Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 648 Continuous Rain

A busy day has finally come to an end.

When Li Yancheng finished reporting to the city leaders and came out of the city government compound, it was already dark and the streetlights were on.

"Wei Dong, go straight home."

Leaning back in the back seat, Li Yancheng looked somewhat listless. He closed his eyes slightly and gently pinched the bridge of his nose with his right hand.

He had been busy ever since he got up at six in the morning. Even at lunchtime, he was talking to the leaders of the Chengdong Branch while eating in a hurry. In the end, he didn't even taste what the meal was like.

After finishing his meal, he chatted for a while, then rushed to the West Branch of the Public Security Bureau. He then rushed to the headquarters before 3 p.m. and to the municipal government at 4:30 p.m. He was extremely busy that day.

Fortunately, everything went relatively smoothly.

The joint operation has already begun; all he needs to do now is coordinate from the middle.

"Sir, Political Commissar Wan of the brigade just contacted us by radio. A murder has occurred in Shishan District."

Swish

Upon hearing this, Li Yancheng, who had been resting with his eyes closed in the back row, immediately opened his eyes. However, he did not speak, but patiently listened to Guan Weidong continue.

"The deceased was the head of the security department at the cold rolling mill, a subsidiary of the steel plant located in Shishan District. The time of death was around 3:00 PM today, to be precise, between 2:50 PM and 3:10 PM..."

"Wait a moment"

Li Yancheng interrupted Guan Weidong, asking with some surprise, "Weidong, did Political Commissar Wan explain how this time of death was determined? Why was it timed so precisely?"

"Commissar Wan said that the time card is accurate because someone saw the deceased at 2:45. From where this person saw the deceased to where the deceased died, it only takes five minutes to walk there."

The deceased was discovered at 3:10, so…

"I see. Okay, continue. Where did the deceased die?"

"He died in the steel mill's residential area, at the corner between the second and third floors of building number twelve. The section chief's home was on the fourth floor of that building. In other words, the section chief was murdered just as he was about to get home."

After killing him, the murderer didn't take the eighty-odd yuan he was carrying, but instead took the weapon that the section chief had illegally brought home after get off work.

!!!

The thing Li Yancheng feared most has happened.

When he heard that the deceased was the head of the security department, his first thought was that the murderer was probably after the weapon on the head of the department, and sure enough, he was right.

It's not uncommon for security personnel from various units to bring security weapons home in violation of regulations. Although the rules are clearly defined and the police frequently conduct inspections, some people still manage to break the rules.

"The murderer must have been very familiar with this section chief's habits," Guan Weidong continued.

"Moreover, according to the comrades of the Criminal Investigation Team of Shishan Branch, the murderer should know the victim, because neither the residents on the second floor nor the residents on the third floor heard any unusual sounds."

The deceased was discovered by a resident on the fifth floor. He said that when he found Section Chief Tong, he was the deceased. When he found him, the deceased was still bleeding, but he was already not breathing.

He said he vaguely heard footsteps coming downstairs, so he shouted and chased after them.

However, he didn't find anything when he chased after them. It was lunchtime, and there were hardly any people in the courtyard.

But after he shouted like that, many people came out, and the scene was trampled and messed up. After the incident, the steel plant did not choose to call the police immediately. Later, it was said that the head of the steel plant's security department said that today was the first day of the city's joint action to improve the social security environment. Since such a big thing happened in the factory and the weapon was lost, it had to be reported to the police. Only then did their head office leaders agree to call the police.

When the Shishan branch received the report, it was already 5 p.m. By the time the criminal investigation team arrived, they found not only the scene of the crime, but also the victim's body in the morgue of the steel plant hospital.

Upon hearing that not only had people died but weapons had also been lost, the Shishan branch immediately dispatched personnel to the scene while simultaneously reporting the incident to the headquarters. Political Commissar Wan had also sent men there.

The incident occurred at 3 PM, but the police weren't notified until 5 PM, and the scene had been disturbed.

"Wei Dong, turn around and go to the team. Don't go home yet."

In this era, the security departments of enterprises, especially those of large enterprises, wielded considerable authority.

