"I agree!" Gao Lei said at once.
"Director Zhou is the expert here. We'll follow his lead!" An Xin nodded without hesitation.
Director Zhou's eyes flickered. Being trusted felt good, but weren't these two promising young prosecutors being a little too obvious about wanting him to carry them to victory?
Seriously, do you two have that much confidence in me?
There was no time to waste. They got straight to work.
After reporting to Deputy Director Liu, the three immediately began their field investigation into the case.
Accompanied by two criminal investigators from the Provincial Public Security Department, they drove to the old machinery factory's staff housing complex in Xiangyang District.
Before setting out, Director Zhou had rejected the investigators' suggestion to call Yao Changjiang's family ahead of time. When they reached the Yao family's door, he raised his hand and pounded on it under the investigators' puzzled gazes.
"Who is it?" a woman's trembling voice came from inside.
"Police! Open the door!" Zhou Yi shouted.
Crash!
Something that sounded like a plate or bowl shattered inside.
"Open up!" Zhou Yi urged again. His voice was so loud that it echoed throughout the entire floor.
Half a minute passed before the door slowly opened.
A pretty girl stood in the doorway on crutches. Surprise showed plainly in her eyes as she looked at Zhou Yi and the others in police uniform.
"We're from the Provincial Public Security Department. Is Fu Lihong home?" Zhou Yi gestured, and the investigator beside him immediately took the hint and showed his police ID.
"What do you want with my mother?" the girl asked with a frown after examining the ID carefully.
"We need to verify a few things with Fu Lihong regarding Yao Changjiang's disappearance," Zhou Yi said expressionlessly.
The appearance of this girl,