Chapter 41 Citizen Park
Chapter 41 Citizen Park
The 21st day of the second lunar month is the Spring Equinox.
Xu Yiqing woke up early, turned over and sat on the edge of the bed, stretching.
Because the bed was close to the floor-to-ceiling window, the thin gauze curtain was very close to his face and he could feel his hair being brushed against it.
Looking out through the gauze curtains, it was hazy outside.
Sniffing his nose, Xu Yiqing smelled a faint earthy odor. When he opened the curtains, he realized that maybe the curtains were not the problem.
It started drizzling outside.
So Xu Yiqing felt inexplicably happy.
Perhaps because of his unusual personality, Xu Yiqing prefers rainy days to sunny days, especially this kind of weather when the rain is not too heavy and he can stay at home.
He asked Du Yu, and Du Yu didn't like rainy days. He said that rainy days would destroy a lot of evidence... Zhou Shi didn't like it either, because he couldn't go out shopping when it rained.
More than a month had passed since the Baxia Village fire case was closed, and Jiangcheng had been unusually quiet during this time. There were no homicides, and very few accidental deaths. This was the quietest period of time for the Jiangcheng Forensic Department in the past few years.
He took out the phone that was placed on the bedside table. The battery of the phone was a little low. After unlocking the screen, the video was paused.
After the provincial leaders mentioned the transfer, Xu Yiqing felt that he might have some anxiety.
He used to look at his phone for a while before going to bed, but recently he has gotten to the point where he can't fall asleep without listening to something, such as crosstalk or sketches from earlier years.
Xu Yiqing guessed that his anxiety during this period might be related to the "accomplice" for whom there was no clue.
Ever since she left that photo, she has disappeared without a trace and the person named He Yunke in the photo has not been found yet.
He Yunke's disappearance case has become the focus of Du Yu's work, but there is no clue so far. In a few months, it will be a year since the family reported the case. The serious crime team actually has no hope for He Yunke's survival, but they dare not say it out loud.
If he fled after committing the crime, it would be understandable, but He Yunke had a happy family and had just been transferred back to his hometown to serve as the regional head of a multinational company. In the eyes of anyone, he had a bright future.
It is impossible and irrational for such an elite figure to escape incognito.
After getting up and washing up, Xu Yiqing decided to read two books on the balcony, and then he received a call from Du Yu.
Xu Yiqing asked: "Is there a case?"
Du Yu said on the phone: "Your apprentice should have notified you of the case. Don't be so nervous. Lao Xu, do you have anything to do today?"
Listening to Du Yu's relaxed and slightly hopeful tone, he knew that he was definitely planning on him again.
Xu Yiqing said helplessly: "What do you want to do now? I really won't go to the social gathering. Last time at the winter solstice dinner, they asked me to sing, but I couldn't sing. And they took a lot of things... You're taking advantage of others."
Du Yu smiled and said, "It's not a social gathering, it's a ribbon-cutting ceremony."
Xu Yiqing was puzzled: "Cutting the ribbon is the opening ceremony?"
He had already imagined the scene where Du Yu took a pair of scissors and cut the red silk tied into a big red flower.
What kind of ceremony could allow a captain of a criminal police brigade to attend?
Du Yu answered his question: "Do you remember the renovated park in the city center? It has been renovated two or three years ago."
Xu Yiqing had an impression of the park that Du Yu mentioned. He was a native of Jiangcheng. When he was a child, there was a small citizen park there that carried the childhood memories of many children.
Later, as time passed, the park's facilities gradually became old, the greenery was left unattended, and even some of the statues and buildings had weathered and cracked, posing a potential danger.
The park was in urgent need of renovation, but Jiangcheng's limited finances could not support such a large project, so they could only do their best to maintain it and take it one step at a time. Just two or three years ago, the park was suddenly surrounded by iron sheets by the municipal government, saying that it was going to be renovated.
Xu Yiqing thought of something: "Is the park renovation finished?"
Du Yu said: "It's more than just a renovation, it's like a new park has been built! The iron sheet was removed last night, I'm here now, it's so beautiful!"
Xu Yiqing asked: "Why did they ask you to go to the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the park? Did you go to carry cement for them?"
Perhaps because he heard about the renovation of the park where he played as a child, Xu Yiqing was in a rare mood to make a joke.
Du Yu replied: "I only found out two days ago that the company that sponsored the municipal government and contracted the park renovation project is the multinational Fumei Group. They want to expand the market and open a factory in Jiangcheng, so they have invested a lot of money."
Cooperating with the government to better comply with policies is in line with the style of these businessmen.
The renovation of this park, which has special meaning to the people of Jiangcheng, is obviously a token of allegiance from the Fumei Group, intended to win over the hearts of the people and build up momentum for itself.
Thinking about it this way, Xu Yiqing also understood why Du Yu attended the park's ribbon-cutting ceremony.
He is the captain of the Jiangcheng Criminal Police Brigade. He is the practical representative of the Jiangcheng police second only to the director and others, and is also one of the faces of the government.
Police are definitely needed to maintain law and order at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, so it is reasonable for Du Yu to lead the team there and say a few words.
"Then I have even less reason to go." Xu Yiqing shook his head: "I'm just a forensic doctor, and I'm nominally retired."
It is true that Xu Yiqing is Jiangcheng's white moonlight, but that is only true for the Jiangcheng police. His weight is not as high as Du Yu's on the surface.
Although the captain of the criminal police brigade doesn't sound impressive, he is at least a second-level police inspector, a deputy director. In the Jiangcheng Police Department, he is only lower than Director Fu, who is also a member of the Municipal Party Committee.
Du Yu encouraged him: "Just think of it as coming to play. I've asked Zhou Shi, and she'll come too... It's settled, Lao Xu. Call me when you get to the door, and I'll have someone pick you up!"
"Eh... me!"
Before Xu Yiqing could say anything else, the call was hung up.
He felt helpless. Du Yu never gave him a chance to speak.
After putting a bookmark on the part he was reading, Xu Yiqing closed the book, stood up from the balcony chair, and stretched again.
At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Xu Yiqing had already anticipated that some leaders would say some high-sounding words. Although it was quite interesting to listen to a friend who usually chatted and laughed with him make a rare serious speech, this was not the most attractive part for Xu Yiqing.
In addition to Zhou Shi also going, he was also very concerned about the Fumei Group.
If Fumei Group wants to build a factory in Baxia Village, then this company is related to the two people in the photo.
He Yunke and Li Cheng.
My sixth sense told me that He Yunke’s disappearance was most likely just part of this series of events.
Even starting from his brother's case many years ago, a secret spanning several years has linked all the people in the photo together, and he himself was dragged into it without knowing when.
This is not something you can avoid if you want to. Instead of being led by the [accomplice], it is better to try to catch up with her.
So after thinking it over, Xu Yiqing simply took a shower, dressed neatly, went out, and took a taxi to the park.
(End of this chapter)