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

Chapter 282 Pork Head Meat

Meng Qingtong's words startled both Zhou Yi and Cai Lei.

Cai Lei was startled because Meng Qingtong had never mentioned or explained this matter before.

Zhou Yi was startled because the bank robbery happened to match the June 14th Savings Bank robbery case.

The savings office where Han Weimin and his wife worked was a savings business under the post office, which was basically equivalent to a bank.

Zhou Yi asked with a furrowed brow, "Is it related to the criminals from Luohe?"

After asking that question, Meng Qingtong looked as if she had seen a ghost, her face filled with shock: "Leaders...you already know?"

"Meng Qingtong, tell me the details. What exactly is going on? Who is this person? What is your relationship with him?"

"You...don't you all already know? If I say it again, it won't count as a meritorious deed, will it?"

Zhou Yi pointed at him and said, "Meng Qingtong, listen to me. First of all, we know that explaining things to you is a different matter. You've been in and out of prison twice already, don't you understand this simple principle?"

"Secondly, if we find out that you were not involved in the planned bank robbery, even if we already have the information, your report and confession will still be considered meritorious service. Do you understand?"

Meng Qingtong nodded repeatedly and said, "I have absolutely nothing to do with him, I swear."

"Whether it's related or not depends on how you explain it. But let me warn you first, don't lie to me and Director Cai. If it doesn't match the information we have, you might make things worse."

"I understand that those who confess will be treated leniently, and those who resist will be punished severely."

Meng Qingtong said that the cats in Donghai Community were not killed by him, but by a friend named Wang Ronghai.

He met this man when he was in prison in Luohe. He was a ruthless character because he was imprisoned for killing people.

Meng Qingtong was released from prison first, and Wang Ronghai was released later.

I don't know how he ended up in Hongcheng. At that time, Meng Qingtong had just settled in Hongcheng when Wang Ronghai came to seek refuge with him.

Meng Qingtong said he was actually very unhappy about Wang Ronghai's arrival. He had a good relationship with him in prison because he wanted to find him as a backer to avoid being bullied by others.

But now that he's out, he doesn't want to associate with those roughnecks who only know how to fight and kill anymore. He thinks his way of making money is technical and looks down on people like Wang Ronghai who are involved in the underworld.

Despite his displeasure, he couldn't beat the other man, so he could only obediently call him Brother Hai.

So Wang Ronghai lived in his rented apartment in Donghai Community for a while, eating and drinking his own food, sleeping soundly during the day, and going off to fool around at night.

Perhaps because of this upside-down schedule of leaving late and returning early, the neighbors didn't notice that there was such a person.

At that time, Meng Qingtong had already pulled Tao Cong into a fraud scheme and had swindled a lot of money, but he didn't dare let Wang Ronghai know, and he had no intention of recruiting him.

Because he not only looks fierce, but he also can't read many words. Letting him join would be disastrous.

Zhou Yi was somewhat surprised because he thought the person related to Meng Qingtong was Lao Qiang, but it turned out not to be him; another person surnamed Wang had appeared.

Zhou Yi patiently asked him, "Then where did you hide the money?"
He replied that he used the money he had swindled to rent another apartment in a nearby neighborhood, specifically to store the money.

Zhou Yi thought to himself, "Sure enough, people don't feel bad spending money they've swindled."

Meng Qingtong continued, saying that he had been hoping that Wang Ronghai would leave on his own. He had also thought about leaving without saying goodbye, but at that time, the fraud business was booming, and he could not leave Hongcheng. If he secretly moved away, he would be doomed if Wang Ronghai saw him on the street.

Around the end of February, Wang Ronghai suddenly told him that he had been eating and drinking with him for a long time and felt quite embarrassed, so he decided to help him make a fortune.

His so-called way of getting rich was to rob banks.

Meng Qingtong was terrified and shook her head repeatedly, saying that she couldn't do such a thing and that she wasn't destined to get rich.

"Damn it, I can make a lot of money just by talking. Why would I be crazy to go and do business with them that could cost me my life?" Meng Qingtong cursed.

Cai Lei said sternly, "Watch your attitude. Don't you want to eat?"

Meng Qingtong apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, leader, I was wrong, I was wrong."

"continue."

Meng Qingtong said that he moved out three days after rejecting Wang Ronghai. Before leaving, Wang Ronghai warned him to pretend he knew nothing about the bank robbery, and that if he found out that Meng had leaked the information, he would kill him!
Then, just two days later, the scam began when someone tried to get their money back.

Meng Qingtong immediately decided to run away, not because she was really afraid that the fraud would be exposed so quickly, but because she was afraid that if something happened to Wang Ronghai, it would implicate her.

After all, robbing a bank is no small matter, and he's been staying here for so long. If the police follow the trail, I'll be finished.

As for Tao Cong, he had also struggled with the decision, but in the end, greed prevailed. In his own words, since the world was vast and he could never come back to Hongcheng, nothing was more precious than money.

