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

Chapter 438 You Won't Die in Vain (10,000 words a day, 17 days)
If it's the second scenario, then it's highly likely that the two individuals abused their positions for personal gain.

This is outside the scope of the major case investigation and is not under the jurisdiction of the police. At that time, we just need to provide the relevant clues to the Discipline Inspection Commission.

However, if it is the first case, then it means that Liu Baoguo deliberately concealed the information.

Liu Baoguo is probably not someone we can just let go of, but judging from Director Xie's attitude just now, it seems unlikely for the time being.

Then Chen Gengyun's alibi, compared to Liu Baoguo's, was significantly more ambiguous.

On the evening of the 28th, he said that because he missed his wife and daughter, he took a bus to Xishan Cemetery, where he met Fan Tianyou. The two chatted for a while before parting ways at the entrance of the cemetery.

Here he briefly mentioned the relationship between the two men, as well as the situation of his wife and daughter at the time.

He said that Fan Tianyou and Chen Lin were the same age, but one year apart, and their majors were different.

After the two began dating freely on campus, Chen Lin often brought Fan Tianyou home for dinner. Seeing that the boy was honest and kind, and also studied very hard, she tacitly accepted their relationship.

The winter his daughter was a junior in college, he went to another city for an academic seminar. As a result, his wife and daughter burned a coal stove for heating because of the cold weather. Due to improper use, they both died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

He was in unbearable pain and remained depressed for a long time before recovering.

Then they moved into the staff dormitory provided by the school, where they have lived ever since.

He said that after Fan Tianyou graduated from his undergraduate program, he went abroad to study, and they kept in touch and occasionally exchanged letters.

Every year on the anniversary of his daughter's death, he would burn paper money for her on behalf of Fan Tianyou, who was far away on the other side of the ocean.

In 1994, Fan Tianyou returned to Hongcheng with his doctoral degree and approached him, hoping to work at Hongda.

He was very happy about this; if it weren't for his daughter's accident, they would have been a family long ago.

Moreover, Fan Tianyou was undoubtedly a high-caliber talent, so they immediately recommended him to the school.

The two did not interact very frequently after that, because they were in different professional fields and did not have much overlap in their work.

Fan Tianyou would visit him during festivals and holidays, and he would also visit his grave every year on Qingming Festival and the anniversary of his daughter's death.

So when Fan Tianyou said he dreamt that Chen Lin appeared to him in his dream, Chen Gengyun felt a little guilty because he hadn't visited his wife and daughter in a long time.

This passage can be interpreted as Fan Tianyou and Chen Gengyun providing alibis for each other. If it can be proven that one of them lied, then the fact that the other committed perjury is established.

Moreover, for Zhou Yi, the alibi for tomb sweeping, which spans two lifetimes, has actually changed, namely the receipts and candles and paper money.

The existence of this receipt in the previous life proves that someone did indeed go to Xishan Cemetery to burn paper money and sweep the graves on the night of the 3rd. If Fan Tianyou is the murderer, then the person who went to burn the paper money was Chen Gengyun.

But Chen Lin and her mother's death anniversaries are in winter, and May 3rd is not Qingming Festival, so there must be a reason why Chen Gengyun suddenly went to burn paper money.

However, this reason is probably impossible to confirm in this lifetime, because the time of the incident has changed.

The fact that there were no receipts or paper money/candles in this life suggests that Chen Gengyun may not have gone to Xishan Cemetery at all.

Since he didn't go there, he must have been somewhere else at that time. If we can prove that he wasn't at Xishan Cemetery at the time, we can break through the defenses.

The reason for using tomb sweeping as false evidence is that Chen Lin is the only reasonable connection between Fan Tianyou and Chen Gengyun. Otherwise, using other excuses would be too coincidental and easily arouse suspicion.

Furthermore, there is another point that can only be seen from Zhou Yi's perspective: human thinking has inertia. Although the time of the incident is different, the thought process of perjury will be consistent when faced with the same situation.

This shows that there was really no more suitable reason between the two of them.

In addition, Chen Gengyun's alibi for the 28th also contained two other pieces of information.

First, the cause and time of Chen Lin's death.

The winter I spent in my junior year of college must have been late 1986 or early 1987.

Zhou Yi had been trying to find a connection between Fan Tianyou and Dong Lu's burns.

