Chapter 091 Case Progress
Jiang Nan was just planning how to deal with Qiu Xiangdong when the system replied, "Host, Qiu Xiangdong doesn't know the two children have type AB blood. Widow Qin is hiding it from him."
Well, Jiang Nanbai has become a good person.
In fact, she didn't want to be a good person, she just wanted to watch the fun. Since she didn't know, she just let it go.
Jiang Nan shrugged and followed everyone to the archives room.
Xiao Liu led his men over and left. The four of them stayed in the archives for nearly two hours before finally finding Qin Yufeng's hospitalization record. Blood type A, Qin Yufeng had blood type A!
Jiang Nan quickly took out a pen and paper and copied down the record.
Tong Lili's tears fell to the floor. She said, "Xiao Nan, if the dead person had type A blood, does that prove she's my mother? I mean, there are so many people with type A blood, could there be a mistake?"
Jiang Nan raised his head and soothed him, "Don't worry. We'll combine this with other evidence to prove the victim's identity. Like the fractures you mentioned, as well as their travel history, etc. We'll use this information to draw a conclusion. Don't worry."
Tong Lili nodded and choked up, "You...you will definitely find the murderer, right?"
Jiang Nan: "Yes, don't worry. We can't be sure it's Aunt Qin yet, so don't jump to conclusions."
The group didn't stop at the hospital, quickly cycling back to the police station. The round trip had missed lunch, and by the time they returned to the police station, it was already past four in the afternoon. The three dropped Tong Lili off in front of Courtyard No. 1 and rode their bikes to the police station cafeteria for lunch.
Due to the unique nature of police station work, field officers are often on the move regardless of time or location, making meals a major concern. Not only do they miss meals, but they often become so busy that they forget to even eat. By the time they finally want to eat, they're already starving and panicking. Therefore, the police station cafeteria strives to keep food available 24/7, ensuring that cooking is always available, ensuring field officers have access to hot meals at any time.
Jiang Nan originally thought that only three people did not eat on time, but unexpectedly he met Group 5 led by Shao Yong in the cafeteria.
Seeing the three people, Shao Yong raised his eyebrows: "Are you also going to look for someone?"
Zhou Zhixing nodded, holding his aluminum lunch box, and casually sat down beside him. He asked, "Have you also found a possible victim?"
Shao Yong picked up a dish with chopsticks and said, "There is one. I even went to that person's hometown to take a look."
He looked at Jiang Nan, thought for a moment, and smiled, "Come to think of it, you guys know her. She's Wu Dachui's ex-wife, Fan Taohua. The neighbors said she hasn't been home for a few days. We went to her hometown, the forestry brigade, to check on her, but she wasn't back either."
Jiang Nan was surprised and said, "Didn't she marry an old man? She's been missing for so long, why didn't anyone report it? Didn't Wu Jianguo know?"
Shao Yong: "The old man had a stroke, and Fan Taohua often didn't come home. Everyone was used to it. Wu Jianguo and Wu Dachui were out driving. Among the Wu family, apart from Wu Jianguo and Wang Jiankun, few people went to see Fan Taohua. When we went to question old Wu, he was very resistant and said he didn't know anything."
He sighed, "The Nian brothers are always at odds. They had a huge fight right in front of the old man a few years ago, accusing him of favoritism. The old man got so angry that his illness got worse. Fan Taohua married him for money, but now that the old man has little money and his sons are unfilial, she wants to leave him to her because he's sick. She must have other ideas. The neighbors say she's not honest and might have run off with some other man. But these are just hearsay, and we need to confirm it."
Jiang Nan was speechless. Fan Taohua was truly a troublemaker. However, Jiang Nan's intuition told her that the victim wasn't Fan Taohua. But she had no evidence. Soon, Zou Li returned with brothers Wang Zili and Wang Gengsheng. The three of them had worked in vain, unable to find any other missing women who met the criteria.
After dinner, Lan Qingshan gathered everyone together, listened to the reports from each group, and looked at Xie Yongping.
Xie Yongping received the signal and flipped through the latest autopsy report. He said, "The victim was a female with type A blood, between 36 and 40 years old. She died three days ago. She was dismembered after death. Judging by the smoothness of the cuts, the dismemberment tool was likely a boning knife similar to those used for butchering pigs. Such knives can be found in rural areas, slaughterhouses, and meat processing plants."
