Chapter 97 The Ninety-Seventh Melon
Everyone was stunned.
Wang Xin immediately looked at Wang Xiang: "Uncle Wang, is it really you? You killed my father?!"
"Are you crazy?!"
The more anxious Wang Xiang became, the more confident he became. He retorted, "Why would I harm your father? My annual income plus dividends is already 500,000 yuan. Why would I take the risk and covet the company's money?"
Zhang Yan had been silent until now, but now that her cousin was being questioned, she had to speak up: "Yes, Ah Xiang has shares in the company, and it adds up to a lot of money every year. His family is also very frugal, so there is no reason for them to do such a thing."
Yan Qin spoke up for her mother-in-law: "Yes, officer, you have to investigate thoroughly and not wrongly accuse a good person. Although Wang Xiang sometimes speaks too much, he is not short of money and would never do such a thing."
"That's right. Look at my suit. Although it looks bright and shiny, I have worn it for ten years. This tie was given as a gift in a lottery." In order to clear himself of suspicion, Wang Xiang went out of his way to introduce his clothes to Inspector Liu and others. "Everything on my body, even my socks, were worn until they were torn and unusable. I am a person who has no shortage of money and does not spend much. How could I be so foolish as to commit a crime of murder? And even abscond with the money!"
Inspector Liu and others looked at Wang Xiang with a thoughtful look.
Without Wang Xiang saying anything, everyone could see that his dress was more simple than others.
Fifty thousand a year is a considerable income, which can be said to be much more than 99.9% of the people in Hong Kong.
From this perspective, Wang Xiang really has no reason to risk killing someone.
"Then you have saved a lot of money over the years, right?"
Gu Xicao looked at Wang Xiang and asked.
Wang Xiang was stunned, a look of panic appeared on his face.
He said vaguely: "It's okay, at least it's more than the average person."
"Why don't you contact the bank and check how much money is in your account?" Gu Xicao pressed on, refusing to give in.
It would be wrong for Wang Xiang to say it was good at this time, and it would be even worse to say it was not good.
He thought about it and realized that he didn't have 3 million in his account anyway, so he wasn't afraid of being suspected. He said confidently, "If you have any questions, I'll call right away!"
He borrowed a phone from Gu Zhizhang and called the bank.
The bank manager said, "Mr. Wang has a balance of 326,800 in our bank account."
Wang Xiang pressed the speaker button, holding the microphone, looking around at everyone, and said, "You all heard it, too."
After saying that, he hung up the phone and stood up. "Does this prove that I'm innocent?"
No.
Quite the opposite.
Inspector Liu frowned and asked, "Is this the only account in your family?"
"Yeah, my wife doesn't manage money, but I manage all the money in my family." Wang Xiang raised his chin, "So, this isn't the problem, right?"
"That's very strange."
Inspector Liu looked sharp, raised his eyelids, and said decisively: "You said you were very frugal, but how come you only have this much left after all these years of salary? Three hundred and twenty-eight thousand, isn't this almost half a year's income?"
Yan Qin hurriedly said, "Maybe he bought the house?"
"No..." Wang Xiang didn't have time to agree.
Gu Xicao interrupted him, "Buy a house? What house? You only have one unit in your name, and you bought that house a long time ago. Where did the rest of your money go?"
“I, I…”
Wang Xiang opened his mouth and looked at Yan Qin and others as if asking for help.
Although Yan Qin didn't want to care, Wang Xiang was her own man after all. "Where the money was spent, what does it have to do with this case? Don't citizens have the right to choose how they spend their money?"
Gu Zhizhang looked at Yan Qin with some disappointment and scolded, "Aqin, don't talk nonsense if you don't know. A person's money will not go away without reason. Wang Xiang said that he couldn't commit a crime because he had money. If he didn't have money, wouldn't he have a reason to commit a crime?"
Yan Qin looked embarrassed and said awkwardly, "I understand, Uncle Gu."
"If you don't dare to say it, then I will say it."
