Reborn in 1995, Criminal Investigation Records

Gong Hongxing's sudden move caused headaches not only for Liu Chengyu but also for Zhou Yang.

The other party's goal was simple: to bribe the killer into coming.

No matter how well you hide, you still have to live in places where people gather. Human beings are destined to live in groups, and it is impossible to live alone in the wilderness or in the deep mountains.

In the 90s, during the investigation of the case, there was a practice of soliciting clues from the public, but there was no reward for it. Everyone was very conscientious, and the positive social environment made them stand with the police and share a common hatred for the enemy.

Gong Hongxing disrupted this balance. Putting everything else aside, the most direct consequence was that the police would be bombarded with clues, not only wasting time and manpower to verify them, but most importantly, the murderer would find out.

Some people might think this is a good thing, as public participation would benefit the police. Putting aside the question of whether the sketch is accurate or not, just ask yourself, have you seen more murderers or not?

If this reward is issued, then the public will see everyone as a walking bounty hunter.

To add a selfish thought, even if the case is solved, what will the public think?

It's not the police's ability, it's the power of money. If cases happen in the future, will people follow Gong Hongxing's example?

If this continues, will the police still have any credibility?

"You guys keep following the clues, I'll go take care of this!" Liu Chengyu said, grabbed his coat and ran out.

"Liu Da!" Zhou Yang called out, and the other person looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"If you have the chance, please tell me the killer's features!" In the previous report, Zhou Yang and Fang Duo judged that the other party might be monitoring and following Yao Fengshou in order to know the killer's appearance.

"Hmm!" Liu Chengyu had been there the whole time and naturally knew Zhou Yang's plan. He responded and left.

......

According to Zhou Yang's plan, in the afternoon, he originally intended to investigate the Q-sharp case again in the same direction as before, and even ask Liu Da to help find two people from other teams to keep an eye on Yao Fengshou.

On the one hand, the team was severely understaffed, and everyone had to go out to visit and investigate. On the other hand, to be honest, he was a little worried about entrusting such a task to the local police station.

"Leave it to me!" After learning of Zhou Yang's plan, Fang Duo ran upstairs to the second floor and came back down in less than five minutes, giving Zhou Yang a reassuring look.

The person who reported this case was named Chung Yue. The report was filed five years ago, in 1990. According to records at the time, Chung Yue was 21 years old and studying at a model college in the province. Her dream was to become a teacher after graduation.

Chung Yue's family was poor. Her father's parents passed away early, and he made a living by logging and collecting trees since he could remember. One time, his truck overturned, and he died on the spot. According to the custom at the time, the entire income of the logging group that day was given to the Chung family, but it was just a drop in the bucket. Her mother couldn't bear it and ran away!

Only Zhong Yue and her brother Zhong Tao lived in the village. The brother was five years older than his sister, but at the time he was just a slightly older child.

Zhong Tao dropped out of school early to work, citing poor academic performance. This was uncommon at the time. It was more common for younger sisters to drop out of school to support their older brothers' education, because in the older generation's mindset, girls would eventually get married and belong to another family, so there was no need to invest in them!

Five years ago, during summer vacation, Chung Yue was assaulted on her way to deliver food to her brother. Because she resisted too fiercely, she was repeatedly beaten by the assailant, which caused her to develop neurological problems and her IQ dropped to the level of a five or six-year-old. She is now in a sanatorium in the east of Ning'an City.

Although it's called a sanatorium, it's actually a welfare institution with poor conditions, mainly providing basic living care.

"That...yes, that's Zhong Yue, she's not very bright!" The staff at the sanatorium led Zhou Yang and his companion into the courtyard, pointing to a girl on the wall who was drawing and writing on it with a few people.

Although it's called a sanatorium, it's actually a converted abandoned school, and its current location is on the playground.

The girl was tall and slender, wearing a long-sleeved striped hospital gown, and was explaining things to several "friends" in a vivid and engaging manner.

"Spring slumber is so sweet, I don't even notice the dawn, everywhere I hear birds singing... Come on, let's go together!" the girl said, pacing back and forth in front of the wall with her hands behind her back, looking every bit like a teacher.

However, it was obvious that there were people there who weren't paying attention in class. Perhaps they found it boring, because after a while, the few people who had gathered below left one by one, leaving only the girl writing something on the wall with all her might.

"Zhong Yue!" Fang Duo tried to soften her tone, but clearly, she was overthinking it. The other person didn't even turn her head and continued writing diligently.

The two exchanged a glance and could only move closer together. Fang Duo tried to reach out to make Zhong Yue turn around.

"Who are you!" a startled voice cried out, and a woman came running over, her eyes fixed warily on the two of them.

"We're from the Municipal Public Security Bureau. We want to speak with Zhong Yue to get some information!" Fang Duo pulled out her badge and showed it to the other person. "Are you... a staff member?"

"No..." The woman looked to be around thirty years old, not very tall, and her skin was quite dark on her exposed neck and arms.

"Sister-in-law, you're back!" Just then, Zhong Yue's voice answered their questions. The woman's face was already red, and upon hearing this, a blush appeared even more on her dark skin.

"Don't yell!" The woman looked down and tugged at Zhong Yue's sleeve.

"Why, sister-in-law? Didn't you tell me to call you that?" Zhong Yue said, her big eyes blinking as she looked at the other woman.

The dark-skinned man looked down at his slippers, feeling the sun burning his face.

"By the way, where's her brother?" Zhou Yang interrupted the woman's awkwardness, looked around, and asked.

"Brother Tao went to work, so I work nearby..."

The woman's name is Yuan Lili. She works at a nearby brick factory. She and Zhong Tao were elementary school classmates more than ten years ago. Later, they developed feelings for each other during their interactions. They were already at the age to discuss marriage. The woman's parents had met her and were satisfied. However, Zhong Tao wanted to wait until his younger sister started working before making any decisions.

After all, he was her only family in the world (Zhong Tao once said that the day his mother passed away, he was no longer her mother).

If I got married, my sister would become a complete outsider. At that time, their relationship was stable, and I didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

But who knew that such a thing would happen? Zhong Tao was already in his thirties and still a bachelor with no decent job. He also had a younger sister who needed to be taken care of for the rest of her life, which made him even more unwilling to burden Yuan Lili.

So he proposed breaking up, but Yuan Lili was also a woman with a fiery temper, otherwise she wouldn't have worked at the brick factory for so many years. She directly rejected the idea, and the two of them were in a state of "escape" and "chase".

This dragged on for four or five years. In Yuan Lili's words, "If you don't want me, then no one else will want me!"

"Sister-in-law, Changleyuan!" Seeing Yuan Lili talking to the two of them, Zhong Yue felt neglected, walked over, took Yuan Lili's hand, and pointed to the wall.

Zhou Yang's eyes narrowed, then his tone softened: "Yueyue, tell your brother, who told you about Changleyuan?"

"Uh..." Zhong Yue's eyes widened, then she frowned, and suddenly spoke up as she was thinking, "Uncle..."

"Uncle?" Zhou Yang was taken aback. Zhong Yue's household registration showed that her mother only had two older sisters and no brothers.

"She must have seen her uncle!" Yuan Lili said with a smile.

"Her uncle is..." Zhou Yang asked halfway through, then followed Zhong Yue's happy gaze and saw a familiar figure.

What is he doing here?