Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 152: Get to the bottom of it

Facing Ningning, Li Yancheng felt more and more helpless.

I don’t know what’s wrong with this girl. Since this year, she has been particularly fond of being close to him. I should say that this trend started last year, but it is particularly obvious this year.

She would rest her chin on his shoulder like she did just now, often hug one of his arms, and then suddenly jump onto his back and let him carry her. Several times she even sat on his lap and acted coquettishly with him.

He was at his wit's end.

He was not in a position to forcefully reject Ningning's slightly intimate actions, fearing that he would hurt her feelings.

But it's not a solution to keep doing this. Although the girl is not very old, she has never been hungry since she was a child. Her nutrition is much better than that of her peers. She has everything she needs. She always stays close to him, which makes him feel uncomfortable.

Jin Zhihai and his wife have now given up trying to persuade Ningning. Let her do whatever she wants.

Every time they mentioned Ningning, she would look at them with tears in her eyes, looking so pitiful. Even though they knew that this girl was pretending to be pitiful, it was still heartbreaking to see her, so they simply ignored her.

So the one who is suffering now is Li Yancheng.

It was the same thing again now. Seeing that Ningning couldn't play tricks, he rolled his eyes and stuffed Pengpeng into her arms, then he slapped his butt and ran to Jin Zhihai to look at the photos.

Ningning took her nephew and sat on the chair where Li Yancheng had just sat. She let Pengpeng sit on her lap, turned her head to glance at her brother, and when she turned her head again, she smiled with her teeth bared. Her two little fangs looked a little dazzling under the yellow light bulb.

Xiao Pengpeng thought his aunt was laughing at him, so he started to chuckle. While laughing, he raised his hand and put his thumb into his mouth, slurping it as if he was eating candy.

After Li Yancheng sat down next to Jin Zhihai, he reached out and took the photo from him and looked through it. This was the first time he saw the scene of the body dumping and the photo of the body.

"What did the medical examiner say was the cause of death?"

"The carotid artery was cut and he died of bleeding and shock."

"That means the murderer was most likely right next to her and watched her die."

“Yes, according to the assumption, the murderer should have an independent space to commit the crime.

But we worked with the local police stations to check almost all the courtyards of independent households in the city, including Dianhai, Chengxi, Wuxuan, Taifeng, Chengdong, Wenchong, Yangchao, and Shishan districts, but we didn’t find anything suspicious.”

Jin Zhihai shook his head in confusion. He really couldn't figure out where else the murderer could have committed the crime.

"The crime scene is in the remaining private houses and courtyards that you cannot enter."

"Uh……"

How could anyone respond to this? Jin Zhihai could only roll his eyes.

He would like to go through them all, but is it possible?
Li Yancheng chuckled and lowered his head to continue looking at the photos carefully.

"Have you done any experiments? How much does the man weigh?"

"Yes. To leave such a deep mark, your weight must be at least 140 to 150 pounds."

"At 1.7 meters tall and weighing 145 pounds, you're not considered particularly strong, right?"

"You forgot that it was January and the weather was cold. He must have been wearing thick clothes like a cotton coat. Doesn't he look strong?"

"Oh yes!"

"Dacheng, your police uniforms have been issued. When will you go on a business trip to Qin Province?"

???

Ningning's ears suddenly stood up, and at the same time, her little face pulled down and her mouth pouted.

She didn't like Dacheng not coming home. She hoped to see him every day, even if he came back late.

"Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Li Yancheng put down the photos, took out a cigarette, gestured, then stood up and walked out of the house.

Jin Zhihai also followed.

Watching the two of them leave, Ningning touched Xiao Pengpeng's forehead with her forehead and said, "Pengpeng, your godfather will be leaving tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. He won't be back for many days. It won't be fun at all. Cry in front of him, and he won't go out again."

"Ah...ah..."

"I'm asking you to cry, not to scream."

“Ah…ah…giggle…”

"You little brat, your aunt is going to make you cry."

