The Case of Love

Chapter 63 Determining Identity
The DNA comparison of the woman in the cave yielded a result, and it matched a man named Zhang Hongtao in the DNA database. The man was from Z City, Province B, and was 60 years old. Three years ago, his only daughter Zhang Hong disappeared and was suspected of being abducted, so the DNA database had information about the couple. At the same time, Sun Yidan found several semen stains on Zhang Hong's clothes, which were currently being tested.

After learning the identity of the woman in the cave and finding important clues, everyone in the team was very excited. Zhou Yifeng quickly contacted Zhang Hongtao, verified the relevant information with him, and told him about Zhang Hong's situation. Zhang Hongtao was filled with mixed feelings, and immediately bought a plane ticket and came to Beijing with his wife.

In the hospital, the old couple burst into tears when they saw their daughter had gone insane and didn't recognize them at all. Zhou Yifeng and Su Xiaohan went to question them after they calmed down.

Zhang Hongtao said that his daughter disappeared when she went to Lin City to look for a job after graduating from university. He reported the case to the police after his daughter went missing, and he and his wife have been trying every possible way to find their daughter, but it was as if his daughter had disappeared from this world, with no news.

After leaving the hospital, Zhou Yifeng and Su Xiaohan checked Zhang Hong's social relationships based on the information they learned from Zhang Hongtao. They both became suspicious of Zhang Hong's boyfriend Guo Peng.

"Captain Zhou, Zhang Hongtao said that three years ago he only knew that his daughter had a boyfriend named Guo Peng, but he had never met Guo Peng in person. He asked his daughter to send him photos, but his daughter said they had never taken photos together. This is a bit abnormal. People in love should love taking photos together the most!" Su Xiaohan frowned and said to Zhou Yifeng.

"That's right! And at that time, Zhang Hongtao asked Zhang Hong's two friends, and they both said they had never seen Guo Peng. It seems that this Guo Peng is very mysterious." Zhou Yifeng echoed.

"Captain Zhou, if there is something wrong with Guo Peng, then 'Guo Peng' may not be his real name." Su Xiaohan said while thinking.

"Whether he is called Guo Peng or not, the most urgent thing is that we have to find him!" Zhou Yifeng looked stern.

While the two were talking, Li Zhisong came in from outside with a happy look on his face: "Boss, I checked the surveillance camera closest to the cave as you said, and found a suspicious van. It stands to reason that the area is very desolate, and few people go there except for some hikers. But this car frequently goes in and out of there, there must be something wrong!"

"Okay, contact your colleagues in the traffic police team and find the owner of the van as soon as possible." Zhou Yifeng said to Li Zhisong.

Li Zhisong left with a brisk step. Seeing Zhang Hong being tortured like that, they were both worried and angry, and they all hoped to solve the case as soon as possible, redress Zhang Hong's injustice, and let the criminals get the punishment they deserve.

The owner of the van was quickly identified. His name was Zhao Weiyu, a native of Zhaojia Village, and he currently ran a small restaurant in W Village.

Li Zhisong called Zhao Weiyu's mobile number, but the other party's phone was turned off. Zhou Yifeng asked Ma Nan to locate the location of Zhao Weiyu's van, and he, Su Xiaohan and Li Zhisong rushed to Zhaojia Village. They rushed to the door of Zhao Weiyu's restaurant in Zhaojia Village and found that the door of the restaurant was closed and no one was inside.

Li Zhisong asked around and found out that the restaurant had been in business and was doing well, and had only closed in the past few days.

"Boss, there must be something wrong with this Zhao Weiyu! He must have discovered that the people in the cave were missing, guessed something had happened and ran away!" Li Zhisong said with certainty.

"Let's go to his house again!" Zhou Yifeng didn't rush to draw conclusions.

"Yes, boss!" Li Zhisong agreed and went to open the car door.

The three of them got in the car and drove towards Zhao Weiyu's home.

Like the restaurant, the door of Zhao Weiyu's house was also closed. They knocked hard several times, but no one came out. Seeing an old man sitting in front of the door of the courtyard next to Zhao Weiyu's house, Li Zhisong hurried forward to ask.

"Uncle, is this Zhao Weiyu's home? Do you know where his family has gone?" Pointing at the Zhao family's gate, Zhou Yifeng asked politely.

"I haven't seen his family for several days," said the old man.

"Uncle, when was the last time you saw Zhao Weiyu?" Zhou Yifeng asked. "It seemed to be three days ago. I saw him go out and never saw him come back." The old man thought for a while and said.

"Besides him, is there anyone else in his family?" Su Xiaohan asked.

"It seemed like he was the only one living in his house, but there were always people coming," the old man recalled.

"Uncle, do you know who are these people? Where can we find them?" Su Xiaohan's eyes were shining.

"I don't know all those people. There's one named Shengzi, the eldest son of Zhang Guangcai in the village. If you want to find Zhao Weiyu, you can go and ask him if he knows where the child has gone." The old man suggested.

Su Xiaohan looked at Zhou Yifeng happily and asked the old man for the address of Zhang Guangcai's home.

The three of them got in the car again and headed straight for Zhang Guangcai's house.

Zhang Guangcai was the only one at home. According to him, his son Zhang Sheng had been on a business trip for the past few days and had not returned yet. He did not know when he would return.

Zhou Yifeng used Zhang Guangcai's mobile phone to call Zhang Sheng. The call was connected at first, but the other party hung up quickly. When he called again, the other party didn't answer.

Zhou Yifeng asked Zhang Guangcai about the relationship between his son and Zhao Weiyu, and he said they were childhood friends and opened a restaurant together. He repeatedly assured Zhou Yifeng that his son had been honest since childhood and would never do anything illegal.

Zhou Yifeng asked him for a photo of Zhang Sheng and Zhao Weiyu, then left with Su Xiaohan and Li Zhisong.

"Boss, Zhang Guangcai looks quite honest and doesn't seem to be lying." Li Zhisong said after getting in the car.

"We'll soon know whether he lied or not! Let's go to the hospital!" Zhou Yifeng seemed to be thinking about something.

"Captain Zhou, do you mean to let Zhang Hong see this photo and see how she reacts?" Su Xiaohan asked.

Zhou Yifeng didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded at her.

"Okay, junior sister, you and the boss have such a good understanding. I really can't compare to you!" Seeing how the two of them were in perfect sync, Li Zhisong couldn't help but become a spectator again and had all kinds of fantasies in his mind.

Zhou Yifeng glanced at him, like a father sizing up his disappointing son, and said, "Shut up and drive well!"

Li Zhisong tactfully said nothing and started the car. On the way, Zhou Yifeng received a call from Ma Nan. Although Zhao Weiyu's phone was turned off, he had already found his colleagues in the traffic police team and located the location of the van. He, Xu Jungang and Zhu Xiaofeng were on their way to the scene.

Both groups of people had made progress in their investigations, and Zhou Yifeng breathed a sigh of relief.

In the hospital ward, Zhang Hong was lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling with a dull look. When she saw Zhou Yifeng and the others coming in, she stood up suddenly and looked at the door vigilantly, her body twitching and her face distorted.

(End of this chapter)