Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 318 Don't worry, he won't run away.

This position is too important... Yu Dazhang has a certain understanding of the job allocation in the police station.

The deputy director is usually the main force in handling cases, responsible for the processing and execution of specific cases.

In a sense, the deputy director wields more real power than the director and instructor.

This is even more true from the perspective of criminals.

"Contact Songhai and apply for the retrieval of the file from another location to check on Hong Liuwen."

Yu Dazhang whispered an order to Lü Zhongxin:

"Going right now."

Lü Zhongxin nodded, got up and left the office.

Zhang Sen is not suited to do this kind of thing. He has been working in the anti-fraud department of the Second Brigade. Although he is also a criminal police officer, he does not have as much influence as Lü Zhongxin.

Moreover, Lü Zhongxin is now a group leader in the first brigade, which is considered a minor leadership position, and he is relatively easy to talk to.

A short while later, Yang Feng returned, carrying a folder in his hand.

"found it."

After he sat down, he opened the file and looked at Yu Dazhang, only to realize that one person was missing:

"Where is that colleague?"

"He went out to answer the phone," Yu Dazhang replied with a smile.

"Oh," Yang Feng responded, seemingly unconcerned, and then looked at the document and said:

"Five years ago, I did receive Fang Peng. After he explained the situation, I immediately reported it to the deputy director. The reply I received was to settle Fang Peng in first."

That's why they say a bad pen is worse than a good memory.

Even if you have a sharp mind, your memory is limited, and you'll naturally forget things over time.

Yang Feng is a perfect example right now.

He had almost forgotten what happened back then, but when he saw the police report he had written himself, those memories gradually became clear again.

"Didn't you think there was something wrong with what your deputy director did back then?" Yu Dazhang asked.

"Is there a problem?" Yang Feng shook his head and said.

“I think it’s normal. I’ve settled the complainant here first, and the deputy director also needs time to verify the information. Besides, he took us to that factory early this morning.”

Is this a case of being blinded by one's own involvement...? Yu Dazhang was speechless after hearing what he said.

From Yang Feng's perspective, it seems to make sense.

Previously, they viewed the matter through Fang Peng's testimony, which was essentially an omniscient perspective.

Although clear, it only exists in written records.

If you put yourself in the shoes of the person involved, the matter is far from simple.

"What time did Fang Peng arrive at the police station?" Yu Dazhang asked again.

Yang Feng glanced at the police report:
"1:10 a.m.

"What time did you go to the factory this morning?" Yu Dazhang continued to ask.

Yang Feng glanced at the documents on the table and immediately replied:

We departed at 6:20.

More than five hours... Yu Dazhang calculated in his mind.

Half an hour is enough to take a statement, so there are at least four and a half hours left.

This is enough time for people to evacuate and for all the goods in the factory to be moved out.

The claim of verification is untenable; the only way to verify this kind of thing is to go to the site and see for yourself.

But the deputy director insisted on holding it for four and a half hours.

Yang Feng believed there was no problem for two main reasons:
First, there's the trust in the leadership, the belief that their decisions are correct, especially since the deputy director provided his reasons. Second, being caught up in the situation, one can't see the bigger picture.

Why can't it be that Yang Feng and the deputy director colluded?
Because Yu Dazhang didn't see anything suspicious about him; his expression was natural, and his words were also fine.

Yang Feng appeared too composed, showing not even the slightest bit of nervousness.

Anyone with a guilty conscience wouldn't act like this.

"After arriving at the factory, didn't you notice anything unusual?" Yu Dazhang asked, staring at him.

"There's nothing there," Yang Feng asked, somewhat puzzled.
What could be unusual about an empty factory?

"So you didn't continue the investigation?" Yu Dazhang was beginning to understand where the problem lay.

The deputy director concluded that Fang Peng had filed a false report due to a lack of evidence.

The unfortunate thing about this whole affair was Fang Peng's appearance.

The appearance of someone with Down syndrome can easily lead people to mistakenly believe that they are mentally disabled.

When such a person speaks, people are often not quick to believe what he says, and may even have doubts and prejudices about his statements.

Yang Feng nodded and replied:
"The facts are clear: the situation is completely different from what Fang Peng said, and he could not provide any other evidence, so this case was not filed."

"He also mentioned being imprisoned for a year. We checked the relevant records and found no police report filed against him."

"We were unable to verify whether he was lying, and there was no way to investigate. In the end, we could only send him back to his place of household registration."

He spoke these words with a calm expression and a peaceful gaze, his speech was slow and his logic was clear.

Yu Dazhang even detected a hint of helplessness in his tone.

It turned out that he had mistaken Fang Peng for someone with intellectual disabilities... Yu Dazhang made this judgment in his mind.

The deputy director used this point to successfully suppress the matter.

"Didn't you verify anything further about that factory?"

Yu Dazhang felt that the police station should not have acted so hastily.

Even if one believes Fang Peng lacks intelligence, one should at least understand the situation at the factory.

"It's been verified," Yang Feng replied.
"According to the deputy director, he contacted the factory's manager, who said the factory had not been operating for some time."

"That's why we concluded that what Fang Peng said was inconsistent with the actual situation."

Then there's nothing more to say... Yu Dazhang felt there was no need to continue the discussion.

All the suspicions now point to the deputy director named Hong Liuwen.

"That leader back then was Hong Liuwen, right? He was your deputy director," Yu Dazhang asked.

“That’s right,” Yang Feng nodded in agreement.

"Could you please contact him?" Yu Dazhang said, looking at him.
"Just tell him that we want to find out about the case from five years ago."

"Okay." Yang Feng agreed and got up to leave.

After he left, Zhang Sen asked in a low voice:
Aren't you afraid that Hong Liuwen will run away?

"No." Yu Dazhang shook his head.
"People have a tendency to take chances. He suppressed it back then, and now that five years have passed, he's even less afraid."

"If he really runs away, it will save us trouble."

Zhang Sen nodded after hearing this.

That's true. If the other party runs away, there's no need to continue the investigation; just arrest them directly.

Lü Zhongxin was the first to return this time.

After entering the room, he first looked around to make sure no one else was there before speaking:
"Hong Liuwen's file has been sent to you, and I've forwarded it to your phone."

Upon hearing this, Yu Dazhang quickly took out his phone, found the electronic file sent to him on the messaging app, and immediately began to look through it.

Hong Liuwen, male, 44 years old, a local resident of Yancheng...

(End of this chapter)