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

Chapter 261 Settling the Matter! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Annan will not allow such people to exist?"

In the security office of the mining bureau's office located at the Danan coal mine, five or six people sat in rattan chairs, smoking and drinking tea.

Ji Yuan, the head of the security department, gripped his teacup tightly, glaring fiercely at the thug standing to the side. He continued, "Did this person really say that?"

The thug nodded: "I heard it with my own ears."

Ji Xiaoqiang's cousin, Ji Yuan, was not old, only in his early thirties. Although he was wearing a uniform, his face was full of murderous intent.

A man standing nearby said, "Section Chief, who's this guy? In Danan, who doesn't dare to give us face? If he messes with our cousin, I'll have someone take care of him."

Another person chimed in, "Exactly! They didn't even bother to find out who's in charge in Danan County! We can't swallow this insult, we absolutely can't swallow it!"

The thug nodded in agreement: "Not only was Brother Qiang arrested, but the other party also tried to frame him for the murder at Hongyunlou. Before he was arrested, Brother Qiang sent me to find you."

The bald man who had just spoken flicked the thug's head with his finger: "Who are you talking to? It's 'you,' not 'you.' You need to use honorifics! Don't you know any manners?"

"You, you, you?" The hoodlum's pronunciation was not standard, making it difficult for him to express himself.

Ji Yuan waved his hand: "Da Biao, move aside."

He put down his teacup and asked the thug, "What's your name?"

"My name is Du Hao, but everyone calls me Xiao Hao."

"I'm asking you, did Xiaoqiang kill someone?"

"No."

"Really?"

Du Hao nodded: "Those idiots all betrayed Brother Qiang, but I didn't say a word. Brother Qiang did right by me, and I should do right by him too..."

"I didn't ask you that! Did Ji Xiaoqiang kill someone or not?"

"No, on the night of May 28th, Brother Qiang was with us. How could he kill Yu Jing?"

He found Yu Jing dead and called us downstairs. We even called the police. How could he have killed her?

The mine's security department knew about the 528 murder case. As the head of the security department, Ji Yuan knew exactly what had happened.

He said, "Was it Xiaoqiang who discovered the body first?"

"Yes, the police came and asked Brother Qiang about it."

"Did he find the body by himself, or several people?"

"He's the only one."

"Damn it, what an idiot!" Ji Yuan cursed, then added, "Doesn't he know that if he's the first to find the body, the police will suspect him first? Can't he lie?"

"This..." Du Hao was speechless, after all, he was too young and lacked experience.

Baldy, also known as Da Biao by Ji Yuan, spoke up: "Section Chief, I know Xiao Qiang's character. He's a harmless kid who just makes a little money, but how could he kill someone? This matter needs to be addressed!"

The reason he was so proactive was because he knew that Ji Yuan was not just a simple security chief; his father was the manager of the mining bureau, and his superiors were the deputy director and the director.

The Danan Coal Mine is a joint state-private enterprise. Although it is mainly managed by the government, Ji Yuan's elders also have a lot of say.

Furthermore, Ji Yun dotes on his cousin and certainly wouldn't ignore him; he's just going along with it. Also, in Danan, the security department of the mining bureau has a lot of influence.

They are a force to be reckoned with in the Danan and Danbei coal mines, including the town of Caochang.

Finally, Ji Xiaoqiang is a generous person who often visits the security department. Whenever he comes, he brings Ji Yuan and the other security personnel a lot of good cigarettes and alcohol.

Not long ago, Ji Xiaoqiang even found a farm vehicle and brought two sheep to the mine to treat his buddies. Everyone was very grateful for this gesture.

Furthermore, when the brothers went to town to have fun, Ji Xiaoqiang accompanied them with food and drinks, and even found them... all without charging them.

Da Biao said, "What a righteous young man! We must settle the score with that guy! How dare he come to Dannan to cause trouble! Don't you all agree?"

The people inside nodded in agreement, threw their cigarette butts on the ground, and got up to get their tools.

"Section Chief, it's not appropriate for you to get involved. Let's go and fish Xiaoqiang out!"

"Let's go now!"

Ji Yuan glanced at them, thinking to himself, "They're all pretentious bastards, putting on an act in front of me."

"Is it easy to get into the Danan Criminal Investigation Brigade? Let me tell you, that Captain Fu Mingyuan is not someone to be trifled with."

Da Biao turned his head and said, "Why are you afraid of him? In terms of position, you are about the same as him, so he will definitely give you face."

"What about Zhou Changyuan?"

“Uh…” Da Biao fell silent.

The Zhou Changyuan that Ji Yuan mentioned is the deputy director in charge of criminal investigation. This man is only a little over 1.5 meters tall, very short, but extremely ruthless and hates evil.

