Chapter 45 Fate Has Not Arrived Yet
"You said she had a miserable life. Why?"
"She...ah." Aunt Zhou sighed softly and looked at the policeman in front of her with a complicated expression. "Comrade policeman, why are you asking these questions..."
"Oh, Auntie, don't worry, we are just chatting casually. If you feel it is inconvenient to say it, then don't say it." Ji Feng spoke in a gentle tone, trying to dispel her doubts.
"It's not really inconvenient." Aunt Zhou looked out the window, lost in memories. "Xixi, ah, how can I put it? Her marriage hasn't been smooth. She's had two boyfriends, and neither ended well. I think she doesn't want to look for another one. She just wants to live alone for the rest of her life."
"How much do you know about her two ex-boyfriends?"
"I don't know. She never mentioned it, so I didn't ask too much." Aunt Zhou shook her head, a hint of helplessness in her tone. "But then again, life is only one life anyway, and living alone doesn't necessarily mean you're unhappy. Some things... well, let's not talk about them anymore."
"Yes." Ji Feng wanted to ask Auntie Bo Xixi if she had ever had an abortion, but he tried several times but couldn't bring himself to ask. Then he changed the subject, "She seems quite wealthy to me. How can she be so rich if she doesn't work?"
"Is she rich? I don't see that at all." Aunt Zhou looked confused.
"I heard she rented an Audi before. Did you know about that?"
"Audi? I've never heard of it. When did it happen?"
"I just heard it from others, maybe it's not true at all."
"That shouldn't be the case. I've seen her walk when she goes out, and I've never seen her drive a car."
"She parked her car in the neighboring village, so of course you couldn't see her driving." Ji Feng muttered to himself.
"Has she been to the provincial capital or other places half a month ago?"
"Probably not. Although I can't see her every day, I can at least run into her every two or three days."
“What if it’s a round trip on the same day?”
"Same-day round trip?" Aunt Zhou tilted her head, pondering. "That's hard to say. Sometimes, even when she's at home, she doesn't leave the house all day, or even for two or three days. If she doesn't go out, I can't see her. Isn't that right, officer?"
"That's right. By the way, Auntie, have you heard of Thuja?"
"What? Thuja sutchuenensis? What is that? I've never heard of it." Aunt Zhou looked confused.
"Did you know she had plastic surgery?"
"Plastic surgery? It seems not, at least I can't see it."
"Auntie, could you please give me your overall impression of her?"
"Overall impression? Let me think... kind, enthusiastic, honest, and very smart. He's a good kid."
"Auntie. What you just said were her advantages. Can you tell me what her disadvantages are?" Ji Feng asked with a stiff face.
"As for shortcomings," Aunt Zhou pondered for a long time before speaking, "does sentimentality count?"
"Haha, okay. Thank you, Auntie, for taking you so long. If you need anything in the future, feel free to contact me." Ji Feng said as he handed over a business card, "Here's my phone number."
"Comrade police officer, can I ask you one more question?" Aunt Zhou took the business card and asked nervously.
"You say, Auntie." Ji Feng said as he walked out.
"Is Xixi okay? I panicked when I saw the police looking for her. To be honest, Xixi is such a good child. If I had a son, I would make her my daughter-in-law."
"Haha. It seems that it's not our destiny yet. It's okay, Auntie, I just want to understand the situation, don't worry."
"Okay, I'm glad you're okay." Aunt Zhou hesitated and saw them off to the door.
"Auntie Zhou, we're leaving first. Please take care of yourself."
"Thank you, police comrade. Goodbye."
After saying goodbye to Aunt Zhou and getting into the car, Ji Feng couldn't wait to ask Xin Xiao: "How is it? Do you smell it?"
"Indeed not. My sense of smell has always been reliable." Xin Xiao said as the engine started.
"Well, I believe you. But do you think it's necessary to ask the provincial police dog base to send a police dog?"
