Chapter 761: Back to Town to Rally the Troops!
After accidentally discovering the hideout of the demonic couple Yan Minsheng and Zhou Shuxia, Li Yi decided to bring these two murderous demons to justice.
Regardless of whether they were actually involved in the missing women cases in Yong County, they could not be allowed to remain in this world and continue harming others.
The main reason was that these two were simply too depraved. While others might kill out of revenge or passion, Yan Minsheng and his wife had a very simple motive: they killed merely to satisfy their need for labor and money at home.
To this end, Yan Minsheng would deliberately approach migrant workers or people with intellectual disabilities in crowded areas. He would tell them he could help them find a partner or hire them for high-paying jobs.
Once he lured them into his home, he would first have them perform chores for him, then, after they fell asleep at night, he would kill them.
In just three short years, this diabolical couple murdered a total of 48 people, 17 of whom were women.
That’s 48 human lives!
So, even if only to prevent further harm to these people, Li Yi would never allow this couple to remain in this world.
Soon, Li Yi had figured out how to search the Yan residence.
After all, hadn’t he just scared Zhou Shuxia so badly that she fell to the ground? Wasn’t that the perfect excuse? He could easily enter the Yan residence under the pretext of apologizing.
Once he was inside the Yan residence, he’d have the chance to search it!
Just as Li Yi was deep in thought, Li Xiaoyan’s voice rang in his ears again: “Comrade Li Yi, that couple from the Yan family is like a pile of stinking dog shit that nobody in our village wants to get near. That thieving woman probably saw you guys driving by and was planning to come steal something—we’ve got to be on our guard!”
“Comrade Xiaoyan, from what you’re saying, does that woman steal things often?” Li Yi asked again.
“Yeah, Yan Minsheng is a petty thief, and that thieving woman is always stealing corn and potatoes from people’s fields. She isn’t afraid of getting caught—after all, with her being the way she is, no one dares to do anything to her!” Li Xiaoyan said.
From their interactions along the way, Li Yi had gotten to know Li Xiaoyan a little bit and didn’t get the impression she was the sharp-tongued, mean-spirited type.
The way she spoke about the Yans clearly meant they’d really messed up.
Plus, Liu Juanjuan had just said the same thing, so it was clear the problem lay with that couple.
Since that was the case, Li Yi decided to take his men straight to the Yan household for a search!
As for a reason? He’d just say he’d lost something in his car, and that woman had been lingering by the car earlier, looking very flustered—that should be reason enough, right?
With that in mind, Li Yi immediately turned to Ye Lingyun and said, “Mom, you and Aunt Juan keep chatting. I’ve got something I need to take care of!”
“All right, don’t go too far!” said Ye Lingyun.
“Okay!”
After saying that, Li Yi led Zhang Ziqiang away from the Liu family’s home!
Once they were out the gate and back in the car, Li Yi immediately said, “Qiangzi, let’s head back to the county seat!”
Zhang Ziqiang didn’t start the car. Instead, he looked at Li Yi and said, “Brother Yi, are you planning to go back and find Captain Xiao?”
Li Yi looked at him in surprise, then asked, “How did you know?”
“Brother Yi, are you planning to investigate that woman?” Zhang Ziqiang said, once again making a startling remark.
“Huh? Why would you say that?”
Li Yi was even more shocked. He hadn’t been very obvious just now—how had this guy seen right through him so quickly?
“There’s something off about that woman!” Zhang Ziqiang declared with absolute certainty.
“How do you know?”
Zhang Ziqiang replied immediately, “The way she looks at us is off!”
“How exactly was it off?”
“Although there was panic, fear, and resistance in her eyes just now, and her facial expressions were convincing, what I saw in her eyes was mostly madness and murderous intent!” Zhang Ziqiang said.
“Murderous intent?”
“Yes, exactly—that kind of murderous intent that seeks to kill someone. For a disabled woman to possess such a killing intent makes me seriously doubt her identity!” Zhang Ziqiang said.
“What identity?” Li Yi asked.
“An enemy spy infiltrating the ranks of the people!”
