Chapter 23
After dinner, Luo Jingyao asked the shop assistant to go home from work. She cleaned the shop by herself and then sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, dozing off and on.
It was nearly eleven o'clock that night.
She opened her eyes again in a daze and repeatedly confirmed the time shown on the wall clock, and her sleepiness dissipated a little.
More than three hours have passed since Lin Jiafan and his team set out. The one-way drive from here to the Binhai New Area takes about 40 minutes. If it is a police car, it will be much faster.
By this calculation, the police stayed there for at least two hours.
It seems that traces of Zhao Weiqing and Jiang Qi must have been found at that location, otherwise it wouldn't have been delayed for so long. I just hope the arrest goes smoothly.
After sitting in the chair for a while and being lost in thought, Luo Jingyao slowly stood up, took off her apron, picked up the backpack on the counter and prepared to close the store and go home.
Coincidentally, just as she was hesitating to lock the shop door, the familiar sound of sirens came from the end of the road.
After hesitating for a long time, unconsciously pinching the corner of her clothes, Luo Jingyao finally resigned herself to her fate and walked across the street.
Bang!
Bang!
As soon as she entered the compound of Jinshi Public Security Bureau, she heard the sound of car doors closing continuously. She quickly caught sight of the members of the Special Case Investigation Team among the crowd.
Pang Guang and Guo Zhen were working together to carry a man down from a police van. The man in the middle had his hands handcuffed behind his back, and a pair of silver bracelets on his wrists sparkled in the night. His face was completely covered by a police coat.
However, Luo Jingyao still vaguely judged his identity based on his clothes. It should be Zhao Weiqing without a doubt.
The three of them moved quickly and entered the office building in the blink of an eye.
Following closely behind them were Lin Jiafan and Pan Chang. Their conversation intermittently reached Luo Jingyao's ears. They were probably discussing whether to announce the latest developments of the case to the public.
After all, the online public opinion caused quite a stir at the time, and now that the suspected suspect has been apprehended, the police can finally speak out with confidence to clear their name.
After hearing Pan Chang's proposal, Lin Jiafan hesitated for two seconds, neither agreeing nor rejecting it. He simply said, "We'll decide after Zhao Weiqing's interrogation is over."
As he was speaking, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head and took a closer look, and it was indeed him.
Lin Jiafan stopped naturally and raised his chin towards the gate: "It's so late, Coach Luo is still working overtime?"
Somewhat embarrassed, she stepped forward and replied with a smile, "It's not harder than Officer Lin. You haven't rested either, have you?"
After staring at her motionlessly for a few seconds, Lin Jiafan finally relented. "Sister Pan, please take Miss Luo, who provided important clues for the arrest of the suspect in this case, upstairs and wait. Then I'll find someone to accompany you to take her statement."
This process is actually dispensable for the police. He just found an extremely reasonable reason for Luo Jingyao to stay.
"Okay." Pan Chang agreed happily.
Then Luo Jingyao followed Pan Chang up the steps in front of the office building, looking at the back of the man walking in front of her with gratitude.
Officer Lin is a very nice person!
Not long after, they got off the elevator on the sixth floor.
This place is quite familiar to Luo Jingyao. As a former key suspect, she has enjoyed the treatment she deserves.
It was still the same interrogation room as last time, but this time, she had only been sitting there for a while when Pan Chang and another female police officer pushed the door open and came in.
Pan Chang explained with a smile, "Coach Luo, don't be nervous. The questions we're going to ask are all part of the normal investigation process. Just tell us what you know."
Luo Jingyao nodded obediently.
Perhaps it was because of Lin Jiafan that Pan Chang learned that the police were able to discover Zhao Weiqing's hiding place so quickly because of her. His attitude throughout the process was very friendly and the record was taken quickly and smoothly.
Finally, following the instructions, Luo Jingyao took a pen and signed her name and pressed her fingerprint at the bottom of the transcript.
Pan Chang then sent his policewoman partner off, and on his return, he brought her a glass of warm water: "The temperature has dropped a bit these past two days, and it's quite cold at night. Coach Luo, drink some water to warm yourself up!"
"By the way, are you hungry? There's a lounge next to us, with instant noodles, bread, and sausages..."
Flattered, Luo Jingyao shook her head and picked up the disposable water cup in front of her. She hesitated and said, "So, was the process of capturing Zhao Weiqing smooth? Did you encounter any danger?"
"Yeah." Pan Chang nodded. "Overall, it went smoothly and without any major incidents! The main problem was that Zhao Weiqing took Jiang Qi hostage, which made the operation a bit complicated. After all, the safety of the hostage had to be prioritized."
Since there was nothing to do at the moment, the woman opened up and spoke vividly.
