Chapter 224 This meal is on you

After graduating from high school, Han Jiajia failed to get into university, so with the help of her father's connections, she got a job in the railway system.

After Han Weimin and his wife were murdered, she could not get over it. She almost committed suicide by lying on the railway tracks at work, which scared her boss half to death. She was then transferred to a logistics position.

But Han Jiajia's mental condition became worse and worse, and she was finally diagnosed with depression.

Her boss was afraid that she would do something stupid again, so he gave her sick leave and told her to come back after she recovered.

Because Han Weimin and his wife were killed in a savings bank, they died in the line of duty, and the savings bank gave their family a considerable pension.

But the problem is that this is equivalent to pushing her directly into a dead end. Originally, going to work and interacting with people was not so bad.

As a result, once I took sick leave, I never went out again.

About half a year later, the neighbor next door called the police because he could not stand the long-term unknown stench.

After smelling the odor, the experienced police officer immediately realized that it was the smell of a rotting corpse. Finally, he broke into the house and found Han Jiajia's body, which was already severely decomposed.

After a forensic autopsy and on-site investigation, it was confirmed that the deceased committed suicide by hanging and had been dead for more than two weeks.

The police discovered information about her medical condition and the situation at her workplace after investigation.

This is probably one of the most tragic things in the world, and it is really regrettable.

So when Zhou Yi heard Cheng Jiaojiao mention Han Jiajia's name, he immediately asked about her parents.

It’s just to confirm whether this Han Jiajia is the same Han Jiajia.

After Zhou Yi wrote down several suspicious targets he remembered, he circled them.

The reason is very simple. Cheng Jiaojiao said that Han Jiajia's family has been harassed and threatened recently. Although it is not known what kind of intimidation it is, one thing is certain.

That is, there was no mention of this in the files of the savings bank murder case.

After the incident, Wu Yongcheng and others questioned Han Jiajia to learn about her parents' interpersonal relationships, but there was no mention that their family had been harassed or threatened before.

Zhou Yi was certain that it was impossible that Wu Yongcheng and the others did not include it in the information because they thought it was useless.

It could only be that Han Jiajia ignored a lot of information after suffering a huge blow.

After all, judging from her subsequent personal situation and illness, as well as her eventual suicide, her psychological endurance was relatively weak, so it is possible that she did not explain clearly or omitted some information at the time.

Threats and intimidation are most likely done by acquaintances, and the motive is usually revenge.

Zhou Yi wasn't sure whether this incident was related to the savings bank case two months later, but since it was a clue that had slipped through the net, he decided to listen to it first.

After finishing writing the information about the June 14th case, Zhou Yi took out the notebook he used last time and wrote several lines on it with an invisible pen. Then he held up the seemingly blank notebook and let the ultraviolet light shine on the notebook.

Written here are all murders that will happen in Hongcheng within six months, three of which are unsolved cases.

The first row closest to the present is the grand dismemberment case.

"Xiaoshuang..." Zhou Yi murmured.

The mobile phone in the living room suddenly rang. Zhou Yi turned off the ultraviolet light, restored the ceiling mechanism to its original position, then walked out of the compartment and picked up the mobile phone.

"Hello, I'm Zhou Yi. Who are you?"

"Why did you take so long to answer the phone? Are you free after get off work tonight?" Xu Junjie said on the phone.

"Why, are you going to treat me and Lao Yan to a meal?"

"It's true that we're going to have dinner, but you have to treat me."

Zhou Yi was about to say okay when he heard Xu Junjie say, "Let me introduce you to a beautiful woman."

"Han Jiajia?" Zhou Yi blurted out.

Xu Junjie laughed heartily on the phone. "Look how impatient you are. Jiaojiao has already made an appointment with that girl. Tonight at six o'clock, at Rongji on Dawang Road, is that okay? If you agree, I'll reserve a table."

"Okay, see you then."

"Lao Zhou, dress nicely. I'll be your supporting role tonight."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi looked at the time and saw that it was still early, so he went back into the cubicle and continued to organize the information of other cases.

…

In the evening, Zhou Yi changed into comfortable casual clothes and arrived at the agreed-upon Rongji Restaurant, a Cantonese restaurant, fifteen minutes early.

Zhou Yi reported Xu Junjie's name and was then led by the waiter to a small private room.

After Zhou Yi sat down and flipped through the menu, he immediately gritted his teeth. The prices on the menu were painful to look at.

No, Xu Junjie still has to pay the bill. He is a demolition household. If he doesn’t treat us, who will?

The waiter first brought a pot of Biluochun tea. Zhou Yi took a sip and found that the best tea he had ever tasted was from Manager Hou at the Golden Phoenix Nightclub.

After a few minutes, Xu Junjie arrived first.

As soon as he sat down, Zhou Yi said, "Big Xu, this meal is on you."

"Look at how stingy you are. After all, you are a big detective in the city police station. Can't you make a good impression on the girl?"

"Do you really think I'm here for a blind date?"

Xu Junjie pulled up a stool, moved closer to Zhou Yi, and said, "I'm not lying, that girl is really pretty, comes from a well-off family, and works at the train station. She's a perfect match for you. If I hadn't been thinking about you, I would have introduced her to someone else."

