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Chapter 156 The Rules of a Society Based on Personal Relationships

A ward in the city hospital.

Jin Ping'an was lying on the hospital bed, his face covered in pain, his hands rubbing his temples desperately.

Although the aftereffects of the retrospective ability have improved after three days of rest, improvement does not mean relief.

At this moment, Jin Ping'an felt like he was having an acute attack of rhinitis; his brain felt like it was being roasted on a fire while being slashed.

The messenger mentioned that Wang Youcai might visit the villa at any time soon.

Therefore, Jin Ping'an had to take a risk and use the backtracking technique five times in one day to determine if Jiang Kaiji and Mei Jianbai had any problems.

And so he's been lying there like a corpse ever since.

The messenger, leaning against the window, said, "He reaps what he sows."

"Who knows what you mean by 'recently'—it's actually been going on for so long!"

It's better if I don't talk; my headache gets even worse when I do.

Jin Pingan picked up the aspirin from the bedside table, poured out two tablets, and swallowed them with water.

"If we miss this opportunity, who knows when we'll be able to find out his schedule again."

The messenger glanced at him.

Is it difficult to investigate Wang Youcai?
It feels like your friend finally manages to buy a limited edition pair of headphones for 10,000 yuan through various means and channels, and is very proud of it.

You got the same product with the same quality and performance for 99 yuan, and it was even buy one get one free.

To avoid upsetting Jin Ping'an, who was rather dim-witted, the messenger didn't say these words aloud.

Jin Ping'an picked up his phone and glanced at the time: "But I didn't expect you to arrive so early."

Although we know the messenger is very concerned about this case, he's taken it a little too far.

Tian Hao had arranged to meet at 9:30, and it was 8:50 in the morning, but the messenger arrived at the ward at 8:20.

Incidentally, it's quite cruel to wake him up from his sleep and let him experience the true, mind-numbing pain.

The messenger looked out the window: "I just wake up earlier every day."

That's why we arrived so early.

Firstly, he has obtained crucial intelligence, so the follow-up investigation can be put on hold for the time being.

Secondly, he wanted to see how things were progressing on Jin Ping'an's side, and incidentally watch him fall into despair.

Two days have passed since Wang Youcai was arrested. Today is the day Tian Hao came to the hospital to tell Jin Ping'an about the progress of the case.

Because of the aftereffects, he couldn't leave the hospital for a while, and there were some things he couldn't say on his phone, so the two arranged a date to meet face-to-face.

For this reason, Jin Ping'an even called upon a messenger.

In his view, the other party had clearly not listened to his advice and was still investigating the case alone.

Instead of fighting alone, it would be better to get together and exchange intelligence.

That's what Jin Ping'an thought.

As the medication took effect, Jin Ping'an's headache eased, but because he had taken too much aspirin, he was now feeling nauseous.

The messenger leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the scenery, while Jin Ping'an suppressed his headache and nausea.

The two fell into a mysterious silence, quietly waiting for Tian Hao to arrive.

Half an hour later, accompanied by the sound of a door opening, Tian Hao, dressed in casual clothes, dragged his tired body into the ward.

Behind him was another person Jin Pingan never expected—Liu Yuan, the deputy captain of the criminal investigation team.

"Ping An, you really should find some time to get this hereditary disease checked out."

Liu Yuan, dressed in a police uniform, placed the fruit basket on the low table. When she saw the messenger, she looked somewhat surprised: "And who is this?"

Jin Pingan dodged the question: "He's my informant and also a participant in this case. Don't worry about him."

The messenger was indeed famous, but seven years had passed since the Great Purge, and few people would still remember someone from seven years ago.

Besides, seven years have passed, so it's impossible for the messenger to look and dress exactly the same as he did seven years ago.

It's normal that Liu Yuan didn't recognize her.

Not everyone is like Tian Hao, who likes to look at wanted posters and bounty hunter danger rankings all the time.

Liu Yuan smiled and extended her hand to the messenger: "I see. Thank you very much for your support of our work."

He was met only with a cold, indifferent gaze.

Liu Yuan wasn't angry. She casually reached for the table next to her, picked up a fruit knife, and started peeling an apple.

Tian Hao originally wanted to ask Jin Ping'an a few more questions, but the other party was clearly already impatient.

"Old Tian, ​​what's the result? Have you found the missing girls? Has Wang Youcai confessed?"

The slight smile that Tian Hao managed to muster vanished completely when Wang Youcai was mentioned.

He sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do. He keeps claiming he doesn't know anything, that he went to the villa to see prostitutes, and that those people have nothing to do with him."

