Chapter 89 Chapter 89 "I want to."
Ji Yinhe took the documents and luggage, and just came out of the dormitory building and got into the car sent by Tan Li to take her to the Tiandu Branch when snowflakes started falling outside.
Jiangtan is located in the north of Jingzhou, and the further we go, the heavier the snow becomes.
The lead-gray clouds hung very low, shrouding the provincial road in vastness.
Ji Yinhe originally planned to go back home to see old Ms. Ji Lian, whom he hadn't seen for several months.
Glancing down at his watch and then at the car ahead, which was moving at a snail's pace, he simply said to the driver, "How about you just take me directly to Tiandu? It would be bad if I delay your return to Jingzhou tonight."
The master gave a thumbs-up to the considerate Comrade Xiao Ji and said, "Okay!"
Four hours later, the police car drove into Tiandu District in the wind and snow.
Probably because it was still a county town a few months ago, the buildings and roads here appear very plain, and the business is declining, far less prosperous than Jiangtan and Jingzhou.
The gray four-story building of the Tiandu Branch stood at the end of the main street. In the thick fog, only a dim light could be seen shining through the glass window of the duty room.
Seeing that it was a license plate from the provincial capital, the security guard didn't stop the car and just let it in.
In the entire compound, apart from bicycles and motorcycles, there were only two jeeps with peeling paint parked.
"Comrade Xiao Ji, the conditions are tough. You must keep up the good work for the next three months!"
The driver got out of the car to help her with her luggage bag, and also gave her some warm advice.
Ji Yinhe smiled and said, "Thank you, I will."
After watching the provincial department's car leave, she took a deep breath, carried her luggage in one hand and her transfer documents in the other, and climbed the steps in front of the police station.
Before the door was opened, several policemen wrapped in military coats, with their arms folded and feet stomped, and cigarette butts in their mouths, came out.
While walking, we discussed a case——
"In that family-annihilation case, I think it was probably the woman who cheated on her husband and was caught by him!"
"Why can't it be that the man cheated on his wife and got chopped up?"
"I say, does it have to be a murder of passion? The whole family died in an orderly manner, maybe it was revenge—"
Only when he saw Ji Yinhe standing at the door did he come to his senses.
“…”
Ji Yinhe was just about to go up and say hello, but a few people just looked at each other and continued to go down the stairs.
The cold wind still echoed with the voice:
"Could this be the new captain?"
"No way, so young?"
"He's wearing casual clothes, he must be the victim's family member!"
Ji Yinhe looked down at herself. She wasn't wearing a police uniform today, but a large raincoat. It was no wonder others couldn't recognize her.
However, the case they were discussing was quite interesting to Comrade Xiao Ji.
I have been in the public security system for a year and a half, and I have never encountered a case like the annihilation of a whole family!
She puffed out her cheeks, thinking that she would have to rush out to ask after the report was over.
Comrade Ji Yinhe straightened his clothes and stepped onto the steps at the end of the corridor.
The director's office is on the fourth floor. Even though it is a floor where leaders gather, the light bulb above his head flickers, the green wall paint is peeling, and it looks like it has been in disrepair for a long time.
Comrade Xiao Ji took a deep breath and pushed open the creaking wooden door.
Director Lu Jitong heard the sound and turned away from the honeycomb coal stove holding an enamel pot.
"Hello, Director Lu, I'm Ji Yinhe from the Provincial Department's Criminal Investigation Bureau."
Ji Yinhe bowed and said hello, then when he stood up, he saw a sharp gaze looking at him from above the reading glasses.
Then it immediately turned into a friendly yet slick smile.
"The comrades from the provincial department are finally here!" Lu Jitong put down his teacup and stepped forward to shake hands. "Thank you for rushing all the way from Jingzhou in such heavy snow! You must have worked hard!"
"It's not hard, it's my duty!" Ji Yinhe politely curled the corners of his lips, shook his hand for a moment, then pulled his hand out and picked up the transfer documents. "Here are my files and resume."
Lu Jitong glanced at it and put it down. "You're too good. It's a waste of your talent to come to our Tiandu... I don't have much to offer you. How about taking you to the Criminal Investigation Detachment?"
This proposal is exactly what Comrade Xiao Ji wants.
