Chapter 4, let's go!
Before Gu Yanzheng returned to his office, he was called over for a talk by Director Liu.
Just as the Liancheng International Fashion Festival was coming to an end, a heinous crime occurred in which a pregnant woman was murdered, resulting in the deaths of both mother and unborn child.
The city government specifically requested that the case be solved swiftly to ensure the perfect conclusion of the International Fashion Festival.
For cities that emphasize cultural tourism in their promotional efforts, a murder occurring at one of their promotional booths would tarnish the reputation of their fashion festival. If foreign media seize the opportunity to report on it extensively, will international fashion festivals even be able to continue?
Gu Yanzheng didn't know why foreign media would appear at that fishpond, but considering the Western media's relentless smear campaign against China, he said understandingly, "I will solve the case as soon as possible."
Director Liu said, "Go and take a look yourself."
Gu Yanzheng readily agreed. He returned to his office and greeted Wu Zhongguo, saying, "I'm going to the site."
Wu Zhongguo, in his forties and with an old-fashioned appearance, stood up and said, "Zhang Jie has something to do at home. Her boyfriend said their child is sick and she can't work overtime. Do you want me to go with you?"
"No need, they're over there." Gu Yanzheng grabbed his car keys and left.
"There's a traffic jam at this time, so please slow down."
"Um."
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Beside the fishpond, Meng Ting, her belly protruding, stared unhappily at the azure sky.
Shen Zhenzhu was still squatting next to her, relentlessly trying to find Niu Xin's skin tissue. Once found, Niu Xin would definitely be convicted.
Niu Xin stood not far away, his face ashen.
When Zhou Chuanxi returned after making the phone call, he told the family of three to keep their distance and stand separately.
Niu Xin saw Chen Zhenzhu squatting there, her right eyelid twitching violently. He had a bad feeling.
Shen Zhenzhu, however, felt good about it. With her trust in Gu Yanzheng, as long as she had evidence to get Niu Xin into Gu Yanzheng's hands, she could definitely expose the entire family of three for their wickedness.
Before she transmigrated here, she had already heard of the legendary criminal police officer Gu Yanzheng.
Thirty years later, in the summer, "National Major Crime Investigation Documentary," adapted from his true story, achieved the highest national viewership rating.
He trained generation after generation of outstanding criminal police officers, devoting himself wholeheartedly to the front line of criminal investigation, working tirelessly and remaining unmarried throughout his life. Later, after retiring, he became a specially appointed professor at the Public Security University, frequently participating in highly complex cases both domestically and internationally, which also indirectly proves Gu Yanzheng's leading position in the criminal investigation field.
Moreover, she had seen many excellent crime dramas from Hong Kong and Taiwan before, which featured cases, delicious food, love, and friendship. This kind of life was really something to look forward to.
"Ah." Shen Zhenzhu was suddenly pulled back to her senses and whispered, "Comrade, there's something here."
Lu Ye frowned and said, "Take your time and open it slowly."
“Okay.” Shen Zhenzhu carefully lifted Meng Ting’s other hand. Because she was worried that the wetness would destroy the evidence if it stayed wet for too long, she had to gently pry it open, and a silver ring with bloodstains appeared in Meng Ting’s palm.
No matter how much Meng Ting struggled in the fishpond, she held onto the evidence of her infidelity tightly throughout.
"This is the same as the one Niu Lanlan has." Before Shen Zhenzhu could speak, some of the onlookers had already recognized it!
"Yes, I just saw Niu Lanlan's ring, it's exactly the same!"
"Holy crap, how did couple rings end up here? Were they really pushed down?"
"I think there's a chance they'll be caught cheating and silenced."
"This must be how Niu Xin got the scars on his neck!"
Opinions varied, but Chen Zhenzhu breathed a sigh of relief, having achieved her goal.
"Comrade, could you check the bloodstains on the ring?" Chen Zhenzhu asked in a low voice.
