Chapter 364 - 364 331 Change the Target

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364: Chapter 331: Change the Target 364: Chapter 331: Change the Target “Do you still have the key to the back door of Yin Fei’s warehouse, and the printed paper?” the interrogation expert continued to press. Zhang Xiang’s gaze sparkled with the sharpness of a 120 kg class fitness enthusiast, “Of course, I’ve deposited it in a bank safe deposit box. 600 a year.” The expressions of several people in the monitoring room showed slight changes. So it’s said, no one is truly a fool. Even someone like Zhang Xiang, who looks as if steroid use has damaged his brain, still made the right choice with the few brain cells he had. The experts in the interrogation room couldn’t help but praise him, “Not bad, you even know to keep it in a safe deposit box.” “To prevent someone from coming to my house and setting it on fire,” Zhang Xiang said with a smile, as if he had seen through the world. Pondering for a moment, the interrogation expert casually asked, “Were you involved in any other arson attacks?” Zhang Xiang’s expression shifted, obviously lying, “Just that one time. That one was close, who has time to be fireproofing every day?” The interrogation expert frowned, but he didn’t continue to aimlessly pursue the matter, quickly switching topics, “Did you decide to go see Yin Fei on your own?” “Yes.” “What triggered that decision? What was it that made you go to Yin Fei at that specific time, and to use the method of carrying a knife to enter through the back door?” Recalling, Zhang Xiang said, “We needed to sign a contract, ah. The logistics company Yin Fei found was an enemy of ours. I told her not to deal with them but she didn’t listen, treating us like nobodies. She’s a mistress who can’t even climb into bed anymore, what’s she putting on airs for...” Zhang Xiang’s anger rose as he spoke. It seems he is quite sensitive about the concepts of hierarchy and respect here. People who have been in a unit for a long time often take the unit’s unspoken rules as society’s common laws and even enforce them. The interrogation expert couldn’t find any loopholes in Zhang Xiang’s words and continued, “Do you know who gave you the key?” “To be honest, I don’t know,” Zhang Xiang shook his head. “Take a guess?” “I can’t guess.” The interrogation expert furrowed his eyebrows, “Someone gave you the key to the back door of Yin Fei’s warehouse, and the details were clearly written on a printed piece of paper. Haven’t you ever thought about who gave it to you and why?” “Must be someone from Jianyuan, but I can’t say exactly who,” Zhang Xiang said nonchalantly. “After so many years, you never wanted to investigate it yourself?” Zhang Xiang was taken aback, then laughed, “I get what you’re saying, you want me to bite someone. Truthfully, if I found someone who directed me, like hiring someone for murder, then maybe I wouldn’t have to die, right? But I can’t bite anyone. Whoever I bite, I’ll offend, and then won’t I die even faster?” “Jianyuan Company isn’t as formidable as you suggest. Your case is being handled by the Changyang City Criminal Police Detachment; they can’t interfere.” “Maybe. But I have no evidence in my possession; who can I point to?” Zhang Xiang spread his hands. “Breaking and entering, two deaths, arson, and burning of the bodies—these charges can result in the death penalty. If you give up an accomplice or the person behind the scenes, there might be a chance for a reduced sentence. Otherwise, it’s highly likely you’ll face immediate execution,” the interrogation expert dropped the pretense, applying full pressure on Zhang Xiang. Zhang Xiang’s face turned red, the interrogation chair making creaking noises, but he still couldn’t come up with anything substantial to say. An accomplice can’t just be conjured out of thin air, and proving a mastermind is even harder. Thinking back on his past deeds, the money he earned, the things he took, Zhang Xiang found it even harder to decide. After all, the knife wasn’t truly at his throat yet. Office. Jiang Yuan and others waited for the criminal police dispatched to retrieve items Zhang Xiang had placed in the bank. Inside the bag were a key, a piece of paper, a plastic bag, and a rock. Jiang Yuan focused his attention on the key. Yu Wenshu and others watched Jiang Yuan anxiously, hoping he would have some good news. Jiang Yuan read very slowly, looking over the key and then the other three items. In fact, as soon as he got hold of the key, he was pretty