When the character Chen Lin appeared, he even wondered if Chen Lin might be a classmate of Dong Lu, or even another person from dormitory 404.

For some reason, such as her boyfriend Fan Tianyou falling in love with someone else, or for other reasons, Chen Lin deliberately sought revenge on Dong Lu and set fire to the house in the middle of the night to try to burn her to death.

After all, information about the other person in room 404 has not yet appeared.

Furthermore, if Chen Lin is the murderer, then it would be perfectly reasonable for Chen Gengyun to collude with Liu Baoguo to cover up the truth in order to protect his daughter.

But now it seems that this is not the case at all.

Dong Lu was burned in November of 1989.

Chen Lin died two or three years ago, so it's impossible for him to have any connection with Dong Lu.

As for Chen Lin's death, it can only be said that it was not uncommon in that era. Back then, conditions were poor, and there were many cases of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by improper use of coal stoves.

Another piece of information is that Chen Gengyun owns an old house.

He said that after his wife and daughter died, he moved to the school's faculty and staff dormitory and has lived there ever since.

In other words, this house has been vacant all along, and it might just be the primary crime scene they've been searching for.

This house absolutely needs to be investigated!

Chen Gengyun's alibi for the 29th is very interesting.

Zhou Yi glanced at it and immediately noticed that, just as he had expected, he had spent the entire day at school and had not gone anywhere else.

But like Fan Tianyou, there are always one or two hours when he either stays in his office doing research or feels unwell and goes back to his dormitory to take a short nap.

At 8 p.m. on the 29th, he called one of his graduate students and asked him to send some materials to his office, saying that he needed to do research.

At 9:30, I even called the student from the office landline to remind him that there were a few issues in his materials that needed to be revised.

This time period happens to conflict with Mo Youyou's eyewitness account.

After reading it, Zhou Yi immediately picked up the pen next to him and quickly drew an axis line on the blank paper.

On the upper and lower sides of the axis, there are several time nodes, with the character "Fan" written above and the character "Chen" below, and several checkmarks interspersed among them.

Zhou Yi pointed to the axis and said, "You two leaders, look, on the 29th, the times when Fan Tianyou and Chen Gengyun appeared in public are exactly overlapping."

“For example, here, when Fan Tianyou was giving a lecture, Chen Gengyun was doing research in his office, and there were no witnesses. And here, when Chen Gengyun was having dinner with two graduate students and giving them academic guidance, Fan Tianyou happened to be eating hot pot alone nearby, and there were no witnesses.”

“If you string together all the free time of the two of them, it’s about nine hours,” Zhou Yi said, putting down his pen. “That’s enough time to complete all the dismemberment and cooking of the corpse.”

When Zhou Yi and Wu Yongcheng previously mentioned the possibility of them working shifts, it was merely speculation.

Now, combining their testimonies, it's practically solid evidence.

The remaining issue is the evidence.

Physical evidence is definitely out of the question; the two would certainly avoid the main entrance where there are surveillance cameras.

Therefore, we need to find other witnesses like Mo Youyou.

With such a vast area and so many people, it's impossible for them to escape everyone's notice.

But how do you find them? Facial features without memorable characteristics are hard to notice.

Suddenly, Zhou Yi had a flash of inspiration.

The hat—that hat was their disguise!

Similarly, that hat will also become their distinctive feature!
Zhou Yi quickly told the two of them about his idea. Although Mo Youyou couldn't determine the color of the hat because it was too dark, Jiang Biao had previously found out about an old man who sold oil.

The old man was wearing a gray baseball cap with a line of black English letters printed on it.

Zhou Yi said, "Using this hat as a feature, and based on the locations of the two people at different times, we can trace the routes to the East Gate and the Side Gate, and then conduct interviews and investigations. As long as we find one or two more eyewitnesses, they can corroborate Mo Youyou's testimony and form a valid chain of evidence."

Upon hearing this, Liang Wei immediately called Xiang Jie and asked him to redeploy all the police officers who were originally engaged in large-scale investigation and data compilation to do this task.

If the suspicious target has been identified and valid evidence can be found, why bother with a large-scale investigation that is time-consuming and laborious?

Finally, there is Chen Gengyun's alibi for the 30th.

On the morning of the 30th, he chaired a meeting of the School of Sociology, which lasted until noon. At noon, he had lunch with several key members of the school in the faculty and staff canteen and left around 1 p.m., swiping his meal card.

