Detective: Start with capturing and retrieving the dog

Chapter 222 Expansion
From the follow-up reports in the news, Han Xin was basically certain that Wu Jun was also responsible for the arson.

The fire broke out around seven o'clock. Firstly, the fire point was on the seventh floor, and secondly, the emergency escape route was also blocked by the flames. The simultaneous existence of these two situations is hardly a coincidence and can only be man-made.

According to the news, the seventh floor used to be a food city, but because the rent increased too high, the merchants united to protest.

The mall's owners would rather leave the space empty than lower the rent, resulting in an entire floor of shops being vacated.

After being idle for two years, it was finally rented this year and will not be renovated until June next year.

A large amount of decoration materials were accumulated on the site, which was also a key to the rapid spread of the fire.

Firefighters are now working hard to put out the fire. However, if people in the department store do not know the correct escape methods, they will cause huge casualties like the two previous arson cases.

Because of the stack effect, the closer you are to the ignition point, the more dangerous it is.If the people in the department store run towards the survival passage without knowing this, they will soon die from the high temperature and poisonous gas here.

Moreover, just like the first time Xile came to KTV, the fire escape here has been used by guests to park illegally for many years, causing the fire truck to be blocked outside.The car owner was trapped in the department store by flames, and a deadlock immediately formed.

According to the description in the news, it took the concerted efforts of everyone to push away the private cars blocking the fire escape so that the fire trucks could go in and put out the fire.But by this time the fire had spread to the top floor, and it would take several hours to completely extinguish the fire.

Han Xin's mind was spinning rapidly: the interval between the crime and the next crime was only three days, which showed that the prisoner barely stayed in the local area after completing the crime, and immediately rushed to the next city to start the crime.

For three days, the prisoners had almost no time to rest, let alone pick targets.

"This bastard made a list in advance before setting off." Han Xin explained to Zhao Linshan while watching the news reports on TV, "He should be on his way to the next city now."

This kind of prisoner is particularly troublesome. He has a clear purpose and does not do any unnecessary things. After completing the task, he goes to the next place and continues to the next goal.

Although there are already photos of the suspect, it can be seen from Wu Jun's actions in Beichang City that this person will wear certain disguises when committing crimes, and may not necessarily be recognized.

At the end of the news, Beichang Satellite TV posted Wu Jun's photo, name and other information at the end of the current news broadcast, and encouraged the public to provide clues.

"Husband, you seem to be a little confused." Zhao Linshan said curiously, "In the past, you have always quickly locked into the criminal's psychology, but this time you seem to have never understood the criminal's purpose and motivation."

"Because there are indeed many possibilities this time. Human psychology is inherently complicated, let alone people with psychological trauma or congenital defects." Han Xin said helplessly, "And I said it from the beginning. , this guy may be an antisocial personality or have psychological trauma, and may even have an accomplice, but it has not been confirmed through two cases."

The key is the first arson. No one thought that it would be a serial crime. Han Xin did not go to the scene, so many details were missed, so it was impossible to confirm the psychological changes of the prisoners through these two cases.

Although this is cruel, this third case is necessary to catch the prisoner this time.

After the news ended, Huo Gang called immediately.

"I know, you don't need to say anything." Han Xin sighed, "Anyway, let's wait until we go to the scene tomorrow to see it."

Now that the fire has not been extinguished, it is useless to go there. We still have to wait for the fire to go out and check the scene before we know.

"Then let's meet at the door of the Public Security Bureau tomorrow morning." Huo Gang said distressedly, "This time I will be scolded by the superiors."

After hanging up the phone, Han Xin shrugged to Zhao Linshan: "Have a rest? I have to go on a business trip again tomorrow."

"Changyi City is very close. It doesn't matter. If you go there on the same day, you might be able to come back the same day." Zhao Linshan said with a smile, "Okay, I'll give you a day off tonight. Go to bed early. I'll solve this case for everyone to see tomorrow!"

"I will work hard." Han Xin touched Zhao Linshan's head.

The next morning, the casualty statistics of the arson case also came out. The bad news was that there were more than 100 casualties this time, but the good news was that there was only one death this time.

It is said that someone on the scene knew how to escape in that situation, so he led everyone to climb to the top ceiling of the mall, and they were rescued.

As luck would have it, the guy who died happened to be the person who parked illegally and blocked the fire escape below. It felt like karma.

But Han Xin knew that this ending was reasonable: blocking the fire escape showed that the car owner did not pay enough attention to fire safety. Naturally, he would not know the correct escape plan in that situation. It was normal for him to forcefully escape along the emergency escape and lose his life.

