Chapter 90: Temporary Detectives (1/2)
Volume 7: The Father is Actually a…?
Lin Qiupu handled several doc.u.ments in his office, and there was a cup of black tea on his table. It was a calm morning, which was rare.
The peace did not last long, as he was interrupted by the intrusion of a police officer. The other party knocked on the door and came in. ”Captain Lin, a male body was found in Wu Yi New Village.”
”Okay, I understand. I will deal with it right away.”
He dialed an internal telephone number to Lao Zhang but found that no one answered, so he dialed through to his mobile. ”Lao Zhang, a body has been found at Wu Yi New Village, you need to bring someone to deal with it.”
Lao Zhang apologized, ”Captain Lin, my granddaughter has a fever today so I have taken the day off. Please find my apprentice, Xiao Li.”
Hearing this, Lin Qiupu made a phone call to Xiao Li. Xiao Li explained, ”Captain Lin, I am currently a.s.sisting the fire department in handling a revenge arson case.”
Xu Xiaodong's voice came through on the phone as well. ”I am also at the fire department.”
”Okay, I'll look for someone else.”
After a round of calls, it seemed like the day was full of coincidences. Everyone had something to do. Finally, he dialed Lin Dongxue's phone. No one answered the phone. He panicked and dialed several more times before he discovered that the ringtone was coming from outside the office.
It turned out that Lin Dongxue's mobile phone was thrown in the unit to charge. He asked a police administrator and asked where Lin Dongxue went. The other party informed him, “She took a day off to partic.i.p.ate in a traffic safety cla.s.s.”
”Why did she go to... Oh, I forgot. Her driver's license is still being held in suspension!”
With the dilemma of having no subordinates available, Lin Qiupu pondered for a while. After some mental debating, he picked up his mobile phone to dial a number, but immediately hung up. He muttered to himself, ”I really don't want to ask this guy!”
Finally, he sucked it up and dialed through. “Captain Lin, are you looking for me?”
”Where are you now?”
”People's East Road.”
“People's East Road... Is that close to Wu Yi New Village?”
”Five minutes away, why? Is there a case?”
”A young man's corpse was found in Wu Yi New Village. Can you help me deal with it? It may take a while for my people to rush over.”
”Everyone's currently getting off work so the road is blocked. Don't bother getting them to come over. I'll bring the body back.”
”Hey, hey, you outsider! Don't mess with anything!”
“Don't worry, I know the process.”
Lin Qiupu shamefully said, ”I owe you one; I'll treat you once this is over.”
”Haha, no thanks to the meal; just the bonus will be fine.”
Chen s.h.i.+ hung up the phone. He had just taken Tao Yueyue to a school and talked to them about the transfer. He bought some dishes along the way to Wu Yi New Village. Tao Yueyue, who was sitting in the pa.s.senger seat, was not happy. Her lips were turned so far down, they could open a bottle cap.
She overheard the contents of the phone call. Tao Yueyue questioned, ”Uncle Chen, you have to help the police handle a case again?”
”Yeah, is my face really big?”
”Hmph!” Tao Yueyue remembered that she was still upset, so she turned her head away.
Chen s.h.i.+ turned the car into a little residential community and showed his ID to the property management - the cover of the consultant card. The security guard beamed with relief. ”Oh, you came! The community is in chaos already.”
”Where should I park the car?”
”You can park over here.”
As Chen s.h.i.+ parked the car,Tao Yueyue pushed the door open and quickly got off. He advised, ”You should stay in the car.”
”No! I want to watch.”
”What kind of police officer would have a child in tow when investigating a crime?”
”You're not a policeman.”
”Get back in the car!” Chen s.h.i.+ ordered.
Tao Yueyue pointed to the security guard who wasn't far away. ”If you don't take me, I will tell him that you're a fake policeman.”
Chen s.h.i.+ sighed reluctantly. ”Yueyue, be good. How about this? I promise to let you raise a hamster at home, okay?”
”No!”
Threats and temptations were not useful at all. After having seen how unreasonable the little girl was, Chen s.h.i.+ smiled helplessly. ”You can't run around everywhere or b.u.mp into things. It would be very troublesome if you leave fingerprints.”
“Yes sir!” Tao Yueyue saluted respectfully.
Chen s.h.i.+ took out fifty yuan and told her to go to the convenience store to buy some plastic bags and rubber gloves. Then, he walked over to the area where the security guard found the body, and briefly talked about the situation while walking with the security guard.
The corpse was found in a leftover waste bucket in a certain community restaurant. In the afternoon, someone had come to collect the waste water. When the bucket was found to be unusually heavy, they used a stick to stir it. They stirred up an arm, scaring them to death.
”What about the person who found the body?” Chen s.h.i.+ asked.
”Well, we knew that you would want to talk to him, so we didn't let him go... How come you came alone?”