Chapter 96 Two groups of people testified, each with their own version of events!
“Sigh…” Ning Hai looked disappointed. “My niece, don’t be fooled by her seemingly well-behaved appearance, she’s capable of anything.”
Shangguan Ying smiled but remained silent.
Ning Hai asked, "You don't believe me?"
"I don't believe it." Shangguan Ying shook her head.
Ning Hai then said, "If you don't believe me, just wait and see. With so many reporters here, the police will definitely have to give the public an explanation."
Shangguan Ying still wore an enigmatic, faint smile.
Even though nothing was said, Ning Hai still didn't believe it.
Ning Hai felt that his abilities were being questioned.
Especially in front of a woman he's attracted to.
He couldn't accept it, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "How about this, I'll make a bet with you?"
Shangguan Ying asked, "Oh? What are we betting on?"
Ning Hai said confidently, "Let's bet on whether my niece Ning Jinli is the murderer. If the police say she is, then I win and you lose."
"If you win, then what?"
"Then, please do me the honor of having dinner with me, it's on me."
"What if I win?"
"You win?" Ning Hai was taken aback, then shook his head with a smile. "That's impossible."
Shangguan Ying said calmly, "Even if it's impossible, both sides should at least offer conditions for a bet, right?"
Ning Hai said directly, "Okay, okay, if you win, I'll give you my car from today, that Rolls-Royce, the one you've seen before, it's more expensive than your supercar."
Shangguan Ying didn't take a mere Rolls-Royce seriously. She nodded casually and said perfunctorily, "Then that's fine."
Ning Hai's face lit up with joy. It seemed he had successfully secured the opportunity to have a meal with her, and could continue to develop their relationship in the future.
I'm so tired of looking at my wife, and I don't find any other women attractive.
What I encountered today was just perfect.
This time, he not only managed to destroy Ning Jinli's factory in one fell swoop, but also acquired it at a bargain price in no time. He also happened to meet a woman who made his heart flutter, and gained the opportunity for further development.
Good things come in pairs!
Right now, police officers are busy taking statements from the people they brought out of the factory where the incident occurred.
The body was just left there.
Ning Jinli was also grabbed by two police officers and stood on either side of the factory entrance.
A group of reporters surrounded the front, taking photos and videos.
Ning Jinli was still in a daze, completely unable to understand what was going on.
Although something felt off, he had caused a fatal accident, so he could only obey the police and stand there obediently for the reporters to take pictures.
Among the police officers, a middle-aged man with a large belly stepped forward.
He had slicked-back hair, wore a suit and leather shoes, and his shoes were shiny.
The reporters noticed that although the man was not in uniform, even senior officers treated him with great respect, immediately realizing that he must be the highest-ranking officer present.
So they quickly surrounded them, wanting to interview them and find out the whole story.
The slick-haired man, clearly used to such situations, calmly told the reporters that the investigation was still ongoing, but there would be concrete results soon, which he would announce here.
The slick-haired man then had two assistants deal with the reporters.
He was about to go back to his car to rest for a while.
“That person is the head of this police district, and we know each other very well,” Ning Hai said, showing off to Shangguan Ying at the opportune moment. “Would you like to come over and say hello?”
“Okay,” Shangguan Ying agreed readily.
Ning Hai, beaming with pride, led her over.
"Manager Zhang, thank you for your hard work." Ning Hai walked up to the slick-haired man and extended his right hand.
"No trouble at all, it's just my job." The slick-haired man smiled and shook hands with him, then his gaze fell on Shangguan Ying, his eyes lighting up. "And this is..."
"A friend I just met," Ning Hai replied.
"Oh... It's a pleasure to meet you." Leader Zhang extended his hand to Shangguan Ying again.
Shangguan Ying crossed her arms, glanced around, and said, "Is this a big case? Even the head of the police district has personally come here."
Leader Zhang withdrew his hand somewhat displeased. "It's not a big case, but too many reporters have come, and there are a lot of people from the factory. I'm afraid my staff won't be able to handle it."
"What exactly is the case?" Shangguan Ying asked with great interest.
Leader Zhang and Ning Hai exchanged a glance.
Ning Hai smiled, took out a cigar, and lit it for the man. "My friend is quite curious, so could you please give me a little hint?"
“Alright, since President Ning has said so, I must give him face.” Manager Zhang, with his large pregnant belly, said slowly, “It has been preliminarily determined that the deceased was a security guard at this factory. He died on the spot with his head split open. The murder suspect… is the owner of this factory.”
