879: Investigation
Zhou Ziheng still sat calmly in his seat, knowing that he couldn't hide the truth and there was no need to lie anymore, so he turned around and explained to his parents:
"I was shot in the arm. The bullet has been removed. I'm not seriously injured."
Zhou Jingru asked with a sullen face:
"Who fired the shot?"
Director Sun replied:
"It is said that he is a fugitive who escaped from prison."
Bang!
Zhou Jingru suddenly slammed the table in anger:
"My son defended his country and nearly died for it, and now he's been shot by a fugitive in the capital, right under your jurisdiction!"
Director Sun quickly apologized:
"I'm sorry, Minister Zhou. We will definitely solve the case as quickly as possible and apprehend the murderer. We are here to investigate the situation with Dean Zhou. Please cooperate with us."
Zhou Ziheng said to his father:
"Dad, calm down. This has nothing to do with the police."
After saying that, Zhou Ziheng stood up from the table and walked towards the sofa:
"Director Sun, I was planning to go to the police station after dinner to formally report the case. Since you're here, why don't you investigate at home? Come and sit down."
Zhou Ziheng sat down on the sofa, and Director Sun, Han Gang and several other important figures also sat down with him and began to take notes with pen and paper.
At this time, the two brothers of the Jia family also entered the Zhou family from outside.
When Jia Zan went out to work, he saw two police cars suddenly drive into the compound and head towards Zhou's house. He was curious and didn't know what had happened at Zhou's house, so he hurried over to see what was going on.
Jia Song came to Zhou Ziheng and Yu Xiaoye to ask if they still needed to keep an eye on You Wenyue today. Unexpectedly, when he arrived, he saw two police cars at the door, at least ** police officers in the Zhou family's living room, and even Director Sun came in person. Moreover, Zhou Ziheng had a bandage on his arm and his face was gloomy.
Seeing all this, Jia Song looked curious and shocked.
At this time, no one cared about the two brothers, and everyone was staring at Zhou Ziheng.
Director Sun solemnly began his routine questioning:
"Dean Zhou, do you remember when you were shot?"
"At about 1:15 a.m., the killer shot me three times, but only the second shot hit me."
"Do you know who the murderer is?"
"I know. Li Xinchun. He's the prisoner arrested by the police station in Beijing a month ago. He was sentenced to one year of forced labor for provoking trouble and refusing to comply with the investigation. He escaped from prison that night after arriving at the labor camp."
"Are you sure it was him?"
"Sure, he spoke to me."
"What did he say?"
"He said he was going to kill my wife's entire family."
Everyone's expression changed and they all looked at Yu Xiaoye. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law huddled together, both with worried faces, but Yu Xiaoye still forced herself to remain calm and didn't show any panic.
Director Sun asked again:
"Why did he kill your wife's family?"
"This involves some old grudges - when I was the farm manager of the Beidahuang Corps Farm, Li Xinchun was our farm driver. He was arrested for speculation and was involved in a case, and was sentenced to five years of labor reform. It was because of this case that Li Xinchun held a grudge against me.
Also, after Li Xinchun was imprisoned, Li Xinchun's girlfriend married my wife's eldest brother, my brother-in-law Yu Zhengxian, and had a child. Later, after Li Xinchun was released, he fled to Beijing to find his ex-girlfriend and attacked the child. This happened not long ago, less than a month ago, and the police also have a record of this.
Li Xinchun was arrested again for this incident and sentenced to one year of forced labor. He then escaped from prison and fled all the way to the capital, intending to kill my wife and her family in revenge.
Zhou Ziheng briefly recounted the grievances between them and Li Xinchun. His tone was calm, but everyone present was terrified.
"So, was anyone in your wife's family injured?"
"No, after I learned that Li Xinchun had escaped from prison, I had a premonition that he would come to the capital to seek revenge. For safety reasons, I moved them to a safe place in advance. That's why when Li Xinchun went there last night, no one was home."
"Then why did you appear there last night?"
"I guessed that Li Xinchun might go seeking revenge at night."
"How did you guess that he would seek revenge last night? On what basis?"
"because--"
This is a bit difficult to explain, because Zhou Ziheng's prediction of Li Xinchun was based entirely on his own premonition and analysis, without any specific events to support it. He can only try to explain it in a coherent manner:
"Because this matter is related to two other people, I deduced from their unusual behavior that Li Xinchun might have gone out to seek revenge last night."
Director Sun paused and asked:
"Who are those two people you're talking about?"
"Jiang Shang, and You Wenyue."
The whole room was filled with surprise.
Especially Zhou Jingru, Zhuang Huaijian, Aunt Zhang, and Jia Zan, who are still completely unaware of the situation. How could this be related to Jiang Shang and You Wenyue?
Jia Zan's face turned pale.
Although the police had known in advance that the case might be related to Jiang Shang, they still found it unbelievable when they heard it again.
Director Sun managed to calm himself and continued to ask:
"Dean Zhou, how did you guess that Li Xinchun's case was related to Jiang Shang and You Wenyue?"
"I deduced it."
Everyone in the room was shocked by his words again.
If these words had not come from Zhou Ziheng, the police at the scene would have definitely charged him with slander and libel. How could they actually deduce that a public security officer was involved in a shooting case out of thin air?
But the words came from Zhou Ziheng's mouth, and no one questioned their authenticity.
Director Sun continued to ask:
"Then how did you deduce that Jiang Shang and You Wenyue were involved in this case? What evidence do you have?"
"The reason is that some time ago, Jiang Shang overturned the case for You Wenyue, and You Wenyue was released early. Jiang Shang took the opportunity of escorting prisoners to go to the northwest to pick up You Wenyue from the labor camp. It happened that Li Xinchun was detained there.
That night, after arriving at the labor camp, Li Xinchun escaped from prison, and Jiang Shang left with You Wenyue.
After hearing this, everyone still couldn't figure out the connection between Jiang Shang picking up You Wenyue and Li Xinchun's escape from prison. It sounded like two completely different things that just happened by coincidence.
Zhou Ziheng glanced at the bewildered expressions of the crowd and continued:
"Originally, these two things happened at the same time, and I didn't have any doubts. However, a few days ago, when the team responsible for escorting the prisoners returned, Jiang Shang didn't show up, which made me feel suspicious.
I didn't think much of it at the time, until later, when Yu Wenyue returned alone and Jiang Shang hadn't shown up, I was certain something was amiss. Logically, Jiang Shang was supposed to be picking up Yu Wenyue, and they were traveling together. It didn't make sense for Yu Wenyue to return alone without Jiang Shang.
In addition, You Wenyue returned only one day later than the team escorting the prisoners. This proves that You Wenyue did not return by train by herself. The Northwest is thousands of miles away from the capital. If she had taken a car by herself, she would have returned at least a few days later than the team escorting the prisoners. But only one day later is enough to prove that You Wenyue returned with Jiang Shang's jeep.
But after coming back, only You Wenyue showed up, but Jiang Shang did not.
At this point, I was almost certain that Jiang Shang and You Wenyue were up to something, so I had someone secretly follow You Wenyue and observe her whereabouts."
"Who did you ask to follow Yu Wenyue?"
"Jia Song."
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