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

Xing Yong looked at the notebook she pushed towards him; it was a diary.

"Captain Xing, when my father passed away, the pharmaceutical factory's office and warehouse ledgers, original receipts, and transfer files were all destroyed in a fire. The information that the Health Bureau is investigating now is the purchase accounts that were later reviewed and filed by the factory by higher authorities. But the problem lies in this diary."

"This is something my dad left at home. I was going through my dad's belongings when the factory was checking the accounts, and I found this diary. It had some scattered notes about his work." As she spoke, Gao Aiqin's tears fell, and she choked up, "This diary was hidden in my dad's thick cotton-padded coat. He..."

Xing Yong knew why Gao Aiqin was crying. The record stated, "On January 27, 1974, Xiaoqin ignored me. It seems she was still holding a grudge. Seeing that she looked unhappy, I asked someone to bring her some brown sugar."

This diary is less of Gao Weimin's diary and more of a record of his longing for his daughter.

After a while, Gao Aiqin's emotions calmed down considerably. "I'm sorry, I lost my composure."

"Look here, on February 1, 1974, the day before my father's accident, my father mentioned that the roads were blocked and it was difficult to get medicine from outside, so they had to find it locally and purchase it from local medicine companies and medicine purchasing points in several neighboring communes in the hope of supporting the operation of the factory."

"That's the problem. My dad's diary mentions that they couldn't get supplies, but the factory's current ledgers record that the pharmaceutical factory purchased large quantities of medicinal herbs from remote mountains in distant provinces. I checked, and at that time back then, the inter-provincial highway was under major repair, and long-distance freight was completely suspended. It was impossible for large quantities of medicinal herbs to be transported in. So where did this account come from?"

"To verify this, I asked someone to look at the batch of documents that were taken away. A large number of medicinal materials were added to the accounts, but the production records, finished product shipments, and inventory balances did not match at all. So many valuable medicinal materials were neither made into medicine, nor were they in stock, nor were there any records of losses. The only explanation is that they never entered the factory. This is a false account made out of thin air."

"Captain Xing, this is too much of a coincidence. I think my dad was killed because he discovered someone was smuggling large quantities of drugs."

The interrogation room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Xing Yong gently tapped the edge of the diary with his fingers.

"Besides your father, who else could have access to those accounts from back then?"

Gao Aiqin paused for a moment, "Back then, besides my dad, there was also Hou Jinhua and the deputy factory director Yao Zhaohui, and Captain Xing. To be honest, there are rumors circulating in the factory that my dad was speculating and smuggling medicines. That's impossible. My mom sacrificed herself to save the factory's medicinal materials. My dad's whole life was devoted to this factory. He would never do such a thing."

Xing Yong nodded, closed the diary, and said, "Don't worry, we will continue to investigate this matter. If your father was indeed murdered, then you should be careful."

Gao Aiqin rubbed her temples, nodded, and said, "Thank you."

The group of people walked towards the door, then suddenly froze.

At the entrance of the police station, Fu Chen greeted Gao Aiqin with a particularly gentle smile as she came out. "How did it go? Did you explain everything clearly?"

Xiao Chun was stunned and turned around to look at Xing Yong with a question mark in her eyes.

Xing Yong shrugged expressionlessly. How did he know?

"Comrade Gao, what's this?"

Gao Aiqin suddenly realized, then smiled and took Fu Chen's arm. "Captain Xing, Fu Chen and I are planning to get our marriage certificate."

Xiaochun was shocked. What kind of operation was this? How did they get married?

No? Su Mei's accusations, after all that, actually led to Fu Chen and his love rival getting married?

If she found out, she'd be furious.

She probably guessed that Gao Aiqin's arrival today was likely due to this smuggling incident.

Su Mei, having been reborn, knew about this and, in order to sabotage Fu Chen and Gao Aiqin's relationship, prematurely detonated this bombshell.

She probably never dreamed that the two of them would actually plan to get married.

Hahaha, she's dying of laughter.

They really tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead.

However, Gao Aiqin's judgment is indeed questionable. First Qin Dahai, then Fu Chen—isn't she just jumping into a fire pit?

Fu Chen glanced coldly at Ruan Xiaochun and Xing Yong. He knew what those two were thinking. Ha, even if he lost his job at the military hospital, he would still find a way to live well.

"Captain Xing, I'm entrusting Aqin's matter to you."

Watching the two walk away hand in hand, Xiaochun and Xingyong looked at each other, then fell silent.

"Damn, this woman is something else! She's really not picky at all. Fu Chen even bought her abortion pills, and she didn't care? Is Fu Chen that attractive to women?"

Qin Yuezheng casually pulled Niu Qiaobao closer, "Stop looking, he's just popular with women, don't even think about it!"

"What do you mean I shouldn't even think about it! You're talking nonsense. My mom said yesterday that I'm a charming and debonair guy, and that several women want to go on dates with me."

"oh."

"I'm serious! If you don't believe me, I'll ask my mom to give you one."

Qin Yuezheng rolled his eyes at Niu Qiaobao. "Thank you."

"Alright, stop grumbling. Pack your things and head to the branch office. The case from back then was in their jurisdiction."

"Xiaochun is going too!"

Geng Dacheng from the Kaiping branch happily placed the materials on the table. He was overjoyed because Xing Yong's swift and decisive operation had conveniently landed him the position of bureau chief.

"Captain Xing, this is the case file you requested regarding Gao Weimin from Zhongmin Pharmaceutical Factory. To be honest, the case was quite tragic; the factory director was burned beyond recognition. It's a suicide case, so there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

"We'll do a routine double-check."

Geng Dacheng smiled without saying a word, "We support the leadership's work."

Xing Yong opened the case file and placed it on the table. Several people took turns taking the materials and looking at them one by one.

"How's it going, Officer Detective? Have you found anything wrong?"

Xing Yong flipped through the documents. "The materials are quite complete."

Xiaochun stood to one side, looking at the photos.

[Ding~ Observing a staged crime scene, beginner staged crime scene proficiency +20]

Gao Aiqin wasn't lying; her father really was killed by someone!

But something seems off.

Xiao Chun squeezed into their midst, seemingly oblivious to everyone else, and began reading the records line by line in the file. Suddenly, she looked up and asked, "Captain Xing, is it very cold in Tanshui City during winter?"

"It's probably around minus ten degrees Celsius, quite cold."

"That's strange. It's so cold, why didn't Gao Weimin add charcoal to the brazier to keep warm? He's drinking so much alone in the room, isn't he cold?"

Everyone in the office froze for two seconds.

"Let me see."

Niu Qiaobao pointed to the scene record at the time, "Boss, you have to admit that Xiao Chun has a sharp eye. There were a few empty wine bottles at the scene, but there was no charcoal in the charcoal brazier, which is really strange."

"Perhaps Gao Weimin has forgotten?" Geng Dacheng hissed.

"No, the factory's interrogation records say that Gao Weimin is afraid of the cold and usually has the habit of lighting the charcoal brazier early in the morning."

"Alright, let's go to the factory together. Some of the older folks there will definitely know more about it."

"Alright, I'll go with you." Geng Dacheng looked curiously at Xiao Chun, who was surrounded by everyone in the middle, and clicked his tongue in amazement. It's true that the son of a rat can dig a hole. Look how amazing Captain Xing's child is.

The group quickly headed towards Zhongmin Pharmaceutical Factory. Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at the entrance, Xiaochun saw a familiar figure – it was Su Mei.

Standing opposite her were Gao Aiqin and Fu Chen.