Chapter 100: No Light 29: Locking in the Suspect
Chapter 29
As the location on the screen became clearer and clearer, until the exact position appeared, everyone was stunned.
Lu Changfeng looked at the location in disbelief and asked, "Are you sure it's correct?"
Zhou Yu said confidently: "It can't be wrong."
The location shows the only Internet cafe in Yulong Town.
This Internet cafe is where students go to skip school and surf the Internet.
There are ten computers in the Internet cafe. The first floor is a small shop selling daily necessities, the second floor is the Internet cafe, and the third floor is where the owner and his family live.
"Could the murderer really be a student in the school?"
“Can you see the other messages in this mailbox?”
Zhou Yu looked through the contents of his mailbox and found a group message among the past messages, which was an invitation to a high school reunion.
It shows a reunion of students from Class 1, Grade 3, 2020 of Yulong Middle School.
As long as we find out who are the students in Class 1 of senior year, we can identify the sender.
Jing Jue recalled his memories of the investigation, "Could it be the son of the Internet cafe owner, Yang Chuan, a student in Class 1, Grade 3, 2020? I met him when I visited him and saw a graduation photo on the table in his room."
Lu Changfeng tried to recall this person carefully in his mind, but he did not visit every household and had no memory of this person.
Zhou Yu checked the transcript of Jing Jue's visit and found that Yang Chuan was indeed among the people being questioned.
"The IP location is his home, and the account belongs to him. I think it is almost certain that he did it." Jing Jue said: "He is the son of the boss. Several of the victims often go to the Internet cafe outside the school to surf the Internet. If the murderer is him, the victims will not be on guard against him."
Yue Fanglin said: "I will go and report. After I finish reporting, let's go to Zhengcheng. We finally got a new clue and we can't give up easily."
"Brother Yue." Lu Changfeng called him.
Yue Fanglin looked back at Lu Changfeng, waiting for his next words.
Lu Changfeng: "My idea is that you and Zhou Yu should not go. Jing Jue and I will go. You two have families. Even if you don't take a day off during the New Year, you can still have a normal reunion dinner with your family."
"We are on the same team, so we should go together." Yue Fanglin thought for a moment and said, "How about this, Zhou Yu stays in Yancheng. He can just assist remotely, and I'll go with you guys."
Lu Changfeng shook his head: "You and Zhou Yu both have families. Your mother is old, and one less New Year is better. This trip is not necessary. Zhou Yu's daughter is too young, so he can spend the New Year with his wife, children and both parents, and the family will be happy. Jing Jue and I have no family, no parents, and no worries. It doesn't matter where we spend the New Year."
Jing Jue also stood up and said, "Yeah, I have nothing to do with Captain Lu. As long as I can spend the New Year with Captain Lu, I'm happy even if it's in Antarctica."
Lu Changfeng made the decision: "Okay, it's decided. We will contact you as soon as there is any progress."
In the end, they adopted Lu Changfeng's suggestion. He and Jing Jue went to Yancheng together, while Zhou Yu and Yue Fanglin stayed in Yancheng to celebrate the New Year with their families.
Tingyuan returned to Huacheng to celebrate the New Year, and Chunlai was taken home by Yue Fanglin to be taken care of, so Lu Changfeng had nothing to worry about.
It was the Spring Festival travel rush, so air tickets were very hard to buy. I could only buy the earliest ticket, which took off at four in the morning.
At two o'clock in the middle of the night, Jing Jue and Lu Changfeng set out for the airport. Along the way, they could see lanterns and colorful lights to welcome the Spring Festival.
Jing Jue said: "This is my first business trip during the Spring Festival."
Lu Changfeng: "For people in our industry, work is everything."
Jing Jue nudged Lu Changfeng with his leg, "I remember one year I spent the Spring Festival in your police force, do you remember?"
"Remember." Lu Changfeng replied.
During the Chinese New Year that year, Lu Changfeng was on duty and Jing Jue was alone at home. Lu Changfeng felt that it was not a good idea to leave the child at home for the New Year, so he let him spend the New Year with him at the police station. The food in the small kitchen in the police station was also very good, and there were also dishes sent by the families of his colleagues.
