The provincial capital.

Changyang City.

There is no quiet place on the wide roads and annoying tire noise, from the East Market to the West Market, from the South Foot to the North Source.

The blue sky and white clouds are still fine, but the gray ground and white walls always make people feel dirty.

The pedestrians on the roadside are of all kinds, but except for the beautiful women showing their white legs, the other men, women, young and old, always give people a sense of exhaustion of the working class.

Shuitian Bar Street.

"If you remember anything else, give me a call." Wei Zhenguo closed his notebook, stood up expressionlessly.

"I know." The young man opposite him raised his legs and only shouted, "No need to see me off."

Wei Zhenguo smiled, went out of the dim room, took two deep breaths, and unconsciously lit a cigarette.

The sunshine outside was warm, and it was hard to understand why these young people would rather play music in a semi-basement with bad sound quality.

"Master, this kid is so arrogant." Mu Zhiyang followed him, looking like he couldn't stand being wronged at a young age.

Wei Zhenguo put away his notebook, sighed, and said, "It's not him, don't provoke trouble."

"I didn't say I want to provoke trouble." Mu Zhiyang was not convinced. When he was in school, if he encountered such a student, he would go up and argue with him. But now that he has a uniform, he is restricted: "I think this kind of person has a high possibility of committing a crime. They are already on the edge of society. If there is a little conflict, it is easy to lose control."

Wei Zhenguo glanced at him and said, "Just control yourself."

"At least investigate it. I think we can take him back and ask."

Wei Zhenguo just shook his head tiredly and said, "No need. Bringing him back will only trouble the local police station if there is nothing wrong."

They had been running around the city for two days, and then came to Changyang City to find someone. They were exhausted.

"Why not?" Mu Zhiyang asked.

"Just a feeling."

"Really, Master? Didn't you tell me to talk logically?"

Wei Zhenguo amused him, patted the notebook in his hand, and said, "Then let's talk logically. This person is a three-nothing person, and he doesn't have much scheming. Facing the two of us, his mental quality is too good, right?"

"I think he doesn't have any B number."

"Playing music without getting famous is called blind flow in our generation. Blind flow will have emotions when they see the police from their hometown. If they have committed a crime, especially a major one, people like him may lose control of their emotions and resist resolutely. He can't achieve this state today, which is called being at ease." Wei Zhenguo said with experience, which was a lesson for Mu Zhiyang.

Mu Zhiyang nodded in agreement.

"Next one." Wei Zhenguo shook his notebook and said. This kind of investigation is the most basic and tiring police work. He didn't like it when he was young, and he didn't like it when he was old. He just had to do it.

While making a call and finding an address, Wei Zhenguo met two more people, and it was already dark.

"This Ding Lan is a social cow...meaning a social animal. She knows too many people." Mu Zhiyang couldn't help saying, "Moreover, these are the ones we found. If the criminal is really obedient and only committed one crime, how can we find them? We need a case as a premise."

"There is a case." Wei Zhenguo glanced at Mu Zhiyang and said, "A girl who was working normally that day, dating her boyfriend, calling her parents, disappeared without a trace, and there has been no news for three years. She cut off contact with her parents, relatives, and friends...you also said she is a social cow, can a social animal do this?"Mu Zhiyang was stunned and shook his head slowly. "No, if she wanted to do this, she wouldn't have left any traces."

"Exactly. Besides, if a girl who has never had a boyfriend before is deceived by a man and suddenly chooses to run away from home, it's even more credible. Ding Lan has had so many boyfriends, would she be easily deceived?" Wei Zhenguo turned the conversation again and said, "Anyway, three years is too long. The honeymoon period can't last that long."

"So, Master, do you suspect that this is... a murder case?" Mu Zhiyang asked in a low voice.

Wei Zhenguo sighed. "A murder case... a murder case is not actually scary. I'm worried about..."

"What are you worried about?"

"What if it's illegal detention?" Wei Zhenguo looked at Mu Zhiyang.

Mu Zhiyang thought about Wei Zhenguo's words and couldn't help but shudder.

As a police officer for a long time, even if he hadn't personally handled certain cases, just by looking at the files and understanding some public information, he could see a lot of dark sides.

And many of these dark sides are very inhumane.

What kind of fate would a beautiful girl have if she was illegally detained for three years? It's chilling to think about it. In fact, according to Mu Zhiyang's thinking, whether a beautiful girl can survive three years of illegal detention is also a question. And if she can't survive, it's hard to say whether it's lucky or unlucky.

"Let's hurry up and meet one more person and then go back to rest," Wei Zhenguo looked at the signpost and led the way.

