Yu Cheng was also a seasoned intelligence officer, and he had strictly ordered Yu Cheng not to act rashly. Therefore, he would not directly barge into the room to check on Gu Zhengqing's situation unless he discovered a problem. That would be tantamount to exposing his identity and directly confronting Gu Zhengqing, leaving no room for further investigation and only the option of torture. This was a last resort.
Yu Cheng nodded and said, "After Gu Zhengqing entered the hotel, we set up surveillance cameras all around. I led a group of people to guard room 208 and keep a close watch on Gu Zhengqing. Around 8 p.m., a waiter came with two thermos flasks to change the water in room 202."
The waiter knocked and entered room 202, then left shortly after. Later, I calculated that he had lingered in room 202 for a full three minutes. The more I thought about it, the more suspicious I became, so I ordered my men to arrest him to confirm. They searched all the waiters but couldn't find him. I knew something was wrong, so I decided to check room 202 myself, and there I found Gu Zhengqing dead.
"How much time passed between the waiter leaving room 202 and you sending someone to look for this person?"
"At around five to six minutes, I was still a little suspicious, afraid that making too much noise would alert Gu Zhengqing and his superiors, so I hesitated."
"Foolish, how do you know the other person is definitely a waiter?"
Yu Cheng said with a wry smile, "He was wearing a waiter's uniform and carrying two thermos flasks. Besides, I really didn't expect that the other party was not a contact, but directly killed Gu Zhengqing. This was completely beyond my expectations."
"So this waiter easily killed Gu Zhengqing right under your nose and then calmly left." Ning Zhiheng's face was grim, and his tone was icy. "Didn't you set up any surveillance points outside? What did they find?"
Yu Cheng hurriedly explained, "We set up two surveillance points, but they didn't see anyone in a waiter's uniform leave. During that time, they only saw a middle-aged man in a long gown and a young man in student attire leave. We investigated and found that the middle-aged man was a guest here. I've already sent people to arrest him. But the young student... there's no guest here, and we can't find any trace of him. He should be the murderer who killed Gu Zhengqing."
Yu Cheng was quite resourceful. After discovering that Gu Zhengqing had been murdered, he protected the scene, reported the case to Ning Zhiheng, and took control of everyone in the hotel to conduct a preliminary investigation. Unfortunately, he still missed the real murderer.
Yu Cheng looked anxious and bitter as he said in a low voice, "Chief, it's all because I'm incompetent. I have nothing to say and will await your judgment."
The investigation was progressing smoothly. Ning Zhiheng had identified the real target, and it was time to follow the clues and reap the rewards. However, this was the final result, and Ning Zhiheng was naturally unhappy.
He stared coldly at Yu Cheng, naturally furious, but Yu Cheng was not his subordinate after all, and he really couldn't bring himself to punish him.
It's not that Ning Zhiheng lacks authority. Given Ning Zhiheng's current status, even if Yu Cheng is Gu Zhengqi's confidant, Ning Zhiheng can still punish him for dereliction of duty, and it wouldn't be unfair to him at all.
Such an important target has been derailed and made such a huge mistake. If Ning Zhiheng really breaks off relations with Yu Cheng and takes drastic measures, no one from top to bottom will dare to say a word against it.
However, Ning Zhiheng finally managed to restrain himself and said to Cheng Moran, "You don't need to ask for punishment yet. Things haven't reached that point. After the case is over, I will decide based on the situation. If the consequences are serious, you won't be able to escape even if you want to."
"yes!"
"Go and call all the people at the surveillance points over. I need to question them one by one about the specific situation."
"Yes!" Yu Cheng quickly turned and left.
Ning Zhiheng waved his hand, and Zhao Jiang stepped forward and instructed, "Go and prepare some white paper and a pen; I'll need them in a bit."
Zhao Jiang knew that Ning Zhiheng was going to draw portraits of others again. He had seen this skill of the section chief before. It was his most powerful weapon and it was very effective in tracking down Japanese spies. He quickly nodded and went to prepare.
Before long, Yu Cheng returned with four intelligence officers, who stood quietly to the side, waiting for Ning Zhiheng's questioning.
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