Gu Xicao poked Wang Xiang's chest with her finger. "You are very thrifty and stingy, but you have a problem. You love gambling. You lose tens of thousands every time you gamble. Over time, you have already owed others three million in gambling debts!"
"If you had worked hard to earn this money, you could have paid it back, but you didn't want to take the right path, and you didn't dare let your family know that you were gambling, so you targeted the company. You lied to Wang Lin and said that the company needed to temporarily withdraw 3 million yuan. Wang Lin was an honest man, he wouldn't have thought too much, let alone that you were thinking about his life. That night, you asked him to bring the money to the company, and you killed him at the company, took the money, and drove the body to a construction site that your company was responsible for."
"When you were burying the body, you found that he was still breathing. You had the opportunity to stop and join the good side, but you still chose to bury him alive. Then you pretended to let the bank check the surveillance and call the police, and pinned the crime of absconding with the money on Wang Lin!"
"No, no, you are wronging me!"
Wang Xiang's face was pale. He looked at Gu Xicao with fear in his eyes, but he still stiffened his neck, unwilling to admit it.
But his trembling hands and feet were enough to show that he was guilty.
"You really killed my father, you murderer, go to hell!"
Wang Xin was stimulated and couldn't help but pounce on him and put his hands on Wang Xiang's neck.
Inspector Liu and others quickly pulled Wang Xin away.
Wang Xiang covered his neck and coughed heavily a few times. He pointed his finger at Wang Xin and said, "You, you are the murderer. Everyone saw it. She wanted to kill me just now!"
“Shut up!”
Gu Zhizhang slammed his cane and looked at Wang Xiang sharply, "Is what Xicao said true? Did you really kill that person?"
Facing Gu Zhizhang's gaze, Wang Xiang dodged, "Boss Gu, why would I kill anyone? How come you all believed what she said? She should at least produce evidence. She said I gambled, but who has ever seen me gamble?!"
Zhang Yan said in a gentle voice: "Indeed, I watched Wang Xiang grow up, but I have never heard of him gambling."
"My cousin said so, uncle, you have to believe me!" Wang Xiang said excitedly.
Gu Xicao walked to the desk, picked up the phone and dialed.
Wang Xiang looked at her hesitantly, "You, what are you doing?"
Gu Xicao didn't say anything. When the phone rang, she pressed the speaker button. There was a cheerful woman on the other end of the line: "Hello? Uncle Gu?"
"Miss Gu, it's me, Gu Xicao."
Gu Xicao said to the person on the other end of the phone.
Gu Yue'e was stunned for a moment and then smiled: "It's you, you are with Uncle Gu?"
"Well, I have something to ask of you. Doesn't your family have a lot of casinos? I'm sure you know more about casinos than we do. I want to ask you for help on something."
Gu Xicao said.
Gu Yue'e said without even thinking: "Tell me, it's no big deal, why are you being so polite to me?"
"It's like this. Please find out if anyone paid back three million to the gambling house in one go a few months ago, and also find out who this person is." Gu Xicao said.
Gu Yue'e said: "Then wait a moment, I will ask someone to find out."
Gu Xicao hung up the phone, and the office fell into complete silence.
Wang Xiang's heart almost jumped out of his throat. He could never have imagined that Gu Xicao was so well-informed that he could even ask others to inquire about this matter.
However, he quickly told himself that Gu Xicao was just bluffing. He didn't know who was on the other end of the phone, and it wasn't the Gu family. Who had the ability to find out anything just by asking around?
"Do you know who I called?"
Gu Xicao turned around and asked Wang Xiang.
Wang Xiang sneered, his face full of disdain, "Does it matter who it is? Miss Gu, I think you are quite good at pretending to be wild."
Gu Xicao raised the corners of her lips, as if she was smiling. Just as she was about to speak, the phone rang. Gu Yue'e called back, "Miss Gu, this is a simple matter. I asked my subordinates and they got wind of it. Someone did pay back the casino three million in one go. The casino is not owned by us, but it has some relationship with our family. The debtor's surname is Wang, Wang Xiang."
The man who owes the debt is named Wang Xiang!
This sentence was enough for everyone to hear clearly.
