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

Chapter 147 The Legend of Yang Dachuan!

After lunch, He Jinbo held a brief meeting in the cafeteria.

Apart from the clues that the Third Squadron had uncovered, the First and Second Squadrons were still stuck in the same place and had not found anything.

He Jinbo immediately reimbursed Yang Jinwen for the cost of the two fish, and of course, he also reimbursed Jiang Jianbing and Xu Guoliang for the two barrels of gasoline.

Normally, He Jinbo would definitely have tried to stop them, but now is the time when they need manpower, and he can't dampen the enthusiasm of the older generation.

This morning, He Jinbo thoroughly investigated Yan Dahong's social connections. Apart from owing Tian Xiong a high-interest loan, his relationships were not complicated, and he had not offended anyone who wanted him dead.

While eating fish, Yang Jinwen asked, "Do Yan Dahong and his wife Li Fen have a good relationship?"

"Do you suspect that Li Fen is having an affair and that she and her lover went to the guesthouse to commit this crime?"

Yang Jinwen nodded: "It's just normal suspicion."

Maozi questioned, "Could Li Fen be so ruthless? Not only did she kill her husband, but she also burned down her own family's guesthouse?"

Zheng Kang picked up a piece of braised fish with his chopsticks and pointed at him: "It's not necessarily Li Fen who did it. If it was her lover who did it with someone else, they might actually be capable of doing such a thing."

Once a person commits a crime, they become reckless and do things that are normally incomprehensible.

After saying that, Zheng Kang put the fish in his mouth and smacked his lips.

He Jinbo pondered and said, "After our team leader Yang's analysis, I feel more and more that this case may really be a revenge killing, and this group of murderers doesn't follow the rules of the underworld; their methods are extremely ruthless."

Jiang Jianbing nodded, ate a piece of fish, and echoed, "I feel the same way. I asked around among the big shots in the underworld."

Although they were also criminals, they all had a bottom line. Killing so many people at once and setting fire to the guesthouse...

Upon hearing this, Yang Jinwen's eyes widened in surprise, and then he slammed his hand on the table.

"That's right, we missed a reconnaissance route!"

"What?" The group was startled and swallowed the fish in their mouths.

"An arsonist!"

Yang Jinwen put down his chopsticks and said, "Arson can be addictive. It gives you a destructive thrill and can excite criminal suspects! We can look into that."

He Jinbo frowned and asked in a gruff voice, "Wasn't the fire set to cover up the identity of the corpse?"

Yang Jinwen replied, "There's definitely more than one perpetrator. Some of them might be arsonists. If they have criminal records, we can screen them out. Whether there's any chance or not, we have to take a shot. Just in case we can find someone!"

After speaking, Yang Jinwen looked at He Jinbo, whose brows furrowed deeper and deeper. He then looked at Zheng Kang and Jiang Jianbing, who were also frowning.

Yang Jinwen blinked: "Am I wrong in my analysis?"

He Jinbo waved his hand, gagged, and said palely, "No, I got a fishbone stuck in my throat. Old... Old Jiang, you, you go investigate this lead this afternoon..."

Jiang Jianbing also gagged twice: "Okay, okay, what... what kind of fish is this? I'm choking too!"

Yang Jinwen glanced at his master, Zheng Kang, who was looking down and sticking his fingers into his mouth, forcefully plucking them into his throat.

"Uh-huh, uh-huh..."

Yang Jinwen glanced at the cat sitting next to him. The fish bones on the cat's table were neatly arranged, with the shape of a fish tailbone perfectly aligned.

Cats really do eat fish.

The two men saw He Jinbo and the others drinking water, drinking vinegar, and even picking at their fingers.

Suddenly, the cafeteria was filled with the sounds of retching that made people want to vomit.

"Captain He, Master, Captain Jiang, we're full, we're going to investigate the case." Yang Jinwen quickly made his escape, with Maozi following closely behind.

After driving the car out of the workplace, Yang Jinwen let out a soft sigh and remarked, "The bones in this grass carp are so sharp; I'll have to eat less of it in the future."

The cat sitting in the passenger seat wiped its mouth with the back of its hand: "My dad taught me since I was little that I shouldn't talk when I'm eating fish, and I shouldn't get emotional. You guys talk too much."

Yang Jinwen looked at him: "Is it my fault?"

Cat rolled her eyes: "Who else is to blame but you? You bought the fish, didn't you? When we were eating, you were making such a fuss that you scared them all at the same time."

"Will everything be alright?"

Cat shook his head: "What could possibly happen? The forensic lab has so many tools. Just have Zhang Lei use tweezers to pry it out for them. Forensic doctors are doctors too."

"That's true."

Why did Maozi feel so happy when he first saw Yang Jinwen's defeated expression?
Hu's Seafood Shop in the farmers' market usually supplies the rays and basa fish to large restaurants. Ordinary people don't buy them because rays look too scary, and most people don't dare to eat them or can't afford them.

Judging from the degree of digestion in the gastric juices of No. 6 and No. 7, the two ate together, and in addition to fish, they also ate foods such as soy products.

If the meal was eaten about two hours before death, then it must have been dinner.

If they are a married couple, they would have gone straight home after dinner. Why would they need to book a hotel room near the train station?

The fact that they chose an inconspicuous hotel like the Dongfeng Guesthouse only piqued Yang Jinwen's interest in their identities.

