Honest police officer debuts as iron grinder

  This guy Ming Yan always reminds me after I've already bumped into something!

  This habit of thinking while walking is really hard to change, I rubbed my slightly sore nose bridge and raised my head with some complaints. Just about to speak, I immediately closed my mouth and swallowed the words back down.

  It was just that the person blocking my way wasn't an ordinary person, but a detective. This man's eyes had a measuring gaze, looking at me with a mixture of scrutiny and curiosity, his eyes darting around the crowd in the room with a look of unfamiliarity. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly before relaxing again. I thought it was probably due to the low air pressure in the room, after all, this atmosphere wasn't suitable for idle chatter. With a serious expression, he nodded slightly, which served as a greeting, "You're the deceased's colleague?"

  I carried the fruit basket and scanned the crowd in the ward, surprisingly they were all women, probably close relatives or something. What's strange is that I didn't see Chen Xin and the kid, shouldn't she have given birth already?

  Not a single acquaintance, seeing several old ladies crying with red and swollen eyes, knew that they must have received bad news.

  But I still pretended to be ignorant, politely asked how the fruit basket was placed aside and weakly asked: "The deceased? May I ask what happened? Why isn't Chen Xin here?"

  The policeman who suddenly appeared replied to my question: "The expectant mother is still in the delivery room waiting to give birth. The doctor said that because the expectant mother's emotions are not very stable, there are some signs of difficult labor, and they are still under observation."

  I licked my lips, it's a difficult birth, that's the life and death gate for women! Even with modern medical technology, it can still cause death due to massive bleeding.

  I shot a blaming glance at the clueless detective in front of me, who really knew how to pick his timing, coming here to upset the woman when she's giving birth.

  He slightly raised an eyebrow and averted his gaze, somewhat helplessly. The old lady behind him walked over, grasped my hand, "Miss, you said you're a colleague of our family's An Xiang, right? So Auntie is asking you, please, you must help us, he died so miserably!"

  I knew he died miserably, his ghost is still in my house! On the surface, I continued to pretend to be ignorant, with a shocked and disbelieving expression.

  "What did you say? Something happened to An Xiu? We just haven't seen each other for two days."

  The old lady lost her loved one and was in a daze, her eyes had already turned red from crying.

  The detective gently helped the old man sit down on a nearby sofa, put away the notebook he was using to take notes, and knew that he wouldn't be able to ask anything else. After comforting him with a few words, he gave a professional bow, made eye contact with me, and left first.

  Chen Xin was not there. Facing these crying family members, I really didn't know what to say. Embarrassed, I bowed and made an excuse to slip away.

  At the moment when the door was closed, I leaned against the door and heard the sound of crying again. My heart felt inexplicably suffocated. A good family was destroyed like this, who was so cruel?

  "Don't be like this, people can't come back to life. Instead of being sad, it's more meaningful if we help find the real culprit. Let's go, that police officer over there is still waiting for you." Ming Yan didn't show much sympathy when facing the sadness inside, but rather seemed numb. Perhaps he had already gotten used to such scenes, and I was also used to seeing such scenes. It's just that this time was different, the person who died was my friend, and I had to face my friend's family, so my mood was still a bit heavy.

  She raised her head to look at the man standing by the elevator door, and walked over with some trepidation. When facing the killer Chu Qi, she was afraid in her heart, but it was just tension and nervousness. However, when facing the police, she really didn't like them, possibly because of her parents' death when she was a child. Her uncle took her around every day to ask about the progress of her parents' case, although she had already forgotten most of the things, but the cold and indifferent faces they gave her uncle were still remembered by her, so the impression they gave her was always very bad, even though she knew it had nothing to do with the person in front of her.

  He has a straight figure, very spirited, with a square face and a strong sense of justice. Especially when paired with the police uniform he's wearing, it makes him look even more heroic and adds to his charm.

  "Miss Yin, do you have some time? I'd like to get a better understanding of the deceased's daily life. You also saw that those family members are all a bit out of control, and when they're emotionally unstable, it's really hard to ask them anything. Just now I was thinking about whether or not to go investigate his class too." Now he has a gentle face with a smile, and he seems more approachable.

  But to others, I was actually on my guard against him, distrustful of him. With a poker face, I looked him straight in the eye and asked the question that had been on my mind all along: "Officer, are you really asking me questions because you want to help An Xiang? If it's just routine procedure, then maybe we can do this another day at school where there will be more people talking and it'll be more lively. After all, my words alone won't be of much use."

