Seeing the crime scene flashbacks made me the darling of the police station.

Chapter 226 So many injuries?
Qinshi is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and the mountain to the west of Wanxiang Village is not very high.

Moreover, the eastern side of the mountain belongs to Wanxiang Village, where many fruit trees are planted.

The west side of the mountain is Qinshi, and there is a reservoir at the foot of the mountain.

"Many people go to this reservoir to play," Qi Feng said. "Some even go fishing."

"Is fishing allowed by this reservoir?" Chu Xingrou asked.

“Some places are okay, some places are not,” Qi Feng said. “Because quite a few people go there, three guesthouses have been built there, none of them very large. My dad went there once and said that when there are a lot of people, cars are parked on the side of the road, making it impossible for cars to pass each other on the already narrow mountain road.”

“With such a large flow of people, it’s easy for a few ‘ghosts’ to sneak in,” Meng Shuyi said. “When were all three guesthouses built?”

Qi Feng glanced at the documents beside him: "The earliest one was six years ago."

“Ding Ruoyan moved away and disappeared around that time,” Chu Xingrou said.

“Kang Hong started manufacturing drugs for them during their university years. Later, Changyueyuan was demolished, and their location was moved. Kang Hong was also idle for a year,” Zhuang Yanzheng said. “When was Changyueyuan demolished?”

"Ten years ago." Qi Feng checked the information.

“The timing doesn’t match,” Meng Shuyi said. “Are there any other locations?”

Qi Feng scrolled through his tablet: "That's all I found."

“I think we can rule out guesthouses.” Su Miaoyi put one hand on her hip and the other on the screen. “Kang Hong makes heroin, which has a burnt, sour smell when it’s made. It’s unlikely to be found in a densely populated area, where it would be easily detected.”

Meng Shuyi nodded.

Zhuang Yanzheng nodded with his eyes closed: "I've communicated with Qin City. Some areas on the mountain are allocated to individuals. Some people will fence off a space on the mountain to raise chickens, ducks, and sheep, and they will also build one or two small houses to watch over these animals. If someone manages it, they will demolish it; if no one manages it, they will keep using it."

"They were all built privately without approval from above, so we can't find them in our system."

"Does that mean there's a distance between each farmer?" Chu Xingrou asked.

"Yes." Zhuang Yanzheng closed his eyes and turned his face in her direction. "Because a relatively large breeding site is needed, they are all quite far apart."

“But since they’re all just one or two rooms, and they’ll be demolished as soon as someone takes care of it, they probably won’t be built very well, and the area won’t be very large either,” Chu Xingrou added.

"Yes."

"Would they really produce drugs in such a small space? Isn't the area too small? It's not secretive enough, and it could be dismantled at any time."

“What about underground? Is the above-ground farm just a cover?” Su Miaoyi pointed to the mountain on the map. “This location is a hill. What if we build a basement when we build the house? Although it would take a long time and we would have to avoid the villagers on and off the mountain, it’s not impossible if we are careful.”

Meng Shuyi looked at her and said, "It would be troublesome to search underground. Even if our drones go up, it won't be easy to find underground, and it would be easy to be discovered if we get close."

“Qin City is surrounded by mountains, almost a continuous stretch.” Zhuang Yanzheng reached for the pen on the table, but couldn’t reach it, so he gave up and rested his hand on the table. “If they want to escape, they can run up the mountains and scatter, making it very difficult for us to catch them. Even with drones and thermal imaging, it will be quite difficult. If they leave something on the mountain or hide it in the mountains, it will be even harder to find. Moreover, this thing is evidence of their crimes.”

“Therefore, we must strike decisively and accurately,” Meng Shuyi said.

"When I spoke with the Qinhuangdao police this morning, they said there hadn't been any suspicious vehicles entering or leaving the mountains recently," Zhuang Yanzheng said. "Our people went to Wanxiang Village, and there were none there that day either. So it's very likely they haven't evacuated."

“If Zhang Bai is the main person in charge here, I don’t think he would leave, given his personality,” Yan Cheng said. “Just now, watching him outside the interrogation room, I felt that he wasn’t just lacking confidence, he was too arrogant.”

"His emotions were so intense; failure was a blow to his inner world. Perhaps it was because he had been doing this for so long without being discovered that he felt he would never fail. At this critical juncture, going to the old town and the hospital to make a scene—this kind of person doesn't seem like someone who would back down."

“That makes sense.” Meng Shuyi nodded, paused for a moment, and said, “Zhuang Yanzheng, stay behind. Is Lin Yue at the station? Have him come over too, so we can communicate with the Qin City police again. The rest of you, meeting adjourned.” “I’ll go ask the anti-drug squad,” Chu Xingrou said.

"Ah."

After leaving the conference room, Chu Xingrou called the anti-drug squad and asked Captain Lin Yue to come over.

Yan Cheng, Lu Zhishen, and Qi Feng all surrounded Su Miaoyi, asking about Zhuang Yanzheng's condition: "Is it really a minor burn?"

Su Miaoyi looked at them, somewhat stunned: "Weren't you all here when Captain Zhuang Yan and Director Meng were talking just now?"

"His words about the injuries aren't very credible," Yan Cheng said. "To put it bluntly, even if he can't see in the future, he still has to finish the case he's currently handling."

Su Miaoyi: "?"

"For example, he was shot in the waist and almost lost a kidney. When we went to see him, he was lying in the hospital bed and said he was anemic and needed to stay in the hospital for a few days," Qi Feng said.

“For example, if he was stabbed in the shoulder, he would refuse to be hospitalized and insisted on coming back to work. When we asked him about it, he said that the other person had used nail clippers to cut him,” Lu Zhishen said.

"For example, when chasing a fugitive, the car was hit, and the person rolled and flew out, suffering a concussion and a broken leg. They lay unconscious in bed, but when they woke up, they insisted that they were exhausted and had to catch up on sleep for half a month," Yan Cheng said.

Hearing their words, Su Miaoyi's brows furrowed even deeper: "So many injuries?"

"Otherwise, how do you think he became a branch captain at such a young age?" Yan Cheng looked at her.

Su Miaoyi's lips moved, but she didn't say anything.

They risked their lives for it.

All four of them fell silent for a moment.

Su Miaoyi said, "He didn't lie today. It really was a minor corneal burn. I heard the doctor say that from the side."

The three of them felt a little relieved.

"You should change your clothes too," Lu Zhishen said, looking at her clothes.

Su Miaoyi nodded: "I wonder what the situation is like at the hospital?"

"Where are you hurt?" Yan Cheng asked.

“I don’t know if his liver or intestines were injured, in his abdomen, near his liver,” Su Miaoyi said. “I covered the wound for him; there was a lot of bleeding.”

"Let's wait for news," Yan Cheng said.

"Hmm." Su Miaoyi responded, then added, "Zhang Bai is also puzzled. Kang Hong has been in the hospital for two days, and today is his fifth day at the police station. In that time, he's probably said everything he needed to say. Besides, Kang Hong doesn't even know the exact location of the drug manufacturing site. What's the point of killing him now?"

“Zhang Bai is indeed very strange.” Lu Zhishen said, looking at her. “Just as you said, he’s delivered himself right to our doorstep.”

Su Miaoyi shrugged.

It really is.

He's just not cooperating; in his current state, you probably won't get anything out of him.
　I'll just write one chapter today. I'll write a little more and then update today's chapter tomorrow. Goodnight everyone.

　　(End of this chapter)