Chapter 329 Directly Exploded
Hearing Zheng Tianlan's words, Xia Yu was startled and blurted out, "What?"
Zhou Yi's face remained calm as he pressed his hand slightly towards Xia Yu to calm him down.
Zhou Yi asked with a forced smile, "Is that so? When did this happen?"
Zheng Tianlan didn't realize the problem yet, and replied with a smile: "Just a few days ago."
Zhou Yi smiled and asked slowly, "What date? What day? What day of the week? What time?"
Zheng Tianlan was stunned for a moment, and said in a panic, "Just...just a few days ago...I don't remember the exact date."
"Mr. Zheng, you'd better remember it!" Zhou Yi suppressed his smile. "Take your time to think about it. Don't worry. I think you'll definitely remember it!"
Zheng Tianlan then realized that something was amiss and began to babble incoherently: "I... remembered it wrongly. It should have been a while ago... He said... he asked about the company's situation... and then... then he said... talked about this."
Seeing Zhou Yi standing there, staring at him with cold eyes, Zheng Tianlan walked behind his huge desk and began to rummage through the drawers, muttering, "Let me see, I think I have a record... Hey... I can't find it."
At this point, Xia Yu also realized that Zheng Tianlan was already in a state of panic, and even a fool could tell that there was something wrong with him.
"Why don't you check the call logs? Was the call made to this number?" Zhou Yi asked, pointing to the landline on the table.
"Oh yes, let me see." Zheng Tianlan pretended to tinker with the landline phone.
Zhou Yi was not in a hurry at all. He stood there with his arms crossed, watching him frantically.
After several minutes, Zheng Tianlan said in a panic and weak voice: "I can't find anything..."
At this moment, he was sweating profusely, and the collar of his shirt was wet with sweat.
"That's okay. We can check. We can go to the telecommunications bureau and pull out all the call records for your number for the past year, without missing a single one." Zhou Yi said with a smile, "Your mobile phone and your home landline will do. If you've forgotten which number Mr. Zheng Guangming called from overseas, we can pull out the call records for all the phones in your company."
After a pause, Zhou Yi continued, "Oh, international long-distance numbers will be very obvious on the list because they are different in length. You can find them at a glance, so don't worry."
Zhou Yi's last words completely blocked Zheng Tianlan's last chance to quibble.
His legs went limp and he collapsed into the leather boss chair, his face ashen.
Zhou Yi felt like laughing when he looked at him. He never thought that there would be such a thing.
I thought it would take some effort to get information out of Zheng Tianlan, but unexpectedly, he just revealed it right away.
Zhou Yi really wanted to say, I really didn’t do it!
He knew that Zheng Tianlan's original intention was to create the illusion that his father was still abroad and had contacted him before.
He even found an excuse of a broken leg to inadvertently cover up the matter of the investment promotion conference.
Maybe in his own imagination, he thought this was a pretty perfect plan.
It’s a pity that ideals are so full and reality is so skinny.
He was too clever for his own good and revealed himself to be trying to cover up his mistake. Zhou Yi killed him with just a few words.
They say that when parents are strong, their children are weak, but this is a bit too weak...
"Come on, Mr. Zheng, let's talk." Zhou Yi smiled and took out the handcuffs.
"But not here. Let's talk back to the Public Security Bureau."
As soon as Zhou Yi finished speaking, Zheng Tianlan disappeared.
Because his whole body went limp, he slipped off the chair and crawled under the table.
The company's front desk had just brought up two cups of brewed tea when they saw their young CEO Zheng being almost carried downstairs by two policemen.
The receptionist didn't dare to ask any more questions and could only stare blankly with the teacup in hand, feeling caught in a dilemma.
It’s not that Zhou Yi and Xia Yu wanted to support Zheng Tianlan, but Zheng Tianlan’s legs were so weak that he couldn’t walk anymore.
Xia Yu drove the car directly back to Anyuan City Bureau. Before the car stopped, Zhou Yi saw that the parking space that was empty in the morning was now full of police cars.
"Oh, it looks like Captain Pan and the others have gained something."
It was only a little after two in the afternoon, and Pan Hongjie and his men had already returned, which meant they had definitely caught Jiang Wei. If Jiang Wei hadn't come, they would have had to stay there anyway.
The two took Zheng Tianlan back. Zhou Yi asked Xia Yu to lock him up in the interrogation room first, and he went to find Pan Hongjie himself.
He was assisting in the case from another place, and the interrogation required Pan Hongjie's approval. Moreover, Zheng Tianlan, who had just been brought back, and Huang Yanli, who also needed to be "invited" back for interrogation, also needed procedures.
Zhou Yi found Chen Dejiang in the second team's office. When asked, he was told that Captain Pan was in interrogation room No. 1 and was interrogating Jiang Wei.
Chen Dejiang said proudly: "This kid is really cunning. He actually hid in the rapeseed field across the street and kowtowed. Fortunately, Captain Pan was smart enough to set us up in advance."
Zhou Yi smiled and echoed the praise for Pan Hongjie.
Then he went straight to interrogation room No. 1 and knocked on the door.
The person who opened the door was a member of the second team. Inside the room, Pan Hongjie was sitting there with a sullen face. The person being handcuffed opposite him was Jiang Wei.
It’s just that I look older and thinner than in my household registration photo, with heavy dark circles and sunken eye sockets.
