Rules, rules, yet another set of rules!
These people are completely inflexible and don't know how to adapt at all!
Director Wei had no idea that his words almost caused Vice Minister Xu to have a heart attack.
After saying that, he picked up the documents and went to the next room.
The building used for today's interrogation was built with aid from the Soviet Union. The walls and glass in the interrogation room were specially customized, and the situation inside the interrogation room can be clearly seen from the next room.
"Vice Minister Huo." Director Wei greeted Uncle Huo as he entered the room. "This is Xu Bingkun's statement from just now."
Uncle Huo took it and casually handed it to Jiang Si, who was sitting to the side.
Jiang Si took it and looked at it carefully.
After she had finished looking at it, Director Wei shared his own thoughts.
"Xu Bingkun is a very cautious person with excellent mental fortitude. He answered every question I asked perfectly."
"It's obvious that he prepared in advance."
"However, his expression was off when he answered the question about whether there were any witnesses."
Director Wei studied criminal investigation in the Soviet Union in his early years and has a lot of experience in interrogation techniques and psychological warfare.
"I feel that he didn't tell the truth about this question."
Jiang Si said, "So, he has witnesses, but he's deliberately keeping it a secret?"
Director Wei nodded. "It should be."
This was also what he couldn't understand earlier.
If an ordinary person were faced with such a serious charge of murder, they would have been terrified and would have said whatever came to mind.
But he had witnesses, yet he deliberately hid them.
This shows how deep this person's scheming is.
Director Wei couldn't help but sigh, "In all my years of interrogation work, I've seen all sorts of prisoners, but I've never met anyone with such strong mental fortitude as him."
There is no doubt that Tan Mingkai's death was related to him.
However, to be fair, Xu Bingkun probably didn't do this himself.
If he didn't do it himself, it means he had helpers.
Jiang Si was not surprised at all by this.
Because this was part of her plan.
"Knock knock knock—" Just then, a knock on the door interrupted their thoughts.
"Report!" The person who came was Captain Liu, who was in charge of investigating the family compound of the Ministry of Construction.
"Alright, get to the point." Uncle Huo interrupted his salute. "Did you make any new discoveries on this trip?"
Captain Liu nodded, "Yes, there is."
For them, this is hardly good news.
“The security guards testified on his behalf that Vice Minister Xu did indeed return to the family compound around 5:40 on the day of the incident, and he did not leave again afterward.”
"More than a month has passed, how can they remember it so clearly?"
Captain Liu explained, "That afternoon, the post office delivered a batch of packages, and several of them were for Vice Minister Xu."
“But Vice Minister Xu said that his bicycle couldn’t hold all the food, so he took some with him and said he would come back to get the rest later.”
But the gatekeepers waited until their shift changed, and he still didn't come over.
Later, they delivered the package.
When I arrived, Vice Minister Xu and his wife were having dinner.
Perhaps feeling a little embarrassed, before leaving, Vice Minister Xu gave each of them a pack of premium cigarettes.
These days, a pack of top-grade cigarettes costs five or six cents, and the gatekeeper has never smoked such good cigarettes before.
After they got back, they bragged about it to their colleagues for a long time.
Therefore, it left a particularly deep impression on everyone.
“There is a special register for package receipts in the family compound. We checked the date and signature and confirmed that the package was signed for on the day of the incident, at 6:30 pm.”
At this point, Captain Liu added, "We also visited the area near the Tan family's residence a while ago, and some comrades living nearby reported this to us."
"On the day Secretary Tan died, he saw him and a man heading towards the river."
"But it was already dark by then, and the light was poor, so he only saw a blurry silhouette of the other person."
This person works at a nearby steel rolling mill. Judging by the time, it was around 6:30 at that time.
That was precisely the time when the gatekeepers changed shifts.
Given the distance between the Tan and Xu families, even if Vice Minister Xu pedaled his bicycle until sparks flew, it would be difficult for him to return after committing the murder.
"Moreover, according to that person, the suspect is not very tall and is rather thin, which doesn't seem to match Vice Minister Xu's build."
Slim build?
After understanding the situation, Jiang Si had a general idea of what was going on.
Seeing her relaxed expression, Uncle Huo asked, "What are you planning to do next?"
According to regulations, they can only detain Xu Bingkun for a maximum of seven days. Once the seven days are up, they will have to release him if there is no evidence.
Since her fourth uncle was family, Jiang Si didn't hide anything from him and waited until everyone else left.
She said directly, "Rules are rigid, but people are flexible. Now that it's been confirmed that he has a problem, we definitely can't let him out."
That makes sense, but the problem is they have no evidence.
"It's not without evidence; the batch of steel bars that were delivered today is still here."
"Didn't you personally inspect it and say there was nothing wrong with that batch of steel bars?"
"There were no problems before, but whether there will be any problems now is hard to say."
“You mean…” Uncle Huo instantly understood what she meant.
“That’s right.” Jiang Si readily admitted.
She already knew he had a problem; she was just doing for him what he wanted to do but couldn't.
After all, evidence is needed to combat smuggling.
To deal with these kinds of people, all you need is a list.
Of course, this is the worst-case scenario.
If possible, Jiang Si still hopes to find conclusive evidence within seven days.
However, she felt it should be soon.
With these thoughts in mind, Jiang Si didn't linger.
After exchanging a few more words with her fourth uncle, she proceeded to the next step according to the original plan.
After leaving the Municipal Public Security Bureau, Jiang Si went directly to the courtyard house where Chi Heng lived.
It's the weekend, he should be at home.
I knocked on the door.
A voice quickly answered from inside, "Who is it?"
It was Uncle Da's voice.
The door opened, and upon seeing Jiang Si, Uncle Da smiled and said, "Miss Jiang, what brings you here? Please come in."
Jiang Si said, "Uncle Da, is Chi Heng home? I need to talk to him about something."
"Yes, yes, you've come at the perfect time. We were just about to have lunch."
Uncle Da hurriedly invited the person inside, and then said to a young man in the courtyard, "Miss Jiang is here, please go and get another set of chopsticks and a bowl."
The man hesitated for a moment.
His gaze unconsciously drifted towards the main hall.
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