Chapter 161 The Qian Lailai case crisis resurfaces

In his previous life, Zhou Yi’s cousin ran away from home during the first semester of his senior year in high school.

At that time, all the relatives went out to search for her all over the world, and finally found her on a bridge.

At that time, she was extremely emotional, which seemed to be caused by something that happened at school, and she showed suicidal tendencies.

Later, at the suggestion of his master Zhang Ning, Zhou Yi attracted her attention by talking to her, and then Zhang Ning suddenly approached from the other side and rescued her.

I learned from my aunt that it seemed to be related to premature love. My aunt was very annoyed about it, and the relationship between mother and daughter became very tense for a time.

This also caused Zhao Min's academic performance to plummet in her senior year of high school. In the end, she could barely get into a vocational college, even though she had no problem getting into college. The development trajectory of her life became not smooth.

The girl who was originally quirky later became silent and didn't like to communicate with others.

It was not until many years later, when Zhou Yi returned to Hongcheng for the New Year, that the middle-aged brother and sister talked about what happened at that time, and Zhao Min told the truth of that year.

When she was in high school, there was a good-looking boy in her class who had a crush on her and often approached her in the name of studying.

She was so thick-skinned that she didn't notice anything unusual until another girl from a wealthy family became hostile to her because she liked that boy. She started to lead a few followers to bully her everywhere and spread obscene rumors about her at school.

She told the teacher about the incident, but instead of finding out the truth and helping her, the teacher thought it was just some trivial conflict between classmates and scolded them for destroying the learning environment of the senior year and affecting other students' studies.

The most infuriating thing is that the teacher warned her not to do anything out of line, as he had heard that she was very close to some boys.

She was so angry that she had no way to defend herself. After returning home, her aunt blamed and scolded her for her declining academic performance, which led to her emotional breakdown and running away from home.

When talking about this matter again, Zhao Min was nonchalant and said it was ridiculous, just some pretentious things that teenagers do.

It was only at a class reunion that I found out that the boy and the rich girl didn't end up together. At the reunion, the rich girl talked and drank with her as if nothing had happened.

But Zhou Yi knew that for the 17-year-old girl, it was a hurdle that she could never overcome. Her life was changed because of it, and she might have had a better future.

At that time, Zhao Min, who had gained weight in middle age, said with red eyes: "It's all over, it's all over."

How could this kind of thing possibly be tolerated?

There's nothing I can do about it.

On the balcony, the sunlight made Zhao Min's young face flush. "No, who would bully me?"

Zhou Yi stood up and closed the door between the balcony and the living room.

Then he said, "Minmin, don't forget what your brother does. Don't lie to me."

Zhao Min looked up at Zhou Yi and said, "I know. They're the police. So what? If someone bullies me, can you arrest them?"

"able!"

Zhou Yi's answer left Zhao Min stunned.

Zhou Yi continued, "School bullying refers to intentional or malicious physical or verbal bullying or insults by one person, either on or off campus, that causes physical injury, property loss, or emotional harm to another. This includes beatings, verbal abuse, threats, ridicule, spreading rumors, and malicious slander."

"These bullying behaviors can be categorized as violations, general offenses, and criminal offenses, depending on their severity. Minor offenses will be punished by the school, while serious offenses include fines and detention. In the most serious cases, criminal liability will be pursued according to law."

Zhou Yi said seriously: "So if someone really bullies you at school, you can call the police."

Zhao Min was a little confused. She had originally said that out of anger, but she didn't expect Zhou Yi to speak so seriously and in such detail.

"Really...really?"

Without saying anything, Zhou Yi pulled out his police ID and said, "Putting aside the fact that I'm your brother, I can't lie to you just for this."

Zhao Min's eyes suddenly became sharp. "Brother, can you teach me how to send those crazy women in? They're driving me crazy. I don't even want to go to school anymore."

Lu Xiaoshuang was very surprised. She didn't expect that what Zhou Yi said was actually true.

Zhou Yi said: "Evidence! The best way is to leave evidence to prove that they bullied you."

"Evidence? How can I get evidence?"

"You have a Walkman, don't you?" Most people had one during their school years, used for listening to English comprehension exercises, but more often, pop music. "Although the use of audio recordings as evidence in court is complicated, this case didn't reach that level, so recordings are still useful. You can use your Walkman to record the bullying, then bring it directly to the police."

"What if... the school messes up?"

Zhou Yi squatted down and said to Zhao Min, "Don't be afraid if the school is messing up, the teachers are playing dumb, and your parents don't understand! In short, go find your brother. He'll back you up!"

Zhao Min hugged Zhou Yi's neck and said with emotion: "Brother, you are really my brother!"

"Ahem, ahem, how come you have such strong grip, little girl? You're strangling me to death."

