Chapter 49 She Wants to See Him
The next morning, Bo Qianqian, who had been locked up all night, asked to see Ji Feng.
"Let her wait." Ji Feng said unhappily to the clerk who came to deliver the message.
"Captain Ji, she cannot be detained for more than 24 hours."
Ji Feng looked up at the wall clock, thought for a while and said, "Take her to the interrogation room. Ask Old Shen from the pre-trial department to come along." After that, he stood up and walked towards the interrogation room.
Seeing Ji Feng with red and swollen eyes appear in front of her, Bo Qianqian lowered her head and asked, "Why are you arresting me?"
"Didn't you say yesterday that you were going back to your hometown?" Ji Feng ignored her question.
“I didn’t buy a ticket.”
"You said you didn't buy the ticket the first time, but you said you did yesterday. So did you buy it?" Ji Feng nodded at Old Shen who had just come in and motioned for him to sit down.
"I couldn't buy it the first time, and the scalper said I could buy it the second time, but then he said there were no tickets."
"cattle?"
"Yes, I was deceived."
"Okay, I believe you. So where did you go yesterday afternoon?" As he spoke, Ji Feng opened his phone and clicked on the WeChat message Xin Xiao had just sent him: "Just arrived at Chen Zhou's parents' house. I'm looking for them. I'll let you know as soon as I have news."
"I went to the airport, but a scalper on the way said there were no tickets, so I turned back." Bo Qianqian kept her head down, feeling a little depressed.
"I'll ask you again, do you have control over a large warehouse of thuja?"
"No."
"Isn't the Thuja warehouse in the basement of the abandoned factory yours?" Ji Feng asked in a raised voice.
"no."
"No? Fine. Since it's not yours, I'll confiscate it. Now I can arrange for someone to break open the lock and take away all the thuja trees inside."
This sentence was like a bomb, shaking Bo Qianqian slightly.
"I'll ask you again, is it yours?" Ji Feng shouted angrily.
"I guess so."
"Is it? Is it?"
"Someone else's, but he's dead."
"Whose?" Ji Feng asked sternly.
After a long silence, he squeezed out three words: "Chen Zhaoran."
"Chen Zhaoran?!" Ji Feng finally heard the name from her mouth, although he had already guessed it almost exactly.
"Okay, you finally admitted it. What is your relationship with Shen Zhaoran?"
"Ex-boyfriend."
"Why didn't you admit you knew him before?"
"Nothing, I don't want to have anything to do with him." Bo Qianqian's mood remained relatively calm.
"I'm warning you. We can let bygones be bygones for what happened before, but from now on, you must tell the truth."
"Officer, the detention period is 12 hours, and the time is up." Bo Qianqian said calmly.
Jifeng glanced at the wall clock and saw that the hour hand pointed to ten thirty in the morning.
"You are right. The Criminal Procedure Law does stipulate that it cannot exceed 12 hours. But there is another clause. For cases that are particularly serious and complicated and require detention or arrest measures, the duration shall not exceed 24 hours." Lao Shen added.
"I could have said nothing and left after twelve hours." Bo Xixi was bargaining.
"Then why did you say that?" Ji Feng was also a little surprised. Based on Bo Qianqian's previous attitude, it seemed more reasonable for her to remain silent.
"It's nothing. It doesn't matter if I tell it. I can tell you everything, but just let me go after I tell you."
"Whether you can leave depends on whether you are suspected of committing a crime. But I promise that if you are not suspected of committing a crime, you will be free immediately."
Bo Qianqian sighed and was about to speak when Ji Feng's cell phone rang, making her swallow the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
"Brother Feng, the relics have been found. It seems that the two elders have never opened them. Fortunately Xiangdong came with us. It was he who packed the bags back then, so it is much easier to find them." Xin Xiao said with a little excitement on the phone.
"Any new discoveries?" Ji Feng walked out of the interrogation room holding his cell phone.
"Aside from clothes, bedding, books, and some personal items, the only valuable items are a cell phone and a workbook. But the phone won't turn on; it's been ten years since I last saw it. As for the workbook, it seems Chen Zhou used it as a personal diary. I flipped through it briefly, and the contents were just scattered personal thoughts and essays. It was a bit messy, and some of it was hard to understand. It was a hodgepodge."
"Are there any new clues in the diary?"
"I have a lot of notes, and they're pretty sloppy. I need to calm down and look over them carefully. I'll let you know as soon as I find any valuable clues."
"Okay. When will you be back?"
"Xiangdong and I are preparing to return to Kakeshiku now. We both have flights tomorrow morning, and he will take off two hours earlier than me."
