Chapter 421: Ending

Jiang Yuan was grilling beef slices.

The meat slices were very thin, cut personally by the "Beef Immortal" of the Ningtai County Central Vegetable Market—more than ten years ago, before Jiangfuzhen had made a name for itself, he was just an ordinary beef stall owner. Later, because Jiangfuzhen bought so much, the most hardworking and persistent beef stall owner in the vegetable market gradually evolved into a meat-cutting artisan. In recent years, as his hair turned gray, he already had the aura of a Beef Immortal.

A person who cuts meat every day for more than ten years will definitely cut meat that is uniform in thickness and perfectly balanced in fat and lean. Grabbing a piece of beef, the direction and angle of the slices naturally float in his mind, and the formed meat slices will be exactly as he imagined.

This realm was also nourished by the increasingly picky appetites of the hundreds and thousands of people in Jiang Village.

Thin, nearly 90% lean beef, placed on a scorching hot cast-iron pan with only a tiny bit of oil, made only a faint "sizzle." Then, the red, tender meat slices quickly turned pink. After holding for two seconds, they began to show some gray.

At this time, flipping the meat slices over, it took only one or two seconds before they could be clipped into the bowl to be eaten.

At this moment, the meat slices were basically fully cooked, and because of the time and thinness, they were incredibly tender. Moreover, unlike the tenderness brought by intramuscular fat in steak, the small meat slices were fully cooked and fully lean; they were tender because the muscle fibers were cut and the proteins denatured. The taste was slightly different, but the deliciousness was not inferior to steak at all.

Because there was very little fat, one wouldn't feel greasy even after eating a lot of such beef slices.

Seeing Yu Jiangyuan arrive, Jiang Yuan first clipped the meat slices that had just cooked in the pan, ate them, and then took a sip of apple cider vinegar before saying, "Deputy Detachment Chief Yu? Have you eaten? Come over and have some?"

He looked very polite and easygoing, while Yu Jiangyuan's brain seemed to be in another dimension.

Originally, he was prepared to praise Jiang Yuan because of his arduous, hardworking, and remarkably productive work. Originally, he was prepared to bleed money and go investigate with Xu Xu Taining. Originally, he was overwhelmed by the case.

His thoughts were still drifting in the long river of time, but Yu Jiangyuan's body had arrived at the office of Jiang Yuan, who was grilling meat masterfully.

Yu Jiangyuan didn't know how to express his current mood.

Li Li held up the microphone and asked, "Is this our civil police officer, Jiang Yuan?"

As a reporter, she wasn't afraid of weirdos. Even if Jiang Yuan were grilling a whole corpse in the office, she would film it first and then figure out how to coax him into talking...

Jiang Yuan noticed the camera, put down his chopsticks, smiled and nodded, then asked: "If you want to chat, let's sit down and chat. Please turn off the camera; I have some evidence in here that is not suitable for filming."

The only evidence he had in here was nails, but he still had meat in his pot, and eating under the camera felt uncomfortable.

Moreover, eating meat in the office was like fortune-telling in the office; neither was suitable for public conduct.

"Turn it off first." Yu Jiangyuan sat down opposite Jiang Yuan, sighed, and said, "Why did you start grilling meat?"

"I haven't eaten for a day and a night." Jiang Yuan took a set of bowls and dishes for Yu Jiangyuan and pointed to a glass bottle next to him, saying: "Inside is the dipping sauce, dry seasoning, it tastes better with it. If you don't like it, just eat the original flavor."

Yu Jiangyuan was stunned: "You haven't eaten for a day and a night?"

"Yeah, calculating that it should be the fourth crime, the last day, so I just went all out." Jiang Yuan stuffed another large piece of meat into his mouth, his face full of happiness.

Yu Jiangyuan's face showed embarrassment.

Li Li deliberately asked a silly question: "Why not eat? Taking a moment to eat something shouldn't take too much time, right?"

"Eating affects judgment, and efficiency will decrease." Jiang Yuan answered simply, then turned to get bowls and chopsticks for Li Li and the cameraman, then smiled and said: "Fortunately, I bought a lot of meat. I was starving, so I bought a lot at once. You can eat with peace of mind."

