Wei Zhenguo led a team of six people, including Jiang Yuan, Wen Ming, and Mu Zhiyang, to take a bus to Changyang City and then fly to the provincial capital, Luojin City, in Baijiang Province. The other two people drove a car and planned to travel 1600 kilometers to Luojin City to meet everyone, making it convenient for transportation and escorting prisoners.

Mu Zhiyang, who had just recovered from his injuries, looked energetic and carried his luggage. He smiled and said, "Coming back to solve a long-standing unsolved case feels great. Maybe I can even get a third-class merit."

Saying that, Mu Zhiyang provocatively smiled at Wen Ming.

He knew that Wen Ming wanted to make achievements. Wen Ming's family was also quite influential, living together as a clan, and he didn't have any police relatives. Therefore, he had an urgent need to show off his achievements. It could be considered a necessity.

For Wen Ming, the rumored second-class merit was already the ceiling. He felt that the third-class merit was not very meaningful.

"You would only feel great if you broke your arms and legs." Wen Ming looked at the completely healed Mu Zhiyang and felt a hint of regret in his heart. At that time, if he had charged out and been hit by a bullet, he would have started with a second-class merit!

Mu Zhiyang just chuckled and said, "Even if I broke a leg, I still wouldn't be able to get a first-class merit. So, my small injuries and big injuries are the most cost-effective. Besides, it's mainly a gunshot wound, and the case is also a heavyweight. How should I put it, it's a combination of timing, location, and people. You can't do without any of them..." Wen Ming felt dissatisfied and helpless.

Wei Zhenguo ignored them and walked beside Jiang Yuan, saying, "Detectives in small county towns are always running to the provincial capital. Nowadays, young people not only like to work in the provincial capital but also like to travel there. They force us to go on business trips non-stop."

"They used to like going to Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou." Wen Ming said, "But now the cost of living in first-tier cities is too high, so everyone has scattered."

"Young people with money have more pursuits and ambitions." Wei Zhenguo summarized his experience with an old-fashioned tone and said, "Nowadays, even those who commit crimes find Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou too much pressure. If there's too much pressure, just don't commit crimes." In that case, those who go to the provincial capital are relatively more ambitious. I've noticed that some criminals, after committing a crime, directly go to tourist attractions, which are fun and beautiful."

Wei Zhenguo snorted and said, "Those who go to tourist areas can stay there for a while and start learning how to cheat tourists. Some can earn more money than staying at home. It's differentiated competition." Mu Zhiyang laughed twice.

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Jiang Yuan shook his head while listening but didn't say anything. He noticed the sign for the first-class cabin lounge next to him and pulled Wei Zhenguo over, saying, "Let's sit here." Wei Zhenguo looked at Jiang Yuan and waited to hear his plan. Jiang Yuan took out a black card and said, "I can bring unlimited people with this." "Alright, let's go in then." Wei Zhenguo didn't waste any words. The others followed with smiles on their faces.

Rest, buffet, boarding, airplane meal, landing, and eating airport pickup meal!!! By the time everyone checked into the hotel, they were all tired.

Even young people like Mu Zhiyang, due to his recent recovery, quickly fell asleep. Wei Zhenguo and the other veteran detectives were even more exhausted and didn't want to say a word. Early the next morning, the local police from Luojin City, who had been contacted in advance, were waiting in the lobby on the first floor. Wei Zhenguo got up early and thanked them as soon as they met.

It was theoretically possible to ask the local police to arrest the person, but it would be troublesome to exchange official letters, and the other party might not take it seriously. After working on the case for so long, it would be very frustrating if they couldn't catch the person just because they didn't want to go on a business trip.

In the end, for ordinary cases, the local detectives would be asked to handle it, but for major cases, they mainly relied on themselves, with the local colleagues cooperating. Jiang Yuan volunteered to join the arrest team and didn't mind going on a business trip. He came downstairs early.

The local police officers were already gathered, and one of them said, "The person you want to arrest, Liu Yuquan, works at a supermarket in our area. I inquired about him and he seems to be doing quite well."

"He's on the run, how could he be doing well?" Wei Zhenguo smiled, his words sharp. Among the four out of eight people who were most likely the culprits, if Jiang Yuan had to choose only one person, he would choose this person. This was also the reason why Jiang Yuan wanted to participate in the arrest of this person. If needed, Jiang Yuan could also collect relevant information and physical evidence on the way. The local police officer just laughed and didn't say anything else, saying, "Shall we leave now?" "Wait a moment, our colleagues have rented a car and will be here soon." Wei Zhenguo nodded. Their car had also arrived in the morning. It was just in time.

However, a license plate from Shannan Province was not suitable to be seen now. So they made an appointment in advance and rented a car for Wen Ming to drive early in the morning. In a while, the vehicles were ready. With ten people divided into three cars, they went directly to the suspect's community and waited outside. Wei Zhenguo's plan was to arrest him on the way to work.