Feeling somewhat tired, he didn't return to the college with his colleagues. Instead, he went back to the faculty dormitory alone to sleep for a while before going to the meeting.

Then in the evening, he said that Liu Baoguo had invited him to a dinner party, which was mostly attended by friends from within the system.

Ni Jianrong was one of them.

When he was taking the statement, he specifically asked if Captain Ni remembered.

Zhou Yi could hardly imagine how embarrassed Ni Jianrong must have felt at the time. He loved socializing so much, but it all ended up causing problems.

But the bigger question is whether Ni Jianrong inadvertently revealed anything at the time.

This wasn't written in the record, so I guess Liang Wei didn't ask about it at the time.

The only person who can ask about this is Xie Guoqiang.

However, Zhou Yi estimated that the situation was very bad, because that night the command center received a report that a bag of body parts had been found in Nansha River, and Director Wang first contacted the Third Brigade.

As a result, the entire Third Brigade went on a business trip for the Anyuan case.

So Director Wang then approached Ni Jianrong.

Zhou Yi didn't know how he found it, and Shi Tao never mentioned it.

But if Ni Jianrong was at the dinner party at the time, he would most likely have been making a phone call.

Shi Tao said that Ni Jianrong went to the scene. If we calculate the time and look at the time of the dinner party mentioned by Chen Gengyun, Ni Jianrong should have left the scene directly from the dinner party.

Whether Ni Jianrong inadvertently revealed anything during the phone call remains unknown.

However, the head of the city's criminal investigation division suddenly had to leave on official business, so Chen Gengyun, as a criminal suspect, would naturally be on guard.

Zhou Yi recalled the whistleblower letter that suddenly appeared on the morning of May 2nd and wondered if it was related to this matter.

After reading Chen Gengyun's statement, Liang Wei asked, "Zhou Yi, now that you've finished reading it, tell me yourself, who do you choose?"

It's quite clear now: Chen Gengyun and Fan Tianyou, Wu Yongcheng and Zhou Yi will be the judges of one case, and Liang Wei and Xiang Jie will be the judges of the other.

Liang Wei relinquished the initiative to himself.

In fact, Zhou Yi wanted to interrogate both of them and ask them both questions.

But unfortunately, I couldn't be in two places at once.

After hesitating for a long time, Zhou Yi gritted his teeth and said, "I'll still interrogate Fan Tianyou."

Then he immediately added, "Chen Gengyun is too cunning. I'm definitely not skilled enough. I'll have to trouble Captain Liang."

Liang Wei nodded, glanced at his watch, and said, "Time is of the essence, so let's begin."

Zhou Yi wanted to say something to Liang Wei, but after thinking about it, he kept quiet. The other party was much more cunning than him, and it was not his place to remind him.

Besides, he couldn't tell him about the information he had about his past life.

At this moment, Liang Wei reminded him: "Remember, if there are any major discoveries or unusual situations, exchange information and adjust the interrogation strategy at any time."

After leaving Liang Wei's office, Wu Yongcheng and Zhou Yi went downstairs. On the second floor, to the west, there was a converted temporary interrogation room.

At this very moment, Fan Tianyou is inside.

The two went downstairs and saw Xu Nian.

She came to examine Fan Tianyou's right arm for wound comparison after he was brought back, in order to confirm whether it matched Xiao Bing's teeth and the piece of flesh found in his stomach.

"Xu Nian, what was the result?" Zhou Yi asked hurriedly.

Xu Nian shook her head: "The wound on Fan Tianyou's right arm should be caused by high temperature burns. The charred tissue on the surface is not a normal scab, but an eschar."

"High-temperature burns? Eschar?"

"Yes, that's what's commonly known as dead skin. It's necrotic tissue formed when high temperatures directly damage human tissue, causing cell death, resulting in a hard, dry, and charred black substance."

"Was it caused by fire?" Zhou Yi asked.

“Judging from the smoothness of the eschar on the surface of the wound and the curvature of the wound itself, I think that burning it directly with fire might not have created such an appearance.” Xu Nian paused and said, “I am more inclined to believe that it was caused by a metal object at a high temperature, such as a red-hot iron or a boiling kettle.”

Zhou Yi and Wu Yongcheng were startled.

