Chapter 040 Murder
Zhou Zhixing hadn't originally intended to stay in the tube-shaped building. He'd been hearing about the "tube-shaped building explosion" case, and he was raring to go. He was, after all, a melon-eating fanatic who'd died just for it. He couldn't help himself.
Having achieved his goal, Zhou Zhixing smoothly welcomed the day of reporting.
Early in the morning, Zhou Zhixing put on a brand new short-sleeved shirt and leather shoes, got on his bicycle, and happily followed Jiang Nan.
It only took half a day on Sunday for this guy to get a bicycle ticket from somewhere and run to two department stores, one in the oil field and the other in the city, before he bought this Forever truck.
Zhou Zhixing, a true man, rides forever. Hehe, Zhou Zhixing is so happy. After traveling through time, he is very curious about bicycles and has been itching to ride one for a long time. He heard that the police station has a motorcycle, and Zhou Zhixing is drooling with envy, not knowing what it looks like.
In ancient times, he loved buying horses. He was a well-organized person, and money flowed into his home like water. He bought many horses, including the Ferghana and the famous Pyu. In this day and age, cars are naturally bought early to enjoy them.
Or, as the saying goes, shrimp seek shrimp, fish seek fish, and turtles seek turtles. Zhou Zhixing, a former playboy, knew the city's hustle and bustle best. He'd gone out for a stroll and found himself at the black market, the people dealing in bills in front of department stores, and the egg vendors in front of hospitals. He had money too: the original owner's demobilization pay and his parents' wages over a decade, totaling nearly three thousand.
The original father's aunt and uncle were also smart, but not bold enough. They only thought that he had one thousand, but Zhou Zhixing clearly had three thousand.
Zhou Zhixing rode his bike, lowered his body, and sped up quickly. He came to Jiang Nan's side and said with a smile, "Comrade Jiang Nan, what have you thought about? When are we going to get engaged? If I marry into your family, your family will definitely have to provide the betrothal gifts, hahahaha."
Jiang Nan really wanted this guy to shut up. He was really asking for a fight so early in the morning. She chuckled twice and whispered, "Are you so anxious to marry into the family? Aren't you from the ancient times? Didn't the ancients look down on sons-in-law who lived with their wives even more?"
"I'm not like the average ancient person," Zhou Zhixing whispered, noticing that no one was around. "I'm just a bastard. If it weren't for my tough life, I would have died eight hundred years ago. You don't know, those people fought for the title with even more ruthless tactics than the princes fighting for the throne. I was separated from my parents when I came of age, and one person's food feeds the whole family. I've long understood that this child is unreliable. He has to rely on himself for everything."
Jiang Nan glanced at Zhou Zhixing. He was smiling playfully, but his eyes were filled with a hint of longing. She said, "Okay, my mom said she'll find a matchmaker in a couple of days. We'll go back to the village and have an engagement party, and then we'll get married when we're old enough."
"Okay, don't worry, I'm an old hand at this. I can help you with ideas regarding the tube-shaped building explosion case." Zhou Zhixing blinked, indicating that he knew everything.
Jiang Nan snorted, and with a push of his long legs, he whizzed past Zhou Zhixing. Zhou Zhixing, however, didn't really want to compete, so he followed slowly behind, and the two arrived at the police station one after the other.
In the new week, Ye Sen, who had injured his leg, had been transferred to the office. Jiang Nan hadn't been sitting in her seat for long when Lan Qingshan approached with Zhou Zhixing, also in a police uniform. Zhou Zhixing was tall, and after two years in the military, he had a very strong physique and dressed very stylishly. Now in his police uniform, he looked good enough for promotional photos.
Lan Qingshan clapped his hands and introduced everyone, "Everyone pause, let me say a few words. This is Comrade Zhou Zhixing, a retired soldier assigned to our police station. Welcome everyone!"
He started clapping as he spoke. Seeing everyone clapping respectfully, Lan Qingshan nodded, raised his hand to suppress the applause, and continued, "Comrade Zhou will be assigned to Group 6 from now on, filling Ye Sen's vacancy and partnering with Comrade Jiang Nan. Guan Shun, you take good care of them both and try to get them up to speed as quickly as possible, understand?"
Lan Qingshan greeted everyone, and everyone quickly returned to their respective posts. Zhou Zhixing's desk was right across from Jiang Nan. He wiped the table and smiled at Jiang Nan. Now, the two of them really would see each other every day.
"Xiao Sun, follow Sister He to the oil field to deliver a letter of commendation." Lan Qingshan clapped his hands and soon came back in. "Guan Shun, there are workers dead at the No. 10 oil well. Lead the team to take a look."
