Shi Yong is a well-known model couple of talented men and beautiful women in the entire Ye family and even in Lin City.
Ji Bai asked: "Where were you from 7pm on the night of the incident to 5am the next day?"
"I had dinner with friends until 9 o'clock, then went home." Ye Qiao replied calmly, "I got up at 7 o'clock the next day to go to work."
"Did you hear any unusual noises at home that night?"
"No." Ye Qiao looked at him unceremoniously, "I don't quite understand what you mean, what will happen?"
Ji Bai smiled and changed the subject: "How is your relationship with Ye Zixi?"
Ye Qiao took a cigarette from the box on the table, lit it and took a puff, then replied, "The relationship is average."
At this time Xu Xu asked: "Do you know that Ye Zixi usually has conflicts with others? Does Ye Zixi have a lover?"
Ye Qiao took another puff of her cigarette and replied calmly, "I don't know if Ye Zixi has had any conflicts with anyone. I don't know much about her private life either."
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The evening sun was bright and warm. Ji Bai and Xu Xu stood in front of the deserted green belt downstairs of the building. Ji Bai lit a cigarette and asked, "Any doubts?"
Xu Xu: "Yes. She was relatively calm when answering other questions. But when we mentioned Ye Zixi, she consciously answered more slowly and more clearly, which made me feel that she was deliberately controlling her emotions. Maybe she was hiding something."
Ji Bai nodded: "There is another suspicious point. Looking at her hands, she should not have been smoking for long."
Xu Xu's mind moved: Generally speaking, when adults suddenly become addicted to smoking or drinking, it is mostly because they need to relieve stress.
Ji Bai smiled and said, "She is young, beautiful, and rich. Her profile shows that she is in good health. The performance of the subsidiary she manages is also outstanding. What other reasons could make a woman like her suddenly addicted to smoking?"
Xu Xu pondered: "Family pressure. Do you mean her husband might have cheated on her?"
"I can't say for sure, but it's possible."
The two of them were silent for a moment. Xu Xu looked at the smoke curling between Ji Bai's fingers and asked casually, "What about you? Why do you smoke?"
Ji Bai's gaze also rested on the cigarette burning quietly between his fingers.
It was only when I joined the criminal police team that I started to get beaten severely. When you are in your early twenties, facing dead bodies one after another, and unable to sleep all night because of a case, how precious are cigarettes? Later it became a habit. I would smoke one whenever I had the time. I couldn't quit, and I didn't want to quit.
The misty thoughts flashed away, Ji Bai raised his eyes to look at Xu Xu, and asked instead of answering: "Why, you don't like me smoking?"
Xu Xu looked at him in surprise.
In her heart, Ji Bai has always been her boss, her master, her colleague, and a senior worthy of respect. But she never thought: "Ji Bai is a 28-year-old handsome single man who lives with her day and night." But even so, she still felt that there was something wrong with Ji Bai's words. Like... a man teasing a woman?
A strange possibility flashed through Xu Xu's mind, and he subconsciously looked into Ji Bai's eyes, observing his expression. However, no matter how experienced and steady Ji Bai was, she had never seen through his eyes, and at this moment she only saw the frankness and calmness in his eyes.
Xu Xu naturally felt relieved - it was obvious that Ji Bai's words were literal: whether he disliked his smoking behavior. So she nodded: "I don't like it. It's better not to smoke. It's harmful to your health."
Ji Bai was about to speak when Xu Xu's phone rang - it was the secretary informing him that he could go meet Zhang Shiyong.
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According to the information, before Zhang Shiyong married Ye Qiao, he was the second son of another well-known company in the city and had a master's degree from studying in Europe. He is currently in charge of the real estate subsidiary of the two companies' joint venture, which has a strong ability to expand in scale and now controls half of the Ye family's business.
The office, which is decorated in cool colors, exudes toughness, heaviness and luxury everywhere. Zhang Shiyong was dressed in a pure black suit. He turned slowly under the light with a warm smile on his face. "Officers, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
Even Xu Xu, who was not easily aware of male charm, was slightly startled when she saw him for the first time. Because of his outstanding appearance and demeanor, he just stood there quietly, exuding the elegant temperament of a mature man.