"Also," Xie Yongping pushed up his glasses and continued, "the victim had a fractured ankle on his left foot, which occurred more than five years ago."
Shao Yong clapped his hands fiercely. "Fan Taohua's parents said that during the three years of hardship, she came home to steal food and was pushed by her brother, causing her to fall and sprain her left ankle. This is probably the injury."
Zhou Zhixing also said what Tong Lili said, and said Qin Yufeng had blood type A. Moreover, Qin Yufeng also had an injury on her left ankle.
Lan Qingshan frowned. "Teams Five and Six will investigate Fan Taohua and Qin Yufeng respectively, and continue to dig deeper. Team Four will continue searching for missing persons and confirm the victim's identity as soon as possible. This will provide a clearer direction for the follow-up investigation."
He pondered, "Also, I'll have other teams cooperate and go to the countryside, slaughterhouses, and meat processing plants to investigate. We'll focus on investigating whether there are any missing knives and identify the murder weapon as soon as possible. Furthermore, the police station has notified the nearby production brigades, and each brigade will arrange for militia to search the area. I believe the victim's head will be found soon. The investigation is becoming increasingly clear, so everyone should have confidence and keep going!"
"come on!"
Lan Qingshan continued, "Okay, that's all for today's meeting. Go home and rest. The victim hasn't been identified yet, so there's no point staying up. Why not go back and get some more rest? We'll start the investigation again tomorrow when we go to work. Okay, everyone go home. Zhou Zhixing, take Team 6 to Deputy Secretary Tian's house again and ask about Qin Yufeng's past at the Tian family."
People stood up in twos and threes, each one radiating exhaustion. It wasn't just physical stress, it was mental stress as well, as if their entire bodies were strained with a urge to catch the murderer as quickly as possible.
Zhou Zhixing, who was holding back his energy, led six groups of people to Secretary Tian's house.
Seeing Tian Fang again, Jiang Nan's heart skipped a beat. She knew what had happened. How could she have forgotten that she had met this person before, but hadn't thought of checking out her channel?
Seeing that Jiang Nan didn't say anything, Zhou Zhixing took out his ID and said, "Hello, Comrade Tian. We're here to ask if Aunt Qin, your helper... er, your temporary stay, is home?"
Tian Fang recognized the two people and leaned against the doorway, saying, "It's just a helper. My dad's level, it's not too much to have a nanny, right?"
As she spoke, she lowered her head and gathered her long skirt, impatiently saying, "She went home a few days ago. What do you want to see her for?"
Zhou Zhixing didn't answer, but asked, "Excuse me, when exactly did she return? Did she say where she was going?"
Tian Fang continued to straighten her clothes, shaking her head in disdain. "She's just a helper. How should I know where she went?! She left four days ago. She disappeared early in the morning. I waited at home for a long time, but she didn't come back to cook or anything. There's no news in so many days. She just left without saying goodbye. I don't bother to deal with people like her."
He's advanced. He wasn't this advanced before. Zhou Zhixing was secretly shocked. Something significant must have happened. Otherwise, a person wouldn't change so much in such a short time. Jiang Nan had been silent since meeting this person. He must have discovered something. Tian Fang was a strong suspect, but unfortunately, without evidence, they couldn't do anything at the moment.
After asking a few more questions, the six groups finally left. After saying goodbye to the others, Zhou Zhixing looked at Jiang Nan, who had remained silent. "Okay, what's going on?"
Jiang Nan's face was very grim. She whispered, "Let's talk about it together when we get home."
Zhou Zhixing nodded. Jiang Mancheng and Chen Jinhua knew everything, so it was impossible for them to keep this matter secret.
The two rode their bikes back to Yard No. 1 in silence.
After the dismemberment case occurred, Courtyard No. 1 became exceptionally quiet. Fewer people were chatting outside, and everyone stayed at home, fearing that they would be the next victim.
It wasn't just Yard No. 1; colleagues on night patrol reported fewer people wandering around at night. The entire operation area was remarkably quiet.
Sensing something was amiss, Jiang Mancheng quickened his pace, stir-frying two vegetarian dishes before returning to the house with Chen Jinhua. Jiang Nan finally spoke with difficulty, "The murderers are Tian Fang and her husband, Hu Jiefang. No, to be precise, Tian Fang is the murderer, and Hu Jiefang is an accomplice."