"What do you mean? Aren't you on the same flight?"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, Xiangdong wants to go to Sunan Chenzhou's parents' home first. Firstly, he needs to deliver some clothes he brought for the old couple and return the house keys to them; secondly, he has some things to take care of in Sunan Province."
"Oh. That's right. Please tell Xiangdong that he can't refuse the welcome party. Also... I have something to tell you. You should be mentally prepared."
"What's wrong? What happened?" Xin Xiao asked nervously.
Ji Feng hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said, "Brother Chuan, let's go."
"What?! Brother Chuan, what's going on?" Xin Xiao could hardly believe his ears. He had only been away for two or three days when he heard such bad news.
Ji Feng briefly recounted Ji Chuan's sacrifice. Xin Xiao was shocked and heartbroken, sobbing and lamenting the impermanence of life. Finally, he said that if the flight had taken off on time, he would have been able to catch the farewell ceremony, see Brother Chuan one last time, and bid him farewell.
When Ji Feng returned to the interrogation room, Bo Qianqian seemed to be waiting for him and did not explain to Lao Shen alone.
"Go on." Jifeng said.
"Captain Ji, I know what you want to know. Chen Zhaoran was my ex-boyfriend, and he compensated me for the Thuja warehouse. Lu Chenzhou was also my ex-boyfriend. Now, they are both dead."
"Lu Chenzhou too?! You said you are Lu Chenzhou's girlfriend?" Ji Feng had his back to Bo Qianqian just now, but when he heard this, he turned around abruptly, his eyes wide as bells.
"Yes." Bo Qianqian's expression was still as calm as a pool of autumn water, without any ripples.
"You are really something, Bo Qianqian. When I asked you before, you said you didn't know him, but now you have become my ex-boyfriend!" Ji Feng paced back and forth in the interrogation room angrily.
Bo Qianqian acted as if she hadn't heard anything and continued calmly, "It was me who went to the provincial capital to visit the exhibition, it was me who rented the Audi, and it was me who texted Officer Liang."
Hearing this, Ji Feng's index finger, which was pointing at Bo Qianqian, trembled as if it had received an electric shock. His face flushed crimson, and he couldn't utter a word. He swallowed hard, and tried to say something, but it got stuck. His thick pectoral muscles rippled for a long time before he managed to utter a word: "You, you admitted everything?"
In stark contrast to Ji Feng's emotions, Bo Qianqian was as cold as iron. "Admit it all."
"Tell me in detail about your relationship with Shen Zhaoran and Lu Chenzhou. Who is in front and who is behind?" There was a slight tremor in Ji Feng's words.
“Chen Zhaoran came first, and after he betrayed me, I met Lu Chenzhou.”
"How did Chen Zhaoran die? Why did Lu Chenzhou want to kill him?" Ji Feng was so excited that he was a little incoherent.
"have no idea."
"Don't know? You say you don't know?!" Ji Feng, who had just sat down on the chair, jumped up again like a spring.
"Officer, I've said everything I need to say. I can't say anything I don't know. Can I go now?"
"If you put it that way, I'm afraid you can't even convince yourself, right?"
"You just promised me to leave after you finish speaking."
"Don't even think about it! You can't leave unless you explain the problem clearly." Old Shen, who was taking notes, looked up at Ji Feng, wanted to say something, but swallowed it back.
Bo Qianqian sat there expressionlessly, not saying a word.
"Chen Zhaoran, your first boyfriend, left behind a huge warehouse of thuja juniper after his death, and you were the beneficiary. And then your second boyfriend also died inexplicably at a critical moment. Tell me, who is the biggest suspect?"
Without waiting for Bo Qianqian to explain, Ji Feng continued to put forward his inference: "I now have every reason to doubt you..."
He swallowed the rest of the sentence back after he had said it halfway.
"Captain Ji, I've said everything I need to say. If there's no criminal activity involved, I want to leave now."
"Let me ask you, how did Lu Chenzhou die?"
"You can read the autopsy report."
"According to you, Lu Chenzhou killed Shen Zhaoran, you got the Thuja warehouse, and then you died of illness, right?" "Do you believe it yourself?" "Even TV dramas don't dare to play it like this, right?"
After a series of outputs, Ji Feng paced back and forth in the small interrogation room.
"I said that the Thuja warehouse was Shen Zhaoran's spiritual compensation to me, and it has nothing to do with Lu Chenzhou killing him."
"Mental damages? Do you know how much it's worth? How much damage have you suffered that requires hundreds of millions, an astronomical amount of property, to compensate you?"
"It wasn't worth that much at the time, but it went up later."
"Haha, you're really lucky! If you could get such a huge windfall just by being betrayed by someone, I'm afraid the marriage registration rate would drop significantly!"
"Captain Ji, if you still don't let me go, I will file a complaint against you for exceeding the detention limit."
