Chapter 784

"What's wrong? Still uncomfortable? You've always wanted to establish merit, and now that there's real merit, you're still not happy?"

Wang Yan rested his chin on his hand, controlled the car with one hand, and looked sideways at Li Dawei sitting in the passenger seat.

"I want to establish merit, but for this kind of merit, I feel a bit uncomfortable. Brother Yan, what do you think will happen to Zhao Weihong in the future?" Li Dawei couldn't help but sigh. He was another young man doubting himself.

"What happens now is what will happen in the future. Even if your studies aren't good, you know that cases involving privacy won't be tried publicly, right? From the police officers handling the case to the prosecutors, to the judges and bailiffs in court, to the defense lawyers, everyone, without exception, must keep it confidential."

"Do you think everyone in the public security, procuratorate, and judiciary system lacks professional ethics and discipline? Do you think they'll go around shouting that Zhao Weihong was raped and impregnated by her own uncle? Are the People's Police, the People's Procuratorate, and the People's Court just shouting slogans, with no one actually doing things? You think too simply of the country's judicial system."

"Or to put it another way, if Zhao Zhenye and his son Zhao Weiguang were killed in self-defense when killing Zhao Zhendong, or if Zhao Zhenye and his son didn't retaliate at all and let the matter rest, would we arrest Zhao Zhendong? If we arrest him, don't we have to understand the case and the motive? Don't we still have to know about Zhao Weihong's situation? Don't we still have to prosecute? The nature is indeed different; Zhao Zhenye killing Zhao Zhendong is nine years, Zhao Zhendong killing Zhao Zhenye must be a death sentence, but isn't the result the same? In the end, Zhao Weihong must appear in court, and her situation must be brought up as evidence."

"For human life, we must have an answer. For Wang Yanhong, the victim who has truly suffered immense harm, we will definitely protect her. The law is right there. If every woman who is violated suffers in silence and lets the perpetrator go unpunished, or takes revenge herself like Duan Danfeng, then where is the authority of the law? Zhao Zhendong chose to take action himself, so he must bear the corresponding consequences."

"You can recall, in your growth process, how many specific names have you heard of someone's daughter being harmed? Even with the internet as developed as it is today, besides those who expose themselves under pseudonyms, how many have been exposed and widely discussed?"

"In this Duan Danfeng case, during our investigation and visits, we didn't reveal to others that Wang Yanhong might have been raped by her own uncle, resulting in pregnancy and abortion, right? The task force certainly didn't either. Even now that Zhao Zhendong has been arrested, others don't know what happened, and no one will think in that direction. So as long as their family doesn't say anything, no one will know."

"Carrying a murder case and hiding things in their hearts, do you think their family has been doing well? Now that the revenge is taken and the stone in their hearts is gone, once they adapt to this period, they will actually let go and be able to sleep soundly."

"But not only Jin Hua saw it, everyone saw it. Except for the daughter-in-law who wasn't questioned, the whole Zhao family was lying."

"He is not a person who flexibly changes his moral bottom line, and even less a person who constantly changes his stance. It's just that different worlds have different stances, different goals, and different behaviors..."

"The entire Ping'an city has a population of nearly seven million. It takes over an hour to take the subway from east to west, and over two hours to drive with stops and starts. This kind of thing won't cause any waves. If the Duan Danfeng family can't stand the eyes of others looking at a murderer, they don't need to move too far. Just two blocks away, no one knows who is who, let alone upstairs and downstairs; neighbors might not even have a deep impression. And the housing prices there are about the same, basically a flat move, with no big problems."

"At present, Jin Hua hasn't received any feedback about rumors. Zhao Zhendong was arrested because he killed Dongning Village. This matter certainly can't be hidden; after all, they are all a large group of relatives and friends. But undoubtedly, no one thinks Dongning Village didn't deserve to die. Even when people didn't know the true situation, just based on Dongning Village's behavior while he was alive, people were already wishing for his early death."

"This matter is not our business for now. Zhao Zhenye will certainly have to go in, the embezzled money must have an explanation, and the parent company of this property management must have an answer."

Watching the two police cars take people away, some onlookers at the entrance gathered the courage to come over and ask: "Is it Officer Wang? I've heard of you for a long time and have been waiting for you to come."