sure that this key indeed caused the scratches on the back door lock core but failed to open the door correctly. There was even a very fine powder on the key, which, if analyzed for trace evidence, would most likely match the lock of the back door. The problem was that recognizing the key wasn’t really of any use. Jiang Yuan could use this key to match the key-cutting machine that made it, provided that he found the machine and the cutting blade hadn’t been replaced—considering the time frame, unless the machine was well-preserved many years ago, it wasn’t likely to be possible. Jiang Yuan could also analyse the note and the printed text on it. That was what his LV3 document examination skills were for. But even LV3 document examination was still at the level of a clever housewife; just like the key... he needed a comparative sample. Fingerprints became the king of evidence, and later DNA could crack major cases because both relied on established and direct fingerprint and DNA databases. The trace and document databases, however, were much weaker, providing meager assistance. As Jiang Yuan examined the items and thought things through, a good while passed before he spread his hands and said, “For now, it seems these items won’t be much help.” “Not finding anything is normal,” Shen Yaoguo quickly reassured Jiang Yuan. Shen Yaowei then said, “Maybe it was just something he said casually, to get out of a crime or something.” “Yeah, with just these few items, it would be hard to find any clues.” Yu Wenshu said this but then felt a tinge of disappointment. Yu Wenshu quickly suppressed his emotions. He then began to re-evaluate himself, “Yu Wenshu, you shouldn’t think like this, you can’t expect Jiang Yuan to have the answers to everything. Jiang Yuan is on loan, not bought; who knows, he might even sacrifice himself in the field one day. What would we do then?” Thinking this, he quickly found the correct answer: Of course, make the most of Jiang Yuan while he’s here—plow the most land, harvest the most wheat, catch the most killers... It would be best to build a Jingguan. Using large-craniate violent criminals’ heads for the base, placing better-looking men and women in pairs in the middle, and decorating the top with heads of offenders from memorable cases... Yu Wenshu watched Jiang Yuan pack away the evidence and said, “If there are no clues, we can put this case aside for now, assign a couple of people to tidy up and see how things go. Even if this person mentioned by Zhang Xiang is real, it will be hard to convict and sentence him. To sentence to death or convict for murder... it would be difficult...” That was indeed the case; if the other party had only given money and provided a key, without any incitement or substantial bribery, then even if convicted, it could only be a fixed-term imprisonment. A few people flashed through Jiang Yuan’s mind, but he said, “If there are no leads on the key owner for now, I think we should start by checking the security at Jianyuan Pharmaceutical’s parking lot.” Yu Wenshu immediately looked at Shen Yaoguo. Shen Yaoguo hesitated for a moment, seeing that Jiang Yuan did not seem to be bluffing, and said, “It wouldn’t be a problem to check, but doing so without a good reason might offend Jianyuan Pharmaceutical. Yuan Jiansheng is well-known in the province, too.” “It’s not without reason. Speaking of offending, one of Director Yuan’s sons was put in prison by me. I examined the body of another,” Jiang Yuan said, clapping his hands together in a clean manner. Shen Yaoguo, having already owed a favor that he couldn’t simply ignore, nodded decisively, “If we’re going to do it, my opinion is that we’d better have solid evidence and catch them all at once.” “Of course,” Jiang Yuan looked at Yu Wenshu and said, “Then let’s focus on this case next.” “That’s fine,” Yu Wenshu was indifferent; he didn’t have any particular feelings toward the enterprises in Qinghe City, only asking, “How do you plan to proceed?” Jiang Yuan smiled a little, pointing to Zhang Xiang on the screen and said, “We can also search around Jianyuan’s factory and warehouse for cases that have happened but not been solved, and help them solve those along the way.” Yu Wenshu had no objections, but for some reason, an image unbidden came to mind—a parking lot of Jianyuan Pharmaceutical, where instead of a blue guard booth at the entrance, there was a Jingguan, neither too big nor too small.

Chapter 364 - 364 331 Change the Target

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