pjbooks Chapter 117 The Driver with a Criminal Record
Chapter 117 The Driver with a Criminal Record
Songhe Trading seemed to have anticipated Zhou Yang and Fang Duo's arrival. The person in charge of receiving them was the same one from last time. This time, Zhou Yang learned his name—Wu Minggang.
"Manager Wu, I'd like to know, what's your opinion of Su Qiang?" Time was of the essence, so Zhou Yang didn't mince words and went straight to the point.
"Logically speaking, since the person is no longer here, it seems a bit inappropriate for me to say anything more!" Wu Minggang adjusted his glasses and poured tea for the two of them. "Manager Su was a very meticulous person when it came to work, and that was true to him as a person!"
"Oh? What kind of seriousness is it?" Fang Duo looked up, her face full of curiosity.
"For example, there was a batch of export goods. The boss had given his approval, the quality inspection had passed, and the customs had been notified, but because one item did not meet Manager Su's standards, it was sent back!" Wu Minggang said with a smile.
"Wouldn't that be a huge loss?" Fang Duo pressed.
"Who can argue with that!" Wu Minggang gave a wry smile. "From top to bottom, the time wasted, the losses, the effort, and the costs—it's a long list of figures!"
This reminded Zhou Yang of a saying from later generations: "Why work so hard for a few hundred yuan a month?" But clearly, Su Qiang's salary was not just a few hundred yuan, it was well over ten thousand.
"That's probably why Boss Qiao valued him back then, right?" Zhou Yang said with a smile.
"That's true!" Wu Minggang nodded. "Manager Su is indeed a veteran of the company. The company's development is all thanks to them for overcoming obstacles."
"By the way, when did your CEO Su sell his car?" Zhou Yang asked casually.
"Huh?" Wu Minggang was taken aback. "Sold? I didn't know!"
Next, under Wu Minggang's guidance, Zhou Yang visited several colleagues who had a good relationship with Su Qiang and with whom he had frequent contact.
Almost everyone had the same opinion about Su Qiang: he was a good person, just principled, or in other words, stubborn; and his work ability was undeniable.
Regarding the issue of his suicide attempt, they remained tight-lipped, which suggests that the company must have given some internal explanation.
For several hours in a row, the two of them visited and investigated Songhe Trading Company, a tedious and boring process.
However, it wasn't entirely fruitless.
We have at least figured out a few fundamental reasons and have a basic understanding of the current situation of Songhe Trading.
For example, that silver-gray car was a second-hand car that Su Qiang bought. As for its origin, no one knows. Some say it was a car that the company had discarded, while others say it was a car that Boss Qiao discarded. There is no evidence to support this claim.
Su Qiang once said unintentionally that he wanted to leave Songhe Trading, but it was later confirmed that it was just something he said in anger at the time.
After Manager Su's incident, Boss Qiao rarely came to the company anymore. He used to come at least three times a week, but now he only comes two or three times a month, probably because he's afraid of being reminded of the past.
Although Qiao Songnian is still nominally in charge of Songhe Trading, the actual person in charge is General Manager Qiao Zhemao.
Qiao Zhemao is Qiao Songnian's eldest son, born to him and his ex-wife. He is 37 years old this year. In addition, Qiao Songnian also has a younger son with his current wife, Zhong Honglan, who is 8 years old this year.
As for Qiao Songnian's ex-wife, she tragically died in a car accident ten years ago, and the murderer has still not been found.
Just as Zhou Yang was pondering whether or not to visit the head of Songhe, the Municipal Bureau called, saying they had made a major discovery.
Without thinking too much, Zhou Yang and Fang Duo rushed back to the station.
It turned out to be the technical team. Inside Su Qiang's car, after a series of screenings, they finally obtained a set of fingerprints in an inconspicuous corner. With the thought that they had been tricked again, they checked them.
They actually matched up!
The results showed that the owner of this set of fingerprints was a person with a criminal record named Dong Youli.
Dong Youli?
Zhou Yang felt that the name was somewhat familiar. His household registration showed that he was from Dongjiazhai in Ning'an, and this village was not far from where the two buried bodies were found.
Zhou Yang couldn't remember, but after thinking about his movements, he found the phone number and called Songhe Trading. After inquiring, he learned that Dong Youli had been the driver of the boss, Qiao Songnian, and had returned to his hometown more than a month ago.
Zhou Yang then called the jurisdiction where the household registration was located, and then waited, since it takes time to visit someone in person.
"What was the reason Dong Youli was arrested for?" Zhou Yang asked.
Dai Yan glanced at the documents in his hand: "Misappropriation of company assets!"
"Huh?" Even Wang Chao sensed something was wrong: "Wait, this guy has a criminal record, and he committed this kind of crime, how can he still be working as a driver for that guy surnamed Qiao?"
"It would be strange if you could understand business people's affairs!" Liu Chengyu said with a smile.
Aside from Wang Chao, the others vaguely guessed that Qiao Songnian, as the founder of such a large enterprise, using someone like Dong Youli could only prove one thing: Dong Youli's imprisonment back then was most likely a case of taking the fall for someone else, and the beneficiary was probably Qiao Songnian.
Shortly after, the autopsy report from the technical team arrived.
Because Sun Yan and Hu Hao's bodies were discovered at the same time and in the same environment, this has certain implications for the autopsy examination.
According to Wang Zhenhai's test results, Sun Yan's body was found later than Hu Hao's, and there should be a difference in the time when the two were buried, which is probably within a week.
To put it simply, Hu Hao died before Sun Yan, within about a week.
Unfortunately, due to the circumstances surrounding the body disposal, Sun Weixin lacked any concrete examples to refer to, and his account remains only a general statement about three months.
With this report, Zhou Yang can make a bold prediction.
Sun Yan and Sun Weixin contacted their employer using the pager number left by Sun Zhengdao.
After Sun Zhengdao was arrested, he told Hu Hao about it in prison, and the two of them devised a plan, most likely to follow the two men.
Then, during the pursuit, a conflict arose, Hu Hao was killed, and not long after, Sun Yan was also killed. The two were buried together.
Following this logic, Sun Weixin could only have died before Hu Hao or after Sun Yan, not in the middle.
Given that there was only one perpetrator, and if the body was found in the middle, then it's highly likely that the three bodies were buried together, and there's no need to single one out and throw it into the manhole.
Don't forget, we drove a ring of wedges around the manhole, which took a lot of effort. With that effort, we might as well just bury it together.
Besides, Zhou Yang didn't think he was the murderer. Sun Weixin was slashed in the neck, Sun Yan was stabbed in the skull, and Hu Hao was stabbed in the heart. Killing three people to exchange for three different tools?
Based on Zhou Yang's previous analysis of Xiao Jiale, he felt that the way the deceased was dealt with was too draconian, so he personally preferred that there were two or more people involved.
In that case, everything seems to make a little more sense.
Just then, the office phone rang. Wang Chao rushed over: "Ning'an City Public Security Bureau, First Brigade! Um, um... fax..."