The fact that these two people can go to a fancy restaurant suggests that one of them has a rather unusual background.

The Hu family's seafood store supplies rays and basa fish to three restaurants, one of which is a state-owned enterprise called "Annan Grand Hotel".

The two were privately owned: the "Overseas Chinese Restaurant" and the "Workers' Canteen," a state-owned enterprise that had been converted to private ownership.

Since the workers' canteen hasn't received any supplies recently, Yang Jinwen and Maozi only have two places left to investigate.

They first went to the Overseas Chinese Restaurant. As soon as they entered, Yang Jinwen and Maozi saw a row of pools on the left. The pools were full of fish, including rays, basa fish, lobsters, abalone, hairy crabs, and so on.

Cat came from a poor family and had never been to such a high-class place before, so she felt very uncomfortable.

Looking at the upscale decor inside, he asked somewhat self-consciously, "Captain Yang, have you ever been to a place like this before?" Yang Jinwen didn't want to discourage him, so he could only reply, "This is my first time here too."

To their surprise, as soon as they entered, a female supervisor saw them and immediately smiled, "Oh my, isn't this..."

She couldn't recall his name, but her mind worked quickly: "You must be Director Yang's son? It's been a long time since I've seen you."

Yang Jinwen glanced at Maozi, who glared at him as if to say: Damn it, you've betrayed the working class!
Yang Jinwen did indeed frequent these fancy restaurants. Yang Dachuan would often bring him along when he ate and drank with leaders from other places.

Yang Jinwen knew that the Overseas Chinese Hotel served both types of cartilaginous fish.

"Long time no see," he greeted with a smile.

The female head waitress greeted the waiters inside with a broad smile: "Two distinguished guests..."

Yang Jinwen quickly waved his hand: "We're not here to eat."

"Not going to eat? Then is Factory Manager Yang here to see someone?" The female foreman wasn't angry; she was very professional.

Yang Jinwen showed her his ID: "I'm here to ask you something."

The female supervisor wasn't very interested in the matter at hand, but she was quite interested in Yang Jinwen's identity.

"Oh my, Director Yang has become a policeman? That's good. I knew it. Director Yang's only son couldn't possibly stay in the security department forever; he was bound to be transferred."

"Let's not talk about this for now..." Yang Jinwen became increasingly annoyed as he listened.

The female supervisor smiled and said, "Okay, what do you want to know? Just tell me. By the way, your dad hasn't come for the past six months. Is he worried about being laid off?"

Yang Jinwen let out a long sigh, pointed to the rays and basa fish in the pool, and asked, "Did any guests eat these two kinds of fish on December 9th?"

“Locals don’t really like to eat these two kinds of fish. December 9th? That was just a few days ago. Please sit for a while, I’ll go ask in the kitchen.”

Yang Jinwen nodded and led the cat to a seat.

The cat leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "Is a meal expensive here?"

Yang Jinwen nodded: "It's quite expensive."

"How expensive is it?"

"It depends on what you're eating."

The cat pointed to the pool across the way: "Abalone and hairy crabs!"

"It might cost us a month's salary."

"Hiss..." Cat gasped. "How extravagant! Ugh, damn capitalism!"

Yang Jinwen felt a chill run down his spine; Maozi's words had insulted both him and his son.

A moment later, the female supervisor came out with a list in her hand and said to Yang Jinwen, "I asked for you, and no customers ordered these two kinds of fish on December 9th."

Yang Jinwen frowned: "Are you sure you don't?"

"Would your auntie lie to you?"

"Okay, thank you, Auntie." Yang Jinwen nodded.

"By the way, what happened to your dad? I haven't seen him in a long time."

"I got married and became someone's son-in-law."

Yang Jinwen left with the cat and quickly retreated, leaving the female supervisor standing there in a daze, seemingly reminiscing about her youth.

Half an hour later, at the Anan Grand Hotel.

Cat stood at the door, looking at the ordinary gate, and asked, "It seems that this place is not as luxurious as the Overseas Chinese Hotel."

Yang Jinwen led the way in, replying as he went: "The Overseas Chinese Hotel is mostly frequented by out-of-towners, while the An'nan Hotel is a place where leading cadres often go and has a more low-key style."

"So you and your dad come here often?"

Yang Jinwen nodded: "I've only come here occasionally."

These words betrayed him again. After he entered, the cashier saw him and, like the female supervisor before, gave him a bright smile.

"Xiao Yang? Is that Xiao Yang? You've grown so tall!"

"Hello, Aunt Fan."

The waitress was in her forties, a little overweight, but had a very elegant appearance.

"Your dad didn't come?"

Yang Jinwen shook her head: "She got married, no, she got married."

"Oh." The waitress nodded, her smile unchanged. "He should remarry soon; he's getting on in years. I haven't seen him come to eat lately, nor has he gone to the workers' cultural center to dance. Is he busy at the factory?"

"It's alright." Yang Jinwen smiled and explained his purpose to her.

"Wait here, I'll go ask in the kitchen for you."

After Maozi and the others left, they stared at Yang Jinwen with strange looks.

"Your dad is really something... What does he look like that makes so many aunties want him?"

"Sigh..." Yang Jinwen found a chair, sat down, and let out a long sigh.

Who's the father and who's the son? Yang Dachuan is having affairs outside, and I still have to clean up his messes.

(End of this chapter)