Grocery Store No. 514Chapter 8

Translator:  Eyljee


October 27, 3020. In the office of the criminal investigation team, Jiang Chengyan called a meeting. He glanced up and noticed almost everyone was present and announced, “Now that we’re all here, let’s start the meeting.” VDuzEa

Discerning everyone’s low spirits, Jiang Chengyan cackled, “What? It’s only been a few days, yet you all act like a defeated rooster. ”

Yao Min glumly said, “Captain, it’s been three days since the crime happened. We don’t even know who the victim is. How are we going to find out?”

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“Jiang dui is acting pretty mellow now. I wonder who ran to the forensic department like they were on fire earlier.” Su Ke humored.

With Su Ke breaking the ice, Jiang Chengyan coughed awkwardly twice. “Okay okay, then I won’t keep you all in the dark. Su Ke.” 8dhfNq

The crowd focused their vision on Su Ke and wondered which one was going to sing.

“During lunch, your Jiang dui delivered few strands of hair and a toothbrush to me. After the DNA was extracted and compared, we found that it was consistent with the victim’s DNA. But I don’t know who’s hair it belongs to..” Su Ke announced in triumph.

Everyone was flabbergasted, then glanced at Jiang Chengyan eagerly, “Captain, you know who the victim is?”

“Come on, come on, don’t play games!”

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Jiang Chengyan inspected the crowd loosely, took out a photo and pasted it on the whiteboard. “The victim’s name is Jiang Changping, 35 years old. He was born on May 13, 2985, married and has a son. He runs a gallery within the city of China called Changping Gallery, and lives in Room 2001, Unit 1, Building 5, Heping district.”

“Captain, how did you find him?” Yao Min asked curiously.

The image of Ling Huaan unconsciously appeared in Jiang Chengyan’s mind. He shook his head and said: “How I found him isn’t important. The important thing is that Su Ke has confirmed that the headless corpse is Jiang Changping. The reason why we didn’t quickly found out was because Li Qiuran, Jiang Changping’s wife, just reported him missing today. ”

“So it’s like that.” Yao Min found it odd. “The victim’s time of death was the evening of the 22nd. It’s been six days since. Why did his wife report the case so late?” cbPlqd

“A week ago, that is, on October 20, Jiang Changping told Li Qiuran that he would be away on a business trip for about three days. Early morning of October 23, Li Qiuran received a text message from Jiang Changping, saying that he wasn’t finished with his business and would be back a few days later. Because this kind of thing often happens, Li Qiuran didn’t pay attention to it. Until yesterday, because a big client came to the store, the assistant couldn’t get through to Jiang Changping and informed Li Qiuran. There, she discovered that she had lost contact to him.”

“October 23rd in the morning? Jiang Changping died on the night of the 22nd. The message must’ve been sent by the murderer to delay time.”

“Yes. Wang Bin and I went to the waste collection and transportation company before. We learned that the garbage is usually collected and transported once every two days since it’s a remote location. The killer’s purpose is to delay time. Once the garbage is removed and the body was found, it will surely make our investigation difficult.”

After a pause, Jiang Chengyan continued: “Murder, dismembering, destroying fingerprints, hiding the head. All of this just to hide the identity of the dead. And what the killer did just shows that he and Jiang Changping knew each other and were extremely close.” KRXD k

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Everyone was shocked. They gazed Yao Min strangely, and the atmosphere suddenly turned sensitive.

“Jiang Changping has a wife and a child. How is he… Su Ke,  there must be a mistake?” Liu Ran grimaced,  his heart was in doubt. UldbRG

“If the laceration of the anus / entrance was from the inside out, it is a problem of defecation. But the wound was from the outside to the inside, which was obviously caused by external forces, so this conclusion cannot be wrong.” Su Ke explained inaudibly.

“So he’s gay, but he’s married and has a child. This man is really a scum.” Liu Ran’s eyes were full of undisguised disgust.

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Yao Min sighed and said, “Ultimately, it’s the social discrimination against them. But it’s really wrong for him to cheat on his marriage.”

“No matter how miserable Jiang Changping was, it couldn’t serve as a motive for the murderer to kill him, so we have to find out the truth. This is our duty as police officers. I hope you don’t mix any personal feelings when handling this case.” Jiang Chengyan reminded sternly. ekt lB

“Don’t worry, captain. We’re all veteran criminal investigators. We can seperate public from private.”

Jiang Chengyan nodded. “Since Jiang Changping had sex with someone before he died, the murderer is very likely to be his same-sex lover, and Jiang Changping used the business trip as an excuse to meet his lover privately. They quarreled. In anger, the murderer must’ve killed him. I don’t know the reason for their fight, so the first thing we need to do now is to investigate Jiang Changping’s interpersonal relationships and find his secret lover hidden under his marriage.”

Yao Min reminded: “Captain, I think Li Qiuran will know something about this. We should talk to her first.”

“En, that’s what I’m about to say next. Although the killer is likely to be Jiang Changping’s secret lover, it doesn’t rule out the possibility that Li Qiuran’s also the murderer. At least she has a motive, so we must rule her out of suspicion first.” 3uXQ4r

Jiang Chengyan paused, then said: “Now I’ll set the task. Liu Ran and Wang Bin, please check Jiang Changping’s communication and consumption records. I want to know where he appeared last. ”

The two stared at each other, and then said,  “Yes, captain.”

