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

Chapter 24 Office Turmoil!
Yang Jinwen said that Li Hongbing is not the murderer!

Wen Ling, her face flushed with anxiety, exclaimed, "The two of them were arguing so fiercely that Captain Zhang even smashed his thermos!"

He Jinbo was startled, and after a quick thought, he hurriedly asked, "What did Director Lu say?"

"Director Lu didn't say a word."

He Jinbo wondered, "Why didn't they say anything?"

Zheng Kang couldn't care less about that now. He gritted his teeth and quickly went upstairs.

He Jinbo and Wen Ling quickly followed, and the three of them climbed four flights of stairs to reach the office of the criminal investigation team leader.

The door was ajar, and Zhang Bin's voice could be heard complaining from inside.

"Director Lu, I know Yang Jinwen is the son of your old comrade-in-arms, but you can't be so biased towards him!"

He's still a trainee police officer; his file hasn't even been transferred yet, and he dares to question this case?

Yes! He is smart, a proper college student, quick-witted, and he found out the source of the body and the crime scene, but he can't just spout nonsense!

As you can see, how much physical evidence our technical team found in Li Hongbing's home?
Besides, when Li Hongbing was arrested, he himself confessed to the murder!
The evidence is irrefutable! What right does Yang Jinwen have to question this? Where did he get the audacity?!

Outside.

Zheng Kang and his two companions dared not go in; they could only stand aside and eavesdrop.

Wen Ling swallowed hard and whispered, "Captain Zhang is using this as an excuse to make trouble. That last sentence is clearly a veiled attack on our Director Lu. If Captain Zhang didn't have powerful backers, he definitely wouldn't dare to say something like that..."

He Jinbo's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly put his index finger to his lips in a shushing gesture.

Lu Shaohua's voice rang out: "Old Zhang, I don't like hearing that. You should know better than me what the situation is like at our North City Branch!"
The criminal investigation team you're in charge of had the lowest case-solving rate in our city last year!

How many unsolved murder cases do we have on hand right now?
How many cases have involved locating a suspect only to have them escape, and how many are still being pursued?

Leaving that aside, let's just talk about how many cases were returned by the procuratorate this year for supplementary details.

He Jinbo, standing outside the door, could imagine Lu Shaohua counting on his fingers.

"There have been three such incidents since the beginning of the year!"
Old Zhang, you should know the reason better than I do!

What era are we living in? We can't use the old methods to solve cases!
What's wrong with Yang Jinwen? In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with him!
At the Chengbei Precinct, any police officer, including trainee officers, can question any case!
Whether Li Hongbing is the murderer or not is not up to you, me, or Yang Jinwen to decide, nor even the prosecutor's office; only the court has the final say!

Lu Shaohua was clearly angry; his voice was trembling.

"Director Lu, since you put it that way, then I'll make this clear: if Yang Jinwen messes up this case, then he's fired!"

Upon hearing this, the three people outside the door exchanged glances.

Wen Ling whispered her analysis: "Captain Zhang seems to be forcing Yang Jinwen to leave, but actually he's trying to embarrass Director Lu..."

He Jinbo glared at her fiercely, and was about to tell her to shut up when Zheng Kang pushed open the office door.

He Jinbo's lewdness and Wen Ling's gossipy expression were on full display in front of Lu Shaohua and Zhang Bin.

Ignoring all that, Zheng Kang greeted him, "Director Lu, Zhang Da."

Zhang Bin immediately retorted, "Didn't you know to knock before coming in?"

Zheng Kang, his temper flaring up, said directly, "Regarding the 5*30 major murder case, I can provide evidence to prove whether Li Hongbing is the real suspect."

Lu Shaohua asked, "How are you going to take it?"

“I have a way!” Zheng Kang nodded, then stared at Zhang Bin and said, word by word, “Zhang Da, in the future, if anything happens, don’t use a trainee police officer as a scapegoat. Don’t act so improperly!”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Bin put his hands on his hips, so angry that he couldn't speak, and his cheeks were trembling.

