I'm just a trainee police officer. I don't really want to solve the case.

Chapter 219: Family members of the victims causing trouble

Back then, Han Meng went to prison on an impulse. He did not regret being that man, but he was worried about his mother and sister's life outside. So, he tried his best to behave himself in prison and strived for a reduction in his sentence. He was released from prison in just four years.

When he was in prison, Chief Zhao had always helped their family. As soon as he was released, they took the opportunity to report to the police station and came to thank him.

Lu Cheng saw Han Meng in his office on the day he reported in after being released from prison. The two chatted for a long time. He wanted to hear about Han Meng's plans and see if he could help him.

Zhao said that after this incident, Han Meng would not commit crimes again for the sake of his mother and sister at home, and he could not be the murderer who hurt Lu Cheng.

After listening to Li Yan, Qi Lei did not comment on Zhao Suo's assurance, because Zhao Suo himself was also within the scope of their investigation. After all, in Lu Cheng's statement, he was the most suspicious person.

In Han Meng's situation, if someone wanted to bribe him, it would be very easy. They just need to control his family.

And Zhao Suo's behavior just fits this point.

This also includes Zhang San, whose confession is exactly the same as Zhao's. In his description, Zhao is his great benefactor.

Showing favors to people with criminal records, and not just the two of them, either Chief Zhao is an absolutely good person, or he has other purposes.

Su Xiaoxiao thought of Zhao Suo's greasy appearance. Not only did Lu Cheng suspect Zhao Suo, but they also found Zhao Suo suspicious.

And the most suspicious point is not the ones mentioned above.

The area where Qian Yongyuan changed his identity and settled down happened to be within the jurisdiction of Fengqiao Police Station. According to his account at the time, the identity he used was arranged by the person behind the scenes, and he only had to go through the normal procedures.

There must be someone with a problem in Fengqiao Police Station, and it would be more reasonable if the person in charge of all this is Chief Zhao.

All the criticisms were directed at Zhao Suo.

But because the direction was too obvious, Qi Lei and the others had some doubts.

Xiao Yu also reported the situation of Zhang San that he had investigated. There was nothing abnormal in Zhang San's account, but in addition to Chief Zhao, he also met someone else in the past few days.

Just as Xiao Yu was about to say who he was meeting, he heard a commotion outside.

Team member Xiao Chen ran in from outside.

"Deputy Qi, we are in trouble. There are many people outside. Some of them are family members of the victims of the serial murder case three years ago. There are also many media reporters."

"What are they here for?" Qi Lei asked.

"They said that we actually found the serial killer a long time ago, but we were reluctant to make it public. They said that we were protecting each other and shielding the killer. Deputy Qi, you should go and check it out. Captain Zhai has already gone there."

Before Xiao Chen could finish his words, Qi Lei had already run out.

Dozens of people blocked the entrance of the Public Security Bureau, with a dozen surrounding it in the middle. Several of the men were holding a banner demanding severe punishment for the murderer.

Three women in their fifties and sixties were sitting on the ground, wailing and screaming.

Most of the people around were holding cameras and taking pictures of these people, and some passers-by who were just watching the fun also took out their mobile phones.

When Qi Lei came out, he saw Captain Zhai being held by several people. The crying women also stood up and held Captain Zhai tightly, refusing to let go, with their snot and tears all over him.

In addition to media reporters, those who came to cause trouble were said to be relatives of the victims of the three serial murders.

Qi Lei walked over with a few team members and rescued Captain Zhai from the crowd. He asked the security guards to let the family members in, as for the media reporters.

"We are currently investigating the case. Once we have the results, we will announce them. Please go back."

"Comrade police officer, I heard that you have found the murderer, who is also a policeman. Are you trying to cover him up by not arresting him?!" a man wearing glasses questioned.

"Who told you that? You know who the murderer is while we are still investigating the case? It seems that the person who told you is more capable than us police officers. Then tell me, who is the murderer? And who told you?"

"I've heard that you've already found evidence. The victim's cut hair has been found. Whoever took the hair is the murderer. Isn't that a simple matter?"

Another tall and thin man also spoke up to agree.

"Don't worry about where we heard it from, just tell me if it's true or not?!" the man with glasses continued to question.

"The case is under investigation and the murderer has not been found yet. Since you have heard about it, let the person who told you come out. If he can provide clues to help our police solve the case, we will give him a certain reward."

Qi Lei thought, you guys are really well-informed. They just found the hair and someone leaked the news. It seems like someone is eager to prove Lu Cheng’s guilt.

"Why should they come out? What if you want to retaliate against them?!" the tall and thin man also shouted.

"That's right." The person next to him echoed.

"With media like you here, how dare we retaliate? Every word from you is enough to make us suffer. Nowadays, the pens of writers are more effective than the guns of our police."

Knowing that they couldn't say anything in front of so many people, I originally wanted to let them go, but now the situation has changed.

"Okay then, don't you want news? There are so many of you, I can't let you all in." Qi Lei pointed at the two people and said, "Just the two of you, the others can go first. We will announce the confirmed news when there is one."

After dispersing the media reporters, Captain Zhai came over and checked the situation with Qi Lei. He asked someone to write down the names of these reporters and then check the source of the information one by one.

Now Director Sun was angry and was calling them over. The two men discussed it and decided that Captain Zhai would go over to be reprimanded while Qi Lei would go to communicate with the victim's family.

The victim's family members were already sitting in the conference room. The staff poured them some water. Without any media reporters around, they calmed down a bit.

Qi Lei did not go in first, but met with Su Xiaoxiao and the others. The emergency required extraordinary measures. Li Yan was already investigating the situation of the victims' families.

Wait a minute, they will go and communicate with the media reporters and family members separately.

"Tell me, how did you know we found the murderer?"

"Anyway, someone told us." One of the middle-aged men stiffened his neck.

"Oh, who told you?"

"Why should I tell you?!"

"Just because I'm a police officer! We are still investigating these cases and have not yet confirmed who the murderer is. Not only are you interfering with our investigation, you are also spreading rumors and misleading the public. You must know that you will be held legally responsible for your actions! Don't think that the law cannot punish you just because you have a large number of people. There are plenty of empty rooms in the detention center. Do you want to try?"

Qi Lei glanced around coldly, and finally his eyes stopped on the middle-aged man, his tone stern.

The policeman who has been handling cases for a long time has an attractive aura. The middle-aged man trembled unconsciously.