Chapter 3920 - 3908: Lin Yi’s Professional Analysis
Chapter 3920: Chapter 3908: Lin Yi’s Professional Analysis
Police officer Zhao Pingguan took three people out and together they went up to the second floor.
"Comrade, are there any precautions we should take when filming? For example, what can be filmed and what can’t?" Zhou Li asked.
"This case is a special one, handled separately from other cases, so there are no taboos, just try not to disturb their work. After all, they are specialists sent by the sub-bureau."
"Alright, understood."
Soon, the group arrived on the second floor and went to room 203.
After the door was opened, there were several people inside having a meeting.
A woman was standing in front of the conference table, wearing jeans and a black leather jacket, with many documents and photos spread across the table.
Lin Yi glanced at them. They were all photos of Sun Dandan.
"Let me introduce everyone; these three are journalists from the TV station. Regarding the case of Sun Dandan’s disappearance, they intend to follow up comprehensively and will be working alongside you during this time."
"Oh, journalists, please have a seat."
Upon learning of the trio’s identity, the police officers were very enthusiastic. Having TV station personnel come to film is a great opportunity for exposure, and there’s no reason not to cherish it.
"Thank you for accommodating us today. We’ll try not to affect your case-solving."
"No problem, we don’t have much here, feel free to film, it won’t affect us at all."
Speaking was a man, and Lin Yi glanced at him. His police rank was the same as the woman’s, higher than the others, very likely someone sent from the sub-bureau.
Afterwards, Zhao Guanping introduced everyone.
As Lin Yi had thought, the man who spoke earlier was named Ma Wenliang, and the woman standing at the conference table was named Chen Fangjin. Both of them had come from the sub-bureau, looking to be in their thirties, which is already considered quite fast to reach this position.
After introductions were completed, Zhao Guanping left, and Ma Jun set up the camera and began tracking filming.
"Our current investigation should no longer be limited to this city. There are three adjacent provinces that might be involved. We should notify the local police there to take note of matters related to this," Ma Wenliang said.
"The focus should be on impoverished mountainous areas and some isolated villages. Generally speaking, such places are majorly afflicted by human trafficking," another person supplemented.
Chen Fangjin looked at the others, "What are your thoughts?"
"They are similar; this is the only tracking method we have now."
Evidently, after several days of investigation, other possibilities had been ruled out, moving the case into a focused search phase.
"Let’s take a break, then contact colleagues in the surrounding provinces for the targeted search, and as for whether there will be results, it will depend on luck."
During the meeting, Lin Yi glanced at Ma Wenliang.
"Are the materials on the table convenient for us to look at?"
"Convenient, feel free to look or film as you wish," Ma Hualiang said enthusiastically:
"Can you apply a beauty filter in your filming? My forehead wrinkles are heavy; can they be lightened? If you can make me appear fairer, it would be great, haha."
Zhou Li laughed, unexpectedly finding the police officers quite interesting.
"We’ll try our best," Ma Jun said with a smile.
The collisions between the two industries inevitably brought forth many topics, and very soon, they engaged in lively conversation.
Lin Yi picked up the materials on the table and carefully looked through them.
The case file had detailed records of the case’s process.
Lin Yi also learned a lot of detailed information.
"Sun Dandan’s route at the time, wasn’t it homebound?"
Upon hearing Lin Yi’s question, Ma Wenliang nodded.
"The location of her disappearance was at Xinyang Mall, and the surrounding surveillance didn’t capture anything; the perpetrator must be experienced."
"Can I look at the surveillance footage?"
Ma Wenliang lit a cigarette and nodded towards Little Chen, "Little Chen, help the journalist colleagues find the footage."
Chen Fangjin moved her laptop next to Lin Yi, bending over to find the surveillance footage for him.
Soon, Sun Dandan’s figure appeared on the surveillance.
After leaving the school gate, Sun Dandan first looked around and then walked towards the right.
"Her mother said their house is in the Beishui Street area, normally she should be walking leftwards, right?"
Chen Fangjin nodded, as a response.
"The direction she went in is towards Xinyang Mall."
"I know a bit about the situation at Xinyang Mall; the clothes sold there are almost all middle-aged and elderly styles, not really suited for kids, which is one of the doubts."
The tone in Lin Yi’s voice surprised the police present.
This manner is unlike what a journalist would usually have; it seems more like a police officer.
"We’ve analyzed this point. Sun Dandan is a very sensible child; yesterday happened to be her mother’s birthday. We guess she might have gone to buy a piece of clothing as a gift for her mother, hence going to Xinyang Mall."
Lin Yi’s fingers continually tapped the forward and backward buttons, finally saying,
"Not quite right."
"What’s not right?"
Lin Yi used a pen to point at the surveillance, "Look at her expression, with her hands in her pockets, head down, her walking pace isn’t quick. This suggests she might be going to do something she’s very unwilling to do, or that this matter doesn’t really elevate her spirits."
"Just imagine, you’ve scrimped and saved to accumulate a lot of money, then you go to buy a gift for someone very important, wanting to surprise them. What kind of mood and expression would you have at this time?"
After Lin Yi finished speaking, the people in the room were stunned for a moment, feeling enlightened.
Because what Lin Yi said indeed made a lot of sense.
To a certain extent, this already overturned their previous assumptions.
Lin Yi pressed the fast forward button, switching the footage back to Xinyang Mall, and found Sun Dandan in the surveillance footage.
"Look at her current expression; she’s still glancing around as if looking for something, but soon walks straight ahead. After that, there’s no more surveillance footage."
Lin Yi said,
"Adults shop for clothes aimlessly; if they like something, they buy it. If they don’t find anything, they go home. But kids, especially in Sun Dandan’s situation, tend to shop with greater purpose; they’ll decide in advance what they want to buy, ask about the prices, save up enough money, and come straight to buy. But when she got there, she was looking around, which is a bit unusual, one of the doubts."
Pausing, Lin Yi continued,
"Secondly, their home is in Beishui Street, where there seems to be a hometown mall nearby. The clothes and styles sold are similar to Xinyang Mall, but much cheaper. If she wanted to buy clothes for a birthday gift, the hometown mall would be the first choice."
Lin Yi’s analysis shocked everyone present.
Especially the police.
This analysis can be considered professional level, not just the posturing of someone outside the field!
It’s genuinely effective analysis!
This journalist is quite something!