Lan Qingshan's face was extremely serious. He hurried along, pointed at a young man wearing glasses, and said, "Xie Yongping, follow me. Find out the cause of death as soon as possible and give an explanation to the drilling team and the family."
Xie Yongping, a 28-year-old forensic pathologist at the police station, nodded expressionlessly. Guan Shun was equally serious. He waved his right hand and called out to the team, "Let's go."
The six men put on hats, three of them rode a sidecar motorcycle, and rushed to the crime scene.
As a female lesbian, Jiang Nan was assigned to sit in the sidecar of the motorcycle. Although she was tempted to ride the motorcycle, her life was at stake, so she was in no mood to touch or look around, and her face was a little nervous.
Guan Shun was driving. Seeing everyone's heavy expressions, he tried to lighten the mood and said, "Don't be like this. Everyone should be mentally prepared. Although we mostly deal with trivial matters, sometimes there are homicides. And Yongping is experienced, so don't worry."
Xie Yongping adjusted the frame of his glasses and said, "Old Guan, stop teasing me. I'm not experienced at all."
However, it was obvious that Xie Yongping was usually serious, and his expression was extremely serious when he said these words, which made the atmosphere even more tense.
"You've been working as a forensic pathologist for six or seven years, so how can you not be considered experienced?" Guan Shun quickly picked up the words that had fallen on the ground and introduced them to the two newcomers. "Your brother Xie was transferred here from the provincial capital. He graduated in 1961 and has a wealth of theoretical knowledge. You two newcomers should learn from him."
Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing nodded. Zhou Zhixing was a man who knew how to get close to others. When they got in the car, he immediately leaned over to sit in the back next to the team leader. He then said, "I'll have to ask Brother Xie for your guidance in the future."
Xie Yongping waved his hands mechanically, and Wen Qiang and Zou Li also relaxed.
Well No. 10 was located southwest of the 10th Operation Area, and it took about an hour to reach it by motorcycle. The scene was already crowded with people, including workers and villagers from the nearby brigade. However, because it was a murder case, the drilling team had set up a cordon around the scene, preventing anyone from approaching.
When Guan Shun and his group arrived, everyone automatically made way for them. Six people ducked through the cordon and approached, discovering the crime scene outside the fiberglass house. The deceased was soaking in a large water tank, his face pale.
Captain Wang of the drilling team said, "The deceased was called Qian Dadaner. He was a soldier in his early years and liked to run early in the morning. Because it was hot, he would take a bath in a cold tub after running. Because he did this so often, no one took it seriously. But when it was time to work, he wouldn't wake up no matter how hard we tried. That's when everyone realized something was wrong. When we looked, we found he was dead."
Xie Yongping put on gloves, stepped forward to inspect the body, and signaled Guan Shun and the others to carry the body out. Seeing this, Jiang Nan turned around quickly, while Zhou Zhixing quickly took out a white sheet from the car and spread it on the ground.
Xie Yongping took another closer look, and after a while, he said, "Preliminary evidence has ruled out homicide. We suspect the sudden onset of heat and cold may have caused a sudden myocardial infarction."
"This...can someone die while taking a shower?" Captain Wang was a little bit unbelievable.
Xie Yongping nodded and explained, "He's been running, and his heart is already beating fast. Taking a cold shower at this time, he probably has high blood pressure. The double stimulation is very likely to cause death."
Jiang Nan recalled the incident a few days ago when he caught someone cheating. Qian Dadaner was also one of Fan Taohua's lovers. But it probably had nothing to do with Fan Taohua, as she wasn't there. Jiang Nan scratched his head, unsure whether to tell her or not.
She was still hesitating when the deceased's family arrived. Although the death wasn't while working, it happened at the well, so the oilfield must make some statement.
As for the specific cause of death, it can only be determined through an autopsy, and all of this requires the consent of the family.
These days, people still attach great importance to posthumous affairs. When Qian Dadan's mother heard about the autopsy, she immediately shook her head and expressed her disapproval: "My Dadan is already dead, why do we need an autopsy? I also saw that he died in a water tank, it doesn't look like he drowned, so there's no need for an autopsy. My Dadan died in the production team, and the oil field must give him an explanation."
It's not that she isn't sad, she also has several sons and grandchildren. After sitting in the car for an hour, she cried enough and realized that the most important thing is the living people.
This meant compensation. Jiang Nan and the other six were only here to investigate the cause of death. Qian Dadan had no wounds on his body. Xie Yongping had checked twice and found no signs of poisoning, ruling out homicide. The rest of the matter was beyond their control.