It has to be said that Bo Qianqian's thinking always remains calm and clear.
At this point, Ji Feng firmly refused to believe Bo Qianqian's words, but after calming down and thinking carefully, he realized that there was indeed no evidence and no reason to continue detaining her. He patted Lao Shen and motioned him to go outside to talk.
When they reached the corner outside, Ji Feng calmed down a little and said, "Old Shen, do you think she told the truth?"
Old Shen lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "I think she was telling the truth, but she didn't finish. It feels like she's hiding something."
"Yes, I feel the same way. The timing of Lu Chenzhou's death is too strange."
"We have no evidence now. We know she didn't confess everything, so there's nothing we can do."
Old Shen's words were polite. Ji Feng understood that Old Shen meant that Bo Qianqian had indeed said everything she needed to say. The police had to suffer in silence what she hadn't said.
Yes, Ji Feng himself admitted that Bo Qianqian had said everything she needed to say, including attending the Thuja arborvitae exhibition, renting an Audi, and texting Xiao Liang... but none of that mattered anymore. What mattered was how to get her to confess completely and without reservation.
"Captain Ji, I think the most crucial thing here is not Lu Chenzhou's death. The timing may really be a coincidence. But why did Lu Chenzhou kill Chen Zhaoran? This is the key. Unfortunately, they are both dead. Bo Qianqian is the only person who knows about it. If she doesn't say it, no one can do anything." Lao Shen's analysis is indeed very rational and objective.
"That's right." Ji Feng lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "That's it, Old Shen. Let's stop here for today. You can go back to your work."
After Old Shen left, Ji Feng sat there alone. Old Shen was right. Why Lu Chenzhou killed Shen Zhaoran was the ultimate focus and the ultimate secret of this case. It was the "eye" of the whole situation. Once this mystery was solved, the truth of the case would be revealed.
But how to get Bo Xixi to speak... By this time, his mood had completely calmed down. He had regained his usual calmness and composure, but he still couldn't think of an effective solution.
He stood up and walked towards Jiang Bo's office, where Jiang Bo was discussing the details of Ji Chuan's farewell ceremony tomorrow with a few veteran team members. Seeing Ji Feng arrive, knowing he had something important to do, he said to the veteran team members, "Let's do this. Follow the division of labor just now. Think carefully about every detail and make sure nothing is overlooked. I repeat, we must stabilize the family members' emotions. Okay, everyone, get to work."
"Captain Ji, take a seat. Has Bo Qianqian given instructions?"
Ji Feng then recounted the entire process of interrogating Bo Xixi, concluding, "She was the one who went to the Thuja arborvitae exhibition, she was the one who rented the Audi, and she was the one who sent the text message. She was also the Thuja arborvitae female boss, Chen Zhou's girlfriend, and Chen Zhaoran's ex-girlfriend. However, none of these constitute a crime."
Jiang Bo lowered his head and thought for a while, "Let him go, there's nothing else we can do." Jiang Bo said helplessly.
Jifeng sighed and nodded.
"Captain Jiang, I have an idea." Ji Feng said as he walked to the door and waved to the clerk outside.
"What idea?"
Ji Feng didn't answer Jiang Bo for the time being. He said to the clerk who came in, "Let Bo Qianqian go and process the paperwork for her."
The clerk agreed and left. Ji Feng paused, then spoke slowly, "I have an idea for long-term support for Chuan's family. Specifically, I'd like to combine the funds I previously provided to Han Tie'an's daughter with this support for Chuan's family to establish a dedicated charitable fund. I'll be contacting Mr. Xu, a southern hedge fund manager. He's a longtime friend of mine, reliable, and highly capable. He'll be at the helm, ensuring the funds continue to appreciate and provide long-term support for both families. I'll personally oversee and guarantee the funds and take full responsibility for their use."
Jiang Bo stared at Ji Feng and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "This way, we can not only solve the current dilemma, but also provide continuous help in the future."
"That's right. And if you meet someone who needs financial support in the future, you can refer to this model."
"You are doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, which is of immeasurable merit." Jiang Bo praised.
Ji Feng waved his hand and said, "I will personally contribute 50,000 yuan as start-up capital and try to get it started as soon as possible."
Jiang Bo nodded. "I'll also donate 10,000 yuan. I'll report this to the bureau later and, through the union, spread an initiative throughout the bureau and society to try to secure more donations."
"As long as it's run properly, the amount of funding isn't a problem; the key is stability and sustainability."
"Captain Ji, thanks to you. Ji Chuan's soul in heaven can rest in peace." Jiang Bo patted the back of Ji Feng's hand with his broad palm.
"Captain Ji, Bo Qianqian wants to see you." The clerk came back and said at the door.
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