Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Shit! Is someone really dead?

Little Policeman, but His Parents Are Cheating [Nineties]

Text/Maid's Dagger

Exclusively published on May 19, 2025,

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1995, midsummer, Jiangtan.

It was early in the morning, threatening to rain but not yet. The weather was hot and muggy, with dark grey clouds hanging low in the night sky, and the air felt like it was clinging to us.

The lights were on at the compressor factory in the western suburbs of the city. Dozens of people gathered in the open space in front of the factory building, looking up with their heads held high and steel pots in their arms, like geese waiting to be fed, looking at the people standing and sitting in the workshop.

“Here it comes!”

"Last time, Master Zhang demonstrated his incredible abilities of breaking steel bars with his bare hands and taking objects from the air. I wonder if tonight—"

"I heard that he can transform into an immortal. Is this true?"

"Don't ask, just follow the master's luck!"

"Is it raining? Master is amazing! He can really control the wind and rain!"

The night wind blew through the treetops, and raindrops fell, turning the weeds at the foot of the wall into a wet green.

In the corner, a girl silently put on her raincoat, followed the strange movements of the "believers", and raised her hands high.

"When Peng migrates to the Southern Ocean, it strikes the water for three thousand miles..."

Boom——

Lightning streaked across the sky, thunder rolled across the dark sky, and the surrounding lights exploded in an instant in the thunder!

The wind was blowing evilly and the rain was getting heavier. Only a faint candlelight remained on the cement ground in front of the "Master".

Immediately afterwards, thick fog filled the depths of the workshop, completely obscuring the last bit of light and the figure of the person who was performing the martial arts.

"Ahhh, the master has appeared!"

"Soaring up to ninety thousand miles!"

The rain was pouring down on the sky and earth. In the pitch-black darkness, the girl opened her clear eyes wide in surprise and murmured softly:

"Wow, you can really control the wind and rain!"

The fog gradually dissipated amid the orderly chanting.

However, after a long time, the lights in the factory still did not come on, and the "Master" did not seem to move at all.

The discussion grew louder.

"Could he have become an immortal?"

"I don't know, why don't you go and take a look?"

“…I’ll go!”

Someone groped in the dark and found a flashlight, lit it, and shone it into the workshop.

"My God! No one's here!" The circular light swept through the dark air twice, and he shouted excitedly, "Master Zhang is free and easy!"

“Ah ...

Suddenly, a terrified scream pierced the darkness.

The woman standing in the front row pointed at a vague black shadow, covered her face and screamed, "Master Zhang seems... seems to be lying on the ground!"

The crowd immediately became panicked, some people moved forward, some stepped back, and shouts rose one after another.

"What's going on?"

"Has the master gone astray?"

"Look at the wall! There are blood words on the wall!"

The flashlight swept across the brick wall, revealing the three glaring red characters "Li Guoping". The girl pushed through the crowd, trying to get closer to see what was going on.

A foul, stench hit me in the face.

How could a person who was alive and kicking just now turn into a soundless corpse?

But before she took two steps, a loud whistle was heard not far away.

Alternating red and blue lights illuminated half of the rainy night. Several police cars drove into the compressor factory at high speed and blocked the road in front of the workshop.

"Police! Don't move!"

A tall and handsome man jumped out of the leading jeep and glanced at the panicked crowd.

The girl's heart sank, and she raised her hand to pull down the hood of her raincoat.

But the man had already seen her and walked over with a stern face.

"Ji Yinhe! Why are you here? Did you make the call?"

"It's not me." Ji Yinhe wiped the rain off his face and asked with a frown, "Captain Tang, what happened?"

Tang Ci, the captain of the Serious Crime Squad of Jiangtan City Public Security Bureau, stared at her for two seconds with an unclear meaning.

"We received a report that a murder occurred at the compressor factory."

“…”

Ji Yinhe's heart was pounding, and his eyes passed through the crowd and took a deep look at the "Master" lying on the floor of the workshop.

Shit! Someone really died?