Lu Xiaoshuang looked at the brother and sister, covering her mouth and laughing.

It seems that Zhou Yi was not such a good person when he was a policeman, he has always been such a good person.

"Beep, beep, beep—beep, beep—" A loud telephone rang in the room.

After hearing this, Zhou Yi walked out from the balcony and took out his cell phone from his coat.

"Hello, who is this?"

A voice on the phone asked nervously, "Is this Officer Zhou Yizhou?"

Zhou Yi frowned. Firstly, the voice sounded familiar, and secondly, the person who would call him like that was definitely not a colleague in the bureau.

"I'm Zhou Yi. May I ask who you are?"

"Officer Zhou, I'm Qian Hongxing."

Zhou Yi's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Not to mention how Qian Hongxing knew his contact information, the fact that he suddenly called at this time must be something bad.

His mother and aunt were chattering in the room. Zhou Yi walked into the room and closed the door.

"Mr. Qian, is there anything wrong?" Zhou Yi asked seriously.

"Officer Zhou, I was wrong. I shouldn't have disobeyed you. I was really wrong." Qian Hongxing's voice was filled with tears.

"Did something happen to Qian Lailai?"

Qian Hongxing on the other end of the phone nodded frantically: "Yeah, my son has been kidnapped!"

"What?" Zhou Yi was shocked. It had only been four days since Sun Kun's incident, and Qian Lailai was kidnapped again?

His first reaction was, was it Liu Jianshe who did it?

But he didn't ask that question, as it was not appropriate to jump to conclusions before understanding the case.

But unexpectedly, Qian Hongxing on the opposite side shouted: "Officer Zhou, it was Liu Jianshe, it must have been Liu Jianshe who did it!"

His next words were completely beyond Zhou Yi's expectations.

"I fired him the day before yesterday, and today my son disappeared. He must be holding a grudge and seeking revenge against me."

"You fired Liu Jianshe? Why?"

"Officer Zhou, you suspected him then, didn't you? Afterward, I felt you had your reasons. So I checked his fuel and car maintenance reimbursements for the past two years. I discovered he'd falsified his accounts and defrauded me of a lot of money. So, I fired him in a rage."

This was really unexpected. Zhou Yi was not surprised that Liu Jianshe falsified accounts to cheat money. What surprised him was that Qian Hongxing was obviously unwilling to cooperate with his proposal at the time, but later investigated Liu Jianshe.

This businessman's thinking is really hard to understand.

"Mr. Qian, don't worry. It's hard to say whether it's Liu Jianshe or not. We can only say that he might be a major suspect. Where are you now?"

"At home."

"Okay, I'll notify our colleagues from the Criminal Investigation Detachment to come over immediately.

Unexpectedly, Qian Hongxing immediately said nervously: "No, Officer Zhou, you can't call the police."

Zhou Yi was stunned. What the hell is this? Am I not a policeman?

In Qian Hongxing's villa, Yao Yulin was crying her heart out, and the nanny Yang Jie was also terrified, but she was still comforting Yao Yulin.

On the dining table in front of Qian Hongxing, there was an inconspicuous paper box. Inside the box was a small severed finger. The blood flowing from the end of the severed finger had dyed a small area at the bottom of the box red.

Qian Hongxing, holding the phone, looked at the severed finger, tears welling up in her eyes as she choked out, "Officer Zhou, they...they chopped off one of my son's fingers and called to say if you dare call the police, they'll chop off your hand next time. Officer Zhou, I only trust you now. Please help me, save my son."

Zhou Yi was shocked when he heard these words and asked hurriedly: "Did the kidnappers call?"

"Yes."

"What did the kidnapper say?"

"They told me my son was in their hands and told me not to call the police, or they would collect my son's body. They also said they had left a gift for me at the gate of the community."

This so-called gift is naturally that finger.

Zhou Yi's expression became serious because he had realized the seriousness of the problem.

The kidnapper didn't make any demands. He just cut off a finger of the hostage and handed it to him. Such a vicious kidnapper is definitely not an ordinary person.

"Mr. Qian, don't worry. I'll be right there. If the kidnappers call again, remember to do two things. First, delay the conversation with them as much as possible to get as much information as possible for analysis. Second, ask them to confirm the hostage's safety!"

"Remember, never provoke the kidnappers. The safety of the hostages comes first!"

"Okay, okay, Officer Zhou, I'll do whatever you say this time! I'll do whatever you tell me to do!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi opened the door, picked up his clothes and walked out. "I have a case to handle, so I'm leaving first."

Then he opened the door and left.

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Zhang Qiuxia said, "You just got back, why are you busy again?"

My aunt also said, "Zhou Yi's job is too hard."

At this time, Grandpa spoke: "Xiaoyi is a criminal policeman. If he is busy, it must be a matter of life and death. Let's not make things more complicated."