Chapter 95 The Future is Bright
"What happened?" Zhao Qiqi followed closely behind, her face still showing the marks of sleep.
In the darkness, Chen Zhenzhu's big eyes shone brightly: "Something's up. This person has been sneaking around in the direction of the educated youth settlement for over half an hour. Let's follow him and take a look."
There are two roads leading to Peach Blossom Mountain. One is an "internal path" frequently used by the villagers of Tuanjie Village to transport supplies up the mountain. The other, with a gate and railings, is a sightseeing path for tourists.
It is said that the construction of the tourist road cost a lot of money, and the village committee cadres ordered the villagers to use the "internal path" whether they were delivering goods or doing chores.
The dark figure that Shen Zhenzhu discovered neither took the tourist route nor the "inner path." It preferred to walk a longer distance, deliberately taking a hidden path from the foot of the mountain. If Shen Zhenzhu and her companions hadn't scouted the route beforehand, they probably would have missed it.
From the rooftop of the educated youth settlement, one can see the foot of Peach Blossom Mountain to the south and a corner of Li Mancang's courtyard to the north.
"I'm not sure if it's Li Mancang." Chen Zhenzhu handed the binoculars to Lu Ye and said, "Aqi and I will follow behind. You go around to the cowshed and ambush them. If anything happens, attack from both sides!"
"Okay! Be careful." Without saying another word, Lu Ye headed towards the cowshed, his years of criminal investigation work allowing him to blend silently into the night.
Shen Zhenzhu followed the shadowy figure stealthily, stopping halfway up the mountain. She noticed the figure had walked behind a wooden sign that read "No Entry, Under Repair," and looked around.
Shen Zhenzhu held her breath and stared straight at him, finally recognizing his identity—Li Mancang!
Shen Zhenzhu gave Zhao Qiqi a wink, and Zhao Qiqi nodded slightly before circling around behind her to the other side. This put them in a three-pronged attack with Li Mancang.
Unaware of what was happening, Li Mancang hoisted a heavy sack from a pile of cement and staggered into the depths of the mountains.
The stream flows over the rocks with a crisp sound, the banks are covered with moss, and the wooden boardwalk has been completed.
Li Mancang was reluctant to walk on the plank road and planned to wade across the stream. He placed the burlap sack on the rocks on the bank, took off his shoes, and rolled up his trousers. His unhurried manner almost made Shen Zhenzhu mistakenly think he was going to do work for the village collective.
Shen Zhenzhu carefully examined the path he had taken along the shore, intending to follow him into the water. She leaned against the supposedly dry rocks on the bank, opened her palm, and examined it, discovering a small amount of blood.
In the darkness, Lu Ye and Zhao Qiqi received a hand signal from Shen Zhenzhu, and the three of them gradually narrowed the encirclement.
Li Mancang threw the sack aside and picked up the shovel he had prepared to dig a hole when he suddenly heard someone shout, "Li Mancang, don't move!"
Li Mancang's hair was practically standing on end. He was startled and looked around for a long time before he saw Chen Zhenzhu slowly approaching, holding a pistol.
"I...I'm not Li Mancang!" He turned to run, but his back and sides were already blocked!
"Ah! Let me go!" In the blink of an eye, Li Mancang was subdued by Zhao Qiqi and forced to kneel in front of the sack.
Shen Zhenzhu drew her small silver knife and cut open the sack, revealing the mangled head of a victim.
Shining a powerful flashlight at the victim, Shen Zhenzhu acknowledged for a few seconds and said, "She shouldn't be one of the 25 people; it's impossible for her to have been hiding for so long."
Lu Ye, holding Li Mancang by the arm, pointed at the corpse and said, "Did you kill this person? Who was he? Why did you kill him!"
Li Mancang covered his ears, trembling, seemingly terrified by Lu Ye. He shook his head frantically, "I...I don't know him. Someone asked me to come and work here. I don't know anything."