Lu Ye said, "Just call me Brother Ye. You did a good job this time. Here's the evidence bag. Put it in there and be careful not to smudge the blood."
“Okay, Brother Ye.” Shen Zhenzhu reached out and took the evidence bag.
Niu Lanlan couldn't hear what she was saying, which she was deliberately speaking in a low voice, but she could see Niu Xin frantically giving her meaningful glances.
Zhou Chuanxi scolded, "What are you doing?"
Niu Lanlan noticed a flash of silver light in the distance and was terrified.
We absolutely must not let the police find this ring.
Niu Lanlan took off running. She was closest to Shen Zhenzhu and could easily push the police officer down, even if it meant being accused of assaulting a police officer, she would destroy the evidence and the body!
Amidst the gasps of the crowd, Niu Lanlan lunged at Chen Zhenzhu.
At the critical moment, Shen Zhenzhu suddenly turned around, using her body to block the ring in Meng Ting's palm. Her knee hit the stone and she felt a sharp pain. Having studied martial arts, she instinctively raised her hands and said, "Go!"
"Ahhhhhh—Help—!" Niu Lanlan couldn't stop in time and leaped from Shen Zhenzhu's palm, heading straight for the edge of the fishpond!
"Beautiful!" Lu Ye was also a martial artist, and he knew that Shen Zhenzhu had some skills.
"Help, help me! I can't swim!" Niu Lanlan struggled desperately on the shore, waving her arms frantically, just like Meng Ting before her death.
Shen Zhenzhu can swim, but this time she pretended to be unable to pull her hand by rubbing her knee until it bled. Niu Lanlan lost her grip and slid down a few more times. The footprints under her feet were exactly the same as the footprints of Meng Ting not far away.
"Where are you running to!" Zhou Chuanxi reached for his gun at his waist, saw Niu Xin running in the direction of Chen Zhenzhu, and shouted, "Aye!"
Lu Ye took a step forward, about to make a move, when suddenly a large hand appeared in the crowd, grabbed Niu Xin's collar, and the strong forearm suddenly pulled back with force.
"Ah—cough cough—vomit—" Niu Xin's collar was ripped open by Gu Yanzheng, and he was so choked that he couldn't move and just coughed on the spot.
"Assaulting a police officer?" Gu Yanzheng saw a splash of olive green in the crowd.
When Shen Zhenzhu saw Gu Yanzheng arrive, she breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stood up to salute: "Good morning, Captain Gu."
Gu Yanzheng glanced around and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Lu Ye quickly grabbed the birch tree by the fishpond and, with the help of the fishermen, pulled the barely breathing Niu Lanlan out of the water.
"Cough cough cough cough... cough cough cough..." Niu Lanlan lay next to Meng Ting, still feeling lingering fear.
When she propped herself up, she saw Meng Ting's unseeing eyes and shouted, "It's not my fault! I didn't kill you! I just pushed you!"
Gu Yanzheng narrowed his eyes. Was there a breakthrough in the case?
"It's too late." Shen Zhenzhu pointed at Meng Ting's body and said, "You just said in front of everyone that your family saw her fall into the water. Since you were all together, I suspect that you and Niu Xin killed her together!"
“It wasn’t me.” Niu Lanlan was already emotionally broken. She cried and said, “I was standing far away. How could I kill her? I pushed her, but it was my brother who threw her down.”
Just as Lu Ye was about to speak, Gu Yanzheng stopped him and stood aside to listen to Chen Zhenzhu's question: "Look, the scratches on Meng Ting's hand are still fresh. If it wasn't you, then who else could it be? I think it was you!"
After falling into the water, Niu Lanlan's mind was fogged up. She clearly hadn't done anything, and she absolutely couldn't let them take the blame.
Thinking of how Niu Xin and her son forced her to abort the child, making her feel ashamed and unable to face the light of day, Niu Lanlan burst out in anger: "I didn't do it, it was my mother, my mother hit her with a shovel!"
