Chapter 31

Ling Shu had already made up her mind, but she said, "It doesn't matter how I see it; what matters is how the good citizens view our police force."

This seemed reasonable, but Zhong Weiming still felt something was off, though he didn't say it outright. He just said, "The onlookers cheered when the police disciplined the hooligans."

Ling Shu shrugged. "So that's settled. You organize all the relevant materials and submit them to the committee. I'm sure they'll reach a conclusion soon."

"Huh? Madam, aren't you going to give a conclusion first?" Zhong Weiming was taken aback.

"To be honest, I have personal feelings about my colleague Fei Lun..." Ling Shu didn't hide her likes and dislikes. "So let the committee give the conclusion first!"

Zhong Weiming suddenly understood. He thought to himself that it made sense why the Chief had personally handled such a minor complaint case.

Fei Lun returned to the Serious Crime Unit office, still thinking about the complaint. Who the hell had filed it? At first, he suspected Yan Xingnan, but then he thought it was unlikely. After all, such a trivial complaint could at most prevent him from getting a promotion, but if he stayed on the front lines, it would actually hinder Yan Xingnan's business.

So Fei Lun thought that Yan Xingnan wouldn't do something that would harm himself. If it wasn't him, who could it be? Fei Lun, who had almost been killed by a backstabber during a cycle mission, particularly hated such people. He vowed to take them down one by one, and it wasn't hard to imagine the anger in his heart at that moment.

In Xie Yixin's car, seeing that Liang Xiaolin was feeling better, Liang Zhiheng asked, "Sis, your classmate said you went out with Bozi. How did you end up meeting Big Brother Fei?"

It was better not to mention it, but as soon as he did, Liang Xiaolin got angry. "Bozi? Big Brother, don't mention Ji Bo, that bastard, in front of me. He tried to rape me, but luckily Fei SIR saved me!"

"Ah?!" Liang Zhiheng was shocked. "What happened? Sis, tell me everything. I'll beat him up the next time I see him."

"Alright, alright, Big Brother, stop joking!" Liang Xiaolin said impatiently. "With your small build, Ji Bo would probably beat you up. But that bastard is now being taken to the police station by Fei SIR's colleagues. I don't know if he'll be convicted!"

Xie Yixin, who was driving, interjected, "It's almost impossible. Even if he is convicted, the sentence will be light, at most community service."

Liang Xiaolin said resentfully, "That bastard got off easy. He almost ruined my virginity."

When they returned to the police station, Xie Yixin was about to take Liang Xiaolin to make a statement when she ran into Fei Lun.

"Finished so quickly?" the girl was surprised.

Fei Lun smirked. "What, did you think it would take longer? The cold-faced mature woman personally intervened, and I didn't even bother to explain to her."

"Cold-faced mature woman?!" Xie Yixin thought for a moment and said with a look of surprise, "You don't mean Madam Ling, do you?"

"Who else?"

Xie Yixin couldn't help but curse, "Damn, you're really bold, giving her a nickname like that. You're dead if she finds out."

At this moment, Liang Xiaolin, who had been taken aside by the police officer, ran over to join in. "Fei SIR, when can I borrow your Ferrari?"

"Anytime, since you made me so embarrassed," Fei Lun teased.

"Great!" Liang Xiaolin jumped up. "I'll take the 550 home later."

"No way!" Xie Yixin and Liang Zhiheng said almost simultaneously.

"What's the matter? It's just borrowing a car, why not?" Liang Xiaolin was unhappy.

Xie Yixin explained, "It's simple. You're about to make a statement, which could become evidence in court. So Fei Lun can't have any conflicts of interest with you, at least not until this case is resolved."

Liang Xiaolin was taken aback. Fei Lun slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Damn, I forgot about that."

Liang Zhiheng also dragged Liang Xiaolin to a corner and said, "Sis, it's not just the reason Madam mentioned. You don't even have a driver's license. Do you want to get Fei SIR in trouble? If your older sister finds out, she'll eat you alive."

Liang Xiaolin, who seemed to be afraid of her older sister, shrank back and said, "Fine, I'll wait until I get my license to borrow it."

Xie Yixin, who had overheard the conversation, was also taken aback. She glared at Fei Lun and said, "You'd lend a car to a minor? Are you trying to get her into trouble?"

Fei Lun rubbed his nose and said, "She can borrow it in a couple of years. The car won't run away from my house."

After making the statement for Liang Xiaolin and seeing the Liang siblings off, Fei Lun and Xie Yixin decided to head to the Forensic Department to submit the two pieces of meat for examination.

At the Forensic Department, Fei Lun found that Zhang Yuchen was on the scene, but fortunately, Wu Yunbo was there. He approached him and explained the situation, and Old Wu agreed without hesitation, even deciding to do it himself.

After a thorough examination, Wu Yunbo regretfully told Fei Lun and Xie Yixin, "I'm sorry, but the proteins have been completely destroyed. We can't extract any DNA!"

