When Ye Qi and Lao Mo arrived at the hotel, it was already dark, and there were few pedestrians on the street. However, the two did not want to miss their chance by sleeping in the hotel. What if the murderer was faster than them and attacked Uncle Zhong directly to silence him? They could not forget Liu Qiao's example.
After discussing it, the two decided to act together at night to first find out the terrain of the town.
According to the address given by Shao Qingge, Uncle Zhong's home was in a residential complex called "Nanfu Jiayuan" in the southern part of the town. The apartments in this complex were of moderate price and consisted entirely of seven-story buildings. The security at the entrance of the complex was not strict, and the two of them followed the residents in, pretending to take a walk after dinner, and strolled around the complex.
Mo Xuemin took Ye Qi to the community square, where they indeed saw some elderly people dancing.
Old Mo is now a 66-year-old man, so he followed local customs and quickly joined the square dance group, dancing along with them. Ye Qi stood by, suppressing the urge to laugh, while observing the pedestrians around them.
The square dance moves the elderly people were doing were simple, and Lao Mo quickly learned them, finishing a song with everyone. In the middle of changing songs, Lao Mo sat down to the side pretending to rest and chatted with an old man who was also sitting down to rest: "Sigh, I can hardly dance anymore. My back and waist are already aching after just a short while."
The old man empathized and sighed, saying, "Me too. I'm getting old, and my health is getting worse. I have to keep exercising, don't I?"
Old Mo casually asked, "By the way, where's Old Zhong from Building 7? I haven't seen him these past few days."
"You're asking about Lao Zhong? By the way, which building do you live in? I've never seen you before."
"I just came back from the city recently. My son and daughter-in-law are too busy with work, and there's no one to take care of my grandson. They don't trust us to hire a nanny, so they asked me to help pick him up and drop him off. Now that it's winter vacation, I thought I'd bring my grandson to stay at my hometown for a few days." He then waved to Ye Qi, who immediately skipped over and said, "Grandpa."
"This is your grandson? He's so cute." The old man smiled and patted Ye Qi's head.
"Grandpa, isn't Grandpa Zhong home?" Ye Qi asked earnestly.
"Old Zhong, he hasn't been back here for half a year. I heard that he and his wife moved to the most expensive neighborhood in our town. He's been a housekeeper for rich people for so many years, he must be very rich." The old man said with envy, "He used to drive a luxury car every time he came back. Half a year ago, when he moved, he didn't want any of the furniture and gave it all to the people renting the place."
"Do you know where he moved to? Old Zhong has been my friend for many years, and I want to go see him," Old Mo said.
" Building 11 of Jinxiu Villa is the king of buildings, with excellent natural light, and the price is ridiculously high."
"..." Old Mo and Ye Qi exchanged a glance. They hadn't expected that the address Shao Qingge had found was invalid; Uncle Zhong had moved long ago. Strangely, Yu Hanjiang had checked Uncle Zhong's bank statements and property records. Uncle Zhong only owned this one old house in "Nanfu Jiayuan" and hadn't bought any new houses. His son's property was a 200-square-meter duplex in the city center, and he hadn't bought any houses in small towns either.
He moved to the best residential area in town, but whose house is this?
The two, puzzled, immediately stood up in unison.
Ye Qi grabbed Mo Xuemin's hand and said, "Grandpa, let's go home quickly, it's too cold outside."
"Okay, let's go back now." Old Mo led Ye Qi around the square and left the community through the side gate.
The town wasn't big, and they quickly found the upscale residential area " Jinxiu Villa." Unfortunately, the area was strictly managed, and entry was restricted to those without access cards. Ye Qi devised a plan: he and Lao Mo hid behind a tree, donned invisibility cloaks, and used their teleportation cards to fly inside as vehicles entered and exited the gate.
This residential complex appears to have been built in recent years, with neat rows of high-rise buildings and excellent landscaping. Building 11 is indeed the best building, with a distance of over 70 meters between buildings, ensuring excellent natural light.
Ye Qi and Lao Mo first slipped away to the property management center and searched the owner register for a long time, but couldn't find Uncle Zhong's name. The two had no choice but to go to Building 11 and search floor by floor themselves. Many doors were closed, and they couldn't force their way in. Ye Qi planned that if all else failed, they would have Captain Yu check...
Just as the two arrived at the 16th floor, someone suddenly stepped out of the elevator.
The man was wearing a leather jacket, had a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and looked like a cocky thug. He also had a black snake tattoo behind his ear. He walked to the door of room 1604 and knocked.
