The doctor said as he took the bone screw, turned it over, and pointed at the inner part of the screw: "Look, there’s a serial number inside, these bone screws are very expensive, each one costs over ten thousand yuan."

"Every bone screw has a number in this spot, let me check it for you..."

"It’s used by Zhang Cuiying!"

Meanwhile, in Tang County.

Zhang Hui led the second action team and launched an intensive investigation.

Haiman Fitness Club is the largest chain fitness club in Tang County, with three locations in the town.

At the flagship store located in the town center, the store manager was being questioned.

"Qin Tao?"

"His education level is not high, just a high school graduate, and then he ventured into society."

"I’m quite familiar with him, we’ve known each other for five or six years, he used to work around the town, doing various jobs at chemical plant sites."

"But this guy is quite impressive, eventually, he realized that physical labor wasn’t profitable, so he went ahead and got a nutritionist certificate and a fitness coach certificate."

"And then, he was toned working at construction sites, and after less than half a year at our gym, he qualified to be a personal trainer."

Qin Tao’s story is quite legendary.

Available information indicates that Qin Tao is a local from Tang County, with two younger brothers and three younger sisters in the countryside.

Nowadays, it’s very rare to see families with so many children.

Qin Tao is the eldest in the family, and he dropped out of high school before he finished.

But Qin Tao didn’t go far, Tang County’s economy is quite developed, with many outsiders coming here to work, so Qin Tao didn’t venture far from home, he just worked in Tang County.

The money he earned from those years working was all given to his siblings to support their education.

Later, Qin Tao learned on his own to get the nutritionist and fitness coach certificates, and eventually, he successfully got a job as a personal trainer at Haiman Fitness.

"So how did he meet Zhang Cuiying?"

"Some of your colleagues already asked, Zhang Cuiying met him through working out."

"Boss Zhang was also our client, he chose Qin Tao as her personal trainer from the start."

"And the two of them got close within less than a year, they got married last year."

"You wouldn’t know, but single female bosses are really common here in Tang County, several of our trainers have married clients this way."

"Moreover, we are all aware of Zhang Cuiying’s disappearance, it’s certainly not related to Qin Tao."

"The day Zhang Cuiying disappeared, Qin Tao was at our gym the whole time."

"Qin Tao came from a poor family, being with Zhang Cuiying wasn’t about money at all."

"The key is that Zhang Cuiying disappeared, and Qin Tao couldn’t have committed the crime, he was here during the day, and he went home at night as usual."

At Haiman Fitness Club, Zhang Hui didn’t get much useful information.

The disappearance case of Zhang Cuiying was also highly regarded by the Tang County Public Security Bureau.

Zhang Hui came to Tang County this time, and the deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Team, Zhao Kui, was following him all along.

They already knew each other.

Leaving Haiman Fitness Club, Zhao Kui laughed wryly: "We did a thorough investigation on Qin Tao, he might have a motive, but he really doesn’t have the time to commit the crime."

An older wife with a younger husband, now that Zhang Cuiying is missing, Qin Tao naturally became a suspect.

However, it seems Tang County Public Security Bureau really hasn’t found anything.

Moreover, the tool used to transport Zhang Cuiying’s body was a tricycle.

Such a vehicle obviously wouldn’t appear at the home of Zhang Cuiying and Qin Tao.

Of course, this doesn’t rule out the possibility that Qin Tao disguised himself after the murder and transported the body with a tricycle.

"Old Zhao, take us to see Qin Tao."

"Sure, no problem."

Half an hour later, Zhang Hui and Zhao Kui arrived at the West Coast Villa District in Tang County.

"This villa area is the most famous wealthy area in Tang County, many owners in the chemical business live here."

Tang County is the economically strongest county under Haizhou City.

With a developed economy comes affluence, and it is also a major chemical county.

Convenient transportation, a large population.

In the eyes of Haizhou City residents, someone from Tang County generally means they’re wealthy.

Knocking on the villa door, Zhang Hui was slightly taken aback when he saw the man in front of him.

Zhang Hui had never met Qin Tao in person, but he had seen his photo.

In the photo, Qin Tao had a wheat-colored complexion, bushy eyebrows, big eyes, radiant smile, muscular build, and a good physique.

But the man now opening the door looked ashen, his eyes lacked spirit, and his hair was a mess.

"Qin Tao... you..."

Zhao Kui was evidently surprised too, last he saw Qin Tao was a month ago, how could someone change this much in just one month?

Qin Tao clearly recognized Zhao Kui, forcing out a smile.

"Captain Zhao..."

Then, as if remembering something, a flicker of hope appeared in Qin Tao’s eyes: "Captain Zhao! Is there any news about Cuiying?"

...

Upon entering the villa, despite its luxurious decor, Zhang Hui noticed the inside was a mess, with clothes strewn across the couch and empty wine bottles all over the floor, clearly not cleaned for a long time.

"Sorry, it’s a bit messy, please have a seat, Captain Zhao."

Qin Tao’s face turned ashen again, not having received good news about Zhang Cuiying from Zhao Kui.

He hurriedly bundled the clothes piled on the sofa to make room for Zhao Kui and Zhang Hui to sit.

Qin Tao’s current state was very poor.

Having just heard from Zhao Kui that the police hadn’t found Zhang Cuiying’s whereabouts, Qin Tao seemed visibly deflated.

Zhang Hui furrowed his brow.

Originally, Qin Tao was a serious murder suspect.

The age gap of 15 years between them with Zhang Cuiying having some financial status.

In others’ eyes, chances are Qin Tao marrying a rich woman seemed almost certain.

But looking at Qin Tao’s state now...

It doesn’t seem so.

"Mr. Qin, what I’m going to say next might..."

Zhang Hui came to investigate, intending to inform Qin Tao that Zhang Cuiying was believed to be deceased.

After all, if Qin Tao isn’t the murderer, he might have useful information.

However, before Zhang Hui could finish, Qin Tao suddenly got agitated: "Cuiying... what happened to her?"

This reaction was normal.

Zhang Hui had seen this situation many times, he naturally recognized the reaction upon hearing a loved one’s death. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Mr. Qin, I’m very sorry... We’ve found remains in the North Mountain of Haizhou City that seem to belong to Zhang Cuiying..."

Upon hearing the word "remains," Qin Tao was suddenly stunned.

He sat blankly on the sofa.

His eyes widened.

"Dead... Cuiying... dead..."

Ah!

"Why are you dead!"

"Who! Who killed you!"