[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-chasing-the-criminal-case":3,"chapter-chasing-the-criminal-case-chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-270":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Chasing the Criminal Case",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2329038,4554,"Chapter 270","chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-270",270,"\u003Cp>“Ruonan! You mean…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could this be revenge?” Su Ruonan tilted her head at Luo Fei. “Maybe they dared not target Commander Gu, so they went for his family?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei paused for a moment: “Master must have thought of this too—probably…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, Su Ruonan interrupted: “I know what you’re going to say, but you know Commander Gu’s character better than I do. With no suspicious clues and his workload as heavy as it was, he likely never suspected anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another pause, Luo Fei said: “Let’s re-investigate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Investigating a traffic accident case that had been closed for over a decade was no simple matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Luo Fei was no longer the junior officer he once was; he had some authority now, making this task considerably easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original offender, Tang Xiaofeng, had stayed in Zizhen since his release from prison and had opened a tobacco and liquor shop with a massive sign reading “Fine Tobacco, Fine Liquor”—he looked well-off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone with a storefront like him was easy to find. That afternoon, just after three, Luo Fei arrived at Tang Xiaofeng’s shop with his assistant Xiao Sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shop was empty, no customers in sight. As the two entered, they saw a man in his thirties engrossed in his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Luo Fei and Xiao Sun, he looked up and said: “What’re you buying? Look for yourself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Sun flashed his badge and stepped forward: “You’re Tang Xiaofeng, right? We’re from the Jiangdong Branch Criminal Investigation Team.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man leapt to his feet instantly, hands pressed tightly against his thighs, fingers together. “Yes, I’m Tang Xiaofeng. May I ask what you need?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei narrowed his eyes, then touched the scar on his chin. “We’re here about the Fang Jie traffic accident.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chose to cut straight to the point—naming Fang Jie outright—to observe the man’s reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaofeng seemed not to have heard clearly. “Who? Fang Jie?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei watched every movement. The man’s reaction appeared perfectly normal—no flaws at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! The pregnant woman you hit and killed after using drugs. Do you remember?” Luo Fei pressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaofeng’s lips trembled involuntarily. “I… I remember. I did five years for it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Sun raised an eyebrow. “What? You’re complaining?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaofeng quickly raised both hands, shaking them frantically. “No, no! I’ve been reformed! You… you two came here to…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, don’t be nervous. We just want to understand what happened back then.” Luo Fei pointed to a chair nearby. “Why don’t we sit and talk?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaofeng suddenly understood. “Oh! Oh, sorry—I got a bit nervous seeing you two. Please, sit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei smiled and sat down, joking lightly: “Why are you nervous? Did you hide something back then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes never left Tang Xiaofeng. He noticed the man’s body stiffen—just for an instant—but it was enough to catch his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaofeng forced a smile. “How could I? The traffic police already investigated it thoroughly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Sun snapped: “Do you think we came here just to chat? Don’t you know why we’re here? Would a routine traffic accident warrant a Criminal Investigation Team?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Sun’s questions drenched Tang Xiaofeng in sweat. Luo Fei pointed to the chair again. “Sit. Let’s talk properly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Tang Xiaofeng’s shop, Xiao Sun said: “Chief Luo, this guy’s hiding something. Should we apply some pressure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fei turned back to glance at the shop, his tone serious: “Not yet. We have zero evidence proving this was a deliberate murder. We have no grounds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what do we do? We’ve already stirred the grass—what if the rabbit runs off again? All this for nothing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t rush. We’ll come back tomorrow. The rabbit behind him is our real target.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Sun chuckled. “Chief Luo, how are you so sure Tang Xiaofeng was ordered to do it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I read the old case file,” Luo Fei said. “Tang Xiaofeng remembers every detail of a case from over a decade ago—too clearly. It’s too deliberate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaware of this, after they left, an elderly man with gray hair and beard emerged from the back room of Tang Xiaofeng’s shop. Tang Xiaofeng bowed respectfully. “Old Yue, two cops came. I sent them away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The traffic police archives recorded the full account of Fang Jie’s accident—identical to Tang Xiaofeng’s statement. Everything seemed normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Sun rushed into Luo Fei’s office with his phone in hand. “Chief Luo! I got the taxi driver!” He’d just hung up and couldn’t wait to tell him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two met the taxi driver, Lu Yun, at a small restaurant. After the accident, he refused to drive again. Though he bore no blame, his taxi was totaled, his left hip shattered in a compound fracture, leaving him with permanent disability—he walked with a limp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he understood their purpose, Lu Yun sighed deeply. “How could I forget? That woman died so horribly. And I’ve been crippled ever since.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That night, the rain was pouring. I picked her up on Changde Road, heading toward Fenghua Road intersection. The light turned red. I was focused on the road ahead—couldn’t see anything else through the downpour. I had no idea how that pickup truck came barreling out. By the time I saw it, it was too late—it was going too fast. No time to react…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Were there other vehicles on the road that night?” Luo Fei asked. Given the weather, anyone outside would’ve been in a car. He wanted to know if Lu Yun had noticed other vehicles—was the pickup there by chance, or had it been waiting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yun tilted his head, hesitated. “I… I can’t be sure. My leg was in agony, my head was spinning—I didn’t notice anyone else around.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rain had been heavy, and the intersection’s surveillance had malfunctioned—both facts Luo Fei had already seen in the file. It was suspicious. As if the weather, the broken camera—all conspired with the accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought suddenly struck Luo Fei.\u003C\u002Fp>",990,"2026-06-20T19:35:31.675Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f3e8b560bf090c537d3d3599144555347ab6bb8442bd7f2a05b27a60bc36617c","chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-271","chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-269",276,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fchasing-the-criminal-case-cover.jpg"]