"Several officers have nothing to do with me. Zhang Wei worked in our factory more than half a year ago.
After he resigned, I never saw him again. Now that he is dead, I can’t be the one to kill him. How could I kill someone? I have an alibi..."
The man with glasses expressed frantically, but Xu Shu said nothing and stared at him coldly. The man with glasses became more and more stuttering as he spoke, and his momentum became weaker and weaker, until he finally fell silent.
Xu Shu stared at him coldly, "Name!"
"Zhou, Zhou Youde."
"age!"
"forty one!"
"Profession!"
"The third section of Dahua Textile Factory."
"Dahua's profits are good, why did Zhang Wei resign?"
"Well, these people have their own ambitions..."
"I hope you think clearly. We won't call you without evidence. If the report is untrue, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear the consequences."
Zhou Youde saw sweat on his forehead, "I'll tell the truth about this.
It is true that I used some tricks to resign Xiao Zhang. He is still half a month away from becoming a full-time employee. As long as I sign my signature, he can successfully become a regular employee.
I've hinted to him several times that he needs to express his feelings, but this kid pretends not to understand. How can I pamper him?
If we set a precedent here, my team will not be able to lead it.
But no matter what, I can't kill him."
"Asshole!"
Qin Bing slammed the table, "Dahua Textile Factory offers excellent wages, and the salary of ordinary workers is not inferior to that of middle school teachers.
This is such a precious job for Zhang Wei, but you ruined other people's futures because of your own greed."
"Yes, yes, that's what the commander taught you."
"Take the people down first,"
Zhou Youde left, and Qin Bingwu felt indignant. Xu Shu said, "Such rotten people are found in all walks of life, but no matter how shameless they are, according to the law, nothing can be done to him. The next one."
Immediately afterwards, the person who was brought in was Sun Yuzhou, the owner of Yutai Bathhouse, a middle-aged man with a kind face.
"...Xiao Zhang came to our store in February this year. I heard that he worked at Dahua Textile Factory before and was fired because he had no money to give gifts.
It's a shame, it's a good job.
After he was transferred to our bathhouse, he has been very diligent. As far as I know, he has not made enemies with anyone. This child is thoughtful, introverted, and not a troublemaker."
"Does your bathhouse provide food and accommodation?"
"Food and lodging are included, but Xiao Zhang is willing to work the night shift and sleep in the bathhouse when he feels sleepy. I haven't heard of him renting a house outside."
"Besides these, what else do you know about Zhang Wei?"
"Well, when he first came here, in addition to working in our bathhouse, he seemed to be looking for odd jobs. I remember that more than two months ago, he seemed to have stopped looking for odd jobs and read books all day long.
At the beginning of last month, he seemed to be very happy and walked with wind in his eyes. Soon he resigned. About ten days later, he came to the bathhouse again to look for a job. Unfortunately, it was already full at that time, so I had no use for him."
"Have you never seen him again after this?"
"I haven't seen him, but I heard that he came to the bathhouse. Our old employees are given free bathing coupons every month. He may have saved some and came to take a bath.
Well, when you asked, I also remembered something. An old employee complained to me, saying that after Xiao Zhang resigned, he occupied a storage cabinet. I think he may have no place to stay, and there is no place to store some items.
, just didn’t care about it.”
Xu Shu immediately sent someone to take Boss Sun to check the storage cabinet in the bathhouse.
So far, Xu Shu has not obtained Zhang Wei's relics, which is extremely unusual.
After all, people always need a place to stay, no matter how shabby it is.
But Zhang Wei’s resting place has not been found yet.
After Sun Yuzhou left, another middle-aged man in a cloth robe was invited in. He was thin and had a weathered face. He originally thought he was in his sixties, but when asked about his age, he was only forty-three.
His face was full of sorrow, and after telling him his name and age, he knelt down with a plop and shouted to the superior to redress his grievances. The person who came was Zhang Neng, Zhang Wei's uncle.
Zhang Neng cried for a while before calming down. Xu Shu said, "When was the last time you saw Zhang Wei?"
"Ten days ago."
"Where did we meet and what did we talk about?"
"At the door of my house, he came to me to borrow money, but I didn't lend him money. I even scolded him for not wanting to make progress, so I didn't let him in. But I, I also hate the fact that iron cannot become steel."
The file Xu Shu read earlier contained information about Zhang Neng.
This man was a mason. He had two sons and one daughter. He also adopted his deceased brother's daughter, who was Zhang Wei's sister. His life was very tight.
"As far as I know, Zhang Wei often pays you for his sister's food expenses. Is this true?"
"Yes, this kid Ah Wei is either unmotivated or has a bad life.
Blame me, blame me, if only I had lent him money.
But I, I really can’t afford as much as twenty yuan.”
"Twenty yuan, what does he need so much money for?"
"He didn't say anything. He was very excited. I was also very angry at the time. I felt that he had the skills and feet to make money on his own. I scolded him and he walked away in despair."
After finishing questioning Zhang Neng, it was already lunch time. After dinner, Director Zeng, who went to find the storage cabinet, came back and brought back Zhang Wei's relic, a pear wood box one foot long and one hand wide.
There was a thick stack of paper in the wooden box, which was opened one by one, but it turned out to be a large number of blood-selling bills, spanning two years.
In addition, there is also a transcript of the public examination, which is judged to be good.
A marriage certificate torn in half. The marriage certificate contained information about the woman, Wu Xianglian, the third daughter of Wu Shunqing in the south of the city.