Wu Yongcheng hurriedly asked, "But won't a high-temperature burn cause the wound to sink in?"

Xu Nian nodded: "That's right. High-temperature burns can cause severe edema. This kind of sunken eschar is most likely because the wound itself was missing a piece of flesh, and then a secondary burn was performed to stop the bleeding... or to destroy the original trace of the wound."

This result sent chills down Zhou Yi's spine. How ruthless must this guy be? To destroy the evidence on the wound, he directly stuck the wound to a boiling kettle.

An ordinary person would scream in pain from just a touch, let alone have their entire skin burned if you put it on.

"There are two more things I need to tell you."

"You said."

"First, I treated his wound temporarily, but I suggest you take him to the hospital because he has a fever and may have an infection."

Zhou Yi and Wu Yongcheng exchanged a glance. Neither of them was willing to give up, as sending someone to the hospital meant that the trial could not be conducted for the time being.

But the other party is an associate professor, and they are only being summoned for questioning; they are not even criminal suspects yet. If something goes wrong, both of them will probably have to resign from their police uniforms.

“Okay, we understand,” Wu Yongcheng asked. “Is there one more thing?”

Xu Nian said, "When I was treating his wounds, I found that he seemed to have many old injuries."

Zhou Yi didn't understand and asked, "What kind of old injury?"

"I can't be sure without a thorough examination. After all, I'm only here for wound comparison and identification, and I can't force him to undergo a physical examination. I suggest that when you take him to the hospital, you have the doctor conduct a thorough examination under the guise of treatment."

Zhou Yi sighed, "I'm afraid this is the only way."

Xu Nian said, "If there's nothing else, I'll head back to the station first. Teacher Song is still writing the autopsy report, and I need to go back and help him."

"Okay, thank you for making the trip. By the way, the DNA..."

Zhou Yi suddenly remembered that checking the DNA of that piece of meat alone was not enough. The DNA testing technology was still immature. He had asked Wu Yongcheng before, and the provincial laboratory usually takes seven to ten days to get the results, and even expedited testing takes five days.

Therefore, we can't just examine that piece of meat; we also need comparative samples so that the evidence is solidified when the results come out.

DNA testing is the last resort in investigations.

Xu Nian immediately understood, opened her medical kit, and inside was an evidence bag containing some blood-stained cotton balls. It showed that they were left over from when she had just treated Fan Tianyou's wounds.

"Great!"

Xu Nianchong smiled at Wu Yongcheng and said, "Captain Wu, it's so nice to see you again."

Wu Yongcheng nodded: "Thank you for your hard work these past few days."

After Xu Nian left, Wu Yongcheng and Zhou Yi arrived at the door of the temporary interrogation room. Just as they were about to reach out to open the door, the inner door was suddenly opened.

When the police officer in charge of guarding the area saw Wu Yongcheng, he was taken aback, and then hurriedly said, "Captain Wu, Fan Tianyou has fainted."

"What?" The two rushed inside to see.

Fan Tianyou's head was tilted to one side while he was sitting in the chair.

Since he is only being summoned and not yet a suspect being detained, he is not handcuffed or placed in a detention chair according to regulations; he is simply being watched by someone.

Zhou Yi was afraid that he was bluffing, so she quickly went over and checked his breathing. He was breathing normally.

Then I touched my forehead, and it was burning hot!

Wu Yongcheng also touched it, then flipped Fan Tianyou's eyelids to observe his pupils. He immediately took out his phone to dial the emergency number. If the task force really died, not only would the case be in trouble, but they would also be in trouble.

About ten minutes later, the ambulance arrived. After examining the person, the doctor immediately carried them downstairs on a stretcher and into the ambulance.

The commotion alerted Liang Wei upstairs.

Zhou Yi saw Liang Wei come out of the house and stand on the balcony. He pointed to himself and Wu Yongcheng, and then pointed to the ambulance.

Liang Wei nodded in understanding.

Neither of them made a sound, in order not to disturb Chen Gengyun, who was still inside being questioned.

Wu Yongcheng and Zhou Yi got into the ambulance, and Wu Yongcheng asked the doctor about the patient's condition.

After administering saline solution to Fan Tianyou, the doctor said that he was not in any immediate danger and then asked the patient about any previous medical history.

Zhou Yi pulled up Fan Tianyou's right sleeve, and Xu Nian used gauze and tape to make simple treatments on the original wound.