"Mr. Zhang, sorry to bother you." Ji Bai smiled faintly and shook hands with Zhang Shiyong. Zhang Shiyong glanced at him and smiled even more: "Detective Ji, I have long admired you."
Xu Xu looked at Ji Bai's handsome and deep profile. Different from Zhang Shiyong's powerful aura in his every move, Ji Bai was very calm and natural. He would not give people any unnecessary pressure. Instead, he exuded a kind of restrained calmness.
From this perspective, Ji Bai gives people just the right feeling.
Zhang Shiyong was calm about his schedule that night: "I was in a meeting at the company until eight that night, and I got home before nine. I really can't provide any alibi for what happened afterwards."
He also mentioned Ye Zixi in his answers to other questions. He only frowned slightly and said, "I admire her very much. What a pity."
…
Ji Bai only had one comment about Zhang Shiyong: "Watertight."
Xu Xu frowned: "If I were Ye Zixi, I would definitely choose Zhang Shiyong."
Ji Bai paused while lighting a cigarette, looked up at her, and said slowly, "The hypothesis is not true, but the inference makes some sense. Let's go back to the police station and discuss it."
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As dusk fell, Ji Bai and Xu Xu returned to the police station first, found a small restaurant nearby, and waited for Lao Wu and Yao Meng.
Ji Bai threw the menu to Xu Xu and went to the outer room. After pondering for a long time at the night sky, he felt that his thoughts had become clear and he felt a little relaxed.
As soon as he returned to the private room, Xu Xu looked at him eagerly, waiting for him to summarize today's conclusions.
Ji Bai sat down: "From the current point of view, the second and third elders and their spouses could be the murderers. However, Zhang Shiyong is the most likely to be Ye Zixi's lover and ally."
Xu Xu nodded: "Regardless of his personality, ability, and strength in the Ye Group, he is Ye Zixi's best choice. Ye Qiao's performance is also proof of this."
At this time, the waiter brought the cold dishes. Ji Bai took the menu and asked for a pot of tea. Xu Xu, however, could not be as relaxed as him and frowned: "But we are only discussing relative possibilities, and there is no evidence."
Ji Bai picked up the teacup and said calmly, "There is evidence. The evidence is on him."
Xu Xu raised an eyebrow when he heard this. After all, she had little experience, and she had no idea what the evidence Ji Bai mentioned was. But she knew that Ji Bai must be sure of what he said. Besides doubts, there was also surprise and admiration in his eyes.
The night outside the window is dark blue, and the lights inside the house are orange. Ji Bai looked into her clear eyes, which were clearly black and white, and admiration was clearly visible in them. This made Ji Bai's heart flutter slightly. People around her say she is dull, but in fact her eyes are really “eyes that can speak”, it’s just… she speaks very little.
Ji Bai's smile widened as he continued to deepen her admiration: "The evidence will be in our hands tomorrow at the latest. The case should be solved within three days. The director asked for a week to solve the case, so it shouldn't be delayed."
Xu Xu was stunned now, staring at him without blinking.
Ji Bai laughed and patted the chair beside him: "Come and sit down, I'll explain it to you."
Xu Xu was so focused on knowing the answer that he didn't even think about the necessary connection between "come sit over" and "explain". He stood up and sat next to him, looking up at him, waiting.
Ji Bai naturally put one arm on the back of her chair, and habitually took out a lighter with one hand and lit a cigarette. He took a puff and blew out a smoke ring. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Xu Xu looking at the smoke ring and frowning slightly: "Didn't you say you wouldn't smoke today?"
Ji Bai looked at the little woman who was only half a foot away from his arms. His mind moved and he slowly replied, "Xu Xu, only my girlfriend can control me, not my apprentice."
Xu Xu tilted his head upon hearing this and stared at him intently.
…
On the same quiet night, in this city, someone is making a circuitous journey towards happiness. For some people, every minute and every second is torture.
In the Ye family's high-rise building, the third son, Ye Qiao, was standing in his office, lost in thought.
Looking down from the floor-to-ceiling windows, the surface of the building slopes like an abyss. She lit a cigarette facing the glass, and just as she was about to put it in her mouth, someone snatched it away.
She turned her head sharply and looked at the man in front of her who seemed to be smiling. He was as tall and handsome as ever, with deep and masculine features, vaguely reflected in the window, making people irresistible and frightened.
