Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 769 Analyzing the Case!

Upon hearing Chief Hong's question, Captain Peng immediately said to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! You discovered the crucial clue, so you should be responsible for reporting it!"

Upon hearing Captain Peng's suggestion, Jia Dongming didn't stand on ceremony and reported earnestly, "Director Wu! Chief Hong! After the hardware factory's dormitory building was bombed, we arranged for people to register the residents' information. As a result, we discovered an unexpected clue."

"Among the residents of that tenement building, apart from Xue Chaoyang, who was murdered and lived there as a worker, all the other residents were cadres from the hardware factory. So we started our investigation based on this lead."

"The hardware factory leaders told us that Xue Chaoyang was an advanced worker in the hardware factory, and that the hardware factory had made an exception and arranged a dormitory-style apartment for him as a reward. However, although our interviews with the workers yielded the same results as the leaders, we found that these workers were clearly not being entirely sincere when answering our questions."

"The workers' reactions, along with the autopsy report from the forensic doctor, gave me a vague feeling that Xue Chaoyang's death and the truth behind the bombing of that tenement building must be related to Xue Chaoyang moving into the tenement building. So we went to the Sanqi Street Police Station to ask Chief Qiao about any unusual events that had happened at the hardware factory in recent years. We learned from Chief Qiao that five years ago, a fire broke out in a warehouse storing old things at the hardware factory, which killed two workers."

"In order to cover up the responsibility for the accident, the leaders of the hardware factory told our comrades that the fire was caused by two workers smoking in the warehouse while they were slacking off. However, we secretly interviewed some workers in the hardware factory and learned that the two workers were not slacking off in the warehouse, but unfortunately died while fighting the fire."

"We also learned from the workers that the things stored in that warehouse were all old things confiscated by the security department of the hardware factory. The security department of the hardware factory usually arranges for someone to guard it. The workers of the hardware factory have no way to get close to that warehouse, let alone enter the warehouse to slack off."

"Therefore, I suspect that the fire in that warehouse was not an accident. It is very likely that someone secretly kept some valuable old items that were confiscated and deliberately set the fire to cover up their actions. The two workers died in the fire, so the person behind the scenes used this as a pretext to shift the blame onto the two firefighters. The reason why Xue Chaoyang was able to live in the tenement building was because he was paid for giving false testimony."

"Later, we launched an investigation based on this clue and discovered that the family of firefighting hero Guo Yongkang had not only failed to receive compensation from the hardware factory because of the fire, but his wife also passed away not long after Guo Yongkang's death due to grief. And their children..."

"Based on the clues we have, these two heinous cases at the hardware factory were acts of revenge carried out by Guo Yongkang's son, Guo Liang, to avenge the murderers who harmed his family years ago."

First, there was an explosion in the dormitory building at the hardware factory, followed by the massacre of the entire family of the head of the security department. Director Wu initially thought it was sabotage by enemy agents, but after hearing Jia Dongming's report, he realized that these two heinous incidents were actually caused by a fire at the hardware factory five years ago.

The thought of a firefighting hero being framed by the hardware factory's leaders as the culprit behind the fire, and even suffering the loss of his family because of the factory's framing, filled Director Wu with immense anger. He even cursed, "Investigate! Investigate thoroughly! Regardless of the cause of the fire back then, and regardless of whether Guo Liang was the murderer, we must give those two firefighting heroes justice!"

Upon hearing Director Wu's order and sensing his anger, Jia Dongming, thinking of Guo Liang who was currently carrying out his revenge, reminded Director Wu, "Director Wu! In order to investigate the culprit who harmed the Guo family back then, Guo Liang subjected Song Guangzhong to extremely cruel interrogation before killing him. Now Guo Liang probably knows who was involved in framing Guo Yongkang back then, so I'm worried that Guo Liang will continue to commit crimes and retaliate against those involved and their relatives." Chief Captain Hong, who had remained silent until now, listened to Jia Dongming's report on the case and pondered for a long time before finally speaking, "Director Wu! Based on what Xiao Jia just reported, I believe that Guo Liang is an extremely meticulous and patient person."

Upon hearing Chief Hong's assessment, Director Wu's previously angry face softened into a look of confusion. He asked Chief Hong curiously, "Old Hong! After successfully carrying out his first act of revenge, Guo Liang carried out a second one the very next day. This shows that he is a person with an extremely strong desire for revenge. How can you think that he is a very patient and meticulous person?"

Upon hearing Director Wu's question and considering his own suspicions, Chief Captain Hong solemnly explained, "Xiao Jia! Have you considered this question? Guo Liang is not an employee of the hardware factory, nor has he ever lived in the hardware factory's residential area. How did he know that those who gave false testimony lived in the same tenement building? And how did he know Song Guangzhong's home address and family situation?"

"Captain Hong! You mean that Guo Liang didn't know who the real culprit was when he framed Guo Yongkang back then, so after returning to Beijing, he started to investigate secretly. Eventually, he found Xue Chaoyang and his group, and after confirming their addresses, he began to carry out his revenge." After hearing Captain Hong's analysis, Captain Peng asked Captain Hong.

When Chief Hong heard Captain Peng's question, he nodded subconsciously and replied, "Guo Liang is just an ordinary person, so the only people he can contact are his father's former coworkers. But Guo Yongkang's coworkers are just ordinary workers in the hardware factory. The only inside information these workers know is the rumors. So even if Guo Liang investigates secretly, he can only find out who gave false testimony back then and their residences."

"This is why Guo Liang didn't kill Song Guangzhong first, but instead killed those who gave false testimony. As for how he knew that Song Guangzhong was involved, it should be because he had interrogated Xue Chaoyang before taking action."

"As for why Guo Liang was able to carry out his revenge against Song Guangzhong in just one day, I estimate that over the past six months, Guo Liang has thoroughly investigated the addresses and home situations of all the leaders of the hardware factory."

Hearing Captain Hong's analysis, Jia Dongming nodded in agreement. Although those scoundrels who wronged Guo Yongkang deserved to die, the impact of this case was too great, so they had to bring Guo Liang to justice before he could retaliate again.

Thinking of this, Jia Dongming said with a solemn expression, "Director Wu! Chief Captain Hong! Although we know that a certain leader of the hardware factory is the real culprit behind framing Guo Yongkang, we still don't know who this person is, let alone when Guo Liang will make his move. We also don't know whether Guo Liang will retaliate against this person first or against this person's family. Under these circumstances, it will be very difficult for us to prevent Guo Liang from committing further crimes."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's concerns and considering the negative impact of the case, Director Wu said with a very serious expression, "If there are difficulties, then we must find a way to overcome them. Although these bastards deserve to die, these two heinous cases have already caused a huge negative impact on society. We must find Guo Liang's whereabouts and bring him to justice before he commits another crime!"

(End of this chapter)