Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1589: Case solved!

On May 10, the Yijing government office

Yang Tao sat in his seat in the classroom, looking at the tea leaves in the teacup and sighed with boredom.

As a constable, having some free time under normal circumstances is a good thing, as it shows that the city's public security is still very good. However, this is not a good thing for Yang Tao, who needs merit to impact the position of chief constable!

Bored Yang Tao couldn't help but think of the theft case that caused a sensation in Yijing some time ago. He never thought that this matter would develop in a direction he had never thought of!
More than a month ago, after the investigation into a serial theft case by a man got into trouble, Yang Tao caught a thief on his way home from a drinking trip.

Yang Tao originally thought that this was just a petty thief and did not take it too seriously. However, he did not expect that this thief was actually a former spy of the United Coordination Office and was involved in a case of forging the United Coordination Office token.

In order to confirm the truth of the matter, Yang Tao went back home with the thief. However, he did not expect that the person who forged the token of the Coordination Office actually hid in the thief's home, and when Yang Tao and the thief returned home, he brazenly attacked and killed the thief in front of Yang Tao!
Caught off guard, Yang Tao also engaged in a fight with the opponent. After a few moves, Yang Tao, knowing that he was no match for his opponent, blew the whistle for help, but the opponent was also very quick and fled quickly when he saw that Yang Tao had help...
After the other party left, Yang Tao and a group of constables and officers who came to support him searched the area where the incident occurred, but unfortunately they failed to catch the other party!

Although the man was not caught, Yang Tao learned through investigation that the man was called Wang Lei, but his identity and place of origin were unknown, and he had no source of income in Yijing. The only thing known was that he spoke with a slight Guanzhong accent!

Although the identity of this Wang Lei is unknown, it is known that he is a martial arts expert, speaks with a Guanzhong accent, and has forged a centurion token from the General Coordination Office. So in the eyes of the Yijing government, this Wang Lei is definitely a dangerous element!
Therefore, the Yijing government office also launched a more detailed investigation into Wang Lei!
Although there is not much information about Wang Lei, the Yijing government office still discovered through a lot of investigations and visits that Wang Lei was very close to a man named Han Liang during his stay in Yijing. After obtaining this clue, the Yijing government office immediately organized people to arrest Han Liang!
However, what no one expected was that Han Liang actually disappeared, but the detectives from the Yijing government office found a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, cultural relics, calligraphy and paintings in Han Liang's home.

And these things were exactly what the brother had stolen from the homes of He Jingyun, Zhu Xiaowen, and other wealthy businessmen in a serial theft case some time ago. Although the things were found, the mystery of the case was not solved. On the contrary, the case fell into a bigger mystery!

Only Yang Tao had a new clue. He had been wondering why the appearance of Li Yi he got from Ma Wu did not match the portrait of Li Yi given by Zhang Haidong!
But since he learned about Han Liang's appearance, especially after knowing that Han Liang had a scar on the left cheek, Yang Tao was surprised to find that Han Liang and Li Yi mentioned by Ma Wu were surprisingly similar. For this reason, he brought Han Liang's portrait to show Ma Wu!

And after Ma Wu's confirmation, this Han Liang was the man who claimed to be Li Yi and asked him to help sell the stolen goods...

After hearing the news, Yang Tao also felt that this matter was very coincidental. He never thought that a thief he caught by accident would involve so many things!

However, just when Yang Tao was about to continue investigating along this line to see what was hidden in the mist, the Coordination Office found the Yijing government office!

The Coordination Office requires the Yijing Prefecture to transfer all investigations into the Wang Lei case and a theft case to the Coordination Office. After the transfer, the Yijing Prefecture will no longer be responsible for the investigation of these two cases!
The heads of the Yijing government office were naturally very happy that the Coordination Office had accepted the investigation. These two cases had consumed a lot of their mental and physical energy, but at the moment, there was no hope of solving the two cases. So, it could be said that they were more than happy to have the Coordination Office take on these two cases!

But for Yang Tao, he was very disappointed with the transfer of the case. If at the beginning of the case, his idea of ​​solving the case was to accumulate merits for promotion to chief constable, but now that things have come to this point, as a constable, he has developed a strong interest in the case, and he really wants to see what this case is all about.

