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

Chapter 557 Unlucky Director Wang
"Zhou Yi, Miss Bai, she..."

Before Ding Chunmei could speak, Bai Lin chided her, "Didn't I tell you? Just call me Xiaobai."

Zhou Yi didn't expect that Bai Lin would arrive right after he left, and even enter the house.

He closed the door and said to Ding Chunmei, "Chunmei, call her Teacher Bai. Teacher Bai teaches music at the nearby middle school."

"Okay." Ding Chunmei said, and quickly walked towards Zhou Yi. When her back was to Bai Lin, she immediately frowned.

Clearly, Bai Lin came uninvited.

Zhou Yi put his arm around Ding Chunmei's shoulder affectionately, then smiled at Bai Lin.

At the same time, his eyes inadvertently glanced towards the doors of the two bedrooms, thankfully the door to the second bedroom was closed.

Then he let go of Ding Chunmei and said, "Teacher Bai, it's just in time that you're here. I'll pay you the rent, and then we can sign the contract."

"No rush, I just brought you some fruit," Bai Lin said with a smile, her hands behind her back.

It was then that Zhou Yi noticed a bowl of washed grapes on the table. They looked very good, were large, and were obviously not cheap.

It seems that this is what Ding Chunmei wanted to say earlier, and it's also the reason why Ding Chunmei let Bai Lin into the house.

"Thank you, Teacher Bai, for the expense," Zhou Yi said politely.

"It's a housewarming celebration," Bai Lin said with a smile.

"Let's pay the rent first, that way we'll feel more at ease. Besides, I have work to do tomorrow, so I might not have time."

For criminal investigators, when a case comes up, there's no such thing as a weekend.

Besides, there are still matters concerning Mo Youyou's family to deal with tomorrow night.

"Chunmei, go to my suitcase and get the paper and pen. They're in a hidden compartment."

"Okay." Ding Chunmei walked straight to the master bedroom.

Zhou Yi took out his wallet, took out the money he had prepared in advance, and placed it on the table.

"Teacher Bai, please sit down for a while."

"Okay." Bai Lin said, running her hands over her hips, lifting the hem of her long skirt, and then sat down.

Bai Lin's movement, though seemingly unpretentious, perfectly accentuated her exquisite figure.

"Officer Zhou, try this grape and see if it's sweet. I've already washed it." As she spoke, she picked up a grape and held it to Zhou Yi's lips.

Sure enough, this kind of ambiguous behavior without any sense of boundaries was not an accident!

If the first encounter was an accident, then Zhou Yi was overthinking it.

The second time, Bai Lin did it on purpose.

She's a beautiful 23-year-old woman; she couldn't possibly be unaware of boundaries when interacting with men.

Zhou Yi immediately leaned back, but smiled and said, "I don't really like grapes, but Chunmei does."

"I see." Bai Lin withdrew her hand, a look of disappointment on her face.

"Since Sister Chunmei likes to eat it, then I won't fight her for it." Although Bai Lin said this, she didn't put the grape back in her hand, but put it directly into her mouth.

"Officer Zhou, you're working overtime this weekend?"

Zhou Yi nodded and said casually, "Yes, there's a case to handle at Wu Guang Art School."

He said this intentionally for Bai Lin to hear.

Although the girl Bai Lin in the school window photo had a pure and innocent temperament like a dove of peace, Liu Yuqin said that Bai Lin was also a good student with a clean reputation before the incident.

But some people are naturally good at disguising themselves. At least judging from her ambiguous behavior, this woman is far from as innocent as she appears.

However, Bai Lin showed no reaction to the words "Wu Guang Art School".

At this moment, Ding Chunmei came over with paper and pen.

Bai Lin said obediently like a little girl, "Sister Chunmei, Officer Zhou said you really like grapes, why don't you eat more?"

Ding Chunmei was puzzled and could only smile and say thank you.

Zhou Yi took the paper and pen and asked, "Teacher Bai, shall you write or shall I?"

"You write it, I'm rather lazy, hehe."

Zhou Yi didn't hesitate and quickly wrote out the agreement.

In those days, computers were not common, and many informal contracts were handwritten.