“Li Tong, you and Zhang Liang check the vehicles in the surveillance. Guo Hai and Sun Miao, go to Changming gallery to learn about the situation, then it’s Yao Min and I. Are we clear about the task? ”

“Clear.” Everyone answered. 0zDZ41

“Good. Disperse.”

They gathered up and left one after another. Su Ke looked at Jiang Chengyan and grinned, “Are we going to the bar?”

Jiang Chengyan thought about it and nodded. “We’ll go and see if there’s a clue. Yao Min, you’re responsible for informing Li Qiuran to come and identify the corpse. When she comes, ask her briefly and note it down. I’ll go out of the field with Su Ke.”

Yao Min wore a sad face. “Jiang dui, why is it me again? Can’t you find other people? You’re not taking revenge, are you?” vhb3tU

Jiang Chengyan beamed. “I forgot so you tell me. You said you’re a fujoshi. What is going on inside your head all day?”

Yao Min curled her lips and muttered in a low voice: “Anyone who sees you searching for that kind of thing will misunderstand you, okay.”

Jiang Chengyan chuckled. “What’s the matter? You still have a task, don’t you?”

Yao Min cajoled. “No, no. I’ll go to work now. But Captain, when we assign tasks next time, can we let someone else be responsible for receiving the victims’ families? Every time I do this, I feel so cruel. ” qCYp K

“Receiving the families of the victims is a crucial part of our job. I don’t trust this task to others. Not to mention that Li Qiuran is one of our prime suspect. You are a veteran criminal investigator. I expect you don’t need me to tell you what to do.”

Yao Min felt helpless. “No need, no need, I understand. I’ll go to work.”

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Suke also got up and said, “Then I’ll change my clothes first. I’ll see you later.”

Both left respectively. Jiang Chengyan collected the information, took out his phone and called Ling Huaan. The phone was soon connected, and Ling Huaan’s deep and pleasant voice boomed from the receiver. 0ycn1z

“Hello, who is this?”

“It’s me, Jiang Chengyan.” Jiang Chengyan was a bit nervous. He took a deep breath and said, “Boss Ling, there’s something I want to tell you.”

“Jiang dui, call me by my name.”

Jiang Chengyan took a deep breath. “Ling….Huaan. Jiang Changping has been confirmed dead. What’s your next plan?” tMyChu

“Dead?” Ling Hua’an pretended to be surprised and silent for a while. Then he said, “That money is all my savings. I have to get it back. ”

He pulled out Ling Huaan’s IOU, examined it and said, “Fine, I’ll help you.”

“Thank you, Jiang dui.”

“No probem, don’t mention it.” Ling Huaan didn’t respond for a long time. Jiang Chengyan felt awkward and said, “Well, I have something else to do, so I’ll hang up first.” dZhp2l

“Will Jiang dui work overtime today?”

Jiang Chengyan was speechless. He was about to mouth “I’m going out of the field,” but he swallowed it back. His voice changed and said, “Overtime. What can I do for you?”

“I cooked too much rice with stewed pork so it’s a bit hard to finish. If Jiang dui doesn’t mind, you can try it.”

“That’s funny.” The corner of Jiang Chengyan’s mouth couldn’t help rising. k7 YIc

“Jiang dui helped me. This is the only way I can thank you. It’s just a meal. I hope Jiang dui doesn’t mind.”

“No, of course not! Are you in the store? ”

“I’ll be at the store at eight. Jiang dui could come directly at that time.”

“Good. Then… I’ll see you at eight.” The corner of Jiang Chengyan’s mouth kept twitching. T93kX8

“See you at eight.”

“Jiang dui, your smile was too bright. Who did you call just now?” He didn’t notice that Su Ke returned to the office.

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“You scared me! Are you still walking? I didn’t hear any footsteps.” Jiang Chengyan patted his chest.

Su Ke pointed to the door of the office. “I didn’t notice if there’s any sound when I entered. I just walked in the door, which makes a creaking sound by the way. How focused were you that you didn’t notice me coming in?” He said in a playful tone. IriNFc

Jiang Chengyan felt a little guilty that Su Ke caught him. He immediately shifted the topic. “Su Ke, where’s your glasses?”

Su Ke is nearsighted. His eyesight only reaches at 500 feet and wears glasses everyday.

“Changed to contacts.” Su Ke casually replied. He looked at Jiang Chengyan and said, “Stop interrupting. Be honest, who did you call just now? You look like an idiot with zero idea about love.”

Jiang Chengyan was stunned, his heart beat inexplicably and said, “What are you thinking? My friend asked me for help. I helped him then told him the result. ” K9UEP8

Jiang Chengyan was at a loss for words, his heart missing a beat.

“Friend? Which friend? Male or female? Do I know who?” Su Ke asked warily.

He teased. “What, are you my mom? Stop talking nonsense and let’s go. We’ll be busy doing something else later.”


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  1. I’m so excited to see more of this CP in the future. The murder-mystery plot is getting interesting too. Thank you for your hard work!

  2. I don’t like love rivals is stories, it makes me feel bad… Also, it seems Su Ke tries to make Jiang dui notice him, and Yan Yu probably fell for Boss Ling and tries to help him, but to me, he feels very in the way, and in the same way as Lu Hao, he doesn’t listen to Boss Ling and acts stubborn and nosey. I dislike that a little.