Chapter 2 Chapter 2 I want to join the Serious Crime Squad!
"The person who reported the case said the deceased was named Zhang Hongbo, and witnesses confirmed his identity. He used to be the factory doctor at the compressor factory. A week ago, he became a renowned master in the area, claiming to be in tune with the universe and able to heal illnesses and remedies disasters. His followers are almost all factory workers... I think he's just a scam!"
Xiao Wu handed over the transcript. Tang Ci leaned against the window and flipped through it casually, then turned his gaze back to the girl in the interrogation room.
The incandescent light was deliberately dimmed, and Ji Yinhe was lying on the table, sleeping soundly.
"That's great. I've been working overtime all night and I want to get some sleep."
Xiao Wu couldn't help but yawn.
"Transfer you to the Administration Department and sleep until you wake up naturally every day." Tang Ci rolled his eyes at him, "Get to work."
Xiao Wu stuck out his tongue and pushed open the wooden door in front of him.
With a soft "creak" sound, Ji Yinhe woke up from his sleep and raised his messy head.
She rubbed her eyelids, and looked at the two people in front of her with clear and dull eyes——
Tang Ci, the captain of the Serious Crime Squad, and Criminal Police Xiao Wu met on their first day at work.
At that time, thinking that he could go to handle the case, Ji Yinhe specially prepared duck braised by Ms. Lian and Hami melon bought by Old Ji, and sent one to each brigade of the Criminal Investigation Detachment.
Because there were no cases in the bureau, everyone was having a great time eating. However, Captain Tang was particularly ungrateful and threw all the duck and melon back.
Ji Yinhe sighed and smiled bitterly.
How did it fall into his hands?
At this moment, Tang Ci was also observing her.
This new policewoman has long legs, a tall figure, a superior physique, handsome features, and fair skin. At first glance, she looks humble and serious, but her eyes reveal a cleverness that cannot be concealed.
Tang Ci glanced at the information brought by the Political Work Department.
On the police academy transcript, he got full marks in almost every subject.
"Did you sleep well?"
"Very good." Ji Yinhe's voice was clear, "Thank you, Captain Tang, for dimming the light for me for the sake of my colleagues."
"Then tell me." Tang Ci said in a serious tone, "Why did you appear at the murder scene?"
“…”
Ji Yinhe lowered his eyes, his brain working rapidly.
I definitely can't tell anyone about the weird conversation between Old Ji and Ms. Lian. No one will believe what they said about Long Ao Tianwen and Lu Jiangwen Wu Folding.
After thinking for a moment, she said, "I received a clue."
"Oh? Where did it come from?"
"Informant." Ji Yinhe looked calm and confident.
Tang Ci raised an eyebrow. "You've only been on the job for a week, and you've been sitting in your office writing documents the entire time. How could you possibly have an informant? Even if you did, why didn't you report it to the Municipal Bureau?"
"You know how dangerous informants are. You can't tell everyone openly, right?" Ji Yinhe looked at him innocently. "Besides, this is the first time I've heard information from him... I'm afraid of wasting the police force, so I'll go and test the waters first. Is there anything wrong with that?"
It sounded like there were no loopholes. Tang Ci thought for a moment, but before he could ask the next question, he heard her curiously ask, "Where have you found so far?"
Xiao Wu spoke reflexively, "Oh, the deceased's name was Zhang Hongbo, a former factory doctor. He claimed he wanted to ascend to heaven and help everyone cleanse their sins. The witnesses in the front row saw his face in the smoke, and the trace examiner, Lao Tian, said the three words 'Li Guoping' were carved with a knife dipped in blood..."
He spoke quickly and disorganized, only getting to the point, but Ji Yinhe nodded as he listened.
"Xiao Wu!" Tang Ci interrupted with a frown, "Why are you telling everyone everything?"
Xiao Wu opened his mouth in confusion: "Isn't she one of our comrades?"
Tang Ci looked at his subordinates and was speechless.
"What are the autopsy results?" Ji Yinhe opened his eyes wide, with curiosity shining in his amber pupils.
Tang Ci knocked on the table, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask..."
“It hasn’t come out yet!”
The quick-talking Xiao Wu lowered his head in embarrassment under the captain's cold gaze.
Tang Ci took a deep breath and said, "Comrade Xiao Ji, we can put the matter of the informant aside for now. Since you were at the scene, just tell us if you have any findings."