Shangguan Ying continued, "So you've directly identified her as a murder suspect? Isn't there any possibility of an unforeseen incident?"
Leader Zhang exhaled a puff of smoke. "The officers I brought are all very professional. They have a set of standards for how to identify and judge cases. It's complicated to explain to laymen. The possibility that she committed the crime intentionally is very high. Of course, we will collect further evidence. Aren't we questioning the employees at the crime scene right now?"
Shangguan Ying didn't say anything more and turned to walk towards the entrance of Ning Factory.
Seeing this, Ning Hai hurriedly followed.
The two stood behind a group of reporters, their eyes all fixed on Ning Jinli.
Seeing Ning Jinli's pale face, Ning Hai sneered inwardly.
Thinking back to how he had offered a high price to negotiate the acquisition but was rejected by this ungrateful young girl, he felt a sense of satisfaction rising within him.
"Ning Jinli, Ning Jinli," Ning Hai muttered to himself, "This is what you brought on yourself. If you had agreed to me from the beginning, you could have gotten a sum of money. Now look what happened... I was only thinking about bankrupting your factory so I could get my hands on it at a bargain price. But look what happened. Your fate is worse than I expected. You've been framed for a murder and ruined your whole life. Hahahaha."
Ning Hai mentally reviewed his series of brilliant maneuvers once more.
The more I thought about it, the more impressive it seemed, and I couldn't help but let my lips curl into a wide smile.
Shangguan Ying saw his expression clearly and casually said to him, "The factory owner has had such a big accident, what will happen to the factory in the future?"
Ning Hai laughed and said, "What else can we do but go bankrupt?"
"It can't be that bad, can it?" Shangguan Ying said deliberately.
“How could it not be?” Ning Hai said confidently. “That young girl doesn’t understand business at all. The factory already has serious financial problems, and with this latest incident, it’s hard for it not to go bankrupt.”
Shangguan Ying then asked, "How do you know so much?"
Ning Hai's eyes gleamed with smugness. "Let me put it this way, I know more about this factory than she does."
"Impressive, impressive," Shangguan Ying praised, then continued to probe, "It would be a shame for such a large factory to go bankrupt."
Ning Hai said smugly, "There's nothing to regret. I'll just go through bankruptcy proceedings and acquire it."
"I see." A cold smile appeared in Shangguan Ying's eyes.
By now, although she doesn't know exactly what happened, she has a general idea of what happened.
If I'm not mistaken, Ning Jinli has been set up, with someone trying to steal her factory.
The person who orchestrated this was Ning Hai, who was already ecstatic and couldn't wait to start celebrating. Moreover, the superiors of these police officers were in cahoots with Ning Hai.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are now announcing the results of our investigation!" a police representative shouted.
Everyone's attention was drawn, and reporters quickly gathered around.
Beside him, Zheng Houcheng and other factory executives instantly broke out in a sweat with tension, while the surrounding employees all craned their necks and pricked up their ears.
"According to our investigation," the representative said, his expression somewhat complicated, glancing at the leader who held absolute control at the back of the crowd, and gritting his teeth, "it has been confirmed that this case was caused by a conflict between the factory owner, Ning Jinli, and the factory security guard, which resulted in the security guard's serious injury and death, and the suspect had subjective intent."
"Ah! So it was premeditated murder?!" The reporters were in an uproar.
The employees who were watching were all stunned.
Zheng Houcheng's head buzzed, his face filled with shock. "This...how...how is this possible?!"
Ning Jinli was instantly stunned, as if struck by lightning, her whole body stiffening.
It was clearly an accident, so how did it become premeditated murder?
"I didn't!" she could no longer remain calm, shouting at the police officers and reporters, "I had absolutely no malicious intent! I've already explained everything clearly, it was an accident! An accident!"
Meanwhile, inside the factory where the incident occurred, some employees who had initially expressed their willingness to testify for Ning Jinli, after a brief moment of surprise, began to explain to the surrounding police officers.
"Didn't we just explain what happened?"
"The security guard lost his balance and tripped, hitting his head on the assembly line equipment!"
"Our boss really didn't intentionally kill anyone!"
"This is the first time any of us have met Boss Ning. She has no grudge against that security guard... how could she possibly want to kill him?"
"..."
Immediately, various opinions arose.
Shangguan Ying's eyes were gloomy, but she remained calm. She wanted to see how the police would respond next.
