Reborn in 1995, Criminal Investigation Records

Listening to the snoring beside him, Zhou Yang shook his head with a wry smile. It proved that even a surge of enthusiasm couldn't resist the temptation of sleep.

If it weren't for Wang Chao's loud snoring, he probably would have fallen asleep by now.

I have to say, sleeping in a car is really uncomfortable. Everything feels uncomfortable, no matter what position you try, you feel uncomfortable. You wake up after a while, and when you wake up, you're covered in sweat.

I glanced at the small clock in the car; it was only a little past 11. Although there were still people on the road, there were significantly fewer.

Zhou Yang picked up the cigarette that Wang Chao had placed on the windshield, walked to the side of the car, lit it, and took a puff.

Perhaps his body hadn't adapted yet; he only felt dizzy. He gently held onto the roof of the car, feeling a sticky sensation in his mouth.

In his previous life, he only started smoking after his master passed away, and later became a heavy smoker. However, in this life, if given the chance, he really doesn't want to touch that stuff again.

Although his body was not used to it, his mind was still addicted, so in the past few days since his rebirth, he had been fighting against his mind.

He had tried it in his past life. After his master's case was overturned, he quit smoking. But five or six years later, he still had the urge to smoke when he saw cigarettes. In the end, since he was still unmarried, he gave up on himself.

For some reason, in the time it takes to smoke half a cigarette, so many complicated thoughts popped into my mind.

Perhaps he had made too much noise, because Zhou Yang felt the car sway. Wang Chao, wearing a vest, jumped out of the car with an apologetic look on his face: "Did I snore again?"

Zhou Yang smiled, tossed the cigarette pack in his hand over, the other person caught it, lit it, and stood side by side.

"Zhou Yang?" Wang Chao suddenly spoke up.

"Hmm?" Zhou Yang turned to look at the other person.

"You know, if there were more people like you in our brigade and fewer reckless brutes like me, our bureau's crime-solving rate would go up, and criminals wouldn't dare to be so arrogant. They might commit a crime in the morning and be caught red-handed when they get home in the afternoon." Through the flickering light of his cigarette, Zhou Yang saw the complexity on the other person's face.

"Chaozi, you need to understand that solving cases and conducting investigations is never something one person can do alone. I won't go into details, but to give you the simplest example, right now, if you weren't here, I might already be asleep, and I wouldn't even see the murderer throwing the body parts in front of the car."

Then I found out, rushed in, and was stabbed to death by the murderer. Is this what you wanted to see?

Wang Chao shook his head: "With me here, I won't let those beasts hurt you!"

"This is your value, your irreplaceable value!" Zhou Yang said earnestly, looking at the other man's rugged face.

......

Zhou Yang's gaze swept over the cigarette butt between the other's fingers—a steady, warm red dot that had been burning for a long time. At this moment, the cigarette was not a consumable, but a companion and witness to happiness.

"But didn't you just call me Chaozi?" a faint voice asked.

"Really?" Zhou Yang frowned. "You must have misheard!"

"I'm serious, I'd do anything to make sure you don't get hurt... Smoking is bad, so don't pick it up..."

Zhou Yang felt a warmth in his heart and nodded in the darkness. For some reason, he thought of the scene when he attended the other person's memorial service.

"Chaozi, what will you name your children when you have them?" Zhou Yang suddenly asked.

"Wang Zhaoce, how about it? Isn't it profound enough? You would never guess that this name is..." Upon hearing this, Wang Chao immediately perked up and turned around excitedly to show Zhou Yang.

"Zhan Zhao and Gongsun Ce from 'Justice Bao'?" Zhou Yang exclaimed. "Justice Bao" was the most popular TV series this year. When he was at home, his mom would cook and his dad would prepare the bait, all they could hear was: 'There's a Justice Bao in KF...'"

I think Dad will finally make a name for himself in the fishing world and become a celebrity this time. His bait is incredibly effective!

The sun slowly rises above the horizon, signifying the arrival of another day.

"ah!!!"

A sharp scream, accompanied by the roar of a motorcycle, instantly tore through the darkness. Zhou Yang and his companion perked up and quickly looked toward the source of the sound.

Suddenly, three motorcycles appeared in the distance. Three energetic young men got off two of the motorcycles and started punching and kicking a woman.

"Screw you! If you don't have money, you don't have money. Don't waste your time with this fake stuff!"

"I'll beat you to death today, you old bastard..."

The group fought, hurling insults at each other, attracting the attention of many passersby, some of whom couldn't help but stop and watch.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen someone being beaten before? Trying to meddle? I'll beat you all up too!" It has to be said, these guys were really tough.

As he spoke, he pulled a small knife from his waist and took two quick steps forward.

After seeing the onlookers scared away or pulled away, they laughed heartily, enjoying the feeling of being feared.

"Stop! Put down your weapons!" A loud voice rang out amidst the roar of the motorcycle.

The group of thugs saw two burly men walking towards them. One of them was wearing a tight vest and had a muscular physique that made them feel slightly uneasy.

"Don't be afraid, there are more of us, let's take him down... Ah, it hurts, it hurts!!!" The guy with the knife yelled, but was easily subdued by Wang Chao and handcuffed with a snap.

Seeing this, the other two immediately jumped onto their motorcycles and shouted, "Cops, let's get out of here..."

Zhou Yang glanced at the woman whose face was covered in blood, frowned, quickly picked up a wooden stick from the ground, ran over and stuck it into the rear wheel of a motorcycle, then hurriedly let go.

Then a puff of smoke mixed with the sound of a motorcycle engine, and the three people on the vehicle tumbled off like candied hawthorns.

As he got closer, his nose suddenly twitched.

"Brother Chao!" Upon hearing Zhou Yang's voice, Wang Chao's expression changed. He quickly subdued the other man on the motorcycle and jogged over to him: "What's wrong?"

Zhou Yang's face turned ashen: "Something's up!"

He pointed to the white snakeskin bag that had just fallen off the motorcycle, which was now covered in red stains.

As soon as Zhou Yang walked nearby, he smelled a odor that was different from the smell of animal blood. Human blood had a salty, fishy smell, accompanied by a metallic, rusty odor.

Animal blood is different; pig's blood smells bad, sheep's blood is hot, and cow's blood has the strongest fishy smell.

Wang Chao's jaw twitched, he approached, and using his clothes to cover his fingers, he slowly untied a corner of the bag. Then his expression changed drastically, and he nodded to Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang let out a long breath and walked towards one of the thugs; the bag was on the other thug's motorcycle.

"Ouch, ouch, someone's been hit! Someone's been hit! Call an ambulance for me, I feel like I can't breathe!"

"Where did the bags in your car come from?" Zhou Yang asked.

"What bag? Oh, my head's throbbing, I can't remember..."

"This is a society governed by law. You will be held responsible for hitting people. We are Citizen Number Three!" An accomplice next to him said mischievously with a grin.

They were frequent visitors to the "palace" and completely ignored Zhou Yang's words.

Zhou Yang grabbed the other man by the hair and slapped him hard across the face: "Don't try to bully me. If I kill you and dismember you, can you handle it?"

"Tch, who are you trying to scare? You better be a cop, or I'm going to file a complaint against you!" the thug said, stretching out his body to look over there. Their eyes met, and the guy's face instantly turned pale, his legs went weak, and he squatted down on the ground.

Then came violent vomiting, which also led to urinary incontinence.

"No...it's not...it's...I just robbed it, I thought it was pork from the market...ugh..."

Zhou Yang was shocked; the murderer hadn't gone far!

He grabbed the man, who was like a lump of mud, and threw him onto the motorcycle: "Take me there, quick!!!"