Detective from the future

Chapter 730 Cause and Effect
Lai Jianhua said again in a slightly gentle tone, "Captain Han, it's not that our museum doesn't cooperate. Think about it for yourself. This ancient corpse is almost 2000 years old. It's not easy to preserve it like this. Even a lump of iron is rusted too early." wanted."

"You see that it is fine now, maybe it will be irreversibly damaged once you open the incubator and come into contact with the outside air. Who will bear the responsibility?"

Han Bin looked serious and asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm Lai Jianhua." Lai Jianhua was a little confused, "What's wrong?"

"what is your job?"

"I'm the deputy curator of Qindao Museum, and I'm in charge of cultural relics."

Han Bin snorted, "You are ashamed to say that you are the deputy curator of the museum. The museum has been stolen. The police have fulfilled their duty by helping you catch the thief and retrieve the lost property. As for verifying whether the item is stolen, that is Why do you make us take responsibility for your museum's own affairs?"

"Captain Han, you can't say that. After the incubator is opened, no one can guarantee that the ancient corpse will not be damaged, and we can't be the master."

Han Bin asked, "Who said that the incubator must be opened? As long as other methods are used to identify the authenticity of the ancient corpse, why bother to open the incubator."

"You have worked in the museum for half your life, and you don't know if your cultural relics have been repackaged. You have to open the incubator to be sure? What do you do for food? Are you qualified to be the deputy curator of this museum?"

"I..." Lai Jianhua was stunned speechless.

Han Bin spoke harshly, "I have a certain understanding of antiques and ancient corpses. You said that ancient corpses are the most important collections in the museum. Then your museum must have done a lot of research. I don't believe that you can only verify the authenticity by opening the incubator. .”

"Whether it's true or not, as long as experts who are familiar with ancient corpses carefully examine it, they will definitely be able to identify it."

Lai Jianhua wiped the sweat from his brow, "I... am mainly in charge of management. Identifying ancient corpses is not my specialty, and I'm not very good at it."

"Who in your museum has the most research on ancient corpses, you should know that."

"I know." Lai Jianhua responded, and continued, "Captain Han, do you think this is a good idea? I'll go back and call experts for a meeting to see how to identify the authenticity of the ancient corpse without opening the incubator."

"It should have been done a long time ago. What's the use of you talking to me for a long time. I'm not an expert in identifying ancient corpses. You should feel at ease if you put the responsibility on the police."

"No, no, I absolutely did not mean that."

Han Bin said, "Verify as soon as possible, I am willing to wait for your news."

"Then I'll go first." Lai Jianhua stood up and was about to leave the office.

"Wait a minute." Han Bin stopped the other party and ordered, "Wang Xiao, Jiang Yang, you two go with Director Lai and report to me in time if there is any situation."

"Yes."

Lai Jianhua's face changed slightly, he was a little embarrassed, "Captain Han, don't bother the two comrades, I will tell you as soon as I have any news."

Han Bin smiled, "It's okay, let them go, they are very experienced in theft cases, maybe they can give you some advice."

"But we have a meeting inside the museum, and it's not appropriate for outsiders to be present."

"The theft has already happened, so it is no longer your museum's business. There is nothing inappropriate for us police to be there. If you really think they are inappropriate, how about I go?"

"Don't worry, I don't dare to trouble you all." Lai Jianhua showed a bit of bitterness, and he could tell that this Han Bin was easy to talk to on the surface, but he was not easy to get along with when things happened, "It's better to these two comrades. "

But think about it, isn't that what the police do?

The position is humble, and the deputy curator himself can crush him in terms of level, and he is usually polite to himself.

But when something happens, people speak better than themselves.

Regardless of what Lai Jianhua thought, Han Bin called Li Qin and Bao Xing into a meeting.

Bao Xing said, "Team Han, I always feel that there is something wrong with Lai Jianhua. Could he be with Li Zhantong?"

"Your uncle also said that the preservation of ancient corpses is very particular. People without professional knowledge can't do it. Ordinary people don't have the skills to steal them. Moreover, Li Zhantong was playing cards with others in the lounge that night. have accomplices."

Han Bin nodded. He also agreed with Bao Xing's idea. Li Zhantong must have accomplices, and Lai Jianhua's attitude was indeed a bit suspicious, so Han Bin let Wang Xiao and Jiang Yang go to the museum.

