Chapter 64 Solving the Case at Light Speed ​​with Effortless Effort

Because Qiu Xiaoman and her team had a family annihilation case to handle, they didn't have time to stay at the scene of the incident. They could only notify two police officers who were in charge of paperwork at the criminal investigation building to come and handle the follow-up matters.

As for the two dump truck drivers, the one in front was knocked unconscious on the spot and was slumped over the steering wheel, bleeding profusely from his head. It was unclear whether he was dead or alive.

The system rattled off a long explanation, but in short, this person had no prior criminal record and was temporarily bribed to ram a police car.

The one who rushed up to intercept was Liu Kun. He had also been kissing the windshield, and his forehead was covered in blood. He walked up to Qiu Xiaoman and asked anxiously, "Are you alright?"

Instead of answering, Qiu Xiaoman asked, "How did you know that car was going to hit me? Did you receive some kind of message?"

Liu Kun silently turned his head away, wondering what to say.

The earthmoving industry has low barriers to entry, ridiculously high profits, and is mostly cash-based, making it an undeniably lucrative industry.

Even if someone takes charge, other greedy people will still be eyeing this lucrative opportunity.

The Liu family's sons and grandsons vied for power and profit, all vying for a larger share of the family fortune, and naturally, they also fought for control of the earthen mound.

However, the Liu family's construction business is generally handled by the second son's branch, so the eldest son's branch rarely gets involved.

But wasn't Liang Jianshan rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment yesterday? Liu Yao, the eldest son's eldest son, who is also Liu Yuandou's eldest grandson, took the initiative and bribed Liang Jianshan's men to take direct control of the earthwork site.

Even though Liu Kun was assigned by Liu Yuandou to oversee the site, it was useless. He was a marginal figure in the Liu family and did not participate in the distribution of profits from the construction business, so his role was more like that of a safety manager.

His arrival posed no threat to Liu Yao, especially since Liu Yao was several years older than him and looked down on his illegitimate uncle. He continued to do whatever he wanted, as if he didn't care about anything else.

Until Liu Yao received a phone call.

Shortly after Liu Yao hung up the phone, Liu Kun also received a call from Liu Yuandou, who instructed him to ensure Qiu Xiaoman's safety at all costs, lest Shen Qinghuai go crazy and ruin the entire Liu family.

Moreover, if Qiu Xiaoman really gets into trouble, the Liu family's shady businesses will probably be thoroughly investigated and exposed.

Therefore, Liu Yuandou had to sacrifice small gains to protect the overall situation. Even if Liu Yao was found out, he had no choice but to make a tough decision to preserve the core of the Liu family.

Liu Kun came to rescue people with this mission in mind.

He found a driver, changed his clothes, mingled with the convoy, and followed the driver who had been bribed by Liu Yao.

He could have simply run into them halfway there, but along the way, he passed schools, hospitals, or crowded streets, and he didn't want to hurt innocent people, so he could only wait for the right opportunity.

Fortunately, the intersection was wide, and the greenery on both sides provided him with ample space to maneuver and dodge, ultimately preventing any innocent casualties and successfully rescuing Qiu Xiaoman.

Now that Qiu Xiaoman was questioning him about what he knew, he couldn't tell the whole truth. After all, he didn't yet have the ability to confront the Liu family's eldest son's faction, so he could only tell a rather clumsy lie: "I thought the driver had a seizure, that he was feeling unwell, which is why he suddenly changed direction. There was a bus before where the driver suddenly had a heart attack and crashed into the bus stop."

Qiu Xiaoman didn't believe it. She just stared at him, her sharp, piercing gaze repeatedly torturing him.

He felt guilty, but he still stubbornly refused to admit it and forced himself to look her in the eye until Captain Zou came over to ask about the situation. Only then did he use the excuse of talking to Captain Zou to legitimately look away.

But he knew he had lost, lost completely.

If it weren't for the fact that they were in public, he probably would have confessed already.

Officer Qiu's eyes held a knowing glimpse of everything; he couldn't hide anything from her.

However, he gave Captain Zou the same explanation: it was all just a result of his improvisation, and he didn't know anything about any deliberate plot to harm Qiu Xiaoman.

Qiu Xiaoman sneered, "I'll be looking for you at noon today. You'd better think carefully about what you're going to say to me then."

Liu Kun opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. He could only avoid her gaze and continue acting with the other police officers.

Chen Jianjun arrived quickly and worked with the traffic police who had received the report to handle the follow-up matters.

Qiu Xiaoman and Fang Jiadong, each with their dog, squeezed into the police cars driven by Captain Zou and another officer, Lao Peng, and headed to the scene of the family annihilation tragedy.

