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Lu Jianming generally does not need to personally handle ordinary cases, but tonight's case is exceptional. The first reason is, of course, the identity of the victim, Josen. No matter how upright Lu Jianming is in his work, he cannot ignore this aspect while navigating the political landscape. In this circle, one must understand that some matters can be significant or trivial. In this case, Josen's identity is significant. If Qiao Qiang could maintain a semblance of restraint due to his own status when Josen was arrested, no one else would be able to hold back now. A son was killed while in police custody; even the most passive parents would explode with anger, let alone the top figure who can manipulate affairs in Binhai. The second reason is that this case involves Xin Yi, who also lost two of his comrades. Since the last case involving He Dafu, Lu Jianming has felt a sense of camaraderie with Xin Yi. He certainly does not genuinely believe that Xin Yi is the murderer of Josen and his two comrades; it’s just that this case has drawn him in again, and the scene was staged so convincingly that someone clearly wants Xin Yi dead. These clues can only lead to answers through Xin Yi, and anyone capable of easily killing members of the Criminal Police Team is undoubtedly not an ordinary character. If such a murderer cannot be brought to justice, the potential threat to the people of Longchuan is far too great.
However, although Lu Jianming does not truly believe that Xin Yi is responsible for Josen's murder, the evidence collected from the crime scene and Xin Yi's possible motives clearly make him the prime suspect in this case. Therefore, Lu Jianming must bring him back to the station for questioning. Fortunately, Xin Yi understands Lu Jianming's actions very well and proactively offers to accompany him back without waiting for him to speak.
From the moment he arrived at the crime scene, Xin Yi has been analyzing the case. By the time Lu Jianming and his team arrived, he had already sorted through most of it. Although he could not confirm the exact sequence of events, he felt he was close enough. After returning to the station with Lu Jianming, they began discussing the case together in an interrogation room, a discussion that lasted until dawn. Discussing the case with a suspect and the Police Chief is likely a privilege only afforded to Xin Yi, but that’s because Lu Jianming believes in his innocence and capabilities. Big Bull was only asked some routine questions about what happened; the police did not press him hard but merely recorded what he said. Due to her shock and emotional instability, Shen Shanshan was not questioned by the police and was provided with a relatively decent single room where a female officer accompanied her to rest.
As for the news of Josen and his two comrades' deaths, given its seriousness, Lu Jianming dared not conceal it. As soon as dawn broke, he arranged for someone to compile materials for reporting to the Provincial Department. Of course, it was also necessary to notify the victim's family; however, Lu Jianming was unclear about how exactly Qiao Qiang would react since these matters did not require his direct involvement as director. Now he needed to consider how to solve the case and bring the real murderer to justice. After returning from the interrogation room to his office, Lu Jianming brewed himself a strong cup of tea and stood by the window watching the sun rise in the east while furrowing his brow. The entire case had become complicated—so complicated that he felt unable to manage it. He did not know whether he should trust what Xin Yi had said; although personally and from a national interest perspective he would prefer to believe in Xin Yi's innocence, making a wrong move could ruin his future entirely and might even implicate him in this matter. After hesitating for a long time, he finally picked up the phone on his desk and dialed a number.
Due to the extremely serious nature of this case and its significant impact, the Provincial Department immediately dispatched personnel to form a special task force. By noon, this task force had arrived in Longchuan, taking over the investigation completely. The members of this special task force were quite unusual; none from the Longchuan City Public Security Bureau were involved—only those sent down from the Provincial Department. This arrangement raised objections from Wang Wei, as according to convention, special task force members typically include local officers familiar with both the case and area. However, this time there seemed to be an implication that even local officers were suspects. Facing Wang Wei's protests, Lu Jianming smiled graciously and said, “Wang Wei, just follow organizational arrangements; trust that this special task force will have the capability for quick resolution of this case. Besides, we have our own responsibilities—the eight million people of Longchuan still need our service.”
“What I worry about is that these people might have preconceived notions and will circle around looking for evidence; in doing so they could create wrongful convictions while letting the real murderer go free!” In front of Lu Jianming, Wang Wei felt no need to hide his true thoughts and spoke quite directly.
Lu Jianming smiled as he looked at his prized student; after all, he had personally trained Wang Wei. He understood his character well—he had a strong sense of justice and detestation for evil. It was precisely because he valued this trait that when leaving the Criminal Police Team, he pushed against opposition to promote this young man with little experience into leadership within it. Time proved that Lu Jianming’s judgment was correct; since taking over as head of the team, Wang Wei had indeed solved several impressive cases. Some individuals seem naturally endowed with keen insight into cases; indeed, that describes Wang Wei. In this current case, although much evidence at the crime scene pointed directly at Xin Yi, he astutely sensed that things might not be as simple as they appeared on surface level. This prompted him to approach Lu Jianming, expressing his concerns about local officers being excluded from participation in this special task force—even though he knew full well that his protests would likely be futile.
