Chapter 545: Chasing the Murderer (Please Vote for This Big Chapter!)

Obviously, Wang Min's attitude toward Tian Yu was business-like, with a stern face and a serious expression.

Tian Yu also knew his rank. In front of this big shot, he, the captain of the small Liancheng Coast Detective Team, was really nothing.

In terms of position size, all coast detective teams are half a level lower than the urban detective teams in the city where they are located.

For example, Tian Yu's position is actually the same as Chen Yan's, half a level lower than Zhang Yunhu's.

"Reporting to Team Leader Wang, after receiving the order this afternoon, we immediately conducted a full-scale search of the waters under our jurisdiction. Three hours ago, the committing vessel was found offshore."

While they were talking, the three of them had already boarded the boat.

The strong smell of blood assaulted his nostrils.

"When we found the boat, it was drifting offshore and the three crew members on board had been killed."

After Wang Min got the news, he directly ordered the Liancheng Coastal Detective Team to search the nearby waters and intercept them.

But it was a pity that when the ship was discovered, the other party had successfully landed ashore, and the crew on the ship had also been killed.

At this moment, detectives are already investigating the scene.

"All three crew members were killed on the lower deck, with fatal injuries from stab wounds."

Going down to the inner deck is a simple partition.

Three crew members fell in a pool of blood.

The strong smell of blood mixed with the unique smell of sea water is a bit nauseating.

"Kill with one knife!"

With just one glance, Chen Yan determined the cause of death of the three deceased people.

"Two people were stabbed in the chest and penetrated directly into the heart, and one was stabbed in the neck with a ruptured artery."

"Judging from the position and method of inserting the knife, it was three people who did it, but the murder weapon used was the same kind of murder weapon."

Squatting in front of the three deceased, Chen Yan put on his gloves and gently opened the clothes on the deceased's chest: "Judging from the shape of the wound, the other party used the universal assassination dagger Death God III."

Different murder weapons cause different shapes of wounds.

Different from knives with no obvious characteristics such as fruit knives, some special daggers are very distinctive.

Chen Yan has a cognitive map of knives rewarded by the system. He is familiar with these things. He can judge the murder weapon by the shape of the wound.

However, Tian Yu, who was standing aside, was confused at the moment.

Chen Yan, he knew him.

Not to mention that he is the captain of Liancheng Coastal Detective Team, in the entire Huaguo detective system, there seems to be no one at Zhang Yunhu's level who doesn't recognize Chen Yan.

Of course, the knowledge is not very accurate. I can only say that I saw Chen Yan at the commendation meeting and heard the legend of Chen Yan.

The Coastal Detective Team and the Liancheng Detective Team each have their own jurisdictions, and they don't have much overlap in their work, so they haven't formally met each other.

All I know is that this man is a legend, a ruthless man who has won special merit awards and first-class personal merit. Within two years of joining the company, he has become the deputy captain of the Liancheng Detective Team and the leader of the serious crime team of the Liao Provincial Detective Brigade.

Tian Yu recognized him when they first met.

But because Wang Min was there, he never had a chance to say hello.

Tian Yu didn't expect that Chen Yan shocked everyone with such a move.

Just based on a wound, do you know what weapon the other party used?

Is it such a god?

Wang Min also didn't expect Chen Yan to be so familiar with special weapons and equipment.

However, based on his understanding of Chen Yan, he knew that what Chen Yan said must be true.

"Any other discoveries?"

"12 people!"

"There are a total of 12 people coming from the other party this time!"

Tian Yu: "..."

Tian Yu was completely confused now.

As long as you can tell what kind of murder weapon the other party used based on the wound of the deceased, after all, this is something that can be traced.

To make this kind of judgment, as long as you are familiar with the opponent's weapons, have seen the trauma caused by the weapons, and have more experience, you can still make the judgment.

But what happened to 12 people?

The other party has left, leaving only three dead people.

Are you a psychic?

Or can you rewind time?

How do you know they came with 12 people?

Wang Min was also a little surprised and didn't quite understand how Chen Yan made this judgment.

According to the information he received, there were about 10 people on the other side, but the specific number was not accurate.

"odor."

