Crazy Detective

"Shame on you!" Miao Ying said, rolling her eyes at Zhao Yu. "I've spoken to the Gao Lanqi police and they will keep me updated on the investigation into the fire. Also, because this turned out to be such a huge incident, they will be sending another unit in to assist with the investigations. They're sending in Gao Facai's team!"

"That's great!" Zhao Yu said, nodding. "There probably isn't much left after such an intense fire. If it's Forensics Gao, I'm sure he can handle it though!"

"One more thing…" Miao Ying said, flipping her phone open and opening a file. "On the way to Gao Lanqi, I confirmed something new. You'll never guess, but it turns out that there was actually something between Wu Fangfang and Yu Fusheng!"

"What?!" Zhao Yu was shocked. "There's something between Yu Fusheng and Wu Fangfang? This… this woman was not simple! She's linked to mafia bosses?"

"It's not what you think!" Miao Ying said, passing her phone to Zhao Yu. "When Wu Fangfang first entered the Special Investigation Unit, Yu Fusheng's son, Yu Shuai, was shot dead by the police. The officer in charge of the incident was afraid Yu Fusheng would come for revenge, so they sent Wu Fangfang's team in as back up."

"At that time, Wu Fangfang excelled in everything she did and had thwarted Yu Fusheng's plans time and time again. She even came really close to catching him! Due to her outstanding performance, Wu Fangfang gained a stable position in the Special Investigation Unit and eventually became their team leader," she continued

"But last year, when Leader Qu Ping met with an accident, Wu Fangfang was assigned to the Gem Theft Case. It was only after Zhao Qing, Wu Shuang, and their crew were rounded up by you that the police realize that Yu Fusheng had surfaced again. Because she was more familiar with him, Wu Fangfang was tasked with capturing Yu Fusheng! But this time, Wu Fangfang failed, and Yu Fusheng escaped overseas without a trace. So, Wu Fangfang was once again demoted back to investigating the Gem Theft Case," she explained.

"What the heck!" Zhao Yu shook his head and sighed. "That's so confusing!"

"From the Qu Ping incident, it seems like Yu Fusheng bore some deep grudges!" Miao Ying said. "So, we can't rule out that he's the murderer or that he had plotted to kill Wu Fangfang!"

"What the flying f*ck!" Zhao Yu's eyes widened. "Who would have thought that Qu Ping and Wu Fangfang could possibly have been killed by the same person…"

"Zhao Yu, that's not the point! I found some of Yu Fusheng's details. His real name is Yu Dahai and he is from Linshe, Zhaoyun. When he was young, he followed his mother when she remarried to Meng Xiang Province and grew up in Gao Lanqi!"

"Oh god, Gao Lanqi again…" Zhao Yu was stumped.

"The most surprising thing is," Miao Ying continued, "a long time ago, Yu Fusheng was only a local tyrant, but in 2005 he expanded overseas and became an international crime lord! And Zhao Yu, get this! The Rural Cooperatives Homicide Case happened the exact same year, so…" Miao Ying nodded. "This is too big of a coincidence. We have to reinvestigate!"

"C… could it be? Don't tell me Yu Fusheng was behind the Rural Cooperatives Homicide Case!" Zhao Yu frowned as he listened to Miao Ying's reasoning.

"If we look at it from another perspective…" Miao Ying was deep in thought. "Maybe the reason the case went unsolved was that the perpetrator fled overseas…?"

"Don't forget, Yang Zebiao is involved in this as well!" Zhao Yu pondered. "Don't tell me that both Yang Zebiao and Yu Fusheng fled the country together?!"

"It's possible! If not, how could a criminal remain at large for 13 years while remaining anonymous?" she replied.

"If he was doing such a good job at hiding, why would he come back?" Zhao Yu asked.

"Zhao Yu, do you remember chief Ma Runkui from Foreign Affairs?" Miao Ying asked all of a sudden. "I asked him before, and because our country is now so big, our foreign affairs are completely different. After Qu Ping's incident, we had used our contacts overseas to pass on a wanted order in multiple countries, effectively freezing all his bank accounts. Since we cornered him, he couldn't stay overseas any longer and had no choice but to come back!"

"Or maybe…" Zhao Yu said, "when he was being chased last year, he never left and merely made everyone think that he did! But… although he came back, why did he have to go find Wu Fangfang for revenge? After all, she was the Special Investigation Group's leader, didn't this b*stard consider the consequences?"

"That's not impossible to imagine!" Miao Ying concluded. "For one, he could have been so consumed by hatred over his son being killed that it made him irrational. Secondly, he was confident he would get away scot-free. On the day of Wu Fangfang's murder, the crime scene had been cleaned so well that we originally couldn't find a single lead!"

"That…" Zhao Yu frowned. He couldn't deny that what Miao Ying said made sense.

"One more thing. If we were to follow this train of thought we could also account for Yang Zebiao!" Miao Ying was so engrossed in the discussion she didn't even blink. "Yang Zebiao must be in cahoots with Yu Fusheng! So, him appearing at the scene or leaving his DNA behind is not surprising… Zhao Yu, back in the barn, did you see anyone besides Yu Fusheng?"

"Not a soul!" Zhao Yu said, shaking his head. "Apart from Yu Fusheng, who almost seemed dead before the fire, I didn't see anyone else. The flames were simply too ferocious!"

"That also means the other two people didn't know there would be a fire…?" she asked.

"Probably not! Those two men were focused on saving Yu Fusheng, they didn't seem to notice anything else!" Zhao Yu felt like saying even he did not react.

"It was to silence them! The fire would have burnt away all traces, so it was meant to silence people. If everything was burnt, they would never find out Yu Fusheng was the mystery man who coerced you into breaking Jiang Ke out of prison! Or… could it be that the arsonist is the real mystery man?" Miao Ying wondered.

Zhao Yu remained silent. Even he was completely baffled. 

"Wait…" Miao Ying said as a thought came to her. "Darling, you… do you think this fire was prepared by Yu Fusheng himself? Maybe he contracted a terminal disease and knew that his end was near, so he decided to kill Wu Fangfang to avenge his son and then commit suicide with his subordinates…? Since his son was dead and he no longer had any money, even if it wasn't a terminal illness and simply depression, it would still seem plausible!"

"That's impossible!" Zhao Yu said firmly. "If he was insane and suicidal, he wouldn't have gone to such great lengths. It simply doesn't make sense! Also, before the fire, Yu Fusheng was already unconscious. If he really wanted to commit suicide, then he would have personally set the fire to be safe. And… if it was really for revenge, then he wouldn't have killed Wu Fangfang, but rather the officer who shot his son! Oh sh*t, Miaomiao, check to see if that officer is ok!"

"I've checked!" Miao Ying said, helplessly shaking her head.

"It cannot be… he's really dead?" Zhao Yu was in shock.

"We can't track him!" Miao Ying answered. "The officer is named Luo Xiaohu. Because the police were protecting him so well, Yu Fusheng couldn't find any way to get to him and attacked Qu Ping first. After the Qu Ping incident, the police changed his identity and the Special Investigation Team doesn't have access to that information. We have to apply via the Secret Department in order to obtain it. But I don't think there should be any problems. If Luo Xiaohu was killed, the Special Investigation Team would have noticed!"

"If that's the case, why didn't you say that earlier?" Zhao Yu pointed at Miao Ying's car. "Did you bring the whiteboard? I think we have to start this case from scratch!"