Reborn in 97, I solved a cold case at the Municipal Bureau

Chapter 1 Rebirth of the Little Policeman

"Zhou Yi, wake up quickly, something big has happened."

In a trance, he heard someone calling him.

It seems to be my mother's voice.

"Hurry up and get up! Your second uncle called and said your grandfather is dying."

grandfather?

Wait, didn’t my grandfather die over twenty years ago?
Zhou Yi suddenly started and opened his eyes.

Where is this? Why does it look so familiar?
White and green walls, old-fashioned high and low cabinets and sewing machines, and a huge world map hanging on the wall.

I was lying on a single steel bed. There was a large tape recorder at the head of the bed, and the tape inside was spinning.

Richie Jen's singing voice came faintly from the speakers.

"You are always too soft-hearted..."

This... isn't this the steel factory dormitory where I lived when I was a child?

Wasn’t it demolished more than ten years ago?

what's the situation?
Zhou Yi sat up suddenly.

"mom?"

He cried out in disbelief, because the person speaking in front of him was actually his middle-aged mother.

His mother glared at him and said, "Stop wasting time. Your dad is so anxious that he's almost fuming."

"Mom, is it really you?" Zhou Yi couldn't help but confirm again.

The mother frowned immediately and asked, "Did you get confused from sleeping?"

As he touched his forehead, Zhou Yi felt a familiar warmth.

I am not dreaming!
"No fever." Mother muttered and withdrew her hand. "Hurry up, or you won't be able to see your grandfather for the last time."

Zhou Yi listened to his mother's words, looked at the familiar environment around him, and then looked down at his young and strong body.

Could it be that he was reborn?
The last time I saw Grandpa... Is it 1997 now?
Zhou Yi stood up and rushed out the door. The dormitory buildings of the steel plant were all next to each other, and there was a long balcony outside the door.

Everything was exactly the same as I remembered. The door of Uncle Li's house on the left was still piled with junk, and the windows of Uncle Gu's house on the right were covered with layers of newspapers.

Even the light bulb on the balcony flickered at a frequency familiar to me due to unstable current.

Further away, the familiar outlines of the low buildings were vaguely revealed in the dark night, with only sporadic lights on.

"The night of 1997 was so quiet."

Just as he was sighing, a cold wind blew, making him shiver.

But immediately, he felt warm and a coat was put on him.

"You kid, you're already a police officer, why are you still so careless? What if you catch a cold?"

His mother's voice immediately made his eyes moist, because at this moment he truly felt that he had returned to 1997.

……

Zhou Yi's parents are both workers in a steel mill.

But he did not inherit the mantle, but became a policeman.

Although he was just a small policeman at the beginning, he later successfully became a criminal policeman through hard work, and finally joined the criminal police team in the provincial capital.

Until that day, he followed a captain who was younger than himself to handle a case. During the pursuit, the captain's extreme behavior led to the accidental death of the suspect.

So, Lao Zhou, who was originally an experienced criminal investigator, became a person who specialized in organizing information.

He stayed in the file room piled with files all day long. Although he was still so diligent, no one paid any attention to him.

Occasionally, when I get together with my old friends for a drink, they all say they envy him for not having to brave the wind and rain and being able to retire peacefully.

But this was just a polite remark. After it was said, everyone laughed dryly and continued drinking.

In a flash, eight years have passed.

These eight years have gradually worn away all his edge.

But he didn't expect that on his fiftieth birthday, when he opened his eyes again, he was reborn twenty-seven years ago.

……

In the darkness of night, Zhou Yi was riding a 28-inch bicycle. There was another bicycle in front of him. It was his father carrying his mother.

Zhou Yi is still a little confused about his rebirth, but the sense of reality brought by all the people and things around him makes him gradually accept this fact.

Since leaving the house, my father has been looking solemn and silent, just pedaling his bicycle very fast.

The mother comforted him, "Don't worry, Dad is a good man and will be rewarded. He will be fine."

The cold night wind made Zhou Yi's mind clearer and he recalled the night his grandfather passed away.

Zhou Yi's grandfather had three sons and one daughter. His father was the eldest. His third uncle went to the south to make a living during the reform and opening up period.

Because my second uncle inherited my grandfather's position as a safety officer at the steel plant, it was agreed that my second uncle would be responsible for supporting the old man, and the other three children would just give him some food expenses every month.

Zhou Yi remembers that when he and his parents rushed to his second uncle's house, his grandfather lying on the bed was already semi-conscious.

He was breathing out more than breathing in, and after a group of people surrounded him and shouted at him for a long time, he finally opened his eyes and took a look.

The adults all said that grandpa’s time was up.

Then several children started discussing how to deal with the funeral in the outer room.

Zhou Yi was the eldest grandchild, and he even suggested taking his grandfather to the hospital for a checkup.

