"Captain, this is the latest alarm record we received from the key surveillance area!"
When thousands of police officers from the Public Security Bureau were deployed to the train station, Cao Yitian, who was in the command room, did not stay idle.
She turned a large area near Shanghai into a key surveillance area, and then requested that all anomalies and alarms in the key surveillance area be reported to her, and she and her subordinates would sort through and identify these alarms.
Cao Yitian had a feeling that the clues were hidden in these alarms.
"Captain, look, I think this alarm is a bit strange!" A criminal police officer who was combing through the alarm records suddenly said.
"What strange alarm?" Cao Yitian asked impatiently.
"A driver who was parked near the Shanghai-Nanjing highway called the police and said that his license plate was lost, and someone left a note on the window, asking him to transfer two hundred yuan to a WeChat account to return his license plate," Cao Yitian's subordinate reported.
"It's just a police report for stealing a license plate, what's so strange about that?" Cao Yitian said with a frown.
"It's like this, in the past, when a license plate was stolen, it was usually in the morning, and all the license plates were stolen at night, there were very few cases of license plates being stolen during the day.
But this one reported that his license plate was stolen during the day, and he was driving his car two hours ago, "the criminal police officer said.
"You're saying that this license plate was stolen by the suspect?
He stole the license plate to change the license plate of his car? "The muscles on Cao Yitian's face twitched.
"Yes, captain, I'm guessing that the suspect must have wanted to leave Shanghai via the highway, but he was afraid that the license plate would expose his true identity, so he stole a license plate to disguise his car … In order to make it look like the license plate was stolen by a thief, he purposely wrote a blackmail note, so that we would think that this was an ordinary case of theft and blackmail!" The criminal police officer analyzed.
"But what's the point of stealing a license plate?"
Cao Yitian frowned and thought for a long time, then suddenly said excitedly, "Find out the information about this stolen car immediately!
Quick! "
"Yes, captain … I found it, this is a large white Honda SUV with a Nanjing license plate, and it's currently three and a half years old. The insurance is very complete, and the violation records and maintenance records are also very complete. It's a vehicle with no abnormalities!" The criminal police officer quickly found the SUV's information.
"A large SUV with a Nanjing license plate!"
Cao Yitian seemed to have grasped something. He clenched his fists and said, "This information is very important. There are probably less than a thousand large SUVs with Nanjing license plates in the entire Shanghai. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack … The license plate of this car was not stolen at random. The suspect deliberately chose a vehicle with a foreign license plate."
"But what does a car with a foreign license plate represent?
Don't tell me that when a car with a license plate leaves the highway, we don't check the people inside the car? "The police officer was puzzled.
"No, there must be a very special reason for this. The suspect wouldn't have chosen this car without a reason!"
Cao Yitian's eyes didn't move at all. His eyelids didn't even blink. It was obvious that he was deep in thought.
But no matter how Cao Yitian thought about it, he couldn't think of any use for a foreign car's license plate to a criminal.
"What didn't I think of?
What abnormality did I miss? "
The more Cao Yitian thought about it, the more pain she felt. Finally, she grabbed a strand of her hair and pulled it out to vent the confusion in her heart … But thanks to this hair, when this hair was pulled out, a strong pain stimulated Cao Yitian's brain, making her think of something. She immediately rushed to the podium and ordered the police officers around her, "Connect me to the traffic police department. Connect me to all the traffic accidents that happened in Shanghai today, especially the accidents related to the white Honda SUV."
"Yes, captain!"
The criminal police officers acted quickly and soon got the information Cao Yitian needed through the traffic police department's database.
"Captain, there were a total of three traffic accidents today with the white Honda SUV. One of them hit a Porsche when it was parked. The two owners are still quarreling in the traffic police department. Another hit an 80-year-old man. The old man is still in the hospital. The owner has been controlled by the traffic police department. The last car collided with a large transport vehicle, but fortunately, only the front of the white SUV was smashed. The driver inside is fine."
"Which one is it?
Which one is the problem here? "
Cao Yitian thought about these three traffic accidents, her expression constantly changing. Suddenly, she seemed to think of something and immediately asked, "What about these three cars?
Where are they now? "
"The first car is now parked in the traffic police department, the second car is parked in the hospital, and the third car has been towed by a tow truck for repair!" the criminal police officer said.
"In other words, the first and second cars have stopped in their positions and are not moving. Only the third car is moving?"
Cao Yitian's expression brightened. She felt that she had vaguely grasped the whole situation and seemed to have guessed the tricks that the cunning criminal suspect was trying to use.
"Tell me the information about the third car now!
Quick! "Cao Yitian said anxiously.
"Captain, this is a large white Honda SUV with a local license plate. It's four years old, but the owner of this car is a sailor who specializes in shipping. Usually, this car only has a record of violations on holidays. The rest of the time, it should be parked at home," the criminal police officer immediately replied.
"Is it the same model as the white SUV that lost its license plate?"
"Yes, it's the same model."
"Then, can you check for me now and see if the insurance company of this car sent a tow truck to take it away?"