"Stop lying! I saw you pick it out of a pile of cement bags with your own eyes, and you even had a shovel ready beforehand. You premeditatedly murdered him and buried the body!" Shen Zhenzhu walked up to Li Mancang, her serious face exuding an imposing aura, forcing him to say, "If you didn't kill him, why bury the body? You clearly wanted to destroy the evidence! The body had a hammer wound on its head. I remember you had a hammer at home. That must have been your murder weapon, right? If so, it would have his blood and your fingerprints on it. You can't escape!"
Lu Ye grabbed him fiercely and said, "Caught red-handed, confess and you'll be treated leniently! Don't try anything funny, or you'll be in big trouble!"
The sickly and emaciated Li Mancang's teeth chattered incessantly. He had no idea that Shen Zhenzhu could sort out her thoughts and point directly at him in a short time.
He thought of Hao Chunzhi's words, glared at Shen Zhenzhu and the others, and remained silent.
"He's trying to stall us." Lu Ye handcuffed Li Mancang and asked Shen Zhenzhu, "The mountain is where the body is hidden. What should we do?"
"Notify reinforcements. The mountain must be sealed off immediately to prevent any sabotage of the investigation." Shen Zhenzhu tossed her mobile phone to Lu Ye. She hadn't yet found concrete evidence linking the deceased to the 25 missing perpetrators, but from the victim's mangled skull and nearly dried-up body, she had already discerned the entire murder—
......
afterwards.
Hao Chunzhi fiddled with Mr. Chen's wallet, pulled out a few ten-yuan bills, shook them, and said, "You're one step closer to having a son, but I don't know if my belly is still strong enough. If the surgery to have a son without sleeping in the city is too expensive, you'll have to save for a few more years."
Li Mancang squatted in front of the corpse, smoking a pipe, and said sadly, "My mother finally found a son-in-law who would live with her family and gave birth to me. I finally married you. My mother thought she would be able to hold her grandson soon. My mother's life is so hard, no matter what she does, it is always bitter."
"Am I suffering? I've spent my whole life on the Li family." Hao Chunzhi didn't want to recall the past. She smiled brightly, her eyes full of spring: "Hurry up and pack up. Boss Chen is quite capable. He's exhausted from all the work."
Li Mancang gave her a deep look, his eyes filled with sorrow, which Hao Chunzhi noticed.
Hao Chunzhi casually tied up her disheveled hair, glanced at him lightly, and said, "You're jealous? You have the right to be jealous? Let me ask you, if I didn't do this, would you be able to get money? If you can't get money, where would you have a son?"
"I'm not jealous, I'll take care of it." Li Mancang suppressed his bitter and sorrowful emotions, stubbed out his cigarette on the sole of his shoe, pushed the wheelchair in from outside, and placed the body in a sack on top of it.
Hao Chunzhi tapped her shoulder, her eyes alluring as she spoke harshly: "Your mother only spent twenty yuan to marry your father, but you spent two hundred to buy me. I'm much more valuable than your father; I'm your ancestor, you know that?"
"I know, you're really my ancestor." Li Mancang said honestly, "I'll treat you well, it's my fault for letting you down. Did you...did your period come last month?"
"Nonsense, if you didn't come, you'd be raising someone else's son for nothing. Where are you going to bury him?" Hao Chunzhi asked as she got out of bed to wash up, pulling out a white towel hanging outside the door.
Li Mancang said regretfully, "That place is full, I have to go up the mountain. If I had known to bury them all on the mountain, the peach blossoms would have bloomed even more profusely next year. The villagers have always taken good care of our family, this is how I repay them."
Hao Chunzhi laughed so hard she almost fell over: "You repay me? You've repaid plenty of people, they've all slept with me! Bah, get out of here!"
Knock knock knock!
Knock knock knock!
"Li Mancang, get up and open the door!"
Li Mancang stopped what he was doing, interrupted by a rapid knocking on the door. He glanced at the clock and saw it was only four in the morning.
"My wife is about to give birth, please help me pull the cart to the bus station!" Like other villagers, when a young man surnamed Li needed labor, Li Mancang was the first person he thought of.
