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

Chapter 271 The Donghai Residential Complex Case Solved

On top of the wardrobe in Huang Jianhui's master bedroom, Shi Tao found a cardboard box containing miscellaneous items. At the very bottom, there was a plastic bag containing a dark blue sweater.

Shi Tao realized that this was very likely the sweater with bloodstains that Tang Xue had mentioned; otherwise, what kind of good person would hide a sweater like that?

After putting it into the evidence bag, she showed it to Gu Hong. Gu Hong immediately said that it was a sweater she had bought for Huang Jianhui's birthday two years ago, but she couldn't find it later. She had asked Huang Jianhui, but he didn't know where it went either.

Shi Tao immediately ordered someone to send it back for testing, as it was crucial evidence that could prove Huang Jianhui had committed murder.

Then, Shi Tao and his men found 20,000 yuan in cash and a bank passbook in Huang Jianhui's house, which were obviously hidden. The passbook actually contained more than 100,000 yuan.

Gu Hong had no idea about the money and said that Huang Jianhui usually gave her his salary savings account, so where did he get so much money?

In 1997, a public official's private savings of over 100,000 yuan could no longer be called private savings; it was a crime of possessing a huge amount of property with unexplained sources.

Clearly, Huang Jianhui frequently abused his position for embezzlement and corruption.

Shi Tao led his men to search the area again, including Huang Jianhui's car. They found no property certificate or keys of unknown purpose, presumably indicating that no property had been purchased.

Then He Bin went to the Forestry Bureau, showed his credentials and a search warrant, and searched Huang Jianhui's office. Of course, it was called an office, but it was actually the office of the Forestry Reform Section; the deputy section chief didn't have a separate office.

In one of the drawers of his desk, a black and gold card was found tucked inside a notebook. The card had no text information on it, but He Bin determined from its texture that it was not an ordinary card, so he brought it back as evidence.

Zhou Yi felt that the card looked familiar. When he picked it up, he saw that the front of the black card had the word "VIP" in gold lettering.

Turn it over, and on the other side is a golden phoenix with outstretched wings.

"Golden Phoenix Nightclub?!" Zhou Yi couldn't help but exclaim.

Not long ago, when he went to the Golden Phoenix Nightclub to investigate, the manager, Hou, prepared a box of exquisite tea for him. He caught a glimpse of it then, and there was also a black card in the box.

He initially thought it was a bank card used as a bribe.

But now it seems that it was this VIP membership card.

Is a mere deputy section chief of the Forestry Bureau's Forest Reform Section also a regular guest at the Golden Phoenix Nightclub?
He Bin asked, "Is this a membership card for the Golden Phoenix Nightclub? Should we interrogate Huang Jianhui again? Maybe some of the money he embezzled was used there."

Zhou Yi immediately recalled what Wu Yongcheng had told him before: they probably couldn't afford to mess with Jiang Zhengdao now.

Before he could speak, Shi Tao spoke first with a serious expression: "Let's put this matter aside for now. Our duty is to investigate murder cases. As for corruption and bribery, the anti-corruption department handles that. Why should we worry about it?"

Zhou Yi understood. Shi Tao probably knew something about the Golden Phoenix Nightclub and its boss, Jiang Zhengdao. After all, he was in charge of anti-gang operations, and he knew more about the forces on the ground than Wu Yongcheng.

He Bin nodded, and then talked about another takeaway from his visit to the Forestry Bureau.

After searching Huang Jianhui's office, they spoke with Huang Jianhui's superiors to learn about his character and work performance, with a particular focus on confirming his itinerary for March 1st.

His supervisor said that they were supposed to have a dinner party on March 1st, which he, Huang Jianhui, and another colleague attended together.

Just as he was about to leave, Huang Jianhui received a phone call. He looked extremely nervous and said that an elderly person in his family had been injured and he needed to rush home.

When faced with this situation, naturally we wouldn't stop him from leaving.

On Monday, the leader asked him with concern how things were going at home.

This indirectly confirms the timing of Huang Jianhui's crime.

After completing the investigation, He Bin led his team to leave.

Just as he was about to get on the bus, a girl wearing glasses suddenly chased after him from the Forestry Bureau and asked He Bin if the police had arrested Huang Jianhui.

Although the police came with a search warrant, even a fool would know that Huang Jianhui had been arrested. However, this information could not be confirmed by He Bin and his team due to the confidentiality of the case. The leader had tried to probe indirectly, but He Bin had not said anything.

Logically speaking, He Bin shouldn't be able to answer the girl's question.

But He Bin immediately realized something was wrong and asked her if something was wrong.

The girl said that if Huang Jianhui had already been arrested, she would say so; if not, she would pretend she had never asked anything.

He Bin was 100% certain that something was amiss.

So he nodded and said, "That's right, Huang Jianhui has been taken into custody by our public security authorities for suspected involvement in a major criminal case. We welcome any leads you may have."

The girl gritted her teeth, mustered her courage, and said, "Officer, I want to report Huang Jianhui... he raped me."

He Bin and his colleagues were shocked by what the girl said.

So they returned to the Forestry Bureau, requisitioned one of their meeting rooms, and took statements on the spot to understand the situation.

The young woman said her name was Liu Jingjing and that she had just graduated from university last year and joined the Forestry Bureau.

After joining the Forestry Bureau, she was assigned to the Forestry Reform Section, and her immediate supervisor was Huang Jianhui.

