Chapter 690 God-given Opportunity

The detective power in Li Shang's body was stimulated and surged. He suddenly had a premonition that there were too many secrets hidden in the case of the Emerald Garden.

Isn’t it?

To some extent, this muddy water also hides Li Shang's own secrets.

The man from the maintenance department also caught up, panting. Looking at the burning ruins of the villa in front of him, his face was also filled with shock and horror.

However, his brain obviously did not have the complex and multi-dimensional associations as Li Shang's.

After the shock, his mind and eyes were quickly filled with a simple thought - opportunity, this was a God-given opportunity!

He turned around impatiently and glared at Li Shang who was still in a daze:

"Captain Li, what are you waiting for? Catch the murderer now!

Immediately seal off all entrances and exits to Jade Garden. All those who entered or left Jade Garden shortly before and after the explosion must be apprehended. Every one of them is a serious suspect!

Li Shang's chaotic thoughts were interrupted, and his heart skipped a beat. He looked at the man in the maintenance department with great irritation:

"Who do you suspect?"

The man from the maintenance department had a smug sneer on his face, as if he had finally caught the fox by the tail. He pointed in the direction of the gate and said coldly:

"Captain Li can't be so forgetful, right? Didn't Feng Mu just leave the Emerald Garden?

He had just left when an explosion occurred. The timing was so coincidental, didn't Captain Li think he was a serious suspect who couldn't be ruled out?!

I think he should be brought back for questioning first!"

Li Shang's eyes instantly became extremely sinister. He stared at the man from the maintenance department, with a hint of murderous intent rising in his heart.

Li Shang didn't think that the man from the maintenance department was going after Feng Mu. With a little reasoning, he could figure out that the other party must be coming for him.

Feng Mu did nothing, Feng Mu is innocent.

He was implicated by me just because he was my good friend.

The other party wanted to deal with Feng Mu in order to frame him.

This is really intolerable!

Li Shang naturally wouldn't agree with the man from the Maintenance Department's random accusations. He snorted coldly and said:

"If you don't know how to investigate a case, then stop talking nonsense here and interfere with professional judgment.

If we arrest people as you wish, wouldn't we have to arrest all the residents of the entire Emerald Garden? The police station doesn't have that much space."

The man from the maintenance department choked so much that his face turned pale, his lips twitched a few times, but in the end he didn't dare to hold Feng Mu anymore.

He was also afraid that if Li Shang was pushed into a corner, he would really disregard the consequences and "invite" all the important residents of the Jade Garden back to the police station to "assist in the investigation."

Then they announced to the public that they had followed the investigation guidance of the Maintenance Department.

If that happens, his boss, Commissioner Zheng, will not be able to make any progress. He might even fall to pieces when he goes out tomorrow, and he will be the cushion for Commissioner Zheng's fall.

Those who live in Emerald Garden are either rich or noble. It's not just Councillor Wang's mistress, there may also be mistresses of other councillors.

The man from the maintenance department didn't say anything else. After all, his goal had been achieved.

Li Shang did not arrest Feng Mu as he said. If anything was found out about Feng Mu later, Li Shang would not be able to escape the charge of covering up for what he did today.

The man from the maintenance department had a cold face and turned his gaze away from Li Shang, turning to the villa next to the explosion site.

With such a big commotion, if the people in the villa next door continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb, then there will definitely be a problem.

Li Hanyu obviously understood this principle. Under the protection of several burly bodyguards, he carefully walked out of the villa door, covering his mouth and nose with his hands, his eyes full of incredible shock.

The man from the maintenance department silently observed Li Hanyu and the guards around her, and could see that the number of bodyguards around this woman seemed to have increased again.

Li Hanyu stood at the door and looked for a while, his eyes seemed to glance in the direction of Li Shang inadvertently, but he did not express anything.

Then, she turned around without hesitation and retreated back into the villa under the strict protection of a group of bodyguards.

With a "clang", the door of the villa was locked tightly from the inside, isolating the inside and the outside again.

Chang Erbing thought that Li Hanyu would call them over for questioning, but he didn't expect that the other party just showed up, made known his presence as the "victim's neighbor," and then went back without saying a word.

"Captain Li, now...what should we do?"

Chang Erbing moved closer to Li Shang and asked in a low voice.