"What they said was all pre-arranged, a dialogue they must have memorized many times. Especially, it should be that every time a task force investigation was organized, they would memorize it themselves, so they were already prepared."

"Of course, there were also those who scolded him. After all, Jin Hua mediating conflicts harmed the 'interests' that the party taking advantage thought they had. It would be strange if they had good things to say about him. But those who act shamelessly to take advantage are ultimately a minority. Although bad words are ten times more effective than good words, such a small amount of noise couldn't ruin Jin Hua's reputation."

"As for why Zhao Zhenye gave a warning in advance, he also knew that the conflicts in the residential area were serious. Obviously, he had done some homework on Jin Hua's behavior beforehand. Although he appeared welcoming, he was resistant in his heart. He was afraid that Duan Dan would incite the owners to dismiss the property management committee and replace the property management, or simply have the owners manage it themselves. But he didn't expect that before it reached that point, Jin Hua had already dealt with him..."

"Zhao Zhendong appeared relieved, confessing everything and taking all the blame, saying it was because he couldn't stand what happened to his daughter Wang Yanhong, and Dongning Village was truly rampant. When Fan Shiqing came to him for an explanation, he said some bastard words, which led him to find a good opportunity when he saw the typhoon and rain. He went directly to Dongning Village's home, made him lose consciousness, and tied him up to torture him for over a day to vent his anger. On the rainy night of the 17th, he carried Dongning Village out on a tricycle, tied him to a stone, and threw him into the Siwaihe River to drown."

"Jin Hua nodded with a smile: "It's me, Auntie, just call me Little Wang.""

"At that time, I will ask everyone for their opinions on the property management. After thoroughly visiting our residential area, I will definitely solve the property management problem for everyone. It won't take too long—ten days, twenty days, at most no more than a month. I will definitely come up with a solution for everyone. Everyone remember, my name is Jin Hua, a police officer from the Siwaihe Police Station. This promise is what I give to everyone, and this matter will definitely be solved for everyone. Everyone disperse, disperse."

With that sound, accompanied by the shining gold bracelet, Zhao Zhenye's voice stopped abruptly. Jin Hua stood up and pressed his shoulders to make him sit down: "What you need to do now is cooperate. Don't talk nonsense with me. It's useless for you to explain to me now. If you have anything you want to say, it's the same when you go back to the station. If you say one more word, I'll handcuff you and take you out."

"And on the night of the same day, he scrubbed the blood on the floor. And to make it reasonable, he also broke the roof. The next day, Wang Yanguang did indeed repair the roof with him, but by then he had already cleaned the bloodstains, and Wang Yanguang was unaware."

"I couldn't hold back. That kid's speech was too shameless and didn't take the residents of the residential area seriously. Hey, I finally understand what the situation the old men and women were talking about just now is. The money was all embezzled by him. According to what he said, it's already good that there's money to pay employees and maintain normal operations."

After hanging up the phone, Duan Dan told Zhao Weiguang to watch the person. He went out to find the deputy manager, asked a few simple questions, confirmed that he wasn't involved, and then explained the matter he had just told Zhao Zhenye again, and asked him to take him to the finance office.

"Just as Duan Dan had expected beforehand, Wang Yanhong was dragged into his home by Duan Danfeng, who was slightly drunk, in March, and was raped three times. Regarding Duan Danfeng's death, she knew nothing; she just felt relieved and then kept crying."

"Da Pasi is just bombing Duan Dan. Three cards per person, leopard, straight flush, flush, etc., comparing the size."

"This is certainly something Zhao Weiguang couldn't understand. How could he be about to arrest someone while talking to the property manager? He was still thinking that just listening to the property manager's words, he certainly wasn't a good thing. The residents of Fengdan Siwai already had quite a lot of resentment toward the property management. Otherwise, what decent person would give a warning first? That's just a thief feeling guilty and confessing without being asked..."

"The residential area visited this time is called Fengdan Siwai, which is adjacent to Xincheng Aofu. It was built and moved into a few years ago. In fact, the houses in Siwaihe, except for Xincheng Aofu and another residential area that were completed and not completely sold within the last two or three years, as well as some factory family buildings that existed in the early years, the other places were basically completed and sold before 2018."

"After chatting for a while, listening to a few flatteries, and observing this person for a while, Jin Hua asked: 'Manager Fan, how much do you know about our residential area?'"