Zhang Shiyong looked at his wife's frightened but forced-calm expression, smiled faintly, and threw her cigarette into the trash can.
Ye Qiao's face changed again and again, and finally turned pale, and she uttered two words fiercely: "Beast!"
Zhang Shiyong's smile disappeared, and he grabbed her waist with a gloomy face. Ye Qiao pushed hard, but the grip became tighter. Looking at the trembling body in his arms, Zhang Shiyong suddenly laughed, lowered his head and bit her neck hard: "Zi Xi is not as pretty as you, not as rich as you, and not as wild as you in bed. Now she is dead, what else are you dissatisfied with?"
☆, Chapter 23
"Xu Xu, only my girlfriend can control me. My apprentice can't." After saying this, Ji Bai stared at her calmly.
Xu Xu also looked at him, and she answered very straightforwardly: "I don't want to care about you."
Ji Bai looked at her open and bright eyes, and felt a stuffy air rising up from his chest, blocking it silently. She was always outspoken, and what she said showed that she had no feelings for him at all.
The irritation in his heart gradually grew, and Ji Bai picked up the cigarette with a calm expression and put it to his mouth again.
But she continued, "Master, I am concerned about you."
She looked serious and sincere. Perhaps because she was not used to actively expressing her kindness to others, a blush appeared on her fair little face.
Ji Bai was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled deeply.
He put out the cigarette in the ashtray and looked at her sideways: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Xu Xu smiled slightly and continued, "Actually, there are many ways to relieve stress. Smoking is the most unhealthy way. I believe you know that. It's not difficult to quit smoking..."
She spoke in a serious tone, and Ji Bai listened to the low and soft voice in his ears, and his heart seemed to become lazy and comfortable. I thought: Ji Bai, ah Ji Bai, her mind is so simple and slow! Why are your moods so up and down today because of her words, like a young boy? You have to make her follow you wholeheartedly without realizing it, but don't let her confuse you first.
Thinking of this, he said calmly: "You have a point, but I have a strong addiction to smoking and it is difficult for me to quit. You are an expert and you want to care about me, so you will help me quit smoking in the future."
Xu Xu: "Okay. I'll go back and look up some information, and then we'll come up with a plan."
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As the two were talking, the door of the private room was pushed open.
Old Wu was talking on the phone. He nodded casually at the two of them, pulled out a chair, sat down and continued talking.
With other subordinates coming, Ji Bai naturally had to restrain himself. Just as he was about to put down his arm that was resting on the back of the chair behind Xu Xu, Yao Meng walked in.
She saw Ji Bai's actions head-on, and Xu Xu, who was sitting obediently beside him, was visibly startled.
Ji Bai's expression remained unchanged, and his arm did not move, his eyes lightly sliding across Yao Meng's face. Yao Meng forced a smile, put down her bag and sat down.
Ji Bai then naturally put down his arms. Yao Meng just looked up and their eyes met again. Seeing that he looked calm, Yao Meng felt a little suspicious and disappointed, but she couldn't see through him, so she had to lower her eyes.
At this time, Old Wu hung up the phone, looking a little excited: "Boss, there are two important new discoveries."
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The news brought by Old Wu is very crucial.
First, the second brother Ye Jin had an alibi. In her confession, she mentioned that she sat alone in the garden downstairs for a while at around 11 p.m. that evening. The Ye family has an old driver who is nearly 50 years old. He happened to have taken leave these few days. When he was questioned by the police at work today, he said that he had seen Ye Jin on the night of the incident. The servant's room where he lived was not far from the villa of the second son and his wife. He went to bed late every day, heard noises, and saw Ye Jin walking in the garden.
Ji Bai and Xu Xu were both startled when they heard this sudden alibi.
The second piece of news that Old Wu brought was about the third child, Ye Qiao.
Police have been checking highway surveillance cameras near Ye's home and the crime scene. Today we finally found out that a camera captured Ye Qiao driving by at 9:47 p.m. on the night of the incident. In other words, she went out that night.
After listening to Ji Bai and Xu Xu's speculation about the identity of Zhang Shiyong's lover, Old Wu agreed: "Now it seems that the biggest suspects are the third brother and his wife. But boss, what about the evidence you mentioned?"