Li Shang's mind was spinning wildly. The explosion was too sudden, too strange, and the motive was unclear.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and began to give instructions in an orderly manner:

"First, contact the fire department immediately and have them send someone to help put out the fire. Control the fire and prevent it from spreading to other buildings, especially the Special Envoy's villa and Madam Li's villa! Quick!"

"Secondly, set up a larger cordon to completely seal off the core area of ​​the ruins and surrounding areas where evidence may be scattered..."

Li Shang paused for a moment, raised his head and glanced at the man from the maintenance department who was eavesdropping with his ears perked up not far away.

He then reached out and grabbed Chang Erbing's sleeve, pulled him to a corner, lowered his voice, and said in a volume that only the two of them could hear:

"Er Bing, take a few trusted brothers with you to find out who owns this villa.

Also, this villa is still under renovation. Can you find the construction team responsible for the renovation and check if they have found any abnormalities during the renovation process in the past few days? "

Seeing Li Shang and Chang Erbing hiding aside and whispering, the man from the maintenance department subconsciously wanted to move closer to eavesdrop, but the two constables next to them moved their bodies intentionally or unintentionally to block their way.

His face suddenly turned ugly, and he understood more and more why Commissioner Zheng hated Li Shang.

When this guy lost contact, the detectives in the police station were very obedient when given orders. But now, as soon as Li Shang came back, the detectives in the police station suddenly found it difficult to give him orders.

If we don't deal with Li Shang, how can we solve this case according to Commissioner Zheng's thinking? ! !

The man from the maintenance department was just about to scold him, but Li Shang had already finished talking to Chang Erbing and walked back with a normal expression.

Chang Erbing immediately called out three or four trusted detectives, and then left quickly. When he passed by the man from the maintenance department, no one even glanced at him.

The man from the maintenance department suppressed his anger, stared at Li Shang, and couldn't help asking again:

"Captain Li, what did you ask them to do?"

Li Shang acted as if he didn't hear him and treated him as air. He began to direct the work of extinguishing the fire and sealing off the scene without giving any answer at all.

This blatant disregard is more embarrassing and infuriating than direct defiance.

The man from the maintenance department was extremely annoyed, but he also knew that getting angry at this moment would not gain him any advantage. He did not want to embarrass himself anymore and stepped aside with a gloomy face. He had already made up his mind:

When Commissioner Zheng comes back, I will definitely file a complaint with the other party.

It would be best if he could lead a team to the Second Prison to ask Feng Mu to come back to "assist in the investigation." As long as he could get Feng Mu in his hands, he would have plenty of ways to pry open his mouth and get the confession they wanted.

Li Shang’s expression at that time must be very interesting, right?

hehe--

Thinking of this, the corner of the man's mouth from the maintenance department couldn't help but curl up into an expectant smile.

He seemed to have seen a bright future in which Li Shang and Feng Mu were both imprisoned, while he and Commissioner Zheng were promoted step by step.

40 minutes later.

Zheng Geng hurried back to the Jade Garden.

His face was gloomy, and it was obvious that he had known about the explosion in advance.

The man from the maintenance department, who had been waiting for a long time, came forward immediately, almost close to Zheng Geng's ear, muttering rapidly and continuously in a low voice, and his eyes kept glancing at Li Shang who was not far away.

Li Shang didn't even have to make an effort to eavesdrop. Just a sidelong glance was enough to tell that the other person wouldn't say a single good word.

If he had reservations at the beginning and didn't want to completely break up with Zheng Geng, at least he wanted to maintain peace on the surface. But now, after listening to Secretary Hou's retelling, even if he completely gave up his fantasy, the only thing left in his heart was a strong murderous intent.

Yes, coincidentally, at the same time when the man from the maintenance department complained to Zheng Geng, Hou Wendong also arrived at the Emerald Garden almost at the same time and walked to Li Shang's side.

When the man from the maintenance department was saying bad things about Li Shang, Hou Wendong never stopped talking, and naturally, what he said was not good either.

"...If Councillor Wang hadn't acted decisively, risking his own reputation to vouch for you, defying all odds, you would have been suspended from your duties and placed under quarantine."

Hou Wendong's voice was not loud, but every word was like a hammer, hitting Li Shang's heart.

Li Shang's face instantly turned as black as charcoal. He felt a surge of fear in his heart and cold sweat oozed out of his back.

He simply couldn't imagine how passive and dangerous a situation he would be in if it weren't for Councillor Wang's protection.

"grass!"

An uncontrollable rage rushed to the top of his head, and Li Shang cursed fiercely in his heart.

