Chapter 472 The Real Culprit Is Someone Else

Captain Zhu responded and called out to two of his men to come with him.

"Boss, have you solved the case?"

Team Leader Zhu nodded.

"We've found the taxi driver. The passenger was the first eyewitness; he saw the driver hit and kill someone. You two, get on your bikes and hurry up."

"yes!"

The three of them got on their bikes and sped off.

When Song Yuanzhi came out and saw it, he paused for a moment, then frowned and glanced at the row of bicycles parked against the corner of the wall.

If you rely on such "legs" to solve cases, the criminals will have already escaped if something serious happens.

An hour and a half later, the three men brought back a middle-aged man with bloodshot eyes and a stubble beard. The moment he was pushed into the interrogation room, the middle-aged man's nerves collapsed instantly.

She crouched down, sobbing, "I didn't mean to, I didn't want to kill anyone. I thought it was some old, discarded box. I only realized something was wrong after I ran over it, so I immediately got out of the car to check, but... but by then the person was already dead..."

"Isn't that obvious?"

The subordinate frowned and scolded, "You ran him over in half, of course he'll die on the spot! Get up and talk to me properly..."

"Wait a moment."

Song Yuanzhi keenly caught the key information and glanced at Captain Zhu. Captain Zhu nodded slightly. "I checked his taxi. There were indeed pieces of cardboard under the wheels, but no cardboard boxes were found at the accident scene."

"Go ask the passengers if they had any cardboard boxes at the time."

Song Yuanzhi whispered to Captain Zhu that when they asked the passengers earlier, he hadn't mentioned the cardboard box.

There's probably something else going on in between.

Team Leader Zhu responded with a "Yes," and turned to leave.

Song Yuanzhi had someone help the driver to a seat, then walked to the table, sat down, picked up a pen, and wrote, "Name, age, occupation, and a detailed account of what happened the night before last. Don't miss any details."

"I...I...I killed someone in a car accident, will...will I be sentenced to death?"

The driver pressed his hand on the table in front of him and asked Song Yuanzhi a question in an agitated manner.

Song Yuanzhi said, "If what you say is true, and you killed someone unintentionally, you won't be sentenced to death. So every word you say is crucial; it determines whether you will be sentenced to death. So don't overlook any detail..."

"Okay, let me think, let me think... I picked up a passenger around 1:00 PM. He lives on Guanghua Street, so I thought I'd take Xinghua Street as a shortcut to get home faster. But I hadn't gone far when I saw a cardboard box in the distance, rustling in the wind. I was in a hurry to get back, so I didn't bother to turn the steering wheel and sped over it. Who knew there was someone hiding inside that box? When my front wheel ran over it, I could clearly feel something inside. My heart skipped a beat, and I broke out in a cold sweat. I quickly tried to brake, but I was going too fast, and my rear wheel ran over it too. When I finally stopped and looked back, I realized..."

The driver shuddered, as if he had seen something terrifying, and roared in a tearful, angry, and desperate voice, "There was someone hiding behind that cardboard box! Damn it! He didn't lie down on the wide sidewalk, he lay down in the middle of the road! How could I have imagined there was someone behind the cardboard box? Who could have imagined?! He killed me! He killed me!! Ahhh..."

The driver cried and screamed, his face covered in tears and snot. "Officer, I really didn't mean to! I really didn't see him lying behind the cardboard box! Waaah... Please save me! I have elderly parents and young children to support. I can't die! I don't want to die..."

"Knock knock".

There was a knock on the door, and Captain Zhu came in. He whispered in Song Yuanzhi's ear, "The passenger said he also saw the cardboard box. It was long enough to hide the deceased inside. They were both in a hurry to get home, so they were staring at the road surface illuminated by the car headlights. He was sure he didn't see anyone in the cardboard box at the time."

"That makes sense."

Song Yuanzhi tapped the table twice with his long, slender fingers, exchanged a glance with Captain Zhu, and said, "The body is still here, but the cardboard box is gone. Isn't that strange?"

Team Leader Zhu hummed in agreement.

"Go and expedite the autopsy report. Have the family members been found?" Song Yuanzhi asked.

Team Leader Zhu shook his head. "I've never seen this person in our area. They're probably not from here. We've asked around at the nearby shops, and they all said they've never seen them before. They're probably from another area."

"Take the deceased's photo and go to other nearby police stations to verify his identity. First, find his family. We need to know the deceased's identity, his movements that night, and his last contact with him," Song Yuanzhi gave a series of instructions.

Team Leader Zhu nodded seriously and replied, "I'll go right away."

"...Team Leader Zhu."

Seeing that the man was about to leave, Song Yuanzhi called him back, "Take the brothers and take a taxi there. Speed ​​is of the essence. The station will reimburse the fare later."

Team Leader Zhu was taken aback.

His men behind him heard this and their eyes lit up.

"Deputy Director Song, are you really going to reimburse my taxi fare?"

Song Yuanzhi nodded, "Report. Find out the truth as soon as possible so that the deceased can rest in peace."

"Yes, yes!"

His subordinate beamed and pushed Captain Zhu toward the door, saying, "Boss, I'll go with you."

I need to take a taxi.

They made the call twice, but Lao Lü refused to reimburse them both times, so they ended up paying out of their own pockets.

Song Yuanzhi is indeed different from Lao Lü.

That's great! Now I won't have to pedal so hard when I'm handling cases anymore. Heaven knows, my legs would be ruined if I got into these kinds of cases.

The interrogation room door closed, and Song Yuanzhi comforted the driver who was on the verge of collapse, "...Don't worry, if you are innocent, we will clear your name of murder."

Have someone take him away.

Not long after, the autopsy report was delivered.

"Deputy Chief Song, alcohol was found in the deceased's body, confirming that he had consumed alcohol before his death. It was a considerable amount of alcohol with a high alcohol content, showing signs of alcohol poisoning..."

Alcohol poisoning?

Song Yuanzhi opened the report, found the conclusion, and continued reading.

The person reporting confirmed, "The deceased's time of death was approximately around midnight on the night of the incident..."

Song Yuanzhi happened to see this as well.

He immediately looked up at the person giving the report, "Are you sure?"

"Sure!"

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your hard work." Song Yuanzhi closed the autopsy report and saw the person off.

After everyone left, he opened the statements of the driver and the passenger, which clearly recorded that the taxi they were in passed through Guanghua Street at 2 a.m. that night.

Other residents can also provide feedback within this timeframe.

The time point that Lao San mentioned at the beginning was exactly the time when the driver and passengers fled in panic from Guanghua Street.

These testimonies, combined with the autopsy report.

If they didn't lie collectively, then there's only one truth.

The primary location of the death was not Guanghua Street!

He was moved to Guanghua Street after his death, his body was covered by a cardboard box and placed on the road. It was a deliberate attempt to find a taxi driver to take the blame!

The real culprit... is someone else!