pjbooks Chapter 120 Reprinted, The One Who Took the Blame
Chapter 120 Reprinted, The One Who Took the Blame
"There's a problem!" Fang Duo looked at Zhou Yang, using a statement of fact.
Zhou Yang nodded: "It's all about Zhong Honglan. She's more important to him than Dong Youli, and he probably knows something about Dong Youli too!"
Fang Duo nodded without asking for a reason. Since Zhou Yang said it existed, it must exist. She would go back and check the records again, and she should be able to find clues in the contents.
Zhou Yang held onto the hanging ring with his right hand, his eyes gradually losing focus, and his thoughts slowly drifting away.
When he first entered, Qiao Zhemao said he wasn't busy, but when he asked about Zhong Honglan, he made an excuse to leave. He noticed this contradiction.
Moreover, he didn't receive any calls or notifications from the beginning until he left, which can only mean that he didn't want to delve deeper into this issue.
I asked him about his role in arranging a marriage for Zhong Honglan, which shows he didn't want to answer the question. Furthermore, he kept saying he had forgotten, but he still remembered the details of the donation from almost ten years ago, which is another contradiction.
When I asked Dong Youli, his reaction seemed somewhat deliberate.
Zhou Yang didn't know whether the awkwardness he showed when he first entered the room was his true self, or the confidence he displayed later when talking about Dong Youli.
In short, from the questioning just now, Zhou Yang learned that Qiao Zhemao knew some things, had a rift with his father, and probably also had something going on with his stepmother!
Meanwhile, Xiao Jiale from the Municipal Public Security Bureau also received some clues: "Boss Liu, we found that a public phone made a call to Dong Youli's house today. The call was short. Also, around the time he sold his car, there was a withdrawal and a deposit!"
Listening to Xiao Jiale's report, Liu Chengyu nodded and instructed: "Find the place where the call was made as the center and investigate outwards. Prioritize checking people who have relatives or associates with Dong Youli and Qiao Songnian, or those who stay in hotels or bathhouses!"
Also, keep an eye on his family members who are squatting there, and their phone! I'm going to the bank!
With that, Liu Chengyu jogged away. As long as he could keep Dong Youli under control, even if the case wasn't solved, it would at least yield some significant results and allow them to take a big step forward.
Fang Duo, along with Zhou Yang, found He Zhuang.
"I'll cut to the chase and tell me everything you know about Su Qiang!"
Fang Duo's eyes darted back and forth between the two of them. He knew He Zhuang; he was the one who had hired that dim-witted person to smash Sun Yan's shop. Did he know something?
He Zhuang shook his head and smiled wryly: "Officer Zhou, you overestimate me. I'm just a DVD seller. Just because you know Sun Yan and Su Qiang, you think I can provide clues? Isn't that a bit too naive?"
"This is your choice!" Zhou Yang said, then turned and left, leaving He Zhuang stunned.
"No, Officer Zhou, I really don't know!" He Zhuang was almost in tears. "Back then, when Brother Su Qiang was drunk, he said that if he really died unexpectedly one day, he would definitely be silenced, and then that machine would be left to me..."
Zhou Yang looked at He Zhuang, who puffed out his cheeks and stared back.
"When did you say that?"
"It was just before the Lunar New Year, in the twelfth lunar month, when I went to deliver a plate to him and had a couple of drinks!" He Zhuang quickly said.
"Did you say anything else?"
Zhou Yang was quite excited. You see, the information about Su Qiang was less than half of what Dong Youli had. Neither Su Qiang's relatives, friends, colleagues at work, nor even Lao Su himself had provided many clues about him.
This resulted in Dong Youli making much faster progress than Su Qiang, even though Su Qiang was discovered first.
"No rush, think about it again!" Fang Duo placed a cup of hot water in front of He Zhuang without him noticing, making the young man feel flattered.
"Really... Oh right, that night Brother Qiang asked me if that stereo system could be used to reproduce CDs!" He Zhuang's eyes lit up, and some of the hot water in his hands spilled out.
"I heard from my colleagues that the equipment costs tens of thousands of yuan, so it should be achievable, right?" Fang Duo glanced at Zhou Yang and asked.
He Zhuang smiled and shook his head: "Brother Qiang had the same idea back then, but!"
Although this audio system is powerful and comprehensive, this replication function cannot be achieved. The dual cassette recorder works on cassette tapes, and the multi-disc CD changer can only hold 3.5 discs at a time and automatically swaps them.
A DVD player is capable of playing large discs, specifically high-capacity CDs. As for the remaining components like the tuner and receiver, these are related to signal issues...
At this point, He Zhuang became incredibly talkative: "So, this is just a high-quality sound source. To replicate it, you'd need either digital or analog replication, but neither of those are things this equipment can do!"
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"Su Qiang, it's basically certain that it wasn't suicide! Or rather, it wasn't a willing suicide!" Zhou Yang said in the car.
Fang Duo nodded. Combining the previous visits with He Zhuang's account today, the most important thing was that the Municipal Bureau found a considerable sum of money in Su Qiang's personal account, which he had not withdrawn or designated as a beneficiary.
Zhou Yang received a positive answer from his neighbors, colleagues, and He Zhuang: he and his father, Lao Su, had a harmonious relationship and had almost never argued or quarreled.
Imagine someone who is about to commit suicide, someone who was raised by his father from a young age and never married or had children. He has written a suicide note, but he doesn't mention his wealth at all. This is clearly a huge loophole.
"You said that Dong Youli went to jail many years ago because of Qiao Songnian and Songhe Trading. Could it be the same this time?" Fang Duo asked, her meaning clear: she suspected that all of this was related to Qiao Songnian.
"It's possible, and the possibility is not small!" Zhou Yang nodded. If that's the case, then it's possible that Su Qiang was chosen, but he was unwilling and was eventually forced to his death by Dong Youli and Qiao Songnian.
Years ago, Dong Youli was arrested for contract fraud. The target of his fraud was another company that was doing very well in the trade business at the time. However, because of this incident, the company's funds dried up and it eventually went bankrupt, while Songhe took advantage of the situation to rise to prominence.
It's fair to say that without this incident, it's still uncertain who would be the leader among Ning'an's trading companies, and even the very existence of Songhe would be questionable.
Suddenly, an idea popped into Zhou Yang's mind.
"If this matter is truly inextricably linked to Songhe Trading, and if Qiao Songnian is even the mastermind behind it, then it means his trading company has encountered huge problems. This might be a breakthrough for us!"
"That's right!" Fang Duo excitedly turned her head. "If everything is fine, then these conflicts won't exist. But as long as there are problems, no matter how well they're hidden, there will always be some clues!"
Just as the two returned to the Municipal Bureau, preparing to report their findings regarding Songhe Trading, Liu Chengyu strode in from outside, a hint of relaxation on his face.
"Dong Youli's location has been pinpointed, and preparations are underway to make his arrest!"