Chapter 89 Summons
Wei Zeqing just stared at Ke Lu blankly.
This child looks about 50% similar to Wu Jing, but his personality is completely different.
Wu Jing is gentle, kind, and understanding. She cares for her family and does her best for her patients. Her heart is like gold.
But what about Ke Lu? There was mockery in his eyes as he confidently asked Wei Zeqing whether he had any evidence.
Even if a stranger heard that Wei Qiaozhen, who was just sixteen years old, had died a violent death, he would be shocked, sad or compassionate, right? At the very least, you would at least politely offer some comfort with a “my condolences”, right?
What's more, that person is his blood-related sister!
Wei Zeqing recalled Wu Jing's words: "His eyes are exactly the same as that person's, cold and icy. I get scared when I see them."
Wei Zeqing stared into Ke Lu's eyes. Those were big eyes with deep sockets. They were very beautiful, but they were cold.
Xia Mufan responded quickly: "So, you knew Wei Qiaozhen was dead?"
Ke Lu turned to look at Xia Mufan: "Of course I know. Ever since I approached my mother three years ago, I have been paying attention to their family affairs. Wei Qiaozhen, my half-sister, was doted on, good at singing and dancing, pretty and confident. The biggest setback in her life was that she didn't get a perfect score on the test and her flowery dress was out of season. Later, she was murdered and the police never solved the case, right?"
Xia Mufan narrowed his eyes slightly, and his gaze became sharp: "From your tone, it seems like you are gloating?"
Ke Lu lowered his eyes and looked away, not meeting Xia Mufan's gaze: "Not true. She's dead, and I'm still alive. Why should I gloat over her misfortune?"
The coldness and callousness in Ke Lu's words made Wei Zeqing feel choked up.
He gritted his teeth in anger: "That's your sister! A living life!"
Ke Lu snorted, his eyes still cold: "Wei Qiaozhen, me, my father, who doesn't matter? Three years ago, she didn't recognize me and looked at me like poison. Today, you, her current husband, came to my house and asked me if I killed Wei Qiaozhen. Do you know what this accusation is? This is murder, and the penalty is imprisonment and execution! Facing such a serious crime, can't I make a few excuses?!"
At this point, Ke Lu stood up and glanced down at Wei Zeqing: "Yes, I am a motherless child. I was abused countless times by my father since I was a child. I don't have a complete and happy family, but I survived with my own efforts. I went to college and can support myself. I have never disturbed your lives. Why do you come here and suspect that I harmed Wei Qiaozhen?"
Ke Lu cast his eyes towards Yue Yuan: "Officer Yue, if you police have evidence, then give me an arrest warrant and I promise not to hide and follow you back to the brigade. However, if you don't have any evidence and allow Wei to come to my store and speak nonsense, don't blame me for being rude!"
Ke Lu's face was serious and his tone was stern, totally different from his usual warm and gentle appearance.
Xia Mufan is a person who becomes stronger when facing a stronger opponent. In the past, because Ke Lu was the owner of a Shiba Inu and behaved warmly and kindly, she thought she could become friends with Ke Lu.
But now, seeing Ke Lu's cold side, Xia Mufan calmed down. He stood up, took out a photo from his pocket, and held it in front of Ke Lu: "Do you know this person?"
The person in the photo is Cui Lebang.
Ke Lu looked at the photo.
His pupils shrank and he subconsciously denied: "I don't recognize him."
Xia Mufan sneered: "Think about it carefully and don't rush to deny it."
Ke Lu pursed his lips and continued to shake his head.
"ah--"
A low cry made Xia Mufan alert. Looking in the direction of the voice, Qiao Rui lowered her head nervously and placed a plate of snacks on the next booth.
Xia Mufan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and waved at Qiao Rui: "Qiao Rui, come and recognize the people."
Qiao Rui has always been timid, she avoided looking around and didn't dare to come over.
Xia Mufan did not let her go: "You know this person, right? You have to set a good example for Qiao Duo and you can't lie."
Qiao Rui and Qiao Duo are sisters with deep affection. She only wants to support her younger sister to go to college. She was too nosy about the cat abuse incident last time and urged Zhu Shengrong to do something about it, which made her worried for a long time. From then on, she decided not to lie to the police.