Jing Jue said: "I remember it very clearly. Halfway through the meal, you received a police report and left. I was left alone at the table. I felt that you had worked so hard."
Lu Changfeng also remembered it very clearly, "I finished handling the case and it was already daybreak, you were sleeping at my workstation, I said I would take you out to play, but you refused no matter what, and insisted that I go home with you to sleep."
Jing Jue nodded: "You had red bloodshot eyes and dark circles at the time. You hadn't rested well for a long time. I wanted you to rest well and play anytime, but if you don't rest well, it will damage your body."
"After we finish this case, let's find a warm place to vacation," Lu Changfeng suggested.
Jing Jue looked at Lu Changfeng with some surprise, "Really?"
"Really." Lu Changfeng thought for a moment, "How about Beihai?"
After saying that, Lu Changfeng denied this idea and said, "Forget it. There will definitely be a lot of people in Beihai during the New Year. Let's find a small island or a B&B in the mountains, away from the hustle and bustle of the world, and have a good rest for a few days."
Jing Jue didn't care: "Wherever you are, I will be there."
Lu Changfeng took out his cell phone and started searching for places that would be suitable for vacation with good weather.
It is most suitable to face south as the weather in the south is good.
Jing Jue was very happy to see Lu Changfeng searching for vacation tips so seriously.
He has a lot of places he wants to go, and they can go there and play during their breaks when they have time.
After the plane landed in Chengdu, it did not bother the Chengdu police, but directly took a bus to Zhengcheng.
The weather was so cold that it was either snowing or the roads were icy throughout the West.
From a distance, the mountains were covered with snow. The driver didn't dare to drive too fast and didn't arrive in Zhengcheng until the afternoon.
It was snowing in Zhengcheng. As soon as I got out of the car, the cold air blew over and my legs were shaking.
Lu Changfeng's hands were almost frozen as he pulled the suitcase. He said to Jing Jue, "You're still not wearing enough."
Jing Jue was also very cold, but he couldn't walk fast because there was thin ice on the ground and he slipped easily.
Fortunately, the police station turned on the heating, so it wasn’t that cold.
Wang Qi brought them two cups of hot tea and said, "Come on, Nuan Nuan, why didn't you tell me so I could pick you up."
"It's troublesome to make the trip. This isn't the first time I've come here."
Wang Qi said: "I contacted my colleagues in town and they said Yang Chuan was at home."
"I hope we didn't alert the enemy." Lu Changfeng asked.
Wang Qi shook his head: "No, Yang Chuan's family stockpiled a lot of firecrackers during the Chinese New Year. The police station colleagues came to check on the safety and fire protection, and saw Yang Chuan at home with their own eyes."
"That's good."
Wang Qi: "I will arrange a guest house for you. You can rest for a night. I will drive you to Yulong Town tomorrow."
Lu Changfeng nodded in agreement.
Wang Qi took two packs of heating pads and gave them to Lu Changfeng and Jing Jue. "It's cold here at this time. It's okay if we have heating indoors, but there's no heating outdoors. If you stick these heating pads on your body, you won't get sick easily."
He still remembered that Lu Changfeng and the others fell ill last time.
Lu Changfeng took it and thanked Wang Qi repeatedly: "I thought we had prepared enough, but who would have thought that we would still be left cold after coming here."
“Normally, it’s hard for people who haven’t lived in these places for a long time to be fully prepared.”
After Lu Changfeng and Jing Jue checked in, Wang Qi said, "Last time you came and left in a hurry. Today is the New Year and there are no cases. Let's go eat our local hot pot together."
They got up early and had their last meal at the airport. Lu Changfeng and Jing Jue were really hungry at this time, so they agreed to Wang Qi's proposal.
Wang Qi took them to a local special hotpot restaurant to eat yak hotpot.
"This restaurant is a restaurant that we locals often eat at. It is completely different from those Internet celebrity restaurants that tourists eat at on the roadside. The ingredients used are more real."
After eating hot pot, it started snowing outside again.
