Chapter 117 Death of the Virgin: The Dark Side
"Director Zhang is such a selfless and kind person." Xiao Zhang burst into tears after reading the diary. "In order to make up for her guilt towards her son, she treats other autistic children as her own children. It's so great."
Chen Xue also nodded in agreement: "Yes. Hey, she took nitrous oxide just to make herself feel better. Chen Xinran is too bad. She spread rumors everywhere, saying that she embezzled public funds. This person is too much.
Fang Rui and his team found out that Chen Xinran’s boyfriend Zhang Daming had been to a drug rehabilitation center for drug abuse. He had also been in jail for fraud. He used alum to disguise drugs and sold them to drug addicts. He was caught by the police and was sentenced because the amount of fraud was too large.
Fang Rui and Xiao Zhang went to Zhang Daming’s mahjong hall to find him. As soon as they revealed their identities to him, he ran away, but was pinned to the ground by Xiao Zhang a short while later.
Zhang Daming defended himself, "Comrade police, this is a legitimate mahjong parlor."
"If it's a legitimate mahjong parlor, why are you running away?"
"Well, I'm afraid of being caught by you. I've developed a conditioned reflex. Let alone seeing a police officer, even if I hear a police bell on the street, I'll have to run away." Zhang Daming touched his bald head and said in a slick tone.
"You know Chen Xinran, right?"
"Yes. That old woman always pesters me. If she didn't always give me money, I wouldn't pay attention to her."
"We caught her. In the interrogation room, she confessed some things that are related to you." Fang Rui said.
"That old woman has confessed everything. Didn't she say it was me?" Zhang Daming's face was full of anger. "She did it herself, how can she have the nerve to put the blame on me!"
"Yes, she confessed everything."
"Then you can't catch me." Zhang Daming looked proud. "I didn't ask her for money this time. If I didn't ask for money, it doesn't count as selling, so it doesn't constitute fraud!"
"So, you admit that you provided nitrous oxide to Chen Xinran."
"Comrade police, don't you all know everything? Why are you asking?"
"..."
Fang Rui handcuffed Zhang Daming to the door handle. He and Xiao Zhang searched Zhang Daming's mahjong hall. After searching for a long time, they didn't find any prohibited items, but they found several mobile phones and several motorcycle batteries.
Zhang Daming looked at the pile of stolen goods, his face flushed slightly. He explained, "These... these are pledged here by others who lost playing mahjong."
"You gathered here to gamble because you lost."
"No, no, they asked me to borrow money and couldn't pay it back, so they pledged these things to me."
"Oh, who pledged them? List the names."
Zhang Daming's face fell: "Comrade police, don't you know everything? Why are you still talking around with me?"
"We want to see how you explain yourself. Hey, it's been so many years, and you're still using the same excuse. I'm tired of it." Xiao Zhang picked his ears and sighed.
"..."
After taking Zhang Daming back, he confessed everything: "Half a year ago, Chen Xinran found me and asked me to get some drugs for her. How could I get that? If I could, I wouldn't have sold fake ones at the time. At first I wanted to give her some fake money to cheat her. But an internet friend of mine told me that he could get something that was not illegal, which is what you call laughing gas. Then I asked him to get some for me, and I gave it to Chen Xinran."
Fang Rui asked: "Are you sure it was half a year ago?"
"Yes, I was just released from the detention center at that time."
"Did she say what she was going to use it for?"
"Their welfare home often makes cakes, and I wanted to buy some whipped cream."
"You just said she asked you for drugs, how come it's related to cream now?" Fang Rui interrupted his nonsense, "Now that it's come to this, stop wasting my time with your glib words."
Zhang Daming shrank his neck in fear, "She wanted to murder the director of their welfare home. She used that thing to frame the director and ruin her reputation so that she could become the director. She also promised to give me a large sum of money after the success. But later she defaulted and didn't give me a penny. Comrade police officer, since she didn't give me money, it won't be considered an illegal transaction..."
Fang Rui interrogated Chen Xinran again.
"Your boyfriend Zhang Daming has explained everything clearly." Fang Rui said, "You bought laughing gas from him and wanted to frame Dean Zhang, right?"
"Zhang Daming is not my boyfriend at all. He spread rumors to ruin my reputation. No, I didn't do such a thing! He failed to deceive me and wanted to slander me."
"He is next door, do you need to confront him?"
"I...what he sold me was not laughing gas but a few empty bottles. He is a liar! He framed me!"
"If it's fake, then why was Dean Zhang still breathing laughing gas before she died?"
"It's not me. I didn't give her that thing at all, how could she have it?"
"Dean Zhang didn't embezzle public funds, you spread rumors everywhere just to destroy her reputation, right"
"No! She really embezzled. She received a whole box of cash, estimated to be hundreds of thousands, but she didn't transfer it to the welfare home's bank account. I saw it with my own eyes, it can't be fake!"
Fang Rui found the loophole in her words: "Are you saying that someone donated a whole box of cash to your welfare home? Do you think this makes sense? Donations are tax deductible. Who donated cash? Or do you want to say that someone used a box of cash to bribe your director?"
Xiao Zhang also chimed in: "Director Zhang is dead, why are you still spreading rumors that he is embezzling? Are you bullying the dead and saying they can't speak?"
"I didn't lie this time!" Chen Xinran slapped the table excitedly, "Give me my phone. I have evidence!"
Xiao Zhang quickly took Chen Xinran's phone.
Chen Xinran snatched the phone and found a video file in the hidden folder. She opened it and held it in front of Fang Rui and the others.
"Look, did she take the money?"
The video was shot from a candid angle, and the camera angle was very low. In the video, there was a large box of hundred-dollar bills in front of Dean Zhang. Dean Zhang checked the authenticity of the money perfunctorily and closed the box.
"Dean Zhang, you have taken my money, so you must arrange things for me." A superior voice said.
Fang Rui and Xiao Zhang both felt that the voice was a little familiar.
"I know." Dean Zhang whispered, "I don't have any other choice, right?"
"Happy cooperation."
The camera shook chaotically for a while, and finally stopped on an indifferent face.
"Isn't this Lin Qianjie's stepmother Jiang Yun?" Xiao Zhang exclaimed. He had a deep impression of Jiang Yun because Chen Xue said Jiang Yun was Mu Mian's mother, but she cruelly abandoned such a lovely Mu Mian.
Fang Rui found it strange. Jiang Yun was a typical businessman who put profit first. It was impossible for her to give money to others for no reason.
Chen Xinran said: "Comrade police, I am not lying to you. She really embezzled public funds."
"When did this happen?"
"Half a year ago. It was because of this incident that I saw through Zhang Xuemei, this hypocritical woman. She brainwashes us with her sanctimonious face every day, but secretly uses these children to make money. She can do it, why can't I?"
Chen Xinran was already overwhelmed by jealousy. Originally, she worked very happily in the welfare home. Even though the salary was very low, she was willing to take care of these disabled children. She even sincerely admired Director Zhang. But when she discovered Zhang Xuemei's true face, she felt that her past efforts were ridiculous.
The police contacted Jiang Yun again, and her secretary said that Jiang Yun was very busy and could ask her first if she had any questions. But no matter what the police asked, the secretary replied in a friendly manner that she didn't know about those things.
Fang Rui felt that Dean Zhang's death was probably related to the money.