Thinking that my mother-in-law did not allow me to contact Han Xinrui, Han Xinrui must have understood it deeply, but she still came to me in such a hurry, so she must have encountered something urgent.
Thinking like this, I ignored my mother-in-law's warning and quickly called Han Xinrui back.
After I got through the call, I learned that Han Xinrui had been summoned by the Municipal Criminal Investigation Brigade this morning.
The reason is that the police discovered Chen Chao's body at the intersection of the West Third Ring Road at about two o'clock this morning.
Since Han Xinrui had a conflict with Chen Chao in a bar some time ago, the police searched for clues and traced Chen Chao's recent personnel relationships to Han Xinrui.
Han Xinrui cooperated with the inquiry and truthfully told the cause of the conflict with Chen Chao. She also had an alibi for Chen Chao's death.
At the time of the incident, Han Xinrui was playing mahjong with her classmates.
"Ye Jing, the reason why I called you so urgently is to tell you that I didn't tell the police that I was with you in the bar. I was worried that Han Xiaoyue would find out and she and my aunt would misunderstand me."
Han Xinrui said anxiously, but I shook my head when I heard it. I said, why are you so stupid? If the police can find you for questioning, they will definitely know from the bar and the surveillance outside the bar that you were drinking with me that night when there was a blizzard.
!
When Han Xinrui heard this, she became even more anxious and said that she didn't think much about it and just didn't want to involve me.
"So now, will the police mistakenly think that I am protecting you?" Han Xinrui's words made me suddenly nervous.
Because, something is fishy!
Han Xinrui had been summoned for some time. Logically speaking, the police should have known that Han Xinrui and I drank together that night. If the police suspected that Han Xinrui was covering up for me, they should have also summoned me.
But until now, I haven't received a notice from the police. So is it possible that the police don't want to alert the snake? From the surveillance in the city last night, they can clearly know that I have been to the West Third Ring Road!
Thinking of this, I became even more panicked. Han Xinrui on the other side of the phone saw that I didn't say anything for a long time. She almost cried and said that she really didn't want to trick me. She said that she would contact the police immediately and said that the heavy rain that night was caused by me.
Drink together.
"Don't contact me, I'll handle it myself!"
I said something in panic, hung up the phone in a hurry, and immediately called King Zheng to ask if anyone had gone to his shop to inquire about anything this morning.
King Zheng said loudly: "Are you in fucking trouble? You didn't ask me. I didn't even think about it. Just half an hour ago, two policemen came and asked who I was drinking with last night.
I told you and Zhou Wu."
I felt even more uneasy and thought it was over. The more I thought about something, the less I thought about it. As a result, starting from Han Xinrui's explanation, I fell into a passive position.
"Little brother, is something really going to happen? Did you pick up something dead on your way back alone last night?!"
King Zheng asked immediately.
I said bitterly in my heart, Brother Zheng, you are really a magician, I have indeed picked up a dead product!
Here in Xihe City, in the local dialect, the meaning of "picking up dead goods" actually refers to picking up drunk women on the roadside at night and taking them back to play happily.
But I worked so hard that the dead thing I picked up was Chen Chao’s body!
"Brother Zheng, I'm fine, I was just asking casually."
Finally, I didn’t want King Zheng to worry about me, so I said something nonsense. Not long after I hung up the phone uneasily, sure enough, I received a call from Captain Hou Shaohui, asking me to go downstairs immediately. He was outside the community.
Wait.
I was so panicked that I all said I got it, got dressed and rushed into the bathroom to wash my face.
Looking at myself in the mirror with a nervous expression, I warned not to be afraid. I didn't kill anyone. At most, I could honestly tell what I saw early this morning.
I bravely left the community and saw Hou Shaohui in casual clothes, hitchhiking and waiting for me outside.
He had given me enough respect and did not drive a police car and wear a police uniform to call me.
I obediently sat in the back seat of the car, while Officer Hou sat in the passenger seat.
The driver was an older plainclothes man. I heard Officer Hou call him Lao Zhang.
Lao Zhang has a serious attitude towards me. Even when he is driving, he will often glance at me through the rearview mirror. His tense face makes me feel a little depressed.
