Chapter 344 Zhou Yi's Mistake
Then they asked her what happened to the driver, Feng Qiang, and what happened to you asking your mother to withdraw 30,000 yuan later? They also warned her to think carefully before answering, because they would find Feng Qiang soon, and if she lied, she would bear the consequences.
Huang Yanli said: Yes, I did give the 30,000 yuan to Feng Qiang and asked him to resign and return to his hometown as compensation.
Pan Hongjie asked: Why do you want Feng Qiang to go back to his hometown?
Huang Yanli said, "Because I don't want the Zheng family's dirty laundry to be publicized, and I certainly don't want him to call the police. I don't care whether Zheng Guangming is dead or runs off with that bitch Bai Xiuxiu; the ultimate beneficiaries are me and my son. You police officers are welcome to suspect me, and I'm willing to cooperate with your investigation, but please provide evidence!"
The interrogation lasted for six hours, and many questions were asked over and over again, but Huang Yanli's core attitude was this: I will not admit it unless you produce actual evidence.
Judging from the results, Pan Hongjie failed in his hawk-watching attempt.
However, as a wealthy lady in her thirties, Huang Yanli lives a life of luxury and does not have to work, so her physical condition can indeed withstand it.
Zhou Yi and Qiao Jiali put down their notes, and Pan Hongjie asked expectantly, "How is it going? What are your thoughts?"
Zhou Yi only said two words: "Evidence."
Qiao Jiali also nodded: "Indeed, the biggest problem now is the lack of key evidence, which is also why the suspect is so fearless."
Pan Hongjie couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. He certainly knew that evidence was the key.
He suddenly realized that he seemed to be somewhat dependent on this young man from Hongcheng.
At this moment, someone knocked on the open door.
Everyone looked up and saw that it was Tang Wenli, with Xu Nian standing behind her.
"Captain Pan, Zhou Yi, let's go have breakfast together. We've been busy all night and need to replenish some nutrition, otherwise our brains will become dull and it will affect our work on the case." Tang Wenli said with a smile.
Pan Hongjie stood up and looked at Xu Nian behind Tang Wenli and asked, "Is this the forensic doctor from Hongcheng?"
Zhou Yi immediately introduced the two parties.
In order to express his gratitude, Pan Hongjie solemnly shook hands with Xu Nian with both hands, which scared Xu Nian.
After these few days of contact, Zhou Yi has already had a certain understanding of Pan Hongjie. His ability may be average, and he must have worked his way up step by step through seniority. He cares more about his leader's ideas, but he is not a bad person. He is probably the type who wants to be a Taiping leader. That is why he attaches so much importance to Xu Nian, who may play a decisive role in confirming the identity of the deceased.
A group of people came to the cafeteria, and Pan Hongjie personally asked the cafeteria chef to make some hot soup noodles with some pickled mustard greens and shredded pork, which would be just right to warm them up.
In this regard, the canteens of municipal bureaus are all similar. Once there is a serious case that requires working all night long, the logistical supplies will still be well provided.
Soon, bowls of pickled mustard greens and shredded pork noodles were served, and the canteen chef also made a large plate of fried eggs and brought it over.
Zhou Yi was really hungry, so he started to slurp the noodles. As the hot noodles and soup went down his throat, his body warmed up.
Xu Nian did the same thing, wiping the chopsticks again and again with a tissue, then slowly began to eat the noodles, occasionally lifting his drooping bangs.
While eating, Tang Wenli suddenly asked, "Xu Nian, have you ever taken microscopic anatomy courses?"
Xu Nian nodded. "Well, my anatomy teacher is Professor Liu Hongyi, and my graduation thesis is about microscopic anatomy."
"Really?" Tang Wenli looked at her in surprise.
Pan Hongjie was confused and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Professor Liu is a well-known expert and scholar in anatomy in China. He has published many academic papers on microscopic anatomy," said Tang Wenli.
"That's great, a good teacher will produce good students." Pan Hongjie didn't understand these things, but he knew that the person Tang Wenli was praising must be a great person.
Xu Nian smiled modestly and said that he was not very skilled and had only learned the basics.
Tang Wenli said, "Luckily, Zhou Yi mentioned that you have research in microscopic anatomy. Otherwise, we'd have to find a department that can perform DNA testing. Our province doesn't have one yet, so we'd probably have to go to a first-tier city for help, and we wouldn't get the results for at least three months."
Tang Wenli said it casually, and Pan Hongjie felt relieved to hear it.
Only Zhou Yi's heart suddenly shook, and the chopsticks he was using to eat noodles froze for a moment.
He was suddenly horrified because he realized that he had made a huge mistake!
He was careless!
When he told Tang Wenli that Xu Nian could do the dermal reconstruction, he blurted it out without thinking, and even called Xu Nian directly. He didn't realize anything was wrong at the time.
But the problem is, how could he and Xu Nian have so much contact in this life? How could he, who had been in the Municipal Bureau for less than two months, know such details!
He should have taken a roundabout approach at first, found a reason to call back to Hongcheng to ask, and then let Xu Nian say it himself. This would have been more natural and logical.
