amaotonovel Chapter 171 Mother and Daughter in the Photograph
Chapter 171 Mother and Daughter in the Photograph
"You're welcome, it's what we should do."
The police officer came into the driver's seat and said.
Lu Mingxuan and Song Qiao got into the back seat of the police car, and the car left the police station.
Along the way, police cars sirens blared, and Song Qiao got to experience having a police escort.
In less than half an hour, the car arrived at the traffic police brigade.
The traffic police brigade's office building has two floors, and the color scheme of the entire building is different from that of the police station.
People were coming and going in the courtyard to conduct business. Song Qiao also saw a bulletin board with many photos of accident scenes posted on it. She glanced at the bloody photos and quickly looked away.
"The surveillance cameras are on the second floor!" the police reminded Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan.
Upon entering the building, the police led the way, and the two followed them inside.
If you didn't see the traffic police's monitoring room, you wouldn't know how many intersections there are in a town. The entire room was covered by a large screen covering all the walls.
Just as Song Qiao looked up, the policeman said, "The surveillance footage from Wenmiao Road is on the computer!"
Lu Mingxuan and Song Qiao went to the computer together. The police officer watching the surveillance footage looked at the police officers from the local police station and asked, "What are you checking?"
“On Wenmiao Road, around 6:40 last night, the person who reported the incident said that a masked man was wielding a knife and injuring people.”
The police officer quickly turned on his computer, skillfully switched to Wenmiao Road, set the time to 6:20, and then scrolled back to the beginning of the page.
Sure enough, at 6:40, Zhao Dongyue and Jiu Xun appeared on screen.
“This is it!” Lu Mingxuan pointed to the two people on the screen and said, “My girlfriend and I were trying to find someone to ask if anyone knew a woman named Wang Cuihua and Tong Yao when the masked men came over.”
As Lu Mingxuan finished speaking, a person wearing a hood appeared on the surveillance footage. Suddenly, the person ran out of the alley and walked up to Song Qiao with a knife in their hand.
"So this masked man is targeting you?" the policeman said, looking at Song Qiao.
"Yes!"
As the scene moved forward in slow motion, Lu Mingxuan shielded Song Qiao without hesitation, blocking the knife that was aimed at her chest.
Song Qiao looked up at Lu Mingxuan, her eyes filled with heartache and gratitude.
"Could you make a copy of the surveillance footage for me? I need to take it back and study it carefully."
The police officer from the local police station handed a USB drive to the officer in charge of monitoring the surveillance.
But we can't tell who this person is from the picture. We need to look for similarities in their physique and past criminals, and then investigate more carefully.
Upon hearing what the police officers at the local police station said, the supervisor in charge of surveillance took the USB drive and copied the footage.
At this moment, Lu Mingxuan noticed something, looking at the screen: "This person's clothes look so familiar."
He thought for a moment and concluded: "This masked man is Liu Jiawang."
Upon hearing this, Song Qiao's eyes quickly turned to the screen, and she recalled the scene of finding Liu Jiawang that afternoon.
"The clothes look similar!" Song Qiao also remembered.
The police officer who conducted the identification later said, "This person is Liu Jiawang. When we found him that day, he was at home wearing this outfit. He was so focused on his head that he forgot about his clothes."
The police officer looked at Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan with suspicion: "What does this Liu Jiawang you're looking for do? Is he your daughter's adoptive father?"
"No, this Liu Jiawang is involved in another case, which the police officers can't explain in a short time. It has to start with my ex-husband Jiang Ming."
Song Qiao's words left the police even more baffled. After glancing at the surveillance footage, they said, "Let's go back to the station and talk about it in detail."
This case was already quite complicated, and now it turns out there's another case involved?
Finding criminals is the police's mission. Officer Liu took the copied USB drive and looked at Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan: "Let's go back to the police station."
Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan returned to Wenzhen Police Station in a police car.
On the way, Song Qiao gave a general account of her relationship with Jiang Ming.
"You mean, this Liu Jiawang took your money and then committed murder?" Officer Liu asked Song Qiao while driving.
"Yes! We've already reported it to the police in Jiangcheng. Liu Jiawang agreed to testify for me, which is why we gave him the money. I didn't expect that he would try to kill me after receiving the money. I don't understand why he would do this?"
Lu Mingxuan thought for a moment and said, "We are just guessing. It is possible that Liu Jiawang is acting under the orders of someone behind the scenes."
I was too naive to believe Liu Jiawang's words so easily.
Looking back now, it's clear he had his mind made up from the moment he received the money. Liu Jiawang was just a security guard; how much he actually knew about Jiang Xiaoran remained an unsolved mystery.
"Let's go back first. If it really is Liu Jiawang, we need to arrest him immediately!"
After taking Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan back to the police station, the police contacted the Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau based on the case investigation. They confirmed that Jiangcheng was pursuing Jiang Ming and Zhao Xiaoya and decided to arrest Liu Jiawang immediately.
Lu Mingxuan and Song Qiao led the way, and two policemen from the station drove to Liu Jiawang's house and knocked on his door.
Is anyone there?
No one answered from inside the courtyard. The police pushed the gate, only to find it unlocked. The two officers looked at it and said, "Let's go in and take a look!"
Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan followed them inside.
The courtyard was just as it had been when they arrived yesterday afternoon. Seeing that the gate was open, the four of them went inside.
"Is anyone there?" the policeman continued, but the yard was very quiet and no one answered.
"Go into the room and take a look!"
As the two police officers entered the room, Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan followed them in.
Upon entering, Song Qiao was drawn to a family photo on the table.
At this moment, she saw in the photo, besides Liu Jiawang, there was also a mother and daughter, the mother and daughter in the morgue.
Once she was sure, she exclaimed, "The mother and daughter in the photo are the same two people from the morgue!"
Upon hearing this, the police officer's gaze fell upon the frame of the glasses. Officer Liu also noticed the issue and turned to his colleague, saying, "Liu Jiawang is the prime suspect for the murder!"
The four men quickly left Liu Jiawang's house and returned to the police station.
Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan also came. Song Qiao felt sad for the mother and daughter and hoped that Liu Jiawang would be found as soon as possible to restore the truth.
"Who exactly is this Liu Jiawang? And who killed his wife and children?" Lu Mingxuan was completely baffled.
Back at the police station, Officer Liu reported the case to his superiors, and the entire Jiangcheng City began issuing a warrant for Liu Jiawang's arrest.
At this moment, Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan were sitting in the Wenzhen Police Station, recounting the entire process of Jiang Xiaoran being sent to the correctional facility and Jiang Ming's accusation that she had abducted children.
During this period, the police found the deceased mother and daughter in the household registration office. The wife, Hu Xiaoyan, was 38 years old, and the daughter, Liu Dandan, was 5 years old. They were killed at the entrance of the breakfast shop. The suspect, Liu Jiawang, was wanted throughout the city.
It was noon when Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan came out of the police station. They found a restaurant, had lunch, and decided to continue looking for Tong Yao in the afternoon.
Since the mother and daughter were killed, the people of Wenzhen have been living in fear. Lu Mingxuan has gradually distanced himself from Song Qiao. Now he is not only worried that Liu Jiawang is hiding in the shadows, but also that Jiang Ming and Zhao Xiaoya may be in Wenzhen.