Chapter 227 Tracking
Zhou Yi heard Han Jiajia's voice on the phone seemed to be about to cry, so he asked her where she was now and told her to speak slowly and not to be nervous.
Han Jiajia said that because her company needed her ID card to apply for insurance, she went home to get it.
Because she was very sensitive about the last incident where a snake appeared in the yard in the middle of the night, she has been very vigilant.
After getting off the bus, she found that someone seemed to be following her, and she was so scared that she ran home quickly.
After running back home and finding her ID card, she was about to go out when she became cautious and looked through the peephole for a while.
Everything seemed normal outside at first, but just as she was about to open the door, a head suddenly popped out from the corner of the peephole's field of vision towards her front door.
She was so frightened that she shuddered all over and ran back to her room.
She said she originally wanted to call her parents who worked at the savings bank, but the line was busy and she couldn't get through, so she remembered Zhou Yi's number that Xu Junjie gave her last night.
"Did you see clearly that it was Tao Cong?" Zhou Yi asked.
"I'm... not sure. It's a little dark in the corridor and I can't see clearly." Han Jiajia said in a trembling voice, "But it feels like Tao Cong..."
Zhou Yi could understand this. Although he couldn't see clearly, he had a feeling who it was. In fact, it was because after Tao Cong was mentioned last night, Han Jiajia's subconscious mind had substituted this information.
Zhou Yi was just about to say that he could contact the local police station and go check it out.
Han Jiajia said pitifully on the phone, "Officer Zhou, can you... come to my house and take a look?"
Zhou Yi thought about it and decided that there was nothing urgent at the moment, so he might as well go and take a look. He was originally looking for clues about the robbery and murder case of the 614 Savings Bank.
"Okay, then give me the address, then stay home and wait for me to come over."
After Han Jiajia hung up the phone, she sat on the bed nervously, hugging her legs and looking around, afraid that a snake would suddenly appear somewhere.
After a long time, I suddenly heard someone knocking on the door, so I quickly ran to the door.
Looking through the peephole, although it was a little dark outside, I could still see clearly that it was Zhou Yi.
Han Jiajia opened the door and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Zhou Yi: "Officer Zhou, I'm sorry to trouble you."
"It's okay, are you okay?"
Han Jiajia nodded, stepped aside and said, "Why don't you come in first."
When Zhou Yi entered the room, he looked back and then closed the door.
After he arrived at Han Jiajia's residential complex, he did not rush in. Instead, he observed the outside of the community first. It was a relatively new community, and the houses should be less than ten years old.
However, judging from the building's exterior, it's a relatively civilian neighborhood, so security measures are quite weak. There is a guard at the gate, but no access control, so anyone can come and go as they please.
After entering the community, he identified the corridor and quickly recognized Han Jiajia's home.
Because her house is on the west side, and the patio on the first floor has obvious signs of being newly sealed.
Zhou Yi hid in a corner and observed for five minutes. During this time, three people passed by: an old man, an old woman, and a tall man with a flat head.
Although the tall man did not do anything unusual, Zhou Yi noticed that his pace slowed down significantly when he passed by Han Jiajia's house.
After Zhou Yi entered the house, he took a look. It was a two-bedroom, one-living room house. Because the patio was sealed, the lighting in the living room was very poor.
"Officer Zhou, please sit down for a moment. I'll pour you a glass of water."
"No need to bother, I just took a look at the situation in your corridor." Zhou Yi paused.
Han Jiajia suddenly became nervous.
"Nothing unusual."
Han Jiajia was a little skeptical of this answer, "But I really saw it just now..."
Zhou Yi smiled and said, "You're just too nervous. In fact, sometimes if you go out for a walk more often and communicate with people more, you will relax a lot."
When he came in, he saw the bookshelf in the living room. The top row was filled with many history books, such as Zizhi Tongjian, which were obviously read by Han Weimin.
The two rows below are all Hong Kong and Taiwan romance novels and literature, which are obviously what Han Jiajia reads.
Combined with her own temperament, Zhou Yi concluded that she was a sensitive and fragile homebody.
In her previous life, two years later, Han Jiajia committed suicide by hanging herself on the door frame between the living room and the patio.
Zhou Yi couldn't help but sigh in her heart, hoping that she would not repeat the same fate in this life.
"I'm so sorry for making you make such a special trip." Han Jiajia said embarrassedly.
"Nothing. By the way, last time you said you met Tao Cong at the train station?"
Han Jiajia nodded.
"Do you know where Tao Cong returned to Hongcheng from?"
"He didn't say that. He just said he was doing business outside. I didn't ask much, after all, we weren't that familiar with each other."
Zhou Yi asked, "Are you still going to work?"
Han Jiajia nodded.
"Then let's go. If you're worried, you can ask your dad or mom to pick you up after get off work tonight."
Han Jiajia took her ID card and the two of them walked out the door side by side.
Walking all the way to the gate of the residential complex, Han Jiajia pointed to the north intersection and said, "Officer Zhou, the bus I want to take is over there. I'll be leaving now. Thank you so much for today."
Zhou Yi smiled and said, "I didn't help much, why thank me?"
"I was very scared at first, but now that you are here I am not afraid anymore. This is the biggest help." Han Jiajia smiled and waved to Zhou Yi, then turned and left.
