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

Chapter 190: We've got a spot! (Seeking monthly votes)
Baili Bridge.

The population is highly mobile, and most of them are migrant workers, making it very difficult to find people.

If you encounter a patrol team or security team in uniform, half the people on the street will run away.

Why? Because I don't have a temporary residence permit.

Therefore, the Yuncheng police dared not wear uniforms on the streets, firstly for fear of alerting Zhao Daqing and Chen Li, and secondly because the migrant workers living in the area simply did not cooperate with them.

It's already 5 p.m.

Team leader Zeng Weiqiang and several leaders from the Municipal Bureau first went to Chen Li's husband's house.

When the car was parked downstairs, one of the older men who had been staking out the area ran over like a gust of wind, opened the car door, and jumped into the back seat.

"Brigade".

Zeng Weiqiang nodded, turned around from the passenger seat, and asked, "How's the situation?"

The other party shook his head: "We split into two groups. One group is watching Chen Li's husband, Zhong Jianhong. He lives a very routine life, going to work at the factory, buying groceries after get off work, and cooking at home. There's nothing unusual about him."

In addition, Chen Li's son, Zhong Lei, is on winter vacation and stays at home. He goes downstairs to buy breakfast in the morning and cooks his own lunch at noon.

In the afternoon, he would go to Xinhua Bookstore to read, and he would read for the whole afternoon, waiting for his father, Zhong Jianhong, to get off work before going home.

After dinner, the father and son would go downstairs for a walk and return home to sleep around 8 p.m.

In the past two days, we haven't seen any woman suspected to be Chen Li in the vicinity.

How old is Chen Li's son?

"Thirteen years old. Chen Li is thirty-one years old this year. She gave birth to this child when she was eighteen."

"Reading books at Xinhua Bookstore? What books is Zhong Lei reading?"

The subordinate said, "Our people took a closer look and they were looking at history, such as the Records of the Three Kingdoms and the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties."

We asked the staff at Xinhua Bookstore, and they said that in recent years, Zhong Lei has spent all his free time there, reading through everything about pre-Qin and Han dynasty history, all in classical Chinese.

The investigator concluded by remarking, "This kid's a top student, pretty impressive."

Zeng Weiqiang glanced at him and said, "What a pity. No matter how well he studies, it's useless. Once his mother is caught, this kid's future will be ruined."

The investigator wanted to sigh, but then felt it wasn't a good idea, so he kept quiet.

Zeng Weiqiang continued, "When was the last time Chen Li contacted her family?"

The investigator shook his head: "Since the case in Lishui Community, Chen Li has not contacted her family."

What about her parents?

“That was even earlier, in 95. She stopped having any contact with her parents. She didn’t write letters, and she didn’t even make a phone call.”

Zeng Weiqiang frowned and stopped talking.

The investigator said, "Squad leader, could you send us a few more men?"

"What? Not enough manpower?"

"Yes, everyone's been working hard for two days, not eating or sleeping well..."

Zeng Weiqiang sneered, "After this case is closed, I'll transfer you to the security team. You'll be on time for work and off time, so you won't be so tired."

"No, no, that's not what I meant, please don't."

"Learn from Hu Zhiyong. He investigated the family annihilation case in Lishui community for three days and three nights without closing his eyes."

So, he's been working himself to the bone all day and still hasn't found anything. You guys still don't like him... the investigator thought to himself.

Zeng Weiqiang comforted them, "Alright, you guys keep watch. Wait one more day. If Zhao Daqing and Chen Li don't show up by tomorrow night, we'll think of another way."

Another method he suggested was to use Gao Mingliang's pager to page Zhao Daqing and see if he could lure the other party into a trap.

After receiving Yang Jinwen and his group in the morning, Zeng Weiqiang immediately contacted the An'nan Municipal Public Security Bureau to discuss the arrest plan.

Wen Mo agreed over the phone, after all, catching the person was the priority, and any further delay might lead to unexpected situations.

The investigator responded, got out of the car, and immediately went into civilian mode, hunching over as he went to stake out the location.

Zeng Weiqiang said to Chen Manqiu, who was driving, "Go to 'Big Brother' Mahjong Parlor in Bailiqiao."

"Okay, detachment."

After the car drove away, Chen Manqiu looked at him.

Zeng Weiqiang said, "Xiao Chen, just say what's on your mind, don't show it on your face."

Chen Manqiu pursed his lips and smiled: "Squad leader, Yang Jinwen and the others have come all this way, it wouldn't be right for us to leave them hanging, would it?"

Besides, it was he who provided the information about raiding the mahjong parlor, which gave us another direction for our investigation.

Zeng Weiqiang looked out the car window. It was rush hour, and there were many employees riding bicycles on the road.

Chen Manqiu quickly added, "I spoke out of turn, Captain, please don't be angry."

Zeng Weiqiang turned his face: "No, you and Hu Zhiyong went to An'nan City, and when you came back you described Yang Jinwen as so amazing. Is he really that amazing, or is he just a mediocre person?"

"That's really impressive."

Chen Manqiu honestly replied, "When we first arrived, Yang Jinwen arrested the people. He identified them using only two nylon straps, and it only took him three days. If Zhao Daqing and Chen Li hadn't run away at the time of the incident, they would definitely have been arrested in Lingmeng County long ago."

