Chapter 282 Human Radar

Meng Qingtong said: "I thought the pig's head was delicious, so I asked where he bought it. Wang Ronghai said it was from the vegetable market on Ankang Road."

"Did he have any unusual reaction when he said this?"

"Abnormal reaction..." Meng Qingtong thought for a moment and said, "No. Oh, he said something else later, he remembered it wrong."

Zhou Yi was sure that there was something wrong with the pig head meat. Wang Ronghai must have said it too quickly, but then regretted it, so he made up for it by saying something.

No, it must be the person selling the pig head who has the problem.

Ankang Road? In the western part of Qingshan District, Zhou Yi remembered that it was an old city area with many peddlers and hawkers, and the housing and population density was relatively high.

"Leader...is this a useful clue?" Meng Qingtong asked cautiously.

"We will investigate and verify it later. Is there anything else?" Zhou Yi asked.

“It’s really gone this time.”

"If you think of any more clues, tell Director Cai."

"Of course, of course." Seeing Zhou Yi stand up, Meng Qingtong said eagerly, "Leader, if the clues I provided lead to the arrest of Wang Ronghai, you must remember to count me as a credit for the report."

Zhou Yi pointed at him and said, "Meng Qingtong, study hard and stay on the right path. Don't wait until you come in and act out some drama of regret. Do you hear me?"

Meng Qingtong nodded repeatedly.

After saying goodbye to Cai Lei, Zhou Yi drove back to Hongcheng.

Not long after driving out, I saw a small restaurant on the side of the road. Then I remembered that I hadn't had lunch, so I stopped to satisfy my stomach.

It was already afternoon, and the boss and the cook were watching TV bored.

Zhou Yi ordered a Kung Pao Chicken with rice and a bottle of soda.

The chef was not slow and cooked the rice in just a few minutes, then sat there watching TV with the boss.

While eating, Zhou Yi was thinking about the connections between Meng Qingtong, Wang Ronghai and the June 14th case.

Meng Qingtong should have confessed everything, including the crimes of fraud and intentional injury. For someone like him who has been imprisoned twice, his biggest concern now is to strive for a reduced sentence.

But why didn't he confess Wang Ronghai's crime before I came here to try to reduce his sentence? I thought about this question myself, and the answer is that the Huaiyang police didn't know about the fraud case he committed in Hongcheng at that time. If he had confessed Wang Ronghai on his own initiative, it would have eventually exposed the fraud case.

But as soon as he arrived, he knew that the fraud case had been exposed, so he reported it immediately and tried to gain merit.

Wang Ronghai is a released prisoner, and according to Meng Qingtong, he has a very low level of education and can basically only write his own name.

It seems a bit difficult for this kind of rough guy to commit robbery openly, but to commit an unsolved case like the June 14th case, which left no trace.

Therefore, Zhou Yi is more inclined to believe that it was the big brother that Wang Ronghai mentioned, because from the fact that Wang Ronghai moved out shortly after his attempt to recruit Meng Qingtong failed, it can be seen that it was most likely this big brother who asked him to do so, fearing that Wang Ronghai would be exposed if he continued to stay there.

It’s just that Wang Ronghai was not smart enough and warned Meng Qingtong, which made his attempt to cover up the truth even more obvious.

If Wang Ronghai could think of this, he should have warned them when he failed to recruit them. Why did he do it again when they moved out?

People's behavior and words can all be traced, except for those who are mentally ill.

Combined with the clues about the pig's head, Zhou Yi suspected that the person who sent the pig's head and the person who planned the bank robbery should be the same person.

Assuming that this person is Li Yong, the fugitive wanted in the Luohe gold shop robbery case, then it makes logical sense.

After escaping from Luohe, Li Yong hid in Hongcheng for some reason and became a small vendor selling pig heads.

Wang Ronghai and Li Yong may be old friends. After meeting in Hongcheng, they began to plot to rob a bank, and what Meng Qingtong said happened.

But there are still two questions Zhou Yi can't figure out.

First, why did they recruit another person? Judging from the on-site investigation of the June 14th case, it's not possible for one person to handle the case, but two people are definitely enough. What was the purpose of recruiting Meng Qingtong? Was it Wang Ronghai's own initiative, or was it Lao Qiang's idea?

Secondly, if Lao Qiang had been able to hide undetected for two years, which suggests he was currently safe, why would he suddenly rob a bank again? Was he desperate for something bigger? Or was he in urgent need of cash for some other reason?

No matter what, I have to go to Ankang Road first to find the vegetable market and the stall selling pig heads.

Wait, Ankang Road!

Zhou Yi put down his chopsticks and said to the boss, "Boss, I'm going to get something from the car. Please don't take my bowl away."

The boss waved his hands and continued watching TV.

Zhou Yi ran back to the car and took out the map of Hongcheng, then spread it out on the table, looking for the specific location of Ankang Road.

After finding it, he looked for the location of the Linbei Road Savings Bank where Han Weimin worked on the map.

