dtnovels Chapter 24 Rescuing the Abducted Mother 15
Chapter 24 Rescuing the Abducted Mother 15
"Master, am I wrong? I felt there was something suspicious about it; it's too much of a coincidence."
Officer Zhao, feeling irritated after leaving the ward, frowned and asked.
The old policeman sighed and said slowly:
"You're not wrong, and it's reasonable to suspect, but these are questions you shouldn't be asking now. You could investigate them later."
Our top priority now is to apprehend the perpetrators as quickly as possible, not to rub salt into the wounds of the victims who are still suffering.
"Master, I remember you once said that the most taboo thing for police officers to do when solving cases is to let personal feelings interfere. But what about now?"
The old policeman turned and glared at him, angrily retorting:
"What did I mix in? I didn't say you can't doubt me."
You may have doubts, but isn't the most important thing right now to apprehend those heinous human traffickers as soon as possible?
Seeing that he still looked defiant, the old policeman couldn't help but scold:
"Zhao Jingyan, if the woman lying in the hospital bed today were your girlfriend, who was trafficked to the mountains and abused for ten years, would you still be so calm?"
Zhao Jingyan was sprayed with spittle in his face, but he still stubbornly said:
"But if she is suspected of breaking the law, I will definitely investigate. Now Niu Cuihua and her son have died of poisoning, and the time of their deaths coincides with the time she fled."
The cause of death was also quite mysterious.
They are mountain people, and no one knows better than them which mushrooms are edible and which are not.
Therefore, I reasonably suspect that Chen Qingyan is involved in the poisoning murder. What's wrong with that?
Moreover, as my teacher once said at school, the golden period for solving murder cases is 72 hours after the crime occurs.
The sooner the investigation begins, the higher the chances of solving the case.
“I know more about these things than you do. You know about the case of the foreigner's bicycle theft that the bureau cracked last year, right?”
The old policeman waved his hand impatiently.
Zhao Jingyan knew, of course, and he nodded.
A Japanese man reported to the police that his bicycle had been stolen; this matter involved foreigners.
After receiving the report, the police launched a citywide search for the car overnight and solved the case and returned the car on the third night.
This is arguably the most impressive record for finding a car.
"Then do you know how the people criticize us? They criticize us for selective law enforcement, and they criticize us for being spineless."
They kneel before foreigners, but they have no idea how hard it is for us police officers.
There are so many cases to solve in the bureau, each one is important, and we police officers want to solve them all.
But our police resources are never enough, always in short supply, so we must prioritize these cases.
Cases that concern the government's image and have a significant impact will be classified as major cases and investigated immediately.
Less important information, or information with relatively few clues, will be placed later.
This isn't normal.
After saying that, the old policeman shook his head and sighed inwardly as he walked away.
Of all the graduates this year, this young man is the most outstanding.
Calm-minded and logically sound, he was born to be a criminal investigator.
Unfortunately, he was too calm.
Police officers still need to have a bit of humanity.
Zhao Jingyan was a little unhappy. After returning to the police station, he found Xiaoya, a policewoman who had also graduated at the same time and was taking care of Daya and Xiaoxiao.
Do you also think I'm wrong?
After hearing this, the policewoman Xiaoya glanced at him, leaned against the wall, and shook her head, saying:
"Didn't your master say you did nothing wrong?"
I agree that your suspicions are valid. It's just too much of a coincidence.
On the night they fled, they happened to witness the deceased having eaten poisonous mushrooms.
Taking the key and successfully leaving the mountain village—everything was too coincidental.
Teachers taught us in school that if there are too many coincidences, it must be a deliberate design.
Therefore, I think your suspicions are correct.
However, your master is right, Chen Qingyan is in the hospital now, she can't run away.
You don't need to provoke her now.
After all, she was the biggest victim.
However, policewoman Xiaoya eventually accepted Zhao Jingyan's request and brought a bag of potato chips to the guesthouse to meet Daya and Xiaoxiao.
The two sisters were overjoyed to see the potato chips. They sat close together, hugging the chips and eating them like little hamsters.
Xiao Xiao was eating with her cheeks bulging when she suddenly heard the system's alarm. After a moment of surprise, she calmly continued eating.
Then, the smiling policewoman Xiaoya suddenly spoke to her sister:
"Da Ya, do you know about the red umbrella...?"
Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Xiao immediately interrupted her.
"Sister, is the eggplant and mushroom stir-fry delicious?"
"...Ah...eggplant and mushroom stir-fry?!"
Policewoman Xiaoya paused for a moment, then repeated the explanation to Xiaoxiao with a hint of confusion.
"Yes! Eggplant and mushroom stir-fry. Grandma and Dad ate it with great relish last night."
They ate all of it.
I really want to eat it, but Grandma says my sister and I are just spoiled brats who don't deserve to eat such delicious food.
When the short story reached the point of mentioning "so much," he even spread out his hands to indicate how much it was.
He even drooled a little when talking about how delicious the food was.
That look makes you want to drool.
Policewoman Xiaoya paused for a moment, then looked at them and asked:
"Did you pick these mushrooms from the mountain? Were there any red ones?"
"Yes! Lots of red ones, they were so pretty. I picked them all, and my sister cooked them, but in the end, neither my sister nor I got any. Grandma and Dad ate them all."
At this point, Xiao Xiao even hummed in dissatisfaction.
"Did your mother tell you to go up the mountain to pick red mushrooms?"
No! I was the one who wanted to pick it.
Little Xiao looked completely bewildered and replied in a cute, childlike voice.
After saying that, he turned to look at Daya.
Da Ya nodded in agreement; Chen Qingyan had indeed not instructed them to do that.
My sister did all of this.
Even if she's stupid now, she'll understand.
The policewoman in front of me is asking me questions.
She knew that red mushrooms were poisonous, and that her grandmother and father's condition last night indicated poisoning.
Thinking about this, I became wary.
Why did you go mushroom picking?
Policewoman Xiaoya regretted asking the question as soon as she did.
"Because we were hungry! My sister and I were always hungry and couldn't stand it anymore, so we went up the mountain to pick mushrooms to eat!"
Xiao Xiao stared wide-eyed, looking completely bewildered.
It means, why would you ask such a question?
"Don't eat them! Those red mushrooms are poisonous; they'll give you a stomachache if you eat them."
Remember this from now on: never eat brightly colored mushrooms, understand?
The policewoman looked nervous and quickly offered some earnest advice.
After the police left, Daya breathed a sigh of relief and looked at her younger sister with lingering fear.
She glanced back at her, smiled, and gently patted her hand with her little paw.
Daya forced a smile, then leaned close to her younger sister's ear and whispered:
"Er Ya, do you think Grandma and Daddy are already..."
He nodded slightly, indicating that he was definitely dead.
Da Ya felt a pang of sadness.
Xiao Xiao looked at her and asked:
"Sister, do you miss them?"
"No no no..."
Daya shuddered and immediately shook her head.
She nodded slightly, wiggled her little feet, and continued to enjoy her delicious potato chips.
Back at the police station, policewoman Xiaoya told Zhao Jingyan about the situation.
Zhao Jingyan frowned after hearing this. Could it all really be a coincidence?