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

Chapter 460 Zhou Conan

Nightclubs engaging in smuggling cigarettes and alcohol aren't really a big problem; at least they don't have much to do with the criminal investigation team. Even if there's evidence, it's the industry and commerce administration department that will investigate.

However, if there is organized prostitution, then it falls under the jurisdiction of the Criminal Investigation Division.

Although in the previous case of Long Zhiqiang, Meng Dahai and others mentioned in their testimonies that they had solicited prostitutes at the Golden Phoenix Nightclub.

But the police can't investigate nightclubs based on this alone.

Let's not even talk about how big an operation it would take to investigate such a large nightclub.

The testimony of just two suspects, without any other evidence or clues, constitutes isolated evidence.

Even if you ask Qian Hongxing now and he says yes, it doesn't mean anything.

However, if such a large nightclub is involved in organized illegal prostitution, then it must be related to organized crime.

Ever since I last saw him at Jianghai Mansion.

Zhou Yi had a sense of destiny; he knew he was bound to clash with Jiang Zhengdao sooner or later!
This man, who has connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds, may have had his hands stained with blood while holding the Buddhist prayer beads.

Faced with this question, Qian Hongxing was clearly in a dilemma, but after hesitating for a moment, he nodded: "Yes, actually it's not really a secret."

Just as Zhou Yi was about to ask for more details, the door to the private room opened, and Zhou Jianye walked in, smiling, and said, "The restaurant even rounded down the price for us."

Qian Hongxing clearly didn't want to continue the topic, so he took the opportunity to end the conversation, chatted with Zhou Jianye for a few minutes, and agreed on a time and place to meet the next day, thus concluding the meal.

Zhou Yi didn't intend to ask too many questions. Qian Hongxing was a big boss who interacted with all sorts of people. If you couldn't even put on an act, you wouldn't be able to do business with him.

After all, he wasn't his informant.

On the way back, he bluntly told Zhou Jianye that he and his parents definitely could not participate in the equity structure of the business, and he also knew that his third uncle did not have any money to invest at the moment.

So he told his third uncle that his mother had a sum of money, which was his grandfather's savings.

There was a total of 65,000. 10,000 had already been given to my aunt, 10,000 of the remaining money was given to my third uncle, and the remaining 45,000 was left by my grandfather for his wedding.

With the bonus from this first-class merit award, I can raise a total of 65,000 yuan, which can be used as an investment for my third uncle.

Anyway, I have a salary, and my parents have some savings, so we don't have any problems with daily life.

Zhou Jianye shook his head and said, "This amount of money is too little, it's not enough."

Zhou Yi sighed and said that he really had no money left, and he didn't want to borrow money from others for investment.

Zhou Jianye said, "That's not what I meant. If you're talking about money, I believe Lao Qian can definitely afford to pay it all. And with your relationship, even if we don't contribute a single cent, he will still leave us a share."

Just as Zhou Yi was about to say that wouldn't work, Zhou Jianye added, "But that definitely won't work. It would be suspicious that you're using your position as a public official. If it's just a phantom share, I'd become a nominee for you, which would be detrimental to you. So, the money definitely has to come out, and the shares will be held according to the investment ratio. But I said it's not enough because I think the business you're talking about has a promising future and can make a lot of money. So we need to put in as much as possible in the early stages."

"Here's what I'll do: I'll talk to Lao Qian about the business plan tomorrow. Once we've discussed it, I'll hurry back and try to use my connections to get a mortgage loan for my house, to scrape together as much as possible."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi realized that the mortgage loan was not a problem; as long as the payments continued, the house would remain, which was better than selling it.

"That's one option, but will it affect your company's operations?"

"You don't need to worry about that. This new company will definitely be a joint venture. If the prospects here are good, I will re-sign some of the personnel costs and move them over to reduce the burden on the original company."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Okay, I don't understand any of this anyway, you handle it."

"But you've got a good business sense, kid. If you weren't doing so well now, I'd be thinking of asking you to join us in the business world."