She swallowed and whispered, "Tian Fang is the descendant of R himself. Back then...back then, when Deputy Secretary Tian's wife gave birth, the baby was replaced. The real Tian Fang died long ago. To be precise, judging by Tian Fang's memory, the person who awakened her said that the real Tian Fang was dead. The fake Tian Fang hadn't been awakened before. It was only after we arrested Yin Hu, the murderer in the women trafficking case, that she was awakened and learned her true identity."
Zhou Zhixing: "Is she and Yin Hu in cahoots?"
Jiang Nan nodded. "They are a gang, and the leader is that Brother Ying. Widow Qin also found that Tian Fang has been in contact with strangers recently, which she found strange and wanted to find something to hold against her. But she overheard Tian Fang talking to the gang members that day. After being discovered, the gang simply killed Widow Qin. Later, it was Tian Fang who forced Hu Jiefang to dismember the body. Hu Jiefang was arranged by his father-in-law to work in the meat processing plant in the oil field, where he had easy access to sharp knives. Hu Jiefang was a coward, and he didn't dare to say anything under the threat of Tian Fang."
Jiang Mancheng: "What evidence does Hu Jiefang have?"
"He was keeping a mistress outside. Tian Fang had turned a blind eye to it before, but now that she needs him, she's using him to blackmail Hu Jiefang. Tian Fang had been drugged since she was a child and couldn't have children. That woman got pregnant, and Hu Jiefang didn't want to lose the child, so he allowed it to happen."
Jiang Mancheng complained: "Reproductive cancer."
Jiang Nan was shocked: "Dad, how come you even know this word?!"
"I heard it from you." Jiang Mancheng rolled his eyes and pondered, "Is this gang large? They must have more than just Tian Fang under their command, right? They exchange children with others and then plant them in the homes of important people?"
Jiang Nan shook his head: "I don't know. Tian Fang is just a pawn. She doesn't know much. I'll have to wait until I meet Brother Ying to find out."
Zhou Zhixing was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Xiao Nan, look at the explosion probability. Has there been any change?"
Jiang Nan was stunned for a moment, then opened the mini-program in his mind as he was told. He exclaimed in surprise, "Ah, the probability number has turned grayish-white, looming. Does this mean there won't be another explosion?"
[Host, this only indicates that the probability of an explosion is very low. There's no need to pay any further attention to it. However, the main system has released a new main quest.]
Jiang Nan stood up in shock. "What? Issuing a mission at this time? We're already scrambling like dogs. Xiao Tong, can you please understand?"
The system said innocently: [Host, the main system task is as follows. We have detected the reincarnation of a villain from the same world as the male host in 1.0. Please kill the villain as soon as possible to protect the male host's life. The task will take one year.]
Jiang Nan looked at Zhou Zhixing, then at his parents, and relayed the system's words with an expressionless face.
Jiang Mancheng and Chen Jinhua first looked at their daughter mumbling, then stood up and looked angry. After hearing this, they also became worried. The three faces turned to Zhou Zhixing.
Zhou Zhixing took a deep breath and twitched his lips: "It must be the emperor who killed me who has been reborn."
Jiang Nan exclaimed, then said excitedly, "Is that Brother Ying? I was wondering why they'd release a new task at this time. It must be related to Brother Ying."
Zhou Zhixing nodded: "I doubt it too."
He sighed and recounted his past life experiences: "The dynasty I lived in in my previous life was called the Great Wei Dynasty. It should be a dynasty from another time and space. Anyway, when I look through the history books now, there is no record of this dynasty. It was the fifth year of Tiankang in the Great Wei Dynasty..."
"Wait." Jiang Mancheng's eyes widened, he clutched his chest, and breathlessly asked, "Is the royal family surnamed Chen? Is Emperor Tiankang the third emperor of the Wei Dynasty?"
Jiang Nan opened his mouth wide, like a bobblehead doll, looking at Zhou Zhixing, then at Jiang Mancheng, and raised his hand to say "you, you" for a long time.
Their family story is really fascinating.
Zhou Zhixing was also incredulous: "Uncle Jiang, you..."
Jiang Mancheng looked at Chen Jinhua. In this family, the only normal person was his wife, right? He coughed lightly and said as softly as possible, "Jinhua, let me tell you something. Don't be too surprised."