Behind them, Liu Kun repeated the same words to the traffic police. In short, he knew nothing, he just did his best to prevent a foreseeable tragedy, and that was all.

The traffic police are not responsible for investigating cases; they are only responsible for handling accidents and assigning responsibility. They did not say anything.

Chen Jianjun, however, squinted at Liu Kun and asked, "You're lying. You've been pinching your own ears and cracking your own fingers. You're feeling guilty."

Liu Kun looked at Chen Jianjun with surprise and asked, "And you? Weren't you at all nervous when you were facing Officer Qiu?"

Chen Jianjun's eyes narrowed: "What do you mean?"

Liu Kun took a few steps toward the green belt, avoiding the people around him.

Chen Jianjun followed him: "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"Why does Chen Wange always come this way? Because his father has an old flame here, isn't that right? Maybe I should call you, Officer Qiu's uncle who doesn't dare to reveal his identity?" Liu Kun was not someone to be trifled with. He himself was a secretive person, and he also knew other people's secrets.

As for Chen Jianjun's matter, it was naturally Liu Yuandou who told him about it.

As expected, Chen Jianjun was outmaneuvered and staggered back several steps.

Yes, like Liu Kun, he was also a product of an affair. He was the illegitimate son of Qiu Xiaoman's maternal grandfather, and the half-brother of Chen Wange, Chen Qianfan, and Chen Baihui.

However, only Old Master Chen and Chen Wange knew about this; the rest of the Chen family were kept in the dark.

Even he himself only learned about his background after returning from a field mission with Qiu Xiaoman.

Chen Wange went to his house to remind him not to get any ideas about Qiu Xiaoman just because she was young and pretty, because she was his own niece.

He never expected that Liu Kun would actually...

His face turned cold, and he asked, "Who told you that?"

"Does it matter?" Liu Kun brushed past him. "I have something to do, I'm leaving first. You'd better keep your secret and don't let Officer Qiu know about your shady background."

Chen Jianjun took a deep breath and clenched his fists: "If you don't say anything, then everything will be fine."

"Of course I won't tell." Liu Kun stopped. "So, I'm giving you face, and I also ask you to understand my difficulties. There are so many people in the Liu family; is it realistic for me to stand alone against them?"

"Are you indirectly admitting that you know the inside story?" Chen Jianjun turned around abruptly, only to see Liu Kun already waving his hand, signing the papers at the traffic police station, and going to the hospital alone to treat his wound.

*

Qiu Xiaoman and Fang Jiadong each brought their dogs into the crime scene. One of them was responsible for tracking human body odor, and the other for tracking blood odor. Since the murderer would definitely have bloodstains on his body, blood odor tracking was very effective within a certain range. However, if the murderer cleaned his body or changed his clothes, it would be hard to say. Therefore, it was necessary to combine it with tracking human body odor.

Each of the two tracking methods has its own focus, so assigning two dogs to work together is the best approach.

Of course, in either case, once the perpetrator enters a crowded place, such as a train station, shopping mall, or hospital, things become unpredictable.

When multiple scents are mixed together, it is very challenging for police dogs to distinguish them. Therefore, police dogs in cities can often only play an auxiliary role in narrowing down the search area. To pinpoint the exact hiding place, it is necessary to have the right timing and location – for example, the perpetrator did not go to crowded places, and the scent residue was not disturbed by other factors such as rain or wind.

However, they were lucky this time; the two dogs followed the same route and managed to get out.

Huihui was the one responsible for tracking the scent of blood. She kept a vigilant eye on her surroundings, moving forward while keeping her body tense, ready to deal with any possible killer.

Comparatively speaking, the Border Collie, Mengnan, is more relaxed. He is a veteran police dog who frequently goes on field missions, and his seniority at the base is second only to Mingming and Xiaodezi.

This was his first time working with an unofficial police dog, and he had the ease of a veteran mentoring a rookie.

He would bark at Grey every now and then to remind him, "Little Grey, don't be so nervous, I'll protect you."

"Tch, I can protect myself." Grey proudly raised her head. She wasn't going to be a little pampered dog protected by male dogs. She could charge into battle on her own and be the queen of dogs!

Soon, Grey disappeared into the alleyway of the tenement: "Master, hurry, we're getting closer. The murderer has an accomplice, they're just ahead."

The Border Collie also smelled it: "That's right, he changed his clothes, so the sweat smell isn't as strong, but the weather is nice today, so the smell lingers longer."

"Oh my, Master, there's the scent of Little Flower!" Gray immediately wagged its tail and rushed over, and the Border Collie, not to be outdone, followed suit. Both dogs fell silent to avoid alerting the other dog.