Zhang Ziqiang continued, “There are quite a few enemy agents from across the strait operating within our country. They’re embedded in every corner of every industry. Some even go so far as to train disabled people as intelligence operatives—or deliberately maim people—just to lull us into a false sense of security!”
Although Zhang Ziqiang’s analysis was somewhat off the mark, Li Yi still found it quite impressive.
He smiled and said, “You’re not quite right, but you’re close enough. Come on, let’s go back and find them!”
“Brother Yi, you really don’t need to go back to get reinforcements. With me and Zhiwen here, we’re more than enough to handle those two!”
Zhang Ziqiang added, “Even if they have accomplices, we’re not worried. The two of us are more than a match for them.”
Li Yi shook his head and said, “I’m not worried that we can’t handle those two. I just want Captain Xiao to come over here!”
Zhang Ziqiang was taken aback for a moment, but then immediately realized that Li Yi was trying to give Xiao Zhanwu a chance to prove himself.
After all, if that couple really were up to no good, it would be a major achievement.
Realizing this, Zhang Ziqiang immediately said, “I understand!”
With that, he started the car and headed straight for Yong County!
Zhang Ziqiang was right—Li Yi really did want to give Xiao Zhanwu a chance to earn merit.
The Yan Minsheng case was known as the biggest case since the founding of the People’s Republic, and its impact was comparable to the Hai County smuggling case supervised by his father-in-law.
Yan Minsheng might not have harmed many people yet, but any murder case was a major case—and one that could earn him credit.
After all, he wasn’t part of the system, and since Zhang Ziqiang and Yang Zhiwen were special security personnel, solving cases wasn’t their job—so claiming these merits would be pointless.
It would be a shame to let such a major achievement go to waste.
So, after much deliberation, Li Yi decided to let Xiao Zhanwu take the credit—it might come in handy later!
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Yong County Police Bureau!
Xiao Zhanwu had just returned to his office when, before he could even catch his breath, he saw Li Yi push the door open and walk in.
Sipping some cold tea, he asked, “Finished up? You don’t need to rush to return the car…”
Before he could finish, Li Yi cut him off: “I’m not here to return the car!”
“Then what are you here for?”
“Gather a few people you trust and come with me. Bring a police dog too!” Li Yi said.
“What for?” Xiao Zhanwu asked urgently.
“To catch someone and solve a case!”
“Solve what case?”
“A murder case!”
Not wanting to explain further, Li Yi cut to the chase: “Stop dawdling—get everyone together right now!”
Although Xiao Zhanwu had no idea what Li Yi was up to, he quickly summoned four or five police officers to gather in the courtyard and, as Li Yi had requested, brought along a police dog.
“Brother Li Yi, this is all the manpower we have left in the squad. Do you think that’s enough?”
Li Yi glanced at them and said, “That’s enough!”
Yan Minsheng and his wife relied entirely on underhanded tactics to commit their murders; in most cases, they struck after their victims had fallen asleep or simply knocked them unconscious. Their actual combat capabilities were actually quite weak.
This was evident from the details of their crimes in his previous life. According to reports, the Yan Minsheng couple’s crimes were linked to the disappearance of a young man.
Back then, the couple lured a young man to their home and killed him. A few days later, the victim’s older brother discovered his younger brother was missing. After some inquiries, he identified Yan Minsheng as a suspect.
Coincidentally, just as the investigation was focusing on Yan Minsheng, another villager searching for a missing relative also arrived at Yan Minsheng’s home.
When both groups realized something was amiss, they immediately took Yan Minsheng to the police station to file a report, which finally exposed the true nature of this diabolical couple.
Setting aside everything else, this evil couple were nothing more than a pair of complete pushovers.
Never mind the heavily armed police officers—even Zhang Ziqiang alone would have been more than enough to easily subdue the couple.
After receiving Li Yi’s approval, Xiao Zhanwu waved his hand and ordered the police officers behind him, “Get in the car!”
Then, he hopped into Li Yi’s car.
Next, the two Jeeps roared out of the county bureau, heading straight for Wangli Village in Wu County.
What Xiao Zhanwu and his men didn’t know was that their journey would uncover a sensational case that would shock the entire nation…
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