"Ah?" The old expert did not expect Zhao Yu to be so excited and quickly replied, "An old guard died! I … I'm not completely sure, because I heard it from someone else! "
"A guard?" Zhao Yu asked. "How did he die?"
"It was a robbery," the old expert recalled. "A thief sneaked into their warehouse in the middle of the night and wanted to steal the lingzhi. Mm … or maybe he wanted to steal money …"
"In the end, the old guard was alerted, and the old guard fought with the thief. Unfortunately, he was killed by the thief, and the lingzhi or money was lost …"
"Oh?" Zhao Yu was getting more and more excited. He felt like he had finally grasped the main point. He quickly asked, "So … what happened to the case? Was the thief caught? "
"Caught! Caught! " The old expert said. "It seems … the thief was their insider and knew about their internal situation. Because they owed a gambling debt, they took the risk out of desperation.
"But …" The old expert said cautiously, "This incident should have happened before, but it's hard to say if it's what I'm talking about …"
"Mr. Zhao," Captain Zhou heard the importance of the question and quickly asked, "can you remember the specific time of the robbery?"
"Aiyo … this is … tsk tsk …" The old expert thought hard and replied after a while, "I think … it's either eighty-nine or ninety?"
"Oh? It can't be? " Zhao Yu said. "Bai Wenhai's company was founded in ninety. According to what you're saying, when the robbery happened, their company wasn't even established yet?"
"Ah? Really? " The old expert frowned and tried to recall for a long time. He then said uncertainly, "Bai Wenhai's company seems to have been founded later, but before it was founded, it had already been established!
"I guess it's because they made money from growing lingzhi that they attracted the attention of the forestry society and related departments?" The old expert said. "Think about it, before that, they just randomly found a forest deep in the mountains and planted mushrooms. They must have done it secretly, and no one would find out. The place was free …"
"But, as the business grew bigger and bigger, it was against the law for them to do it in secret! Therefore, they simply signed a contract with the Forestry Association and established a legal Ganoderma cultivation company. This way, it would be legal!
"In that era, Ganoderma lucidum was a huge profit," the old expert said. "The money spent to establish a company was almost negligible!
"If I had such good skills, I would have done the same thing!"
"Team Leader Zhao," Captain Zhou came in front of Zhao Yu and said, "I'll investigate this case right now. Since it's a criminal case involving human lives, I'll definitely be able to get a record!"
"Yes!" Captain Shi urged, "We have the company's information and the names of the people. If you have time, hurry up and check it out!
"The case back then might have something to do with the Prisoner!"
"Yes!" After that, Captain Zhou hurried to make the call.
"Zhao Yu … Oh …" Xi Mengna quickly corrected herself. "Team Leader, something's wrong. Didn't we ask Bai Wenhai's sister-in-law a few days ago?
"How come she never mentioned such a big criminal case?"
"Eh?" Zhao Yu's eyes widened. "It's true! Xiao Na, hurry up and contact Bai Wenhai's sister-in-law and ask her about this in detail! "
"Oh, okay!" Xi Mengna was getting better and better. She immediately took the phone and went to a secluded place.
"If he killed someone …" Captain Shi said to Zhao Yu, "Then the criminal might be sentenced to death, right?
"It seems that the case on Xiaoyao Shang is either related to the old gatekeeper or the thief who killed the old man …"
"Captain Shi," Zhao Yu analyzed, "do you remember the fifth person that Bai Wenhai's sister-in-law mentioned?"
"Oh?" Captain Shi nodded silently. He seemed to have understood what Zhao Yu meant. "You mean, the fifth person is the thief?"
"An insider who owed a gambling debt and took a risk out of desperation …" Zhao Yu said. "It sounds like the fifth person!"
"That's true …" Captain Shi pointed to Captain Zhou in the distance. "Don't worry. Although it's been a long time, this kind of case is definitely recorded!"
"Mm …"
After Zhao Yu nodded, he saw that Xi Mengna had already contacted Bai Wenhai's sister-in-law. So, he asked Captain Shi to continue to ask the old expert about the situation, while he quietly came behind Xi Mengna.
Xi Mengna's reaction was quick. As soon as Zhao Yu came, she noticed Zhao Yu and turned on the speakerphone.
"Can you tell me when this happened?" Bai Wenhai's sister-in-law's voice came from the phone.
"It was in 89 or 90!" Xi Mengna replied.
"Oh, no wonder!" The sister-in-law said. "It's like this. In the beginning, Wenhai's brother and I helped them!
Seeing that Wenhai had made a lot of money, his brother wanted to join them, but Wenhai refused. The two brothers had a little conflict because of this!
Then, in a fit of anger, his brother took us to Kun Yang to make a living! " The sister-in-law said. "So, during that time, we didn't know anything about what happened to Wenhai and the others!
"Tsk tsk …" the sister-in-law said. "But, logically speaking, such a big thing, even if it happened later, we should have heard something about it, right?
But, Wenhai never mentioned it to us. That's really strange … "
"Then …" Xi Mengna asked again, "Can you help us provide a few people who know about it?"
"Aiyo, this is …" the sister-in-law shook her head and said, "It's really difficult! In the past few days, Xueqi and I have been investigating, and we found that all the people who knew about Wenhai are gone! "
"Mm … Okay then!" Xi Mengna said. "If we find a suspect, we'll need your help to identify him!"
"Of course!" the sister-in-law agreed readily.
However, just as Xi Mengna was about to hang up the phone, Captain Zhou had already received the latest news.
"File number 1066, Leader Zhao, Captain Shi," Captain Zhou said excitedly. "We found him!"
"Oh?"
Zhao Yu turned around and found that Captain Zhou was holding his mobile phone. He must have received a new message.
The next second, Captain Zhou ran in front of Zhao Yu excitedly and showed him a photo on his mobile phone. He then introduced the person to Zhao Yu, "This person is the thief from that time!"
Zhao Yu glanced at the photo, then immediately waved at Xi Mengna, signaling her not to hang up the phone.
Xi Mengna immediately understood and quickly switched her call with Bai Wenhai's sister-in-law to video mode.
Then, she pointed the camera at the photo of the criminal on Captain Zhou's mobile phone!
In the end, the sister-in-law's confirmation came through the phone.
"Yes, that's right! It's him! " The sister-in-law said excitedly. "This person is the fifth partner who loves to wear a suit and a red tie!"
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