The clues my parents gave turned out to be true!

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The story begins a few hours ago.

Just before the end of the get off work day, Ji Yinhe knocked on the door of the director's office.

Rao was just chuckling at the photo of an actress in the evening paper's entertainment news. When he saw the person at the door, he immediately sighed with a headache.

"Come in."

Ji Yinhe placed the document in front of him and blinked his big eyes. "Director, I have finished writing the overall work summary for the first half of the year."

Rao just flipped through it and put it aside. "Well, I have to attend a meeting at the provincial department next week. Please prepare the speech first."

“…” Ji Yinhe took a deep breath.

"Chief, I'm studying criminal investigation, and I want to solve cases!"

"Xiao Ji, I know you're a talented investigator, but before you step onto the dangerous front lines, it's still necessary to understand the overall work of the unit!"

Rao just happened to push up his glasses, and seeing Ji Yinhe was about to argue, he raised his hand and pointed at the banner on the wall. "100 days without a case, see? It's not that I don't want to release the person, it's just that the security in Jiangtan is so good that all the petty thefts are solved by the police station, so there's no work for criminal investigation!"

"I'll go look at the files and study them first, okay? Then when the murder case comes, I can immediately catch up—"

"Hey! Comrade Xiao Ji, that's not the right thing to say!" Rao interrupted her, throwing up his hands. "The lack of serious crimes is a great blessing for the people of our city! Criminal investigation and administration sound similar, so which one you choose doesn't matter."

Ji Yinhe said sincerely, "But I'm really not cut out for writing work..."

Rao pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "How about this, you keep working for a while. If there's a real case, I'll let you go. Okay?"

Ji Yinhe: “…”

This summer, she graduated with first place in the undergraduate program of Criminal Investigation from the Handong Provincial Police College. She was the only top student in her class who was directly assigned to the Municipal Bureau, which made her the envy of a group of classmates.

Looking at the words on the dispatch certificate, Ji Yinhe also felt that he was extremely lucky.

When she was very young, a firm ideal sprouted in her heart - that is to become a policewoman who would terrify all the bad guys in this turbulent era.

I didn't expect the public security in this city to be so good. It was so peaceful. The director was reading the newspaper, the captain was drinking tea, and my colleagues were busy eating melons.

Because of her good appearance, tall stature, fair skin, thick eyebrows, big eyes and small face, she was brought into the office to do administrative work on the day she reported!

Reality shatters ideals, and writing materials is really boring.

The director also asked her to write a half-year work summary and a leadership speech in her first week...

This is nonsense!

Ji Yinhe dragged his collapsed steps back to his small office, staring at the mountain of paper in front of him and sighed heavily.

…

After I finished the task and came out of the police station, the moon was almost directly overhead.

Ji Yinhe opened the door with a broken heart.

The lights in the living room have been turned off, and my parents should be resting.

She tiptoed to change her shoes and prepared to take a quick shower and go to bed.

What was strange was that there were some strange whispers coming from the master bedroom!

First, her father, Ji Jianguo, lowered his voice and said, "The child has been hit hard recently. How about I report the clues? Isn't there a rich second-generation drug dealer in Long Aotian somewhere?"

Then her mother Lian Qiao hummed, "You're asking Yinhe to solve such a difficult case right off the bat... I'd better let me do it. In the Green River Era novel, the real and fake daughter was swapped. Does that count as human trafficking?"

"Yes! Absolutely! And that serial dismemberment case that spanned ten years... What a pity! It's in the provincial capital!"

"We can do a joint operation, right? That's how the detective dramas at the Mist Theater are played."

"But it's dangerous! What if the murderer diverts Yinhe into some mountain valley? No one will be able to help me..."

"Don't look down on Yinhe, my daughter! She's incredibly capable!" Lian Qiao laughed proudly. "I'll have her bring her smartphone. It's so sturdy! It's stronger than a BP machine and can even hit people!"

