Chapter 148: Chapter 72: Suspense Rises Again (Requesting Subscriptions, Monthly Tickets, and Favorites)
Although Wang Yong hasn’t returned from his investigation, Luo Fei decided to report Yang Dawei’s situation to Zhao Donglai first after some consideration.
After all, he is the leader of the criminal investigation team. To investigate this matter, Luo must obtain his approval and support.
Zhao Donglai listened, his eyebrows tightly furrowed, "Luo Fei, are you sure there’s no mistake? You can’t joke about this kind of thing. If it turns out to be false, it will be very troublesome to handle later."
Though he said this, he actually believed most of it in his heart.
Since Luo Fei joined the criminal investigation team, his intuition has never been wrong. For instance, in Zhou Zhi’s case, no one expected that just from brief interaction, he would discover that she was involved in a murder case, and indeed he traced it back and solved it, making their team renowned in the entire city.
Therefore, since Luo Fei said there’s an issue with Yang Dawei, there probably is an issue, the only question is whether it’s easy to investigate.
"Captain Zhao, you know my character, if I wasn’t confident, I wouldn’t say anything recklessly, and I’ve already sent Wang Yong to the Wenshui Town police station to investigate this matter. Whether Yang Dawei actually killed his wife will be known when Wang Yong returns."
"Alright, let’s discuss it when he comes back."
Coincidentally, just as they were talking, Luo Fei’s phone rang; it was Wang Yong calling.
"Leader, seriously? I just got back and you all have clocked out. Why didn’t you tell me, making me come back for nothing?"
As soon as the call was connected, a complaining voice came from Wang Yong’s end.
Originally, he had finally dug up some clues at the Wenshui Town police station and hurried back to report to Luo Fei, only to find everyone except Xia Zheng and Wang Lei had left.
"Don’t worry, I haven’t left yet. Quickly come to Captain Zhao’s office now."
"Really? I knew you wouldn’t leave me hanging. I’ll be right over."
Wang Yong hung up excitedly and jogged to Zhao Donglai’s office, where he knocked and entered, finding the two waiting for him as expected.
"Captain Zhao, Leader!"
"Well, Wang Yong, what have you found?"
"Leader, it’s pretty much as you guessed. There’s indeed something wrong with Yang Dawei."
"What do you mean?"
"I followed your instructions to the Wenshui Town police station. Five years ago during the Spring Festival, Yang Dawei did indeed file a report saying his wife ran off with someone. He was making a huge scene, demanding the police to find his wife."
"The officers in charge of the area, unable to handle his fuss, did conduct some interviews, but the neighboring villagers all said they’d never seen Yang Dawei’s wife getting involved with any other man. Moreover, they checked the buses to the county during that period, and no one saw Yang Dawei’s wife."
"There were neighbors, however, who reported hearing Yang Dawei beating his wife that night. Apparently, she was screaming miserably and calling for help, but everyone was used to it, so no one went to check. The next day, Yang Dawei claimed his wife was missing."
Zhao Donglai listened to Wang Yong’s recount, his expression gradually becoming solemn, his thoughts increasingly aligned with Luo Fei’s theory.
Then Luo Fei suddenly asked, "With such obvious clues, didn’t the town’s police station suspect Yang Dawei at the time?"
This seemed somewhat illogical.
"They did. The police suspected his wife might have been accidentally killed by him, but later they discovered a villager saw his wife running out of the house crying the next morning, and they even exchanged a few words. Hence, Yang Dawei’s suspicion of killing his wife was erased."
"Also, two days after her disappearance, she made a call to her family, saying she was going to live a good life with another man and told them not to seek her anymore. Therefore, the police didn’t pursue the matter further."
"Her family? But didn’t the village head of Yang Family Village say she had no family left?"
"Oh, it was to her uncle’s family. Yang Dawei’s wife, Chen Chahua, was from Kanshui Village near Yang Family Village. Her parents died when she was young, and she was raised by her uncle, though reportedly not very well, so she rarely interacted with them after reaching adulthood."
After hearing Wang Yong’s explanation, Luo Fei nodded thoughtfully.
Zhao Donglai, somewhat impatient, immediately asked, "Luo Fei, what do you think? Do you still insist that Yang Dawei killed his wife?"
(In fact, after listening to Wang Yong’s account, he also felt Yang Dawei was highly suspicious.)
But he believed that since the police had investigated the matter back then, if Yang Dawei was truly suspicious, the case would surely not remain unresolved.
Looking at it that way, the case was indeed a bit enigmatic.
"Exactly, Captain Zhao. While I was previously merely suspicious, I am now 100% certain that Chen Chahua was killed by Yang Dawei."
"Why? What’s your reasoning?"
"Captain Zhao, think about it. According to Wang Yong, after Chen Chahua disappeared, no one saw her leave by bus, so whether she truly ran off with someone or Yang Dawei is creating a facade is hard to say. Moreover, with the information we have, it’s not the first time she’s been beaten; she’s been abused for several years. If she wanted to escape, she would have done so long ago; why wait several years?"
"But Leader, you can’t be sure; what if she finally summoned the courage to leave because she couldn’t bear it anymore?" Although Wang Yong shared the same perspective, he couldn’t help but retort.