Chapter 372 Major Discovery
"Officer Zhou, is that all you have to say?" Qian Hongxing asked.
Zhou Yi nodded. "I won't show up. Sorry to bother you. As for the money..."
Qian Hongxing immediately said generously: "Between us, any mention of money is vulgar. Money is not a big deal to me."
Zhou Yi patted his arm gratefully and said, "Thank you. I'll remember this and won't mention it again."
Not long ago, Qian Hongxing just arrived at the company and asked his secretary to notify the heads of each department to hold a meeting.
Everyone is here, just waiting for him.
He had just walked into the meeting room and hadn't even sat down when his cell phone rang.
When he saw it was Zhou Yi calling, he immediately went out to answer the phone.
Everyone in the room heard him say several good words into the phone, then turned and left.
Everyone in the room looked at each other, and asked, "Is it still open now?"
Zhou Yi asked Qian Hongxing to come to Daguan Street now and bring some cash.
Qian Hongxing didn't know what was going on, but when he heard Zhou Yi say he needed to bring cash, he went straight back to the office, took out 30,000 yuan from the safe, put it in his pocket, and then drove the Audi away from the company.
When he arrived at Daguan Street, Zhou Yi was already waiting for him on the roadside.
Just as Qian Hongxing was about to get out of the car, Zhou Yi opened the passenger door and got in.
Qian Hongxing took out the 30,000 yuan and asked, "Officer Zhou, do you think it's enough? If not, I can go to a nearby bank to withdraw some."
Zhou Yi asked him to put the money away first, and then said, "Mr. Qian, you don't have to give me this money, and I don't need so much. I asked you to come here because I need your help, and it's not convenient for me to come in person."
"Okay, go ahead."
"Go to the commercial management office on this street, right up ahead at number 16. Tell the administrator that your wife tripped over a manhole cover last night and discovered an heirloom ring was missing when she returned. She might have fallen into the sewer. Then ask the administrator to find a plumber to help retrieve the ring. You should emphasize that the ring is valuable, so you'll pay for the workers, and you'll just cover the cost for as many people as they hire."
Qian Hongxing listened very carefully, afraid of missing any details.
"And you must also emphasize that you are willing to reward handsomely if the ring is found."
Qian Hongxing made an OK gesture. He knew exactly what Zhou Yi meant.
There will always be brave men when there is a big reward. Only when the money is in place will people work hard.
This is why Zhou Yi asked him to bring some money, but said he wouldn't need so much.
Bring money to hire a plumber, and the more the better.
There is no need for so much because there is no such thing as an heirloom ring. A large reward would be a waste of money.
After Qian Hongxing and Zhou Yi confirmed it, they immediately got out of the car and walked towards the management office without even asking why.
Zhou Yi was somewhat touched. The only person who could and had the ability to do things for him was Qian Hongxing.
The key point is that I don't need to explain to him why I came to him, and he tacitly didn't ask a single question.
All we have to do now is wait. Jiang Biao's large force is conducting a carpet search and they will probably find the other body parts soon.
On this side, as long as the administrator calls the workers, Qian Hongxing can take the opportunity to leave.
What Zhou Yi wanted was the act of salvaging the ring. If a head was actually found, the focus would be on it. Even if it was just a routine investigation, the police wouldn't pay too much attention to the "person who lost the ring."
And since I "just happened" to be nearby, it was only natural for me to arrive there as soon as possible.
So Qian Hongxing quickly got the job done. With his experience as a businessman, this kind of thing was a piece of cake for him.
The administrator called all the plumbers he knew, and soon there were two plumbers in front of every manhole cover on Daguan Street, constantly digging with tools.
For a time, the streets were filled with stench, and shops and passers-by along the street complained bitterly.
But the administrator ignored these people at all, because Qian Hongxing told Zhou Yi that he pretended to be ignorant and directly paid the administrator almost 1.5 times the salary.
Zhou Yi knew that Qian Hongxing was deliberately giving kickbacks to the other party. Compared with empty promises of high rewards, direct kickbacks would make the administrator more enthusiastic about helping him, after all, there was a vested interest involved.
Qian Hongxing may not know what Zhou Yi is looking for in the sewer, but he understands what human nature cares about.
Unclogging a sewer, especially one where a large amount of kitchen waste is dumped every day, is not something that can be done in a short time.
Zhou Yi was just thinking about how to start talking to Qian Hongxing when he spoke up. "Officer Zhou, there's no way they're actually going to fish out a ring. If there's nothing else, how about I just leave? Don't worry, I haven't been here at all today!"
Dealing with smart people is so straightforward. After Zhou Yi thanked him, he got out of the car.
Zhou Yi watched Qian Hongxing's Audi drive away and suddenly wondered what Qian Hongxing would think if they really found a head.
Because of the loud noise and the unpleasant smell, it attracted a lot of people to watch.
Especially the merchants on the street, they all have opinions.
However, the manager ignored them completely. After all, he took a lot of kickbacks from the workers.
He would just look around occasionally, as if looking for the boss who paid the money.
Zhou Yi deliberately walked to the place where he found the human head in his previous life, but from the garbage taken out by the workers, there was nothing unusual.