Now hearing Xia Mufan mention her sister's name, Qiao Rui looked at Ke Lu timidly and said, "Boss, this person used to deliver mountain products to the kitchen. Have you forgotten?"
Xia Mufan looked at Ke Lu with a half-smile: "It seems that your memory is not very good."
Ke Lu never expected Qiao Rui to ruin his reputation. He hesitated for a moment and replied calmly, "He's just a delivery man. I meet a lot of people like him. How can I remember him?"
Xia Mufan looked at Qiao Rui: "How often does this person deliver goods? Who does he deliver goods to?"
Just as Qiao Rui was about to speak, Ke Lu snorted coldly, "Qiao Rui, stop wasting time here. Didn't you see that there are guests coming over there?"
Qiao Rui shrank her neck, glanced at Xia Mufan secretly, and walked quickly to the door to welcome the guests.
Xia Mufan laughed instead of getting angry: "Ke Lu, don't you feel guilty about your behavior just now? Since Cui Lebang goes to Qingming Restaurant to deliver goods every once in a while, I can just ask Manager Du about the problem just now and even find the bill. What's the point of you asking Qiao Rui to shut up?"
Ke Lu looked at Xia Mufan with his lips tightly closed and his chest heaving up and down. He was obviously in a bad mood.
Ke Lu originally thought that Xia Mufan was someone who was easy to fool. As long as he showed his love for animals and his knowledge of food in front of her, coupled with moderate admiration and closeness, he would be able to successfully make friends with her and find out all kinds of information.
But he didn't expect that once Xia Mushige entered the working state and regarded him as a suspect, her attitude would become so sharp.
After a long silence, Ke Lu said, "Officer Xia, I thought... someone who cares about helping Shiba Inu find its owner must have a kind and soft heart."
Xia Mufan was almost conquered by his logic: "I also thought that the owner that Shiba Inu has been waiting for sixteen years must be a kind and loyal person!"
Without waiting for Ke Lu to continue speaking, Xia Mufan showed his police ID: "Ke Lu, please come with us. We have a case that requires your cooperation in our investigation."
Ke Lu looked at her with a cold look in his eyes: "Are you summoning me?"
Xia Mushige nodded: "That's right."
Ke Lu's lips curled slightly: "You have to let me go back in twelve hours at most."
Xia Mufan taunted, "You know a lot? I'm sorry, but for a major case I can keep you for 24 hours."
Ke Lu did not refuse and walked towards the door calmly: "Let's go."
Wei Zeqing looked at everything in front of him, not knowing what to do. He looked to Yue Yuan for help: "Officer Yue, then I..."
Yue Yuan patted his shoulder and said, "Doctor Wei, please go back first. I will take care of this."
Wei Zeqing hurriedly left the coffee shop. Before leaving, he looked at Ke Lu deeply, his eyes full of disappointment. No wonder his wife doesn’t want to see him. This kid…his character is completely ruined.
Ke Lu was taken back to the Criminal Investigation Brigade, which shocked the other four members of the Serious Crime Unit 7.
Feng Xiaoyu asked anxiously: "What happened? Why did Ke Lu come in?"
Last time when they were dining at Qingming Hotel, Ke Lu showed a high degree of cooperation with the police, which left a good impression on Gong Weiguo. He also asked curiously: "Isn't he a good young entrepreneur? Why did you bring him back?"
Xia Mufan didn't explain first, but asked them instead: "How is the investigation going? Report first."
Sun Xianbing scratched his head in embarrassment. "The store's phone is a public phone, with countless incoming and outgoing calls every day. The boss said Cui Lebang rarely uses his phone. We asked Cui Shenglian, and neither Cui Lebang nor she has a pager. They both lead a regular life and don't need them."
Xia Mufan asked, "What about when Cui Lebang went into the mountains? Wasn't Cui Shenglian worried?"
Sun Xianbing replied: "Cui Shenglian said that her nephew would come back to sleep every night and never stayed out all night."
Gong Weiguo added: "Anyway, in Cui Shenglian's eyes, Cui Lebang is well-behaved, sensible and filial, and a very good child."
