Chapter 100, Code Name: Wild Ghost!

Jiang Tao had never introduced the young girl's identity, and Li Botao and others only assumed she was either Jiang Tao's assistant secretary or a young police officer accompanying the leader to serve tea.

However, they did not expect that after Li Botao proposed the invitation to enter the rest room for tea, Director Jiang Tao would actually seek the girl's opinion. Moreover, the girl actually rejected his suggestion.

This made Li Botao and the others look at the girl with a strange expression.

Who is she?

Judging by her age, she looks to be only in her twenties. Could she be Tang Zhong's sister?

Jiang Tao, with his deep scheming, did not show any displeasure even though the girl's cold attitude slightly damaged his dignity.

He had come to handle this case upon receiving a call from his old leader, Guo Hailong. Otherwise, how would he have known that a murder had occurred in such a remote place like Yvnü Peak?

Although the bureau placed great importance on the murder case, each department had its own responsible leader, and not all cases were reported to Jiang Tao.

The old leader's intention was for him to assist in handling the case. Could he not understand the meaning of the word "assist" after climbing to this position?

To be honest, he did not know the girl's background and did not want to know. He only needed to know that this was something the old leader valued. The sky was too high, and his reach was too short.

Jiang Tao nodded and said, "I agree. It's late, so let's skip the tea. Let's first understand the case details."

"Yes," Li Botao nodded in agreement. Then, he gave a detailed report of the case, with Jiang Kai providing additional information. They reported everything they knew about the case.

At this point, they no longer dared to favor any side or hide any truth. The most important thing was to completely distance themselves from the case.

After listening to the report, Jiang Tao said, "This case is very serious. Someone disguised as a Taoist priest attacked students who were hiking. Fortunately, the students were not injured. If anything had happened to them, how could we explain it to the school? How could we explain it to the students' parents? How could we explain it to society? Botao, Yvnü Peak is a popular tourist destination for students and a key area for future government development. The burden on you as the district chief is heavy."

With these words, he defined the nature of the case: Tang Zhong was a student, the Taoist priest was a disguised killer. Tang Zhong was the victim, and the Yvnü Peak police station needed to investigate the truth and give the victim justice.

Li Botao's forehead was drenched in cold sweat as he bowed and apologized, saying, "Yes. This was a mistake in our work. I will learn from this experience and will regularly arrange personnel to patrol various scenic spots, monitor suspicious individuals entering Yvnü Peak, and do our best to prevent incidents and ensure the safety of the students."

"Hmm," Jiang Tao nodded. "You have worked hard. If you keep your word, I will come to celebrate your success next year."

"Thank you, sir," Li Botao said gratefully. He glanced at the young girl and asked, "Director Jiang, should we go and visit the victim?"

Leaders often find it inappropriate to suggest such things themselves, so subordinates need to be aware and tactful.

"Hmm. Your negligence is also my negligence. We should go and see him," Jiang Tao said. "College students are the pride of our nation. Such an incident must have frightened them."

"..." Jiang Kai, who was following behind, almost fainted. He thought, "It was he who frightened others, not the other way around."

Of course, he had no right to speak here and could not possibly run up to say bad things about Tang Zhong at this moment. It was clear that Director Jiang Tao had come for Tang Zhong.

Under Li Botao's lead, the group arrived at the iron door where Tang Zhong was being held.

Jiang Kai quickly opened the iron door and invited the leaders to enter.

When Tang Zhong saw Wen Jing, he was even more certain that she had taken action. Of course, only she would have done it.

He had seen this girl before, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, when he had sent a fruit basket and a box of mooncakes, which she had refused.

They looked at each other but did not speak.

"What is your name?" Jiang Tao asked Tang Zhong in a gentle and friendly tone.

"Tang Zhong," Tang Zhong replied.

"Hmm. Tang Zhong. I already know about your situation. However, some procedural investigations are still necessary. Don't be nervous. Just tell us the truth. If you are indeed a victim, we will ensure justice for you," Jiang Tao reassured him.

"Thank you, sir. I believe most police officers are good people," Tang Zhong said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Li Botao's legs went weak, and Jiang Kai wished he could tear this kid apart.

"Most police officers are good people" implies that some police officers are bad, right?