It's not that he's stronger than everyone else, but that he's honest and doesn't want money.
Li Mancang blocked the doorway, but fortunately the other person didn't come in. After speaking at the door, he urged, "Let's go."
"Just put on some clothes and come." Li Mancang had no choice but to put the body and Hao Chunzhi back into the kang cabinet together.
After that day, Li Mancang wanted to find an opportunity to go up the mountain again to bury the body, but suddenly Shen Zhenzhu led her men back to kill them.
Because of Shen Zhenzhu's intervention, Li Mancang was unable to hide the body. For several days, the body lay in the kang cabinet, listening to Old Lady Zhao's insults and the haggling of those who came to sell junk...
That day, Hao Chunzhi suddenly noticed a faint foul odor coming from the kang cabinet. Opening the door, she discovered that the initially stiff corpse had softened and decomposed. Panicked, she forced Li Mancang to move the body to the mountain that very night...
......
Chen Zhenzhu remained silent for a moment.
She not only witnessed the scene but also learned the motive for the murder. But what bothered her most was Li Mancang's words, "That place is full."
What does this mean?
Chen Zhenzhu had a bad feeling.
"Why are you handcuffing him?" The village committee cadre on patrol shone his flashlight on the people coming from the opposite direction and saw that Shen Zhenzhu and the others were holding Li Mancang hostage. He shouted, "Are you going to torture him to extract a confession?"
When Li Mancang saw the village officials, tears streamed down his face as he pleaded, "I'm innocent! I, Li Mancang, have worked like a slave in Lijia Village for so many years. Everyone can testify to what kind of person I am. They can't retaliate against me just because my mother cursed them. Leaders, I'm innocent!"
Zhao Qiqi retorted angrily, "You think you're so virtuous that you can lie? Then tell me what's in the sack?"
Li Mancang vehemently denied it: "I don't know, I don't know anything. I'm sleepwalking, I'm sick, I really don't know anything. I'll kneel down and beg you to let me go! I still have a paralyzed mother to support!"
"What's going on?" Liu Jinzhong, the village secretary, who rushed over due to the commotion, frowned and asked, wearing a Zhongshan suit jacket. "A corpse? What corpse?"
Shen Zhenzhu hadn't seen the village secretary for several days, but he appeared as soon as the incident occurred. Seeing his uncooperative attitude, and with a group of villagers carrying farm tools following behind Liu Jinzhong, Shen Zhenzhu was thankful that she had just made a call for help.
"Don't be impulsive!" Sun Suisui, the only woman among the village officials, shouted from the crowd. "I believe Li Mancang wouldn't kill anyone, and I believe the government wouldn't slander innocent people. Don't block the police officers, let's talk things out, please don't act rashly!"
Shen Zhenzhu was still wondering what Li Mancang meant by "that place is full." As she saw the villagers getting closer and closer, her brows furrowed tightly.
At this moment, Li Mancang shouted, "They want to ruin the 'Peach Blossom Festival,' they are not good people, they want to close the mountain! I heard it with my own ears, they want to close the mountain! They don't want you to make money!"
The scene immediately became noisy, and everyone could hardly believe their ears.
One of them roared, "You leaders can just close the mountain with a single word? Don't you care about the lives of ordinary people?!"
Blocking someone's path to wealth is like killing their parents.
Liu Jinzhong said with a stern face, "Are you trying to close the mountain? Is it because complaints about you are affecting the people that you're retaliating against us?"
These words only made the situation more chaotic. The villagers were almost certain that Shen Zhenzhu and her group were deliberately stirring up trouble.
"The task force is handling the case according to the law. Don't talk to me about retaliation!" Shen Zhenzhu stepped forward and stood in front of him, saying with utmost seriousness, "You are the village secretary. You should know how to cooperate with the police, not join forces with the villagers to obstruct them!"
Liu Jinzhong gritted his teeth and said, "I told you to come later, but you wouldn't listen! What else is this but retaliation? Closing the mountain is impossible, absolutely impossible! Do you know that the lives and fortunes of the entire village are tied up inside? You're making an enemy of our whole village!"
