"It's been 24 years, what have you done to work in Shanghai?Let's talk about it. ”
Do you think that after so many years, only God knows, and no one else knows?”
The lights in the interrogation room were flickering, and the surprise interrogation was still ongoing. Several of the investigators sat calmly, unhurried in their words, but their eyes were fixed on the handcuffed suspect in front of them. The person in the interrogation chair was obviously unable to sit still, and the restlessness in his expression gradually revealed, and his hands kept rubbing, rubbing his eyes and cheeks vigorously from time to time. In the face of successive interrogations, he went from flatly denying it to bowing his head and remaining silent. This undercurrent of surging psychological contest has entered the "white-hot stage".
For Duan Yongxin, a veteran criminal policeman who has been involved in the investigation and handling of major criminal cases all year round, the silence of suspects is commonplace, "We are handling this kind of serious and important cases, and those who come in will definitely rack their brains to evade responsibility." You are fighting with him with psychological tactics, he is fighting with you", but "the more silent the subject, the closer the truth may be to us." Survived, and the case was done. ”
Finally, the investigator issued an "ultimatum": "I'll give you one last chance, I hope you think about it." We can't catch you for no reason, you won't be sitting here without evidence. ”
After another long silence, the man slowly spoke: "Comrade, can I ask you for one thing?"Please let me go. ”
"The debt is finally repaid."
In May 1997, a woman's corpse was found deep in a secluded green belt near Dianshan Lake in Shanghai. More than 60 kilograms of huge stones were pressed on the head and chest of the deceased. After a preliminary investigation, it was found that the deceased was fully dressed, but it was difficult to distinguish his appearance before his death due to the external blow on his face. In addition, a travel bag containing women's clothes was left at the scene of the crime. Due to the technical limitations at that time, it was impossible to determine the identity of the deceased, and the information obtained by the investigators through the investigation was very limited.
This difficult case without the identity of the victim and the identity of the suspect has not been forgotten by the Shanghai criminal police. In November 2020, forensic technicians from the Criminal Investigation Corps of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau used the latest technology to successfully extract the biological evidence of two men from clothes that had been stored for nearly 24 years. The file of that year was put on the desks of the investigators of the Criminal Investigation Corps.
If the famous 'Interpol 803' is the sharpest knife of the Shanghai Public Security, then the team is undoubtedly the tip of this sharp knife. "This is a team that is accustomed to fighting serious violent crimes such as arson, kidnapping, etc., and is specially responsible for the investigation and handling of major criminal cases, and has been awarded the title of "Special Combat Criminal Investigation Team". But the honor is just a summary of the past "achievements", and every "head-to-head" is a new journey, this time starting with two unknown male biological evidence.
Duan Yongxin, the deputy head of the first team, is one of the members of the task force, and his criminal police career has been as long as the dusty time of this case. After more than 20 years of experience, he has tempered a good ability to crack down on serious crimes, which is just used to receive a "war letter" from 24 years ago. But this is by no means an easy battle, and the clues in front of Duan Yongxin and his colleagues are too limited. The biological evidence of one of the men pointed to the Ji family somewhere in Zhejiang, but if you want to find the suspect based on this clue alone, it is still tantamount to finding a needle.
The special case team re-read the file and made a further portrayal of the suspect. Judging from the traces of the crime at the scene, there should be only one suspect, and he can move stones weighing more than 60 kilograms and smash them into the face of the deceased many times, and it is likely that he is a manual laborer.
Evidence can't wait", and with the old case file and new physical evidence clues, the investigators set off. In Duan Yongxin's recollection, he and his colleagues went on more than a dozen business trips in the past four months, the longest of which was more than half a month, but more often they drove to their destination early in the morning and rushed back to Shanghai in the evening to analyze the case.
More than 20 years ago, the household registration information was piled up in the warehouse, and it was all up to the investigators to find clues between the mottled lines. "I checked the family tree from the household registration, and then went to check the local county records, and in the end, I really had no choice, I ran to see the names of the family engraved on the tombstones", "I checked all the way to the Ming Dynasty". After more than a month of unremitting efforts, the multiplication of this family gradually reappeared in the "puzzle" of the investigators. "We're actually looking for the one who is possible, and the other information is useless, but you can't help it, you have to check it all. ”
The hard work paid off, and finally a suspicious male appeared in the investigator's field of vision. According to the clues provided by insiders, Ji worked at a construction site in Shanghai more than 20 years ago, and his wife used to help cook at the same construction site, but disappeared in 1997 and took away the family's savings of 15,000 yuan.