Looking at a pile of blood-selling bills, Qin Bing was greatly touched and his eyes turned red.
Xu Shu's focus was on the public examination transcript. Since it was a good score, it proved that he had passed the public examination.
If you pass the public examination, you can become a public servant, which is considered a golden job.
Obviously, Zhang Wei failed to become a public servant. Did the question get stuck in the interview?
At the moment, Xu Shu asked Director Zeng to quickly check Zhang Wei’s interviewer.
Qin Bing said, "It's really not easy for Zhang Wei. He is in the mud and struggling to survive, but he still has the ambition to make progress.
Judging from the gathered information, after Zhang Wei was swindled out of Dahua's job, he used the bathhouse as his base and worked everywhere to make ends meet.
I didn't do odd jobs during the trip and only worked in the bathhouse, probably just to prepare for the exam.
The bathhouse owner said that he was very happy when he discovered Zhang Wei one day. He must have gotten good grades in the public examination.
Therefore, Zhang Wei believed that he had a golden job, so he quit his job in the bathhouse.
Now I just don’t know why he is not regarded as a public official.”
Two hours later, Director Zeng called from Chunshen City South District and said that the chief examiner responsible for interviewing Zhang Wei had been recruited, and the quota was given to the nephew of Yan, the president of the Chengbei Educational Society.
Among the seven people who participated in the interview, Zhang Wei had no background, so he was denied the spot.
With a click, Xu Shu broke the pen in his hand.
Director Zeng then reported that the situation of Wu Xianglian's family was confirmed.
Wu Xianglian met Zhang Wei when he was working part-time at Maixiangyuan Bakery. The two had a good impression of each other and established a romantic relationship.
The Wu family had been trying hard to get Wu Xianglian to exchange her betrothal gift, asking matchmakers everywhere, but Zhang Wei had no choice but to find the courage to come to ask for her hand in marriage.
Based on his public examination transcripts, the Wu family believed that he would have a good future, so they signed a marriage contract with him.
Unexpectedly, Wu Xianglian's two brothers came to the door after failing the interview and forced Zhang Wei to tear up the marriage contract. They also forced Zhang Wei to pay 20 yuan in compensation, otherwise they would go back and ask Wu Xianglian to look good.
After listening to the report, Qin Bing's pretty face was as white as snow and her eyes were red.
Xu Shu sighed and continued to call the witness who last saw Zhang Wei, an old beggar in ragged clothes.
"Sir... I don't dare to make a living by killing people... You mean Xiao Zhang? Then I'm just helping him.
A few days ago, I lent him the bridge hole where he slept, and I also lent him a bed of tattered cotton wool...
We are all divided, and if a beggar is silent, it will be difficult for him to beg for food.
Several times he fainted from hunger, but I saved his life by throwing away leftover food...
I also asked him to beg for help, but he couldn't even come up with the money to join the gang. What can I do...
I also accompanied him to sell blood. The doctor said that his blood was too thin and he didn't dare to take it for fear of killing...
In the meantime, he also went looking for work. People saw that he was shaking when he walked, so they didn't dare to use him...
I finally told him that there was a big scene in Yunhai Town these two days.
Xie Caidong of the Silk House takes in concubines and gives them porridge and steamed buns. If he is lucky, he can also grab some wedding money.
I was just saying that I didn’t expect him to actually go to the Sea of Clouds. It’s so far away. I really don’t know how he got there...
What I said is all the truth..."
After understanding the situation, Xu Shu gave the old beggar a silver dollar and invited him out.
Qin Bing was no longer in the interrogation room, hiding in the corridor, covering her mouth and crying until she was out of breath.
Xu Shu felt heavy and summoned Director Zeng to ask him about Zhang Wei's whereabouts in Yunhai.
Director Zeng shook his head, "It's hard to check. According to the old beggar, Zhang Wei almost appeared in the sea of clouds as a beggar. There are many beggars in the town, who would pay attention?"
Xu Shu asked Chief Zeng to continue the investigation, and together with Qin Bing, he went to Duan Kuohai to report the situation.
After reading the dossier, Duan Kuohai sighed, "All living beings are really miserable in the world.
Zhang Wei is like this, who can kill him?"
Xu Shu shook his head, "Now we can only go to Xie Caidong's place to find out the situation.
Zhang Wei came to Yunhai for Xie Caidong's two full meals.
Maybe you want to wait until you have some strength before looking for a job.
Maybe, someone in Xie Caidong's family has seen him."
Half an hour later, a police officer surnamed Huang came to report, "What a coincidence, Xie Caidong is not here. He accompanied his new third wife back to the south of the city to have a wedding.
Ordinarily, a concubine should not follow such rules, but Xie Caidong took a young girl into his care at such a young age and doted on her so much that his actions were inevitably absurd."
"Chengnan? What is the name of his third wife?"
Xu Shumei's heart was racing.
Huang Zhi'an said, "It seems that her surname is Wu. She didn't wear a hijab on the day she passed the door. I heard she is not very pretty, but she is young and attractive. The officer wants to..."
"Stop talking nonsense and go find out who Xie Caidong's third wife is."
Xu Shu roared angrily, Huang Zhian was startled and hurriedly retreated.
Ten minutes later, Huang Zhi'an rushed back, "We found out clearly that the third lady's surname is Wu and her maiden name is Xianglian. She is the third daughter of Wu Shunqing's family in the south of the city."
Qin Bing's eyes widened, he took a few steps back and fell down on the chair. Xu Shu clenched his fists and was speechless for a long time.