Meeting Chen Jinhua's clear but not stupid eyes, Jiang Mancheng felt warm in his heart and took the lead in talking about his experiences in his previous life.
In his previous life, Jiang Mancheng was sold by his parents at the age of six. After passing through several hands, he entered the palace at the age of eight, becoming the lowest-ranking eunuch, a figure who could be trampled upon by anyone. His luck was both good and bad, and he was assigned to the palace of the favored concubine, Concubine Chen. Concubine Chen had a son who was highly favored and had the potential to be made crown prince. During those years, his life wasn't too difficult.
Unfortunately, his good times didn't last. When he was twelve, Concubine Chen's son was suspected of treason and executed. Concubine Chen was also banished to the cold palace. This young eunuch couldn't escape his fate of being demoted, and was sentenced to the hardest, most menial duties. Every day, he had to do the hardest and most tiring work and eat the worst food.
Two years passed like this, and by some strange coincidence he saved a guard, and then his luck finally turned. Six months later, a new emperor ascended the throne, and Jiang Mancheng was favored by the new emperor's favorite concubine, Concubine Duan, and became her confidant, and lived a good life for three years.
Unfortunately, he was still implicated by Concubine Duan. It's unknown what she had done wrong, but no one in the palace was spared and buried with her. He never knew why he died.
Zhou Zhixing's eyes lit up as he listened, and he couldn't help but say, "Uncle Jiang, the guard you saved was me!"
His face flushed slightly. "I was bound to 1.0 back then. I'd already eaten most of the melons from other parts of the capital, and I was getting bolder and more imaginative. I thought about going to the harem to see if there were any big melons to eat. 1.0 was much more generous than 2.0 Xiaonan is now. The melon coins he gave out were at least five or six times what they are now. Back then, my life was so good that I forgot how complicated the harem was."
He was very embarrassed and kept rubbing his hands. "I was on night watch when I saw someone going to see the Crown Prince, who later became Emperor Tiankang. They were acting very stealthily, so I followed them out of curiosity. Who knew those people were so alert and discovered me? I desperately fled to the laundry department, but you hid me and I escaped. In my previous life, I was a bastard of the Duke's Mansion. Concubine Duan was from the Duke's Mansion. I had some friendship with her, so I asked her for help and got you into Concubine Duan's palace. Who knew that it would harm you later?"
Jiang Mancheng gritted his teeth as he listened, and finally asked, "So that's why Concubine Duan died?"
Zhou Zhixing's face also turned grim. He talked about the situation of the Wei Dynasty: "The Wei Dynasty is actually a bit like the Tang Dynasty in the history of this world. There is a neighboring country called Yamato, which is similar to Japan. It is also a group of ambitious people. When the Wei Dynasty is strong, they send women and court officials to show their submission. Once they show signs of fatigue, they become particularly rampant. Fortunately, the Wei Dynasty was considered strong at that time, and the old emperor sent concubines from Yamato to the harem one after another. And..."
He said bitterly: "Emperor Tiankang was born to a Yamato woman!"
He explained in detail: "At that time, two concubines in the harem were pregnant. The people from Yamato saw an opportunity and sent two palace maids to take care of the concubines. In fact, they were secretly planning to replace the prince with a cat. First, they instigated a good relationship between Yamato Concubine and Han Concubine. The two palaces were originally close to each other, and with such deliberate friendship, their relationship was naturally very good. When Han Concubine gave birth, the two palace maids went to visit with the baby in their arms, and no one stopped them. In this way, they swapped the children, and the child born by Yamato Concubine became the child of Han Concubine. Later, when he became emperor, Taifei Yamato went to find him and explained the situation. Concubine Duan must have heard something, and that's why she was executed."
Zhou Zhixing continued, "I felt that Concubine Duan's death was suspicious, so I secretly investigated. Later, I traced it back to Concubine Dahe and overheard her conversation with Emperor Tiankang. The matter was of grave importance, so they killed all the eunuchs, palace maids, and guards on duty that day, including me."
Jiang Nan murmured, "Then...Tian Fang's situation now is quite similar to that time. Brother Ying, it's probably Emperor Tiankang!"
Zhou Zhixing nodded. "If that's the case, then things get complicated. Emperor Tiankang is a very sinister person. He was the one who brought down Concubine Chen's son. He's very cunning and very good at manipulating people. We must be careful in the future."
Chen Jinhua had a question mark face: "You guys..."