The door opened, and an old man came out, his voice hoarse as he said, "Arong, what brings you here?"
—It is Uncle Zhong!
The young man said, "Uncle, I've come to see you."
He finished speaking and went inside. Ye Qi immediately activated his teleportation card and followed him in. He still had 30 minutes left in the cloak, and he wanted to hear what the two were talking about. However, it turned out to be nothing more than meaningless pleasantries—the man's name was He Rong, Uncle Zhong's nephew. He was visiting his uncle because his 60th birthday was approaching, and they were discussing how to celebrate.
...
At the same time, Yu Hanjiang, Long Sen, Qu Wanyue, and Liu Qiao were organizing documents at the hotel.
Yu Fugui identified ten people he had close contact with during his imprisonment, several of whom had the character "Rong" in their names. Because Cheng Shaofeng mentioned " Brother Rong," Yu Hanjiang paid special attention to these individuals.
The first one is Nie Rong.
Nie Rong was imprisoned for economic crimes, including embezzlement of a substantial amount of public funds.
He was sentenced to three years. After he went to prison, he was in the same cell as Yu Fugui, so they were "cellmates" and had a very good relationship. They were released from prison one after the other.
When Nie Rong was released from prison, he had already been dismissed from his job and had no choice but to start his own business. He rented a shop in the city center and opened a clothing store. The Cheng family happened to be the leading company in the clothing industry, and his business could be connected with the Cheng family. Perhaps that's how he met Cheng Shaofeng.
Qu Wanyue asked, " Could the ' Brother Rong ' that Xiaoqiao mentioned be him?"
Yu Hanjiang carefully reviewed this person's resume.
Nie Rong attended a key high school and was admitted to a top university, majoring in accounting. After graduation, he successfully applied for a job at a company and quickly became the company's financial director, who was highly regarded by his superiors.
This excellent accountant had a promising future, but he became greedy and embezzled company funds, secretly transferring them into his own account. Because the amounts he embezzled were small each time, the company leadership didn't discover it. He used company funds to buy his wife a car, send his children to the most expensive kindergarten, and even purchased a villa in his parents' names…
If you walk by the river often enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet. During an audit, the company finally discovered his manipulation of the accounts. A careful calculation revealed a staggering amount, so they sued him…
Upon seeing this, Yu Hanjiang frowned: "Although this person's name contains the character 'Rong,' he had no connection with Cheng Shaofeng before going to prison, and he doesn't seem to be someone with power or background who could set up an organ transplant organization. Besides, his profession is not relevant. Unless, Cheng Shaofeng's organization hires him as its accountant."
Liu Qiao said, "He has a criminal record for embezzling company assets during his time as an accountant. Such a person is greedy for money and is not very reliable. I don't think it's very likely that an organ transplant organization would hire such a person as an accountant."
Yu Hanjiang thought for a moment, then put his information aside for the time being and continued to look at the remaining ones.
Among them were one named " Rong Cheng ", one named "Li Rong", and two brothers named "Xie Rongyao" and "Xie Rongguang"...
Qu Wanyue looked at the list with a wry smile: "When we were filtering this list, we found it quite strange that so many of the prisoners who were close to Yu Fugui had the character 'Rong' in their names. Now it seems that Cheng Shaofeng's ' Brother Rong ' provided a crucial clue, which is why the Guardian deliberately created these distractions for us."
Long Sen complained, "Anyway, the Guardian won't let us pinpoint the key figures too quickly. We have to investigate all these 'honors'!"
Yu Hanjiang nodded and said, "Yes, we can't miss any of these people. Also, we need to carefully investigate those whose names don't contain 'Rong'. Cheng Shaofeng's so-called ' Brother Rong ' may not necessarily have any connection with Yu Fugui. It could be someone that Cheng Shaofeng knows but Yu Fugui doesn't."
As a wealthy young master, Cheng Shaofeng has a wide network of connections. He also needs to pay attention to people whose names contain the character "Rong," making the scope of his investigation increasingly broad and his workload still very heavy.
The four of them stayed up until 3 a.m. before finally identifying two key suspects.
One of the suspects, Rong Cheng, is the owner of a pharmaceutical company. He was imprisoned for selling counterfeit and substandard drugs. Two years ago, many patients were hospitalized with diarrhea, resembling a mass food poisoning incident. Through questioning the patients, doctors discovered that everyone had taken a cold medicine from this company. They reported this to the drug administration, and the police launched an investigation, ultimately determining that the medicine he was selling was a substandard product, leading to his arrest and imprisonment.
