27: Second-class individual merit, promotion in rank

About twenty minutes later.

Zhou Weiguo arrived at the Dongpo Meat Shop with seven or eight Traffic Police officers, accompanied by two police officers from the forensic doctor center, who were carrying various forensic equipment.

"Gao Ze, you kid found another murder case?"

"What kind of murder case is it?"

Zhou Weiguo looked curious and moved. When he first heard Gao Ze's call, he wondered why Gao Ze hadn't come to the Traffic Police Brigade. After learning that a murder case had been discovered and the murderer apprehended, he was incredibly shocked.

Yesterday, Gao Ze solved three cases in one day, snatching the work from the Shanghai Criminal Police Brigade.

Is he snatching work from the Criminal Police Brigade again today?

When Shen Gang finds out, he'll be green with envy!

"It's a dismemberment murder case. This unconscious fat man lying on the ground is the murderer, Sun Haizhu."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Ze immediately looked at Li Qingshu, whose body was trembling. Li Qingshu met his gaze and immediately understood, covering her ears.

Only then did Gao Ze calmly describe the situation of the body parts he saw in the back kitchen:

"Sun Haizhu killed his wife, Wu Yan, and dismembered her.

Wu Yan's body parts are hidden in the freezer in the restaurant's back kitchen, and some human tissue parts have already been ground into mince, mixed with pork, but they should not have been consumed by the Music Academy students yet."

"My goodness, that's so brutal!"

Zhou Weiguo and the Traffic Police officers he brought with him changed their expressions slightly, looking at each other.

The brutality of the murder case had far exceeded their imagination. They didn't want to think about the appearance of the human body parts, but fortunately, they had also dealt with body tissues shattered by car accidents in the past, so they could barely accept it.

Two male students who had been working part-time at the restaurant instantly turned pale and their legs went weak upon hearing this.

"Why did Sun Haizhu kill his wife, Wu Yan?" Zhou Weiguo asked, taking a deep breath.

"He probably realized his wife, Wu Yan, was having an affair and wanted to run off with his money. That's why Sun Haizhu had murderous intentions."

After Gao Ze finished examining Wu Yan's body parts from the back kitchen freezer, he took Sun Haizhu's phone, unlocked it, and went through the couple's chat history.

Sun Haizhu and Wu Yan's chat history was very detailed, containing a large number of arguments. The clues were clear and accurate, almost requiring no detailed investigation.

"So that's how it is. Then how did you, kid, discover Sun Haizhu's wife-killing again?"

Zhou Weiguo was full of confusion, exclaiming, "The Criminal Police Brigade hasn't encountered a murder case, but you did, and you even caught the murderer. If Shen Gang knew, he'd probably be mad with envy."

Gao Ze had already prepared his explanation, saying:

"Yesterday, I came to the Music Academy to see my sister, Xiao Hui, and I ate at this Dongpo Meat Shop."

"While I was dining, I happened to hear my sister mention that the restaurant owner, Wu Yan, usually appeared, but my sister said she hadn't seen Wu Yan for several days in a row."

"Moreover, my sister also occasionally met the restaurant owner, Wu Yan, and a male classmate from the school being intimate."

"So I became suspicious of Sun Haizhu, the owner of the Dongpo Meat Shop, suspecting that Wu Yan might have been murdered. After a day of investigation, I confirmed that Sun Haizhu was very likely to have killed Wu Yan, so I went to the restaurant to apprehend him."

Gao Ze's explanation was not particularly clever and had loopholes, but with the murder case already solved, no police officer would check surveillance to see if Gao Ze had truly been to the Dongpo Meat Shop yesterday.

"You kid are truly a lucky charm, another meritorious deed!"

After listening, Zhou Weiguo and the Traffic Police officers were filled with emotion and envy:

"After solving this dismemberment murder case, few people in our bureau's Criminal Investigation Brigade have solved more cases and earned more merits than you."

Gao Ze smiled, "Luck, just good luck."

"Escort the murderer, Sun Haizhu, back to our Traffic Police Center, and also bring back the victim Wu Yan's human body parts. At the same time, I'd like to trouble the forensic doctor comrades with the painstaking examination."

Zhou Weiguo rolled his eyes at Gao Ze, completely ignoring him.

Good luck?

He absolutely didn't believe that. If it was just pure luck, could Gao Ze have solved three cases in a row yesterday?

And even extracted Xu Xiaoli's whereabouts from Liu Yaozong, whom the Shanghai Bureau's Criminal Investigation Brigade couldn't interrogate, and even made Shen Gang come to the Traffic Police Center to wait for Gao Ze?

Today, he solved another dismemberment murder case?

Gao Ze clearly had both ability and luck.

.......

Half an hour later.

Gao Ze, Zhou Weiguo, and others returned to the Shanghai Traffic Police Center, transferring the awakened murderer Sun Haizhu, the victim Wu Yan's body parts, and the two male students working at the restaurant to the Criminal Investigation Brigade for handling.

The Traffic Police Brigade does not have the function of handling criminal cases; they can only cooperate.

However, with this dismemberment murder case being solved by Gao Ze, the Traffic Police Center also gained some recognition.

It was just that this time, among the Criminal Police Brigade personnel who came to receive them, Gao Ze did not see Captain Shen Gang.

"Captain Zhou, why didn't Captain Shen Gang show up?" Gao Ze asked.

"Old Shen went to the Municipal Bureau for a meeting."

Zhou Weiguo glanced at Gao Ze. In fact, he was still hiding some things. After Shen Gang hit a wall with him and couldn't get Gao Ze, he went to the Municipal Bureau to request someone, insisting on getting Gao Ze into the Criminal Investigation Brigade.

"Xiao Gao, the captain has been good to you all these years, hasn't he?"

"Of course, very good!" Gao Ze was slightly puzzled: "Why does Captain Zhou say that?"

To be honest, Zhou Weiguo was indeed good to him. Even before he displayed his past life's case-solving experience and ability, he often took care of him, rarely assigning him harsh tasks, allowing him time to take care of his younger siblings and also work part-time to earn money.

Zhou Weiguo lit a cigarette, exhaled a puff of smoke, and looked at Gao Ze with burning eyes, not hiding anything:

"That kid Old Shen wants you to join the Criminal Police Brigade; he's been waiting for you here!"

"If Captain Zhou doesn't agree, then I won't join the Criminal Investigation Brigade!"

"What about your own wishes?" Zhou Weiguo grinned, very satisfied with Gao Ze's attitude, and handed him a cigarette.

However, if Gao Ze truly wanted to join the Criminal Investigation Brigade, he wouldn't stop him.

"Anyway, we're all in the Shanghai Public Security Bureau. Being in the Traffic Police or Criminal Police doesn't make much difference to me. My rank is still very low."

Gao Ze took the cigarette, not lighting it, and smiled, "Let's wait until my merits are awarded first!"

"Then I can give you a hint. Based on your performance of solving three cases in a row yesterday and even appearing on 'Government Affairs Voice,' after discussions by the director and the Municipal Bureau, you will be awarded a personal second-class merit, your police rank will change, and your level will also be promoted given your work experience."

Zhou Weiguo smiled and patted Gao Ze's shoulder, saying with satisfaction:

"This weekend, the director will also hold a commendation meeting for you, and leaders from the Municipal Bureau will also come. But they didn't expect that you solved another case today."

"I really don't know what kind of expressions those leaders will have then!"