As a local policeman, is it appropriate for you to take over the job of a criminal policeman?

Everyone gasped. It was a bit cruel, but very realistic.

This is the current situation.

"Hurry, drive faster. We must get there before Zhai Zhenjiang destroys the evidence." Yu Haifeng began to urge the driver anxiously.

The car sped along the national highway and arrived in 40 minutes, which should have been an hour's journey.

Under the guidance of the young fellow, the car turned from the national highway into the village road, where farmland and village houses were intertwined, full of vitality.

"Look, there!" the driver suddenly pointed forward.

A cloud of black smoke rose up in the sky 100 meters away, swirling upwards.

"It's on fire!" Yu Haifeng exclaimed.

"Captain Yu, that's the location of the Zhai family's old house." The young fellow behind shouted in shock.

"Damn! This guy is trying to destroy the evidence. Drive faster, faster!" Yu Haifeng was so anxious that he wanted to jump out of the car.

The driver didn't care anymore. He sounded the alarm, honked the horn, and sped along the village road.

The sound of sirens echoed in the village, startling the villagers out of their houses, not knowing what was happening.

The car stopped in front of a two-story self-built house. Fierce tongues of flame rolled out from the windows of the house madly, and kept rising upwards with the help of the strong wind. The house made crackling sounds, and black smoke accompanied by a bad smell spread all around, turning the sky red.

Ye Lin and his companions got out of the car and looked at the house that was completely engulfed in flames. There was nothing they could do; with such a big fire, all evidence would be destroyed.

An old man stood far away outside the fire scene, lit a cigarette, looked at Ye Lin and the others meaningfully, and revealed a smug smile.

"Captain Yu, this is Zhai Zhenjiang," said the fellow villager.

A gleam of light flashed in Ye Lin's pupils. Zhai Zhenjiang was tall and nearly 70 years old, but he still stood so straight. He didn't seem to be in a hurry at all about his house catching fire.

"on fire!!!"

“Dang dang dang! It’s on fire!!!”

The fire and the alarm instantly broke the tranquility of the village. Rural people are most afraid of fire because they used to live in wooden houses and were close to each other. Once a fire broke out, the entire village might be destroyed.

Several villagers rushed over with basins banging on their hands and carrying a few pots of water to try to put out the fire, but the fire had already started completely and the water was just a drop in the bucket.

In the end, all they could do was to follow the instructions of the village chief and pour water around the house to prevent the fire from spreading to other homes.

By the time the firefighters arrived, the fire had already begun to weaken, and with streams of water from the hose, the fire was quickly extinguished.

The whole house had turned as black as charcoal, and was wet and emitting green smoke. The floor was littered with burnt and deformed furniture and appliances, as well as some unknown items.

There was also a small car in the yard, but now it had been burned to the point where only the frame was left.

The firefighters went in and out several times before they were sure it was safe, then they took off their helmets and walked over.

"Captain Yu, there are no casualties, and almost nothing is left. In such a short time, an accelerant must have been used. Our preliminary inference is that it was gasoline."

"Was it arson?" Yu Haifeng said as he looked at Zhai Zhenjiang. He had been controlled, but there was no panic on his face.

"It's hard to say. He could have said that he accidentally poured it out, and it was his own home. It's not quite right to accuse him of arson." The firefighter explained helplessly.

Ye Lin's face was so dark that ink could drip out. This guy did it on purpose. Now that the house was burned down, all the evidence of Mao Xiaolin's detention, control and abuse was gone. And the burned car was most likely used to kidnap Mao Xiaolin. There was no evidence at all now.

He stared at Zhai Zhenjiang fiercely, but Zhai Zhenjiang remained calm and raised his index finger to his lips with a look of sarcasm on his face.

"Asshole, do you think we can't find evidence if you do this?" Ye Lin was so angry that he rushed up to beat him up.

Unexpectedly, before he even touched the person, Zhai Zhenjiang fell to the ground and shouted loudly: "The police are beating people, the police are beating people."

"Stop yelling, who hit you?"

"do not move!"

Li Suo grabbed him and stopped him from moving.

Looking at the villagers who looked at him unkindly, Yu Haifeng patted Ye Lin on the shoulder and comforted him, "Let's talk about it when we get back. Don't be anxious."

Ye Lin put away his fist angrily, turned around and got into the police car.

He has never felt so aggrieved in more than a year. He has always been the one catching people and solving cases, but now, he has been fooled so thoroughly. It is very likely that the murderer will go unpunished because of the lack of evidence.

Knowing who the murderer is but not being able to catch him is suffocating just thinking about it.

......

After returning to the police station, the three elderly men were locked up in separate interrogation rooms for final questioning. If they could not get anything out of them, Ye Lin and his team would have to release them within 48 hours.

Now the families of the three families have come to the police station and threatened that if anything happens to the elderly, they will report it to the city and provincial authorities.

All the pressure was concentrated on the Criminal Investigation Brigade, making Ye Lin feel like he was going to burn his boats.

Zhai Zhenjiang sat calmly in the interrogation seat with a peaceful look on his face.

"Do you know why we are looking for you?" Ye Lin asked, suppressing his anger.

"How should I know? My house was on fire and you didn't help to put out the fire. Instead, you arrested me. I don't understand." Zhai Zhenjiang looked innocent with a faint smile on his face.

"Stop pretending. You've already committed the crime of kidnapping Mao Xiaolin. Why are you still pretending? They both confessed." Ye Lin did not plan to take a roundabout approach, but chose to go straight to the point.

"Kidnapping Mao Xiaolin? You are kidding, I didn't do that." Zhai Zhenjiang was not panicked at all and continued to speak indifferently.

Ye Lin pursed his lips slightly and sneered, "You are quite loyal, but others may not be. They both confessed."

"They said you were the mastermind. You came up with the idea, you bought the drugs, and then you kidnapped Mao Xiaolin from his room. They locked him up in your old house and suffocated him. They confessed everything. Don't resist. Tell the truth and try to get a lenient treatment."

This tactic is often used during torture, which is to take advantage of the mutual distrust between accomplices and let them fight each other.

But it seems to be of no use at the moment. Zhai Zhenjiang looked at Ye Lin as if he was a fool and said calmly: "Police, I don't know what you are talking about? I don't know who they are referring to?"

"Chen Youkai and He Zhifeng, Chen Yue's grandfather and He Xue's father, you conspired together to kidnap Mao Xiaolin and created a secret room to mislead us. What else do you have to say?" Ye Lin asked.