This car owner paid a heavy price for his arrogance.

However, there are still many people who are not out of danger due to burns and poisonous smoke, so it is not appropriate to draw a premature conclusion on the number of deaths. The previous two arson cases have resulted in several more deaths in the past few days.At seven o'clock the next morning, after arriving at the Public Security Department, Han Xin, Huo Gang and others went to Changyi City.

The fire had just been extinguished four hours ago, and the police had the scene under control. Going there now should be the most complete crime scene.

"Oh, I didn't expect this guy to do it again so soon. He left the place and went to the next city immediately after finishing the last order, you bastard." Huo Gang cursed while driving.

As for Han Xin and Zhao Linshan, they were having breakfast in the car and could only listen to him complain.

"There is no way. This time the suspect's mental state is relatively chaotic and complicated. It is difficult to analyze his psychological model." Han Xin gnawed on the bun and said, "But based on these three cases, I also discovered the pattern of his target selection. It was online. Search for large buildings that are aware of fire hazards but deliberately fail to improve them. Relying on this, you might be able to intercept him in his next move."

"Is there such a thing?" Huo Gang asked in surprise.

"Yeah, I happened to find it when I was searching online. It's not illegal, so I don't have a criminal record." Han Xin ate the last bun. "Both families have been warned and fined many times by the property management and fire department. Still unrepentant, I suspect that the suspect may be trying to divert the attention of the police. Because in this way, everyone will blame the people in charge of these two places."

"Indeed, the owner of the KTV and the person in charge of the building were both under criminal detention. Everyone criticized them verbally and blamed them for all the faults. They thought it was the result of fire hazards, but no one suspected that the fire was deliberately set. Hu Chen muttered from the side.

"Theoretically, they are indeed accomplices." Han Xin explained, "People are more inclined to blame a specific person rather than a vague image. When they don't know who the murderer is, they will definitely blame these two first. personal."

Although these responsible persons do have major criminal responsibilities, the biggest responsibility still lies with the arsonists.

"Husband, are you full? Have you eaten my half bowl of noodles?" Zhao Linshan asked, raising the hot dry noodles in her hand.

"You go ahead and eat. I'm not used to eating too much when riding in a car. I'll get carsick." Han Xin touched her head.

More than two hours later, they successfully entered Changyi City. Lu Wenbo and Wei Bin went to hand over work to the local police, while the remaining people came to the department store where the fire broke out.

The upper three floors of the shopping mall have been burnt to the point where only the skeleton remains, and this side has been cordoned off by the police, and people from relevant departments are checking the safety of the building.

"Captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Beihu Provincial Public Security Department." Huo Gang stepped forward and showed his ID.

However, because the upper floors were burned too badly, there were potential safety hazards, so the technicians of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development who were in charge of testing did not recommend them to go up.

"How is it, Teacher Han?" Huo Gang turned to Han Xin and asked tentatively.

"People from all over the world have come here. I want to go up and take a look." Han Xin said firmly, "This is a matter of life and death. We have very little time left. The criminal will soon start committing the next crime. This is a dangerous situation. , must take the risk.”

Huo Gang nodded vigorously: "I will go with you. At the critical moment, I will risk my life to protect you."

"What's the use of going with him? Are you going to die together? I have to go with him!" A 40-year-old uncle from the Technical Section of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said angrily, then turned and handed Han Xin a safety helmet and an N95 mask, " Put it on, there is still a lot of poison gas at the scene."

Han Xin put on his helmet and mask, while Zhao Linshan bit her nails and said, "Be careful..."

"Don't be afraid, I won't go to dangerous places." Han Xin patted her head and followed the uncle in.

Since the elevator was damaged, they could only climb the stairs. The two followed the emergency exit to the seventh floor.

From here, we entered a place that was engulfed by fire. The corridor was pitch black, with a large number of burnt remains scattered beyond recognition. Inside, we could see the handle of a trolley and a half-burnt paint bucket.Apparently some materials were illegally piled here by people working on the seventh floor, which caused the fire, or the prisoners had deliberately brought them here.

As soon as he arrived here, Han Xin found a bright spot. He squatted down and looked at it, and then found a black cigarette butt among the ashes, with several matches burned into charcoal tied to it.

Exactly the same delayed ignition device.Han Xin thought to himself, then raised his head and scanned around.

However, this time, he found no trace of the installation of surveillance equipment, and neither did Eagle Eye Vision.

There is only one possibility for this situation.

"This bastard is so swollen." Han Xin muttered to himself, "He is no longer satisfied with watching the live broadcast, he wants to watch it live."

(End of this chapter)