CHAPTER 57: CHAPTER 18: CASE PROGRESS (PLEASE COLLECT AND VOTE FOR MONTHLY TICKETS)

According to what Zeng Tianming said, he returned from the city at four o’clock and only arrived at Ningjiang County at six. It is obvious that Zeng Tianming was lying. He arrived here at 3:40. If Zeng Tianming drove normally, he could have reached the county by four. So where did Zeng Tianming go for the remaining two hours?

"Boss lady, please copy a surveillance video for me." Luo Fei took out a prepared portable hard drive and handed it to the boss lady.

"Sure, no problem."

"Luo Fei, have you finished watching? Did you find anything?" Wang Lei, hearing Luo Fei’s voice, realized belatedly and quickly got up to walk over.

Luo Fei glanced at Wang Lei and told him what he had just discovered.

"Ah, Luo Fei, how could you find clues and not tell me!" Wang Lei complained a bit after hearing what Luo Fei said.

Luo Fei took the hard drive the boss lady had copied, glanced at Wang Lei, and said, "I saw you chatting so happily on WeChat that I couldn’t bear to disturb you. Besides, I’m telling you now, aren’t I? Let’s go back now; there will be more for you to see later."

After speaking, Luo Fei walked straight to the car, where the driver was still waiting for Luo Fei and Wang Lei.

Wang Lei was stunned by Luo Fei’s words, only realizing them after Luo Fei had walked away and then hurriedly followed.

As soon as they got in the car, Luo Fei called Yang Su, telling him that he and Wang Lei had made some discoveries.

The car drove directly to the criminal police team, and it was already 6:30.

"Luo Fei, didn’t you say you’d treat me to dinner? Damn it." Wang Lei got out of the car, cursing and muttering.

"Do you still have the mind to eat now?" Luo Fei retorted and then looked at the driver, "Driver, please print out the receipt for me; I need to get it reimbursed."

Having taken the receipt, Luo Fei didn’t bother with Wang Lei anymore and walked straight into the building.

Back at the office of the first group, because Luo Fei had called earlier, Yang Su, Xia Zheng, and Zhong Jun had not gotten off work yet.

"Luo Fei, you said over the phone that you found some clues. What exactly is it?" As soon as Luo Fei walked into the office, Yang Su stood up from his position and asked eagerly.

Luo Fei reported the findings of today’s investigation to Yang Su, including that Zeng Tianming bought a million personal accident insurance for his child and that he arrived at Yunnv Street at 3:40 but claimed he left the city at four and arrived at the county at six.

"Team leader, this Zeng Tianming definitely has issues." Wang Lei, who had been unable to interject, quickly shared his thoughts after Luo Fei finished speaking.

Yang Su stroked his chin and said suspiciously, "It does seem like there are some problems with this Zeng Tianming."

Then Yang Su looked at Luo Fei and inquired, "Luo Fei, what do you think we should investigate next?" After the murder case of Wang Fu, Yang Su now fully recognized Luo Fei’s capabilities.

Luo Fei, unreserved, was more convinced than anyone that Zeng Tianming was the murderer, so he felt entitled to speak his mind.

After thinking for a while, Luo Fei said, "My idea is to first confirm whether the deceased Zeng Xiaoguang is really Zeng Tianming’s biological son. I took Zeng Tianming’s beard to the tech room for DNA testing in the afternoon. If we’re quick, the results should be out by tomorrow morning."

"Moreover, we can investigate Zeng Tianming’s friends. If Zeng Tianming really killed his biological son to commit insurance fraud, then I have every reason to suspect that he must urgently need a large sum of money. Otherwise, he wouldn’t resort to such an act."

"However, one thing to be careful about is that when we investigate and question Zeng Tianming’s friends, I think it’s best to have someone monitor Zeng Tianming. I’m worried that if Zeng Tianming realizes the police are investigating him, he might run away."

Yang Su nodded after thinking, "Okay, here’s the plan: tomorrow morning, Zhong Jun and I will monitor Zeng Tianming, and the three of you will investigate Zeng Tianming’s surrounding friends."

If Zeng Tianming was truly the murderer, this guy could even kill his own son. Such a deranged person, Yang Su felt it safest to monitor him himself.

Afterward, Yang Su reminded everyone of some precautions and dismissed them for the day.

Luo Fei was the last to leave the office.

As Luo Fei prepared to go down the stairs, he noticed the lights were still on in the tech room.

"Who’s still working overtime!" Curious, Luo Fei walked toward the tech room.

Walking to the window, Luo Fei saw the figures in the tech room: Yang Mei and Wu Xiaoyue.

Luo Fei did not enter the tech room. He took a look and then left, as he wasn’t very good at dealing with girls, except for work-related matters.

The next day, Luo Fei arrived at the entrance of the criminal police building at 7:30, coincidentally running into Yang Mei and Wu Xiaoyue returning with breakfast.

"Morning," Luo Fei greeted.

"Morning? Just for DNA testing on the beard you submitted, Sister Yang Mei and I worked in the office until three in the morning, not even having time to go home and sleep. I’m tired to death now." Wu Xiaoyue rolled her eyes at Luo Fei, full of resentment.

"Thank you so much." Luo Fei paused and then sincerely said.

Yang Mei quickly pulled Wu Xiaoyue, then looked at Luo Fei and said, "Don’t listen to Xiaoyue’s rambling. This is our job, not related to you. By the way, the DNA test report is out. The match rate with the deceased’s DNA is 99.9%. You can get the report from the tech room later."

After Yang Mei finished, she quickly left with Wu Xiaoyue, who wanted to say more.

Luo Fei frowned slightly; a 99.9% DNA match rate confirmed the parentage between Zeng Tianming and the deceased.

This Zeng Tianming is truly a beast! To even lay hands on his own biological son.

Luo Fei did not directly return to the first group office but first went to grab the DNA test report from the tech room.

Yang Su had already arrived at the office, and Luo Fei handed the report to Yang Su.

"Biological relationship?" Yang Su looked at the report, his expression somewhat grim.

"That’s right," Luo Fei nodded.

At eight o’clock, Luo Fei, Wang Lei, and Xia Zheng departed from the criminal police team.

They first sought out Zeng Tianming’s high school classmate. According to the information gathered, Zeng Tianming currently has four classmates working in Ningjiang County: one works at the power bureau, one at a bank, one at the tax bureau, and the other owns a clothing store.

They first went to the classmate with the clothing store, named Lu Yong.

"I wasn’t on good terms with Zeng Tianming in high school. Although we all stayed in the county after graduation, we didn’t have much contact. I’m not very clear about his circumstances. You should find Jiang Sanpang; he’s the one closest to Zeng Tianming, practically sworn brothers. If you ask him, he’ll definitely know," Lu Yong suggested to them.

Luo Fei frowned and asked, "Where does this Jiang Sanpang work? Is he in the county now?"

"Jiang Sanpang works at the power bureau. I heard that he and Zeng Tianming get together every week," Lu Yong replied.

Luo Fei frowned, "Is Jiang Sanpang a nickname?" Luo Fei and his team knew Zeng Tianming had a classmate working at the power bureau but named Li Dawei, not Jiang Sanpang.

"Yes, yes, we’re used to calling him by his nickname. His real name is Li Dawei."