She excitedly followed Lu Jitong out, but unexpectedly, when she turned left, the first office had a sign of the Criminal Investigation Detachment hanging on it.
"The branch's office space is too small." Lu Jitong rubbed his hands awkwardly. "Including you, there are only five people in the team: Deputy Captain Yu Jing, two detectives Sang Xiangyang and Niu Dazhi, and a forensic doctor and evidence collector, Ge Weidong."
He pushed the door open and sighed, "No one's here... I guess they're out on a case."
Ji Yinhe thought of the few people he had just bumped into downstairs, and asked, "Has there been a family annihilation case recently?"
"Yes." Lu Jitong nodded. "Yu Jing is in charge now. If you're interested, you can ask him. But don't underestimate us because we're just a branch office. We actually have a lot of work to do. It's all trivial matters that the police station can't handle, and it's not worth sending to the municipal bureau. We throw them all to us."
Ji Yinhe pursed her lips and smiled, without responding, but looking at the furnishings of the office calmly.
This place is much more shabby than the Jiangtan Municipal Bureau, and it cannot be compared with the provincial department which has adopted a technological and modern decoration. Several sets of wooden tables and chairs are so old that it seems impossible to tell their age. There are more than a dozen piles of handwritten case files next to the metal filing cabinets, and the joint investigation notice has to be engraved on wax paper.
A work diary stained yellow by tea was casually thrown on top, and Ji Yinhe picked it up and flipped through it.
This is Deputy Captain Yu Jing's duty notes. Judging from the content—except for her, the entire Criminal Investigation Brigade is currently composed of men, and their style of operation is quite rough.
As Director Lu said, the caseload is indeed quite large, and everyone is working very hard, but the methods and approaches are still relatively old-fashioned.
Comrade Xiao Ji took a deep breath, as if he had already felt the challenges he would face in the coming days.
She found an empty seat, dusted herself off, and put down her bag. "Okay, then I'll quickly get back to work and not disturb Director Lu."
"Don't be polite, you're family now. I'll have the HR department take you to the singles' dormitory... Look, it's that building in the back." Lu Jitong took a few steps out, then suddenly seemed to remember something. He stepped back and asked, "By the way, isn't there another person?"
"...Ah?" Ji Yinhe blinked blankly, "Besides me, are there any others transferred from the provincial department?"
"Yeah!" Lu Jitong said, looking up the stairs at the end of the corridor and laughing, "Hey! Speak of the devil!"
Curious Ji Yinhe also jumped out of the office and looked up.
A tall figure in a black coat appeared in the dim light.
Lu Zheng was dragging a suitcase in one hand and holding a survey box in the other, and he gave a light and lazy smile, just like when Ji Yinhe saw him for the first time.
Comrade Xiao Ji: “…”
*
Three hours later.
Standing at the dormitory door, Ji Yinhe looked at Lu Zheng in the next room and shook his head in confusion.
"What are you doing here? The conditions here can't compare to Jingzhou. You..."
Lu Zheng, wearing a mask and dusting with a feather duster, said calmly, "I heard that the Tiandu Branch only has one forensic examiner who is also responsible for physical evidence. The staffing is very unreasonable. Besides, I've never worked at the grassroots level. To do research, of course I have to be willing to do field research."
"..." Ji Yinhe pressed his brows, "That's not what I meant. There are so many branches in Jingzhou——"
"I insisted on coming here." For the first time in his life, Lu Zheng didn't let Ji Yinhe finish his words. He then calmly turned around, holding the feather duster, and asked, "Is your room tidy? Do you need any help?"
The sky cleared up, the snow stopped, and the light sunlight shone down from above the office building opposite, casting mottled shadows between his brows and eyelashes.
Comrade Xiao Ji's ears felt a little hot. "I've packed it up, I've packed it up... Never mind, just come if you want to. It's only three months anyway..."
Lu Zheng just said "hmm" and looked down at his watch. "Your subordinates should be back soon. Let's go back and take a look."
Ji Yinhe's attention was indeed diverted, and he snapped his fingers, "Yes, business is more important."
*
In the office, Yu Jing, deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Tiandu Branch, was squatting in front of a coal stove, warming himself by the fire. Next to him, Sang Xiangyang and Niu Dazhi each held a small steel pot and ate egg noodles with gusto.
