Chapter 112 Chapter 112 The police are going to hit someone!
Half an hour later, at the Office of the Special Criminal Case Investigation Team of the Provincial Department.
"—Actually, this letter was already mailed yesterday afternoon. But Old Xue in the mailroom felt something was amiss with the envelope. He was worried it might be revenge from the family of a previously apprehended prisoner, so he sent it for an X-ray... and only sent it back this morning after confirming it was alright."
Sun Gaoge sat behind the table, arms folded, explaining. Guan Ye exclaimed, "How arrogant! A pre-launch case!"
Ji Yinhe didn't need to explain it specifically this time, as everyone had already learned about it in their police academy textbooks—
According to statistics from relevant departments at home and abroad, for such cases, if the police fail to catch the murderer during the golden time, there is an 80% chance that they will choose to continue committing crimes!
This further confirmed Ji Yinhe's guess that there would be another explosion at the Children's Palace that morning.
Everyone was talking about it, discussing how to catch this "outlaw"!
In the corner, Comrade Ji Yinhe, the backbone of the group, stared at the photo of the letter with his eyelids drooping, without blinking.
If the sight had heat, that thin piece of paper would be burned with heat!
...If the sender is really Zhang San, what does it mean if he uses the name "Outlaw" as the signature?
Firstly, like Comrade Ji and Ms. Lian, he knew the buzzwords of the future, and his temperament changed drastically in a short period of time - could he also be a book traveler?
Secondly, if the above speculation is correct, and Zhang San deliberately signed the letter to her as "Outlaw", then he might have tacitly acknowledged that she also understood the connection between these four words and the name "Zhang San"!
To speculate further, could this person already know that she is the daughter of two book travelers?
At this moment, Ji Yinhe was in the warm office in early summer, but cold sweat was running down his back.
Instigating Gong Xie to escape from prison, detonating a bomb in Jingzhou City, and even provocatively sending a warning letter to the provincial government...
What does this Zhang San want to do?
Footsteps could be heard outside the door. Lu Zheng walked into the office, carrying a stack of documents. He glanced at the silent Captain Ji, then turned to everyone and said in a serious tone, "Unfortunately, we didn't find any fingerprints or valid biological traces on the victim or the letter. The other party was very cautious and must have worn gloves the entire time."
Guan Ye cursed the national quintessence under his breath and punched the table.
Instead, Sun Gaoge asked, "Team Leader Ji, are you absolutely certain that this lawless criminal is Zhang San?"
"It's hard to say 100%, but 80% should be about right." Ji Yinhe knew that he couldn't tell everyone that this was a world in a book, so he could only try his best to explain, "I've heard from my family before that the village where Zhang San came from had a dialect that was popular for a while, and they liked to use this nickname."
Sun Gaoge scratched his head. "Ah? Really? Why haven't I heard of it before..."
Amidst everyone's confused murmurs, Ji Yinhe stood up and straightened his back. "But it doesn't matter. Regardless of whether the two cases can be combined, since they've been handed over to us, we must apprehend the escaped Gong Xie Zhang San and this lawless lunatic before the Return Night Ceremony!"
"Right!" Captain Ji's words emboldened the team. Guan Ye slammed the table and said, "Then we have to go out and arrest people as soon as possible!"
"We have too few clues right now. The best time to arrest him is the next warning... provided we are fully prepared." Ji Yinhe said solemnly, "Guan Ye, Cheng Mo, go to the post office and trace the delivery location of this mail. Perhaps we can narrow down the criminal's whereabouts based on that."
"yes!"
"Gao Ge, you and Qiu Peng continue to assist the armed police in searching for Gong Xie and Zhang San!"
"Leave it to us!"
"Teacher Lu, let's go to the Children's Palace this afternoon and visit the relevant staff and students." Comrade Xiao Ji snapped his fingers. "They couldn't have planted the bomb so stealthily. They must have left some clues!"
"Okay." Lu Zheng frowned and glanced outside with a hint of worry. "This explosion has frightened many teenagers. I'm worried that it will stir up negative public opinion among parents."
"...Yes." Ji Yinhe sighed, "Director Tan just called me over—reporters from newspapers and TV stations are about to blow up their phones."
She rubbed her brows and said, "I can only say that the case is still under investigation."
It was almost noon, but time was running out, so everyone immediately stuffed some food into their bellies and then went out to work on the case.
Ji Yinhe and Lu Zheng got on the Grand Cherokee parked in the carport. As soon as they drove out of the provincial department gate, they saw a group of reporters swarming in and surrounding the car with cameras and microphones held high, like flies smelling meat.
The old road in the city center was not wide to begin with, with only two lanes, and with more than a dozen people blocking the way, it was impossible to move forward at all.
"Team Leader Ji!" "Team Leader Ji!"
A familiar-looking evening newspaper reporter knocked on the driver's door with his fists clenched. The cameraman next to him pressed the camera lens against the window glass and made a dozen or so clicks.
The reporter yelled, "Can you talk about this bombing—"
Ji Yinhe lowered his head to check the time, frowned, and gently pressed the horn.
There is no need to argue with reporters here. There is no progress at all and it will only increase the panic of the citizens.