"As usual, Jin Hua's first thing upon arrival was to find the property management to handle the pass card and find the property manager to understand the situation of the residential area."

"He was already not bad to his own younger sister, Wang Yanhong, so Duan Danhong secretly told him the matter, which is why he thought of the plan. Zhao Zhendong had the appearance of a good person, and the possibility of an outburst existed, but it wasn't as impulsive and decisive as a young person."

"The aunt smiled, and then immediately started inquiring: 'I see that's the property management, right? Why are you arresting them? Did they commit a crime?'"

"After speaking, Zhao Weiguang stopped abruptly and took two quick steps to catch up with Jin Hua, 'This is bad, Brother Yan.'"

"What's there to hesitate about? Arrest him directly. Gambling is at most fifteen days of detention. Embezzling public funds is the crime of misappropriation of funds. Looking at him, he must have embezzled a lot, and the amount must be getting larger and larger. There's no end to it once it starts. I estimate it will be over three years. Comrade Duan Danfeng, you have established merit."

"Under all the above stances, he firmly maintained the interests of the broad masses of the people. This was his behavioral principle that he had followed for many years, and this was also beyond doubt."

"Duan Dan also communicated with them. Except for Wang Yanhong looking at him directly, Zhao Zhendong and Wang Yanguang actually had quite good attitudes and had no complaints; instead, they all accepted it with a smile, as the mental pressure was truly too great."

"The money in the property management account was embezzled by Zhao Zhenye. This matter is quite troublesome. You just promised to solve the property management service issue. What should we do next time when it involves paying money? Zhao Zhenye must have lost a lot in gambling, and he has no money to pay back, right?"

"Duan Dan didn't even look at Duan Danfeng and said with a smile: 'Whether one palm can clap or not, it's useless for you to tell me so much now. I have to understand each family before I can reach a conclusion. You should send a notice, inform them about our visit to the residential area, and let them be prepared. We will visit the merchants in our residential area first, and then visit the households.'"

"Reasonable and logical, perfectly explaining the whole case."

"Duan Dan asked a few simple questions and learned that it wasn't that no one had thought of changing the property management before; some people had even taken the lead, but in the end, they didn't unify their team and it was left unsettled. As for the property management committee of Fengdan Siwai, which consisted of eight people, they didn't do any proper work at all, and no one even knew who they were."

"The finance person was a woman in her thirties, wearing glasses, not very well-groomed, looking quite casual. Jin Hua very politely asked her to take her hands off the keyboard and brought her to the manager's office where he was before."

"Common cases in the station include drug use, gambling, fighting, theft and robbery, prostitution, etc. Duan Dan would catch someone gambling or using drugs whenever he had nothing to do. Zhao Weiguang looked on with envy and put in serious effort, searching for and memorizing the characteristics of drug use and gambling."

"If it doesn't work, then contact the community and the street office, organize all the owners to hold a collective meeting, and establish a new property management committee. At that time, whether to find a new property management company to take over or have the owners manage it themselves, we will study it again."

"It's not like you need to guess Wang Yanhong's pregnancy or suspect that there's something wrong with the Fan Shiqing family. Just change the direction of the investigation, and you will definitely re-investigate the Fan Shiqing family. Just check what everyone in their family did two months before the disappearance, and nothing will be hidden. If it weren't for that old guy Zhao Zhangyi attracting attention, the task force nine years ago would have solved the case directly."

"Jin Hua nodded noncommittally and turned to ask: 'Manager Fan, do you like playing cards? Mahjong, poker, etc., do you play?'"

"Fengdan Siwai isn't big, with a total of only over 2,800 households. The occupancy rate is relatively high, about the same as the number of people in Xincheng Aofu now, which is over 5,000 people."

"'Property manager?' Not only the aunt was stunned, but more than a dozen people who were paying attention to the movement were also stunned."

"'Sue them. I'll mobilize the owners to raise funds and help them find a lawyer to sue. We'll see the situation then.'"

"The difference is that the credit belongs to the task force, but now the credit is ours. Is there a problem?"

"As Jin Hua said before, he is now standing in the stance of the People's Police, the law enforcement role. Of course, he has done things that were out of line—if not, the many people he killed wouldn't be the first to be unconvinced—but he has his own stance. As a gangster leader, he has a gangster leader's stance; as a businessman, he has a businessman's stance; as the founding emperor of an ancient empire, he has an emperor's stance."