Moreover, when Han Bin interrogated Li Zhantong, he found that Li Zhantong was confident, and seemed to believe that the museum would not admit that the ancient corpse had been stolen.

It would make sense if he was sure that Lai Jianhua would cover for him.

If the people do not raise officials and do not rectify, as long as the museum does not admit that the ancient corpse was stolen, and the police do not find the ancient corpse, the theft case will not stand.

……

In a black car.

Ma Jingbo was sitting in the back row, watching the video, "Turn right at the intersection ahead."

"Cavalry, turn right and you will enter Sanqiao Town."

Ma Jingbo nodded to indicate that he understood.

Half an hour ago, Ma Jingbo led people to search Li Zhantong's car and pulled out the driving recorder of Li Zhantong's car.

Ma Jingbo found out from the video that Li Zhantong once went to a brick kiln. Judging from Ma Jingbo's experience, this kind of place is often used by suspects to hide stolen goods.

According to the content of the video, Ma Jingbo and others tracked all the way, and found a brick kiln 10 minutes later.

The brick kiln has been abandoned, no work has been started, and no one can be seen.

Ma Jingbo took the people out of the car, called the people over and gave some instructions in a low voice, and then led people to search the brick kiln.

The inside of the brick kiln is connected, and it is very empty after entering. An agricultural tricycle is parked at the entrance of the brick kiln, and a container is placed near the inside.

Zhang Shungu walked over and took a closer look, "Cavalry, this agricultural three-way vehicle looks like it was used by the suspect to steal the corpse."

Ma Jingbo nodded and walked straight to the container.

The outside of the container was locked, and Ma Jingbo knocked, but there was no movement inside.

"Pick the lock."

A team member hurried back to the car to get the big iron tongs and snapped the lock.

Ma Jingbo made some arrangements and asked everyone to be careful.

A special person opened the door of the container, and Zhang Shungu led people in to search.

The size of the container is small. When you open the door, you can see an incubator inside. There is a dead body in the incubator. It looks a little weird in the clothes of the Han Dynasty.

Ma Jingbo smiled, patted the incubator, and said to He Yingsheng, "Take a photo and send it to Han Bin."

……

After receiving the photos, Han Bin immediately called Ma Jingbo to find out about the situation.

Li Zhantong was then interrogated again.

City Public Security Bureau, Third Interrogation Room.

Han Bin sized up Li Zhantong, "Li Zhantong, what is your relationship with Lai Jianhua?"

"Director Lai." Li Zhantong smiled, "We have nothing to do with each other. If we have to talk, he is also my leader."

"How do you know that Lai Jianhua is unwilling to admit that the ancient corpse was stolen?"

Li Zhantong shrugged his shoulders, "Because the ancient corpse was not stolen in the first place, how can he admit that there is nothing wrong with it?"

Han Bin continued to ask, "Do you have a black Hyundai car?"

"Correct."

"What's the license plate number and where is it?"

"It's in the underground garage of Baishi Community, license plate number Lu B372CD."

"Where have you been recently?"

Li Zhantong frowned, "Go to work, where can I go?"

"We checked your driving recorder and found that you have been to a brick kiln recently. Our captain led people to search the brick kiln." Han Bin took out a photo and put it on the table. "This ancient corpse was found in the brick kiln." Yes, how do you explain it?"

Li Zhantong stretched his hands forward, then retracted them back, looking down at the photo, his face became more and more ugly.

"Li Zhantong, you said you wanted to fight for a commutation of your sentence. I gave you a chance, but unfortunately you didn't cherish it. Now the evidence we have found is enough to convict you. You have been lying, your previous testimony is not credible, and the court is not convinced. I will accept it." Han Bin's tone became more and more severe.
"You don't have to say it, but it doesn't mean that your accomplices don't. When they have confessed, they can also convict you. At that time, you can just stay in jail."

Li Zhantong's breathing was a little short, and there was a lot of sweat on his face.

"Comrade policeman, can I still get my sentence reduced for meritorious service?"

"Then it depends on whether the things you explain are valuable. As long as you have a good attitude, I will help you fight for it."

Li Zhantong was silent for a long time, as if he knew that he couldn't hide, he gritted his teeth, "I admit... I stole the female corpse from the funeral parlor. Han Weilong was not the mastermind, but I was the mastermind."