I heard from people at the Lingmeng County Bureau that Yang Jinwen was transferred to the Chengbei Branch Bureau six months ago because he solved several major cases, which is why he was transferred to the Major Crimes Team of the An'nan City Bureau.

Let me tell you about one of the major cases: the series of disappearances and murders of female students from Chengnan Health School. At the time, nobody cared about these female students' disappearances.

It was Yang Jinwen and his team who, through meticulous investigation, identified a single clue that connected the commonalities among the disappearances of these female students.

"What clue?"

"Tuesday."

Zeng Weiqiang frowned: "Tuesday?"

"Yes, all the female students went missing on Tuesday."

Zeng Weiqiang's interest was piqued: "And then?"

Chen Manqiu kept everyone in suspense: "Can you guess why these female students disappeared on Tuesday?"

Zeng Weiqiang squinted, thought for a long time, and replied, "The perpetrator only had time to commit the crime on Tuesday?"

Chen Manqiu flattered him, "As expected of the branch captain, you are even more capable than Yang Jinwen. You found the clue in just a few minutes."

Zeng Weiqiang laughed heartily: "You're just flattering me!"

If I didn't flatter you, would I be driving you around? Right now, I'm just like everyone else, staying up all night to stake out the place... Chen Manqiu felt wronged. Not everyone can lower themselves to flatter their boss; it's a skill.

Zeng Weiqiang's interest was piqued, and he urged, "Why don't you finish what you're saying? How did Yang Jinwen manage to identify the perpetrator?"

At that time, information and communication were not very developed. Two municipal bureaus, which were more than a thousand kilometers apart, did not contact each other much. Apart from exchanging information when the higher-level units organized study sessions, they did not have much interaction.

They either learned about the case through television news or through word of mouth among acquaintances, such as the presence of police officers transferred from An'nan City in the Yuncheng branch, or police officers transferred from Yuncheng in Qin Province.

An'nan City is a medium-sized city, and it is rare to find a police officer with a household registration in Yuncheng.

Chen Manqiu sighed, "Yang Jinwen and his team found the TV station directly on Tuesday and arrested one of its news photographers."

Why a TV station?

"Because the TV station is closed on Tuesday, the TV screen was static that afternoon."

Zeng Weiqiang was stunned: "No, how could you make that connection?"

“Yes.” Chen Manqiu nodded: “Yang Jinwen’s thinking ability is really strong. When I heard those old criminal police officers in Lingmeng County talking about this, my jaw almost dropped.”

Many cases can be solved by looking at small details in life. This is mainly because, as criminal police officers, in addition to strong logical thinking skills, we also need a broad range of knowledge.

The important thing is that when Yang Jinwen and his team investigated the case of the disappearance and murder of multiple female students, they didn't even file a case.

They managed to uncover the case without even filing a formal investigation, and brought the perpetrators to justice. That person is truly remarkable.

Yang Jinwen is a good detective; anyone else wouldn't have bothered with this.

Zeng Weiqiang let out a breath, smacked his lips, and laughed, "You've said so much just to say nice things for him and get his men to join us in the investigation, haven't you?"

Chen Manqiu smiled and said, "Squad leader, that's not what I meant."

“You are the complete opposite of Hu Zhiyong. Hu Zhiyong is too stubborn. If you had been with him to investigate the Lishui community family murder case back then, we probably wouldn’t have waited until now to identify the perpetrator.”

Chen Manqiu turned his head: "Squad leader, you flatter me..."

"Watch out!" Zeng Weiqiang suddenly shouted.

Chen Manqiu quickly stepped on the brakes and looked up. A man wearing a baseball cap was blocking the way in front of the car, and he was even bending over.

Chen Manqiu was startled and almost hit the person, but luckily the car was not going fast.

Just as he was about to open the car door and get out, the man waved his hand and walked onto the sidewalk on the left.

Zeng Weiqiang glanced at the man's retreating figure and instructed him, "Drive slowly and chat less."

Chen Manqiu, still shaken, nodded and stopped talking, focusing on driving.

Ten minutes later, the car arrived at a mahjong parlor.

It was already past six o'clock in the evening, and the sky had darkened. Neon lights were lit up on both sides of the street.

Chen Manqiu parked the car at the entrance and got out with Zeng Weiqiang.

Hu Zhiyong and Niu Guoli ran out of the convenience store next to the mahjong parlor and immediately rushed forward.

Zeng Weiqiang's expression was much more serious than it was in the car. He put his hands behind his back and asked, "How's the situation? Have you found anything..."

He didn't finish his sentence because he saw Hu Zhiyong's face flushed and his eyes shining.

Niu Guoli nodded repeatedly: "Team leader, we've found it!"
According to the mahjong parlor owner, the man suspected to be Zhao Daqing has been staying at the mahjong parlor until the early hours of the morning every day since the 14th!

Besides him, there was another woman. We showed the photos to the people playing mahjong, and it's definitely Zhao Daqing and Chen Li!

Zeng Weiqiang was startled: "When does he usually come?"

Hu Zhiyong replied, "It's around this time. We were just about to call you."

(End of this chapter)