The supermarket was still quite crowded, and it had a winding layout, which was a familiar environment for the suspect and could increase his resistance. In a different place, the suspect might be easier to capture. From the perspective of the arrest, Wei Zhenguo hoped everything would go smoothly. Before 8 o'clock, the three cars stopped at the entrance of the suspect's community.

The community, built around 10 years ago, looked good on the outside and was within the city limits. Several people were guarding the area, and Wen Ming asked the local police officer who was driving, "The houses here must be expensive, right?""Yeah, the kind I can't afford." The police officer said calmly. Wen Ming clicked his tongue twice, "Even scum can live in such a good house."

"He found a rich and beautiful woman." The police officer had checked the suspect's information, "It should be the woman's family who bought the house. He just took advantage of it." Wen Ming widened his eyes, "Why?"

"On the run, sweet talker, and a fabricated pitiful background, isn't that what women want?" Wei Zhenguo had seen a lot, he said, "However, he also fell here." "Why?"

"He probably needed to get married, so he took out his ID to register. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to find him." Wei Zhenguo speculated, "This guy probably has a fake identity, but he can't use it to get married."

Wen Ming finally realized, and couldn't help but sigh, "After all, it's been thirteen years, normal people would think it's in the past." "The cold case from thirteen years ago?" The local police officer just received a cigarette from Jiang Yuan and his attention was drawn away. He only knew that it was a major cold case, but he didn't know the details. Wen Ming nodded, then proudly said, "Our forensic expert Jiang Yuan reconstructed the scene and cracked the case from thirteen years ago." "It's not completely solved yet." Jiang Yuan modestly said. Wen Ming shook his head, "In my opinion, it's as good as solved...

As they were talking, a middle-aged man holding a child's hand walked out of the community. "This is the person you're looking for." The local police officer looked carefully, then said, "He should be taking the child to kindergarten."

"This guy has a kid, and he can go to kindergarten!!!" Wen Ming couldn't help but grumble.

"Calm down." Wei Zhenguo lightly patted Wen Ming's shoulder, then picked up the walkie-talkie and whispered, "All units, do not arrest yet, hold off. Do not arrest."

Wen Ming looked at Wei Zhenguo in surprise, "Aren't we arresting him? We have so many people, we can just assign two to protect the child."

"No arrest." Wei Zhenguo said, "Arresting under these circumstances can cause a backlash, which will make the interrogation difficult later. We'll follow him, wait for him to drop off the child, and arrest him on the way back.

On the other hand, although this man is a sex offender with a criminal record, he has not yet been convicted and is just one of the eight suspects. Wei Zhenguo felt that there was no need to publicly expose his wounds.

Even Jiang Yuan is not sure who the real murderer is, so it's better to keep the scope of the arrest small for everyone's benefit. Three cars alternated, Jiang Yuan watched as the suspect dropped off the child at "Tianxin International Bilingual Kindergarten", then went to a breakfast shop. From his demeanor, it was clear that he had lost his vigilance against being investigated.

Indeed, if he is indeed the murderer, thirteen years of peaceful life would be enough for him to forget the girl who died on the rooftop. She was only sixteen when she died.

"Enter the intersection, then arrest. Car 2, block the front." Wei Zhenguo began to direct the arrest. The police officers in the three cars moved according to the command, naturally forming a circle. Having been catching thieves for over twenty years, Wei Zhenguo had never fought such a well-prepared battle. "Go." Wei Zhenguo saw the right moment, signaled the driver to stop the car, and got out himself. Ahead, several pairs of strong men walking in twos heard a whistle and suddenly sprang into action. The suspect, still standing dumbfounded at the scene, was thinking "run". Immediately after, he was forcefully pinned to the ground.

At the same time, two officers who were a step behind pulled his hands out from his arms. "Liu Yuquan, do you know why you're being arrested?" Wei Zhenguo didn't play by the book, he asked in the local dialect. The dialect of Shannan is not heavy, but as long as you've lived in Shannan for a few years, you can understand it. Liu Yuquan, who was still struggling, was stunned when he heard Wei Zhenguo's question. "Liu Yuquan, do you know why you're being arrested?" Wei Zhenguo asked again. Liu Yuquan lifted his head, his shoulders trembled twice, and he whispered, "I know." Wei Zhenguo was delighted inside, it seemed they had caught the right person. The interrogation had actually started before the arrest.

Now, Liu Yuquan, who had just dropped off his child at the kindergarten, couldn't help but think of his wife and child. He knew that from this moment on, the castle he had built on the sand had collapsed. The strong sense of disillusionment made him not care about his own life, let alone resist.

After all, he was just an ordinary sex offender who occasionally disrespected women. Even though he had acted on impulse multiple times, he had only killed one teenage girl. Thirteen years of peaceful life did not make him grow, but only made him more ordinary and more vulnerable.