These clues gave Duan Yongxin and his colleagues hope. The investigators immediately rushed to Ji's house to collect biological evidence from Ji and his family, and successfully compared it with one of the biological evidence on the clothes that year. The murdered woman was Ji's wife, Peng.
But just when everyone thought that there had been a major breakthrough in the case, a new problem arose. After further investigation by the investigators, it was found that Ji did not have the time to commit the crime.
This direction is not right, we have to find the next one immediately", Duan Yongxin immediately reorganized his thoughts and looked around the victim's social relationship again. At the workers' office that year, the investigators obtained another important piece of information: "Every time she cooks, she puts an extra piece of braised pork for that Guang, and the relationship is quite good......."More importantly, Guang left the construction site shortly after the incident.
...... who had a close relationship with the victim, engaged in manual labor, and disappeared at the same timeThe more complete the information, the more excited the investigators became. They drove five hours overnight to Guang's hometown and summoned him with the assistance of the local public security organs.
However, the results were disappointing.
After questioning Guang, Peng's death was not directly related to him. At the same time, the results of the comparison of biological evidence showed that another male biological trace left on Peng's clothes was also inconsistent with Guang. After comprehensive research and judgment, Guang's suspicion of committing the crime can be ruled out.
It's back to square one. Thinking twice that he had touched the truth, but was blocked from the truth, this is undoubtedly a huge blow, but "those who are criminal policemen are tenacious, and they can hold on with this strength." You may take a hundred steps and find that you have taken all the wrong steps, but if it is not right, it is not right, so keep walking in a different direction."
The investigation continued to deepen, and in the large-scale mapping and high-intensity biological trace experimental comparison, another biological trace left on the victim's clothing finally clarified the ownership, which belonged to Ma, who also had close contacts with the victim.
One step away from the truth, the kick at the door must be played beautifully. In order to gain more initiative for the subsequent interrogation work, Duan Yongxin decided to stand still and look for a breakthrough around the lost 15,000 yuan in cash, "if he can't spend it, he may have to deposit it in the bank."
Bank deposit and withdrawal records of the year are also stored in the warehouse, as well as household registration information. The fifteen cardboard boxes of vouchers relied on the investigators to look through them one by one, and they were dazzled when they looked at them. rubbed his eyes, patiently, and pulled out the most critical one in the pile of documents.
There you have it!The deposit certificate shows that Ma had deposited 5,000 yuan into the account on the second day of the case. This increased Ma's suspicion of committing the crime and strengthened the confidence of the investigators. The command of the task force immediately issued an order to arrest Ma. After a battle in the interrogation room, Ma finally revealed the facts of the crime, and the ** that had been pending for 24 years was finally settled.
If the case is not solved, it is like owing something, and it will be finished only if it is repaid", this is a sentence that Duan Yongxin often hangs on his lips.
Young people like to do big cases, and they always feel that there is a world to show their strength in the thrilling world, and the veteran who has been on the battlefield is most afraid of **, every ** will change the trajectory of many people's lives, behind which is the fragmentation of one family after another". When the case is not handled smoothly, the heavy "sense of indebtedness" will overwhelm them, and this "sense of indebtedness" also supports them and never gives up the pursuit of the truth.
"He who rushes forward will not run away".
On the wall of the 803 Criminal Investigation Building, the words "the brave are invincible, the wise are fearless" are particularly eye-catching, which is the spiritual fire passed down from generation to generation by the 803 people, which is particularly important to the team. Cracking down on the worst violent crimes, facing the most vicious criminals, those thrilling scenes are "once in them, and they will never forget them for the rest of their lives".