Qiu Xiaoman suspected that Zhou Wang was also there, but before she could speak, Fang Jiadong rushed forward first, as if afraid that she would steal his credit. Qiu Xiaoman had no choice but to quickly call out to Lao Peng, who was carrying a gun, and chase after him.

With almost no effort, Qiu Xiaoman and the others successfully found the murderer and Zhou Wang, who helped hide the murderer, in the courtyard at the far end.

Little Flower, who had been following him all night and half a day, limped out from behind the crooked door: "Woof woof, Master, what brings you here? I was planning to wait until this beast fell asleep before going back to find you."

"I'm here to catch the murderer. Xiaohua, you've worked hard. We can talk about it back home. Come on, let's take these two suspects back first!" Qiu Xiaoman rushed forward and pinned the murderer down. The murderer's struggle caused her wounds to reopen, but she didn't say anything.

If you're too delicate, don't become a police officer. It's that simple.

In the interrogation room, Zhou Wang and the murderer stared anxiously at their hands. Because the two were in separate cells and could not collude, the veteran detectives managed to coax the truth out of them with a few persuasive words.

The murderer is named Zhang Yindan, the younger brother of human trafficker Zhang Jindan, and also the driver who tried to rob Qiu Xiaoman, the second brother of Zhang Tiedan.

Zhang Yindan was originally an employee of a watch factory. At the end of last year, he was fired for smuggling products from the factory to resell. Losing his source of income, he took a risk and went to an underground casino.

Zhang Yindan had been on a winning streak lately, so he went all out and gambled big. As a result, he not only lost all his winnings but also ended up owing tens of thousands of yuan.

He tried to say something nice to get his winning card player to give him some leeway, but the other party refused and even ransacked his house to check his bankbook. In the end, Zhang Yindan knelt down and agreed to give his daughter to the man to pay off the debt, and only then did the man temporarily forgive him.

The more he thought about it that night, the more frustrated he became. So he pretended to deliver money, brought two bottles of wine to the house, and killed his mahjong partner's entire family.

The victim's entire family is Han Chinese, and the two children, aged seven and five, are both their biological children and were definitely born in violation of the one-child policy.

The case didn't end there, because Director Wen then issued an important directive: the underground gambling industry must be cracked down on severely, swiftly and strictly, to give the people an explanation.

As Qiu Xiaoman was about to leave work after successfully completing her mission, she finally noticed a man carrying a cat cage.

The man had been chasing her all morning, and now that he saw her stop, he had to wipe his sweat, panting.

"You're Officer Qiu?" Wu Shirong was practically exhausted from running around.

Qiu Xiaoman suddenly realized: "You are Comrade Wu Shirong."

Wu Shirong handed her the cage: "It's me, my cat—"

"Come on, let's talk in the hallway outside." Qiu Xiaoman took the cage and walked straight outside.

Wu Shirong was clearly struggling to keep up. After all, he had gone to bed late yesterday, gotten up early today, and had been running around all morning, so he was tired.

When Qiu Xiaoman turned around, hey, he really was a frail scholar, just as she had imagined.

She waited patiently ahead, so understanding that Wu Shirong felt embarrassed. He quickly forced himself to stay calm and ran over in small steps, saying, "Sorry, I've got a bit of a stitch."

"They don't exercise enough," Qiu Xiaoman commented objectively.

Wu Shirong did not deny it, but still explained, "There are too many things to learn, and I don't have much time."

"If you say so, then so be it." Qiu Xiaoman gave him some face, placed the cat cage on the window, and half-squatted down to talk to the cat.

"Mimi, what's your name?"

"Let's call her Mimi."

"...Your master is so lazy, couldn't he think of a different name for you?"

"Right, I also think he's lazy. He just doesn't want to exercise and always makes excuses. Ha, humans."

"Hahaha, you've seen through the truth! Come on, tell me, have you been urinating and defecating all the time lately because you miss your wife?"

"Yeah, it's spring, meow, I want a wife, meow. My owner is so mean, he keeps me locked up at home every day, he doesn't let me have any freedom as a cat, hmph! Every time I can only have a romance with Xiao Mei next door through the glass window, it's so painful, meow."

"Is Xiaomei next door also looking for a husband?"

"Of course, she's a beautiful, cute little female cat who's very good at catching mice. I love her."

"And you? Can you catch mice?"

"I used to be able to do it, but then my owner picked me up and I caught the bacteria of laziness from him."

"Haha, that's normal. If you can have food served to you, who would want to cook for themselves? I also want to be a lazybones."

"You? You run as fast as a monkey? I don't believe it."

"Oh, you know about monkeys?"

"Of course! My master shows me TV every day, so I know everything!"

"What else do you know?"

"I also know that I have a relative called tiger, another relative called leopard, and lions, lynxes, Pallas's cats, and so on. But there are no lions in our country; those are cats from the African savanna."

