Chapter 138

The next day was the weekend, and Chen Pu and Li Qingyao went downstairs to eat noodles. Chen Pu ordered a bowl of beef and tripe soup noodles, and Li Qingyao ordered a bowl of beef noodles with egg.

Before picking up his chopsticks, Li Qingyao asked, "I can't finish it. Can you share some with me?"

"I can eat." But Chen Pu suspected that she would not be full.

Li Qingyao was too lazy to explain to him that adding eggs would provide protein, and reducing rice noodles would provide carbohydrates. She had been controlling her diet recently, and was about to regain her weight before joining the second team. She picked out a small portion of the noodles for him.

She is a delicate person, and she performs these movements in a delicate and graceful manner, neither hurried nor slow.

In Chen Pu's eyes, his girlfriend was pleasing to the eye no matter how she looked at him. He thought that when they ate together in the future, she could give him anything she didn't like or couldn't finish. He really felt that only men with girlfriends could enjoy such treatment and status.

It feels like the two of them have a very close relationship, and there's a feeling that she also belongs to him.

After breakfast, Chen Pu ran to the convenience store next door and got two bottles of sugar-free tea. Li Qingyao said approvingly, "Although you exercise a lot and have a high metabolism, you still have to control your sugar intake. It's best not to drink Coke in the future and eat less junk food like instant noodles."

Chen Pu does drink cola often. He can't drink beer when he's working on a case, so he always wants to drink something cold and tasty to relieve stress. He doesn't eat instant noodles very often. The only time this month was when Li Qingyao stood him up and didn't go out to have dinner with Luo Huaizheng, and he angrily finished two bowls.

However, a 29-year-old man who had just fallen in love would not care about cola and instant noodles. When he thought that she cared about him, he immediately agreed: "I will give up both of these. What else is there?"

Li Qingyao was very satisfied and said, "I'll talk about it later, bow your head."

Chen Pu thought there was something on his face, so he lowered his head and leaned forward. Li Qingyao quickly pecked him on the lips: "This is a reward."

Chen Pu stared into her eyes and said, "This reward is a bit small."

Li Qingyao: "Back off."

The two chatted and laughed as they walked to the bureau. Today was Saturday, and overtime was the theme of their date. Chen Pu's cell phone rang. It was the lady from the household registration department calling.

"Chen Pu, I found the person you are looking for. Xue Li, female, 28 years old, from Qushui Town, Ning County, Xiangcheng, ID number: XXXXXX. She joined the Huayu Group headquarters 5 years ago. Two years ago, in 2022, she was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer. She was treated in the city for several months, but it probably didn't work, so she resigned and returned to her hometown. The last registered address and medical insurance reimbursement information are all in her hometown."

Xue Li also has a brother who is in her hometown with her parents. Chen Pu wrote down the address and contact information, and said to Li Qingyao: "We have to go there and see what's going on and whether this person is still alive."

Li Qingyao asked: "What about Qian Chengfeng?"

Xue Li's side involved the van and Xiang Siling, which is the Luo Hongmin case. Chen Pu and Li Qingyao have been in charge of this line, and this is within their scope of responsibility.

Qian Chengfeng was involved with Liu Huaixin, but the case had been closed and they were not responsible for it. So if they wanted to formally investigate Qian Chengfeng, they had to see what their superiors wanted.

Chen Pu said: "If you have any difficulties, throw them to Lao Ding."

Li Qingyao laughed: "Evil disciple!" Chen Pu looked indifferent.

When he was about to call Ding Guoqiang, he walked aside, carrying Li Qingyao on his back, and said in a very respectful tone: "Master, are you awake? Do you have time? There is a new situation, I want to report to you..."

After listening to his brief report, Ding Guoqiang said, "You should go to Xue Li's hometown first to investigate. I estimate that there will be news from Yunnan and neighboring countries soon. You should also work hard on this end, and work together on both sides to solve this case as soon as possible and catch the real murderer. As for Qian Chengfeng, to be honest, even if he did a live broadcast with Liu Huaixin seven years ago, it cannot prove that this matter is related to Liu Huaixin's death. I still have to discuss it with the bureau. However, I will send someone to keep an eye on Qian Chengfeng first, don't worry."

Chen Pu also knew that this kind of thing was not a good thing.

The case was closed, or the suspect had been identified, and the victim's family hadn't said a word. He was just a squadron leader, but he repeatedly made trouble and demanded a re-investigation, re-handling, and re-trial...

This was the case with Luo Huaizheng, Luo Hongmin, and now Liu Huaixin. If Chen Pu was a leader, he would definitely be annoyed with such subordinates. Fortunately, in the first two cases, he insisted on singing the opposite tune, and new truths were found. Otherwise, he would have a hard time now. Ding Guoqiang treated him very well, always trusting him and bearing the pressure from his superiors for him.

"Thank you, Master." Chen Pu said sincerely, "When it comes to grasping the general direction of the criminal police team and making decisions, it has to be you."

"Need I say more?" Ding Guoqiang paused and said, "There is one more thing I have been wanting to tell you for a long time. You, Chen Pu, are the girl's superior and older than her. I know you have been single for a long time, and it is not easy to find one. There are some things that I will not take care of after get off work. At work, and when you go out on missions, pay attention to the impact and keep a low profile. After all, you are my apprentice, so don't provoke the people in Team One and Team Three."

Chen Pu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't ask how you knew. What was there to ask a veteran criminal police officer like Master?

He immediately replied very honestly, "So what if they know, this girlfriend wasn't sent to me by you. They were doing a job competition when I went to Yunnan, and I haven't settled accounts with them yet. It's useless, no one even looks at them. But don't worry, Master, I'm very low-key, careful in everything, and haven't told anyone about it. When we finish this, we'll treat you to a meal. So, does she have to follow me and call you Master?"

“…Virtue!”

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Xue Li's home is right next to the main street of Qushui Town. Chen Pu parked the car on the side of the road to observe. It was a three-story building, very new, with green walls and red roofs, and smooth tiles. There were two big red lanterns hanging at the door. On the cement floor at the door, there was a car that also looked new, with a market value of more than 20 yuan.

"Ask the neighbors first." Chen Pu said, "You're good at this. I want to know all the secrets of this family in 20 minutes."

Li Qingyao looked at him with an extremely disgusted look.

Chen Pu smiled and leaned over, holding the back of her head with his right hand, kissed her and said, "I was just teasing you, but you are indeed the best at disguising in this regard in the team."

Li Qingyao reached out and pushed his face away.

But after careful observation, she chose a small store not far away, where two or three women were chatting at the door.

But Chen Pu was right. Li Qingyao could do this without any effort. Soon, she relied on her gentle and innocent temperament, her friendly and pleasing smile, her fabricated friendships, and her spending of up to 50 yuan at the canteen to find out from the neighbors that Xue Li had died of illness at home as early as last summer.

Moreover, Xue Li's family's economic conditions were not good. Her parents worked as farmers and raised fish ponds, but they didn't make much money. Xue Li's brother couldn't read and wasn't very hardworking. He used to deliver express in the town and his income was barely enough to make ends meet. It was Xue Li's former workplace, which was said to be a large group, that came and paid a large sum of money for the family's death, which was very humane. This is how their family was able to build a new house and buy a new car.