At first, she had a pretty good impression of Huang Jianhui. He was tall, handsome, and charming. He always talked about his wife and children, and seemed like a good family man.

He usually takes good care of her at work.

For the first few months after she joined the Forestry Bureau, everything was peaceful, except that Huang Jianhui would sometimes joke with her. Until a big project required them to go on a business trip to another city for a period of time, Huang Jianhui specifically said that he would take her with him, ostensibly to give the newcomer in the department a chance to learn.

She was quite grateful for this, unaware that she had fallen into Huang Jianhui's trap.

The second month after she went on her business trip, Huang Jianhui took her to a dinner party, saying that it was a group of local friends who were treating her. He said that the people present were either big bosses or leaders, and that it would be helpful for her future work.

Then she encountered the drinking culture at the table, where a group of older men tried every trick in the book to get her to drink. She refused repeatedly, and Huang Jianhui even scolded her for not giving face to the leaders and bosses present, saying that it was embarrassing to bring her out.

Finally, under duress and coercion, Liu Jingjing was forced to drink. Once she started drinking, she was forced to drink one cup after another until she lost consciousness.

When she woke up the next day, she found herself with a splitting headache, lying naked on the hotel bed, with Huang Jianhui lying naked next to her.

She burst into tears and wanted to call the police, but Huang Jianhui stopped her. Huang Jianhui said that the two of them had drunk too much last night and did that thing in a daze. Even if she called the police, it would be useless because they had sex while drunk and it was consensual. People who drank yesterday could testify that the two of them were drunk.

He's a man and he's not afraid. But if the police are called, she'll be ruined, a girl who doesn't even have a boyfriend. How will she ever face anyone again?

He Bin could tell that Liu Jingjing was a naive young girl, and since she said she had never even had a boyfriend before, she definitely couldn't outmaneuver Huang Jianhui.

Therefore, I was intimidated by the other party and did not call the police.

Moreover, Huang Jianhui swore to her at the time that this matter was known only to heaven, earth, you, and me, and no third person would know. He said it was an accident after he got drunk, and the two of them would act as if nothing had happened.

She said she naively thought that the matter was really over.

As a result, less than a week later, one night Huang Jianhui suddenly knocked on her door, and after entering the room, he began to grope her and undress her.

She screamed for help in terror, but Huang Jianhui pinned her to the ground and covered her mouth.

Huang Jianhui told her that since they had already slept together, they might as well become each other's secret lovers.

She struggled desperately, but Huang Jianhui told her that if she didn't give in to him that day, he would tell everyone that she had seduced him that day, ruining her reputation and firing her from the Forestry Bureau.

Under Huang Jianhui's various tactics of coercion and enticement, Liu Jingjing had no choice but to submit to his tyranny.

For the next month or so, it was a nightmare for Liu Jingjing; she became Huang Jianhui's tool for sexual gratification.

They returned to Hongcheng after the project ended.

Liu Jingjing said that she didn't know what to do at that time. She wanted to call the police, but she couldn't muster the courage.

Strangely, after Huang Jianhui returned to Hongcheng, he never contacted him again.

Little did she know that after Huang Jianhui returned to Hongcheng, he discovered that Tang Xue was pregnant, and that by then it was too late for an abortion. Huang Jianhui was preoccupied with this matter and had no intention of looking for her.

Just recently, about last week, Huang Jianhui suddenly asked her to have dinner.

Although she made an excuse about having family matters to avoid it, those terrifying, nightmarish memories resurfaced in her mind.

It wasn't until today, when the police came to search her workplace, that she finally mustered up the courage.

After He Bin showed Liu Jingjing's statement to everyone, Zhou Yi slammed his fist on the table in anger and said, "Damn it, I knew this guy was a repeat offender! During the interrogation, he acted like it was his first offense and even tried to get a lenient sentence. He'll be in for it this time!"

Shi Tao said to He Bin, "Contact their colleagues in the city where they are on a business trip and have them find the people at the dinner table on the day Liu Jingjing was forced to drink and take their statements."

Shi Tao said this because Liu Jingjing's case occurred in another place, but the case was filed locally, so cross-regional cooperation between the two places was required.

Soon, the test report for the sweater that Shi Tao had sent back earlier came out.

The technical department extracted blood residue from multiple sweater fibers, prepared test samples, and sent them, along with the blood samples extracted today from Huang Jianhui and his son, to the provincial capital.

Although DNA testing and legal procedures will take time, it is still a long way from a formal conclusion of the case.

But the murderer has been apprehended, the statements of those involved in the case are complete, and important evidence has been discovered. Once the DNA test results are available, the entire chain of evidence for the case will be completely complete.

For Zhou Yi and his team, the case investigation can be considered complete.

As for Huang Jianhui's corruption, that's another matter, and it doesn't really concern him.

Zhou Yi decided to first report the good news that the case had been solved to Wu Yongcheng.

Back in the Third Brigade office, Zhou Yi planned to call Wu Yongcheng using the landline.

Although the mobile phone was donated by Qian Hongxing and didn't cost him anything, the bureau still had to pay the phone bills. These days, mobile phone calls are much more expensive than landlines, so the mobile phone was mainly used when handling cases. After all, Zhou Yi came from an ordinary family, and thrift was a habit ingrained in his bones.

Just as he reached for the phone on the table, it suddenly rang.

"Hello, this is the Third Brigade, who is this?"

A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone: "Is this Zhou Yi?"

　I no longer dare to ask for monthly votes, hahaha, but I still want to thank all the big shots for their votes.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)