Original Sin (III)
Chang Tian's so-called mistress was a prostitute named Nana. Whenever Chang Tian won money, he would spend it with her. When he was in a good mood, he would buy clothes and bags for Nana.
Nana talked about Chang Tian with disdain and disgust on her face, "If it weren't for the fact that he was generous when giving money, I wouldn't bother to do business with him. He has too many problems, and every time he wants to use all the tricks. Although I am a seller, I also have my own wishes, and I don't do everything."
Nana was wearing a tight skirt that was very low-cut, a thin cardigan, heavy makeup, and long fingernails painted with bright red nail polish.
Jiang Shengyu looked at her face and sighed. With all the makeup on, it was impossible to tell what she looked like. "Do you know where he usually goes to gamble?"
"There is a chess and card room not far from here. It's owned by Brother Ma. People who like gambling in this area go there."
"Brother Ma is the boss?"
"I heard he was a henchman, and he had a boss above him, but no one had ever seen him."
"Is Chang Tian taking drugs?"
"Drugs?" Nana giggled. "He has to be brave enough. Chang Tian is very timid and can't stand being scared. At first, he only borrowed a few hundred yuan from Brother Ma, but Brother Ma calculated the interest for him every day. He didn't even dare to lend a penny. Brother Ma said how much money he wanted. Chang Tian gave all his salary to Brother Ma, except for the money he spent on me."
"Brother Ma is a loan shark?"
"When people are short of money, they will ask Brother Ma for help. His interest rate is indeed high, but he is very generous in giving money, and it is all in cash. As long as you can afford the interest rate, it is not a bad idea to borrow money from him."
“Has anyone borrowed it?”
"A few years ago, a little sister here had a father who was diagnosed with cancer. She asked Brother Ma to borrow money. Brother Ma was very generous and reduced the interest rate by half and allowed installment payments. Now, the little sister has not paid back the money yet."
Jiang Shengyu and Yang Dawei looked at each other. According to what he said, this Brother Ma was not a vicious person.
"Is the Ma brother you're talking about tattooed with a big blue dragon on his arm?"
"Well, he likes to watch Hong Kong's Young and Dangerous and try to imitate Chen Haonan's tattoo. However, the tattoo artist's skills were not good and the dragon he tattooed looked like a snake." Nana giggled again.
The two decided to go to Ma Ge's chess and card room. After asking for directions, they found out it was not far away, so they walked over. As soon as I reached the door, I happened to meet Qiu Ming and Xiao Zhao coming out, followed by a big man.
The man seemed to want to show off the tattoo on his arm, so he wore a sleeveless vest with a leather vest, floor-length jeans, a chain around his waist, and long hair that reached his neck. His hairstyle copied Chen Haonan, but unfortunately he is not as handsome as him. And his clothes look out of place.
Jiang Shengyu looked at the tattoo that only showed the tail, and thought to himself that this person must be Brother Ma. He cast an inquiring look at Qiu Ming, and Qiu Ming nodded, saying that he had already asked.
Jiang Shengyu smiled and said, "Brother Ma, can I visit your chess and card room?"
"Of course, officer, you like playing cards?" Ma Ge's observation skills are pretty good. When he saw them greeting each other, he knew they were all police officers.
"Yeah, Landlord, Poker, Upgrade, all of them."
"So you are here. Besides playing mahjong, people here also play poker."
Jiang Shengyu stepped in, Qiu Ming hesitated and followed him in, Xiao Zhao and Wen Ke stood guard outside.
The chess and card room was filled with smoke and had five or six mahjong tables. Men and women, young and old, were playing cards.
Jiang Shengyu looked around and asked, "No poker?"
Ma Ge smiled and said, "I didn't play today."
When Qiu Ming came just now, he went straight to the point. Ma Ge naturally knew that Chang Tian was dead, and he also knew why they came.
Jiang Shengyu walked to the door of the inner room and was about to push it, but Ma Ge blocked him and said, "Officer, this is my office, it's very messy."
Jiang Shengyu squinted at him and said, "It's okay. I don't mind."
Ma Ge stood still and said, "It's dirtying your eyes."
Jiang Shengyu took a step back, his face darkening, "Are you obstructing the police from investigating the case?!"
"This is my private place. Not everyone can enter."
"We have reason to suspect that you are involved in Chang Tian's death. If you continue to obstruct us, you will go to the Public Security Bureau and explain yourself!"
Ma Ge gritted his teeth and moved away.
Jiang Shengyu pushed open the door and a strange smell rushed out. He almost fell over. "What's that smell?"
Brother Ma had an expression that said, "I told you so, why don't you read it?" He rushed into the room, stuffed the dirty clothes and smelly socks into the closet, and threw the leftover instant noodle boxes and packaging bags into the trash can.
Jiang Shengyu was speechless watching his actions, then turned around and walked out.
Seeing this, Ma Ge followed him out and closed the door. "Officer, I just said that I did go to Chang Tian to settle the debt. He owed me that. I didn't kill him."
"Where were you at eight o'clock on the evening of the 26th?"
"I'm in the chess and card room. If you don't believe me, you can ask them. I'm open for business. If anyone owes me money, I'll kill them. I don't want to continue my business."
"The chess and card room is yours?"
"I'm in partnership with someone. I'm in charge of the business and he's in charge of the finances." Brother Ma was very happy and told the whole story.
“Who is the partner?”
"I can't tell you this. I promised you that. If I tell you this, he will withdraw his investment."
"Does that mean he also has a hand in your loan sharking?"
"I did it behind his back, he didn't know. Officer, please don't let anything slip."
