Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 961 Finding a Great Treasure!
"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

Around 10 a.m., the phone on Jia Dongming's desk suddenly rang. Jia Dongming, who was reviewing case files, heard the phone ring, reached for the receiver, and politely greeted, "Hello! This is Jia Dongming. May I ask who this is?"

"Captain Jia! Good morning! This is Li Xianjin from the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Fengtai Branch. I hope my call at this time is not disturbing your work?" Li Xianjin's polite voice came through the phone as soon as Jia Dongming finished speaking.

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, and recalling why he had called Jia Dongming, Li Xianjin respectfully reported, "Captain Jia! Here's what happened: This morning around nine o'clock, we went down to the police station and received a report that a fisherman was fishing in the Yongding River when he accidentally discovered an oil drum floating on the river. He used his fishing rod to pull the oil drum to the shore, only to find a headless female corpse inside."

Upon hearing Li Xianjin's report, Jia Dongming immediately recalled the headless male corpse case he had investigated at the Fengtai Branch a few years ago. He couldn't help but say to Li Xianjin, "Captain Li! If I remember correctly, a few years ago, your Fengtai Branch had a headless male corpse case. I even participated in the investigation of that case. I didn't expect that only a few years later, your Fengtai Branch would have another headless female corpse case?"

When Li Xianjin heard Jia Dongming mention the headless male corpse case from years ago, he immediately smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! If it weren't for you finding the footprints at the scene and successfully locating the crime scene, and finding the key clues there, we probably wouldn't have been able to solve that case so smoothly."

When Jia Dongming heard Li Xianjin mention the case from back then, he smiled and asked Li Xianjin, "Captain Li! You suddenly called me today, it's not just to reminisce about the old days, is it? Are you having trouble with this headless female corpse case?"

When Li Xianjin heard Jia Dongming's question, he realized the real reason he had called Jia Dongming and said with a smile, "Captain Jia! We have already located the scene where the murderer disposed of the body and are conducting an investigation centered on that scene. We do not need the support of the Municipal Bureau for the time being."

Li Xianjin paused slightly after saying this, then continued, "Captain Jia! I called you mainly to ask you about someone named Yan Bugui. He's the one who found that oil drum. But what I don't understand is, Dongcheng District isn't far from our FT District at all. Why would Yan Bugui go all the way to the Yongding River to fish?"

When Jia Dongming learned that the person who reported the case was Yan Bugui, a look of surprise appeared on his face. When he heard Li Xianjin's question, he smiled and said to Li Xianjin, "Captain Li! I know Yan Bugui. He lives in the same compound as me. As for the question you just mentioned, if it were anyone else, they certainly wouldn't do this. Only Yan Bugui is greedy for money. He would go to great lengths to fish in the Yongding River, ignoring the fish in the Dongcheng District. He must have heard that you can catch big fish in the Yongding River, so he went to all the trouble to fish there."

When Li Xianjin heard Jia Dongming's evaluation of Yan Bugui and thought about the results of his investigation at the crime scene, his doubts were finally completely put aside. He smiled and replied, "Captain Jia! It takes a full hour and a half to ride a bicycle from Dongcheng District to Yongding River, which is why I suspected Yan Bugui's motives. Now it seems that I was overthinking it."

Upon hearing Li Xianjin's words, Jia Dongming, thinking of Yan Bugui's personality, smiled and said to Li Xianjin, "Captain Li! If it were anyone else, they certainly wouldn't do such a thing, but Yan Bugui is an exception. In his eyes, money is more important than anything else. He even schemes against his own children for money, which ultimately led to the fact that after he fell ill, none of his children were willing to pay for his treatment, let alone take care of him in the hospital."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's account and learning the truth about Yan Bugui, Li Xianjin, remembering Yan Bugui's profession, exclaimed in shock to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! I heard that Yan Bugui was a teacher at Hongxing Elementary School. As a teacher, the first priority should be setting a good example, so that students can be taught the correct values. How can someone who schemes against even his own flesh and blood be qualified to be a teacher?" Hearing Li Xianjin's exclamation, Jia Dongming smiled and said, "Captain Li! Yan Bugui was indeed a teacher before, but after being exposed for scheming against his own children and demanding bribes from students' parents, the school reassigned him to sweeping floors."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's explanation, Li Xianjin's face lit up with a look of sudden realization. He smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! After hearing your explanation and learning about Yan Bugui's character, I was thinking of calling the principal of Hongxing Elementary School to report this matter. Now that you've said this, I don't need to do that anymore."

Around 5 p.m., Jia Dongming returned to the courtyard in Bang Geng's jeep. As he got out of the jeep, he saw Sha Zhu carrying a net bag. He smiled and greeted Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi! Looks like the lunchbox you're carrying means the steel mill is hosting us again today?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Sha Zhu smiled and introduced to Jia Dongming, "Brother Dongming! At noon today, Director Li treated the new deputy director of the security department to lunch. This is the food I got for lunch. How about we have some drinks together later?"

Upon hearing Sha Zhu's invitation, Jia Dongming smiled and shook his head, politely declining, "Zhu Zi! I've been drinking for several days in a row, and I plan to rest tonight, so I won't drink this."

"Silly Zhu! Dongming won't drink, I'll drink with you." Just as Jia Dongming finished speaking, Yan Bugui's voice reached their ears.

Upon hearing Yan Bugui's words and seeing Yan Bugui's expectant face, Jia Dongming recalled the phone call Li Xianjin had made to him that morning. He smiled and said to Yan Bugui, "Teacher Yan! I heard you went fishing in the Yongding River this morning and caught a great treasure?"

"What! Brother Dongming! What did you say? Yan Bugui went fishing in the Yongding River and caught a great treasure. Is that true?" Sha Zhu was shocked when he heard what Jia Dongming said to Yan Bugui. He quickly asked Jia Dongming to confirm the news.

Upon hearing Sha Zhu's question and seeing Yan Bugui's dejected expression, Jia Dongming smiled and nodded, replying, "Zhu Zi! This is absolutely true!"

(End of this chapter)