Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Obstruction and New Progress in Investigation

Chapter 20

A gust of wind blew through the hall, and the police officers present shuddered at the same time.

Qin Ye raised his hand and stroked his arm vigorously, rubbing off the goose bumps on his skin. He stood up from the bench and looked at Li Quan: "No, we have to go to Liu Jiangyang's house now."

After recording Hui Yu's confession, I was thinking of calling Liu Jiangyang to take the statement tomorrow. But now, after listening to the story told by Qin Zhaodi, she couldn't sit still for a second.

Li Quan nodded immediately and ran to the front desk drawer to get the key to the motorcycle.

"Wait, Qin Ye, whose house are you going to?"

Director Wu, who had just come in cheerfully, was stunned when he heard the name Qin Ye said, "Tell me again, whose house are you and Li Quan going to?"

Qin Ye repeated: "Liu Jiangyang's house."

Director Wu's smile froze on his face. "Is the Liu Jiangyang you are talking about the son of Minister Liu of the County Armed Forces Department?"

Qin Ye recalled the address provided by Hui Yu, and Liu Jiangyang's family did live in the county party committee compound. She was silent for a moment, but still said truthfully: "Probably."

She had dealt with Minister Liu of the Armed Forces Department. Minister Liu was in charge of the entire case of Xie Le's drowning.

"No, no, at least you can't go today!"

Director Wu waved his hands repeatedly, secretly angry at the two young men for causing him trouble. "Look at the clock on the wall. What time is it now? If you two don't go off work and take a break, won't Minister Liu take a break too?"

He wanted to take down the wall clock and hold it in front of Qin Ye so that she could see it clearly: "You, Qin Ye, don't you hate working overtime? Go home quickly. We will investigate the case tomorrow."

Li Quan was dissatisfied with Director Wu's procrastinating attitude. He took a step forward and was about to say something when he was pulled back by Qin Ye.

"Okay, Director Wu, I'll listen to you. We'll go to Liu Jiangyang's house tomorrow."

She secretly winked at Li Quan, who understood and quietly returned to his original position.

She looked at the bench and beckoned to Qin Zhaodi, who was sitting uncomfortably on it: "Come on, Zhaodi, I'll take you home. You haven't sat on a chaise, have you? Today, I'll take you to experience it."

When Qin Zhaodi heard Qin Ye calling her, she quickly stood up, hid behind her, and looked at Director Wu timidly.

"Director Wu."

Qin Ye took the car key from Li Quan, held it in front of Director Wu, and asked with a smile, "I'll let Li Quan drive us back to the village, okay?"

Director Wu was eager to personally send Qin Ye back. Now that she had agreed, he agreed without thinking: "Okay, okay, let Li Quan take you back."

Qin Ye took Qin Zhaodi and went out first. Li Quan saluted Director Wu with a smile, then followed to find Qin Ye.

…

The buzzing sound of the buzzer broke the silence of the Public Security Bureau hall.

Director Wu suddenly realized something, ran out of the hall, and stretched his neck to look in the direction the car was driving.

Only when he found that the car was indeed heading towards Juexing Village did he finally breathe a sigh of relief and walked back to the hall in a calm and composed manner.

Isn't that right? Why did he seem to see that the person driving the scooter was Qin Ye, and the person sitting in the scooter's pocket was Li Quan?

Qin Ye can drive by herself, why does she need Li Quan to drive her? ? ?

Director Wu slapped his thigh in anger, realizing that he had been tricked by Qin Ye.

He nearly vomited blood and half-collapsed on the bench in the hall, not caring at all about the surprised looks from the police officer on duty.

Forget it, forget it, just follow Qin Ye and Li Quan! He doesn't care!

Anyway, these two people are about to be commended by the military region, and Minister Liu will definitely not make things difficult for them for the sake of the military region.

…

The nights in the countryside are colder than in the county town.

Qin Ye planned to send Qin Zhaodi back to the village first, and then go to Liu Jiangyang's house with Li Quan.

Time was short, so she drove the car very fast to ensure the safety of the three people.

The cold wind blew across her face, making her nose red. Qin Ye thought of Qin Zhaodi's thin clothes, turned her head and said to Qin Zhaodi who was sitting behind her: "Zhaodi, hold me tighter, and avoid the wind, then it won't be so cold."