"Oh, I remember the stench of corpses was very strong." Ji Yinhe put away his smile, "I took a forensic medicine elective at the police academy, and the cadaver teacher we hired just left not long ago. The smell is much lighter than last night."
Tang Ci paused, "What do you want to say?"
Ji Yinhe shrugged, "According to common sense, the deceased should have been gone for some time."
Xiao Wu asked in confusion, "Huh? Wasn't Zhang Hongbo still practicing Qigong before the incident? Could it be that a dead person was performing?"
"Why not?" Ji Yinhe said calmly, "Have you investigated Li Guoping? I guess she's a factory leader. With all the drama going on, she must be at least a section chief."
Tang Ci was silent for a moment. "Li Guoping is the general manager of the compressor factory. She's single and I can't contact her right now. Her secretary said she went on a business trip early this morning."
After a moment of silence, Ji Yinhe let out a long "oh".
"Captain Tang, can I leave now?"
"No." Tang Ci replied coldly, "I will only release you after I have thoroughly verified what you have said."
"...It's okay if you don't leave. Could you please invite Director Rao over? I have something to talk to him about." Ji Yinhe smiled, looking a little rogue.
Tang Ci: “…”
It seemed that he couldn't get any more out of her, so he stood up, patted Xiao Wu, and signaled him to take the transcript for Ji Yinhe to sign.
She wasn't angry at all. She grabbed a pen and signed her name in a flamboyant manner, not forgetting to remind him, "The woman standing in front of me at the time, Aunt Ding with the short permed hair, must know a lot of gossip about the compressor factory. I suggest you ask her more!"
Tang Ci pretended not to hear and pushed the door open to leave the interrogation room.
Ji Yinhe lay on the table bored, studying the barbs on his fingers.
Ten minutes later, Rao walked in holding an enamel teacup.
Ji Yinhe sat up straight and raised his head, "Good morning, Chief! I want to go to the Serious Crime Squad!"
"Good morning."
Rao was already used to her being startled. He took a sip of tea slowly and sighed softly.
"Forget it, you've been studying this since the beginning, and they're really short-staffed right now. They should transfer you in to help Tang Ci solve the case—"
The old fox put down his teacup and changed the subject. "But let me be frank. Such serious criminal cases rarely occur in Jiangtan City, and qigong is a sensitive topic. Last year, the higher-ups explicitly stipulated that pseudoscience must be dismantled! So not only must you focus on closing the case as quickly as possible, but you must also pay attention to controlling public opinion. If something goes wrong, you won't be able to stay in the Serious Crime Unit anymore, so go back..."
Ji Yinhe simply said: "Don't worry, I will transfer myself to the police station below!"
"That's not necessary." Rao just stood up with a chuckle. "I think writing the materials is enough to wear you down!"
Ji Yinhe: “…”
After Tang Ci and Xiao Wu finished taking Aunt Ding's statement, when they came out from the next door, they happened to see Rao Zhenghao and Ji Yinhe walking out of the interrogation room one after another.
"Xiao Tang, clear the table. Xiao Ji will join your team from today."
Xiao Wu asked honestly, "Director, are we just going to let this comrade go? What if she..."
Rao narrowed his eyes and said, "I personally participated in Xiao Ji's political review and even asked her to be my secretary for a whole week... Do you think there's something wrong with my judgment of people?"
Tang Ci and Xiao Wu: “…………”
Ten minutes later.
Ji Yinhe hummed a song as he walked into the office of the Serious Crime Squad One. He placed all his belongings, including books, teacup, and notebook, on the chair and looked around.
The room was large and sunny. There were several rows of metal cabinets against the wall, with tables and chairs in the middle, divided into two halves by a large blackboard covered with clues.
Captain Tang Ci and deputy captain Che Zhiwen sat alone in the small half of the room, while the others worked outside.
Because Xiao Wu was more familiar with her than the others, he would boast, "Now that you're here, you're one of us. Take any empty seat you want. Don't be polite!"
In fact, there are not many options to choose from. The ones covered with green velvet and large glass are all occupied. The rest either have mottled wooden surfaces or are filled with bulging brown paper bags.
Ji Yinhe looked around and finally chose a seat by the window.