Suddenly Zhou Yi heard someone shouting not far away: "What the hell is this?"
Zhou Yi's heart skipped a beat and he quickly walked in that direction.
Suddenly, a figure ran over. It was the market manager in his forties, who was even more anxious than him.
A worker took out a black waterproof plastic bag from the sewer. It was tied tightly and bulged. Judging from its size, it was almost the same as a human head.
Although the human head found in the sewer in the previous life was not put in a plastic bag, since some things have changed, anything is possible.
Zhou Yi's heart was in his throat, but the plumber and the administrator had no intention of opening the bag at all. It was normal to think about it, because what they were looking for was the ring, not the human head.
The administrator took one look at the black bag and cursed, "Who the hell threw garbage like that? What if it clogs the sewer? It's delaying everyone's business. How wicked!"
As he said that, he kicked the black bag, and it flew out and hit the wall and broke into pieces.
Some things fell out from inside, not human heads, but several huge dead rats, which scared everyone around.
But only Zhou Yi breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at the dead mouse.
At this moment, he suddenly discovered that there was a strange person among the crowd around him.
Today is May Day, the temperature is already quite high, and many people on the street are already wearing summer clothes such as shirts and short sleeves.
But this person was wrapped up tightly, wearing long pants and long sleeves, a hat and a mask. The strangest thing was that he was wearing sunglasses so early in the morning.
No matter how you look at it, he doesn't fit in with the people around him.
And another point is that he was standing very close to the side of the street, keeping a distance from the people around him, giving people a cautious sense of concealment.
Zhou Yi was at a distance from the other person, he was at one end of the crowd, and the other person was at the other end. But he only glanced at the other person, and the person suddenly turned around and left.
This abnormal behavior immediately made him alert.
Because some murderers will return to the scene after committing the crime and blend in with the crowd. From the perspective of criminal psychology, those who do this are likely to have abnormal and extreme psychological characteristics, also known as psychopathic murderers.
Zhou Yi immediately chased after him through the crowd, but the other party turned into a small alley.
Shangguan Street itself is located in a large old city area with a complex network of alleys. The other party ran fast and was obviously very familiar with the area. Soon, Zhou Yi lost track of him in order to avoid an old lady who suddenly appeared at a fork in the road.
He stood in the alley, looking around and feeling extremely regretful.
I should run faster. There must be something wrong with this guy.
Suddenly, his eyes fell on the ground at the intersection ahead.
Most of the roads in the alley are gravel roads, which are a layer of gravel laid on the mud ground, but they have become covered with moss over the years.
There is half a shallow footprint at the intersection. Judging from the direction of this half footprint, it is likely left by excessive force when making a sharp turn.
Zhou Yi walked forward in the direction of the footprints, but did not find any new footprints.
When passing another intersection, I almost bumped into someone.
"Sorry." Zhou Yi was stunned just after he finished speaking.
He exclaimed, "Teacher Xiao?"
The person he almost bumped into was none other than Mr. Hongda, Xiao Bing, whom he had met several times before.
"Officer Zhou?" Xiao Bing was also surprised and said with a smile, "What a coincidence! We really are destined to meet."
After a moment of surprise, Zhou Yi suddenly had a question in his mind: Why is it such a coincidence?
While he was chasing the escaped suspicious target, Xiao Bing suddenly appeared.
This is too much of a coincidence!
He suddenly had a suspicion. Could the person who had just escaped be the teacher Xiao in front of him?
He looked at what Xiao Bing was wearing: a white shirt and black trousers, which seemed to have nothing to do with the clothes of the man who had just escaped.
But in terms of height and body shape, they are somewhat similar.
"Teacher Xiao, why are you here?" Zhou Yi asked tentatively.
Xiao Bing smiled and said, "I live here. My house is just in front."
Zhou Yi saw that he was smiling and looked calm, and there was no sign that he was lying.
"Officer Zhou, why are you here? Are you here to investigate a case?"
"No, I just happened to be passing by and thought I'd take a shortcut, but the further I walked, the more I lost my way."
"This area is like this. It's an old city after all. I sometimes get confused." Xiao Bing said with a smile, "Come with me, I'll take you out."
Zhou Yi was about to refuse because he wanted to look forward to see if there were any clothes, masks or hats thrown away.
If Xiao Bing is the suspicious person, it is impossible for him to change his clothes from head to toe in such a short time.
But at this moment, the cell phone in his pocket rang. Zhou Yi picked it up and saw that it was Chen Yan calling.
If they call me at this time, there must be something special going on.
"Hello, Brother Yan." Zhou Yi walked forward a few steps and answered the phone, making sure that Xiao Bing would not hear what was said on the phone.
"Zhou Yi, there is a major discovery. The deceased may be a female." Chen Yan said excitedly on the phone.
Zhou Yi's heart skipped a beat: "Why...why?"
"We just found a bag of fried meat slices in a trash can near a bus stop on Hongqi Road."
"Besides the meat slices, there was also a bloody hair tie in the bag!"
Zhou Yi was shocked and asked in a trembling voice, "What does it look like?"
Chen Yan held up the evidence bag and said, "It's a hair tie that girls use to tie their hair. It has a pink bow about five or six centimeters long on it."
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