As soon as Liu Jinzhong finished speaking, nearly a hundred villagers raised their farm tools and approached, threatening him. They were making a ruckus, feeling that they were the ones being persecuted.
Shen Zhenzhu turned her head to give Lu Ye and Zhao Qiqi a few instructions, then turned back to face the dangerous rioting civilians.
"Liu Jinzhong, you're going against the law!" Shen Zhenzhu drew her pistol without hesitation and raised it high: "Everyone back off! This is a warning! After three warnings, I'll shoot!"
The common people have a natural fear of guns, which slowed their pace as they looked at each other and whispered among themselves.
Suddenly, a woman in the crowd cried out, "We can't survive without money! The Peach Blossom Festival must be held; it absolutely cannot be canceled!"
"We can't stop! My wedding money is all in there. We can't back down; we have to defeat her!"
"My father even put his life savings into this! I can't let you close the mountain unless you step over my dead body!"
"Don't come any closer! Second warning!" Shen Zhenzhu shouted.
"I borrowed all that money; I can't afford to lose it. The Peach Blossom Festival must be held, it must be held!"
"Third warning!" Shen Zhenzhu was right next to the rioting villagers, issuing her final ultimatum!
Zhao Qiqi stood in front of Li Mancang, determined not to let the villagers take Li Mancang away!
Lu Ye simply grabbed the sack, ready at any moment.
"Shoot us unless you want us to die in front of you!!" a middle-aged man shouted in despair.
This howl completely ignited the eyes of the hesitant villagers, who swarmed forward with their farm tools in hand, determined to stop the police from closing the mountain!
Bang!
"Don't move!" After firing a shot into the air, Shen Zhenzhu pointed the dark muzzle at the approaching crowd: "My gun has never been pointed at civilians. Don't force me to shoot!"
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Four hours ago in the evening.
The provincial department's technical appraisal building was brightly lit, with countless police officers working overtime through the night.
Gu Yanzheng attended meetings during the day and came over to pick up materials at night, when he received a call from Director Tu.
"Arrived at the provincial government building? Are you coming to the meeting venue?"
Gu Yanzheng walked towards the black Santana, took off his police uniform jacket and draped it over the passenger seat, then stepped into the driver's seat with his long legs, making the space seem small and cramped.
"What are your instructions, sir?" Gu Yanzheng rarely received a private call directly from Director Tu, so he politely replied, "Be at the venue in half an hour."
Director Tu remained miraculously silent for a moment. Gu Yanzheng gripped the steering wheel and drove out of the technical appraisal compound. Director Tu said, "You solved that case very quickly. The Municipal Bureau's Information Technology Section has impressed me."
Does even the King of Hell know how to praise people?
Gu Yanzheng gradually slowed down, parked the Santana on the side of the road, closed the car window, and listened carefully to what his superior had to say.
With so much buildup, it doesn't seem like a good thing.
After exchanging a few words with Gu Yanzheng about key information technology, Director Tu, feeling he had laid a good foundation, said, "Your luck in this year's 'Grand Competition' isn't very good."
Gu Yanzheng said, "In previous years, Director Liu had drawn quite a few prizes."
"..." Director Tu said, "It's the 18th day, there are 12 days left."
Gu Yanzheng said, "This is a great opportunity for Section Chief Shen to hone his skills."
"That's what I mean too. She's still young and has a long way to go. You're her leader and her guide, so you need to be more tolerant of her in many ways."
"Did she make a mistake?"
"The 'grand competition' deducted two points because it disturbed the peace."
"She rarely acts without considering the consequences when handling cases; she must have done it out of necessity."
“That’s right, and I believe you can understand.” Director Tu’s tone softened considerably on the other end, and he even smiled: “Last place is still first, and it’s even broken historical records.”
"Breaking historical records? Even breaking historical records, how can you still get last place? None of this year's cases are difficult?" Gu Yanzheng asked a series of questions, showing his great curiosity.
Tu Ju said slowly, "The lowest score in history."
