D F T F Chapter 147: Pleasantly surprised.

 

"If Li Wei Li was not at the scene, how would he cut off the Internet?" Zhao Ming wondered.

"This is not the key point. It may be an accident or a human cause. Li Wei Li, is a professional maintenance personnel of a communication company, and there must be more methods than us," Han Bin said indifferently.

"Tian Li, Zhao Ming, you both go to the communication company, find the company manager, and ask if the batteries of the base station near Antique Street are welded or screwed," Zhang Ping urged: "Be careful not to arouse people's suspicion and vigilance."

"Yes, Captain."

If the batteries belonged to the screw combination, it proved that Li Wei Li had lied, and he will be re-investigated.

"The key is to find the evidence that Li Wei Li committed the theft. Otherwise, he will just need to say a word, that he is innocent, at that time. The other time, he was nervous and said something wrong, and we couldn't do anything about him," Han Bin found a toothpick and put it in his mouth, which helped him think.

"Three days have passed since the incident. Do you think Li Wei Li sold the batteries?" Li Hui asked unconsciously.

"In my experience, it's unlikely. He knows we're investigating this matter. If he rushes to act now, he's likely to be noticed by the police. I think he'll avoid the fires off the ramp and will wait a bit before selling them," Zhang Ping said.

"So where will he hide the batteries?" Said Zhao Ming.

"Will he hide them at home like Yao Chuang?" Tian Li guessed.

"It is unlikely. His situation is different from that of Yao Chuang. He is the person involved in the case and a report has been drawn up against him. It is very likely that he will be considered a suspect by the police. So he won't dare to hide the batteries in his house?" Han Bin shook his head.

"Where can he hide them?" Everyone has thought about this question.

After a while, Han Bin said: "I think there are two possibilities."

Everyone's eyes were drawn to him, and Sun Xiao Peng curiously asked: "What are the two possibilities."

"First, Li Wei Li may have an accomplice. After stealing the batteries, he asked his accomplice to carry them, and the accomplice was responsible for hiding and selling the stolen goods. We can verify the communication records of Li Wei Li to see if there were any close contacts before and after the time of the crime. ~ Second, Li Wei Li may have committed the crime alone. Before we arrived at the site where the base station was stolen, he disassembled, loaded, and transported the batteries. He didn't have much time to commit the crime, which means that the place where the batteries are hidden is not far, and we have to search around the station of the base.”

"Both of these suggestions are good," Zhang Ping nodded in agreement: "Xiao Peng and I will check the communication records; Han Bin and Li Hui, you go to the base station to search.”

......

Everyone acted separately. Han Bin and Li Hui went to the base station near Antique Street. The two parked the farm car at Shanlihong Farm, ate something, and walked up the mountain. The two first went checking near the base station and discovered a monitor was installed next to the base station. The two shopped around and found nothing unusual.

"Dear Bin, where do you think Li Wei Li can hide the batteries?" Li Hui asked.

"I don't know," Han Bin lit a cigarette and took a sip: "Let's take a walk and see if there are any traces."

"The batteries are so heavy he can't move them himself, they must have been carried by car, let's look along the road to see if there are any clues around the road," said Li Hui.

They were both in no hurry and walked slowly along the mountain road. The surrounding landscape was beautiful, and the air was fresh. It was a good place for sightseeing, camping trips, and mountaineering. As they walked, Li Hui looked around and said with a smile: "If I have a girlfriend in the future, I will bring her here for a picnic. It will be comfortable, romantic but won't be afraid to be disturbed.”

Han Bin reached out and patted his shoulder: "Yes. There will be that day.”

Li Hui chuckled and seemed to have fallen into desire. Han Bin shook his head, and he was not surprised by his companion's behavior and continued to walk on the mountain road and after walking forward for a while, there was a flat open space in front of which the car could drive straight away. Han Bin saw the tire marks on the open space and crouched down to check it.

"It's like a tire print made by a pickup truck.”

"So the batteries are likely to be hidden nearby?" Li Hui asked rhetorically.

