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

Chapter 124 Step-by-Step Screening!

Upon seeing this news headline, Maozi was immediately stunned.

"94, isn't that..."

Just as Maozi was about to speak, Yang Jinwen immediately gave him a look.

This is a case in the south of the city. Although they are criminal police officers from the north of the city, they are not allowed to disclose case clues according to regulations.

At this time, there were still people in the branch canteen, mostly some of the team's veterans. They sat in the corner drinking porridge and eating steamed buns, passing the time.

The working hours of the criminal investigation team are more flexible, unlike the archives and logistics departments, where you have to be at work on time.

It was precisely because the old guards were free and easy when they didn't have any cases that they would chat and joke around. They usually didn't stay in the office, but instead hid in the yard to smoke, tease stray cats, scare stray dogs, check the weather, or go to the toilet to read a good magazine they had unintentionally found while squatting on the toilet.

Therefore, whenever He Jinbo needed something, he would use a loudspeaker to call for help.

Yang Jinwen said, "Stool, find me a stool."

"it is good."

The cat looked left and right, ran to the wall, and moved Old Fan's armchair over.

Old Fan winked at him, as if he'd spotted a thief: "Hey kid, why are you moving my chair?"

Yang Jinwen explained: "Uncle Fan..."

He pointed to the newspapers pasted on the shop window: "Can I use these newspapers?"

Old Fan frowned, not because he was unwilling, but because he didn't understand.

“You’re going to use it, not use it to wipe your butt, are you? I heard your criminal investigation team likes to do this kind of thing. Old Wei in the mailroom said that you guys have taken all the old newspapers he had stored.”

The cat immediately shook its head: "I didn't do it."

Old Fan sneered and poked him with his chopsticks.

Before Maozi could react, Yang Jinwen took off his shoes, stood on the chair, and said, "Brother Mao, you're just admitting it without being asked. You're just trying to hide something."

Cat's face turned red. He went to the gatehouse to steal newspapers to use as toilet paper. Wasn't it Jiang Jianbing who instigated him to do that? How can you blame me for this?
Yang Jinwen stood in the chair, raised his hand, and slowly tore the newspaper off.

However, because the newspaper had already yellowed and too much glue had been used, the edges tore easily.

Fortunately, the news page about the TV station's study trip to Beijing was torn out intact, but three years had passed. The canteen was smoky and yellowed, and the photos were blurry, making it impossible to see their true faces.

Fortunately, at the very bottom of the news page, there was a small print listing the names of the two reporters who covered the story, in addition to the list of those who went to Baijing for training.

Yang Jinwen was overjoyed. He examined it carefully, folded it neatly, and put it in his pocket.

During this time, Lao Fan kept a close eye on Yang Jinwen.

The cat kept its eyes on Lao Fan, as if guarding against a thief.

After finishing, Maozi moved the chair back to its original place, and he and Yang Jinwen drank the mung bean soup in a few gulps, grabbed two steamed buns, and ran out of the canteen.

Upon arriving at the front yard, the two were about to head to the bicycle shed when they suddenly saw several bureau leaders and Zheng Kang standing in the yard.

A moment later, He Jinbo's Beijing Jeep Prado drove in.

The cat's eyes widened: "My master is back."

"I'm not blind."

Because there were leaders present, He Jinbo drove his car through the gate instead of parking in the carport.

He parked the car directly, and he and Jiang Jianbing got out. With a flourish, they touched their heads, like two big white geese that had just finished laying eggs, proudly raising their necks to show off to their owner.

"Director Lu, Political Commissar Wan." He Jinbo bowed and scraped, his face beaming.

Lu Shaohua smiled and asked, "The prisoner has been brought back?"

"He's been taken to the detention center; he can be interrogated at any time."

Lu Shaohua nodded: "While you were away, Lao Zheng interrogated Ma Dong, Bai Jianfeng and Sha Lei several times. The case is almost over."

"Tomorrow, contact the procuratorate and have them come over. Once we've verified the testimonies of Yong Wancai and Li Tianquan, we can close the case."

After saying that, Lu Shaohua patted him and Jiang Jianbing on the shoulder: "You've worked hard."

He Jinbo shook his head: "It's not hard work."

Jiang Jianbing laughed and said, "After Captain Wen came back, Captain He and I dealt with the criminal investigation team of Dong'an City every day. We stayed at the hospital the whole time, just in case they took the person away."

The group exchanged pleasantries and did not notice Yang Jinwen and Maozi.

The two sighed and decided to slip away quietly.

Upon arriving at the bike shed, Yang Jinwen got into Zheng Kang's car, started the engine, made a wide turn, and exited diagonally from the flower bed on the right.

He Jinbo happened to see Yang Jinwen driving and frowned, asking, "Old Zheng, what's your apprentice doing?"

After watching Lu Shaohua and the other leaders go upstairs, Zheng Kang replied in a low voice, "There's a case in the south of the city, and Yang Jinwen and Maozi have been called in to help."

He Jinbo's eyes widened: "No, why are you going to work for others? We have a ton of things to do in our own team."

Jiang Jianbing also said, "Is there no one left in the south of the city? Are they sending two greenhorns like us over there?"

Zheng Kang sighed slightly: "This case is very special. It was found by Yang Jinwen and his team. It hasn't been officially filed yet, but it's definitely a big case."

