Even After My Death-Chapter 607 - 511: Pei Yucheng’s Suspicions

Hearing what Pei Yucheng had said, Zhang Lang lowered his head, not allowing the few others to see his strange expression.

Zhang Lang truly couldn’t fathom Captain Pei’s thoughts.

This was already the second time.

Even if it was a coincidence, he was clearly doing it on purpose!

Although Pei Yucheng was young, he actually had a solid background with a master’s degree in National Defense, a Level 12 technical official, and had already been promoted to the rank of Major.

The unit Pei Yucheng belonged to was the National Defense Military Police, which had no connection whatsoever with Zhang Lang’s unit.

Zhang Lang had only heard of the other party’s reputation before, knowing that he was among the privileged elites, and he never pondered that the other would take the initiative to contact him, let alone twice.

If Zhang Lang was somewhat puzzled by yesterday’s contact, today he was certain that Pei Yucheng’s interest was directed at Jiang Ning, eight or nine times out of ten.

Jiang Ning was unaware of Zhang Lang’s thoughts. In her opinion, Pei Yucheng was just her colleague, a member of the staff just like Zhang Lang.

Capturing criminals was their duty. To Jiang Ning, Pei Yucheng’s presence was unsurprising.

Besides, the more people they had, the better their chances, so there was nothing to be concerned about.

The System, seeing the four people teaming up, excitedly rubbed its metaphorical hands together: "Host! Go, go, go! Make this a big one!"

"It depends on the situation," Jiang Ning put off the System’s proposal for the moment and asked the System to send her information on some suspects lurking in Capital City.

The System was clever enough, immediately donning the guise of an anonymous online tipster, and sent Jiang Ning some suspect information.

Jiang Ning took out these pieces of information and shared them with Zhang Lang and the others.

"Holy smokes! Are these fans really this supportive?" Zhang Lang was astonished. It was the first time he realized the power of Douyin users.

He was tempted to become a Douyin internet celebrity himself.

If he became a famous Douyin police officer, would he also receive anonymous tips about criminals from powerful fans?

"We don’t know if it’s true yet. Let’s check it out first," Jiang Ning said.

"Okay. You have the address on your phone, you drive in front, and Zhang Lang and I will follow," Pei Yucheng instructed.

The four of them split into two cars.

Jiang Ning was in a private car, while Zhang Lang and Pei Yucheng drove a modest official vehicle.

"Alright," Jiang Ning nodded.

The four were not ones to dawdle. Once a decision was made, they immediately got in their cars, with Jiang Ning leading the way toward the location of the first criminal.

The first reported target was a murder suspect who had been on the run for many years. In his younger days, he killed impulsively and then fled, evading capture for over twenty years. He changed his name and had a new life and family.

This suspect was particularly easy to catch because, when Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou got there, the reported target was right there sitting alone inside his small convenience store, seemingly on watch.

Jiang Ning gave Zhang Lang and Pei Yucheng a look, and the two instantly grasped her intention, gradually slowing their steps.

Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou pretended to be customers and stepped in.

Seeing the man seated inside the cashier counter, Jiang Ning smiled and asked, "Boss, is it convenient for you if I inquire about someone?"

The man lifted his head, "Who?"

"Fang Zhengzhi, do you know him?" Jiang Ning smiled as she asked, but her eyes stayed fixed on his face.

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Fang Zhengzhi was completely stunned.

He had never expected to suddenly hear this familiar yet strange name in such an abrupt situation.

This name, which he had abandoned more than twenty years ago when fleeing the crime scene, was no longer his!

The man who now had a new name, Liu Zhengqi, was frozen for several seconds before he quickly came to his senses.

His gaze fixated on Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou, and the relaxed demeanor from moments ago turned into one of a startled cat, incredibly wary.

Jiang Ning calmly met Fang Zhengzhi’s gaze, not in the least bit afraid of him knowing her purpose for being there.

Or rather, she was waiting for him to slip up.

"I don’t know him, you’ve got the wrong person," Fang Zhengzhi said, feigning calm as he shook his head in response.

"How could that be? I’ve even got a photo here to show you," Jiang Ning acted as if she were about to look through her phone.

Taking advantage of the pause, Fang Zhengzhi suddenly stood up, pushed the items on the cashier counter toward the two of them, and bolted to the back!

He didn’t even consider going out the front gate; instead, he ran straight for the back door!

However, Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou were not pushovers. They had been waiting for this moment.

A slip like that from Fang Zhengzhi meant he had a guilty conscience!

Qi Xingzhou reacted swiftly and chased after him at once.

Jiang Ning followed closely and quickly threw a small object at Fang Zhengzhi!

Fang Zhengzhi stumbled, and soon Qi Xingzhou had pinned him to the ground.

