Chapter 3: The third day after quitting the circle, I was scared to death! ...
In the office, Kong Xingyan frowned and read through all the contents of the file, while listening attentively to Chen Xin's analysis.
Xiao Xiao also listened carefully, but scratched his head suspiciously and asked curiously, "Why don't I seem to have heard of this?"
Kong Xingyan glanced at him and sneered, "Of course you haven't heard about this. You went to Jiang City for training, and Chen Xin got into a fight and got punished. Director Gao scolded me and told me to get out if I didn't know how to lead people."
Xiao Xiao: “…”
I remember it now. I remember it all.
Chen Xin, whose name was called, put his hands behind his back, looked down and pretended to have amnesia while counting ants.
Kong Xingyan had no intention of bringing up the past, so he returned the topic to Qu Shen. He pondered, "Sang Qiqi's statement doesn't conflict with our investigative information; it's even quite reasonable. But the question is, how did she know the exact location and time of Qu Shen's disappearance? Furthermore, why didn't she tell us?"
"How about I call him back and ask him?"
Kong Xingyan glanced at him again: "If she wanted to say it, she would have told you earlier."
Xiao Xiao didn't say anything.
Kong Xingyan threw the file aside, took out a cigarette and was about to smoke it, but then he remembered the recent announcement of penalties for smoking issued by the bureau. He cursed, tucked the cigarette behind his ear, raised his chin at the two men and ordered, "You two go to Beiliao Street and see if there are any surveillance cameras nearby that still have video footage from a year ago..."
Speaking of this, Kong Xingyan himself felt a little guilty.
When they were looking for Qu Shen, the surveillance footage on both sides of the street was only kept for fifteen days. But when they arrived at Beiliao Street, they were required to keep the surveillance footage for a year... If cameras could also curse people, who knows how ugly the curses would be.
Thinking of this, he wanted to smoke again.
Rubbing his messy short hair irritably, he added: "You can also ask the nearby shops."
Chen Xin and Xiao Xiao looked at each other and immediately nodded in agreement. Then they stuffed their phones into their bags, picked up the car keys and left.
At the same time.
Xifeng District Public Security Bureau, Criminal Investigation Team.
Zhang Mao, somewhat incredulous, had his men repeat the previous call. After listening, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could crush several mosquitoes. He asked in a gruff voice, "Did Kong Xingyan really say that? Someone reported that the assistant of the movie star had committed murder and hidden the body? And they said the body was hidden in the refrigerator? And the person who reported it was a female celebrity, and she even sent ghost money to the assistant?"
"Yes, the whistleblower also said he was willing to bear all consequences."
Zhang Mao pursed his lips and thought for a long time, muttering to himself, "The entertainment industry is so chaotic now." He turned around and instructed the others, "Get the information of this person named Zhong Jie. Xiao Zhou, take someone to Zhong Jie's house to check."
Zhang Mao’s first reaction was that Sang Qiqi was lying.
After all, today's Weibo hot searches were making a lot of noise, and even he, who usually didn't pay attention to entertainment news, heard a lot about it from some young people in the office.
Secondly, how could Sang Qiqi know so much about Zhong Jie's murder and hiding the body? She could even detail the body being hidden in the refrigerator. This clearly didn't make sense, unless Sang Qiqi was perched on the window when Zhong Jie committed the crime.
Wait, judging from what netizens said about her being a stalker fan, it doesn't seem impossible.
Thinking of this, Zhang Mao's brows relaxed a little, and he waited for Xiao Zhou's reply.
Xiao Zhou called the team half an hour later and said, "Zhong Jie is currently attending an event in Jiaocheng with Qiao Tianyi. I had the property management company trick him with the water leak story. He got very anxious after hearing about it and said he'd buy a ticket and rush back immediately."
Zhang Mao keenly found the key point: "Didn't you let the property management go in and take a look first?"
Xiao Zhou: "No, I asked the property management to bring it up, but they refused."
In order to test Zhong Jie, Xiao Zhou asked the property management to describe the water leakage situation as extremely serious, such as the floor is leaking, the downstairs neighbor is exposed to the rain and raises fish, and they can no longer keep the house. Now he is so angry that he bangs the table in the property management office.
Zhong Jie answered the phone and was only startled when the property management company first mentioned the water leak. He then said impatiently, "Wait until I get back. Entering my house without my permission is trespassing and illegal intrusion."
So at his suggestion, the property management again raised the attitude of the downstairs neighbors.
Zhong Jie was even more impatient now: "I will compensate you for what you owe me. It's not like I don't have money. Wait until I come back."
Hearing this, Zhang Mao couldn't help but sneer: "You're quite arrogant. Then wait for him to come back. You guys stay over there first. It's a good opportunity to understand Zhong Jie's situation."
Xiao Zhou groaned when he heard this and complained, "Zhong Jie follows Qiao Tianyi out every day and rarely spends time at home. The people at the property management office haven't even seen him twice. The security guards, on the other hand, have seen him more often and have even seen him bring girls home."
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Jiaocheng.
Ever since receiving the call from the property management, Zhong Jie has seemed absent-minded.
He held the phone that Qiao Tianyi handed him before he went on stage, his fingers so tense that the joints turned white and the veins on the back of his hand bulged.
The person in charge of the event was about to talk to Zhong Jie, but when he turned around, he saw him pursing his lips, his face pale, and his right leg tapping the ground nervously. He felt a little strange for a moment, but after thinking for a moment, he asked, "Mr. Zhong, are you feeling unwell?"
Zhong Jie came back to his senses and met the person in charge's worried eyes. He managed to pull out a smile at the corner of his mouth: "Yes, a little bit."
Upon hearing this, the person in charge immediately said, "Why don't you go back to the lounge and rest first? Brother Qiao is almost there too, it will only take five minutes at most."