The smile on Lu Jianming's face stemmed from seeing how much like himself his proud student remained after years leading the team—still maintaining such a meticulous attitude towards work amidst so many who had become smooth stones after being polished by time in their careers within politics rather than investigations. “You brat,” said Lu Jianming, “do you really think those colleagues sent down from the Provincial Department lack investigative ability? Just focus on your own responsibilities.”
“I will naturally take care of my own responsibilities,” replied Wang Wei, realizing that perhaps he had spoken out of turn. “It’s not that I doubt their abilities; I’m just uncomfortable having my case taken over by them—and considering my two brothers lost their lives in this incident, can’t I vent my frustrations here?”
“I feel equally saddened by this matter; who wouldn’t feel bad when their comrades are harmed? But you shouldn’t vent here—you know it won’t help anything; this is what’s decided by the Provincial Department, and I have no power over it,” said Lu Jianming.
“I understand,” said Wang Wei, thinking for a moment before asking, “Director Lu, what do you think about this case? Do you also believe it was revenge by Xin Yi against someone named Qiao?”
“Ha ha ha…” laughed Lu Jianming: “You’re getting craftier by the day! Trying to pry information out of me? Since you’re so interested, let’s discuss this privately as if we were analyzing a police academy textbook case—but remember: what we discuss here stays between us; if it gets out of my office it could cause trouble.” By then, his expression turned serious.
“Don’t worry Director Lu; you know my temperament well enough! Let’s treat it as an educational analysis—this counts as learning while working! Isn’t that what you always teach us?” replied an eloquent and smooth-talking Wang Wei.
"You've really made progress, haven't you? You've even learned to flatter the leaders," Lu Jianming laughed, but his expression quickly turned serious. "So tell me, what do you think about this case?"
As soon as the case was mentioned, Wang Wei's demeanor became grave. As a qualified enforcer of the law, he believed that even the most ordinary cases must be approached with a serious attitude and rational logical thinking. This was an important principle for both Lu Jianming and Wang Wei in their work. Any small oversight by the police could lead to an innocent person being wronged while the real criminal goes free. Wang Wei organized his thoughts before slowly speaking: "Let's analyze the possibility of Xin Yi being the murderer using a method of contradiction.
First point of doubt: If Xin Yi is the murderer, why would he bring along a defenseless girl during the crime? Is it just to let her witness Josen being killed for revenge? Some might think so, but this clearly increases his risk factor. He could have used other methods to let Shen Shanshan see the process, such as recording it or taking photos, without having to take such risks.
Second point of doubt: Why didn't they flee after the murder? According to the nurse's testimony, she was the first to discover Xin Yi and his accomplices covered in blood standing at the door of the ward. At that late hour, it was just her alone. Since they were able to kill our two innocent comrades, why would they care about killing a little nurse who witnessed the truth? I don't believe that a murderer capable of killing our comrades would hesitate to kill a nurse; even if they couldn't kill her, they could certainly escape.
Third point of doubt: Why did he mutilate the victim's lower body? Some might say this is the best proof of revenge killing, but I don't think so. Josen had already undergone surgery for testicular removal due to injury, which is something that can be easily seen. If it were truly a revenge killing, I believe the murderer would be satisfied with this outcome and would not destroy the victim's lower body; instead, he would want it to accompany the victim as his final humiliation.
Fourth point of doubt: There were no bloodstains on Xin Yi's shoes, while our two comrades died inside the ward. This proves that he either did not enter the ward or left before the blood sealed off the entrance. He must have killed our comrades first before slowly torturing his enemy. However, our comrades fell at the door with their carotid arteries cut. Given the speed at which blood flows from a carotid artery, I don't think he could have taken his time torturing the victim; by then, blood would have already covered the ground. How could his shoes not be stained with blood? Some might argue that it was Giant who did all this under his orders. I saw Giant's strength when I rescued Shen Shanshan last time; he could easily rip off a security door embedded in a wall with just a few pulls. With that kind of strength combined with a long knife, he should have been able to split the victim's head in half with one blow; how could such shallow wounds have been inflicted? Would he really take his time chopping gently?
Of course, we haven't delved deeply into this case yet; for now, these are just a few points of doubt I can mention. What do you think, Director Lu?"
"Well, your analysis is very reasonable and thorough," Lu Jianming replied.
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