"..." Gu Yanzheng understood. This was because Director Tu had called specifically to plead for Section Chief Xiao Zhu, worried that he would reprimand her.
It seems all the friendship I've built up over the past two years through eating kimchi has been placed on my shoulders.
"Since you, sir, have spoken on her behalf, I certainly won't criticize her. As I said before, I understand and trust her ability to handle cases; there must be other factors interfering that caused this."
Relieved, Director Tu chatted for a few more minutes in a formal tone before hanging up.
Gu Yanzheng was both amused and exasperated. Director Tu was usually a cold-faced devil, so who would have thought he would plead for Section Chief Xiaozhu?
Besides, he wouldn't blame Shen Zhenzhu.
Upon arriving at the venue, Gu Yanzheng walked confidently toward Case No. 1, intending to inquire about the situation.
Suddenly, Song Xinchen spotted his "long-awaited" rival in the busy crowd and walked up to Gu Yanzheng with a grin: "Old Gu, what brings you here? Here to help the kid? You've really embarrassed yourself this time. If you ask me, a leader shouldn't do everything himself. A few falls will help the kid grow up."
"!" Xiao Bai knew Gu Yanzheng was coming. Hearing the conversation, he immediately stood up, afraid that Captain Gu would be angered by Song Xinchen's provocation.
When I ran over and saw Gu Yanzheng, who was handsome and dashing and no less than a Hong Kong star, he really was as good-looking as Sister Pearl had said!
Gu Yanzheng stopped in his tracks as Song Xinchen had hoped. He didn't turn around, but instead glanced at Song Xinchen's old face out of the corner of his eye and said coldly, "Which criminal police officer are you from?"
Song Xinchen was stunned. Seeing that Xiaobai and the other team members were also stunned, he felt embarrassed.
He opened his mouth, then smiled and stepped forward to put his arm around Gu Yanzheng's shoulder in a show of intimacy: "You're really joking, don't you even remember me?"
Gu Yanzheng's indifferent gaze finally made Song Xinchen stop what he was doing. His arm hung awkwardly in the air. Sensing Gu Yanzheng's changed aura after all his trials, he swallowed hard and said, "You...you're being silly."
Gu Yanzheng glanced at the banner behind him that read "Member of Case No. 7 Special Task Force" and said indifferently, "Song Xinchen, is that right? A regular staff member is so disrespectful to a deputy director-level cadre. Do we need Captain Liu to personally teach you how to salute and greet your superiors?"
After Gu Yanzheng finished speaking, Song Xinchen's face suddenly turned red.
It's true that a higher rank can have a crushing effect, especially since he and Gu Yanzheng are more than just one rank apart.
Relying on their past "friendship," after ridiculing Shen Zhenzhu, he tried to get closer to Gu Yanzheng. However, Gu Yanzheng was used to favoring his own people and directly trampled on his dignity, looking at him expressionlessly as if he was really waiting for a salute.
Song Xinchen glanced at Liu Yiyang, who was walking over from a distance, hoping Liu Yiyang would give him a way out. But this time Liu Yiyang didn't approach; he clearly saw the argument, yet chose to leave in silence.
What it represents is self-evident.
The atmosphere at the scene was almost frozen. Many people took a break from their busy schedules to stop and watch, while Song Xinchen stood frozen in place.
Xiao Bai had heard Shen Zhenzhu talk about Captain Gu, saying that he was kind and considerate, and incredibly kind to people... She actually thought that Captain Gu was the gentle and compassionate older brother type.
In just a few words, Captain Gu not only made Song Xinchen, who had been fuming for half a month, lose face, but also saluted and greeted him in front of many people coming and going. He was really amazing!
Song Xinchen could no longer hold back, and with trembling hands, he raised his arm and stood at attention to salute.
Xiao Bai covered her mouth, not letting him see her wide-open lips.
After giving his salute, Song Xinchen, without waiting for Gu Yanzheng to return the salute, blushed and strode towards the door. He couldn't handle the case for the time being; he wanted to find a quiet place to calm down.