"Teacher Bai, take a look. There are two copies. If there are no problems, you can just sign here as the client." Zhou Yi tore two sheets of paper from the notebook and handed them to Bai Lin.

After Bai Lin took it, she didn't even look at it before picking up the pen on the table and signing it.

"Aren't you going to take a look?"

Bai Lin smiled and said, "I believe you."

After seeing Bai Lin off, Zhou Yi had just closed the door when he turned around and found Ding Chunmei looking at him with a smile.

"what happened?"

"This Teacher Bai is indeed a very nice person... but a little too nice."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi sighed helplessly and said, "Anyway, I'll try to have as little contact with her as possible in the future."

"I'm fine, after all, they weren't after me," Ding Chunmei said with a half-smile.

Zhou Yi was taken aback and asked warily, "What do you mean? Are you here because of Li Chong?"

I thought to myself that it was impossible for me to be tricked to this extent.

"Zhou Yi, did you really not realize? This Teacher Bai is here for you."

"Me?" Zhou Yi was taken aback. "I have no grudge against her, why is she targeting me?"

Ding Chunmei couldn't help but laugh out loud, saying, "She's got her eye on you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi was stunned. He put one hand on his hip and the other on his chin, muttering, "There's no reason for this. I've only met her twice. It doesn't make sense."

"It seems even our Officer Zhou has areas he's unfamiliar with," Ding Chunmei joked.

Being a police officer inherently requires more rationality than emotion. The longer a man lives and the more experiences he has, the more rational he becomes.

Therefore, Zhou Yi could not understand Ding Chunmei's words, because he felt that anyone should have a logical basis for doing anything.

Aside from mental illness!
Although he had just realized that Bai Lin was deliberately making ambiguous gestures towards him, he connected it to the fact that Bai Lin had been dealt with for prostitution before, and suspected that this woman was only innocent on the surface but secretly horny, which was why she used her beauty to attract men.

This is what is commonly known as the combination of a "white lotus" (a seemingly innocent but actually manipulative woman) and a "green tea" (a seemingly innocent but actually manipulative woman).

But he never expected the possibility that Ding Chunmei mentioned.

"Did you discover something?" Zhou Yi asked, unwilling to give up.

Ding Chunmei shook her head: "No, it's just a woman's intuition."

"A woman's intuition..." Zhou Yi scratched his head helplessly. This thing is not the same as the intuition of an old criminal police officer. A woman's intuition is a bit mysterious.

"Never mind, it doesn't matter. Just try not to have anything to do with her anymore, especially don't let her come in again."

Ding Chunmei said with a wry smile, "I couldn't stop her even if I wanted to. She kept calling your name as she walked into the house."

"I see. It's alright. Pack your things and go to bed early."

"it is good."

"Oh, by the way, I might be back quite late tomorrow, so don't wait for me. Just make me something to eat."

"Okay, I understand. You... be careful out there."

Seeing her worry, Zhou Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, with me here, the truth will come out sooner or later."

Encouraged by Zhou Yi, Ding Chunmei took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "Yes, I believe it!"

It's late at night and everything is silent.

Zhou Yi was sound asleep in the master bedroom, with something under his pillow that gave him a sense of absolute security.

In the next bedroom, Ding Chunmei lay on the bed but couldn't fall asleep. She stared blankly at the ceiling in the dark.

After a while, she turned her head and looked out the window.

In the distant night sky, a bright moon gently casts its light.

She murmured softly, "Senior brother, the moonlight is so beautiful tonight."

As she spoke, a tear slid down her cheek.

The greatest advantage of being young is that you can feel refreshed and energetic after just one night's sleep.

Unlike middle-aged people who have light sleep, often sleep poorly, and even when they wake up, they still feel exhausted.

Seeing that Ding Chunmei's bedroom door was closed, Zhou Yi guessed that she hadn't woken up yet, so he didn't disturb her and instead tried to wash up as quietly as possible.

But just after I finished brushing my teeth, I suddenly heard the sound of a key turning in the front door.

