Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 744 Li Xianjin Asks for Help!
"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

Around 5 p.m., Jia Dongming, who had been busy all day, tidied up his desk, picked up his briefcase, and was about to leave work when the telephone on his desk suddenly rang.

"Huh! It's almost time to leave work, who would call me?" Jia Dongming looked puzzled when he heard the phone ring. After muttering to himself, he picked up the phone and politely greeted, "Hello! This is Jia Dongming. May I ask who this is?"

"Director Jia! Hello! This is Li Xianjin from the Major Crimes Unit of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Fengtai Branch! Are you available now?" As soon as Jia Dongming finished speaking, Li Xianjin's polite voice came through the phone.

Upon hearing Li Xianjin's question, Jia Dongming looked puzzled and asked curiously, "Hello, Captain Li! I was just about to go home after get off work when you suddenly called me. Is there something you need?"

When Li Xianjin heard Jia Dongming's question, he remembered why he had called Jia Dongming and explained somewhat embarrassedly, "Director Jia! Here's the situation: a murder occurred at the railway factory in our jurisdiction early this morning. After receiving a call from the railway factory's security department, we rushed to the scene immediately."

"The crime scene was in the stamping workshop of the railway factory. After we arrived at the scene, we immediately began to examine the body of the deceased and the traces left at the crime scene. Now we can basically confirm that the murderer is an internal employee of the railway factory. Afterwards, we invited all the workers who worked overtime last night to the security department for a talk, trying to find suspicious persons among these workers."

"As a result, we spent a whole day talking to all the workers who were working overtime, but we didn't find any valuable clues. Just before I called you, Deputy Director Qiao of the railway factory came to see us and said that their railway factory had heavy production tasks, and the stamping workshop was the key to their factory's completion of tasks. He asked us when we could solve the case."

"Considering that all factories in Beijing are currently facing very heavy production tasks, I have already promised Deputy Factory Director Qiao that I will definitely remove the seals on the stamping workshop before work tomorrow. Since you are an expert from the Municipal Bureau, I would like to ask you to go to the site and take a look."

Upon hearing Li Xianjin's account of the situation over the phone, Jia Dongming immediately said to Li Xianjin, "Captain Li! Is the crime scene you just mentioned located at the railway factory in your jurisdiction? I'll be there right away."

Li Xianjin breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that Jia Dongming would be arriving immediately, and quickly said to Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! I'll be waiting for you here at the railway factory."

After hanging up the phone, Jia Dongming picked up his briefcase and strode to the logistics department. He called out to Zhang Guoping, who was sitting in the office, "Guoping! Give me the jeep keys. There's a case at the police station, and I need to go to the crime scene."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's instructions, Zhang Guoping immediately took out the Jeep keys from his office drawer and hurriedly asked Jia Dongming, "Director! Should I arrange for someone to drive for you?"

Upon hearing Zhang Guoping's suggestion, Jia Dongming immediately waved his hand and replied, "Once this case starts, we don't know when it will be over, so you don't need to arrange anyone specifically for it."

As Jia Dongming drove his Jeep out of the steel rolling mill, he saw Qin Huairu riding her bicycle home. Knowing he was away at the railway factory investigating a case and unsure when he'd get home, Jia Dongming immediately pulled up beside her and called out, "Huairu! The city bureau has a case that requires me to go to the scene. Don't wait for me to come home for dinner tonight." Qin Huairu, who was about to go home to cook dinner, suddenly felt something approaching from behind. Instinctively, she slammed on the brakes and looked back, only to see Jia Dongming driving.

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's instructions and learning that he would be going to the scene again, Qin Huairu reminded him, "Brother Dongming! I understand. Be careful then."

After saying goodbye to Qin Huairu, Jia Dongming drove his jeep toward the railway factory.

More than half an hour later, the jeep was stopped at the gate of the railway factory. A security guard quickly came out of the duty room, saw Jia Dongming driving, saluted him, and asked him seriously, "Comrade! Who are you looking for?"

Upon hearing the security guard's question, Jia Dongming reached into his pocket and pulled out his work ID, politely introducing himself: "Comrade! Hello! I am the captain of the Major Crimes Unit of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. I am here specifically to investigate the murder case that occurred at your factory. This is my work ID."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's self-introduction, the security guard reached out and took the work permit Jia Dongming handed over. After carefully examining it and confirming Jia Dongming's identity, he immediately handed the work permit back to Jia Dongming, pointed to the security office building in the factory, and politely said, "Captain Jia! Captain Li and the others are in our security office over there. Please wait a moment, I'll go open the door for you right away."

After the factory gates opened, Jia Dongming drove his Jeep in the direction the security guard was pointing, heading towards the security office building.

The jeep stopped in front of the security department's office building. Jia Dongming opened the jeep door and stepped out. Li Xianjin led a middle-aged man out of the security department's office and greeted Jia Dongming warmly, saying, "Director Jia! Time is of the essence, which is why I have no choice but to ask you, an expert, for help."

Upon hearing Li Xianjin's explanation, Jia Dongming replied guiltily, "Captain Li! I'm hardly an expert, please don't say that."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, Li Xianjin immediately introduced him to Qiu Xueping: "Deputy Section Chief Qiu! Let me introduce you. This is Jia Dongming, the captain of the Major Crimes Unit of the Criminal Investigation Corps of our Municipal Public Security Bureau. He is also the director of the Security Department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill."

Upon hearing Li Xianjin's introduction and learning that the young man who had arrived in a Jeep not only held multiple positions but was also a section chief, Qiu Xueping's eyes flashed with surprise. He quickly extended his hands and warmly shook hands with Jia Dongming, greeting him respectfully, "Section Chief Jia! Hello! I am Qiu Xueping, the deputy section chief of the security department of the railway factory. On behalf of our railway factory security department, I welcome you."

Upon hearing Qiu Xueping's greeting and feeling his warmth, Jia Dongming smiled and greeted Qiu Xueping, saying, "Section Chief Qiu! Hello! It's a pleasure to meet you."

(End of this chapter)