Chapter 802: Zhabei Mine
Chen Jiang was really not threatening Li Hu.
The vehicles that should have been scrapped at North Suburb Scrapyard were now brazenly driven on the road and used as tools by the crime suspect.
Li Hu certainly must bear corresponding responsibility.
It’s like an ordinary person lending their car to a friend, and the friend driving it to cause a fatal accident, then the original owner must also bear responsibility.
In comparison, Li Hu’s situation is even more severe than ordinary people lending cars.
The vehicles sent to him were meant to be scrapped, but are now found on the road.
For Li Hu, this matter is not just a simple violation but triggers relevant laws.
The traffic police won’t just issue a fine to his company, but during the public prosecution process after the case closes, the prosecution will also file charges against him.
"Captain Zhang, you know our vehicles here... are only used by Chabei Mine and never sold to outsiders."
Li Hu had no option but to seek help from Zhang Yun.
Zhang Yun was certainly aware of the situation at Chabei Mine.
It’s not only Zhang Yun who knew about this matter.
The Zhabei Mine is a key mining enterprise supported by Haizhou City.
To lower their operating costs, the internal-use vehicles at Zhabei Mine can be procured from some scrapyards as long as they don’t hit the road.
This matter was also deliberately ignored; the traffic police had also been informed.
"Are you certain this vehicle was sent to Zhabei Mine?"
Li Hu nodded vigorously: "Of course, I remember this vehicle; it was one of the minivans they took last month, the rest were all Land Cruisers."
"You know, once the car is over there, it’s out of my control..."
Zhang Yun thought for a moment: "Alright, come with us to Zhabei Mine; this issue... has not ended."
For the matter at Zhabei Mine, as long as everything remained peaceful, it was a matter of turning a blind eye.
But now that something happened, it’s impossible to cover it up.
Although Zhang Yun was a traffic policeman, he also had some understanding of criminal police processes.
Just like traffic police handling traffic accidents, they take photos, set timers, and get the car repaired after assessing the damage.
The process needs to be a complete closed-loop.
Criminal police work similarly.
The white minivan being an important vehicle used by the crime suspect, there needs to be a clear explanation of its origin.
It’s unacceptable to close the case by just writing a white minivan showed up without further details.
Just investigating the origin of the white minivan will definitely involve the issue at Zhabei Mine.
So Zhang Yun felt that this matter is far from over, and being linked to a criminal case means no one can escape responsibility.
Even if the vehicle was stolen by the crime suspect at Zhabei Mine, Zhabei Mine should also bear responsibility.
At the very least, poor management.
Moreover, the vehicle wasn’t even legally owned by them.
It’s like someone using a homemade shotgun by another person to commit murder.
The individual who made the shotgun might not be sentenced to death, but the crime of illegal possession of a firearm is unavoidable.
Chabei Mine is quite distant from the city center, and it took the group over an hour of driving to reach there.
Investigating the white minivan wasn’t that complicated; the other party candidly admitted that the vehicle was indeed missing.
But when it disappeared, how it disappeared, or who stole it, no one knew.
Since the Zhabei Mine is immense, after that batch of vehicles was moved there last month, they’ve just been left in the parking lot.
There aren’t any cameras there either; the vehicles were just parked there.
The management there is practically non-existent.
But Chen Jiang wasn’t without gains.
There aren’t many residents around Zhabei Mine, so anyone inside must be quite familiar with it.
Therefore, Chen Jiang guessed that the crime suspect likely worked at Zawei Mine before.
Thinking about this, Chen Jiang gave Wang Zhaokai a call.
He asked him to send over the driver’s photo taken at North Fifth Lane on Construction Road.
"Alright, gather your people to come and recognize the person in the photo, to see if they’ve worked with you here."
Originally, Chen Jiang wanted to hand the photos over to Zhabei Mine for them to organize an identification.
But after reconsideration, he decided to conduct the identification himself.
Earlier at that deserted parking lot, Chen Jiang saw dozens of vehicles just haphazardly parked there with no supervision.
Judging from their level of management, handing them the photos wouldn’t ensure identification.
"Now... isn’t convenient, everyone is at work..."
"Shut up!"
Chen Jiang finally lost his temper.
"Do you know what we do? We’re criminal police!"
"Not local police dealing with household registrations."
"We’re investigating a trafficking case, and the vehicle used by the suspect was driven out of your Zhabei Mine area."
"Your poor management facilitated the suspect’s criminal actions, saying you’re an accessory isn’t even an exaggeration, do you know that?"
"Quick, call everyone here, and have your finance department provide the payroll with the list of staff who get paid."
"If even one person is missing today, it doesn’t matter if you are a key supported enterprise, even if it goes to the city, I’ll see if anyone dares to back you up."
"As long as someone above says to drop this case, if they dare to take responsibility, I’ll leave immediately!"
Chen Jiang isn’t actually the hot-tempered type.
But he truly couldn’t stand the indifferent attitude of the people at Zhabei Mine.
If they could manage better, even placing one person to watch or installing a surveillance camera, it wouldn’t be possible for someone to drive a car out of here so easily.
Never underestimate the significance of a single vehicle.
No matter who you are, when intending to commit a crime, finding an untraceable vehicle is a very challenging endeavor.
This is especially true for significant items like cars.
It’s not like a bicycle that can go missing after purchase, and no one cares or investigates.
The source of a vehicle is typically very traceable.
But it doesn’t include a vehicle meant for scrap like this.
It’s like resurrecting a dead person who then commits murder.
The responsible person saw Chen Jiang’s firm stance and had no option but to comply with his requests.
This type of situation doesn’t just warrant a key supported enterprise to halt operations for several hours.
Even conducting DNA testing for tens of thousands of people in a county for solving a murder case isn’t unheard of.
Under the belief of prioritizing people, life, and solving murder cases, as long as the requests aren’t outrageous, no one dares to refuse.
Let alone in the city, even online, no one dares to say a trafficking case should wait for minor economic gains.
While Chen Jiang organized the workers at Zhabei Mine for identification, Wang Zhaokai also made some progress.