels before putting something inside." Liu Jinghui, as a reasoning expert, acknowledged this possibility from a reasoning perspective.

Captain Hao inexplicably hesitated.

Liu Jinghui then remarked, "But considering other evidence, the reason to frame Li Yujing is weak. Firstly, the iron box was hidden too secretly; framing isn’t done this way. If it weren’t for Jiang Yuan’s outing, no one would have even linked it to Li Yujing, let alone find this box. Furthermore, Jiang Yuan has already demonstrated Li Yujing’s potential guilt from other angles."

"Indeed. I overthought it." Captain Hao immediately broke away from his fixed mindset and smiled, "Li Yujing benefited significantly from Li Yaoji’s death, though he might not be the biggest beneficiary, but if the killer wanted to frame him, they wouldn’t have waited until now."

Liu Jinghui nodded, "However, Li Yujing likely had the intent to harm. At the very least, he kept that option open. And, another reason is when he killed his father, Li Yaoji, he actually didn’t have much money, nor was he sure how much he would ultimately inherit. Hence, the jewels and jewelry he took from Li Yaoji’s bedroom still held substantial allure for Li Yujing."

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Liu Jinghui agreed, "Li Yujing used to be just one of Li Yaoji’s 13 illegitimate sons. Li Yaoji also had two children within his marriage. From the bank’s asset records, Li Yujing previously didn’t have much wealth, just receiving a small salary from the Changxi Group of less than a hundred thousand yuan annually, owning one house and two cars, often needing help from his mother... Tens of millions’ worth would certainly be tempting for him."

"It should be very enticing. If he hadn’t inherited so quickly, he probably would have disposed of some goods." Captain Hao sighed with a bit of regret.

They checked many routes for fencing back then but without success. However, a company as large as the Changxi Group wouldn’t handle inheritance issues according to the Criminal Police Brigade’s wishes, so that lead was a dead end.

Perhaps if they had detected Li Yujing at the time or startled him, those stolen goods might have surfaced in the market.

"I have to make a call to the squad leader to report this." From receiving the order to heading out, Captain Hao only spent an afternoon, shorter than their usual missions, but there was now a suspect identified in the case and much evidence gathered, so he couldn’t delay anymore.

Jiang Yuan acknowledged briefly and added, "There are other fingerprints on the iron box. I need to compare them again. Anyway, when you tell Dai Zhi, don’t say there’s only one suspect."

"Huh... there’re more suspects?" Captain Hao was baffled again.

"Yes. But marking the box dug out from concrete is a bit challenging. I’ll need to tidy up and compare again later. It might not match after all." Jiang Yuan explained.

Liu Jinghui interjected, "In theory, it’s possible irrelevant persons might have come into contact with the box as well."

"I understand." Having accepted this information, Captain Hao dared not delay further, promptly calling Dai Mingsheng.

At this moment, Dai Mingsheng was already inspecting the setup for the "Li Yaoji Murder Case Resolution Meeting."

Unaware, Captain Hao relayed the final investigation results to Dai Mingsheng in detail.

"So the case is solved?" Dai Mingsheng’s voice was heavy. By rights, he should be thrilled, overjoyed even.

Captain Hao was unsure where the issue lay, lowering his voice a tad, saying, "As it stands now, the highly likely perpetrator is Li Yujing, one of Li Yaoji’s illegitimate sons."

"What about the motive?"

"This might be inheritance rights dispute? Currently, it’s not very clear."

"What about the confession? Isn’t it supposed to clearly account for everything in Li Yujing’s confession?"

"Li Yujing has just been sent to the interrogation center, so results might not be out so soon."

"It’s too soon to declare the case solved in such urgency!" Dai Mingsheng concluded somewhat coldly.

Captain Hao, puzzled over how the squad leader’s mood altered so quickly just after a few hours apart, hesitated and said, "If you mean cracking the case, Li Yujing likely has accomplices, though specifically who they are is not yet fully investigated. So, one can’t say the case is completely solved."

"The case isn’t completely solved?" Dai Mingsheng emphasized.

Captain Hao didn’t understand but instinctively gave a repetitive affirmation, "Yes, the case isn’t completely solved."

"Alright then. Finish up the on-site investigation quickly and return to the team, we’ll have a meeting," Dai Mingsheng hung up the phone, then glanced at the words "Li Yaoji Murder Case Resolution Meeting," hesitating slightly.

At this point, his deputy, Lin Xunlei, having completed all the preparatory tasks, came over, saying, "Dai Zhi, everything’s ready. I’ve informed all the teams; during the meeting discussing the Li Yaoji murder case, each team has to propose at least two viewpoints, without repetition. At the very least, it can provide Jiang Yuan with some insight. It expresses our proactive stance."

This was also Dai Mingsheng had instructed previously.

"Alright then. Let’s stick to that plan." Dai Mingsheng hesitated no more. He suddenly felt there was no need to expose this matter. Most importantly, it’s a good thing the case is solved; not knowing it’s solved when it is, that’s a surprise.

He thought to himself, why ruin this surprise?

Might as well be in the know and just watch others enjoy this surprise?

The thought quickly passed through veteran detective Dai Mingsheng’s mind, quickly turning to skepticism: Could it be that Hao Zhichao is thinking the same way?