However, the reporters showed no sign of moving aside. "Aren't you the Jiangtan Detective? I heard you only needed three days to solve a case before! Three days to catch the murderer! How long will it take you to solve this bombing? Can you give the public a military order?"
“…”
Ji Yinhe didn't give the other party any look. Fortunately, a gap appeared in front of her. She stepped on the accelerator lightly, and the Grand Cherokee finally moved forward a few meters.
The cameraman stumbled a few steps behind him and complained unhappily, "She's from a small town, and she's a female police officer. I don't think she can handle this case!"
The reporters in the chaos immediately shouted: "Yes!" "We are exercising our supervisory power!" "The police are going to hit someone!"
"..." Lu Zheng, who was sitting in the passenger seat, frowned and took a deep breath before trying to get out of the car.
Ji Yinhe patted him with one hand and rolled down the car window with the other!
The cameraman, who was pressing against the glass, was not paying attention and almost dropped his precious camera.
"—Ah, sorry." Captain Ji's face was stern, a hint of anger etched across his delicate features. "Of course, the police welcome our reporters to exercise their supervisory authority, but the public security department has its own regulations. Since the teachers didn't contact us beforehand, and out of concern for public opinion, we can only offer no comment."
Afterwards, several reporters, feeling guilty, pulled the cameraman who was shouting the loudest and asked, "Didn't we say we had already made arrangements in advance?"
The cameraman scratched his forehead and said in a righteous manner, "You still need to inform me? Aren't you police officers here to serve the people?"
"Of course, when it comes to the point where we can make it public, we will definitely speak out through the appropriate channels to reassure the general public."
Ji Yinhe opened the car door and stepped out, his gaze calmly sweeping across the crowd behind him. Even the two reporters who had been so arrogant a moment ago took a step back. "So, please, teachers, please make way for us and don't interfere with our investigation. After all, catching the criminal is the only important thing right now."
"..." Everyone was not unreasonable. They looked at each other and took a step back. "Okay then."
"Thank you for your cooperation."
Ji Yinhe politely bowed slightly to everyone.
However, just as she was about to turn around and return to the car, the reporters who had not yet dispersed were pushed away. A middle-aged woman with messy hair and a sallow complexion rushed straight to the front of the car like an angry leopard, carrying a large nylon bag on her back!
"—You police officers only talk high-sounding words! You don't do anything real!" the woman screamed at the top of her lungs. "My child isn't injured, but she's terrified. She trembles at the mere mention of school! She's only eight years old and hasn't even graduated from elementary school. What's next for her? What about her nine years of compulsory education?"
"Hey, parent, aren't you overthinking it?" A reporter sided with Ji Yinhe this time, and advised earnestly, "It's only been a while since the explosion, it's normal for a child to be frightened. Why don't you take her out for a walk to calm her down—"
"Why should we relax? The society is so chaotic now, with fighting and killing everywhere. Do I dare to take her out?" The lady stared at Comrade Xiao Ji who was standing by the car door.
Ji Yinhe now just wanted to go to the Children's Palace to investigate the case. He left a message "We will do our best" and quickly got into the car.
Before she closed the car door, the lady grabbed her arm without saying a word, then took out a thermos from her bag and poured all the red bean porridge in the bucket onto the driver's seat -!
“!!”
The reporters all gasped, but Lu Zheng, who was sitting in the passenger seat, had already noticed the abnormally bulging bag on the woman's shoulder when she rushed over.
When the sticky porridge flew towards him, he quickly grabbed the white shirt on the armrest, stretched out his long arms, stretched out the clothes, and blocked the driver's door!
Ji Yinhe only felt a white shadow flash before her eyes, until she heard a "clang" and the thermos was angrily thrown to the side of the road by the lady, then she understood what had happened.
"It's okay, it's okay..." The reporters also recovered from their shock and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't think you've escaped!" The woman pointed her index finger at Ji Yinhe's nose. "People like my daughter are the flowers of the motherland, the hope of the future. To cultivate her painting skills, I take her to the Children's Palace every day! This time, she saw the pool table explode with her own eyes. Do you know how serious the psychological trauma is to her? You are such a young girl, and you don't know anything—"
"Wait." Ji Yinhe suddenly raised her head. "Your daughter goes to the Children's Palace every day? Her painting classroom is very close to the explosion site?"
"yes!"
Comrade Xiao Ji's eyes lit up, and he grasped the middle-aged woman's furious hand. "Comrade, can I visit your home and have a chat with your daughter?"
Everyone present: “…Ah?”
*
Although the middle-aged woman was not happy, she reluctantly took Ji Yinhe and Lu Zheng back home after being persuaded by a group of reporters.
The little girl, who was learning to paint at the Children's Palace, hid at first and didn't want to show up. Comrade Xiao Ji had no choice but to take out Ms. Lian's signature candy - almond chocolate snowflake crisps - from his bag and successfully lured her out of the room.
What Ji Yinhe didn't expect was that he got an important clue just after chatting with her for a few sentences!
"...I saw the strangers who went to the table tennis class the afternoon before last." The little girl, her lips black from eating, blinked and said seriously, "They were two sanitation workers!"
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