traces of all things

20 years ago. Province A, formerly Bao City.

This is the largest trade window on the long border between Huaguo and Anguo. Every day, hundreds of traders take advantage of the convenience of the border residents to travel between the two countries to do business.Anguo is rich in all kinds of exquisite handicrafts, which are very popular in various shopping malls in Huaguo.

The customs staff stood at the security checkpoint, cautiously looking at the people who passed through the security check with a pair of eyes.

There were so many people coming and going this morning that she was a little dazzled.

A pair of little sisters who looked like they had come back from a trip together, wearing scarves made in Anguo, a businessman who seemed to be walking in a hurry, and was still on the phone after entering the security check area, and only put it down when he was stopped. There is no luggage on him, it seems to be a young man visiting relatives and friends...

A piece of luggage was sent to the table for inspection, and everything was fine.

Just when the clock was about to reach twelve o'clock and a colleague came to change shifts, the customs officer suddenly and keenly smelled a faint odor.

A bit sour, like something rotten.

Years of professional experience instantly tensed her nerves, and she lifted a suitcase from the table in lightning speed.

Black, ordinary style, very inconspicuous.

"Customs spot check, please come this way." The customs officer looked calm, as if nothing had happened, and brought the owner of the box to the reception room of the Border Protection Agency.

"Please." She gestured for the owner of the box to stand beside the examination table.

The owner of the box is a young man who looks to be in his early twenties. He is slightly fat, has good features, and is not tall. He wears a simple white shirt and walks with difficulty. He looks like he is coming and going at the border every day. Businessmen are no different.

Soon, three or four staff members opened the man's suitcase together.

The moment the suitcase was opened, the faint smell became more obvious, and everyone present couldn't help wrinkling their noses, scanning the items in the suitcase with suspicious eyes.

Clothes, shoes, socks, toiletries, and some souvenirs all look nothing special.

After searching for a while, several customs staff set their sights on a large picture album under the box.

"What is this?" The customs official who first asked for spot checks asked seriously.

The man seemed a little flustered, his face was pale and pale: "Paintings... albums... are the kind of travel souvenirs."

"Well."

His answer did not dispel the customs staff's suspicion of him: "You went to Anguo, why did you bring the Northland travel commemorative album?"

The man froze for a moment.

Soon, the anti-smuggling policeman touched the cover of the picture album for a while with considerable experience, and cut the layer of thin paper pasted on it with a knife.

"Swipe, swipe—"

There was a soft sound, and the snow-white and crystal-clear dust poured down from the side seam of the book.

The experienced anti-smuggling policeman stepped forward and squinted his eyes to observe for a while, then snorted.

"Methamphetamine."

**

"Boss, what's the status of this case?" Lu Zheng asked eagerly as soon as he got into the car, before he even had time to fasten his seat belt.

No wonder he made a fuss, this time after Yuanbao City Criminal Police Brigade asked them for support, the leader actually brought all the technical policemen of their group to the gun cabinet. Made a 64 type.

At that time, Lu Zheng asked curiously, but Wei Xiongfeng, who managed to catch Tang Shaoyuan's braid, immediately began to laugh mercilessly: "Our specially recruited technical backbone, Tang Shaoyuan, not only failed to meet the sports standards, The lethality of a gun in his hand is as great to his own people as to the enemy."

As soon as he looked up and saw Tang Shaoyuan's aggrieved expression, the eccentric Lu Zheng immediately gave Daxiong a chestnut without hesitation.

At this moment, Geng Zhizhong's brows looked really worried, and he said with some concern: "There was a car accident in the downtown area of ​​Yuanbao. A woman drove into a tree and was unconscious. She was sent to the hospital for an examination. The only wound on the whole body is on the head, and there are burn marks around the edge, which is probably a gunshot wound."

Gunshot!

Lu Zheng and the others were shocked.

Since the 90s of the last century, Huaguo has banned guns in an all-round way. The policy has been quite effective. There are few people with guns among the people. This has also led to the fact that all gun-related cases are basically major criminal cases. Guns and ammunition can be obtained under heavy supervision. This gangster must be extremely vicious and difficult to deal with.

Subconsciously, he stretched out his hand and touched the hard holster on his waist, and Lu Zheng let out a slow breath.

Yuanbao City is located in the border area, and Heyuqian is known as the two capitals of crime in Province A. Compared with Yuqian City, which has a tough folk style and an underdeveloped economy, Yuanbao City has a prosperous trade, a mixed crowd of people, and the crime situation is more ferocious and diverse. , and also borders Anguo, the most famous drug country in Asia. From time to time, there are major cases involving drugs and underworld. It is not the first time for Geng Zhizhong and others to visit, and only Lu Zheng is the first time.

"Hello, Team Leader Lu, I'm Cha Qing from the Criminal Police Brigade of Yuanbao City Bureau."