But my second aunt directly refused, saying that your grandfather is not sick, it's just the end of his life, and many elderly people die like this.

He also said that he was a junior and it was not his turn to speak.

At midnight, grandpa passed away.

Everyone in the room burst into tears.

My second uncle took out a will while crying and said it was made by my grandfather before he died.

The main content of the will was that the house and savings account that Grandpa had received from the steel mill were left to his second uncle and second aunt who were "filial and caring for him in his old age and see him to his death." My aunt was the first to jump out, pointing at my second uncle's nose and scolding him for forging the will.

The second aunt scolded my aunt, saying that she was an outsider after getting married and had no right to speak.

Then the crying turned into endless quarrels.

"Dad, how was my grandfather's health before? Did he have any hidden illness?"

"No, your grandfather is in good health, just his blood pressure is a little high." The silent father finally spoke.

"Then why did it suddenly stop working?"

I was too young back then and didn't think about it in detail.

But now that he was reborn, the intuition of a seasoned detective made him question.

We soon arrived at my second uncle's house, and my aunt and her family had just arrived.

"How is it?" asked the father hurriedly.

My aunt's eyes turned red and she shook her head.

Seeing his father tremble all over, Zhou Yi immediately ran to the inner room.

"Oh, brother and sister-in-law are here." Second Aunt came out from another room with a very calm face.

"What happened? Our dad was fine, how could he suddenly become ill?" asked the mother.

Second Aunt immediately started yelling.

"How would I know? I take care of his food and shelter, but I can't guarantee that he won't die. Zhou Yi, don't you think so?"

Zhou Yi has disliked his second aunt since he was a child. She is sarcastic, aggressive and selfish.

And what does it mean to provide food and accommodation? The house they live in now belongs to grandpa.

Before my second uncle took over my grandfather's job, his family didn't even have a proper place to live.

But Zhou Yi didn't care what others said now. After entering the house, he ran straight to his grandfather's room.

My second uncle was guarding my grandfather's bedside, but he was too cowardly and listened to his wife in everything.

"Grandpa, I'm Xiaoyi, I'm here to see you."

Zhou Yi called out softly. He never expected that he would see the grandfather who loved him the most again after so many years. His eyes immediately became wet.

Grandpa on the bed had his eyes closed and was breathing weakly.

Zhou Yi held his grandfather's hand tightly, feeling a mixture of emotions and confusion.

The same scene happened many years ago. It is really cruel that we have to experience it again now.

Did God let me be reborn just to let me experience the separation of life and death again?

Zhou Yi couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe away the tears that were about to fall.

Suddenly, he found some scabby bloodstains in his grandfather's left nasal cavity.

"Second uncle, what's wrong with my grandpa's nose?"

The second uncle came over to take a look and said nonchalantly, "Oh, he had a nosebleed. I wiped it for him."

"When did it start?"

"About... half an hour ago."

Zhou Yi frowned and asked his second uncle to bring a flashlight and began to check his grandfather's pupils.

Turning back, he asked, "Uncle, did Grandpa fall today?"

"Ah." Second Uncle was stunned for a moment and immediately denied it, "No."

"Really?" Zhou Yi was a little skeptical, but more nervous and uneasy.

"Have you ever vomited? Or felt dizzy or something like that?"

"Wife...wife." Uncle shouted hurriedly.

"What happened? Did our father pass away?" Second Aunt asked as she pushed the door open.

"Well, Zhou Yi asked if our father fell today?" Second Uncle said with an evasive look, "He didn't fall after I came back. You were at home during the day, did you notice?"

Second Aunt rolled her eyes.

"I'm not your Zhou family's babysitter. How would I know if the old man fell while taking a walk?"

"Why, I have to keep following you! I've sold my life to your Zhou family!"

"Or do you suspect me of harming my own father-in-law?"

"Okay then, Zhou Yi, arrest me and interrogate me. Aren't you a police officer?"

Seeing that Second Aunt was getting more and more excited, people from the outer room came in, and Zhou Yi's mother immediately tried to smooth things over.

"Zhou Yi didn't mean that. He was just concerned about his grandfather's health."

But unexpectedly, Zhou Yi suddenly said loudly: "No, that's what I mean!"

"You! Do you still have any respect for your elders?" Second Aunt glared at Zhou Yi and yelled at him angrily.

The room was suddenly in chaos, but Zhou Yi said coldly.

"The Criminal Law stipulates that if a person deliberately conceals the facts and causes someone to die without receiving timely medical treatment, he or she may be suspected of committing the crime of negligent homicide."

"For less serious offenses, the sentence shall be up to three years in prison."

"If the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years."

Second Aunt, who was looking for a broom in a rage, staggered and almost fell when she heard these words.

Fortunately, she used her hands to support herself on the table behind her and did not fall.

It was just that the large porcelain bowl on the table fell to the ground with a clang.

It was broken into pieces.

(End of this chapter)