Unfortunately, as a detective he needs to obey his own ideas. Although Yang Tao was somewhat reluctant in his heart, he had to follow the orders from above and hand over all the information and clues about the case in his hands...
Yang Tao was very clear that this case was no longer under his jurisdiction. It was now a case handled by the Coordination Office. He no longer needed to worry about it. If he continued to interfere, he would only bring trouble to himself!

However, as a constable, out of his professional instinct, Yang Tao still can't help but think of this case when he has free time. He is very curious about who this Wang Lei is.

Just when Yang Tao was lost in thought, a young voice came from beside him.

"Brother Yang, what are you thinking about?"

Yang Tao's thoughts were also interrupted by this voice. He looked carefully and saw that the person who spoke was Ye Feiyang. He smiled and said perfunctorily:
"I'm not thinking about anything! I'm just daydreaming!"

Hearing this, Ye Feiyang also understood that Yang Tao was just trying to fool him, but he did not point it out and said:

"Brother Yang, it's noon! The canteen will be open for dinner soon. I heard that they have chicken stewed with mushrooms, pork stewed with vermicelli, and stir-fried three fresh vegetables. The food is pretty good. You should prepare it, otherwise if you go too late, the canteen will run out of food!"

Yang Tao was a little surprised when he heard this. Thanks to the rapidly developing economy, their Yijing Prefecture was able to receive hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in taxes every year. Although most of the taxes were paid to the national treasury, there was still a small portion of it that was kept by the Yijing Prefecture as operating expenses!
Therefore, the Yijing government office was quite wealthy, so the food in the government office was always quite good. Although they didn’t eat meat every day at noon, they could basically eat meat once every half a month. However, the meat was just a meat dish at best...

It is basically rare to have two meat dishes in one meal!

Thinking of this, Yang Tao couldn't help but ask:

"Fei Yang, the food is so good! Do you have any comment today?"

Ye Feiyang lowered his voice and smiled mysteriously:

"Brother Yang, the prefect originally planned to come to the cafeteria for lunch today, so the cafeteria has specially arranged extra meals for this purpose!"

"The prefect is coming to the cafeteria to eat?" Yang Tao asked in surprise:
Although the cafeteria of the Yijing government office is specifically for cooking for the staff of the government office, few high-ranking officials of the government office like the prefect would actually come to the yamen to eat, and there are too many people in the whole Yijing who want to invite them to dinner.

Moreover, even if they really ate in the government office, they would have their own special meals, which would then be brought to their rooms by the clerks.

Anyway, Yang Tao has been in the Yijing government office for many years, and the number of times he has seen the prefect having meals in the government office is less than ten times in total!

Ye Feiyang said indifferently:

"Prefect Bai has just taken office, and he wants to show everyone his friendliness. Eating with everyone in the cafeteria can help build closer relationships!"

"In fact, to put it bluntly, it's still a show, just like the annual farming activities organized by His Majesty and the Queen, His Majesty plows the land and the Queen weaves cloth, but it's just for show, no one will take it for real!"

"Brother Yang, you don't have to worry too much. This is what Magistrate Bai planned, but plans cannot keep up with changes. Something happened at home suddenly, and he went home half an hour ago..." Hearing Ye Feiyang say this, Yang Tao couldn't help but smile and praised:
"Fei Yang, you are really well-informed. You know everything!"

Ye Feiyang was somewhat proud when he heard this and immediately began to speak:
"Brother Yang, although my martial arts skills are not as good as yours, my ability to gather intelligence is no worse than yours. I know everything about our government office, big and small!"

Hearing Ye Feiyang bragging like that, Yang Tao couldn't help but have an idea in his mind, but after thinking about it carefully, he gave up the idea.

After chatting for a while, Yang Tao and Ye Feiyang also came to the cafeteria. Perhaps everyone knew the news of extra meals at noon, so people had already started queuing in the cafeteria.

After waiting in line for a cup of tea, the two received their lunch, found a seat in the cafeteria and started eating.