Zhou Yi smiled but didn't say anything. He had no business acumen whatsoever. As a reborn person who was aware of the development of the times, he racked his brains for months before recalling some news he had seen from the corners of his memory and came up with this idea.

When he was first reborn, he confidently told his third uncle that he wanted to be a rich second-generation.

But the truth is, besides solving cases, he can't do anything else after being reborn.

Sure enough, Zhou Jianye chuckled and said, "So your dream of becoming a rich second-generation is just a pipe dream."

Just then, the bus was about to arrive at the stop, but Zhou Yi suddenly stood up and walked towards the back door.

Zhou Jianye was taken aback: "Have we arrived at the station? No, we haven't."

The bus stopped at the station, and a man with a backpack was getting off when Zhou Yi suddenly grabbed his shoulder.

The man paused, then asked warily, "What are you doing?"

Zhou Yi raised an eyebrow, glanced at the man's shirt pocket, and said, "You took something you shouldn't have, didn't you?"

The man tensed up immediately, but quickly masked his nervousness with anger, cursing, "What the hell is wrong with you?"

As she spoke, she tried to break free from Zhou Yi's hand and get out of the car.

But it felt like my shoulder was being hooked by iron claws, and I couldn't break free at all.

At this point, the ticket seller became impatient: "What are you doing? If you want to argue, go argue outside. Don't disturb the other passengers."

Zhou Yi flashed his badge and shouted, "Police! Close the car doors and drive straight to the nearest police station. This man is a thief, and there are accomplices in the car!"

One sentence was enough to shock everyone on the bus.

Seeing that he couldn't break free, the man grabbed by Zhou Yi immediately put his hand into his pants pocket.

But Zhou Yi saw right through his every move. He warned him sternly, "You'd better not take anything out of your pocket! I'm warning you, theft and assaulting a police officer are not the same crime!"

Upon hearing the words "assaulting a police officer," the man instantly cowered and ultimately didn't dare to take anything out of his pocket.

The man fell to his knees with a thud and began to beg for mercy.

Half an hour later, Zhou Jianye, who was squatting in front of a police station, suddenly heard Zhou Yi's voice shout: "Third Uncle, let's go!"

He looked up and saw Zhou Yi standing at the gate, so he quickly got up and ran over.

"So fast?"

"Petty theft can be handled by the local police station."

"That kid's pretty cool. He flashed his badge and yelled 'Police!' The thief trembled."

"It's not that exaggerated, just two thieves." Zhou Yi stretched and realized that catching thieves didn't seem to bother him anymore.

He laughed self-deprecatingly, wondering if he should really change his name to Zhou Conan.

……

On the morning of June 15th, Wu Yongcheng walked into the Third Brigade office and was startled when he saw Zhou Yi scratching himself incessantly.

"What's wrong with you? You've got a rash?" Wu Yongcheng asked.

Because Zhou Yi had many red spots on her body.

"No, it was a mosquito bite," Zhou Yi said helplessly while scratching.

Last night, he went to the vicinity of the savings bank on Linbei Road and confirmed that Han Jiajia's parents were on duty at the savings bank, just like in his previous life.

The only difference is that in this life, Han Weimin can no longer buy the pig's head meat he loves.

He then crouched in the bushes outside the back door of the savings bank until dawn, and only left when it was almost daylight after confirming that nothing had happened.

He was tired but not too bad, since he was used to staying up late and was young, but the mosquitoes in the grass were really vicious, and they bit him all over.

He never imagined that the sacrifice he made to prevent the bank robbery and murder would be feeding mosquitoes with his own body.

"Mosquitoes?" Wu Yongcheng found it strange. "What's wrong? Did you stay up all night playing Runtu?"

Zhou Yi smiled but didn't say anything, just kept scratching his itch.

"Stop scratching, you'll only end up with scars. I'll go ask around and see if anyone has any floral water."

"Thank you, Captain Wu." Jiang Biao came in just as Wu Yongcheng left.