"Wow, this family is heartless and treacherous."
"Give me back my sister! You family of beasts!" Meng Ting's older brother was almost going crazy. If Lu Ye hadn't grabbed him, he would have killed them all.
"Poor Tingting, what kind of man did you marry? Waaaaah!" Meng Ting's sister-in-law knelt beside Meng Ting, crying so hard she almost fainted.
The fishermen who had kindly rescued Niu Lanlan now wished they could push her back into the fishpond. They had discovered that this family was no good at all!
Ring ring—
Ring ring.
Gu Yanzheng's cell phone rang. He went around to the back of the crowd to answer the call. Liu's voice came through: "You've arrived? How's the case going? I've managed to get you a chance. The city bureau will give you a maximum of a week to solve the case."
Gu Yanzheng said casually, "Director Liu, I have good news for you. The case has been solved."
Director Liu was overjoyed: "Really? You're not kidding?"
"Really," Gu Yanzheng said. "There's also bad news: it wasn't the fourth team that broke up."
He glanced at the pearls carefully protecting the evidence, smiled, and said, "The Ma family beat us to it."
Director Liu: "...The sun must have risen in the west."
After finishing his call with Director Liu, Gu Yanzheng instructed other police officers to take the suspect and his family away.
There's no need for Shen Zhenzhu to get involved anymore. The evidence is already there, and one of the suspects is willing to be a witness. It will be easy to get a confession from them later.
After escorting the person into the car, Lu Ye returned to Gu Yanzheng and said, "The ring was also found by Shen Zhenzhu. Who would have thought that the Tie Si Police Station would be full of talented people?"
Shen Zhenzhu looked at Gu Yanzheng with a smug expression and her eyes were full of expectation.
Gu Yanzheng thanked him sincerely, extending his hand: "You did a great job, you were a great help."
Shen Zhenzhu reached out and shook hands with him in a proper manner, her palm revealing the stubbornness hidden within, just like its owner.
Gu Yanzheng let go of her hand, nodded and said to Lu Ye, "You carry her back, be careful on the road. I'll drive the suspect away first."
"Wow, it's rare to see our boss so friendly to a female comrade." Lu Ye walked towards the motorcycle and said, "Come on, hero."
Shen Zhenzhu sat on the back of Lu Ye's motorcycle and was driven back to the police station by Lu Ye. She remembered to call Lao Huang to ride a tricycle and follow them.
Lu Ye helped Chen Zhenzhu to the police station's main office and, in front of his colleagues, solemnly thanked her, saying, "Brother Ye will treat you to dinner later."
Shen Zhenzhu was well cared for by Shen Liuhe. Under the slanting afternoon sunlight, her fair face flushed red from catching the suspect: "There's no need to make a special request. Although I'm just a beat cop, it's for the safety of the people, and this is what I should do."
Lu Ye laughed and said, "You have a pretty high level of awareness, but going out for a meal won't waste time."
"They don't eat out." Old Huang returned panting, recognizing Lu Ye as the fourth criminal investigation team next door, which is the major crime unit.
He rubbed his trembling legs with resentment and said, "Have you ever eaten Sixth Sister's boxed lunch? Her mother's cooking is so good, you really can't invite just anyone to come."
Shen Zhenzhu thought to herself, "It's not that we can't invite them out; it's that we're short of money and don't want to go out for a big meal with you. Saving a penny will make things easier for the family."
Lu Ye had indeed eaten Sixth Sister's boxed lunches before. When Old Huang mentioned it, he slapped his thigh excitedly and said, "So that's your mom! I saw the vegetable buns that Boss Gu was eating; they must have been made by Auntie. I'll buy some to eat tomorrow too. Come visit me sometime!"
“Okay,” Chen Zhenzhu readily agreed.
Hong Le, who was sitting opposite Chen Zhenzhu, suddenly said, "Brother Lu, how about we go for a drink together sometime?"
Lu Ye glanced at him, his face expressionless: "Then you'll solve the case?"