Qin Zhaodi's faint "hmm" sounds were blown away by the wind.

She timidly stretched out her skinny arms and hugged Qin Ye's waist.

Qin Ye's body was warm, and Qin Zhaodi felt that even her heart was warmed by Qin Ye: "Sister Qin Ye, thank you today. If it weren't for you, Huiyu and the others would never have let me go."

"Tsk, a bunch of bullies who only care about the weak and the strong, and they are still in high school!"

Li Quan, who was sitting in his pocket, raised his fist and said proudly, "Zhao Di, don't be afraid. You are Qin Ye's sister, and you are also my sister. If they dare to bully you again, come to the police station to find us, and I will go to the school to find the principal and make the school expel these people."

Qin Zhaodi opened her mouth to say thank you, but tears fell before she could open her mouth.

She hurriedly lowered her head, using the night to hide her tears. Fortunately, neither Qin Ye nor Li Quan saw her crying.

Come take the college entrance examination soon! Qin Zhaodi thought that once she passed the exam, she would be able to get rid of her family and have her own life.

Thinking of this, she looked up at Qin Ye who was concentrating on driving the car. She didn't like this cousin before because she was uneducated and only wanted to use her face to hook up with men and live a good life.

But now, my cousin’s face is still the same, and her delicate features are even more fashionable than before. But she didn't hate her cousin at all. Her cousin seemed to exude a kind of vitality, a power that she longed for.

She really hoped that in the future she could be a powerful woman like Sister Qin Ye, so that no one would dare to bully her.

…

The car soon stopped at the door of Qin Zhaodi's house.

Qin Ye thought for a moment, then told Qin Zhaodi: "Zhaodi, please go to my house later and tell my family that I have to work overtime today and will be back late."

"Okay, Sister Qin Ye."

Qin Zhaodi nodded in agreement and said goodbye to the two of them. "Sister Qin Ye, and Li Gongan, be careful on your way back."

Qin Ye raised his hand and touched the top of Qin Zhaodi's head: "It's getting cold, ask your family to change you into thicker clothes. You're in the third year of high school, your health is important, it would be bad if you catch a cold and miss classes."

Qin Zhaodi felt a lump in her throat and almost burst into tears again.

When she raised her head again, Qin Ye and Li Quan had already left in their car.

"You stupid girl, why don't you get in?!"

The drunken man's shouting and cursing rang in her ears. Qin Zhaodi woke up with a start and walked into the house with heavy steps.

As soon as the door was opened, a smelly shoe flew towards her face. She could obviously dodge, but she still stood there obediently and let the shoe hit her head.

"Great! Dad is getting more and more accurate in hitting!"

Qin Guangyao, the younger brother who had just finished primary school, clapped his hands and cheered for his father beating his sister.

Qin Zhaodi endured the pain, picked up the smelly shoes on the ground, took them to the kang, knelt down and put them on her father again.

Qin's father burped, kicked Qin Zhaodi away, bared his disgusting yellow teeth, and asked, "I heard from Guangyao that it was Qin Ye from Qin Guman's family who drove you back? When did you two become so close? Go and tell her tomorrow that Guangyao wants to drive her car away and ask her to send the car over. Do you hear me?"

Qin Zhaodi hasn't said a word since she returned home.

But now, after hearing Father Qin's unreasonable request, she couldn't help but say, "That guy is from the Public Security Bureau, not Sister Qin Ye's."

Besides, even if the child is really Qin Ye’s own. His family has not had any contact with Qin Ye's family for many years, so how could he have the nerve to ask Qin Ye to borrow a child?

Qin's father got angry on the spot, took off his shoes again, held them in his hands and hit Qin Zhaodi.

Qin Guangyao was so angry that he imitated his father and punched and kicked Qin Zhaodi: "How dare you talk back to our father?! And you are turning your elbow outward?! I will beat you to death, you traitor and loser!"

Qin Zhaodi could only protect her head to prevent her father and brother from hitting her face, otherwise she would be laughed at by her classmates at school tomorrow.

"Oh my goodness, my Guangyao, please stop hitting me. What if you hurt your hand?"

Mother Qin came in with food in her hand and saw the father and son beating her daughter. She quickly pulled her precious son away and said, "Besides, your sister still has to go to school. What if you hurt her and she can't get into college? What will happen to our family in the future?"

