445: Chapter 445 A Great Victory

Han Jingyang naturally didn't care.

They were adults.

Throwing a tantrum was one thing, cutting ties was another, and being enemies was yet another.

The relationship between him and Zhang Zhiyang could only be described as having lost its friendship; they hadn't had a falling out or cut ties, they just tacitly ended their previous friendship and maintained a level of politeness when they met.

No deep involvement.

But it didn't mean they would never speak again.

On the contrary, the respect that should be given still had to be given.

It was enough to treat him as the most ordinary of friends.

Because there was no deep-seated hatred between the two of them.

It was just that he didn't know what problem had occurred on Zhang Zhiyang's end to suddenly make him become distant and cold.

Because of this, Zhang Zhiyang still had some face in his eyes, and he didn't mind letting Zhang Zhiyang take a few photos.

There was no loss in taking a few photos.

As long as Zhang Zhiyang didn't think about seizing his spoils of war.

Zhang Zhiyang, on the other hand, was overjoyed; he had thought he would be rejected and hadn't expected Han Jingyang to give him so much face. If he hadn't still been thinking about the orders from above, he really would have wanted to hug Han Jingyang and pour his heart out.

Han Jingyang was his lucky star and the lucky star of their unit; when their relationship with Han Jingyang was good, their work proceeded very smoothly, and they had solved several major cases in just one month.

But after being forced to give Han Jingyang the cold shoulder, progress in all aspects had been difficult. Especially with tonight's case, if they had a good relationship with Han Jingyang, Shen Yuhai and his people wouldn't have been involved at all.

If he had known earlier, he should have tried his best to persuade his boss.

Unfortunately, things had come to this, and there was no longer any room for recovery. Han Jingyang was not a clay figure who could be pulled over and pushed away at will without any reaction; on the contrary, Han Jingyang had a very bad temper. Trying to make nice in this situation would not only result in being looked down upon by Han Jingyang but might even lead to getting a beating from him.

For now, he would just try to maintain the status quo; there would surely be an opportunity to ease the relationship with Han Jingyang in the future.

Definitely!

While Zhang Zhiyang was secretly calculating, he was also working hard to help Han Jingyang dig holes.

He felt heartache as he dug.

These were all good things.

Yet he could only watch helplessly as they slipped through his fingers.

He could only watch helplessly as Han Jingyang pocketed all these good things.

If he had a good relationship with Han Jingyang, even if he didn't get them for free, exchanging or even buying a few items wouldn't be a problem.

What a pity.

Sigh.

Shen Yuhai and his team rescued the victims, took photos of the scene for evidence, took away the bodies, and then evacuated immediately.

Before leaving, Shen Yuhai found Han Jingyang: "Brother, I'll head back first to return the victims to their families. The rest of the matters can be handled slowly. I'll leave everything here to you. That guy surnamed Zhang... I doubt he'd dare do anything to you, and he's not a bad person. You can talk to him if anything comes up. When it comes to principles, I trust him. However, there are others you must guard against."

Han Jingyang understood what Shen Yuhai meant.

Some people who seemed like teammates might not be reliable.

But Zhang Zhiyang was definitely reliable.

These words coming from Shen Yuhai's mouth carried no small amount of weight; it was a very high evaluation.

Moreover, Shen Yuhai was qualified to say such things, given his age, experience, status, and the nature of his work; he knew a lot of information that ordinary people did not.

Additionally, while Shen Yuhai was speaking on behalf of Zhang Zhiyang on the surface.

But the deeper meaning was to remind him that some people were unreliable, especially among his teammates.

These words... were terrifying upon closer reflection.

Han Jingyang understood: "I'll be careful."

Shen Yuhai patted Han Jingyang's arm and turned to leave.

Han Jingyang looked down at the little girl beside him, Yang Yujie: "What about you? Why don't you go back with your Uncle Shen?"

Yang Yujie shook her head decisively: "No, I... I want to go back with Uncle Han."

"That's fine then," Han Jingyang stuffed the shovel into the little girl's hand. "Help dig the holes. The sooner we finish digging, the sooner we go back."

"Okay," the little girl was full of energy, swinging the small shovel with great speed.

Han Jingyang was naturally not exploiting the little girl but helping her relieve psychological pressure, distract her, and eliminate her previous psychological shadows.

The murderer was terrifying?

Then tear down the murderer's courtyard with your own hands.

It was that simple.

As for the other victims, he was powerless; the police should have more professional psychologists to provide psychological therapy for them.

The group stayed busy until ten o'clock the next morning before Fugui Yaju was completely emptied.

Not a single valuable item was left.

Everything was packed up by Han Jingyang.

It could be said to be a complete victory; not only were the victims successfully rescued, but the main murderer was also successfully killed, and countless spoils of war were captured.

So on the way back, Han Jingyang and the others were quite happy.

Even the little girl, who had been quite frightened, showed a smile.

Only Zhang Zhiyang's group had worked in vain for half a day and gained nothing.

Watching Han Jingyang and the others leave.

Zhang Zhiyang's deputy grumbled in a low voice, "Section Chief, are we just going to have made this trip for nothing?"

Zhang Zhiyang gave a light chuckle: "What do you mean 'for nothing'? We've obtained a lot of important information, okay? Especially the reappearance of Ling Xiao. This information is extremely important, more important than any spoils of war."

"But it's still too frustrating. We had to act as Han Jingyang's assistants and dig holes, working all night without even a token of appreciation. It's simply..."

"What do you know? That's Han Jingyang. Most people don't even have the qualification to dig holes for Han Jingyang, understand?"

"That's still too much bullying."

"Who told him to be so strong and to stand so upright? He's powerful and doesn't do bad things; instead, he often performs meritorious deeds. Even if you wanted to find fault, you couldn't find any. In other words, he has the right to be arrogant. Never mind you and me, even if the people from above came, they would still have to dig holes obediently and ask Han Jingyang with a smile if the digging met his standards."

"That exaggerated?"

"Exaggerated? I'm being conservative. If Han Jingyang were willing to give some benefits, the attitude of those people above would be even more exaggerated."

"Then why did we suddenly cut off contact with Han Jingyang? Wasn't the relationship quite good before?"

Zhang Zhiyang opened his mouth, then slapped him: "Got nothing to do? Asking all these questions. Go to work! Dig three feet into the ground of this courtyard for me. Don't miss anything of value."

He really had no way to answer that question.

How could he answer?

Say it was the superior's order?

If he said that, he'd be scolded to death by his superior the next moment.

He had accepted a stupid order from his superior, so he could only be the scapegoat and hold on through gritted teeth no matter how much he was questioned.

Can't hold on?

Then why didn't the superior just issue an official document? Why did they have to issue a secret order specifically to you, Section Chief Zhang?

Zhang Zhiyang felt bitter in his heart.

Just as he was feeling depressed, a subordinate suddenly ran out: "Boss, I found a mobile hard drive in a hidden compartment."

"A mobile hard drive?" Zhang Zhiyang was overjoyed.

The hard drive wasn't worth much.

But the information inside was very valuable.

Han Jingyang didn't care for this kind of thing, but for them, it was a priceless treasure.

Zhang Zhiyang immediately called a technician over to analyze it.

The hard drive wasn't locked.

The information inside could be read directly.

But the moment he saw those data, Zhang Zhiyang's face changed instantly, turning pale as a sheet. He broke into a cold sweat, his eyes filled with disbelief: "This, this..."