Chen Yan knew Wang Min's doubts: "Brother Wang, you forgot, my sense of smell is relatively sensitive."

"There is only one cabin in the entire ship. In addition to the three killed crew members, there are 12 kinds of smells that have long-term traces, so the opponent should be 12 people!"

The moment he entered the cabin, Chen Yan activated the olfactory gene lock.

In this cabin, Chen Yan discovered a total of 19 kinds of human odors.

Of these, 15 are long-term residuals and four are short-term residuals.

Just now, three detectives came out from here, and together with Tian Yu, there were exactly four people.

Therefore, apart from the crew, the only scents of the 15 people that have remained here for a long time are the outlaws.

Of course, because the cabin is relatively airtight, there are still some older smells that linger, but they are already very light and are not left over from the recent past.

And with the scent of these 12 people, Chen Yan is equivalent to marking them.

Even if they can't be traced now, Chen Yan will be able to find them out on the day of the summit meeting.

It just depends on who kills faster in the end, whether they succeed in killing someone or they are caught by Chen Yan before they take action.

As for some details and evidence in the cabin, they are not important now.

Even if fingerprints, footprints, and even hair are collected and analyzed, they still need to be compared. Even if the identity is confirmed, by the end of this circle, everyone will have been killed long ago.

After leaving the ship, Chen Yan and Wang Min went straight to the Liancheng Detective Team.

"Any ideas?"

In the car, Wang Min did as he said, letting go and letting Chen Yan take command without making any decisions.

Given Chen Yan's relationship with Wang Min, he would naturally not be polite to Wang Min.

"security!"

"The person the other party wants to kill definitely has complete security measures."

"Although we don't know who their specific target is yet, there are still three days before the meeting. If the other party wants to take some actions, they will definitely make deployment within these three days."

"Otherwise, if the meeting is held, the possibility that they will want to kill people is extremely slim."

Wang Min nodded slightly.

To be honest, he didn't expect Chen Yan to grasp the point of the matter so quickly.

"Then what are you going to do?"

"Carry out a comprehensive investigation from the security system."

Chen Yan paused and answered decisively.

Liancheng has been preparing for this summit for a long time.

But most of them are related to infrastructure construction and city appearance. The layout of the venue only started two months ago.

The specific security work started a week ago.

Zhang Yunhu is personally responsible for the security of the entire venue. Since mid-August, the security of this meeting has been the top priority of the Liancheng Detective Team.

Chen Yan did not interfere in the security work of the summit because he had been involved in a case.

But I still have some general understanding of the situation.

The specific time for the summit is three days later, and the relevant venue layout will be finalized tomorrow.

Because every summit is not just about finishing the meeting, but also the release of many marine environmental products.

Therefore, some exhibitors will participate.

Some tours will also be held.

At present, preparations for the entire meeting have come to an end.

If the opponent wants to attack the target at this time, there are not many options.

First of all, it is very unlikely that there will be people pretending to be exhibitors. These people have arrived at Liancheng a week in advance. Everyone is registered and authenticated using the facial recognition system.

The second is to pretend to be participants. These people have not yet come to Liancheng. They should arrive together the day after tomorrow, and the other party cannot take action.

The other thing is volunteers. There will be volunteers recruited for this kind of summit, but they are not ordinary workers, but similar to guides.

The management of volunteers is very strict, with fixed working areas and team leaders, most of whom are students from local universities in Liancheng.

It is unlikely that you can trick these people into sneaking into the venue.

Then the other party's remaining options are most likely the venue service staff.

Cleaning staff, restaurant waiters or maintenance staff, etc.

There were only three people in the conference room, Wang Min, Zhang Yunhu and Chen Yan.

This operation is highly confidential. In the entire city, only Zhang Yunhu and Chen Yan know the specific mission and goals of the operation.

So, no one else was involved in this little meeting.

"Chen Yan, tell me what you are going to do next?"

"First, the other party entered Liancheng overnight and killed the crew members who transported them without hesitation."

"From this point, we know that the other party has no intention of hiding their whereabouts. They should also know that we have received news that they have entered Liancheng."

"Killing the crew members will only be good for them, although they will be discovered by us."