She looked at Jiang Nan: "Daughter, are you from your previous life?"
She scratched her head and spoke incoherently, "I mean, among the four of us, I'm not the only one who has no memories of my past life, am I?"
The three nodded. Chen Jinhua was dumbfounded. "Are you also from that Wei Dynasty?"
Jiang Nan coughed lightly and recounted his past life experiences: "I... I'm from the future, I came here in 2025. In my previous life, I was an ordinary person, unlike my father and Zhou Zhixing, who even stayed in the palace. I'm just an ordinary person. Oh, in my previous life, my family also worked in an oil field, but it wasn't called Chaoyang Oilfield, it was called Yanqing Oilfield. I was a designer, designing clothes and shoes."
Jiang Mancheng hurriedly hugged Chen Jinhua's shoulders and said hesitantly: "Jinhua, you won't despise me for being a eunuch in my previous life, right? Wuwuwu, I didn't want to be one either. I was young at that time and was sold by my parents..."
Chen Jinhua's attention was instantly diverted, and she hurriedly comforted him, "Mancheng, don't cry. How can you be blamed for what happened in your past life? You were born in a feudal society, and you were oppressed and exploited..."
"Jinhua, you're so nice." Jiang Mancheng pretended to wipe away tears. "I'm glad you don't despise me. I... I know I'm not worthy of you..."
Jiang Nan got goosebumps and muttered softly, "Dad, talk normally."
Jiang Mancheng ignored this light bulb and continued to seek a sense of existence with Chen Jinhua, acting like a big bird. After hearing Chen Jinhua's assurance that she would never despise him and would not tell anyone, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Mancheng said, "Okay, let's get back to the point. The case of Widow Qin still has to start with Hu Jiefang. Once we find the woman that Tian Fang and her accomplices are hiding, everything will be easy."
Zhou Zhixing added: "Last time, Yin Hu, and this time, Tian Fang, both belong to the same organization. This organization has quite a few people. Xiaonan, when you have nothing to do, you can pay more attention to the channels of these two people to see if you can find any clues about Brother Ying."
Jiang Nan nodded: "I know where Hu Jiefang's mistress is. I've scanned her. Let's go now."
It's late at night and it's a good time to go look for someone.
Four hours later, Hu Jiefang huddled in a corner, staring at the man and woman standing in the shadows. He trembled and said, "Why should I...why should I believe what you say? I don't know any Xiaolian."
Standing in the corner were, of course, Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing, who had disguised themselves. They had quietly left at night and gone to the place where Tian Fang and her accomplices were holding Hu Jiefang's lover. They took advantage of the situation and rescued Xiaolian. Without further delay, they immediately handed her off to Jiang Mancheng and Chen Jinhua, who were waiting outside, and then went to Deputy Secretary Tian's home.
Because of the dismemberment case, Tian Fang's accomplices dared not come to her again. At this time, only Deputy Secretary Tian, Tian Fang, and Hu Jiefang were at home. Deputy Secretary Tian's lover died in childbirth, and Deputy Secretary Tian did not even see her for the last time. This is why he did not know that Tian Fang had been replaced.
The two men easily knocked out Tian Fang and Deputy Secretary Tian who were sleeping, and woke up Hu Jiefang, which led to the conversation just now.
Jiang Nan turned on his voice changer and sneered, "You'd better think it over. We've already taken Tian Fang down. Even if you don't come with us, we have ways to take you there. Let's make a deal. When you see the person, you turn yourself in to the police station. You didn't kill the person, you only dismembered the body. Turning yourself in can mitigate your crime. Otherwise, if Tian Fang uses you as a scapegoat, you're dead."
Hu Jiefang's eyes widened as he asked in a trembling voice, "How...how did you know?"
"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself." Jiang Nan snorted, "Don't play tricks, we will be watching you. If you don't surrender, expect us to come to your door every day, and..."
Jiang Nan looked Hu Jiefang up and down and said coldly, "When you turn yourself in, you know what you should and shouldn't say, right?"
Hu Jiefang felt a chill on his back. "I know...I know."
"If you know, then follow us." Jiang Nan turned around, "Don't try to play tricks."
Hu Jiefang stood up tremblingly and nodded rapidly.
Seeing Xiaolian lying unconscious next to the trash can, Hu Jiefang's fear reached its peak. He opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, Zhou Zhixing covered it tightly: "You want everyone to hear?!"