Zhou Yi didn't speak. The emergency doctor suspiciously reached out and tore off the tape on one side of the gauze. After taking a look, his expression changed drastically.

"What...what happened? How did it get so serious?" The doctor knew that the two men in front of him were police officers. There were many people in police uniforms in the building where the man had been pulled away, as well as some in plainclothes like the two men.

"He probably burned his hand by sticking it to the boiling kettle," Zhou Yi said casually.

The doctor felt a chill run down his spine; he had burned himself way too badly!
Originally, the doctor didn't know whether the patient was a good person or a bad person, but now the doctor has come to the conclusion that the person is 100% a bad person.

"Can you die?" Wu Yongcheng asked.

The doctor replied, "There is no immediate danger of illness. It is likely that the high fever and coma are caused by an infection from the wound. As long as there has been no seizure, it is not a serious problem."

"When will he wake up?" "I can't say for sure. You should ask the emergency doctor later." The doctor looked at Fan Tianyou with some concern and asked, "Aren't you going to handcuff him?"

Zhou Yi shook his head and said, "It's okay, we're here, don't be afraid."

Zhou Yi thought to himself, "Do you think I don't want to handcuff him? There's no direct evidence yet, how can I put him in handcuffs?"

It's a pity that he treated the wound; otherwise, if the forensic doctor had issued a report stating that the wound and the human tissue found in the victim's stomach were basically consistent, he could have been immediately transferred to criminal detention.

Wu Yongcheng frowned and muttered, "You said that when Xiao Bing bit off a piece of flesh before she died, he should have known he was finished. There was no way he could escape. Did he think that he could just treat the wound and make up an excuse about a burn and get away with it?"

As soon as Wu Yongcheng spoke, the doctor next to him immediately perked up his ears.

Zhou Yi shook his head and said, "No, I don't think it's because of wishful thinking."

"What's the reason?"

"Xiao Bing must have regained consciousness just before being pushed into the river and grabbed his right hand, trying to survive or to drag him down with him. But Xiao Bing had sleeping pills in his system at the time, and having been on the run for two days, his physical strength must have been greatly reduced."

"He must have known he wouldn't survive, so he used his last bit of strength to take that bite, and then he fell into the river."

Zhou Yi stared intently at the unconscious Fan Tianyou and said, "He probably never expected that Xiao Bing would not struggle after falling into the water, but instead swallow the meat in her mouth."

Zhou Yi's words deeply shocked Wu Yongcheng. It is instinctive for people to struggle for survival after falling into water, and drowning people suffer greatly because water enters their nasal cavity and trachea.

When we accidentally choke on a mouthful of water, we cough for a long time. So when a drowning person is struggling, they will instinctively breathe through their mouth.

But in Xiao Bing's case, if she opens her mouth, the meat inside will inevitably fall into the water and be washed away.

In the vast Nansha River, where would the police find a piece of meat that is only two or three centimeters long?
Logically speaking, Fan Tianyou couldn't have imagined that the piece of meat would be preserved intact and become irrefutable evidence under those circumstances.

But what shocked Wu Yongcheng was the possibility that Zhou Yi mentioned.

Even while drowning, Xiao Bing was able to abandon his survival instincts and choose to risk his life to leave behind evidence.

What a truly upright and honorable man it takes to do this!

Wu Yongcheng felt very regretful that he hadn't been able to meet this man while he was still alive.

The doctor, who appeared calm on the surface, was inwardly turbulent with shock at the few words exchanged between the two.

Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, this is some serious gossip!
Zhou Yi leaned forward, clasped his hands together, and pressed them against his forehead.

He closed his eyes and silently prayed, "Teacher Xiao, you didn't die in vain! I will definitely get justice for you!"

When he opened his eyes, he was suddenly startled.

Because Fan Tianyou, who was originally unconscious, actually opened his eyes and stared intently at him.

His eyes were incredibly vicious, as if he wanted to tear Zhou Yi to pieces.

But Zhou Yi showed no fear whatsoever, staring coldly into his eyes, like a hunter looking mockingly at his dying prey.

Suddenly, a cold smile appeared on Zhou Yi's lips.

Because what he just said wasn't just for Wu Yongcheng's ears, but for Fan Tianyou's ears.

He was certain that Fan Tianyou had not completely lost consciousness.

