Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 661 Impossible

"Jingle Bell……"

At 5:30 p.m., Li Yancheng and Director Dai went to the Beijing Municipal Government together at 2 p.m., and then went to the Beijing Organization Department. They had just returned to their office and hadn't even sat down when the phone on their desk rang.

He went to the municipal government and the organization with Director Dai to discuss the funding issue that Director Jiang of the Finance Department had mentioned.

In the morning, he called the deputy leader in charge of liaising with the Public Security Bureau at the municipal government. The deputy leader told him that there was indeed a case of cutting funding for key projects.

He even joked that Li Yancheng was really well-informed; Director Lin had only discussed this with a few people last night, and Li Yancheng had already heard about it early this morning.

However, the deputy leader also said on the phone that although he was aware of the matter, he was unable to make any changes.

The deputy leader was well aware of what Li Yancheng meant by making that call, so he directly stated that if they wanted to avoid budget cuts, they had no choice but to contact Director Lin.

Director Lin currently holds positions in both the municipal government and the organization department. Decisions regarding fund allocation can only be made by Director Lin, who usually works in the organization department, while the executive deputy director oversees the daily operations of the municipal government.

Director Dai and Li Yancheng did not go directly to the organization compound. Instead, they went to the municipal government first to visit the executive deputy of the municipal government and communicate with him. This is called following the rules.

Thanks to Director Jiang of the Finance Department who received the information in a timely manner, they were able to start working on this matter ahead of time.

In the afternoon, just as Director Dai and Li Yancheng finished communicating with the executive deputy leader of the municipal government and were about to leave for the organization compound, news about budget cuts spread outside. The leaders of those units only started to take action at this time, undoubtedly a step behind them.

The afternoon's efforts were not in vain, or perhaps the leaders never intended to cut the Public Security Bureau's operating expenses in the first place, and they received a verbal promise from the leaders.

This finally put Li Yancheng and Director Dai at ease.

If their already meager budget is further cut, they won't know how to explain it to their subordinates.

As Li Yancheng walked into the office, the phone rang. He sighed silently to himself, then went to his desk and picked up the receiver.

"Hello, this is Li Yancheng."

"Director Li, it's me, Wan Changyou."

"Political Commissar, is there any progress on the case in Shishan?"

Upon hearing that it was Political Commissar Wan calling, Li Yancheng's first thought was that the case at Jinggang Steel had been resolved.

"That's right, Director Li. The case has been solved. The murderer has been caught and has confessed to the entire process of killing Tong Guangyao."

"Who is the murderer? Did they have a grudge against the victim?"

There is hatred, but also affection.

???

"The murderer is a woman?" Upon hearing that there was both hatred and affection involved, Li Yancheng immediately realized that the cause of this case must be something between a man and a woman.

"Yes, Director Li, the murderer is a woman named Zhang Chunlan, who is Tong Guangyao's former sister-in-law. The two have maintained this improper relationship for twenty years."

According to Zhang Chunlan herself, she was also a victim because Tong Guangyao had forced her into their first time. Afterwards, to protect her reputation, she did not choose to report it to the police or mention it to anyone.

Under Tong Guangyao's threats, their illicit relationship continued.

Of course, with Tong Guangyao's death, it is impossible to know the truth about what happened the first time, and we can only wait and see.

The reason she killed Tong Guangyao this time was because Tong felt he was getting old and his health was not as good as before. He wanted Zhang Chunlan to adopt his youngest son so that she could take care of him in his old age and see him off when he died.

Zhang Chunlan naturally disagreed, but was threatened by the man surnamed Tong who said he would expose their improper relationship if she didn't agree. After this happened several times, the woman, for the sake of her family, decided to kill Tong Guangyao.

That's it?

Li Yancheng's brows furrowed into a deep frown.

"Isn't this motive a bit far-fetched? Although Zhang Chunlan's sister has been dead for thirty years, Tong Guangyao has never remarried. To outsiders, it seems that he was deeply in love with his deceased lover, which is why he did not remarry."

In this situation, it wouldn't be a big deal for Zhang Chunlan, the sister-in-law, to give her youngest son to her brother-in-law so he could care for her in her old age and see her off in death. In fact, it would be a well-known story at Jinggang Steel, and outsiders would only say that the two families were kind and righteous. Why did she react so strongly?