Jiang Shengyu snorted and left the chess and card room with Qiu Ming. The four of them drove back to the Municipal Bureau to summarize the information with Gu Fang.
Wen Ke also came back from the foundry. He said that Chang Tian had created the image of a perfect employee in the foundry. In the factory, he works diligently and responsibly, has excellent skills, gets along well with his colleagues, and even won the title of outstanding employee at the end of last year.
When asked if he gambled, everyone shook their heads and said that it was impossible for him to gamble as he was such an honest man. Taking drugs, visiting prostitutes, these kinds of things are even more unacceptable.
Everyone was speechless when they heard the news. Chang Tian in the factory and Chang Tian who left the factory were completely two different people.
Qi Jiabao sighed, "This is more divisive than Pan Ding."
Gu Fang: "Don't talk about this nonsense, I will summarize the information. Chang Tian, male, 31 years old, came to Nanfu City from other places to work as a welder in a foundry. He was killed at 8 o'clock in the evening on September 26. The cause of death was suicide by hanging after taking hallucinogens and drinking alcohol.
At present, it has been found that Chang Tian's mistress Nana was with a guest at 8 pm on the 26th and has an alibi. The creditor, Brother Ma, runs a chess and card room and also lends money at high interest rates. Sheng Cheng once used violence to collect debts at someone's home. He had been in the chess and card room on the night of the 26th. He had a partner who did not want to reveal his name.
Nana was a prostitute and had no connection with Chang Tian, so she had no motive for committing the crime. Ma Ge’s social background is complicated, and even if he has an alibi, he cannot be ruled out as a suspicion. What’s more, he has a partner who refuses to disclose any information, so we need to dig deeper into Ma Ge’s background. Shengyu, you lead a team to control Ma Ge. Jiabao, follow me and go to the chess and card room again. ”
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Gu Fang's temperament is that of a social person, and he looks even more like one when he deliberately acts nonchalant. He took Qi Jiabao into the chess and card room and deliberately said loudly: "Isn't this a chess and card room? Xiaobao, you have also learned to lie! I came all the way here, can't I play cards?"
Qi Jiabao didn't expect the drama to come so quickly, and he quickly continued, "It was your aunt who told you not to play cards. Have you forgotten that you have lost tens of thousands playing cards? If you continue to lose, you will lose all your family assets."
"I haven't even started fighting yet and you're already cursing me for losing! Do you know how to talk? Get out of the way. Be a good kid and don't drag me down!" Gu Fang looked for a spot and saw a group of people settling accounts. He pushed an old lady away without any hesitation and said, "I'll play two rounds."
Qi Jiabao quickly went to pull him, "Brother, stop hitting me and come with me. If my aunt finds out, she will skin me alive!"
"Get out of here!" Gu Fang pushed Qi Jiabao away with too much force, and Qi Jiabao knocked down a person next to him. The man had been losing and was angry. He grabbed Qi Jiabao and wanted to beat him, "Have you got any eyes?"
Gu Fang grabbed the man's wrist and said, "Want to use force?! He can only be bullied by me!" He pushed the man away, almost making him stumble.
The man must have been used to being domineering and was unwilling to give up, so he came up to beat Gu Fang. Gu Fang knocked him down with one punch and sneered, "Still want to fight? Why don't you go find out who I am!"
Brother Ma was watching from the side, and when he saw this he stepped forward with a smile, "Don't be angry, brother. We are all here to play cards, and harmony brings wealth." He put his arm around Gu Fang's shoulders affectionately, and since Gu Fang was too tall, he could barely reach him by standing on tiptoe. He winked at the other little brothers and asked them to comfort the others.
Qi Jiabao followed obediently behind, but his eyes were looking around.
Gu Fang was still angry, "My cousin has been a good boy since he was young, he never fights, he can't let him be bullied just because he follows me out."
"Don't worry, no one dares to bully him when I'm here."
Ma Ge pushed open the door and found that the room, which was originally dirty and smelly, was now clean. Seeing this, Gu Fang remained calm and sat on the sofa with him.
Ma Ge asked: "Brother, where are you from?"
"Do I need to check my household registration to play cards here?" Gu Fang said disdainfully, "Maybe I don't even like it." He crossed his legs, folded his arms and leaned on the sofa.
Ma Ge chuckled, "What do you like to play, brother?"
"Pai Gow, Twenty-Four Points, □□, Poker, Landlord, anything you can name will do. What do you think you have?" Gu Fang was very pleased with himself.
Qi Jiabao, however, was sweating profusely, "Brother, let's go." He was not sure whether Gu Fang was really good at playing or was just trying to trick others.
Ma Ge laughed, "How about playing poker?"
"No problem, you want to play with me?"
"What's the point of just the two of us? Come back tomorrow night at nine."
"Okay, don't play tricks."
"I open a business with integrity."
Gu Fang nodded, stood up and left. Qi Jiabao followed behind, mumbling, "Brother, you are not really coming, are you? If my aunt knew, she would break your legs."
"Shut up! You'll cover for me tomorrow night."
"I don't……"
Gu Fang glanced at him sideways, "You have to do it even if you can't. If you win, I'll buy you a computer."
Qi Jiabao hesitated again...
Ma Ge looked at the two people's backs, with a smile on his face.
The younger brother beside him said, "Brother Ma, we haven't checked this person's background, so there won't be any problems, right?"
"Since Chang Tian stopped coming, the boss has urged us several times. We finally caught one and we can't let him go. Besides, he's from another place and isn't familiar with the local rules. If anything happens, we'll just pretend we don't know."
I agree with him, "Brother Ma is really thoughtful."
"Go inform the boss, tomorrow night at nine o'clock."
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