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

Chapter 343 Picking up people at the train station

After Chen Yan finished speaking, Zhou Yi was completely stunned.

This result was truly beyond his expectations.

However, at least one thing is certain: Lu Jiang's guy is Fu Daqing.

Because when Captain Wu tried to persuade him, he called out Fu Daqing's name, and he did not refute it.

If it were any other wanted fugitive, at least they would try to clarify their identity; anyone would instinctively try to clarify if they were mistaken for someone else.

"Is he still alive?" Zhou Yi asked hurriedly.

"He didn't die. Luckily, he was close to the hospital. He was rushed to the hospital immediately after being hit by the bridge, but he is still in critical condition and is currently undergoing emergency treatment."

Zhou Yi really wanted to swear. The police officers at the station were far too careless. They could have easily prevented this from happening.

However, it seems that Fu Daqing must have woken up long ago and already knew what had happened, but he had been pretending to be unconscious, waiting for this opportunity to escape.

If Wu Yongcheng hadn't had such a keen intuition, Fu Daqing would probably have already escaped by now.

Given the situation Chen Yan described, even Zhou Yi probably wouldn't have considered this possibility, since Chen Yan said he didn't even see what the person looked like.

Sure enough, ginger is still spicy.

However, given the current situation, not only will Wu Yongcheng and his group be locked up in Lujiang for a short time, but more troublesome is that even if Fu Daqing is rescued and doesn't die, he probably won't be able to be questioned for a while.

At this moment, Wu Yongcheng answered the phone and inquired about the progress of Zhou Yi's case.

Zhou Yi immediately gave a detailed report, including the arrest of Jiang Wei, the interrogation of Zheng Tianlan, and the fact that the Anyuan police had just brought back Huang Yanli. He also mentioned his speculation about the possibility that other people had hired someone to commit murder.

After a moment's thought, Wu Yongcheng said, "Judging from the current overall situation, the case is progressing steadily."

Then he sighed again: "Sigh, I was just a little over a meter away from being able to stop Fu Daqing. If I had, the case would have been solved by now."

"Captain Wu, don't blame yourself too much. This situation was an accident."

"Well, let's see how the hospital's treatment goes first. If he's not dead, we can ask the doctor a few simple questions to at least provide a clear clue and direction."

"Okay, then I'll wait for your news."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi glanced at the alarm clock and realized it was already late at night.

He wondered how Pan Hongjie and his team were doing with Huang Yanli's interrogation. He considered going to check on her, but then decided against it. Anyway, Huang Yanli was already in the interrogation room, and even if they didn't get anything out of her tonight, they could continue the interrogation tomorrow.

He didn't turn off the light, but lay down fully clothed and pulled the blanket up a little to cover himself.

He had been thinking of going over the case in his mind again to see if there were any details he had missed, but he fell asleep without realizing it.

Moreover, he slept very soundly without having any dreams, until the jarring alarm clock woke him up.

After turning off the alarm, Zhou Yi sat up, patted his face to clear his head, and then opened the door and went out.

The rain outside was still pouring down, showing no signs of letting up.

He couldn't tell if it was because he had just woken up or because the rain had been falling for a long time, but the chill in the air made him shiver.

When I passed by the second team's office, I saw Chen Dejiang and another person inside, but I didn't see Pan Hongjie and Xia Yu.

I walked in and casually asked, "Where's Captain Pan? Is there any progress in the interrogation?"
After these few days, no one treated Zhou Yi like an outsider anymore. Chen Dejiang said, "He's training the hawk."

"Huang Yanli refuses to confess?"

"This woman looks thin and frail, but she's really tight-lipped. She admitted that she lied about Zheng Guangming going abroad, but no matter how you ask her, she insists that Zheng Guangming was kidnapped and she doesn't know whether he's dead or not."

Sure enough, this woman didn't confess so easily.

"What about the 50,000 yuan for fingerprint extraction?"

Chen Dejiang shook his head: "We found three sets of fingerprints. One set is confirmed to be Jiang Wei's, another set matches the fingerprints of Li Youqiang that you provided before, and the remaining set is not Huang Yanli's. We will go to the bank to verify the fingerprints of the teller on the day of the withdrawal when it gets light."

He sighed and said, "Well, I guess it's hopeless. This set of fingerprints should belong to Fu Daqing."

As expected, the worst-case scenario occurred. Huang Yanli was meticulous enough to remove all traces before handing over the money.

"Are they consecutive new banknotes?" Zhou Yi asked.

"They're new banknotes, but not consecutively numbered. I'll go to the bank tomorrow to check and see if there's any record of them."

Zhou Yi checked the time, greeted Chen Dejiang, ran out in the rain, and got into a police car.

The police car, its taillights flashing red, drove into the rain.

Zhou Yi rushed as fast as he could and finally arrived at the train station before Qiao Jiali called.

After hanging up the phone, he quickly ran to the exit of the station. Unexpectedly, there were still quite a few people arriving and leaving the station late at night, and everyone's face looked tired and weary.

Soon he spotted Qiao Jiali and Xu Nian in the crowd, the two of them carrying a box together.

Qiao Jiali also saw him, stopped and nudged the box with her foot, then freed one hand to wave at him.

