30: The beginning of solving Zheng Yiren's problem

His voice was calm, without any hesitation.

Li Qingshu looked deeply at Gao Ze’s serene and tranquil face, feeling an inexplicable stir in her heart.

It’s truly wonderful that there are still people with noble aspirations in this world.

“Miss Li, I have already given you the information about the Guan Shan Community’s demolition housing. You can choose to act on it or not.”

“Regardless, I will provide you with a detailed investment advice report, allowing you to judge whether I can serve as your investment consultant and offer me a high salary.”

Gao Ze glanced at his watch and said, “It’s getting late, and I have duties at the Traffic Police Brigade, so I won’t see you out.”

Whether Li Qingshu decided to acquire the demolition housing or not would not affect his accuracy.

Especially once the news of the Guan Shan Community’s demolition was reported, Li Qingshu would undoubtedly believe his information and very likely choose him as her investment consultant.

He was indeed very busy now, wanting to investigate Mu Yu Rou’s death two years ago, which was the rape case committed by Zheng Yiren.

“Thank you, Mr. Gao!”

Staring at the tightly furrowed brows of the face before her, Li Qingshu swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

Cases involving human lives were indeed more important than money, which reeked of commercialism. It was already incredibly precious that Gao Ze had taken so much time to answer her questions and reveal the news of the Guan Shan Community’s demolition.

However, was the news of the Guan Shan Community’s demolition truly accurate?

Li Qingshu did not doubt that Gao Ze would deceive her, but it was possible that the information Gao Ze obtained was itself false. She had to carefully verify it, as even she would suffer significant financial losses if she bought the demolition housing and it was not demolished.

The best way was to personally visit the Guan Shan Community in Donghai City.

Li Qingshu did not hesitate and immediately drove to the Guan Shan Community.

If Gao Ze’s information was false, she should be able to gather a lot of information by asking the residents of the Guan Shan Community. If the information was true, she would also be able to discover many clues.

Moreover, if the information was true, she would have to purchase property in the Guan Shan Community within a few hours of the news report being announced, so she needed to be on-site.

However, after Li Qingshu arrived at the Guan Shan Community and inquired with the residents, she hesitated.

Gao Ze said that the Guan Shan Community would face demolition, which differed from what the residents of the Guan Shan Community said.

Because, according to many residents of the Guan Shan Community, rumors of the community facing development and demolition had circulated as early as ten years ago, but in these ten years, there had never been a single official government document explicitly stating that the Guan Shan Community would be demolished.

Only those who heard unsubstantiated rumors tried to seize the opportunity to acquire old properties, but they ended up being trapped and were utterly disheartened.

Some original residents hoped for demolition year after year, and rumors circulated every year, but they waited until their hair turned white and still no demolition came.

“Should I trust Gao Ze, or should I hold my ground?”

After gathering the information, Li Qingshu faced a difficult choice.

If she trusted Gao Ze that the Guan Shan Community would be demolished this year, she would gain substantial profits, but if the information was false, she would be trapped and lose a lot of money.

Most importantly, a significant financial loss would be noticed by her father and would affect his evaluation of her.

“What should I do?”

A hint of struggle appeared on her fair and delicate face as Li Qingshu fell into deep thought.

More actions lead to more mistakes, fewer actions lead to fewer mistakes, and no actions lead to no mistakes. If she remained inactive, she would not incur any losses and could wait for the news to be announced to verify the truth of the information.

“If I don’t act, why should I prove myself?”

The image of Gao Ze’s arrest operation in the afternoon appeared, and his words from the afternoon still echoed in her ears. Li Qingshu’s gaze sharpened, and all her struggles and worries vanished in that instant.

With a tap of her finger, twenty million yuan was transferred from her bank card.

.......

Shanghai Criminal Police Brigade.

Captain Shen Gang, who had returned from the Municipal Bureau, soon found the large, burly culprit Sun Haizhu in his interrogation room.

“What crime did this suspect commit?” Shen Gang asked, puzzled.

“This beast killed his wife and dismembered her!”

“The nature is so heinous and brutal!” Shen Gang’s heart trembled, and he immediately asked, “What exactly happened in this case?”

The detective recounted the case, saying, “Sun Haizhu’s wife had an affair, which he discovered. Then Sun Haizhu developed murderous intent and premeditatedly murdered his wife, Wu Yan…”

“Fortunately, you discovered the culprit Sun Haizhu early, otherwise, if he had dismembered his wife and fed her flesh to the Music Academy students, it would likely have topped the trending news, and national public opinion would have exploded.”

Shen Gang breathed a sigh of relief and couldn’t help but ask,

“By the way, who arrested the culprit Sun Haizhu? His intuition is sharp, and his actions are decisive. He did a great job!”

“It’s… it’s…” Several detectives exchanged glances.

“Why are you stammering?” Shen Gang frowned deeply.

“Sun Haizhu was arrested by Traffic Police Gao Ze, and the case was also solved by him.”

There was no way to hide it, so they had to say it.

Shen Gang stood frozen in place: “........”

The entire office fell into an eerie silence, then erupted in furious curses.