"What about Wang Sheng? Someone who works under him has mysteriously disappeared. How could he not have received any news at all!"
And isn't that Tao Jun, the captain of his security team? He ordered the fake Wang Sheng to kidnap Wang Youcai, and Wang Youcai dares to say he knew nothing about it? We have witnesses!

Jin Ping'an shouted excitedly.

Excessive emotional reaction caused the aftereffects of the ability to regress to recurring.

The dual pain of physical and mental anguish rendered Jin Ping'an's mind completely incapable of careful thought, and his expression unconsciously contorted into a grimace.

"Calm down, things aren't that simple."

Tian Hao raised his hand to signal Jin Ping'an to calm down: "What you can think of, we can naturally think of as well. We can all think of it, and Wang Youcai can think of it as well. He has been prepared for this for a long time."

Tian Hao's expression was bitter: "According to the investigation and his account, Wang Sheng is his fellow villager. A few months ago, he burned his right hand in an accident, so he planned to resign and go back to his hometown to recuperate for a while."

He not only produced Wang Sheng's handwritten resignation letter, but also the documents he signed upon leaving the company, and after comparison, it was confirmed that the handwriting was indeed Wang Sheng's.

"He must have forced Wang Sheng to sign this!"

Jin Ping'an shouted.

Tian Hao said with a sigh, "Yes, even if we know that he may have forced Wang Sheng to sign, we have no evidence to prove that this was not Wang Sheng's subjective will."

"What about Tao Jun? We have witnesses to prove that Tao Jun assigned the fake Wang Sheng to carry out the kidnapping!"

Jin Ping'an pressed for an answer.

"Tao Jun ran away. When the team arrived at his residence with an arrest warrant, he had already disappeared."

Tian Hao rubbed his forehead: "Moreover, Wang Youcai insisted that those were all Tao Jun's private actions and had nothing to do with him. We also have no way to prove that he instructed Tao Jun to do those things."

Insufficient evidence.

The scum who committed countless crimes were able to continue to evade justice because of these four words.

How can such an outcome not make people angry?

Jin Ping'an, in particular, has endured various attacks and retaliations. With the help of the messenger, he finally found the key figure, but now the criminals cannot be punished due to insufficient evidence.

With the mindset of a young boy, he clenched his teeth so tightly that his white teeth almost crumbled with a crunching sound.

The messenger, leaning against the window, stared blankly at the crowd as if watching a joke.

Liu Yuan sat in her chair without saying a word, silently peeling an apple.

Jin Ping'an suppressed his anger and took deep breaths to calm himself down.

Tian Hao was naturally not happy at this time either. He had traded suspension for this result. Who could feel good about it?

But Tian Hao is an adult, and he considers many more issues than Jin Ping'an.

He reassured him, "It's alright, we can keep him locked up a little longer. Things will always turn around..."

Just then, Liu Yuan's phone rang.

He put down the apple he was almost peeling, took out his phone, and answered a call.

"Well, I see."

Liu Yuan hung up the phone after listening for only a few dozen seconds, then picked up the apple and fruit knife again to peel off the last bit of peel.

Unfortunately, this phone call broke what was originally a series of fruit peels.

Liu Yuan handed the peeled apple to Jin Ping'an: "Have some fruit first."

Although it wasn't the time to eat, Jin Ping'an still took the apple; he couldn't let Liu Yuan hold it up forever.

Seeing Jinping take the apple, Liu Yuan put down the fruit knife and said, "Wang Youcai has just been released on bail."

The voice just fell.

Jin Ping'an felt as if a string in his head had snapped.

Not only him, but Tian Hao was the same.

"What's going on? The detention period should still have two more days left, right?"

Tian Hao asked with a stern face.

Liu Yuan said, "If someone can bail you out for soliciting prostitutes, of course you can be released early."

Tian Hao stared intently at Liu Yuan: "That's why I asked you to help me make arrangements, didn't I?"

Liu Yuan explained, "Captain Shi approved it, and besides, they followed legal procedures, so there's nothing wrong with the procedures..."

Jin Ping'an never expected that Shi Hongfang would personally approve the release of Wang Youcai; he couldn't accept this news.

"Legitimate procedure?"

Jin Ping'an roared with a ferocious expression, "Old Tian and his team were suspended from duty and given major demerits for arresting criminal suspects! But Wang Youcai was caught in the act of soliciting prostitution and was released on bail early. You're telling me that's a legal procedure? Is it only when those people follow procedures that the procedures are legal?! Huh?!"

After saying that, Jin Ping'an forcefully threw the apple in his hand at Liu Yuan.

The apple bounced off Liu Yuan, fell to the ground, and rolled a long way.

