Cao Jingheng returned home in the early morning. He could not smell the deadly odor of cigarette smoke and did not dare to enter the bedroom. He looked at his wife sleeping soundly through the gap in the door curtains in the light from the outside room. He resigned himself to his fate and took his change of clothes to the bathroom.
He brushed his teeth twice and applied soap and shower gel five or six times. This man, who usually only takes five minutes to take a shower and wash his hair, stayed in the bathroom for half an hour.
When he opened the bathroom door, the room was filled with heat. He sniffed carefully and made sure there was no trace of smoke on himself. Then Cao Jingheng walked into the room and carefully got into bed.
Smelling the familiar scent and holding his wife in his arms, Cao Jingheng finally calmed down. He and his colleagues at the police station had been working overtime in the middle of the night and were extremely busy. After smelling so much secondhand smoke, he even smoked a few cigarettes himself.
Fortunately, Xiao Wu brought a camera with him when he went to the scene and took some photos. Most of the people who watched the excitement and even took advantage of the situation to beat people were residents nearby. It was not difficult to find someone to investigate the matter if one was implicated. It would just take more manpower and time.
When Shen Anning opened her eyes in the morning, the man next to her was still asleep. Now Cao Jingheng has developed a habit when he sleeps at night. He likes to protect her head with one hand and her belly with the other hand, as if he can sleep better and more soundly this way.
As soon as Shen Anning moved her hand away from her belly, the man next to her moved and squinted his eyes in a daze.
"Wife, are you awake?"
"Um, what time did you get back last night?"
"I came back at two in the morning. Seeing that you were sleeping soundly, I didn't wake you up. Were you obedient last night, little brat?"
Shen Anning smiled, took the man's hand and placed it on her belly, "How is it? Can you feel his heartbeat? I listened to it in the hospital, and it's very healthy. It may not be fully developed yet, so be honest. In two months, you will be able to clearly feel the fetal movement."
"By the way, how's the situation going? Did you see the note I left on the table? Find a way to send a letter to your former comrade-in-arms. Let's give him some credit."
Cao Jingheng stretched himself, then hugged the man back into his arms. "Those guys are so lucky. They're still enjoying my blessings even though I'm not in the army anymore. It's a bargain for them. This is like feeding them right to their doorstep."
"As for the gang that got into the brawl yesterday, they definitely can't get away either. It's just that catching them will take time. Yesterday, Xiao Wu borrowed a camera from your roommate in the forensic office and happened to take a dozen photos at the scene. I originally wanted to scare those guys, but I didn't expect it to come in handy. Today, our subordinates will go door to door to investigate. If we catch them one by one, we'll be able to catch the troublemakers in a few days at most."
Shen An Ning felt relieved. It would be good if the person who did the bad thing could be found. Officer Ma could not suffer so many crimes in vain. People have to pay the price for their actions, even if they were done under emotional impulse.
"You're going to be busy these past few days. You should get some sleep. I'll make breakfast. Auntie made delicious tomato beef last night. We bought a lot of beef, and there's still a piece left in the fridge. How about making you some tomato beef noodles?"
After nuzzling his wife's neck for a while, Cao Jingheng let her go. "Okay, I love everything you cook."
Shen Anning covered the man's head with the quilt and patted him. "Okay, go get some more sleep. You have to go to work later. Also, no more smoking. Tell me about your police station. Why are there so many people who like to smoke? You know it's bad for your health. I think it was Uncle Fang who started it. You have to remind him. Oh, by the way, too much secondhand smoke can also be harmful to your health."
Cao Jingheng hid under the quilt and didn't dare to make a sound. He had smoked last night and had been soaking in the misty room for several hours. Judging from his wife's nose, she must have smelled something.
Shen Anning didn't care about the man pretending to be an ostrich. This man must not have thought about washing his hair several times when taking a shower.
After dinner, he still drove Shen Anning to the hospital first, and then Cao Jingheng went directly to the scene of the incident on Guangrong Road. His colleagues from the police station had already arrived.
In this situation, looking for people is just a stupid way. All the manpower has to be spread out. As long as one is found, a bunch of people will follow.
"Xiao Li, what's the situation?"
"Deputy Director, we have two teams from the headquarters, all of them are from our own bureau. We also seconded fifty colleagues from other branches. They also have no backgrounds. The missions were issued only after they arrived at the scene. Now, except for those who are setting up a tent here and waiting to take statements later, everyone else has already gone out to look for people nearby with photos."
Cao Jingheng looked around and found a good and inconspicuous place to park the car. He stayed in the car to see if there were any suspicious people nearby. They had made such a big scene, and not all those who participated in the beating that day were brave. There must be someone who came here to inquire about the news. If he caught the small fish first, the big fish would be caught soon.
Sure enough, around ten o'clock, he saw two young men in disheveled clothes standing on the street corner. They looked like they had just woken up. The two men pretended not to know each other and stood in different places.
After making a few gestures to the plainclothes police standing in the crowd, the person was soon taken to the car.
"No, what are you doing? What's the point of arresting people in broad daylight? I think we don't dare to send you to the police station. Look, there are so many police officers there. Hurry up, let go, or my boss will make you suffer. He has acquaintances in the Public Security Bureau..."
Cao Jingheng looked at the two people in the back seat, chuckled, and said, "There's no need to bother calling the police. We've already come to you on our own initiative. Judging from what you're saying, your boss has a strong backing. Is the director his uncle? Or his father? You're not afraid of getting your tongue lashed when you're exaggerating."
"Come on, tell me. You beat someone to death yesterday. Did your family know? Did your neighbors know? Do you have any brothers or sisters? Do they know that their son/brother/brother is a murderer? Do you know what the punishment is for killing someone in the street now? The death penalty. Do you remember what happened in Caishikou a few years ago?"
They were all young men in their early twenties. When they heard someone had died, they looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes, their voices trembling. "Dead? I didn't kill anyone, officer. I really didn't kill anyone. I just kicked that guy's leg, just twice. I really don't dare to kill anyone. I'm only twenty-one years old. I just followed them around to make a living. Officer, believe me, I'm telling the truth."
"Officer, I, I didn't kill anyone. Although I had a knife, I didn't dare stab anyone. I only stabbed the ground twice. It was that Brother Pan and his men who did it. Seriously, it was all him!"
Cao Jingheng looked at the two people who were almost hugging each other and said to the colleagues beside the car: "Take them to the place I told you last night. Be careful on the way and don't let anyone see you. When you get them, interrogate them directly with Xiao Wu and the others. Don't let anyone else know that you have caught the fish."
This morning, he deliberately did not wear a military uniform and let a few colleagues drive the car. Cao Jingheng did not go to the temporary shed, but went to the crowded place. At this time, the gathering place of the uncles and aunts was the real intelligence center.
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