"How can there be a signal these days?" Ji Jianguo gasped, "Wait! Five-fold! This good thing has been hidden from me for so many years!"

“…”

Outside the door, Ji Yinhe held his breath, widened his eyes, and did not make a sound for a long time.

Some point Long Ao Tianwen?

Green River Era article?

A rich second generation drug dealer?

Human trafficking?

Five fold?

--Um? ? ?

She was a little confused and a little scared, but she still maintained the qualities of a people's policeman.

After confirming that it was not an auditory hallucination, he continued to remain calm.

In fact, she has always felt that her parents are different from other families.

Old Ji looks lazy and unreliable, but he is very lucky - not only did he get the most leisurely job in the entire street office early on, he also won the lottery five or six times, and whenever he has nothing to do, he takes his family on trips everywhere!

Ms. Lian is a restless person, always coming up with all sorts of bizarre ideas. The dishes she makes aren't even taught on a food show, but they're so delicious they make even the pickiest kids on the block cry.

Occasionally, they would blurt out a few words in front of their daughter that only the other party could understand, and then look as if they had said something wrong and wink at each other cautiously.

Policeman Xiao Ji has been thinking about it for twenty years but still can't figure out whether his family is too lucky or his parents are really a little weird.

But she never thought that these two comrades could go down the path of crime!

The conversation in the master bedroom wasn't over yet when Lian Qiao suddenly shouted, "Wait, didn't someone in the article say someone would die at the Western Suburbs Compressor Factory tonight?"

"Yes, it's July 31st! That Qigong master's immortality case—"

"Is it too late? It's going to rain heavily tonight!"

"...Shh, is Galaxy coming back?"

Ji Yinhe's body trembled, and he quickly retreated to the entrance. After waiting for two seconds, he opened the security door and slammed it shut. Amidst the deafening roar, he shouted at the top of his voice:

"Dad! Mom! I'm back!"

Ji Jianguo coughed modestly and said, "My dear daughter, you have worked hard. Go to bed early!"

Ji Yinhe responded, took a quick shower, and went back to his room to lie down.

After recovering from the shock, she took a deep breath.

Should we get to the bottom of this or just hold off for now?

Based on his criminal police intuition, Ji Yinhe decided to choose the latter.

The weather was hot and humid, and she tossed and turned in bed like a pancake for half the night.

"A Certain Point of Dragon Ao Tianwen" and "Green River Era" sound like martial arts novels and romance novels, all stories written on paper.

Are the clues provided by my parents true and reliable?

Will there be a case at the compressor factory tonight?

A cool breeze broke the sweltering heat, making the wind chimes hanging in front of the window jingle.

Ji Yinhe suddenly opened his eyes wide and sat up.

Since I couldn't sleep anyway, I might as well give it a try and go to that compressor factory!

She did it right away. She changed her clothes, stuffed her raincoat into her cross-body bag, tiptoed out of the house, rode her bike straight to the western suburbs, and mixed in with the followers of Master Zhang.

…

At this moment, Police Officer Xiao Ji stood at the scene with a dazed expression.

I never expected that there really was a murder!

And it seems that the people who came this time were colleagues from the Serious Crime Squad...

Ji Yinhe's eyes suddenly lit up in the night.

Does this mean that Jiang Tan has a major case and she can finally leave the administrative office! ?

Ji Yinhe watched Tang Ci rub his hands together and excitedly took a step towards the body. "Captain Tang, do you have gloves? I'll go check the scene first—"

"Get in the car."

Tang Ci reached out and grabbed the hood of her raincoat, without saying anything, and stuffed her directly into the jeep behind him.

A cold voice fell immediately:

"Lao Che, Cheng Mo, Xiao Wu! Cooperate with the joint defense team. This could very well be a murder. Everyone is a suspect. Take them all back to the police station and interrogate them one by one!"

Ji Yinhe stuck his head out of the car window and pointed at himself in shock.

"…Including me?"

Tang Ci turned his head and glanced at her indifferently.

"Yes, including you."

The author has something to say:

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