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

Chapter 68 You need to ask for a day off today.

Yang Jinwen slept until noon, and when he opened his eyes, he saw He Jinbo's smiling face.

"Captain He, is there something you need?" Yang Jinwen quickly got out of bed.

He Jinbo stood with his hands behind his back, looking like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, liking him more and more the more she looked at him.

"Um, are you free? Could you take the afternoon off?"

Yang Jinwen immediately understood: "That works too."

"Then hurry up." He Jinbo urged, "Don't eat in the cafeteria at noon, go out and get something good to eat, write a receipt and I'll reimburse you."

Yang Jinwen nodded and began to get dressed.

Just then, Maozi poked his head out from the upper bunk: "Master, can I ask for leave?"

"Get lost." He Jinbo glanced at him. "If you take leave, who's going to run errands for you?"

The cat looked aggrieved and pulled its head back inside.

Yang Jinwen was getting dressed. He was two heads taller than He Jinbo. He saw Maozi lying on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, as if he had lost all desire for life.

"Captain He, I need to ask Brother Cat for a favor, could you...?"

“Yes, of course you can,” He Jinbo said with a smile. “Alright, you have ten minutes to leave the branch office.”

After saying that, He Jinbo walked out of the dormitory and saw his colleagues from the archives in the corridor. He greeted them with a smile, "Old Zhou, Little Zou, good morning."

Zhou Li said with a dark face, "Could you please stop calling me so old?"

He Jinbo shrugged: "Otherwise, how am I supposed to tell you apart? Call you Xiaoli?"

"roll!"

"Alright." He Jinbo was clearly in high spirits today, not caring at all, and strode downstairs.

After Yang Jinwen got dressed, Maozi got out of bed, shirtless, wearing only a pair of blue shorts.

There was a zipper on the front of the underwear, and it was bulging inside, where the cat kept his secret stash of money.

Yang Jinwen stared blankly at the underwear, lost in thought.

Seeing that he was staring at her sensitive areas, Maozi quickly covered herself with her hands: "Yang Jinwen, what are you doing?"

Yang Jinwen waved his hand: "It's okay, your shorts are quite fashionable."

"What's the big deal?" Cat rolled her eyes at him, put on her clothes and leather shoes, and slung a green military satchel across her shoulder, which read "Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of a Certain Battle".

"Let's go," Cat urged.

Yang Jinwen opened the door and saw that the sun was shining brightly outside, and a wave of heat hit him.

The two went downstairs and smelled the delicious aroma coming from the cafeteria. Cat said regretfully, "Old Fan is making braised pig's trotters today. We're not going to get to enjoy them."

Every time the Chengbei Branch solves a major criminal case, Lao Fan will have an extra meal. For the 5*30 case, he made braised pork, and for the 6*14 case, he made braised pig's trotters.

Yang Jinwen took leave twice, but he still didn't get to eat it.

The two arrived at the bike shed, and Maozi pushed out his bicycle, asking, "What do you need my help with?"

Yang Jinwen laughed and said, "I'm fine, I was just saying. Go wherever you want, don't worry about me."

"Really?" The cat's eyes lit up, overjoyed. "What about you? Are you going to find your dad?"

Yang Jinwen shook his head: "I'm not going anywhere, I'll just find another place to sleep."

Cat thought for a moment and asked, "If you don't have anything to do, come play with me."

"where are you going?"

"I'm going to the nursing school in the south of the city to send money to my sister."

“That works too.” Yang Jinwen smiled.

The two men mounted their bicycles and, braving the scorching June sun, left the branch office compound one after the other.

They had only been gone a few minutes when the city police car pulled up.

Lu Shaohua stood on the steps with a beaming smile, his hands behind his back, looking very happy.

Standing behind him were He Jinbo, Zheng Kang, and other veterans.

Zhang Bin, the captain of the criminal investigation team of the Chengbei Branch, stood forlornly to one side, all alone.

In this case that was solved, he was almost never seen. Zhang Bin's intentions were as clear as day.

Now, the Chengbei Branch has not only solved the 6*14 case, but also obtained the confessions of all three perpetrators in just two days.

Moreover, He Jinbo and his accomplices had already found the tools used in the crime early in the morning.