For companies like steel mills,
"Yes"

When Li Yancheng arrived at the main gate of the brigade, Political Commissar Wan Changyou, who was on duty that day, was chatting with several other duty officers. They were all full of energy and didn't seem to mind the cold outside.

When they saw a dignified black Hongqi sedan drive up, the group was taken aback at first. After seeing the license plate number, they quickly opened the gate.

"Director Li..."

The car stopped at the door, and Political Commissar Wan stepped forward and opened the back door.

"Old Wan, is there any food left in the cafeteria? Wei Dong and I haven't eaten yet," Li Yancheng said as soon as he got out of the car.

It's almost seven o'clock now. He's been starving since he finished eating at noon.

"You haven't eaten yet? Please wait a moment."

Upon hearing Li Yancheng say that he hadn't eaten yet, Political Commissar Wan turned around and instructed, "Xiao Cui, go to the canteen and tell Chef Yang to prepare two dishes."

"okay"

The young man who was called immediately ran into the courtyard.

"When I called you just now, Weidong said you were at the municipal government. Don't the city leaders provide meals?"

"The leaders invited me to stay for dinner, but I had no interest in accompanying them. When I'm with those leaders, I have to be careful about what I say, for fear of accidentally saying the wrong thing and offending someone. It's exhausting."

"Let's not talk about that anymore, Lao Wan. What's the latest situation with the steel mill case?"

"Here's the thing, Director Li, we still don't know whether the weapon on the deceased was taken by the murderer or by someone during the chaos."

According to the officers from the Shishan Branch Criminal Investigation Team who saw the body, judging from the distribution of wounds on the deceased's body, it seemed more like... revenge, or venting of anger.

"Oh? The deceased had many wounds?"

"Yes, according to the doctor who treated the patient at the steel mill hospital, the deceased had twelve wounds on his body, which, judging from their appearance, looked like they were inflicted by a dagger."

"Twelve stabs?" Upon hearing this number, Li Yancheng's brows furrowed deeply. He stopped and turned to look at Political Commissar Wan, asking with utter astonishment, "Twelve stabs in his body, and this man didn't make a sound?"

Stabbing someone with a knife is extremely painful. Let alone twelve stabs, even one stab will make the person scream in pain. Even if they don't react to the first stab, what about the subsequent stabs? Didn't the security chief who was stabbed feel any pain?

There are indeed people who cannot feel pain. This is a disease, but it is extremely rare. He has not seen one in this life, but in his previous life, a colleague in his company had this disease, congenital analgesia, and died young, not even thirty years old.

His internal organs had actually been giving him warnings long ago, but because he couldn't feel the pain, he didn't realize there was a problem until he vomited blood.

Unfortunately, he missed the best time for treatment and passed away just one week later.

This was also the first time Li Yancheng had ever heard of this disease.

Many people may wish they didn't feel pain when they are injured, sick, or in unbearable pain. In fact, not feeling pain is a very painful thing.

For example, when you're making formula for your child and want to test the water temperature, the problem is that you can't really tell if the water is hot or not. The same applies when you're giving your child a bath.

And like Li Yancheng's colleague, pain in a certain part of the body is actually a warning, telling you that there is a problem with that part of your body and that you need to get treatment in time.

When you can't feel pain, it can cause delays, and so on. In fact, there are many other situations where the lack of pain sensation can bring a lot of inconvenience.

“I’m puzzled too.” Commissar Wan’s expression also showed a hint of doubt.

"The specific situation at the scene has not yet been reported back. At the time, the Shishan branch only gave a general overview."

At this point, Comrade Wan paused for a moment, then continued, "Actually, I have high doubts about the person who was the first to discover the body."

"Oh? Tell me your opinion." Li Yancheng took out a cigarette from his pants pocket and handed one to Political Commissar Wan. After lighting it with the light from Wan's hand, he quietly waited for Old Wan to give his opinion.

"Director Li, according to the verbal report from the Shishan Branch, the first person to discover the deceased was that neighbor. He said that when he saw the deceased lying in a pool of blood, the deceased was lying face down on the ground. He went over, turned the deceased over, and checked his breathing, only to find that he was no longer breathing."

