You're supposed to be a security officer, what case are you solving?

Chapter 120 Who gets a day off on Tuesdays?
During the two-hour criminal investigation meeting, Yang Jinwen felt extremely uncomfortable. He tried to stand up and speak several times, but Yan Bin interrupted him with his long and rambling speech.

Clearly, the newly appointed captain of the Chengnan branch is eager to prove himself and is also eager to investigate this series of disappearances thoroughly in order to establish his authority within the team.

At this moment, the Chengnan Branch is in a period of transition between the old and the new.

Yan Bin was transferred from Lingmeng County. Although it was a lateral transfer, being able to work in the city was considered a promotion.

At the same time, he also brought his own team. The people sitting in front of him were his core members. They listened to him speak, nodded constantly, and took notes diligently.

Liao Guohua's former team members sat at the end of the conference table, far from the core area, led by Jiang Bala and Fu Yun. Although they listened attentively, their eyes showed resistance.

Sure enough, at the end of the meeting, the investigation into the series of missing female students at Chengnan Health School was entirely in Yan Bin's hands.

For example, they traced the life trajectories of seven missing women, conducted investigations at Chengnan Health School, and investigated employees of major state-owned enterprises and factories who took turns resting on Tuesdays starting in 92, as well as other women who went missing on Tuesdays in recent years.

Jiang Bala and Fu Yun were assigned the most 'important' task: to find the corpses.

The situation is obvious: finding the body will allow for the filing of a case and prompt the municipal police department to deploy a large number of officers to investigate.

But the bodies are hard to find. In 92, Zhang Qian disappeared without a trace, neither alive nor dead. In the same way, seven women disappeared in five consecutive years.

Ma Weiwei has been missing for ten days. Was she imprisoned or murdered? How did the killer dispose of her body? All of this remains unknown!

However, Yan Bin's direction of investigation was not wrong. Not to mention that unidentified corpses were being found in An'nan City every day or every week, the source of the corpses could not be determined.

Since 92, the exact number of unidentified corpses whose identities remain unknown is something that needs to be investigated at the funeral home.

Jiang Bala could tell with his own eyes that if the funeral home really had Zhang Qian's body from 92, it would have been cremated long ago. Where would they find it?

So, when the meeting ended, both Jiang Bala and Fu Yun looked gloomy.

Yang Jinwen and Maozi followed behind them, but before they could say a word, Yang Jinwen was suddenly pushed hard from behind.

He stumbled, nearly knocking the cat over, and when he turned around, he saw a familiar face staring at him.

This man's name is Tian Wenguang. He is the squad leader of the Chengnan Branch Bureau and also Liao Guohua's closest friend.

Besides Tian Wenguang, there were several other people standing behind him, all of whom were veterans of the criminal investigation team.

Tian Wenguang said aggressively, "You're from the north of the city, what are you doing here?"

Yang Jinwen glared at him: "I'm investigating a case!"

"Go investigate your case in the northern part of the city!"

Seeing Yang Jinwen's discomfiture, Maozi was furious and stood up, shouting, "What do you mean? If it weren't for him, your Chengnan branch would have launched an investigation into this case. What are you so arrogant about?"

"Haha..." Tian Wenguang chuckled, "Who are you?"

The cat stretched its neck, trying to retort, but Jiang quickly pulled it back and said to Tian Wenguang, "Old Tian, ​​Captain Tian, ​​there's no need for that. They're here to help."

Tian Wenguang pointed at Jiang Bala's nose and roared, "Jiang Bala, I haven't even said anything to you yet! How did Captain Liao leave? You're hanging around with them now, what do you mean by that?"

Jiang Bala frowned and said, "I don't mean anything by it, I just want to solve the case."

"Solved the case?"

Tian Wenguang scoffed, "Now, and in the future, when it comes to investigating criminal homicide cases, is it your turn? Is it our turn?"

At this moment, Yan Bin and his men stood at the door of the conference room, coldly watching the conflict in the corridor.

Yan Bin was alright, but his men all looked at him with disdain.

Seeing how impolite these people were, Tian Wenguang suddenly became angry.

He didn't dare to get angry at Yan Bin and the others, but instead shouted at Jiang Bala, "Old Jiang, let me tell you, how can you be a decent human being..."

Jiang Bala retorted directly, veins bulging on his forehead: "Old Tian, ​​come on, teach me how to be a decent human being? I watched my apprentice get beaten to death!"
Whose responsibility is this? Do you still think Liao Guohua was wronged?

That night, the North City Branch came to provide support, and we had enough manpower! We could make reasonable arrangements.

What did he do? He excluded the North City Branch Police Station, didn't scout the area beforehand, didn't ask the neighbors, and just broke down the door. The people inside opened fire!

Jiang Bala slapped his chest hard: "My apprentice was the one who charged ahead, not your apprentice! Damn it, who caught these thugs in the end?"

"It was the Chengbei branch of the Public Security Bureau. They went to Dayan City to investigate and to Dong'an City to arrest people. What did we do? Ah, I'm asking you, what did we do?"

Jiang Bala raised his finger and pointed it at Tian Wenguang's nose, cursing, "Let me tell you the hell, don't you dare mention the north or south of the city to me again. It wasn't us who avenged my apprentice, it was the North City Branch!"

