Visible to the naked eye.
Director Liu's expression changed.
He stammered, "When did you say? I don't remember at all. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Guan Feng reminded him, "Just three days ago, in the morning, you drove up the mountain. There's only one road up the mountain. You were late that day. Work starts at 8:30, but you didn't arrive until almost 9:00. The key point is that it's such a straight road, yet it took you 20 minutes to drive to the parking lot. Don't you need to explain that?"
Director Liu swallowed hard and shook his head, saying, "I...I really don't remember."
Guan Feng then said to Liu Shengguo, "Since Director Liu doesn't remember, Shengguo, bring the surveillance footage and help Director Liu recall what happened back then."
Liu Shengguo retrieved the surveillance footage and played it in front of Director Liu.
Director Liu saw his Volkswagen car appear on the last surveillance camera on the uphill road, and it wouldn't reappear for another 20 minutes.
Guan Feng pointed at the Volkswagen Sagitar and asked, "Is this your car?"
Director Liu nodded and said, "Yes."
Guan Feng asked, "What did you do in these 20 minutes?"
Director Liu shook his head and said, "I didn't do anything. I just stood on the embankment and looked at the scenery. Isn't this my usual workplace? I usually don't pay much attention to things. That day, I suddenly felt that this suspended lake on the mountain had a unique scenery, especially the lush green trees on both banks, which were reflected in the lake water. It was a different world altogether."
Guan Feng praised, "Director Liu has excellent writing skills."
Director Liu said awkwardly, "Captain Guan is too kind."
Guan Feng then changed the subject and asked, "But Director Liu, I have another question. How did you manage to get your pants all wet while standing on the embankment?"
Director Liu's face paled again, and he shook his head, asking, "What do you mean?"
Guan Feng zoomed in on the surveillance footage, pointing to Director Liu's trouser leg: "This is a high-definition camera. This is the video after you entered the parking lot. After you got out of the car, this whole area of your leg was wet. You're not telling me you had to pee in the car, are you?"
Director Liu's expression changed slightly, and he shook his head, saying, "What are you talking about? That was left over from drinking water."
Guan Feng asked, "What kind of water did you drink? So much of it! It's not enough that it's on your pants, there are water stains on the trunk too?"
Director Liu shook his head and said, "Where did this trunk come from? Are you trying to blow me up!"
Guan Feng zoomed in on the surveillance footage again. There were many water droplets hanging on the trunk of the Volkswagen, which were not seen in the surveillance footage before going up the mountain.
Guan Feng asked, "So much water, is it all left over from your drinking? Director Liu, do you think our police force is stupid?"
Director Liu was reprimanded by Guan Feng and was speechless.
But his nervous fingers clearly betrayed him.
Seeing this, Guan Feng said directly, "Since Director Liu is unwilling to talk, then take him back to the bureau for a thorough investigation. Sheng Guo, go to the monitoring center and retrieve the surveillance footage of Director Liu's journey. Don't limit yourself to that one day; investigate the days before and after. Li Xiangdong, you and Huang Lili contact the cyber police department and the mobile company to investigate where Director Liu has been recently and what his activity trajectory has been."
Hearing that Guan Feng was about to get serious, Liu Liang immediately said, "Wait! I... I'll confess everything."
Guan Feng said, "So you're willing to confess? Too late! Do you think we police officers are playing house? You think we can just talk whenever we want and not talk whenever we don't want to? Come back to the station with us for a cup of tea first!"
He stood up and took the person away.
Others who saw this also gathered around.
"What's going on? Why was Director Liu taken away?"
"Director Zhang, what exactly is going on? Aren't the police here to investigate? Could it be that Director Liu did all this?"
Suddenly, everyone felt insecure.
Guan Feng seemed to have seen these scenes and ordered Wang Xun to take his men back to the station immediately.
Upon receiving the news, Hu Mingfa rushed over and asked, "Captain Guan, what's going on? I heard you brought Director Liu back to the bureau?"
Guan Feng nodded and said, "Please ask him to go back and assist in the investigation. Director Hu, after we get back, you take some people to keep a close eye on the movements of the people at the reservoir. I think this might not be a one-person affair. If there's any sign of trouble, contact me immediately."
Hu Mingfa understood Guan Feng's intention and nodded, saying, "I understand. Wait for my news!"
Guan Feng nodded and got into the second car to return to the bureau.
Back to the branch office.
When Zheng Yuandong saw Guan Feng bring the person back, he asked, "What did you find out? Was it homicide or drowning/disappearance?"
Guan Feng shook his head and said, "It's not clear yet, but I think Director Liu is a prime suspect because he's deliberately hiding things. So I brought him back for questioning first, and we'll talk about the specifics later."
Zheng Yuandong glanced at Liu Liang in the crowd and nodded, saying, "Okay, you can interrogate him first. Call me if you have any questions."
Guan Feng nodded and led the person into the interrogation room.
Facing the impenetrable walls around him, and especially with the bright lights in the interrogation room turned on, Liu Liang's expression instantly became unnatural.
He sighed, "Why do this? I'll answer whatever you want to ask. Why bring me back? Isn't this just trying to embarrass me? How am I supposed to work after this?"
Guan Feng reminded you: "If you are indeed not involved in the case, we will accompany you back to your workplace and clarify the situation to everyone, guaranteeing your reputation. You don't need to worry too much about that. Now, tell us what you did in those 20 minutes."
Liu Liang said, "I admit that I did hide something just now. I went into the water, and that's when the water got on my clothes in the car."
Guan Feng asked, "Why are you going into the water?"
Liu Liang said, "I went fishing. I'm a fishing enthusiast. I usually go fishing in the reservoir when I have nothing else to do."
Guan Feng asked, "Is 20 minutes enough for you to fish?"
Liu Liang said, "I'm sorry, I didn't explain clearly earlier. Actually, I didn't go fishing that day. I had caught some fish before, and I was keeping them in a net and tying them to the shore. I went to check on the fish. I was just thinking that it was a bit of a frivolous thing to do, and I was afraid it would have a bad influence, so I didn't tell you. I really didn't mean to hide it."
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