Even some employees at the scene testified in front of reporters, so how could this be fooled?
The officers at all levels present did not look too pleased.
They could all see that this was utterly absurd.
But the leadership had already given a strict order: the crime must be classified as premeditated murder, and the reporters had to be deliberately allowed to film it.
As for why the leaders do this, they have no right to ask, let alone disobey, otherwise they cannot bear the consequences.
"Quiet!" The leader surnamed Zhang walked over at this moment. "Since there are so many reporters here, I'll lay out the situation for everyone to see."
Everyone immediately fell silent.
He walked confidently to the center with his hands behind his back and gave his subordinates a meaningful look.
Afterwards, the police officers took two groups of people, each about a dozen, out of the more than two hundred people who were at the crime scene.
"You all think it was an accident, right?" Leader Zhang looked at the first group of people.
These were the employees who had just tried to explain things to Ning Jinli.
They spoke all at once, in a flurry of hurried words:
"It's not that we think it, it's that we saw it! It was an accident!"
"Yes! That's what we said when we were taking the statement, and that's what we're saying now!"
"If it weren't for an accident, I... I would take your surname!"
"..."
Leader Zhang waved his hand, "Alright, alright, then let me ask you, who among you actually witnessed the whole process?"
Everyone said in unison, "We all saw it!"
"Is that so?" Leader Zhang stared at them and asked, "Listen carefully, I'm talking about the entire process. I mean, from the moment the suspect came into contact with the deceased until the deceased died, which of you witnessed the entire process?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Some of them wanted to speak, but after thinking about it carefully, they remained silent.
"Huh? Why isn't anyone answering me?" Leader Zhang glanced around, pointed at one of them, "You seemed to have been the loudest just now. Tell me, did you see the whole thing?"
The other person's face turned red. "I...no...it was too chaotic at the time. I...I only saw that the boss kicked him, and then the security guard stumbled backward...fell...and then...he died."
Leader Zhang then asked the others, "Is this what you all saw too?"
The others nodded slowly one after another.
Based on their own judgment, they all wanted to help Ning Jinli, but with so many police officers and reporters present, they dared not tell a single lie.
Once you see what it looks like, you can only describe it truthfully.
“Okay,” Director Zhang continued, “Since none of you witnessed the whole process, how can you assert that the suspect had no subjective intent? Moreover, you all only said that it seemed like the suspect kicked the deceased. Pay attention to your wording, ‘seemed’! Those two words indicate that you cannot be completely certain!”
"What if the suspect had already inflicted a fatal wound on the victim before that? And what if the victim happened to fall and the wound hit a hard object?"
"It's even possible that your descriptions are all subjective assumptions. Perhaps the actual situation is that the suspect deliberately slammed the victim's head against the equipment, causing death, while the victim was off guard?"
The reporters present were somewhat bewildered upon hearing these words.
Ning Jinli felt as if she had been struck by lightning again, this time leaving her charred and cracked inside.
no……
In front of so many people, and after the police officers had investigated the scene and questioned witnesses, how could he say such outrageous things without batting an eye?
The people being questioned became enraged, with one even shouting, "Are you crazy?! Do you think we're idiots?!"
Leader Zhang remained remarkably calm, smiling as he said, “I’m not talking nonsense, nor do I consider you idiots. However, your testimonies have significant problems and differ greatly from what my people have analyzed at the scene. I can understand that you may have feelings for the suspect, or fear that she is your boss, and for various reasons, you may be giving untrue testimonies to help her… But we only speak with solid evidence!”
The employees who wanted to testify for Ning Jinli were all dumbfounded, anxious and angry, and couldn't even speak.
"Don't rush, don't rush," Leader Zhang said, feigning sympathy. "I understand how you feel. Please calm down and let everyone hear what the other dozen or so witnesses have to say."
The other dozen or so witnesses he referred to were none other than strangers.
It was those people who colluded with the security guards to cause trouble.
Led by the fat guy who started the trouble in the cafeteria, a dozen or so of his accomplices stepped forward.
Then, they all said that they were different from those unreliable witnesses, that they had seen the whole process from beginning to end, and even recounted it vividly.
In their words, things changed completely.
What they said was that while the security guard was trying to break up the fight with the others, Ning Jinli hit him on the head with an iron bar. The guard lost his balance and Ning Jinli took the opportunity to push him toward the assembly line machine. After he fell, she grabbed his head and slammed the back of his head against the machine. It was a clear case of intentional homicide.
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