Qin Zhaodi's family is relatively wealthy in the village, but in the eyes of Qin's father and mother, their daughter is a money-loser. They sent Qin Zhaodi to school because the educated youth who went to the countryside said that Qin Zhaodi was smart and could get into university.

When Qin Zhaodi passes the exam and gets a job in the city, she can earn in one month what they earn in a year now.

Qin's father and mother thought what the educated youth said made sense. Their precious son did not study well and was destined to dig in the dirt for food in the future like them.

If they could betray Qin Zhaodi, and she becomes successful and makes money in the future, wouldn't the money belong to their precious son Qin Guangyao?

So, Qin's father and mother held their noses and paid Qin Zhaodi's tuition so that she could study until her senior year of high school. Of course, they thought that sending Qin Zhaodi to school was already a special favor. In other aspects, Qin Zhaodi was deducted as much as possible.

The food given to Qin Zhaodi was sweet potato leaf dumplings, which even the poorest families in the village were unwilling to eat; and the clothes given to Qin Zhaodi were only a set of thin, patched clothes.

"Zhao Di."

Mother Qin helped Qin Zhaodi up from the ground, signaled to her husband and son not to continue beating people, and said to Qin Zhaodi in a gentle voice, "Your father and your brother are just a little impatient, they don't have any bad intentions, don't hate them. Study hard, and make sure you get into college next year to repay us."

As she spoke, she did not forget to tell Qin Zhaodi to stay away from Qin Ye: "Stay away from Qin Ye, she is an ungrateful person. She is powerful now, eating government food and riding government cars. But look at her brother Qin Ze? He is still a second-rate person! This ungrateful person didn't even bother to help her brother!"

Qin Zhaodi agreed to her mother's words meekly, but a hint of unwillingness flashed in her eyes.

Sister Qin Ye is not an ungrateful person! She is obviously doing a good job. Everyone has their own life. Why does she have to help Qin Ze?

Qin Zhaodi tugged at the edge of her thin clothes and repeated in her heart the oath she had made countless times - pass the exam! She must pass the exam! Get rid of this horrible home once and for all. These three vampires, don’t even think about getting any benefit from her!

…

On the other side, Qin Ye and Li Quan quickly drove the car into the county party committee staff building.

Li Quan sat steadily all the way, and looked at Qin Ye with a little more admiration: "Not bad, Qin Ye, you have only learned from me for a week, and you can ride the horse so well?"

Back then, he studied for more than a month before he dared to hit the road.

Qin Ye threw the key to the house to Li Quan and said with a smile, "Teacher Li is still a good teacher. Let's go, Teacher Li, go find Liu Jiangyang."

Li Quan felt a little embarrassed by the compliment, and chuckled twice: "Let's go, it's this building, the one on the right hand side on the third floor."

The two went upstairs and knocked on the door according to the address provided by Huiyu.

Soon there was the sound of slippers tapping on the tile floor from inside the door: "Come on, come on, who is it? It's so late."

Minister Liu opened the door from the inside, but when he saw that it was Qin Ye outside the door, he immediately smoothed his frown and said enthusiastically: "Oh, it's Xiao Qin, what brings you here? And this comrade is called Li..."

"Li Quan."

Li Quan looked at Minister Liu's smiling face and felt weird from the bottom of his heart.

Last time, Minister Liu was in Xie Qiuping's yard and he looked down on him and Qin Ye, the police officers from the two police stations. Why is he so enthusiastic today?

Especially the way he looked at Qin Ye, as if he was looking at his own daughter...

Qin Ye also noticed the change in Minister Liu's attitude towards her. She extended her hand to shake his, exchanged some polite words, and quickly got to the point: "Hello, Minister Liu. We are here today to find your son Liu Jiangyang to learn about some things."

Minister Liu's smile froze for a moment, but he still smiled and invited, "Come on, come in and talk."

As he welcomed Qin Ye and Li Quan into the room, he shouted to Liu Jiangyang's room, "Yangyang, come out for a moment. Dad has something to ask you."

…

"What's wrong, Dad? Wait a moment!"

In the room, Liu Jiangyang responded in a hoarse voice while hiding the photos he had not yet finished viewing into a small wooden box. He then locked the box and stuffed it at the head of the bed before leaving the bedroom.