"No matter what, Jin Hua is always solving problems for people. He even listened to the talk about Henan and talked about some local regulations there. 'Regardless of the property management, the first thing we must do after visiting is to hold a small meeting and abolish the incompetent property management committee. If we don't abolish them, future work cannot be carried out. Tsk, we're here, where are you going?'"

"Although he was once the head of the Hong Kong police, during his rise, he had suppressed similar situations or cases that were excusable, letting the perpetrators live in anxiety. He was just a small plainclothes criminal police officer at the time, and he didn't have enough ability to suppress a case. Moreover, he climbed quickly and could suppress it."

"Although they didn't do practical things and only shouted slogans, Officer Wang's name is very loud now. He already has the achievement of visiting a ten-thousand-person village and a five-thousand-person residential area. He is truly handling problems, and his reputation is very good."

"Seeing that the crowd was getting larger and larger, and more and more people were talking, blocking the entrance of the residential area, Jin Hua hurriedly stopped them loudly: 'Grandpa, Grandma, Big Brother, Sister, let's not be in a hurry. I understand everything you said, but I need to understand it more deeply. In these few days, after we finish visiting the merchants in our residential area, we will visit every household to understand the situation. Everyone, please wait patiently for a period of time. At most, within a month, there will definitely be a clear solution to this matter. Everyone can forward this video to other owners, let more people know, and let everyone supervise together. Thank you, everyone.'"

"'It's not that. I'm just saying, first visit and understand the situation carefully, and see what the masses in the residential area think. And there's no explanation for the property management company yet. If they have improvements and can guarantee the service quality, then our task is to help mobilize the residents of the residential area to pay the property management fees, and they have to pay the arrears.'"

"'No, why do I hear you are giving us a preventive injection?' Duan Danfeng frowned, looking at Zhao Zhenye suspiciously."

"Of course, it's not just him. Xia Jie, Yang Shu, and Zhao Jiwei all silently recited it. This thing actually doesn't need to be recited. With more grassroots experience, they naturally know it. It's just that many people still can't see it unless the characteristics are obvious and they observe carefully, but those are already beyond help."

"After finishing the Dongning Village case, Duan Dan once again carried out the work of visiting the masses household by household. Xia Jie finished walking with him, and now it was Zhao Weiguang's turn, the one with the hard mouth."

"Leaving behind a sentence wishing him good luck, Wang Yanguang took Kong Liping, Wang Yanhong, and his wife and children and left the branch bureau..."

"Wang Yanguang and the others certainly wouldn't say anything. The professional ethics of the police were also there, and they wouldn't reveal the case to the outside world at will. Even if someone really knew the news from other channels, would they dare to spread it randomly? As long as it wasn't spread by the masses during the investigation stage,"

"If we know and don't report, then we are standing on the side of the Zhao Zhendong family. We reported it now and even arrested the person, so we are standing on the side of the law enforcer. If the court sentences Zhao Zhendong to a heavy sentence, that goes without saying; we are standing on the side of Dongning Village losing his life. I will study our results later. If it's as we think, then our stance is exactly the same as yours. The murder case has an answer, and the victim's situation has been considered, which can be considered a relatively fair result."

"'There is a slight thin layer of calluses on the outer side of his palm, near the thumb. His breathing is unbalanced, caused by heavy smoking and drinking. His eye bags are heavy, his lips are purple, and he has had poor rest for a long time. Logically speaking, a property manager's income is not bad, quite stable, and he has some extra small income. Why does he smoke, drink, and suffer from insomnia?'"

"But what is he now? Just a grassroots police officer, and he doesn't have the ability to suppress it. As he said, the next time a task force is formed to investigate, it will basically be solved directly. It's just a matter of a year or two; it's a matter of time. If you still insist on dwelling on the gap between four years and one year, then there's no meaning."

"'What if they quibble?'"

"'Anxiety, tension, insomnia, fatigue, irritability, loss of appetite. But I think he looks quite good. Isn't he just an irresponsible property manager? Shameless, thick-skinned, speaking in official jargon, how come I didn't see any symptoms? I listened to your conversation the whole time, and there was nothing abnormal at all?'"