Ji Bai smiled slightly: "Clothes."
Xu Xu suddenly realized: "What personal clothing did Zhang Shiyong take away from the crime scene?"
Ji Bai nodded.
Old Wu was in deep thought and Yao Meng hesitated.
Ji Bai explained calmly: "From the messy wardrobe at the crime scene, it can be judged that Zhang Shiyong took away his personal belongings temporarily after Ye Zixi died. It was early in the morning, how would he deal with these things?
Throw it on the road? Won't. His clothes are all custom-made from famous brands, and they are very eye-catching. The police would soon be searching the entire Linan Mountain area, and throwing away clothing would be tantamount to exposing oneself;
Bring it back to the company? Neither will I. There are cameras in every elevator in the building, and the police will thoroughly check the surveillance records. He was too conspicuous to carry such a large box of clothes upstairs on the morning of the second day of the incident;
Put it back home? There have been police officers coming in and out of Ye’s house these days.
Moreover, since the morning of the second day after the incident, our people have been monitoring the Ye family 24 hours a day, so he had no other chance to get away. ”
Old Wu added: "So his clothes are still in his hands - most likely in the car. As long as we find these clothes, we will most likely find traces of the crime scene."
The four of them were silent for a while, and Xu Xu asked: "Then can we apply for a search warrant?"
Before Ji Bai could answer, Old Wu shook his head: "There is no other evidence at the moment. We are just basing our inferences on this. The other party is a well-known person in this city, so it is difficult to apply for a search warrant."
I thought there was a breakthrough, but unexpectedly I was stuck in a deadlock again. Old Wu and the other two frowned in thought, but Ji Bai smiled.
He subconsciously took out a cigarette and was about to put it in his mouth when he suddenly heard Xu Xu call out very quickly and softly, "Master." He looked up and saw the little guy staring straight at the cigarette in his hand and gave him a serious look.
Ji Bai couldn't help but feel a sweet feeling in his heart - comfortable!
Then he held the cigarette in his hand, looking a little embarrassed, and finally nodded at her seriously and put down the cigarette.
Old Wu at the side laughed: "Xu Xu, you even care about your master smoking?"
Xu Xu replied: "It's not supervision. Master has decided to quit smoking, so I'm supervising him. Old Wu, do you want to quit too?"
Yao Meng looked at this scene and felt that her smile had become a little stiff. She heard her own brisk voice changing the subject: "Boss, without a search warrant, what should we do?"
Ji Bai then looked at her and replied with a faint smile: "It's okay, I will think of another way."
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Just after eating for a while, Ji Bai's cell phone rang. After taking a look at the number, a smile appeared on his lips, and he got up and went out.
Ye Zixiao on the other end of the phone was polite but distant: "Officer Ji, I was in a meeting just now and didn't answer the call. What's the matter?"
Ji Bai said in a low voice: "Regarding Ye Zixi's case, I want to ask you for help with something."
Ye Zixiao's voice became serious: "Go ahead."
Ji Bai leaned against the wall of the shop, looking at the inky black sky, the stars as sparse as water. He said calmly, "I believe you have also noticed that Ye Zixi's villa is missing her lover's clothes. We speculate that there may be traces of the crime scene on the clothes. The lover should not have found a chance to throw them away. They are the key evidence in this case. If possible, I hope you can help the police keep an eye on whether anyone in the Ye Group has unusual behavior. Of course, this also hopes that your family can be cleared of suspicion as soon as possible."
After listening to this, Ye Zixiao was silent for a moment and replied: "Okay, I'll keep an eye on it."
As a result, before the meal was finished, less than half an hour later, Ji Bai received another call from Ye Zixiao, his tone was resolute and slightly angry: "The clothes and the lover have been found! Come over here."
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Ye Zixiao is not a fool. Although Ji Bai did not mention suspecting the Ye family on the phone, but only mentioned the Ye Group, the first thing he thought of was his family.
He was having dinner at home when he received the call. The police came to the company to investigate a case today, and Ye Lanyuan asked everyone to come back for dinner. When everyone was present, Ye Lanyuan said, "From now on, we will observe a moment of silence for Zi Xi before every meal."
No one objected, and no one spoke.