Hu Jiefang whimpered twice, looked at Xiaolian, then at Zhou Zhixing, and his fear grew even greater.
Zhou Zhixing scoffed, "Don't worry, she's fine. She just fainted because she was too weak. She's pregnant, so we didn't use any medicine."
Hu Jie breathed a sigh of relief, indicating that he understood and would definitely obey.
Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing understood and asked Hu Jiefang to go and take a look at Xiaolian, and then took everyone back to the Tian family.
Will Hu Jiefang obey?
Of course not.
Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing stayed put, hunkering down near the Tian family home, waiting to capture Hu Jiefang. Zhuge Liang had captured Meng Huo seven times; she and Zhou Zhixing could capture Hu Jiefang twice. A man who offered himself up to marry into a woman's family, then refused to accept his fate and clamored for a child, needed to be feared. Only then would he obey.
Sure enough, not long after, I saw Hu Jiefang sneaking out with a bag on his back.
The two of them waited at the intersection, waiting for Hu Jiefang to pass by. Jiang Nan, with her trembling voice on, began to speak: "I died a horrible death. My body was torn into eight pieces, and my head was gone. I died a horrible death. Hu Jiefang, give me your life! You actually helped the evildoers to commit such atrocities. You deserve to die."
Hu Jiefang was already guilty. He just wanted to live a good life. Even if he cheated on Tian Fang, what was wrong? It was already unfair for such a handsome young man like him to be a live-in son-in-law. If he couldn't even have children, he would be at a loss.
But he never expected that Tian Fang would dare to kill someone and even ask him to dismember the body!
What Xiaolian and the child, they were all excuses he found. He... he was afraid of death! Tian Fang dared to kill people. If he didn't help dismember the body, he would definitely be killed by Tian Fang.
Those two were also amusing. They thought they could threaten him with Xiaolian and the child?! Ridiculous! He followed them, just to confirm whether Tian Fang and that old man had truly fainted! Sure enough, the three of them came in and out, but Tian Fang and the old man didn't move. When Hu Jiefang returned home, the first thing he did was pack his bags. He had already decided: he was going to run, the farther the better.
But, but what did he hear? Is there a ghost up ahead?
He said in a trembling voice, "Don't...don't play tricks. If you want to find someone, go find Tian Fang. I didn't kill you. I had no choice."
"I died without a complete body." The woman continued to wail in a trembling voice, "Hu Jiefang, how could you be so cruel! I worked diligently for the Tian family, and I washed all your clothes, and you had no mercy at all?! I died a horrible death, give me your life, I want you to pay for my blood debt with blood."
Several green ghostly lights appeared in the sky, appearing out of thin air. Hu Jiefang was furious. He trembled and said, "It's none of my business. It was Tian Fang who did it. Aunt Qin, go find Tian Fang. I'll burn paper for you. I..."
He fell to his knees with a thud and kowtowed repeatedly.
Hu Jiefang was a coward, a man of great courage, yet also of very little courage. He would do anything to stay alive. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to dismember a body after Tian Fang threatened him.
But he was also a calculating man. As long as it benefited him, he didn't care about face or not. Just like now, to save his life, he knelt without hesitation. Regardless of whether the ghost was real or not, he bowed his head and kowtowed, muttering as he bowed: "I will burn a big house for you, burn the boys and girls, please let me go, I have no choice, I am forced to do this."
"I don't care! I died a horrible death, and even after I died, the police couldn't catch the murderer. Go tell the police who killed me, or I'll come looking for you every day and make you wish you were dead."
Hu Jiefang felt a headache. He knew in his heart that this ghost was fake, but two groups of people wanted him to surrender himself. If he refused, would he be in trouble?
It happened once, twice, but not a third time. He doesn't believe that the third wave of people he encounters next time will be so lenient.
He has exposed so much. Waves of people are coming to find him!
He just couldn't understand. He and Tian Fang were both bad guys, so why did they bully the weak and fear the strong and only pick on him?
Hu Jiefang was in great pain, with a dejected face, and slowly walked towards the police station.
The next morning, Hu Jiefang sat slumped on the ground outside the police station, his face pale. When he looked up and saw Lan Qingshan, he stood up and said in a trembling voice, "I...I surrender myself. I did the dismemberment. No, I dismembered the body, but I didn't kill the person. Really, I only participated in the dismemberment. You can't kill me."