"As he spoke, he flipped through the materials in front of him. These were all basic materials, not detailed, just organized by building and unit, with names, ages, genders, phone numbers, and ID numbers. Formal access also requires procedures. It's just that the ID numbers and specific addresses were removed. Such a list of over 5,000 people wouldn't sell for a thousand yuan..."

"Do you think that just because we didn't arrest them this time, they can sleep soundly for the rest of their lives? The previous task force was two years ago. Even if the task force isn't formed this year, it will be formed next year. It hasn't been solved three times; do you think they won't change their direction of investigation? You also participated in the investigation and know that their methods aren't very clever."

"At this time, it was five days after notifying Captain Luo."

"Also, fire safety, public safety, and those things don't need me to say much. You two hurry up and get it done in these two days. Don't say I didn't remind you, Manager Fan. I'll say this once. If the work isn't done well and isn't in place, don't blame me when the fines fall on you. And don't mention people to me; no one is useful."

"'It's not that. The visits are slow because the experience with residential buildings is relatively lacking. After all, the relationships here aren't as close as in the village. Besides, most of the people in Xincheng Aofu are families under forty who are often at work, so we have to visit twice. Doesn't it take a long time to go back and forth? With the experience from last time, this time we can speed up a lot.'"

"In fact, even if Jin Hua wasn't a police officer, if ordinary people scolded him, he wouldn't speak up. For example, in the real world, how could no one scold him since he opened his company? His Daili pills are expensive, and his other products aren't cheap either. If they don't scold him, who do they scold? He stood on the stage for diplomacy, hung up the national brand, and was still scolded. Many people hadn't even used his products and were already scolding. What could he do? He couldn't just follow the internet cable to every person and teach them a lesson. Scolding is just scolding. It's just that there are people specifically watching, finding out the identities of those people, and silently putting them on the company's blacklist..."

"Moreover, they don't dare to really spread how Jin Hua is everywhere. It's nothing more than complaining to others when communicating, 'Hey, let me tell you, I met a stupid police officer recently, it really pissed me off,'—that's about the gist of it. But Jin Hua doesn't care. After all, as a People's Police, if you do well, you offend one side; if you don't do well, you offend both sides. It's a normal thing."

"Jin Hua didn't lift his head, walking unsteadily: 'What are the characteristics of gambling addiction?'"

"'No, Officer Wang, I really...'" Zhao Zhenye was stunned for a moment, jumped up in a fright, and shouted loudly, wanting to defend himself.

"Zhao Zhenye smoothed his hair: 'Occasionally play cards with friends, not playing big, just playing a little for leisure.'"

"Watching the crowd disperse, Jin Hua turned around, flipped through the merchant materials, and walked into the residential area toward the property management building."

"Jin Hua laughed, turned to look at the confused Zhao Weiguang, and immediately opened the law enforcement recorder on his body. The latter's eyes widened, and he hurriedly opened the law enforcement recorder on his chest as well. This was agreed upon beforehand: don't talk too much. Although he had talked too much before, the other reason was that seeing Jin Hua open the law enforcement recorder, he synchronized it because it meant there was a situation."

"Jin Hua listened to the whole thing and received a few white eyes. They already knew it was the clue Jin Hua found. Even if they didn't know, as long as they had brains, they should have thought that Jin Hua had just visited their home, and then they were arrested. It was inseparable from Jin Hua; it was already good that they didn't scold him."

"After collecting and supplementing the evidence, the case is currently going through the closing process, preparing to be sent for prosecution."

"Zhang Zhijie came very quickly, but didn't take people away, instead waiting for the people sent by the economic investigation team. Our police station can manage gambling, but embezzlement of public funds has to be handled by the economic investigation team. We do the big cases directly, and for small cases, we participate, guide, and assist."

"Wang Yanguang asked him how he saw it. Jin Hua said he had a rough understanding of TCM pulse diagnosis. Wang Yanguang asked him to see how long his father could live and if he could come out to enjoy a few more years of happiness. Jin Hua said as long as he is well-maintained, he will be healthy and live to eighty-seven."

"As for why he judged that he embezzled public funds, it's very simple. He is a property manager and can contact the finance department. He is also a gambler, and the symptoms are still heavy. As the saying goes, ten gambles nine losses. Do you think he can hold back? I can't be sure, so I'll just ask. Did you see his momentary tension?"