Although they are both in Qingshan District, they are eight or nine kilometers apart and obviously have little intersection.

He tried hard to recall where Han Jiajia's residential area was.

His hand kept moving on the map, and finally landed on the location of Han Jiajia's community.

This location is three streets away from Ankang Road, which is still a certain distance away. However, judging from the road conditions, it should be a place that Han Weimin and his wife would pass by on their way to and from get off work.

Zhou Yi tapped the map and muttered to himself, "Shouldn't I be wrong?"

The boss and the cook came over curiously and looked at each other.

The chef gestured to the boss, pointed at Zhou Yi's head, then shook his head with a look of disgust.

After finishing his meal and drinking the soda in one gulp, Zhou Yi put away the map, paid and left.

As soon as I got in the car, I called Shi Tao first.

"Captain Shi, are you busy? I have a case here..."

Before Zhou Yi finished speaking, Shi Tao couldn't help but say, "No wonder they call you a human radar. How come your cases keep popping up? You've done what we used to do in half a year in just one month, didn't you know that?"

Zhou Yi was at a loss for words. What the hell was that? Human radar? Who was so clever as to give themselves that nickname?

"Captain Shi, this is what happened..." Then he recounted how he found Meng Qingtong.

Finally, Zhou Yi said, "Captain Shi, let's keep this case quiet. I won't tell anyone that I'm involved. Is that okay with you?"

When Shi Tao on the other end of the phone heard this, his expression immediately changed, and he couldn't suppress a smile and said, "Really?"

"Of course it's fake. I'm just running errands for Captain Shi."

Shi Tao touched his chin and smiled: "Old Wu didn't tell him either?"

Zhou Yi said firmly: "I won't tell you."

"Alright, Zhou Yi, that's very kind of you," Shi Tao said, patting his chest. "If you can't make it in Team Three, Team Two is always open to you."

Zhou Yi's mouth twitched slightly, thinking to himself, "You don't know what Captain Wu promised me." But he still thanked Shi Tao, after all, he was planning to do Shi Tao a favor anyway.

Shi Tao has a straightforward personality. If you give him some credit, he will definitely remember your kindness.

Firstly, I have no shortage of merits now.

Secondly, if the one caught in the end is really Lao Qiang, then weakening one's own presence will be a good thing.

The third and most important thing is that if you want to move up, the appreciation of your leader, merit, and interpersonal relationships are all indispensable.

He needs to prepare for this matter in advance and change his original way of thinking.

"Then what time will you come back? I'll leave it to you to decide how to proceed." Shi Tao said cheerfully.

…

As night falls, people come and go on Ankang Road. The narrow asphalt road is full of potholes. People riding bicycles feel their buttocks hurt by the road surface and can't help but curse.

On both sides of the road are low, old houses, and many people set up stalls on the roadside.

The area around Ankang Road was renovated from the shantytowns in the old city. It has a high population density and cheap housing rents. Many small vendors gather here, forming a relatively lively market street.

Of course, this kind of place is accompanied by a mixed crowd, large population mobility, and relatively poor public security.

However, because things are cheap, especially groceries and daily necessities, nearby residents like to come here to buy.

Therefore, the vegetable market on Ankang Road is quite large. Basically, people enter from one end of the road and exit from the other. The daily traffic volume is at least 8,000 people, if not 10,000.

There is a stall on the east end. It has no sign, but everyone in the market and regular customers know this stall. It sells semi-cooked food, such as sausages, pig heads, and pig ears.

Because of its good taste, it is well-known in this area and has many regular customers who have been eating there for many years.

The stall owner is an old man who used to do business with his wife. A few years ago, the old wife passed away, leaving the old man alone.

Everyone thought that the old man behind the stall had quit, because he looked listless after the old woman left. After all, the couple had no children.

Many old customers also felt sorry that the old man's business was like fishing for three days and drying the net for two days.

As a result, more than a year ago, a man in his forties appeared at the old man’s cooked food stall. The old man said he was his nephew named Dazhuang.

Da Zhuang started out helping the old man, but later he gradually took over the business, and the old man came less often.

Customers all say that the old man’s nephew’s cooking skills are better than the old man’s.

But Dazhuang is not good at speaking and doesn't talk much. In the eyes of the surrounding merchants, he is an honest man.

Zhou Yi and Shi Tao first inquired with the market manager about the situation, finding out how many stalls in the market sold pig heads and the specific conditions of these stalls. Finally, they locked onto the middle-aged man named Dazhuang.

Zhou Yi showed the administrator Li Yong's wanted photo and asked him if he was the person.

The administrator looked at him for a long time and said, "The eyes and nose are a bit similar, but Dazhuang is much fatter than this guy."

Li Yong on the wanted poster is very thin, but weight can be changed, especially it is very easy for a thin person to gain weight.

Shi Tao immediately arranged for people to block the entrances and exits at both ends of the vegetable market, and then he and Zhou Yi went to confirm whether this Da Zhuang was the fugitive Heluo wanted criminal Li Yong.