When Pan Hongjie saw that it was Zhou Yi, he stood up and walked out.
"Captain Pan, are you guys doing well?"
Pan Hongjie said proudly: "That's right, the net has been laid out, and he can't escape even if he has wings."
As he said that, he turned his head and glanced at Jiang Wei.
Then he closed the door, patted Zhou Yi on the shoulder and said, "Fortunately, we have people stationed across the river. I don't know where this kid got the hoe and straw hat from. I almost thought he was a farmer working in the fields."
"Is Li Youqiang's homemade gun on him?"
Pan Hongjie nodded: "Yes, it has been confiscated. The technical department has taken it to check for fingerprints."
"That's good. It seems that Jiang Wei is indeed involved in Li Youqiang's death."
Pan Hongjie gritted his teeth and said, "Even if he's an impenetrable wall today, I'm going to pry his mouth open! By the way, how's the investigation going over there?"
"I just wanted to report this to you. It's like this..."
Zhou Yi finished explaining the situation in detail. Pan Hongjie was shocked and asked hurriedly, "Are you sure?"
Zhou Yi laughed and said, "I wasn't entirely sure at first. After all, Huang Yanli is no pushover. But with Zheng Tianlan pulling this trick, I'm certain the male corpse must be Zheng Guangming, and the female corpse must be his mistress, Bai Xiuxiu."
"Okay, then you should interrogate Zheng Tianlan as soon as possible and ask Xiaoxia to cooperate with you. I'll let Lao Chen handle the formalities."
"Captain Pan, I'm assisting in the investigation. Isn't it appropriate for me to preside over the trial from a different location?"
Pan Hongjie's eyebrows stood up when he heard this: "Who said that? The police are all one family. The case is the top priority. Who dares to say it's inappropriate? Feel free to conduct the trial boldly. I'll take responsibility for any problems that arise!"
Zhou Yixin said, I’ve been waiting for you to say this.
"Okay, I'll do my best. By the way, Captain Pan, we need to send someone to keep an eye on Huang Yanli. She'll definitely know that Zheng Tianlan has been brought back by us soon. What if she runs away?"
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"
Zhou Yi was not in a hurry to interrogate Zheng Tianlan immediately. Given his psychological condition, it would be better to let him wait for a while.
Interrogation is like cooking. If you have poor psychological quality, you will have to simmer the food over low heat, frying and boiling it.
However, hard dishes that require strong psychological qualities must be stir-fried over high heat and with strong ingredients to cook quickly.
Zheng Tianlan is definitely a pushover, and Zhou Yi is not worried about him at all.
The biggest problem now is the identification of the two bodies. Since the bodies have been dead for more than a month and are severely decomposed, their appearance cannot be distinguished from the outside. It is now only speculated based on the investigation that they are Zheng Guangming and Bai Xiu Xiu. Unlike the body of Li Youqiang, there is no clear evidence to prove the identity of the deceased.
He was worried that Huang Yanli would refuse to admit it no matter what, even if she was beaten to death.
Li Youqiang is dead, and Fu Daqing has not yet been arrested. The police actually have no evidence to prove that she hired someone to kill Zheng Guangming.
Zheng Tianlan may be a breakthrough, but his confession alone cannot form a complete chain of evidence.
What Zhou Yi was afraid of was that Huang Yanli would refuse to plead guilty and delay the case indefinitely.
So he asked Xia Yu to take care of a few things.
First, check Zheng Guangming's medical records, prioritizing his blood type. In the absence of DNA, ABO blood typing is an important method for eliminating some possibilities.
Then see if Zheng Guangming has had any surgery. Surgery will leave scars, like Li Youqiang.
Due to limited time, Tang Wenli's autopsy was not comprehensive. If there is a clear and targeted basis, it can be used as a key direction for inspection and confirmation.
Second, check the entry and exit records of Zheng Guangming and Bai Xiuxiu.
It is basically difficult to find a visa because the information is in the hands of the embassy. Once it involves foreign countries, things become extremely complicated.
Therefore, the entry and exit records can be checked. If Zheng Guangming has no exit records, it can prove the fact that he has not left the country.
Third, check the personal account statements of Zheng Guangming's family to see if there are any records of large cash withdrawals.
If you hire someone to kill someone, you have to pay, and in this case it can only be paid in cash. After all, no one is stupid enough to use a bank transfer.
Then you can only check the cash withdrawal records, because the flow of large amounts of cash can be traced.
Even if you say that you spent tens of thousands of dollars, there are scenes and objects in which it was spent, and you can verify it.
Just because you can't explain it doesn't mean you win. When neither side has decisive evidence, the court will evaluate the case based on factual logic.
Because Zhou Yi had affirmed and encouraged Xia Yu before, Xia Yu is now particularly active. It was he who suggested checking the account statements of Zheng Guangming's family.
Zhou Yi initially wanted to investigate Huang Yanli and Zheng Tianlan, but Xia Yu said that it was possible that they would withdraw money from the accounts of their immediate family members, such as Huang Yanli's parents, or Zheng Tianlan's wife.
He even checked the certificates of deposit under the names of the two children, because he knew that children from wealthy families received an alarming amount of New Year's money. The money was most likely deposited in the name of the children, but the control rights were in the hands of the guardian.
"You've thought it through very carefully," Zhou Yi affirmed. "By the way, Officer Xia, could you please arrange for an assistant judge to help me take Zheng Tianlan's statement?"
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