“The Criminal Police Brigade, including my face, has been completely disgraced.”

“Gao Ze, a Traffic Police officer, can catch Sun Haizhu, but our Criminal Police Brigade, with 50 or 60 people, can’t catch one Sun Haizhu? Are we inferior to one Gao Ze?”

“Today’s Sun Haizhu, yesterday’s Sun Shuai, Xu Xiaoli, and the fugitive Liu Yaozong!”

After cursing, Shen Gang rushed to the Traffic Police Center.

He had to admit that Gao Ze was truly a talent; not only was he capable, but his luck was also like that of a koi fish.

It had been two days, and he was solving cases every day. Such a person must be brought back to the Criminal Police Brigade.

As luck would have it, just as he walked into the Traffic Police Center, Shen Gang saw Gao Ze, and Zhou Weiguo standing beside him.

“Brother Gao, I finally see you at the Traffic Police Center. You’ve made me wait.”

Shen Gang immediately grasped Gao Ze’s hand, as if afraid he would leave, and his eyes didn’t even glance at Zhou Weiguo, fixated on Gao Ze.

“Captain Shen, is there something you need?” Gao Ze pulled his hands free, shivering. Fortunately, Captain Shen’s intentions were normal, otherwise, he would have knocked him down with one punch.

“Two things!”

“You helped our Criminal Police Brigade find Sun Shuai, arrest Liu Yaozong, and found the dying Xu Xiaoli. We, on behalf of the Criminal Police Brigade, thank you, and I owe you a favor.”

Shen Gang sighed, his gaze fervent: “The second thing is that I want to invite Brother Gao to develop in our Criminal Police Brigade.”

“That place is more suitable for you to display your talents, and your development space and speed will be faster!”

“What nonsense are you spouting!”

Before Gao Ze could speak, Zhou Weiguo on the side started cursing:

“Old Shen, if you want to poach someone, just poach them. Why act so self-righteous and disparage our Traffic Police Brigade?

How is our Traffic Police Brigade not suitable for Xiao Gao’s development? And how is the space and development speed low? In terms of position and rank, how am I inferior to you in the Municipal Bureau?”

“And don’t play that game. Our police force is a state organ; there’s no such thing asGangster (Jianghu spirit of brotherhood) or owing favors.

Gao Ze is not a detective; he’s a Traffic Police officer, but he’s also a police officer. It’s beneficial to the country and the people for a police officer to solve cases; there’s no such thing as owing you a favor!”

“If you want to poach Gao Ze, do it openly and honestly. Being sneaky is meaningless!”

“Alright, then I’ll openly ask Gao Ze to join the Criminal Police Brigade. Do you agree?” Shen Gang gritted his teeth.

“No!”

“If you don’t agree, what are you talking about?!” Shen Gang’s forehead veins bulged. This Zhou Weiguo was too cunning.

“Why can’t I speak? Xiao Gao is my subordinate; I’ve looked after him from the moment he joined the team until now. You, Old Shen, just want to take him away just because you fancy him? Dream on!”

Zhou Weiguo said, “Besides, Xiao Gao isn’t very keen on joining the Criminal Police Brigade, and what can your Criminal Police Brigade offer Xiao Gao?”

“Don’t bother with those empty promises. If Xiao Gao really listens to your persuasion, I’m afraid that once he enters the Criminal Police Brigade, he’ll be envied by both new and old detectives and become a target.”

“Xiao Gao has been with our Traffic Police Brigade for two years; everyone knows him inside and out, and he has friends everywhere. There won’t be any office politics.”

Shen Gang fell silent. Zhou Weiguo’s demands for Gao Ze’s treatment showed that he wasn’t entirely against Gao Ze joining the Criminal Police Brigade; he was genuinely considering Gao Ze’s best interests.

“As for what exactly can be offered, we’ll discuss it after the Municipal Bureau holds the commendation conference for Gao Ze.”

Shen Gang sighed inwardly, looking at Gao Ze without mentioning joining the Criminal Police Brigade again.

Because Zhou Weiguo was not wrong; if Gao Ze rashly joined the Criminal Police Brigade without forming bonds and affection with his colleagues, as he demonstrated his abilities, he would inevitably infringe upon the existing interests.

“Now that sounds like a reasonable person!”

Zhou Weiguo only relented upon hearing this.

“However, if the Criminal Police Brigade encounters difficult cases, I will definitely seek out Gao Ze.” Shen Gang said sincerely, “I hope, Brother Gao, you will not refuse.”

“When faced with difficult and major cases, as a police officer, I am duty-bound.”

Gao Ze did not hesitate in the slightest, which greatly pleased Shen Gang. Compared to a seasoned police veteran like Zhou Weiguo, Gao Ze was clearly more likable and easier to talk to.

But the next second, Gao Ze changed the subject:

“However, if I encounter difficult and major cases, or even cases where the culprit is still at large, Captain Shen, would you be willing to help me?”

“What case?” Shen Gang frowned, “A case that hasn’t been solved yet, and the culprit is still at large?”

Gao Ze said, “Two years ago, the Mu Yu Rou rape case at Donghai Foreign Language High School!”