Chapter 27: Clues to the Camera

"You're saying you're looking for a lost Hasselblad camera?"

When Song Kan was invited by Lin Xiuyi to the hotel where they were staying early in the morning, he was surprised to learn that he was just asking himself to find a lost camera. Officer Songkan's face inevitably showed a hint of displeasure.

"It's just a camera, if Officer Lin really likes it, I can give you a ......"

Although Song Kan said politely, his eyes still showed disdain for Lin Xiuyi. He felt that Lin Xiuyi was soliciting bribes from him in the name of Officer Cornwallis of the FBI. But what can be done about this? Establishing good relations with the police organizations of European and American countries is another important task of Songkan's visit to Britain, after all, the former Thai leader who is being wanted by the Thai government now lives in London. The extradition of the two wanted former prime ministers back to Thailand is the most important concern of the current Thai government than the victims of the tragic Dover case, right? But in order to achieve this, the attitude of the Americans and the Japanese is definitely something that the police officers must actively strive for.

"Eh, Officer Songkan, I wonder if you've misunderstood something......

Lin Xiuyi looked at the other party's somewhat unkind eyes, and then found a piece of information about Kawauchi Shihua from the documents he had collected and put it in front of Song Kan. This is an interview with Minoru Kawauchi by a photography magazine in Japan. Lin Xiuyi pointed to the photo of the interview with Minoru Nakakawauchi holding the camera, and said to Song Kan with a solemn expression:

"You see, this is the camera, the deceased Minoru Kawauchi was a photographer before the flower, and she is most talked about in the industry for her work with the Hasselblad H6D-100C camera. In Kawauchi's own words, she couldn't imagine her life without this camera. ”

"But do you know how much the camera costs, the camera itself retails for 4.7 million yen, or nearly $43,000, and that's the price you would have without any high-end lenses? According to my recent research on Mika Kawauchi, the overall value of her Hasselblad kit, including lenses and other accessories, is likely to be around $100,000. What's more, according to what I've learned from some photography magazines, it's likely that Minoru Kawauchi has more than one Hasselblad camera in her hands, and this wealth alone is quite considerable. However, I have not found any record of these cameras in the investigation report provided by the Thai police that you provided......"

Lin Xiuyi suddenly raised these suspicions he had discovered in front of Officer Songkan. Song Kan gradually retracted his contemptuous eyes, and he began to listen carefully to the questions raised by Lin Xiuyi.

"Yes! A professional photographer was killed, but the police didn't find any photographic equipment in her home, does this make sense? Although Song Kan himself didn't know much about photography, he still knew that photography was a very expensive hobby. Even if an ordinary person wants to buy an entry-level SLR camera, the cost is not a small amount, let alone the equipment owned by a professional photographer? Although Song Kan is still skeptical about the price of $100,000 given by Lin Xiuyi, he absolutely believes that the value of these photographic equipment itself is definitely a great fortune in Thailand. ”

Thinking of this, Song Kan couldn't help but ask Lin Xiuyi with some curiosity:

"So, Officer Lin, what you want us to do is help you find the cameras that that lady used when she died, right?"

"I'm sorry, Officer Songkan, I don't think I'm trying to ask you to find these cameras, I'm just hoping that by finding out the whereabouts of these cameras, I'll be able to find some clues before Minoka Kawauchi disappeared. Those who have access to these photographic equipment are likely to have some contact with the human snake group that kidnapped Kawauchi Shika, and as long as we find clues to these cameras, it is very likely that we will find more clues related to the human snake group. In this way, our investigation has a new direction. ”

Lin Xiuyi raised his head and said to Officer Songkan in a sincere tone.

"However, Thailand is so big, isn't it like looking for a needle in a haystack for our people to find a camera?"

Officer Songkan pondered for a moment, and then mentioned his concerns to Lin Xiuyi again.

"I've had doubts about this before, but the brands of these cameras are not very common, and even if a layman gets these cameras, as long as he searches the Internet a little bit for the HASSELBLAD brand, I believe he will soon be able to discover the value of these photographic equipment. After all, it should not be easy to find a buyer for such expensive photographic equipment. After all, even if it is a thief, the buyer has to pay a huge amount of money. Moreover, the sales of Hasselblad cameras are not large, and the final buyer of each one can be found from official channels, plus ordinary people will not spend a lot of money to buy such an expensive camera, so even if it is sold, the buyers of these photographic equipment can only be a certain group of people. And these people must also meet the following two conditions - money and know a certain amount of photography skills......"

Hearing Lin Xiuyi's explanation, Officer Songkan immediately felt that this suggestion, which originally seemed to be a bad idea, actually had a certain degree of feasibility. After all, what Lin Xiuyi wanted to ask him to track down was a camera worth more than 40,000 dollars. And how many people in Thailand are willing to spend so much money on a camera? If you think about it a little, there aren't really many potential buyers.

"Officer Lin, I already have a rough understanding of what you mean. Although I personally find your idea a bit whimsical, I would like to try the following. If we're lucky, we might be able to spot something from the camera......"

Officer Songkan didn't dare to say too much, after all, it was difficult to say whose hands this expensive camera had fallen. If he was corrupted by his own people, Song Kan would not be able to explain to Lin Xiuyi. However, he still decided to communicate Lin Xiuyi's idea to the high-level people in China. Now that the Dover case has received so much attention from Western countries, if the Thai side can play a huge role in this joint case, it will greatly enhance the status and voice of the Thai police in Interpol.