I'm only five years old, how come I've become the military region's darling?

Grandma Ruan glared fiercely at Su Mei, "I'll let you pay it back in half a month for Xiao Chun's sake. If you don't pay it back, I'll skin you alive."

"I'll go get some paper and a pen!"

"No need, I'll take mine."

A male voice suddenly came from the crowd.

"Captain Xing!" Xiao Chun's eyes lit up immediately. "What brings you here?"

Xing Yong was particularly pleased with Xiao Chun's puppy-like dependence on him. He patted her head and took out paper and pen. "I'll tell you later."

Looking at Su Mei across from him, he said, "Comrade Su, I will also speak to Commander Cao about this matter. If you haven't returned it within half a month, please explain to whom you gave those belongings. We will try to recover them to some extent. This comrade can be a witness for us."

Jiang Hongxia, who was pointed at, smacked her lips. She had no intention of getting involved in Su Mei's affairs. She only kicked Su Mei out of the dormitory because she was angry and wanted to teach her a lesson.

Who would have thought this would happen?

But now she was in a difficult situation and could only force a smile and agree.

"Alright, alright, the excitement's over, let's go home." The guards who ran over chased away all the onlookers, and Su Mei couldn't forget the looks they gave her.

She endured the humiliation and picked up everything, putting it into the snakeskin bag. She desperately held back the tears welling up in her eyes. Jiang Hongxia sneered and stepped on the edge of the clothes under her hand, looking at Su Mei with a hint of provocation.

"Su Mei, who do you think you are? Fu Chen is still doing just fine after leaving the hospital, unlike some people who are just used up and discarded. Bah! Do you know what this is called? This is called karma!!"

retribution?

Su Mei stumbled, her lips turning pale. "Do you know which unit Fu Chen went to?"

"I know, so what?" Jiang Hongxia ignored Su Mei's gaze and walked away.

Su Mei watched Jiang Hongxia's retreating figure, biting her lower lip. She did indeed need to find Fu Chen; she definitely couldn't come up with that much money in half a month, so she had no choice but to ask Fu Chen.

She believed that Fu Chen would definitely be willing to pay.

Xiaochun and the others were unaware of Su Mei's plans. She stared wide-eyed at Xing Yong's words.

Grandma Ruan almost couldn't close her mouth.

"Jianhua, is Mom dreaming?"

"Ahhh—" Ruan Jianhua's eyes were brimming with tears of grievance. "Mom, why are you pinching me?"

"Huh? Oh, no, Mom just feels like she's dreaming. My goodness."

Grandma Ruan cupped Xiaochun's face in her hands, "Oh my, my Xiaochun, Grandma knew you were going to amount to something. Your old man's efforts haven't been in vain!"

"So, Xiaochun, are you willing to help? Although this position isn't permanent right now, we usually pay you the consultant's rate. Don't worry, Xiaochun, if the cases go smoothly, we'll apply to our superiors to make you a permanent employee."

With each sentence Xing Yong spoke, Xiao Chun's smile grew wider, her last two rows of white teeth shining. She was so excited by the end that she didn't know what to say, just nodding and grinning foolishly, "Yes, Xiao Chun wants to go."

Looking at her like that, Xing Yong couldn't help but ruffle her hair. "From now on, Xiao Chun will have to work hard!"

The little guy nodded vigorously, "Xiaochun will try her best~"

After finishing his business, Xing Yong was about to leave when the little girl tugged at his sleeve and bowed deeply to him, saying, "Thank you, Captain Xing!"

Children's happiness is truly something that resonates with people.

The next morning, before Xing Yong had even gotten up, there was a sudden banging on the door of his house.

Upon opening the door, I saw Niu Qiaobao looking anxious.

"Detective team, a body has been dumped on Kaiping Street. The scene has been secured by our colleagues from the Kaiping branch. The incident has a huge impact, and they've requested assistance. Director Wang wants us to go there immediately."

The early morning in Tanshui City has the humid heat typical of summer, and there are very few pedestrians on the quiet streets.

However, the main street of Kaiping Street was surrounded by crowds of onlookers, many of whom were standing on tiptoe to look inside.

Police officers from the local police station shouted at people not to push and to step back.

When Xing Yong arrived, he frowned and said, "Niu Qiao, please help me control this."

Niu Qiaobao, with practiced ease, shouted at the top of his lungs, "It looks like someone's handing out eggs over there!!!"

Send eggs?

Immediately, everyone in the crowd turned around, "Where are they giving out eggs?"

"Over there."

The once massive crowd suddenly dwindled by more than half.

Qin Yuezheng: "Isn't it wrong of you to lie like this?"

Niu Qiaobao put his arm around Qin Yuezheng's shoulder and said, "I said it seemed like it, but you can say you were mistaken later."

Qin Yuezheng broke free of his arm. "Then you're lying."

Niu Qiaobao wiped his nose. "Alright, alright, you champion of justice, I'll change next time!"

At this moment, Xing Yong had arrived at the victim's side. Zhang Ning was wearing a mask and gloves and was carefully conducting an autopsy, while Xiao Dong was taking pictures with an old-fashioned camera.

At this moment, there was a naked male corpse on the ground, his body covered with knife wounds, clearly indicating that he had suffered great torture before his death.

"How is it?"

Zhang Ning didn't even look up. "The deceased was male. Rigor mortis has spread throughout his body, but the stiffness of his fingers and toes is not as high. The livor mortis fades when pressed, and new livor mortis appears after changing position. Based on the current weather and temperature, the estimated time of death is 1:30 a.m. this morning. Also, take a look."

Zhang Ning lifted the white cloth, Xing Yong frowned, and Niu Qiaobao and Qin Yuezheng immediately clamped their legs together, um... it made everyone's assholes tighten.

"Most of these cases are likely deliberate acts of revenge."

Xing Yong nodded. At this moment, a male police officer walked over and said, "Captain Xing, you've arrived. I am Geng Dacheng, the deputy director of the Kaiping branch. This is the deceased's information. The deceased was Peng Sifang from the Geological Bureau of our Kaiping branch. He was 45 years old. All the details are here."

From the Geological Bureau?

Xing Yong took the documents, flipped through them, handed them to Qin Yuezheng, and turned to ask, "Director Geng, were there any eyewitnesses at the scene?"

"Captain Xing, it was late at night when the incident occurred. There really weren't many people on this street at night. The first person to discover it was a cleaning worker from our neighborhood committee. She was terrified and was taken to the hospital. Our colleague was on duty, but based on the initial questioning, she initially thought it was a drunk man. Only when she got closer did she realize that someone was dead. We secured the scene immediately. We asked her, and the deceased went out for a business dinner last night and left the restaurant around 11 p.m. His wife thought he was working overtime and hadn't come home, so she didn't think much of it. She only found out about her husband's accident when we arrived."

Xing Yong looked around at the scene. There were so many wounds but no blood on the ground. If this wasn't the primary crime scene, then it must have been a place where the body was dumped.

The act of dumping a body in a busy city at night goes against the psychology of a normal murderer. This killer is not only committing murder, but also provoking and challenging the police.

Realizing this, Xing Yong's lips tightened into a smile. This kind of case clearly involved more of an intellectual battle with the murderer.

"Okay, Director Geng, could you please help me organize the people who had dinner with the deceased last night? We have some questions to ask them."

Geng Dacheng looked troubled. "That criminal investigation team, that interrogation, might not be very convenient."

"Huh?" Xing Yong was taken aback. "Why?"