He even ruffled his hair and pretended to be someone who had just woken up: "Dad! What are you doing? It's already past nine o'clock and I have to go to school tomorrow."

As soon as he entered the living room, Liu Jiangyang discovered that there were two people sitting on the sofa.

The moment he saw Qin Ye, his Adam's apple rolled unconsciously.

So beautiful, even more beautiful than Tang Tianfang. It seemed that he had found a more perfect "toy" than Tang Tianfang.

He suppressed the excitement in his heart and walked forward calmly. He asked Minister Liu, but his slightly curved eyes were fixed on Qin Ye: "Dad, are these two your subordinates?"

Qin Ye naturally did not miss the look on Liu Jiangyang's face when he was looking at her.

She frowned, and even in front of Minister Liu, she did not show Liu Jiangyang any good looks: "The police are investigating the case, and we have something to talk to you about."

She held the ID card in front of Liu Jiangyang, and quickly put it away.

When Liu Jiangyang learned that Qin Ye was a public security officer, he felt like someone had poured a bucket of cold water on him. He cursed Hui Yu in his heart for being a fool who was always looking for trouble.

In the afternoon, he heard that Huiyu's friends came to him for help, saying that Huiyu was taken away by the police for bullying students in the village.

He had no interest in Huiyu at all. But Tang Tianfang had just been played to death by him, and before he could find a more fun "toy", he had to find someone like Huiyu to entertain himself.

He was too lazy to go to the police station to rescue Huiyu, fearing that they would notice him. Unexpectedly, the police still came.

Liu Jiangyang felt a little flustered, but then he thought that the police might not know what he had done. Not to mention, he also has a good father who is a leader in the county’s armed forces department.

He winked at Qin Ye and sank into the sofa opposite her: "Public Security Sister, if you have anything to say, just tell me. I will definitely cooperate with you."

Qin Ye rolled her eyes in disgust and nudged Li Quan with her elbow, signaling him to give her the transcript.

Li Quan noticed that Liu Jiangyang was looking at Qin Ye nakedly, and he clenched his fists, thinking that if Minister Liu had not been present, he would have scolded this scumbag severely.

Now that he was poked by Qin Ye, his first reaction was that Qin Ye was asking him for help.

His mind worked quickly and he soon came up with a way to vent Qin Ye's anger. So, he imitated what Liu Jiangyang had just done and winked at Liu Jiangyang several times in an exaggerated manner.

Liu Jiangyang leaned back into the sofa subconsciously as if he had seen a ghost.

He is used to harassing beautiful girls, and he gets particularly excited no matter what expression the girls make. But this was the first time he was harassed, and this time the person who harassed him was a male police officer. Is there something wrong with this guy? ! !

…

"Li Quan?"

Qin Ye waited a long time for Li Quan to hand her the transcript. She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Li Quan, and just missed the eye contact between Li Quan and Liu Jiangyang. "Give me the transcript. What are you daydreaming about?"

Li Quan let out an exclamation, and only then realized that he seemed to have misunderstood Qin Ye's meaning.

He quickly took out the notebook from the lining of his shirt and handed it to Qin Ye.

Minister Liu saw everything the two men did. After some consideration, the balance in his heart completely tilted towards Qin Ye - this Qin Public Security was worth winning over, and in the future, he would definitely become a connection that he could use.

Qin Ye's next words instantly shattered Minister Liu's idea of ​​winning her over: "Liu Jiangyang, someone reported that you threatened to instigate Tang Tianfang to commit a crime and commit suicide. We need your assistance in the investigation. Please answer our next questions truthfully."

"Qin Ye! What nonsense are you talking about?! How could my son do such a thing?"

Before Liu Jiangyang could say anything, Minister Liu impatiently rebuked, "Who reported him? Tell me."

Qin Ye raised his eyes lazily and glanced at Minister Liu, not caring about his anger at all: "We, the police, have the obligation to protect the privacy of every whistleblower."

Minister Liu became even angrier and determined that someone was behind Qin Ye's actions.

Maybe the other party knew that he was hooking up with Xu Libai's father and deliberately did this to hinder his further promotion.

"Qin Ye, I think you are a good comrade. Don't let others blindly use you as a gun!"

Minister Liu frowned and pretended to be heartbroken. "No matter what conditions the people behind you promised you, I can give it to you. You should know that I applied to the county for the commendation for solving Xie Le's case."

