Diary of a Criminal Investigator-Chapter 307: Suspect in the Amusement Park

The majority of criminal suspects with a record, aside from personal information such as height, weight, and portraits, will also have their fingerprints, DNA, and other biometric data collected.

This is something that has only been perfected in recent years.

In the past, once people were caught, that was it; they would go straight to trial and be sent away.

Later, the ministry organized a large-scale biometric data collection of detainees.

It was precisely because of this data collection that many unsolved cases were matched with biometric information, and the cases were solved.

This was inevitable, as many criminal suspects do not necessarily commit only one crime in their lifetime.

But when they are caught, it is often only for one crime.

If the police do not have the relevant evidence, the suspects naturally won’t reveal it themselves, as it would only increase their prison terms.

In fact, in earlier years, many criminal suspects, after committing major crimes, deliberately committed minor crimes in other provinces, using prison as a hiding place like a rat hole.

And this clever trick under the lights indeed was played beautifully.

Who would have thought that they would dare to hide in prison?

Of course, there are many cases where cleverness led to one’s downfall.

The ministry’s detainee biometric data collection caused many, who were about to be released, to be caught again.

With the successful DNA match from the cigarette butt, all information on Wang Huidong was gathered.

There was no need to check if his height and weight matched the footprint identification and analysis results done by Lu Chuan.

Due to his criminal record, the system had very comprehensive information on Wang Huidong.

A look at the photo showed he was the person at the entrance of the Half Past Eight Supermarket.

Qin Yong’s office.

"Captain Qin, we can now basically confirm that this Wang Huidong is the person we’re looking for."

Qin Yong held the report in his hand, his expression excited.

Truly, it’s a case of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

While the two action teams hadn’t made much progress, the crime scene investigation already locked down the suspect’s identity.

However, even with a specific identity, finding this person wasn’t going to be easy.

There are so many wanted notices, and of course, the people on them are known by name.

But since the suspect wasn’t carrying a tracker, finding him would require effort from the action team.

"Old Liu, first send the information to Ren Qiang and his team, and next, let’s see if they can locate him!"

Ren Qiang’s people were collaborating with the video investigation team to search for footage of Wang Huidong.

Now that they had specific identity information, the search might not be simpler, but so long as he stayed at a hotel or bought tickets, it would be easy to lock onto him directly.

"Brother Qiang, Haitong Hotel!"

While searching the city’s hotel check-in information for the last two days, Zhang Hui found Wang Huidong’s info.

"Last night, Wang Huidong stayed at the Haitong Hotel on Bafang Street!"

"Let’s go to the Haitong Hotel!"

Half an hour later.

Haitong Hotel front desk.

"Which room is this person staying in?"

The receptionist was obviously not new to assisting the police with guest information inquiries.

And investigating guest information is a daily occurrence in hotels.

Of course, the police don’t come every day, but a guest’s wife or husband might.

Just yesterday, two women came and caused a scene.

"Officer, this guest checked into our hotel yesterday and was in room 306, but he checked out early this morning."

"Checked out?"

"Yes, he checked out at six o’clock this morning."

Six o’clock?

So early?

Ren Qiang’s expression was unpleasant; he originally thought they could catch him this time, but they were still a step behind.

"Did he stay with you for just one day?"

The receptionist nodded: "This person is a bit different from most, I remember him vividly. He checked in at around four o’clock yesterday afternoon."

"How was he different?"

"He paid in cash. When he made the deposit yesterday, he didn’t use WeChat Pay but cash, and he also settled his bill this morning in cash."

"It’s quite rare for people to use cash nowadays; besides elderly people, there are only a few who do, so he left an impression on me."

Paid in cash?!

The money Wang Huidong used must have been the money he took from Zhou Yang, right?

"Manager Wang," Ren Qiang turned to the hotel lobby manager, "where is the hotel’s surveillance room?"

"It’s in the next room."

"Okay, take us there."

The surveillance room.

Soon, security pulled up the video from the hotel lobby at six in the morning.

"That’s him!"

The man checking out at the front desk in the video was the same man who collided with Zhou Yang’s father at the entrance of the Half Past Eight Supermarket.

"This person came to our hotel by car yesterday, and this morning he asked for a parking ticket at the front desk."

"By car?"

"Is there surveillance in the parking lot?"

"Yes."

Three minutes later.

"Captain Qin, we request support from the traffic police division. The suspect drove a black SUV with the license plate number A89760 from Haitong Hotel at 6:09 this morning!"

No one expected that Wang Huidong was driving.

Now, he won’t be able to escape.

It’s much easier to find a vehicle with a known license plate than to find a person.

A person can easily disappear from surveillance at any intersection.

But not a vehicle; generally, as long as you follow the first surveillance point where the vehicle was spotted, it’s only a matter of time before you find it.

The traffic police division is quite skilled at this.

Moreover, from early morning to now, not much time has passed.

Even if he left Haizhou immediately, highway cameras would find him.

However, when the traffic police division found the suspect’s vehicle, the location was beyond everyone’s expectations.

"Qingjiang Amusement Park?"

"Are you sure the suspect’s vehicle is at this amusement park?"

"Yes, we’ve already checked the surveillance. He arrived early this morning before the park opened, and he’s inside now and hasn’t come out."

Ren Qiang was dumbfounded.

Qingjiang Amusement Park is quite famous in Haizhou City.

It’s the only park in the city open to adults only, and the attractions inside are quite thrilling and different from regular amusement parks.

But it’s precisely this difference that makes the park’s business booming.

"Keep watching the surveillance; we’re heading over now!"

Half an hour later.

Ren Qiang and his team arrived at the perimeter of the amusement park.

"Confirmed, the suspect’s vehicle is in the parking lot. I just scouted, and there’s no one in the car."

At the amusement park entrance, Ren Qiang and his team were planning an apprehension strategy.

"Should we catch him inside or outside?"

"I suggest catching him inside. If he’s playing any thrilling game where there’s body restraint, we won’t even need to exert much effort, we can just catch him directly."

Zhang Hui preferred capturing the suspect inside the park.