He paused and then said, "How about this, come to my office tomorrow morning and explain it in detail. If you're really confident, I'll help you apply."

Zhao Donglai had been worried he would outright refuse, and upon hearing this, he sighed in relief, "Okay, okay."

He hung up the phone.

"Luo Fei, you heard what Director Zheng just said. If you're thinking of bluffing him as you did with me, it won't be easy."

Zhao Donglai could clearly tell Luo Fei was just brushing him off earlier, but he trusted Luo Fei's abilities, so he chose not to press further.

However, Zheng Changjun wasn't as easygoing, so he had to remind Luo Fei.

Luo Fei felt a bit embarrassed, scratched his head, and said, "Captain Zhao, I'll go back tonight and research further, and tomorrow I guarantee I'll convince Director Zheng."

"Alright, go on then."

The dormitory for the criminal police team was in the building right behind their office building.

The dorm was a benefit provided by the city for some officers with out-of-town registration, and employees from other departments also stayed there.

As a team leader, Luo Fei was assigned a single room in the dormitory.

The room wasn't big, but it had a bathroom and shower, which was quite nice.

At ten past eight, Luo Fei finally finished making his bed and hung up the clothes he brought.

But he didn't choose to rest; he called Wu Yan to check-in safely, and then he sat at the desk, took out paper and pen, and planned to sort through his discoveries for the day.

First, Old Wu is definitely connected to this case. Even if he's not the murderer, he's surely a participant.

Of course, Luo Fei leaned toward Old Wu being a strong figure.

So the main issue he faced now was how to convince Zheng Changjun to trust him and bring back the case files.

He wrote down Old Wu and the names of the other three victims on the paper, pondered over it, and then wrote down the crime scene, but couldn't think of anything else.

Old Wu killing them was just to provoke the police, so there must be no connection between him and the three victims.

However, to commit murder, move the body to a designated spot at night, and then dismember it, all of these are physically demanding tasks, and Old Wu was disabled, which must be a considerable workload for him.

Thinking of this, Luo Fei quickly searched the map of Jiangzhou City on his phone and studied it carefully.

This look truly helped him discover some clues.

Firstly, Yongjiang Bridge is right next to Yongjiang Square.

Secondly, after Yongjiang Square, you can walk for at most thirty more minutes to Tianfu Middle School!

Thirdly, and most importantly, between Yongjiang Square and Tianfu Middle School is the place where Old Wu lives!

In other words, starting from the residential area where Old Wu lives, it takes at most ten minutes to both Yongjiang Square and Tianfu Middle School.

With Old Wu's walking capability, it's at most twenty or thirty minutes!

So he would have had ample time and energy to commit the crime and then leave.

Meanwhile, just north of Yongjiang Bridge is the city police station, where Luo Fei is currently working. Old Wu would regularly pass by here when commuting, so he must be very familiar with the area.

Luo Fei recalled that Yang Mei mentioned that the police had checked all surveillance along Yongjiang Square at the time, but didn't find any suspicious personnel.

He suspected that Old Wu might have already figured out the surveillance camera angles in those places ahead of time, allowing him to avoid them perfectly.

However, regarding the case at Tianfu Middle School, Luo Fei was still puzzled about how Old Wu could have figured out the situation inside, snuck in to kill the person, and dismember them on the playground.

He suspected that if he could get hold of the files, he could find some clues.

Luo Fei kept sketching and writing until after ten o'clock before he finally lay down to rest.

At six in the morning, Luo Fei woke up promptly.

However, since he now lived very close to the police team, it would only take a few minutes to get there, so he wasn't in a rush to leave.

After dressing and washing up, he sat at the desk again, picked up the case analysis about the March 11 incident he wrote last night, and checked for any overlooked details.

He continued until seven o'clock, then finally packed up and left.

First, he went to a breakfast stand outside the police building to buy breakfast; after eating, he leisurely walked into the police office building.

The time wasn't even half past eight yet, other than a couple of officers on duty from group two napping in the office, there wasn't another person around, the whole building was quiet.

Luo Fei didn't disturb them either, he got a cup of water and went back to group one's office.

Even in a new environment, he didn't change his habits.

Sitting down, he casually picked up the book he hadn't finished reading before and continued reading.

It wasn't until seven fifty that everyone came in chatting and laughing to work.

When Zhang Wei and the other three came in talking and laughing, and saw Luo Fei sitting upright at his desk, they were all taken aback.

"Morning, chief! Why are you here so early?" Zhang Wei greeted with a smile, looking surprised.

Perhaps because there wasn't a competitive spirit with Luo Fei's work style, the criminal investigation team lacked that sense of urgency.

Unless there's a case, everyone usually prefers arriving just on time, especially the leaders like the team leader.

Luo Fei returned the smile, "Used to starting early from previous jobs, it helps wake up the mind, so I can keep a clear head all day."

"Is that so! No wonder you're so outstanding, you're definitely more diligent than us."

Zhang Wei appeared impressed, while the other two followed up with polite compliments.

Luo Fei was about to speak when he heard a dry scoff, "Hmph."

Wang Tao rolled his eyes, secretly thinking it's all a show, and returned to his seat with a surly face.

Seeing this, Luo Fei swallowed his humility, then smirked and glanced towards Wang Tao, "Dare not say how outstanding, but even Captain Zhao has acknowledged my diligence."

"After all, living life is about improving oneself. If your abilities can't keep up with your ambitions, then it's a joke."

He hadn't intended to retaliate, but Wang Tao pushed it too far.

Really thinks he has no temper?

Having ambitions to be a team leader, but do you have the capability?

Wang Tao's face instantly darkened like a pot-bottom.

How could he not catch it, Luo Fei's words were clearly targeting him!

He Xin sensed the situation was bad, afraid the two would clash, hurriedly changing the subject, "By the way, chief, didn't you ask us yesterday to discuss where to eat?"

"I heard from a friend that a new Haidilao opened near Yongjiang Square, how about we give it a try?"

"Is it the one called 'Dipping' Haidilao? I heard from Xu Yao and the others that the taste is pretty good. It sounds fine to me. What do you think, Zhang Wei?"

Xu Yao is a member of group two.

Zhang Wei nodded, "I can go anywhere."

It was clear that the three were quite considerate, not suggesting those high-cost restaurants.

A meal at Haidilao would cost the four of them around three to four hundred yuan.

Luo Fei nodded, "Alright, let's go with this place."

At eight o'clock, Zhao Donglai stepped into the office building right on time.

He didn't go to his office directly but approached the office of group one, "Luo Fei, come out for a moment."

After Luo Fei was summoned out.

"Old Wang, what's up with you? No matter how much you dislike, it should be over, right?"

"Our team leader was directly promoted by Director Zheng, disrespecting him is essentially disrespecting Director Zheng!"

He Xin, who had been holding himself back, couldn't help advising him.

He and Wang Tao were long-time colleagues for over a decade and sincerely didn't want to see Wang Tao make his path narrower.

"Hmph, so what if he was promoted by Director Zheng, look at his arrogance, I just can't stand it!"

"Old Wang, you... ah, you'll regret this sooner or later."

On the other hand, Zhao Donglai called Luo Fei to the corridor, "Luo Fei, how's your preparation?"

"It's all set, let's go see Director Zheng directly."

"Then hurry up."

The two rushed to Zheng Changjun's office as quickly as possible.

"Director Zheng, here's a set of thoughts and analyses about the case that I compiled last night, have a look."

Upon meeting, Luo Fei forwent chit-chat and handed over the materials he prepared.

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