Chapter 322 Villa Mansion
Zhou Yi was slightly stunned. Changing his mind so quickly?
But Pan Hongjie's next words made him realize that he was worrying too much.
"I have a rather difficult task for you."
"Investigate the Zheng Guangming line?" Zhou Yi asked.
"You're smart. We should have enough manpower to arrest Jiang Wei, and one or two more won't make a difference. But we have to hurry up on Zheng Guangming's side, identify the deceased, and find the murderer. Even if the murderer can't be apprehended right away, at least we've thoroughly investigated the case, and that's an explanation to our superiors, don't you agree?"
Pan Hongjie said sincerely: "I don't trust anyone else with this matter."
Hey, Zhou Yixin said, you opened up to me so quickly, it seems that the pressure has really reached its limit.
"Captain Pan, don't worry, leave it to me."
"It's up to you who you want to cooperate with."
"Let's go with Officer Xia. I'm more familiar with him."
"Okay, I'll talk to him later and ask him to cooperate with you throughout the process. If you encounter any difficulties during the investigation, feel free to tell me." Pan Hongjie said, patting his chest.
"By the way, Captain Pan, don't you have a mobile phone?" Zhou Yi asked.
Pan Hongjie said embarrassedly: "The budget of the bureau is limited, so we usually use this." Then he took out a Chinese-language pager.
Zhou Yixin thought, "If it weren't for Qian Hongxing's donation, we would have had to use this too." Back in the 1990s, office funding in small cities was truly frustrating.
"By the way, I mentioned this when I just came back, but I almost forgot about it. Let's go to our cafeteria and take a look." Pan Hongjie said enthusiastically.
After leaving the cafeteria, Pan Hongjie asked, "The wife of our cafeteria's head chef is from Sichuan and Chongqing, so their dishes tend to be spicier. Are you used to it?"
"It's just okay." Zhou Yixin said that the food the shop owner made last night was more to his liking.
"Captain Pan, I'd like to investigate Zheng Guangming's information and circumstances as thoroughly as possible. I wonder if there will be any problems?"
"When you say more detailed, you mean..."
"We now suspect that Fu Daqing and Li Youqiang were hired to kill. Zheng Guangming is a wealthy man with complicated relationships. Someone who wants to kill him could have two motives: either they have a grudge against him or they're after his money. This will inevitably involve investigating Zheng Guangming's family situation and social connections. What are your thoughts on this matter, Captain Pan?"
As a local big boss, there must be many aspects involved. Since you asked me to investigate, you must first tell me the extent of the investigation. Don't let me find out something that shouldn't be investigated or offend someone, which would be embarrassing.
The key embarrassment is not me, but you. I'll just walk away anyway.
Pan Hongjie understood the implicit meaning and touched his chin, feeling a little confused.
After a moment, he said, "Zhou Yi, let's focus on the murder case first. If anything unexpected happens, please tell me and I will report it to the leadership immediately, and the leadership will make the final decision."
Zhou Yi nodded: "Captain Pan, I understand, don't worry."
"Xiao Xia, you must fully cooperate with Zhou Yi. If he needs to check something and you are not familiar with it, you must actively implement it." Pan Hongjie said solemnly.
Xia Yu nodded repeatedly like a chicken.
Soon, Xia Yu followed Zhou Yi's instructions and found all the information related to Zheng Guangming.
Household registration information, family relationships, business registration information, etc.
Zhou Yi looked through the documents. After a while, Xia Yu asked, "Officer Zhou, are we still going to Zheng Guangming's company or home today?"
"I'll go to the company tomorrow. I guess everyone will be off work by now, so not everyone will be here. I have to go home, but Zheng Guangming has a lot of real estate under his name, and I don't know where he lives."
"Where is the registered address?" Xia Yu asked.
"No, the registered address is written as a certain village, which is obviously where he lived before he became rich. If it really doesn't work, we can only run away one by one."
Xia Yu seemed to have suddenly thought of something, "Officer Zhou, please wait a moment."
Then he started rummaging through the drawers and after a while, he took out a newspaper and gave it to Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi took it and looked at it. It was a local newspaper with some content printed on it using crude ink printing technology.
The front-page headline was actually an exclusive interview with local breeding tycoon Zheng Guangming.
It's obvious that this kind of report was bought by businessmen themselves to brag about themselves.
The full-page report was accompanied by some pictures. The first and largest picture was a photo of Zheng Guangming himself, a middle-aged man with a slightly plump figure. He was wearing a well-tailored black suit, a burgundy tie, and had the same slicked-back hair as Wan Ziliang, looking very energetic.
"Look here." Xia Yu said, pointing to a photo in the lower right corner.
It was a photo of a villa, and the caption below was "Mr. Zheng Guangming's luxury residence on Shangtang Road."
"Well done, Officer Xia, let's go." Zhou Yi said.
A police car drove out of the gate of Anyuan City Bureau, and two circles of light from the headlights pierced into the night.