"Where is the corpse of the woman stolen from the funeral parlor?"

"In the museum." Li Zhantong sighed, "Captain Han, I admire you very much. You are indeed very powerful, and you have guessed it. I did use that female corpse to fake an ancient corpse, and then put the ancient corpse in the funeral home The switch bag will not be discovered by the museum, and it can be sold for a lot of money."

"How did you guess that?"

"It doesn't matter how I guessed it. Tell me about your other accomplices, and how did you transport the ancient corpse?"

"In addition to Wei Hongxi, I have three accomplices, Ma Xiaojun, Fang Yong, and Chen Yuexi. Among them, Ma Xiaojun and Fang Yong are mainly responsible for carrying, and Wei Hongxi helps them cover. Chen Yuexi is a technician of the museum. He can provide technical support and guarantee The ancient corpse will not be damaged during transportation."

"Where's Lai Jianhua? Isn't he one of yours?"

"No."

Han Bin asked, "Then where do you have the confidence to think that the museum will not admit that the ancient corpse was stolen?"

"Guess." Li Zhantong showed a hint of self-mockery, "I think I'm pretty stupid. I worked so hard to choose a target, but it ended up being nothing. I'm so stupid."

"We have already contacted the buyer. The day after the ancient corpse was stolen, I contacted the buyer to inspect the goods. Who knows..." Li Zhantong patted his head vigorously, showing annoyed expression, "The buyer The inspection found that the ancient corpse was fake, and they thought we were trying to cheat money, so they almost did us."

"fake?"

"Yes. We stole a fake ancient corpse from the museum. There are traces of modern chemicals on the corpse. It is not a few years earlier than the female corpse we imitated. These museum bastards almost killed us."

Han Bin sorted out his thoughts, he really hadn't thought about this before, "Are you lying, trying to conceal the whereabouts of the real ancient corpse?"

Li Zhantong raised three fingers, "Captain Han, I can swear to God, what I said is true, the ancient corpse stolen from the museum is indeed fake, if you don't believe me, you can ask the other accomplices, They can all testify."

"What's the buyer's name?"

"I don't know his real name either. I only know that everyone sees him as Lord Fan. He is a ruthless character. When he saw that the corpse was fake, he immediately asked his subordinates to hold us down."

"how does he look like?"

"I don't know, he is wearing a mask and a hat, and he is about 1.8 meters tall."

"how old?"

"I'm not sure, maybe 40 or [-] years old."

"How did you get in touch?"

"I had heard his name long ago and knew that he was a wealthy buyer. Later, I contacted him online. He was very careful and asked me for a lot of information, but I didn't know much about his situation."

"Where is he now?"

"Should have gone abroad. When he contacted me, he always used a foreign mobile phone number. After the transaction, he destroyed all the contact information, and I can't contact him now."

"That technician named Chen Yuexi didn't know that the ancient corpse was fake?"

"do not know."

"How long has he been working at the museum?"

"It should have been two or three years."

Li Zhantong said with emotion, "Actually, I have heard that many exhibits in the museum are fake, so I didn't steal the porcelain and jade that are easier to carry. One is that they are not as valuable as ancient corpses, and the other is that I think they are fake. Very likely."

"Who knows, my chosen target is still a fake, it's so disgusting."

Han Bin wrote it down in his notebook and asked a few more questions. Li Zhantong did not hide any more and explained the matter very clearly.

……

After returning to the office, Han Bin called Ma Jingbo to report the situation, but Ma Jingbo was still at the scene and did not come back.

Han Bin went to Ding Xifeng's office to report face to face.

After understanding the situation, Ding Xifeng ordered, "Call Lai Jianhua over, and let's take notes for him together."

"Yes." Han Bin replied, with Ding Xifeng as his backing, Han Bin gained a lot of confidence.

Half an hour later, Lai Jianhua was taken to the police station, and he panicked as soon as he entered the interrogation room.

"Why did you bring me here? I'm the deputy curator of the museum. Even if our museum loses something, you can't interrogate me?"

Han Bin didn't talk nonsense with him, and pointed to Ding Xifeng who was sitting on the main seat, "Director Lai, this is the captain of our Qindao City Criminal Investigation Detachment, Ding Xifeng."

Lai Jianhua looked at Ding Xifeng who was on the side, "Hi Team Ding, why are you taking me with you? Why don't we have something to talk about?"

