Captain Lu was aloof again today.

Chapter 6 There is a clue
Just as Lu Jingming had predicted, a call came in at 10 a.m.

Xiao Song answered the phone. When all the information about the deceased matched what the informant said, he was stunned. He first subconsciously looked in Lu Jingming's direction, and then quickly realized what was happening and took out his notebook to write it down.

After hanging up the phone, he swallowed hard, grabbed his notebook, and stumbled to Lu Jingming's desk: "Captain Lu... we really have a lead!"

Lu Jingming remained as calm and composed as ever.

He took the notebook and quickly scanned the words on it.

"Yang Yan, 27 years old, is a nurse at the city's central hospital. She lives alone in Hongfu Community, No. 433 Baiyang Road, Chengnan. Originally from Danzhou, she came to Tangzhou to study and then stayed there. Back home, she only has her mother who suffered a stroke. She has a bad temper and few friends. She took sick leave, so no one suspected her for not working for several days. After seeing the news, her colleagues tried to contact Yang Yan, but they couldn't find her, so they called the hotline."

“Captain Lu, she’s a nurse! Consultant Wei was right after all!” Xiao Song stared at him with bright eyes.

Hearing Xiao Song's admiring words, Wei Qingsong raised an eyebrow and smiled, looking at Lu Jingming with full confidence.

"It cannot be confirmed yet that Yang Yan is the deceased." Lu Jingming said calmly.

Wei Qingsong smiled confidently: "It's almost certainly true."

Lu Jingming looked up and gave her a deep look, then said indifferently, "Even if Yang Yan is the deceased, there are discrepancies between what you said. You said she had some romantic troubles recently, but according to the informant, Yang Yan is single and lives alone."

“It could also be a secret affair, which is why her colleagues didn’t know.” Wei Qingsong blurted out without thinking, looking intently at Lu Jingming. “At least, my analysis has already confirmed half of it. Yang Yan is indeed a medical worker, so does that mean my words have some credibility?”

Lu Jingming paused for a moment, then looked up at Chen Jin, Xiao Song, and the others and said, "Go to the city's central hospital and focus on investigating Yang Yan's interpersonal relationships."

Now that the source of the body has been found, we are one step closer to the truth.

"Yes." Chen Jin and Xiao Song nodded solemnly and turned to go out to make preparations.

Lu Jingming also silently began packing his things.

“I’ll go with you,” Wei Qingsong volunteered.

“Psychological experts don’t need to go out on fieldwork.” Lu Jingming paused slightly before calmly declining.

“You don’t need to go out on fieldwork, but it’s not like you can’t go out on fieldwork.” Wei Qingsong quickly found a breakthrough and said confidently, “Your work is nothing more than questioning, investigating, and finding witnesses. With me here, I can help you analyze who is lying and who is hiding something, improve your work efficiency, and find the murderer sooner. Isn’t that better?”

"Don't forget what Director Wang said. This is a powerful alliance between us. You can't be resistant to it."

She's already brought up Director Wang, so how can Lu Jingming possibly refute her?

He glanced at her indifferently: "Want to go? Fine, but don't cause me any trouble."

"Understood!" Seeing that he had agreed, Wei Qingsong's eyes lit up and he quickly responded.

Lu Jingming didn't say anything more and walked straight past him.

Looking at his lonely figure, Wei Qingsong's eyes dimmed slightly, but she quickly composed herself.

It's okay, there's plenty of time in the future, she has all the time in the world to slowly wear him down.

Lu Jingming strode ahead and got directly into Xiao Song's car.

Wei Qingsong caught up and was about to open the car door.

With a "click," the car door locked.

Lu Jingming kept his eyes straight ahead, sitting in the passenger seat with his eyes closed and focused.

Wei Qingsong could only stare longingly at Xiao Song in the driver's seat, her eyes brimming with tears, looking utterly pitiful.

After hesitating for a while, Xiao Song glanced cautiously at Lu Jingming, who had no expression on his face, and did not dare to open the door for Wei Qingsong.

Having no other choice, Wei Qingsong clung to the edge of the car window and said softly, "Lu Jingming, please let me get in the car." She wanted to be coquettish, so her voice softened and became very sweet. If it were any other man, he probably would have softened long ago.

Lu Jingming remained resolute, not even opening his eyes, and coldly said, "Miss Wei, don't you have your own car?"

The tone and the way she was addressed sounded like mockery.

Wei Qingsong didn't mind and said sincerely, "My car was sent for maintenance, so I didn't drive it over today."

Lu Jingming lazily raised his eyelids, tilted his chin, and pointed forward: "Take Chen Jin's car."

“But…” Wei Qingsong still wanted to try.

Lu Jingming glanced at her indifferently: "Don't waste your time."

"Okay." Wei Qingsong pouted, let go of his hand, straightened up, and walked towards Chen Jin's car, turning back every few steps.

Chen Jin sat in the driver's seat and gave her a smirk.

He realized that Wei Qingsong's return this time had a clear purpose: to come for Lu Jingming.

Unfortunately, the person didn't seem to buy it.

The two had such a deep friendship back then, which was a beautiful story at Tangzhou Public Security University. Now they are like strangers, which is truly regrettable.

Before Chen Jin could finish lamenting the relentless passage of time, Wei Qingsong suddenly asked him, "How has Lu Jingming been these past six years?"

He was slightly surprised and turned to look at Wei Qingsong. He saw her sitting with her arms crossed in a relaxed posture, her eyes glancing out of the car window, as if she had just asked a casual question.

Chen Jin rolled his eyes and replied seriously, "It couldn't be worse. You know what it's like when we're busy in this line of work. Captain Lu is a workaholic who doesn't care about his health. He doesn't even have time to eat or sleep properly. I've never seen his dark circles go away."

As he spoke, he observed Wei Qingsong's expression and, sure enough, saw her brows gradually furrow.

Wei Qingsong bit her lip and continued tentatively, "Is there... no one around to take care of him?"

For example, a girlfriend or something.

After thinking about it carefully, Chen Jin roughly understood what she wanted to find out.

He shook his head with a smile: "If only there were such a person. I'm worried about Captain Lu's condition. I'm afraid he'll fall ill one day."

Chen Jin spoke nonsense with a straight face, not mentioning a single word about the policewoman from the neighboring branch. He portrayed Lu Jingming as a pitiful and lonely figure, as if he wanted to tell Wei Qingsong directly: Our Captain Lu is really too miserable, you have to take good care of him.

Having witnessed that sincere relationship before, Chen Jin thought that if the two could reconcile, he would have accomplished a perfect match and achieved his goal.

Recalling what the police academy junior had said, Wei Qingsong slowly asked, "Really? I heard that your Captain Lu has a girlfriend?"

Chen Jin was taken aback, not expecting Wei Qingsong to be so well-informed.

She quickly realized that, well, she had come specifically for Lu Jingming, so she must have already inquired about him.

He slapped his thigh and said confidently, "Who said that? That's just slandering Captain Lu's reputation. Captain Lu is so busy, where would he find the time to date? Those are just stories made up by outsiders who don't know the situation."

Wei Qingsong's slightly furrowed brows relaxed.

Seeing this, Chen Jin hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "Sister Wei, your departure back then was a huge blow to Captain Lu. After you disappeared, Captain Lu stayed at the door of your old house for three whole days without sleep."

Wei Qingsong's heart skipped a beat, her eyes lowered, and a dull ache settled in her chest: "Is he stupid...?"

Chen Jin sighed and said nothing more.

(End of this chapter)