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Chapter Fifteen The Identity of the Dead

Cheng Shi naturally nodded in agreement, and then gathered several police officers investigating the Fenshan case together.

“Look at this photo, these three Chinese are all friends of Jacob, the teacher at Mei Tong Public School, and they shouldn’t be unknown people in the French Concession!

You go and ask around, I guess you will get something soon, if what I say is right, you have Dayang to get it!"

Although they didn't quite believe Cheng Shi's words, they also hoped that what the other party said was true, because only then would Dayang be able to get it.

Cheng Guang also walked over and said, "Okay, you guys go find someone based on Cheng Shi's photo. If you find the person named Zhang, invite him over, but don't use force!"

Several people nodded to express their understanding, then turned and left. Cheng Guang looked at Cheng Shi helplessly and said: "You kid, come in with me!"

In the office, Cheng Guang looked very confused and asked: "Why did you bet with Agent Qian? If you lose, you will have to leave the patrol room. I can't force you to stay!"

"Because, I won't lose!" Cheng Shi said with a smile.

Cheng Guang shook his head: "You are so confident. This woman's identity has not been found yet. How can you find several suspects from there without evidence?!"

Cheng Shi smiled, lit up a cigarette, puffed out a puff of smoke, and spoke.

"Of course I have evidence, and the woman's identity should be revealed soon. There's no way no one can find such a beautiful woman missing!"

"Yes, we can just wait for someone to report missing. After all, it only lasts more than half a day!" Cheng Guang still believed this statement.

Cheng Shi's eyes were shining as he sat on the chair in front of his desk. He didn't speak, but waited quietly.

An hour or so later, the phone on Cheng Guang's desk rang, and Cheng Guang answered the call.

"It turns out to be Inspector Liu. I wonder what's going on?!"

Cheng Guang nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and finally said: "Then let him come to my place. Maybe that woman is the one he is looking for!"

Cheng Guang hung up the phone and looked at Cheng Shi, and said: "Inspector Liu from the central police station said that someone reported someone missing. Maybe that woman is the person he is looking for!"

Cheng Shi stood up and nodded and said, "I hope so. I'll go to the door and wait for him!"

Not long after Cheng Shi waited at the door of the patrol room, a rickshaw stopped not far from the door.

After a man hurriedly gave money, he ran anxiously in the direction of Cheng Shi. Cheng Shi looked the man up and down.

The man was wearing a long robe, with a slender figure and a delicate face. He was probably around 26 or 27 years old.

When the man saw Cheng Shi in front of the door, he quickly ran to him, grabbed Cheng Shi's arm with both hands, and said excitedly: "Tell me, what's wrong with Xiaojuan? Did something happen?!"

Cheng Shi saw the other party being so excited, gently patted his shoulder and said.

"Sir, don't get too excited. We're not sure yet whether that's the Xiaojuan you're looking for. Please go in with me first!"

Hearing this, the man's heart skipped a beat again. It was obvious that he had already guessed some possibility. The man followed Cheng Shi in with empty steps.

When Cheng Shi and forensic doctor Li took the man to the place where the body was stored, the man hesitantly lifted the white cloth after seeing the body.

The man stepped back crazily and yelled: "No, this is impossible, this is absolutely impossible!

You said you wanted to fly far away with me, okay, why did you leave just like that?!"

Cheng Shi turned around, quickly supported the other person's swaying body, and then led him out of the morgue!

The man spoke affectionate words, and soon he started crying, speaking intermittently while sobbing.

"I want to...be with you...for a lifetime...how could you...just leave me like this..."

Cheng Shi saw the man so excited and knew that if he didn't calm down, he would definitely not be able to say anything, so he began to comfort him in various ways.

After a long time, the man's mood relaxed a little, and he probably accepted the news of the other party's death, and turned to ask Cheng Shi.

"How did Xiaojuan die?!"

Cheng Shi said: "She was killed by someone. Now we need to know the details of Xiaojuan from you!"

Although the man was still sad, he became more rational now and said, "What do you need to know?!"

Cheng Shi led the other party to his desk in the lobby and asked him to sit down. When he saw Qian Mancang, he also came over, but Cheng Shi ignored him.

After Cheng Shi saw that the other party was seated firmly, he asked, "Who are you, and what is your relationship with the Xiaojuan you mentioned?!"

The man calmed down and said, "My name is Xia Zhi, and Li Meijuan and I are lovers!"

Cheng Shi then asked: "What do you two do? Why did you just say you were going to fly away?!"

Xia Zhi continued: "I am a teacher. I met Xiaojuan, a dancer, a year ago, and we fell in love soon.

She quit about two months ago, and a few days ago she suddenly told me that she was leaving Shanghai and asked me if I could go with her!"

Qian Mancang on the side interrupted and asked: "Why did she leave Shanghai?!"

Xia Zhi looked at Qian Mancang, then shook his head and said: "I don't know, I only know that I love her, so naturally I agreed.

Naturally, I had my doubts, so I asked her why she left suddenly, and she just told me that she would tell me when she succeeds!"

Cheng Shi then asked: "Then when was the last time you saw her?!"

Xia Zhi replied: "Just last night, she told me that she had to do something and would leave Shanghai with me tomorrow!"

Qian Mancang said with some dissatisfaction: "You didn't ask what happened?!"

Xia Zhi replied: "She didn't want to say it, so I certainly didn't want to force her. How could I have known that she would never come back!"

After saying that, he started to feel sad again. He shook his head in pain and said, "I shouldn't have let her go. I should have left with her yesterday!"

Cheng Shi then asked: "What was she wearing when she left last night? Did she say anything you couldn't understand?!"

Xia Zhi thought for a while and replied: "She wore a white dress last night, and she said that after leaving Shanghai, she would open a teahouse with me and do some small business or something!"

Listening to what Xia Zhi said, Cheng Shi felt helpless. It was possible that Li Meijuan had gone to the other party to ask for money.

To ask for money with such confidence, she must have thought that she had some leverage against the other party. In the end, she did not expect that the other party would directly kill her.

Cheng Shi asked a few more questions, but got no other clues and began to relax mentally. As he relaxed, his stomach began to protest.

Cheng Shi looked at the time and saw that it was already noon. He was already starving from running back and forth this morning, so he turned around and went out to eat.

When Cheng Shi came back, he also got some food for Xia Zhi. Qian Mancang temporarily arranged him in the patrol room.

Just as Cheng Shi was sorting out the clues in his mind, the patrolman who went to investigate the case came back, and Cheng Shi quickly greeted him.

He asked Yuan Cheng, who he was familiar with, "How is it? How is the investigation going? Is there anyone named Zhang?!"

When Yuan Cheng looked at Cheng, he smiled and said, "There is someone named Zhang, and there are two of them!"

Cheng Shi was stunned after hearing this, and then said: "What about the two of them?!"

Yuan Cheng replied: "Oh, they are all behind!"


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