Gu Xicao thanked the person on the other end of the phone and then hung up.
Inspector Liu stared at Wang Xiang warily. "Mr. Wang, what else do you have to explain now? Is it such a coincidence that your name is Wang Xiang and the person who paid back the money is also called Wang Xiang? Your company lost 3 million, and he happened to be able to pay back 3 million?!"
Wang Xiang's pupils trembled and his legs went limp.
Inspector Liu immediately led his men to handcuff the man. Gu Zhizhang looked grim, holding his cane. Gu Xicao walked over and said, "Grandpa, Wang Lin suffered an unexpected disaster and was wronged. It's not enough for the company to arrest the man, but we should also compensate Wang Lin's family."
"I know."
Gu Zhizhang sighed, called his assistant, pointed at Wang Xin, and said, "We will return double the money their family paid to them. In addition, the company will pay one million yuan in compensation for Wang Xin's death, and the medical expenses of the child's mother will also be covered by the company."
"Yes, Chairman." The assistant quickly wrote down Gu Zhizhan's order.
Wang Xin covered her face with her hands and couldn't help crying out loud.
Gu Xicao looked at her and couldn't help but feel soft-hearted. She walked over and wiped Wang Xin's tears with a tissue, "Don't cry, your father has finally been vindicated. As a daughter, you have done your best."
Gu Xicao does not encourage gambling with one's life, but for Wang Xin, a 17-year-old girl, her father suddenly disappeared and was accused of absconding with the money. The family had to use all the money to compensate the company, and her mother was seriously ill and needed medical expenses every day.
There is nothing much to say about the fact that Wang Xin was able to come up with this method to help clear his father's charges and find a way to survive for his family.
"Thank you, thank you."
Wang Xin raised her head, her thick eyelashes wet with tears, and there was guilt in her eyes. "I, I'm sorry for you and the police officers."
Inspector Liu ordered someone to take Wang Xiang away and transfer the matter to the Business Investigation Division. She came over and heard Wang Xin's words. She reached out and pressed Wang Xin's head, "It's good that you know you're wrong. Don't do such stupid things again in the future. It's all thanks to Miss Gu's painstaking persuasion that I was able to 'persuade' you to stop today."
Wang Xin was stunned.
Gu Xicao smiled and said, "It's not all my credit. Inspector Liu, your persuasion was also very effective."
Wang Xin seemed to understand something.
Making a false report to the police is actually illegal, but with Inspector Liu's words, at least she won't be charged.
Ever since her father disappeared, she has been surrounded by strange looks from people around her and ridicule from classmates, but at this moment, she feels that there are still many very good people in this world who are willing to selflessly help others even if they meet by chance.
Gu Zhizhan looked at the movement over there with a dim look in his eyes.
Zhang Yan whispered, "We really don't know about Wang Xiang's case. This kid looked honest since he was young, but who would have thought he would become like this now."
"No need to say more." Gu Zhizhang shook his head. "When I come back from the mainland, it's time to reorganize the group."
Zhang Yan's face changed slightly.
"So you are the famous Master Gu."
Judge Liu stretched out his hand and looked at Gu Xicao with surprise and approval.
Gu Xicao came here with Molly today. Mrs. Molly obviously wanted to help her. Judge Liu is a rare female judge in Hong Kong. What's more rare is that she has a good reputation and ability.
"Judge Liu, you are overpraising me. I am not famous, but you are. I have watched your interview program before..."
Gu Xicao doesn’t want to be aloof when interacting with others, but she knows exactly what to say when it’s time to interact.
Molly brought Amy here today, and Gu Xicao brought Lin Yuan here as well. Judge Liu happened to have a daughter. Although she was older than Lin Yuan and Amy, there was still some fun for the children to play with when they got together.
Women always feel more relaxed when talking together, and the conversation becomes rapport soon.
As we were talking, it was already noon.
Judge Liu insisted on inviting Gu Xicao and the others to lunch. Her daughter Liu Zhi came over with Amy and the others, as well as her classmates, "Mommy."