After he left, everyone who had been secretly watching also quietly dispersed, their thoughts beyond his comprehension.
"Just you?" Gu Yanzheng asked in surprise, noticing the tall stack of materials on the white table. "Didn't we used to have two people with us?"
Xiao Bai pursed her lips and said cautiously, "The other one was transferred, but... but Sister Pearl said she'll keep me here to help!"
"Hmm." Gu Yanzheng thought to himself, "I didn't know until I came here. At home, Shen Zhenzhu was so proud and arrogant, but when she went on a long trip, she was bullied like this. Even a student was climbing on her head."
Xiao Bai had no idea what he was thinking; if she did, she'd be shocked. Did he really think Sister Pearl was easy to bully?! She'd already knocked Song Xinchen headfirst on her very first day!
Gu Yanzheng gave a nonchalant reply, glancing around at the busy desk, where the pen holder was filled with instant coffee packets.
Other teams had a few small red flags representing their scores, but only Team 1 had a pitiful single flag on its banner, which boldly read "-1 point." The black ink trembled slightly, something the staff had probably never heard of before.
With a smile on his lips, he walked to the whiteboard to look at the mind map of the case. His thinking was clear and his pace was unhurried. In the "grand competition" where many talented people emerged, Section Chief Shen maintained his own pace of solving cases. His calm and steady mindset was invaluable.
"How is the situation now?" Gu Yanzheng asked.
Xiao Bai reported everything in detail.
Gu Yanzheng finally deigned to look at her face properly: "Your reasoning is clear and logical, not bad."
Xiao Bai's round face tightened, ready to be questioned by the leader.
Gu Yanzheng's gaze was once again fixed on the direction of Case No. 7 in Shenyang. They already had 6 points, compared to the other teams' 2 to 3 points, and their number of red flags was far ahead.
Only Liancheng Case No. 9, although it only has a score of 4 points, has a great chance of surpassing Case No. 7 and becoming the first team to solve the case.
Gu Yanzheng chuckled, not minding doing a favor for the Jing City Public Security Bureau.
He took out his mobile phone and called the Liancheng Information Technology Department. The department that answered the phone hesitated and said, "Use our fingerprint technology to help Jing City? Okay, I understand. Comrade Yang Mei has indeed mentioned assisting us several times. According to the current technology, we should have results in about ten days."
Ten days later will be the 28th day of the "Grand Competition". If we count by clock, it should be the 19th day now.
Judging from Liu Yiyang's track record in solving cases, Gu Yanzheng said, "Okay."
In this way, Case No. 7 has no chance of getting first place.
Gu Yanzheng hung up the phone and saw Xiaobai's bright eyes, and he smiled. He had heard Shen Zhenzhu say that there was a very cute girl, but now it seemed that it wasn't Xiaobai who was cute, but rather this girl who looked exactly like Shen Zhenzhu back then.
If she were a little fairer, had a few dimples, and a bit more animated and haughty...
"Captain Gu, you're not planning to let Case No. 7 be the first one solved, are you?" Xiao Bai said happily, "Sister Pearl is right, you're a really good person!"
Having been unexpectedly and indirectly given the "friend zone" card, Gu Yanzheng fell silent.
Just as I was about to ask Xiaobai about the next steps in the case analysis, the landline on Xiaobai's desk rang.
She ran to answer the phone, her chubby little face instantly drained of color. Hanging up, she quickly dialed another number: "Requesting backup! Requesting backup! The address is..."
After hearing the gist of the situation, Gu Yanzheng knew the address and rushed out the door. Xiao Bai, having finished her call, ran up behind him and said, "Captain Gu, please let me come with you!"
Gu Yanzheng firmly said, "No."
Xiao Bai was on the verge of tears. He wiped away his tears and said, "Sister Pearl is in danger. I want to help her. Besides, I know the whole case. When I get there, I can help you analyze it! I'll tell you everything I know!"
The Santana's chassis wasn't as high as the Cherokee's, so Xiaobai kept looking down at his feet, afraid he might see the road rushing past him.
They arrived in Hongmei County at dawn.