But he sat at the dining table, getting angrier the more he thought about it. He simply put down his chopsticks with a cold face, and walked out regardless of his father's gloomy expression and his third sister's attempt to stop him.
Since everyone was eating in the big house, they parked their cars outside by the flower garden. Ye Zixiao stood in the dark night, looking at the row of nice cars. Without thinking too much, he turned around and called the driver captain and security captain of Ye's residence.
"Open the trunks of all the cars."
"Let your people stop them. No one is allowed to come over."
The driver and the security captain were stunned. Seeing that the two men did not move, he smiled and said, "Go quickly! Otherwise, I will kick you out tomorrow. If you listen to me today, you will be rewarded 50,000 each." But Ye Zixiao has always been the bully in the family. He is the old man's beloved youngest son. Who dares to disobey him? The two of them usually had a good relationship with him, so they just gritted their teeth and went.
The trunks were opened one by one, and Ye Zixiao checked them one by one with a cold face. The noise alarmed everyone in the room, and they all ran out. Ye Ziqiang was the first to change his expression: "Old Four, what are you doing?"
Ye Zixiao didn't even look at him and yelled to the team of security guards beside him: "Stop them!" The security guards didn't dare to really stop them. While they were pushing and shoving and pretending to be stupid, Ye Zixiao drove a few more cars. Ye Jin stood in the corridor in silence, while Ye Qiao crossed her arms over her chest, with a cold and sarcastic smile on her face. Zhang Shiyong's face changed slightly, and he rushed forward: "Zixiao, what are you doing?"
In fact, Ye Zixiao originally thought that he would find something in Wu Xie's car, but it turned out to be empty. At this time, he was facing a BMW X5, but the driver captain said he didn't have the key to the car.
"Brother-in-law, don't worry about it. It's none of your business." Ye Zixiao said to Zhang Shiyong, then looked up at the people in front of the porch, "Whose car is this?"
Zhang Shiyong's face darkened: "This is my car."
Ye Zixiao's heart was slightly shaken, and he looked at this brother-in-law whom he had always respected as his brother: "Your car? Open it."
Zhang Shiyong's face also looked a little cold: "I don't like people touching my things."
Ye Zixiao glanced at him, and many vague thoughts flashed through his mind. He suddenly shouted to the security captain next to him: "Smash it!"
The trunk was forcibly pried open and the large suitcase inside was cut open with a knife, with the man's suit, pajamas, underwear, leather shoes, teacups, and toiletries scattered out. No one around said anything. Zhang Shiyong said calmly, "What are you looking for?"
Ye Zixiao ignored his indifference, grabbed his tie and punched him in the face: "Damn it, it's really you!"
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When Ji Bai and others arrived at Ye's house, Ye Zixiao was sitting on the back of the car with a bruised face and nose. There were a bunch of security guards around him, and no one was allowed to approach. Zhang Shiyong's clothes and hair were disheveled. He stood a few steps away with a gloomy face.
The other members of the Ye family were silent with different expressions, and Ye Lanyuan did not show up.
Seeing Ji Bai, Ye Zixiao jumped out of the car: "Officer, I have evidence to submit."
Xu Xu didn't say anything when he saw how embarrassed and fierce he was. Seeing Ji Bai's calm face again, he immediately understood what Ji Bai meant when he said that he would find a way to find these clothes.
He must have expected Ye Zixiao to do this.
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Officially invited to the police station and sitting in the brightly lit hearing room, Zhang Shiyong, dressed in a suit and tie, was not nervous at all. It was just that the bruise on one side of his face made him look out of place and hideous.
"I don't understand why I was taken to the police station in the middle of the night." He looked calm, "I will wait for the lawyer."
Ji Bai and Lao Wu interrogated him personally. Old Wu threw the appraisal report in his hand and said, "Stop pretending. An Italian custom-made suit? It matches Ye Zixi's consumption record. She gave it to you, right? There are traces of dirt from the crime scene in the leather shoes. You probably don't know that the composition of dirt in every place in the world is different. What's more, there is Ye Zixi's DNA in the toiletries. Mr. Zhang, how do you explain it?"
Xu Xu, Yao Meng and the others were all listening and observing quietly from behind a wall of dark glass.
