"I remember Zhang Yun said that Xu Houpu did not work as a forensic doctor for a few years before he returned to clinical practice. When did he leave?" He suddenly thought of a question, and then glanced at Yu Zijiang.

"Indeed, Xu Houpu no longer worked in the police system before his retirement..." Yu Zijiang answered Tao Lin while flipping through the information. The sound of paper hitting the air continued to echo in the empty archives room.

Yu Zijiang really wanted to find the answer to the question, so he flipped through the documents faster and faster. After flipping through one document, he walked forward to find another document... After a long time, the rustling sound finally stopped.

And stop.

"It seems that the Huaxin Hotel arson case was the last major case that Xu Houpu accepted. He should leave his job not long before the case is concluded." Yu Zijiang answered Tao Lin.

"Are you running away to avoid the limelight?" He spat out a few words.

Such speculation does not respect the deceased, but all kinds of strange signs point to this dark truth.

"Maybe this is the reason why Xu Houpu was killed." Tao Lin took a breath.

"In this case, we may have to consider whether the case will escalate into a serial murder case. All those involved in the Huaxin arson investigation may become the next target." He finally said with a frown.

"Then he has too many goals." Yu Zijiang took a worried breath.

"How can we protect so many people at once, and if we give them a warning rashly, it will inevitably cause huge panic, which is very detrimental to social security." He shook his head.

"Where are the main persons in charge and key people in the case? Find the most important people first." Tao Lin asked.

"Let me see..." Yu Zijiang lowered his head.

After a few minutes——

"Huh? The person in charge of the investigation actually changed in the middle of this case..." Yu Zijiang flipped down another page of documents, then frowned and made a questioning sound.

"The person who was initially responsible for this case was the Third Criminal Investigation Detachment, Deputy Captain Bian Fan." He stretched out his finger and traced the contents of the document verbatim.

"Hiss—Bian Fan?" Then he couldn't help but tremble, and some memory fragments appeared in Yu Zijiang's mind.

"Do you know him?" Tao Lin squinted.

"He committed a crime before. Not only did he lose his job, but he also stayed in jail for a while. This matter was quite a big fuss in the bureau at that time, so I have an impression." Yu Zijiang recalled it with difficulty for a while, and finally shook his head.

"Do you remember exactly what you committed?" Tao Lin immediately became alert.

"The amount of bribes was relatively large, and he was criticized by the overall report. In my impression... it seems that it was because a large amount of cash was found stuffed in the trunk of his car. I vaguely remember that the report said that the pile of cash amounted to twenty

Ten thousand." Yu Zijiang turned to Tao Lin and said.

Yu Zijiang no longer remembers the specific process of the crime, but this dazzling number has always been in his mind.

[You have to know that two hundred thousand is just money for people like us to throw a party.] Suddenly, what Xia Yizhuo said in the office suddenly rushed into Tao Lin's mind, causing him to hit him hard.

Chill.

It turns out that it was not a casual statement to show off wealth, but a profound and even ironic hint.

Two hundred thousand can help a group of teenagers realize their dreams of innovation. Two hundred thousand can also completely destroy a person's career and change a person's originally promising life...

But it is not worth mentioning in the eyes of those rich people, and it can be squandered in one night.

It's really a fact that is better than a joke, but there is nothing we can do about it.

"Is it because of this incident that the person in charge of the arson case was changed?" Tao Lin asked immediately.

"I don't quite remember the specific time when the bribery incident occurred, and there are no relevant documents in these files. But with a little thought, this may indeed be a conspiracy, and someone deliberately wanted to get Bian Fan away," Yu Zijiang said.

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After hearing this, Tao Lin was stunned for a few seconds, then frowned and turned his head again, and continued to flip through the documents in his hand thoughtfully.

This case has been buried in the archives for nearly ten years. Now that he is revisiting it, Tao Lin feels that it is full of loopholes.

"Do you know where Bian Fan is now?" Tao Lin asked in a low voice.

He has too many questions, and it is impossible to answer them just by relying on these documents that are not known to be true or false. And Bian Fan, who was forced to resign after being smeared with malicious intent, must know some unknown secrets.

Only by finding Bian Fan can this heavy fog be broken through.

"I don't know much." Yu Zijiang shook his head.

There is no way, if Bian Fan cannot be found, this road will not work at all.

"But I can ask more seniors in the bureau recently to see if anyone knows where he went." Yu Zijiang added.

"Well, we can only try to find him first." Tao Lin nodded.

"There's one more thing I'm surprised about." Yu Zijiang clicked his tongue and shook his head while looking at the documents in his hand.

"Generally, it takes at least two years for such a major case to go from the police investigation to the court hearing and the final verdict. But this arson case was decided in just over a year," he said.

[Time passed too fast.] Tao Lin immediately felt something was wrong.

"Yeah... Since there are some disputes in this case, the defendant will probably choose to appeal multiple times. This will cause the case to be delayed for a long time before the final verdict is issued." Tao Lin muttered to himself.

"He Yang had two appeal records. He originally submitted an application for the third time, but soon gave up the appeal according to his own wishes and the application was withdrawn." Yu Zijiang couldn't help but be surprised.

"If this was really a problematic case, how could He Yang take the initiative to admit that he was the murderer? Besides, the first two appeals were already so difficult, so he shouldn't give up the third opportunity to appeal?"

"Perhaps it was because it was too hard that he couldn't hold on any longer..." Tao Lin suddenly felt filled with panic.

"Moreover, if the people who are bursting with anger and sympathy know that an arsonist who is responsible for eighteen lives has the nerve to keep appealing, what will be the result?" He glanced at Yu Zijiang.

"He will receive more intense abuse." Yu Zijiang took a breath.

He could already imagine that He Yang would be scolded to death. Everyone would call him a heartless beast, and he actually wanted to get a light sentence.

How much unbearable torture happened to this young man.
Chapter completed!