Because the doctor was very calm after the examination and said that he was not in any danger.

So he knew that Fan Tianyou was pretending to be unconscious, and when Wu Yongcheng raised that question, he took the opportunity to say those words.

He just wanted to tell this bastard, "You're finished!"
You killed Xiao Bing, but Xiao Bing still managed to send you to the guillotine!

It's just a matter of time.

Sure enough, this bastard was faking being unconscious, but now he's coming clean and not pretending anymore.

When Fan Tianyou saw the cold smile on Zhou Yi's lips, a look of fear flashed in his eyes, and then he closed his eyes.

She never opened her eyes again until she was taken off the ambulance.

But Zhou Yi knew that he was already terrified.

Zhou Yi wanted to break his dying will to fight back.

When a murderer knows that the police have irrefutable evidence that can convict him even if he doesn't speak, his psychological defenses will crumble.

The only difficulty now is that the task force cannot take any forceful action before the DNA test results are available, even though he and Wu Yongcheng both know that Fan Tianyou is the murderer, but there is no direct evidence to confirm that he is a suspect.

We can only follow the legal procedures, send him to the hospital first, and then start questioning him once his physical condition allows.

Once he confesses, we can immediately handcuff him and forcibly control him.

The ambulance stopped, the doctor got out and opened the door, and Zhou Yi followed him out and saw that it was the Third Municipal Hospital.

This place is indeed quite close to Hongda.

Then they carried him off the plane and took him to the emergency room on a transport bed. Throughout the process, Zhou Yi and Wu Yongcheng stayed by Fan Tianyou's left and right sides, never leaving his side, just to prevent him from suddenly escaping.

After explaining the situation to the ambulance and emergency room doctors, he said goodbye to them, "Officers, my job is done, I'll be leaving now."

Wu Yongcheng nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, doctor."

The ambulance doctor turned and left with a serious expression, then quickened his pace toward his department, his inner desire to share gossip almost bursting out of control.

The emergency room doctor asked the nurse to draw blood for testing, and after looking at Fan Tianyou's wound, he also showed a shocked expression.

He frowned and said, "This level of routine disinfection isn't enough; we need to perform debridement surgery."

Wu Yongcheng asked, "What do you mean?"

The doctor pointed to the charred, bloody scars on the wound and said, "We need to cut off all these eschars first, then cut off the necrotic and infected tissue around the wound, and then disinfect and bandage the wound."

How long will the whole process take?

"It depends on the specific situation of the infection under his wound, but it will probably take an hour or two."

Zhou Yi looked at Wu Yongcheng, who nodded and said, "Then let's do it. Let's save his life first."

Zhou Yi agreed, after all, they were law enforcement officers, and even if a person committed a capital crime, he was still protected by law and enjoyed the rights of a lawful citizen before the verdict.

The doctor nodded and instructed his colleagues to arrange for emergency surgery.

Then let Wu Yongcheng and the others go and pay the fees.

Wu Yongcheng and Zhou Yi exchanged a helpless glance.

Fan Tianyou is currently only being summoned, not a criminal suspect, and is not in custody, so he cannot use public funds.

The responsibility can only be borne by himself or his family.

Given the current situation, we either need to get him to get up and pay the fee himself, or we need to call the school.

Either they pay for it themselves and then ask Fan Tianyou for the money back later.

The hospital doesn't care about your situation. If you have the relevant documents, they can put it on the public account and handle it later. But without the documents, the hospital won't let you owe them money.

Wu Yongcheng pulled out his ID, a pack of cigarettes, and a handful of crumpled change, then spread his hands to indicate that he had no money.

Zhou Yi was extremely unwilling to pay for this bastard's medical expenses.

Suddenly, he noticed Fan Tianyou's bulging pants pockets, patted Fan Tianyou's face, and shouted, "Wake up, stop pretending to be dead!"

Fan Tianyou's eyelids twitched twice, and he opened his eyes, glaring angrily at Zhou Yi.

"Do you have any money on you?" Zhou Yi asked.

Fan Tianyou just stared at him without saying a word.

Zhou Yi pointed his finger at his nose and said, "I'm warning you now, you're saving your own life. If you don't cooperate, we'll take coercive measures!"

Fan Tianyou finally spoke in a hoarse voice: "In the right trouser pocket."

Zhou Yi reached out and touched a wallet.

