Reborn in 1995, Criminal Investigation Records

"How's it going?" Zhou Yang ran into Liu Chengyu and Wang Chao, who were smoking with their heads in their mouths and looking bitter, after returning from the technical team.

"Don't even mention it!" Wang Chao slammed his cigarette butt against the wall, ignoring Liu Chengyu's murderous glare. "That kid's a slippery eel, always slipping away. He only confesses when there's evidence, and even then, he's stammering. Damn it!"

Liu Chengyu wiped away the black spot Wang Chao had pressed against the wall with a cigarette butt: "Right now, we're just waiting for Glasses and the others to see if they can bring back some information from Wen Zhenhao."

This wait lasted for more than an hour. During this time, Zhou Yang witnessed Wen Zhanbo's level of feigning madness. When asked, he said he didn't know; when presented with evidence, he said he couldn't remember; and when he tried to recall, it would take more than ten minutes.

Interrogation is like training a hawk; it's a contest of who can't hold out the longest.

When Liu Chengyu presented the test results from the technician to Wen Zhanbo, pointing out that the aflatoxin in the pillow and the aflatoxin in his room belonged to the same strain, Wen Zhanbo only admitted that he had given Deng Fangfang a pillow insert.

What's infuriating is that, according to the other party, they bought a buckwheat hull pillow but felt it was a bit moldy, so they asked me to help them dry it. I, being the person who was sick, helped them dry it in the room, but the room ended up smelling musty.

He later let the other party take it away, thinking that it would be fine after the air had dissipated, but he found that the house was full of musty smell and no one could live in it.

He was planning to go to the other party's house to demand compensation in the next couple of days when he heard the news of their death.

Finally, she looked at the two of them defiantly: "You're not going to say that Deng Fangfang died from a pillow, are you? That has nothing to do with me! I'm a victim too!"

Just when everything was at a standstill, the two saw Zhou Yang leisurely making tea.

"What are you up to, kid? Have you found something again?" Liu Chengyu pulled Zhou Yang aside and offered him a cigarette.

After spending the last two days together, he was certain that his apprentice was a natural-born detective, blessed by God. His reasoning ability, thought process, and ability to find clues were all top-notch.

Having worked as a criminal investigator for so many years, I've seen countless cases, but frankly, very few are as complex as this one, and extremely few have been solved to this extent in such a short time!

"Master, yes, there is, but we still need the last piece of the puzzle." Zhou Yang handed the tea he had brewed to the other person, then looked up at his watch; it would be dawn in a few hours.

"Don't worry, this case will definitely be solved within 48 hours!" Looking at the confidence on Zhou Yang's young face, Liu Chengyu felt unusually at ease.

If this kid says he can break it, then he definitely can!

You know, I've been training this guy for half a year and I've never seen him look like this before!

"Ptooey... ptooey... you're going to scald me to death!" Liu Chengyu swallowed a mouthful of tea in a fit of excitement, which scalded his entire tongue.

......

After Yan Jing and Fang Duo returned and gave a report, Zhou Yang went to the technical team again, and then, together with Liu Chengyu, stepped into Zhu Guolong's interrogation room.

In 95, under normal circumstances, two formal investigators with independent law enforcement qualifications were required to conduct an interrogation. However, in 95, the deputy team leader was Liu Chengyu.

"Zhu Guolong, we meet again!" Liu Chengyu said first after the two sat down.

Looking at Zhu Guolong across from him, Zhou Yang noticed that Zhu Guolong seemed somewhat listless and even appeared to have lost some weight.

"Liu Da, instead of wasting your time here with me, you should go out and find the murderer who killed my wife..." Zhu Guolong leaned back in his chair, his eyes slightly closed, showing no sign of cooperating.

"Mr. Zhu, this isn't an interrogation. I have a story to tell, and I'd like to hear your opinion!" Zhou Yang placed the file on the table, his tone relaxed.

"I don't have time to listen to your stories..." Zhu Guolong frowned, his eyes still closed.

However, Zhou Yang didn't care about that. Instead, he slowly began, "Let me think... This story should start five years ago. At that time, there were two very close employees in the mining bureau. They admired each other and considered each other confidants..."

After they rescued the woman, they started contacting each other more frequently, and later learned that she worked at a state-owned cotton mill...

There were occasional flirtatious moments between them, but they never crossed any moral lines. It wasn't that the man didn't love his wife, but rather that the passion they once had was long gone; it was more like living together out of convenience. They thought everything would continue like this...

The woman suggested that with his skills, he could easily start his own company, which would be far better than working a regular job. This made him consider her a confidante, as he had genuinely thought about it. However, he also had concerns. His current job was secure, and he was about to be promoted. Most importantly, he only understood the technical aspects; he truly knew nothing about running a company…

At the woman's suggestion, he discussed with his best friend in the bureau about starting a company together. However, the friend felt that the job within the system was good, prestigious, and paid well, and he really didn't want to take the risk. He thought the idea would be shelved, but one day, the woman said she was willing to try to persuade the other party...

The woman returned, happily telling him that the other party was willing, but wanted 60% of the company shares. Although he was uncomfortable, he was torn between his best friend and the woman who had worked so hard for his career. Besides, she told him that even if he lost 10%, it would still be far more than he earned at the bureau. He softened and agreed...

He started his own company, which led to more social engagements and less time for his family. His wife's constant complaints made him want to escape. In contrast, the woman beside him seemed so much gentler and more considerate...

Perhaps it was fate, but on the day he was with a client, he happened to witness a woman jumping into the river. Without hesitation, he jumped in and rescued her. This woman turned out to be his "confidante," who said she was divorced and alone. He felt compassion for her and couldn't resist her intense pursuit...

That day, the woman told him that she was pregnant, but he had been injured and had already been to the top hospital. The authoritative professor there told him that he could no longer have children, perhaps because the doctor was incompetent, he comforted himself with this thought.

...If his business partner's wife hadn't contacted him, he might still be dreaming of becoming a father. Hearing from her that the two had been having an affair for a year, he broke out in a cold sweat. That was around the time he told his friends he was planning to start a company, and shortly after, the two of them had rescued a woman from a state-owned cotton mill who was being harassed by a drunkard...

He'd figured it out. Whether he started a company, jumped into the river to commit suicide, or got pregnant, he was just a pathetic wretch, a pathetic wretch being manipulated by the two of them!

"Stop talking, stop talking, shut up, shut the hell up! What do you know? What do you know?!" Zhu Guolong, his eyes wide with rage and his face flushed, was pounding the restraint board in front of him as if he felt no pain.

Zhou Yang glanced at Liu Chengyu, who nodded at him, which reassured him, and then he spoke.

"He didn't believe it at first, but nothing can withstand scrutiny. They said they'd get 40% of the shares, but the revenue was always from two different books. His supposed 40% was less than 10%. He wanted revenge; as a man, he wanted revenge. But besides his technical skills, he knew nothing else. So he went after the other man's wife..."

But the other party's wife suggested an unexpected method that drove him crazy... a method he still regrets to this day." At this point, Zhou Yang looked at Lin Guolong, who was covering his face with his hands.

"That is, also putting a cuckold's hat on the other party... and also having an affair with the other party's wife!" Zhou Yang originally wanted to say cuckold, but he was afraid that the other party would not understand, so he could only change his words.

"What happened next completely exceeded everyone's expectations. The woman he considered his confidante somehow discovered something and actually turned back to him and confessed everything. First, she aborted her pregnancy, and then she suggested that the two of them join forces to take everything from his so-called friend!"

Looking at Zhu Guolong's pale face, Zhou Yang asked, "Do you know how his friend and his friend's wife are doing?"