Hong Le chuckled awkwardly and remained silent.
Lu Ye hurriedly pushed his bicycle away. Old Huang watched him walk away before walking up to Chen Zhenzhu and saying, "Hey, after such a short time, why are the people from the Major Crimes Unit inviting you to dinner? What good thing did you do? Let me learn from you."
You really can't learn that.
Shen Zhenzhu touched her forehead and said, "It's related to the cases they're handling. I don't know what I should or shouldn't say."
"Hey, she's putting on airs." Hong Le envied Shen Zhenzhu for getting exposure in front of the Major Crimes Unit, and was a little embarrassed and annoyed after being rejected by Lu Ye earlier.
He is twenty-five years old this year, the age when he should be striving for advancement. He dreams of moving from the grassroots police station to the criminal investigation team, becoming a true public security officer who punishes evil and promotes good, and no longer dealing with trivial matters.
Just by mentioning your identity as a criminal investigator, even if you're not in the major crimes unit, people will look at you with more respect.
Hong Le felt a little frustrated when she saw that the other woman didn't respond at all after she finished speaking.
Shen Zhenzhu is always like this; she may seem like a pushover, but she's actually very principled and doesn't take him seriously at all.
Old Huang said with a forced smile, "Look at you, you've made a fool of yourself again."
Hong Le didn't dare to argue with his master. The moment he sat down with his head down, he saw that Shen Zhenzhu's knees were soaked in blood, as if she had fallen.
Her hands were clasped on her knees, which were bloody and seemed to be in a lot of pain; they probably needed treatment.
Hong Le had a bottle of gentian violet in his drawer, but after thinking for a moment, he closed the drawer again.
The infirmary isn't far, so I specially brought the medicine there; the other people in the office might make a fuss if they saw it.
Hong Le comforted herself, thinking that it wasn't that they wouldn't give it to her.
While Shen Zhenzhu was still excited, she belatedly felt the pain in her knee. She thought that she couldn't let her sixth sister know that she had fallen so hard, or she would feel sorry for her.
Luckily, she had spare pants here. She could go to the clinic to get them disinfected and change into them before leaving get off work, then go home.
I don't know if the bleeding has stopped. Will I get an infection if I use toilet paper as a pad?
Her mind was racing with random thoughts, her hands hovering loosely over her knees, wanting to rub them but not daring to, her expression completely captured by Gu Yanzheng's eyes.
Hearing a cough, Shen Zhenzhu looked up and saw Captain Gu condescendingly appearing in the small police station. She raised her head high and said, "Captain Gu, what brings you here?"
“You were injured on duty, so I came to bring you medicine and offer my condolences. I hope you won’t be without treatment.” Gu Yanzheng’s gaze swept over the drawer that Hong Le had closed, ignoring Hong Le’s suddenly flushed face, and strode over to Chen Zhenzhu’s desk, where he put down the anti-inflammatory and hemostatic medicine.
Shen Zhenzhu, oblivious to Gu Yanzheng's taunts towards Hong Le, took the medicine and saw the strings of English words on it; it was an expensive and rare imported wound medicine.
Gu Yanzheng glanced at the frayed knees of his pants and said, "Apply it twice a day. Should we go to the clinic or should I help you?"
She quickly pulled her legs back and waved her hands frantically, saying, "No, no... I can do it myself."
Seeing that her hand was almost blurry with refusal, Gu Yanzheng said seriously, "No responsibility is too small for the police. Because of your meticulousness and courage, we not only found the key evidence but also arrested the suspect. When Director Liu asks about it later, I will answer truthfully and will never take credit for it."
Shen Zhenzhu secretly glanced at Gu Yanzheng with her beautiful almond-shaped eyes.
The idol's character is indeed impeccable!
Shen Zhenzhu smiled from the bottom of her heart and exclaimed, "Captain Gu, you are such a good person."
Gu Yanzheng realized that she had dimples when she was truly happy.
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