Upon closer inspection, it was a black wallet with the logo of a luxury brand. The wallet was of good quality, but the corners were severely worn, indicating that it was quite old.

Zhou Yi opened it and saw that there were several hundred yuan inside. He estimated that it would be enough to pay a deposit for the surgery, and the subsequent settlement would be handled by the special task force and the school.

“Listen carefully, I’m going to pay you now. Every penny I pay will be accompanied by a receipt, which I’ll put in your wallet,” Zhou Yi said loudly.

Fan Tianyou didn't speak, but he nodded.

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, his eyes immediately turned terrified, and he struggled to get up.

But Wu Yongcheng grabbed him from the other side and shouted sternly, "Behave yourself!"

This immediately drew attention from the people in the emergency room.

Fan Tianyou's reaction alerted Zhou Yi; why was he suddenly in such a hurry?

Zhou Yi opened his wallet again and examined it carefully.

Suddenly, his movements paused slightly.

Then, he pulled a photo out of a compartment in Fan Tianyou's wallet.

Lu Xiaoshuang's photo!

The photo was clearly taken secretly, and Lu Xiaoshuang was shown in profile with sunlight shining on her face, creating a shimmering effect.

Zhou Yi turned the photo over and saw that there were a few lines of writing on the back.

At first, Zhou Yi thought it was in English, but upon closer inspection, he realized he didn't recognize it, yet it looked somewhat familiar.

Suddenly he remembered that it was French. The same French was written on the back of the photograph fragment found at Xiao Bing's house.

Zhou Yi didn't know French, and Chen Yan wasn't there, but Zhou Yi had probably already guessed what was going on.

Therefore, the photo fragment in Xiao Bing's house was not taken by Xiao Bing.

Indeed, the task force found no camera or film in Xiao Bing's home or office, and his colleagues also confirmed that they had never seen him with a camera or had any interest in taking pictures.

Moreover, given Xiao Bing's financial situation, he probably couldn't afford such a hobby.

Now, the question has finally been answered.

The photo fragment in Xiao Bing's house was taken by Fan Tianyou. As long as the photo is taken back and Qiu Zhiyong is asked to authenticate and compare it, it will be possible to determine whether the French text on the back was written by the same person.

Moreover, it has been confirmed that Fan Tianyou had been stalking and secretly photographing Lu Xiaoshuang for a long time, which shows that he had a morbid obsession with Lu Xiaoshuang.

As for why Xiao Bing had that photo, Zhou Yi speculated that it was most likely lost by Fan Tianyou and then picked up by Xiao Bing by chance.

It's impossible that Fan Tianyou only took this one photo. The reason he carried it with him was simply because it was his favorite and most satisfying one.

In other words, Zhou Yi's earlier speculation may have triggered Dong Lu's illness and her desire to harm Lu Xiaoshuang, ultimately leading Xiao Bing to mistakenly believe that Dong Lu had hurt Lu Xiaoshuang, which is why she chose to run away when faced with the investigation.

The culprit behind that photo that triggered a chain reaction was Fan Tianyou.

"What's going on?" Zhou Yi asked angrily.

Fan Tianyou closed his eyes and turned his head away, refusing to answer.

Knowing that Lu Xiaoshuang was involved and that Zhou Yi might get emotional, Wu Yongcheng suggested, "Why don't I go instead?"

Zhou Yi took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and shook his head, saying, "No need, I'll go. He's just a grasshopper in autumn, he won't be able to hop around for much longer!"

Zhou Yi walked out of the emergency room with his wallet, but he took out a small evidence bag from his pocket and put the photo of Lu Xiaoshuang inside.

Queue up and pay.

Zhou Yi suddenly realized that the place he was standing in was the same place he had stood two months ago when he paid the bill for his grandfather.

It felt like these two months were a cycle, and I had returned to this place again.

After paying, Zhou Yi took the form from the window and was about to turn back when Qiao Jiali's voice rang out behind her.

"Zhou Yi? What are you doing here?"

Zhou Yi turned around and saw that it was Qiao Jiali, who had just walked in from outside.

Zhou Yi briefly explained the situation, and Qiao Jiali was shocked. She didn't expect that the case would progress so rapidly in just one day.

However, she was genuinely happy to hear that Captain Wu had returned.

Zhou Yi asked, "Sister Qiao, what brings you here?"