Zheng Kang nodded to Lu Shaohua, then turned and left the office.

He Jinbo and Wen Ling dared not linger any longer and chased after Zheng Kang as they made their escape.

After walking a little further away, Wen Ling gave Zheng Kang a thumbs up: "Uncle Zheng, I've heard you're very protective of your own, but today you've really opened our eyes. Yang Jinwen is so lucky to have a mentor like you." He Jinbo was already used to it; Zheng Kang rarely gave people a friendly look, especially not to his superiors.

"Old Zheng, why are you walking so fast? Where are you going?"

Zheng Kang arrived on the second floor, glanced at the conference room, and seeing that it was empty, he stopped and turned to Wen Ling: "Where's that little rascal?"

"You mean Yang Jinwen? He was just upstairs a moment ago."

Cat was carrying a stack of documents up the stairs. When he saw Zheng Kang, he freed one hand, picked up the blank sheet of paper facing the top of the documents, and handed it to Zheng Kang.

"Uncle Zheng, Yang Jinwen asked me to give this to you. That kid is acting very mysteriously; I wonder what he's up to."

Zheng Kang took it suspiciously and asked, "Where is he?"

The cat glanced downstairs and said, "They've gone out; they must have gone home."

Zheng Kang nodded and was about to open the note when he suddenly saw two curious heads sticking out from his shoulders. He quickly put the note in his hand.

What are you doing?

He Jinbo rolled his eyes: "You two, master and apprentice, are still using carrier pigeons to send messages? Are you kids playing house?"

The cat looked completely bewildered: "Am I a flying pigeon?"

“You’re the messenger,” Wen Ling pointed at him.

With her hands behind her back, she followed He Jinbo to the forensic room in a cheerful mood.

He Jinbo waited for her for a moment, and asked in a low voice, "Xiaoling, your father is the head of the municipal bureau. Did you hear something from him?"
What is Captain Zhang really thinking? His confrontation with Director Lu just now...it seems he's about to reveal his true intentions.

Wen Ling shrugged her shoulders: "Captain He, you shouldn't ask questions. Don't ask questions. It's not good for you. Do you also want to rebel against your superiors?"

“Uh…” He Jinbo’s face immediately darkened, and he waved his hands repeatedly.

After they had walked away, Zheng Kang unfolded the note in his palm.

It read: "Master, I'll be waiting for you by the flower bed."

"What's going on?" Zheng Kang muttered to himself as he put the note in his pocket and hurried downstairs.

There are flower beds on both sides of the branch office gate, but there are more flowers on the right side because there is a stone plaque outside the wall that reads "Chengbei Branch Office".

Yang Jinwen was sitting on the sidecar motorcycle, waiting anxiously. When he saw Zheng Kang coming over, he hurriedly greeted him, "Master."

"What's wrong?" Zheng Kang nodded.

Yang Jinwen observed his master's expression; although it was serious, he was not angry.

He didn't seem to think he had gone too far when he argued with Captain Zhang.
At that moment, Yang Jinwen didn't think about all that. He took a document out of his pocket and handed it to Zheng Kang.

"what is this?"

"Li Hongbing's household registration information."

Zheng Kang walked under the streetlight and, by the dim light, flipped through the documents.

Yang Jinwen continued, "Master, Li Hongbing's household registration shows that his wife died early, and he has an only son named Li Chao, who is 31 years old."

I just called the mental hospital and they said Li Chao suffered from a serious mental illness a few years ago and was just released at the beginning of this year. He's living with Li Hongbing's sister.

Zheng Kang raised his face: "Are you sure?"

Yang Jinwen nodded: "Absolutely true!"

Zheng Kang swallowed hard and immediately turned around: "I'm going to find Captain He!"

"Master!" Yang Jinwen quickly grabbed his arm and reminded him, "Captain Zhang..."

(End of this chapter)