Hearing Ningning trying to make Pengpeng cry, the two people outside the door shook their heads helplessly.

"Zhi Hai, from today on, you must be more vigilant. Alas, I don't know what to say." Li Yancheng turned his head to look inside the house, walked up to his brother, handed him a cigarette, and spoke in a low voice.

"Speak clearly, what's the matter? Is someone going to deal with you again?"

When Jin Zhihai heard that he had to be more vigilant, his brows furrowed tightly.

"Yes, just keep it to yourself, don't tell anyone."

"That's for sure. What's going on? Did you find out you were being followed?"

"It wasn't that I was being followed, it was that I was directly poisoned in my teacup."

"What? Ahem..."

Jin Zhihai, who had just lit a cigarette, was so surprised that he even forgot to spit out the smoke in his mouth. When he opened his mouth to speak, he choked and coughed.

"I won't tell you who was responsible for what happened this morning, but from today on, you should be more vigilant and take better care of your wife, your son, and Ningning.

To be honest, I’m not afraid of anything else, I’m just worried about…”

"Okay."

Before Li Yancheng could finish his words, Jin Zhihai raised his hand and patted him on the back, interrupting him.

"I know what you want to say, but we are not a burden to you. Don't forget, I am also a public security officer and have much more experience than you.

Do your thing with confidence. The more you do this, the more it shows that you have touched his sore spot."

That's true. The mastermind behind the scenes is now separated from them by only a thin layer of window paper, but such a thin layer of paper cannot be broken no matter how hard they try.

Now it can be said that even if the mastermind behind the scenes was standing right in front of them, they would not know it.

……

The two of them were chatting here. After Director Fang and Director Zhong finished their meal in a department, they did not go home. Instead, they went straight back to the bureau and called the director of the second department who had already gone home after work to come over.

It was already nine o'clock in the evening when Hong Dingguo arrived at the bureau office in the west district of the city.

He came to Director Zhong's office in confusion, knocked on the door and got a response, then opened the door and found that both directors were there, both with gloomy faces, which made him have even more question marks on his forehead.

After greeting the two directors, at the signal of Director Zhong, Hong Dingguo only sat on half of his buttocks on the sofa, with his back straight and his hands on his knees, just like a new recruit in the army.

From July last year to now, a total of three people have gotten into trouble in the bureau. Two of these three people are from the Second Department. At that time, in order to prevent the news from spreading widely, the two directors took great pains to make the incident a minor one.

But unexpectedly, another person named Ren Yunyun popped up. Although she was no longer from the Second Department, she was indeed recommended by the director of the Second Department.

If something happens to the person you sponsored, you will definitely be held responsible.

And it is obviously impossible to suppress this matter any further.

The reason why the two directors stayed together for dinner today was to see if there was any possibility. The two of them realized that this matter must be explained and there was no room for negotiation.

Even if it meant executing Ma Su with tears, they had to execute him.

Otherwise, I won’t be able to lead the team in the future.

That's why the two of them rushed Hong Dingguo away from home overnight.

"Old Hong, something happened to Ren Yunyun."

Director Zhong did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

When Hong Dingguo heard the name spoken by Deputy Director Zhong, he was obviously stunned.

"You...you are talking about Ren Yunyun from our bureau's health center?"

"right"

"What's up with her?"

Hong Dingguo's face was full of confusion. He couldn't quite understand what Ren Yunyun's accident had to do with him. Why did they call him over in the middle of the night with a serious face just to say this?

Are you kidding? "She poisoned Dr. Li Yancheng's teacup this morning."

"what?"

What came out of Director Zhong's mouth almost made Hong Dingguo jump up, his eyes widened like cowbells.

Now he finally understood why his leader called him over. It turned out that he was implicated.

"No...Zhong...Director Zhong, Director, why did Ren...Ren Yunyun...why did she...why did she poison Doctor Li's teacup? Hmm?"