When it comes to an arrest outside the province at the beginning of this century, Duan Yongxin still has lingering palpitations. At that time, the suspect was staying in a hotel suite, and it was very likely that he was carrying danger**. The action is set at three o'clock in the morning, which is the time when people sleep heaviestly and are least vigilant. The scouts got their room cards and were ready to burst through the door and take them down in one fell swoop. But when the room card swiped open the door, everyone was dumbfounded, "He was very vigilant and locked the bedroom door." "We can only suspend operations and plan a second package. "It is too dangerous to wait for him to wake up and then act, and if he is arrested in public, the secondary damage will be greater", after weighing it, they decided to kick in the door and arrest him. And this arduous task fell on Duan Yongxin's shoulders.
After making a preliminary attempt in the next room, everyone opened the door of the suspect again and entered the living room, where Yongxin stood at the forefront. "Nervous, sweat is out, if you can't kick it out, it's a big thing", "The difficulty is that there is only one chance, and you must succeed".
One foot down, one hit and one hit!Duan Yongxin rushed in first, seeing that the suspect who was awakened reached out and groped under the pillow, he didn't have time to think about it and immediately pounced, and the others immediately rushed up and successfully took the suspect **.
I didn't feel scared when I jumped up, I was just worried that something was wrong, and when I came back and thought about it, I was really afraid, and there was something under his pillow. Flinching is a normal reaction for most people in the face of danger, but for the detectives, "jumping up" may be an instinct. "The training we received was to pounce dangerously", Duan Yongxin said frankly, "Once a colleague met a suspect with a gun, he pounced directly, and the bullet flew out of the armpit, and later learned that it was a shotgun", "Those who rush forward will not escape".
"Brave and fearless" is the basic quality of 803 people, but they can't be "invincible" by relying only on lonely bravery. "You need to think a lot about handling a case, and most of us have a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder", such as "pushing yourself" when making a plan, and think more in advance. From investigation to review, arrest to interrogation, 803 people interpret the meaning of "invincible wisdom" in every link that tends to be as "perfect" as possible.
At four o'clock in the morning on August 2022, vehicles drove out of No. 803 Zhongshan North 1st Road in turn, and after several days of brewing, an arrest operation was launched before dawn. Duan Yongxin, who led the team, thought hard about this and prepared for a week. At six o'clock in the morning, the city gradually woke up with the light of day, and the time to close the net arrived. "Do it now!With an order, several investigators broke into the door and successfully arrested the suspect Shen.
I'll just tell you: It's been 20 years, why did I look for you, you know. It's something you won't do a second time in your life!The first sentence of the contest seemed simple, but Duan Yongxin had been thinking about it in his heart for several days. Looking at the man in front of him who was pretending to be calm but couldn't hide his panic, he couldn't help but tremble, Duan Yongxin knew that "it's stable!."That's him!”
In August 2002, 230,000 copies of the reward notice were circulated in the streets and alleys of Shanghai, and everyone knew that "a major bank robbery case had occurred." A tall young man carrying a knife walked into a postal savings office on Yinhang Road in Yangpu District, jumped in from the "parcel sending and receiving" office and turned into the counter, forced the staff to retreat, and fled in a hurry after robbing 100,000 yuan in cash. Due to the lack of clues left at the scene and the limited investigation technology, the identity of the suspect could not be determined, and it became a backlog.
Over the past 20 years, the members of the special case group have changed batch after batch, covering 20 provinces and cities across the country, and there are more than 200 case files, but they have never given up the investigation of this case. If you don't forget, there will be an echo. In August 2020, with the help of new forensic science and technology, forensic technology experts finally compared the traces and physical evidence of the suspect Shen. The truth of this sensational robbery case has finally emerged.
There has been a breakthrough in the dusty case for 20 years, and everyone wants to win it in one fell swoop, but the commander Duan Yongxin is "not in a hurry": "There is no way to convict with just one trace of evidence, and the case must be confirmed." ”
For a whole week, the task force conducted a more in-depth investigation around Shen, and carried out a comprehensive investigation of his life, work experience, and economic situation before and after the incident. All kinds of evidence indicate that Shen is indeed a major suspect. After researching and analyzing Shen's daily routine and behavioral trajectory, Duan Yongxin took the lead in formulating a detailed arrest and interrogation plan.
