Grocery Store No.514

On October 29, 3020, in the meeting room of the Criminal Investigation Team, Jiang Chengyan was organizing everyone to hold a case analysis meeting.

“□□¹?” Jiang Chengyan frowned slightly, and said, “Some time ago, did the second team mishandle a den? Later, you and Zhang Liang will go to the trial together to see where else Huacheng specializes in □□¹. ”

“Yes, Captain.”

“DZ, black? Captain, Jiang Changping’s car is the black DZ.”

Jiang Chengyan was startled and quickly said “Li Tong, you pull out the video of the suspicious vehicle. Yao Min, you print out the photo of Jiang Changping’s car, and we’ll compare it.”

“Yes, Captain.”

Li Tong found the video and captured it before handing the notebook to Jiang Chengyan. Not long after, Yao Min also came over with the just printed vehicle photos.

After seeing the comparison, Jiang Chengyan said ” The two vehicles had the same brand, the same model, the same color, and also appeared at the scene where the body was dumped. With this kind of coincidence, we can fully assume that this car is Jiang Changping’s car. Yao Min, in the video transferred back yesterday, was Jiang Changping driving out?”

Yao Min nodded and said, “Yes, Jiang Changping’s car drove out of the underground garage at around 8:10 in the morning on the 22nd, and the surveillance video showed that the person in the car was Jiang Changping.”

“And after that? Did the car drive back to Heping Community?”

“No. In the surveillance video we retrieved, the car didn’t reappear.”

“Didn’t appear…” Jiang Chengyan frowned slightly.

“Captain, if the vehicle that appeared at the scene where the body was dumped was Jiang Changping’s car, does that mean that Li Qiuran’s suspicions become smaller?”

Jiang Chengyan looked at Yao Min and said, “in the  surveillance video that transferred yesterday, did Li Qiuran go out on the night of the 22nd?”

“No. On the 22nd, after picking up Jiang Xiaohan back, Li Qiuran only went out to throw the garbage once and went back two minutes later. And she went out early on the 23rd,  drove Jiang Xiaohan to the kindergarten.”

“What about the night on the 23rd and 24th?”

“On the night of the 23rd, at about 10 o’clock, she went out once. But she came back quickly, about 10 minutes. She didn’t go out on the night of the 24th.”

“10 minutes? Is he going to the first floor or the second floor? ”

“On the first floor. The surveillance video shows her walking out of the unit building through the lobby from the elevator downstairs.  If she walks, she won’t be far away from the unit in ten minutes.”

Jiang Chengyan nodded thoughtfully, looked at Li Tong, and said, “you said that the last place where Jiang Changping’s car disappeared was the east of the city?”

“Yes. Isn’t the Guangmei District in the east of the city?”

Li Tong was startled, then slapped his forehead and said, “Oh, how could I forget such important information, what a pig brain!”

“It’s fine. The clues are too complicated, so it’s inevitable some of them will miss out, just be careful in the future. You should know what to do next.”

Li Tong nodded and said, “Go to the Guangmei district and find that car.”

Jiang Chengyan smiled and said, “It’s not quite resourceful, but it shows that the pig brain is not stupid.”

The crowd laughed out loud, and the atmosphere was suddenly relaxed.

Jiang Chengyan looked at Sun Miao and said, “Tell us about your investigation.”

Sun Miao replied, “we visited the upstairs and downstairs neighbors of Jiang Changping in the Heping district. Also his friends and Li Qiuran’s best friend. Their answers were almost the same. They all said that Jiang Changping and Li Qiuran had a good relationship. They often go out in pairs, and they have never heard of a fight between the two.”

“Among Jiang Changping’s friends, who have the closest relationship with him? Is it possible that one of them is his same-sex partner?”

“Jiang Changping doesn’t have many friends, the good ones are basically college classmates. To say the closest relationship, iy should be his roommate, Wang Mingrui.”

“Should be?”

“Captain, it’s really hard to judge the closest relationship. Although they say they are friends, they don’t have much contact with each other. I just thought about the roommates in the same dormitory at the university. The relationship should be closer than others.”

“College roommate…” Yao Min didn’t know what to think and smiled maliciously.

Seeing the strange expressions on everyone’s faces at her, Jiang Chengyan slapped Yao Min on the head and said amusedly, “Little girl, what are you thinking?”

Seeing this, Yao Min blushed and said with a shy smile, “It’s nothing, hehe.”

Jiang Chengyan rolled his eyes then looked back at Sun Miao, “continue…”

Sun Miao let out a dry cough, “Actually, what I think is similar to Yao Min. If Jiang Changping is really…gay, I thought Wang Mingrui, who is also a roommate at the university, may have noticed it and should be still kept in touch with Jiang Changping. It shows that the relationship between the two is not ordinary. But after we talked, I found that Wang Mingrui did not know Jiang Changping’s sexual orientation at all. During four years of university, in the same dormitory, Wang Mingrui does not know, then it is difficult for others to know.”

“The news of Jiang Changping’s death has been notified since two days ago. Except for Li Qiuran, why haven’t Jiang Changping’s parents come?”

Everyone looked at each other, Yao Min said, “Jiang Changping’s parents are in Ancheng, and the two places are only a few hundred miles apart. If they received the letter, they should be able to come over the same day. But no one to be seen until now, it’s a little strange.”