Xia Mufan turned his gaze to Feng Xiaoyu.
Feng Xiaoyu stood up and honestly reported the results of today's investigation: "Cui Lebang mainly collects mushrooms, wild vegetables, and game, mainly from forest farm employees. The forest farm is not doing well now, and it turns a blind eye to the employees' behavior of going into the mountains from time to time to collect mountain products. After Cui Lebang receives the mountain products, he usually delivers them to the Tianyuan Game Restaurant in the north of the city, and occasionally to the Qingming Hotel in the city. He has a truck and usually goes out once a week, so his business is relatively stable."
Yu Jing said: "The truck originally belonged to Shi Hu. He used to work in the forestry team. After he was laid off, he bought an old truck to do some small business. After he died, the truck was given to Cui Lebang."
After listening to everyone's investigation results, Xia Mufan briefly recounted the news he and Yue Yuan had heard from Wei Zeqing and Wu Jing today.
As soon as she finished speaking, Feng Xiaoyu exploded: "What? Ke Lu is Wei Qiaozhen's brother, and he also knows Cui Lebang? Could it be that he was jealous of Wei Qiaozhen being doted on by her parents, and out of jealousy, he found someone to kill her?"
Gong Weiguo also frowned: "Because he was abused by his father when he was a child, his psychology is twisted, and he is jealous of his mother for abandoning him. He wants to kill Wei Qiaozhen to get revenge on Wu Jing? If this is the case, then Ke Lu is really terrible."
Sun Xianbing shrugged his shoulders and screamed, "It's over, it's over. I'm a little worried that the mung bean cake he sent is poisonous."
Yu Jing consoled him earnestly: "That's not the case. He doesn't have the courage."
Xia Mufan took a deep breath and tapped the whiteboard: "The problem now is that Ke Lu has a good psychological quality. He firmly refuses to admit that he has the intention to harm others and denies that he is friends with Cui Lebang. It has been two years since the Wei Qiaozhen case, and a lot of evidence has disappeared. How should we conduct the interrogation next to break through their psychological defenses?"
Cui Lebang was not afraid of the police at all and did not say a word.
Ke Lu is a detective fan and is familiar with the police interrogation process, so he comes well prepared.
Both of these guys are tough, how should we interrogate them?
For a moment, the members of Serious Crime Unit 7 fell into deep thought.
Everyone was talking enthusiastically in the discussion when there was a knock on the door.
Xia Mufan turned around and saw Gu Shaoqi's smiling face. His eyes lit up immediately and he stepped forward quickly: "You're back?"
Gu Shaoqi nodded: "I'm back."
There was a hint of excitement in Xia Mufan's eyes: "How is it?"
Gu Shaoqi's voice was filled with laughter: "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission."
Xia Mushige waved his hand: "Great!"
Sure enough, everything went smoothly as soon as Forensic Doctor Gu took action. It seems that I will soon receive a special allowance as a criminal investigation expert from the provincial department, hehe.
Gong Weiguo shouted at the side: "Hey, hey, hey, stop playing dumb. If you have any good news, tell us too."
Xia Mufan gave him a sidelong glance.
Gong Weiguo now admires Xia Mufan very much. After receiving such a warning look from her, he immediately shut up obediently.
There was a trace of fatigue in Gu Shaoqi's eyes, but his eyebrows were curved, and it could be seen that he was in a good mood: "The expert group will come to inspect tomorrow, you just need to communicate with them normally. Don't worry, I will accompany you."
Xia Mufan saw the blue color on his eyelids and knew that he must be very tired from the intensive business trip over the past two days.
Thinking that he was running around so much for her, Xia Mufan felt a little guilty: "Forensic Doctor Gu, thank you."
Gu Shaoqi heard her thank you so solemnly and waved his hand: "Nothing."
Gu Shaoqi studied medicine and had been dealing with corpses for many years, so he had a cool and aloof temperament.
Looking at the gentle and gentle Gu Shaoqi in front of him, Xia Mufan suddenly had an idea in his mind: "Forensic Doctor Gu, wait a moment."
Isn’t Cui Lebang interested in the female physiological structure? Why not let Forensic Doctor Gu teach him a lesson?
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