You're supposed to be a security officer, what case are you solving?

Chapter 5: Suspect Identified!
"You didn't kill him, did you?" Zheng Kang repeated his words, his eyes sharp as a cat spotting a mouse, and he had already lifted the hem of his shirt, preparing to take out handcuffs.

Yang Jinwen retorted, "Master, if you really think I killed someone, then why didn't you hand me over earlier?"

Asking the other person a question in return is a common tactic used by smart people.

Previously, Yang Jinwen had used the same tactic against He Jinbo, and the ball was kicked to Zheng Kang's feet.

The veteran detective has a very sharp eye; he can tell whether you have a problem just from your expression and tone of voice.

Zheng Kang was already in his fifties, so he could naturally see that Yang Jinwen's expression was calm and his gaze was unwavering.

"Then tell me, how did you know the victim's identity?"

Yang Jinwen's mind raced: "I saw this woman at the Chengbei vegetable market, which is about a kilometer away from here. She must be selling vegetables there."

If you don't believe me, we can go to the steel plant's canteen and ask. The plant buys its vegetables at the North City Market. Old Wei from our canteen should know this woman.

"And I often go there to buy groceries. When I saw the corpse's face, I suddenly remembered that I felt like I had seen her somewhere before."

Zheng Kang stared intently at him, observing his expression for a moment before putting away the handcuffs: "Let's go!"

"Where are you going?"

"To the cafeteria."

Half an hour later, Lao Wei from the steel plant canteen was brought to the scene, along with several people from the security department.

They knew someone had died on the Yanzi River and were still curious. Suddenly, Zheng Kang called them over, and they were extremely uneasy.

In the 1990s, if you were targeted by the police, you had nowhere to reason with them.

The victim's body has not yet been taken away, but it has already been packed into a box.

Zheng Kang led Lao Wei, who was wearing an apron and sleeves, forward, opened the box, and let him identify it.

Old Wei, whose real name is Wei Dashan, is almost sixty years old. When he saw the victim's head, he almost fainted from fright.

Yang Jinwen quickly helped him up: "Uncle Wei, did you see clearly?"

Wei Dashan's face turned pale, and he vomited up his dinner from the night before with a gag.

Yang Jinwen patted his back: "Puke, keep vomiting, you'll feel better after you're done."

Zheng Kang didn't give Wei Dashan any time to process the question and went straight to asking, "Do you know her?"

"I...I know him, I know him!"

Wei Dashan said haltingly, "She's a vegetable vendor at the market, she runs a stall with her husband, um... I don't know her exact name, but I see her every time I go to buy vegetables. Just the other morning, I bought a basket of sweet potatoes from her..."

He forced himself to finish speaking, and then started vomiting violently.

This confirmed Yang Jinwen's statement. Zheng Kang nodded and told the police officers from the technical department to take the body back.

By now, it was getting darker and darker, and the rain was still pouring down. The reed beds were half submerged by the swollen river, and everyone's clothes were soaked.

Zheng Kang pursed his lips and called over the head of the security department: "You know Captain He Jinbo's phone number, right?"

The head of the security department at the steel plant, named Jiang Hong, nodded: "We have Captain He's phone number in our duty room."

"Call him and tell him to meet me at the North City Vegetable Market."

Zheng Kang had a pager hanging from his waist, so he couldn't contact anyone directly, but He Jinbo had a mobile phone that the branch office had provided for him.

Furthermore, Jiang Hong is the head of the security department at the steel plant, so he's practically one of their own. Zheng Kang doesn't need to be wary of him.

"I'm going right away." Jiang Hong ran towards the riverbank.

Halfway through the run, he suddenly realized something, turned around and shouted to Yang Jinwen, "Xiaowen, come on, what are you standing there for?"

Yang Jinwen quickly replied, "Section Chief, I forgot to tell you, I am now a trainee police officer at the Chengbei Branch, and my file in the Security Section will be transferred in a few days."

"Huh?" Jiang Hong was startled: "Good lad, let's talk again when we have time."

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Kang and Yang Jinwen rode their motorcycles through the torrential rain to the North City Vegetable Market.

Upon arrival, the streets outside the market were already flooded, and the shops along the street were still sweeping water away.

Zheng Kang didn't delay. He parked his motorcycle and headed towards the south gate of the market. Yang Jinwen followed silently behind him, not daring to say anything, afraid that saying too much would lead to trouble.

After entering, Zheng Kang originally intended to ask anyone at random, but suddenly he saw He Jinbo appear at the North Gate.

Besides him, there were several other members of the serious crimes squad.

After seeing them, He Jinbo gestured with his lip towards a man under the ceiling.

The man, wearing a raincoat, was putting bundles of vegetables into a basket.

It was already past noon, and with such heavy rain, there were very few people buying vegetables in the market, and the surrounding vendors were all packing up.

Zheng Kang walked under the canopy and wandered among the scattered stalls selling cloth.

As they drew closer, Yang Jinwen noticed that his demeanor had suddenly changed.

A cold, hard, and disdainful aura, like a cat eyeing a mouse, emanated from him.

Besides him, He Jinbo did the same, and the group strode towards Huang Cuicui's husband.

In the 1990s, criminal police lacked effective investigative methods. They would use a combination of intimidation and coaxing to deal with people involved in a case. When they first contacted them, they had to determine whether the person had any problems.

Yang Jinwen naturally understood that he had no way to stop Zheng Kang and the others.

Even though he had read the case file of the 5*30 serial murder case countless times and knew that Cao Qiang was not a suspect, he still couldn't bring himself to say it.

The procedure of questioning those involved in the case was correct, and Yang Jinwen could not have interfered.

But to his surprise, Cao Qiang bent down to put down a bundle of loofahs, and when he looked up and saw He Jinbo and the others, his expression froze.

Immediately, Cao Qiang turned and ran!
"stop!"

"Don't run!"

"Cat, block him!"

In an instant, shouts arose from all sides, and Zheng Kang rushed over.

Cao Qiang ran a few steps to the left and saw Zheng Kang approaching. He then jumped onto the platform.

The stalls in the vegetable market are all made of cement slabs, and the distance between two stalls is only about two meters.

Seeing that he was blocked on three sides, Cao Qiang hurriedly jumped to the stall on the east side.

"Police, don't move!"

"Grab him! Quickly surround him!"

Seeing that he was about to run away, He Jinbo hurriedly shouted to the group, his tone particularly excited.

If someone dares to run, then they are a suspect. What decent person would run?

Zheng Kang also leaped onto the platform, jumped over from the side, and chased after Cao Qiang.

Yang Jinwen's eyes widened in surprise. What was going on?
Could Cao Qiang really be the serial killer?
Did the special investigation team miss him back then?
As he was wondering what was going on, Zheng Kang hurriedly shouted at him, "What are you standing there for? Arrest him!"

"it is good!"

Just as Yang Jinwen was about to start, he suddenly noticed a bamboo basket on the stall.

Without saying a word, he picked up the empty basket, ran a few steps forward, and threw it forcefully at Cao Qiang, who was jumping above him.

The basket hit Cao Qiang squarely, causing him to stumble and fall onto the counter. Just as he was about to get up, Zheng Kang jumped over and grabbed him tightly.

"You little bastard, you killed someone and you want to run away? You've got some nerve!"

He Jinbo and others immediately surrounded him, shouting, "Twist him up, you little brat, handcuff him, handcuff him now!"

"What is your name?"

How did you kill him?

(End of this chapter)