Chapter 012: Small Case
Disappointed? It would be a lie to say that there was no disappointment. Before coming to report, Pang Jitong had always been full of enthusiasm to solve the big case. After listening to Brother Cong's words, this fiery heart was like being poured with a large basin of cold water.
Having said that, Pang Jitong still laughed dryly twice and responded, "How is it possible? It looks like it's going to be challenging."
"Very well, then you can come with me later." Fu Liangtao's voice sounded from behind Pang Jitong. Before the words fell, Fu Liangtao picked up the personnel information sheet that Pang Jitong had just filled out and read it carefully.
"You were stationed in Tsuen Wan before? And who is your immediate superior?" Fu Liangtao's eyes did not leave the information sheet, and asked casually.
"Inspector of the Shan Jing Country."
Hearing Pang Jitong's answer, Fu Liangtao raised his eyes and glanced at the ear on Pang Jitong's neck, and sighed meaninglessly: "No wonder......
Then, Fu Liangtao's gaze turned back to the information sheet and said to himself, "I worked part-time at TCIRC (Technology Crime Initial Response Team) for two years...... Very good, I have experience in electronic evidence collection, and I can save a lot of trouble with interpretation in the future......" Fu Liangtao's tone sounded like he was making some kind of assessment of Pang Jitong.
After a while, Fu Liangtao put Pang Jitong's information sheet back on the table, turned to look at the clock, and said to Pang Jitong, "At 1:45, take your manuscript and the folder I just gave you, and wait in the elevator lobby." After that, Fu Liangtao looked at the earphones on Pang Ji's neck and squinted his eyes again.
Pang Jitong took off the earphone with interest.
At 1:40, when Pang Jitong came to the elevator lobby, Fu Liangtao was already waiting there. The two walked side by side towards the parking lot. Originally, he was speechless all the way, but it was Pang Jitong who opened the conversation box first: "There is one thing I don't understand about the case of that ME."
"Say." Fu Liangtao said without squinting.
"Isn't it true that all cases of cyber harassment must be opened by the victim himself before he or she can be investigated? I think ME's investigation of Zhou Muqing is quite thorough, and there is nothing suspicious in it. Since it was not Zhou Muqing himself who asked for an investigation, why is this case in our hands now?" Pang Jitong asked.
"Have you read Zhou Muqing's diary? Her brother Zhou Maoxing is the assistant of the anti-gang side, and he is also my old acquaintance, so I agreed to take a look for him." Fu Liangtao's answer made Pang Jitong a little unexpected, since the first time he met in the morning, Pang Jitong thought that Fu Liangtao was the kind of person who was business-oriented and did not talk about personal affairs.
While speaking, the two had already walked to the car, and Fu Liangtao motioned to Pang Jitong to walk to the passenger seat, and asked, "Then what do you think about this case?"
"Based on the evidence in hand, it is not possible to identify the modus operandi of the perpetrator for the time being. From the confessions of Zhou Muqing's family, it can be known that Zhou Muqing's mental state has become unstable since the end of 2018. In terms of time, this coincides with Zhou Muqing's mention in his diary that he began to be harassed by unknown people in mid-2018. It can therefore be inferred that the harassment commenced in mid-2018 or earlier." Analyzing this, Pang Jitong stopped and stopped talking.
"Gone? That's all?" Fu Liangtao asked.
"Of course not." Pang Jitong replied, and continued, "Previously, the ME investigation has investigated Zhou Muqing's life background in detail, and I think Zhou Muqing is one of the types that is more likely to become a victim of online harassment."
"How?" Listening to Pang Ji's honest analysis, Fu Liangtao's cold and stiff side face gradually softened. At the same time, Fu Liangtao started the car and drove the car away from the original parking position.
As the car drove into the lane, Pang Jitong continued to analyze: "There are three reasons: first, Zhou Muqing's brother's profession, Zhou Maoxing is not only a policeman, but also an anti-gang assistant, so naturally there are many enemies; Second, Zhou Muqing seems to be keen on social platforms to meet the opposite sex; 3. Zhou Muqing will take public selfies on social platforms from time to time.
However, for gangsters, this kind of harassment is too roundabout, and organizations with such technology rarely use these techniques for such trivial matters. Therefore, I am more inclined to think that the case is related to the second or third cause."
"Your analysis is very good, you know how to start from the victim's behavior pattern and life background, analyze the reasons for Zhou Muqing's victimization, and establish the direction of the investigation. After the initial investigation, we will conduct a risk assessment of the victim based on the victim's behaviour and life background, and Zhou Muqing is indeed a high-risk group." Fu Liangtao agreed with Pang Jitong's analysis, and then asked another question: "Zhou Muqing's diary mentions that she believes that the unknown harassment started from her workplace, why didn't you include workplace factors, such as competition, in these reasons?"
Fu Liangtao's words made Pang Jitong fall into deep thought, and Pang Jitong thought for a while before replying: "It is true that this possibility cannot be ruled out, but Zhou Muqing rarely talks about personal matters with his colleagues, and the harassment mentioned in Zhou Muqing's diary should be done by someone who is familiar with Zhou Muqing. So, I'm more inclined to the second and third reasons that I just mentioned."
With that, Pang Jitong continued to look through the folders, trying to piece together more ideas.
Fu Liangtao waited for a while, and estimated that Pang Jitong did not add anything before he took over and said in a deep voice, "It's not a good habit to make conclusions too early. The so-called risks are only relative and do not point to absolute answers. Some of the cases of cyberbullying and cyberharassment are also the work of acquaintances, so we can't just attribute the cause of the incident to Chow's habit of using social media."
Speaking of this, Fu Liangtao seemed to feel that his tone was too serious, so he softened his tone and said, "Also, you have overlooked the most important point, every time we receive a case, we must first determine one thing, that is, whether a crime has really occurred. In Zhou Muqing's case, what we need to confirm is whether Zhou Muqing has been a victim of online harassment. You know, Zhou Muqing's diary is not evidence."
"I thought it was ......," Pang Jitong said in amazement, and then reacted again, looked down at the folder again, and the movement of his hand to check the folder sped up a lot.
Pang Jitong opened his mouth unwillingly, desperately trying to say something, but the folder in his hand didn't seem to support him at all.
Fu Liangtao couldn't help but sigh, comforted Pang Jitong and said, "Don't worry, your performance today is enough to impress me." Seeing that Pang Jitong did not slow down the speed of his hand because of his words, knowing that Pang Jitong still did not give up, Fu Liangtao didn't say anything more.
"But we don't have enough evidence, do we?" After a while, Pang Jitong asked again, slightly unconvinced in his tone.
"That's right, the forensic team hasn't completed Zhou Muqing's computer and mobile phone analysis report yet." Fu Liangtao replied.
"Then we are going to ...... now" Before Pang Jitong could fully ask the question, Fu Liangtao took Pang Jitong's words and said, "Of course, we are looking for evidence!"
With that, Fu Liangtao skillfully pulled out an A4 printer paper from the folder, and printed a photo on it that was obviously taken from Zhou Muqing's Fangtu account.
In the photo, the sun is shining, and the two girls are wearing a red and purple kimono, the color of the kimono is bright and dazzling, and the two of them are radiant. When the photo was taken, the two were standing under the cherry blossom tree in front of the Japanese-style building, smiling very cheerfully.
The laughter of the girls in the photo shook Pang Jitong's eyes, and for a while, Pang Jitong was a little speechless.
"This photo is the reason why I agreed to Zhou Maoxing, this girl ......" Fu Liangtao pointed to the girl standing next to Zhou Muqing and said, "This is the person we are looking for next."