Zhou Yi immediately walked against the crowd and went inside. Just as the staff were about to stop her, Zhou Yi showed her identification.

He quickly ran to the two of them, reaching out to take the box as he said, "Thank you for your hard work, please give it to me."

“It’s quite heavy, you can’t manage it by yourself, can you?” Xu Nian said.

"It's alright, the box isn't big, I can handle it by myself," Zhou Yi said confidently.

He knew that inside was the professional high-powered microscope that Xu Nian had brought. Qiao Jiali said, "Xu Nian, let go. Zhou Yi is a tall and strong young man; this weight is nothing to him."

As she spoke, Qiao Jiali let go of his hand. Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment because he could clearly feel that the weight was a bit heavy.

But there was no abnormality on his face.

Xu Nian hesitated for a moment, then said, "Then I'll let go."

Zhou Yi nodded, and Xu Nian then let go of his hand.

Fortunately, Zhou Yi had prepared in advance and managed to steady himself by using his hands.

The box doesn't look very big, but it's actually quite heavy.

"Are you alright?" Xu Nian asked.

Zhou Yi gripped the box tightly with both hands and walked forward, smiling, "It's alright."

Only after it was loaded onto the truck did Zhou Yi casually ask, "It's quite heavy."

"Yes, this is an imported professional high-powered microscope, plus some miscellaneous accessories, it weighs about 20 kilograms."

Zhou Yi was startled. No wonder it was so heavy. Twenty kilograms wouldn't be much for a child or dog, but the feeling of living things is different. Inanimate objects are quite heavy. No wonder it took two people to carry it out.

Looking at the heavy rain outside the car window, Qiao Jiali couldn't help but complain, "The weather in Anyuan is really bad."

"Hey, Sister Qiao, you don't know, I've only been here for less than a week, and this is already the second heavy rain. It's made everyone moldy, and I haven't had any dry socks to wear."

"Why didn't you say so earlier? I would have brought you a few pairs." Qiao Jiali said with a smile.

"It's okay, I'll just buy it ready-made at the store."

The police car started slowly, and Zhou Yi turned on the windshield wipers, which continuously shoved the rainwater off the windshield. In the blurry vision, there was already some light on the horizon.

It's almost dawn. Today is Saturday, but when it comes to investigating cases, there's no such thing as a day off or not.

What Zhou Yi cares about is that today is already April 28th.

There's only about a week left!
He originally thought that once Fu Daqing was found, the case would be closed soon, everything that needed to be investigated would be cleared up, and he could go back before May Day.

Anyway, An Yuan was in charge of the case, and Hong Cheng was the co-organizer. He didn't need to wait until the case was completely closed before leaving. He could leave the finishing touches to Pan Hongjie and the others.

As a result, this unexpected incident occurred on Lu Jiang's side.

There was another thing he cared about, namely Yang Jian, the father of the little girl Lele.

He promised the little girl that he would help her find her father, even if the man was dead, he felt he had to give the child some answers.

But now this person is completely clueless. Ever since the case became involved with Zheng Guangming, he has been thinking about one thing.

Could Yang Jian's disappearance be related to Zheng Guangming?
But one is the chairman of a company, and the other is just a mechanic at a chicken farm. They seem to have no connection at all.

He knew there were many injustices in the world, and he couldn't possibly manage them all.

But every time he thought of that little girl Lele, it reminded him of that oil lamp in the dark night, like a lonely firefly.

Some things, once encountered and understood, he can't let go of.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be Zhou Yi.

"Zhou Yi, is this case very difficult?" Qiao Jiali suddenly asked.

Clearly, she noticed that Zhou Yi's behavior was a bit off.

"Oh, Sister Qiao, I'd like to tell you about the current situation of this case..."

Xu Nian, sitting in the back seat, just listened without saying a word.

Occasionally glancing at Zhou Yi through the rearview mirror, her expression seemed thoughtful.

Upon arriving at the Anyuan Municipal Public Security Bureau, Zhou Yi unloaded the equipment and then led the two to the forensic room.

Upon arriving at the forensic lab, I first greeted Tang Wenli, then put down the equipment and gave a brief introduction to both parties.

When Tang Wenli saw Xu Nian, she smiled and said, "I really envy Lao Song. He has such a young colleague to help him share the burden."

"Hello, Teacher Tang. Teacher Song asked me to give you my regards," Xu Nian said gracefully.

Tang Wenli raised her hand to look at her watch and said, "You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Why don't you go to the cafeteria and grab something to eat first?"

Xu Nian said, "Let me set up and debug the equipment first." As she spoke, she took out a white lab coat from her backpack and put it on. She glanced at Zhou Yi out of the corner of her eye and said, "I want to start as soon as possible."

Tang Wenli nodded: "Okay, I'll help you."

Zhou Yi tactfully suggested that he take Sister Qiao to meet Pan Hongjie first, and they could have dinner after they finished adjusting the equipment.

Then he said to Xu Nian, "No matter how important the work is, you have to eat first."

Xu Nian smiled faintly: "I was just afraid you'd be anxious."

These words made Zhou Yi pause in surprise.

　Just a heads up, the next volume will be about a major case, which will be coming to an end soon, so please be a little patient.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)