Chapter 53: The Great Corpse Pit Case - A Breakthrough in the Investigation

  Chen Lao said: "Let's talk about official business, report on the progress of (the Da Si Keng case)."

  I proudly presented the data report, "At that time, I picked out two seeds from the sole of a deceased person's shoe. One had already sprouted, although it was taken away, but I still remember its appearance. This is a sketch I drew based on my memory," I took out the sketch and showed it to them, continuing, "Because I didn't want to disturb too many people, I spent some time searching for data myself. As a result, both seeds were not plants from this province. Combined with the activity range of the deceased person whose name we already know, I have roughly circled the area..."

  I won't say anything more, just wait smugly for them to ask.

  "Have you also investigated this lead? We've been following it too, let's discuss it together?"

  "I said: 'Good... Jin, Meng, Ji.' Brother Chang said: 'Jin, Ji.'"

  My brother's circle is even smaller than mine.

  "Chang explained: 'We extracted the mud from the deceased's shoe soles and compared it with the mud on our own shoes at that time. Additionally, Chen Lao sent the samples to a geologist for analysis, and the preliminary results are out. We're currently conducting microscopic analysis of the sand particles. If we can rule out the soil brought in by the construction site and the workers' feet, we may be able to narrow down the range by half.'"

  "Ah, shrinking down to a county city is also something to look forward to." I exclaimed.

  This is what it's like to be a detective.

  Those soldiers are too ignorant of our profession - don't provoke us, force us, one grain of sand can be analyzed into a desert, one drop of water can be restored to an ocean!

  But compared to them, I'm still the best, hehe, Chen Lao and their breakthrough method is too cumbersome, my "little trick" is direct and efficient, covering mouth and smiling slyly, please allow me to be self-satisfied, and I still have an ace up my sleeve, I'll play the recorded phone call for them to hear, "I also got a recording of Wang Yong's conversation."

  That was recorded on the eve of the festival, it was this recording that made me realize Wang Yong was going to leave.

  During the call, a man who sounded like he was in his fifties or sixties called Wang Yong and said: "Hello, it's me. You've been working hard these days."

  Wang Yong said: "Obey orders. The order I received was a one-way contact."

  He said: "Yes, yes, it's like this. But I called just to say... this..."

  "Please go on."

  "Uh... I heard your task is ending today and you're leaving tomorrow..."

  "Yes. The order has been received." Wang Yong said.

  "Yes, yes... it's been stagnant for a long time and can only be put on hold temporarily... I understand this, but I was thinking, if you're going to leave, could you please stay for a few more days privately? I'm still a bit worried, of course, this is my personal request... It would be a waste to let someone with your talent go to waste here... You see..."

  Wang Yong fell silent for a moment before saying, "I will obey orders."

  That person sighed and said, "Anyway, these days have been troubling you, it's a lot of trouble, thank you. When you're free, I'll invite you to dinner. That won't disturb you, get some rest early... I wanted to ask, how has he/she/it been lately?"

  Wang Yong said: "Not bad."

  The conversation ended here.

  Mr. Chen flipped through my written report, his face growing increasingly somber, staring at me and asking: "It's been almost twenty days, why did you take so long to turn it in?"

  Under his piercing gaze, I felt quite guilty, "There's no important information, I think... just right... this... that... it was dragged down... I was wrong..."

  "This breakthrough is very valuable and may be the key to cracking the case." Old Chen picked up the walnut plate on the table and played with it, pondering for a moment before saying, "The other person on the phone was Old Zheng."

  "Are you referring to Director Zheng of our provincial Public Security Bureau?" I was shocked, as I had only a few interactions with Director Zheng and knew that he discriminated against women, especially looked down on me, which made the whole province's public security bureau shun me.

  Chang Ge said: "I heard the voice is a bit like (Zheng Ju), but in terms of tone..."

  Lao Chen said, "Old Zheng has never spoken so humbly before. At first, I thought I misheard, but having been friends with Old Zheng for decades, I won't be wrong... Ah... You guys don't know about this matter, I'll handle it. Xiao Chang, I heard there's a new discovery on your side."

  "I got a favor from an acquaintance at the archives department, and Liu Jin's file was retrieved. So far, nothing has been found except that Liu Jin made a living by robbing tombs and was active in Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, and Hebei provinces, rarely coming to our province..."

  Grandma, the grandson is on the phone! The grandson is on the phone! Do you want to scold him yourself or should I help you scold him? Are you going to use Package A to scold him or Package B...

  My brother was saying but was interrupted by my mobile phone ringing.

  "I'm sorry," I said with a bow. "Excuse me, I need to take this." I stood up calmly and added, "It's Wang Yong."

  Don't look at my calm appearance, in my heart I'm already running in a field of blooming flowers, so happy that my eyes are curved into three lines, and all I can think is: Wang Yong called! Wang Yong called!

  Chen Lao furrowed his brow and nodded; Chang Ge had a sly smile on his face.

  I rushed out to answer the phone with a burst of anger, and on the other end of the line, that detestable Wang Yong spoke in his usual calm tone: "Busy? At the mansion?"

  "Hmph, I'm the queen and super arrogant, 'No!'"

  "Where is it?"

  "What business do you have at Old Chen's house?!"

  "It's so late, why are you still at Lao Chen's house? It's not safe for a girl to walk alone at night, why didn't you come back earlier?"

  "Why should I tell you! Old Chen has a rape case and asked me for some advice."

  Wang Yong suddenly became tense, "Another rape case?! What case?!"

  "Protecting the parties involved, I cannot say."

  "How many people? Is Auntie at home? Really nothing happened?"

  "What's wrong with telling you if nothing's going on? What are you thinking? Of course, nothing's going on, what could possibly happen?"

  Wang Yong let out a sigh and said: "The princess seems to be in a bad mood, I'll tell you a joke about reducing fire to hear?"

  "Speak quickly!"

  "Do you remember I told you not to turn sorrow into appetite? I said you can't eat away sorrow, but only get fat mouthful by mouthful, do you still remember?"

  "Hmm!"

  "It's like this, I've been thinking about it for a few days, and I was wrong back then, didn't think it through."

  Admitting mistakes? I feel like there's a pit somewhere, "Are you considering everything now?"

  "Yes, that's the thing, whether it's turning sorrow into appetite or not, it's all good, if you lose weight and become slender, and even if you unfortunately gain weight from turning sorrow into appetite, it's still a good thing! Think about it, your bust will get bigger!"

  "Get out!" You're killing me! How dare you make a dirty joke in front of me!!

  Wang Yong fell silent for a moment, then said with a tinge of sadness: "In the future, when you have a boyfriend, don't always tell people to get lost. People think differently, some will mind, and some will leave and never come back."

  "I said: 'Did I tell you to roll in a straight line? You come and roll back and forth for me!!'"

  Wang Yong must have been intimidated by my aura, "...Okay, I gotta hang up, I'll send you an email later, receive it, there's something for you."

  "What's the point of giving me this thing? Is it a gift for me? What is it? Is it valuable? Can I sell it?" I asked.

  He didn't answer and hung up with a smile.

  Going out