"Zhao Zhenye's eyes shrank, and he shook his head repeatedly: 'No, no, Officer Wang, that's something that will lead to a prison sentence. How could I have the guts?'"

"'So this is establishing merit?' Zhao Weiguang opened his mouth slightly and smacked his lips, 'Brother Yan, I'm truly convinced. I said why Zhao Jiwei was talking about visiting with you every day; it turns out it's that simple. Brother Yan, don't worry, I guarantee I'll listen to you. Whatever you say is what it is.'"

"As for the credit, whether we want it or not, it is indeed there, and it is the recognition of the work we have done as law enforcers. Then we must fight for it. What's wrong with that? What's so hot about this credit?"

"Jin Hua seemed to have eyes behind his back, nimbly dodging Duan Danfeng who was walking straight ahead like a fool. He looked at him with the eyes of caring for a fool, turned around, and walked into the property management building."

"When I was a Hong Kong Royal Police officer, no one cared about cases; everyone was busy collecting money. There were a pile of unjust, false, and wrong cases. In order to increase the case-solving rate, they could spend money to find gangsters to take the blame. At that time, I was just a small plainclothes criminal police officer and didn't have enough ability to suppress a case. Moreover, I climbed slowly and couldn't suppress it."

"'Great, I've been saying that this property management should have been arrested long ago.' A white-haired old man spoke up, walking over with a hunched body, 'Officer Wang, let me tell you, this property management has no good things. If there's any problem, they are arrogant and rude. Do you know if you've seen the road in our residential area? There's such a big hole, two children have fallen into it, and they just won't fix it. And the hygiene...'"

"We can open our brains, but we won't easily open them to Wang Yanhong. We must think of something they consider very important, forcing the good person Duan Danfeng to have to kill his own younger brother. This matter won't spread for too long; it will pass in two or three months."

"The property manager's name is Zhao Zhenye, in his forties. He is a quite sturdy-looking person, over 1.8 meters tall, weighing 180 or 190 jin, wearing an oversized suit, with his hair combed back, looking more like a security captain."

"Seeing Zhao Zhenye hang his head in resignation, sighing dejectedly, Jin Hua nodded with satisfaction, took out his phone, and called Wang Shouyi: 'Director, we found some situation here in Fengdan Siwai. The property manager is suspected of gambling and embezzlement of public funds. Yes, take the property manager and the accountant back first, and let Brother Zhang bring people over. In addition, you have to contact the economic investigation people. No, no, you are wise and don't need me to teach you. Hanging up, I'm going to control the accountant.'"

"'Officer Wang, I was thinking, you should be here by now. Look, I've prepared the materials for our residential area in advance. I heard that you only spent half a month visiting Zhao Weihong, and that was 10,000 people. The number of people who moved into the neighboring Xincheng Aofu is about the same as ours, over 5,000. You spent over a month visiting there. Is it because their situation is more complicated?'"

"The two people from the economic investigation team came a bit slowly, taking nearly seventy minutes to arrive. However, relatively speaking, it was already very fast; after all, the branch bureau was quite far away. They interrogated the accountant on the spot, checked the accounts on the spot. At this time, Zhang Zhijie chatted and laughed with Jin Hua for a few sentences before taking Zhao Zhenye and the accountant away."

"Arresting people on the spot is very powerful, but if there are no results later, Jin Hua will also be affected. All actions must be based on the law. Whether we summon them or check the accounts, we have to go to the procuratorate to supplement the procedures later. If there is nothing, Jin Hua will certainly not be well off; after all, there is a suspicion of abuse of power, and he hasn't become a regular yet and doesn't have law enforcement power."

"He was already lying down..."

"Captain Luo took people to dig up the ground early in the morning, and at the same time sent people to sort through private clinics and hospitals that had the conditions to perform abortion surgeries ten years ago and conducted visits and investigations. That evening, the branch bureau's testing personnel detected a large amount of bloodstains in the cement. The next afternoon, they found Wang Yanhong's surgery records from ten years ago in a private clinic in Ping'an, and even found the doctor who performed the surgery back then. That evening, they took the Zhao Zhendong family to the branch bureau for interrogation."