Qin Ye didn't expect Minister Liu to have a conspiracy theory and believed that Qin Zhaodi reported Liu Jiangyang in order to bring him down.

She just ignored Minister Liu, unscrewed the pen, and asked Liu Jiangyang: "What is your relationship with Tang Tianfang?"

"She used to be my girlfriend, but she dumped me a few days ago."

After Liu Jiangyang finished speaking, he looked up at Minister Liu, who was shaking with anger, and pouted his lips, taking the initiative to be a good guy, "Dad, can you please stop imagining things? The police sister just asked me two questions casually, is it that serious?"

Minister Liu was so angry at Liu Jiangyang's words that he couldn't utter a word.

He slammed the bedroom door, took out the phone book from the bedside table, and started calling Director Wu of the county public security bureau. He wanted to know clearly who reported and slandered his son in order to suppress him.

But after calling several times, the phone was always busy, whether it was Director Wu's office or Director Wu's home.

Minister Liu had no idea that Director Wu guessed that Qin Ye and Li Quan were going to come to his house to investigate, and was afraid that he would be harassed and complained about, so he unplugged the phone lines in advance.

…

In the living room, Qin Ye continued to question Liu Jiangyang: "Where were you around 10:30 this morning?"

Liu Jiangyang said calmly: "I was taking pictures in the woods behind the county high school. When I came out of the woods, I met my current girlfriend Huiyu and gave her the camera to play with."

Li Quan: "Then do you know that opposite the end of the forest is the entrance platform of the train station?"

Hearing Li Quan's question, Liu Jiangyang smiled: "Li Gongan, you want to ask, did I see Tang Tianfang jump off the tracks to commit suicide?"

Not only did he see it, he also took photos.

His beloved "toy" was smashed to pieces by a train. Although it was a pity, this perfect photographic art reached its peak.

"It was Tang Tianfang. She knew I would be taking pictures in the woods this morning, so she committed suicide by jumping off the tracks to apologize to me."

When Liu Jiangyang mentioned Tang Tianfang, his eyes lit up with excitement. "She said she was sorry for me, that she shouldn't have cheated on me, and that she was willing to die to gain my forgiveness. She even wrote me a letter to express her apology."

As he said that, he went back to the bedroom, took out a letter, and without looking at Li Quan, handed it directly to Qin Ye: "Sister Public Security, can you take a look?"

Qin Ye reached out to take the letter, and her fingertips accidentally touched the back of Liu Jiangyang's hand. It was clearly human body temperature, but she felt as if she was touching a cold and sticky poisonous snake.

She opened the letter quickly, and Li Quan leaned over to read it with her.

Throughout the letter, Tang Tianfang was apologizing to Liu Jiangyang, and the last two lines were stained with tears - [I am not worthy of your love, Liu Jiangyang, I was wrong. Three days later, I will go to the train station and jump off the tracks to commit suicide. I am willing to sacrifice my life in exchange for your forgiveness. 】

Qin Ye read the entire letter and felt a chill all over his body.

She realized that Liu Jiangyang was much smarter than she had thought. Before forcing Tang Tianfang to commit suicide, the other party had probably already thought about how to deal with it if the police came to his door.

"Sister Public Security, Tang Tianfang wants to die on her own. What can I do?"

Liu Jiangyang spread his hands in a helpless manner, "I advised her not to die, and she agreed at the time. Who would have thought that she would end up committing suicide anyway."

Now that Tang Tianfang is dead, he can say whatever he wants and no one can refute him.

Liu Jiangyang continued with a smile: "Sister Public Security, who reported me for instigating Tang Tianfang to commit suicide? You can bring this person here, I am willing to confront him face to face."

Qin Ye folded the letter and did not ask Liu Jiangyang why Tang Tianfang was wearing the badge of the art technical secondary school where Liu Jiangyang studied on her chest when she jumped off the track.

She could imagine that the other party would definitely use the excuse that the school badge was stolen by Tang Tianfang to fool her.

…

Qin Ye was unable to make any breakthrough from Liu Jiangyang, so he had to leave with Li Quan first.

I plan to visit Tang Linji tomorrow, and then go to the county high school and art technical secondary school to investigate and see if there will be any new discoveries.