This immediately put him on alert. Could Bai Lin really be so lacking in boundaries? If so, he would have no choice but to cancel his lease, move out, and stay away from trouble!
The door opened, and to everyone's surprise, it was Ding Chunmei who walked in, carrying a bag in her hand.

"Oh, you're awake! That's perfect, I've bought breakfast." Ding Chunmei closed the door and walked into the living room.

Zhou Yi asked in surprise, "Why are you up so early?"

“Go buy breakfast. Just in case another woman brings you breakfast.” Ding Chunmei said with a smile, “No matter what, I have to keep an eye on you for Xiaoshuang, otherwise you’ll be kidnapped.”

Zhou Yi wrung out the towel, both amused and exasperated.

During dinner yesterday, he told Ding Chunmei that he was now with Lu Xiaoshuang.

I originally wanted to find an opportunity to call Lu Xiaoshuang together in front of her to tell her about this, but we had already spoken on the phone on the way back from Yunshan County yesterday, so there was no need to call again.

Ding Chunmei was both surprised and happy, after all, Zhou Yi and Lu Xiaoshuang were the parties involved in the food street incident.

And it was because of this incident that I was able to have better opportunities at the television station.

If she hadn't resigned, she might have done even better if she had persevered for a few more years.

Zhou Yi hung up the towel and instinctively glanced at the front door, genuinely afraid that Ding Chunmei's prediction might be correct.

Fortunately, this did not happen in the end.

After breakfast, Zhou Yi went to the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Today, he had to go to the art school with Shen Jiale to continue following up on Wang Xinkai's case.

If Wang Xinkai's case has nothing to do with Qin Chao and Zhu Lingling, then we need to find new leads.

Living nearby is indeed convenient; we arrived at the Municipal Bureau very quickly.

Hou Kun was the only one in the office. The two greeted each other and chatted for a bit.

Hou Kun said that although the headless female corpse case is still under investigation, he heard from them yesterday that they have not found any useful clues yet.

This was entirely within Zhou Yi's expectations, which is why he wasn't in a hurry about the case at all.

Because there's no use in being anxious.

After all, he's not Erlang Shen, who can open his third eye.

However, this reminded Zhou Yi of the newspaper's news article. When he returned yesterday, he went directly to the dormitory area to pick up Ding Chunmei. Shen Jiale said he had to go back to the office to follow up on the newspaper's matter.

At this moment, Zhou Yi felt that the most likely possibility was that he had suggested bluffing the murderer.

Because of other things, I had already done everything I was supposed to do in my previous life.

So this matter needs to be followed up, but Shen Jiale and I need to keep an eye on Wang Xinkai's case first.

So Zhou Yi took the initiative to ask Hou Kun for help. Since Fang Jianqing had deliberately kept him in the office, it was only natural that he would help follow up on this matter.

Hou Kun readily agreed, after all, he knew that Zhou Yi "had a background", but more importantly, Zhou Yi was down-to-earth.

He was a few years older than Zhou Yi and had been a police officer for several years, so he had heard of leaders like Fang Jianqing before.

As for those with connections, they naturally possess an air of arrogance.

But he was surprised because Zhou Yi didn't have any.

That's truly remarkable.

Therefore, he had a very good impression of Zhou Yi and readily agreed.

Zhou Yi also asked him to help receive the fax sent by Hongcheng.

With Hou Kun's help, Zhou Yi no longer needed to worry about being left unattended in the rear.

Even if Fang Jianqing found out, he wouldn't say anything out of respect for Zhou Yi.

Soon, Shen Jiale arrived, and thoughtfully brought Zhou Yi breakfast.

Zhou Yi couldn't eat that much, and since Hou Kun had arrived early and hadn't eaten yet, he offered the food to Hou Kun.

Shen Jiale said that after returning yesterday, he contacted the newspaper.

Qi Dongqiang stated that after the newspaper saw the document, the leadership agreed to the cooperation request.

I will fax the manuscript over today for the Municipal Bureau to review. After they confirm that everything is correct, it will be published the day after tomorrow, which is next Monday.

