The Case of Love

Chapter 26 Scavengers

"Okay, Xiaohan, your analysis makes sense! But how can we find this mistress?" Li Zhisong turned around excitedly and joined the discussion.

"Go to Zhao Xiaogang's company and ask his driver or secretary. Maybe someone will know." Su Xiaohan suggested.

"I don't think they know. Wang Chunjiang knows nothing about it." Li Zhisong frowned.

"Wang Chunjiang is Zhao Xiaogang's childhood friend, and also a mutual friend of him and Wu Yan. If Zhao Xiaogang has someone outside, he probably wouldn't let Wang Chunjiang know, for fear that he would let the cat out of the bag." Su Xiaohan put herself in Zhao Xiaogang's shoes and speculated.

"That makes sense! Let's wait a little longer. If there are no clues here, we will go to Zhao Xiaogang's company. What do you think, boss?" Li Zhisong immediately asked Zhou Yifeng for instructions.

While speaking, he noticed that Zhou Yifeng was looking straight out of the car window. Following his gaze, he saw a man carrying a large, dirty and torn bag and walking towards the garbage dump.

"Someone is coming!" Li Zhisong shouted excitedly.

Zhou Yifeng pushed the door and got out of the car, followed by Li Zhisong and Su Xiaohan. The three of them walked quickly towards the man who suddenly appeared.

Just like the previous man’s reaction, he was also surprised by the sudden appearance of three people.

They did not ask him about Zhao Xiaogang's situation, but he also said that he had not seen Qiangzi in the past two days.

"Do you know where Qiangzi lives?" Zhou Yifeng felt it was abnormal that someone who often appeared suddenly disappeared.

"He seemed to have said once that he was in Village A, but I don't know exactly where that was," the man recalled.

"Okay, thank you!" Zhou Yifeng thanked with a smile.

Looking up at Zhou Yifeng, Su Xiaohan was moved. Although Zhou Yifeng usually looked serious and cold, he was very kind to the common people, and could even be described as gentle.

Back in the car, Zhou Yifeng decided to go to Village A to inquire. Li Zhisong started the car and drove towards Village A according to the navigation.

On the way, Zhou Yifeng received a call from Ma Nan. He checked and found that Zhao Xiaogang's car was parked in the company's underground parking lot and had not been moved for a long time. Zhu Xiaofeng learned from Wang Chunjiang that in addition to the company, Zhao Xiaogang sometimes went to a teahouse to drink tea, and there was no other place he went to frequently. At this moment, Zhu Xiaofeng and Xu Jungang were on their way to the teahouse.

"Boss, if Zhao Xiaogang is really the murderer, he must have planned it for a long time, and he is also very aware of anti-reconnaissance, so he didn't even drive the car." Li Zhisong pondered.

"Is there another possibility that he has no money to fill up the gas tank?" Su Xiaohan said jokingly.

"Xiao Han, you..." Li Zhisong was amused by her.

"It's entirely possible. He's in too much debt and may have run out of money." Zhou Yifeng agreed with Su Xiaohan's idea.

Thinking of the clues found in the past two days, Su Xiaohan speculated: "Captain Zhou, Ma Nan found out that Zhao Xiaogang bought personal accident insurance with a total amount of 4 million from 200 insurance companies at the end of last year and the beginning of this year. It is so strange that a person who is short of money buys so much insurance, especially personal accident insurance! If he wants to get the money, something must happen, but it can't really happen, so he found a 'scapegoat', threw him in the car and burned him to cover up his true identity."

"Okay, junior sister, I agree with your idea. This Zhao Xiaogang is an insurance fraud!" Before Zhou Yifeng could express his opinion, Li Zhisong verbally praised the junior sister. If he was not driving, he would have given her two thumbs up.

"Yes, Xiaohan's analysis makes sense, but we still lack evidence. Perhaps, we will find evidence soon." Zhou Yifeng turned around and looked at Su Xiaohan, giving her a look of praise and encouragement. When he turned back, Su Xiaohan subconsciously looked at him. He was wearing a white shirt that day, with his sleeves neatly rolled up to his forearms, revealing perfect muscle lines. Maybe it was because of the heat, a few strands of his hair stuck to his face, making him look even more handsome.

In an instant, Su Xiaohan was so fascinated by the handsome man in front of her that her face turned red and her heart started beating fast.

After a moment of distraction, she quickly organized her thoughts. They were going to investigate a case, and she didn't want to be discovered that she was still daydreaming at this time.

Ten minutes later, the car entered Village A. The road in the village was very narrow, with only two lanes on the left and right. After entering the village, Li Zhisong slowed down the car. Zhou Yifeng and Su Xiaohan looked at both sides of the road. When there were several people gathered, Zhou Yifeng signaled Li Zhisong to pull over.

Li Zhisong understood that there should be gains in a place where grandpas and aunts gathered together to chat.

For fear of scaring the elderly people, Zhou Yifeng did not identify himself as a policeman after getting out of the car. He only said that he was Qiangzi's distant relative and wanted to come and see him.

It was pretty much as they expected. When they mentioned Qiangzi, several elderly people said they knew him.

"Uncle, do you know where he lives? I heard that Qiangzi often goes to the garbage dump to pick up trash, but he hasn't been there in the past two days." Zhou Yifeng asked.

"Qiangzi's house is easy to find. It's on the north side of the village, the smallest and most dilapidated house. Qiangzi is a very pitiful child. He is poor and almost fifty years old, but he can't even find a wife." The old man sighed.

"Almost fifty years old, which matches the age of the deceased!" Su Xiaohan's heart was shocked.

Zhou Yifeng continued to ask questions and basically understood Qiangzi's situation. In the eyes of these uncles and aunts, although Qiangzi was poor and had some mental problems, he was kind and enthusiastic. He was willing to lend a hand to the elderly living alone in the village who needed help. The villagers liked him very much and often gave him some food and clothes.

"Uncle, have you seen Qiangzi these two days?" Su Xiaohan asked.

"I haven't seen him these two days! Qiangzi always goes to the garbage dump, and it seems that he always goes there in the afternoon. You can go to his house and see, he might be at home now!" suggested the old man.

"Okay, we'll go over and take a look. Thank you!" Zhou Yifeng was still very polite.

After learning about Qiangzi's situation, Zhou Yifeng and the other two got in the car and drove to the north of the village. Near the end of the north of the village, they saw a small and dilapidated house.

They got out of the car, and Li Zhisong asked people on the roadside and confirmed that the house in front of them was Qiangzi's residence.

Li Zhisong shouted to people inside through the low wall, but no one responded after several calls.

"Boss, he shouldn't be at home, otherwise everyone would be able to hear me with such a loud voice."

"Let's go in and take a look!" As he spoke, Zhou Yifeng pushed open the door.

The small yard was filled with mineral water bottles, cardboard boxes and other sundries. However, although there were many things, they were all classified and placed, so it did not look very messy.

Walking along the narrow path, Zhou Yifeng tried to pull the door, but it was ajar. Zhou Yifeng walked in first, and Su Xiaohan and Li Zhisong followed him in.