However, facing the overwhelming evidence, Zhang Shiyong hesitated for a moment, leaned back in his chair, and seemed to be completely relaxed: "That's right. Ye Zixi is my mistress. But I didn't kill her, and there is no accomplice. Women, just for fun. I have many women, and she can only be regarded as one of the ones who has been with me for a long time. Is that not okay?"
On the other side of the glass, Yao Meng cursed, "Beast." Xu Xu also frowned.
At this time, Ji Bai asked calmly: "You went to the scene on the night of the crime."
Zhang Shiyong raised his eyes and looked at Ji Bai: "I have been there. But when I arrived, she was already dead."
☆, Chapter 24
"I went there because I received a text message from Zi Xi." Zhang Shiyong took out his cell phone calmly and handed it to Ji Bai.
Everyone outside the hearing room was stunned: Another text message?
"Honey, I have something important to tell you. Can you come to the villa right away?" The message was sent at 22:40 that evening. The sender was not Ye Zixi, but an unfamiliar number.
"That's the personal card that I use for daily contact with Zixi." Zhang Shiyong explained calmly.
Zhao Han, who was beside Xu Xu, muttered, "Sure enough, there is another number. No wonder Ye Zixi couldn't find him in her communication records."
In the hearing room, Zhang Shiyong raised his deep eyes: "It was very late, and I was a little surprised. But our personal card is encrypted, and only Zixi knows the password. So I went anyway."
"I packed my things and left - I didn't want my relationship with her to be exposed." He said calmly, "I covered her with that dress. After all, she is my woman."
--Zhang Shiyong has been temporarily released but remains under police surveillance.
One reason is that based on the driving route he provided, the police found surveillance videos of several sections of the road, proving that he arrived at the villa at midnight that night and left at 1 a.m. According to the results of further forensic examinations on the body in the past few days, Ye Zixi should have been killed during this period of time; secondly, the police had no other direct evidence to prove that he was involved in the murder.
The criminal police team immediately held a brief meeting, and Ji Bai got straight to the point: "The person who sent this text message could only be Ye Qiao."
Yao Meng said: "Yes, that time period was exactly when Ye Zixi was murdered. But she had no reason to send such a text message." Old Wu nodded: "At that time, the eldest brother Ye Ziqiang and the second brother Ye Jin both had alibis. Only Ye Qiao was out."
Xu Xu said: "Others don't know the password of the personal card. But Ye Qiao is Zhang Shiyong's wife, and only she may know it."
Zhao Han hesitated: "There is both a time and a motive for the crime. It seems that Ye Qiao is the most suspicious. But why did she send such a text message to call Zhang Shiyong to the scene? Ye Zixiao also received a text message at 22:17. What happened that night?"
When he asked this, the case became as confusing as looking at a mountain through clouds. Ji Bai said calmly: "Ask her back and you'll know."
--The incandescent light shone on the woman's beautiful yet pale face. Her hands were tightly clasped and her body was stiff. Compared with her husband's calmness, Ye Qiao seemed too nervous.
"Give me a cigarette." Her voice was a little hoarse.
Ji Bai: “No.”
Ye Qiao lowered her head in silence. Ji Bai stared at her: "Zhang Shiyong has already explained the matter of the text message."
Ye Qiao: "What...text message? I don't understand."
"Ms. Ye, we have found the highway surveillance video that night. You arrived at Lin'an Mountain around 10 p.m. and stayed there until 11 p.m. You gave a false confession before that." Old Wu softened his tone, "Whether you killed the person or not, confessing voluntarily will only benefit you."
However, Ye Qiao's stubbornness exceeded everyone's expectations. Even though Ji Bai and Lao Wu used both soft and hard tactics, half an hour passed and she remained silent.
--It was already 3 o'clock in the morning. Yao Meng ordered takeout and everyone gathered in the large conference room to eat something casually. Ji Bai instructed that Ye Qiao be left alone for a few hours so that everyone could rest for a while, and then he walked out alone.
The police station compound was dark and silent. Ji Bai leaned his tall body against the corridor, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and just as he was about to light it, he heard familiar and light footsteps behind him.
He raised his eyes and looked at Xu Xu who was walking towards him quietly, and laughed: "Just one."
Xu Xu nodded, walked to his side, and leaned against the railing, thinking about the case in silence.