Liu Jiangyang saw the two men off without changing his expression and closed the door. Just as he put away his smile and turned around, he suddenly saw Minister Liu appear behind him. He took a breath and complained, "Dad, why are you walking so quietly? I was scared to death."

"Liu Jiangyang, tell me the truth, are you having an old problem again?!"

Minister Liu slammed the table and said, "That Tang Tianfang is the same girl you knew in junior high school. It was you who made her commit suicide, right?!"

Liu Jiangyang smiled and poured a glass of water for Minister Liu: "Dad, calm down. The police don't have any evidence, what can they do to me? It's just like the incident in junior high school, which ended up in nothing."

Minister Liu took the water from Liu Jiangyang and was about to drink it, but the more he thought about it, the more worried he became. Finally, he put the cup back on the coffee table with a bang and warned: "Liu Jiangyang, don't forget, this time someone reported it. Maybe the other party has evidence."

Liu Jiangyang was still smiling: "What does it matter, Dad, can't you help me settle it easily?"

Minister Liu took a deep look at his son, pointed at him, and said sternly: "For the last time, Liu Jiangyang."

Someone from above will come to inspect him soon, and he will be promoted again. At this critical moment, he must not let the scandal of Liu Jiangyang affect him.

Liu Jiangyang smiled and coaxed Minister Liu in a gentle manner for a long time, and only then did Minister Liu go back to his bedroom to rest.

…

Early the next morning, Qin Ye and Li Quan went to Tang's house.

Tang Lingji seemed to have not slept all night. His cloudy eyes were bloodshot. When he saw her, he immediately cried anxiously.

Qin Ye quickly explained his purpose: "Comrade Tang Lingji, can you let us go into your daughter's room? We want to see if there are any clues in her room."

Tang Lingji nodded hurriedly and led the way for them.

Tang Linji's family lived in a yard with two other families of employees at the railway station. Because the Tang family was small, they were only allocated two bungalows. One had good lighting, while the other was much colder.

Tang Linji naturally left the better one to his daughter.

Now that Tang Tianfang is gone, Tang Linji has never dared to enter his daughter's room. He wants to deceive himself by telling himself that his daughter is still studying in school.

As soon as the door of Tang Tianfang's room opened, Tang Linji couldn't help crying again.

He pointed inside the house, signaling Qin Ye and Li Quan to do as they pleased, while he squatted in the yard, hugging his knees and crying loudly.

Qin Ye sighed and told Li Quan: "After we search each place, remember to restore it to its original state."

This was the only consolation they could give to Tang Lingji before they officially caught the murderer.

Qin Ye was responsible for searching Tang Tianfang's bed, closet and other private places that were not suitable for strange men to touch; Li Quan was responsible for searching places like the desk and bookshelf.

She searched the entire bed but found nothing, so she turned to the closet.

There were several skirts of different styles hanging in the closet. One could tell from the fabrics that they were not cheap, and were clearly beyond the Tang family's financial means.

At the bottom of the wardrobe, a tattered cotton coat caught Qin Ye's attention.

She reached out and picked up the cotton coat, and a photo fell out from the lining of the coat, swaying and floating to her feet.

Qin Ye bent down to pick up the photo. After seeing the picture clearly, her pupils contracted sharply: "Li Quan! Come and see!"

In the photo, there is a girl who is also very beautiful. She was hanging in mid-air, her eyes rolled up in pain, and it was obvious that she was not dead when the photo was taken.

The half face revealed in the lower left corner of the photo is Liu Jiangyang.

…

Obviously, before Tang Tianfang, Liu Jiangyang had killed someone else, and this photo is the evidence.

Qin Ye took the photo back to the local police station and showed it to Public Security He: "Public Security He, do you have any impression of the deceased in the photo?"

He stared at the photo for a while, and actually dug up some old memories in his mind: "About four or five years ago, a girl from the county junior high school hanged herself. It seems to be the girl in your photo. Her parents insisted that Minister Liu's son led her astray, and asked us police to arrest her."

"After Minister Liu gave them some money, the girl's parents immediately stopped making trouble."

He Gongan spread his hands and said, "We all thought that the girl's parents were deliberately blackmailing us. If the report record is not lost, it should still be in the archives of the county public security bureau. You can go and look for it."