Upon seeing Zhou Yi, he asked, "Oh, what's going on? Did you go steal melons?"

Zhou Yi thought to himself, "Fine, I'm not going to be Runtu anymore, I'm going to be a badger."

However, the matter of Han Jiajia's parents confirmed to Zhou Yi that, to a certain extent, some unsolved cases can be prevented.

That's enough. At least it gives us another possibility in solving this unsolved case. We can also study and try it out when we go to Wuguang later.

After a while, Wu Yongcheng returned with half a bottle of Liushen (a traditional Chinese medicine), and Zhou Yi applied it to her body as if she were taking a bath.

When Qiao Jiali and Chen Yan arrived, they were both surprised, saying that the office of our Third Brigade smelled so good.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Wu Yongcheng said two things.

First, his appointment as a branch captain has been approved and will be officially announced at the end of the month.

Everyone was overjoyed, except for Chen Yan, who said somewhat sadly, "So, Master, are you moving out of the Third Brigade office? Will we have to go upstairs to find you in the future?"

The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere became somewhat heavy.

Wu Yongcheng knew Chen Yan's personality, especially the impact of his father's affairs on him, which made him more sensitive.

He was about to speak up to lighten the mood when Zhou Yi spoke first, saying to Chen Yan with a smile, "Brother Yan, you'll be the only apprentice of the head of our Criminal Investigation Detachment. If this were ancient times, you'd definitely be a prince!"

Wu Yongcheng laughed and scolded, "Pah, you're so glib. If he were the heir apparent, you would definitely be a traitor plotting to usurp the throne."

Everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere immediately eased.

Wu Yongcheng said that he would no longer serve as the captain of the Third Brigade, but a new captain would not be appointed in the short term, so he would still be responsible for the work.

The second thing is the matter of Zhou Yi and Chen Yan taking turns on duty in different locations.

The list has been confirmed by the province. Zhou Yi and Chen Yan will go to the provincial department for training at the end of the month, and their official start date is August 1st.

This time it was Jiang Biao's turn to feel sad: "Good heavens, Captain Wu got promoted, and you two are going to another place. It seems that Xiao Qiao and I will be left as lonely old folks."

Wu Yongcheng said, "What, you think you can retire? Dream on. Let me tell you, while the two of them are away, other places have sent people over. As seniors, you need to set a good example and stop being so irresponsible."

Zhou Yi asked Chen Yan, "Brother Yan, where are you going?"

"Luo He."

"Really?" Zhou Yi was surprised.

Wu Yongcheng didn't tell them that Luohe specifically wanted Zhou Yi, but Zhou Yi had previously requested to go to Wuguang, so Chen Yan was chosen instead.

He knew Zhou Yi didn't care, but he was afraid Chen Yan would be upset, so he didn't say anything.

"Then please give my regards to Lu Zhengfeng for me, Brother Yan."

Chen Yangang had just agreed when Wu Yongcheng said, "Lu Zhengfeng is coming here."

"Huh?" Zhou Yi could only sigh, this was truly a twist of fate.

"Alright, that's about it. You're all old folks, so I won't nag you. Just do what you need to do." Wu Yongcheng stood up and said, "What's that couplet from the pharmacy again? May all people in the world be free from illness, so why not let the medicine on the shelves gather dust?"

"I do hope that the world is at peace and we can have nothing to do every day."

Zhou Yi didn't hear what was said after that; he only heard what was said earlier.

With a puzzled look on his face: "Old man? Captain Wu, I've only been here for three months."

Two words came from outside the door: "Get out!"

……

Lu Xiaoshuang had no classes starting June 28th, and her classmates were gradually preparing to go home.

In previous years, Hongda University allowed students to stay overnight during winter and summer vacations; all they had to do was submit an application.

However, after the major case this year, undergraduate students, except for master's and doctoral students, are not allowed to stay on campus during the summer vacation.

