It doesn't matter if your souls are scattered, as long as you die.

"I didn't say that the child was the murderer, I just didn't want to let any clue slip by," Zhong Lin replied calmly.

He is the chief of the criminal investigation team in D City. These past few days, he has been extremely busy with the murder case of Min Hui and his wife at the food factory.

Before this case was solved, another poisoning case that could have occurred at the D city train station emerged.

Both of these cases are extremely heinous.

One is torture and murder, the other is targeting children.

Neither of them is forgivable.

"Captain..." A subordinate rushed into the office.

"What new clues have you found?" Zhong Lin immediately perked up.

The subordinate nodded emphatically and reported the clues he had just found: "Captain, we just discovered that the father of the little boy who died from poisoning was named Min Zhao, who is also Min Hui's cousin."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Lin's expression changed; it seemed that the two cases were related.

"Call X County and ask Sun Hongying where she is going and what she is going to do."

X County is a county under the jurisdiction of D City, which is where Sun Hongying is currently staying.

After giving his instructions, Zhong Lin added, "Be sure to ask carefully, don't overlook even the slightest clue."

The subordinate should have said yes and turned to leave.

……

Just as Min Zhao was furiously preparing to guard the house and wait for the murderer, he suddenly received a phone call.

After finishing the call, he felt completely drained and collapsed to the ground.

Nowadays, telephones aren't soundproof, and the people in the steel mill's answering room heard it, which shocked them greatly.

How could such a healthy child be gone?

Who on earth is so heartless?

Looking at Min Zhao's appearance, he couldn't bring himself to offer words of comfort like "please accept my condolences."

My mind raced, but I couldn't think of anything suitable to say right now.

All I could do was remain silent and watch him.

Min Zhao sat on the ground for a long time before standing up, smiling at the person and saying "thank you".

Then he turned and left.

Watching Min Zhao's departing figure, the comrade in the answering room rubbed his arms.

Min Zhao's smile just now sent chills down his spine.

……

Having lost her son, Sun Hongying's mental state was also not good.

She now has only one wish: to catch the murderer who killed her son.

Therefore, when questioned by the police, she told them everything in detail without hiding anything.

When Zhong Lin received the transcript, his eyes flickered.

A village of human traffickers?

He knew about the massacre at Jiazigou, but how could he not know that the people in this village were human traffickers?

After sitting quietly for a moment, I picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number.

Menzhong County

Guan Tian sighed as he looked at the dozen or so strands of hair lying in his palm. If he didn't find any clues to break the case, he estimated he would soon be bald.

"Ring ring..."

He flipped his hand over, his hair fell to the ground, clapped his hands, and then answered the phone.

Hearing the questioning voice on the phone, Guan Tian's lips twitched, and he replied irritably, "Captain Zhong, you don't know, it's not that I didn't report it, it's that your message was intercepted."

After saying that, he slammed down the phone.

Zhong Lin's face grew increasingly dark as he held the phone in his hand.

He understood what Guan Tian meant; someone had deliberately suppressed the matter and kept it from him.

And no one but the bureau chief could suppress this matter and block his access to information.

He slammed the phone down, got up, kicked the chair aside, opened the door, and slammed it shut.

Upon arriving at the director's office, he stretched out one foot as if to kick the door, but then put it down and instead knocked.

After three knocks, a voice came from inside, "Come in!"

Zhong Lin entered the room with a dark expression.

The city bureau chief was an old man in his sixties with white hair and a kind face.

Seeing that Zhong Lin looked unwell, she comforted him, "Although the mayor has ordered that this case must be solved as soon as possible, don't push yourself too hard."

He knew that Chung Lin hadn't been home or slept since the morning before yesterday, so he assumed that he was under too much pressure.

Zhong Lin sat down opposite him, staring at him without saying a word.

The bureau chief felt uneasy under the stare. He touched his face and asked cautiously, with a hint of ingratiation, "Xiao Zhong, is there something on my face?"

Zhong Lin chuckled, saying nothing, but his expression was incredibly sarcastic.

The bureau chief, having lived to such an old age, could certainly understand the meaning behind his expression, but he didn't know what he had done to displease him.

"Xiao Zhong, you are a young man, you should learn to be positive and cheerful, not to be like those petty people with their gloomy attitude."

Zhong Lin raised an eyebrow, meaning he should just say what he had to say and stop being sarcastic.

Of course he would say that this was the purpose of coming here.

"Director Shen, I just want to ask if you know the fact that Jiazigou is the village of Guaizi."

Upon hearing this, Director Shen's face turned pale and then red, and he avoided Zhong Lin's gaze.

It wasn't that he was deliberately trying to hide it from him; it was simply because this person was so fiercely opposed to evil that he was afraid the man might do something irrational.

"Don't try to make excuses. I've already called the Menzhong County Public Security Bureau."

Director Shen looked out the window, his face filled with sorrow and an indescribable sense of restraint.

Zhong Lin came to D City five years ago and worked under Director Shen for five years, so he had some understanding of the director's character.

He is approachable, just like his face.

He may not be the most diligent worker, but he would never commit any crimes, and he is confident that he will not stray from the right path in the long run.

Perhaps it's because I'm getting older and have lost my former passion, but I'm always a bit hesitant and timid in my actions, afraid of offending people.

In fact, Zhong Lin did not believe that he would conceal the fact that Jiazigou was a kidnapping den.

Seeing him like this now, I figured he must have his reasons.

"Director Shen, can you tell me what exactly happened?"

"We received a call from above saying that if the fact that Jiazigou is a village of thieves were reported, it would affect the reputation of the entire G province, and they ordered that the matter be suppressed."

Zhong Lin's face turned ashen; he knew it would be like this!

These people, in order to make their political achievements look good, tightly cover up the dirty and smelly things, until one day they become maggots, turn into flies, and infect the surrounding area.

"Who is on this?"

Before he could answer, Chung Lin asked again, "Does the mayor know?"

Director Shen didn't answer his previous question, but went straight to the next one: "The mayor was also pressured."

Although he didn't answer the first question, it was easy to deduce a general direction from his second answer.

"Who is it?"

"So what if we know? The instructions from above are correct. If this matter is reported, it will not only affect the reputation of G Province, but also our D City, and it will increase the hatred of the people."

If you feel something is wrong, then keep climbing. When you've climbed high enough to spread your wings, that's when you can truly shine. At that time, you can report whatever you want.

Hearing this, Zhong Lin really made up his mind to seize every opportunity to climb to the top and expose all those demons and monsters to the light of day.

Afterwards, Zhong Lin told Director Shen about the case of the train boy poisoning.

After listening, Director Shen slammed his hand on the table and ordered, "Protect Min Hui's two children immediately."

After he mentioned it, Zhong Lin also realized that since the murderer didn't even spare Min Zhao's child, how could he possibly spare Min Hui's child?

He immediately got up and left, selecting four skilled men from the team below to provide close protection for the two children.

Thinking that the murderer might also use poison, they went to find an old gentleman who knew traditional Chinese medicine to help them.

With someone protecting her, Zhou Lanlan's parents were naturally happy.

To be honest, they had been worried about the safety of their child and themselves for the past two days, and now they can finally relax.