Han Bin did not respond and walked along the tire tracks. The tire marks disappeared after about a dozen yards, but there were messy footprints. Farther ahead, there was too flat ground, and Han Bin could vaguely see it was a bit different from the surrounding terrain. He clicked his fingers and pointed to the flat ground: "Let's get started.”

Li Hui took an engineer shovel out of his bag, mounted it, and before starting to dig said to Han Bin:

"Dear Bin, how about changing every five minutes?”

"Your physical strength is too weak?" Han Bin laughed.

"So let's switch after ten minutes, what do you think?”

"OK.”

Li Hui took the engineer's shovel and dug on the flat ground. After about six or seven minutes of digging, he felt he had dug up something hard, and the engineer's shovel couldn't sink into the earth.

"Shit, it's over before the substitution," Li Hui said in surprise.

Han Bin had long expected it would be impossible for Li Wei Li to dig too deep in a hurry.

After scraping the ground above, it was a layer of white plastic fabric. After uncovering it, there was still a thick layer of felt underneath, which had enveloped the batteries.

"Haha, I didn't bring it in vain this time. This engineer shovel did a good job," Li Hui lifted a battery from the pit with a smile.

"Put it down, take a position, I'll take a shot," Han Bin took out his phone, took a photo of Li Hui holding the engineer's shovel with the battery, and sent it to the second group chat.

The WeChat group immediately overflowed.

Zhao Ming made a surprised expression: "Damn, is this the legendary Luoyang shovel? Brother Hui, you are so good.”

"Xiao Ming, the key is whether the batteries are good, what do you think about every day?" Tian Li sent an icon of contempt.

"Sister Tian, I'm right next to you, you can't tell directly," Zhao Ming sent a sweaty icon.

Tian Li: “…”

An hour later, Zhang Ping led a technical team to the scene to investigate and take photos as evidence.

Holding a toothpick in his mouth, Han Bin asked: “Captain Zhang, how is your investigation going?”

"You need to contact the communication company to see Li Wei Li's communication records, especially the infrequent ones, so it is very likely that he has accomplices," Zhang Ping said and added: "The speculation of Han Bin is consistent. Whether it is welding or screw combination, the communication company did not give a clear answer. They still need to check the original information, and they cannot ask Li Wei Li that. It may take a while," he was a little dissatisfied: "It shows the internal management of the communication company is relatively chaotic, which has buried hidden dangers in the case of the theft of the base station, which can be seen as a lesson for them.”

The results of the investigation came out quickly. The tire prints belonged to the van, and the footprints were also collected. The fingerprints on the batteries belonged to Li Wei Li.

"Captain Zhang, do you want to arrest Li Wei Li?" Sun Xiao Peng clenched his bowl-sized fist, eager to begin Li Wei Li's arrest.

Zhang Ping thought for a moment: "The time has not yet come.”

"The batteries were found, and fingerprints, footprints, and tire tracks were found, but that's not enough to convict him?" Sun Xiao Peng asked.

Sun Xiao Peng experienced a few cases, and his theoretical knowledge is correct but he is not a bit rusty in practical application.

"Li Wei Li is a base station maintenance personnel. It is normal to have his fingerprints on the batteries. As for the footprints and tire prints, they can only serve as a basis for the direction of the investigation and cannot be used as evidence to close the case," Zhang Ping said.

"What shall we do now?" Sun Xiao Peng asked.

Zhang Ping didn't answer; he turned his head to look at Han Bin: "What do you think?”

"Since he hid the batteries here, and the cover is so tight, he will come back sooner or later to get it, so let's sit and wait," Han Bin suggested.

Zhang Ping nodded; his thoughts coincided with Han Bin's thoughts.

"Since we can form two teams, we will proceed like this; I, Tian Li, and Sun Xiao Peng will watch during the day, and Han Bin, Li Hui, and Zhao Ming will watch at night. As soon as Li Wei Li arrives to collect the spoils, we will arrest him," Zhang Ping arranged.

Han Bin smiled and patted Li Hui's shoulder: "Yes, this time your picnic dream has come true. Is the wave romantic or surprising?”

 

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