Because the Wu Guang Metropolitan Daily is not a daily newspaper, but a Wednesday newspaper, meaning it is published three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Zhou Yi told Hou Kun that when the manuscript arrived, he would take a look at it first, and if there were no problems, he could just give it to Cao Anmin for confirmation.

Zhou Yi's words were actually giving Hou Kun a chance to prove himself, so as to prevent Cao Anmin from being influenced by Fang Jianqing's prejudice.

After explaining everything, Zhou Yi and Shen Jiale drove straight to Wu Guang Art School.

Although it was Saturday, there was no distinction between weekends and summer training courses.

For many parents, weekends are actually the time when they most want to send their children to training classes, since out of sight, out of mind.

When Zhou Yi and Shen Jiale arrived, it was already 9:30, but strangely, Director Wang had not yet arrived.

I asked the other teachers in the teaching affairs office, and they also found it strange, because Director Wang usually arrives quite early, even during the summer classes, he usually arrives at nine o'clock.

Since Director Wang didn't have a mobile phone, only a pager, a teacher helped him by pagerping him, but he didn't call back for a long time.

Zhou Yi and Shen Jiale could only wait at the school.

Director Wang finally arrived at 10:30.

When Zhou Yi and Shen Jiale saw him, they were both dumbfounded.

Director Wang's left arm was tightly wrapped in a plaster cast and hung around his neck, and he also had a cut on the left side of his face.

"Director Wang, what... what's going on?" Zhou Yi asked quickly.

Director Wang shook his head helplessly, but perhaps the movement was a bit too large, because he grimaced in pain halfway through shaking his head.

"What bad luck! I got hit by a flowerpot that fell from somewhere. The doctor said I have a fractured left scapula. Luckily, it hit my shoulder; if it had been any more off, my head would be split open," Director Wang said dejectedly. "I guess my family would be in for a big meal."

Zhou Yi was startled: "Throwing objects from a high-rise building?"

"I don't know. I called the police, but they couldn't find out whose house it fell from. The police said they couldn't do anything about it," Director Wang said angrily.

When Shen Jiale saw that he was about to sit down, he quickly went to help him and pulled out a chair for him.

Zhou Yi was also speechless: "This is indeed a bit unlucky. If you can't find out whose balcony the flowerpot fell from, then if you want to claim compensation and protect your rights, you'll have to sue the entire building."

Similar cases were rare in the early years, but as high-rise buildings have become more and more common, such incidents have emerged one after another.

Some are accidents, such as flower pots or falling facades.

Some are inherently bad; throwing trash out the window is one thing, but the worst are those who, during arguments, lose control and throw things out the window—even kitchen knives and televisions.

The victims of objects thrown from high-rise buildings include the elderly, children, and adults, resulting in one tragedy after another.

"Director Wang, your injury is so serious, you should rest at home," Zhou Yi said, explaining that a fractured scapula is quite severe and requires proper rest.

Upon hearing this, Director Wang said, "I still have to cooperate with your work, and others don't know the situation either."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi was deeply moved. Even though he was so badly injured, he still remembered this matter.

Regardless of what he concealed regarding the school's atmosphere yesterday, his conscientious and responsible attitude is at least worthy of respect.

Zhou Yi said, "Director Wang, thank you for your trouble. We are truly grateful. Once the case is closed, I will definitely report to the bureau and apply for an honorary award for you."

Upon hearing this, Director Wang immediately beamed with joy, as this was something that would both enhance his reputation and benefit his career prospects.

"Officer Zhou, you're too kind. It's all what I should do." Director Wang smiled and reached for the teacup on the table, but after stiffly bringing it to his lips, he realized that the cup was empty.

Shen Jiale reacted quickly, snatching the cup and pouring him water.

After taking a sip of water, Director Wang said, "I arranged for someone to take care of the attendance records for teachers and students before I left yesterday. I'll have Teacher Cai help you compile the statistics in a bit."

Zhou Yi nodded.

"Then, I and their homeroom teacher, Ms. Tian, ​​went to the home visits of students Zhu Lingling and Qin Chao yesterday."

Director Wang suddenly became serious and said solemnly, "Officer Zhou, I think you're right! That kid Qin Chao is definitely hiding something from us!"

(End of this chapter)