"How the hell did I offend you? Do you really want to torture me to death? Do you really think I, Li Shang, am made of clay and a vegetarian?!"

As the captain of the police station, he used to frame others, but this time it was others who wanted to frame him, which was simply the opposite of what Tian Gang had planned.

Li Shang took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, turned his head and said gratefully to Hou Wendong:

"Secretary Hou, please be sure to convey my sincere gratitude to the councillor.

Please rest assured, Councillor, I, Li Shang, am not ungrateful. I will keep a close eye on Zheng Geng. No matter what he tries to do with this case, he will never succeed!

Li Shang has the confidence and courage to do so.

If Zheng Geng honestly investigated the case, he would definitely not be his opponent. In the field of investigating cases, Zheng Geng could not even compare to him.

And if Zheng Geng wanted to forge evidence and fabricate the truth, he would be more confident in teaching the other party a lesson.

Sorry, it’s not that he looks down on anyone, but everyone in front of him is trash.

Then, Li Shang saw Zheng Geng take out a white business card from his pocket and hand it to his subordinate in the maintenance department.

The man from the maintenance department immediately showed an expression of uncontrollable joy on his face. How could Li Shang describe that expression?

It's like the joy of a dream coming true.

The man in the maintenance department was ecstatic:

"Commissioner Zheng really gave me the task of arresting and interrogating Feng Mu. Hehehe, this is a great achievement."

He carefully put away the business card and said excitedly:

"Commissioner Zheng, don't worry! He's just a lowly prison guard from the second cell. I'll catch him as quickly as possible and make him spill everything he should and shouldn't have said!"

Zheng Geng was quite confident in his subordinates' abilities and didn't think such a "small matter" would cause any mistakes. However, he still kept a straight face and gave a serious reminder:

“Remember, find the right place and time, and arrest secretly.

"You have to move quickly and cleanly, don't give him any chance to ask for help! And don't make too much noise, so as not to alert the enemy and give Li Shang time to prepare and respond, understand?"

The man from the maintenance department nodded heavily, his face filled with the assurance of "I'll take care of things for you."

"Commissioner, rest assured, I will do this perfectly. By the time you get the confession, Li Shang will still be in the dark, unaware that his good friend is in our hands!"

Zheng Geng didn't say anything more, but just signaled him with his eyes to do it immediately.

The man from the maintenance department gave Li Shang a last sinister glance, then turned around and quickly disappeared.

Li Shang frowned tightly together, feeling vaguely uneasy.

Although he couldn't hear the specific content, the other party's ecstatic expression made him smell a conspiracy.

Before he could think about it, Zheng Geng had already straightened his expression, walked quickly to him, and started to scold and teach him a lesson:

"Captain Li! I never expected that such a serious explosion would happen in Emerald Garden after I was away for such a short while.

Is this how you protect a crime scene?"

Zheng Geng first put the hat of dereliction of duty on Li Shang, and then, without waiting for Li Shang to answer, he changed the subject and spoke in a more severe tone.

"Oh, by the way, I also heard that just before the explosion, Captain Li, you arbitrarily withdrew some of the detectives who were supposed to be stationed at the scene under the pretext of searching for missing bodies?"

He sneered, his eyes as sharp as a knife, piercing Li Shang:

"Haha, where's the body? Did you find it? Do I now have reason to suspect that you deliberately transferred personnel to create convenient conditions for someone with ulterior motives to infiltrate the Emerald Garden again and carry out the explosion, destroying important evidence?!"

Li Shang opened his mouth and was about to explain that he had indeed found a fresh corpse with missing arms and legs not far from the Emerald Garden based on clues.

The body has been transported back to the police station and is awaiting a forensic autopsy.

But Zheng Geng didn't give him any chance to explain himself.

Li Shang looked at Zheng Geng's righteous face and suddenly realized that just as investigating cases was his professional field, Zheng Geng was also professional in this kind of "verbal attack" of accusing others.

He didn't want to get involved in another verbal dispute where he would be led by the other party, lest he say too much and make mistakes, and the other party would seize on his words and magnify them infinitely.

Anyway, with Councillor Wang's guarantee, unless the other party has concrete evidence to convict me, it will only disgust me.

He simply gave up defending himself and looked at Zheng Geng with the same suspicious eyes, and said slowly:

"What a coincidence, Commissioner Zheng, I also seriously suspect that you are a huge suspect in this explosion case and cannot be ruled out."

(End of this chapter)