At this moment, Liu Yuan, who was usually very shrewd and worldly, put away his kind smile.

Without a word, he picked up the apple and threw it into the trash can. Then he took two tissues from the table, wiped his police uniform first, and then wiped his hands.

“Ping An, Lao Tian, ​​this matter is not as simple as you think. I am just a lowly deputy captain of the criminal investigation team. I can’t keep Wang Youcai here.”

Liu Yuan sat down in the chair again, her face calm and serene.

Jin Ping'an gripped the bedsheet tightly: "So Shi... Shi Hongfang is one of them too?"

Shi Hongfang's calligraphy teacher is Hu Yingshao, the vice president of the calligraphy association. Hu Yingshao's assistant is Wang Youde, and Wang Youde's brother is Wang Youcai, who runs a high-end club that serves "upper-class people".

If Shi Hongfang is indeed someone in the criminal investigation team who colludes with the mastermind behind the scenes, then everything makes sense.

Only he could make personnel changes within the criminal investigation team, and only he could keep the vast majority of criminal investigators silent.

Liu Yuan shook her head and said, "Ping An, don't think too much. Captain Shi also has his own difficulties. We have always been supporting and protecting you from behind."

"Support and protection? Give them back to you?"

Jin Ping'an sneered: "Besides Lao Tian, ​​who else is willing to investigate with me?"

All the grievances and frustrations Jin Ping'an had endured over the past month erupted at this moment.

"Since I started investigating the kidnapping case, haven't I suffered enough persecution?! Where were you when I received threatening letters?! Where were you when my house was smashed to pieces by those people, covered in paint, and I was homeless?! Where were you when I was being beaten up by street thugs every few days?!"

As he spoke, tears streamed down his face: "I want justice for the victims... Where are you? Tell me..."

Tian Hao gently hugged Jin Ping'an and patted his back.

Seeing this tormented boy, Liu Yuan felt bad too.

“I know you’ve been investigating this disappearance case. After all, you’ve been so high-profile in asking people for help, so it’s already widely known.”

Liu Yuan slowly recounted what had happened over the past month.

"Although many people are keeping silent and unable to offer direct help, they are also supporting you quietly. They all have their own concerns and their own families, and I believe you understand that."

"But even without your and Lao Tian's determination and courage, they still want to do their part. Most of the people who can join the criminal investigation team are people who yearn for justice and kindness."

"After you received the threatening letter, Lao Jiang traced the sender step by step through the letter and prevented further intimidation."

"After you were bullied by street thugs, it was Old Mei who helped you teach those people a lesson. Even though the thugs who harassed you kept coming, he never stopped. Because of this, he offended almost every gang of thugs in the neighborhood."

“You blatantly entered the archives and went through the files. Didn’t the surveillance cameras see it? It was Old Zhang in the surveillance room who silently took the blame and deleted the footage from that period of time for you.”

"Old Lu, who is in charge of finance, has had the investigation into the missing persons case postponed. He has been reimbursing you out of his own pocket for all the invoices incurred in the investigation."

Jin Ping'an looked up blankly, while Liu Yuan continued.

"Let's talk about the arrest operation that Lao Tian secretly planned this time. The higher-ups aren't stupid. Who would go out to eat in a suburban villa area and happen to run into Wang Youcai, who was there to solicit prostitutes?"

"Moreover, Lao Tian fired two shots even when the guards did not resist, and Lao Mei's methods of controlling Wang Youcai were also very excessive."

For Lao Tian's actions, dismissal and imprisonment would be considered lenient. If Wang Youcai wants to pursue the matter, Lao Mei will also face suspension.

"Do you think Wang Youcai and his gang will let them off the hook after committing such a serious crime and leaving such a huge handle against them?"

"Of course not, but why is Lao Tian only temporarily suspended, Lao Mei only given a demerit, and Lao Jiang not even a thing?"

“Wang Youcai has his connections, and we have ours. This is a society based on personal relationships. You can’t accomplish everything just by having a lot of enthusiasm and a righteous heart.”

Liu Yuan, like a mother hen, patiently and earnestly taught Jin Ping'an.

"Ping An, take my advice. Don't get involved in this anymore. Just wait quietly for the outcome, okay? Someday in the future, you'll understand why you're doing this now."

After listening to Liu Yuan's advice, Jin Ping'an remained silent for a long time.

After a long pause, he asked in a hoarse voice, "What about the victims?"

Liu Yuan remained silent.

Seeing this, Jin Pingan slowly closed his eyes: "I'm sleepy."

Liu Yuan didn't say anything more and got up to leave the ward.

(End of this chapter)