This man returned after being demobilized from the army. Back in the 'Cochin' battlefield, when he ran out of bullets, he used a Nepalese kukri to fight the enemy and killed one of them.

Despite his short stature, his presence is truly remarkable.

The higher-ups made it clear that they were transferring him to Danan County to oversee criminal homicide cases: no one should cause trouble, or they would be in for a beating from Deputy Director Zhou.

Seeing Ji Yuan hesitate, Da Biao said, "Section Chief, say something! How should we handle this? We'll all listen to you!"

Ji Yuan pondered for a while, then looked at Du Hao: "What's the background of that guy surnamed Yang?"

"He's from the Municipal Public Security Bureau, just a criminal investigator."

"No powerful connections?"

"I don't know, probably not."

What do you mean by "shouldn't exist"?

“He was dressed very plainly. Besides, he doesn’t have any powerful connections like that. I think he just wants Brother Qiang to take the blame. Aren’t they just going to find anyone to take the fall for the case?”

After answering, Du Hao lowered his head; there were some things he didn't dare to say.

For example, Yang Jinwen said that he wanted to see if Ji Xiaoqiang's relatives could get him out of trouble.

Ji Yuan then asked, "Where did they take Xiao Qiang?"

"When I arrived, I saw them taking Brother Qiang to the town police station."

"Police station? Didn't you go to the criminal investigation team?"

"I guess they want Brother Qiang to identify the crime scene." Although Du Hao was young, he had seen criminals identify crime scenes before, so he just said it casually.

But Ji Yuan heard these words and thought they meant something else entirely: Ji Xiaoqiang was doomed!

They've already identified the suspect at the scene; trying to get him out of there is just wishful thinking.

Ji Yuan suddenly stood up and shouted, "Find more people and come with me to the police station!"

"Okay!" Da Biao responded, and casually picked up his baton.

The bolder ones had already opened the cabinet and taken out their weapons. Since the "Gun Control Law" was introduced in 96, all firearms in the civilian sector have been turned in, but some units still really need these things.

The Danan and Danxi coal mines have tens of thousands of miners, so the security department must have these guys on hand.

Ji Yuan raised an eyelid: "What are you doing? What are you doing? We went to ask about the situation, put the things back!"

Holding the gun, he was unwilling to give up: "No..."

"We live in a society governed by the rule of law. Don't you understand the law? Let me tell you, you can go, but you absolutely cannot take any weapons. If anyone dares to act recklessly, I'll skin them alive!"

Immediately afterwards, a group of about twenty people drove a jeep and two vans straight to the police station at the foot of the mountain.

Right now, Yang Jinwen is at the police station, leisurely sipping tea while waiting for the results of the forensic examination.

Ji Xiaoqiang is temporarily detained in the detention room, waiting to be taken away with him when he returns.

As for identifying the crime scene, that's impossible. The identity of the murderer is still unknown.

Before identifying the crime scene, the perpetrator's confession is obtained first. Once the confession and physical evidence are complete, the final step is to identify the crime scene.

In addition to the public security authorities, the procuratorate also had to be present, requiring multiple signatures to confirm that the person in question was indeed the murderer.

Fu Mingyuan didn't touch the tea on the coffee table. After the police officer in charge of reception left, he immediately asked, "Captain Yang, after this investigation, there are indeed many problems with this case."

After Ji Xiaoqiang was brought to the police station, Yang Jinwen interrogated him carefully again and asked him many questions.

This includes what Ji Xiaoqiang did on May 28th, the identity of the victim Yu Jing, who Yu Jing had offended, or whether any suspicious people had appeared at Hongyunlou.

Cat and Lü Weiwei were not idle; they were in the detention room, where Ji Xiaoqiang was dictating about Yu Jing's regular customers and her interpersonal relationships.

These are all things that need to be investigated one by one. Just as Fu Mingyuan said, everyone can see that there are many suspicious points in this case.

But before Yang Jinwen arrived, everyone believed that the murderer was Yang Jianhui.

At this moment, Yang Jinwen looked up at Fu Mingyuan, the veteran detective. He immediately asked about the case, showing no concern that Ji Xiaoqiang's backer would come knocking. He also didn't try to distance himself from Yang Jinwen or make an excuse to leave. He was a very upright person.

He immediately replied, "There are many suspicious points. First, we need to figure out who is hiding under the bed, when they hid there, and whether they could be the murderer."

What is relevant is that Yang Jianhui confessed that he smoked at the crime scene, and the cigarette butt was found inside the victim's body, which is the biggest point of suspicion.

If Yang Jianhui didn't kill the person, then how did the cigarette butt end up inside the victim's body?
Yang Jianhui also confessed that when he entered the room, the door was slightly ajar and not locked. "Before we came to the station, you came with me to check. The latch on room 306 was rusty, and you had to use force to close the door..."

