Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 704 I, Fat Tiger, have seen the iPhone 16 before!

"What an imaginative mind..." Yu Dazhang thought to himself.

The scenario of a human trafficker rescuing a kidnapped female college student is something most people wouldn't even dare to imagine.

However, what Captain Xu said does make some sense.

Let's not even talk about the probability of this happening.

If that were to happen, Zhou Jinyan might actually develop feelings for Zhang Jiangke.

With an Oedipus complex and a sense of gratitude combined, it's highly likely that Zhou Jinyan would offer herself to him.

There's another buff.

Zhou Jinyan is a stubborn person. Once such a person sets his mind on something, he will go all the way down that path.

After Captain Xu's analysis, the car suddenly fell silent, and even Ye Zhiyu didn't say anything more.

Yu Dazhang then mentally reviewed Zhou Jinyan's situation from beginning to end.

When she was looking for a job after graduating from university, she was trafficked to a mountain village.

By chance, she met Zhang Jiangke in that mountain village.

At that time, Zhang Jiangke had just started in this line of work. Unlike other human traffickers, he went to that mountain village most likely to buy people who had already been trafficked.

Zhou Jinyan was one of the people Zhang Jiangke bought.

For reasons unknown, the two developed feelings for each other and had a relationship. Afterwards, Zhang Jiangke released Zhou Jinyan from her freedom.

The rest is history.

Not long after returning home, Zhou Jinyan discovered she was pregnant. She stubbornly gave birth to the child, and then lived as a single mother for many years until she finally fell ill and passed away.

This is the most logical inference so far.

Yu Dazhang didn't expect to find out the truth through deduction; he just wanted to deduce a general outline and then reconstruct the original events by finding evidence.

Two hours later.

Inside a dormitory room at Jinling University.

A tall, thin boy walked in.

"Sit down," Yu Dazhang said, pointing to a bed.

The boy nodded and sat down.

Throughout the process, Yu Dazhang kept staring at the boy's face.

If everything before was just speculation, then upon meeting Zhou Jiacheng, he was certain that his guess was correct.

He had previously consulted Xia Bin on how to tell whether a person's facial features had been surgically altered or disguised.

Xia Bin's answer was simple: look at the triangle area.

The inverted triangle formed by the eyes and nose is the foundation of a person's facial features. Observing the facial features in this way can help to more accurately distinguish the subtle differences among them.

Through observation, Yu Dazhang can conclude that Zhou Jiacheng and Zhang Jiangke are at least 70% similar in appearance.

This similarity is not simply a matter of physical resemblance, but rather a judgment based on subtle differences in facial features.

It's fair to say that achieving a 70% similarity in facial features is not a coincidence; there must be some kind of blood relationship between them.

Do you know this person?

Yu Dazhang showed Zhou Jiacheng Zhang Jiangke's photo.

"I know him." Zhou Jiacheng nodded and replied after only one glance.

"This is Uncle Zhang, my dad's best friend."

This answer surprised Yu Dazhang.

Does he have a father?

Why wasn't it investigated?
After a brief moment of surprise, he quickly changed the subject:

What's your dad's name?

"I don't know either." Zhou Jiacheng shook his head.
“My mom wouldn’t tell me, and I’ve never met my dad. My mom said he died before I was born.”

He wasn't lying... Yu Dazhang had been observing his changes in expression.

This explanation makes sense; given Zhou Jinyan's personality, it's quite impressive that she could come up with such a lie.

"How does your Uncle Zhang treat you?" Yu Dazhang asked again.

“Very good.” Zhou Jiacheng replied without hesitation:
“Every time he came to see me, he would leave me some living expenses and buy me the latest model phone.” As he spoke, he took out his phone from his pocket and showed Yu Dazhang the logo on the back of the phone.

Apple 6... Yu Dazhang immediately recognized this classic model.

As someone who has seen the iPhone 16, he only feels a sense of retroness towards this classic model.

However, he noticed a detail.

The phone looked brand new, as if he had only used it recently.

However, Zhang Jiangke's last visit to Jinling was last year.

The time doesn't match up.

The phone in front of me doesn't look like it was bought last year at all. Even if Zhou Jiacheng used it meticulously, there would still be signs of wear and tear.

Besides, a boy wouldn't be that meticulous when using a mobile phone.

When was the last time he contacted you?

When Yu Dazhang asked this question, he had already concluded that Zhou Jiacheng did not know Zhang Jiangke's true identity.

The boy acted very naturally, both in his facial expressions and the content of his conversation.

This is not something that can be faked.

Boys, especially at this age, are very innocent and can't keep secrets at all.

Moreover, micro-expressions don't lie.

"He came to see me right after the start of the semester."

Zhou Jiacheng recalled for a moment, then said:

“I forgot the exact date, it was either the 2nd or the 3rd. This phone was given to me by him when we last met, and he also left me 10,000 yuan.”

That makes sense... Yu Dazhang mentally calculated the days.

Zhang Jiangke came to see Zhou Jiacheng at the beginning of the month, and now it is the end of March, which means that he has been using this iPhone 6 for less than a month.

Giving away cell phones and leaving money, Zhang Jiangke is clearly preparing to abscond.

"When did you first become aware of your Uncle Zhang?"

Fearing Zhou Jiacheng might not understand, Yu Dazhang added:

"So, did you see him when you were a child?"

He started asking increasingly detailed questions.

The boy in front of him is very likely Zhang Jiangke's only concern in China, and also his only weakness.

Therefore, he wanted to get as much detailed information as possible from Zhou Jiacheng.

"Of course I've seen it."

Zhou Jiacheng looked thoughtful, as if recalling something from long ago. After a moment, he continued:
"I really can't remember exactly how old he was. As far as I can remember, I think I've known about this uncle since I was very young."

He paused and then said:

"Most of my toys when I was a child were bought for me by Uncle Zhang, and my pocket money was also given to me by Uncle Zhang."

"Besides my mother, he is the person I am closest to."

At this point, Zhou Jiacheng's face showed a puzzled expression:

“But we’ve never lived together. He seems to be very busy. Every time we meet, it takes a long time before he shows up again.”

"And he never talks about himself; I don't even know what he does for a living."

"Not bad, at least he didn't lie to you..." Yu Dazhang thought to himself.

How do you tell the truth?
Actually, I am your father, and I am a human trafficker.

How can you even say something like that?

Now Yu Dazhang is even more certain that Zhou Jiacheng is Zhang Jiangke's son.

Such a cunning and shrewd person would probably only give unconditionally and without expecting anything in return when it comes to his own son.

Looking at the clear-eyed college student in front of him, Yu Dazhang suddenly changed the subject and asked:

Do you know your Uncle Zhang's current address?

(End of this chapter)