Diary of a Criminal Investigator

Chapter 612: Chapter 612: Shattered Clues

Qian Weiguo took a sip of tea and continued talking about the events of that year.

"Even Zhao Guojun’s wife caused a huge commotion at the school back then."

"The situation got very heated, and since Zhao Guojun was the principal, it became the talk of the town."

"Afterwards, rumors spread about Zhang Manyu getting pregnant and dropping out of school."

"Zhao Guojun?"

Qin Yong frowned slightly, the name...

Qian Weiguo smiled bitterly at Qin Yong, "Captain Qin, you’re right, it’s the Zhao Guojun you’re thinking of!" freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

Was it really him?

A month ago, Qin Yong had even had a meal with Zhao Guojun.

And Qin Yong had known him for a long time, since 10 years ago when Zhao Guojun was the deputy director of the Education Bureau.

Zhao Guojun also had a close relationship with Song Jiangguo, as they were high school classmates.

Just last year, Zhao Guojun’s job was adjusted again, further advancing his position.

Now Zhao Guojun is a significant figure overseeing Haizhou City’s education work.

The key point is, he’s still very young, not even fifty.

This suggests his future prospects are even broader.

Did Zhang Manyu really have entanglements with this person back then?

"What happened afterwards?"

Qin Yong suppressed his inner doubts, and it was evident that everyone else knew who this Zhao Guojun was as well.

"Nothing really happened afterwards."

"The following year, Zhao Guojun was transferred to be the principal of the First High School, and after Zhang Manyu had her child, she went on to teach at the City Experimental Primary School, but due to her lack of qualifications, she could only be a temporary teacher."

"Later, we focused on investigating Zhang Manyu’s personal relationships and found them to be quite simple, with all of her acquaintances being at the City Experimental Primary School."

"Her disappearance was also very sudden, without any warning signs."

After detailing the specifics of the investigation into Zhang Manyu’s disappearance at that time, everyone fell into silence again.

Although the missing person case back then has turned into a murder case now.

The nature of the case has changed, and the missing Zhang Manyu has been found, but who exactly killed Zhang Manyu?

According to Qian Weiguo’s investigation at the time, it was concluded that Zhang Manyu didn’t have any enemies.

Even though at City Experimental Primary School, her reputation wasn’t great, probably because of the rumors back then involving the principal and her having a child without marriage.

But based on Qian Weiguo’s findings, at that time others merely gossiped privately.

It was unlikely that someone would kill Zhang Manyu because of this.

"Do we know who the child’s father is?"

Qian Weiguo shook his head.

"We visited Zhang Manyu’s parents."

"Her parents, who were also teachers, had a very tense relationship with Zhang Manyu because of this issue, but Zhang Manyu never disclosed who the child’s father was."

"Not even her parents knew, so it’s even more unlikely anyone else would know."

"Fifteen years after Zhang Manyu’s disappearance, nobody knows who the child’s father is."

"However, during our investigation back then, we did discover a lead. Zhang Manyu had only one close friend at Experimental Primary School."

"That person was once a classmate of Zhang Manyu at Haizhou City Normal College, and after graduation, they went to City Experimental Primary School and became a regular teacher."

"Back then, Zhang Manyu had a particularly strained relationship with her family. After having her child, although the child was cared for by her parents, she herself lived in the school dormitory."

"According to Zhang Manyu’s classmate, she once cried drunkenly to her, saying she... seemed to have been raped."

"However, when that classmate tried to ask further, Zhang Manyu said she was just drunk and was talking nonsense."

"Of course, since these events occurred before Zhang Manyu went missing, they weren’t deeply investigated at the time."

This indeed proved that Qian Weiguo’s investigation back then was quite thorough, following up on situations and emotional conflicts from two to three years before her disappearance.

Unfortunately, they still didn’t find her.

Sun Jun had been silent the whole time.

He was continuously analyzing the files of Zhang Manyu’s disappearance.

After a while, he looked at Qin Yong.

"Captain Qin, it’s been such a long time since the disappearance of Zhang Manyu, 15 years have passed. Even if there were any clues back then, it’s very difficult to trace them now."

"Moreover, Section Chief Qian and his team must have exerted tremendous effort while investigating Zhang Manyu’s disappearance at that time."

"But even back then, they couldn’t figure out why she disappeared. Now, if we attempt to start from Zhang Manyu’s disappearance, I think the chances of finding a clue are slim."

Sun Jun is a veteran of Action Group One, and within the Criminal Investigation Team, Groups One and Two are on the same level.

It’s just that everyone can see Sun Jun often intentionally paving the way for Zhang Hui.

They give the young people a chance.

Sun Jun sometimes doesn’t want to take the lead.

But with this case...

Sun Jun felt that the current direction of the investigation was wrong.

Qin Yong naturally took Sun Jun’s opinion very seriously.

"What’s your suggestion?"

"Captain Qin, everyone, I want to ask, what day is it today?"

What day?

"November 23rd, Old Sun, have you gotten confused?"

Sun Jun shook his head, pointing to the date on the file: "Everyone look at the date on the file, what day was it when Zhang Manyu disappeared?"

Hmm?

Everyone looked.

"November 23rd?!"

Oh my god!

Is this a coincidence?

"Today is November 23rd, and the date of Zhang Manyu’s disappearance was also November 23rd."

Sun Jun looked around at everyone: "Let’s not forget that the place where Zhang Manyu was buried was discovered because someone deliberately made a phone call to Captain Qin this morning."

"The person knew the burial site of Zhang Manyu long ago, but didn’t call until today."

"So I believe the person deliberately chose this time."

"Hence, I think the key to solving the case isn’t in Zhang Manyu herself, as it’s something that happened 15 years ago, but rather it’s in the person who called Captain Qin." ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

"Therefore, my suggestion is to focus on investigating who made the call to Captain Qin. Finding this person might just crack the case."

This suggestion...

Everyone nodded.

Indeed, in the analysis meeting, everyone had been focused on the scene and the details about the victim.

But everyone overlooked the unique aspect of this case, which is the anonymous tip to Qin Yong by phone.

Considering the excavation showed that Zhang Manyu’s body hadn’t been moved since she was buried, and yet the caller knew the specific burial site 15 years later, what does that suggest?

"I agree with Old Sun’s opinion."

"I also think Old Sun is right, if we can find out who made that call to Captain Qin, we might identify a key lead in the investigation."

Bang!

As everyone expressed their agreement with Sun Jun’s viewpoint, the conference room door suddenly swung open.

Looking up, it was Lu Chuan.

"Captain Qin, we have a significant lead!"