The two didn't understand, but they nodded nonetheless.
After giving her instructions to the two, Jiang Si's expression darkened.
Next, all three of them entered the interrogation room with expressions that said "do not disturb strangers."
More than an hour had passed since Zhu Xiaoping finished giving her statement, and she was already feeling uneasy.
Upon seeing Jiang Si and the others enter, he immediately stood up.
"Officer, I've really told you everything..."
Are you sure you've told everything?
Jiang Si glanced at her indifferently, her tone authoritative without being angry.
"If a witness deliberately conceals important events related to the case or deliberately commits perjury, they will generally be punished for disturbing public order."
"The penalties include imprisonment of up to two years or detention, as well as dismissal from public office."
"I forgot to tell you, the missing woman was a nurse at the military hospital."
"If you're really going to be sentenced, you'll get at least three to five years."
Huo Tingzhou corrected him, "For serious cases, the minimum sentence is at least ten years."
As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Huo also slammed his hand on the table in response.
"Will you tell the truth yourself, or will you only tell the truth if I call all the passengers and the driver over and interrogate them one by one?"
"I...I..."
"I advise you to confess honestly. If you drag this out any longer, that woman's life may be in danger!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiaoping dared not hide anything any longer and hurriedly told everyone what had happened in the car that day.
It was pretty much as Jiang Si had expected.
Zhu Xiaoping noticed Yu Manli the moment she got on the bus.
“The girl had been crying ever since she got on the bus. I called her for a long time before she reacted when I was buying the ticket.”
"The people who take the early morning bus to Tongxian are mostly workers going to work at the Dongfang Chemical Plant, and they all have monthly passes."
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"She was the only one buying tickets on the bus. She took out a ten-yuan note and gave it to me, but I didn't have change."
"I advised her to take the next bus or get some change first."
"Who knew, the girl absolutely refused to get off the bus, and even said that she didn't need to keep the change."
Zhu Xiaoping has been a ticket seller for almost fifteen years, and she has never seen any passenger so generous.
Nine yuan and sixty cents is almost ten days' wages for her; it would be a lie to say she wasn't tempted.
So Zhu Xiaoping hesitated for a moment, then accepted the money.
Of course, she didn't keep all the money; she also gave half to the driver.
"Officer, she didn't want the money herself, I really didn't intentionally overcharge her."
"I only concealed this fact; I told the truth about everything else."
Hearing this, the three people in the interrogation room had no doubts.
Yu Manli was already quite good-looking, and this inadvertently revealed her wealth.
To those with ulterior motives, this is nothing short of a fat sheep.
But there's no use saying all this now. Jiang Si asked, "Does the bus to the Eastern Chemical Plant also stop at the final stop?"
"No, no, no, they got off at the previous stop."
Zhu Xiaoping takes this train every day; no one knows this route better than her.
"The main gate of the Dongfang Chemical Plant is on the west side. Get off at the West Street Station; that's the closest one."
Jiang Si nodded and asked the most crucial question.
"How many people were on the bus when she got off at the final stop?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiaoping abruptly looked up at her—
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