Chapter 339 The Money Is Wrong

According to Jiang Wei's confession, on the night he killed Li Youqiang, when he moved the body from the passenger seat to the trunk, he found 70,000 yuan in a black plastic bag.

This money became the key reason why he decided to dispose of Li Youqiang's body.

Later, when he disposed of the body, he found more than 7,300 yuan in cash on Li Youqiang.

Therefore, the total amount was more than 77,000. He did not touch the 70,000. When he returned home that time, he secretly hid the money in the ash under the stove.

Of the remaining 7,300 yuan, he gave 1,000 yuan to his stepmother, spent part of the rest, and found another part on him when he was arrested.

After learning about this during the interrogation, Pan Hongjie immediately sent people to the abandoned old house of the Jiang family to retrieve the money. Sure enough, in the ash under the stove, he found the black plastic bag, which contained 70,000 yuan neatly wrapped in oil paper.

"Captain Pan, there seems to be something wrong with this money." Zhou Yi's words attracted everyone's attention.

"Something's wrong? What does that mean?" Pan Hongjie asked in confusion.

"Officer Xia discovered that on March 17th, Huang Yanli withdrew a 50,000 yuan certificate of deposit from her son, presumably to pay for the hired killer. However, Jiang Wei found over 77,000 yuan in the car and on Li Youqiang's person. Furthermore, our Hongcheng investigation revealed that before Fu Daqing escaped, he paid for a year's expenses at a nursing home for his father. Prior to this, Fu Daqing's financial situation wasn't optimistic."

"That is to say, Fu Daqing also had some money on him at the time, but it was probably not much, probably less than 10,000 yuan. So, in total, there was at least 90,000 yuan in the car and on Fu Li's person, and Huang Yanli only took 50,000 yuan."

Pan Hongjie said, "Are you saying the numbers don't add up? That's something you've overlooked. Hiring someone to kill someone will definitely require two payments. If you don't pay, they'll definitely refuse to do the work. Given the Zheng family's financial situation, having 40,000 yuan in cash at home is pretty normal."

Pan Hongjie thought secretly in his heart, this young man is still young after all, and the questions he asked are a bit impatient. Doesn’t he understand this basic principle?

But Zhou Yi's next words made everyone silent.

Zhou Yi said, "Given the Zheng family's financial situation, it's certainly reasonable for them to have 40,000 yuan in cash. But there's another piece of information that everyone may have overlooked. When Fu Daqing first approached Zheng Xiaojun, he said he could give him 10,000 yuan. Later, when Li Youqiang told his family about coming to Anyuan to work, he also said he could earn 10,000 yuan. Even if Fu Daqing took kickbacks in this matter, it doesn't make sense that he only gave Li Youqiang 10,000 yuan out of a total commission of 90,000 yuan."

"Furthermore, Jiang Wei found the wrapped 70,000 yuan in the car. This means Li Youqiang knew about the money, and Fu Daqing had no intention of hiding it from him. For something as high-risk as murder, how could Li Youqiang possibly be mentally balanced if he only took 10%?"

This analysis really made everyone fall into deep thought, because what Zhou Yi said made sense.

"Could it be because Li Youqiang is more loyal?" someone said.

Zhou Yi replied, "If he's such a loyal person, willing to go to great lengths to help his friends, not for money, then why did Fu Daqing initially approach Zheng Xiaojun instead of Li Youqiang? Only after Zheng Xiaojun refused did Fu Daqing approach Li Youqiang. Furthermore, Li Youqiang's wife reported that Li Youqiang was fired from the factory for speaking up for someone else, yet the people he helped didn't speak up for him. He's suffered losses in this kind of situation before, so he should be more cautious."

Pan Hongjie said: "It is possible that Huang Yanli increased her remuneration later. After all, the whereabouts of Fu Daqing and Li Youqiang after they came to Anyuan are still unclear."

Zhou Yi asked in return: "What's the reason for increasing the remuneration?"

"this……"

At this time, Guo Yuanchao stood up with the thermos cup in his hand, giving personality to this matter.

"I think what Comrade Zhou Yi said makes a lot of sense. The fact that he was able to raise reasonable doubts from such a subtle detail shows that he has a thorough understanding of the case and has conducted a thorough analysis and reasoning. You should learn from him and from Hongcheng's advanced case-handling experience. However, don't be discouraged. Under Pan Hongjie's leadership, you have already achieved a major breakthrough in the case. So, moving forward, you must proceed steadily and spare no effort to thoroughly investigate this case. We must not let a bad person go, nor can we wrongly accuse a good person."

Director Guo paused, took a sip of water, and just as someone was about to applaud, he spoke again, "As everyone knows, there are three victims in this case. This is the most serious criminal case Anyuan has seen in many years. This is a test for our Criminal Investigation Detachment. It is the country and the people who are testing our work. We must not let them down, and we must not dishonor the sacred mission of the police!"