Qin Ye thanked him and rushed to the archives room of the Public Security Bureau without stopping. Sure enough, he found the record of the girl who committed suicide in the photo in the files from five years ago.

The girl's name is Cao Xiangxiang. According to her parents, Cao Xiangxiang seems to have become a different person since she became friends with Liu Jiangyang.

She was caught stealing from a supply and marketing cooperative by a salesperson; she was punished by school for bullying her class teacher’s child; she also crushed a classmate’s bird to death…

Every time, Cao's father and mother had to clean up the mess for her. Cao's parents realized that Liu Jiangyang might have led their daughter astray, and ordered their daughter not to have any more contact with Liu Jiangyang.

Unexpectedly, Cao Xiangxiang became very emotional and started cursing at them, saying that if they continued to stop her from being friends with Liu Jiangyang, she would burn them to death.

A few days after Cao Xiangxiang said this, she was found dead in the woods.

In the eyes of Cao's father and mother, Cao Xiangxiang did commit suicide. But after thinking about it, they always felt that their daughter became rebellious and even committed suicide mainly because she learned bad things from making friends with Liu Jiangyang.

So, Cao's father and mother reported the case to the public security bureau, saying that Liu Jiangyang had killed Cao Xiangxiang and asked the public security bureau to arrest him.

But the police could not find any evidence, and Cao's father and mother could not provide any evidence, so in the end the case was closed with the conclusion that Cao Xiangxiang committed suicide. However, Minister Liu did not want Cao's father and mother to get involved with his family, so he compensated them with a sum of money, and the case ended there.

Qin Ye took out the file of Cao Xiangxiang's case separately and put it together with the photos found in Tang Tianfang's closet, intending to use this as a breakthrough to interrogate Liu Jiangyang.

Wait until the right time and then call the witness Qin Zhaodi for confrontation.

…

Hu Xuan pushed open the door of the archive room and saw Qin Ye inside. He finally relaxed: "Qin Ye, I've been looking for you for a long time. You're here! Go away."

Before Qin Ye could react, she was pushed out by the other party in a hurry. She quickly made a stop gesture: "What are you doing? Don't disturb me while I'm investigating the case."

"Let's put the case aside for now. We won't be here for a while."

Hu Xuan unlocked the door of the inspection department and urged Qin Ye to go in and tidy up his clothes. "You and Li Quan solved Xie Le's case. Xie Le's troops applied for you to be commended. It was approved a few days ago. Someone from the military region is going to hold a commendation meeting for you two!"

Qin Ye was confused, but he still looked in the mirror and straightened his uniform: "Then why don't we know anything?"

Hu Xuan chuckled: "Isn't this the whole situation, thinking of giving you a surprise?"

Qin Ye: “…”

She thought this didn't seem like a surprise, but more like a shock. The only thing to be thankful for was that even though she was very tired after returning home last night, she still washed her hair.

Otherwise, she couldn't imagine how horrible it would be to go on stage and receive awards in a slovenly manner.

…

The commendation meeting was held in the conference hall of the county public security bureau.

Qin Ye entered the room and found that in addition to her and Li Quan, Xu Libai, who examined Xie Le's body, was also awarded.

The commendation meeting lasted for nearly an hour before it was officially declared over.

Qin Ye received a reward of one hundred yuan, a watch and an honorary certificate for "Best Public Security Officer". The person who presented the award to her was Minister Liu.

There was warm applause from the audience. Minister Liu had his back to the audience and looked at her with disdain and threat in his eyes.

"Public Security Officer Qin, the one who reported my Yangyang was Qin Zhaodi from your village, right? I'm so sorry, she admitted to me this morning that everything she said to you public security officers was a lie."

Minister Liu pinned the big red flower on her and said with a fake smile: "Congratulations, Public Security Qin. I hope this is not the last award you receive in the public security team."

Qin Ye smiled back, his eyes frozen into ice: "I will definitely catch your son."

There was an undercurrent between the two of them, but the audience was unaware.

Only Xu Libai, who was receiving an award on the same stage, noticed the expressions of the two men, curled his lips, and then turned his head away.

…

The commendation ceremony ended.

Qin Ye rushed to the county high school to find Qin Zhaodi to find out about the situation. He happened to meet Xu Libai who was returning to the hospital. "Doctor Xu, long time no see."