But he was too eager to solve the case, and he was too eager to return to Hongcheng. He did not calm down as usual and think carefully before applying the information he learned in his previous life.
Just say it directly!
And he hadn't noticed it until Tang Wenli said it casually just now, and then he suddenly reacted.
"Zhou Yi, why don't you eat anymore?" Qiao Jiali, who was standing by, noticed that Zhou Yi's hand was holding chopsticks suspended in the air with noodles hanging on the chopsticks, so she asked in confusion.
When she said this, the other people looked at him.
Zhou Yi looked up at Xu Nian with a guilty conscience, but she didn't seem to react abnormally.
Zhou Yi recalled that Xu Nian didn't seem to have any abnormal reaction since they met at the train station.
Didn't she notice this?
Zhou Yi calmed down and said, "I was thinking about the case and accidentally got distracted."
Then he asked Pan Hongjie: "Captain Pan, the key to getting Huang Yanli to speak now is evidence. How are you arranging this?"
He wanted to hide his guilty conscience, so he changed the subject.
Pan Hongjie said, "This is what I'm thinking now. As for witnesses, I guess we can only wait until Fu Daqing wakes up and see if Deputy Captain Wu can get any clues. The other witnesses don't seem to have any clear clues for now, so we can only send people to conduct a routine investigation, focusing on people with close ties to the Zheng family, such as Huang Yanli's parents, Zheng Tianlan's wife, and people at the company who have frequent contact with Zheng Guangming."
"Oh, and about that driver Feng Qiang, Xiao Xia, go to their company and look up his information, then contact their hometown to see if there's any trace of him."
"Okay, Captain Pan, I'll go right away." Xia Yu said as he was about to stand up.
At this time, Zhou Yi said, "Captain Pan, how about Officer Xia and I check out Zheng Guangming's company?"
Pan Hongjie nodded without hesitation: "Okay, you decide."
The reason why Zhou Yi took the initiative to go to Zheng Guangming's company to check actually had another purpose. He wanted to take the opportunity to check the information of Yang Jian, the father of the little girl Lele.
This person must be found.
Pan Hongjie continued, "As for physical evidence, Director Guo and I have already made arrangements. We'll issue a search warrant today, focusing on three locations: the Zheng family villa, Huang Yanli's parents' home, and Bai Xiuxiu's residence, to see if we can find any useful physical evidence. In addition, Old Chen will conduct a detailed investigation at the bank to see if he can confirm the facts based on the banknote serial numbers."
Zhou Yi nodded. Pan Hongjie was quite experienced in the general direction of the investigation. He considered everything comprehensively and made arrangements in an orderly manner.
Xia Yu asked, "Captain Pan, is Huang Yanli still being tried?"
Pan Hongjie held up his chopsticks, frowned, and was a little hesitant.
Even if we review it, it will probably just go around in circles with no progress.
I don't want to give her a trial, but I'm unwilling to do so. Besides, she's been up all night, and it would be too easy for her to just let her rest.
At this time, Qiao Jiali said, "Captain Pan, how about letting me talk to this criminal suspect?"
Pan Hongjie was stunned, thinking that Qiao Jiali wanted to interrogate him. He thought it was okay. Now that they were here, he couldn't just leave them alone, even for Zhou Yi's sake.
Unexpectedly, Qiao Jiali said, "I won't interrogate her. I'll just chat with her and work on her thinking. Please arrange for someone to accompany me and ensure that no principles are violated. We, Captain Wu, usually pay the most attention to discipline."
Zhou Yi immediately understood what Qiao Jiali meant. If the hard approach didn't work, then try the soft approach.
This is not a bad idea, and Qiao Jiali is a female criminal police officer. Being a woman makes it easier to close the distance and lower one's guard.
Pan Hongjie nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Seeing that the meal was almost over, everyone stood up and walked out of the cafeteria.
Zhou Yi turned his head and found Xu Nian next to him. He suddenly felt guilty, so he quickened his pace and found an excuse to talk to Xia Yu who was walking in front of him.
Xu Nian behind him looked at his back, thoughtfully.
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According to the division of labor, Zhou Yi and Xia Yu were responsible for investigating Zheng Guangming's company.
Although today is Saturday, there is no concept of weekend in small places, and people still go to work as usual.
However, Zheng Guangming's disappearance and Zheng Tianlan being taken away in public have caused panic in the entire company. Everyone has lost their focus on work and doesn't know what to do.
Two things were confirmed from the company's human resources: after Bai Xiu Xiu was fired by the boss's wife, Zheng Guangming has not yet found a new secretary; and Feng Qiang's household registration information is in a small town in another city in the same province.
Since there was no registered contact number, Xia Yu contacted the local police station through the city bureau command center and asked them to go to Feng Qiang's home to find out the situation.
While Xia Yu was on the phone, Zhou Yi went to the bathroom.
When I came out after washing my hands, I heard two people chatting outside the door. They said that they couldn’t contact the boss’s wife and that the company was going to be bankrupt.
Zhou Yi was just about to listen to the wall to see if he could find any clues when he heard someone shouting from the other end of the corridor: "Old Li, remember to take those dead chickens from Chicken Farm No. 3 to the cremation site today."
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