novelraw Chapter 895 - 516: River Snail Girl_3
Chapter 895 - 516: River Snail Girl_3
He Jiaqing moved faster than Shen Jingye.
Shen Jingye announced the immediate closure of the hotel, keeping both staff and guests to question them one by one.
The staff and guests were terrified, but fortunately, they were not the main suspects. After filling out a survey and being questioned, the others left the hotel, but Big Head’s wife was held back.
She didn’t know why she was detained or what had happened at the hotel.
It was getting late, and she wanted to call Big Head to ask him to pick up their child from school, but her phone had been confiscated.
She pleaded repeatedly, just wanting to make a call, but the people around remained indifferent, with no one responding.
What she didn’t know was that contacting Big Head now wouldn’t help; Big Head was held at the bureau, and his situation was worse than hers.
Li Banfeng said to Shen Jingye: "Little Shen, arrange someone to pick Big Head’s child up from school and bring some food for the child."
Shen Jingye frowned and replied: "There are still many issues with Zou Guoming that haven’t been clarified, the current priority is..."
"As long as things aren’t clarified, Big Head is still one of the Dark Star Bureau’s people. If the bureau’s people have problems, you should handle it; this is your duty." As he spoke, Li Banfeng looked at Shen Jingye, his expression calm and his tone easygoing.
Yet Shen Jingye felt a chill all over, he called over Chen Changrui and instructed him, who then arranged Candy to pick up the child.
The clues at the hotel seemed to have run dry; those who knew had escaped. Shen Jingye returned to the Dark Star Bureau, setting the next target on Big Head.
Had he known all along that Big Head had broken into the records room?
Then why didn’t he adopt measures earlier to control Big Head?
This series of actions from Shen Jingye left Li Banfeng confused, but it couldn’t blame Shen Jingye, as he hadn’t suspected Big Head before.
Now, the main suspicion around Big Head was that his wife worked at Tea Mountain Hotel.
Back at the Dark Star Bureau, Shen Jingye personally interrogated Big Head: "Guoming, you’re an old hand at the bureau; I don’t need to elaborate on the rules,
confess the issues early for your good and your family’s, if you deliberately conceal, you know the consequences."
After speaking, Shen Jingye pressed the switch under the edge of the desk, activating the Judge dark energy carrier.
He first posed the question: "Do you know Zhu Junlong?"
Big Head nodded: "I know him, he’s the owner of Tea Mountain Hotel, my wife works there."
This was the truth.
Shen Jingye immediately asked the second question: "How did you meet him?"
"We worked as laborers on a construction site together."
Before joining the Dark Star Bureau, Big Head had gone through tough times, which Shen Jingye was aware of.
"Can anyone testify for you?"
Big Head thought for a moment: "Back then, the construction site hired laborers without checking IDs, I don’t know if I can find that project manager or if he remembers me."
Shen Jingye didn’t pursue the matter of the construction site further, continuing to investigate their relationship: "Have you always been close to Zhu Junlong?"
Big Head recalled for a moment: "While working, we indeed got along well. He gave all his money to treat his mother, wouldn’t treat himself, only having two buns per meal. Once in a while, I bought some meat and gave him a portion too,
later, I left the construction site, and we basically lost contact. Early last year, my wife became unemployed, Tea Mountain Hotel posted notices to hire a lobby manager, I glanced at it at the entrance,
Zhu Junlong happened to be there, he recognized me, I didn’t expect he’d risen so high, becoming the hotel owner. He said he’d leave the position for my wife, so I had her start working there. He also gave my wife an apartment unit, and helped my son get a school place, said it was to repay a favor."
Shen Jingye kept his eyes on Big Head.
There was no change in Big Head’s demeanor.
He was speaking the truth, a truth within his scope of understanding taught word for word by He Jiaqing.
Shen Jingye glanced at the prepared list of questions beforehand, skipped past the page about Zhu Junlong, and turned to the questions regarding He Jiaqing.
"Do you know He Jiaqing?"
"I know him."
"How did you come to know him?"
"Introduced by Captain Chen."
"What’s the relation to Chen Changrui?" Shen Jingye hoped for unexpected findings.
Big Head calmly answered: "During He Jiaqing’s hospital stay, Captain Chen instructed me to regularly monitor his condition."
Shen Jingye was somewhat dissatisfied: "I’m asking about matters outside of work, what connections do you have with He Jiaqing beyond work?"
"No connections."
"Repeat it." Shen Jingye checked the status of the dark energy carrier.
Big Head remained calm: "No connections."
This wasn’t the result Shen Jingye wanted.
Logically, the lack of connection between subordinates and suspects should be good news for the Dark Star Bureau.
But the records room had already blown up, apart from Han Mingqi, nobody was caught, making the result less than ideal.
Of course, a single interrogation couldn’t prove Big Head’s innocence.
Big Head’s wife also had many issues to confirm, so she couldn’t be released for now.
But what about Big Head’s child?
Chen Changrui returned to the team, gathered the team members, and organized them to take turns caring for the child.
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Shen Jingye went to Li Qi’s office, discussing the process of capturing Han Mingqi. He didn’t mention the records room but spoke of the pre-arranged ambush: "That villa was a trap we set up, everyone stepping into it deserves their fate."