  "What are you talking about? As a criminal police investigator, we always conduct thorough investigations and don't tolerate any negligence. What do you mean by saying this?" The officer's eyebrows twitched slightly in annoyance, the smile on his face faded away, and he stared at me with a puzzled expression, as if trying to probe something with his eyes.

  Even if he's a detective, he's still human. With more people around, I might have been intimidated by him, but now that it's just him, there's nothing to be afraid of. So I spoke directly: "I have some biases against the police, so in my impression, I've always kept a slightly disdainful gaze. Don't mind me. I know there's a good place to talk downstairs, ask whatever you want, and I'll treat."

  Mei-en was also taken aback, he didn't expect me to speak to the detective in such a tone. As we stood in the elevator, he glanced at the detective beside me and said, "That police officer has been secretly sizing you up, hasn't he? If you're dissatisfied, try not to take it out on innocent people, don't forget why we came here."

  His throat was a bit tight, and he responded to Ming Yan with a light cough. When they arrived downstairs, the head of the criminal police team handed over the transcript to his colleague, said a few words to them, and after seeing them off in their car, he jogged over. "There's no one else around, so you won't have to be so formal, will you? Trust me, I don't want the deceased's spirit to rest in peace either. From a human perspective, everyone is equal, that's my principle."

  Is everyone equal? Can this society really achieve the harmony he talked about? I couldn't help but curve up the corners of my mouth and smiled at him kindly. Ming Yan was right, not everyone is as arrogant as I thought. The person in front of me might be a good person, otherwise he wouldn't have become the captain of the criminal police team at such a young age.

  The three of us arrived at a cold drink shop near the hospital and chose a secluded corner to sit down and have a detailed discussion.

  I told him everything I knew, including the last time we met two days ago. He even took out his notebook and recorded what he thought were important details during our conversation. He also asked about specifics, such as whether An Xiu had offended anyone or had any unpleasant encounters with customers in the hotel. It seems like he has narrowed down the suspect to someone within the hotel.

  I'm a bit fuzzy on the details, so for each question he'd prompt me and then I'd respond to him. A thick notebook was filled with tiny writing, it seemed like he had handled many cases already, the book was even a bit worn out but he still used a black strap to bind the papers together. After carefully putting it away in his inner pocket, he thanked me sincerely and raised the Rio in his hand saying "Thanks for your cooperation, these are very useful."

  I was so frank because I had something to ask him, so naturally I told him everything I knew on the surface. Now it's my turn to ask some questions, and I clinked glasses with him and took a sip: "May I ask you a few questions? Don't worry, they won't involve any secrets, just want to understand An Xiang's situation."

  "Please!"

  I pretended to pick up the bottle and took another sip, glancing at Ming Yan.

  Ming Yan Le Hehe smiled and said, "The location where the body was found is very useful. It's possible that it's the first crime scene, and what are the forensic verification results? This is also very useful. The others are not needed for now."

  I understand. After clearing his throat, he asked, "I just want to know what's going on? Two days ago, he was still a living person, how did he suddenly become a corpse? Your police department's efficiency has really improved a lot. We don't even know what happened yet, and you've already started investigating. Impressive!

  Can't ask too directly, these people are all monkey clever, simple is enough.

  "You seem to have a deep-seated dislike for the police, and even your words are laced with hostility. If you spoke like that to another detective, they'd probably lose their temper." He sat across from me with his fingers interlocked, a playful smile curling up at the corner of his mouth.

  I rolled my eyes, "For people and things I don't like, I've always been very direct. The police just happened to give me a bad impression, so you can't blame me for being poisonous if you're taking the fall. Besides, people like us who face corpses every day are already half-dead, our temperaments are all a bit strange, it's only natural."

  "Hahaha……" He couldn't help but shudder his shoulders, bursting out laughing and waving his hands in embarrassment, saying: "It's been a long time since I've heard you tell such a cold joke, one that can make people laugh while also expressing the discontent in your heart."

  Ming Yan was also smiling, and even gave me a thumbs up. I rolled my eyes at him, and the two of us exchanged a look. I downed the last mouthful of Rio in the bottle. "Don't beat around the bush, you still haven't answered my question. If it's inconvenient, then forget it. I've already told you everything I needed to say. If there's nothing else, then I'll leave."

  "This isn't even a secret, although I don't understand why you want to know these things, but it's fine if I tell you." He's really clever, I tried to hide it from him but he still managed to find the weakness. It seems that in the future when facing him, I need to be more careful.

  "The body was found in a deserted riverbank on the outskirts of the city, where an old man goes fishing every day and reported it. We also received a missing person report from Anjia's family the night before, so after verification, we confirmed his identity through DNA identification."