Zhou Yi also waved, but did not move. Instead, he stood there and looked at Han Jiajia's back.
When Han Jiajia turned the corner, she looked back and found that Zhou Yi was still standing there looking at her. Her face turned red.
But from Zhou Yi's angle, he couldn't see Han Jiajia blushing.
And the reason he stood still was because he had another purpose.
Because when Zhou Yi came out of the corridor of Han Jiajia's house, he discovered that someone was watching them secretly.
The reason why he stood still at the entrance of the community was to prevent the person who was following him from targeting Han Jiajia anymore, but to target himself instead.
To outsiders, it seemed that he must have a close relationship with Han Jiajia. If someone was seeking revenge, it would be easy for them to transfer their hatred to him.
When Han Jiajia disappeared from his sight, Zhou Yi turned and walked south. Through the reflection of the open windows on the street, he found that there was indeed someone following him. It seemed to be the tall man who slowed down when passing by Han Jiajia's house just now.
There was a public toilet in front, and Zhou Yi suddenly quickened his pace and walked in.
The man following behind him was about seven or eight meters away from him. After seeing him go in, he stopped, looked around, bent down and picked up half a muddy brick from the flower bed beside him.
The man ran straight to the restroom in a rage and looked around as soon as he entered the men's restroom.
There was no one in the urinal outside, but there was someone in the squat toilet inside, but he was an old man.
In toilets these days, urinals are still long strips, and squat toilets have no partitions to block them, so they are clearly visible.
When the old man saw him staring at him, he immediately angrily asked him if he was sick.
The man scratched his head in confusion and said to himself, "I clearly saw him come in, how come he's gone?"
"Looking for me?" Zhou Yi asked with a smile while standing behind him.
The other party was immediately frightened. Just as he reacted and wanted to raise the brick in his hand, Zhou Yi grabbed him and pressed him against the wall.
Half of the brick also fell to the ground, breaking a white floor tile.
"Oh my god, he's crazy." The old man squatting on the toilet was so scared that he pulled up his pants and ran out, not knowing whether he wiped them clean or not.
The man wanted to struggle, but Zhou Yi exerted force and he screamed in pain.
The backhand grab is indeed useful and has been proven to be effective time and time again.
"Let go of me, if you dare, let me fight you one-on-one!" the man yelled.
"Are you Tao Cong?"
"You...how do you know?" Tao Cong was shocked.
Zhou Yi immediately laughed and admitted it in one sentence. It seems that his brain is not very good.
A person with this kind of mental quality doesn't seem like someone who could commit the June 14th robbery and murder case.
"I tell you... I have a lot of brothers. If you offend me, you will suffer in the future!" Although he was pinned down and unable to move, Tao Cong still made harsh remarks.
Zhou Yi laughed and said, "Oh, then you definitely don't have as many brothers as I do. I have two thousand brothers in Hongcheng."
"Bullshit. You can't even start with a draft when you're bragging. How can you have so much?"
Tao Cong thought to himself, how dare you brag and scare me.
But I was stunned the next second.
Because Zhou Yi showed his police officer ID and held it in front of him.
"Did you see it clearly?" Zhou Yi asked.
Tao Cong nodded: "I see it clearly."
"Do you have as many brothers as me?"
“No…no.”
Zhou Yi loosened his grip and asked, "Are you still going to hit me?"
No matter how stupid Tao Cong was, he knew the difference between beating someone and assaulting a police officer. Assaulting someone would initially result in detention, but Zhou Yi revealed his identity before attacking, which was clearly assaulting a police officer and he would be sentenced to jail.
Zhou Yi dragged him out of the toilet and then "started the trial" directly on the roadside.
"Why are you following Han Jiajia?"
Tao Cong was indeed similar to what Han Jiajia described. He was tall, but dark and thin. He didn't look like a gangster, but more like a laborer.
"Seeing how beautiful she is, I feel itchy..."
"Have you been thinking about her since you were in junior high school?"
Tao Cong was shocked: "Fuck, you know all this, you're more accurate than the fortune teller."
"Explain your problem clearly!"
Tao Cong explained that he had been thinking about Han Jiajia since he recognized her at the train station not long ago, because when they were in junior high school, boys and girls had not yet grown up, and they were more concerned about good looks.
But now that they are adults, he finds that Han Jiajia is not only as beautiful as before, but also has a fuller figure.
After the quick meeting that day, Han Jiajia's figure kept lingering in his mind, but he didn't dare to call her to make an appointment.
"So what's your purpose in following her?"
The ultimate goal of most men stalking women is to rape them.
In his previous life, Zhou Yi was not sure whether this kind of thing had happened, because if it was a rape that did not cause any life-threatening injuries, the reporting rate was actually not high.
The reasons are of course varied, but to a large extent the victimized women are afraid that people around them will look at them with tinted glasses after the incident is exposed.
"No... no purpose." Tao Cong argued cunningly.
Indeed, a criminal act that has not occurred can only be considered as criminal intent.
Even if it is an attempted rape, it is an act of force, but it ultimately does not succeed.
This is just stalking, and even if there is intent, it cannot be considered attempted rape.
Zhou Yi changed the subject and asked, "Then what about throwing dead rats and snakes into their courtyard?"
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