1995, Starting as a Criminal Investigation Expert

For the children of Nanjiang, the city park is an indelible memory.

For the children of Ankyoreh, this place should be Ankyoreh Amusement Park, which was built in 85 and has a Ferris wheel that is said to be the tallest in Asia.

After lunch, Wang Ze'an brought Li Shu here.

It's not the weekend, but there are already a lot of people.

"Brother Wang, weren't we supposed to be visiting the family of the last case? Why are we here?" Li Shu asked as they walked.

Wang Ze'an looked surprised and said, "You guessed it?"

Li Shu smiled.

Having just arrived in Anjing and being unfamiliar with the place, Liu Yaoqing wouldn't randomly ask him to meet anyone.

After much thought, the only option I could do was to visit the victim's family.

The purpose, perhaps, is to urge or encourage.

Just like when Tian Yu took him to see Qiao Suqing, he didn't need to say anything; just seeing Qiao Suqing lying in a wheelchair was enough to ignite his fighting spirit.

A case that hasn't been solved for over two years really requires a bit of fighting spirit.

Wang Ze'an nodded slightly and said, "You're quick-witted; I feel like you could handle fieldwork without any problems."

Li Shu laughed and said, "I did have that idea before, but now..."

Li Shu's time at the company wasn't long, but it wasn't short either, and after handling so many cases, his mindset gradually changed.

Whether the kung fu is used outside or inside, it's all the same; the goal is the same: to solve the case and bring justice to the victims.

Wang Ze'an stopped and went to the nearby vending machine, where he bought two bottles of Beibingyang soda.

Li Shu thanked him and was about to ask where they were going.

When you come to an amusement park, you don't actually go and play, right?

"opposite."

Wang Ze'an winked at someone diagonally opposite him.

Li Shu looked in the direction of the sound, and amidst the bustling crowd, his gaze instinctively locked onto one person.

It was a man, who looked to be in his thirties or forties.

He was wearing a gray, wrinkled suit, looked a bit sloppy, and his hair was like a bird's nest.

He was sitting on a bench, craning his neck, with a blank expression on his face like a fool, watching everyone who passed by.

Among so many people, parents were with their children, and the children were running around, but he seemed out of place.

"He couldn't possibly be..." Li Shu was startled.

Wang Ze'an leaned against the outer wall of the sales point, lit another cigarette, and nodded slightly: "It's him."

A hint of pity flashed in his eyes as he said, "His name is Tao Xingrun, and he only has one daughter, whose nickname is Lele."

"He works in the sales department at the factory. It's rare for him to get off work early, so he wanted to ask Lele what she wanted to eat for dinner so he could go buy the groceries himself."

"Tao Xingrun's father used to be a chef, so Tao Xingrun is also a very good cook. Lele loves his father's cooking the most, but he's usually too busy with work to cook for him."

He called out twice from inside the house, but there was no response. Anyway…

As he was speaking, Wang Ze'an sniffed and couldn't continue.

Li Shu took a big gulp of his drink. In late October, the weather in Anjing was already cool, but even after drinking that sip of soda, it wasn't as cool as his heart.

In short, Tao Xingrun was extremely regretful.

Wang Ze'an looked at Tao Xingrun from afar. Tao Xingrun was sitting on a bench, staring blankly at each family of three that passed by.

"Lele's mother couldn't take it anymore and developed some mental problems. Around mid-August, that night, I don't know what she was thinking, she stabbed Tao Xingrun with a knife, shouting that it was all Tao Xingrun's fault, that Tao Xingrun killed Lele."

"Her mother was admitted to a mental hospital, and because of this knife wound, Tao Xingrun also went insane. At first, he would carry Lele's schoolbag every day, wander around, and ask everyone he met if they had seen his daughter."

"After that, he came to the amusement park every day. He said that a few days before the accident, Lele told him that he hadn't come to the amusement park with his dad in a long time and wanted to ride the cable car. He probably remembered that and came every day."

As he was speaking, his expression changed.

Suddenly, from a distance, Tao Xingrun rushed towards the family of three, grabbed the girl, and cried out urgently, "Lele, it's your dad!"

The girl was terrified on the spot.

The girl's father quickly intervened.

He couldn't push it away, and seeing this, he threw a punch.

Tao Xingrun was knocked to the ground, but he crawled toward the girl as if he didn't realize what was happening, trembling as he cried out, "Lele, it's Daddy! Daddy's taking you on the cable car! Don't hide, it's Daddy!"

The girl's father was clearly short-tempered; he immediately kicked Tao Xingrun in the shoulder, knocking him over.

Li Shu and Wang Ze'an rushed over.

"What are you doing? Don't hit me, I'm a police officer!"

Li Shu quickly grabbed the girl's father's wrist.

The girl's father stopped when he heard it was a policeman, and hurriedly said, "Officer, did you see that? He's the one who scared my daughter first."

Despite being kicked, Tao Xingrun still crawled toward the girl.

Wang Ze'an quickly helped him up and dragged him to the side.

"Lele, it's Daddy. Don't be afraid, Lele, Daddy's here." Tao Xingrun struggled, and Wang Ze'an could barely hold on to him.

Li Shu quickly urged the family of three to leave.

"Look at him, he's crazy," the girl's father said, before being dragged away by his wife.

Li Shu sighed inwardly and quickly joined Wang Ze'an in holding Tao Xingrun down.

He kept muttering Lele's name, completely confused. He was pressed down on the bench, looked around, and couldn't see the family of three from before. Then, with a loud wail, this grown man burst into tears.

"Lele, where have you been? Daddy was wrong, I shouldn't have played hide-and-seek with you. Come out now!"

Li Shu felt as if his heart was stuffed with straw, a feeling of suffocation that was unbearable.

It was only when Wang Ze'an said he would take him to find Lele that he calmed down a bit.

"Let's go, let's take him home."

Wang Ze'an sighed and explained that after Lele's unfortunate death, the elders of both families fell ill and were in poor condition, making it impossible for them to keep an eye on Tao Xingrun.

Li Shu remained silent, his anger churning like a raging sea, yet unable to find release.

Honestly, Li Shu had never been so angry since he joined the police force.

Perhaps because I wasn't on the front lines before, I didn't have much contact with the victims' families, and even if I did, I probably didn't feel such intense resentment.

But this moment is truly different.

Because Li Shu knew that Tao Xingrun was by no means an isolated case.

In 43 cases, other victims did not die, but were their traumas any less severe?

This beast has ruined countless families for his own selfish desires.

It was quite a struggle to persuade Tao Xingrun to get into the car, where he alternated between crying and laughing.

Seeing this, Li Shu said, "Brother Wang, I will definitely try to find a way to extract the fingerprints, but the problem is, even if we get the fingerprints, finding the person will be a big problem. What if this bastard doesn't have a criminal record?"

Extracting fingerprints is only the first step; finding the right people is even more crucial.

Wang Ze'an clearly understood this, and said with a firm gaze, "I like to do things one step at a time. Let's do the first step well first. As for the second step, there's no use thinking about it too much."

"Anyway, I think God is watching from above, and luck will definitely be on our side."

Suddenly, a hand reached out from beside me.

Tao Xingrun's face was almost pressed against Li Shu's, his gaze unwavering and indescribable. He murmured, "Have you seen my daughter? Her name is Lele, she's so well-behaved. She's hiding, I can't find her. Have you seen her?"

Li Shu's heart sank. He nodded hastily, wanting to say that he had seen her and would take her to find her, but the words stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them.