"Because only those three crew members knew their specific appearances, killing the three crew members temporarily cut off the possibility of finding them."

"These people don't need long. They only need a three-day buffer. As long as we don't find their whereabouts within three days, they are very likely to complete the crime. As for the escape route, they have no intention of leaving any escape route."

"This confirms the information from Interpol."

"A group of desperate desperadoes, the danger is self-evident."

Regarding these people, Chen Yan has a very clear judgment.

"So, as long as you find these people, be sure to kill them with one strike without leaving them alive for fishing."

"Second, these people should have support people in Liancheng. If 12 people can disappear immediately after disembarking from the ship, there must be people here who are prepared in advance."

"Now that there are people to assist, the probability of them staying in a hotel is basically gone. The shelter problem should have been solved, so it is basically useless to find these people by checking hotels."

“And it’s easy to alert someone, so my advice is… wait and see!”

Just wait and see?

Zhang Yunhu frowned slightly: "The meeting will be held in three days. If we don't take the initiative now, if the target person is really killed at the meeting, then..."

Zhang Yunhu knew who was coming to attend the meeting this time.

If something really happened, it wouldn't be a question of whether he, the captain, would do it or not.

Wang Min on the side did not speak, but looked at Chen Yan and knew that he had another plan.

Sure enough, Chen Yan shook his head and said, "When I say wait and wait, I don't mean waiting for the other party to cause trouble on the day of the meeting."

"It's about making some changes in the way we attack."

"Now we can definitely confirm that there are 12 people in total who entered Liancheng."

"With so many people coming in, their ultimate goal is to enter the venue. Only by entering the venue can they create opportunities to contact the target person. Otherwise, if they cannot enter the venue, they will not be able to kill people at all."

"On that day, there are only a few types of people who can enter the venue: first, exhibitors, second, conference attendees, third, volunteers, and fourth, conference service staff."

"The first three types of people..."

Chen Yan analyzed his judgment on several types of people to Wang Min and Zhang Yunhu.

"So, I think there is a high probability that the other party will make a fuss about the cleaners, waiters or maintenance workers."

"Moreover, even if the other party has other plans if they take ten thousand steps back, this type of person will definitely be the focus of the other party's attention, and they are also the easiest for the other party to fake."

Speaking of this, Chen Yan narrowed his eyes slightly: "On the transport ship, I have marked the scents of 12 of them. As long as anyone appears next to me, I can target him!"

"And as long as one mouse is caught, the other eleven people, haha!"

This is actually what gave Chen Yan the confidence to formulate the mission plan for this operation.

It's like looking for a needle in a haystack to find someone, not to mention catching someone unawares. The key is that the time is too short.

Three days, only three days, what if we can't find these people?

So, simply abandon this conservative offensive method.

The best strategy is to keep an eye on key groups of people and wait for them to come to your doorstep!

If we really wanted to investigate, we would be sure to catch them, but just like Chen Yan worried, there wouldn't be enough time.

Three days is too short.

"Captain Zhang, what do you think of Chen Yan's suggestion?"

Zhang Yunhu's original idea was to take the initiative and conduct a large-scale manhunt across the city.

But as Chen Yan said, this is too targeted, it is easy to alert the enemy, and it is difficult to guarantee the effect.

Although Chen Yan's plan is a bit risky, if it is true as Chen Yan said, he can lock the enemy through scent, then it is really a solution.

"I agree with Chen Yan's plan."

After much deliberation, Zhang Yunhu finally voted in favor.

"Okay, although this plan is a bit radical, it is indeed a good way to concentrate on making an efficient breakthrough, but in this case..."

Wang Min looked at Chen Yan: "This pressure is all on you alone."

Chen Yan understood what Wang Min meant.

If we follow the normal plan, if something goes wrong, everyone will take the blame together. But if Chen Yan's plan doesn't work, it is very likely that Chen Yan will take the blame alone in the end.

Chen Yan smiled: "Brother Wang, don't worry, if something happens, I will take care of it."

"Ha ha!"

Wang Min laughed: "You kid, are you trying to provoke me on purpose?"

"I'm already here, can I still let you take the blame?"

"Don't worry, I will take care of it if anything happens. Just go ahead and do it boldly this time!"