The police investigation revealed that the victim might be the missing owner of a hotel on the outskirts of Taipei. They searched the hotel and found plastic barrels similar to the one found by the roadside. The weight, size, and material all matched. They also found a bundle of black trash bags.
警方調查發現，南港附近一家酒店老闆失蹤，經特徵比對可能是死者，於是趕往酒店搜證，結果發現與案發現場相似的塑膠桶，經過重量、大小、材質的比對確定是同一型。