Chapter 2434 2435 News of the Last Person
Chapter 2434: Chapter 2435: News of the Last Person Chapter 2434: Chapter 2435: News of the Last Person Lin Yi’s words triggered thoughtful reflections from Zhang Hui and Zhu Junchi.
Indeed, compared to the previous cases, the killer’s method this time seemed rather amateurish.
It was, in fact, devoid of any distinctive features.
Naturally, one would need to explore other aspects.
“I think this can illustrate one issue,” said Zhu Junchi:
“The murderer is panicking. He can no longer afford to design intricate schemes to stage the murders.”
“Brother Zhu is right.”
Lin Yi looked around and deliberately lowered his voice as he spoke:
“The murderer is very likely among us. We need to be more cautious in our actions from now on.”
“The case of Song Guofu is pretty much at this point now. All the questions have circled back to the original one: what exactly did they do in the town back then?” said Zhang Hui:
“If we don’t clear up this issue, the case remains unsolvable.”
“As for the current stage, we have to put all our bets on the fifth person,” Lin Yi said seriously:
“As long as we can find him, all the problems will be readily resolved!”
Ring ring ring—
Just then, Zhang Hui’s phone rang; it was a call from Zhang Peng.
While picking up the call, Zhang Hui activated the speakerphone.
“Brother Hui, we’ve found Li Hongzhu!”
“Where is he!”
At this news, the trio couldn’t help but get excited.
“In Tongzhou, Yanjing. The exact address is still under investigation by local police, but they’ve already narrowed down the general area.”
“Alright, got it.”
“I’ll go,” Lin Yi said:
“I often go to Yanjing and have some connections there, so the investigation will be more convenient.”
“Okay, try to bring Li Hongzhu back as soon as possible,” Zhang Hui advised, “Zhu Junchi and I will handle things in Jinling and Zhonghai.”
“Sure.”
After a brief handover, Lin Yi took the local police station’s car to the airport and left his Alfa with Zhang Hui and Zhu Junchi.
On the way, Lin Yi got the contact number of the current police officer and discussed the situation regarding Li Hongzhu.
The response he received was that the suspect had been locked within a very small area, and it wouldn’t be long before they found him.
Lin Yi didn’t rush the search for Li Hongzhu, as there was no urgency in this matter.
On the flight to Yanjing, Lin Yi rested his head on one hand.
He went over the case again.
There were many possibilities about what happened in the town that he considered.
The remaining task was to find Li Hongzhu to confirm his speculations!
About two hours later, the plane landed at Yanjing Airport, and it was already past four in the evening.
Exiting the airport, Lin Yi took a taxi towards Tongming Branch.
“Hello, can I help you?”
At the entrance of the branch office, an on-duty officer stopped Lin Yi.
“Hello, I’m from the Zhonghai Xinshan Branch, I’ve previously been in touch with one of your officers, her name is Xu Jiaqi.”
“I know, follow me,”
said the on-duty officer, leading Lin Yi to the office.
Inside the office, six or seven people were sitting, not only from the civil affairs department but also colleagues from other departments.
Since it was nearing the end of their shift and it wasn’t busy, the men and women were standing together, chatting and passing the time.
Compared to the criminal investigation department, the environment and atmosphere here were much better; at the very least, no one was practicing immortal cultivation.
“Jiaqi, anything on for tonight?”
A young man around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old asked, standing next to a young woman.
The man’s name was Liu Shichao, an officer from the Tongming Branch.
Seated next to him was a young lady busy scribbling on a notebook, seemingly recording something.
Her name was Xu Jiaqi, the very person who had been coordinating with Lin Yi.
Xu Jiaqi was not very tall, with a pretty doll-like face that made her look like the girl next door.
Completely different from Gu Yiran and Zhang Zixin.
“What’s up?” Xu Jiaqi said, looking down.
“Didn’t you say yesterday that you wanted to eat barbecue? I found a place that has an especially amazing taste. Shall we go try it out tonight?”
“Let’s talk about it later. Someone from Zhonghai is coming over, and I need to get in touch with them.”
“This kind of thing can be handed over to other colleagues,” Liu Shichao said.
“Besides, it’s not like it’s any important information, and you don’t need to personally handle this, right?”
“We’ve been coordinating the whole way here. I’m afraid others might not explain it clearly,” she explained.
Xu Jiaqi glanced at her watch, stretched lazily, and said:
“We just spoke on the phone, he should be arriving soon. Let’s wait a little longer.”
“Alright, a little longer won’t hurt.”
Liu Shichao didn’t say anything more and went back to his seat, filled with anticipation for the date later.
“Jiaqi, someone from Zhonghai is here. They said they want to coordinate a case with you.”
“Oh, bring them in…”
Xu Jiaqi responded and got ready to call Lin Yi in.
But when she saw Lin Yi, she was immediately stunned.
This person is just too good-looking, right?!
The female colleagues from other departments were also incredibly impressed when they saw Lin Yi.
With looks like that, becoming a police officer?
What a waste!
“Hello, I’m Xu Jiaqi.”
Upon seeing Lin Yi, Xu Jiaqi was a bit tongue-tied as she spoke.
“Hello, I’m Lin Yi from the Xinshan branch office.”
Out of politeness, Lin Yi stretched out his hand and the two shook hands, causing Xu Jiaqi to become even more nervous, her ears turning red.
“Have you found the exact address of Li Hongzhu?”
“Found, found it,” Xu Jiaqi said, “It’s in Lin Garden District.”
“I would like to go have a look. Do you have time?”
“I’m available, definitely available,” Xu Jiaqi hastily said, “I’ll take you there.”
Xu Jiaqi hurriedly gathered her things, preparing to go with Lin Yi.
She naturally wouldn’t be happy about working overtime for no reason.
But exceptions are made for handsome guys.
“Thank you for your effort.”
“No trouble at all, it’s all part of my job.”
“Wait a second, Jiaqi,” Liu Shichao said.
“We already made plans to eat barbecue together later, what are you still doing…?”
“Let’s talk about it another day, I have something important to do.”
Xu Jiaqi didn’t even pay attention to Liu Shichao, smiling instead at Lin Yi.
“Let’s go.”
“Uh… If you’re busy, I can go by myself,” Lin Yi said.
“Not busy at all, it’s nothing major,” Xu Jiaqi walked up to him:
“Let’s go, I’ll take you there. Let’s not delay the important matters.”
“Sorry for the trouble.”
The two left together, while the other colleagues in the office snickered.
Liu Shichao was so annoyed he was itching with rage.
Coming out of the building, they got into the car together and headed for Lin Garden District.
“Can you tell me about Li Hongzhu?” Lin Yi asked:
“The more detailed, the better.”
“We did some checking, and he came to Yanjing 27 years ago, after living in Sichuan Province for two and a half years,” Xu Jiaqi said:
“Not long after arriving in Yanjing, he transferred his household registration, worked as a taxi driver, and his life has been quite decent, better than I had imagined.”