Upon hearing the words "major case," He Jinbo's eyes lit up, and he grabbed Zheng Kang's arm, saying, "Come on, let's go to my office, and you can tell me all about it."

Jiang Jianbing perked up, scratched his backside, and hurriedly followed along.

Yang Jinwen drove along the road at breakneck speed, and whenever he encountered a newsstand, he would tell Maozi to get out and ask if they had any newspapers from 94—not just 94, but those printed on the same day. However, Maozi was met with countless glares; everyone thought he was crazy. Why buy expired newspapers? To wrap pork in?

After nine o'clock.

Yang Jinwen and Maozi arrived at the small office.

They knocked on the door, and Jiang Bala, with dark circles under his eyes, opened it, yawning as he asked, "Have you had breakfast yet? We bought some for you both, soy milk and fried dough sticks."

Upon entering the room, Yang Jinwen was immediately greeted by a pungent smell of smoke and foot odor.

The data on the ground was in disarray, clearly indicating that Jiang Bala and Fu Yun had started verifying the suspects early in the morning.

Yang Jinwen took out a folded newspaper from his pocket, unfolded it, and displayed it in front of Jiang Bala and Fu Yun.

Both of them were not in good spirits and blinked several times before they saw the news headline in the newspaper.

"Fuck me!"

Jiang Bala's eyes were immediately locked on, and his heart pounded.

Fu Yun immediately scrambled up from the floor and snatched the newspaper.

Jiang Bala quickly shouted, "Be careful! Don't tear it!"

The two of them stared intently at the news in the newspaper, checking it over and over again.

Finally, Jiang Bala looked up and asked, "How did you find this?"

Yang Jinwen said, "It was posted on the display window of our branch canteen. I found it by chance."

Fu Yun clicked his tongue: "You managed to notice that."

Jiang said, "Let's not delay, let's start comparing!"

Immediately afterwards, the contents of a clue board were wiped off and dragged in front of the sofa.

Yang Jinwen stood to the side, holding an oil paintbrush in his hand.

Cat sat on the armrest of the sofa, while Jiang Bala and Fu Yun sat inside the sofa.

Jiang Bala looked at the newspaper and called out names one by one: "Feng Nianbo, Li Jianxin, Huang Guanglu, Yong Hong, Zhao Gang, Zhao Rong..."

Yang Jinwen wrote these people's names on the clue board.

Meanwhile, Fu Yun checked off each employee on the employee list one by one.

The names of all 18 people from Annam TV were listed on the clue board.

Immediately afterwards, Fu Yun began to state their positions.

"Feng Nianbo, Executive Deputy Director. Li Jianxin, Chief Engineer. Huang Guanglu, Section Chief of Personnel Department. Yong Hong, Director of News Department Office. Zhao Cuiju, Director of Editor-in-Chief's Office. Zhao Gang, Studio Director. Hu Aihua, Cameraman..."

Twenty minutes later, the names and positions of all 18 people were written on the clue board.

Yang Jinwen held his watercolor pen, took a few steps back, and stared at these people.

The same was true for the other three.

Jiang said, "So, starting in 92, seven women disappeared in succession, and the murderer is among them?"

Fu Yun blinked: "Who do you think it is?"

Maozi said, "I think it's Huang Guanglu, the head of the personnel department."

"reason?"

“Last night I sneaked into the TV station and saw him flirting with a female subordinate in the arts and culture department.”

Jiang Bala shook his head: "Not necessarily. Only people whose sexual needs aren't met would act like that. The murderer just kidnapped Ma Weiwei, so he probably wouldn't do something like that. Lao Fu, who do you think it is?"

Fu Yun shook his head: "It's not just my opinion, it's about evidence. Since 92, every missing person case has occurred on a Tuesday, so we have to investigate who wasn't at work that day and who had a car."

Annan TV is closed on Tuesdays, but that doesn't mean they get the whole day off. I suspect it's someone who can leave the station at any time; they must hold a high position.

At this moment, Yang Jinwen spoke up: "First, the suspect must have a car. Second, the suspect's appearance won't be too bad, and it's possible that the suspect is a woman, making it easier to approach these missing women."

Third, the suspect lived alone, so after he or she took the person away, he or she must have had a secret place to hide. Fourth, in 92, on the day each woman went missing, which was a Tuesday, he was able to leave his workplace at any time.

The suspect committed the crime randomly. Over the years, he must have scouted the Chengnan Health School multiple times, looking for women he wanted to target…

At this point, Yang Jinwen paused, glanced at Jiang Bala and Fu Yun, his eyes sharp and his gaze firm.

"At this point, it's quite easy to investigate. As long as we take their photos to the students, faculty, and security guards at the Chengnan Health School, as well as the owners of the surrounding shops, we're sure to find this person!"

Upon hearing this, Maozi quickly stood up, but Jiang Bala and Fu Yun remained seated, staring intently at the names on the clue board.

Yang Jinwen asked, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Bala shifted his gaze to him, asking somewhat uncertainly, "Can we really catch this murderer?"

Yang Jinwen frowned, unsure of his meaning.

Fu Yun smiled and said, "In just a few days, you've managed to deduce such a large series of cases to this extent. We both find it incredible."

Jiang Bala sighed, "My apprentice has been searching for over a year, but hasn't found a single clue..."

Yang Jinwen waved his hand: "Let's go, we need to hurry and screen people out as soon as possible. We don't have any evidence yet, we need to find more."

(End of this chapter)