Zhou Yi heard that the school was going to fully upgrade its surveillance and access control systems, and also improve the public telephones on campus. It seemed that in the future, you would have to swipe your meal card to make a call to a public telephone on campus.

The school is clearly genuinely scared, given the enormous impact of this case.

Fortunately, the case was solved, which is a blessing in disguise.

Zhou Yi heard from Wu Yongcheng that the faculty and staff of Hongda University now hate Chen Gengyun and Fan Tianyou to the core because they no longer have summer vacations.

Throughout the summer vacation, there will be intensive training in moral character and professional ethics for teachers. In addition to training, there will be exams. Those who fail the exams will have to retake them, and those who fail the retakes will be suspended without pay.

Normally, the faculty and staff would keep this matter to themselves.

But with the higher-ups doing this, everyone felt that the culprits had been identified and the guilty party had been held accountable, and everyone wanted nothing more than to tear those two ringleaders apart alive.

The Chen family ancestors for eighteen generations are almost drowned in spittle.

Zhou Yi felt that this was actually going too far. After all, people like Chen Gengyun and Liu Baoguo were full of morality and righteousness before they were arrested, compared to ordinary teachers and staff. Trying to stop the evil thoughts in people's nature in this way would have limited effect.

However, the fact that so many people are criticizing those two is a kind of gain in itself.

Zhou Yi and Lu Xiaoshuang discussed it and decided to take a bus to Wuguang on July 1st, stay at their maternal grandmother's house for a few days, and then choose a clear day from the weather forecast to climb Yunxia Mountain and watch the sunrise.

Lu Xiaoshuang said that after climbing Yunxia Mountain, she might go to Wuguang City because Mo Youyou invited her to visit her home for a few days.

Zhou Yi then remembered, "Oh right, Mo Youyou is a local from Wuguang."

After agreeing on this, Zhou Yi got a leave slip from Wu Yongcheng and then went home to prepare his things.

These days, Uncle San had a very smooth conversation with Qian Hongxing, so he rushed back to the south to mortgage his property.

He left his wife and children in Hongcheng. Since his grandson came back, the grandfather has been beaming with joy every day.

Before leaving, Uncle San specifically told Zhou Yi, "If you can find that bastard who cheated me and make him spit out the money, then we can increase our investment."

Before Zhou Yi could even get out of bed, her mother arrived at the house carrying a large woven bag.

Still half asleep, Zhou Yi glanced at the colorful woven bag and felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

"Mom, you didn't make another bunch of pickled vegetables for me to take to Grandma, did you? Eat less pickled vegetables, they contain nitrites, which are bad."

Zhang Qiuxia said proudly, "This time it's not pickled vegetables, it's sausage and cured meat, take a look."

Zhou Yi went over and saw a large plastic bag inside the woven bag, filled with sausages and cured meat. "Where did all these sausages come from?"

“After the steel coil issue was resolved last time, your coworkers gave this to your dad as a thank you gift,” Zhang Qiuxia said with a smile. “You were so busy back then that you were never home, so I didn’t tell you. I figured we couldn’t finish it all, so I brought it over for your grandma, your aunt, and your uncle to try.”

Zhou Yi rummaged through the woven bag and asked in confusion, "Why are there bed sheets, pillowcases, and blankets in here?"

"Oh, this? I didn't realize you and Xiaoshuang were going to stay at your grandma's house for a few days. It's in the countryside, and I was worried she might find it dirty, so I prepared these for her."

Zhou Yi looked at the old-fashioned floral pattern on the fabric and smiled helplessly.

“What are you laughing at? This is all the dowry your grandma prepared for me when I got married to your dad. The materials are very good, and they’re brand new. I can’t bear to take them out to use.” Zhang Qiuxia said earnestly.

"mom."

"What's wrong?"

“You treat Xiaoshuang better than you treat me,” Zhou Yi said with a smile.

Zhang Qiuxia rolled her eyes at him: "You talk as if I've ever wronged you."

(End of this chapter)