"Why not send someone? Didn't President Lu make the arrangements?" Xin Xiao was confused and wondered.
"Aren't you here?" Ji Feng once again made fun of the honest Xin Xiao.
"You kid, I can see that you've turned from gloomy to sunny. I haven't seen you like this for a long time." Xin Xiao was not angry and said while driving.
"Yes. I feel so relaxed now!" Ji Feng couldn't help but sigh.
"By the way, we haven't held a case analysis meeting for a long time, right? Let's go back and summarize the situation today." As he said that, Ji Feng took out his mobile phone and called Jiang Bo.
Jiang Bo also felt that it was time to hold a case analysis meeting, and the two hit it off.
"Do you believe that Bo Qianqian really escorted Aunt Zhou to the hospital in the ambulance yesterday?" Xin Xiao asked while driving.
"Of course I don't believe it. She must be trying to get out of the community. First of all, there are several medical staff on the bus, and she's no shortage of them. Secondly, even if she really needed to go to the hospital, why would she wear a white coat? Can't she go to the hospital in ordinary clothes?"
"That's such a coincidence. She just wanted to get out and Aunt Zhou fell ill at that moment." Xin Xiao said.
"Yes. I believe it's a coincidence."
"But I still don't believe she didn't go to the exhibition, and I don't believe it wasn't her who rented the Audi. And when I asked her yesterday if she knew Shen Zhaoran and Lu Chenzhou, although she denied it, she obviously hesitated."
"Yes, I also feel that the person going to the exhibition is her. She is the female boss of Thuja sutchuenensis." Xin Xiao said.
"The difficulty now is that as long as she doesn't admit it, there's nothing we can do. Sigh—"
"It's difficult, like a piece of iron." Xin Xiao shook his head and said, "I didn't expect Aunt Zhou to think so highly of her."
"Maybe old people are easy to fool."
"Not entirely, after more than ten years, I should have a pretty good understanding of a person's basic character."
Jifeng nodded without saying anything.
When they returned to the detachment, the task force members were already waiting for them in the conference room.
Jiang Bo asked Ji Feng to preside over the meeting. Ji Feng took a sip of water, stood in front of the whiteboard, and began to sort out the clues of recent times, writing the key points on the whiteboard while speaking.
"After a period of questioning and investigation, we've gained a preliminary understanding of Bo Xixi's basic situation. Previously, all the clues focused on three women: Lu Chenzhou's girlfriend, the woman who had an abortion, and the mysterious female boss behind Yabai..."
"Captain Ji, let me interrupt for a moment." Gu Xiaozheng suddenly raised his hand to signal.
"You say, Xiaozheng."
"If I remember correctly, the woman who had an abortion and whose whereabouts we haven't been able to track down before the Spring Festival also had the surname Bo."
"What?" Ji Feng opened his eyes wide in shock, and everyone present was stunned.
The experienced Jiang Bo was the first to react and quickly ordered Gu Xiaozheng, "Quickly find the records from that time and confirm it."
Gu Xiaozheng agreed and walked out of the meeting room quickly.
Ji Feng continued, "I have some recollection of what Xiao Zheng said. At the time, I didn't pay enough attention to the woman who had an abortion, and subjectively thought she was just an ordinary abortionist. Furthermore, I didn't connect the two people together, which was a lack of sensitivity."
"It was almost Chinese New Year, and I was really busy and dizzy."
"Logically speaking, this surname is so rare that it should be impressive. Oh, what a brain..." Ji Chuan sighed while shaking his head.
"Team Ji hit the nail on the head. We're definitely missing something."
"If her last name is really Bo, it basically proves that Bo Xixi had an abortion, but if we want to prove that she is Lu Chenzhou's girlfriend, we still lack strong evidence."
The police officers began to analyze the situation in a flurry of discussion.
Ji Feng continued, "This is my fault. I remember writing it on the whiteboard... That's right! I remember now, my last name is Bo, there's no mistake about it!" He had just finished speaking when he suddenly recovered his memory.
