Chapter 139: A New Possibility (1/2)

For an entire week, Jiang Zhengkai and Jiao put on a play of life-and-death staged inside the alley every night. Unfortunately, due to a lack of new homicide cases, all was quiet and calm in the alley. With the pa.s.sage of time, Jiang Zhengkai and Jiao began seeing their nightly work in the alley as a part of their routine. In the future, will they be required to spend a stretch of their time here every night?

Now, with the exception of Jiang Zhengkai and Jiao, all the other police officers previously stationed at the alley had been recalled to their original units. Since the murderer was someone with a plan and target, there was no point for these police officers to continue standing guard.

In Yao Tianyu's office, Jiang Zhengkai gave Yao Tianyu a run-through of the latest developments. After listening to Jiang Zhengkai's report, Yao Tianyu knitted his eyebrows. He knew that this serial murder case was different from all the other ones. Even if there were no new incidents, it did not mean that the case was over. Instead, it meant that the case was still continuing to covertly develop. Until the murderer was seized, this case would always be ongoing. No one knew when the murderer would suddenly return in full swing and commit more crimes.

”How is Miss Ren feeling now?” Yao Tianyu, with a serious look on his face, asked Jiang Zhengkai, who was sitting across from his desk. ”Has she been exhausted lately?”

”She's alright. Ziyuan is on break right now, so she's normally resting at home during the day. Emotionally, she's fine. She's no longer dreading the evening as much as before.”

“Oh?” Yao Tianyu nodded, ”Stay alert and protect her! Don't let her perish with you. Also, tell those monitoring not to a.s.sume that the case is over. The case might pick up again at any point. Also, did the two cases tangentially related to Xiu yield any more clues for this major one?”

”No!” Jiang Zhengkai shook his head. ”I have a.s.signed special personnel to follow through on the two cases. At present, although they have the same modus operandi, similar locations, and even similar victims, there doesn't seem to be any connection between the deceased and Xiu.”

”It looks like we won't know why until we find the killer.” Pondering the situation, Yao Tianyu tapped the table lightly with his fingers.

”Oh! But... but, I did find one clue about the investigation.” Jiang Zhengkai didn't want to disclose this, but he couldn't bear to see Yao Tianyu's distressed face. “Reportedly, the two deceased did not treat the first case's victim, Mei, well. They all bullied Mei before she died.”

”So what you're saying is…” Yao Tanyu fixed his gaze onto Jiang Zhengkai.

”Perhaps the murderer felt guilty about killing Mei...” Jiang Zhengkai momentarily paused before giving his conjectures. ”Or maybe Mei was the accomplice of the murderer and he did not want to kill Mei. Anyhow, neither of these a.s.sumptions can be verified at present.”

”That's ok. Regardless if you're right or wrong, it's better than nothing! ” After Yao Tianyu said this, he sat up straight again. ”Stay safe! Don't worry. I believe that you can crack this case! Just make sure to be careful!”

”Yes, Commissioner Yao!” Jiang Zhengkai stood up and saluted.

Jiang Zhengkai left the city bureau and returned to his office. He was still mulling over his conversation with Yao Tianyu. Jiao had been the one who had inadvertently brought up that the two murders in the alley may have had something to do with Mei. Originally, he had no intentions of mentioning it. After all, Mei was the first to be killed. However, he was now thinking about the case from an angle he had never considered before.

Maybe Mei was not the murderer's accomplice. Maybe the murderer killed Mei by mistake. If that's the case, then the two cases would have no connections with Xiu. Could the murderer's motives actually be to seek compensation for Mei's death?

”Inspector Jiang, while you were away just now, Mu Mingyuan stopped by. He said that he's going to leave for a business trip tomorrow, and that he wanted you to call Sister-in-law to come to the office in advance.” Lu Xiaoqiang reported after knocking on the door and coming inside.

”Oh! Alright!” Jiang Zhengkai agreed and then motioned for Lu Xiaoqiang to sit down. ”Xiaoqiang, take a seat! I have something to ask you.”

“Sure. Inspector Jiang, please go ahead.” As he spoke, Lu Xiaoqiang sat down across from Jiang Zhengkai's desk.