“I check on Dong Lu’s condition every day, and ask Director Sun about the progress of her treatment, and when I can talk to her.”

"How is Dong Lu doing now?" Zhou Yi asked hurriedly.

"Director Sun said that Dong Lu's condition is relatively stable after taking the medication, but her original personality occasionally gets emotionally agitated," Qiao Jiali paused and said, "mainly because she keeps insisting on finding Xiao Bing."

Upon hearing Xiao Bing's name, Zhou Yi's heart sank.

"Sigh... We can't keep her from knowing about Xiao Bing's death forever, can we?" Qiao Jiali sighed.

"Let's take it one step at a time." He was only a teenager when Xiao Bing and Dong Lu's situation unfolded, and there was nothing he could do about it. "Sister Qiao, I'll go hand in the form first. If I have time, I'll come see Dong Lu later."

"Okay, just let me know if you need any help."

Zhou Yi returned to the emergency room and handed the form to the nurse.

Zhou Yi looked at Fan Tianyou lying there, then at Wu Yongcheng.

Wu Yongcheng shook his head, indicating that nothing was wrong.

After a while, two nurses came, confirmed Fan Tianyou's name, and were about to take the transfer bed away.

Wu Yongcheng grabbed the hospital bed and asked, "What are you doing?"

"To the operating room?" the nurse said, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

"Okay, let's go then." Wu Yongcheng finally let go of her hand, and then he and Zhou Yi followed the transfer bed forward, one on each side.

When they arrived at the entrance of the operating room, just as the two were about to go in, the nurse immediately stopped them, saying that it was a sterile area and family members were not allowed to go in.

Zhou Yi showed his identification to show his identity and asked to go inside.

The nurse said helplessly, "Even if you were a policeman, you couldn't go in; it's against the rules."

Just then, the ER doctor arrived and explained to the two that outsiders really couldn't be allowed in. There were several operating rooms and a lot of sterile equipment in the entire surgical area, and he couldn't bear the responsibility of letting them in.

I suggested they talk to the hospital leadership.

The doctor looked at Fan Tianyou on the hospital bed and said, "Or, if you're worried he'll run away, you can handcuff him."

Zhou Yi and Wu Yongcheng exchanged a glance; going inside was definitely not a realistic option.

After all, unless there's an emergency, if we really go to the hospital leadership to make trouble, who knows how long the negotiations will take.

The safest way is to handcuff the person.

Although it did not comply with regulations, it was not a big problem, given the special circumstances and the fact that he was arrested was only a matter of time.

“Okay.” Zhou Yi took out handcuffs and walked over.

Fan Tianyou, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly sat up and shouted, "What are you doing? This is illegal! I'm going to sue you! I'm going to sue you!"

Zhou Yi pushed him down, then handcuffed one end to his left wrist and the other end to the guardrail next to the transfer bed.

"Okay, feel free to sue me. Remember my name well. I'm Zhou Yi, from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. My badge number is 361810."

Zhou Yi sneered, "I'm afraid you'll never have that chance again!"

In that instant, Zhou Yi saw panic in his eyes.

He knew he was finished.

"Doctor, please hurry up and ensure your own safety. If there is any danger, get away from this person immediately and let us handle it."

The emergency room doctor nodded, a hint of worry in his eyes, but said nothing and helped the nurse push Fan Tianyou inside.

The operating room doors were closed.

Zhou Yi checked the time and said to Wu Yongcheng, "Captain Wu, I just ran into Sister Qiao. She went to the psychiatric ward to check on Dong Lu's condition. It'll probably be a while before we go over there."

Wu Yongcheng nodded: "Go ahead."

Zhou Yi pulled out his gun from his waist and handed it to Wu Yongcheng. He knew that Wu Yongcheng had been on sick leave and had already handed over his gun.

"No need, he's already handcuffed, what can he do? Besides, with his physique, he's no threat at all."

“Just in case, you should take it. Besides, I’m not very good with a gun in this hand. And the handcuff key, in case the doctor needs to move him.” Zhou Yi said, shaking his left hand, which was bitten by Dong Lu and wrapped in gauze, then shoved the gun into Wu Yongcheng’s hand and left.

Wu Yongcheng looked at the gun in his hand, smiled, and then put it away.

He never expected that just ten minutes later, he would draw his gun.

Because an accident happened in the operating room!
(End of this chapter)