Xu Libai nodded and smiled at her, but his eyes fell on the direction where Minister Liu left. He pretended to ask casually, "I heard that you went to Minister Liu's house last night and suspected that the girl who jumped off the tracks to commit suicide was instigated by his son?"

Qin Ye was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Xu Libai to be so well-informed.

"I'm afraid your case won't be that easy to investigate."

Xu Libai accepted her scrutiny calmly and reminded her in a low voice, "Minister Liu is going to be promoted soon. If what happened to his son is true, he will definitely try every means to suppress it. If it is false, then you..."

The rest is self-explanatory.

If it was false, Minister Liu would not have let Qin Ye off so easily. Expelling her from the public security team would probably be the lightest punishment.

Qin Ye understood that Xu Libai was kindly reminding her. She tilted her head slightly, feeling that she couldn't understand Xu Libai: "Doctor Xu, are you trying to persuade me not to investigate this case?"

Xu Libai shook his head slightly and asked, "If I advise you, will you listen?"

Qin Ye did not answer, but pursed his thin lips. The answer was self-evident on his determined face.

"So, I just want to remind you. If you want to catch the murderer, you have to remove the stumbling blocks left on the road."

Xu Libai straightened up and his voice returned to its original volume. "If you need my help, you can always ask. You said we are friends, didn't you?"

After saying that, he waved his hand and left first.

Qin Ye thought for a moment and felt that he seemed to understand Xu Libai's hint.

If Minister Liu really wanted to hinder her investigation, she'd better make him lose the ability to interfere before Minister Liu completely intervened.

…

Xu Libai stood in the corner of the alley and secretly watched Qin Ye leave from the road before he retracted his gaze.

He envied Qin Ye's bravery, justice and persistence in the truth.

He raised his hand and touched his chest, his heart pounding. The forensic dream that was strangled by that man seemed to return to him in a brand new form.

"No, Huiyu baby, it's not like that. Don't look so ferocious."

A young man's voice suddenly sounded from deep in the alley.

Along with the faint meow of a cat, a girl's coquettish voice came: "Oh, Liu Jiangyang, I don't know how to do it. This damn cat has splashed my skirt with water."

Xu Libai walked forward calmly and saw Liu Jiangyang and Hui Yu squatting in the alley. In front of them was a plastic basin full of water.

Huiyu smiled and pinched a skinny kitten, pressing it into the water desperately.

Liu Jiangyang held the camera in his hand, pointed the lens at Huiyu, and repeatedly adjusted the angle, but he was still not satisfied. He threw down the camera and said, "Forget it, I won't take any more pictures, baby, just drown this little beast."

Huiyu is still not pretty enough.

It was impossible for him to achieve the same effect as Cao Xiangxiang and Tang Tianfang.

Hui Yu is not worthy of being his "toy" at all. It would be great if the public security officer named Qin Ye could be her "toy".

Liu Jiangyang was daydreaming when a cold male voice came from above his head: "Liu Jiangyang, what are you doing?"

He was startled and looked up to find that it was his father's good friend Xu Libai. He quickly stood up and smiled harmlessly, "Brother Libai, this cat scratched my boyfriend and he wanted to kill it to vent his anger."

Xu Libai curled his lips, but the smile did not reach his eyes: "Oh? Really?"

He hooked his long legs and kicked the cat cage in front of Huiyu: "Lock the cat in."

Hui Yu didn't move, and her first reaction was to look at Liu Jiangyang.

Liu Jiangyang knew from his father that Xu Libai had a strong family background and was someone he could not afford to offend. He nodded at Hui Yu, signaling her to listen to Xu Libai.

She continued to smile and try to get close to Xu Libai: "Brother Libai, do you like cats? Why don't you tell me earlier? The cats my friends have are all very pretty. I can get you as many as you want."

Xu Libai glanced at the kitten in the cage and said indifferently: "I don't like cats."

Liu Jiangyang didn’t quite understand. If he didn’t like her, then why did Xu Libai come here? Just want to say hello to him?

Before he could figure it out, Xu Libai suddenly grabbed his hair. Before he could even cry out in pain, his entire head was pressed into a plastic basin filled with water by Xu Libai.

The sudden change frightened Huiyu.

She opened her mouth to call for help, but Xu Libai grabbed her ponytail as well, and her entire face, along with Liu Jiangyang's, was submerged in the plastic basin.