Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 771 Another one died!
Slightly tipsy, Deputy Director Wang bid farewell to the middle-aged man surnamed Zhang, and then rode his bicycle away into the distance, watched by the man.
After the bicycle turned the corner, Deputy Director Wang immediately stopped by the roadside. He then picked up the briefcase hanging on the handlebars, unzipped it, and peered into the briefcase under the streetlights. When he saw the thick stack of money inside, he muttered to himself with a happy expression, "This Zhang Hua is quite sensible! Tomorrow, when I get to the subdistrict office, I'll first get things settled regarding his return to the city."

After finishing his sentence, Deputy Director Wang zipped up his briefcase again, humming a little tune as he rode his bicycle towards his home.

Soon the bicycle entered an alley. Deputy Director Wang, who was riding the bicycle, saw the dark alley in front of him and immediately showed a puzzled expression. While riding, he muttered to himself, "Strange! Why aren't the streetlights on today?"

Just as Deputy Director Wang was wondering why the streetlights in the alley were not working, his bicycle happened to pass through a fork in the road, and a bamboo pole suddenly stretched out from the alley next to it, passing directly through the front wheel of the bicycle.

A strong resistance caused the bicycle to suddenly stop while riding. The inertia generated by riding caused the bicycle to lose its balance instantly and fall to one side.

"Ouch! That's terrible!" The moment the bicycle fell to the ground, Deputy Director Wang's body also tumbled to the ground. The instant his body made contact with the ground, a sharp pain caused Deputy Director Wang to instinctively let out a howl. By the dim moonlight, he looked towards the bicycle.

Soon, Deputy Director Wang spotted a bamboo pole stuck across the front wheel of a bicycle. Seeing the pole and feeling the pain in his body, he immediately cursed, "Who is this scoundrel who put a bamboo pole in the alley? Are they trying to scam people?"

Just as Deputy Director Wang was cursing, a dark figure suddenly darted out from the alleyway beside him, a dagger gleaming coldly in the moonlight pressed against his neck, silencing his cursing. Deputy Director Wang asked in terror, "Friend! What do you want?"

As soon as Deputy Director Wang finished speaking, he felt his mouth and nose suddenly covered by a hand. Just as he was trying to break free of the hand, he felt his brain go numb and he lost consciousness.

"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

The next morning, around 8 a.m., Jia Dongming had just arrived at his office when the telephone on his desk rang.

Hearing the phone ring, Jia Dongming reached for the receiver and politely greeted, "Hello! This is Jia Dongming. May I ask who this is?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's inquiry, Captain Peng, on the other end of the phone, and recalling the reason for his call, solemnly introduced himself to Jia Dongming: "Captain Jia! This is Peng Xinnian. I just received a call from Lao Qiao at the police station. Wang Qianjin, the deputy director of the Sanqi Subdistrict Office, was murdered last night."

When Jia Dongming heard about the situation described by Captain Peng and learned that the deputy director of the Sanqi Subdistrict Office had been murdered, he was somewhat puzzled and asked Peng Xinnian curiously, "Captain Peng! The murder of the deputy director of the Sanqi Subdistrict Office shouldn't be related to the case we're currently investigating, right?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Peng Xinnian, recalling the information Chief Qiao had given him, immediately introduced Wang Dongfang to Jia Dongming: "Captain Jia! This Wang Dongfang is the clerk who mistakenly reported Guo Liang back then and arranged for Guo Liang to go to the countryside. I suspect his murder is related to Guo Liang, which is why I'm calling you." When Jia Dongming heard Peng Xinnian's explanation and learned that Wang Dongfang was the clerk who arranged for Guo Liang to go to the countryside, he was visibly stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered and immediately asked Peng Xinnian: "Captain Peng! Where is the crime scene?"

When Peng Xinnian heard Jia Dongming ask about the specific location of the crime scene, he immediately introduced it to Jia Dongming: "Captain Jia! The crime scene is in an abandoned courtyard less than fifty meters away from Wang Dongfang's house. According to Lao Qiao, Wang Dongfang was tied up by his limbs and then hung from the roof beam before he died."

Jia Dongming thought that Guo Liang's target for revenge was the culprits who framed Guo Yongkang back then. However, he did not expect that Guo Liang would also target the clerk who arranged for him to go to the countryside back then.

Upon hearing Peng Xinnian's explanation, Jia Dongming immediately asked, "Captain Peng! Where does Wang Dongfang live? I need to go to the scene right away."

When Peng Xinnian heard Jia Dongming ask about Wang Dongfang's address, he immediately introduced him to Jia Dongming: "Captain Jia! Wang Dongfang's address is No. 47 Guandi Lane. In addition, according to what I just learned from Lao Qiao, Wang Dongfang and Wang Donghai, the director of the hardware factory, are cousins."

Upon hearing Peng Xinnian's account, Jia Dongming immediately asked, "Captain Peng! Are you at the scene? I'll head there right now."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Peng Xinnian immediately introduced himself to Jia Dongming: "Captain Jia! I just received a call from Lao Qiao, informing me of Wang Dongfang's murder and the relationship between Wang Dongfang and Wang Donghai, so I called you first."

At this moment, Jia Dongming had already begun packing his things. When he heard Peng Xinnian's reply, he immediately said to Peng Xinnian, "Captain Peng! I'm leaving right now. Let's meet at the crime scene."

Twenty minutes later, Jia Dongming arrived at the crime scene. After putting on gloves and shoe covers, he walked into the abandoned courtyard and saw the deceased, who was tied up and hanging from a beam. His brows furrowed involuntarily.

Peng Xinnian, who was directing the investigation at the scene, saw Jia Dongming walk into the courtyard from outside. He immediately walked up to Jia Dongming and said with a solemn expression, "Captain Jia! According to the forensic doctor's conclusion, Wang Dongfang was drowned after being pushed into the water vat next to him by the murderer, and then hung from the beam by the murderer with a rope."

Upon hearing the situation described by Captain Peng, Jia Dongming immediately asked, "Captain Peng! Were any valuable clues found at the scene?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Captain Peng immediately handed him a notebook and explained, "Captain Jia! This is a notebook that the police station found at the scene. It records the entire process of how Wang Dongfang, under the instruction of Wang Donghai, deliberately added Guo Liang's name to the list of people sent to the countryside."

(End of this chapter)