Judge Liu smiled and called Liu Zhi over, and wiped her face with a handkerchief. "Why are you playing with your little brother and sister and getting a mess on your face?"
Liu Zhi smiled. She was about thirteen years old and in Form One. "Mommy, I have an appointment with Ah Xi to go shopping this afternoon. Can I go out with Ah Xi?"
Molly couldn't help but smile when she heard that, and she looked at Gu Xicao tacitly.
We all used to be children, so how can we not know what children are thinking? We deliberately make some requests to parents in front of outsiders, which parents would not easily agree to on weekdays. In this way, parents will naturally find it difficult to refuse for the sake of face.
really.
Judge Liu hesitated for a moment, then said, "You can go, but don't stay for too long. Where are you and Ah Xi going?"
"Let's go to Moro Street. Ah Xi said it's lively and fun there." When Liu Zhi said this, he felt a little guilty and didn't dare to look Judge Liu in the eye.
In fact, she and Ah Xi were not going to Moro Street, but to Ah Xi's home.
Ah Xi said that her family had a puppy, which was very cute. Liu Zhi had liked dogs since she was a child, but her mother had to work and take care of her, so she didn't have the time to raise another dog. Therefore, she was too embarrassed to say that she wanted to raise one, and could only go to other people's homes to satisfy her curiosity.
"Moro Street, I heard that there are many antique stalls there, it's a good place to go shopping."
Molly spoke up for Liu Zhi considerately.
Judge Liu was also somewhat relieved. "You can go, but have the driver take you there and back. Don't walk around."
Judge Liu was cautious not only because Liu Zhi was a girl, but also because she had been a judge for so many years and had offended many people because of her fair judgments and her refusal to accept bribes.
Even Judge Liu herself had experienced assassination attempts and bomb attacks, so she was very nervous about her precious daughter.
"Mommy, don't worry, I'll ask Uncle Zhao to pick us up."
Hearing the good news, Liu Zhi grinned happily and kissed Judge Liu. His classmate A Xi next to him also smiled.
The system's voice rang in Gu Xicao's mind: "This good friend of Liu Zhi is not a good person. She asked Liu Zhi to go to her house because she actually wanted to..."
The smile on Gu Xicao's face gradually faded.
She looked at Ah Xi with a searching look in her eyes. Ah Xi seemed to notice her gaze. When she turned back to meet Gu Xicao's eyes, she smiled and said, "Auntie is so beautiful."
Liu Zhi burst out laughing and gently pushed Ah Xi, "Ah Xi, she is not much older than us, you should call her sister."
"Really?" Lin Xi scratched his head in confusion. "I don't know. I saw her chatting happily with Aunt Liu and the others, so I thought she was older than us."
"No way, Xiao Gu will only be nineteen after the Chinese New Year." Molly said with a smile.
Gu Xicao said, "It's okay to count to nineteen now, after all, it's your birthday. But, it's a rare day for us to meet, why don't I help you two calculate it, how about that?"
Liu Zhi blinked, "Sister Gu can really tell fortunes?"
Judge Liu said angrily, "They've already been on the show. If you asked this question, you would have been exposed long ago if you can't tell fortunes."
Liu Zhi scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly.
Lin Xi disagreed, "Aunt Liu, many fortune tellers are just teasing people, and Sister Gu's appearance on the show might all be scripted."
When she said this, Judge Liu looked a little embarrassed.
Liu Zhi tugged at Lin Xi's sleeve and said, "Ah Xi, that was someone else. Sister Gu is definitely not that kind of person. Besides, I read in the newspaper before that Sister Gu helped the police solve many cases!"
"Yes, last month Amy and I came to Hong Kong, and Amy got lost by accident. It was Miss Gu who figured out our whereabouts and helped Amy find us."
Molly hugged her daughter, kissed her hair, and said with a smile.
Lin Xi curled his lips and made eyes at Liu Zhi, full of disapproval.
Judge Liu saw this and didn't like his daughter's classmate very much, but after all, the classmate was a visitor, so he couldn't say anything.