Wang Qi said: "There is a lot of snow this year, and it snows for two days from time to time. The road to the county town is not easy to drive. We will set out at 9 o'clock tomorrow. Generally speaking, the fog will be gone at this time, and the temperature will rise, so the road will be easier to drive."
"Okay, you are an expert in this area, we will listen to you."
There was nothing to do after dinner, so all Lu Changfeng and Jing Jue had to do was to have a good rest for the night.
Yue Fanglin was taking a rest and buying New Year's goods in the supermarket with his family. He called to ask if everything was going well for the two of them. Lu Changfeng chatted with him briefly and charged his phone.
Jing Jue said: "It's been a long time since we celebrated the New Year together, and it's been a long time since we bought New Year's goods together."
Lu Changfeng sat back on the bed, "I'll give you one after the New Year."
Jing Jue shook his head: "It's pointless to make up for it after it's over."
"In the past..." After thinking about it, I decided not to say anything more.
Lu Changfeng looked at him and asked, "What happened before?"
Jing Jue put his hands under his head, crossed his legs and lay on the bed looking at the ceiling. "In the past, I would go shopping for New Year's goods with my parents, buy new clothes, receive lucky money, and buy some firecrackers to play with other friends in the community."
"Before my grandfather passed away, I spent every New Year with him, buying lanterns and pasting couplets, which was very happy."
It has been more than 20 years since his grandfather passed away. Lu Changfeng has long forgotten the feeling of longing for the New Year when he was a child. His grandfather was not well off and had to feed him so that he could eat well during the New Year, so he looked forward to the New Year.
Later, he often spent the New Year alone until he graduated from college and started working. He was on duty every year, and there was no one of his relatives in the world. His master and his mistress would call him to their home for New Year's Eve dinner, but that was not his home after all.
Not a single light among the myriad houses was lit for him.
After Jing Jue came to his side, he began to feel that life was not so lonely again.
The loneliest time was undoubtedly when I was in college. I worked during the winter and summer vacations every year to prepare living expenses for the next semester, and I also ate casually during the Chinese New Year.
That's why he gave Jing Jue enough living expenses after he went to college to prevent him from having to work as hard as himself. He couldn't give Jing Jue anything else, but he could only let him not have any worries about money.
Jing Jue got up from the bed, came to Lu Changfeng's side, and pushed him to the other side, "Move over to me."
Lu Changfeng didn't understand what he was going to do, but he did it anyway.
Jing Jue got on the bed and leaned against Lu Changfeng, "You have me from now on. I won't let you be alone."
As he spoke, he took Lu Changfeng's hand and said, "Even if we are not colleagues or lovers, we are already a family and depend on each other. No matter what our status is, I will stay by your side."
"It sounds better than singing. When I left for several years and couldn't find him, do you know how scared I was?"
"I won't do that again." Jing Jue said, "I was young at that time and was angry with you. I thought if I didn't complete the mission and died, and became a martyr, you would at least be proud of me when you saw my body. I must do something that will make you look up to me."
Lu Changfeng shook his head: "Rather than becoming a martyr, I hope you are healthy."
Jing Jue chuckled and hugged Lu Changfeng's arm and leaned on his shoulder. "Actually, I didn't want to come to the Public Security University at first. I wanted to go to the Yunnan Provincial Police College to be a drug enforcement officer."
Lu Changfeng's heart skipped a beat, his eyes were sore, and his throat was tight, "Why did you change your mind?"
"Uncle Ming knows everyone in the anti-drug department, so it'll be easy for you to find me." Jing Jue smiled and said, "The Public Security University is different. It's your alma mater, and I'll be your junior. I can also stay away from you for a while, so neither of us will be embarrassed. Before I entered the police academy, I didn't have a strong sense of belonging to this profession. After entering the police academy, I began to have a sense of belonging and mission. I am proud of being a police officer. I'm no longer here to impress you, but for my own ideals and beliefs."
From the first time they met, Lu Changfeng knew that Jing Jue was different. It was only a matter of time before he became an excellent criminal policeman. He just lacked experience.
Jing Jue has grown up, in every sense of the word.
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