“Unless It was Li Qiuran who didn’t tell his parents about Jiang Changping.” Liu Ran raised an eyebrow and said, “But even if Li Qiuran didn’t say it, wouldn’t there still be Jiang Cheng? He and Jiang Changping are cousins, and they should be aware of his parents’ contact information.”

“Yao Min, you ask Li Qiuran after the meeting. Liu Ran and Wang Bin, your next task is to visit Li Qiuran’s parents and Jiang Changping’s parents to understand their family background and the relationship between their relatives. Sun Miao and Guo Hai are still with the gallery. Jiang Changping’s relationships are simple, if the hidden lover is not among friends, then it is possible to meet through the gallery. Regular customers of the gallery, and people who are often contacted in his address book, you should check them all. Once again, our most important task now is to do everything possible to find that hidden secret lover. Understand?”

“Yes, Captain.”

“Oh, by the way, Yao Min, you can help me find a person later, his name is Zhang Hua, his phone number is 188****5619, and the number has been suspended, but the account should not be deleted yet. Notify me immediately after you find out.”

“Yes, Captain.”

“Well, the meeting is dismissed.”

After everyone left one after another, Jiang Chengyan thought a moment then got up and went to the forensic department. When he arrived at Su Ke’s office, he knocked on the door lightly. When he heard the answer, he pushed the door open and walked in.

Su Ke looked up at Jiang Chengyan and said with a smile, “It’s very early, do you want to go now?”

Jiang Chengyan looked at the time and said, “I’ll give him a call first.”

“You should check the Bar owner.” Su Ke lowered his head and continued to write the information.

“That’s for sure. The owner’s name is Kong Fang, 33 years old, unmarried, graduated from the Finance Department of Huacheng Economics College, and now lives in Guanghua District.” Jiang Chengyan paused and said, “Su Ke, you said this Kong Fang should also be gay right? Otherwise, how would he open such a bar.”

“Yeah. I’ve met him. He’s handsome, and his speech and manners are extravagant. His family should not be ordinary.”

Jiang Chengyan looked interested, “You’ve seen him? When?”

Su Ke laughed, “When else? I’ve been there twice.”

“Then have you talked to each other? Isn’t he often not at the bar, how did you bump into it so coincidentally?”

Su Ke put down the pen in his hand, looked at Jiang Chengyan with his hands clasped, and said, “Captain Jiang, are you interrogating me?”

“Don’t interrupt! Tell me, tell me, I’m curious!”

Su Ke shook his head helplessly and explained, “Because the friend who took me there is also his friend, and he happened to be there that day, so we chatted for a while.”

“Hearing how highly you speak of him, are you interested in him?”

Seeing Jiang Chengyan’s gossipy face, Su Ke couldn’t help but burst into laughter and said, “He has a partner.”

Jiang Chengyan was stunned and asked curiously, “How do you know? Does he say it?”

“I heard it from my friend, and at that time he was wearing a ring on his ring finger.”

“Oh~” Jiang Chengyan looked at Su Ke with a teasing face, “I observed it carefully. It seems that you are really interested in him, and you didn’t go to the bar after that. Is it because of this?”

Su Ke looked at Jiang Chengyan and said a half-truth “There is obviously someone more handsome than him by my side, why should I go farther?”

“More handsome? Who?” Seeing Su Ke staring straight at him, Jiang Chengyan came back and said snapped, “You’re always making fun of me. Aren’t you tired of it?”

Su Ke lowered his eyes, hiding the disappointment under his eyes, and said, “There are only two of us here, if not you who else?”

“I won’t talk to you anymore, I have to call him.  I was only looking for him for the case. Now after you said that, I’m more curious about him. I have to meet him.”

Su Ke sighed helplessly and continued his work, while Jiang Chengyan called Kong Fang.

“Hello, Captain Jiang, hello.” Kong Fang’s voice was very gentle, making it sound very comfortable.

“Hey, Mr. Kong, have you returned to Huacheng?” Jiang Chengyan asked bluntly.

“I just got home, and I haven’t had time to rest yet. If Captain Jiang is not in a hurry, can you wait until the bar opens in the evening before coming over?” Kong Fang’s tone remained calm.

“Okay, Mr. Kong doesn’t have to be so polite. So I’ll see you tonight.”

“See you tonight.”

Jiang Chengyan hung up the phone and said with a smile, “Let’s not talk about what he looks like, just the tone and voice of his speech, people can’t help but think of what kind of person he is, with a ‘whoa…’”

The voice behind the words was very low, and Su Ke couldn’t hear it clearly. Seeing Jiang Chengyan in a daze, he raised his eyebrows and asked, “What? Our Captain Jiang spring heart is sprouted?”

Jiang Chengyan looked blankly at Su Ke and murmured, “Spring heart sprouts…”

The images of Ling Hua’an appeared in Jiang Chengyan’s mind. Cold, gentle, helpless, and angry. Every expression was so vivid. In these short days, he seemed to have gotten to know Ling Hua’an again. And the emotions that appeared inexplicably in my heart before seemed to be related to Ling Hua’an…

“Captain Jiang? Chengyan? Jiang Chengyan!”

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1. Another censored word. I guess it was a car modification garage ↺