Hong Dingguo was so nervous that he could hardly speak clearly. At the end of his speech, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"Director Zhong, when did Ren Yunyun go to the first office? Wasn't she in the office's health room?"

“She was transferred there before the New Year. As for why she poisoned Doctor Li, it is still unclear. Ren Yunyun committed suicide by taking poison, but was rescued by Doctor Li.

Her life is not in danger at the moment, but she is still in a coma. We can only interrogate her after she wakes up and recovers a little.

Comrade Dingguo, I asked you to come here today. First, I want to ask you about Ren Yunyun, and second, I want to ask you, what do you think should be done with you now? "

This was said by Director Fang. Upon hearing what the director said, Director Zhong glanced at his leader calmly, reached out to pick up a cigarette from the coffee table and lit one for himself.

Hong Dingguo's face turned red at this moment, and everyone who saw him was a little worried that his head would explode.

After hearing what the director said, he moved his lips for a long time but didn't say a word.

Of course he understood what the leader meant by saying this, to settle both old and new accounts together.

Two people had gotten into trouble in the department before. Although it seemed to have nothing to do with him, as the leader of the second department, he could not escape the management responsibility, not to mention that there were two people involved.

The bureau sponsored him last time, but now someone he recommended back then is in trouble again, so he definitely can’t be sponsored this time.

It goes without saying that even if the bureau still wants to protect him, the First Division will not agree. It's not that the people in the First Division have a grudge against him, but that they must give an explanation to Doctor Li.

Huh?
Since Ren Yunyun poisoned Doctor Li, why didn't he die, and instead saved Ren Yunyun who was about to commit suicide by taking poison?

Found the clue, didn’t you drink that glass of water?

This question flashed through Hong Dingguo's mind.

"Director, Director Zhong, since the incident has already happened, I am willing to cooperate with the organization's investigation. Please follow the rules and regulations and isolate me for investigation."

"it is good"

Hearing him say this, Director Fang nodded and turned his head to look at Director Zhong: "Old Zhong, call the Security Department and ask Comrade Tang Aijun to bring people over. From now on, Comrade Hong Dingguo will be isolated for investigation.

In addition, a team meeting will be held tomorrow morning after work to discuss the suspension of Comrade Hong Dingguo from his position as Director of the Second Operations Division. The daily work of the Second Division will be presided over by Deputy Director Dai Jun.

"it is good"

Director Zhong nodded, glanced at Hong Dingguo, stood up with the help of the sofa armrest, walked to the desk, picked up the beige phone on the table and dialed.

"Aijun, it's me. Bring someone to my office."

Tang Aijun is the director of the Security Department, and he just came back from there.

In fact, Director Fang and Director Zhong had already discussed the temporary solution for Hong Dingguo, and let him speak for himself just to see if he had a sense of the overall situation.

It seems pretty good now. They didn't play dumb, but instead implemented the rules and regulations of the executive bureau very straightforwardly.

Tang Aijun brought people over quickly. He didn't say much. Things had been arranged long ago. After he came, he took Hong Dingguo away.

Starting from today, Hong Dingguo will be under surveillance for at least ten days to half a month and is strictly prohibited from contacting anyone from the outside world until the matter is investigated thoroughly.

In other words, until the leaders come up with a final solution.

It was already past nine o'clock. The two directors were both in their sixties and did not have the energy of young people. They had been busy all day and their faces were filled with fatigue.

Director Fang patted the armrest of the sofa and just stood up to ask Director Zhong to go back and rest early, when the phone on the desk rang at an opportune moment.

Director Zhong, who was standing in front of the table, picked up the beige phone. After he answered it, he found that the phone was still ringing. Then he realized that he had picked up the wrong phone.

There are three telephones on his desk, one beige, which is the bureau's dedicated line, and one red, which is also a dedicated line. This dedicated line is specially connected to there. Currently, only his office and Director Fang's office have such phones in the bureau.