Mu Zhiyang quickly followed and said as they walked, "The provincial capital also has its own troubles. The territory is too large. It takes us as much time to find one person here as it takes us to find three people in Ningtai."

"Finding someone in the provincial capital is already good enough. Some people have gone to other places," Wei Zhenguo said.

"What about those in other places? Should we go on a business trip to find them?" Mu Zhiyang asked.

"If it's really impossible, just call them first."

"Huang team won't be able to give us more funding, right?" Mu Zhiyang knew that his master's trip this time was already a special case.

Wei Zhenguo took a few breaths and then laughed, "Kid, this is where you need to learn. The more impossible it seems, the closer you are to the truth."

"Like this?"

Wei Zhenguo nodded and said, "You just need to tell your leaders like this, and you can get more funding. Do you understand?"

Mu Zhiyang had just thought about writing down his master's words, but now he didn't know whether he should or not.

Knock, knock, knock.

The two knocked on the door of Room 4 on the 12th floor.

The person who opened the door was Tan Yong, their interviewee this time. He was an ordinary man in his thirties who had divorced and had a slightly strong and rough skin.

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"We're from the Ningtai County Bureau. We have a few questions to ask you..." Mu Zhiyang introduced themselves and followed the procedure of questioning, then asked, "Can we come in and talk?"

"Sure." Tan Yong looked very straightforward and let the two in.

Mu Zhiyang was a little disappointed to see that he didn't have much resistance. After asking a few more questions, he found out that Tan Yong worked for a road and bridge construction company under the Luqiao Group and had been sent to the factory where Ding Lan worked on a project, so he might have come into contact with Ding Lan's bicycle. This made him even more relaxed.

The people they met this time were all those whose fingerprints were found on Ding Lan's bicycle. Strangers who had no connection to her work or life were more likely to arouse suspicion.

Mu Zhiyang looked at his master Wei Zhenguo again, and seeing that he had no intention of questioning, he followed the usual procedure of questioning, asked what he needed to ask, and left their contact information before saying goodbye and leaving.

Tan Yong politely saw them out.

"Okay, we can go back to rest now." Mu Zhiyang pressed the button for the first floor and looked lazy like a traveling dog.

"This person is not right." Wei Zhenguo watched the elevator floors count down one by one, and his muscles gradually tightened.

Mu Zhiyang looked at Wei Zhenguo unexpectedly and subconsciously said, "This person is a state-owned enterprise employee and has no criminal record..."Wei Zhenguo shook his head slowly.

"What's wrong?"

"He's different from the others."

Mu Zhiyang knew that Wei Zhenguo was referring to the other conversation partners and couldn't help but recall, "There are also state-owned enterprises among the others. Most of them are young, and this Tan Yong is in his thirties, but he's not the oldest..."

"It's not that kind of different." Wei Zhenguo shook his head again.

"Then what is it?"

"This Tan Yong..." Wei Zhenguo frowned tightly and repeated, "This Tan Yong...is uglier than the others."

"Huh?"

"Think about it carefully. Everyone we've met today, and even those we met yesterday and the day before, all have good looks. As long as they're male, they look better than you." Wei Zhenguo took out his phone and sent a text message while speaking, and his tone quickened. "This Tan Yong is uglier than you."

Mu Zhiyang felt a little amused but didn't dare to laugh. He said helplessly, "Being ugly doesn't mean he's a bad person."

"If he's ugly, there's no reason for him to touch Ding Lan's bike." Wei Zhenguo continued to send text messages while organizing his thoughts. "Now, the people who touched Ding Lan's bike and left fingerprints can be mainly divided into three categories. The first category is Ding Lan's office colleagues, four in total, none of whom we met this time. The second category is Ding Lan's female friends, very few in number. The third category, which we previously thought was her ex-boyfriend or men she met on social media, but after this trip, I found that these men all have one thing in common: they look good. Except for Tan Yong."

Mu Zhiyang followed Wei Zhenguo's thoughts and became nervous. "Yes, you're right. Is Ding Lan a person who values looks when looking for a man?"

"What her standards are for looking for a man, we can confirm with her colleagues and friends later. But the men who touched her bike are all better-looking than you...except for Tan Yong!"

"You don't have to emphasize this..." Mu Zhiyang smiled bitterly and hesitated. "But Tan Yong has worked on a project in the factory where Ding Lan works, and may have accidentally touched her bike..."

"Well, you have a point. We can't alert the enemy by making a fuss...let's find evidence first." Wei Zhenguo's eyes sparkled.