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The person on the phone had actually been seen at the district police station before, so when Zhou Changfeng went to inquire with his phone, one of the officers recognized him. He claimed that he lived nearby and was just wandering around. Aside from that, there were no other suspicious points on the surveillance footage, so after a brief interrogation, we let him go.
After pausing for a moment, the officer continued, "If you're looking for this person, his current address has changed; I've heard he moved to a new district." This meant he was no longer in that area.
"When did he change his address?" Zhou Changfeng noted the timing and hurriedly asked. The officer indicated it was at the end of last year; his son was doing well in business, and the whole family moved.
While they were talking, Lin Yuan had also come over and asked the officer, "Can you check how his son started his business? Also, during that time, did their bank cards receive any funds? And what about their phone cards?"
The officer looked at Lin Yuan with confusion. "Who is this person?"
"Don't mind that. Just follow what he says," Zhou Changfeng replied. He found it curious what Lin Yuan was planning to do by asking these questions—had they already identified a suspect?
With Lin Yuan speaking up, the officer didn't say much more and quickly extracted the key information. What surprised everyone was that although this family moved at the end of the year, all their phone numbers had been changed within the same timeframe.
"Hiss! That's not right," Zhou Changfeng said. "If it were just a simple move, there would be no need to change phone numbers, especially not all at once."
Lin Yuan smiled. He wasn't mistaken; from the beginning, he never thought this person was particularly clever. The criminal system's cases always discussed how to incite others to commit crimes rather than doing it themselves—the risk of exposure was too great.
This also indicated that the other party's financial resources should be considerable; otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen to get involved in this case. Or perhaps they were just testing the waters.
"We can make an arrest now, Officer Zhou," Lin Yuan stated. The timing of the phone number changes coincided with the date of the last girl's death. Under these circumstances, they could bring someone back to the police station.
The officer felt that Lin Yuan's tone was somewhat cold as he glanced at Lin Yuan's face. It was indeed darkened a bit; he was young—very young indeed. "What about evidence after we make an arrest?"
Zhou Changfeng still felt a bit puzzled before leaving. If they couldn't find the murderer this time, then the department wouldn't say anything about it later. He decided to check under the Gemini Bridge, digging down to a depth of three people high to see if they could uncover anything near the pillars.
As Lin Yuan's words reached the others, Zhou Changfeng began to organize the personnel. A short-haired female officer who had just entered looked curiously at the bustling crowd, unsure of what was happening. She was responsible for the files, so when she heard that someone might solve a case from a year ago, she came over to take a look.
"Yun Yin?" A female officer nearby greeted her with a smile.
"What are they doing?" Zheng Yun Yin's gaze lingered on Lin Yuan, wondering why they were all following the orders of an outsider. It had been a long time since a professional consultant had come to the department, and for those consultants, this case was hardly worth mentioning. After all, there were many unsolved cases they faced.
She didn't know where this person had come from; all she heard was Lin Yuan's name. Just by looking at photos, he had determined that the girls who died were bound with fishing line.
The female officer said mysteriously. This information didn’t stir much in Zhou Changfeng and Guan Ju’s side; some people were simply born smart. They only needed to confirm that Lin Yuan had this capability.
However, for others, it wasn't something that could be casually accomplished. Take Zheng Yun Yin, for example; her specialty was criminal investigation, but her thinking wasn’t very agile, leaving her to work as a clerk in the police station.
So what were they doing now? Since this was something she was interested in, Zheng Yun Yin paid extra attention. The case from a year ago was also something she wanted to know more about.
The female officer explained Lin Yuan's purpose for coming this time, but it left Zheng Yun Yin somewhat speechless. An ordinary person getting involved in this case couldn’t possibly have other motives, could they?
It was unclear; it might be for money. After all, one of the girls who died back then had quite a decent background. Speaking of those girls made the female officer sigh again.
Regardless of whether someone acted recklessly this time or not, as long as they could catch the murderer, that was their duty as police officers.
Before long, there were hardly any people left in the office. Zhou Changfeng needed to go personally to catch someone, so now only Lin Yuan remained.
Messages started flooding Lin Yuan's group chat again—mostly reminders about wearing helmets and such.
Sitting in an air-conditioned room, Lin Yuan began searching online for information related to this case. Since there was a reward involved, there had to be channels available. He couldn't afford to work for nothing this time.
If he could get rich off of this, Lin Yuan thought it would be a good choice; after all, one must first have food to eat while living. Who said that the crime system could only be used for committing crimes? Catching criminals was also a skill set.
The knowledge stored in his mind belonged solely to him; Lin Yuan felt that utilizing it would be more beneficial than delivering takeout.
He had not been able to secure a formal position, making it impossible for him to hold any role in the Haishi Bureau. The only thing he could do was to find a way to open a crack in those unresolved cases. This was precisely what Lin Yuan excelled at now.
In the New City District of Haishi, Zhong Anguo lived in a relatively safe neighborhood. His two sons resided just downstairs, making it convenient for family visits.
When Zhou Changfeng and his team knocked on the door, Zhong Anguo was playing with his two grandsons. As soon as his wife opened the door and saw the unfamiliar faces of Zhou Changfeng and his colleagues, she instinctively tried to close it. However, her movement froze when she caught sight of Zhou's badge.
"Police."
The voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone inside to hear.
Zhong Anguo, who had been entertaining the children, remained calm. Approaching fifty years old, he had faced many storms in life.
"Who are you looking for?"
The elderly lady still did not grasp what was happening and stared blankly at Zhou Changfeng.
"We're looking for Zhong Anguo. He should be at home; please let him come out."
They were on the eleventh floor, and there was no way to escape downwards.
Zhou Changfeng's gaze shifted into the room, while Zhong Anguo allowed his grandsons to play by themselves and stepped forward to meet Zhou.
Seeing an unfamiliar officer, surprise flickered in Zhong Anguo's eyes. He had expected the officer from a year ago; had that person already resigned from the police force?
Suppressing his emotions, Zhong Anguo spoke amicably, "Officers, what do you need from me?"
"You should remember the case from a year ago? We have obtained crucial evidence this time; please come with us to the police station."
At these words, Zhong Anguo's expression nearly faltered.
"People are still investigating that case from a year ago? And what is this crucial evidence you speak of?"
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