Chapter 117 Accidental Death
Zhou Yi has never figured out one thing, which is why he was reborn.
Because he is just an ordinary person, there is nothing special about him.
His relatively rich experience as a criminal police officer is actually nothing. After all, the wheel of history keeps rolling forward.
There are countless veteran detectives like myself in my previous life and Wu Yongcheng.
The only special thing is the case files that I have read.
But Zhou Yi didn't have that kind of amazing memory after all. Except for major cases like the Hongda case and the Huang Jinbao case and some special cases, it was difficult for him to remember all the case information out of thin air.
This is also the reason why he plans to live alone. He needs an environment where he can immerse himself in the depths of his memories and unravel the hundreds of case files he has read.
Before that, the memory of a lot of information needs to be triggered by an opportunity.
For example, in the initial 316 case, it was only after he saw Du Xiaolin’s person and name that he remembered the memory of this unsolved case.
And now, Ding Chunmei also triggered Zhou Yi's memory.
But this case is different from Du Xiaolin's. Ding Chunmei's death is not an unsolved case.
The murderer was arrested on the spot, and the whole case was so simple that it was outrageous, without any suspense.
On the evening of March 31, 1997, Ding Chunmei and two college classmates met for dinner at the Jinguanlou Hotel.
At 8:40, the three people who had finished their meal went downstairs to pay the bill. During this time, Ding Chunmei heard shouts outside to catch a thief.
Perhaps out of a strong sense of justice, or perhaps out of a journalist's professional habit, Ding Chunmei immediately helped chase the thief.
But just as she caught up with the thief, the thief stabbed Ding Chunmei with the knife in his hand.
It was an ordinary ten-centimeter-long fruit knife, but unfortunately, the thief stabbed Ding Chunmei's spleen directly.
This caused her spleen to rupture and she suffered severe bleeding.
The street at that time was a commercial street with a lot of pedestrian traffic, so it was very difficult for the ambulance to enter.
When the ambulance arrived, Ding Chunmei had already died from excessive blood loss.
The thief who stabbed her to death was caught by the police that night, and the stolen wallet of the owner was recovered.
What’s sad is that there are only 83 yuan in the wallet.
For eighty-three dollars, a life was lost in vain.
No matter from which angle you look at it, it's not worth it.
This incident caused widespread discussion in the media and among the public. Some people felt that justice was priceless, while others felt that it was too unfair to die for 83 yuan.
Zhou Yi had seen this incident in the news, but he didn't know the name of the female reporter. He only knew that her surname was Ding. He also didn't know what she looked like because it was blurred in the news.
He had not come across this case before because it was not within the jurisdiction of Nanhu Subdistrict Police Station.
Later, I saw it in the archives of the Provincial Urban Bureau and learned that the female reporter's name was Ding Chunmei.
But the case file is very thin because the whole process is too simple for a criminal case.
"Officer Zhou...Officer Zhou..." Ding Chunmei noticed that Zhou Yi seemed to be distracted and shouted.
Zhou Yi came back to his senses from his memories, "Oh, no, I just wanted to confirm the date in case I made a mistake."
"By the way, Reporter Ding, where are you going?"
Ding Chunmei said: "Officer Zhou, just call me Ding Chunmei, no need to call me by my profession."
"Then you also call me professional." Zhou Yi said with a smile.
"That's different. You're a hero."
"Then you are wrong. No matter what position you are in, as long as you are useful to the society, you are all heroes." After Zhou Yi finished speaking, he suddenly felt embarrassed. Why did he speak in such an official tone, like a director?
Unexpectedly, Ding Chunmei immediately took out a notebook and pen from her bag and began to take notes, saying as she wrote: "This sentence is good, I have to write it down."
Zhou Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
After Ding Chunmei finished taking notes, she said, "To answer your question, I have an appointment with two classmates and we are about to go out for dinner."
"Oh..." Zhou Yi was thinking about how to go with her. Only in this way could he save her life.
Of course, if it really doesn't work, I can only go and squat outside the Jinguanlou Hotel, but then I will probably have to find a reason to explain the encounter again.
"Officer Zhou, are you in a hurry?"
"I'm not in a hurry."
"Why don't you come with me?" Ding Chunmei said generously.
"Is this appropriate?"
"Hey, what's wrong with that? We're so happy to have a people's police officer like you protecting us."
Seeing that she was straightforward, Zhou Yi did not refuse. This result could not be better.
I saved her life, so eating her meal is fair enough.
The two got on a bus and headed straight to their destination.
After getting off the bus, you still have to walk a distance because the restaurant is in the middle of the commercial street.
As they walked and talked, Zhou Yi asked Ding Chunmei, "I'm going to your TV station to record a program in a couple of days. Will you participate in this program?"
Ding Chunmei smiled and said, "I know about this, but I'm not qualified to participate. I'm just a reporter working in the field. How can I be qualified to talk to the program team?"
"But speaking of this, I have to thank you very much."
Zhou Yi asked in surprise: "Thank me? Why?"
"Originally, I could only report on some small news about people's lives on the streets. That day, I happened to encounter your heroic act of saving someone, and I caught an exclusive, so the station gave me a bonus. I made an appointment with my classmates for dinner today just because of this matter, so this dinner is actually equivalent to your treat." Ding Chunmei spoke very quickly, probably due to her professional habit.
“How long have you been a reporter?”
"This is my third year. It's so hard to get ahead in the station. Seniority is important for everything." Ding Chunmei curled her lips, obviously having suffered a lot.
"Three years? So, you should be... twenty-six this year, right?"
Ding Chunmei smiled and said, "Twenty-five. I go to school early."
Zhou Yi nodded and said casually: "Then you are two years older than me."
"What?" Ding Chunmei looked at Zhou Yi in disbelief. "Officer Zhou, you're only 23 this year?"
"Yeah, what's wrong? Doesn't it look like it?"
"No, no, I'm just so shocked. I heard from my colleagues at the station that you were from the serious crime squad of the Municipal Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment. I thought you must be in your thirties, but you look so young. I didn't expect you to be so young."
Zhou Yi looked up and saw the neon sign of Jinguanlou Hotel in front of him.
"Officer Zhou, we're here." Ding Chunmei said, pointing in the direction of the hotel.
Zhou Yi nodded and followed Ding Chunmei.
When entering the hotel, Zhou Yi deliberately looked at the time on his watch.
Six thirty-five, two hours left.
Zhou Yi looked back at the surging crowd on the commercial street and said to himself: I hope nothing goes wrong.
"Officer Zhou, this way." Ding Chunmei, who followed the waiter into the restaurant, turned her head and saw Zhou Yi standing at the door looking outside. She immediately greeted him enthusiastically.
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