Captain Cha Qing was short, black and thin, a little bald, and looked prematurely aging. Lu Zheng shook hands with him with a feeling of sympathy.

Doing criminal investigation work in such a place, it is normal to grow old quickly.

"We received a report from the masses this morning." Captain Cha Qing briefly described the case: "At 6:[-] in the morning, a security guard found an Audi A[-] driving slowly out of the hotel parking lot with the windows open. There was a young woman with long hair and a shawl, and the car drove out of the passage at an extremely slow speed, without turning the steering wheel, and directly hit a tree in the landscape belt in front. The security guard stepped forward to call the woman, and found that she had lost consciousness , I called the police, and the victim was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. The doctor found a circular burn wound on her head, which was identified as a gunshot wound."

"How is the victim's physical condition now?" Lu Zheng asked.

Zha Qing frowned and shook his head: "It's not very good, I haven't woken up, and now the hospital..."

Halfway through speaking, Zha Qing's cell phone suddenly rang with a beep. He glanced at the screen, made an apologetic gesture to Lu Zheng, and hurriedly picked up the phone.

"Hey?"

"What?!...Okay, let's make arrangements first."

After hanging up the phone, Captain Zha's expression became even worse, and he looked up at the people in the special case team with a sad look on his face: "The victim has just been declared dead."

**

When the victim died, the first task was naturally to contact her family.This is not a difficult task. The Yuanbao City Bureau kept the victim's belongings and found her ID card inside. The ID card showed that she had just turned 30 years old, her name was Wei Chunhua, and she was a native of Yuanbao.

"Hey, it's still my family." Wei Xiongfeng nodded and swiped Wei Chunhua's ID card on his police pass.

"Drip-drip-"

Jingwutong suddenly reported an error, and a dialog box popped up.

"Id not recognized!"

"Hey, that's weird." Wei Xiongfeng frowned slightly, changed his way, and entered the ID number, which quickly popped up the household registration information of the woman named Wei Chunhua, according to the family contact displayed by the system method, Wei Xiongfeng made a phone call.

"Hello, hello?"

A pleasant female voice came from the phone.

"Hello, we are criminal police from Yuanbao City Public Security Bureau. Do you know a woman named Wei Chunhua?"

The other end of the phone hesitated for a few seconds before the melodious female voice rang again. It sounded a little trembling, and the person who answered the phone seemed to be in a very disturbed mood.

"I...is Wei Chunhua." The female voice said a little nervously, "What do the police officers want from me?"

Standing behind Wei Xiongfeng, Lu Zheng and Tang Shaoyuan turned their heads at the same time, and looked at each other suspiciously.

**

Captain Cha Qing is really going to have a splitting headache now.

"We sent a team of investigators to this Wei Chunhua's home. This Wei Chunhua is the real Wei Chunhua, and the one who died in the hospital is a fake."

"Fake ID card?" Lu Zheng pondered: "There is a problem with the deceased's identity. Could it be because she has connections with criminal gangs, such as previous convictions? There are other things on the deceased that can prove his identity." ?"

"No." Zha Qing looked distressed: "I compared the appearance on the Internet, and the deceased did not match the appearance of all the fugitives in this province. If there was a criminal record, the DNA comparison did not find it. The deceased still had two mobile phones, but the two Only the mobile phone card number has not been registered with the real name. I brought the mobile phone. At first glance, there is nothing special about the contents in it - but one thing is very suspicious. The deceased did not carry any bank cards, and there was only cash in the bag, and the amount It’s huge, about 3 to [-] yuan.”

Lu Zheng flipped through the evidence in front of him with gloves on. The deceased was carrying a lady's backpack that looked very high-end at first glance. All the contents of the bag had been turned out. LV presbyopic wallet, and some miscellaneous small things, snacks and keys.

"What about the license plate?" Wei Xiongfeng asked unwillingly.

"She's driving a license plate car, and I'm waiting for the investigators to dismantle the car to check the engine number." Cha Qing rubbed his forehead, looking a little confused.

Lu Zheng also vaguely felt that this case was not simple. Under normal circumstances, this is not an old murder case. The victim was murdered under the circumstances of the world. He was driving a car, had no financial loss, and even had documents on him. What happened? It's not that hard to find out.

The identity of this young female victim may not be simple.

Fortunately, at least she was found together with the car. Many criminals think that as long as the license plate is replaced, everything will be fine. In fact, all motor vehicles have the so-called engine number when they leave the factory. It is difficult to remove the stamp on the engine block, as long as there is an engine number, then who is the owner of the car, the real license plate number and other information can be checked immediately.

Whether the owner is her or not, there is likely to be a connection between the owner of the car and the victim.

Lu Zheng and the others settled down and waited quietly for the investigator's results.

Ten minutes later, a small scout from the Yuanbao City Bureau came running over. Before he could catch his breath, he said with a broken face:

"Captain, the engine number and chassis number of this car have been worn off!"