Chapter 763: Wang Zhaokai’s Investigation
Wang Zhaokai’s investigation was very meticulous.
Everyone has been a student before, and Wang Zhaokai was, of course, familiar with the things that happen at school.
Li Chao talked a lot about how the big guy bullied their classmates.
But they were all small matters, with no major conflicts.
Li Chao started speaking very softly, but as he continued, his voice grew louder and louder.
"Why do they do this?"
"What gives them the right!"
"And during gym class, sometimes they wouldn’t let us play..."
Li Chao spoke a lot about the big guy bullying them.
Even though each incident didn’t seem particularly serious, they were just small details in their daily lives and studies.
There weren’t any particularly intense conflicts either.
But these small details permeated every day of school for Li Chao and Wang Yaowu.
Li Chao and Wang Yaowu appeared to be more quiet at school, not liking to talk to others, partly because they lived in constant fear.
This mental state made it impossible to focus on studies.
As a result, their grades didn’t improve, and the teachers paid less attention to them.
"Did you tell your family?"
Li Chao nodded, "Yes, I did."
"My grandpa said they’re just classmates, and since they didn’t hit me, I should just stay away from them and not provoke them."
Many of the students at East Valley Town Middle School are left-behind children, most living with their grandparents.
In the eyes of these elders, as long as the child wasn’t hit, or not hit seriously, it wasn’t considered a big deal.
Wang Zhaokai knew that Li Chao had told his family, and Wang Yaowu probably also told his grandparents.
Wang Zhaokai talked with Li Chao for a long time.
From the second semester of seventh grade, when they started being bullied by the big guy and others, they’ve been looking forward to holidays and graduation.
But for Wang Yaowu, things were worse.
The big guy lived in the same village, so even during holidays, he’d still bully him in the village.
"Wang Yaowu loved going out to the fields with his grandparents, because only then would the big guy and others not dare to bother or bully him."
After getting a clear understanding of the situation, Wang Zhaokai called Lu Chuan.
"Captain Lu, it’s basically confirmed that the missing student Wang Yaowu’s classmate, nicknamed ’the big guy,’ is highly connected to Wang Yaowu’s disappearance."
"Should I make direct contact on my end?"
Lu Chuan, who was investigating in Nanwa Village, agreed to Wang Zhaokai’s request upon receiving the information.
"While investigating, make sure to be aware of the methods and preserve evidence properly since they are still students."
"Don’t worry, I have a clear plan."
Following Lu Chuan’s orders, Wang Zhaokai immediately asked the homeroom teacher to bring out the big guy and two other students.
The school was still in session, and the three students were in the classroom.
Wang Zhaokai, along with a few criminal police officers, waited outside the classroom.
"In a moment, you two keep an eye on the other two students separately. Don’t let anyone else contact them; I’ll first take the big guy to understand the situation."
Even dealing with middle schoolers, Wang Zhaokai didn’t let his guard down.
If Wang Yaowu’s disappearance was indeed caused by these three students,
then these students should be alert after my conversation with Li Chao and the homeroom teacher.
So, to prevent them from coordinating their stories or planning countermeasures, Wang Zhaokai decided to separate them.
"Also, don’t ask these two students anything, just watch them closely and keep the recordings intact, got it?"
"Rest assured, Captain Wang, we understand."
They were very careful throughout the investigation process.
The body cameras were on throughout.
A video camera was set up in the room, providing continuous video evidence of the entire interaction.
You can’t blame Wang Zhaokai for being so careful and cautious.
Fourteen or fifteen-year-old kids, though legally minors, are already quite mature mentally and have their own thoughts.
In terms of pure intelligence, they’re no less than adults.
Sometimes, without too much life experience, they aren’t afraid of anything and dare to do anything.
The saying ’newborn calves are not afraid of tigers’ exactly captures this mentality.
Inside a makeshift office, Wang Zhaokai looked at the child sitting in front of him, eyes flickering.
He knew that Wang Yaowu’s disappearance might indeed be related to this child.
In fact, calling him a child was merely because of his still childish face.
In reality, this kid was taller and more robust than Wang Zhaokai.
No wonder his classmates nicknamed him ’the big guy.’
"Song Xiaofeng, do you know why I’ve brought you here?"