Lan Qingshan's face was stern, his eyes were sharp, as if to burn people: "Is what you said true?"
Hu Jiefang shrank back, then thought of the two men threatening him, then nodded vigorously and said, "It's true, absolutely true. If I tell a lie, you'll shoot me. Seriously, I swear, I didn't kill him. I was forced to dismember him, and they would have killed me if I hadn't done it. I didn't want to do it, really."
Lan Qingshan was about to speak when he looked up and saw Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing riding their bikes over to the side. He waved, "Come over here! There's been significant progress in the murder and dismemberment case. Let's get started."
"Yes." Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing both got out of the car, glanced at Hu Jiefang, and quickly escorted him to the interrogation room.
In the interrogation room, the huge stone in Hu Jiefang's heart finally fell to the ground, and his face relaxed. No matter what, he would not encounter the third wave of people who wanted to kill him here, right?
Thinking of this, Hu Jiefang's voice did not tremble when facing Lan Qingshan's question.
He slumped in his chair, glanced at the three policemen opposite him, swallowed, and said, "The dead person is Qin Yufeng, everyone calls her Widow Qin. She came to our house to be a nanny, but..."
He paused, then continued, "But she wasn't honest. She was attracted by my father-in-law's power and wanted to seduce him. I guess that's why Tian Fang found an accomplice to kill her."
Lan Qingshan asked sternly, "Who are those accomplices?"
"No, I haven't met those people."
Lan Qingshan stared at Hu Jiefang without blinking. That look made Hu Jiefang's heart tremble. He swallowed hard and stammered, "Really? I don't know those people. I haven't seen them at the Operations Office or Zaohua Commune. Really? If I lie, you can shoot me immediately. What I said is true."
Lan Qingshan no longer dwelled on the matter of his accomplice. He instinctively felt that this matter was too serious to be handled by him. After so many years as a police officer, Lan Qingshan's intuition had not been wrong. He let it go and then asked, "Where is Qin Yufeng's head?"
"In the vegetable patch in the backyard." Hu Jiefang shuddered and whispered, "Tian Fang said that if we throw the head out, it will be discovered who it belongs to. So... bury it in the backyard first. After a while, when it's hard to tell who it belongs to, we can move it away."
Lan Qingshan quickly stood up and pushed open the door of the interrogation room.
Outside the door, Shao Yong rubbed his hands excitedly. Seeing Lan Qingshan coming out, he immediately went to greet him: "Boss, have you found the murderer of the dismemberment case?"
Lan Qingshan nodded and whispered a few instructions.
Shao Yong's face was extremely serious, and he nodded. Seeing that the boss stopped talking, he immediately turned around and left in a hurry with his men.
In the interrogation room, the interrogation continued.
Zhou Zhixing: "Where did the knife used to dismember the body come from? Where is it now?"
Hu Jiefang: "I took it from the slaughterhouse. Everyone in the slaughterhouse knew my father-in-law was Deputy Secretary Tian. I... I had the key to the main gate, so I could come and go freely. I could take things in and out without being questioned. That night I went in and stole a knife, and after dismembering the body, I put the knife back. The knives in the slaughterhouse are covered in blood every day, and I... I can't even tell which knife it is now."
Jiang Nan frowned, thinking that the meat she had eaten might have been slaughtered with this knife, and she felt inexplicably nauseous.
On the other side, Shao Yong led his men straight to Deputy Secretary Tian's house and knocked on the door for a long time, but no one opened it.
Shao Yong was puzzled: "No one is home? Xiao Zhao, go ask the neighbors if Tian Fang went out today?"
Xiao Zhao from Group 5 nodded and looked around. Okay, no need to knock on the door. The knocking on the door from Group 5 did not bring Tian Fang, but instead made the neighbors open their doors and peek in to see what was going on.
Xiao Zhao trotted over to the door opposite and asked with a smile, "Hello, Auntie. Do you know where Tian Fang from across the street is today?"
The old lady curled her lips and said, "I haven't seen her go out. She must have gone out last night... well, you guys knock again. If that doesn't work, go find Deputy Secretary Tian. He has the key. Deputy Secretary Tian is not on a business trip. He's working in the office building today."
Xiao Zhao looked at the old lady for a few more seconds and asked with a smile, "Auntie, why are you saying half the truth? You can't talk to the police like that, it will arouse suspicion."
