Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 774 Searching for Clues!

Previously, in Director Wu's office at the Municipal Bureau, Peng Xinnian had heard Jia Dongming mention to Director Wu that he suspected the fire at the hardware factory might have been deliberately caused by the factory's leaders to cover up their embezzlement of confiscated "Four Olds" items.

Thinking about this incident, Peng Xinnian couldn't help but recall the changes in Wang Donghai's expression when they confronted him. An idea instantly surged into his mind, causing Peng Xinnian to blurt out, "Captain Jia! If the fire back then was caused by human intervention, I suspect that when Guo Yongkang and Liu Zhijun rushed to the warehouse to put out the fire, they must have seen something they shouldn't have, and as a result, they were silenced."

Jia Dongming, who had already started the jeep, nodded in agreement after hearing Peng Xinnian's analysis. He then said with a serious expression, "When we told Wang Donghai about Wang Dongfang's murder, he was clearly very scared and terrified. But when we put pressure on him to tell the truth about the fire back then, his attitude suddenly changed."

"This means that Wang Donghai knows that whether he confesses or not, he is going to die. Rather than confessing voluntarily and waiting for legal judgment, he might as well take a gamble. After all, the hardware factory has a security team of fifty people. If my judgment is correct, Wang Donghai has already arranged for the hardware factory's security to secretly search for Guo Liang's whereabouts in Beijing."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's analysis, Peng Xinnian immediately suggested to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! Why don't we go to the hospital, meet with those hardware factory workers who gave false testimony, and reveal some information that Guo Liang is carrying out retaliatory actions? Let's put some pressure on these workers and see if we can find any valuable clues?"

Upon hearing Peng Xinnian's suggestion, Jia Dongming rejected it without hesitation, saying, "Captain Peng! Your plan should absolutely not be adopted unless absolutely necessary. After all, Guo Liang has already committed three murders. If the hardware factory workers find out about this, it will inevitably cause panic."

Peng Xinnian was not surprised that Jia Dongming opposed his plan, because he also knew that his plan was not feasible. Faced with Jia Dongming's rejection, Peng Xinnian solemnly reminded Jia Dongming: "Captain Jia! Five years have passed since the fire at the hardware factory. I think that given Wang Donghai's character, he has probably already destroyed all the evidence that should have been destroyed. Under these circumstances, if we don't use some extreme measures, it will probably not be an easy task to successfully solve this case."

Upon hearing Peng Xinnian's reminder, Jia Dongming drove while pondering how to break the deadlock. He quickly remembered the secret room in Song Guangzhong's house, so he turned directly at the intersection ahead and drove the jeep towards the courtyard where Song Guangzhong lived.

When Peng Xinnian saw Jia Dongming suddenly turn the corner, a look of confusion appeared on his face. He asked Jia Dongming curiously, "Captain Jia! This road doesn't lead to our branch office. Where are you planning to go?"

Upon hearing Peng Xinnian's question, Jia Dongming, while driving the jeep, said to Peng Xinnian, "Captain Peng! I feel that when you searched Song Guangzhong's house yesterday, you may have missed some key places. We need to go back to Song Guangzhong's house to take another look."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, Peng Xinnian's face immediately showed a puzzled expression. He said to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! Our comrades, after Guo Liang killed Song Guangzhong's family, he searched Song Guangzhong's house thoroughly and took all of Song Guangzhong's money. Our comrades in charge of investigating the scene also searched the scene very carefully again. There shouldn't be any omissions."

Upon hearing Peng Xinnian's answer, Jia Dongming thought of the secret room hidden under the cabinet and said to Peng Xinnian with a smile, "Captain Peng! It's not that I don't trust our comrades, but I have a habit when handling cases: I must personally go to the scene to see for myself every time a case occurs."

“When we went to the scene yesterday, I originally wanted to inspect the scene myself, but I was called by the Municipal Bureau and that’s why I didn’t go to inspect the scene myself. So I have to go back to the scene to take a look.”

A few minutes later, the jeep stopped at the entrance of the alley behind the hardware factory. Jia Dongming parked the car, quickly got out, and walked with Pei Xunma towards the small courtyard where Song Guangzhong lived. At this time, the gate of the courtyard was sealed with a seal from the branch office. Jia Dongming walked to the gate, carefully tore off the seal, and then pushed the gate open to enter the courtyard.

Upon entering the courtyard, Jia Dongming immediately activated his Eagle Eye skill and launched another thorough search of the courtyard.

Just as Peng Xinnian had said, the situation in the courtyard had been thoroughly investigated by the officers from the branch office. However, because the entrance to the underground chamber was designed very cleverly, the officers from the branch office did not discover the existence of this underground chamber during their on-site investigation.

Considering that Peng Xinnian was still present, Jia Dongming did not head directly towards the entrance of the underground chamber. Instead, he picked up a hammer that had fallen in the corner, tapped around in the yard, and then slowly walked into the house.

Under Peng Xinnian's questioning gaze, Jia Dongming quickly arrived in front of the cabinet. When the hammer in Jia Dongming's hand struck the floor tiles below the cabinet, the sound that came back was clearly very different from the previous sound.

Upon hearing the knocking sound, Peng Xinnian's previously puzzled expression turned to surprise. He quickly walked to Jia Dongming's side and said to him incredulously, "Captain Jia! There's something wrong with the floor tiles under this cabinet."

Upon hearing Peng Xinnian's words, Jia Dongming put down the hammer in his hand and said to Peng Xinnian, "Captain Peng! Let's move this cabinet aside, one on each side, and see what secrets are hidden underneath."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's instructions, Peng Xinnian immediately went to the cabinet and worked with Jia Dongming to lift it to the side. Only then did he quickly walk to the spot where the cabinet was placed and tap the ground with his hand.

"Boom boom boom!"

Upon hearing the sounds echoing from the ground, Peng Xinnian excitedly said to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! There must be a secret room down there. Let's search together and see where the entrance is!"

Jia Dongming, with his eagle-eye ability, already knew exactly where the entrance to the dark room was. Considering Peng Xinnian's presence, Jia Dongming did not open the dark room directly. Instead, he cooperated with Peng Xinnian to search for the entrance to the dark room by looking around the floor tiles in front of them.

(End of this chapter)