Sure enough, when Jiang Tao heard this, he frowned and gave Li Botao a displeased look, saying, "Police work is difficult. We can only ask everyone to be more understanding."

Tang Zhong smiled but did not respond.

Wen Jing walked up to Jiang Tao and said, "I want to see the victim's body."

Jiang Tao nodded and asked, "Where is the body?"

"In the cold storage," Li Botao said. "The city bureau's colleagues conducted an autopsy this afternoon. They haven't reached a conclusion yet. Sir, I will guide you."

When Jiang Tao and the others saw the Taoist priest's body pulled out of the cold storage, everyone gasped. After all, the cold storage only had cold air.

They had seen many bodies before, but very few were as mutilated as this one.

Falling from a great height and being smashed to pieces was understandable.

However, the two wounds on the eyes were particularly shocking, clearly inflicted while the victim was still alive.

"Has the identity been confirmed?" Wen Jing asked.

"No," Li Botao said. "Our equipment is outdated. We need to take photos and send them to the city bureau for further investigation."

"Can I take a few photos?" Wen Jing asked.

"Yes, no problem," Li Botao said.

Wen Jing took out a black, somewhat ugly-looking phone and took several photos of the body.

"Was anything suspicious found on his body?"

"Yes," Li Botao said. "A pair of very strange shoes, a wallet, and an ID card, but no bank cards. The wallet contained several thousand yuan in cash."

Wen Jing took photos of the shoes and ID card, then bent down and operated her phone, saying, "What is your fax number?"

Li Botao gave her the fax number, which she entered.

"We will wait by the fax machine," Wen Jing said.

Although Li Botao was puzzled and did not know what they were waiting for, since the woman had made a request and Director Jiang Tao had not objected, they had to comply.

The fax machine was in the main office. As they entered, a male and a female young police officer on duty quickly stood up.

Li Botao waved his hand, signaling them to continue their work.

He chatted with Jiang Tao for about ten minutes, and then the fax machine started beeping.

Jiang Kai quickly pressed the receive button, and the fax machine began to transmit documents.

Beep beep beep

The first page was transmitted. Jiang Kai took it out and almost bit his tongue in surprise.

Wen Jing walked over, said nothing, and took the paper from his hand.

Then came the second page, the third page...

A total of eleven pages were transmitted.

Wen Jing arranged them in order and started reading from the first page.

After finishing, she handed the papers to Jiang Tao, saying, "Director Jiang, I think this case is now clear."

Jiang Tao read for a while and then passed the documents to Li Botao.

When Li Botao saw the first page, it clearly showed two black-and-white and two color photos. Even though there were some changes, Li Botao recognized the person as the fake Taoist priest lying in the cold storage.

Name: Zhou Yi

Code Name: Wild Ghost

Gender: Male

Age: 39

Hometown: Tingxi Langzhou

Personality: Unpredictable, enjoys disguising, cruel and vicious, enjoys torture, extremely twisted psychology

Criminal Record: In March 185 of the New Era, the massacre of the Li Dongfang family in Western Hunan. In July 186, the death of Chen Gang, the general manager of the Hetao Taida branch. In September 186...

The following pages detailed the criminal record of Zhou Yi, also known as "Wild Ghost," who had committed numerous crimes, including murder and robbery, and was a professional hitman and a Class S fugitive in China.

The content of the documents shocked Li Botao.

What was even more shocking was that this young girl had taken only a few photos of the deceased and, in less than twenty minutes, obtained such detailed criminal information. How did she do it?

The city bureau's people had been gone for several hours and had not yet called to report any useful information.

"What a heinous criminal. This man is a heinous criminal," Li Botao said with indignation. "If he were caught, he would deserve to be executed a hundred times over."

He noticed that the last page of the documents included rewards from the police department and the International Criminal Police Organization, with amounts of one million Chinese yuan and 200,000 US dollars. He thought, "If this case is reported, should we really give this guy money?"

"If you doubt the authenticity of these documents, you can forward them to the Mingzhu City Bureau for further verification," Wen Jing said. "I have no intention of interfering with your internal affairs or forcing a change in the investigation results, but I must take him away."

PS: Chapter 100. Old Liu writes so fast... Yes, you can continue to praise or criticize.