Film and Television: My Cheat Code is AI

(Thanks to impulselj for the monthly pass, thank you very much.)

(Three chapters today. Thank you to everyone who voted for the monthly tickets. I'm adding an extra chapter since we've surpassed 100 monthly tickets.)

that's all.

"Sigh~"

Tian Rui had just poured herself a glass of water and was about to drink it when she heard another noise.

"Sigh~"

"Old He, what are you clicking your tongue for?"

"I was thinking, Liu Chunhua (Jiajia's mother) has such a hard life. If she hadn't been sick and gone home early that day, Jiajia would definitely have been violated by that bastard Ma Hongsheng. But it was her going home that cost her her life."

Zhang Yang stepped forward and said, "Old He, you're wrong about that. What would you do if you walked into your house and saw your daughter being bullied?"

"Then..." Old He said, "we definitely have to fight for it."

At this moment, Ji Jie walked in, holding a portrait of Ma Hongsheng in her hand. This portrait was drawn after Jiajia pointed it out to her. She said to Tian Rui, "Tian Rui, print it out immediately."

This book was first published on 2009.com, providing you with a reading experience free of errors and disordered chapters.

Just then, Yang Zhen, with his arm in a sling, walked in coolly. Ji Jie stepped forward and asked, "Did you hurt yourself again?"

"It's nothing. I heard there's a chance for your case?"

Tian Rui said with a smile, "Of course, this is Ma Hongsheng's wanted poster."

Yang Zhen said, "Hey, not bad."

Tian Rui took the wanted poster to Lao Zheng to get it signed. Lao Zheng said, "Go and call Ji Jie here."

Zhang Yang followed Ji Jie in. Old Zheng looked at Ji Jie and said, "I can't approve your report. It's too early to apply for an arrest warrant now, and we can't let the media know about it."

Why?

Old Zheng said, "Do you even need to ask why? With the wanted notices being issued everywhere, and the news being published on TV and in newspapers, the public definitely knows. You know, it's been more than two years, and we still can't catch two rapists. How bad is that?"

"If he wasn't caught, he wasn't caught. Just because you didn't report it doesn't mean the case didn't happen, or that he won't commit crimes again." Ji Jie said, "Old Zheng, do you know that this case is no ordinary one? I don't want to see other children commit crimes again..." Before she could finish speaking, Old Zheng interrupted her.

"It's good that you know this case is extraordinary. My suggestion is to first issue an internal notice for assistance in the investigation, form a special task force, and assign a specific person to be in charge."

"But this is different, Lao Zheng. It's been two years and we've finally obtained solid evidence. Moreover, Jiajia is now willing to come forward and identify Ma Hongsheng. If this news doesn't reach the grassroots level and the people don't pay enough attention and be vigilant..." Before he could finish speaking, Lao Zheng interrupted him again.

"I said no, and that means no. I'm the team leader, and I make the decisions. If you have any objections, I'll hand this case over to Yang Zhen."

Just as Lao Zheng was about to lose his temper, Tian Rui secretly pulled Zhang Yang out of the room. She never expected that Lao Zheng, who usually looked kind and gentle, could be so scary when he got angry.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye. During these two months, Ji Jie, along with Zhang Yang and Tian Rui, visited every police station and neighborhood committee in Beijing and contacted various "Chaoyang Aunties" (a term of endearment for elderly women in Beijing), but they still couldn't find a single clue about Ma Hongsheng.

Zhang Yang said, "Sister Ji, I think it's highly likely that Ma Hongsheng has changed his name. If he's gained or lost weight, he'll look different from the portrait."

Ji Jie nodded and said, "Let's rest today. I need to pick Xiaoxue up from school. It's summer vacation, so I need to help her move her luggage."

Zhang Yang said, "Okay, Sister Ji, let's go back to the group now."

Along the way, Tian Rui kept asking Zhang Yang if he had been in contact with Wang Ye recently and what kind of partner he was looking for, making Zhang Yang feel embarrassed.

At this moment, Zhang Yang said, "Tian Rui, could I borrow the files from Lao Zheng for the previous series of cases?"

Tian Rui said, "You're still too young. Old Zheng doesn't want us to investigate in a big way. I think you should go over and pour him some water or make him some tea. Maybe then he'll agree."

Just last month, Zhang Yang wanted to go to the archives to look at the case files, but unexpectedly, Lao Zheng had borrowed them and hadn't returned them yet.

Zhang Yang wanted to see the previous case files, but he could only do so with Lao Zheng. Zhang Yang had mentioned it once, but Lao Zheng hadn't agreed. This time, however, he was determined to see them.

After returning to the group, Zhang Yang found Lao Zheng.

"Team leader, could I take a look at that case file?" he said, pouring water for Lao Zheng.

Old Zheng took his teacup and said, "How did you become so bad, kid? You can look at the case files, but only in this office. You can't take them out."

Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Thank you, Team Leader Zheng."

"No," Old Zheng interrupted, "I asked you to investigate the case with Ji Jie, but don't get so caught up in it that you can't get out. Keep an eye on Ji Jie for me. I'm afraid she might do something bad and things will get messy."

Zhang Yang said, "I guarantee I will complete the mission."

Old Zheng pointed to the table and said, "The case files are over there. Just sit here and look at them. Old He will bring you food." Then he left.

Zhang Yang began reviewing the case files.

The first case occurred two years ago, just before summer vacation. The child came home from school, and just before entering the house, Ma Hongsheng grabbed the key from her chest. Ma Hongsheng broke the key and brought it into the house, where she was assaulted. There are no fingerprints, only footprints. The footprints were identified as the same as those in the Jiajia case this year. There are no other distinguishing features, no DNA, no blood type, and no sketch.

The second case occurred about three months after the first case, and the details were similar to those of the first case.

In the past two years, including Jiajia's case, there have been a total of four cases. In two of them, the parents refused to report the incident to the police, insisting that nothing had happened, and later they could not be found.

Zhang Yang drew a timeline in his notebook, with each case spaced approximately three months apart. Only footprint identification was used; no other evidence was provided.

Calculating the time, it's been almost three months since the Jiajia case happened. Ma Hongsheng's inner demons are about to burst forth, but where can he hide?

Zhang Yang had been reviewing case files for six hours when Lao He walked in and said, "Zhang Yang, it's already dark, aren't you going home yet?"

Zhang Yang glanced out the window, not even noticing it was getting dark, and said with a smile to Lao He, "I'm packing up and going home. Aren't you going home?"

Old He laughed and said, "Hey, my wife went to the school to see the kids and is staying at the school's guesthouse tonight. It's no fun for me to go home alone, so I might as well stay at work and work overtime."

Zhang Yang said, "Old He, I'm not trying to be mean, but you need to take care of your health. Don't collapse before you've even retired. You should retire healthy so you can go dance the Yangko with the other old folks. That would be wonderful."

Old He laughed and said, "You kid, okay, I'll listen to you. I'll go home after get off work and watch TV too."

"That's right, Lao He, your body is your own responsibility."

After tidying up the case files, Zhang Yang drove Lao He back home on his way.

(This is the first update. There will be two more updates later, which will be a little late.)