According to the introduction in the newspaper, this mansion located on Shangtang Road can be said to be extremely luxurious.
The Italian chandeliers, the Spanish imperial marble, the Mediterranean wool carpets, all look as luxurious as those of the nobility, but in fact they are filled with the feeling of nouveau riche.
Zhou Yi sneered, "When did the Mediterranean start raising sheep?"
Xia Yu, who was driving, was stunned: "What do you mean, Officer Zhou?"
"It's okay. This guy looks impressive, but he's actually just a local tycoon."
Judging from the previous information and the report, Zheng Guangming's family situation is not complicated.
Zheng Guangming is just fifty years old this year. Before he was thirty-seven, he was just an ordinary small trader who made a living by slaughtering and selling chickens.
He is a widower. His first wife died of illness when he was 30 years old. They have one son, Zheng Tianlan, who is 28 years old this year.
Zheng Tianlan got married early, but didn't give birth to a daughter until two years ago.
Zheng Tianlan also works in his own company, and his position is listed as general manager, while Zheng Guangming is the chairman.
It is a typical family business.
Zheng Guangming also has a young son who is only five years old this year. He is the son of his current wife Huang Yanli.
Huang Yanli is only 27 years old this year. When she married Zheng Guangming, she was only 21 years old. There is a full 23 years age difference between the two.
This really opened Zhou Yi's eyes. After all, it was the 1990s, and people like Qian Hongxing and Yao Yuling, who were only a dozen years apart in age, were already being criticized.
With a difference of more than 20 years in age, it's really like a knife stabbing the butt.
Although he had a young and beautiful wife, Boss Zheng died in another woman's bed because the deceased woman was younger.
From this point of view, Qian Hongxing's value as a businessman can be further demonstrated.
Even though Long Zhiqiang's gang is such professional criminals, they couldn't find any black material about him. The only black material about him was that he used all means to poach Yao Yulin.
However, Zheng Guangming's various behaviors are actually a true portrayal of many people who suddenly become rich.
Zhou Yi understands human nature too well. Human nature is the thing that cannot stand the test.
After the car entered Shangtang Road, Xia Yu pointed ahead and said, "Not far ahead, that largest and most luxurious villa is Zheng Guangming's home."
Zhou Yi looked at the situation on this road. It was not a collective villa area, but a large number of self-built villas surrounded by walls.
Soon, a five-story villa appeared in front of us, exactly the same as the one in the photo in the newspaper.
But strangely, the villa was pitch black, with not a single light on.
Xia Yu parked the car outside the imposing courtyard wall. The two got out of the car and looked inside through the metal European-style gate. There was no light in the entire courtyard.
Zhou Yi walked around the courtyard wall and found no signs of illegal intrusion.
Returning to the gate, Xia Yu shouted, but there was no movement from inside.
Zhou Yi squatted down and observed the hinge where the bottom of the big iron door connected to the wall. It was already covered with a layer of dust.
"Don't shout. No one has lived here for at least half a month." Zhou Yi stood up and said, "Ask the neighbors nearby."
Xia Yu nodded, and the two of them went their separate ways to visit nearby neighbors to find out what was going on.
More than half an hour later, the two met at the gate of Zheng's villa and discussed the situation.
Combined with the feedback from the neighbors, it can be basically confirmed that the Zheng family villa has been uninhabited for almost a month, and they don’t know where the people have gone.
However, Xia Yu found out a more important piece of information, which was that the Zheng family had a nanny named Wang Shufen who had worked there for several years. She might be more familiar with the Zheng family's situation.
Looking at the empty villa, Xia Yu asked Zhou Yi what to do next.
Zhou Yi said that he probably wouldn’t be able to find the person today and would have to look for him again tomorrow.
However, there were a few things he needed to check at the bureau, including the information of Zheng's nanny Wang Shufen, as well as the contact information of Zheng Guangming's current wife Huang Yanli and his son Zheng Tianlan.
Zheng Guangming has been missing for more than a month. It is impossible that his wife, son and other family members have also disappeared.
It is really a bit too strange that the person disappeared without a trace.
I won’t go back to the bureau. It’s getting late, so I plan to go back early to rest.
But Zhou Yi did not go back to the hotel directly. Instead, he went to the small restaurant where he had dinner yesterday.
When the boss saw Zhou Yi, he immediately greeted him warmly: "Hey, you're here. What would you like to eat today?"
"I've eaten today, and I want to ask you something."
"Whatever it is, just tell me."
"Regarding the little girl named Lele from yesterday, do you know anyone who is close to her father? I'd like to know more about her situation."
Upon hearing this, the boss hurriedly asked, "Comrade police officer, are you planning to find this child's father?"
Zhou Yi nodded: "You can't just disappear like that, right? After all, the child is still so young."
The boss gave a thumbs-up and said, "It's a blessing for this kid to meet a police officer like you."
"Now that I've encountered this kind of thing, I can't just ignore it."
"I actually know someone who works at the same chicken farm as him. Wait a minute, I'll call you and ask if he's home now."
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