Get out! "

Jiang Bala gave him a hard shove and led Yang Jinwen and Maozi downstairs.

Instead of going to the branch office, they took Yang Jinwen and Maozi directly to the investigation office near the Chengnan Health School.

After Jiang dragged himself into the room and sat down, he started cursing and swearing.

Fu Yun took out a cigarette for him to smoke, looked at Yang Jinwen and Maozi, and laughed, "See? Our Chengnan Criminal Police Brigade is now a complete mess."

Yang Jinwen paid no attention to that. Instead, he walked to the clue board and looked at the dates of disappearances listed yesterday. He picked up a watercolor pen and drew a line under 'Tuesday'.

Jiang Bala lit a cigarette. Seeing his action, he frowned and said, "I've been thinking about it all night, but I still can't figure out why the murderer would choose to commit the crime on a Tuesday."

“He’s only free on Tuesday,” Yang Jinwen murmured.

“This direction is correct…” Fu Yun hadn’t finished speaking.

Yang Jinwen turned around and said, word by word, "I remember that this person had a time to commit crimes every Tuesday since 92."

Even for employees of state-owned enterprises and some government agencies, shift work wouldn't be so precise; they would definitely adjust shifts.

So, during the meeting, I suddenly thought of a place that perfectly fit this situation!

Upon hearing this, Jiang Bala and Fu Yun's eyes widened: "Which place?"

"TV station!"

"Damn it!" Cat slammed his hand on the table. "Yeah, it's the TV station! Every Tuesday afternoon, the TV station is closed, so there's nothing to watch on TV."

Jiang Bala blinked rapidly: "Holy crap, it really is!"

Fu Yun was also startled: "So the murderer is an employee of the TV station?"

Yang Jinwen squinted and replied, "It can't be ruled out."

Jiang Bala and Fu Yun exchanged a glance and fell silent.

Yang Jinwen asked what was on their minds: "Captain Jiang, Captain Fu, should we inform Captain Yan and the others about this lead?"

Jiang Bala pursed his lips, thought for a long time, and then shook his head.

Fu Yun smiled and said, "This clue isn't very accurate yet. I'm thinking, how about we investigate it ourselves first? What do you think?"

Yang Jinwen understood that this was just an excuse, and he also understood what the two of them were thinking. So he nodded and said, "I can do either."

The cat nodded: "I agree."

Jiang Bala stood up: "Annan City TV Station, including the station director and deputy station directors, has more than a hundred people in total, and there are many departments and a complicated staffing structure."

If we rashly investigate, it will definitely provoke their resentment and alert them.

Moreover, if a high-ranking official is the perpetrator, then things will be complicated.

Yang Jinwen continued, "Although the TV station is closed on Tuesdays, not all of its staff take a break."

If we want to find this person precisely, we should look for July 10th, which is a Tuesday, the day Ma Weiwei disappeared.

We need to investigate the exact time of her disappearance, ideally down to a specific time period, and then cross-reference this with other employees who left their posts early at the TV station to see if we can identify her.

Jiang Bala took out his notebook, licked his fingers, and turned to the page detailing Ma Weiwei's disappearance.
After looking at it carefully, he looked up and said, "Ma Weiwei left school at 5:30 on July 10th, saying she was going to buy some daily necessities, and then she disappeared."

Fu Yun analyzed, "If she's buying daily necessities, she probably won't go far; she should be near the school. Besides, An'nan City TV Station is only two kilometers away from Chengnan Health School, which isn't far."

Yang Jinwen nodded: "Then let's investigate from two directions. First, we'll find out the exact time of Ma Weiwei's disappearance, and second, we'll conduct a covert investigation at the TV station. Ideally, we'll find their employee list and screen them one by one!"

Jiang Bala shook his head: "If you're going to the TV station, it's best to find someone you know to take you in and ask them for the staff list, but that's probably going to be difficult."

As soon as he spoke, his eyes widened suddenly. Fu Yun and Yang Jinwen were looking at the cat.

The cat blinked: "Wait, why are you all looking at me?"

Fu Yun patted him on the shoulder: "I think only you can handle this. The HR department should have a list of employees. Go and steal the list."

Jiang Bala nodded hurriedly: "This job is perfect for you!"

The cat complained, "I'm a coward, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it."

Fu Yun said, "I'll go with you and cover for you, okay?"

Jiang Bala looked at Yang Jinwen: "Let's go investigate the exact time of Ma Weiwei's disappearance."

Yang Jinwen nodded, glanced at his watch, and said, "It's exactly four o'clock in the afternoon. Let's leave now."

The four of them went downstairs, and Fu Yun took Maozi and drove to the TV station.

Yang Jinwen and Jiang Bala walked to the South City Health School, which was only a few hundred meters away from the school.

Upon arriving at the location, Yang Jinwen suggested, "Let's ask the gatekeeper about the situation first."

Jiang nodded, took out a cigarette he was carrying, and greeted the old man on duty at the gatehouse: "Sir, we're from the criminal investigation team. We have something to ask you."

The old man was still the same bald old man. He looked up from the newspaper and bent two fingers.

Jiang pulled out a Hongtashan cigarette, put it between his fingers, and lit it for him.

(End of this chapter)