Luo Jingyao was stunned after hearing this, and instantly imagined a fierce action scene in her mind.
She pursed her lips with some regret and continued to ask: "Since the arrest operation was so successful, where is Jiang Qiren?"
"As for her... Captain Lin had just led his men in to subdue Zhao Weiqing when Jiang Qi fainted from excessive shock and was taken away by the ambulance on the spot." When Pan Chang said this, there was a hint of disgust between his eyebrows.
"Maybe it wasn't a case of being frightened, maybe she was just crying out for air. I was on the communicator the entire time, and I couldn't hear anything except her screams."
"Ah? I didn't expect Jiang Qi to be so timid. She is always so impetuous. I thought she was the typical strong woman." Luo Jingyao was indeed a little surprised, but on second thought it was normal.
No one can be indifferent when facing death, right?
She curled her lips. "I'm just curious why Zhao Weiqing threatened her. They seem to have a good relationship. If you hadn't found them in time, would Jiang Qi have become the third victim?"
In response to her question, Pan Chang shook his head uncertainly. "Who can say for sure? But Captain Lin and his men have already begun the first interrogation of Zhao Weiqing. Now we just have to wait for the final result."
Luo Jingyao didn't ask any further, and the two of them started chatting about other things.
The other party seemed very curious about her previous career, so she spoke selectively about it, and time passed until the late night.
Suddenly, a shrill howl reached their ears through the crack in the door of the interrogation room.
They looked at each other, put down the cups in their hands in tacit understanding, and walked to the corridor one after another.
Just then, Pang Guang ran out of the interrogation room in front, shouting anxiously, "Where are the medical staff? Quickly notify the medical staff to come over!"
At this time, intermittent roars were still coming from the door behind him, and it sounded like the person involved was indeed in great pain.
Pan Chang went over to help without hesitation, leaving Luo Jingyao standing there, watching worriedly as several medical staff quickly rushed into the interrogation room from the lounge at the other end of the corridor.
About two minutes later, the man's screams gradually subsided, and the entire sixth floor returned to its original silence.
After a while, Lin Jiafan and others came out of the interrogation room one after another. Everyone's face looked unhappy at this time.
Pang Guang leaned against the windowsill, somewhat exhausted, and opened the window, breathing in the cold air that blew in. "Fuck! Zhao Weiqing's mental state is indeed not very stable. Will what he said count in court?"
The young man said with concern.
"What did he confess?" Pan Chang asked curiously.
Lin Jiafan withdrew his gaze from the interrogation room door and continued calmly, "Zhao Weiqing admitted to killing Zhuo Meiling and Gong Lingling, and confessed to the relevant criminal facts. Furthermore, colleagues from the laboratory department just reported back from the arrest site in the Binhai New Area residential complex, where the two victims were found."
"Then what was his motive for killing? What was his reason for imitating the crime?" As the team's external spokesperson and liaison, Pan Chang had to know all the details of the case.
When this was mentioned, the expressions of the other three people suddenly became complicated.
"During the interrogation just now, Zhao Weiqing always believed that he was Huang Guojun." Lin Jiafan's tone was unusually helpless.
Seeing Pan Chang's puzzled expression, he added thoughtfully, "On the day Zhao Weiqing had the accident, Huang Guojun was also executed. So after waking up, he firmly believed that he was Huang Guojun's reincarnation. Scientifically speaking, this kind of disordered delusion is a form of mental illness."
"That explains why, in addition to copying the crime, he also wrote a letter to Wang Guifen. It turns out that in his mind, he was Huang Guojun." Pan Chang murmured in understanding, "Then where did he get those drugs?"
"They said they bought it on the black market."
"Why are you holding Jiang Qi hostage today? Are you trying to kill her?"
Lin Jiafan shook his head and sighed slightly: "I was asking this when my drug addiction kicked in. If I hadn't been handcuffed and couldn't move, I might have banged my head and committed suicide from the pain."
No one expected that a simple interrogation would end up like this. Everyone was a little sad for a while.
"Then are we just going to wait? Wait until he regains his consciousness before continuing the interrogation?" Pang Guang sat down on the windowsill and asked nonchalantly.
"Did you forget there's another one in the hospital?" Lin Jiafan raised his handsome eyebrows slightly. "Jiang Qi should be awake by now. I'm going to test her reaction first."
Judging from what he said, he obviously still had some doubts about the relationship between Zhao Weiqing and Jiang Qi.
Pang Guang was stunned: "How to find out?"
Lin Jiafan smiled without saying anything, but raised his eyes to look at the woman who was trying to retreat and hide herself at the door not far away.
ah?
Even at this point, what else does she have to do?
Under everyone's unanimous gaze, Luo Jingyao's body stiffened, her beautiful eyes wide open in slight shock.
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