Chapter 281 Pig Head
Meng Qingtong's words scared Zhou Yi and Cai Lei.
Cai Lei was shocked because Meng Qingtong had never mentioned or explained this matter before.
Zhou Yi was shocked because the bank robbery happened to match the 614 Savings Bank robbery.
The savings bank where Han Weimin and his wife work is affiliated with the postal service and is basically equivalent to a bank.
Zhou Yi frowned and asked, "Is it related to the criminals from Luohe?"
After asking this question, Meng Qingtong's face was filled with shock, as if he had seen a ghost: "Leader...Leader, you already know?"
"Meng Qingtong, tell me specifically, what's going on? Who is this person? What's your relationship with him?"
"You...you all know it, don't you? If I say it again, it won't be considered a meritorious performance."
Zhou Yi pointed at him and said, "Meng Qingtong, listen. First of all, we know that confessing to you is two different things. You've been to the imperial court for the second time, don't you understand this?"
"Secondly, if we find out you weren't involved in the planned bank robbery, even if we already have the facts, your reporting and confession will still count as meritorious service. Do you understand?"
Meng Qingtong nodded repeatedly and said, "I have absolutely nothing to do with him, I swear."
"Whether it's related or not depends on how you explain it. But I'm warning you first, don't lie to me and Director Cai. If your lies don't match the information we have, you might end up making things worse."
"I understand that those who confess will be treated leniently, while those who resist will be treated severely."
Meng Qingtong said that the cats in Donghai Community were not killed by him, but by a friend named Wang Ronghai.
He had met this man when he was in prison in Luohe. He was a ruthless guy who was sent to prison for hacking people.
Meng Qingtong was released from prison first, and Wang Ronghai was released later.
I don’t know why he ended up coming to Hongcheng. At that time, Meng Qingtong had just settled in Hongcheng when Wang Ronghai came to join him.
Meng Qingtong said that he was actually very unhappy about Wang Ronghai's arrival. He had a good relationship with him in prison before and wanted to find him as a backer to avoid being bullied by others.
But after getting out, he didn't want to get involved with this rough guy who only knew how to fight and kill. He felt that his way of making money was technical and looked down on people like Wang Ronghai who were just gangsters.
Although he was unhappy, he couldn't beat the other person after all, so he could only call him Brother Hai.
So Wang Ronghai lived in the house he rented in Donghai Community for a while, eating and drinking his own food, sleeping soundly during the day, and hanging out somewhere unknown at night.
Perhaps because of this reversed schedule of going out late and coming back early, the neighbors around did not notice that there was such a person.
At that time, Meng Qingtong had already asked Tao Cong to commit fraud and had swindled a lot of money, but he did not dare to let Wang Ronghai know, and had no intention of recruiting him to join.
Because not only does he look fierce, he can't even read or write. If he joins, it will be the end of him.
Zhou Yi was a little surprised because he thought the person related to Meng Qingtong was Lao Qiang, but he didn't expect it to be him. Another person named Wang showed up.
Zhou Yi patiently asked him, where did you hide the money?
He replied that he used the money he had defrauded to rent a suite in a nearby community specifically to store his money.
Zhou Yi thought to himself, it really doesn’t hurt to spend the money that was defrauded.
Meng Qingtong continued to say that he had been hoping that Wang Ronghai would leave on his own. He had also thought about leaving without saying goodbye, but the fraud business was in full swing at the time and it was impossible for him to leave Hongcheng. If he moved away secretly and was caught by Wang Ronghai on the road one day, he would be doomed.
Around the end of February, Wang Ronghai suddenly said to him one day that he had been eating and drinking with him for a long time and felt embarrassed, so he decided to take him to get rich together.
And what he called getting rich was robbing banks.
Meng Qingtong was so scared at the time that he shook his head and said that he could not do such a thing and that he was not destined to get rich.
"Damn it, I can make a lot of money just by talking. I'm crazy and want to do this business that will cost me my head." Meng Qingtong cursed.
Cai Lei reminded him seriously: "Pay attention to your attitude. You don't want to eat, right?"
Meng Qingtong apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, leader, I was wrong, I was wrong."
"continue."
Meng Qingtong said that he moved out three days after rejecting Wang Ronghai. Before leaving, Wang Ronghai warned him to pretend he had never heard of the bank robbery. If he knew he had leaked the information, he would kill him!
Then, within two days, the scammers started asking for money back.
Meng Qingtong decided to run away immediately, not because he was really afraid that the fraud would be exposed so quickly, but because he was afraid that something would happen to Wang Ronghai and implicate him.
After all, robbing a bank is no small matter. He has lived here for so long. If the police follow the clues, he will be finished.
As for Tao Cong, he was also conflicted, but greed eventually prevailed.
In his own words, no matter how big the world is, he will never come to Hongcheng again. Nothing is more precious than money.