Zhou Yi knew that he meant well, but that was not why he came here, so he changed the subject and said that next time he would go eat skewers with Lao Yan and the other two, and he would treat them all.

Seeing that Cheng Jiaojiao and Han Jiajia had not arrived yet, Zhou Yi remembered what Xu Junjie had said about the high school reunion last time, and asked him why there was no follow-up.

Xu Junjie suddenly became interested: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I almost forgot to tell you. The squad leader went in?"

"What?" Zhou Yi was stunned and asked hurriedly: "Where did you go in?"

"The prison said they were suspected of illegal fundraising or something. I'm not sure about the details. I just couldn't find him, so I asked other classmates and found out."

Zhou Yi's brows suddenly furrowed, because in his previous life, he had never heard that the squad leader had been to jail?

Illegal fundraising? It looked like a case from the Economic Investigation Bureau, though he couldn't access their files, so it was normal that he didn't know much about it.

But in the previous life, when Xu Junjie and Cheng Jiaojiao got married, the squad leader was also present, and no one mentioned going to jail?

Did I miss some memory? Or were there other places besides my immediate surroundings undergoing changes in this life?

"How many years was the squad leader sentenced to?" Zhou Yi asked.

"Judgment? Not yet." Xu Junjie replied.

"No verdict? That means it's a detention center, right? It's impossible to go to prison without a verdict."

"Is that so? I really don't understand. So, does this count, squad leader?"

Zhou Yi breathed a sigh of relief. Being in the detention center meant the case was still under investigation, and the squad leader was a suspect, not a criminal. But since he was in the detention center, it meant he was implicated in the case.

However, judging from the situation in the previous life, the squad leader probably didn't go to jail in the end. If he just stayed in the detention center for a while, it would be normal that he was not mentioned by everyone.

"Not really. He's just suspected and needs to be detained for investigation."

Xu Junjie nodded repeatedly: "That's good, that's good. If this young man really goes to jail, his life will be over."

"It's okay, it wasn't him, there won't be any problem." Zhou Yi said calmly.

"Hey, isn't this case your responsibility, squad leader?"

"We're in criminal investigation, handling homicide cases. If he's suspected of illegal fundraising, that's an economic crime, and falls under the jurisdiction of the economic investigation department. We're two departments under one big system."

Xu Junjie nodded.

At this time, the door of the private room was pushed open and Cheng Jiaojiao walked in.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting. I just passed by a store and the clothes inside were so nice, so I took a look." Cheng Jiaojiao said with a smile.

Behind her, a girl walked in.

Zhou Yi's eyes brightened because Xu Junjie didn't lie to him. This girl was indeed very beautiful, with long hair, a bow clip on her head, fair skin, and an elegant temperament.

It seems to be Han Jiajia.

Han Jiajia walked in, lowered her head and said nothing.

"Let me introduce you. This is Jiajia, my good friend." Cheng Jiaojiao said with a smile, then pointed at Zhou Yi. "Jiajia, this is Zhou Yi, Junjie's best friend in high school. He's now a criminal police officer at the Public Security Bureau."

Han Jiajia's gaze fell on Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi smiled at her and she smiled back.

Xu Junjie quickly pulled out the stool next to him and said, "Hurry up and sit down. Let's talk."

After Cheng Jiaojiao and Han Jiajia sat down, Cheng Jiaojiao said, "Jiajia and I were classmates in junior high school. We were very close back then. Jiajia was pretty and quiet. Back then, there were always bad students chasing after her. It was that guy who tried to climb over your wall in the middle of the night and got beaten up by your dad."

Han Jiajia tugged at Cheng Jiaojiao's clothes sheepishly: "Where can I find it?"

Xu Junjie took charge of ordering the dishes first, then took the menu and huddled together with Cheng Jiaojiao, their heads leaning against each other as they discussed, "What do you like to eat, dear?"

Zhou Yi suddenly felt that the meal was too sweet even though he hadn't even finished it yet.

Fortunately, Xu Junjie and Cheng Jiaojiao finally got married. Otherwise, if it was another girl, Zhou Yi probably wouldn’t be able to bear it.

Zhou Yi poured Han Jiajia a cup of tea. Han Jiajia whispered thank you, then picked up the cup with both hands stiffly.

Looking at her, Zhou Yi seemed to understand why Han Jiajia ended up like that after Han Weimin and his wife were murdered.

She is an introverted girl who doesn't talk much. Judging from her temperament, Zhou Yi guessed that she should like literary and artistic things, and has a slightly melancholic temperament.

This type of people are sensitive and delicate inside, very emotional, and are the most likely to be unable to recover after suffering a blow.

Zhou Yi looked at Han Jiajia in front of him, and thought of everything she had experienced in her previous life and her miserable farewell, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Then I unconsciously thought of Lu Xiaoshuang. Even though she had a difficult life since childhood, she was still so optimistic and worked so hard to grow.

He remembered the various wishes that Lu Xiaoshuang had expressed to him that night in the hospital ward, and he suddenly wanted to take her to fulfill those wishes.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yi couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Xu Junjie came over and said, "Damn, you don't have to make that expression when you see a beautiful woman."