Notes From A Criminal Investigation 8 Chapter 7

After dinner, Marcus, Jiang Keyang and his wife, Fan Yong and others left. Yi Sihua originally lived in the dormitory, but because of family matters, he did not live in the old building for criminal police. At Marcus's signal, Zhou Tao, who was slightly drunk, pulled Owen and said, "You are now a member of the provincial department. You must go deep into the grassroots and understand the joys and sorrows of grassroots police officers. You can't leave today, you have to live in the old building. After you are transferred, it will be difficult for you to live in the old building."

Owen had been drinking and couldn't drive, so he stayed.

Lily drank two glasses of liquor. Although her mind was extremely clear, her mood kept falling under the influence of alcohol. She did not chat with everyone and returned to the dormitory on the fourth floor alone. After sitting in the dormitory for a while, she heard the voices of Owen and Zhou Tao coming from the information room, and she closed the door in anger. But the sound still came through the gap, making it difficult for her to calm down.

Lily simply changed into sportswear and went to the gym downstairs to work out. When she was in medical school, she didn't pay much attention to fitness. After becoming a forensic doctor, she saw so many dark sides in society and the old building had the conditions, so she started to work out.

The "bang bang" sound of fists hitting the sandbags was particularly loud at night.

Zhou Tao took a sip of strong tea and said, "I'm not drunk. Even if I am drunk, I am drunk but my mind is clear. Lily likes you. The entire 105 task force knows it. Don't put on a sour face in front of others. Lily is a pretty good girl. Don't be ungrateful for what you have."

Owen smiled bitterly and said, "Tian Tian died not long ago, I don't have this in mind."

Zhou Tao burped and said, "You were supposed to investigate the Bai Yumei case, but you just left like that. Lily will definitely be sad. You should go downstairs and talk to her. Zhu Zhu is still waiting for me. I have to go back to my room."

If it was just about feelings, Owen would avoid the issue. But when Zhou Tao mentioned the Bai Yumei case, Owen had to answer the question directly.

The "bang bang" sounds downstairs continued, sounding very powerful. Owen sat in the reference room for a while, lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and went downstairs. He stood at the door of the gym and said, "I'm not fit to exercise after drinking."

Hearing Owen's voice, Lily felt like a child seeing her family, and felt even more wronged, with tears welling up in her eyes. She kicked the sandbag hard several times before stopping and saying, "You said you would catch the murderer who killed my mother."

"Your mother's case will definitely be handed over to the Provincial Public Security Department's special task force on unsolved homicide cases, or will it be investigated by us?" There is a table near the door of the gym with an ashtray on it. Owen has excellent personal hygiene habits and never throws cigarette butts around. He always puts out half-smoked cigarettes in the ashtray.

Lily whispered, "I also want to join the Provincial Public Security Department's homicide case team."

Owen said: "To be honest, your qualifications are too shallow."

"Your length of service is not long, and Zhou Tao has only been in the video team for a short time." Lily wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel, and also wiped away the tears that were about to fall from the corners of his eyes.

Owen said: "More importantly, there is a recusation system. Your mother's case will definitely go to the provincial department."

Seeing Owen's serious look, Lily wanted to whisper in his ear: "I like you, don't pretend to be ignorant." The sweet words turned into polite words: "Thank you, I hope you can catch the real murderer as soon as possible."

Lily went straight upstairs and closed the door. He was worried and thought to himself, "He must know what I'm thinking. He is just playing dumb. Since I like Owen, I should be brave enough to say it out loud. It doesn't matter if I'm rejected."

Owen was also in a mixed mood. Standing at the door of the gym, he lit another cigarette, took two puffs, and put it out in the ashtray. He simply went into the gym and started exercising.

After a while, Zhou Tao appeared at the gym entrance, poked his head in, and asked in surprise: "Why is it you?"

"Lily has gone up." Owen said as he continued to exercise.

"Working in our line of work, we often have to stay up late to watch videos. Zhu Zhu doesn't allow me to smoke, and it's too hard. If I smoke a cigarette now, it would be like stealing." Zhou Tao looked towards the stairs, making sure that Zhu Zhu didn't follow him, so he quickly took two puffs of the cigarette and flicked the but.t onto the ground.

Zhou Tao smoked two cigarettes before going upstairs. After going upstairs, he quickly went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash off the smell of cigarettes before going to bed. After going to bed, the two of them caressed each other and became passionate.

"Baby, I don't want to wear a c0ndom."

"No, I'm afraid of getting pregnant. We're not ready yet. You must have gone downstairs to smoke, otherwise you wouldn't have come up to brush your teeth. Men like you, if you don't want that, will never take the initiative to take a shower or brush your teeth."

After the passion, Zhou Tao and Zhu Zhu fell asleep in each other’s arms, sleeping soundly.

That night, Lily kept turning over and over in bed, and finally fell asleep very late. Owen was used to staying up late, so he turned on the computer and reread Zhang Zhili's memories of his wife Bai Yumei.

My wife Bai Yumei is a very good person and will not offend others easily. She always gives in when she has conflicts with others. I was working as a technician in the Military and Civilian Machinery Factory, and my wife was working in the factory's finance department. She has strong business skills and does accounts for several companies. Later, the company's performance was not good, so I left and started my own processing factory, and she went to Qin Yongguo's mining company to do finance... My daughter Lily has loved music and dance since she was a child. Like her mother, she often performed on stage when she was young and participated in many competitions in Jiangzhou City...

Zhang Zhili left the Military and Civilian Machinery Factory at a very close time to Hou Guolong's resignation, and both of them started a processing factory after leaving their jobs. The biggest difference between the two is the ending. Zhang Zhili's processing factory died due to Bai Yumei's disappearance, and Zhang Zhili himself was devastated. Hou Guolong became a famous entrepreneur in Shannan Province. The god of fate has a strange hand. Just a slight movement of the wrist or a move of a finger can completely change a person's fate.

When reading Zhang Zhili's memoirs, Owen always thinks of Lily, a little figure who once shone on the stage, and whose experience is somewhat similar to Leo's. Thinking of this, he was moved and took out Leo's photo album from the cabinet. This is the photo album of their daughter, which was taken by Yang Yong and his wife. There are photos of their daily life and stage photos. When he opened the album, the past scenes revived in his mind, and he felt a bitter feeling of pity, remorse, helplessness, regret and other emotions intertwined. After experiencing countless pains, Owen has become extremely tough. He still looks calm on the outside, but he buries the pain deep in his heart.