"Wow, Mimi is so knowledgeable!"

"Of course, meow. My owner lets me watch TV every day, and I've learned so much. I also know that we are all mammals, and nursing means drinking milk. But you humans only have two, while we cats have seven to nine."

Qiu Xiaoman laughed so hard. This Mimi really is like her owner, a real know-it-all. What a pedantic cat!

She stood up with a smile and said, "Your Mimi is doing well. You can either find him a wife or take him to get rid of his balls—" Qiu Xiaoman turned her back to Mimi and made a gesture of getting rid of her balls to avoid making Mimi jealous.

Wu Shirong understood, but he was a little worried: "Do you know any veterinarians? Maybe I should find one and ask them again."

Qiu Xiaoman shrugged indifferently and gave Wu Shirong Uncle Zhou's phone number: "You're welcome."

Wu Shirong could tell she was mocking him, but since it concerned Mimi's lifelong happiness, it was best to be cautious.

He picked up the cat cage and looked at her suspiciously: "Were you really talking to him just now?" In his opinion, she was talking to herself the whole time, and the cat was only meowing the whole time.

Qiu Xiaoman turned around with a smile: "If you don't believe me, fine, it's not like I'll lose a piece of my flesh."

With that, she waved her hand, took Grey Grey and Little Flower, who had just been put on a leash, and left.

As Wu Shirong watched her retreating figure, he felt somewhat at a loss, overwhelmed by her generosity and nonchalance, as if he had unjustly acted like a petty person.

But there's nothing wrong with seeing a veterinarian for double insurance, right?

He convinced himself and quickly called Uncle Zhou to arrange a time.

*

Qiu Xiaoman returned to the base before leaving get off work.

They brought one dog with them when they went, and two dogs came back.

As soon as they arrived at the base entrance, they saw Liu Kun had changed into a low-key Santana and was leaning against the hood, patiently waiting for someone.

The scarf on his head was stained with bright red blood. Did this person not suffer a concussion?

Qiu Xiaoman ignored him and went back to her office first. However, Fang Jiadong took the initiative to take her field work record sheet: "Let me help you fill it out. You should go to the hospital to change your dressing. The gauze on your palm is all red."

"Thanks." Qiu Xiaoman took Huihui to the kennel and Xiaohua away, since Xiaohua's leg wasn't fully healed yet.

She left work right on time, her canvas bag containing disinfectant and gauze bandages given to her by Captain Zou, so she didn't need to go to the hospital.

Shen Tenglong didn't come today, that's fine. She'll ride in Liu Kun's car then; she still has to settle accounts with him.

When Liu Kun saw her arrive, he opened the car door for her: "It's a new car, so it has a slight odor. I sprayed some lemon-scented perfume on it. If you don't like it, I'll drive my old car next time."

"What does this have to do with me?" Qiu Xiaoman didn't have time to deal with these things. She took Xiaohua's hand and got into the car, picked up her mobile phone, and called Manager Zhao to arrange a time for Feng Shengnan.

After finishing the call, she lowered her head to tend to her wound.

Liu Kun drove in silence until they were almost in the city before asking, "Aren't you going to ask Bai Jingjing if she's paid back the money?"

"Didn't you say that yourself?" Qiu Xiaoman didn't even look up, completely absorbed.

Liu Kun smiled and said, "Her family refused to pay back the money, so I threatened to report her for breaking up someone else's marriage. Only then did she get scared. She should have already arranged to meet Shen Tenglong to pay back the money. So—can you have a meal with me?"

"Otherwise, why would I ride in your car?" Qiu Xiaoman still didn't look at him. The burning pain when the gauze was torn off didn't make her react with any pain.

Looking at the calm-looking woman in the rearview mirror, Liu Kun suddenly wondered if she was like him.

He asked curiously, "Doesn't it hurt? Or are you enjoying it?"

"Drive carefully and don't worry about your aunt's business." Qiu Xiaoman was too lazy to pay attention to him; the injury was actually nothing serious.

While in Yunnan, she often climbed cliffs with her bare hands to help her adoptive parents collect medicinal herbs. She got injured quite a few times, but she got used to it.

She changed the medicine, re-bandaged her palm, packed her things, crossed her arms, and leaned back in the back seat, pretending to doze off.

Just as I was about to fall asleep, the phone rang. I picked it up and heard it was Shen Qinghuai again.

Afraid she would hang up again, Shen Qinghuai quickly said, "Don't hang up, Xiaoman, listen to me—"

"Stop talking now, just tell me where the food is good. Liu Kun is treating me to dinner, you should come too." Qiu Xiaoman interrupted him directly. Since she wanted to verify the truth about the car accident, she might as well invite the two potential informants out together.