New Order Plan

Xiao Tian rushed in, carrying a cardboard box in his arms.

Without thinking, Jiang Qingshan raised his hand and flicked the forehead.

Xiao Tian shrank back, startled by the flick, and immediately quieted down. His eyes darted around, and he chuckled, "You're a big star in the department today! Everyone's talking about you!"

"Um?"

"You don't know? Boss Wang and Ye Wan'an have been asking about you from floor to floor with banners of appreciation. Now even the cleaning lady knows about you."

"..."

Jiang Qingshan's brows twitched involuntarily a few times, and a faint smile appeared in his eyes.

Without even a second thought, this must have been Wang Bushi's idea.

No wonder he's a boss; his interpersonal skills are impeccable.

This is more than just a banner; it's a gift of appreciation.

No wonder the propaganda department people arrived so quickly.

Xiao Tian leaned close to the banner and admired it carefully for a while. He reached out and touched his own name, looking as happy as a child.

"After three years of working as a detective for you, you bastard, today I can finally be smug! When we go to the cafeteria later, we have to sit in the most conspicuous spot in the middle!"

Xiao Tian turned around and said with a smug look on his face.

Today, he's going to be the coolest guy in the office.

Not only do we have to sit in the middle of the cafeteria, but we also have to get ten servings of food!

If the person serving the food dares to have a shaky hand again, he will criticize them severely to their face!

Jiang Qingshan chuckled and asked, "What are you carrying?"

Xiao Tian's expression changed slightly, and he immediately turned around and placed the cardboard box he was carrying on the table.

Then he took the contents out.

A metal lunchbox, a broken-screen phone in a sealed plastic bag, a document, and several brand-new, repackaged old-fashioned mobile phones.

Xiao Tian finally took out a piece of letter paper, held it in his hand, and said solemnly, "Ma Zhengjiu's parents just delivered it to the guard room. They had already left when I went downstairs."

After saying that, he handed the letter to Jiang Qingshan.

Jiang Qingshan took the letter and looked at it, then paused for a moment in surprise.

Ma Zhengjiu's parents are leaving.

They decided to close their shop, leave the planned area, and return to their hometown in the quarantine zone with their son's ashes.

In his letter, Lao Ma said that his mother's health had deteriorated, and after a hospital check-up, the doctor said she might not make it to autumn.

Ma's mother said she wanted to go home, so after some discussion, Old Ma decided to take his wife back to the village in the quarantine area and live one day at a time.

Jiang Qingshan slowly folded the letter, his heart filled with mixed emotions, and couldn't help but sigh.

He opened the metal lunchbox, which was filled with steaming white dumplings.

Xiao Tian turned around and rummaged through his drawer, taking out two pairs of chopsticks: "Mother Ma said that you and Zheng Jiu both love to eat dumplings with chive and egg filling."

Jiang Qingshan remained silent, picked up a dumpling, and stuffed it into his mouth.

He chewed while looking at the table, where the document was his residence permit, which had been returned untouched.

The price of several brand-new feature phones for the elderly is about the same as the money he left behind.

Jiang Qingshan's gaze finally fell on the phone with the cracked screen.

The letter said that it was found in a bag of rice while cleaning up the shop.

Undoubtedly, this was something Ma Zheng had kept hidden for a long time, so Old Ma sent it over along with the other items.

Jiang Qingshan checked it and found that the phone was broken, unlike the one on Ma Zhengjiu before. There should be something more important inside.

He found a data cable, connected his phone to the host computer, and then began operating the computer.

Seeing this, Xiao Tian turned around and locked the door from the inside.

On the computer screen, lines of code scrolled upwards continuously.

Two minutes later, the data parsing was complete.

The files on the phone appeared on the screen.

There is only one folder.

Once you open it, it's almost entirely photos, nearly a thousand in total.

At a glance, there are quite a few selfies of Ma Zhengjiu.

There are also scenes of Kim Won-saeng and his female subordinate being intimate in the office, as well as various obscene scenes of incest.

A look of disgust flashed in Jiang Qingshan's eyes as he began to examine the documents one by one.

There must be some important photos in here, otherwise Ma Zhengjiu wouldn't have hidden them beforehand.

Xiao Tian also lay down beside him, staring intently at the screen.

Twenty minutes later.

The two looked through all the photos but didn't find anything unusual.

Aside from those by Kim Won-sung, most of the rest are selfies and landscapes.

"That shouldn't be the case."

Xiao Tian muttered to himself.

Jiang Qingshan rubbed his eyes, thought for a moment, and then said, "Go and call Da Bai over."

Xiao Tian nodded, immediately turned around and went out, and soon returned with Li Dabai.

Li Dabai was still chewing on a lollipop, but he looked somewhat listless.

"Is there a case?"

He said listlessly, "You two need to work harder on your targets this month. I just received news that Liu Xingxiu, the inspector from the investigation team, will be personally overseeing the quarterly assessment in a few days."

"Let's take a look at the things that Ma Zhengjiu's parents just brought."

Jiang Qingshan frowned and pointed at the screen.

Li Dabai was taken aback upon hearing this, and his eyes instantly became sharp and piercing.

He immediately stood behind Jiang Qingshan, staring at the screen and gritting his teeth, saying, "Did you find anything?"

"It needs to be watched again."

After Jiang Qingshan finished speaking, he began to review the photos again, starting with the first one.

Li Dabai remained motionless, his gaze sharp as an eagle's.

Ten minutes later.

Jiang Qingshan gently clicked on the next image.

After a few seconds of pause, just as he was about to turn the page, Li Dabai suddenly grabbed his arm.

On the screen is a selfie of Ma Zhengjiu, wearing a suit and tie, with a lake and mountains in the background, and a small white building across the lake.

On the balcony of the small white building, there was a figure standing to the side.

"Enlarge it," Li Dabai said in a deep voice.

Jiang Qingshan immediately zoomed in on that area to its maximum.

Although the photo is low resolution, it is still possible to recognize that the face is Speaker Liu Minzhong.

"This should be Jin Yuansheng's Nanshan Manor."

"That's not it."

"Um?"

Jiang Qingshan was taken aback.

Li Dabai snatched the mouse and moved the enlarged photo slightly.

In an instant, Jiang Qingshan and Xiao Tian's eyes widened.

What is that?!

Although it was blurry, you could still see a thin, dark shadow hanging down to the ground through the gap in the balcony railing.

Unless you zoom in and look closely, you won't notice it at all.

The black image is a stick, which at first glance looks similar to a railing, but with some wavy curves.

It appears to be a swinging rope.

"crutch?"

Xiao Tian leaned closer to examine it and said with a puzzled expression.

But he remembered that Liu Minzhong didn't seem to have reached the point where he needed a cane.

Besides, who would use a cane on a villa balcony?

What could it be?

Jiang Qingshan narrowed his eyes and fell silent.

Li Dabai grabbed the keyboard and started frantically typing.

After a short while, the photo became slightly clearer.

The expressions on the three people's faces froze instantly.

I saw it.

That wasn't the shadow of the railing.

It's not a walking stick either!

It's not a belt hanging down from pajamas either!

It was a very smooth surface with dark patterns on it...

Tail!