The Case of Love

Chapter 80 Duties of the Police

Xia Mo's condition improved, giving Su Xiaohan hope. She believed that as long as she was taken good care of and accompanied by patience, she would eventually get better.

At the same time, there was good news for Yang Chunmei. Someone called and said she was Yang Chunmei's mother. A day later, Yang Chunmei's mother rushed to the hospital. According to Yang's mother, she divorced Yang Chunmei's father ten years ago and remarried in another province. Since then, Yang Chunmei has lived with her father. Later, her father remarried and had children, and paid less and less attention to her. Five years ago, after she graduated, she said she was going to compete for a job in another place, and then she disappeared. At the beginning, they had been looking for Yang Chunmei, but gradually, they lost confidence. I didn't expect that when I saw my daughter again, she was tortured like this.

Although Yang Chunmei had not yet regained consciousness, Zhou Yifeng and the others felt relieved to see her mother by her side.

The cracking of the abduction and serial murder cases made everyone in the team feel relieved. On the weekend, Zhao Ansheng said he would invite everyone to his home for dinner to celebrate the success of the Criminal Investigation Detachment. In the past, Li Zhisong was always the most active in similar matters. This time, looking at Su Xiaohan's frown, he had no interest at all.

On weekdays, Zhao Ansheng rarely cooks, but on this day, he personally cooked and prepared a table of dishes with his wife, including pickled fish, braised spareribs, and salt and pepper prawns... all of which are their specialties. During the meal, everyone inevitably talked about the previous case.

"Director Zhao, I heard from the anti-drug team that Liu Yunjia has confessed, but his superior is too cunning, so he hasn't been caught yet." Zhou Yifeng, who had just eaten a piece of pork ribs, asked casually.

"You are from the Criminal Investigation Brigade, why are you so concerned about the Anti-Drug Brigade? Why, do you want to work somewhere else?" Zhao Ansheng teased him.

"No way, Director Zhao, stop teasing me! I can't do drug enforcement! We have spent a lot of effort to solve Liu Yunjia's case, and we are all looking forward to bringing the people behind him to justice! Don't you agree?" Zhou Yifeng winked at Li Zhisong and others.

"The boss is right, we all think so." Li Zhisong reacted the fastest.

Ma Nan and the others followed him and said, "Director Zhao, I guess the person behind Liu Yunjia must be someone extraordinary. Maybe it's a large-scale drug trafficking gang!"

"We need evidence to investigate a case. Did you just guess it?" Zhao Ansheng was amused by their hesitating.

While several people were talking, Su Xiaohan didn't say anything, as if she was worried about something.

Zhao Ansheng's wife Su Yan works in a nursing home and knows something about Xia Mo's condition. She picked up a shrimp and put it in Su Xiaohan's bowl, comforting her: "Xiaohan, don't think too much. I asked Xia Mo's attending doctor, and after treatment, she should have hope of recovery."

Su Xiaohan smiled gratefully: "Thank you, Sister Su!"

After finishing their meal, several people came out of Zhao Ansheng's house. Zhou Yifeng called Su Xiaohan and offered to take her home. These days, they were rarely alone together, and he wanted to take this opportunity to persuade her. Since rescuing Xia Mo, he saw that Su Xiaohan was haggard and exhausted. He wanted to help her, but he was powerless.

After getting in the car and seeing Su Xiaohan fastened her seat belt, Zhou Yifeng started the car and suggested, "Xiaohan, the weather is nice today, I'll take you out for a ride. I know a place with a nice environment, you should like it!"

Su Xiaohan only wanted to accompany Xia Mo and help her get better soon, so she had no intention of hanging around. However, seeing Zhou Yifeng's sincere face, she couldn't bear to refuse and nodded in agreement.

The car left the downtown area, drove along the Beijing Suburban Expressway, and finally stopped at a place surrounded by mountains and water. Through the car window, you can see the sparkling water in the distance, as if you have arrived in a paradise.

"I think I've seen this place online. It's a popular check-in spot." Su Xiaohan was a little excited. "I don't know if it's a popular check-in spot, but the environment here is nice and the air is good. Let's get off the car and take a look!" Zhou Yifeng opened the car door.

Su Xiaohan agreed and got out of the car with him.

The two walked to the river. Su Xiaohan took a deep breath, closed her eyes, stretched her arms, and looked up at the sky, feeling very comfortable.

"Captain Zhou, this place is magical. It makes people relax involuntarily, as if all their worries have been forgotten." Su Xiaohan exclaimed excitedly.

"You've been too tense these days. It's time to relax." Zhou Yifeng looked down at her with a warm smile on his face.

Su Xiaohan opened her eyes and met his gaze, and subconsciously dodged.

"I can't control myself. Every night when I close my eyes, all I think about is the scene of Xia Mo being chained and tied to the bed. I don't think I can get over this hurdle." Su Xiaohan looked straight ahead, her voice low and somewhat sad.

"It is indeed shocking to see your best friend being abused. But Xiaohan, you are not only her friend, but also a police officer. In the future, you may face more tragic, more horrifying, or even more perverted scenes. What you have to do is not sympathize, not grieve, and certainly not cry, but to find out the truth, uphold justice, and make the perpetrators get the punishment they deserve! This is also our duty as police officers!" Zhou Yifeng restrained the smile on his face and said seriously.

Su Xiaohan had never heard Zhou Yifeng say these words before, and every word struck her heart. Yes, after Xia Mo came back, she was immersed in her own world. Xia Mo's experience made her suffer, unwilling, and empathetic. She only remembered that she was Xia Mo's best friend, but forgot that she was also a police officer. She wanted to save not only Xia Mo, but also those girls like Xia Mo.

After thinking for a while, she mustered up her courage, met his gaze and said sincerely: "Captain Zhou, thank you for telling me this. I think I can get over it. You are right, I am not only Xia Mo's best friend, but also a police officer!"

Zhou Yifeng nodded with relief and teased her, "Now that you've gotten out of this, I'll assign you a task next. Don't complain when the time comes!"

"I guarantee to complete the task and I will not be afraid of any hardship or fatigue!" Su Xiaohan took the opportunity to assure Zhou Yifeng.

The two of them were talking and laughing, and their hearty laughter echoed by the river...

A few days later, the Criminal Investigation Brigade received a request from the Public Security Bureau of F County in the suburbs of Beijing to cooperate in the investigation. Xiao Zhang, a resident of F County, went out for an outing with his friends and found a severely decomposed body while setting up a tent. At present, the identity of the deceased is still unclear, and the preliminary judgment is that the time of death was more than a month ago.

Speaking of F County, Su Xiaohan couldn't help but think of her sister's previous encounter in F County. And she remembered that many of the workers in the garment factory were from F County. Su Xiaohan felt that there might be some connection between them.

She told Zhou Yifeng her thoughts, and Zhou Yifeng said with some guilt: "Xiao Han, I said before that I would reopen the investigation of the garment factory fire case, but it was delayed because of the case at hand. I will find a chance to talk to Director Zhao. However, you may be overthinking it. The identity of the deceased has not been confirmed yet, and it may not be someone from the garment factory."

(End of this chapter)