Li Chuang said, "Well, how should I put it? Our reservoir is usually fine except during the flood season. We've done this kind of thing quite a few times before, but if you're talking about an accident, this is truly the first time! I'm so regretful now. If I had still been in the reservoir at the time, maybe I could have heard the sound, maybe that child..."
At this point, Li Chuang's tone was full of self-reproach.
Guan Feng cautioned, "The dead cannot be brought back to life. If you truly have a change of heart, please try to recall if anything strange happened in the reservoir a few days before the accident."
Li Chuang asked, "Are you referring to people or the reservoir?"
Guan Feng said, "Both count."
Li Chuang thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No! Everything is calm and peaceful. It's just a small unit with only twenty or thirty people inside and out. To put it nicely, it's a municipal unit, but in reality, it's just a godforsaken place. Nobody thinks of you when there's nothing going on, but everyone comes to you when something happens. What could possibly happen?"
He paused, as if remembering something, and hesitated to speak.
Guan Feng keenly noticed this and reminded him, "Li Chuang, you should explain anything that comes to mind in a timely manner, otherwise it will cause trouble for yourself."
Li Chuang shook his head and said, "It's nothing. I was just thinking about a few days ago, just last week, when Director Liu and Director Li had another fight. It was quite a big one. They were separated afterward. Everyone in the unit remembers it. That's what I was going to say. I really didn't mean to hide it."
Guan Feng asked, "Why are these two arguing?"
Li Chuang glanced outside the conference room and whispered, "Well, the old director is retiring, and the two deputy directors want to compete for him. This competition is bound to cause conflicts, and even small things can be blown out of proportion. Anyway, the two of them have been arguing about things frequently in the past two years, and everyone in the unit is used to it. I didn't take it seriously just now."
Guan Feng nodded and noted down this point of doubt.
After asking a few more questions, he said to Li Chuang, "Okay, that's enough questions for now. We hope you will keep our questions confidential. The case is still under investigation, and everyone is a suspect. If anyone leaks information, we will hold them accountable."
Li Chuang said, "I understand! I will definitely not tell anyone."
Guan Feng watched the other person leave, then said to Li Xiangdong, "Get ready for the next one."
Li Xiangdong asked, "Captain, do you think Li Chuang is a suspect?"
Guan Feng shook his head and said, "It doesn't seem like it!"
Li Xiangdong said, "But he clearly concealed it on purpose just now, twice."
Guan Feng said, "This actually reduces his suspicion. When I questioned Director Zhang earlier, I specifically asked about the duty schedule. Working in a place like this, there's really not much to do, so it's normal for them to go out drinking. Judging from his expression, there's nothing suspicious. The only thing he's trying to hide is that he went out drinking that night, which is normal in that respect."
Li Xiangdong asked, "Shall we continue taking statements?"
Guan Feng nodded and said, "Of course!"
Li Xiangdong then went out and called the next person.
The remaining two contract workers gave similar answers to Li Chuang, both saying they hadn't heard anything unusual. It wasn't until Guan Feng revealed the relevant information that they realized the other already knew. They both admitted their mistakes and even took the initiative to mention the situation at the time.
Guan Feng asked, "Are you saying that this drinking session was actually suggested by Director Liu?"
Liu Ming said, "That's right! If Director Liu hadn't said it was alright, how would I have dared to go out? I'm a contract worker; if anything goes wrong, I'll be fired immediately. How could I dare to leave my post without permission?"
Guan Feng asked, "Then why did I invite you out for drinks?"
Liu Ming thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "I'm telling you this, but don't tell anyone else. The three of us went out for drinks that day, not mainly to invite the two of us, but to invite Li Chuang. I heard from someone that Li Chuang's wife's family is quite powerful. I think his father-in-law is some leader in the city, Director Liu. I guess they want to win Li Chuang's support."
Guan Feng nodded, made the relevant notes, asked a few more questions, and then asked the other party to leave.
Li Xiangdong scratched his head and asked, "Captain, haven't we come full circle again?"
Guan Feng looked at the series of records, his brows furrowing into a deep frown. He nodded and said, "Yes, Li Chuang and Liu Liang, these two are inextricably linked. In that case, let's invite this Deputy Director Liu over for a chat. Xiang Dong, contact him and ask him to cooperate with the investigation. Sheng Guo, bring over that surveillance video from earlier, and we'll confirm Liu Liang's whereabouts again."
His intuition told him that this Deputy Director Liu was no ordinary person.
He retrieved surveillance videos from the mountain's ascent and descent, searching for the other vehicle's whereabouts.
He found it a moment later.
But then something unexpected happened.
It took other people about 5 minutes to get from the last camera before they went up the mountain to the parking lot, but it took Director Liu 20 minutes to drive this stretch of road three days ago.
He noted down this suspicious point and patiently waited for the other party to arrive.
A moment later.
Li Xiangdong walked in and reminded him, "Captain, we've already contacted Director Liu, and he said he'll be here soon."
Guan Feng nodded and said, "Alright, let's wait for him to arrive."
The three waited for about ten minutes.
Just as Guan Feng was hesitating whether to ask Li Xiangdong to go and invite him again, Director Liu knocked on the door and walked in.
He looked at Guan Feng, somewhat displeased, and said, "Didn't we just ask? Why do we need to ask again? Do you guys think we have nothing better to do during work hours?"
Guan Feng looked at the other person and nodded seriously, saying, "That's exactly what we think!"
Director Liu was taken aback. Staring at Guan Feng's youthful appearance, he couldn't help but criticize, "How can you talk like that, young man? You're both in the public sector, who's your boss? I'll call your boss right now."
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