There was some silence as the six of them returned. Jiang Nan said, "Team Leader Guan, shouldn't we educate everyone? We can't take cold showers or anything like that. Otherwise, it would be so unfair if someone died like that."
The others nodded, and Guan Shun said, "I'll tell the director. Hey, who would have thought that someone could die while taking a shower."
Because the round trip was quite long, it was already lunchtime when the six of them returned to the station. Group 6 wasn't on duty that day, so everyone rode their bikes home for lunch.
Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing were walking together. The morning's banter was gone, and Zhou Zhixing said jokingly, "Don't you think I'm a bit unlucky? A murder case on the first day."
"You're quite superstitious." Jiang Nan retorted.
Zhou Zhixing shrugged: "I'm not superstitious. I even died when I bound the system. I can't doubt myself."
The two of them walked all the way back to the family compound, and from a distance they heard quarreling again and again.
Grandma Fang and Grandma Liu stood not far from the public toilet and continued to output.
Old Lady Liu hugged the crying little geologist and cursed. She yelled, "You're so old, why are you still picking on a four-year-old? Have you any shame? And you two little rascals, you're eight years old, and you're bullying a four-year-old. You're bullying the weak with your numbers. Do you have any manliness? Look at how you beat up my little geologist! I'm going to the hospital right now. I won't accept it unless you pay me compensation."
Grandma Fang sat on the ground, clutching her leg, and cried out, her voice choking with sobs. She said, "Even the little kids in your family bully others. I went to the bathroom, and he hit my leg with a slingshot. Look how it got hit, it's all swollen. I have to go to the hospital."
"Pssst!" Old Lady Liu jumped up and down. "My little Geology is only four years old. What can he do? He's even playing drums. Do you think anyone here will believe you? I wonder if you fell down yourself and are blaming our Geology. Our Geology got slapped in the face by your Nansheng and Nanhai. Everyone saw it. Don't even think about trying to cheat."
She wiped her grandson's tears and said distressedly, "Don't cry, Geology! Let's go to the hospital to see if he has a concussion. How can your family be so cruel? You hit him in the head, which is the most difficult part to treat. You're trying to kill him."
"Just hit him. Who told him to hit my grandma?" Fang Nansheng and Fang Nanhai were twins as expected. They shouted exactly the same words.
Sun Qiaolian supported her mother-in-law, crying and complaining: "My mother-in-law has been beaten like this. You Cheng family are too bullying. Woohoo, everyone has to take charge of my family."
The neighbors pointed fingers and talked, and the Fang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law complained desperately, but the little Geology was only four years old and was beaten until he cried loudly. Being small was always an advantage, so this time no one helped the Fang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Sun Qiaolian, tears streaming down her face, looked pleadingly at Lin Bing, who had just returned from work. Although Lin Bing had a murky relationship with Sun Qiaolian, he didn't particularly like Grandma Fang. He also had a mixed impression of the Fang children, and he didn't like the idea of two older children bullying a younger one. But when he met 'Sister Qiaolian's' pleading gaze, he immediately became angry and shouted, "Grandma Liu, you can't go too far! Look at how badly Little Geologist beat Grandma Fang..."
"Get out of here, what's your business?" Old Lady Liu wasn't afraid of Lin Bing. She spat and cursed, "You just got off work and didn't see anything. Why are you getting involved?"
"you......"
"Lin Bing, go home." Upstairs, Uncle Lin shouted while leaning on his crutches.
[Host, Cheng Kantan was the one who taught the young geologist how to do it. He said he would take advantage of Granny Fang being alone in the restroom when no one would see him, making it easier to do it.]
Jiang Nan nodded. She knew what was going on. Cheng Gaigai had suffered such a huge loss, it would be strange if the Cheng family didn't seek revenge. Granny Fang deserved it too. She couldn't bear to see a little girl get better. How perverted!
She parked her bicycle, walked over to rub Little Geology's head, took out a White Rabbit candy from her pocket, and handed it to him, saying, "Little Geology, here, have some candy. It won't hurt after you eat it."
This is a habit she's developed since becoming a police officer. She often takes statements and sometimes gives children a candy or two, which often makes the elderly women and men speak more honestly. However, she rarely gives them White Rabbit candies, but only fruit candies or something like that to sweeten the children's mouths.
Today we are here to reward the little geologist because he has done a good thing.
Sure enough, the little guy's eyes lit up and he didn't care about crying anymore. He stretched out his two little hands like little cannonballs, grabbed the thing and put it in his mouth, his eyes smiling into crescents.
Upstairs, Cheng Gaigai's eyes were red. She knew that Jiang Nan was helping her. Although she was a little jealous of Jiang Nan and had thought about marrying Zhou Zhixing to escape going to the countryside, she knew that Zhou Zhixing didn't like her.
