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

Chapter 75: Stab a Few More Times
Baimao looked at Zhou Yi with a crazy look on his face, staring at him intently.

Everyone's heart was in their throat. The owner of the mutton soup bun shop who was holding a rolling pin wanted to go up and help, but he didn't dare to move.

Xu Nian rummaged through her bag with trembling hands, and finally took out a cell phone.

This is a flip phone released by Motorola in 1996. It is completely different from the bulky mobile phone.

It had not been released in China at that time. It was a birthday gift from Xu Nian's father to her. It was said to be an advance version specially provided by domestic telecom operators. It was very rare and could not be bought even if you had money.

Xu Nian rarely takes it out to use because it is too conspicuous.

She opened the flip phone and immediately called the police.

"Hey, I want to call the police..."

Zhou Yi, who was standing in the center, didn't dare to move, for fear that Baimao would get angry and hurt Lu Xiaoshuang.

Lu Xiaoshuang was so frightened that she was trembling all over, but she didn't dare to make any big movements. Firstly, the sharp blade was against her throat, and secondly, she was afraid of angering Baimao.

Although she is a girl, she is an excellent student after all. She has calmed down a lot and knows that crying at this time will only increase her risk.

While Zhou Yi was staring at Baimao and Lu Xiaoshuang, he was also paying close attention to the child who was crawling up from the ground.

"Hu Zi, pick up the knife, hahaha." Bai Mao shouted madly.

The kid named Hu Zi rummaged around on the ground and found the dagger he had just dropped.

"Go and stab him to death, stab him in the stomach, this guy won't dare to move, hahahaha."

Hu Zi held a dagger in one hand and covered his chest with the other, hesitating to move forward.

Zhou Yi knew that he was afraid of him because he had not shown any mercy when he kicked him just now.

Seeing Hu Zi hesitating there, Bai Mao stretched his neck and shouted angrily: "Hu Zi, can't you hear what I am saying?"

"Bin...Brother Bin, if I stab him to death, will I... be shot too?" Hu Zi turned his head, a hint of fear on his face, and asked stutteringly.

"Bullshit, you're a child, a minor, you won't be sentenced to death. Even the gods can't shoot you, and they can't even put you in jail. The most you can do is spend a few years in juvenile detention. Tiger, as long as you kill this guy, when you get out of juvenile detention, you'll be a big shot in the underworld. Everyone on the street will have to call you Tiger Lord! Hahahaha!"

Hu Zi, who was still hesitant, suddenly showed a fierce light in his eyes again after being brainwashed by Bai Mao's words.

He glared at Zhou Yi and gritted his teeth, "Alright! For... for our Black Dragon... Gang, I'm going to kill you!"

Hu Zi raised the dagger and rushed towards Zhou Yi screaming.

Just as Zhou Yi was about to dodge, Baimao shouted, "Don't move!"

At the same time, he exerted force with the switchblade in his hand, and a shallow wound was immediately cut on Lu Xiaoshuang's neck, and blood immediately flowed out.

It was just a momentary interruption, and Zhou Yi was distracted.

Hu Zi rushed to Zhou Yi and stabbed him with the dagger in his hand.

Everyone was stunned and there was a commotion of fear.

Xu Nian, who had just hung up the phone, looked up and saw this scene. He screamed in fright and wanted to rush over immediately.

The proprietress held her tightly and said, "Don't go, girl. You can't go."

Hot tears ran down Xu Nian's cheeks.

Lu Xiaoshuang, who was held hostage by Baimao, also cried. The moment the blade cut her skin, facing the severe pain in the flesh and the fear of death, she gritted her teeth and endured it, for fear of disturbing Zhou Yi.

But the next second, when she saw Zhou Yi being stabbed, she finally couldn't help crying.

Baimao laughed wildly and arrogantly, his laughter echoing all around. However, Hu Zi, the murderer, noticed something was wrong because the dagger in his hand did not move at all.

