Chapter 6 (1/2)

Chapter 6: Lingering Doubt

Zhang Chi didn’t give Gu Zhichang an ansithin the one-month tiing depart deal, but he needed some time to test whether or not his special ability could really be put to use He hoped both sides could nments, which would also show his sinceere consideration toward Gu Zhichang’s proposal

His response was unexpectedly h and a sed the kid After decades in the force he had developed a sharp eye for people He had seen e on the surface, but he had not seenChi, with his hippie manner and artisan spirit

But Zhang Chi didn’t expect the rigid Gu Zhichang would give hi he saw Chen Ting standing in his office waiting for hio on like this the political section will expel me for sure And you knoe’re understaffed here, always borrowing people froh the supervisors coet another of theirs in the core depart me in an aard position?”

“No kidding, you’ve no way out Might as well join us like the boss wishes”

Gu Zhichang was just pointing at the blackboard while explaining the character relationshi+ps He saw them and asked them to sit in the front

The case took place in an upscale nursing ho in and out The one who reported the case was one of the resident caretakers by the na after the children had visited and she was just getting busy draater to wash the old woht o’clock when so to be the water heater repairman She knew that they would soured the children had reported that the water was not hot enough, so she opened the door to let him in

But the repairman waited for her to turn around to resu her unconscious When she caone, about ninety thousand bucks Half a year’s roo explained that because the children were busy ork they couldn’t visit regularly and certainly couldn’t co for the old woman for five or six years already, the old woman’s children had her pay the bills for them

“Right now our diffculty is the actual time of the crime is not known, and there were no other witnesses besides Miss Zeng The suspect earing a poncho and the video feeds did not capture his build or distinguishi+ng facial features The on-duty security guard said there were a lot of people co, plus all the takeout and delivery people earing rain gear and looked prettyimpression”

“The old wo asked “She must have seen the suspect”

“Fortunately, the old woman reacted too slowly and didn’t screarabbed the cash and didn’t harm her The old woman suffers from dementia as well, so even if she saw the suspect she would just contradict herself”

“So, Miss Zeng is the only one who saw the suspect close up”

Zhang Chi had been silent, but now he said, “Mr Gu, can you let ?”

Zhang Chi had barely finished speaking when the whispers began ast the others assembled there The vibe in the roo Chi quickly realized that volunteering like that was overstepping his authority, but he couldn’t unsay it, so he just sat quietly and waited for Gu Zhichang’s order