She smiled and said, "It's a rare opportunity. Miss Gu, please help the two children calculate the money. I will pay for it."
Gu Xicao looked at Liu Zhi and Lin Xi, "Who will go first?"
Liu Zhi knew that Lin Xi had a bad temper and was afraid that she would talk nonsense and cause trouble, so he said, "Let me go first, Sister Gu, can you calculate how I am doing in school this year?"
Everyone looked at Gu Xicao curiously.
Judge Liu also became curious.
Gu Xicao said, "Your academic performance is fine except for physical education and chemistry. You always find excuses for not going to training in physical education class, right?"
Liu Zhi was embarrassed and touched his nose. "Yes, physical education class is too tiring. I have to play volleyball, and it hurts when I get hit."
Judge Liu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You kid, why did you fail in physical education? Did you take physical education seriously in school?"
Liu Zhi stuck out his tongue and said, "Mommy, no one is perfect. I am good at Chinese, English, and math, but I am not good at sports and chemistry. There is nothing I can do about it."
"Is there anything else? Does Liu Zhi have any shameful secrets?"
Seeing that Gu Xicao seemed to be right, Lin Xi couldn't wait to ask.
Liu Zhi's face was a little embarrassed, "A Xi, you..."
Lin Xi smiled and hugged Liu Zhi's arm, "I'm just asking for fun. I'm asking for my aunt."
Judge Liu had a faint smile on his face.
"She has only one secret to tell, and isn't that secret a secret between you two?" Gu Xicao asked back.
Lin Xi subconsciously looked at Liu Zhi with an angry look in his eyes, "Did you tell her our secret?"
"I didn't." Liu Zhi was also surprised, and she was a little scared. The physical education and chemistry grades were easy to deal with, but if her mother knew that she didn't go shopping with Ah Xi, but went to Ah Xi's house, and she lied to her mother, her mother would definitely be sad.
Lin Xi was angry and shook off Liu Zhi's hand, "Don't lie to me, if you don't tell her, how can she know?"
"I told you, I calculated it."
Gu Xicao said: "If you don't believe it, why don't I help you calculate it."
Lin Xi was half-believing and half-doubting, "You calculate, then calculate my family's fortune this year?"
Molly was a little surprised. After all, teenage girls usually don't worry about their family's financial fortune. They only care about studying and school matters.
Gu Xicao said, "Your family's fortune is very bad this year. Your father went to jail and lost a large sum of money. You and your sister have to rely on this money to make a living, and you have to be very careful with your budget. This year should be a difficult year for you."
Liu Zhi exclaimed, confused, "Sister Gu, your calculation is not right. Ah Xi's family is well off, and it doesn't seem like they are short of money."
"You have to ask her herself." Gu Xicao said, "I know best whether my calculations are accurate or not. Ah Xi, what do you think?"
Lin Xi stared at Gu Xicao and smiled reluctantly, "No, of course not. If my family was short of money, how could I go to our school?"
"That's right. The tuition at the girls' school is 30,000 per semester. This amount of money is not something that an average family can afford."
Judge Liu said thoughtfully.
But she also noticed that there was something wrong with Lin Xi's expression.
Gu Xicao looked at Lin Xi, "So this is even more strange. Your father is in jail, and there is not much money left in the family. Why did you two brothers and sisters spend the money frugally instead of spending 30,000 yuan to send you to a girls' school? If I'm not mistaken, you and Liu Zhi only met this semester. Your purpose is to go to Liu Zhi, right?"
Judge Liu was still unclear at this time.
Her expression changed slightly. The events she had experienced before were enough to make her wary of everyone. She looked at Lin Xi, "What's your father's name?!"
Lin Xi is still a little girl after all. Even though the brother and sister had made a lot of plans, she never expected to meet a tough guy like Gu Xicao who suddenly appeared out of nowhere and saw through all their plans.
Her face changed slightly, and she pulled the corners of her lips, "Aunt Liu, my dad, my dad is just an ordinary person. It's just a coincidence that I know Azhi. What this master said is really scary. I think she is the one who is here for the money!"
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