Director Guo’s words were so powerful and thought-provoking that they made the people present excited.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but sigh inwardly, it turned out that those who serve as directors are not ordinary people, and being able to speak official language well is also a science.

"Zhou Yi." Director Guo turned his head and called out with a pleasant face.

"Here, Director Guo."

"So what do you think is the problem here? If you have any ideas, feel free to speak them out. It doesn't matter if you are wrong. Cases are always solved through trial and error to find the truth." Director Guo encouraged.

Since the local leader had spoken, Zhou Yi naturally told everything he knew.

"Okay, Director Guo, but I don't have any evidence at the moment. I'm just making some guesses based on what I already know."

Guo Yuanchao nodded.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Zhou Yi said, "One thing I still can't figure out is why Fu Daqing came to Anyuan."

Xia Yu couldn't help but say, "Wasn't he hired by Huang Yanli to kill Zheng Guangming?"

"That's right. Based on the information we have now, Huang Yanli definitely hired Fu Daqing to commit the murder. But what I can't understand is why she hired Fu Daqing and not someone else. And how did Huang Yanli get in touch with Fu Daqing?"

"Based on the current clues, there's no direct or indirect evidence to suggest that Huang and Fu had any connection. Contracting a murder isn't something you'd do by posting posters and handing out flyers on the street. There must be some connection between the killer and the employer, but at this point, we can't find that connection between Huang Yanli and Fu Daqing."

Someone asked, "Could it be that they knew each other before Huang Yanli married Zheng Guangming? For example, they met at the dance hall where Huang Yanli used to sell alcohol? After all, Fu Daqing came to Anyuan for business, so drinking at social events was inevitable."

Zhou Yi said: "I think this possibility is relatively small for two reasons. First, Fu Daqing was deceived and his business failed five and a half years ago. Huang Yanli and Zheng Tianlan reunited seven years ago. When Fu Daqing's business failed, Huang Yanli had already married Zheng Guangming and was pregnant with Zheng Tianyu."

"Even if they knew each other before, given Huang Yanli's scheming, it's impossible for her to continue to keep in touch with Fu Daqing after marrying Zheng Guangming. So, knowing that the possibility of Fu Daqing's business failure was very small, she would not choose Fu Daqing to kill for her."

The man who spoke just now kept nodding his head, because what Zhou Yi said made sense. If he didn't know that Fu Daqing was short of money, how could he ask him to kill someone?

Zhou Yi continued, "The second point is something I haven't figured out either. If Fu Daqing and Huang Yanli knew each other before, and she hired him to kill her husband, wouldn't she be afraid that Fu Daqing would turn around and blackmail her? After all, Fu Daqing and Li Youqiang can easily find out what kind of financial situation the Zheng family has with a little investigation. Fu Daqing isn't a professional killer, so it's impossible that he was just a trustworthy person with a good reputation when he was selling watermelons."

Zhou Yi's joke made everyone present laugh and also helped to ease the atmosphere.

"But if the two people don't know each other, it's impossible to establish such an illegal employment relationship. So this point probably requires interrogating Huang Yanli and Fu Daqing to confirm."

Pan Hongjie had to nod in agreement with Zhou Yi's words. If it was a gangster who used various connections to find someone willing to do this dirty work, it would make sense.

But how could Huang Yanli, a beautiful lady from a wealthy family, find the killer through what connections and channels?

Pan Hongjie looked at the time. After Director Guo gave the order, he asked Chen Dejiang to take people to capture Huang Yanli. It should be about time for them to come back.

Zhou Yi said, "But after Officer Xia found out about the amount of cash withdrawals and Captain Pan mentioned the amount of money when he interrogated Jiang Wei, I have a new idea in my mind."

Everyone stared at him curiously.

"I'm wondering if there's a possibility... that the person who hired Fu Daqing to come to Anyuan to kill people wasn't Huang Yanli, but someone else."

"What?" This sentence shocked everyone.

"Not Huang Yanli? Then who is it?" Xia Yu asked.

Zhou Yi shook his head. "I don't know about that. If I knew, I would have told you earlier. But judging from the 10,000 yuan reward Fu Daqing promised them, it's possible that the initial reward they can get is only 20,000 yuan, split half each."

"You mean... Huang Yanli only came to them to hire someone to kill them after they arrived in Anyuan?" Pan Hongjie pondered and was suddenly shocked. "Oh my god, doesn't that mean Fu Daqing and Li Youqiang killed someone before?"

This sentence made everyone present, including Guo Yuanchao, change their expressions.

There are already three bodies. If there is still a deceased person, how serious must the nature of this case be? I guess we have to report it to the provincial government, right?

And this case will become a supernatural legend in the whole Anyuan.

Of course, Zhou Yi was the only one who remained calm and composed.