"Isn't that a waste of time? The traffic police who dealt with the accident already saw the tow truck coming. Of course, it was the tow truck sent by the insurance company …" the criminal police officer muttered, thinking that Cao Yitian's question was unnecessary.
However, he still dialed the number of the insurance company. After asking for a few minutes, his expression suddenly changed. Before he hung up the phone, he said to Cao Yitian, "Boss, the insurance company of this car said that they didn't receive a report of the accident at all, and they didn't send any tow trucks to take the car away."
"That's right!
That's right, everything makes sense now! "
Cao Yitian punched the criminal police officer in front of him on the shoulder, and the pain made the criminal police officer cry.
"Go back and ask the insurance company of the car whose license plate was stolen. Ask them if they sent a tow truck to take the car away."
"Yes, sir!"
The criminal police officer endured the pain in his shoulder and dialed the number again. A few minutes later, he jumped up in surprise and reported to Cao Yitian, "Captain, you're really smart! The insurance company said that they did receive a report of the stolen license plate. They said that the car had an accident in Shanghai, and they asked for a tow truck to take it back to Nanjing for repair … They also said that the owner was very strange. He said that he didn't have time to come to Shanghai again, and he would rather pay 3,000 yuan to the insurance company to take the car back to Nanjing for repair.
So, they sent a local tow truck to take the car away … The insurance company said that the tow truck left 20 minutes ago, and the car should still be in the city now, but it will soon arrive at the entrance of the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway. "
"That's right, that's right. What a cunning guy. He actually came up with such a plan. We were almost fooled by him!" Cao Yitian roared. She finally figured out the suspect's entire plan.
The suspect had stolen a car twice in total. The first time, he stole the license plate of an SUV from Nanjing, and the other time, he stole a white SUV.
In order not to alarm the owner of the car and cause the owner to report the theft, the suspect deliberately chose a white SUV that hadn't been used for a long time. This way, even if the car was stolen for more than ten days, the owner wouldn't find out that his car was missing.
At the same time, the suspect stole the license plate of an SUV of the same model with a Nanjing license plate … Because only one license plate was stolen, the owner of the Nanjing SUV was likely to ignore this point and not choose to report the case immediately … And even if the case was reported, it would only be treated as an ordinary case of extortion of a license plate, and it wouldn't alarm Cao Yitian.
Since the suspect had the ability to race in Shanghai, he must be a guy who was very familiar with cars. He must have something like a master key in his hand … Cars from Guangzhou Automobile Honda were notoriously unguarded. Almost all electronic locks from Guangzhou Automobile Honda could be easily opened by the master key … Moreover, car owners often had the habit of leaving documents such as insurance companies and insurance policies in the car storage compartment, so the criminal could easily find out the insurance information of the car through the insurance company's insurance policies.
Then came the most exciting moment of the plan. The suspect first drove the stolen white SUV and deliberately caused a small car accident. Then, he called the car's insurance company in Nanjing and asked them to send a car to take the car back to Nanjing for repair.
Then, before the traffic police finished dealing with the accident scene and the tow truck came, the other party replaced the license plate of the accident car with the license plate of the Nanjing SUV.
This was the same brand and the same model of SUV, so when the tow truck driver arrived at the scene and saw that the car's model and license plate matched, he would not have any doubts and directly towed the car back to Nanjing.
But at this moment, it was estimated that the criminal suspect had already secretly hidden in the SUV that had the accident. It could be said that no one was aware of it.
Because it was a registered tow truck sent by a formal insurance company, when the tow truck passed through the exit of the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, the police in charge of inspection would not have any doubts and would directly let the tow truck out … At most, they would check the driver of the tow truck. They would not have any doubts about the white SUV that had an accident behind the tow truck. The suspect could then pass through the expressway to Nanjing without any abnormalities.
"Good plan!
What a good plan! "
Even though he had figured out the other party's plan, Cao Yitian still couldn't help but admire it.
The other party's plan could be described as wonderful and flawless.
First, through the illusion of the railway station, the police's attention was attracted to the railway station, and then they escaped from the expressway without being noticed. It could be said to be flawless.
But then again, there were still times when there were mistakes.
The mistake was that the suspect misjudged the time when the Nanjing car owner would report the case. She never thought that the other party would report the case as soon as the license plate was lost.
At the same time, she did not expect that Cao Yitian was not confused by the illusion she had arranged. On the contrary, because of this lame illusion, all the monitoring became more strict and detailed. Any slightest abnormality would not be missed.
Therefore, such a small case of losing the license plate was reported to Cao Yitian in the first place, so that Cao Yitian could follow the clues and see through the whole arrangement of the other party.
"What a pity!
Such a smart person met me who is smarter than you. This time, you deserve it. I will never let you escape! "Cao Yitian clenched his fists tightly.
"Inform the people guarding the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway to keep an eye on every tow truck for me. Even if the other party is not suspicious, detain them in place for me until we arrive!"
As soon as Cao Yitian's order fell, she picked up her police pistol, left the command center with a large group of armed criminal police, and ran toward the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway intersection.