Chapter 26 Confession
Wang Youfu committed suicide by jumping off a building?
Zhou Yi thought he had heard wrongly.
Why did Wang Youfu commit suicide?
All the suspicions about him at present are only whether he committed perjury in Zhang Xinli's alibi.
He had no reason to commit suicide.
"Where was Zhang Xinli when Wang Youfu jumped off the building to commit suicide?" Zhou Yi asked Chen Yan hurriedly.
"Sister Qiao said that Zhang Xinli went out to buy groceries and our colleagues followed her. About ten minutes after she left, Wang Youfu suddenly climbed onto his balcony and jumped down."
Zhou Yi's mind was racing with thoughts about the unreasonable aspects of this, especially since Zhu Xuejun had just provided testimony that Zhang Xinli and Du Xiaolin had a conflict, and yet Wang Youfu, who had nothing to do with it, actually jumped off the building.
An idea popped into Zhou Yi's mind, and he immediately asked, "Does Wang Youfu have a confession?"
Chen Yan was stunned: "Confession?"
"Or maybe it was a suicide note, claiming that he was the murderer of Du Xiaolin and that he jumped from the building out of fear of punishment."
Chen Yan shook his head and said in disbelief: "How is this possible?"
Even Wu Yongcheng was shocked by Zhou Yi's words. How could Wang Youfu commit suicide out of fear of punishment? This was completely illogical.
Moreover, when Wang Youfu jumped off the building, Zhang Xinli had an alibi, which proved that jumping off the building was entirely Wang Youfu's own will.
If Zhang Xinli was at home, he would also suspect that she was deliberately framing him.
Just as he was about to speak, a young policeman in uniform hurried over.
"Captain Wu, Sister Qiao just called and said Wang Youfu is alive and well and has been rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment."
Hearing this, several people immediately breathed a sigh of relief, because the person was not dead, which meant there was a chance to find out the truth.
"Sister Qiao also said that a blood-written suicide note was found on Wang Youfu. It contained eight words: 'I am the murderer, and I die to atone for my sins.'"
"What?" Wu Yongcheng and Chen Yan were both stunned and couldn't help but look back at Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi's face was extremely solemn. He said in a deep voice, "Captain Wu, apply for approval to arrest Zhang Xinli immediately. At the same time, conduct a comprehensive search of Zhang Xinli's home."
"What about the one in there?" Wu Yongcheng was naturally referring to Zhu Xuejun.
"Keep it for now, maybe it will be useful."
…
Chen Yan was driving, Wu Yongcheng was sitting in the passenger seat, and he took out a shriveled cigarette box.
Just as he was about to curse, Chen Yan handed him a new box of Daqianmen.
Wu Yongcheng thanked him, opened the paper package and lit a cigarette.
"Captain Wu, give me one too." said Zhou Yi who was sitting in the back row.
Wu Yongcheng looked at him with a little surprise, said nothing, took out a cigarette and handed it to him.
Zhou Yi took the cigarette lighter, lit it, and took a puff.
The orange flame on the cigarette butt flickered, as dazzling as the sunset outside.
It has been almost seventeen hours since the crime occurred. For a vicious homicide case, the current progress of the case can be said to be extremely fast.
But for Zhou Yi, there are still more than six hours left before the bet between him and Wu Yongcheng.
But now Zhou Yi didn't care about the bet, but was rapidly searching his mind for the memories before his rebirth.
Every detail in the unresolved criminal case file of the 316 case.
He remembered that in the case file at the time, the police found Zhang Xinli as a colleague among Du Xiaolin's interpersonal relationships through a large number of visits and investigations, but not Zhu Xuejun.
Zhu Xuejun is cautious and would definitely not reveal his relationship with Du Xiaolin in a familiar environment. It is normal that the previous investigation did not cover him.
As for Zhang Xinli, it was just some basic investigation, and because she had an "alibi", she was quickly ruled out as a suspect.
It’s not that the police at the time were incompetent, but because the scene was destroyed, they could only use the most primitive methods to solve the case.
But when faced with a massive amount of confusing clues, it is easy to overlook details.
The reason why Zhou Yi had such clear thinking before was not only because he had rich experience in criminal investigation, but also because he relied on the information of the original case solver.
It's like facing a multiple-choice question with ten answers. Someone has already eliminated eight of them for him, so he can naturally focus on the remaining two answers to make his choice.
This is a coordinated operation that transcends time and space.
He originally thought that the answer was already obvious.
But Wang Youfu's sudden jump from the building made him realize that his appearance had completely changed the development trajectory of the case.
A small mistake can lead to a big disaster.
He tried hard to recall some details before his rebirth and find some key information that would help solve the case.
However, since his rebirth, the continuous high-intensity case-solving has made his brain quite tired.
That's why he wanted a cigarette to cheer himself up.
But the smell of the cigarette is really bad. Just one puff made him choke. Why does Captain Wu like smoking this stuff so much?
The sunset outside the car window looks like an attractive fried egg.
Zhou Yi looked at the setting sun and felt a little hungry.
In a daze, he seemed to be back in the Ergang dormitory. His mother made him a bowl of Yangchun noodles with a golden poached egg on top, and the aroma was fragrant.
That was the taste of his youth that he longed for.
After he got married and started a family, he never tasted that flavor again in his long life.
Wu Yongcheng glanced through the rearview mirror inside the car and saw Zhou Yi sleeping drowsily leaning back in the seat with a burning cigarette between his fingers. The curling white smoke formed a regular curve as the car swayed, and dissipated into the air.
Wu Yongcheng turned around, took the cigarette, and slowly rolled up the car window on his side.
He stared at the cigarette in his hand and hesitated for a moment, then finally chose to put it out.
As night falls, the headlights of the speeding Santana light up, like a sharp sword piercing into the darkness.
…
When Zhou Yi woke up, he found himself covered with a piece of clothing.
But the clothes smelled of sweat and thick smoke.
He looked around and found that it was downstairs of Zhang Xinli's residential complex.
It was already dark at this time, and the downstairs was crowded with curious people, all wondering what was going on.
Zhou Yi opened the door and got out of the car, and was met by a woman in her thirties with short, capable hair.
"Are you Zhou Yi?" the woman asked.
Zhou Yi had seen her in the city bureau's office this morning. Although it was just a glance, he knew she was Wu Yongcheng's soldier.
"Is that Sister Qiao? I've heard a lot about you."
The woman smiled and said, "I'm Qiao Jiali. I've heard of your name for a long time. Xiao Chen has praised you so many times in front of me today, calling you a genius."
The two shook hands.
"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. Brother Yan is a good person and he is deliberately trying to build my confidence."
"Don't be so modest. When has our Captain Wu ever temporarily seconded anyone from the grassroots level? Captain Wu said you can go up when you wake up."
Zhou Yi nodded and followed Qiao Jiali across the cordon and walked inside.
"Sister Qiao, how was the search of Zhang Xinli's house?"
Qiao Jiali frowned: "The clothes and shoes were found, but the murder weapon is nowhere to be found."
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