"Director Li, Old Cao from Shishan also felt that the motive was absurd after hearing this, but this is the result of the preliminary interrogation. Old Cao even suspected that this woman was taking the blame for someone else."

However, the details of the crime that Zhang Chunlan subsequently confessed to all matched up.

"Putting that aside for now, did that woman explain where she got the anesthetic from?"

"She said that at the end of November, she took advantage of a trip to the hospital to see a doctor to steal it from the steel mill hospital. Old Cao sent someone to the hospital to ask, and it was confirmed that what she said was true. The hospital did indeed lose an anesthetic."

"How much did she steal?" Li Yancheng asked incredulously.

"One"

"She's talking nonsense."

Li Yancheng even swore.

His outburst left Political Commissar Wan, who was on the other end of the phone, completely stunned.

"Uh... Director Li, what's wrong...?"

“One dose of anesthetic? One dose can indeed knock out an adult male, but Lao Wan, don’t forget, Tong Guangyao wasn’t given the anesthetic in the stairwell. He was drugged beforehand and only fainted in the stairwell. There are very strict standards for drug use in this case.”

If too much medicine is administered, the person might faint long ago; if too little medicine is administered, they might only faint after arriving home. How could such a precise dosage be achieved without numerous trials?

Steal one? How can you use one for testing? Lao Wan, tell Captain Cao from Shishan that there's something wrong here, a big problem. This woman must have accomplices.

What does her husband do?

"He is a chemistry teacher at the high school affiliated with the steel mill."

"Investigate Zhang Chunlan's husband. She took all the blame upon herself, and the person she wanted to protect was probably her husband. Of course, this is just speculation, and we need to see the evidence to confirm it."

You told Captain Cao of Shishan that the work must be done meticulously and not carelessly. All issues that need to be considered must be thought out clearly, because this concerns a life and a family.

Whether Tong Guangyao is a good or bad person, whether he has used force against Zhang Chunlan or committed any other crimes, it is up to our public security to investigate and the law to judge, not for anyone to convict him with a few words, let alone as a reason to kill him.

Violence is unacceptable and should never be the first choice for ordinary people. The emergence of unofficial "judges" indicates that our work has not been done properly and that we have not gained the trust of the people. They do not believe in us, nor do they believe that the law will bring them justice. This is our dereliction of duty.

"Director Li, I understand what you said. I'll call Old Cao from Shishan right away."

Even in the dead of winter, Political Commissar Wan's forehead was covered in cold sweat on the other end of the phone.

Zhang Chunlan's explanation of her motive for the crime was questionable. When Captain Cao reported to her, he said that the motive was definitely not that simple.

However, the details of the crime that the woman subsequently recounted were almost identical to their deduced process, leading the criminal investigation team of Shishan Branch to believe that she was the murderer. Even Political Commissar Wan thought so when he heard Lao Cao's report over the phone.

Unexpectedly, Li Yancheng pointed out the problems immediately after hearing only a few of his brief remarks, which made him feel ashamed.

That makes sense; how could someone who doesn't understand medicine or pharmacy possibly think about that?

Li Yancheng happens to be an expert in this field. Although he inherited traditional Chinese medicine, he studied Western medicine in school and also received further training in battlefield first aid after joining the army.

Moreover, discovering that problem doesn't require much advanced medical knowledge.

It's just that people who don't understand medicine rarely think that way.

This is why criminal police were later required to know half of what's in the sky and everything on the ground.

It's not that they need to be experts on everything, but that they should at least know a little bit so as not to make common-sense mistakes.

"Political Commissar, what I said was not to deny the work achievements of the comrades in Shishan Branch. The missing weapon was found only a few hours after the incident, preventing other serious incidents from happening."

The ability to accurately apprehend suspects within 24 hours is commendable.

Please convey my condolences to all the officers who worked tirelessly on this case.

"I understand, Director Li."

"Okay, Section Chief Shen is assisting the Shishan Branch in handling cases, right? Tell him to do his work thoroughly and to stand the test of time."

"Yes"

After hanging up the phone, Li Yancheng plopped down on his desk, picked up a cigarette from the table, and lit it.

