Chapter Ninety-Six: Investigation

"Zhou Tong said, 'This is outrageous, utterly lawless! If anyone can endure this, I can't. Today it's your niece's leg. Tomorrow it could be your own. Such blatant contempt for the Investigation Center cannot be indulged or excused. The words "getting away with it" do not exist in my dictionary. I will personally bring in that lecherous old brute from M City and restore innocence to the countless women he has wronged.'

Gu Weimin and Director Wang were whispering to each other nearby about something. Director Wang, however, kept staring at Zhou Tong and nodding continuously. Wang Zixuan, on the other hand, was looking at him with open hostility. All for the sake of a promotion, he had even come to steal work from the supermarket. He really had a death wish.

Zhou Tong pretended not to notice. He turned to Xiaojia and said, 'Xiaojia, let's go.'

Wang Zixuan stood up and said nothing else. 'Handsome, let's move.'

He turned and headed for the door, and Handsome had no choice but to stand up and follow him out.

Zhou Tong said, 'Trying to cut in? Not so easy. Xiaojia, we take this way.'

He led Xiaojia straight toward the second floor. Director Wang watched them with curiosity.

'Why are they running upstairs?' he asked.

Gu Weimin replied softly, 'Up there there's an abandoned window. To shorten the time it takes to reach the scene and verify the evidence, Team Leader Zhou often jumps straight down from there. And our investigators at the bureau are all top-notch when they work a case. They all have real skill, so just wait and see.'

No sooner had he finished speaking than a shriek came from outside the window, startling both of them badly. They looked over to see Zhou Tong sprawled on the ground, his legs draped over a motorcycle, the fall looking absolutely miserable. He rubbed his head and slowly got to his feet. He had really taken a hard spill.

After reaching the place, he stood downstairs for quite a while before finally going upstairs to knock on the door.

When the pretty woman opened it, Zhou Tong said very politely, 'Pardon me for the disturbance. We are from the security office of Beibei Bear Honey Factory. At the request of Factory Manager Wang, we have come to investigate the case.'

He then showed her the photo of himself with Director Wang on his phone.

The woman said impatiently, 'Was it really necessary to send so many people?'

Then she went straight back inside. Zhou Tong glanced in and saw that Handsome was on the sofa, waving at him. Of course, Zhou Tong and the others were the ones handling the evidence, putting on gloves, measuring footprints, and working themselves to the bone.

Wang Zixuan was searching everywhere for any clues that might have been missed. But when he turned around, he saw that Xiaojia and Handsome were both staring fixedly at the woman's legs. It made the woman so nervous she feared these might not be decent people at all.

Wang Zixuan hurried over and gave Handsome a hard knock on the forehead. A cry rang out, and Handsome came to himself.

Wang Zixuan said, 'What are you looking at?'

Zhou Tong also looked over and saw that Xiaojia was still staring blankly at the woman's legs.

He could not help saying, 'Xiaojia.'

'Mm?'

'Could you not be so lewd?'

Xiaojia replied absentmindedly, 'Mm.'

Handsome said, 'Right, don't be so lewd.'

This time, Xiaojia gave Handsome a strange look.

Handsome said, 'So the suspect committed the indecent assault with these legs, right?'

The woman said a little awkwardly, 'Yes.'

While writing it down, Handsome stole a glance at Xiaojia. Xiaojia happened to be looking at him too. He blinked at him and raised a thumb with one hand.

Wang Zixuan said, 'By the way, Miss Wang, could you recall what happened last night when the incident occurred?'"