Zhong Jie continued to sit because he knew Qiao Tianyi still had five minutes left. He said "No need" to the person in charge, silently counting the time. In his entire life, he had never felt that five minutes could be so difficult. As he continued to take deep breaths, Qiao Tianyi finally waved goodbye to the fans at the event.
Seeing this, Zhong Jie immediately rushed forward and followed Qiao Tianyi to explain the situation: "Brother, something happened at home and I have to go back immediately."
Agent Wang Hao did not come to the event, but in addition to Zhong Jie, there was another younger girl serving as the second assistant, so Qiao Tianyi did not object to Zhong Jie's departure.
I even said in a good mood: "I don't need you here for the time being, just take your time."
Zhong Jie thought of the refrigerator in the living room, and a drop of cold sweat ran down his forehead. He thought to himself that this might not be slow. But he didn't refuse Qiao Tianyi's kindness. He quickly said yes and turned to leave.
He bought the nearest flight and flew for an hour and a half before finally arriving in Beijing North. He hailed a taxi, gave the name of his neighborhood, and urged, "Driver, I'm in a hurry. Please drive faster."
He has been working with Qiao Tianyi for the past two years, and his income has increased significantly. He has even bought a single apartment in northern Beijing, where land is very expensive.
Seeing that Qiao Tianyi won the Best Actor award and his life was getting better and better, Zhong Jie would never allow any accidents to happen.
In a nervous and anxious mood, the taxi finally stopped at the gate of the community. Zhong Jie paid the fare and walked towards his building without saying a word.
The plainclothes officer in the security room raised an eyebrow at the sight, not missing the anxious uneasiness on Zhong Jie's face. He suddenly felt that Sang Qiqi's real-name report was more credible. He tapped his earpiece, reported to his companions squatting outside Zhong Jie's house, and then feigned a nonchalant air as he followed.
Zhong Jie didn't notice that someone was following him. His mind and eyes were filled with his leaky house.
The residential complex has one apartment per elevator. When Zhong Jie came out of the elevator, he didn't see Xiao Zhou hiding behind the corridor door. He quickly pressed the code to open the door. When the door opened, he saw that the house was clean and tidy, just as it was before he left. He was stunned.
Didn’t you say there was a water leak?
The floor was spotless, not even a hair could be seen, let alone water.
In the extreme silence, Zhong Jie could not hear any sound of water, but could only hear his own heart beating rapidly, each time louder and more violent than the last.
He was stunned for three seconds, his mind blank.
Then, as if suddenly coming to his senses, he pulled out his phone with trembling fingers, found the property management number and called back, but the beeping rang for more than twenty seconds without anyone answering. Instantly, a terrible suspicion slowly rose from the depths of Zhong Jie's heart. He swallowed hard, forced himself to calm down, and gripped the door tightly with his fingers, pushing it back.
Then he suddenly turned around and frantically pressed the elevator button.
But the numbers above the button indicated that the elevator was descending rapidly.
Can't wait any longer.
He gritted his teeth, turned around again, and opened the stair door, but at this moment he was met with Xiao Zhou's expressionless face.
Bang.
Zhong Jie was so frightened that he fell to the ground.
Xiao Zhou stepped forward, looking down at him, holding a search warrant in his hand. "Zhong Jie, right? Someone has reported you for murder and hiding a body. Please open the door."
Report under real name, murder and hiding of body.
These eight words were like a huge rock falling into the already chaotic waters, causing huge waves again.
Zhong Jie was stunned, with only one thought in his mind -
It's over, he's finished.
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"What did you say? Did that kid really hide a dead body at home?"
Kong Xingyan stood at the gate of the Fuping District Public Security Bureau, holding a cigarette in his hand. White smoke rose up little by little, but it could not hide his shocked expression.
Zhang Mao slammed the table under his command. "Yeah, that bastard is really scheming. He was worried that dismembering the body would attract the attention of the neighbors downstairs, so after killing the person, he actually stuffed the whole body into the refrigerator."
Zhang Mao has already obtained the forensic report, as well as the key information that Xiao Zhou asked about the security guard and the community surveillance.
The security guard had previously mentioned seeing Zhong Jie bring home a girl, the victim now in the refrigerator. But he also said he saw Zhong Jie driving out with a girl near midnight. After carefully reviewing the surveillance footage and interrogating Zhong Jie, they discovered that Zhong Jie was incredibly treacherous, having even used pillows and clothing from his home to create a human figure on the passenger seat.
It was late at night and the security guard was drowsy. He took a casual glance and only saw that there seemed to be someone in the passenger seat, but he didn't expect that it was not a person at all!
The real people had been killed and stuffed in the freezer!
"Zhong Jie's interrogation is almost complete, but I still don't understand how Sang Qiqi knew about this! When Zhong Jie found out it was Sang Qiqi who reported him, his expression was as shocked as if I knew he had really killed someone and hidden the body."
Zhang Maomeng took two puffs of his cigarette and wiped the fatigue from his face with his hand. "I also checked the connection between the victim and Sang Qiqi, but the two are like two parallel lines, with no intersection at all. Also, regarding the ghost money that Zhong Jie received, I asked the hotel to check the surveillance. Guess what I saw?"
"What?" Kong Xingyan frowned. "Hurry up and tell me, stop chattering."
Zhang Mao: "At first, Zhong Jie and Qiao Tianyi all thought Sang Qiqi had secretly inquired about their itinerary, sneaked into the hotel, and dropped the letter at the door. But the surveillance footage showed that at one in the morning, a crow flew in with the letter in its beak and delivered it to the 36th floor of the hotel! Damn, in broad daylight, I saw the crow's red eyes turn their head to look directly at the camera, and I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat!"
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