Zhang Lang and Pei Yucheng, who had been keeping watch outside, immediately rushed in.

"The guy was definitely off. I just asked him a question when he suddenly threw something at us and tried to run, but Qi Xingzhou pinned him down," Jiang Ning said. "I sent you the tip from the anonymous netizen via WeChat."

Zhang Lang nodded, took out the handcuffs, and firmly cuffed Fang Zhengzhi.

Jiang Ning took out her phone and sent Zhang Lang information on some of Fang Zhengzhi’s suspicious activities in his daily life.

After all, this was just a "netizen’s" suspicion and couldn’t be used as evidence, so naturally, they couldn’t just send over the proof of the crime like in the previous few cases.

However, Jiang Ning believed that, even without evidence from the System, the police should be able to dig up the things that Fang Zhengzhi had done in the past on their own strength.

With one phone call, Zhang Lang summoned other officers nearby.

Soon, Fang Zhengzhi was handed over to other officers, and the scene was left to them to wrap up.

Jiang Ning took out her phone: "Let’s go, onto the next one."

Catching the first criminal went so smoothly; it seemed like a promising start.

The second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth... Although not as easy as flipping one’s hand, they handled them with ease.

Zhang Lang, who was driving, was amazed at the tacit understanding between the four of them.

Sometimes, a mere glance was enough to convey their intentions, without the need for verbal communication.

Especially when chasing criminals, a slight tilt of Jiang Ning’s head would be all it took for him and Pei Yucheng to immediately understand and start encircling the criminal in the alley ahead, successfully apprehending them.

Zhang Lang had never experienced such exhilaration!

Never before had a capture operation not left him covered in dust and dirt.

He had never known this silky sensation of capturing criminals as if working on an assembly line, one after the other.

Zhang Lang was on the verge of tears of joy.

In the end... he did cry.

It’s truly embarrassing to say, but while catching the thirteenth criminal, he was panting and weeping out of regret for not being able to keep up.

It’s not that Zhang Lang was weak; as someone who always ranked in the top five in physical assessments, his capabilities were unquestionable. It’s just that his three partners this time had set such a high bar! Their physical endurance was terrifying!

Pei Yucheng was expected, being part of the National Defense Military Police; his training was comparable to that of special forces.

What Zhang Lang didn’t expect was that he couldn’t even outpace Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou!

It was truly embarrassing!

No wonder Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou could be such competent undercover agents on their own!

Zhang Lang shamefully wiped his face with his hand.

However, seeing Jiang Ning and the others tackle the suspect to the ground, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Panting, Zhang Lang ran up to them.

Pei Yucheng had already taken out handcuffs and cuffed the suspect who was good at running.

Jiang Ning stood to the side, looked at her phone, and said, "Let’s call it a day for now. We’ve caught all the ones the netizens sent us."

Indeed, if they wanted to continue, the System could keep providing Jiang Ning with endless information on criminals.

But Jiang Ning felt that they had already done more than enough exercise for the morning.

Not just Zhang Lang, even Jiang Ning was getting tired.

In the span of a morning, in less than four hours, the four of them had apprehended thirteen fugitives across eight arrest operations, with not a moment’s rest, as busy as spinning tops.

Zhang Lang’s stamina and willpower had already surpassed that of a normal person to have lasted till now.

"Absolutely," Zhang Lang quickly spoke up, waving his hands and feet in agreement with Jiang Ning’s words.

He had already decided that if Jiang Ning still had criminals to catch, he would call his colleagues at the station for backup.

He was completely out of energy and couldn’t run any further!

With the newly arrested suspect in hand, Pei Yucheng gave a nod in agreement, his expression grave.

He hadn’t expected their catch for the morning to be so bountiful.

What surprised him even more was the first-rate stamina of Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou.

However, the biggest credit for catching these dozen or so criminals still went to Jiang Ning.

Without her information channel, even if he and Zhang Lang patrolled outside for three days, they wouldn’t be able to catch so many fugitives.

They had just received a call from a colleague about the first criminal they caught: his identity had been confirmed. He was a murderer who had been on the run for over twenty years.

His DNA matched perfectly with blood found on a leaf at the crime scene.

This case had once been a sensational unsolved crime across the country because the murderer had never reappeared.

If it weren’t for the attentive officer in charge of the case at the time who had noticed the blood on the leaf and carefully preserved it for over twenty years, they might not have obtained evidence of Fang Zhengzhi’s crimes so quickly, nor would Fang Zhengzhi have confessed so readily.

And Jiang Ning’s source of information... how did she come to know about it?

Pei Yucheng’s dark and deep gaze fell on Jiang Ning; his expression was stern, inscrutable.