Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 859 The Thug's Hometown!
Around 7 a.m. that morning, Jia Dongming rode his bicycle to the steel rolling mill as usual, only to find Lin Zhongtian waiting for him at the factory gate.

Lin Zhongtian, who had arrived at the gate of the steel rolling mill early to wait for Jia Dongming, quickly stepped forward to greet him warmly when he saw Jia Dongming riding his bicycle to work. He said, "Uncle Jia! Good morning! My aunt asked me to come and see you."

Jia Dongming looked at Lin Zhongtian standing in front of him and greeted him with a smile: "Xiao Tian! Come with me to my office for a while. I'll take care of some things and then take you to the Industrial University to complete your enrollment procedures."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's instructions, Lin Zhongtian immediately nodded and replied somewhat reservedly, "Uncle Jia! You go ahead and do what you need to do. I'll wait for you here."

Upon hearing Lin Zhongtian's reply, Jia Dongming smiled and said to Lin Zhongtian, "Xiao Tian! You've come all this way, how can I let you wait at the gate? Hurry up and ride your bicycle over here, and come with me to my office."

"Good morning, Director!" At the factory gate, the security guard on duty greeted Jia Dongming respectfully upon his arrival.

Upon hearing his subordinate's greeting, Jia Dongming smiled and instructed the security guard on duty, "Weiming! That's a junior of mine. I'll take him into the factory to take care of some business."

The security guard on duty saw Lin Zhongtian waiting for someone at the factory gate early in the morning. However, he did not expect that this young man was actually Jia Dongming's junior. Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, the guard immediately introduced him to Jia Dongming: "Director! This comrade arrived at our factory at 7:30 this morning. I knew he was your relative, so I had him wait in the duty room."

Upon hearing the security guard's explanation, Jia Dongming learned that Lin Zhongtian had arrived at the steel rolling mill at 7:30 in the morning. While riding his bicycle, he asked Lin Zhongtian, "Xiaotian! Why are you here so early? Have you had breakfast? If not, I'll take you to the canteen for a quick bite."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Lin Zhongtian quickly replied, "Uncle Jia! I had dinner at home before coming to the steel rolling mill to find you."

Jia Dongming led Lin Zhongtian into his office and said with a smile, "Xiao Tian! There's some tea here, brew some for yourself. After I make a few phone calls, I'll take you to the Industrial University to complete the formalities."

Lin Zhongtian followed Jia Dongming from the factory gate to Jia Dongming's office. Lin Zhongtian noticed that everyone who saw Jia Dongming along the way greeted him very politely. Jia Dongming, in turn, showed no airs of a leader and greeted everyone he met in a very friendly manner. This made Lin Zhongtian unconsciously compare Jia Dongming to the leaders of the machinery factory, and it made Lin Zhongtian truly understand the meaning of being low-key in life but high-profile in work.

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's instructions, Lin Zhongtian pointed to the newspaper on the coffee table and said with a smile, "Uncle Jia! You go ahead and do what you need to do. I'll just read the newspaper here for a while."

Upon hearing Lin Zhongtian's words and seeing him pick up a newspaper and sit down to read it, Jia Dongming simply ignored Lin Zhongtian, reached for the phone on his desk, quickly turned the handset a few times, picked up the receiver, and politely said, "Comrade! Hello! This is the security department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. Could you please transfer me to the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Major Crimes Unit?"

"This is the Major Crimes Unit of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. May I ask who this is?" The call was quickly connected, and a middle-aged man's voice came through the phone.

Upon hearing the familiar voice on the phone, Jia Dongming immediately greeted the middle-aged man who answered with a smile, "Li Bin! Good morning! This is Jia Dongming. Yesterday I asked you to contact the Shanxi Provincial Public Security Bureau to assist in the investigation of the shooting case. Is there any new progress?" Li Bin, who answered the phone, quickly reported to Jia Dongming upon hearing him inquire about yesterday's task, "Captain Jia! Just before you called me, I received a call from the Shanxi Provincial Public Security Bureau. I was planning to call you back around 8 o'clock to report on this matter, but I didn't expect you to call first."

Upon hearing Li Bin's answer, Jia Dongming immediately asked, "Li Bin! Judging from your tone, has a similar case occurred in Shanxi Province?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question and recalling the reply from the Shanxi Provincial Public Security Department, Li Bin immediately reported to Jia Dongming: "Captain Jia! According to the report from the Shanxi Provincial Public Security Department, there have been two armed robbery cases in Shanxi Province. One was a robbery of the finance office of a mine, and the other was a robbery of the finance office of a factory."

"The two cases resulted in five deaths and three injuries. The perpetrators were very efficient during the robberies, and the guns they used were very similar to those used in the bank robberies. I have already instructed the Shanxi authorities to send the spent cartridge cases and bullets they found at the scene to Beijing for ballistic comparison."

Upon hearing Li Bin's report, Jia Dongming learned that two similar cases had occurred in Shanxi Province. He immediately asked Li Bin, "Li Bin! Did the comrades in Shanxi Province say which city these two cases took place in?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Li Bin immediately reported to Jia Dongming: "Captain Jia! The city where these two cases occurred is Jinyang City in Shanxi Province."

When Jia Dongming heard the news from Li Bin, he remembered what Xiao Jiaxiang had told him yesterday: that the thermos cup had only been sold in Jinyang City. This made him realize that the two criminals must be locals from Jinyang City. As for why they would come to the capital to commit crimes, it was because Jinyang City was cracking down hard.

With this thought in mind, Jia Dongming immediately instructed Li Bin: "Li Bin! If I'm not mistaken, the two criminals should be locals from Jinyang City. Now, call Captain Xiao of the Dongcheng Branch and tell him this news. Tell him to immediately organize personnel, take those evidence, and go to Jin Province."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's order, Li Bin, remembering that he had already requested Shanxi Province to send bullet casings, couldn't help but remind Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! The comrades from Shanxi Province haven't sent the bullet casings to our city for comparison yet. Isn't it a bit too hasty for us to send people to Shanxi Province now?"

Upon hearing Li Bin's reminder, Jia Dongming smiled and said to Li Bin, "Li Bin! According to the results of Captain Xiao's investigation, the thermos cup that the criminals abandoned at the train station was only sold in Jinyang City, Shanxi Province. So I can be sure that the two criminals are locals from Jinyang City. As for the ballistic comparison and the salary for going to Shanxi Province for investigation, we can do them at the same time."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's answer, Li Bin finally understood why Jia Dongming was so certain that the criminals were from Jinyang City. He immediately replied respectfully, "Captain Jia! I'll call Captain Xiao right now and have them head to Jinyang City immediately to search for the criminals."

Upon hearing Li Bin's answer, Jia Dongming pondered for a moment before immediately instructing Li Bin, "Li Bin! We'll also arrange for two people from our team to go to Shanxi Province with Captain Xiao. After all, there's a difference between the municipal bureau handling cases and the branch bureau handling cases!"

(End of this chapter)