Looking down, Zhou Yi's right hand was tightly grasping the blade, and only the tip of the dagger scratched Zhou Yi's abdomen.

At the moment Hu Zi swung the knife, Zhou Yi did not dare to dodge in order to ensure Lu Xiaoshuang's safety, but he was quick-eyed and quick-handed to grab the dagger that was swinging towards him.

The dagger had probably not been sharpened for a long time and was not sharp, but it still cut his palm and abdomen.

Hu Zi's position just blocked Bai Mao's sight, making it impossible for Bai Mao to see the situation clearly. He could only see the blood dripping onto the ground.

Hu Zi wanted to use more force, but Zhou Yi's other hand held his wrist tightly.

In a trance, Zhou Yi seemed to be sitting in the familiar archive room again.

On the desk in front of him were all the information related to the Hongda dismemberment case.

Back then, in order to solve this major case that shocked the whole country, the Hongcheng police worked tirelessly for several months, investigating all possibilities in detail.

There was a thick pile of documents on the table.

What was now spread out before him was the investigative material about the victim, Lu Xiaoshuang, who was harassed by several thugs while working at a barbecue restaurant in the food court a month and a half before her murder.

A detailed investigation was conducted into the family background and other information of those gangsters.

Zhou Yi, with a haggard look on his face, turned on the desk lamp next to him, picked up one of the documents, and looked at it carefully under the lamp.

"Hu Zi, my real name is Jiang Hu. I'm from Sanpo Village, Suyang County, Hongcheng. My father is disabled and my mother is mildly mentally retarded. You are the sixth of seven siblings."

"Brother Jiang Chao was killed by falling rebar while working at a construction site in the provincial capital. The foreman promised to pay him 3,000 yuan, but he ran away before he got the money."

"My second sister, Jiang A-di, married an old bachelor from the neighboring village. Your father agreed because the matchmaker said he was willing to pay two cows as a betrothal gift. Jiang A-di was only sixteen when she got married. She died in childbirth the following year."

"My third brother, Jiang Daniu, got into an argument with the village chief's son over the rent for two mu of land. He ended up having one of his legs broken. Because he had no money to treat it, he became a cripple."

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"You dropped out of school at the age of eleven. Because no one in your family could farm, they decided not to let you continue. You worked the land for a year, but one day, you were so tired you overslept and forgot to harvest the rice you were drying, so it got rained on. Your father beat you and broke three sticks. In a rage, you ran away from home. You slept under bridges and survived by scavenging from trash cans. You suffered a lot, and then you met Zhao Bin and his gang."

"But they didn't really treat you as a brother. They just thought you were small enough to help them steal. They used the underworld brotherhood trick to trick you, taking you to watch all kinds of gangster movies, brainwashing you, telling you that this is how the world works, and that you can only get ahead by fighting and killing. But they never gave you a share of the money you stole, and you could only wear slippers in the middle of winter..."

Zhou Yi's voice was not loud, and no one except Hu Zi could hear what he was saying.

When Hu Zi heard Zhou Yi's words, he was shocked at first, then terrified, and finally he trembled all over and began to sob.

The murderous look in his eyes gradually disappeared, and the hand holding the dagger slowly loosened.

"Hu Zi! Why isn't this guy dead yet?" Bai Mao shouted loudly.

When Hu Zi heard Baimao's voice, his whole body trembled.

Just as he was about to let go, he grabbed the dagger again.

Because he knew what would happen if he didn't listen to Baimao!

He dared not disobey!
Baimao laughed loudly and said, "If one stab doesn't kill you, then stab me a few more times, hahahahahaha."

　Chapters 74 and 75 have been modified based on readers' suggestions. The main change is that the original one-on-many plot was cut down, with only Baimao and Huzi attacking the male protagonist, to avoid the fragmented feeling of urban romance.

　　At the same time, the wound on Zhou Yi's abdomen was changed from a puncture wound to a scratch, reducing the severity of his injury.
　　Thank you for your reminder. If new readers find the chapter review section strange, this is why.

　　
　
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