"Don't be so greedy. If the new captain sees you, he'll think I'm always harsh on you!" Yu Jing frowned and pointed at Niu Dazhi. "That's enough. Leave one bite for Lao Ge."
Niu Dazhi, however, held onto the pot and refused to let go. "Old Ge hasn't farted in three days... Captain Yu, check your conscience. Have I eaten a single bite since we took on that family-annihilation case yesterday?"
Sang Xiangyang burst into laughter. "Who told you to have a shallow appetite? It's not your first time on the scene, how could you vomit like that?"
"Have you ever seen a scene with three bodies before? And a child too. It's too cruel—"
"Alright!" Yu Jing called out, his eyes fixed on the cleanly wiped desk. "Looks like our new captain has already been here."
Sang Xiangyang exclaimed, "Why don't we just throw this daunting family annihilation case to him?"
"No way." Yu Jing took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth.
He is 35 years old this year. If he can solve this case, he can be promoted from a deputy position to a full-time position.
"Alright." Sang Xiangyang muttered as Niu Dazhi slurped his noodles. "I wonder who this person is."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door creaked open.
Two beautiful faces that seemed out of place for this place appeared before everyone.
The policewoman standing in the front said with a smile, "Hello everyone, I am Ji Yinhe, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of our branch. I am honored to join this team. Everyone was away this morning, so now we are finally here."
The office was silent for a few seconds, and then Niu Dazhi's chopsticks fell into the pot with a clang. "Isn't this the one we met downstairs at noon..."
"My eyes are so short, I shouldn't mistake you for the family member of the person involved. Sorry!" Sang Xiangyang quickly stood up and went to greet Lu Zheng. "Hello, hello, you were transferred here from the provincial department to work as an assistant for training, right?"
Yu Jing sighed, pulled Old Sang back, and turned his gaze to the smiling Ji Yinhe.
"Comrade Yinhe, the young detective from Jiangtan." He wiped his hands on his clothes before respectfully extending them. "I never thought the provincial department would be willing to let you come to our little place."
"Wow!" Niu Dazhi's eyes widened. "Is that Ji Yinhe from the Jiangtan City Bureau's Serious Crime Squad?"
"Yes, it's me." Ji Yinhe shook Yu Jing's hand without arrogance or servility. "Hello, Vice President Yu."
"Hello, Captain Ji." Yu Jing smiled but sighed in his heart.
He thought that all the people transferred from the provincial department were fools, but he didn't expect to run into this "super detective" who always solved the case and was so brilliant.
It seems that the path to promotion that I had originally planned will be thwarted in these three months...
Yu Jing gritted his teeth and decided to keep the family annihilation case in his own hands first.
"Sang Xiangyang, Niu Dazhi." He turned and pointed at the two subordinates behind him who were grinning foolishly while holding the pot, then cast a curious gaze at the man behind Ji Yinhe, "This is..."
"Provincial Public Security Bureau, Lu Zheng." Lu Zheng said in a deep voice, "I heard that you only have one forensic doctor who is also responsible for physical evidence. I think I can help with the technical aspects."
"Oh, hello, hello."
Since the other party didn't introduce his position, Yu Jing didn't take him seriously.
After exchanging greetings for a while, everyone found a seat and sat down.
Captain Ji's desk was by the window. The table opposite was originally piled with miscellaneous items. Lu Zheng walked over silently, moved all the items on it to the low cabinet, then took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and slowly wiped the dust with a rag.
"..." Ji Yinhe wrinkled his nose playfully, puzzled by the man's meticulous cleanliness.
She turned to look at Yu Jing, her expression serious, "How's the situation with the family annihilation case you investigated today?"
Yu Jing touched his chin and thought that what is coming will eventually come.
"Captain Ji, since you asked, I wanted to discuss this with you." He raised his chin with great pride. "This is my case. I hope you won't interfere."
Yu Jing thought that Ji Yinhe would not give in easily, but unexpectedly, the other party nodded in a friendly manner and sat down.
"Okay...but if you need any help, feel free to come to me."
Yu Jing said yes with a smile, but what he was thinking in his heart was that he would never reveal a word to Ji Yinhe unless it was absolutely necessary!
However, unexpectedly, just two days later, he was slapped in the face by reality.
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