Chapter 165: Chapter 80: Visits and Verification (Requesting Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)
For the welfare of the third team, Sun Jun eventually endured the humiliation and voluntarily took on the task.
Zhao Cheng and the other two were so grateful that they almost knelt before him, repeatedly expressing that he was now their great benefactor, which left Sun Jun both amused and exasperated.
After this, Luo Fei took the three of them and rushed back to Wenshui Town.
According to Wang Wenbin’s confession, over the past three years, under the guise of collecting scrap materials, he committed rampant crimes in more than a dozen villages centered around Wenshui Town, with the victims numbering as many as eleven.
This number already constituted a major criminal case, so Zhao Donglai intended for them to quickly finalize the matter.
Since Luo Fei also had to investigate the matter concerning Yang Dawei, he selected the four victims closest to Yang Family Village while the remaining seven victims were to be handled by teams one and two.
On the way, the group had a brief discussion and finally decided to split into two groups, each taking responsibility for two victims, which would greatly save time.
Luo Fei remained teamed with Wang Yong.
After splitting up in the town, Luo Fei and Wang Yong headed straight to Kanshui Village.
At 2:10 PM, their car parked at the committee office of Kanshui Village.
They found the village chief and, with a random excuse, he enthusiastically took them to the home of the village’s only five-guarantee household, Tao Mingjun.
In front of an old, low cement house, after the village chief briefly introduced both parties, he tactfully left.
Tao Mingjun was a slender old man, already over eighty years old this year.
Upon learning that they had come to see him, he immediately warmly invited the two of them inside and even started to make tea for them.
Wang Yong quickly stopped him, "No need, Mr. Tao, we’re here to understand some situations."
Upon hearing this, Tao Mingjun finally sat back down.
"Mr. Tao, here’s the thing, we want to ask if you recognize this person?"
Luo Fei said, taking out a frontal photo of Wang Wenbin.
With just a glance, Tao Mingjun’s face visibly darkened.
"I don’t recognize him. Why are you asking about this? Get out, quickly get out, you’re not welcome here!"
The man who was just kind and gentle suddenly shouted sternly, driving the two away.
Wang Yong was a bit baffled, "Mr. Tao, what happened to you?"
Luo Fei wasn’t surprised by Tao Mingjun’s attitude.
This wasn’t something flattering in the first place; otherwise, these elderly people wouldn’t be too afraid to call the police, so his current resistance was completely normal.
"Mr. Tao, I understand your feelings, but can you just listen to what we have to say first?"
"I won’t listen, you’d better get out of here!"
Tao Mingjun, overwhelmed with emotion, shouted a few times, and seeing they didn’t move, he suddenly grabbed a broom from the corner, "Are you leaving or not!"
Looking at his state, Wang Yong turned somewhat fearfully to look at Luo Fei.
Luo Fei remained composed, "Mr. Tao, we can leave at any time, but think carefully, by doing this you are only benefiting the bad person, which will make him even more audacious. In the future, who knows how many more elderly people like you will be victimized!"
Tao Mingjun’s grip faltered, "What do you mean... Are others victimized too by this beast?"
"That’s right, according to his confession, there are at least ten other elderly people who suffered the same fate as you. So, Mr. Tao, I hope you all can bravely stand up and tell us about your experiences."
"Only by doing this can we bring this scoundrel to justice and make him face legal sanctions! Of course, I understand what you are worried about, rest assured I dare to pledge on the honor of the police that none of this will be disclosed to the public, nor will it affect your normal life!"
Perhaps moved by his words, or maybe because Tao Mingjun genuinely wanted Wang Wenbin to face legal consequences, after a moment of hesitation, he confirmed, "Are you really sure you can keep it secret?"
"Certainly! If you are affected in any way, come directly to the criminal investigation team to find me, I’m the head of the third team, Luo Fei."
"Alright, I believe you."
Tao Mingjun sat back down and began to recount his ordeal.
Half an hour later, Luo Fei and Wang Yong finally left Tao Mingjun’s house.
"Team leader, it had to be you to make this trip go so smoothly."
Wang Yong gave Luo Fei a thumbs up and then asked, "So where are we headed next?"
"Let’s go to Yang Family Village. Although Grandpa Liu was lucky to escape harm, we need to understand the situation from him, and at the same time, inquire about Yang Dawei’s matters."
"Alright, then let’s go to Yang Family Village."
They had already been to Yang Family Village several times, so they found Yang Tianfu easily.
Hearing that they were here to see Grandpa Liu this time, Yang Tianfu didn’t ask more questions and led them ahead.
Chatting casually as they walked, Luo Fei nonchalantly asked, "Village Chief Yang, the last time we talked about Yang Dawei, does he have a job usually?"
"What job could he have? Other than sleeping and playing cards all day, he’s too lazy to even eat a snake."
"Then without work or an income, how does he live?"
"That’s the strange part. This guy usually lazes around, but somehow, he had a stroke of luck. A few years ago, he went to the city and encountered a benefactor."
"Apparently it was a big boss, who lets Yang Dawei run some errands a few days a month, and he gets paid a large sum. So every time he goes to the city, he comes back with money to splurge."