Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 405 She's Too Steadfast
"I have something to attend to, so I'll be going now."

Yu Dazhang greeted Ye Lin and then quickly walked outside.

Ye Lin noticed that his emotions were somewhat unusual, and a sense of worry welled up in her heart. So she called out loudly from behind him:

"Do you need help?"

Yu Dazhang didn't reply, but instead raised his hand and waved.

If you ask the National Security Bureau for help with everything, then what's the point of having criminal police officers?

While it's good to help each other in critical moments, it's best to stick to your own responsibilities in daily work.

Once outside, he immediately took out his phone and called Captain Hua.

"Where are you?"

"We're already on the highway on our way back to Liancheng." Hua's voice held a hint of doubt.

"You're done enjoying yourself? No, I mean, have you taken care of your personal matters?"

Yu Dazhang ignored his teasing and said hastily:
"Drive back, and call me after you get off the highway."

"You can't make a U-turn on the highway!" Team Leader Hua protested loudly.

"How am I supposed to drive back?!"

Yu Dazhang hung up the phone immediately, believing that Team Hua would definitely have a solution.

Actually, he didn't want to make things difficult for Hua, but now he was all alone in Baling, feeling uneasy.

Standing by the roadside, Yu Dazhang took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

If Yang Jieru and the others were doing this for the child, then whoever took the child away is someone who slipped through the net.

Zhang Chao's mother!

Yu Dazhang's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition welled up in his heart.

He took out his phone again and dialed Qi Fang directly.

"Immediately send someone to Zhang Chao's mother's house. If she is home, take her into custody."

"Understood," Qi Fang replied.

To confirm whether Zhang Chao's mother was at home, there was no need for the task force to personally visit her.

The quickest way is to contact the local police station and have an officer go there.

With a new direction for the investigation, Yu Dazhang listed Zhang Chao's mother as a suspect and began to re-examine the entire case.

As a direct relative of the main suspect, Zhang Chao's mother was naturally subject to investigation.

In fact, they had not only investigated her background, but also secretly monitored her.

At that time, Zhang Chao had not yet been arrested.

Therefore, in addition to investigating whether she was involved in the case, another purpose of monitoring his mother was to stake out Zhang Chao.

Based on her identity information, she is just an ordinary housewife.

She lost her husband at a young age and has remained single ever since.

Because she doesn't have a stable job, she often does odd jobs, but she doesn't stay in any of them for long. Over the years, she has changed jobs countless times.

Even investigators from the provincial department were unable to accurately count how many jobs she had held.

If you only look at her status, there really is nothing to criticize about her.

But once she is suspected, her flaws will be exposed.

The more you strive for perfection, the more flaws you'll find.

First of all, frequently changing jobs is abnormal.

If it's for survival, she would find a relatively stable job.

Doing odd jobs is not a long-term solution, and the Sanhe Gods have proven this with their actions.

If she didn't need money, she wouldn't need to go out to work.

It seems like she's deliberately trying to cover up her work experience.

Is it...

Was Zhang Chao's mother the one who worked at the shelter back then?
Once this idea came to mind, Yu Dazhang suddenly felt that the whole thing became clear.

Yang Jieru lied!

The reason I didn't realize it at the time was because the work experience she mentioned was real, except that those experiences belonged to someone else.

She simply applied Zhang Chao's mother's work experience to herself. No wonder she was hesitant and stammering at first, but became more fluent later on.

It turns out she wasn't the one who planned all of this in the first place.

At that time, Yang Jieru was only 19 years old, a young girl who had just entered society and was not yet mature enough.

Even after working at the shelter for two years, one shouldn't suddenly become a ruthless person.

This is the most illogical part.

But it's different if it's Zhang Chao's mother.

Widowed and a single mother, this is clearly someone who has experienced the harsh realities of society.

Such people will seize any opportunity to turn their lives around.

Yes, that must be it... At this moment, Yu Dazhang felt that the whole case was going much more smoothly.

The feeling of stagnation gradually disappeared, and the case became clearer.

"She's too steady," Yu Dazhang couldn't help but mutter to himself.

He met Zhang Chao's mother twice, but she deceived him both times, which inevitably made Yu Dazhang feel frustrated.

Old people are shrewd, and old ghosts are clever.

She approached the police investigation with a calm and composed attitude, which is why no mistakes were made.

There's another reason for this: reason and emotion.

Who would have thought that a mother could treat her son as a pawn while she herself was playing a game of cat and mouse?

This doesn't make sense!
It was for this reason that Yu Dazhang failed to notice anything suspicious about Zhang Chao's mother.

He only remembered "There's no one better than Mom in the world," but forgot another line...

The most poisonous woman's heart.

Just then, his phone rang. Yu Dazhang glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was Qi Fang calling.

Before he knew it, he had been standing by the roadside for more than ten minutes.

He answered the call and immediately asked:

"How about it?"

"No one's home," Qi Fang said quickly on the other end of the phone.
"The police went there with a locksmith. The house was empty, but there was nothing unusual about it. The personal belongings and clothes were all there."

"Also, there are leftovers in the refrigerator and half a pot of cooked rice left in the rice cooker. The food has not spoiled."

"He just left home not long ago..." Yu Dazhang quickly drew this conclusion from Qi Fang's words.

Cooked rice will usually spoil and develop an off-odor after 24 hours at room temperature.

Since it hasn't spoiled, it means that Zhang Chao's mother has been away from home for no more than 24 hours.

"Arrange for someone to keep watch at Zhang Chao's mother's house."

Yu Dazhang commanded:

"Summon all members of the task force back and have them on standby at any time."

After ending the call, he walked toward a taxi stand not far from the roadside.

As he walked, he analyzed the situation he was facing in his mind.

It now appears that Zhang Chao's mother is definitely involved in the case.

Moreover, he is very likely the principal offender.

When faced with enormous interests, the most stable relationship is not between husband and wife, but between immediate family members.

This includes the mother-child relationship.

This explains why their organization has never had internal strife over the years.

After Yang Jieru was arrested, the five days she endured the ordeal were to buy time for Zhang Chao's mother.

But why does it have to be five days?

Yu Dazhang had already arrived at the boarding and alighting point. He watched the taxis coming and going, but instead of moving forward, he stood still and watched quietly.

“I met Zhang Chao’s mother on the third day after Yang Jieru and the others were arrested,” he muttered to himself.

At the same time, he was also mentally counting down the days.

By then, she had already taken the child away and knew that Zhang Chao and his wife had gotten into trouble.

Since she knew the crime had happened, why didn't she run away?
(End of this chapter)