Fu Mingyuan continued, "I've read Yang Jianhui's statement. That's exactly what he said, and he locked the door when he left the crime scene."

"So Yang Jianhui wasn't lying. Why was the door to room 306 not closed at the time? Moreover, the surrounding residents were either truck drivers or coal miners who rented the houses. At the time of the incident, none of the tenants on either side were home."

My theory is that when Yang Jianhui went upstairs, he happened to see the murderer about to open the door to leave. The murderer saw him and tried to close the door, but it would make a noise, so the murderer hurriedly hid inside the room and under the bed.

Then, Yang Jianhui broke into the house and saw that the victim, Yu Jing, was dead. He had evil intentions and stole the gold necklace around the victim's neck, as well as the money in the house.

After Yang Jianhui left, the murderer crawled out from under the bed, picked up the cigarette butt Yang Jianhui had smoked, and stuffed it into the victim's mouth...

Don't forget, there were cigarette burns on the victim Yu Jing's body. I haven't seen the body, but you should have. This killer harbored great malice towards women; you could say he was a psychopath.

“Hiss…” Fu Mingyuan took a breath, pondering the logic behind these words.

Yang Jinwen's speculation does indeed make sense.

Yang Jinwen added, "There is another very important point of doubt. Yang Jianhui confessed that when he saw the body, Yu Jing's face was facing the ceiling, but Ji Xiaoqiang said that after he opened the door, he found that Yu Jing's face was facing the right wall, looking at the clock on the wall."

This is also what Fu Mingyuan finds most troublesome.

The county bureau's forensic examination missed a lot of things, from the dust marks under the bed to the wall clock, all of which Yang Jinwen "caught".

"Captain Yang, then tell me, why is the time on the clock face, whether it's the hour hand, minute hand, or second hand, all stopped at five o'clock? And where did the battery go?"
Could it be that the clock was broken? Did the victim remove the batteries and throw it away?

Yang Jinwen put down his teacup and asked, "Then why not change the batteries? Does Yu Jing have a watch? Is there an alarm clock in the house?"

"I didn't see a watch among the victim's belongings, and there was no alarm clock in the house either."

"That's right. Her line of work is all about time. Even if the battery is dead, you can't just leave it unused."

"You mean the killer took the battery?"

Just as Yang Jinwen was about to answer, two police officers from the station ran in and shouted to Fu Mingyuan, "Captain Fu, something's happened. The security department of the mining bureau is here to cause you trouble."

Fu Mingyuan frowned: "Ji Yuan?"

"It was him, and he brought more than twenty people with him. They were in the open space outside, and didn't come inside. They said they were looking for Captain Yang."

Yang Jinwen stood up: "Okay, I'll go out now."

After saying that, he took out a Type 54 pistol from his pocket, snapped the hammer, lowered his hands, and gently swung the gun at his waist before gracefully stepping out of the reception room.

Fu Mingyuan swallowed hard. Looking at Yang Jinwen, it seemed like he was about to invite someone in for tea, not to settle a dispute.

　Last night at 11:30, I was just getting ready to go to sleep when I noticed a wasp in my bedroom. I tried to shoo it away with my clothes and swatted at it a couple of times, but it didn't come back. Just as I was about to go to sleep, my index finger suddenly hurt. Good heavens, the wasp was hiding in my clothes, and it swelled up on the spot.

　　I went to the hospital at noon. The doctor took one look and jumped up and down in a panic. He questioned me, "Don't squeeze! If you squeeze, the toxins will spread through your bloodstream even faster."

　　So, I got an allergy shot, took medicine, and observed the symptoms, which is why my index finger is swollen like a sausage today.

　　Now look what's happened. I was already typing with the strap on, and my index finger is swollen. It doesn't hurt, but I can't feel it.

　　The main reason for going to the hospital was that I didn't recognize the wasp and was afraid something bad might happen.

　　The doctor recognized the wasps by catching them with a mineral water bottle.

　　The emergency room at night is a microcosm of life. The night shift doctor's mousepad is covered with various venomous snakes. I asked if anyone had been bitten by a snake recently. He said yes, most of them liked to go fishing by the river. So, friends who enjoy fishing in the wild or at night should be careful.

　　Secondly, there was an elderly man being resuscitated in the emergency room, with his family carrying bags and looking worried.

　　There were also young people who were drunk driving and were taken to the emergency room at night by traffic police. I didn't hear what they were saying clearly, but I guess they had caused an accident. The traffic police kept saying that the law is ruthless and asked what industry they worked in and how much they earned.

　　The young man seemed very calm, talking about what he had done, what he had eaten, and how much he had drunk during the day, appearing very indifferent, but his legs were shaking.

　　At that moment, my hands started shaking.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)