"At this time, Zhao Weiguang, who had been following along and trying hard to keep his mouth shut, finally couldn't hold it in: 'Brother Yan, good brother, how did you see that Zhao Zhenye was gambling? And how did you confirm he embezzled public funds?'"

"'Hmm?'"

"Not everyone knows the property manager, and many people might not even go there a few times a year, just seeing the employees who come to collect property management fees."

"That property management fee is for maintaining the hygiene, safety, and construction of the residential area. You tell me, in this day and age, what doesn't cost money? The property management fees we collect are barely enough to pay our wages. In such a situation, how can we build the residential area and serve the residents? Even so, they are still dissatisfied with us in various ways. Officer Wang, you must investigate clearly."

"Obviously, Jin Hua's observation and judgment are top-notch."

"This is also why it is said that this area of Fengdan Siwai will definitely be demolished. It's not just that it's ugly; Siwaihe has no place to develop. Demolish Fengdan Siwai, and further out is all empty land, with Siwaihe in front and Ningxiuling behind—a good place with mountains and water."

"'Then keep your mouth shut. I told you before not to interrupt or talk nonsense. Is that how you execute it?'"

"He only experienced the shop owner who sold the stolen mobile phone that Jin Hua discovered at the very beginning, and had never discovered a case with Jin Hua, so he had been stubborn and unconvinced. As a result, today, just after arriving, before work even started, two were already arrested. It was truly exciting. He had been wandering around like a fool for two months, only regretting not meeting Brother Yan earlier. If Brother Yan didn't abandon him, he really wanted to worship him as a foster father..."

"And the Zhao Zhendong family had moved away from Zhao Zhangyi for nine years, already having a new circle of life, being distant from the old circle and not so familiar with the new one. They were just people in the same unit, and the eyes of others looking at their family were just a bit strange. No one had the heart to pay excessive attention."

"'That's for sure, Officer Wang. Don't worry, I guarantee I will do it in place. If there is really a punishment, I absolutely have no complaints and will definitely accept the punishment and pay.'"

"'Officer Li is joking. There is a saying that one palm cannot clap. You are a police officer and have the most contact with the masses, so you understand these things, right? First of all, I admit that we have things that are not in place, but how can we be perfect in every aspect? Don't you think so?'"

"After speaking, Duan Dan drove the car quietly, ignoring Zhao Weiguang and letting him ponder by himself."

"This case ends here. Next, we just wait for the rewards. Duan Dan certainly doesn't care about merit; it was just a novelty for the first time. He is just doing things, doing what a People's Police, a law enforcer, should do..."

"And Wang Yanguang claimed he knew nothing and recalled that his father did indeed go to the neighbor's house for a few days during that period. Kong Liping also said the same thing, adding that as a woman, what could she do? She just hugged her head and wailed. And Wang Yanguang's wife accompanied them; she was not within the scope of the investigation, and not even a word was asked of her. She only entered the Zhao family's door in 2012, so of course, she knew nothing."

"Zhao Weiguang also didn't understand many things. He nodded, 'Then what are we doing now?'"

"Jin Hua judged that it might be that Wang Yanguang knew the truth and plotted to kill Dongning Village. After all, after the abortion surgery, a person is extremely weak. For no reason, parents taking their own younger sister out for two days without returning home—Wang Yanguang wouldn't be stupid enough not to notice. Moreover, he wasn't stupid; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to build a net worth of over a million with his bare hands, not to mention the second-hand cars of various grades he was holding, which must be over ten million."

"Although Zhao Zhendong was a laborer at the construction site, he was still a person weighing over 180 jin. He also had to tie up a large stone and lift it to throw it down from the bridge. Relying on himself alone was still not enough."

"Rambling and crying to the female police officer who was questioning her about the immense pressure she had been under for these years, Jin Hua heard that there was a sense of relief. From the incident until now, for ten years, this should be the first time she cried so relaxedly, crying without caring about anything. The female police officer comforted Wang Yanhong and eliminated her future worries, presenting data and reasoning to make her feel at ease."

"'If you think about it, don't be too straight; move your brain more. Just now I said to find the community and the street office to hold a small meeting to establish a new property management committee. Then we must abolish the old one. First go to the property management, let the brothers from the economic investigation team check the eight members of the property management committee. Did they know about Zhao Zhenye's embezzlement of public funds? Did they participate? That's all unknown. Even if they didn't, those who don't do things but occupy the position must have taken some benefits. Try to find some problems, detain them if you can, sentence them if you can.'"