After Shen arrived at the case, under the escort of the special police, he walked into the interrogation room with force all the way, his body still couldn't stop shaking, and he drank water 12 times in just a few minutes, but he never spoke. In this regard, Duan Yongxin has his own tricks: "The arrest must be brave, but the interrogation must be delicate." In the blurred surveillance video of the crime scene 20 years ago, when the staff fled in panic, Shen, who was armed with a knife, deliberately made way for him sideways. This discovery became the "catalyst" for Shen to finally be willing to open up.
You have done something wrong, and you will definitely pay for your actions. But we know that you don't really mean to hurt anyone, and you're not a bad person in the full sense of the word. After listening to this, Shen lowered his head again and took a sip of water, and looked up and smiled after putting down the cup.
In the end, Shen confessed to the crime of robbing the savings bank, and a 20-year-old case was finally revealed.
Empathy is important. We don't stand on the opposite side of the object, but help him stop the loss in time and help him get through a life experience correctly. Duan Yongxin feels that criminal investigation must be rational and emotional, "when you need to be impulsive, when you should be delicate, this is the experience slowly accumulated in the work." ”
Success doesn't have to be me, success must have me
Duan Yongxin's criminal police career has entered its 27th year, he has been tired, suffered, faced thrilling between real guns and live ammunition, and fought against the cunning rabbit in the review and interrogation, "Choosing to be a criminal police officer is to decide to put yourself on it for the rest of your life, and now you have been put for most of your life......."I still like to solve cases the most, and we are all such people here. ”
In 803, a detachment is always busy. All team members must be on call 24 hours a day, the mobile phone ringtone is the "assembly number", and the crime scene is the second "office". In a ** suspect investigation work, the neighborhood committee reported that there are people in the community who are very suspicious, "their whereabouts are uncertain, they often come back in the middle of the night, they are mysterious, and they are definitely not a good person......But in the end, it turned out that the so-called "mysterious person" was a team of scouts, and it turned out to be an "oolong".
The case seminar that is shown in three or five minutes in the film and television drama is a whole night in the real world. In a case seminar, there was a row of mineral water on the left side of the conference room, a row of instant noodles on the right side, more than a dozen people sat around the conference table, and the last noodles were eaten and drunk, and the case was not solved, "which is as simple as in the TV series".
More often than not, reconnaissance work is not only faced with physical fatigue, but also with the hardships of the working environment. When arrested, you must face the most vicious criminals, and be ready to be injured or even sacrificed at any time;In the event of an ambush, extreme weather can occur, and even in the early hours of the morning in the cold of winter, you may have to lie on the roof for hoursWhen searching, the crime scene is difficult, such as staying in garbage heaps and smelly ditches for a long time to find body parts......When the "highlights" of the criminal police in film and television dramas are returned to real life, the real "true colors of heroes" are more moving.
Over the years, Duan Yongxin's biggest fear is to have an appointment with someone in advance, "You told people that they were good, but people ran away as soon as the case came", "So everyone said that they had no friends as criminal policemen, and we were all members of the team who got together and talked about the case while eating". In the team, Duan Yongxin, as a commander, is familiar with the personality traits of every scout, some are bold, some are careful, some dare to fight, and some are steady and ......And "love" is a trait shared by all people. Fighting side by side with like-minded people and "leaving the back to their comrades" is the tacit understanding of the scouts.
In the conference room of the first team of the Criminal Investigation Corps, the honorary medals have long been hung on the entire white wall, among which the "Special Combat Criminal Investigation Team" is particularly conspicuous. "Whether it is an individual award or a team award, we will regard it as an honor for the whole team, and the successful detection of a case will never depend on the efforts of only one person," Duan Yongxin said, "For us, the most important thing is to solve the case." ”
Success doesn't have to be me, success must have meSince the Ministry of Public Security deployed the ** backlog operation in 2020, Shanghai has solved more than 120 ** backlog cases, including more than 70 ** backlog cases that are more than 20 years old, and the earliest time of the case has been 34 years ago. Every time a backlog case is successfully solved, they have to call the investigators of the year to inform them in detail of the outcome of the case and the investigation process. "It's an explanation. Everyone is very happy, and they feel that what they have been owing has finally been repaid", Duan Yongxin said: "This is a kind of inheritance of our criminal investigators. ”