Upon arriving at the entrance of Tuanjie Village, one can see throngs of tourists appearing from all directions at the "tourist entrance," queuing up to enter the mountain to admire the peach blossoms.
The villagers were all in their places—buying tickets, hawking their wares, and selling small commodities—and everything was peaceful.
Three cars followed behind Gu Yanzheng. Led by Gu Yanzheng, they appeared in a menacing manner, causing many tourists to stop in their tracks. Suddenly, the atmosphere became tense, as if a conflict was about to erupt.
"Hey, what are you doing? Get out, you can't park here!" Li Jian was still acting all nonchalant as he tapped on the car window and pointed into the distance.
The car window slowly rolled down, and Gu Yanzheng reached into the back seat to grab a police light, attaching it to the roof of the black Santana. To Li Jian's astonishment, he pressed the siren switch, and three cars followed closely behind.
Waaaaah—waaaah—
Waaaaaah—waaaaah—
The piercing sirens of four police cars, rising and falling in tandem, almost shattered Li Jian's eardrums. Amidst the flashing red lights, the ear-piercing sirens tore apart the tranquility of the scene.
Tourists quickly made way, no longer concerned about who was in front or behind in the line, but instead focused their attention on the police car and the fully armed criminal police officers inside.
The sirens, rising and falling, created a tense rhythm in the air.
Li Jian immediately realized that this guy really dared to fire a shot.
Li Jianwei sat in the passenger seat looking aggrieved, obediently pointing to the road: "This way."
"What's wrong with Sister Pearl?" Little White sat in the back, staring at him with wide eyes, as if she wanted to devour him alive!
"You'll see when you get there." Li Jian had no words to express his grievances. When he arrived at Liu Jinzhong's house, he jumped out of the car in a panic and frantically banged on the door, shouting, "Someone's here to pick you up! Come out now!"
Liu Jinzhong's wife pushed open the door and yelled, "What's all this noise about? Can't you see the city officials eating chicken legs?"
Gu Yanzheng, Xiaobai, and the others: "?"
Shen Zhenzhu poked her head out from behind Liu Jinzhong's wife, staring at Gu Yanzheng in disbelief: "Brother Zheng?"
Gu Yanzheng said in a low voice, "Wipe your mouth."
Chen Zhenzhu slammed down her chopsticks, wiped her mouth, and exclaimed excitedly, "Brother Zheng! We won't get a negative score anymore! We caught someone at the burial site! A little interrogation will definitely solve the case!"
Seeing that she was safe and sound, and that there had been significant progress, Gu Yanzheng was overjoyed and asked, "Where is the suspect?"
Shen Zhenzhu muttered to herself, "In this emergency, we can't really open fire on civilians; we have to split up..."
Gu Yanzheng sensed something was wrong and interrupted her muttering: "No need for preamble, just get to the point."
Shen Zhenzhu cleared her throat and said crisply, "Report: Comrade Zhao Qiqi is handcuffed to the suspect and is being held in the suspect's home."
"..." Gu Yanzheng understood for a moment. Did this mean that Zhao Qiqi had been caught?
He paused for two seconds, then asked, "What about Lu Ye?"
Chen Zhenzhu continued her report: "Brother Aye was afraid that the body would be destroyed, so when we were surrounded, he secretly carried the body away and ran away."
"Where did you go?"
"The situation was urgent, and I didn't have time to explain." Shen Zhenzhu stopped smiling and slowly lowered her head.
Xiao Bai went over and secretly encouraged her: "Sister Pearl, the road may be winding, but the future is bright!"
"..." Gu Yanzheng closed his eyes, turned around and faced a group of police officers in the yard, and instructed them: "Turn the sirens up to the maximum, sound the sirens and block the mountain around Tuanjie Village, find the person as soon as possible."
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Author's note: Pearl: How can this not be considered solving a case?
Zhao Qiqi: How can this not be considered catching a suspect?
Lu Ye: How can this not be considered controlling the corpse?
Tu Ju: You stinky hand, I'm never smoking again!
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