The old lady groaned, looked around, and saw that no one at the Tian family opened the door. She whispered, "Oh, that damn girl Tian Fang is not an honest person, you know."
She blinked, leaving Xiao Zhao speechless. This old lady was really cautious. She must be afraid of offending Deputy Secretary Tian.
Seeing that the young man understood, the aunt continued, "Well, I'm not saying bad things behind people's backs. This matter is known to everyone in the leadership and the courtyard. Tian Fang herself doesn't take it seriously and doesn't even try to hide it. But you can't say that I said it. I didn't say anything. I'm leaving now. I still have to cook. I..."
As she was about to go into the house and close the door, Xiao Zhao would never let the auntie go. She grabbed her arm and said with a smile, "Oh, auntie, why are you so nervous? How can we police officers talk nonsense? If you doubt me, I will be very sad. Auntie, you are hiding your words, and I am very itchy inside. Please have pity on me and tell me. Oh, I remember now, you are Grandma Fang, right? Don't you recognize me? I am Xiao Zhao from the police station. You are really forgetful."
"Hey, young man, do you know me?"
"Of course not. Your grandson Fang the Drilling Master, who in our operations department doesn't know him?" Xiao Zhao raised his thumbs and spoke in a very respectful tone. "Your little Fang is from our operations department. That time, the blowout of Drilling Team 3, wasn't it Xiao Fang who solved it? Everyone in our oil field knows him. Oh, they say a good father will have a good son. Uncle Fang is a capable man, and his son is also very capable. He saved the oil field a lot of losses that time. It's not an exaggeration to call him a hero. You raised a capable son and raised a capable grandson. You are a great contributor to our oil field."
The aunt's face was full of joy. Seeing that Xiao Zhao was so natural and didn't seem to be flattering at all, she unconsciously said more: "Xiao Zhao, I can see that you are an honest child. Auntie won't hide it anymore. I'm telling you, but you can't tell others that it was me who said it, understand?"
Xiao Zhao, who is approachable and specializes in making small talk, finally got the aunt to speak. He patted his chest and promised repeatedly that he would keep the secret.
Aunt Fang then spoke in a low voice: "Tian Fang is not a good person. She is just like that person, that, yes, Dong Jiaojiao. She is similar to Dong Jiaojiao, you know? It's also because Secretary Tian spoiled her too much. But, this is not Secretary Tian's fault. Secretary Tian also feels guilty. When Tian Fang's mother gave birth to her, Secretary Tian was busy and didn't come back. Who knew that Tian Fang's mother would die after giving birth to her? Deputy Secretary Tian regretted it so much, so he doted on this daughter. Look, she has been spoiled to this extent."
She curled her lips in disdain: "That son-in-law, the one with the surname Hu, when he first married in, Tian Fang was well behaved for a few days. But then he went out every day and came back very late. Sometimes, he didn't come back at all. He's really a dog that can't change its nature. Everyone in the leadership compound knows that Hu's son is a cuckold."
At this point, the aunt's face showed not only no sympathy, but contempt, and she said: "Don't feel sorry for that kid from the Hu family. He is not an easy person to deal with. He is shameless and continues to stay at the Tian family as if nothing happened, flattering Tian Fang."
Then, he said with a "Pah" sound, and continued, "I've never seen such a man! Even I look down on him. I'm telling you, young man, you must keep your eyes open when looking for a wife in the future. You must not choose someone like Tian Fang. I don't think you are as shameless as the boy from the Hu family, but you can't bear this kind of hardship."
Xiao Zhao was speechless for a while, but continued to chat with the aunt with a smile on his face.
Over there, team leader Shao Yong had already sent someone to find Deputy Secretary Tian. Shao Yong led his men around the outer wall of the Tian family's house to see if there was a small door or something.
But it was obvious that he was thinking too much. When another young man from Group 5 came back with Deputy Secretary Tian, Xiao Zhao and the aunt had already talked about introducing each other to each other and were quite talkative.
But that was also why Shao Yong sent him there for questioning. Group 6 had the friendly female field worker Jiang Nan, and Group 5 had the chatty and talkative Xiao Zhao, so it was a tie.
Seeing Deputy Secretary Tian coming back, Xiao Zhao hurriedly ended his conversation with the aunt and followed her into the Tian family.
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