She and Jiang Nan had been classmates for several years, so she knew her somewhat. Jiang Nan looked confident and sunny, but she wasn't particularly keen on making friends; she preferred being alone. If they hadn't lived in the same building, she wouldn't have become friends with Jiang Nan. In fact, she wasn't confident that Jiang Nan considered her a friend, but now she knew that Jiang Nan still cared about her.
Jiang Nan might not know this, but she was the envy of many people in high school. After all, no girl had a better life than her. New clothes, new stationery, and even a bicycle! Even though Qiu Paner always wanted to compare herself to Jiang Nan in everything, Cheng Gaigai knew that Qiu Paner wasn't having an easy time.
Cheng Gaigai wiped away her tears. She was going to the countryside now and didn't know if she could come back or see Jiang Nan again.
While the upstairs people were feeling melancholy, Lin Bing downstairs certainly heard Uncle Lin's shouts, but did he care? He had never been one to obey. However, seeing that Old Lady Liu was so energetic, he gave up his thoughts. He had already taken action, so there was nothing he could do if Old Lady Liu didn't listen to him.
He didn't have much money now, so he couldn't give it to Sun Qiaolianhua anymore. Lin Bing shrugged and tried to retreat into the crowd, but he accidentally saw Zhou Zhixing's bicycle and his eyes were glued to it.
Especially when Zhou knew that this silly boy had happily taken his cousin's bicycle and was riding it around the No. 1 courtyard happily. He even let go of the handlebars proudly, which made Lin Bing's eyes pop out.
Bicycles are so hard to come by these days, who wouldn't want one? Even though the Jiang family has two, that's because Chief Engineer Chen has a bicycle ticket. But how could ordinary workers get one? So even though oilfield workers earn a lot, not every household in the building has a bicycle. At least not Lin Bing.
He wasn't very serious about his work, so he certainly wouldn't be awarded the title of Model Worker or Advanced Worker. If he wanted to buy a bicycle, he had to go to the black market to get a ticket. It was said that a bicycle ticket could cost forty or fifty yuan on the black market, so Lin Bing was reluctant to part with it.
Zhou Zhixing had only been here a few days, and he already had a bicycle. Lin Bing was envious. He asked sourly, "Zhou boy, where did you buy that bicycle? Didn't you just transfer to the police station and not get a bicycle ticket?"
He didn't mention the money. After all, even a fool would know that Zhou Zhixing would not be short of money. Lin Bing was scheming by making a fuss about the ticket.
But who was Zhou Zhixing? If he dared to buy it, he must have an excuse. He smiled, a little sad, and said, "Two comrades in the army gave it to me. As you all know, my parents are martyrs, and I can't stay in the army because of an injury. My legs can't bear walking to and from get off work every day. The two comrades were so kind that they gave me a bicycle ticket before I left. I really didn't expect it."
He wasn't lying; he'd actually managed to coax the ticket out of the two comrades. Zhou Zhixing's hand was injured, but who could say his leg was fine? When he was rescued, he was covered in blood. He claimed his leg was injured, too, but no one could say anything. He'd actually been playing the victim to the two comrades for days. They felt sorry for him because he'd lost his parents, and seeing how unsteady he looked during the funeral, they'd somehow managed to give him a bicycle ticket before he left. He'd even treated them to a meal at a state-owned restaurant.
Why did he play the victim? It was because on the day Director Shen and his companions went to pay their respects, there were four or five bicycles. Zhou Zhixing, a pure ancient man, must have been curious. He searched the original owner's memories and learned that it was called a bicycle, so he wanted to buy one to try it out.
Lin Bing never expected this to happen. He was jealous, but not stupid. Zhou Zhixing had even moved out the martyr's parents. He curled his lips inwardly and said nothing more. The other neighbors heard this and looked at Zhou Zhixing, his cousin's bicycle.
This is a permanent big one! One hundred and eighty.
Several people looked at Zhou Zhixing and Jiang Nan with flickering eyes, wondering what they were thinking.
[Host, they want to poach you.]
Jiang Nan smiled and said, "If Zhou Zhixing could be poached so easily, I'd be happy."
This is because they see that Zhou Zhixing has good conditions and want to win him over to their family.
Go ahead and dig her out. If you dig her out, you won’t have to have a fake marriage anymore. Hehehe.
Zhou Zhixing curled his lips and walked up to Jiang Nan under everyone's gaze. With a loving gaze and a soft voice, he said, "Xiao Nan, let's go home."
Jiang Nan feels that Zhou Zhixing does have some histrionic personality!
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