When Feng Zheng led everyone to the door of the lounge, he did not go in. Instead, he stopped at the door and said to Che Hao: "The chief is inside!"
Che Hao stood at the door and looked inside. He saw the body of the woman lying on the bed. Then he said to the three people behind him, "I leave it to you!"
"Yes!" A middle-aged man in his forties among the three agreed and walked into the lounge carrying his suitcase.
The three men put the suitcases in their hands on the ground, then opened the suitcases and took out tools such as flashlights, tweezers and cameras.
The two younger men began to carefully examine the lounge, while the middle-aged man began to examine the woman's body.
Feng Zheng watched the three men busying around, not quite understanding what they were doing. Seeing this, Che Hao explained, "This is the normal work procedure of the Security Bureau. The first thing we need to do is determine the cause of the chief's death and see if there is anything suspicious."
Feng Zheng didn't say anything, but nodded to show his understanding.
"Tell me, what exactly happened?" Che Hao continued to ask, and after that he winked at the soldier named Huang Cheng beside him.
The soldier nodded, picked up a pen and paper, and prepared to record the conversation between the two.
Feng Zheng sighed and said to Che Hao, "Well, can we sit outside and talk? I feel a little suffocated here."
"Okay, let's go!"
The three of them came to the meeting area outside the office and sat down on the sofa. Feng Zheng took out a cigarette from his pocket, took out one and handed it to Che Hao. Seeing that he shook his head, he lit his own cigarette, took a deep puff, and then told him what happened today.
While Feng Zheng was speaking, Che Hao was listening quietly without asking any questions.
But his eyes were fixed on Feng Zheng, as if he wanted to find a flaw in him. However, after looking for a long time, he did not find any problem with the man in front of him.
"Does the leader have the habit of taking a nap every day?"
"Yes, you may have heard that she was just discharged from the Health Bureau a while ago, so she's still a little weak, and the doctor also recommended that she get enough rest."
"So what's her usual lunch break schedule like?"
"If the chief doesn't have any outings, he usually goes to the lounge for a nap after lunch, and then ends his nap at 1 p.m. Occasionally, he sleeps until around 1:30 p.m."
"Has anything special happened today or recently?"
Feng Zheng thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, since the commander recovered, his daily routine has been very regular, and nothing special has happened."
"The special things I mean are not just at work, but also at home."
Feng Zheng continued to shake his head, indicating no.
Che Hao frowned and thought for a moment, then continued, "Does that Zhou Xianming come to see the leader often?"
"Occasionally, but every time he comes, he is reporting to the leader." Feng Zheng certainly couldn't tell Che Hao about Zhou Xianming giving the woman antique calligraphy and paintings, so he just said it was a work report.
"Besides you, has anyone else entered this office today?"
"When the chief was working, I stayed in the outer room, and no one else entered the office!"
"What's for lunch?"
"The chief's lunch is prepared individually by the chef in the cafeteria every day according to her taste."
"Did someone deliver it, or did you go and get it?"
"Normally, the chief's personal secretary is responsible for picking up meals from the cafeteria, but today he was assigned by the chief to go out on business, so lunch was delivered by the cafeteria staff."
"Is the person who delivered the food someone you know?"
"Yes, there have been similar situations before, and this person always delivered the food."
"Has the Chief finished his lunch?"
"No, there was some left, but I poured it out."
"Where did it go?"
"Just pour it into the trash can in the bathroom."
After listening to this, Che Hao stood up and walked to the door, called a few guards, whispered a few words to them, and then they quickly left.
Two of them went to the bathroom, and the others went to the cafeteria.
"Hmm! Based on your description, I haven't found anything suspicious yet. Let's wait a moment and see if they find anything!"
"good!"
After waiting for more than half an hour, three people from the lounge came out carrying suitcases. Seeing this, Che Hao quickly stood up and greeted them, asking, "How is it?"
"Nothing suspicious was found. The doors and windows were intact, and there was no sign of poisoning. My judgment is that it was a natural death." The middle-aged man said.
"Are you sure?"
"What I've told you is my assessment based on the situation at the scene. Whether it's accurate requires an autopsy and laboratory tests, but based on my experience, it shouldn't be off base. And you should know that this kind of thing isn't something you or I can decide. It all depends on what the higher-ups say."
Che Hao nodded and continued, "Based on the current situation, can we roughly determine the cause of death?"
"The commander showed no signs of poisoning, and no external injuries were found, but his eyeballs and gums were congested, so I suspect a sudden cerebral hemorrhage."
"Okay, I understand. You guys go back first and give me the report as soon as possible. As for whether the higher-ups will allow the autopsy, wait for my notification."
"good!"
After the three men left, several guards sent out by Che Hao also came back, and with them came two people, a man and a woman.
Looking at the terrified looks on the two men's faces, Che Hao guessed that they must be the cafeteria's chefs and the food delivery staff.
So he walked forward, calmed the two of them down first, and then began to ask questions.
After asking all the questions, Che Hao let the two leave and then asked the two guards who were going to the bathroom, "Did you find it?"
"Report to the Director, we found it!"
"Send it back to the bureau immediately for toxicology testing!"
"Yes!" The two agreed and left quickly.
Seeing that all the questions had been asked, Che Hao walked out of the office and waved to a place not far away. Then two men wearing masks carrying a stretcher came in. After a while, they carried out the body of the woman covered with a white cloth, put it in the trunk of a car, and left quickly.
Two military jeeps also left with them.
It was not until six o'clock in the afternoon that Che Hao took the remaining guards out of the courtyard of the Red Wall Office and returned to the Central Security Bureau. Then he ran to the middle-aged man's office without stopping, got the on-site investigation report, and then went to his superior's office to report in detail the preliminary investigation results of this afternoon.
Half an hour later, after reporting the situation, Che Hao left the leader's office with a tired face.
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