Yu Hanjiang analyzed: " Rong Cheng is the big boss of a pharmaceutical company, so he must know a lot of people in the medical field. He has the ability to find people to perform organ transplants. Moreover, in order to make money, he disregards the safety of patients' lives and sells counterfeit and substandard drugs, which proves that he has long lost his humanity and will do anything for money. If he can be so ruthless as to sell fake drugs, he can naturally sell organs and even kill people."
Rong Cheng's teammates all agreed that it made sense. It's not something an ordinary person can do to set up an organ transplant organization. You need a wide network of contacts, substantial capital, and relevant medical knowledge. Rong Cheng met all three of these conditions.
Moreover, during his imprisonment, he lived next door to Yu Fugui, and according to prison guard records and some surveillance footage, he and Yu Fugui often chatted together.
Liu Qiao asked, "Where did he go after he was released from prison? Can you find out?"
Yu Hanjiang pointed to the blank records on the computer: "This is what puzzles me the most. He was released from prison two years ago and disappeared after that. The last time he was seen was at the airport, taking a flight to an overseas country. There are two possibilities: First, he used his connections to find a job abroad and went overseas to develop his career; second, he pretended to go abroad, disappeared without a trace, and actually secretly returned to China on a private plane, obtained a fake ID card, and participated in the management work of an organ transplant organization."
It is indeed highly suspicious that this person has disappeared from the police database.
Qu Wanyue analyzed, "Perhaps he had already started preparing this organ transplant organization before he went to prison? After all, he was the owner of a pharmaceutical company at the time, and he had the channels and financial resources to set up such an illegal underground trading organization to harvest human organs and use people to test the new drugs developed by his company."
Long Sen felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it: "Are they treating people like guinea pigs?"
Liu Qiao said with a grim expression, "This person has a powerful background. It will probably take us a lot of effort to find him."
Yu Hanjiang carefully put away the person's information, then opened a folder and said, "There's also this."
The second key suspect is named " Zhu Qingrong," a very literary name. He wears silver-rimmed glasses and looks quite refined in photos; no one would associate him with a "prisoner."
Zhu Qingrong, who studied medicine, once saved Yu Fugui's life while serving time in prison.
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According to records sent by prison guards, Yu Fugui once collapsed while participating in group labor reform. It was Zhu Qingrong who performed CPR and revived Yu Fugui. Yu Fugui was very grateful to him and often ate with him. However, Zhu Qingrong had a cold and aloof personality, rarely spoke to his fellow inmates, and seemed quite mysterious.
The reason Yu Hanjiang listed him as a key suspect is that he was imprisoned for "manslaughter".
He was once an obstetrician, but during a surgery, a moment of negligence resulted in the deaths of both the pregnant woman and her unborn child. The family sued him, his medical license was revoked, and he was imprisoned and sentenced. Because his actions were not considered intentional homicide but rather manslaughter due to operational error, the court ultimately sentenced him to seven years in prison.
Liu Qiao said, "This person used to be an obstetrician, but he was imprisoned for 'manslaughter' and his license was revoked. He can no longer apply for a job at a legitimate hospital. After his release, he will likely join an illegal 'black clinic' to perform surgery. Moreover, Professor Xiao's conclusion from the autopsy was that the doctor performing the organ transplant surgery was not professional. If it were him, he would certainly fit that description!"
Qu Wanyue also felt that this person was highly suspicious, saying, "He's an obstetrician, and might have even worked at a reproductive center for a while. He should be very familiar with female egg retrieval procedures, right? Professor Xiao speculated that the girl who died tragically in room 201 of the Antai Garden basement might have suffered severe bleeding during her egg retrieval procedure, didn't he? Could it be that the person who performed the procedure was this Zhu Qingrong?"
Yu Hanjiang said, "He was released from prison two years ago, and the girl in room 201 died a week ago. Teacher Qu's statement makes sense in terms of time. However, according to the police records, he did not continue to practice medicine after his release because his medical license was revoked. Instead, he went to help out at his relative's pharmacy, which is called Fukang Pharmacy. We can check it again tomorrow."
The other individuals with the character "Rong" in their names, although they had close contact with Yu Fugui in prison, either had jobs unrelated to their majors or had found stable employment after their release and have not yet resigned.
Although the suspicion cannot be completely ruled out, compared to the two people Yu Hanjiang highlighted, the suspicion level of those others is relatively low.
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