As he spoke, he carefully clipped the beef out of the basin piece by piece and spread it flat on the grill.

Sizzle.

Sizzle.

The sound of grilling meat made the office feel warm.

Jiang Yuan turned the fan-style range hood next to him to the maximum setting, and the smell of grilled meat was sent out the window.

"The meat from this boss is all Angus beef, the quality is very good, try it." Jiang Yuan only urged them once before flipping the meat himself and eating.

As far as grilling meat is concerned, Angus beef is almost the most suitable. Wagyu beef is too fatty and only suitable for eating a little bit; it might be more fragrant with rice.

As for Chinese cattle breeds, because traditional agricultural needs are for both meat and draft animals, they aren't that delicious, which is actually a matter of course—some creatures on this continent are not grown to be eaten or to be eaten perfectly, which is nothing to be ashamed of, and there is no need to dwell on it. What is being said here is not about the prone-to-obesity constitution.

Jiang Yuan grilled the meat very seriously. It could be seen that he was really hungry, so he focused on eating meat and had no interest in the reporter or the detachment chief.

Li Li wanted to start a topic and let Jiang Yuan tell the story of the nails, but she didn't get a response.

Turning her head, the cameraman silently straightened the bowls and chopsticks and took the initiative to help grill the meat.

The aroma of meat overflowed.

Just eat.

The four people each had their own reasons for not wanting to talk; only the action of grilling meat was enthusiastic and straightforward.

A basin of meat was easily finished. Jiang Yuan tore open two more vacuum-packed beef packages and poured them into the basin, continuing to use the clips to spread them on the pot to grill.

When this basin of meat was almost finished, a system prompt appeared before Jiang Yuan's eyes:

Task completed: Nail gun murder case.

Task content: The deaths of 3 consecutive victims made Yu Jiangyuan anxious and uneasy. In order to solve this case, he would do anything. Seize the opportunity!

Task reward: Vehicle trace identification, lv3.

Jiang Yuan's fatigue was almost swept away.

Vehicle trace identification was naturally an extremely useful skill. Although the skill level of lv3 was not very high, it was definitely enough.

On the other hand, this also meant that the killer had been caught.

At the same time, Yu Jiangyuan's phone rang.

"Caught him. Tricked him out to pick up a package, and then pinned him down." On the phone, the joy of the criminal police was undisguised.

This case touched people's hearts, and everyone knew the consequences if the case couldn't be solved in time.

"Well done." Yu Jiangyuan also stood up excitedly and asked: "Was the murder weapon found? Was the nail gun found?"

"Found it. He was worshipping it at home." The other end of the phone paused, then continued: "Also found his crime plan, more than a dozen pages long. This kid really went all out to kill. According to the plan, he was supposed to go to Jinniaoling to kill someone the day after tomorrow."

Yu Jiangyuan frowned slightly. Jinniaoling was still some distance away. If he killed someone there again, it would really be blooming everywhere in the north, south, east, and west of Changyang City.

"It's good that he's caught. It's good that he's caught." Yu Jiangyuan breathed a sigh of relief and asked: "No one was hurt, right?"

"Uh."

"Someone was hurt?" Yu Jiangyuan was shocked. Didn't they say it was easily pinned down?

"Sort of. Not seriously hurt, minor injuries."

"That's good, that's good." Yu Jiangyuan repeated it twice and asked: "Who was hurt?"

"That... it's Mu Mu Zhiyang, who was brought by Jiang Yuan."

Yu Jiangyuan's mind immediately conjured up several figures nursing injuries and asked: "How did he get hurt?"

The criminal police on the other end of the phone seemed to laugh and then said: "When we were making the arrest, Mu Mu Zhiyang wasn't even nearby. Someone bumped into the rack at the courier point, and a package fell from above, hitting Mu Mu Zhiyang. He bled a little. It doesn't look like a serious injury, just a skin wound."

Yu Jiangyuan gasped inwardly. What kind of luck is this? Even if the package were lighter, or hit slightly off-center, it wouldn't have caused an injury.

However, since he was already hurt, Yu Jiangyuan naturally couldn't say these things, only saying: "Write it clearly in the report; it can be counted as an injury on duty." ===== CHAPTER 422 =====