A double-edged fruit knife with a wooden handle, a flat-ended steel crowbar, and Yang Hong's blood-stained clothes from the time of the murder.

They threw these things into a manhole in Wenhua Lane.

Zhang Lei from the forensic department has already collected biological samples from the perpetrator.

Early in the morning, he took a car to the provincial capital and gave it to Wen Ling, who was still there. He then took her to the evidence center to do another DNA test. With that, the case would be considered completely solved without any flaws.

As for where the money came from, it naturally came from the city bureau's finances, since the perpetrators' confessions matched all the details of the crime scene.

There's a 99% chance this case is correct. To secure the evidence and send it to the prosecutor's office as soon as possible, the municipal bureau must allocate funds.

Furthermore, the recent cracking of the 5*30 case boosted the morale of He Jinbo's major crime squad, reversing their previous decline.

Liao Guohua got out of the passenger seat and ran over to open the back door, inviting Yang Guochang to get out.

Wen Mo got out of the car from the other side and looked up at the crowd.

Lu Shaohua stepped forward and greeted him with a smile, "Director Yang."

Yang Guochang nodded and led the way into the administration building.

Wen Mo lagged a few steps behind, preparing to walk alongside He Jinbo, and asked in a low voice, "Why haven't I seen the young man surnamed Yang?"

He Jinbo smiled and said, "Captain Wen, unfortunately, this kid isn't feeling well and has taken leave."

"Really?" Wen Mo chuckled and shook his head. "Since when has it become so easy for your North City Branch to take leave?"

When He Jinbo saw that he was standing still, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly took two steps back.

After everyone went to the conference room on the second floor, Wen Mo walked to the potted plants in the government affairs hall, took out a cigarette, and handed one to He Jinbo.

This is quite unusual. He Jinbo had never seen him smoke before, let alone offer him a cigarette.

He Jinbo quickly took it with both hands, and very deftly took out a lighter to light it for Wen Mo.

Wen Mo lit a cigarette, patted the back of his hand, and asked, "Have the two criminals we arrested last night confessed?"

"He has confessed without reservation, and the facts of the crime are clear. We are just waiting for forensic doctor Wen to bring back the DNA test report so that we can send it for testing."

Wen Mo nodded, smoking a cigarette while squinting at him.

"Your Chengbei Branch handled the 6*14 case and the 5*30 case very well."

Old He, tell me the truth, how was this case solved? Don't try to fool me.

Upon hearing this, He Jinbo swallowed hard and replied, "I can't hide it from you, Captain Wen. The reason these two cases were solved so quickly is because of Yang Jinwen from our Major Crimes Team. It's all thanks to that kid."

He has a deep understanding of forensic techniques and is incredibly observant of even the smallest clues at crime scenes. Take this case, for example; without his phenomenal sketches, we wouldn't have caught the perpetrator so quickly.

Wen Mo nodded and then asked, "You haven't submitted the case files for the 5*30 case yet. How do you plan to write the case files for these two cases?"

Write truthfully.

Wen Mo tapped him with the hand holding the cigarette: "You should write it truthfully. Don't hide people. With such a talented person, you can't just keep him to your North City Branch."

The municipal bureau isn't as petty as you think; they don't want to transfer people.

"Yes, yes." He Jinbo nodded with a smile after hearing his assurance.

"Is he handling cases independently now?"

He Jinbo shook his head: "I'm still in the learning stage following Zheng Kang."

Wen Mo pondered for a moment, then changed the subject: "Old He, how many years have you been a police officer?"

Upon hearing this, He Jinbo seemed to understand something and quickly replied, "I joined the police force at twenty, and it's been twenty-five years now."

Wen Mo looked at him thoughtfully: "Whether you have something to do or not, go to your branch canteen more often. Chef Fan's cooking is very good. I've eaten there once, and his skills are really good."

After saying that, Wen Mo handed him the cigarette butt: "Help me throw it away, I'm going upstairs."

He Jinbo watched his retreating figure as he went upstairs, pondering the meaning of his words.

Thinking of Captain Zhang Bin's condition this morning, he was shaken and couldn't help but swallow hard...

(End of this chapter)