Reborn in 1995, Criminal Investigation Records

"Mr. Yao, what a coincidence! Who are you looking for?" Zhou Yang stepped forward, grabbed the person who was trying to leave, and smiled.

"This... um, I think you've mistaken me for someone else!" The man's expression changed as Zhou Yang grabbed his sleeve forcefully, and he struggled to break free and argued.

"Uncle, hug me! Uncle, hug me!" Zhong Yue ran over and grabbed the other person's other sleeve, and the other person's face immediately fell.

"Mr. Yao, you must be too busy to leave your granary with so much grain!" Fang Duo smiled and stepped forward, surprised to find such a rewarding trip.

The person in front of me, with Zhou Yang and Zhong Yue pulling at his sleeves and looking helpless, was Yao Fengshou, whom I had just met that morning.

Yuan Lili realized that something must have happened between the three of them, so she quickly coaxed Zhong Yue to leave, leaving a large area for the three of them.

"Tell me about it!"

Looking at the two people staring at him, Yao Fengshou sighed, "Actually, Zhong Yue and Zhong Tao should call me uncle, but I don't want them to feel too uncomfortable!"

According to Yao Fengshou, his father and Zhong Tao's father were close friends since childhood and supported each other throughout their lives. They were like brothers, and this friendship was well inherited by his and Zhong Tao's father's generation.

Even the fact that the other person became a lumberjack was recommended by his grandfather, since back then, this job could earn you a daily income, although it required a lot of physical labor.

Ultimately, no one expected such an accident to occur; it's something no one wanted to see.

At that time, Zhong Tao and his sister were still young. As soon as he went to their house, the two little ones asked their father if he would call himself a member of the maternal family in order to help their family and prevent the Zhong family from being bullied by the neighbors. He also asked the two little ones to call him uncle.

However, not long after, their mother abandoned her two children and ran away, but she had gotten used to calling them that.

Finally, Yao Fengshou pleaded with the two of them, saying that Zhong Yue's mental age had stopped at that of a five or six-year-old, and that they should not make her recall those painful experiences anymore. He said that it was actually quite good to let her live like this.

"Mr. Yao, do you know Gong Xiaojun?" Zhou Yang suddenly asked.

Fang Duo noticed that when the other person heard the name, their cheeks puffed out unconsciously, but they quickly relaxed.

"How could I not recognize him? He's the one who was buried in my grain!" Yao Fengshou looked at the two of them. "His mother even gave me some money to thank me for it!"

"Did you accept it?" Fang Duo interjected.

"Why not accept it?" Yao Fengshou looked at the two of them in confusion. "I saved his son's life and even spent my phone bill, almost ruining the business. Besides, wouldn't it be better to keep it for Taozi and Yueyue?"

"You haven't heard?" Zhou Yang carefully chose his words. "Back then, many people said it was Gong Xiaojun involved in Zhong Yue's incident..."

"You're police officers. I believe that if you had evidence, you would have arrested him long ago instead of making baseless accusations here!" Yao Fengshou's brows furrowed, his gaze sweeping over the two men.

"Was it Zhong Tao's idea or yours at the end of last month?" Zhou Yang's speech suddenly quickened.

"I... what idea? I don't understand what you're talking about?" A flash of panic crossed Yao Fengshou's eyes, his tone tinged with dissatisfaction.

"Zhong Tao has already decided to release Gong Xiaojun, so why do you still want him dead!" Zhou Yang ignored the other party and continued to press for an answer.

"I didn't want him to die, I don't want anyone to die, otherwise I wouldn't have saved him. Also, this has nothing to do with Taozi. If you really suspect me, just arrest me. Why are you trying to trick me like this?" Yao Fengshou said, quickly standing up and stretching out his hands: "Come on, roast me! Cuff me!"

The commotion was so loud that Zhong Yue burst into tears.

Yuan Lili hugged the other person, but felt it was inappropriate to speak, since one was an elder and the other was a police officer. In the end, she could only glare at both of them.

"You said this morning that there were three groups of people listening. Now, please tell me the physical characteristics of these three groups. This is very important to us!" Zhou Yang pressed down on Yao Fengshou's shoulder with his right hand and pushed him back into his chair.

"I don't remember!" Yao Fengshou leaned back, his words filled with resistance.

"Do you need me to take you and Zhong Tao back for questioning? We can leave Zhong Yue here alone, nobody will care or ask questions. She's so stupid, she won't say anything if something happens, okay?"

"You need to understand, I'm asking you a question, not discussing it with you!"

"Let me give you one last warning: don't test my humanity. People with strong empathy can't be police officers, and people who aren't hard-hearted can't be criminal investigators!"

After Zhou Yang finished speaking, he waited quietly for Yao Fengshou, without urging him, and just watched silently.

A hint of fear flashed in Yao Fengshou's eyes. He trembled as he reached for a cigarette, took a long drag, and exhaled. "The first wave was at the hospital. After I took that person to the hospital, I found out that the man I rescued was named Gong Xiaojun. He was a burly man with a buzz cut in his twenties."

Yao Fengshou looked up at Zhou Yang but didn't say anything, then continued, "Then on the 6th of this month, two groups of people came. I couldn't see their faces clearly. They must have gone through that...that..."

"Disguise!" Fang Duo prompted.

"Yes, it was all an act!" Yao Fengshou took another drag. "First, a guy wearing a hat came, about my height. Then, about an hour after he left, a guy with long hair and glasses came, a little taller than me!"

"Are you sure?" Zhou Yang repeated, then estimated Yao Fengshou's height: "One was wearing a baseball cap, around 170cm tall; the other had long hair and wore glasses, around 175cm tall. I didn't get a good look at either of their faces!"

"I'm sure!" Yao Fengshou threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out. "At the time, I was even wondering if they could tell the difference between a man and a woman!"

"One last question!" Zhou Yang stood up: "Why did you tell Zhong Yue the name Changleyuan?"

"what?"

Yao Fengshou was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

"It doesn't mean anything!" Zhou Yang said, then led Fang Duo out of the playground.

As soon as she peeked out, she encountered two colleagues standing at the door. Fang Duo greeted them briefly and then quickly caught up with Zhou Yang.

"Back to the station! Quickly!!!" Fang Duo nodded, starting the engine and accelerating in one smooth motion: "How did you know the hat was a baseball cap?"

"I don't know!" Zhou Yang's face was so gloomy it could drip water.

Fang Duo frowned. She had heard clearly that Yao Fengshou was talking about hats, and Zhou Yang was asking about baseball caps. Most importantly, Yao Fengshou had also admitted to things like height and glasses.

Zhou Yang patted his face, trying to relax: "Baseball cap, 170cm, long hair, glasses, 175cm, July 6th, Sister Duoduo, do you remember her?"

Fang Duo mumbled something, then her eyes widened: "Could it be...no way...but this..."

Zhou Yang gave a wry smile: "It seems you've figured it out too. Those two outfits worn by the other party are exactly the same as the ones worn by the people sweeping up sugar at the scene where Zhao Jun dumped his body in Xiangjiang Square!"

"But...but..." Fang Duo gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, her knuckles turning white. "But isn't that Ren Fu? Isn't Ren Fu imprisoned right now?"

Zhou Yang nodded: "So, now, we need to immediately, right away, figure out a few things!"