He hadn't expected the criminal police officers from the Shishan branch to apprehend the suspect so quickly, at least one of them.

Although he hadn't been to the scene and had only heard a verbal report, in his opinion, the criminals had put in a lot of effort and used their brains in this case; in fact, it fell into the category of high-IQ crimes.

To administer the drug precisely, one must not only have an intimate knowledge of the victim's habits, but also time the drug precisely, with an error margin of at least one minute, if not a second.

This is not something an ordinary person can do.

So when he heard that the suspect Zhang Chunlan's husband was a high school chemistry teacher, his first reaction was that this man was also involved in the case.

He was indeed making a assumption, but it can only be said that he was deducing based on common sense.

To reiterate, after twenty years of illicit relations, Li Yancheng couldn't believe that this woman's husband would be completely unaware.

He also concluded that there must be other reasons why this woman named Zhang Chunlan was willing to take all the blame.

Furthermore, she said that she was also a victim, that Tong Guangyao had forced himself on her, and that he had used this to threaten her into maintaining this improper relationship with him afterward. Li Yancheng did not believe this.

It's very possible that she didn't notice if it happened only a few times. But if her husband hadn't discovered the affair after twenty years, he's no fool.

Regardless of gender, there will always be some differences when someone cheats on their partner, no matter how clean they try to cover it up afterwards, especially after such a long period of time.

"Jingle Bell……"

Just as Li Yancheng was thinking, the phone on the table rang again.

"Hey……"

"beep……"

"Jingle Bell"

Ok?
Hearing the long dial tone from the receiver of the phone he answered, and then hearing the phone still ringing, Li Yancheng realized that he had answered the wrong number.

He quickly put the receiver back on the pale yellow landline phone in his hand, and picked up the receiver from the black landline phone with his other hand. This time he didn't make a mistake.

"Hello, this is Li Yancheng."

"Comrade Yancheng, this is Liao Youmin. I hope I'm not bothering you?"

"Liao..." Li Yancheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this slightly unfamiliar name, but he quickly remembered who it was.

"Hello, Leader Liao, no offense, I'm free right now, please give me your instructions."

"Hehe, you kid, I still prefer to hear you call me Uncle Liao, not Leader Liao."

This was the executive deputy director of the foreign affairs department. Li Yancheng figured that the call at this time must be about the Cheng family.

"Uncle Liao, since you've already called me 'comrade,' I should at least be more formal, right?" That's what he said, but he still readily changed his address.

"Haha, it's been a while since you've come to visit. I really enjoy chatting with you. When you're free sometime, bring Xiaomin and the kids over. My two little rascals are always clamoring to play with Huansheng and Xiaoyu."

The "little rascals" that Deputy Leader Liao was referring to were his eldest son's twins, a year younger than Huansheng. The Liao family and the Luo family lived in the same alley, just not in the same row.

Every time they went to stay at their maternal grandmother's house, the two boys from the Liao family would come over to play with them.

The children were familiar with each other, but Li Yancheng wasn't actually that familiar with this Deputy Leader Liao. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had to think for a moment before recognizing who it was when he heard the name.

This person did not work in the foreign affairs department before, but worked in the local area. He was transferred here after seven or eight years. During the war, he served in the troops under Luo Lao and left the army after liberation.

Because of his relationship with Luo Yang, after he was transferred to Beijing, Luo Yang would visit him every Spring Festival. Only in 1980 was Li Yancheng sent to pay his respects instead due to official business.

That was his first and only interaction with this Deputy Leader Liao.

So Li Yancheng was a little unaccustomed to this person acting so familiarly on the phone today.

"Uncle Liao is criticizing me for not reporting my work to the leaders in a timely manner. The Spring Festival is just around the corner, so I will definitely visit his home to listen to his teachings."

Luo Yang has already taken up a post in the south and will definitely not be back for the Spring Festival this year. Li Yancheng will have to handle the visits to his uncles and elders that he used to visit.

It's easy to imagine how busy he will be during this year's Chinese New Year.

"I'm not your boss, you don't need to report to me. Just come over and chat with me when you have nothing to do."

"must"

"Yan Cheng, I'm calling today to ask for your help."

After a few words of small talk, Deputy Leader Liao on the other end of the phone got down to business.

(End of this chapter)