Chapter 3464

One night in late January, it was already approaching midnight. In the duty room of the Jiangnan District Public Security Sub-bureau of Jiangcheng City, the duty police officers were still nervously answering the phone. Although it was already late, the calls were still one after another.

This was mainly because of that reward post. Although many days had passed, the tip-off calls received every day were still not few. Plus the normal alarm calls, these duty police officers basically didn't have a time when they didn't answer the phone every day.

These duty police officers had very heavy tasks every day. They had to carefully listen to those voices with different tones on the phone, maybe even various dialects, distinguish what they were saying, and write down some key points. If it was an alarm call, they had to arrange for police officers to go out after answering the phone.

And if it was a call reporting the murderer who stabbed Zhang Bin, they also had to distinguish whether this call would be a prank and how much its authenticity was, and then write down the key points, waiting for police officers to verify.

Such heavy work made them feel nervous and under great pressure, but they still had to persist here. Perhaps one of their negligence would let a valuable clue slip away.

The internal affairs policewoman Xiao Peng, who answered the phone, picked up another call. She said on the phone: "Hello, this is the duty room of the Jiangnan Public Security Sub-bureau. Please speak!"

A person's panting sound came from the phone, but no one spoke. Xiao Peng immediately became alert. With her rich experience, she could tell that this was a man's voice. Maybe this man was physically uncomfortable and needed help, or maybe this man was undergoing an intense psychological struggle.

Xiao Peng asked while writing down the phone number that called: "Comrade, hello! Do you need our help?"

If it was someone who was physically uncomfortable, maybe they should call 120, not 110. But people often didn't think of these things at such times, and the 110 alarm center also frequently received such calls, so they still had to handle them in a timely manner.

After another few seconds, the panting sound disappeared, and a man's voice came: "I want to ask, is that 500,000 reward true?"

Xiao Peng immediately perked up. Her intuition told her that this time, the person who called was likely to have real information, because the panting sound just now told her that this person had spoken only after undergoing an intense ideological struggle.

Although the person asked a question that was out of the blue, the number 500,000 made Xiao Peng know that this person must be an insider of the Zhang Bin stabbing case.

Xiao Peng made a gesture to a criminal investigation expert in the duty room. This criminal investigation expert was one of the few criminal investigation experts sent by the Provincial Public Security Department. They stayed in the duty room in shifts every day. When they encountered a valuable call, they would come over to listen and guide the operator to talk to the other party.

The criminal investigation expert saw Xiao Peng's gesture. He darted over like an arrow, sat beside Xiao Peng, and put on the headset. In this way, he could also hear the voice on the phone. All his movements were completed within two seconds, agilely unlike a person in his fifties.

Xiao Peng tried her best to use a calm tone: "That 500,000 reward is of course true. As long as the information you provide is valuable and has helped us solve the case, you can get a reward, up to 500,000 yuan. May I ask your identity?"

The person on the other end of the phone was of course Qiangzi. He didn't answer who his identity was but continued to ask: "Then if the information I provide lets you directly catch that murderer, is this 500,000 all mine?"

The criminal investigation expert quickly wrote "Yes" on a piece of paper with a pencil. Xiao Peng said in a decisive tone: "Yes!"

Qiangzi said: "Then how can I believe that you will honor this reward?"

The criminal investigation expert wrote down another line of words. Xiao Peng looked at that line of words and answered: "The reward money is provided by Hanhai Technology Group and Xianrenquan Beverage Group. The credibility of such large companies should be worth your trust. Moreover, this matter has also been notarized by the Jiangcheng City Notary Office, so it is impossible not to honor it."

Qiangzi asked again: "Then is my safety and privacy guaranteed?"

Xiao Peng said: "Of course it is guaranteed. We will strictly keep your identity confidential and will not disclose it to anyone. And that 500,000 reward can also be collected in any way you choose. As long as it is a way you feel is safe, it is fine. Comrade, may I ask your identity?"

There was silence on the phone again. The criminal investigation expert wrote on the paper, telling Xiao Peng not to be too impatient, because the informant's psychology must still be struggling, and the mood was not very stable. If Xiao Peng asked too urgently, it would be counterproductive.

Xiao Peng then stopped pursuing and waited patiently for the other party's words there. Although they already knew the other party's mobile phone number now, if they pursued too urgently, the other party turned off the phone, they would have no way.

Because the current mobile phone number had not yet implemented the real-name system, and mobile phone cards could be bought everywhere, it was impossible for you to match a phone number with a certain person.

Xiao Peng waited for nearly a minute, but this minute felt as long as a year to her. Just when she was gradually losing patience, there was finally a voice on the phone: "I report to you, I know who stabbed that reporter with a knife..."

Qiangzi's full name was Shi Qiang. After seeing that reward post of 500,000 that day, he could almost be certain that it was his cousin Lu Xiong who stabbed that reporter. His heart had been floating because of that huge sum of 500,000 these days.

500,000! If he worked as a security guard, it would take forty years to earn this sum of money, and he would have to not eat or drink. But as long as he made this call, 500,000 would be in hand.

The only obstacle preventing him was his psychological obstacle. After all, Lu Xiong was his cousin and treated him well usually, introduced him to work, let him live in his own rented house, and bought him a mobile phone. These days, he ate big fish and meat every day and often drank a few cups with Qiangzi.

So Qiangzi was really struggling in his heart. They were very close cousins, and Lu Xiong treated him so well. If he reported Lu Xiong, would he be a bit inhuman?