After tasting the pork stewed with vermicelli and chicken stewed with mushrooms made in the cafeteria today, Ye Feiyang couldn't help but curse:
"Damn it! This Liu guy really treats people differently! Can't he cook well?"

"The dishes he cooks normally taste terrible, like fucking pig food. But today, he knew the prefect was coming, so he cooked something delicious. This old man really looks down on people!"

Ye Feiyang put a piece of chicken into his mouth while cursing.

Hearing Ye Feiyang's complaints, Yang Tao also smiled and advised:

"That's enough! Even delicious food can't stop you from talking!"

“Brother Yang, don’t I tell you, if Old Liu didn’t have his brother’s relationship here, I would be the first one to kick him out of the government office. The food he made before was a pure waste of food. I really want to put something on his head and let him taste what kind of shit he cooked...”

"Alright! Alright! There's no point in getting angry with him!"

The two chatted while eating. Seeing that Yang Tao was a little absent-minded at the end of the meal, Ye Feiyang couldn't help but ask in a low voice:
"Brother Yang, are you still thinking about that case?"

Seeing Ye Feiyang bring up this matter, Yang Tao instinctively wanted to perfunctorily answer again, but then he thought, he did not take the initiative to ask Ye Feiyang, this was something Ye Feiyang was willing to ask, so if Ye Feiyang was willing to say something, perhaps it could resolve some of his doubts. Thinking of this, Yang Tao did not speak.

Although Yang Tao didn't say anything, Ye Feiyang knew he had guessed it right when he saw him like this, and he wanted to say something immediately. However, at the moment he opened his mouth, Ye Feiyang seemed to have thought of something, and looked around. Seeing that no one was looking at him and Yang Tao, he whispered:
"Brother Yang, don't worry about that case! The case has been handed over to the Coordination Office!"

"Whether the case is solved or not has nothing to do with us. It's the business of the Coordination Office!"

Hearing Ye Feiyang say this, Yang Tao couldn't help but smile bitterly:
"Fei Yang, I know what you said, but this case is so bizarre that I can't help but think about it!"

"Especially that guy named Wang Lei. I had a fight with him. To be honest, if I hadn't reacted quickly at that time, I would have died in his hands..."

"I've been handling cases in Yijing for so many years, and I've never suffered such a big loss. I really want to arrest him myself!"

"Brother Yang, save your breath! This Wang Lei is no ordinary person!"

Feeling the meaning of Ye Feiyang's words, Yang Tao couldn't help but ask:
"Feiyang, do you know him?"

Hearing Yang Tao say this, Ye Feiyang looked a little hesitant. Although Yang Tao wanted to know in his heart, he still said:
"Fei Yang, don't force it! If there's anything you can't say, forget it!"

After hearing this, Ye Feiyang made a decision in his heart and said:

"Brother Yang, let's go out and talk!"

After exchanging plates in the cafeteria, Yang Tao and Ye Feiyang also came to a remote corner of the government office.

Seeing Ye Feiyang's serious expression, Yang Tao used his old trick again and said:
"It doesn't matter if Feiyang can't tell me. I'm just curious. It doesn't matter whether you know or not!"

Ye Feiyang waved his hand and said:
"Brother Yang, it's actually not a secret, it's just that the case is still under investigation!"

"I don't know if this Wang Lei is his real name, but I heard from my family that the Coordination Office suspected that he was the ace killer of the Supervisory Department back then, Jiaqi!"

"Supervision Department? Is this matter related to the Supervision Department?" Yang Tao asked in surprise:

"Brother Yang, why else do you think the Coordination Office would intervene? When has the Coordination Office ever dealt with ordinary theft and murder cases?"

Hearing what Ye Feiyang said, Yang Tao nodded silently. Ye Feiyang was right. The Coordination Office was too lazy to deal with ordinary cases. Only when it came to matters involving the security of the court would the Coordination Office take action!

At this time, Ye Feiyang continued to persuade:

"Brother Yang, this Wang Lei is a dangerous person. Let those bastards from the Coordination Office investigate. They are evil against evil, so we should not get involved..."