Hou Shaohui told me that Lao Zhang was like this and asked me not to mind. He changed the topic and asked me where I went last night.
I knew I couldn't hide it anymore, so I took the initiative to tell the truth about how I went to Prince Zheng's shop to drink last night, and then saw Chen Chao being killed alone on Sancha Road at midnight.
I didn't dare to hide anything, nor was I exaggerating in any way.
When I finished speaking, I felt relaxed all over.
"You kid, two days ago I was praising you as a good citizen who acted bravely for justice. In the past few days, you didn't even call the police in time when I saw a murder case."
What Lao Zhang said made me a little embarrassed. I didn't dare to argue, so I apologized to Lao Zhang and said sorry.
Hou Shaohui smiled instead, patted me on the shoulder and said it was okay. He said that ordinary people would basically have the same reaction as me when they see a murder case. This cannot be said to be wrong, nor should it be a moral kidnapping.
.
I gratefully said thank you to Officer Hou, and Hou Shaohui laughed: "Do you know that Lao Zhang and I came to you not because of the Chen Chao case!"
What's going on?
I was stunned for a while after hearing this, and looked at Hou Shaohui in confusion.
Officer Hou smiled and said: "You really didn't bring it upon yourself. I just asked you where you were last night. It was just a question after dinner. Who would have thought that you would tell the story about Chen Chao's case, hahaha...
"
Lao Zhang, who was driving the car, also laughed. When he looked at me, he was no longer as serious as before. He said: "If you were allowed to time travel to wartime, you would definitely be a seller seeking glory. You haven't even been tortured yet. You
I confessed everything."
This is simply looking down on people!
I felt so bad that I felt bad, but Hou Shaohui managed to smooth things over with a smile and changed the embarrassing topic. He said to me: "I came to you today because I want to ask you for a favor."
I snorted, feeling a little uncomfortable, feeling that I was being treated like a monkey by Hou Shaohui.
Obviously, Han Xinrui and Prince Zheng both talked about the police investigation, but I don't know which of his words are true and which of them are false.
"Don't be angry. How can a grown man be so stingy?" Hou Shaohui patted me on the shoulder again and said with a smile: "If you get angry again, I will treat you as someone who knew about the murder and didn't report it. You didn't call the police when I saw a murder.
I suspect you are involved in covering up..."
I immediately got scared and said, good guy, can you still target good people like this?
Hou Shaohui laughed so hard that I didn't hold back and started laughing along with him.
Next, Lao Zhang opened the car and drove us to the forensics department of the Municipal Bureau. Hou Shaohui took out a computer hard drive, patted it on his desk, and said to me:
"Ye Jing, I really have to ask you for help this time. It's embarrassing to say it. Even if we dispatch cyber police technicians here, we can't unlock the password of this hard disk, so we can only ask for your help."
I looked at the hard drive and asked, "Where did this hard drive come from? Officer Hou, don't be kidding me. Even your professional and technical staff can't crack the password. Why do you ask me, a broken graduate, to do it?"
Hou Shaohui said with a harmless look: "This is the hard drive from photographer Li Wenzhe's computer. We suspect there are important secrets in it."
While he was talking, he came close to me and whispered in my ear: "You also know that Li Wenzhe is a pervert and a photographer. I'm sure there will be photos of your wife in it!"
No way?
I was startled and looked at the hard drive in surprise. I remembered that Li Wenzhe had been having an affair with my wife for a long time. Maybe that guy might have secretly filmed some shady content.
After thinking about this, Hou Shaohui whispered to me again: "I know that you are Yang Wensheng's disciple. I guess you are the only one in the whole city who can crack this code. If we apply for technical personnel from the hall, I'm worried
When the time comes, I won’t be able to cover the contents of the hard drive.”
"Okay, don't say anything. Isn't it okay for me to do it?"
I agreed immediately without even thinking about it. In fact, I knew that Hou Shaohui and the others were embarrassed to invite people from the provincial department, otherwise they would be laughed at.
But I couldn't say this, so I could only pretend to agree. Hou Shaohui nodded with satisfaction and said to me: "I guarantee you that if there is any privacy of Han Xiaoyue in it, you can choose to delete it, but other evidence
, you can’t destroy it!”
I said I got it, took the hard drive and walked into the computer room next door.