"The cleaners didn't do a good job with hygiene, the greening in the residential area wasn't maintained well, holes weren't repaired, the service attitude was poor, etc., etc. I didn't hear that the property management hit the residents; it was all about daily behavior, all belonging to small matters, and no fierce conflicts broke out. However, it was precisely these things that were disgusting, and the general reaction was not good."

"No matter how you say it, Fan Shiqing planned the murder, and Duan Danfeng indeed deserved to die, and Wang Yanhong was indeed innocent. There is no right or wrong in this matter; it's just that the stances are different."

"Duan Danfeng shook his head and smiled bitterly: 'We are just property management; how could we know so many things? If people really have problems, they won't look for us; they have to look for our People's Police. To tell you the truth, Officer Wang, our property management work is really not easy to do. Not to mention that property management fees can't be collected, they also have deep prejudices against us. It just so happens that this time you are visiting households, please help us say a few good words.'"

"Regarding the multiple strike wounds on Duan Danfeng's body, Zhao Zhendong explained that he had watched criminal investigation TV dramas, so he would slash with his right hand and then his left hand, kick with his right foot and then his left foot, and the force was different. One was to vent, and the other was to disguise, wanting to mislead the police's judgment."

"This opened the floodgates for condemning the property management, and even the young people passing by joined in. They hadn't necessarily faced the property management directly; it might be their children, neighbors, etc. In short, the resentment toward the property management was not small."

"Ignoring the stunned Zhao Weiguang, Jin Hua looked serious and righteous: 'I suspect you of participating in gathering crowds for gambling and suspected of embezzling public funds. Now I orally summon you to go back to the Siwaihe Police Station with me to cooperate with our investigation.'"

"With a 'snap', Jin Hua took out rose-gold handcuffs from his back waist and slapped them on the table. These were new to the station, so he replaced the silver bracelets with gold ones, feeling that the gold bracelets were more eye-catching."

"Now he is a People's Police, so he has the stance of a People's Police."

"That's why Jin Hua laughed; it was another dream start. The effect was also immediate; otherwise, why would that group of people be surrounding him just now? He caught the property manager as soon as he arrived. Whether he handles things or not, the intensity was definitely conveyed in place first."

"Zhao Weiguang rubbed his head, smiled embarrassedly, and followed behind, panting..."

"'If I were you, I would confess truthfully now, see if the situation is heavy or light, and then we will study what to do next.' Jin Hua stared at him and suddenly asked a question, 'You didn't touch the property management's money, right?'"

"'What about the residential area's property management?'"

"'It's the property manager of our residential area. I'm taking them back to the station for some matters to cooperate with the investigation.'"

"Of course, it might be family breakdown, children not learning well, parents being seriously ill, etc., etc. But combined with the thin calluses on his hands, I judge that it was when he was playing cards and looking at his cards, he subconsciously covered the cards with both hands, rubbing against the table and retreating backward, rubbing them out. So I asked him if he was playing poker or mahjong, and he said he was playing cards."

"But the era is different, and the background is different. When I was a police force boss, my tasks were three points: ensure the overall peace and work of the Hong Kong people, balance and strike at the gangster groups in Hong Kong, and fight against the foreigners to ensure and strive for greater interests for the Chinese. I was not a simple law enforcer, but a leader of a group. I was the 'Hong Kong Royal Police', not the 'People's Police' of today."

"In this regard, although everyone in the task force knew it, everyone tacitly kept silent and fulfilled their wishes. Of course, it was impossible to make them change their statements. Everything was discussed; if something happened, I would take the blame, and the son would take care of the family. If Wang Yanguang took the blame, the sentence would definitely be heavier, over ten years."

"Jin Hua certainly wouldn't say he was lingering there to contact feelings with people..."

"So it was Wang Yanguang who found the opportunity to torture Dongning Village at his home. Later, when the Zhao Zhendong couple discovered this, their anger rose from their hearts, and the whole family beat and tortured him. Even to let Wang Yanhong walk out of the shadow, maybe they even let her slash him a few times. Of course, it might also be that they wanted Wang Yanhong's shadow to be even greater, so they hid it from her. Later, when they discovered Dongning Village had disappeared, she only then knew."

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