Seeing the little fellow following him and staying by his side so naturally, Ji Bai's heavy mood due to the case suddenly relaxed. With a sudden thought, he threw the lighter to her: "I keep my word. You keep it."
"oh."
Ji Bai said naturally: "Help me light a fire first."
Xu Xu had only lit a cigarette for Xu Jun before, so he was quite skilled at it. With a "crack", the flame ignited, and before she could hand it over, Ji Bai had already leaned over with his head down, holding a cigarette in his mouth.
The corridor was quiet and dark. Ji Bai's body was as tall as a tree, standing in front of Xu Xu. The orange-yellow firelight illuminated his profile, making his outline hazy and deep. Xu Xu was suddenly stunned.
Her rating of Ji Bai's appearance has always been above average (too tall and too strong). In her eyes, this face is no different from Old Wu's middle-aged man's face.
However, at this moment, perhaps it was the mixture of light and dark, or perhaps it was the midnight and she was a little dazed. As he lowered his head, approached and stared at her, his eyebrows and eyes were heroic and tough, which made her feel that he was more handsome and moving than ever before.
At this time, Ji Bai had already straightened up, took a deep breath, and looked at her: "You should go to sleep too."
Xu Xu didn't look at him, lowered his head and said no. She was taking deep breaths to calm her obviously accelerated heartbeat, and silently thinking: Food and sex are part of human nature, food and sex are part of human nature.
The two stood there for a while, and Ji Bai put out his cigarette butt: "Let's go and talk to Ye Qiao again."
--The hearing room was bright and quiet. Ye Qiao could no longer maintain her stiff sitting posture. She laid on the table with her head buried in her arms, her sleeves soaked with tears. When she heard the door open, her heart tightened again and she looked up at Ji Bai and Xu Xu.
Ji Bai's face was gloomy, and his expression was extremely stern. Because his eyes were so cold, his handsome face exuded an intimidating chill. Ye Qiao glanced at him, her heart trembled, and she lowered her head.
Although Xu Xu did not have much experience in interrogating suspects, he could roughly guess that Ye Qiao's psychological quality was obviously weak and he was just holding on desperately. Ji Bai wanted to use pressure-based interrogation to break through her psychological defenses.
Then, Ji Bai's interrogation skills were so powerful that they exceeded Xu Xu's expectations.
Ji Bai threw the evidence bag containing Zhang Shiyong's phone onto the table and said coldly: "The phone card that Ye Zixi used to contact Zhang Shiyong has a password. You know the password."
Ye Qiao had no expression on her face.
Ji Bai didn't wait for her to speak and continued, "Zhang Shiyong has a strong personality. What kind of password would his mistress set? The last digit of his phone number? His birthday? His favorite set of numbers?" Ye Qiao's face changed slightly, and Ji Bai nodded, "It seems to be a set of numbers he likes."
Ye Qiao's face had turned pale, but how could Ji Bai let her go? "What was the purpose of sending a text message to lead Zhang Shiyong to the crime scene? To let him see the death of his mistress? Or to make him unable to escape the suspicion of murder?" After taking a look at Ye Qiao's expression, he concluded, "Maybe it was both."
Ye Qiao's face became more and more ugly, and her ten fingers kept clenching and clenching. Ji Bai stared at her: "You sent a text message on impulse, and then you found that your phone was a hot potato? What should you do? Throw it away? Are you afraid that the police will find that you have been to the scene? Take it home? You dare not. In the end, you still hold a fluke mentality and throw it away - Lin An Mountain is so big, if you throw it in a dark corner, the police may not be able to find it."
Ye Qiao's eyes were red, and she raised her head to look at Ji Bai: "I don't understand what you are saying."
Ji Bai's voice became even colder: "Don't understand? Of course, you also know to wipe the fingerprints off the phone. Even if we find it, it won't prove anything."
Ye Qiao said nothing, but Ji Bai changed the subject: "When you took the phone from the corpse, was there any blood on it?"