Fei Lun scratched his head and had a sudden idea. "Deputy Director Wu, the body parts from the previous submission are still here, right?"

Wu Yunbo smiled knowingly and asked, "What do you have in mind, Fei SIR?"

Fei Lun waved his hand. "Not really an idea, but I plan to borrow a piece of horse meat and a piece of human meat, cook them, and taste them."

Hearing this, Wu Yunbo and Xie Yixin both looked a bit uneasy.

"Don't misunderstand, I'm not a pervert!" Fei Lun said. "The texture of meat, whether fatty or lean, has slight differences in cell spacing, and even the smell can vary after cooking. I want to use this to roughly determine if the meat we received later is the same as the human and horse meat from the body parts."

Fei Lun's explanation was somewhat technical, and Xie Yixin was confused, but Wu Yunbo's eyes lit up. He praised, "Good idea! Unfortunately, this method currently has only a tiny theoretical basis and is not feasible technologically. It can only be done by taste. Fei SIR, are you sure you want to do this?"

Fei Lun ignored Xie Yixin's signals and nodded. "I'm sure!"

"Alright, I'll help you!"

Wu Yunbo quickly fetched the body parts and, to ensure a wide range, cut a small piece from each of the dozen human and five horse meat pieces, numbering them.

"Fei SIR, numbers one to thirteen are human meat, and fourteen to eighteen are horse meat!" Wu Yunbo explained. "According to our previous forensic report, the human meat belongs to the same woman, and the horse meat belongs to the same purebred horse. I hope you find something."

"Alright, let's start!" Fei Lun indicated.

Wu Yunbo had already prepared beakers with distilled water. He turned on the heat and started boiling the water. Once the water boiled, he put the meat pieces in, cooking and tasting them one by one, making Xie Yixin feel nauseous.

Fei Lun tasted all eighteen pieces of meat without changing his expression and confirmed one thing: the human and horse meat in the beef noodles were definitely from the same person and the same horse. If anyone said there was nothing wrong with the Xiongji Noodle Shop, he wouldn't believe it.

"How about it? Did you find anything?" Wu Yunbo asked.

Fei Lun glanced at him and smiled. "Old Wu, you must have guessed the answer already. Why ask?"

Wu Yunbo smiled knowingly. "Unfortunately, your judgment can't be used as evidence in court."

"That's fine, as long as we can catch a glimpse of the killer!" Fei Lun said and called Xie Yixin to leave.

Once in the car, Xie Yixin, who had been holding back, asked, "Are you sure there's something wrong with the Xiongji Noodle Shop?"

"Absolutely, one hundred percent sure," Fei Lun said, sticking out his tongue. "To be honest, my taste buds are more developed than a lizard's. Once I taste a type of meat, I never forget it. But this is my personal secret, so please don't spread it around."

Xie Yixin was pleased and waved her hands. "Don't worry, I'll keep your secret."

"That's good!"

Xie Yixin then contacted Dai Yan and the others, learning that the paparazzi had arrived and would be responsible for following the noodle shop's owner and employees.

Fei Lun suddenly thought of something and reminded Xie Yixin before she hung up, "Tell the paparazzi that the killer likely has a knife at least a foot and a half long and extremely sharp. Be very careful!"

Xie Yixin was taken aback and quickly relayed the message to Dai Yan, instructing them to finish their work for the day.

The next morning, Fei Lun and the others gathered in the Serious Crime Unit office for the morning meeting.

At Xie Yixin's indication, Dai Yan began to report the findings. "Madam, Fei SIR, we've investigated the Xiongji Noodle Shop. The owner and staff consist of three people: the owner, Zhang Xiong; his wife, Ji Sizhen, who is also the owner's wife; and an employee named Jiang Long. Zhang Xiong is responsible for kneading, cutting, and slicing the dough, his wife is responsible for adding ingredients and cooking the noodles, and Jiang Long is responsible for serving customers and delivering takeout. That's the general situation."

"Any news from the paparazzi?" Xie Yixin asked.

Li Lidong quickly checked the fax and replied, "No information has been sent yet, but according to the time, the first batch of photos and information should be coming in shortly."

"OK, for now, the Xiongji Noodle Shop is our primary suspect," Fei Lun said, but he had to remind them, "However, we still need to continue investigating Wei Danhong's whereabouts and the horse racing incident. Otherwise, we won't have a motive, location, or weapon for the murder, and even if we arrest a suspect, we can't convict them!"

Xie Yixin agreed with his point. "Alright, everyone, continue with your work from yesterday!"

At the same time, at the Fengli headquarters.

Ma Huazhi was flirting with his female secretary when the deputy manager of the securities department burst in, scaring them half to death.

"What the hell? Don't you know how to knock? Get out!" Ma Huazhi was furious.

But the deputy manager was undeterred and shouted, "General Manager, it's bad! Just three minutes into the market opening, our company's stock is plummeting again."

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