He also said that when he heard footsteps downstairs, he shouted "Murder!" and chased after the person downstairs. His shout brought everyone out, and the scene was completely destroyed.

According to a report from the Shishan Branch, there were bloody footprints everywhere in the stairwell and in front of the building, as well as bloody handprints on the walls and bloody fingerprints on the stair railings. It was impossible to tell whether the bloodstains were left by bystanders or by the perpetrator.

That person's reaction was actually quite normal. He was able to turn the deceased over and check for breath, which shows that he was very brave. If it were someone else, they would probably be too scared to move at the sight of blood all over the ground.

What struck me as odd was that he said he heard footsteps downstairs, but when he chased after them, all the way out of their building and to the front of the building, he didn't see anyone.

There was no one else in front of their building at the time. There were people on the main road in the courtyard next to the building, but the Shishan Branch reported that, through preliminary interviews, no one on the road at that time saw anyone run past the front of Building No. 12.

Furthermore, judging from the wounds on the deceased, the murderer's clothes should also be stained with blood. Regardless of whether the person killed the security chief out of revenge or for the weapon, I personally think that walking around the residential compound with bloodstained clothes is not a good choice. Anyone would know that if others saw him like that, he wouldn't be able to escape.

"So you suspect that the person who discovered the dead was 'crying wolf,' and there was actually no other person at all, right?"

"That's right"

"Is it possible that there really was such a person, and the reason he disappeared so quickly is because he also lived in Building 12, just in a different unit, so it's normal that people on the main road didn't see him, since he didn't even leave the building's boundaries?"

"What you said is also very possible. Anything we say now is just speculation. We still need to see the results of their investigation."

“Yes, we still need to see the results of their investigation.” Li Yancheng nodded and added, “However, I also agree with your statement. I also think that the person who first discovered the body is very suspicious, but we still need to rely on evidence.”

But no matter what, it's certain that a weapon was lost..."

At this point, Li Yancheng turned to look at Guan Weidong, who had already parked his car and was standing not far away, and called out, "Weidong!"

"arrive"

"Call the Shishan branch and tell them what I said. Tell them they must solve the case as soon as possible, find the missing weapon, and make sure it doesn't make a sound."

"Yes"

After giving instructions to Guan Weidong, Li Yancheng turned his attention back to Political Commissar Wan.

"Old Wan, have you reported it to the bureau yet?"

"The Shishan branch has already informed the general duty room, but we couldn't get in touch with Director Dai. I mentioned it to Director Xiangyang."

"Yes, Director Dai is at headquarters. He can talk to Director Xiangyang. Lao Wan, I'm quite busy these days. Keep a close eye on the Shishan case."

"Don't worry, I will keep you informed of any new developments in a timely manner."

"Okay, thank you for your trouble."

"You're being too polite."

"Old Wan, we're still short of a deputy chief captain here. Do you have any recommendations?"

???

Li Yancheng's words startled Wan Changyou slightly, but he quickly recovered and shook his head, saying, "I have no suggestions. It's up to you leaders to decide."

He was well aware that although the person in front of him had delegated authority to him to oversee the work of the brigade, delegation did not mean that he could overstep his bounds, especially on sensitive matters such as personnel appointments. He was better off not offering any suggestions.

Hearing him say that, Li Yancheng took a deep look at Political Commissar Wan standing opposite him and did not ask any further questions. He knew the concerns in Lao Wan's heart. If he were in Lao Wan's shoes, he would have reacted in the same way.

"Let's go to the cafeteria. We can talk while I eat."

Li Yancheng raised his hand in a gesture, and then walked towards the cafeteria.

"Old Wan, who did you send over to Shishan?"

"I sent Shen Yue from the Second Division to lead a group over there."

"Shen Yue?"

A capable-looking figure flashed through Li Yancheng's mind. After recognizing who it was, he nodded: "Hmm, he's not bad."

Shen Yue was previously a team leader in a subordinate unit. He was only 41 years old. He joined the army at the age of 15 and returned to the Public Security Bureau at the age of 20. He had been working in criminal investigation ever since and was a veteran criminal investigator.

(End of this chapter)