The crackdown on organized crime began with the arrest of the mother-in-law.

Chapter 1283 Crime Scene Identification Process

At this moment, news came from the technical department that, based on the confessions of Zhang Jianjun and Zhou Hao, a fragment of the hoodie sleeve used for strangulation was found in a crack in the wall of the fire escape in the parking lot of the Oriental Building, further strengthening the chain of evidence. Xiao Wang immediately reported the situation to Li Ming: "Team Leader Li, Zhang Jianjun has confessed everything, which is completely consistent with Zhou Hao's confession. The chain of evidence is complete, and the case can be transferred to the procuratorate for review and prosecution."

Li Ming's voice on the other end of the phone was filled with relief: "Good! Thank you all for your hard work. The successful resolution of this case is inseparable from your meticulousness and perseverance. Notify Zhao Baotian's family and tell them that all the murderers have been apprehended, so they can rest assured."

Xiao Wang hung up the phone and strode towards his office. He knew that solving this case was not the end, but rather an inspiration for future work. As long as we stay true to our original aspirations and keep our mission in mind, there is no case that cannot be solved, no murderer that cannot be caught, and we can safeguard the peace of the community with our actions, ensuring that justice is never absent.

On the morning of the third day after Zhou Hao and Zhang Jianjun's arrest, a light drizzle fell from the sky. The lights in the underground parking lot of the Oriental Building appeared particularly dim in the rain and mist, and the air was filled with the smell of damp dust mixed with car exhaust. Two police cars, one carrying Zhou Hao and the other carrying Zhang Jianjun, drove into the parking lot entrance one after the other. The police tape had already been set up at the corner of the B2 level, and investigators such as Xiao Yang and Xiao Wang had arrived in advance to await the start of the identification process.

Part 1: Zhou Hao's Scene Identification – A Detailed Reconstruction of the Process from Luring to Assisting in Disposing of the Body

Zhou Hao, dressed in an orange prison uniform and handcuffed, was escorted by two police officers to the police cordon. His head was bowed, his eyes darting around, avoiding eye contact with his surroundings. Only when he reached the vicinity of where the body was found did his body begin to tremble noticeably. “It’s here… Zhang Jianjun and I dragged Zhao Baotian here.” His voice was hoarse as he lightly pointed to a white chalk mark on the ground—the original location of Zhao Baotian’s body.

"Tell me in detail how you brought him here. What was Zhang Jianjun doing?" Xiao Wang asked, while signaling the technicians to record every detail with a camera. Zhou Hao looked up, his gaze sweeping across the fire escape, and recalled, "That night, around 9 p.m., Zhao Baotian and I came from the elevator entrance, and Zhang Jianjun was already waiting at the fire escape door. He asked me to hand Zhao Baotian the water laced with medicine. Shortly after drinking it, Zhao Baotian passed out, and Zhang Jianjun and I helped him into the fire escape."

He led the officers into the fire escape and pointed to a scratch on the wall: "Right here, Zhang Jianjun suddenly used the sleeve of my hoodie to strangle Zhao Baotian. I tried to stop him, but he pushed me away and said, 'Don't worry about it, I'll take responsibility if anything happens.' I was too scared to move, and I just watched him strangle Zhao Baotian for a few minutes until he stopped moving." Zhou Hao's voice grew softer and softer, his eyes filled with fear, as if he were back in that terrifying night.

Technicians immediately examined the wall Zhou Hao had identified and found a small amount of black fiber next to the scratches. The fiber composition was exactly the same as the hoodie Zhou Hao was wearing when he was arrested, and it also matched the fibers extracted from the scene earlier. "What did you do after that? How did you move the body from the fire escape to the corner?" Xiao Yang pressed, his gaze falling on the drag marks on the ground.

Zhou Hao walked to the fire escape entrance and gestured to illustrate the actions taken: "Zhang Jianjun made me drag it with him. He held up his head, and I held up my feet, dragging it along this direction towards the corner. The ground was too slippery, and I almost slipped and fell. After dragging it to the corner, Zhang Jianjun took a fake business card from the car and stuffed it into Zhao Baotian's pocket. He also made me open Zhao Baotian's tool bag and throw the ID card and bank cards inside into the trash can." The dragging route he pointed out was completely consistent with the "straight drag marks from the fire escape to the corner" found in the previous on-site investigation, and the width of the drag marks also matched Zhao Baotian's body type.

Next to a trash can in the parking lot, Zhou Hao pointed to a corner inside the can: "I threw my ID card and bank cards here. I was too panicked at the time. After throwing them away, I followed Zhang Jianjun and drove off." Technicians searched the location Zhou Hao pointed to. Although the ID card and bank cards had been removed, they found Zhou Hao's fingerprints inside the trash can. The fingerprints matched perfectly with those previously found on the fire hydrant, further confirming his confession.

Part Two: Zhang Jianjun's Scene Identification – Key Evidence from Premeditation to Falsified Scene

After Zhou Hao finished his identification, Zhang Jianjun was escorted to the police cordon. His expression was even more rigid than Zhou Hao's, his hands clenched tightly, his nails almost digging into his palms. "Zhang Jianjun, tell me, why did you choose to commit the crime in the underground parking lot of the Oriental Building? How did you plan it?" Xiao Wang asked, his tone serious.

Zhang Jianjun looked up, his gaze sweeping over the parking lot's security cameras. His voice was low and menacing: "I used to rent an office in the Oriental Building. I know the security cameras on the B2 level are broken, so no one will find out. I originally just wanted to teach Zhao Baotian a lesson and stop him from reporting me for illegally raising the rent. But then he cursed at me, and in a moment of anger, I killed him." He walked to the elevator entrance and pointed to the tire tracks on the ground: "I drove in around 9 p.m. that night and parked near the elevator, waiting for Zhou Hao and Zhao Baotian to come."

Technicians immediately compared the tire tracks identified by Zhang Jianjun with the previously extracted "Volkswagen Lavida tire tracks." The patterns, widths, and wear levels of the two were completely identical, further confirming that Zhang Jianjun's vehicle was the black sedan that entered the parking lot on the night of the incident. "What did you prepare in the car? Where did the sedatives come from?" Xiao Yang pressed, showing a photo of the sedative bottle found earlier in Zhang Jianjun's home.

Upon seeing the photo, Zhang Jianjun visibly stiffened, his tone becoming somewhat flustered: "I bought the medication when I had insomnia, thinking that if Zhao Baotian drank it, he wouldn't have the strength to resist, making it easier to teach him a lesson. I put the medication in the glove compartment on the passenger side, and I even checked it the morning of the incident, just in case it wasn't enough." The location of the glove compartment he pointed to perfectly matched the location of the "sedative drug residue" found by the police during their search of Zhang Jianjun's car, and the drug composition also matched the sedative drugs detected in Zhao Baotian's stomach.

Walking into the fire escape, Zhang Jianjun pointed to a bloodstain on the ground: "After I strangled Zhao Baotian, his head hit this spot, and he bled a little. I tried to wipe it off with my foot, but I couldn't, so I quickly dragged the body away with Zhou Hao." Technicians extracted a small amount of dark red blood from the location Zhang Jianjun pointed out. DNA testing showed that it matched Zhao Baotian's DNA perfectly, which also corroborated the earlier forensic autopsy findings that "Zhao Baotian had a minor head injury from an impact."