Ding Xifeng didn't answer, Han Bin said, "I want to tell you, is there a truth in your mouth?"

"I... what's wrong with me?"

"Let me ask you, is the female corpse in the museum a real ancient corpse?"

"This... I don't know. I'm still asking experts to find a way to see if they can identify it without opening the incubator. Give me some more time, and I believe I can figure it out." Speaking of this, Lai Jianhua asked back, "You don't think I'm with those thieves, do you?"

"I'm wronged, I'm really not a bad person. You arrested the wrong person."

Han Bin walked over, took out a photo and put it on the interrogation chair, "See for yourself what this is?"

Lai Jianhua showed a look of surprise, "Isn't this... the female corpse of the Han Dynasty in our museum? Where was this filmed? It's not in our museum."

Han Bin said, "This corpse was found in an abandoned brick kiln. According to Li Zhantong, they stole this corpse from the museum. They forged the female corpse now in the museum. The owner of the corpse is Lu Yuee. It was stolen in the funeral parlor a few days ago."

Lai Jianhua forced out a smile, "It's... what happened. We didn't know that the ancient corpse was stolen. Team Ding and Captain Han thank you very much."

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. According to Li Zhantong's account, the female corpse of the Han Dynasty stolen from the museum is also a fake and a modern imitation. Curator Lai, you should have known about this a long time ago." Han Bin warned with a solemn tone , "Think clearly before answering. If you intend to deceive the police, you will bear legal responsibility. You can't afford the consequences."

Lai Jianhua let out a sigh of relief. Han Bin was right that he could not bear the consequences of lying. Unlike Li Zhantong and others, he did not want to ruin his future.

"You are right, the Han Dynasty female corpse preserved in the museum was originally a fake."

"Where is the real Han Dynasty female corpse?"

Lai Jianhua scratched his hair, "It has been damaged long ago. After the female body was unearthed, it began to rot from the inside. It will not help if it is put in an incubator. By the time we find out the problem, it will be too late."

Han Bin asked, "So you use fake Han Dynasty female corpses to cheat tourists of their ticket money?"

Lai Jianhua lowered his head, "Actually, many of the collections in the museum are imitations. It's not intentional to deceive tourists, but some collections have relatively high preservation requirements, such as light, temperature, climate, oxygen content, etc. It is impossible to exhibit for a long time, otherwise the cultural relics will be damaged, which is also a customary rule in the industry.”

"We didn't intend to deceive at the beginning, but it was because of various reasons. We decided to make a fake and put it on display in the exhibition hall. Although the female corpse is a fake, the appearance is no different from the real ancient corpse .”

Han Bin asked, "Where did the corpses you use to imitate ancient corpses come from?"

Lai Jianhua pursed his lips and remained silent.

Han Bin directly ordered, "Bao Xing, go and check the missing persons, especially the missing young women near the museum."

"Yes." Bao Xing agreed happily.

Lai Jianhua hurriedly stopped, "Don't, Captain Han, we are cultural relics workers and have a solid job, how can we kill people."

"Where did that body come from?"

Lai Jianhua was silent for a moment, then said, "We got it through donation of remains."

"Museums can also get body donations? I haven't heard of it."

"Of course we don't have one. This corpse was borrowed from Qindao Medical College."

Han Bin frowned, "Teacher General?"

"Yes."

"When did you come from medical school?"

"Five years ago."

Hearing this, Han Bin immediately thought of the teacher who lost Qindao Medical College five years ago. There have always been such rumors, but the school officials have never admitted it.

Now it seems that the general teacher five years ago was indeed not stolen, but was given to the Qindao Museum to imitate the ancient corpse.

Han Bin asked, "Do you know why the donated corpse is called Teacher General?"

Lai Jianhua bowed his head and remained silent.

Han Bin continued, "Those corpses are used by medical students to learn how to dissect the human body. They are used to promote the development of medical science. That's why they are honored as teachers of the general body. The selfless dedication of the donors is for the benefit of all mankind."

"And in order to attract more tourists and sell more tickets, your museum privately imitated Teacher General as an exhibition of ancient corpses. This is a kind of blasphemy against Teacher General. Is it worthy of their contribution?"

"Can you live with your conscience?"

What Han Bin said made Lai Jianhua feel ashamed, and he knew that what he did was wrong.

But some things are not in his hands alone.

(End of this chapter)