Ye Qiao's whole body trembled, and she was filled with indescribable fear. Ji Bai stared at her pale face and continued, "Ye Zixi's fatal wound was in her chest. She would not die immediately. She must have covered her chest with her hands to stop the bleeding reflexively. Later, she took out her mobile phone to send a call for help. There must be blood on the phone. You drove back and forth, and you were flustered at the time. Was there any blood on the steering wheel? Of course, you must have found it later and wiped it off. But the police's identification technology can find the remaining bloodstains within an hour. Ye Qiao, do you want to wait for the identification report to come out before confessing, or do you want to speak up now?"
Ye Qiao froze, his face ashen. Her beautiful face was as pale as a doll. After a moment of silence, she covered her face with her hands and tears fell in big drops.
Ji Bai did not force her anymore, but opened the door and walked out, giving her some time to think.
Xu Xu came back to his senses from his overwhelming attack, stood up and followed him out. I saw Zhao Han and others coming towards me. It turned out that everyone had gone to the outer room to listen without me noticing.
Ji Bai had already gone to talk to Old Wu aside, and Ye Qiao in the room was sobbing silently. Everyone was silent and the atmosphere was a bit depressing. After a while, Zhao Han said, "Boss is really quick, accurate and ruthless."
Ten minutes later, Ye Qiao asked to see Ji Bai.
Facing the police again, Ye Qiao's face was still red and white, but the whole person seemed to have calmed down, and there was a kind of resolute silence in his dead eyes.
"I killed the man, I admit my guilt."
"I hired a private detective and found out that she was having an affair with Shi Yong. If it was another woman, I would have tolerated it, but it turned out to be my cousin. I went to her villa to look for her that day, and we had an argument, and I accidentally killed her. I was panicked at the time, and I remembered the razor blade that I used to commit the crime, so I used the razor blade to cut her, and then cleaned up the scene."
"She wasn't dead at the time. She sent a text message to Zixiao when I wasn't paying attention. I... I sent a text message to Shiyong afterwards. I wanted to get Shiyong involved as well."
--At daybreak, the criminal police team went to Ye Qiao's home, office, and car to investigate and collect evidence. As Ji Bai said, using ultraviolet light and other identification methods, Ye Zixi's blood was found on the car's steering wheel.
Ye Qiao's confession overturned Ji Bai's inference that there were two murderers. Someone asked Ji Bai whether he should interrogate Zhang Shiyong again because he was likely an accomplice. Ji Bai said no.
As soon as work started in the afternoon, the director called Ji Bai to his office and threw him a pack of good cigarettes: "Great, you're solving cases faster and faster."
Ji Bai put the cigarette in his coat pocket and replied, "Thank you, Chief, but the case is not solved yet."
--Although Ji Bai has not announced the closure of the case, compared to the anxiety of the past few days, everyone in the criminal police team seems to be in high spirits. When Ji Bai walked into the office, many people looked at him eagerly. He glanced at everyone and walked into the office with a calm expression.
As soon as he sat down, Xu Xu walked in expressionlessly, pulled the chair, sat down, and said, "I want to express my opinion - this case has not been solved yet."
Ji Bai was originally deep in thought, but when he looked up at her, his heart warmed and he smiled.
We are so in tune with each other, it would be unfair if I couldn't pursue you.
☆, Chapter 25
When she saw Ji Bai and Xu Xu again, Ye Qiao's face was less nervous and more alert.
Ji Bai handed her the cigarette and she whispered, "Thank you." Her hand was still shaking as she lit the cigarette.
"The previous confession was too brief. I hope you can cooperate and tell me the details of what happened that night again." Ji Bai said in a deep voice.
Ye Qiao raised her red and swollen eyes: "There's nothing to say, I've said everything I remember.
Ji Bai seemed not to have heard her refusal and asked directly: "When you arrived at the scene, did you see other cars or people leaving?" Ye Qiao lowered her eyes quietly: "No."
"How did you get into the villa?" Xu Xu asked.
Ye Qiao paused and replied, "Ye Zixi opened the door."
Ji Bai looked at her and said slowly, "It was already ten o'clock at night, and we were in a villa halfway up the mountain, with no one around. Aren't you afraid that Ye Zixi will hurt you in return when you come here as a woman?"
Ye Qiao felt a pain in her heart. Ji Bai's words brought back the scene of that night to her mind - the silent mountains and the ghostly woods. She parked the car beside the road and looked at the brightly lit villa not far away. She felt as if her heart had fallen into a frying pan. Imagine
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