There is also a black phone that can make calls to all numbers in the city and can also make long-distance calls. It is this black phone that is ringing now.

Seeing that it was this phone that was ringing, Lao Zhong frowned slightly. Normally he would not be in the office at this time. Why would he call this number at this time?

"Hello, I'm Zhong Yuanzhu."

"Hello, Director Zhong, I am Zhou Jingtang from Qin Province."

Hearing the person on the other side introduce himself, Director Zhong was slightly startled. He raised his hand to cover the microphone and whispered to Director Fang who had already stood up but had not left: "Director Fang, this is Director Zhou Jingtang from Qin Province."

When Director Fang heard that it was Qin Sheng calling, he walked over and answered the phone.

"Comrade Zhou Jingtang, I am Fang Huating."

"Director Fang, you are here with Director Zhong. I just called your home and they said you haven't returned yet, so I came back to Director Zhong."

"Well, we just had a meeting. Comrade Zhou Jingtang, is there anything you want to talk about?"

"Indeed, there is something wrong. I sent someone to the prison to protect the prisoner you called me this morning. However, you were a step too late. The prisoner had a heart attack last night and died due to the lack of timely rescue."

"What did you say?" The news coming from the other end of the phone made Director Fang's voice rise eight octaves.

The noise from long-distance calls was quite loud, so Director Zhong couldn't hear clearly what was said on the phone. However, judging from Director Fang's reaction, and considering that Director Fang had contacted Qin Province in the morning to ask for better protection for the prisoner, he had already guessed what was said on the phone.

When I thought about the worst possible outcome, my heart sank.

Director Fang hung up the phone without saying a few words, but his expression was even more serious than before.

"Director..."

Director Fang waved his hand to signal Director Zhong not to speak. He walked to the single sofa and sat down. He reached out to pick up a cigarette from the coffee table and lit one for himself. He took three or four puffs before he spoke.

"Old Zhong, the prisoner from Qin Province died last night."

really!

Seeing that it was exactly as he had guessed, Director Zhong sighed, bent down, picked up the cigarette on the coffee table, lit one for himself, and then sat on the sofa opposite Director Fang.

"Director, check it out. We still have problems internally, and it's not just Ren Yunyun."

The problem must be in the bureau.

The two directors looked at each other and saw what the other was thinking from each other's eyes.

The decision to send Su Xiaotong, Li Yancheng and Sun He on a business trip to Qin Province was actually only decided yesterday morning.

The matter was just decided yesterday morning, but the prisoner suddenly died of a heart attack last night. They won't believe this is a coincidence.

However, the organization's arrangements in the country made the two leaders' hearts tremble.

After exhaling the cigarette in his mouth, Director Fang nodded heavily, with a strong murderous intent on his face: "Investigate, call Comrade Aijun, start investigating now, investigate to the end, and never tolerate it, no matter who is involved."

After saying this, Director Fang leaned back, the murderous intent on his face disappeared, replaced by loneliness and fatigue.

Both of them knew what this investigation meant.

It means this is their last shift and there is not much time left.

If this case can be successfully concluded within a month or two, and all members of this organization in the country can be caught and their tentacles completely cut off, then the best outcome for the two of them, one the director and the other the executive deputy, is to retire smoothly.

But if something goes wrong, the greater possibility is that he will be dismissed and retired, and the worst result is dismissal and being held accountable for negligence.

This last possibility is still very high.

Now they have no way out and can only investigate thoroughly.

If they still dare to cover up the matter at this time, they will not be held accountable for negligence, but will be treated as accomplices.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for many people.

However, Li Yancheng was not among these people. He slept soundly and even interacted with a beautiful woman in his dream.

The interaction in the dream was simple and beautiful, but the result was that I had to change my underwear after getting up in the morning.

Because he was slow, Ningning, who was knocked on the window and asked to get up and fight, sneered at him from outside the window.

(End of this chapter)