However, the money he defrauded at that time has now been confiscated by Huaiyang police when he was arrested.
During the interrogation, Huaiyang police questioned him about the money he was carrying, but he lied to them. Huaiyang police are still investigating the source of the money, but Zhou Yi's arrival has resolved that issue.
"What about the cat corpses?" Zhou Yi asked.
"This guy is a pervert. One night, I came home and turned on the bathroom light. To my shock, there was a bloody dead cat in the bathroom. I asked him what was going on, and he said the cat bared its teeth at him today, so he caught it and killed it."
"We found more than one dead cat in the house you rented."
"I know. This pervert killed them all. He said he was scratched by a cat when he was a child, so he hates cats. I told him to throw away the cat carcasses to prevent them from being discovered. I don't know what he did with them afterwards." Meng Qingtong suddenly realized, "Wait, boss, he didn't throw away the dead cats?"
Zhou Yi nodded and observed his reaction. He must be really surprised.
"Where did he hide the dead cats?"
"There was a black suitcase under the bed in the south-facing bedroom, and the cat's body was inside."
"What?" If he hadn't been tortured, Meng Qingtong would have jumped up in excitement. "That bastard Wang Ronghai actually stuffed a dead cat under my bed!"
Then he burst into passionate cursing, but was quickly stopped by Cai Lei.
Zhou Yi was certain that Meng Qingtong had nothing to do with the cat abuse incident. The technical department had previously conducted an on-site investigation and discovered a significant amount of blood residue, particularly in the toilet, where a large amount of blood was detected through luminol analysis.
However, further testing confirmed that all the blood samples were cat blood, not human blood, thus ruling out the possibility that Meng Qingtong had dismembered his body.
"Wang Ronghai planned to rob a bank. Was he doing it alone?" Zhou Yi asked, because this Wang Ronghai was not involved in the Luohe Gold Shop robbery case that Lu Zhengfeng faxed to him. He was a separate person.
"It seems... there was another one. He said he met an older brother in Hongcheng, but I don't know the details. I didn't dare to ask."
"Big Brother..." Zhou Yi thought to himself, could it really be the wanted criminal nicknamed Lao Qiang?
But a month and a half has passed. Are Wang Ronghai and Lao Qian still in Hongcheng?
"Did Wang Ronghai mention which bank they were planning to rob?"
Meng Qingtong said anxiously, "Leader, I really don't know about this. When Wang told me about it, I immediately refused him. Robbery requires knives and guns, and if you're not careful, you could kill someone. I wouldn't dare do that."
"You don't dare?" Zhou Yi sneered, "Don't forget how you were captured."
Meng Qingtong said with a sad face: "I was acting in self-defense. There were three of them beating me up."
"Stop!" Zhou Yi was too lazy to listen to his crying. The Huaiyang police must have already investigated everything clearly. He believed in the local police's investigation.
"Meng Qingtong, let me tell you, the report you just provided is too vague. We cannot conclude that you have performed meritorious service."
"Huh?" Meng Qingtong was stunned. "Then what I said was in vain."
"So you'd better think about whether you have any other clues to provide. If we eventually catch Wang Ronghai based on the clues you provide, you will also be considered to have made meritorious contributions."
Meng Qingtong nodded immediately after hearing this: "Okay, okay, leader, please give me some time to think about it. Let me think about it."
Zhou Yi didn't urge him, because no matter whether there was a person named Lao Qiang behind this, at least Wang Ronghai definitely had the intention to commit a crime.
In fact, Meng Qingtong's betrayal of Wang Ronghai was already a meritorious service, but he was currently Zhou Yi's only clue, so he still had to be forced.
After about seven or eight minutes, Meng Qingtong raised his hand and said, "Leader... I remembered something. I wonder if it's helpful."
"Tell me first."
"A few days before he said he was going to rob a bank, he brought home a bag of pig's heads. I was wondering where the bastard got the money for the pig's heads, and I jokingly asked him if he was out robbing. He told me someone gave it to him, but I didn't believe it at the time. Who would give him pig's heads out of nowhere? But to be honest, the meat tasted really good, the best pig's head I've ever had."
"Given by someone else?" Zhou Yi's first reaction was that this someone else should be the "Big Brother" that Wang Ronghai mentioned.
Wang Ronghai is not a native of Hongcheng and probably has no social connections in Hongcheng, otherwise he would not have stayed with a cellmate.
Although pig's head is not a very expensive item, it is definitely a staple food in daily life. The last time Zhou Yi ate pig's head was when his third uncle prepared it as one of the staple dishes his father spent a huge amount of money to prepare in anticipation of his grandfather's return.
Who would easily give away pig's head meat if there is no relationship between them?
And more importantly, why was pig's head sent instead of something else?
"Meng Qingtong, did Wang Ronghai mention any other information about the pig's head, such as where he bought it?"
"Leader, don't tell me, I actually asked."
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