Gu Zheng asked, "You need Yang Ye? What happened?"
"The case in De Country-Cheng Hui might have been framed. We overlooked a possibility!"
After hearing Song Ning's explanation, Gu Zheng's expression turned serious.
An hour later, at a Communications Department in the North China Military District.
Gu Zheng called Yang Ye on a dedicated line.
"Lao Gu! What's so urgent? Did something happen?"
"I'm not the one who needs you. Song Ning has something to tell you!"
At the mention of Song Ning, Yang Ye's voice immediately took on a teasing edge.
"Well, well! Lao Gu, what's going on with you? Are you..."
Song Ning was standing right beside Gu Zheng and could not wait for Yang Ye to finish rambling.
She took the receiver.
"Yang Ye! Have you made any progress investigating Cheng Hui?"
Yang Ye smacked his lips, then sighed. "So that's why our Regimental Commander Gu was in such a hurry to reach me... He's helping you check up on my work!"
Song Ning had no time for his snide remarks and hurriedly asked:
"Yang Ye! Do you remember how high the wall around Mike's house was?"
Yang Ye paused before responding. "What do you mean?"
Song Ning explained, "Less than two minutes after the first gunshot, Cheng Hui was shot.
"We tested it over and over at the time, but we couldn't establish that someone had forced Cheng Hui to do it. Two minutes wasn't enough for that person to escape the scene without being spotted.
"But we overlooked something... If someone forced Cheng Hui to fire, then immediately climbed over the wall and escaped the garden after the first shot, there would have been enough time!
"The spot where Cheng Hui fell was more than twenty meters from the balcony, but only a few