"It's nothing big. It was almost Chinese New Year and it was snowing heavily. It was not easy for everyone to hold on until the last moment under such difficult conditions. It's normal that you can't remember her last name." Jiang Bo comforted everyone.
Before he finished speaking, Gu Xiaozheng pushed the door open and rushed in: "I found out, yes, his last name is Bo!"
"That's great. It's basically confirmed that it's the same person. The surname Bo is rare to begin with, and several clues converge on one point. There's a high probability that it's correct." Xin Xiao said excitedly.
"Three women with the same characteristics, two of them have one more thing in common." Gu Xiaozheng analyzed.
"And judging from the woman's age, she is most likely Lu Chenzhou's girlfriend. Unfortunately, no one knows the name of Chenzhou's girlfriend." Xin Xiao said regretfully.
"Even if we know that Lu Chenzhou's girlfriend also has the surname Bo, we can't be 100% sure that the three women are the same person. It can only be shown that the three people have many similarities." Jiang Bo still sticks to his principle - evidence.
"Unless she admits it herself, even if Yong Xiangdong identifies her in person, he probably won't be able to confirm that she is Lu Chenzhou's girlfriend." Ji Feng said with a frown.
"Strictly speaking, there are now women with four identities: Bo Qianqian, the female boss of Yabai, the woman surnamed Bo who had an abortion, and Lu Chenzhou's girlfriend. These four have many things in common, but there is no evidence to prove that they are related. They are four independent individuals." Jiang Bo's analysis was very objective and rational, and his persistence in evidence was almost stubborn.
"Yes, among these four people, no two of them can be equated." Everyone's initial excitement has now subsided.
"Even if it is proven that these four people are the same person, what does it have to do with the murder of Shen Zhaoran?" someone muttered in a low voice.
"There is another question I can't understand. If she was Chen Zhou's girlfriend, why did she have an abortion? She and Chen Zhou had such a good relationship, so she should..." Before Ji Feng finished speaking, a phone call came in. It was from an unfamiliar number.
Jifeng picked up the phone. "Hello. Who is this?"
"Captain Ji, is this you? I'm Gu Junping from the Provincial Public Security Department's Police Dog Base. According to President Lu's instructions, I'm responsible for assisting you with the police dog search. You can just call me Xiao Gu."
"Oh. Hello, Xiaogu. Sorry to trouble you."
"You're welcome, Captain Ji. We'll do our best to carry out what Mr. Lu has arranged. I called today to ask if you've confirmed the source of the search."
"It's confirmed. It will be given to you soon."
"It would be best if you could give it to me as soon as possible, because it takes a long time to train a police dog to remember the source of the search object. Even the best police dogs need at least a month."
"A month? It takes so long?" Ji Feng was quite surprised. Although he had been exposed to this kind of knowledge when he was in school, he had long forgotten all about these details.
"Don't worry, our base recently imported two purebred drug detection dogs from the UK. Through intensive training, they can complete the memory training of new odor sources in just one or two days. I heard from Mr. Lu that your case is time-sensitive, so we want to train the police dogs as soon as possible."
"Excellent. I can give you the source of the scent tomorrow morning."
"Okay. I'll contact you tomorrow morning."
"Thank you for your great assistance. Goodbye."
After hanging up the phone, Ji Feng immediately informed the task force members of the matter and arranged for Xin Xiao to get the source of the Thuja saburoides tonight and deliver it to Gu Junping early tomorrow morning.
Ji Feng didn't care about this matter at first, but Gu Junping implemented Dean Lu's arrangements so vigorously, resolutely and thoroughly that he had to take it seriously.
The meeting continued, and the case once again faced a dead end. In desperation, Ji Feng suggested questioning Bo Xixi again, trying to find a breakthrough by exploring the necessity of Bo Xixi following the car to the hospital and the suspicious aspects of the previous questioning.
In the absence of other entry points, no one expressed any objection.
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