Chapter 169: Ocean Research Institute

Zhang Xiaohua realized something when he said this, and he muttered: "Criminal police... how?" As he said this, he looked up at Qi Fei and them, "Why, is this aquatic products building still related to the Demon Mirror Case?"

"Time has passed, and there is very little information on the Internet about the construction of this building. I have to ask you here to understand the situation." Qi Fei's words were considered to be the default of Zhang Xiaohua's guess.

"It seems to be true." Zhang Xiaohua looked at the report he wrote, thoughtfully, "I know that the first victim killed in Dongji Zhen was an accountant of the aquatic products company. When I went to interview the completion, no one in the aquatic products company had the joy of moving into the new building."

Qi Fei pointed to the "three-layered waves" mark on the report and said: "We suspect that the people involved in this project have a strong connection with the Demon Mirror Case. You are the reporter who followed this project. According to your understanding, among the people involved in the construction of the aquatic products building, is there any suspect?"

"Ah, this..." Zhang Xiaohua tried to recall, "This, impossible."

Zhong Kui looked at him with a tilt of her head: "Hmm? So sure?"

"I don't know about the Demon Mirror Case, but I know too much about the aquatic products building. Because of the special geological conditions of Dongji Zhen, building a building in this place, ordinary construction companies can't do it, so from design to construction, it was done by the construction company under the Nancheng Ocean Research Institute. It can be said to be the regular army among the regular army. I really can't imagine that there would be a murderer among the people here." Zhang Xiaohua shook his head and said.

Zhong Kui heard this, but a smile appeared on the corners of her mouth: "This is reasonable. The killer possesses rich knowledge of mathematics, tides, religion, etc. In the 1980s, not everyone could possess this knowledge."

"More than forty years have passed. As far as I know, most of the people in charge of the project back then have passed away. If you want to investigate now, I'm afraid..."

"Ocean Research Institute... such a coincidence?" Qi Fei will not forget that Ye Ming visited the research institute many times. Temples, churches, research institutes... places related to the killer and the rituals of the victims being killed, more and more connection points appeared.

Nancheng Ocean Research Institute is not built by the sea, but is located in the city center.

It belongs to the kind of place where locals see its door, but never think of walking in.

After all, the content of the research institute's research is far from the daily life of citizens.

And the police car is a rare thing in the courtyard of this research institute.

A man in dark blue work clothes is standing downstairs in the research institute waiting for the arrival of Qi Fei and them.

"Hello, I am Song Tao, a researcher at the institute. You must be Police Officer Qi, right?" He is not old, looking about thirty, but the hair on the top of his head is already obviously sparse, "The administrative office told me that you want to know about Teacher Cui's work. It just so happens that I am his last disciple."

The Teacher Cui in Song Tao's mouth is the researcher Cui Zhan that Qi Fei found after inquiring about the Ocean Institute. He is the expert who received Ye Ming back then.

Unfortunately, this Cui Zhan passed away last year.

After a simple meeting, Song Tao took Qi Fei and walked towards the building.

In the exhibition hall on the first floor, photos of experts from the research institute over the years are hung.

Song Tao stopped in front of one of the photos and pointed to an old man with thick eyebrows and a square face in the photo: "This is my mentor, Mr. Cui Zhan. He can be said to have made outstanding contributions in the field of marine science."

Qi Fei looked carefully at the character introduction below the photo, and one line of words caught his attention, and he couldn't help but read it out: "Made a huge contribution to the survey and planning of land reclamation in the northern sea area of Nancheng."

"That's right, the current fishery hub of Nancheng, Dongji Zhen, was built by Old Cui. If it weren't for Old Cui's decision that the conditions of the northern bay of Nancheng could be reclaimed from the sea, there would be no current Dongji Zhen." Song Tao's tone was full of worship for Cui Zhan.

"Is there no mention of the construction of the Dongji Zhen aquatic products building here?" Qi Fei was thinking about the report in "Nancheng Daily."

Song Tao heard this and smiled: "Maybe I didn't explain it clearly. Old Cui is a marine scientist and doesn't build houses. If you are asking about building buildings, did you find the wrong place?"

His question was not impolite, but he clearly thought Qi Fei was a layman.

However, Cui Zhan is an important person Ye Ming visited before he was killed, and he has such a deep connection with Dongji Zhen. Qi Fei doesn't think this is just a coincidence, so he continued to ask: "Since Dongji Zhen was created by him, he should have been to Dongji Zhen many times, right?"

Unexpectedly, this question was decisively denied by Song Tao: "On the contrary, everyone in the institute knows that Old Cui would not go to Dongji Zhen."

"Why?" Qi Fei didn't understand.

"We don't know the reason for this. At the beginning, Old Cui took the task to survey the coastal geological conditions and ocean currents, and almost ate and lived by the sea. It's just that I didn't expect that after the land reclamation project was successfully completed, a celebration meeting was held in Dongji Zhen, inviting Old Cui to accept the commendation, but he firmly declined.

Since then, he has never been to Dongji Zhen once. As long as he is invited to attend meetings and activities, if it is in Dongji Zhen, he will not go.

This is something everyone in the institute knows."

"Has no one asked him why?"

"Scientists have their own temperaments. Later, Old Cui's research focus was not on this. If he doesn't say it, there must be a hidden reason. Oh, by the way..." Song Tao took the initiative to mention, "As for the police officer you mentioned who came to visit Old Cui, we really don't know."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Qi Fei's disappointed expression and added: "But you can ask Old Cui's son, Cui Nian, who lives in the nearby Lanhua Gongyu."

The Lanhua Gongyu mentioned by Song Tao is at the intersection less than 100 meters north of the Ocean Research Institute. This apartment is one of the few large-sized apartments in Nancheng city center.

According to the address provided by the research institute, Qi Fei found Cui Nian's residence in Lanhua Gongyu.

After knocking on the door, the person who opened the door was an old lady with an outstanding temperament, looking to be in her 60s, with silver curly hair and pearl earrings.

"Excuse me, is this Cui Nian's home?" Qi Fei asked.

As soon as the old lady heard it, she immediately turned back and shouted: "Old Cui, a guest is here."

After a while, an old man wearing a wool vest walked out from inside. Looking at the iconic thick eyebrows, he should be Cui Zhan's son, Cui Nian. Speaking of his son, he is now an old man in his seventies.

Seeing Qi Fei, Cui Nian recognized him for a while: "Are you a newcomer from the institute?"

Qi Fei knew that he misunderstood that he was a junior in the research institute, so he immediately explained: "I am from the Nancheng Criminal Police Brigade, and I am here to learn about your father's situation."

Like Zhang Xiaohua, Cui Nian looked confused: "Criminal police? My father passed away last year, 90 years old, how..." ===== CHAPTER 170 =====