allonlinenovel Chapter 279 The Case!
Chapter 279 The Case!
Zhong Yuemin listened quietly to Manager Zhou's report for a while before the person on the other end said:
"Are you listening? I'm done!"
"Yes, that's right. It's good. Manager Zhou is doing a great job."
"Of course, don't you know who I am!" Miss Zhou was not modest at all.
"Who else could you be? My wife, Zhong Yuemin's wife. I know her well. She's not only good at business, but also amazing in bed."
"rogue!"
The other person pursed their lips and said:
"By the way, Yuemin, your junior brother is really something in Hong Kong now. I heard from Larissa that he's a hot kung fu star, acting opposite Bruce Lee and fighting him without being at a disadvantage."
Zhong Yuemin said:
“My master is a genuine martial arts expert. Xiao Yang has been practicing martial arts with his father since he was a child. It’s not just about showing off skills. He often goes to deep mountains and forests to deal with wolves and wild boars. His martial arts skills are the real deal.”
Zhou Xiaobai asked, "And you, didn't you also learn martial arts from your master? How's your skill?"
"What a question! As for my kung fu skills, Dr. Zhou is the most qualified to say, isn't he? Hehe!"
"You're kidding me! You can't even be serious after three sentences!"
The two flirted for another ten minutes or so before stopping. Back in the dorm, Ning Wei handed him a letter.
"Brother Zhong, your letter!"
Zhong Yuemin took the letter, sat down on his bed, tore open the envelope, and opened it. He originally thought it was from Zheng Tong or Li Kuiyong in northern Shaanxi, but when he looked at it, he found it was from an unexpected person. It was Liu Daqiang, the deputy director of the Xicheng Public Security Bureau in Beijing. After a few simple pleasantries, he got straight to the point, which was still about the case. He wanted Liu Daqiang to give him some advice, which left him speechless.
The letter was several pages long, totaling over three thousand words, detailing the entire course of the case. It took me about half an hour to read it, another half hour to analyze it, and then I went out to make a phone call.
"Hello, West City Branch, who is this?"
Zhong Yuemin recognized the voice, "Brother Liu, it's me!"
The person on the other end paused for a moment, then spoke excitedly:
"Yuemin, I've finally been waiting for you, kid. You should have received the letter I sent you, right?"
"It just arrived in my hands an hour ago, so I came to call you right away."
The person on the other end became even more excited upon hearing this, "Have you discovered something? Tell me quickly, I'm really overwhelmed and under immense pressure."
"Brother Liu, do you really think I'm Sherlock Holmes? It takes at least ten days to half a month for this letter to reach me, which means you've been investigating for at least half a month and invested so much police force and still haven't found anything. I'm afraid you wouldn't believe me if I just glanced at the contents and said I could solve the case, would you?"
"Alright, stop being modest with me. You can't reason like an ordinary person. Hurry up and tell me, even just a clue will do. We're in a real crisis."
Zhong Yuemin said:
"Brother Liu, there's no clue at all, but I think your investigation is a bit off track. I saw in the letter that the dean's house was only robbed of a few hundred yuan, right?"
"Yes, the victim reported around 500 yuan. What's wrong with that?"
Zhong Yuemin did not answer, but asked:
"Brother Liu, I have a question. This amount is a lot for ordinary people, but for a family that is a hospital director, the letter says that his son is also a doctor and the family is well-off. It's not that they can't make ends meet and are threatening to kill themselves. Reporting the theft to the police is fine, but why does it seem like they're making a big fuss and creating too much of a stir?"
Liu Qiang said:
"Yuemin, didn't you yourself say that this person's identity is not ordinary? Moreover, this person is an old acquaintance of one of our leaders in the General Bureau. He specifically gave instructions to that side. Now that the leader is putting pressure on us, demanding that we solve the case within a time limit, do you think we can not risk our lives and make a big fuss?"
"Brother Liu, you didn't understand what I meant!"
Zhong Yuemin said:
"What I mean is, for a theft of just 500 yuan, this dean used his connections at the General Administration, and you guys arranged so many police officers to investigate the case. It feels like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, which doesn't make much sense, don't you think?"
Liu Daqiang understood some of the meaning, but he wasn't quite able to grasp the key points.
"Yuemin, stop keeping me in suspense and just tell me what you know. Speak up!"
"I mean, this dean's house was burgled, and the thief stole more than 500 yuan. Maybe more, or something more valuable, or... well... some unspeakable secret. That's why they're in such a hurry and have mobilized so many police officers. Don't you think so?"
More money?!
Liu Daqiang frowned.
"You mean this person deliberately concealed it? That doesn't make sense either. If there really was some shameful secret, why would they call the police? They could have just kept quiet and pretended nothing happened. Now they've made such a big fuss, and the whole world knows about it."
"I don't know this!"
Zhong Yuemin said:
"Perhaps the thief discovered the secret and tried to blackmail the dean. Perhaps the dean initially compromised and gave the thief money, but the thief then became greedy and wanted more. In the end, the two sides couldn't reach an agreement, and the dean had no choice but to call the police. All of these are possible."
The current impasse on your end lies with this hospital director. He's definitely hiding something from you. My point is, instead of conducting a large-scale external investigation, you should change your approach and try to persuade the director. Perhaps, this case will take a turn for the better.