Chapter 266: When a Bunch of Beasts Get Together

A six-year-old's IQ?

Yu Dazhang remembered that Han Lianwen had to be at least in his mid-thirties this year.

"Tell me the details of his situation."

"Okay." The officer on the other end of the phone agreed, then began from the identity information:

"Han Lianwen, male, 34 years old, unemployed. Sixteen years ago he was beaten and injured, causing his intelligence to decline, his IQ permanently stuck at six years old…"

Hearing the other side finish the identity information, Yu Dazhang was silent for a moment, then asked:

"That matter back then should have been settled privately between the two sides. How did you find out about it?"

His saying it was settled privately wasn't a guess, but a deduction drawn from He Tianxin's identity information.

He Tianxin had also been involved back then, but his record was spotlessly clean — not a single entry.

From this point alone one could judge that Han Lianwen's case back then had never gone through a court trial.

"It was indeed settled privately."

The officer on the other end replied:

"But before the private settlement, the police had already filed a case. Not only were investigation records kept, there was also a related injury assessment."

"These materials were preserved by the officer in charge of the investigation back then."

"We also found that officer and conducted a detailed inquiry about the events of that year."

Filing a case is the initial stage of a criminal proceeding.

So even a criminal filing does not necessarily mean there's a record.

But investigation records will be retained; even if the case is ultimately withdrawn, the investigation records remain.

The injury assessment itself also does not directly result in a record — in the end it still depends on the court's verdict.

"Send me the list of personnel who participated in this case back then."

When Yu Dazhang said this, he couldn't help getting a little worked up.

Since there were investigation records, the mastermind was very likely among the participants.

Now that the names of all eleven people were already known, he only needed to look at the list to tell.

Soon, the list was sent to Yu Dazhang's phone.

There were only ten names on it, indicating that only ten people had been involved in Han Lianwen's case back then.

He scanned through it quickly and, sure enough, spotted an unfamiliar name among them: Wan Bo.

That's right… Yu Dazhang rejoiced inwardly.

It's him!

At this point, the very last person of the Twelve Young Masters of Xicheng had also been found.

"This person called Wan Bo — send me his personal information." Yu Dazhang said into the phone.

The officer on the other end responded:

"There is personal information, but it's from sixteen years ago."

His words carried another layer of meaning…

The information had been recorded by the investigating officer back then; after such a long interval, its reference value was already very small.

"Sixteen years ago is fine too." Yu Dazhang urged:

"Send it over first."

He was going to use this as basic information to track down Wan Bo, and he had to move fast.

After receiving Wan Bo's personal information, he immediately forwarded it to Captain Xu and ordered an investigation of this person.

At the earlier meeting, Yu Dazhang had had Captain Xu keep two squads on standby, precisely to deal with sudden situations.

"Alright, now talk about Han Lianwen's case."

After saying that, Yu Dazhang added:

"Stick to the key points."

The officer on the other end of the phone seemed to have been prepared long ago and immediately said:

"On the day of the incident, Han Lianwen was abducted by them on his way home from school."

"They took him to a nearby rental house — a gathering spot they had rented to watch movies and videos."

"The time of arrival was 5:30 in the afternoon."

"It wasn't until nine at night that one of them called an ambulance to take Han Lianwen to the hospital."

At this point, Yu Dazhang immediately cut in: "Hold on a minute!"

Good lord, that was almost allowed to slip past… Yu Dazhang couldn't help grumbling inwardly.

He told him to stick to the key points, and he went and left the key points out entirely.

When recounting an event, the main focus is the cause, the process, and the result.

Skipping the cause could be tolerated — it could be mentioned later — but the process simply can't be left out.

After Han Lianwen was taken to the rental house, then what?

He jumped straight to nine at night, when the ambulance carted him away.

What happened in between?

Whoever taught you to report a case like that?

"Why aren't you mentioning what happened in the rental house?" Yu Dazhang asked, none too pleased.

"Because there are no records on that aspect." The officer on the other end explained:

"The ten people must have agreed in advance to keep completely silent about what happened in the rental house."

"When pressed, they would just say that while they were hanging out together, Han Lianwen accidentally fell on his own, and out of concern they called the ambulance."

!

"During the investigation, Han Lianwen himself was in a deep coma, so he was unable to provide testimony."

By the time Han Lianwen woke up, the case had already been settled privately… what happened afterward, Yu Dazhang already knew.

Because Han Lianwen's intellect was impaired, getting him to recount that day's events would be nearly impossible.

The intellect of a six-year-old.

Even if he could recall it, it would only be in fragments — nowhere near enough to serve as valid testimony.

In other words, besides those ten people, no one knows what actually happened during those three and a half hours in the rental house that day.

They colluded in advance, unified their statements, in order to buy time.

Immediately afterward, the family used connections and money to pressure Han Lianwen's family, aiming to reach a private settlement.

No wonder they had to keep a unified story — it was to deny the fact that they had harmed Han Lianwen.

"Has the injury assessment from back then for Han Lianwen been verified?"

Yu Dazhang no longer really trusted the old injury assessments.

"It's been verified," the officer across from him replied:

"The officer in charge of the investigation at the time kept a copy of Han Lianwen's hospital records as well. The contents are basically the same as the injury assessment, so its authenticity can be confirmed."

Then he roughly went through the contents of the injury assessment:

"Han Lianwen had multiple fractures all over his body, myositis ossificans, damage to multiple organs…"

Hearing this, Yu Dazhang's expression grew uglier and uglier, a chill creeping into his heart.

How the hell could that be from a fall?!

Even a fall from a height wouldn't turn muscle into mush like that.

Only repeated beating would produce that kind of injury — it was clearly man-made.

And the injury to Han Lianwen's head was off too.

The human brain isn't that fragile — an injury wouldn't easily affect intellect.

In his previous life, Yu Dazhang had handled many assault cases, and head injuries were the most common.

Beatings with sticks, smashed with liquor bottles, hit with bricks, punched with heavy fists…

But not a single one was beaten stupid — the worst was a concussion.

He'd looked into this as well.

A single heavy blow basically won't cause internal damage to the brain.

So here's the question.

Under what circumstances would it cause a drop in intellect?

There's only one answer.

Prolonged, frequent blows to the head!

Especially consecutive heavy blows, which can cause brain tissue damage, cerebral edema, intracranial hemorrhage, and the like.

They really don't deserve to be called human… Yu Dazhang finally understood why He Tianxin was unwilling to mention Han Lianwen.

Gritting his teeth, he said into the phone:

"Take photos of the injury assessment and send them over. Make sure they're clear — I need to get them printed."

(End of chapter)