Diary of a Criminal Investigator

Sold?

The words from Qin Xiaohui’s mouth were like a bolt from the blue.

They shocked all the investigators.

Zhang Hui was stunned for a moment, then immediately asked, "Did you go directly to the Golden Sunshine District that day from the hospital for the transaction?"

Tears had already fallen from Qin Xiaohui’s eyes: "Yes... yes, after I stole the items that day, I immediately sold them."

Zhang Hui took a deep breath.

Qin Xiaohui hastily explained: "I had no choice, Wang Gang lost a lot of money gambling, and the creditor blocked our door. If I didn’t pay back the money that day, our family would be doomed."

"Wuwuwu... I really didn’t mean it, I... had no other choice."

No other choice?

"Qin Xiaohui!"

Zhang Hui’s voice suddenly raised:

"You meticulously used the hospital’s ventilation ducts to sneak into the Maternal and Child Health Department’s office to steal birth certificates, and you tell me it wasn’t intentional, that you had no choice?"

The process of Qin Xiaohui stealing the birth certificate was indeed very secretive.

Zhang Hui and his team spent a week investigating at the hospital without uncovering Qin Xiaohui’s method.

If it weren’t for Lu Chuan’s alternative approach, they might still not have caught Qin Xiaohui.

And yet she sold the birth certificates immediately after stealing them.

"Who was it? What’s their name!?"

"I... I don’t know..."

Hmm?

Don’t know?

"Qin Xiaohui! I advise you to honestly cooperate with the police investigation now!"

"Resisting stubbornly is meaningless for you!"

"We already have ample evidence that you stole the birth certificate. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have come to your house."

This point isn’t particularly problematic, as Lu Chuan has already extracted fingerprints from the ventilation duct. Although there was no match at that time, now by collecting Qin Xiaohui’s fingerprints, it can be confirmed she is the theft suspect.

"Wuwuwu..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaohui started sobbing again, heaving.

"I really don’t know, it was my husband who instructed me to steal them, I don’t know that person."

"The day I stole the items and went to the Golden Sunshine District, I handed them over directly to him. After giving me the money, he never contacted me again."

Wang Gang?

Zhang Hui turned to look at him.

He indeed knew about this.

"Wang Gang, you speak!"

"I... I don’t know either... really!"

Seeing that it was impossible to hide, Wang Gang truthfully confessed what happened.

It turned out the person approached Wang Gang three months ago.

"We met at the card table, the first time we played cards, he lost 5,000 yuan to me."

"Later, we played several more games, and there were wins and losses."

"Two months ago, I lost over 80,000 yuan playing cards with some friends."

"He wasn’t playing that time, but he knew I lost a lot and couldn’t repay it, so he gave me an idea."

"He told me a birth certificate could sell for 50,000 yuan."

"He knew my wife worked at an insurance company and was doing newborn insurance at the Maternal and Child Health Hospital."

"I subsequently lost over a hundred thousand more, couldn’t repay the debt, so we thought of this idea."

"What’s the other person’s name?"

"Zhang San, I only know his name is Zhang San, I don’t know his real name."

Then Zhang Hui asked for more details.

"First, take them away."

The Criminal Investigation Team.

Zhang Hui was reporting to Qin Yong.

"What can be confirmed presently is that Wang Gang is just an accomplice, but the direct evidence of Qin Xiaohui stealing birth certificates from the Maternal and Child Health Hospital is conclusive."

"After arresting Qin Xiaohui, we collected her fingerprints, which matched the ones Lu Chuan found in the hospital ventilation duct."

"Wang Gang directed Qin Xiaohui with substantial evidence, and this case, initially, is considered closed."

Good!

Qin Yong also felt a lot of pressure these past few days.

To be honest, this theft case really isn’t anything major.

But what was stolen is extraordinary, not money, not valuable items, but birth certificates.

If these things circulate and fall into the hands of malicious people, it might significantly hinder the search for certain abducted children.

In some remote areas, with these real birth certificates, one could get a household registration.

This would give abducted children a legal identity.

But I didn’t expect that it took more than a week to solve this case, initially without any clues.

Now that the person is caught, the case is technically solved.

Qin Yong can now give an account to his superiors.

"This case was handled well, I’ll recommend to the higher-ups to commend your team, and Lu Chuan, you should treat him to a meal."

Zhang Hui chuckled bitterly, "I’ll definitely treat Lu Chuan to a meal."

"But although the person is caught, from what we understand, the birth certificates have already been sold."

Qin Yong...

Qin Yong nearly choked. He thought he had caught both the criminals and the stolen items, but it turned out he only caught the criminals, and the stolen birth certificates were gone.

Compared to capturing the thieves and the birth certificates, Qin Yong would rather not catch anyone and just recover the birth certificates.

"What’s going on?"

"After the theft suspect Qin Xiaohui left the hospital that day..."

Zhang Hui recounted the general situation.

"We suspect that the other party deliberately set a trap for Wang Gang, specifically targeting Qin Xiaohui’s identity."

"Now, although Qin Xiaohui and Wang Gang have been captured, the 78 missing birth certificates have not yet been found."

"My suggestion is to continue following up on the case."

The captured person, but no certificates.

Qin Yong felt stumped.

Zhang Hui continued to report, "Our team is currently checking the surveillance in the Golden Home District, but no valuable leads have been found so far."

"As for the name of the person who set up Wang Gang, we think it’s likely fake."

"However, Wang Gang met him through someone else’s introduction, and we are currently probing this line to see if we can determine Zhang San’s information through this."

Qin Yong pondered for a moment.

"Alright, expedite the interrogations of suspects Wang Gang and Qin Xiaohui."

"Ensure there are no omissions and that all details are thoroughly explained."

"On the other hand, regarding the search for that Zhang San, you must also act quickly."

"Losing 78 birth certificates is not a trivial matter; I need to report this situation to Director Song immediately."

"Your team needs to prepare a report for me by 5 PM this afternoon."

"Yes, I’ll arrange it right away!"

After Zhang Hui left, he frowned deeply.

It’s already been a week since Qin Xiaohui’s transaction with the other party. If they were prepared enough, they could have circumnavigated the globe by now.

But there’s no choice, the search must go on.

Additionally, Zhang Hui felt it was highly probable that the other party is no longer in Haizhou City.

However, there isn’t a better solution at the moment.

The items must be recovered!

Just as Zhang Hui was overwhelmed, ready to find Zhang San, a sudden update on the case came in from Lu Chuan’s side.