This set of tables and chairs had probably been vacant for too long, and the ceiling fan had blown up layers of choking dust. She deftly rolled up her sleeves, wet a rag, and wiped the tabletop, even cleaning every crevices.
There are several books in the drawer: "Traceology", "Scene Investigation Manual", "Criminal Composition Theory"...
Ji Yinhe flipped through them and found that they were all tool manuals written by experts from the Public Security University. They were quite practical, so he took them all out and planned to study them carefully.
After finishing the work, Xiao Wu came over with the cut watermelon and asked, "Want to eat?"
"Eat!" Ji Yinhe grabbed a piece and asked as he ate it, "Brother Xiao Wu, who are the people on the team? Could you please introduce them to me?"
"Hey! Then you've asked the right person!"
Xiao Wu happily dragged a chair and sat down. "Our team is short-staffed. Including you, there are only five of us. You've met Captain Tang. Deputy Captain Che Zhiwen, the oldest and fattest one... you'll recognize him right away! The guy in charge of the pre-trial is called Cheng Mo, and he's also very quiet. They're both still here! Finally, there's me. I do everything, moving wherever there's a shortage of people!"
Ji Yinhe concentrated and took note of it in his mind.
"Our team often interacts with the forensic doctor Ye Qing from the technical team and the trace expert Lao Tian. Lao Tian is about to retire, and Ye Qing was just transferred up from the lower ranks. She's timid and a girl..."
Ji Yinhe opened his eyes wide, he didn’t expect that the forensic doctor was also a policewoman!
As one of the few female comrades in the bureau, she really wants to establish a revolutionary friendship with the other party!
*
The two young policemen were eating melon and chatting outside, but Tang Ci inside was frowning.
According to Aunt Ding, the relationship between Zhang Hongbo and Li Guoping was not bad, and the latter was actually very kind to the former - when Zhang Hongbo's younger brother died unexpectedly, Li Guoping even came to express condolences and gave him a large sum of money!
So, is there any unknown grudge or hatred between these two people?
Tang Ci felt a terrible headache.
Director Rao asked a team to solve the case as quickly as possible and give the citizens an explanation. However, when receiving training at the provincial department yesterday, experts from the Public Security University were still emphasizing that the country's criminal investigation technology is still limited, and the criminal case clearance rate in Handong Province is still less than 50%.
"team leader……"
Ji Yinhe poked his head out from beside the blackboard and asked, "Can I go to the technical department to see the deceased and the evidence?"
Tang Ci hummed, "Put on your gloves and follow instructions. Also, remember to tell your family when you have time. Director Rao said your dad called his office!"
"Okay!"
Ji Yinhe agreed with a smile.
Business was more important, so she decided to let Old Ji and Ms. Lian worry for a while and walked into the autopsy room a few steps away.
When the plastic door curtain was lifted, the strong stench of corpse hit me in the face. Even through the mask, it felt like a slap in the face.
Ji Yinhe held his breath and saw Ye Qing concentrating on performing the autopsy alone.
Although she was confused and eager to try, she did not dare to disturb others at this time, so she could only look around silently.
Just then, two hurried footsteps were heard in the corridor.
"Captain Tang—"
The chubby Che Zhiwen took the lead, raised the things in his hands high, and shouted, "Zhang Hongbo committed suicide!"
Cheng Mo, who was following behind him, explained succinctly: "We found the suicide note."
In the transparent evidence bag, a piece of letter paper filled with words fluttered in the sunlight.
Tang Ci and Xiao Wu ran out immediately after hearing the sound.
Ji Yinhe also wanted to join in the fun, but in the blink of an eye, he saw Ye Qing staring at the corpse and muttering to herself:
"This... is impossible?"
Ji Yinhe's eyebrows jumped, and he didn't care about the disgusting stench and moved forward.
"Sister Ye, do you also think the time of death is abnormal?"
Ye Qing looked at her, then at the busy police officers in the corridor outside the door, shook her head, and said softly, "Maybe I'm not experienced enough. I want to check it again."
“…”
Ji Yinhe leaned over, carefully examining the corpse on the dissection table, and suddenly raised his voice.
"Captain Tang, colleagues, I want to ask, is he really Zhang Hongbo?"
She put on gloves and carefully pulled up the corpse's right hand.
"The deceased has calluses on his palms! A factory doctor, who usually only gives injections and prescribes medicine, doesn't handle scalpels. Why would he have calluses here?"
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