Qianjin Street.

When Qin Yong arrived, the scene was almost cleared.

"The driver didn’t flee; we’ve already apprehended them. The preliminary cause was brake failure; the car ran the red light and hit someone."

The introduction was given by a traffic police officer.

With someone hit, the traffic police took it very seriously.

They immediately dispatched officers after receiving the report.

"How is the person?"

Qin Yong’s face was now dark and serious.

Song Jinfu’s wife had just called him, saying she wanted to see him and had something to give him. But before reaching the Criminal Investigation Team, she was in a car accident.

Was this an accident?

Or did someone do this intentionally?

"The person has been taken to the hospital and is currently in the ICU for emergency treatment."

"Our colleagues are keeping an eye on it. The initial report wasn’t optimistic; the person hasn’t gotten out of danger, and the doctor said even if she survives, she might be in a vegetative state."

The traffic officer pointed to the curb on the right.

There was still a pool of blood.

"The person was knocked into the air and hit their head on the curb, suffering serious injuries."

"What about the driver?"

"They’re being questioned."

"Take me to see them."

"Alright!"

Inside the traffic police car, Qin Yong saw the driver.

The driver was pale and their voice trembled.

"Officer, I really didn’t mean to."

"I didn’t expect the brakes to fail... When I got to the traffic light, I realized I couldn’t stop, and there was nothing I could do... I really didn’t mean it..."

Qin Yong didn’t question directly.

He just watched for a while, then turned around to ask the officer who had briefed him.

"What do you think?"

"There are no skid marks at the scene; the car hit straight on."

"We’ve retrieved surveillance footage."

"The claim of brake failure might be true; we found brake fluid on the path the car took."

"It seems the brake line burst, causing the failure." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"However, the brake line hasn’t been tested yet, so we can’t confirm whether it was maliciously damaged or just worn out."

In terms of traffic accident handling, the traffic police are the experts. Qin Yong nodded and said, "Please make sure we have a quick conclusion on this incident."

"Don’t worry, Captain Qin, our forensic experts are already here."

"By the way, did you find anything belonging to the hit person at the scene?"

"Something? There’s a bag in the police car, I’ll get it for you."

There wasn’t much in the bag.

Besides some personal items, there was a leather notebook.

A notebook?

Qin Yong picked up the notebook and opened the title page.

Song Jinfu?

The name Song Jinfu was written on the title page. Could this be Song Jinfu’s notebook?

Could this be what she intended to give him?

The notebook’s color was yellowing, suggesting it was quite old.

Qin Yong flipped through it casually and found notes from 15 years ago.

Intrigued, he continued to check the dates.

The notes started on January 3 of that year.

He flipped halfway through; the year’s record ended.

Song Jinfu’s diary was very consistent, with daily entries and no breaks.

Qin Yong turned directly to November 23.

However, the diary entries showed November 22 and November 24.

November 23 was mysteriously missing.

Upon closer inspection, Qin Yong noticed the entry for the 23rd wasn’t missing, but the page had been torn out.

And the tear marks were very fresh.

"Where’s the surveillance?"

"In the car."

"Take me to see it."

The accident happened very quickly.

There were quite a few people at the intersection when Song Jinfu’s wife was hit, and they quickly gathered around.

When the vehicle ran the light, Song Jinfu’s wife wasn’t the only pedestrian.

There was a young man directly in the car’s path.

If the driver hadn’t steered, the car would have hit the young man directly.

Possibly to avoid hitting people, the car swerved left before reaching the young man.

And as a result, it hit Song Jinfu’s wife, who was almost across the road.

She fell to the ground and hit the curb, and her bag flew away.

The scene was very chaotic.

Some people called the police, others checked on Song Jinfu’s wife.

Someone even picked up her scattered bag.

"Where is that person?"

Qin Yong was pointing to the person who picked up the bag.

In the surveillance footage, the person had a cap and mask, obscuring their face.

"After the accident, that person tidied up the bag."

"But they didn’t give the bag to us; the surveillance shows them placing it next to the victim and leaving."

"Why, is there a problem?"

A problem?

A big problem!

He had just received news that Song Jinfu’s wife wanted to see him and deliver something.

Coincidentally, she had an accident while he was waiting for her at the Criminal Investigation Team.

The accident was so coincidental, with the brakes suddenly failing.

And after the brakes failed, the car didn’t hit the young man but swerved and struck Song Jinfu’s wife.

Furthermore, someone tidied up the bag after the accident.

Conveniently, the entry for November 23 in the diary was missing.

Even if Qin Yong were just an ordinary person, anyone knowing this would understand that her accident was not a simple traffic incident.

"This case will be handed over to the Criminal Investigation Team."

"This is not an accident but deliberate murder!"

With this judgment, Qin Yong had to take over the case.

Soon after, Lu Chuan received a call, gathered crime scene equipment, and headed to the scene.

"The brake line rupture was due to long-term wear."

Lu Chuan quickly concluded the brake line on the car had indeed failed due to wear.

"Worn out?"

Qin Yong was slightly surprised, "Are you sure?"

Lu Chuan nodded, "It’s confirmed as wear."

"But the car’s brake line isn’t the original; it was taken from another vehicle."

"Taken from another vehicle?"

"Yes, removed from another car. The production date of the brake line is three years earlier than other parts."

"And judging by the fastener marks on both ends of the brake line, it was recently installed."

This was easy to determine; the fastener marks on both ends were very fresh.

"I also checked at the previous intersection; there was already brake fluid leakage there."

"Which means the driver should’ve known of the leak."

"It’s nothing like what the driver claimed, that the failure was only noticed at this intersection."

"I just had Zhang Hui retrieve surveillance video from the previous intersection."

"The vehicle was moving slowly there, only accelerating at this intersection."

"Captain Qin, it wasn’t an accident; there’s something wrong with the driver!"

Qin Yong took a deep breath!

As expected!

It really was murder!

Someone was blatantly challenging him.

Song Jinfu’s wife had just called to deliver something, and now she had been silenced.

The hospital just reported that she survived but is now a vegetative state.

Now, what should be done?