Chapter 144: Is the Funeral Home Okay?

A corpse transport driver, two corpse movers, a van driver, four people pretending to be corpses, and a mortician helping behind the scenes...

The case hasn't even been verified yet, and nine participants have already been confirmed.

This doesn't include the doctor who provided information to the suspects beforehand.

It seems I'll definitely spend this dangerous period at the Qingpu Police Station.

Thinking of this, Yu Dazhang took out his service pistol.

Then, right in front of Li Jun, he removed the magazine and took out bullets from his bag.

Li Jun didn't stop him; he had heard Li Mingzhao's words just now.

The other party is from the National Security Bureau; their words would never be false.

Watching Yu Dazhang load bullets into the magazine, he asked:

"Do you need me to pull two officers from the squad to protect you?"

This matter must first be approved by Yu Dazhang, because it involves personal dignity.

If two people were forcibly assigned to follow him every day, it would inevitably make other colleagues think ill of it.

"Forget it," Yu Dazhang refused.

"I'll be careful myself, and I don't believe anyone has the guts to attack a police officer."

Then why did you load the magazine immediately... Li Jun found this fatty tough on the mouth but honest with his body.

"Are you sure you don't need it?" he asked again.

Yu Dazhang smiled and retorted:

"Squad Leader Li, have you ever seen a police officer acting as a bodyguard for another police officer?"

This statement already made his stance clear.

It would be too embarrassing.

We are both on-duty police officers; I can't just be afraid of death and let others take the bullets for me.

If it were an official mission with danger, we would all charge together, and no one could say anything.

But now it's just me in danger; asking two other officers to protect me personally changes the nature of the situation.

If other colleagues saw it, they would inevitably think Yu Dazhang was seeking special treatment.

Is your life so precious?

If you're afraid of danger, why become a police officer at all?

So, Yu Dazhang would rather hide to avoid the risk than let others protect him personally.

After sitting in Li Jun's office for about ten minutes, his phone rang.

I must say, the National Security Bureau's efficiency is fast.

Seeing the unfamiliar number on the caller ID, Yu Dazhang knew it was a call arranged by Li Mingzhao.

"Is this Officer Yu from Hongkou Police Station?" the other party got straight to the point, but spoke politely.

He didn't dare to be negligent and quickly replied:

"Yes."

He originally wanted to ask: May I ask who is speaking?

But the words reached his lips and were swallowed back down.

If the other party wanted to say it, they would have introduced themselves just now.

Master Lu Zhongxin had once told Yu Dazhang that with comrades from superior units, it's best to have less curiosity.

"Which aspect of the investigation results do you want to know about?"

The man on the other end spoke; judging by the voice, he wasn't old, but very steady.

Moreover, his words were concise, not dragging or messy.

A civilian staff member? Yu Dazhang quickly made a judgment in his mind.

Although he hadn't seen the person, from the conversation, he could hear the other party lacked a bit of masculinity.

Instead, there was a bit more of an air of command and arrogance.

The tone sounded a bit like a secretary to some high-ranking leader.

"Hongkou District Funeral Home," Yu Dazhang didn't beat around the bush and directly stated the target name.

The case involving the Grade A Tier 3 hospital implicated too many units, so the unit name had to be stated accurately.

If he asked for all the follow-up investigation materials, Yu Dazhang probably wouldn't finish reading them in three days.

"Wait a moment," the other party replied, and then fell silent.

About half a minute later, the other party's voice came through the phone again: "Officer Yu, are you listening?"

"I am," Yu Dazhang replied quickly.

"Please speak."

He could now confirm that the other party was definitely a civilian staff member from some supervising unit.

Speaking in a literary manner, and with a bit of arrogance.

Even leaders of lower branch agencies didn't have as much confidence as him.

"On August 6, the Criminal Investigation Corps officially began an investigation into the Hongkou District Crematorium."

The man on the other end of the phone spoke slowly in a clear voice:

"According to the preliminary investigation, there is suspicion that crematorium employees accepted bribes."

"Among them, the most suspicious is a coroner."

"Through interrogation, it was learned that the other party received bribes from that Grade A Tier 3 hospital multiple times, instructing them to falsely report or misreport designated corpses."

"Later, that coroner also implicated two other employees who participated in the case."

"August 12. After six days of investigation and interrogation, we arrested two coroners and one crematorium worker."

Please... collect... the book... at 6... 9...!

"Since the funeral home and the crematorium both belong to funeral service institutions and are adjacent, the Criminal Investigation Detachment conducted a sweep investigation at the funeral home on August 19."

"According to the investigation results, the funeral home had no issues and had no connection whatsoever to the crematorium case."

Speaking of this, there was a pause on the other end of the phone, as if checking for any omissions.

About ten seconds later, he continued:

"That is all regarding the investigation of the crematorium and the funeral home; there is no other content."

Yu Dazhang silently memorized several key points in his mind, then asked:

"Did the investigation completely end after August 19?"

"Yes," the other side replied:

"Because no suspicious points were found, the investigation was not continued."

Yu Dazhang calculated the time; today was August 21.

That is to say, the Hongkou District Funeral Home was investigated just the day before yesterday.

The timing was quite coincidental; the 19th was exactly the day Li Jun took him to the Qingpu Branch Bureau.

Just during the Stunned effort, the other person's voice came through the phone again:

"Is there anything else you want to know?"

This time, the other person's tone clearly carried a hint of urgency, as if time was exceptionally precious to him.

Yu Dazhang immediately came to his senses and hurriedly replied:

"No, thank you."

However, the other end of the phone simply replied with a short "Goodbye" and hung up the call without hesitation.

What an attitude... Yu Dazhang heard the busy tone coming from the phone and felt a bit annoyed in his heart.

Truly, asking someone for a favor and meeting with a cold face.

This time he had borrowed the face of the National Security Bureau, yet even so, he still encountered such cold treatment.

It is hard to imagine what the final result would be if one applied through the normal procedure level by level.

Most likely, in the end, not even a reply would be received.

"As long as the goal is achieved, that's fine." Li Jun saw that Yu Dazhang was unhappy and advised with a smile:

"The other side is even more depressed than you."

Yu Dazhang thought for a moment and immediately understood the meaning in Captain Li's words.

He had essentially cut in line; the person who just called him was, in effect, forced by power to reply to him.

Thinking this way, his mood indeed improved a lot.

Leaving the Hongkou Branch Bureau, Yu Dazhang drove back.

It's a new car, of course it needs breaking in.

All the way, he kept recalling the recent events in his mind.

Who would try to harm him?

Or rather, who has such boldness to dare to plot against a police officer?

Whoever could do this must have a deep grudge against him.

(End of this chapter)