Chapter 846: DNA Testing
Actually, regarding the robbers’ heist, saying it was a bank robbery is not entirely accurate; it should be said that it was the heist of an armored vehicle.
Because at the time, the money box had already left the counter and the bank’s doors; the robbery happened on the main road.
According to bank regulations, once the money leaves the counter, it is no longer the bank’s responsibility, so the consequences should be borne by the security company.
"Do you think this was both revenge and a robbery?"
Luo Qiang nodded: "I think it’s possible."
"The robbers executed the heist very smoothly, as if they had rehearsed many times."
"Although the whole process looked very real, we must not forget that one of the guns the robbers used was a fake."
"This group is actually quite smart; using fake guns in a robbery cannot cause severe consequences, so this robbery doesn’t count as an armed robbery. However, we currently cannot determine from surveillance videos whether the other two guns in the robbers’ hands were also fake."
"Also, if we can discover from the surveillance that the guns used by the robbers are fake, couldn’t the security personnel also notice it?"
"Many of the guards in this security company are veterans who have been exposed to firearms while in the army, so they should be relatively familiar with firearms."
"Of course, this is just a suspicion. So far, investigations into both former and current employees of the security company haven’t provided further proof to confirm this suspicion."
Upon hearing Luo Qiang’s assessment, everyone fell into deep thought.
It is indeed a direction to consider.
The reason for Guoqiang’s suspicion is simple: the whole robbery process did not involve any violent conflict.
Of course, it’s not that everyone hoped to see physical conflict, but during the robbery, the guards seemed a bit too cooperative.
Besides, Luo Qiang’s investigation has shown that the management style of this security company is rather harsh, leading to many people quitting or being fired every year.
Among these people, inevitably, some might develop a hatred towards the company.
"Also, one thing to note is that from what I’ve learned so far, these three guards will soon be fired by the company."
Having such a huge incident, they definitely would be fired.
But this also means they’d regain their freedom.
If they are indeed connected to the robbers, then this eight million would be a pretty solid assurance.
"Is there anything else?"
Luo Qiang shook his head: "Not for now. I will report once the investigation yields new leads."
Li Donglin nodded and then looked at Lu Chuan.
Compared to the findings and investigations of Luo Qiang and the others, Li Donglin was more eager to hear about Lu Chuan’s side of things.
The whereabouts of two of the three robbers after leaving the scene have been figured out, and traces of them were found at the Cui family’s rooftop and in the sewers, which are of particular interest to Li Donglin.
"There are discoveries."
Lu Chuan first informed everyone that there were findings from the Crime Scene Investigation.
Upon hearing this, everyone was invigorated.
The other three groups had a multitude of investigation work with various leads, but none provided conclusive direction, so all work was at a preliminary, speculative stage with no direct evidence pointing to suspects.
But Lu Chuan’s case was different; both of his investigations were related to the three robbers.
A finding on his side meant a discovery during the crime scene investigation, and these could be the most crucial, concrete evidence for solving the case.
Li Donglin’s expression also turned excited: "What did you find?"
"Hair!"
Lu Chuan operated the projector, showing a short hair of approximately one centimeter.
"This is a piece of short hair I found on the Cui family’s rooftop, and DNA analysis was conducted on part of it last night."
"Upon scrutinizing the rooftop at the Cui family, we found very few traces of people accessing it. This morning, we collected DNA samples from the Cui family and compared them with the DNA information gathered from this strand of hair."
Lu Chuan operated the projector again, displaying a DNA comparison report.
"The report shows that this strand of hair does not belong to the Cui family members, and it was found where the suspect had lain on the rooftop."
"Based on the site conditions, it can be largely determined that the suspect was lying on the rooftop waiting for the police to finish their check, then changed into a bomb suit, broke open the money box, and left the Cui family."
"During this process, the clothes should have been changed, and this could have left this strand of hair while changing out of or into the bomb suit."
"So, this strand of hair most likely belongs to robber number 1."
"However, we didn’t find a match in the system just now."
"From the Crime Scene Investigation analysis perspective, it is very likely that the short hair belongs to robber number 1, so we recommend conducting comprehensive DNA tests on all subjects with potential suspicion."
Good!
Li Donglin slapped his thigh.
Although the short hair found by Lu Chuan cannot be definitively determined as belonging to the robber yet, it has been excluded from belonging to the Cui family.
This indicates that the likelihood of this hair belonging to the robber has greatly increased.
"This matter must be addressed immediately!"
Li Donglin looked at Gao Xiang: "Captain Gao, your Binzhou City Criminal Investigation Team should send people to collaborate. Within the shortest time possible, conduct full DNA screening for everyone at the bank, security company including former, current employees, even including cleaners, chefs, drivers, and so on."
"Any problems?"
"None!"
Of course, there were no problems.
This morning, he, along with the director, had already reported the matter in Binzhou City.
The city’s demand is that, no matter the cost, the case must be solved as quickly as possible. All city police resources are to fully support this case.
If the Criminal Investigation Team is short of manpower, people will be drawn from various criminal investigation teams; if still not enough, personnel from police stations will be used, and if still insufficient, the administrative staff will be sent to the field.
The only requirement is just that, no matter what method and regardless of the cost, the case must be solved in the shortest time possible.
Lu Chuan’s report may have been short, but its importance was self-evident.
Related work must commence overnight.
Of course, it doesn’t mean that other work is neglected; the respective investigations by Song Mingguang, Wang Song, and Luo Qiang continue.
Because although the short hair discovered by Lu Chuan has a high chance of belonging to the robber, there is also the possibility it might not be—for instance, a gust of wind might have blown a hair over from elsewhere. Is this possible? Of course, it is.
Anything is possible and could happen.
However, at present, Lu Chuan’s lead is the most promising for cracking the case.