However, the money he swindled was confiscated by the Huaiyang police when he was arrested.

During the interrogation, Huaiyang police questioned him about the money he was carrying, but he managed to evade the question. Huaiyang police were still investigating the origin of the money, and Zhou Yi's arrival resolved that issue.

"And what about the cat corpses?" Zhou Yi asked.

"This guy is a monster. One night I came home and turned on the bathroom light. I was shocked to see a bloody, mangled dead cat in the bathroom. I asked him what happened, and he said the cat had bared its teeth at him aggressively that day, so he caught it and killed it."

“We found more than one dead cat in your rented house.”

“I know, it was this pervert who killed them. He said he was scratched by a cat when he was a child, so he hates cats. I told him to throw away the cat bodies to avoid being discovered, but I don’t know what happened after that.” Meng Qingtong suddenly realized something, “Wait, boss, he didn’t throw away those dead cats?”

Zhou Yi nodded, observing his reaction; he seemed genuinely surprised.

Where did he hide those dead cats?

"There was a black suitcase under the bed in the south-facing bedroom, and the cat's body was inside."

"What?!" If she weren't handcuffed, Meng Qingtong would have jumped up in excitement. "That son of a bitch Wang Ronghai actually stuffed a dead cat under my bed!"

Then came a torrent of passionate cursing, but Cai Lei quickly stopped him.

Zhou Yi confirmed that the cat abuse incident had nothing to do with Meng Qingtong. The technical department had previously conducted an on-site investigation and found numerous bloodstains, especially in the toilet where luminol showed a large amount of blood.

However, further testing confirmed that all the blood samples extracted were cat blood, not human blood. This ruled out the possibility that Meng Qingtong had been dismembered.

"Is Wang Ronghai planning to rob a bank alone?" Zhou Yi asked, because this Wang Ronghai was not in the Luohe Gold Shop robbery case that Lu Zhengfeng had faxed to him before; he was a separate person who had appeared.

"It seems... there's another one. He said he met an older brother in Hongcheng, but I don't know the specifics, and I didn't dare to ask."

"Big Brother..." Zhou Yi thought to himself, could it really be that wanted criminal nicknamed Old Gun?
But a month and a half has passed. Will Wang Ronghai and Lao Qiang still be in Hongcheng?

Did Wang Ronghai mention which bank they planned to rob?

Meng Qingtong said anxiously, "Sir, I really don't know. When that guy surnamed Wang told me, I immediately refused. Robbery involves knives and guns, and you could easily kill someone. I wouldn't dare do that."

"You don't dare?" Zhou Yi sneered. "Don't forget how you got arrested."

Meng Qingtong said with a mournful face, "That was self-defense! There were three of them attacking me!"

"Stop!" Zhou Yi was too lazy to listen to his complaints. He was sure that the Huaiyang police had already investigated everything. He trusted the local police's investigation.

“Meng Qingtong, let me tell you, the clues you just provided are too vague. We cannot determine that you have performed meritorious service.”

"Huh?" Meng Qingtong was dumbfounded. "Then all my words were wasted."

"So you'd better think about what other clues you can provide. If we catch Wang Ronghai based on the clues you provide, you will also be considered to have made a contribution."

Upon hearing this, Meng Qingtong immediately nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, boss, please give me some time to think about it."

Zhou Yi didn't urge him, because regardless of whether Lao Qiang was behind this, Wang Ronghai definitely had criminal intent.

In fact, Meng Qingtong's confession about Wang Ronghai was already a meritorious act, but he is currently Zhou Yi's only lead, so they still have to push him a bit.

After about seven or eight minutes, Meng Qingtong raised his hand and said, "Boss... I remembered something, I don't know if it will be of any use."

"You tell me first."

“A few days before he said he was going to rob a bank, he brought back a bag of pig's head meat. I was wondering where this bastard got the money to buy pig's head meat. I even jokingly asked him if he had gone out to rob a bank. He told me that someone gave it to him. I didn't believe him at the time. Who would give him pig's head meat for no reason? But to be fair, the meat did taste really good. It was the best pig's head meat I had ever eaten.”

"Given by someone else?" Zhou Yi's first thought was that this "someone else" must be the "elder brother" that Wang Ronghai mentioned.

Wang Ronghai is not a local of Hongcheng and probably doesn't have any social connections there, otherwise he wouldn't be staying with a fellow inmate.

Although pig's head meat is not a very expensive dish, it is definitely a main dish in daily life. The last time Zhou Yi ate pig's head meat was when his third uncle prepared it for his grandfather's return, and it was one of the main dishes that his father spent a lot of money to prepare.

Who would easily give away pig's head meat if they didn't have some kind of relationship with you?

And more importantly, why was it pig's head meat that was sent, and not something else?
"Meng Qingtong, did Wang Ronghai mention anything else about this pig's head, such as where he bought it?"

"Boss, don't even mention it, I actually asked."

(End of this chapter)